Mission: Our mission: to preserve our communitys sense of place by protecting its natural, cultural, and open space resources in perpetuity. Our vision: a landscape anchored by our communitys natural and historical traditions, existing in balanced harmony with a growing human presence.
Programs: Lcbt has secured 43 conservation easements on 35 sites as of december 31, 2017. Currently, there are 31,481. 03 acres of land under conservation easement and 80 acres owned at fort fair lawn. Lcbt operates a conservation education program that teaches an average of 2,000 individuals each year. Lcbt hosts numerous environmental and conservation meetings, workshops, and forums. Lcbt recently published a fourth edition of the book entitled "a day on cooper river" by john heaufain irving which was originally published in 1942.
Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust became an accredited land trust in August 2018, a status that can be renewed every five years. Accreditation means Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust 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 Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust, visit http//www.landtrustaccreditation.org/about.
