Land Trust Alliance - Saving LandJune 20th, 2016The Mojave Desert Land Trust(link is external) (MDLT) in California acquires land to buffer already protected land, such as a national park, to buffer other types of public land, such as a Marine Corps base, to provide public access and to protect wildlife habitat, such as that for the region’s iconic desert tortoises. MDLT generally uses direct land acquisitions and has acquired 1,300 parcels totaling 58,600 acres.Read Full Article