Other Resources for Grant Applicants

Resources for Land Owners:

To find a land trust in your area, the Land Trust Alliance maintains a comprehensive list of land trusts in California. The Great Valley Center's website has links to Central Valley land trusts.

• The American Farmland Trust provides a number of resources for landowners.
• The Land Trust Alliance has publications outlining the benefits to landowners of conserving land.
• The California Rangeland Trust works with landowners throughout the state to preserve rangeland agriculture.

Resources for Land Trusts and Easement Holders:

• The American Farmland Trust's California office works in conjunction with local land trusts. Their website also includes a number of studies on agricultural preservation in California.
• The Land Trust Alliance provides resources, training, and programs for land trusts across the country.
• The California Council of Land Trusts acts as a unified voice for more than 150 land trusts working in local communities throughout California.   The Council works to build a strong, effective land trust community with the finanical and policy resources to protect California's landscapes.  
• The Great Valley Center's Agricultural Programs work with land trusts in the Central Valley.

Other Agricultural Conservation Easement Funding Sources:

• The federal Farm & Ranch Lands Protection Program, funded through the 2002 Farm Bill, provides additional grant funding for agricultural conservation easements and frequently works in collaboration with the CFCP.  
• The Great Valley Center's Agricultural Transaction Program provides assistance to permanently protect farmland in the Central Valley, with a specific focus on Yolo, Stansilaus and Merced counties.
• The California Coastal Conservancy   works in California's coastal zone.
• The Wildlife Conservation Board's   land acquisition program includes funding for conservation easements.