Lyme Land Conservation Trust in Old Lyme has joined 10 other Connecticut land-preservation organizations in gaining accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission.
Based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., the commission is an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization.
The commission said Wednesday Lyme Land Conservation Trust was among 17 land trusts nationally that received their first-time or renewed accreditations.
There are now 285 U.S. land trusts with the designation, the commission said. Each accredited land trust meets extensive documentation requirements and undergoes a comprehensive review as part of its accreditation or renewal application.
“Accreditation is the highest national mark of distinction a land trust can achieve and must be renewed every five years,” said Executive Director Tammara Van Ryn.
According to the commission, Connecticut’s other accredited land trusts are: Granby Land Trust; Greenwich Land Trust; Housatonic Valley Association; Joshua’s Tract Conservation and Historic Trust; Kent Land Trust; Connecticut Farmland Trust; Salem Land Trust; Sharon Land Trust; Redding Land Trust; and Norfolk Land Trust.
