Orlando Land Trust

Nearly a dozen high rises are in the works to be added to the downtown Orlando skyline, but two self-proclaimed “little old ladies” said enough is enough. So they’re on a mission to prevent any shadows from being cast on Lake Eola Park. It’s a big undertaking. The women are launching their official fundraising campaign […]

Thank you OUC – The Reliable One and Track Shack Orlando for allowing us to participate as a Community Partner for the 2019 OUC and Track Shack Marathon! Our information booth at the annual OUC Half Marathon & Track Shack Lake Eola 5K run provided a great opportunity for us to share the mission of the Trust with

The kickoff for the Orlando Land Trust was held at the Lake Eola House in early December. It was a spectacular evening, as the sun set over Lake Eola and downtown Orlando providing a beautiful background for the event. Ted Haddock, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, gave a comprehensive presentation on the formation of

College Park Paper: One of the rewards for writing about Orlando’s history (with College Park as my muse) is learning the backstory — discovering the dreamers and passionate people, many who came into a land of pristine lakes and pine-forested wilderness to realize their dreams. And since Orlando’s incorporation in 1875, we’ve had many citizens

“Lake Eola always has been a hub around which Orlando has been built,” Eve Bacon wrote in her history of Orlando. That’s sure the feeling of the folks who last fall founded the Orlando Land Trust, the mission of which is “to preserve, protect, and expand Lake Eola Park and the surrounding green space of

ORLANDO, FLA. – Wednesday, October 23, 2019 – A local group of volunteers, motivated to protect the future of Lake Eola Park, has announced the creation of Orlando Land Trust (OLT) and its first capital campaign to protect and create green space at the park. Started by two Orlando natives, OLT seeks to raise $3.5