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 […] The post Origins Small and Large appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

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 […] The post Regenerative Ag Before its Time appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

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 […] The post Habitat Mitigation appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

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 […] The post Farms and Watersheds… Forever appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

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 […] The post From Protection to Restoration appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

Ozark Holler Winter 2023 about the work of OLT as we begin our 40th year of work protecting properties throughout the Ozarks. Ozark Holler Winter 2023 The post Ozark Holler Winter 2023 appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

Accreditation Renewal for Ozark Land Trust Stakeholder Notification/Public Notice The national land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever.  The Ozark Regional Land Trust, doing business as Ozark Land Trust,  is pleased to announce it is applying for a renewal of […] The post Accreditation Renewal for Ozark Land Trust appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

We also say goodbye to our good friend and associate, Conservation Program Manager Nic Rogers, who has been both an exceptional steward of OLT’s lands and manager of a number of new protection projects. He is moving West to be closer to family and for his fiancé Alexis’ new position in Utah. Nic has been an […] The post Farewell to Nic Rogers appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

We at OLT are very sad to report that our longtime and very good friend Lesley “Nancy” Knowles, passed away in March. Nancy contributed the land that our St. Charles, MO Spring Bend Easement is on. Nancy and her daughter Lesley have been dedicated friends to conservation, both to OLT and beyond. The Spring Bend […] The post A Major Loss to the OLT appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more

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 […] The post Recap: Schulze Working Days appeared first on Ozark Land Trust ..read more