The Greater Worcester Land Trust is a small non-profit organization created in 1987 to purchase, hold, advocate for, preserve or transfer, critical open space parcels in the Greater Worcester area. The Land Trust is run by a board of trustees, volunteers, and a small office staff.We endeavor to acquire and maintain land for preservation of wildlife so that current and future generations can enjoy the mental and physical well-being wilderness and our natural environment provides.We achieve this by:Purchasing land of conservation interestAccepting gifts of landSecuring and enforcing conservation easementsPursuing limited development ventures where appropriateAdvising landowners regarding techniques and estate-planning benefits of land preservationWorking with local and state officials in the coordination of conservation efforts and the securing of grants