OAT in the News
August 5, 2025
Over the past two years, we’ve engaged in a rigorous process to ensure we are operating at the highest possible standards. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, the national accrediting body for land trusts, has now awarded us accreditation! We join a network of over 450 accredited land trusts across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to excellence and maintaining the public’s trust in their work. Learn more about land trust accreditation here.
July 23, 2025
Captial Press featured OAT’s work, interweaving the stories of Oregon farmers and ranchers who shared about why they wanted to protect their land with a description of OAT’s efforts to protect farm and ranch land using working land easements. Easements provide value to producers and increase investments in the ag economy overall. It discusses the need to protect ag land of all kinds in Oregon, even at a challenging time for the funding of easement projects. Read the full article on Capital Press or download the pdf here.
June 13, 2025
The Oregon legislature recommended a $2 million investment in the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program (OAHP)—an important funding source for working land conservation easements like those OAT uses to protect farm and ranch land. This fund allocation would mark a critical first step toward long-term farmland protection in Oregon. This was a collaborative effort with Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts and other partners to advocate for working land protection. Read about it here.
June 23, 2025
Host Mike Green led a detailed conversation with Nellie and Douglas County Farmer Steve Denny about ag land protection in Oregon, including the origins of OAT, how our work supports economic development in rural areas, and a farmer's perspective on working land easements as a tool for business succession planning. Listen to the recording here.
May 29, 2025
In Reasons to be Cheerful, writer Hannah Wallace delves into the story of our first easement, the founding of OAT, and reasons why agricultural land trusts are protecting farm and ranch land across the country.
