   Conservation land trusts The Land Trust Alliance, formed in 1981, provides technical support to land trusts in the United States.
<meaning-changed>    Conservation land trusts The Land Trust Alliance, formed in 1981, provides technical support to land trusts in the United States.
 A real estate investment trust is a fiduciary arrangement whereby one party (the trustee) agrees to own and to manage real property for the benefit of a limited number of beneficiaries.Aldrich, R. Conservation land trusts The Land Trust Alliance, formed in 1981, provides technical support to land trusts in the United States.