Programs: Created for the purpose of working with landowners, government agencies, conservation organizations and other land trusts to restore and preserve forever wild landscapes through conservation easements, land acquisitions, donations and other preservation methods such as outreach and education. The organization bases its land protection priorities on conservation science, wilderness potential, community vision, threat and opportunity. Working in me, nh, vt, ny, ma, and ct, the organization is funded principally by grants and donations from the public.