The Cornwall Conservation Trust's mission is to accept or acquire properties and conservation rights; to manage these holdings in ways that promote farming, forest improvement, water quality, wildlife habitats, recreation and open space, thus assuring that Cornwall's unique rural and historic character will survive; to work in cooperation with the Town's land use commissions and various citizens' groups to advance constructive growth; to educate the people of Cornwall on land use, and to provide them with a means of participating in the conservation of the community's assets.