Freshwater Land Trust Cahaba Shoals Preserve
Cahaba River Shoals Preserve photo courtesy of Hunter Nichols

The Freshwater Land Trust Works Across North-Central Alabama

The Freshwater Land Trust works to conserve land in Alabama in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, Chilton, Bibb, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, and Walker Counties. The Freshwater Land Trust has protected- or helped to protect- over 10,000 acres of land throughout central Alabama. Read more >

Canoe trip down Village Creek

The Village Creek Greenway Initiative

Village Creek is steeped in Birmingham’s history, serving as the water source for a booming steel industry that gave birth to a city that rose like magic from a simple crossroads community. Unfortunately, with the rise and subsequent decline of the steel industry, Village Creek and the communities along its banks have struggled with the adverse impacts of their industrial heritage. However, there is hope. Read more >

Turkey Creek Falls courtesy of Dr. Mike Howell
Turkey Creek photo courtesy of Dr. Mike Howell

Alabama’s Forever Wild Vital to Land Conservation

The words Forever Wild evoke some of Alabama’s most beautiful scenes: the colorful Walls of Jericho, eagles roosting near Guntersville, the broad expanse of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. But the overwhelmingly popular and successful land conservation program is under threat. Read more >

Plotting the Community Conservation Plan

Mapping the Places that Matter

With your help, the Freshwater Land Trust is Mapping the Places that Matter. Our creation of a Community Conservation Plan has identified important areas where our conservation efforts will be focused during the coming decade. Read more >

photo courtesy of Eric Hunt
photo courtesy of Eric Hunt

Help us Secure Hope for our Rivers and Streams

There are very few things you can support today that affect future generations of Alabamians so significantly. Land preserved by the Freshwater Land Trust is not only enjoyed by all of us, but it will also be enjoyed by future generations. By giving time and money to the Land Trust today, you invest in the future of our communities and to all those who will one day call this place home. Read more >

Our Mission

The Freshwater Land Trust’s mission is the acquisition and stewardship of lands that enhance water quality and preserve open space. We acquire, conserve, and connect open spaces that are critical for the protection of rivers and streams and that provide recreational opportunities for the community. We are based in Birmingham, Alabama, and we work in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, Chilton, Bibb. St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, and Walker Counties. We are a conservation group that works to ensure that everyone wins: landowners, businesses and communities alike.

The Freshwater Land Trust is accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. The accreditation seal recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust, and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent.