What is The Land Trust of Napa County?
The Land Trust of Napa County (“The Land Trust”), a local non-profit
organization formed in 1976, is charged with maintaining the beauty and rural
character of Napa County by protecting the area’s most important open space
and agricultural lands. The Land Trust is a member-supported, nonprofit 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt organization with more than 1,600 members.
How much property is covered by The Land Trust’s
conservation agreements?
The Land Trust has permanently protected over 50,000 acres, of which over 20,000
acres are covered by conservation agreements with private landowners.
How is The
Land Trust funded?
Through membership dues and charitable contributions primarily from local individuals
and businesses, with some additional support from foundations. The Land Trust
is a non-governmental organization and receives virtually no government money.
Is The Land Trust financially sound?
The Land Trust has a long history of fiscal conservatism. It
is based on the premise that the organization will continue
to exist hundreds of years into
the future. In its entire 31-year history, The Land Trust has never had a
significant shortfall in funding its operations.
How does The Land Trust work?
The Land Trust works with landowners in three ways to permanently
protect open space and agricultural lands by:
- Accepting outright
donations of permanent preserves: lands owned and managed
by The Land Trust for environmental education,
public access, habitat protection,
or research.
- Creating conservation agreements: permanent recorded
restrictions negotiated with willing, private landowners to
limit future subdivision
and development
on their properties.
- Facilitating agency pre-acquisitions: lands
acquired and transferred to a governmental natural resources
agency
or another conservation nonprofit
organization.
What
has The Land Trust of Napa County accomplished?
To date The Land Trust has completed 116 different conservation agreements, permanent
preserve, and cooperative projects with local, state and federal agencies,
thus protecting over 50,000 acres of Napa County from unwanted development. We are working
daily to increase those totals.
For
more information: Contact Executive Director John
Hoffnagle or Director of Land Protection Elizabeth Wroblicka at (707) 252-3270.
updated 7/2008
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