Natural Heritage Trust

The Trust accomplishes its mission by accepting donations, raising funds, and through cooperative programs and projects with its agency partners: new york state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation (oprhp), department of environmental conservation (dec) and the department of state (dos). The Trust also partners with a number of other public and private entities, not-for-profits and friends groups to secure and administer funding. The Trust is dedicated to building and sustaining relationships with organizations that share mission compatible goals and purposes.the Trust ensures the safekeeping of funds held in Trust and invests funds prudently and in a manner consistent with the underlying gift, grant, or project agreement. Private funding endowed through the Trust has supported a wide variety of cultural and recreational programs, capital projects and improvements, environmental and outdoor education, Natural resource protection and restoration, and historic preservation throughout the state for over fifty years.