Our Purpose

Land protected. Water restored. In perpetuity.

Broad Water Innovations holds and stewards conserved land so it stays wild — not for a season, but forever.

Why we exist

A land trust built for the long haul

Broad Water Innovations is a Virginia land trust formed in 2013. Having passed the requisite five-year mark, we are a qualified 501(c)(3) land trust serving as a conservation easement holder and Long-Term Steward of wetland, stream, and species mitigation banks.

We exist to acquire, hold, maintain, conserve, and protect land — and land interests — in perpetuity, preserving outdoor recreation, natural open space, and biodiversity for the public good. Alongside that work, we promote public awareness and education about the value of conservation and the policies that sustain it.

Two roles, one promise

How we protect land

Conservation Easement Holder

We hold conservation easements on important lands — the legal backbone that keeps a place protected no matter who owns it next.

Long-Term Steward

We take on the lifelong responsibility of monitoring and caring for wetland and stream mitigation banks, backed by dedicated stewardship endowments.

What we preserve

Held in trust, forever

Outdoor Recreation

Places to paddle, walk, fish, and explore — kept open for the people who love them.

Natural Open Space

Wetlands, streams, and forest left intact as working, breathing landscapes.

Biodiversity

Habitat for the birds, fish, and wildlife that depend on healthy water and undisturbed land.

Our path

From founding to qualified land trust

2013

Broad Water is formed

Founded as a Virginia land trust with a focus on conservation easements and mitigation-bank stewardship.

2018

The five-year mark

Cleared the threshold required to become a fully qualified conservation easement holder.

Today

A 501(c)(3) qualified land trust

A Land Trust Alliance member, IRT-approved as a Long-Term Steward, stewarding land across nine states.

Conserved and cared for. The land in our trust, today.
5,219Acres protected
42Conservation easements
8Properties
9States
Be part of it

Protecting land takes all of us

Support keeps these places wild for good — and there is a path for landowners and mitigation-bank sponsors, too.