Arizona Land and Water Trust
Overview
Our Mission
Arizona Land and Water Trust is committed to protecting southern Arizonas vanishing western landscapes, its heritage of working farms and ranches, wildlife habitat and the water resources that sustain them. The Trust supports programs that effectively carry out its purposes, including legislation, public education and outreach. The Trust believes preservation of southern Arizonas water, landscapes and ecosystems to be vital to the well-being of all citizens, present and future.
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 5Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
Arizona | Cochise, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz |
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Acres Conserved
State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
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Arizona | 46,396 | 27 | 12,869 | 33,500 |
**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.