Farmland Protection Directory Form

Organizational Information

Thank you for your interest in being listed in the Farmland Information Center’s Farmland Protection Directory. This directory lists local, regional, and state public farmland protection programs and land trusts that protect agricultural land for agriculture. Most of the information collected on this form will be featured in the online directory, though some will help the Farmland Information Center staff know the capacity of a program’s ability to assist landowners with protecting their land.

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* 1. Please provide the following information:

Name of land trust

Program contact

Address

City/Town

State

Zip Code

Email address

Phone number

Website

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* 2. What types of resources does your organization protect? Check all that apply.

Farmland and ranchland

Forest land

Historic or cultural resources

Important habitat

Open space

Urban farms

Water resources including wetlands

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which resource type accounts for most of your easement acquisition projects?

Farmland and ranchland

Forest land

Historic or cultural resources

Important habitat

Open space

Urban farms

Water resources including wetlands

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Does the mission of your organization explicitly address the needs of landowners who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color?

Yes

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* 5. Do you track demographic information, including race and ethnicity, about staff and board members?

Yes

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* 6. If you collect information about race and ethnicity of your staff and board, how do you make this information accessible to the agricultural landowners you serve? Check all that apply.

Post on website

By request

Publish in annual report or other print materials

Information is not accessible

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Does the composition of your staff and board include representation from individuals who identify as one or more of the following:

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Not available

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* 8. In the context of your agricultural land protection efforts, do you track demographic information about your landowners?

Yes

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* 9. Does your organization offer services that support farmers and ranchers? Check all that apply.

Assist with farm or ranch transfer planning

Lease land to farmers or ranchers

Maintain a list of farm seekers or farms for sale

Offer language translation

Sell protected farms or ranches to producers

Support conservation planning and practice implementation

Support heirs’ property owners

Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please list the state(s) in which your organization/program operates.

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* 11. Does your program operate in all counties in the state?

Yes

If your program does not operate in all counties in the state, please specify the county name(s) in which you operate. If this includes counties in more than one state, please indicate the state the counties are in.

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* 12. Has your organization closed on projects that used the federal Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) as a source of funding for farm and ranch land protection?

Yes

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* 13. American Farmland Trust collects geospatial data for our Protected Agricultural Lands Database (PALD). The PALD complements and informs other efforts to track the permanent protection of agricultural lands across the U.S.

Do you map your protected farm and ranch land?

Yes

If yes, please provide a URL link to your program's GIS data. If it is not accessible online, you may send a zipped folder of data to Shradha Shrestha, AFT's GIS Specialist, at sshrestha@farmland.org.

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* 1. Please provide the following information:

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* 2. What types of resources does your organization protect? Check all that apply.

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* 3. Which resource type accounts for most of your easement acquisition projects?

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* 4. Does the mission of your organization explicitly address the needs of landowners who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color?

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* 5. Do you track demographic information, including race and ethnicity, about staff and board members?

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* 6. If you collect information about race and ethnicity of your staff and board, how do you make this information accessible to the agricultural landowners you serve? Check all that apply.

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* 7. Does the composition of your staff and board include representation from individuals who identify as one or more of the following:

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* 8. In the context of your agricultural land protection efforts, do you track demographic information about your landowners?

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* 9. Does your organization offer services that support farmers and ranchers? Check all that apply.

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* 10. Please list the state(s) in which your organization/program operates.

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* 11. Does your program operate in all counties in the state?

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* 12. Has your organization closed on projects that used the federal Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE) as a source of funding for farm and ranch land protection?

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* 13. American Farmland Trust collects geospatial data for our Protected Agricultural Lands Database (PALD). The PALD complements and informs other efforts to track the permanent protection of agricultural lands across the U.S.Do you map your protected farm and ranch land?

* 13. American Farmland Trust collects geospatial data for our Protected Agricultural Lands Database (PALD). The PALD complements and informs other efforts to track the permanent protection of agricultural lands across the U.S.

Do you map your protected farm and ranch land?