New Mexico Land Conservancy

New Mexico Land Conservancy (NMLC) is an accredited, statewide, nonprofit land trust and conservation leader in the Southwest. Since 2002, NMLC has protected more than 655,000 acres of high-conservation value land throughout New Mexico and southeast Arizona. Our Mission is: To preserve New Mexico’s land heritage by helping people conserve the places they love. The Vision is clear and compelling: One million acres conserved, directly or in partnership with others. This goal includes lands throughout the region, with a specific emphasis on significant wildlife habitat, productive agricultural lands, water and other natural resources, cultural and historic sites, scenic open space and recreational lands at community, watershed and landscape scales.  Based in Santa Fe, NMLC is dedicated to preserving New Mexico’s unique natural, cultural and agricultural heritage by helping people conserve the lands they love.

NMLC achieves its conservation goals by: 1) using conservation easements, land acquisition and other voluntary land protection methods that respect both land and private property rights; 2) educating landowners, other organizations, public policy makers and the general public about land conservation; and 3) promoting policy and legislation to further voluntary land conservation and enhance related benefits for private landowners.