Open Space Institute
Overview
Our Mission
The Open Space Institute protects scenic, natural and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands and sustain communities.OSI achieves its goals through land acquisition, conservation easements, special loan programs, and creative partnerships.
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 39Part Time Staff: 4
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
| New Jersey | Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Salem, Somerset, Union, Warren |
|---|---|
| New York | Essex, Hamilton |
Acres Conserved
| State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 130 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| New York | 197,798 | 70,590 | 41,872 | 85,336 |
| South Carolina | 3,170 | 2,705 | 0 | 465 |
**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.
Open Space Institute
1350 Broadway, Suite 201
New York, NY 10018-0983
Contact Information
Phone: (212) 290-8200
Fax: (212) 244-3441
Email: admin@osiny.org
Website
History
Founded in: 1974
Alliance member since: 1998
This organization has adopted the 2017 Standards & Practices
This organization has adopted the 2004 Standards & Practices
