Landcare partners include landowners, non-governmental organizations, businesses, government agencies, community leaders, and other interested stakeholders. Landcare is successful when it is locally led and state-supported.

Landcare encourages us to look outside of our own property, outside of our own skill sets and networks, and beyond of our own institutions and traditions.  The social, economic, and environmental challenges of the 21^st century cross boundaries that traditionally divided property, institutions, and professions.  Successful landcare requires overcoming these boundaries with cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships to make a difference in our communities and on our landscapes.

Landcare partnerships must include multiple scales and sectors:

• Landowners and citizens who are most directly effected by the social, economic and environmental conditions on the ground

• Community groups who provide voice, connection, and support throughout the community

• Federal agencies that provide national policies and program support

• State agencies charged with implementing policies

• Local agencies that have a better understanding of local concerns

• Nonprofit/ Non-governmental organizations who have locally-pertinent interests and resources to address them

• Private business sector who have a vested interest in the health and vitality of local economies