Orleans Conservation Trust
Overview
Our Mission
The preservation of the natural beauty and seaside rural character of Orleans. To accomplish this Mission, the Trust seeks to acquire lands and interests in lands, to manage and maintain its lands in their natural state to preserve wildlife habitat, to promote biodiversity and to educate Orleans residents to the importance of preserving environmental, water resource, open space and scientific values.
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 1Part Time Staff: 1
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
Massachusetts | Barnstable |
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Acres Conserved
State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
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Massachusetts | 648 | 463 | 184 | 0 |
**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.