CWMTF Stewardship Program Feb15
- 1. Stewardship Program ReportCWMTF Board Retreat February 15, 2010
- 2. Team MembersPenny AdamsChristopher FippsNancy GuthrieRobin HammondCheryl JohnsonTom JonesSarah KingRichard RogersCherri SmithWill Summer
- 3. Stewardship Topics to be CoveredEndowmentContractsGuidelinesManagement Fund
- 4. EndowmentNC Conservation Easement Endowment Fund is being established with State Treasurer’s Office
- 5. Contracts55 individual grant agreement contracts for closed acquisitions being closed out.14 new contracts being established with land trusts for annual monitoring of all properties from those 55 individual grants. Future acquisition closings.
- 6. Stewardship GuidelinesBaseline Documentation ReportStandards for Monitoring ReportsReserved Rights PolicyReserved Rights RequestsEasement AmendmentsEnforcement Process
- 8. Stewardship Management Fund$20,000 for FY 2010/2011
- 9. Stewardship Management Fund $2,500 cap per management activityInvoices to substantiate costDocumentation of management issue
- 10. Activities Eligible for FundingPriority for management activities that protect integrity of conservation easement and/or protect water quality. Lower priority for funding for activities that enhance the conservation values of the easement area.
- 11. ATV trespassing – direct water quality threat
- 12. Dumping – direct water quality threat
- 13. ATV trespassing – site degradation / emerging water quality threat
- 14. Solution - gate installation / access control
- 15. Riparian buffer planting – enhancing conservation values / improving WQ
- 16. Invasive plant removal – enhancing conservation values
- 17. Criteria for Evaluating Proposals for Management FundsType of management activityThreat to easement area and/or protection of water qualityExtent of management issueAdditional resources contributed to project
- 18. Stewardship Management Fund ScheduleAnnounce to land trusts February 2010Proposals for funds due May 3, 2010Approvals June 2010
Editor's Notes
- #7: Baseline documentation involves collecting detailed information depicting the condition and characteristics of the conserved property at the time
- #11: Cherri – Based on feedback we’ve received from the land trusts and team discussions regarding the mission of the Trust Fund, activities eligible for funding fell into two major categories. We’re proposing that the highest priority management activities must protect the integrity of the conservation easement and/or protect water quality with lower priority for those activities that enhance the conservation values of the easement. Will is now going to discuss some real life examples of management issues and what can be done to resolve these issues.