At OSI, we protect land for people, for habitat, forever. Learn More About Who We Are
A Place for Life.
What We Protect
We protect land that supports the things we can’t live without — like clean water, climate protection, and healthy communities — and safeguard the places that make life worth living, like parks for recreation and plant and animal habitat.
How We Do It
Over the past 40 years, we’ve helped save millions of acres through land acquisition, funding, and research and advocacy. We’re also increasing access to the great outdoors through our support of grassroots efforts and park enhancement projects.
New & Noteworthy
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Featured News Saving the Southern Cumberlands: A Story Map by the Open Space InstituteThe Southern Cumberland Plateau boasts some of the most geologically unique habitat in North America. A new Story Map by OSI uses the power of maps and geography to convey the land’s many values — and the importance of protecting it.
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Featured News The Open Space Institute Opens River-to-Ridge Trail in New PaltzThe Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the official opening of the River-to-Ridge Trail in New Paltz, New York. The completed section of trail runs along the Wallkill River from the Carmine Liberta Bridge to Butterville Road.
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