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F01: Pilot Projects for Biodiversity
Conservation
LTA Rally 2007
Living Lands Project Defenders of Wildlife
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LIVING LANDS:
Helping Land Trusts Conserve Biodiversity
Living Lands Project Defenders of Wildlife
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Living Lands Mission
To support and increase the capacity of the land trust community to conserve biodiversity on private lands through financial and technical assistance.
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Living Lands: Why now?
• Standards 8, 11 and 12
• IRS and taxpayers need conservation donations to be worthy of a federal tax benefit
• Land trusts need to document “conservation purposes” in easement language
• Funders want strategic planning
• State Wildlife Action PlansLiving Lands Project Defenders of Wildlife
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Survey Responses
• Assistance or training needs:– Conservation planning– Habitat restoration and management – Monitoring– Identifying funding sources
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Living Lands Resources
• Land Trust Alliance regional conferences and Rally (2006, 2007, 2008)
• Written resources for land trusts: www.defenders.org/livinglands
• Case studies
• Small grants for biodiversity pilot projects
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Pilot Projects Overview
• Purpose: to support and increase capacity of the land trust community to conserve biodiversity through technical and financial assistance.
• Types of projects considered:– capacity building– habitat restoration– remove a specific barrier to a project
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Pilot Project Overview cont’d
• Criteria summary:– Local, regional or
statewide land trust– Up to $10,000 for a
biodiversity project– 1:2 match– 2 year grant period– Land must be
permanently protected
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Pilot Projects
• Important dates– January 15, 2008 applications due– March 17, 2008 decisions made– May 5, 2008 grant period begins
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Pilot Projects
• Applications online– www.defenders.org/livinglands
• Questions?– Aimee Weldon (Project Manager),
[email protected]– 1130 17th St NW, Washington DC 20036– 202-682-9400
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2007 Pilot Projects
• $59,300 awarded to 7 land trusts– Greenbelt Land Trust, OR – Teton Regional Land Trust, ID– Nisqually Land Trust, WA– Washtenaw Land Trust, MI– Eastern Sierra Land Trust, CA– Taos Land Trust, NM – Sudbury Valley Trustees, MA
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TAOS LAND TRUST
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Touch-Me-Not Mountain PreserveEagle Nest, New Mexico
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Touch-Me-Not Mountain Preserve
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Touch-Me-Not Mountain PreserveEagle Nest, New Mexico
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Preserving Special Resources in Mono County, CA
Benton Hot Springs Valley
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map
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• CA Wildlife Action Plan recommends “agricultural and rangeland management practices that are compatible with wildlife and habitat conservation.”
• Mono County General Plan states that property should remain ag land and wildlife habitat
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Resources on the Property
• Agriculture• Historic• Wildlife• Plants• Wetlands• Water• Scenic
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• 114 species of birds counted so far• Bird list compiled by local Audubon Chapter
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Plant Habitats
• Sagebrush scrub• Wet meadow• Alkali meadow• Ponds, springs and
seeps• Riparian
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Goals and Tasks for the Project• Learn what resources
are on the property• Create effective and
efficient monitoring protocol based on experience with the property
• Utilize grazing to enhance habitat and biodiversity
• Educate and engage communities based on resources of the property
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Reserved Rights and Restrictions for Benton Hot Springs Valley Conservation Easement
• Landowner can continue to use and enjoy the property
• Limited eco-tourism activities• No new roads, subdivision, or
development• Continued grazing as guided by
an adaptive Conservation Plan• No water export
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Conservation Plan for Grazing Management
• Collaboration with landowner to ensure that habitats and water resources are maintained – Timing of grazing– Number of cattle– Best management
practices– Maintenance and
monitoring of springs and wetlands
– Invasive species control
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Nisqually Land Trust
Mount Rainier Gateway Initiative
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Puget Sound
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Nisqually Land Trust Protected Properties 2006
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DNR Match Contribution Land
Phases 1 & 2Properties
Phase 3 Target & Alternate Properties
Ashford Phase 3 Map B
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Murrelet Presence
Spotted Owl Site Center
Spotted Owl Site Circles
Ashford Phase 3, Map A
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Spotted Owl and Marbled Murrelet Federal Critical Habitat
National Forest
Boundary
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Phases 1 & 2 Properties
Phase 3 Target and Alternate Properties
One Mile
State Forest Boundary
Elbe Hills State Forest
Tahoma State Forest
Ashford Phase 3, Attachment 1
Murrelet Detection
Section
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Lone Star Ranch Easement
199 acres in Willamette Valley Oregon
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The Mill Creek Fen The Mill Creek Fen Project Project –– Species Species Protection in Protection in Southeast MichiganSoutheast Michigan
Presented by Mark PatrickPresented by Mark PatrickLand & Operations ManagerLand & Operations ManagerWashtenaw Land Trust, Ann Arbor, MIWashtenaw Land Trust, Ann Arbor, MI
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Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw County
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End moraines(coarse till)
Glacial outwash
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Mitchell’s SatyrMitchell’s Satyr
Federally listed endangered speciesFederally listed endangered species
Only 21 known active sites (19 in MI)Only 21 known active sites (19 in MI)
Seems restricted to calcium/magnesium Seems restricted to calcium/magnesium rich areas (tamarack fens)rich areas (tamarack fens)
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E. E. MassasaugaMassasauga RattlesnakeRattlesnake
State species of special concernState species of special concernFederal candidate speciesFederal candidate species
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Blanding’s TurtleBlanding’s Turtle
State species of special concernState species of special concern
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GoldensealGoldenseal
State threatened speciesState threatened species
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Mill Creek TimelineMill Creek Timeline
1832 1832 –– Family given land in Michigan Family given land in Michigan Land GrantLand Grant
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Mill Creek TimelineMill Creek Timeline
1832 1832 –– Family given land in Michigan Family given land in Michigan Land GrantLand Grant1950’s 1950’s –– Family allows researchers on Family allows researchers on fenfen
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Mill Creek TimelineMill Creek Timeline
1832 1832 –– Family given land in Michigan Family given land in Michigan Land GrantLand Grant1950’s 1950’s –– Family allows researchers on Family allows researchers on fenfen1958 1958 –– over 500 Mitchell’s satyrs over 500 Mitchell’s satyrs found in areafound in area
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Mill Creek TimelineMill Creek Timeline
1832 1832 –– Family given land in Michigan Family given land in Michigan Land GrantLand Grant1950’s 1950’s –– Family allows researchers on Family allows researchers on fenfen1958 1958 –– over 500 Mitchell’s satyrs found in over 500 Mitchell’s satyrs found in areaarea1965 1965 –– 1 Satyr found1 Satyr found
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Mill Creek TimelineMill Creek Timeline
1832 1832 –– Family given land in Michigan Family given land in Michigan Land GrantLand Grant1950’s 1950’s –– Family allows researchers on Family allows researchers on fenfen1958 1958 –– over 500 Mitchell’s satyrs found in over 500 Mitchell’s satyrs found in areaarea1965 1965 –– 1 Satyr found1 Satyr found2000 2000 –– 17 Satyrs found17 Satyrs found
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Mill Creek Timeline Mill Creek Timeline ––cont.cont.
2005 2005 –– Court orders resolution of Court orders resolution of family estate among siblings, family estate among siblings, potentially through sale of landpotentially through sale of land
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Mill Creek Project PartnersMill Creek Project Partners
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AccomplishmentsAccomplishments
Survey & Appraisals done Spring 2007Survey & Appraisals done Spring 2007
Land/property disputes resolvedLand/property disputes resolved
Easement finalized September 2007Easement finalized September 2007
124 acres protected, including primary 124 acres protected, including primary conservation zoneconservation zone
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ChallengesChallenges
Balancing habitat management vs. Balancing habitat management vs. landowner’s needs landowner’s needs –– burn exampleburn example
Grazing concernsGrazing concerns
Boundary dispute (from 1837!)Boundary dispute (from 1837!)
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Long Term GoalsLong Term Goals
Additional conservation easements on surrounding Additional conservation easements on surrounding propertiesproperties
Permanent protection of 100% of Mitchell’s satyr Permanent protection of 100% of Mitchell’s satyr coloniescolonies
Partner with Huron River Watershed Council to Partner with Huron River Watershed Council to implement water quality planimplement water quality plan
Support MNFI, MDNR(LIP), in maintaining fen habitatSupport MNFI, MDNR(LIP), in maintaining fen habitat
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Teton RegionalTeton RegionalLand TrustLand Trust
Riparian Biodiversity Restoration and Capacity Building—Teton River Restoration Project
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A legacy of Lands in the Upper Snake River Valley
Our Mission
. . . to conserve agricultural and natural lands and to encourage land stewardship in the Upper Snake River Watershed for the benefit of today’s communities and as a legacy for future generations.
Our Service Area
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A legacy of Lands in the Upper Snake River Valley
• Wetlands, Wetland- dependent Birds• Native Trout, Riparian
Corridors• Big Game Winter Range
& Migration Corridors• Rare Upland Birds• Rare Plants and
Communities• Strategic Ranch Lands• State High-Quality Farmland
Priority Natural Resources Dependent on Private Lands
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A legacy of Lands in the Upper Snake River Valley
Strategic Program for Protecting Priority Natural Resources
Strategic land protection
Collaborative conservation planning
Resource surveys-Ecological monitoring
Targeted restoration-benefits to high priority conservation species
Partnerships
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Collaborative Conservation Planning
• Working with multiple partners
• Identify priority habitats and wildlife use areas
• Strategic land protection
• Targeted restoration/ enhancement
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Restoration
Riparian, wetland and upland restoration
• Program guided by BOD-approved policies
• Project must be approved by the BOD
• Willing landowner, on easement-protected land
• Suitable management scenario for protecting investment
• Target priority species and have landscape-scale benefits
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Riparian Biodiversity Restoration and Capacity Building—Teton River
Restoration Project
• Landowner action and initiative
• Located on 200-acre easement property protecting ~1 mile of the Teton River
• Property is active cattle ranch
• Managed for fish and wildlife
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Project Background
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Short-Term
• Develop restoration plan to optimize property’s value to conservation priority species
• Have restoration expert mentor Land Trust staff during project planning & implementation
• Implement restoration plan using contractors & volunteers
Long-Term• Improve instream & riparian habitat conditions for conservation priority species
• Cooperatively steward the project with landowner to maximize biodiversity
• Increase Land Trust staff ability to complete large-scale restoration
Project Goals
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A legacy of Lands in the Upper Snake River Valley
Priority Species
• Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy—Species of Greatest Conservation Need
• Rocky Mountain Population Trumpeter Swan Implementation Plan
• Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Management Plan
• Idaho Partners in Flight Plan
• Teton Basin Important Bird Area
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• Reach Assessment by restoration expert
• Land Trust staff training
Project Accomplishments
FTR L2, Transect 4
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Project Accomplishments
• Design development
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Project Accomplishments
• Photopoint establishment
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A legacy of Lands in the Upper Snake River Valley
Capacity Building
•Technical review
• Project and staff evaluation during and after implementation
• Final report evaluating project, staff
• Restoration expert mentoring through:
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A legacy of Lands in the Upper Snake River Valley
Project Monitoring
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Partnerships
• Landowners • Volunteers• NRCS• US Fish and Wildlife Service• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation• Defenders of Wildlife• Trout Unlimited• Foundations• Idaho Dept Fish & Game