North Carolina’s local land trusts preserve land and waterways to safeguard our way of life. We work with landowners to ensure critical lands are protected for clean drinking water, recreation, tourism, healthy forests, and working farms that produce fresh, local foods. Land trusts range from small groups run by dedicated volunteers to large and sophisticated organizations. These groups reflect the communities they serve – protecting a single river or town, building urban trails, or saving thousands of acres to create a new park. The one trait shared by all is a passion for protecting North Carolina’s unique natural heritage.

North Carolina’s Local Land Trusts
- Black Family Land Trust
- Blue Ridge Conservancy
- Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
- Catawba Lands Conservancy
- Davidson Lands Conservancy
- Eno River Association
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
- Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
- Land Trust for the Little Tennessee
- LandTrust for Central North Carolina
- Lumber River Conservancy
- National Committee for the New River
- North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
- North Carolina Rail-Trails
- Northeast New Hanover Conservancy
- Pacolet Area Conservancy
- Piedmont Land Conservancy
- Sandhills Area Land Trust
- Smith Island Land Trust
- Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
- Tar River Land Conservancy
- Triangle Greenways Council
- Triangle Land Conservancy
Counties Served
- Alamance
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Alexander
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Alleghany
Blue Ridge Conservancy
National Committee for the New River - Anson
LandTrust for Central NC - Ashe
Blue Ridge Conservancy
National Committee for the New River - Avery
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Beaufort
NC Coastal Land Trust - Bertie
NC Coastal Land Trust - Bladen
NC Coastal Land Trust - Brunswick
NC Coastal Land Trust
Smith Island Land Trust - Buncombe
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Burke
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Cabarrus
Davidson Lands Conservancy
LandTrust for Central NC - Caldwell
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Camden
NC Coastal Land Trust - Carteret
NC Coastal Land Trust - Caswell
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Catawba
Catawba Lands Conservancy
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Chatham
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy - Cherokee
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee - Chowan
NC Coastal Land Trust - Clay
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee - Cleveland
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Columbus
Lumber River Conservancy
NC Coastal Land Trust - Craven
NC Coastal Land Trust - Cumberland
NC Coastal Land Trust
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Currituck
NC Coastal Land Trust - Dare
NC Coastal Land Trust - Davidson
LandTrust for Central NC - Davie
LandTrust for Central NC - Duplin
NC Coastal Land Trust - Durham
Eno River Association
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy - Edgecombe
Tar River Land Conservancy - Forsyth
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Franklin
Tar River Land Conservancy - Gaston
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Gates
NC Coastal Land Trust - Graham
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee - Granville
Tar River Land Conservancy - Greene
NC Coastal Land Trust - Guilford
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Halifax
Tar River Land Conservancy - Harnett
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Haywood
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Henderson
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy - Hertford
NC Coastal Land Trust - Hoke
Lumber River Conservancy
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Hyde
NC Coastal Land Trust - Iredell
Catawba Lands Conservancy
Davidson Lands Conservancy
LandTrust for Central NC - Jackson
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Johnston
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy - Jones
NC Coastal Land Trust - Lee
Sandhills Area Land Trust
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy - Lenoir
NC Coastal Land Trust - Lincoln
Catawba Lands Conservancy
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Macon
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee - Madison
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Martin
NC Coastal Land Trust - McDowell
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Mecklenburg
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Mitchell
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy - Montgomery
LandTrust for Central NC - Moore
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Nash
Tar River Land Conservancy - New Hanover
NC Coastal Land Trust
Northeast New Hanover Conservancy - Northampton
NC Coastal Land Trust - Onslow
NC Coastal Land Trust - Orange
Eno River Association
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy - Pamlico
NC Coastal Land Trust - Pasquotank
NC Coastal Land Trust - Pender
NC Coastal Land Trust - Perquimans
NC Coastal Land Trust - Person
Tar River Land Conservancy - Pitt
NC Coastal Land Trust - Polk
Pacolet Area Conservancy - Randolph
LandTrust for Central NC
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Richmond
LandTrust for Central NC
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Robeson
Lumber River Conservancy
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Rockingham
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Rowan
LandTrust for Central NC - Rutherford
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Foothills Conservancy of NC - Sampson
NC Coastal Land Trust - Scotland
Lumber River Conservancy
Sandhills Area Land Trust - Stanly
LandTrust for Central NC - Stokes
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Surry
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Swain
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee - Transylvania
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy - Tyrrell
NC Coastal Land Trust - Union
Catawba Lands Conservancy - Vance
Tar River Land Conservancy - Wake
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy - Warren
Tar River Land Conservancy - Washington
NC Coastal Land Trust - Watauga
Blue Ridge Conservancy
National Committee for the New River - Wayne
NC Coastal Land Trust - Wilkes
Blue Ridge Conservancy - Wilson
No local land trusts cover Wilson County - Yadkin
Piedmont Land Conservancy - Yancey
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
