Ozark Regional Land Trust

Empowering People to Protect the Ozarks Forever

ORLT Conservation Easements

ORLT holds 13,232 acres of conservation easements in Missouri and Arkansas.  These easements range from large expanses of rural fields and forests covering thousands of acres to smaller open spaces in urban areas.  The largest acreages protected are in the watersheds of the Gasconade and Current rivers, and the Bryant Creek.  Many easements also serve to buffer public lands held by state and federal agencies.  A breakdown of these easements by county and state follows.

State County Total Acres
Arkansas Carroll 16
Arkansas Madison 40
Arkansas Washington 244
Missouri Dent 1,956
Missouri Gasconade 1,550
Missouri Jefferson 104
Missouri Laclede 3,617
Missouri Madison 880
Missouri Ozark 1,122
Missouri St. Charles 139
Missouri St. Louis 35
Missouri Ste. Genevieve 1,897
Missouri Taney 839
Missouri Texas 793