Spring Newsletter - North Olympic Land Trust

News from North Olympic Land Trust
Spring 2014
Community Celebrates Conservation at 5th Annual Breakfast
Bell Farm in Dungeness - Conserved in 2003
Lindsey Aspelund Photography
On March 21st, North Olympic Land Trust hosted its
5th Annual Conservation Breakfast. The event was an
opportunity for the community to come together and
celebrate conservation of the lands that make the
North Olympic Peninsula a wonderful place to live
and visit.
The program included the presentation of the first
annual Out Standing in the Field Award to Ron Allen
and the Natural Resources staff at the Jamestown
S’Klallam Tribe for their decades of leadership in
community efforts to maintain and restore the health
of the Dungeness River.
This year’s breakfast was attended by over 175
community supporters and focused on the long history
of efforts to conserve the farms, fish and forests of the
Dungeness River Watershed.
The Conservation Breakfast also serves as a
fundraiser for the Land Trust’s work across Clallam
County. This year’s event raised a record $21,000!
Land Trust Selected for National Excellence Program
The Land Trust Alliance has invited North Olympic
Land Trust to be an inaugural member of its National
Excellence Program. This program has been designed
to deliver tailored organizational development
assistance over multiple years to a select group of land
trusts across the country that are poised to grow their
capacity and advance their conservation impact.
Initial funding is being provided by the Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation.
North Olympic Land Trust was chosen for this
program due to its long commitment to
organizational excellence coupled with the
phenomenal potential for landscape-scale land
conservation.
To kick off its participation, later this year the
Alliance will fund a broad organizational assessment
of North Olympic Land Trust. Based on the results
of this assessment, the two groups will work together
to fund and build the Land Trust’s capacity to have
an even deeper impact in the community.
GiveBIG Grows your Gift’s Impact!
Board of Directors:
Suzi Schuenemann, President
Nancy McLaughlin, Vice President
Liam Antrim, Secretary
Layton Carr, Treasurer
Jim Aldrich
Neil Conklin
Josh Fox
Ruth Jenkins
Les Jones
Jim Mantooth
Robbie Mantooth
John Marrs
Crane Miller
David Morris
Reed Wendel
Karen Westwood
John Willits
Gary Colley emeritus
Staff:
Executive Director
Tom Sanford
On May 6th, the Seattle Foundation
will host their annual online
GiveBIG campaign. North
Olympic Land Trust will again
participate in this day of giving.
All donations made on May 6th
through this website will be
partially matched by the
Foundation’s ‘stretch’ pool! Last
year, all donations were
increased by 11%. To donate, go
to SeattleFoundation.org on May
6th and support North Olympic
Land Trust.
Join Us for Our 24th Annual Meeting
Date:
Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
Time:
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (with optional tour to follow)
Location:
Fairview Grange , 161 Lake Farm Rd, Port Angeles
The program will include a report of Land Trust activities over the past year,
information on developing land protection opportunities in the coming years, the
awarding of our first annual Gary Colley Legacy Award and the election of a
slate of nominees to the Land Trust’s Board of Directors by eligible members and
supporters. Immediately following the meeting, a tour of the nearby Siebert
Creek Conservation Area will be offered. RSVP appreciated but not required .
Email [email protected]
Conservation Director
Michele Canale
Stewardship Director
Lorrie Mittmann
Office Manager
Brad Tesreau
Intern
Lindsey Aspelund
Siebert Creek Conservation Area
Lindsey Aspelund Photography
In Memoriam
Our condolences and thanks to the friends and families of Bob Gillham, Don Gold, Don and Mary Wheeler,
Margaret Gardner, and Tom Erikson for their recent legacy gifts to the Land Trust in their loved one’s memory.
Harvest Moon by Wind Rose Cellars to Benefit
North Olympic Land Trust
On April 15th, Wind Rose Cellars unveiled their 2012 Harvest Moon
Cabernet Sauvignon. 15% of the proceeds from each purchased
bottle will be generously donated to support the work of North
Olympic Land Trust by the winery!
Get a bottle today, and know that as you enjoy your 'Harvest Moon'
you are also supporting conservation of the farms, fish and forests of
the North Olympic Peninsula.
Harvest Moon is available at local grocers, fine restaurants and at
Wind Rose Cellars Tasting Room in Sequim.
Facebook users that ‘like’ North Olympic Land Trust’s Facebook page prior to
June 1, 2014, will be entered into a drawing in which three people will win a
bottle of Harvest Moon wine. This opportunity is only being advertised in our
newsletter and will only be available to those of you that read the fine print.
Land Trust Awarded Over $90,000
in Conservation Planning Grants
North Olympic Land Trust has been awarded two planning grants
from the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration program. Over the
coming year, the Land Trust will use these grants to support a
collaborative effort with partner groups to prioritize and develop long
-term strategies for conservation and restoration projects along the
bluffs to the west of Dungeness Spit and along the Elwha River
between its mouth and the Olympic National Park boundary.
The overall goal of the Dungeness portion of the grant is to have a
prioritization of projects for land purchase or conservation easements
to ensure the uninterrupted long-term marine sediment supply that
creates and maintains complex shoreline features and habitat needed
by salmon including the Dungeness Bay Estuary Ecosystem.
The Elwha portion of the grant will analyze and prioritizes lands in
the Elwha River, Little River and Indian Creek watersheds that are
most important to restore and maintain critical salmon habitat.
In coming years, the results of this planning work will both ensure
that quality conservation projects are developed and will increase the
likelihood that the Land Trust and other local groups can acquire the
outside funding necessary to accomplish the further conservation of
these important resources.
2013 Annual Report Now Available Online!
North Olympic Land Trust’s 2013 Annual Report is now available at our website. (www.NorthOlympicLandTrust.org)
This year’s report features fabulous photos of recently conserved land and shares valuable information about the Trust.
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104 N. Laurel Street, Suite 104
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Phone (360) 417-1815
www.NorthOlympicLandTrust.org
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Upcoming Events:
May 1 - “A Fresh Look at Nonprofits”
A 7pm presentation at Peninsula College’s Little Theater
featuring regional non-profit expert, Ben Klasky on the role
non-profits play here in Clallam County. Presented by the
local Alliance Leadership Program in their effort to strengthen
the local non-profit sector. More info at
www.alpconference.org
May 3 - 24th Annual Meeting and Conservation Tour
North Olympic Land Trust will host its Annual Meeting
Saturday morning May 3rd at 10am. The Annual Meeting will
take place at the Fairview Grange (161 Lake Farm Rd off Hwy
101) just east of Port Angeles. The meeting will be followed
by an optional Conservation Tour at Siebert Creek
Conservation Area.
May 6 - GiveBIG
Online fundraising day via the Seattle Foundation website. Be
sure to log on to www.SeattleFoundation.org and stretch your
donation!
Sept 26. - 15th Annual Friends of the Fields’ Harvest Dinner
This annual 100-mile dinner has sold out its 200 seats the last
few years. Be ready to buy your tickets when they go on sale
in August for this popular fundraising dinner for the Land
Trust’s farmland conservation work.
Elk Creek Conservation Area
Lindsey Aspelund Photography
Oct. 4 - 16th Annual Clallam County Farm Tours
This annual celebration of local farmland will again be brought
to you by WSU Extension and the Land Trust and will feature
all your favorite farms.