Land Trust Alliance Media Coverage Report
2005 National Land Trust Census

So far the 2005 National Land Trust Census press release has been picked up in over 50 newspapers across the country, including the front pages of USA Today and the Chronicle of Philanthropy!  Thanks to the help of many land trusts, we also placed articles in Charleston, Pittsburgh, Denver, Los Angleles and several wire services with an estimated total circulation of 40.5 million.

Print Coverage

USA Today
Circulation: Approx. 2.25 million
Report: Conservation efforts offset land lost to sprawl; 54% increase in acres protected since 2000, USA TODAY, November 30, 2006 Thursday,   FINAL EDITION, NEWS; Pg. 1A, 410 words, Patrick O'Driscoll. USA Today represents 44% of all US newspaper circulation.

Christian Science Monitor
Circulation: 95,000 (print), 1.5 million (online)
Private Land Conservation booms in US; December 14, 2006 Thursday

Associated Press Wire
Circulation: see below
Private landowners conserve 37 million U.S. acres,  The Associated Press State & Local Wire, December 1, 2006 Friday,  1:30 AM GMT, BUSINESS NEWS, 222 words, WASHINGTON     

Above article also carried by (click link to go to story):

Bloomberg
Circulation: Approx. 2 million
Land Donation Beats Ferrari in Year-End Tax Move: John F. Wasik; Bloomberg, December 4, 2006 Monday, 975 words

United Press International Wire
Land trusts grow by more than 50 percent, UPI, December 1, 2006 Friday, 5:51 PM EST, 193 words, WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.

Above article also carried by:

1. EarthTimes
2. Daily India

Los Angeles Times
Circulation: 851,858
Protected land increases in state,  Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2006 Friday,   Home Edition, CALIFORNIA; Metro; Metro Desk; Part B; Pg. 6, 474 words, Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writer

Dow Jones International
Private Landowners Conserve 37 Million Acres In US; 163 words; 30 November 2006; Dow Jones International News

Business Journals
N.C. grows in land conservation, but not yet in U.S. top 10,  Triangle Business Journal (Raleigh/Durham North Carolina), November 30, 2006 Thursday, 314  words

            Above article also carried by:

1. Phoenix Business Journal
2. Washington Business Journal
3. San Antonio Business Journal
4. North Carolina Business Journals

Grand Rapids Press
Circulation: 186,047
Nation / World; Land conservation grows; Press Wire Services; 86 words; 1 December 2006; The Grand Rapids Press

Hartford Courant
Circulation: 179,066
In Land We Trust: Growing Number Of Nonprofits Helping Preserve Vast Network Of Undeveloped Properties In State, Hartford Courant, December 5, 2006 Tuesday, Final Edition; Lifestyle; 998 words, Steve Grant

Charleston Post and Courier
Circulation: 95,000
Charleston Post and Courier; Easements likely next conservation battlefield; Saturday, December 02, 2006; BY BO PETERSEN

Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Circulation: 63,906
Pa.'s land conservation on firm ground,  Pittsburgh Tribune Review, December 1, 2006 Friday, 389 words, Allison M. Heinrichs

Deseret Morning News
Circulation: 71,382

1. The winners and the losers, Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), December 2, 2006 Saturday, 185 words, Deseret Morning News editorial

2. Utah ranks 36th in the conservation of private property,  Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), December 1, 2006 Friday, 475 words, Nicole Warburton Deseret Morning News

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Circulation: 43,669
Nov. 30, Cover Story, by Debra Blum
Highlight: http://philanthropy.com/free/update/2006/11/2006112902.htm

Portsmouth Herald
Circulation: 12,865
Kittery LandTrust's work to be commended; Portsmouth Herald Online; 12/2/06

The Times Argus
Circulation: 8,749
The Times Argus; Conn. River land trust among national leaders; December 4, 2006; By Stephen Seitz Rutland Herald

Above article also carried by:
Rutland Herald
Circulation: 20,000

Greenwire
CONSERVATION: Census shows efforts offset land lost to development, Greenwire, November 30, 2006 Thursday, Natural Resources, 168 words

Headwaters News
Circulation: 2,364
NewWest.net; PRESERVING OPEN SPACE; Conservation Easements Gain Ground in the West; By Headwaters News, 11-30-06

NormanTranscript.com
NormanTranscript.com; Published: December 01, 2006 09:10 am; Conservation efforts paying off

PNN Online
PNN Online; Private Land Conservation in U.S. Soars; Posted by: PNNOnline on Friday, December 1, 2006

Mongabay.com
Private land conservation booms in the United States; mongabay.com; November 30, 2006

Coyote Gulch
Land conservation increasing, Coyote Gulch, December 1, 2006 Friday,  1:17 PM EST, 291 words

Television Coverage

NBC Denver, CO (KUSA)
9News 6am ( News );  NBC, Denver CO, KUSA, Dec. 01, 2006. 07:17 AM Mountain D.S.

NBC Portland, ME (WCSH)
WCSH6.com; NH-VT Conservation Group Recognized; Web Editor:  Matt Bush; Created: 12/3/2006 4:22:09 PM

NBC Salt Lake City, UT (KSL5)
KSL.com; NBC, Utah; November 30th, 2006, 3:45pm: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=688256

(updated 12/15/06)