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November 30th, 2006 - 2005 National Land Trust Census Report Executive Summary

The Land Trust Alliance has just published its Land Trust Census Report,
conducted every five years. It shows the total acres conserved by local, state,
and national land trusts in the U.S. increased 54% to 37 million acres in the
past five years. This rate of increase is three time faster than in the
preceding five-year period

The executive summary is at http://www.lta.org/census/executive_summary.htm

In our states, the detailed tables show (in 2005):

• Indiana has 20,591 acres protected by land trusts, a 111% increase from 2000.
• Ohio -- 50,702 acres, 150% increase.
• Kentucky -- 11,429 acres, 185% increase.

November 26th, 2006 - Green Umbrella’s Assistance to Regional Greenspace Protection Activities