The Adirondack Land Trust protects farms and forests, undeveloped shoreline, scenic vistas, and lands and waters contributing to the quality of life of our communities as well as the wildness and rural character of the Adirondacks. Founded in 1984, the Adirondack Land Trust has conserved 26,628 acres, including: 20 working farms producing milk, apples, cattle and hay, 6,535 acres of working forests supplying local mills, 600 acres managed as preserves, and 19 properties transferred to New York State’s Forever Wild Forest Preserve. Our conservation criteria include linking people to the land, sustaining community economies and quality of life, enhancing the climate resilience of natural and human communities, and protecting native biodiversity. We work with partners to fulfill the promise of the Adirondack Park as a place of resilient lands, waters and communities.