3/26/2013. inland northwest land trust vicki egesdal, development director & cadie olsen,...
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3/26/2013
Inland Northwest Land Trust
Vicki Egesdal, Development Director
& Cadie Olsen, Conservation
Director
Spokane River Forum 2013
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Inland Northwest Land Trust
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What is a conservation easement?
Land ProtectionLegal agreement between willing landowner and a land trustPermanently limits certain uses of the landLand remains in private ownershipProtections run with the land – even after given, sold, or passed to othersCan’t be undone
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What does the Inland Northwest Land Trust bring
to our partners?We fill a unique role
Permanent protection of private lands
We are NOT Regulatory Political Adversarial
We invite willing, conservation-minded land owners to a leadership role in conservation
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We need your help too
We’re quiet by necessity
A small part of something much bigger
Inland Northwest Land Trust wants to Leverage our mutual conservation goals Expand our collective sphere of effectiveness Learn from your unique watershed expertise
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INLT’s New Focus:
•Rivers•Lakes•Streams•Wetlands
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Conservation Planning
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Location MapLatah Creek
•Many active partnerships
•Watershed in WA and ID
•Tributary to Spokane
•Timber and Wheat
•TMDL
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Latah Creek ProjectsAssessment
Monitoring
Planting Native Riparian Vegetation
Land Owner Outreach
Involving Volunteers
Future Grants and Easements
Expanding Partnerships
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Planting site in early spring
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10/29/2012
VolunteersThe Power of People
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Call us! We’re The Inland
Northwest Land Trust.
Cadie Olsen and Vicki Egesdal