Mississippi Land Trust
Overview
Our Mission
The purposes of the Mississippi Land Trust are: (1) To improve the fish, wildlife, and plant resources of Mississippi. (2) To acquire and hold title to land and conservation interests in land in Mississippi. This may be done in cooperation with other land trusts and government agencies in order to ensure the benefits of land protected from industrial, commercial and residential development by private landowners. (3) To educate the public about the conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and encourage them to become responsible stewards of Mississippi's natural resources. (4) To develop incentive-based conservation programs. (5) To work with the major conservation agencies that affect Mississippi to pinpoint problems and target strategies so that these agencies have effective and cost-efficient programs to improve Mississippi's environment. (6) To educate the public and private landowners about the conservation options available to landowners.
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 1Part Time Staff: 5
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
| Mississippi | Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Copiah, Covington, DeSoto, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Grenada, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lee, Leflore |
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Acres Conserved
| State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 99,310 | 0 | 99,310 | 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.