Texas ag land trust earns national recognition

Residents will learn about how to get involved in planning and management of the Proctor Lake watershed during a Texas Watershed workshop on Jan. 30 in DeLeon. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

The Texas Agricultural Land Trust has been helping Texas landowners conserve their land legacies for future generations for more than 17 years. Since 2007, more than 280,000 acres have been permanently protected with voluntary conservation easements held by TALT. TALT is committed to hold and manage the easements in perpetuity.

A key indicator of TALT’s success is accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, and TALT recently announced it has renewed its accreditation, affirming its commitment to conservation excellence.

TALT provided extensive documentation and was subject to a comprehensive third-party evaluation prior to achieving this distinction. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awarded renewed accreditation, signifying its confidence that land protected by TALT-held easements will be protected.

Accredited land trusts including TALT now steward over 20 million acres, the size Denali, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Everglades and Yosemite National Parks combined.