Brandywine Red Clay Alliance became an accredited land trust August 2024, a status that can be renewed every five years. Accreditation means Brandywine Red Clay Alliance meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Brandywine Red Clay Alliance demonstrated to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission its commitment to excellence. Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. These land trusts demonstrate the commitment to excellence by adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, and meeting the accreditation requirements drawn from them. To learn more about land trust accreditation and the current accreditation status of Brandywine Red Clay Alliance, visit http//www.landtrustaccreditation.org/about.