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A private, nonprofit organization that works to conserve land through acquisition of land or conservation easements. Land trusts work with willing landowners and the community to conserve land by accepting donations of land, purchasing land, negotiating voluntary conservation easements on private land, and stewarding conserved land through the generations to come. Land Trust Missions: Reconnect people with nature Create parks, trails, greenways, community gardens Protect family heritage Protect wildlife habitat Protect water quality Strengthen bonds between people and nature
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Watershed ProtectionLand Trust Partnerships to Meet Your Goals
What is a Land Trust?Where are Land Trusts in North CarolinaEligible Properties and Eligible RecipientsCity of Raleigh Watershed Protection
ProgramLand Trust PartnershipsProgram AccomplishmentsLessons LearnedClosing Points
Presentation Overview
A private, nonprofit organization that works to conserve land through acquisition of land or conservation easements.
Land trusts work with willing landowners and the community to conserve land by accepting donations of land, purchasing land, negotiating voluntary conservation easements on private land, and stewarding conserved land through the generations to come.
Land Trust Missions: Reconnect people with
nature Create parks, trails,
greenways, community gardens
Protect family heritage Protect wildlife habitat Protect water quality Strengthen bonds between
people and nature
What is a Land Trust?
Most land trusts are community based and deeply connected to local needs.
21 local land trusts, 3 statewide and 4 national land trusts operate in North Carolina.
As of December 2014, NC land trusts have protected 406,684 acres in 2,559 locations.
Where are Land Trusts in North Carolina?
Visit www.ctnc.org for contact information of each NC land trust
Land Trusts in North Carolina
Waynesville Watershed Easement
A property must provide at least one of the following to qualify as a conservation property: Conservation of natural areas as defined in G.S. 113A-164.3(3) Conservation of natural or scenic river areas as those terms are
used in G.S. 113A-34 Conservation of
predominantly natural park land
Public beach access or public use
Access to public waters or trails Fish and wildlife conservation Forestland or farmland
conservation Watershed protection Historic landscape conservation
Eligible Properties
PLC’s Hendren Farm
State governmentLocal governmentQualified non-profit
organization, incorporated to receive and administer land for conservation purposes and receive charitable contributions – this includes land trusts
Qualified Recipients of Conservation Properties
Land trusts are nonprofit organization that, as all or part of their mission, work to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition
Land Trusts are…well established in the community (25 in North Carolina)have staff experienced in land negotiation, stewardship, and
managementcan move quickly on projects and leverage additional
resourcescan often negotiate bargain sales or donations of property
or easementshave “boots on the ground” and know landowners in your
area
Advantages of Working with Land Truststo Meet your Watershed Protection Goals
City of Raleigh Watershed Protection Program
Public Utilities Department
City of Asheville – Watershed Protection
THIS IS WATERSHED
PROTECTION!!
Upper Neuse River Basin
The Upper Neuse13%
1%
27%
25%
17%
17%
Percent of watershed
Wake
Franklin
Durham
Orange
Granville
Person
• 770 square miles• 6 counties• 8 municipalities• 6 public drinking
water systems • 9 water supply
reservoirs• Raleigh has 1100
acres or less than 1% of the area in the Basin
2005 – Initiated by Mayor MeekerPartnership with Conservation Trust for
North Carolina and 6 local land trusts Nonprofit conservation organizationsWork with willing private landowners to
protect important places though fee simple acquisitions and easements
Monitor and manage protected properties Identify and secure project and funding
partners
Partnerships
Upper Neuse River Basin
$0.15 per 1,000 gallons, volumetric feeAdopted as part of our rate ordinance in 2011~$2.2 million a yearOutreach, administration, project negotiation,
transaction and project costs, and monitoring
Financing and Project Review
Land Trus
t outreach
Land Trus
t submits project to
CTNC
and City
Review
Group
Raleigh
Budget
and Economic Development
(BED)
Committee
Raleigh City Council
Accomplishments45 -Projects44 miles of stream
buffer 3600– Acres
protected$47.3 M leveraged in
land value City Contribution$5.6 M
Additional 40 properties and 3500 acres protected through support, $69.8 million
Virtual tour
Rockin’b Farm
Veasey FarmThe Jordan Tract
Natural Water Quality and Quantity Treatment
Little Sugar Creek: $2.49M , 5200 ft, $500/ft
Stoney Creek: $4M , 26,000 ft, $153/ft, $19/ ft – Raleigh Contribution
Source: Barrett Kays, PHD, Landis PLLC5th Annual Water Symposium2015
Water Quality Benefits
3600 acres, 1116 lbs. of N and 576 lbs. of P
Develop a sustainable funding mechanismRate Ordinance, reserve fundIdentify a staff champion
Leverage Partners in your watershed –Local governments,
Land Trusts, Soil and Water DistrictsSupport project development
Set goals and measure your successQuantify and measure the water quality benefitsQuantify the economic benefits
Lessons Learned
Comments
Questions
Feedback
Ed Buchan919-996-3471
Mary Brice919-461-1358
