West Dunbartonshire Environment Trust 
The trust was formally established in February 2003 and is a charitable limited company which is committed to community management, partnership working and sustainable development.
Vision - "To work in partnership with local communities to realise the full potential of West Dunbartonshire as a high quality sustainable environment for the benefit of all"
The trust's aims are to conserve, restore and improve the environment, and in doing so seek opportunities for training, employment and the promotion of environmental awareness in all our activities, we wish to promote healthy living, community participitation, biodiversity and sustainability; we intend to achieve these ends through partnership working and by the provision of high quality resources for the benefit of all.
The Trust has operated from the basis of the 'Appraisal & Action Plans of Open Spaces Scotland in West Dunbartonshire SIP Areas' - a substantial environmental audit commissioned from landscape consultants Ironside Farrar. This study established the significance of public consultation as a primary feature of our continuing efforts. This document has been offered to West Dunbartonshire Council, and other interested parties, with the intention that it be adopted (along with subsequent detailed Action Plans for individual areas) as the template for future improvements and activities throughout West Dunbartonshire.