Ozark Land Trust is part of an exciting and essential conservation movement throughout the United States that now includes well over a thousand land trusts. OLT has dozens of projects protecting more than 33,000 acres of land throughout the Ozark region, in both Missouri and Arkansas.
OLT is a nationally accredited land trust, meaning it has undergone rigorous review to ensure that its practices conform to the conservation, finance, nonprofit and governance standards set forth by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.We are a proud member of both the national Land Trust Alliance and the Missouri Land Trust Coalition.
OLT’s mission is to help landowners preserve and protect the nature, history, and heritage of the Ozarks forever. We achieve this through conservation easements that allow landowners to remain on and enjoy their land; through OLT-owned nature preserves, and through partnerships with conservation and other like-minded organizations.
Founded in 1984, OLT has been instrumental in protecting many natural and geological features such as waterfalls, caves, springs, bluffs, forests, prairies, glades, rivers, and wetlands. OLT also preserves urban green space, agricultural lands, historic places and sensitive ecological sites.
OLT is a Missouri nonprofit corporation with tax-exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donation to OLT are tax-deductible and can be made here.