Eureka Springs, AR Andy Thomas, longtime board member and leader of Ozark Land Trust Eureka Springs, Arkansas has always had a quirky but very strong environmental movement. Folks that live there cherish the rugged mountain scenery, trees, wildlife, and waterways, along with its unique regional history. They want to enjoy what they have been given […]
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Regenerative Ag Before its Time
New Pear Farm, AR Andy Thomas When the Johnson Pear Farm was founded in 1908, it was miles from Fayetteville. These days, Ozark Land Trust’s historic New Pear Farm (as it is now called) is just beyond Fayetteville’s City Limit. Over the decades, Ben Johnson and his sister Anne Prichard, multi-generation family owners, witnessed chunk […]
Habitat Mitigation
Washington County, MO Can we mitigate the harm of development on wildlife? A practice pursued under the federal Endangered Species Act attempts to do just that. When a listed species is found in the path of a utility line or building project the developer is often required to protect habitat for the species elsewhere to […]
Farms and Watersheds… Forever
Huzzah Creek, MO Rachel Hopkins and her family own hundreds of agricultural acres on Huzzah Creek, where OLT and its partners have protected and provided restoration and erosion protection on well over 1,000 acres of critical Ozark lands. In today’s world, generational farms and ranches are becoming relics of the past. As the older generations […]
From Protection to Restoration
Bull Creek, MO Fred G McQueary, MD, MMM, CPE, is the owner of almost 900 acres on Bull Creek in southwest MO on which OLT holds a conservation easement My journey directed me to OLT even before I knew about their existence. I worked for years on my property to improve it for wildlife…which ended […]
Celebrating 40 Years: A Letter from the Executive Director
As we head into our 40th anniversary year in 2024, we look back fondly at some of the projects that Ozark Land Trust has done over the years since its 1984 inception. We have had so many great people and partners who have participated in our projects to permanently protect Ozark lands across our beautiful […]
Recap: Schulze Working Days
We also had two working lands events at our Schulze Nature Preserve in Washington, Mo in March. Americorps volunteers spent 3 days removing honeysuckle and doing other tasks, and then friends of OLT joined in the following Saturday, bundling up in the cold to help clear invasives and more. Thanks to our Conservation Specialist Haley Smith for managing […]
Ozark Land Trust Annual Meeting Week: Auction, Premiere Video and Online Members Meeting!
Annual Meeting Week 2020 JUST ADDED: ANOTHER BOARD NOMINATION: Ozark Land Trust is having a variety of events during the week of September 7-12: Our first ever Online Auction is running from Sept 7-12 but you can register now at https://secure.qgiv.com/event/oltauction/register/ Then download the Givi app on your iPhone or Android and you’ll be all […]