Foothills Land Trust

Foothills Land Trust (FLT) was founded in 2003 by community members who recognized the need for a dedicated land trust to protect the region’s natural landscapes, in response to growing local interest in land conservation within Foothills County.  Due to its proximity to the City of Calgary, Foothills County is under increasing developmental pressure and is vulnerable to considerable landscape fragmentation. FLT’s mission is to conserve and connect natural landscapes within Foothills County, mainly through the use of Conservation Easements. FLT currently protects and manages 10 properties of ecologically significant land totaling nearly 1700 acres. FLT is unique amongst Albertan land trusts in that we often protect smaller land parcels, to facilitate natural wildlife and riparian corridors. FLT is an entirely volunteer run, community-based land trust.

Conservation Easements can be a powerful tool for Albertans looking to fulfill long-term conservation goals on their property. The Miistakis Institute has created the Conservation Easements in Alberta web site to help landowners answer their conservation easement questions.

“Our conservation easement with Foothills Land Trust enables us to do our small part in making the vision of a healthy Highwood River Basin a reality while remaining on the land doing what we know best.”  - Jacqueline Nelson, High River, AB