Talking Stones
Keep up with the work of NLC with our blog posts on efforts to conserve, preserve and restore land.
Iconic Aquinnah Cliffs land and restaurant rescued
When the Aquinnah Shop Restaurant went on the market in June for $3.5 million hearts in the Aquinnah Wampanoag community sank fearing they could never raise enough money to save the sacred land on the crest of the iconic Gay Head Cliffs.
Annual meeting celebrates growth
The atmosphere in the Camp Hayward dining hall was undeniably indigenous last October 20th prompting one guest to remark, “I have never experienced an annual meeting quite like this before,” saying it was certainly not your typical land conservation assembly.
Maskoke partnership sparks a national outlook
Why does conservation matter and what can we do about it? NLC speaks to people who care about the preservation of our environment for all living things and investigates the issues that will help advance efforts to protect and restore the earth.
Easements Renew the Spirit of the Land
For the Dennis Conservation Land Trust (DCLT), it was not enough to simply preserve more than 440 acres of land, it was also important to renew the spirit of the land by welcoming the original inhabitants there for cultural practices.
Restoring the land to her original caretakers as an ultimate gift
Two Cape Cod men made the generous decision to donate their property including homes to NLC. Both had one thing in common, the idea that the land their homes were built upon was never really theirs to begin with.
Strengthened through community
The Native Land Conservancy (NLC) has been increasingly fortunate to grow in donations, land holdings but also in human resources that have widened our circle and enabled us to make sound decisions about our future.