The BLOCF aims to raise funds in order to purchase land for conservation purposes, ensuring that it cannot be developed and that the wildlife (flora and fauna) can exist unencumbered and protected in perpetuity. The BLOCF is dedicated to conservation, environmental protection, stewardship and preservation. Essentially, BLOCF works to promote the condition of the land's natural state rather than the exploitation that very often comes with land use.
Our goal is to raise $50,000 to go towards the purchase of various properties that are wetlands protected, wildlife refuges or conservation easements and cannot be turned into residential, industrial or major commercial endeavors.
The BLOCF purposefully shifts focus from having to extract resources from the land or "using" the land in a colonial sense to working with the land; recognizing the harmony and synergy between people & land and doing what is best for the land to remain natural and pristine for generations to come.
Often, when we discuss Black Land Ownership’s general mission with people, the first few questions tend to be—What kind of business will you run?, What kind of farm are you going to start? Or, how large of an artist collective are you going to create? From there, the discussion quickly moves towards the more colonial concept of—How will you exploit or use the land in a way that is monetarily beneficial to you, your donors and your investors? After a number of these conversations, we started to get frustrated with the idea of having to “use” land or “do” something with the land like it is a disposable object. This frustration sparked our interest in preservation and the question: How do we purchase land and ensure that it will continue to exist in its natural state, providing a home for various flora and fauna unobstructed by human development? How do we make “use” of land that is not normally seen as economically viable due to easements, wetlands, isolation, distance from major hubs, topography or etc? How do we live and work with the land in a manner more aligned with indigenous and native practices? These questions and more led us to develop the BLOCF.
For every hundred dollars that you donate, you save the equivalent of 12.5 trees!