Hear from the Tennesseans who have made conservation a part of their legacy.
Mary Ann Sugg wanted her love of Tennessee to last beyond her own life.
Mary Ann worked with The Land Trust for Tennessee to conserve her land in the Beech Creek Valley area of Williamson County. She told us about the peace of mind it gave her, knowing that her wishes for the land would be carried on by The Land Trust.
A friend to the organization during her life, through planned gifts to The Land Trust for Tennessee—one financial and the other of land—Mary Ann’s love of our state lives on in our day-to-day work with landowners, and in the landscapes we forever protect.
Mary Ann’s foresight—and yours, should you choose to join her—helps provide The Land Trust with the resources to plan for the future, and continue protecting Tennessee’s natural areas, historic landscapes, public parks, farms, and forests.
Planning a gift to The Land Trust is one of the best ways to create your own conservation legacy.
“The Land Trust for Tennessee is the perfect choice for making a planned gift. Its land conservation work is all about permanence —making sure that Tennessee’s beautiful farms, forests, hiking trails, parks, and other special places remain as they are forever.
I take comfort knowing that my planned gift will help preserve the unique beauty of Tennessee long after I am gone.”
—Sara J. Finley
“Being involved with The Land Trust since day one has been one of the joys of my life. Our landowners entrust us to protect their land. Forever.”
—Robert Brandt
“Irene and I made a planned gift to
The Land Trust for Tennessee because it is one of our highest priorities, along with others that are dear to us. Whenever I drive by a beautiful Tennessee landscape that I know is perpetually protected from development, it causes a wonderful feeling in my heart.”
—Ridley Wills II
