Our Work

Broad Water, by the numbers

A quick look at the land in our trust, the credentials behind it, and what your partnership makes possible.

Impact

What we steward today

12,519 Acres held
104 Conservation easements
22 Properties stewarded
11 States
$14M Endowment managed
4★ Charity Navigator
Where we’re headed

Conservation is a moving target

Every easement, acre, and dollar of endowment is momentum toward protecting more — for good. Here’s where we are, and where we’re going.

12,519of 15,000 acres held
83% to our next milestone
$14Mof a $20M endowment
70% funded toward perpetual stewardship
104of 125 easements
Growing every single year

Goal figures are illustrative — Broad Water sets its targets annually.

Where we work

An eleven-state footprint

From Virginia’s tidal wetlands outward, Broad Water holds and stewards conserved land across 11 states — each property backed by a dedicated stewardship endowment and annual, on-the-ground monitoring.

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States we work in
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • Pennsylvania
  • Maryland
  • Ohio
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • Tennessee
  • Missouri
Corps districts we’re approved in
  • Norfolk
  • Wilmington
  • Nashville
  • Kansas City
  • Baltimore
  • Pittsburgh
  • Philadelphia
  • Huntington
  • Louisville
  • St. Louis
  • Rock Island
  • Little Rock
  • Memphis
Behind the numbers

Every figure on this page is a promise: that this acre, this easement, this property stays protected — walked every year, funded forever.

Your impact

How your partnership works

Broad Water protects and stewards land to advance water-quality improvements. Partnering with us supports:

Educating Landowners

Building capacity to teach best-practice conservation management.

Industry Relationships

Connecting with wetland and stream project developers through outreach.

Climate & Species Metrics

Collecting and evaluating data for strategic mitigation and adaptation planning.

Cutting-Edge Technology

Live, automated monitoring that drives efficiency in stewardship.

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Education Programs

Inspiring future generations of career environmentalists.

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Land Trust AllianceMember land trust
IRT-ApprovedLong-Term Steward
Charity Navigator4-star rated
501(c)(3)Qualified land trust
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Help us protect more, forever

Every gift and every partnership extends the reach of permanent conservation.