At OSI, we protect land for people, for wildlife, 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 Statement by the Open Space Institute on New York’s Decision to Not Place the Environmental Bond Act on the November 2020 Ballot"The now eliminated Environmental Bond Act measure was a critical opportunity to rebuild the economy and begin to address the disparity in access to nature the pandemic revealed." Read the full statement.
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Featured e-News JULY 2020July highlights our work on a greenway for northern NJ; the anticipation for funding for LWCF, $1 Million for the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail improvements and a garden blooms in Manhattan.
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Latest News
- Full Funding of Land & Water Conservation Fund Secured as Great American Outdoors Act Is Signed into Law
- Open Space Institute Lends Support for Expansion of Two New Hampshire Community Forests
- Statement by the Open Space Institute on New York’s Decision to Not Place the Environmental Bond Act on the November 2020 Ballot
What You Can Do
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