Our Mission
Our mission is to permanently conserve and steward natural and cultural resources through innovative land preservation partnerships
In 1992 Andrew L. Johnson and a small group of professionals established North American Land Trust (NALT) with the primary purpose of preserving and managing open space with ecological, agricultural or historical significance.
With roots in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, we have an established focus area right here in Chester County, one that we are continually growing with the help of our dedicated landowners and partners, and our first public preserve, Brinton Run Preserve and our newest public preserve, 1755 Preserve (locally known as the Joseph Davis Tract) in the heart of Chadds Ford.
Our Accomplishments
The Numbers Speak for Themselves
We work with a variety of partners, including individuals, corporate landowners, mitigation bankers, developers and municipalities, all over the United States to conserve vital land using conservation easements, steward properties with advanced monitoring techniques, and enhance land with Conservation Management Plans. NALT Conservation Areas protect wetlands, grasslands, coastlines, forests and freshwater habitat and the species that depend on them. The majority of these acres are privately owned, but many are dedicated to public use.
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Brinton Run Preserve
NALT's First Public Preserve
Located at 6 Oakland Road in Chadds Ford Township and within the Brandywine Creek Greenway, Brinton Run Preserve’s 71 acres support a variety of wildlife habitats, including woodlands, fields, streams and a pond. The preserve is also one of the most important tracts on the Brandywine Battlefield.
Brinton Run Preserve has cultural and historical significance in Chadds Ford and is open for the public to explore and enjoy.
1755 Preserve
NALT's Public Preserve in the Heart of Chadds Ford
1755 Preserve, a 16-acre historic property nestled in the heart of Chadds Ford, is NALT’s latest acquisition, which NALT plans to open to visitors in the future as a public preserve. The historic house and land will now be forever protected from future development, and will be opened to visitors in the future, offering historical and cultural programs, hiking trails throughout the rolling fields, pollinator habitat along the trails.
The historic Joseph Davis House, originally built in 1725, sits on the 16-acre tract, including a carriage house where N.C. Wyeth and his family lived and worked from 1907 to 1911. The property is also important to Battle of Brandywine history.
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Stories from the Land
There’s Still One Undeveloped Spot Left in the Myrtle Beach Coastline — And It’s Protected by NALT
Myrtle Beach is a beloved coastal destination, drawing families from across the country for its high energy beach offerings. The “Grand Strand” is defined by high-rise hotels, condominiums, beachfront estates, putt-putt courses, souvenir shops, and the full spectrum of vacation...
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Longcliff Preserve Pollinator Meadow Project Officially Underway
On Friday, March 27, 2026, the Longcliff Preserve pollinator meadow project officially kicked off. The three-and-a-half-acre site, centrally located within Longcliff Preserve, was initially cleared in fall 2025 for use as a meadow. Recognizing an opportunity to create additional conservation value, the developer of the Villages at Longcliff, in...
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A Quiet Addition to a Lasting Legacy: Sand Hill Loop at Palmetto Bluff
In December 2025, NALT quietly recorded a conservation easement on 12 acres known as the Sand Hill Loop at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton. Although modest in size, this tract represents a much larger conservation story—one rooted in a progressive development vision and a...
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We are excited to announce that along with the official opening of the Baldino Family History and Nature Center at Brinton Run Preserve, we have added a new PokéStop here...
Leashed Dogs Now Welcome on Preserve Trails Chadds Ford, PA — December 18, 2025 — North American Land Trust (NALT) is pleased to announce a significant and long-awaited update to...
Welcome home. That was the greeting given to the Baldino family at a building dedication ceremony recently held at Brinton Run Preserve, a 71-acre historic public preserve where the final...
Birds are cool, but plants rule. That’s according to Kinsey Cuoco, NALT’s new intern and avowed fungi enthusiast. A recent college graduate, Kinsey will be working this summer for NALT...
Since its opening in summer 2022, Brinton Run Preserve has welcomed hundreds of visitors who hike its trails, learn about its history, and enjoy its pastoral beauty. Now, there is...
CHADDS FORD – North American Land Trust (NALT) recently was awarded a $276,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) in support of NALT’s Pollinator Meadow...
In collaboration with the Monarch Joint Venture and the Bee and Butterfly Habitat FundAuthored by NALT Environmental Scientist, Wyatt Moyer CHADDS FORD, PA – In 2021, the North American Land...
Brinton Run Preserve is the newest location of a PokéStop in the popular mobile game Pokémon GO! Pokémon GO is a free app that uses location tracking and mapping technology...
Brinton Run Preserve, a 71-acre public preserve on a historic battlefield, recently benefited from the hard work and dedication of Boys Scouts from Troop 31 in Chadds Ford seeking to...
The North American Land Trust (NALT) has been exploring several new opportunities to expand the national land trust’s charitable mission of protecting, conserving, and stewarding our natural and cultural resources....