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LAND CONSERVATION SUMMIT

Join us for a summit focusing on mapping conservation priorities, goals, and strategies for realizing a final vision. Explore mappable factors influencing land conservation, from historic preservation to current development pressures. Gain insights on key examples and the conservation rate compared to development trends. Engage in discussions on lessons learned, funding success, partnership roles, community attitudes, and future opportunities. Don't miss out on addressing urgent hot spots and the potential of Wild and Scenic designation.

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LAND CONSERVATION SUMMIT

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  1. LAND CONSERVATION SUMMIT

  2. Priorities and Goals Mapping • Conservation Matrix • Layer mapping • Final vision – input and discussion

  3. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES MAPPABLE PRIORITIES ALL FACTORS

  4. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES ALL FACTORS

  5. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES ALL FACTORS

  6. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES TOP 4 FACTORS

  7. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES TOP 4 FACTORS

  8. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES TOP 4 FACTORS

  9. ALL FACTORS TOP 4 FACTORS

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  11. VISION TO ACTION • The Unprecedented Opportunity to Realize Vision: • We can do something remarkable – conserve a watershed ecosystem • Point One: • Still have something precious to save • Outstanding watershed quality remains • Over 92% watershed intact

  12. Point 2: • Land Conservation: • Key to Saving the Outstanding Quality

  13. Protected Land by Type

  14. Point Three: Rate of Conservation shows “we can do it” Conservation before 1997: Acres protected: 7,386 18.5% watershed

  15. Conservation 2008: Acres protected: 13,147 32.9% watershed

  16. 7,386: Acres preserved in the last 300+ years 5,760: Acres preserved in the last 11 years

  17. Point 4: • We can do it despite development pressure • Protected key parcels as they came on the market

  18. Key Examples: • Jewett 480 acres • HBD 475 acres • Firestone ~380 acres • SVC 740 acres • Litsky 120 acres • Lefebvre 120 acres • Maynard 205 acres • Plimpton 100 • Walden Preserve 420 acres • Mount Archer 280 acres • Zemko 250 acres • Urbanik 86 acres

  19. Meanwhile, development expands outside the Eightmile . . .

  20. Town Building Permits Issued: 10yrs(’98 to ’07): Lyme: 110 Salem: 220 East Haddam: 598 Total: 928 Eightmile Watershed Acreages: Undeveloped/water Developed/turf/grass Total 1985 37,506 (93.9%) 2,426 39,932 2006 36,836 (92.2%) 3,096 39,932

  21. Comparing Conservation Rate to Development: • Conserved last 11 years: 5,760 acres • Developed last 14 years: 388 acres (includes conv to turf/grass) • Acres conserved/year >>> Acres developed/year • Conservation Rate kept well ahead of development threat: • RARE – even for priority areas

  22. Point 5: • We can do it in a Finite period of time • Point 6: • Wild & Scenic Designation is a big boost

  23. What lands are yet to be decided that we care about? = Vision footprint – Conserved & Developed lands

  24. MAPPABLE PRIORITIES TOP 4 FACTORS

  25. VISION TO ACTION • Realizing the Vision Discussion: • Lessons from Experience • Future Challenges & Opportunities

  26. What strategies worked? • How was the success funded? • What role did partnerships, landowners and community attitudes play? • What is different today including the Market? • Steve Flannigan • What implications do we see for our organizations? • How might we work more effectively -- independently or together? • Where are the hot spots in need of our immediate attention? • Wild and Scenic new opportunity

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