The Greenbelt Land Trust is a non-profit organization whose goal is to enhance and protect the open space amenities essential to preserving our quality of life in the Mid-Willamette Valley.
The members of the Greenbelt Land Trust believe that a well-planned community is composed of both an adequate and diverse supply of housing and commercial services and an open space network. As cities grow, it is the network of open space: forests, farmland, meadows, wetlands, hills and valleys, that gives a community its distinct sense of place.
As population continues to increase in the Willamette Valley, careful planning and timely action are essential to assure that open spaces will always provide a balance with the anticipated additional residential and business development.The mission of the Greenbelt Land Trust is to conserve important open space lands in order to enhance our quality of life and sense of place. Conserving large areas of hillsides, wetlands, meadows and farm and forest lands enables residents and visitors to experience open space on a daily basis through visual enjoyment or by visiting the landscapes that surround and support our community.In order to insure that open space remains part of the fabric of our communities the Greenbelt Land Trust must act without delay to protect our open spaces.
We protect lands that provide scenic enjoyment, public recreation and education, significant natural habitats, productive forest and farm lands, and historically important areas. A greenbelt surrounding urban areas has been described by Charles E. Little of The Open Space Institute as "A (town). . .festooned with garlands of open space, which are interconnected, or 'beads on a string,' an emerald necklace."
We work to achieve the community’s vision for creation of a greenbelt using
a variety of approaches, including:
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