COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY INC

LAND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES: CLC EMPLOYS A THREE-PRONGED PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH TO ITS LAND PROTECTION MISSION. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: CLC HELPS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS PROTECT PRIVATELY OWNED LAND WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE BY CREATING, ACCEPTING, AND STEWARDING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, ENSURING THE OWNER'S CONSERVATION VISION WILL BE UPHELD FOREVER. CLC CURRENTLY HAS 268 LANDOWNER RELATIONSHIPS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. SUPPORT OF LAND USE PLANNING & COMMUNITY PROJECTS: WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES, COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION GROUPS, CLC ENCOURAGES LAND USE PLANNING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES THAT SUPPORT PROTECTION OF THE COUNTY'S RICH CONSERVATION RESOURCES AND HELPS TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, ACQUISITION, SITE PLANNING, AND THE LIKE FOR CREATION OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, TRAINING OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND FOR HABITAT, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION. IN 2023, CLC'S OUTREACH EFFORTS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 517 INDIVIDUALS. SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURE: CLC BELIEVES THAT A STRONG AND VIBRANT FARM SECTOR IS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ASSET TO THIS AREA, WHERE CENTURIES OF FARMING HAVE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE MARK ON THE COUNTY'S LANDS, CONSERVATION RESOURCES, AND SCENIC ATTRIBUTES. CLC WORKS TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT AN ACTIVE AND RESURGENT AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES INCLUDING CONSERVATION MEASURES AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO HELP NEW FARMERS AND FARMERS WHO WANT TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION ACCESS FARMLAND THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNACCESSIBLE TO THEM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 550 PEOPLE IN 2023.