Open Space Institute, Partners Launch Innovative Web-Based Tools to Save and Manage High Carbon ForestsForest Carbon Data Partnership provides free interactive resources to guide protection of at-risk forests for carbon storage and climate benefits
The Open Space Institute Protects One of the Catskill Park’s Last and Largest Privately-Owned ForestsAcquisition strengthens a corridor of conserved forested lands and safeguards sources of clean water for millions.
New York State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid Named New President & CEO of the Open Space Institute“Commissioner Kulleseid’s lifelong commitment to conservation, efforts to broaden public access to open space, strategic use of land protection to address climate change and biodiversity loss and his exemplary management and leadership skills make him the perfect choice to lead OSI into our next era.”
Land Successfully Acquired for Future State Park on the Catawba River Will Preserve Culturally Significant Native American ResourcesCharlotte, NC, Dec. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The South Carolina Conservation Bank (SCCB), the Open Space Institute (OSI), the Catawba Nation and partners today celebrated the protection of 600 acres of culturally and historically significant land that will ultimately become a new South Carolina state park. The purchase was made possible by the Nisbet family, who donated most of the land value.
OSI President & CEO Kim Elliman Announces Retirement PlansLongtime leader will remain in place as national search for successor is conducted.
OSI Unveils Plan to Connect Multi-Use Trails in Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange CountiesLong-term initiative seeks to link more than 250 miles of multi-use trails through 20 communities in the three-county region.
