Balancing Sound Development & Effective Conservation

Welcome to the Greene Land Trust

From the high peaks of the Catskill Mountains, to the historic shores of the Hudson River, Greene County New York features a diverse and productive landscape.

To preserve and protect the rural character of Greene County, the Greene Land Trust works with a wide range of partners to facilitate a balance between sound development and effective conservation. The Greene Land Trust’s primary goal is to work with public and private landowners to protect natural and cultural resources for future generations.

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." - Aldo Leopold

Grassland Stewardship

Project summary: Grasslands, which include open fields, pasture and farmland, are rapidly being lost in Greene County due to development pressures and other factors.  These open spaces that define the pastoral beauty of our communities, and provide habitat for at-risk grassland birds, are predominately in private ownership.  The Greene Land Trust, through a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program, has developed the Community Grassland Stewardship Project to educate, engage and support the community and private landowners in conserving their open spaces as grasslands. 

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