pecific articles about preservation & land trusts can be found on many web sites. Some of the topics you might expect are:

• Farm and ranch preservation
• Wildlife preservation
• Water quality protection
• Public use land protection
• Housing development
  

The following links can start you on your information quest:

www.lta.org/aboutlta/census.shtml

Land Trust Alliance articles

www.plannersweb.com

City and regional land planning articles. Enter 'Land Trust' in search area.