Land trusts across Vermont and around the country remain popular designees of donors to the Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont. In recent months, awards were forwarded to the Vermont Land Trust, the Alachua Land Trust in Gainesville, Florida, and the Northern Rivers Land Trust, which works to preserve the unique rural character – that working farms, forest lands, and wildlife habitat – of the headwaters of the Winooski, Lamoille, and Black Rivers. These land trusts help preserve the landscapes we know and love for generations to follow