On an early Sunday morning in August, several ORLT members and staff gathered with kayaks and canoes to catch the peace and serenity of an Ozark stream. The sounds of gentle sloshing water on the creek bank and an occasional splash from dipping paddles could be heard in between the wake-up calls of the chickadees, […]

Please join us to help collect valuable native wildflower seeds from Ozark Regional Land Trust’s Woods Prairie Nature Preserve in Lawrence County, Missouri, near Mt. Vernon. Proceeds from the sale of these seeds are used to support protection and management of this spectacular never-plowed prairie.Two evening outings have been scheduled:Wednesday, August 9, 6:00 p.m. to […]

YOU can make this happen. Renew your Ozark Regional Land Trust Membership TODAY! Many of you have already renewed your membership for 2017. Thank you! If you haven’t had a chance to renew yet, here are 3 easy ways to do so: click the “Donate & Membership” button on the ORLT website, click here, or […]

  Ozark Regional Land Trust is excited and thrilled to be coming to you live via Facebook Live on #Give Ozarks Day! You can tune in on your smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer. Join this event to receive updates by clicking here.We will be broadcasting live throughout the day beginning at 12:00 am (midnight) early on Tuesday […]

May 9th is #GiveOzarks, the 24-hour online giving day sponsored by the Community Foundation for the Ozarks (CFO). And this year, CFO will match dollar for dollar any contribution made that day to ORLT – up to $5,000.All the action starts at 12:01 AM on Tuesday, May 9th at giveozarks.org. ORLT volunteers and staff will […]

When Margaret Newton connects to the land it is through her mother’s legacy. Her mother, Ella Alford, used to say,“Just remember – you can’t grow any more land.”  Growing up, Margaret knew the joy of being out in the Missouri Ozarks – spending time at a cabin on what came to be known as Alford […]

People, land, resources, wildlife . . . these are all areas in which we can connect, and this year we are going to highlight each of these areas as we work together to make this the best year yet for protecting the Ozarks and our natural resources! People make land worth protecting. It is the […]

Giving Tuesday Update – Thank You!A huge thank you to the many supporters who contributed on-line on Giving Tuesday, November 29th to our Grow for the Future Campaign!  We raised $1100.00 on that day alone!  This campaign continues until Dec. 31st. You can contribute either online at https://ozarklandtrust.org/donate/ or mail in a check to ORLT […]

For the third year in a row, ORLT supporter Dave Hartig is issuing a challenge to you and the Ozark community. For every dollar you donate, from now until the end of the year, Dave Hartig will match it up to $10,000! On top of this great challenge is Giving Tuesday, an annual global event where […]

Serenity: the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled… In the woods of the Ozarks, what some might call a “deep holler,” you can truly escape and find serenity among the sights, sounds, and creatures of nature. Where worries become memory and now is all that matters. Land is My Serenity…The Land Trust Alliance has […]