Who We Are
Together We Save Special Places
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County is a 501(c)(3) non-profit land trust on California’s Central Coast. We protect, restore, and connect people to the land throughout San Luis Obispo County. Since 1984, we have permanently conserved over 68,000 acres of land in San Luis Obispo County. With your support, we’ll ensure that San Luis Obispo County has wild natural areas, productive family farms and ranches, clean fresh water, and stunning landscapes forever.
We work cooperatively with both landowners, volunteers, community organizations, and government agency partners to complete positive, mutually beneficial conservation projects. Our goal is to help prevent poorly planned development, protect drinking water sources, restore wildlife habitat, and promote family farmlands and ranches.
Our Mission
We conserve and care for the diverse wildlands, farms, and ranches of the Central Coast. We connect people to the land and to each other.
Our Vision
We envision a San Luis Obispo County that is composed of distinct communities surrounded by productive farms and ranches, beautiful scenery, and accessible natural areas. Clean water and local food nourish our population, wildlife thrives, and we celebrate our diverse heritages. Every generation is connected to the land, and people embrace conservation as vital to a healthy, vibrant future.
Accomplishing Our Mission
We use a comprehensive approach to conservation to forever ensure the protection of special places in our community, both for us and for future generations.
Conserve: Land acquisition, easements, planning & studies
Care: Restoration, stewardship, monitoring
Connect: Community education, events, volunteering
Through strategic partnerships, we gather resources to buy historic & scenic lands, critical habitats, and cultural enclaves. We also work with private landowners to conserve their land and heritage while keeping it in family ownership. Another focus is repairing broken landscapes and healing streams & wetlands that are struggling under years of abuse. Through it all, we provide opportunities that bond people to the heritage, wonder and bounty of our vital lands.