The ability to acquire cheap, fertile land drove much of American history. Ordinary people — many of them recent immigrants — could obtain land on which to sustain families with very little more than ...

Hallie Schwab (Open Space Institute) Abigail Weinberg (Open Space Institute) Steve Epting (United States Environmental Protection Agency) Elise Turrietta (United States Environmental Protection Agency ...

For the first time in U.S. history, a tribe is managing land with the National Park Service. In March, the Yurok Tribe of California signed a historic memorandum of understanding with the National ...

Permanent land protection via conservation easement is one of the most impactful commitments a landowner can make for their family, their land and for the future of our community. And because that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a huge federal grant approved, conservation groups and state agencies are moving to protect tens of thousands of acres from ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court Wednesday heard arguments on a case that could affect a popular state land protection program. The dispute over what’s known as the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program is ...