The Saluda Community Land Trust was created by a group of concerned citizens who realized that as Saluda loses more and more agricultural and forest land, less is available for farming, gardening, or just walking in the woods. Our rural small-town way of life had become threatened.
With the support of the Polk County Community Foundation, these citizens came together in 2007 and formed The Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT). SCLT was incorporated in March 2007 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the goal of helping to preserve the rural character and open spaces of Saluda.