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Protecting Forests for the Long Haul

Protecting Forests for the Long Haul . Potomac Conservancy’s approach to improving water quality through forest conservation. 2006-2010 Strategic Goals:.

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Protecting Forests for the Long Haul

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  1. Protecting Forests for the Long Haul Potomac Conservancy’s approach to improving water quality through forest conservation

  2. 2006-2010 Strategic Goals: • Water Quality: Reducing water pollutants, particularly sediment and nutrients, and preventing or reducing the impact of new pollution sources • Scenic Beauty: Protecting the most significant and threatened scenic landscapes • Recreation: Expanding and enhancing responsible river-based recreation

  3. 2006 Objectives: • Identify the most critical watersheds for the purpose of reducing sediment and nitrogen pollution. • Improve water quality by reducing nonpoint source pollution on working lands in targeted watersheds • Identify and advocate for sustainable funding sources that support improvement and protection of water quality

  4. Water Quality and Working Lands • Focus on highly threatened lands critical to water quality • Work directly with landowners to develop a comprehensive management plan • Catalyze local leadership in targeted sub-watersheds to ensure long-term oversight of projects (e.g. forest landowners informational cooperative)

  5. Goods from the Woods Approach • Forest Stewardship Plan • Restoration (funded primarily through State and Federal programs) • Niche products & marketing (e.g. ginseng) • Permanent protection (working forest easements)

  6. Mt. Pleasant Farm • 106-acre sheep farm • 40 acres of forest, 64 acres of open pasture • 1 mile of frontage on Cedar Creek • Adjacent to Cedar Creek Battlefield • Goals: utilize best management practices for water quality and farm efficiency, protect for future generations, attract wildlife.

  7. Whole Homestead Management • 8 acres in CREP, alternative watering source, fencing • Forest managed through a Forest Stewardship Plan • Purchased Easement (State, Federal and private)

  8. Working Forest Easements • Encourage landowners to continue to manage or timber their forest in accordance with a Forest Stewardship Plan • Incorporation of forest management goals (e.g. maintenance of forest canopy, maintenance of water quality, enhancement of wildlife habitat) • Require protection of riparian forest for water quality

  9. Future of land conservation… • Sustained, secure funding for protection of working lands • Incentives for management of working forests to benefit water quality • Partnership and coordination between forestry and land conservation community

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