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OUR VISIONStowe is a beautiful and healthy place to live and visit with:
Abundant locally-grown food, fuel, and timber
Access to exceptional recreation opportunities
Healthy and diverse native wildlife
Clean water
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THE CASE FOR CONSERVATIONLand is a finite resource.
The Stowe community overwhelmingly supports conservation.
Land continues to be developed at a steady pace.
Important lands are still vulnerable.
HOW WE WORKConservation Easements
Land Acquisition
Trail & Public Access Easements
Effective Strategies
Strong Partnerships
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3597 Acres Protected
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Ease
men
ts Donated Easements
Purchased Land
Donated Land
Purchased Easements
58%
Reso
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1987 2017
Recreation Forest Agriculture Water
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LAND PROTECTION PRIORITIES
Scenic Beauty
Working Farmland
Working Forests
Recreation
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Rivers
Sunset Rock
WORKING FARMLAND
Protect productive farmlandthat can support a thrivinglocal food economy and is
affordable for future farmers.
Bouchard Farm
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FARMLAND PRIORITIES
Currently in active production
High quality soils and other agricultural resources
Part of a viable farm operation
Farmsteads with infrastructure
Under sound resource management
WORKING FORESTS
Protect productive forestland that can help support a
sustainable and innovative forest-based economy
Trapp Family Lodge
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FOREST PRIORITIES
Under sound forest management
Productive soils and growingConditions
Sufficient forest acreage and access for viable forest management
RECREATION
Protect public access to and between community
recreation areas
Cady Hill Forest & Joe’s Pond
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RECREATION PRIORITIES
Existing trail networks and connections between them
Community features such as swimming holes or ball fields
Areas that benefit a broad segment of the Stowe community
Includes a clear plan for the future management of trails, facilities, and public access
WILDLIFE & BIODIVERSITY
Protect high-quality habitat and critical connectors to
support a diversity of native plants and animals
Crawford Family Forest
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WILDLIFE & BIODIVERSITY PRIORITIES
Part of a large, unfragmentedforest (anchor block) or the forest connecting them (connecting block)
Important wildlife corridors and land adjacent to critical road crossings
Important wetlands, surface waters, and riparian corridors
Diverse physical landscapes
Rare, threatened, or endangeredspecies habitat
Significant natural communities or complexes of communities
RIVERS
Maintain and enhance thestability of Stowe’s rivers
Little River
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RIVER PRIORITIES
Priority lands identified by theVermont River ManagementProgram
Land with public access tothe river
A CALL TO ACTIONWe invite you to:
Share your ideas and suggestions
Become a Stowe Land Trust member
Donate or give a gift
Volunteer
Consider protecting your land
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Going PublicCreating a Strategic Conservation Plan to Share
Learning Objectives
• Explore some of the unique opportunities and challenges associated with creating a public version of a strategic conservation plan.
• Leave with ideas about creating a public plan for your organization and specific next steps.
© Richard Levine
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About Stowe Land Trust
• Who we are, what we do• History of conservation planning in our organization
• Why we created a publicly available strategic conservation plan
Getting Started
• Who has done this? Examples from the field
• Vision, rationale, funding, time commitment
• Defining conservation priorities and a structure for the plan
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Which are the important lands to protect?
If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there ‐ Yogi Berra
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Planning Process
•2006 Conservation Plan• Resource Data Gathering & Mapping
• Local Knowledge (e.g. location of working farmlands)
Inventory
•Co‐Occurrence Assessment: High, Medium, Low Quality Resources
• Community Input• Threat Assessment
Assess • Identify and Rank Priority Parcels• Tier I ‐ Highest Priority• Tier II ‐ High Priority• Tier III ‐Medium Priority• Cost & Feasibility Analysis
Prioritize
•Proactive land protection• Efficient response• Capacity, $$• Community outreach• Plan to update plan
Act
Deliverables
Strategic Conservation Plan• Part I
– External– Big picture overview, outreach document– Summary/overview of Step 1
• Part II – Internal– Details of analysis, priorities, action plan– Details of Steps 1, 2 and 3
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Data Collection & Analysis
• Local knowledge• Spatial analysis and mapping
• Board & community input
Co‐occurrence Assessment
Appropriate size50+ acres
Suitable Growing Conditions
In Current Use
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Prioritization ‐ Resources
Combined Resource Score
Farmland
High
Med
Low
Forestland
Wildlife
Rivers
Prioritization ‐ Enhancements
Develop‐ability
High
Med
Low
Scenic
High
Med
Near Conserved Land?
Yes
No
Viable Farm Size?
Yes
No
Existing Recreation
Use?
Yes
No
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Map Num. Landowner Name Location Description Fa
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Existing Re
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Farmer Type Use Possible Strategy326 PIKE LESLIE C REVOC TRUST WATERBURY RD 211.04 AC FARM / 4 DWLS 1 Med High High High PIKE OWN DAIRY Easement Purchase333 RICKETSON KENNETH H PUCKER ST 221 AC & FARM 1 High High Med High RICKETSON OWN DAIRY Easement Purchase
160 ADAMS LESTER S JR & JANET B PUCKER ST 102.6 AC & FARM/5 DWLS/1 APT 1 High High Med Med ADAMS OWN VEGETABLES Easement Purchase
297MORRILL ARTHUR H & LAWRENCE BRUSH HILL RD 276.2 ACRE FARM 1 Med Med n/a High MORRILL OWN DAIRY Easement Purchase
321 PERCY PAUL E WEST HILL RD 277.71 ACRE FARM 1 Med High n/a Med PERCY OWN HAY/SUGARBUSH Easement Purchase323 PERCY PAUL E PERCY HILL RD 118.31 AC & FARM 1 Med Med n/a High PERCY OWN DAIRY Easement Purchase322 PERCY PAUL E STAGECOACH RD 102.4 AC WARE FARM 1 High High High Low PERCY OWN DAIRY Purchase OPAV320 PERCY PAUL E TINKER LN 194.21 AC TINKER FARM 1 High High Med Low PERCY OWN DAIRY Purchase OPAV324 PERCY PAUL E BOUCHARD RD 281.29 ACRE FARM 1 High High n/a Low PERCY OWN DAIRY Purchase OPAV
194 CONNACHER MARY J TANSY HILL RD 251.06 AC & 3 DWLS 2 Med High High High PERCY LEASE HAY Easement Donation w/ SLT cont.
250 KAISER CHRISTINE GONYAW NEBRASKA VALLEY RD 66.5 AC & FARM / DWL/2 DW MH 2 Med High Med Med KAISER OWN ORGANIC DAIRY Bargain Sale Easement 230 GOODSON GREGG W STAGECOACH RD 33 AC & DWL/VET CLINIC 2 High High Med Med PERCY LEASE HAY Bargain Sale Easement 354 SNOW ROSE & SNOW DOUGLAS PUCKER ST 29 AC & DWL 2 High High Med High PERCY LEASE HAY Bargain Sale Easement
224 GERSHMAN ERIC W FAMILY TRUST MEADOW LN 189.16 AC & DWL/CAMP 2 Low Med n/a Med PERCY LEASE HAY Easement Donation w/ SLT cont.
405WEEKS HILL HOLDINGS LLC WEEKS HILL MEADOWS 90.95 ACRES 2 Med Med n/a High PERCY LEASE HAY/PASTURE Bargain Sale Easement 253 KELLOGG FRANKLIN R & MARION BRUSH HILL RD 39.8 AC & 2 DWLS 2 Med Low n/a High KELLOGG OWN DIVERSIFIED Bargain Sale Easement 189 CHASE ROBERT LUCE HILL RD 15 AC & DWL 2 High Med n/a Med PERCY LEASE HAY Bargain Sale Easement 247 HUNNEWELL WILLARD P TRUST WEEKS HILL RD 17.3 ACRES 2 High Med n/a High PERCY LEASE PASTURE Bargain Sale Easement
Tiered Priorities
Visibility
Resource Score
Descr. Grant Funding? Strategy SLT Fundraising
Tier I High Farmstead, substantial acreage
High rank for VHCB/NRCS (up to $500K)
Purchase of Development Rights
Full public campaign if needed
Tier II Medium Farmstead,med/small acreage
Limited VHCB/NRCS support
Bargain Sale or Donation of Development Rights
May consider full PDR with small private campaign
Tier III Medium Supporting land, small acreage
No VHCB/NRCS funding
Donation of Development Rights only
SLT may cover some project costs
Working Farmland Example
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Tier I & II Priority Parcels with Focus
Areas
Anchor Blocks (Forest Focus Areas)
Ecological Reserves
Connecting Blocks
Agricultural Focus Areas
Recreation Focus AreasRecreation Focus Areas
Action Plan
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Goal 1. Proactively protect the highest priority lands
• Set goal; integrate into fundraising plan.Raise Funds
• Send letter and copy of public version of plan
Cultivate Landowner Relationships
• Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor CoalitionCreate Focus Area Initiatives
• Share the public version of plan with all partnersMaintain Partnerships
Goal 2. Respond to opportunities
• Review this plan with Lands Committee annually. Ensure all board members are familiar with the plan.
Streamline Projects
• Plan for short‐term increase in staff needs to complete multiple projects.Assess Staff
Needs
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Goal 3: Build and maintain community awareness & enthusiasm
• Available in public locations• Refer to at SLT events and outings
• Post on SLT’s website.• Mail to all current SLT members• Sponsor a series of talks/events
Increase community
awareness and understanding
Goal 4: Incorporate new information and adapt plan accordingly.
• Build out analysis• Tracking landscape change over time using aerial imagery
Apply New Information
• Review annually• Update in 2019Update Plan
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Outcomes
Most Important and Vulnerable
Lands Protected
Strong Relationships• Landowners• Community• Partners
Solid Organization• Efficient & Effective
Things to Consider…
• Getting Your Board on Board
• How much land is enough?
• The proverbial “target on my back”
© Tom Rogers
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Your Turn
• How would you approach creating a public conservation plan?
• What are your unique challenges & opportunities?
• Any next steps?
Thank you
Caitrin MaloneyExecutive DirectorStowe Land Trust(802) 253‐[email protected]
www.stowelandtrust.org