In our Outdoors program area, The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation (PCLB) seeks to increase the pace of land conservation; preserve land with significant biodiversity and climate resilience; protect water quality; connect open space; and connect people to nature. To advance these goals, PCLB has established a Land Capital Grants program that provides grants to help land trusts complete projects in the Hudson and Champlain Valleys of New York that align with these goals. Grants are intended to close funding gaps in the overall budget of active projects, resulting in the acquisition of open space and conservation easements.

Complete program guidelines can be found here. Download the shapefile for the eligible geographic area here.