The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County (LCSLO) is a non-profit land trust organization that has been operating in San Luis Obispo County, California since 1984.
[1] The LCSLO is dedicated to voluntary, collaborative preservation, and improvement of lands that hold significant scenic, agricultural, habitat, and cultural values.
This includes the north coast, San Luis Obispo Creek, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes/Black Lake Canyon, as well as Paradise Beach in northern Santa Barbara County.
LCSLO, has engaged in policy studies to contribute to decision-making and responsible land use practices.
These studies include the City of San Luis Obispo Greenbelt Plan, a Community Separator Study conducted in 2006, an analysis of outdated subdivisions in rural areas in 2007, and collaborations with SLO County's Agricultural Land Conservation Program.