Another Beautiful Piece of Land Protected

OLT has just completed yet another Conservation Easement in the Huzzah Creek watershed of the Meramec River! Another 114 acres in the beautiful Huzzah, known for its natural beauty, floating and agricultural/grazing lands, is now permanently protected. OLT has worked for over two decades with private landowners who have voluntarily decided to keep their lands free of […]

Celebrating Another Easement

After adding three more conservation easements last December, OLT just completed a project in close partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Two years ago, as a result of a federal environmental settlement, OLT took ownership of a nearly 500-acre piece of land in Reynolds County, MO. The property is located next to Logan Creek Conservation Area. […]

Perspectives: Former Executive Director Peggy Horner

By Peggy Horner Working for Ozark Land Trust was the pinnacle of my conservation career.  As I child, I knew from my early reckoning that I wanted to be a wildlife biologist. I succeeded in achieving that dream first as a researcher tracking black bears in the mountains of North Carolina, then focusing on endangered […]

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 […]