What is LandScope America?

LandScope America—a collaborative project of NatureServe and the National Geographic Society—is a new online resource for the land-protection community and the public. By bringing together maps, data, photos, and stories about America’s natural places and open spaces, our goal is to inform and inspire conservation of our lands and waters.

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LandScope America is a unique collaborative effort of, for, and by the conservation community. Thank you to the hundreds of partners who are already helping. 

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About the Website Beta Version

You’ve arrived at the beta version of our website, released in December 2008. Many more features and functions are coming soon, but we’re ready for you to try it out, comment, and help us improve. Share your thoughts with us! 

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Places Worth Saving

The Kennebec Estuary

One of just four shared river deltas in the world, the Kennebec Estuary is home to some of Maine's richest and most significant natural areas, drains nearly one-third of the state, and contains over 20 percent of Maine's tidal marshes. What will it take to preserve the nature of this place?

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Conservation News and Updates

  • CO: Little orphan easement?

    A look at what happens when a land trust dissolves.
    High Country News, 21 December 2009

  • ID: Family uses easement to preserve prime shoreline acreage

    A sprawling piece of private forest on Lake Coeur d'Alene's eastern shore will be forever off-limits to development.
    Associated Press via Fox 12 Idaho, 21 December 2009

  • MA: MassWildlife protected 10,000-plus acres

    The state Dept of Fish and Game and the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Key have protected key habitat wildlife and the public in 42 towns in the past year.
    New Bedford Standard-Times, 20 December 2009

  • WA: Fish recovery projects to get $800,000

    The state Salmon Recovery Funding Board has authorized significant improvements for fish recovery projects in Benton and Walla Walla counties.
    Tacoma News Tribune, 20 December 2009

  • MT: Frenchtown-area rancher donates $2 million in value toward conservation easement

    The preservation of some 750 acres of a working cattle ranch will protect critical bird habitat as well as a family's long farming legacy.
    Helena Independent Record, 18 December 2009

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