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CHARLOTTE LAND TRUST

REPORT TO OUR NEIGHBORSJANUARY 2014 TO MARCH 2015

Helping to Protect and Preserve the Rural, Agricultural Landscape of Charlotte

Aerial view of Williams Woods and adjoining conserved parcels.

Jennifer & David AdsitLynn & Curt AlpeterThe Anderson FundAnonymousNancy AnsleyKatherine ArthaudBarbara BakerNancy & Jack BarnesMartha & Joe Barton-RiveraDale & Jerilyn BergdahlPeter BerghCarol Hanley & Richard BernsteinVirginia BesthoffRobert & Nancy BlochMichelle Reiter & Dana BoltonLeslie & Robert BotjerJessie & Jeff BradleyCricket & John BraunWilliam & Karen BruettCharles & Mary BrushGeorge BurrillDavis & Libby CableLaura Cahners-FordDale & Kristine CaldwellNathaniel & Kay CarletonAnne & Ted CastleCarol Lowe ClayLynn & Greg CluffRobert & Robin R. ColeburnCarol ConardDeborah V. CookTrafton & Laura CrandallVince & Susan CrockenbergRaven DavisStaige DavisAndy & Birgit DeedsThomas DeliaPatricia O'Donnell & Jim DonovanHeather & John DwightRichard EyreRic & Teena FloodFrances FosterJim & Liz FosterSteve & Meg FosterBill & Eva Fraser-HarrisAlison GardnerSusan Bayer GarnerWalter & Joan GatesDarrilyn Peters & Charles GluckJennifer GraceAlex GrahamValerie & William GrahamLarry & Linda HamiltonDana HanleyMary Mead & Moe HarveyJames & Mary Ellen HebertJanice & Tom HeilmannThomas HennebergerDeborah Loveitt & Richard Hertzberg

Carl & Carlanne HerzogNancy HinsdaleTerry Dinnan & Marty IllickCarolyn & David JeppsenLorna JimersonPeter & Paula JoslinHank & Josie KaestnerVirginia & Mac KeyserTimothy Gus KileyDavid & Anne Marie KittredgeJill KleinmanAileen KrausPhyllis & Alexander KrollAnne & Jim LampmanKate LamptonJoseph LasekJane & John LawlisBarbara & Bud LawrenceGerry & Bill LeckerlingBetty Ann & Don LockhartLindsay LongeKaryn & John LundeMark & Jill LyonsJames & Kathleen ManchesterAllen & Nancy MartinBen & Nan MasonPeter Swift & Diana McCargoLois H. McClureJeffrey & Susan McDonaldEdd & Beth MerrittBob & Kate MesarosJonathan MillerLiam & Laura MurphyStuart Bennett & Pati NaritomiMagdalena NaylorDavid & Diane NicholsLisa Simon & Peter NobesAlice OutwaterElizabeth Bassett & John A. PaneJenane PattersonDorothy & Norman PellettMartha PerkinsNancy & Bill PettyHillary Maharam & David PillStephen & Sallie PintauroPoint Bay MarinaErnest A. PomerleauCharlie ProuttColleen Armstrong & John QuinneyAlison Williams & William RacolinDeborah RamsdellGay ReganAvery Hall & Andrea RogersNancy & John RosenthalEleanor M. RussellMargaret & Michael RussellEbeth & Tom ScatchardWolfger SchneiderSandy Schofield

Dr. Huntington SheldonPhoebe SiemerSusan & Craig SimScott & Curry SimmelGary SmallJeffrey SmallDeborah N. SmithKatherine SneadJoAnne Dennee & Larry SommersElizabeth Pillard & Ken SpencerJohn & Roberta StetsonLarilee SuiterJean Andersson-Swayze &

Andrew SwayzeLouis Cox & Ruah SwennerfeltKit Perkins & Andrew ThurberCornelia & Joseph TierneyRobert & Susan TuckerRobin & Robert TurnauAnn TuttleSonja & Bob UllrichTim & Mary VolkJulie & Peter VollRichard WarrenSandy Steingard & Scott WatermanPatricia & Richard WatersLynne Bond & David WattsSharon Richards & Doug WeaverVictoria WidemanSuzanne Lourie & StevenWisbaumNancy WoodDavid & Kim ZiegelmanViki & Robert Zulkoski

2015 Board of DirectorsLaura CrandallFrances FosterMarty IllickKate LamptonJane LawlisLindsay LongeEdd MerrittDavid PillJessie PriceMary VolkDavid Watts

Directors EmeritusBetty Ann LockhartHuntington Sheldon

Donors January 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015

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LETTER FROM THE BOARD

The Charlotte Land Trust Board ofDirectors is pleased to share this sum-mary of our activities in 2014. All of us

on the board find conservation work inCharlotte to be very gratifying, in large partbecause it feels like a true partnership with ourfellow Charlotters. Conservation is stronglysupported in the Town Plan, through the con-tinued support for the Charlotte ConservationFund and in the enthusiasm that is so oftenevident for preserving Charlotte's best features.We like to remind our fellow Charlotters (andthose who visit) to look out your windows—seewhat, working together, we've all helped createas a legacy. It's truly inspiring for us and we aregrateful for your support.

The Charlotte Land Trust Board of Directors

CONSERVATION

Agreat mix of projects is actively under-way, including agricultural land, forest-land and the potential for some signifi-

cant public access. These projects are in sever-al different sections of town, consistent with ourgoal to promote a diversity of location as well asland type in the portfolio of conserved parcels.Projects can sometimes come together quickly,but often take longer to ensure that conserva-tion goals and landowner needs are thoroughlymet. Although there was no closing on an ease-ment in 2014, we have been very busy with sev-eral exciting projects.

Once a conservation easement is completed,the long-term work for a land trust is just begin-ning. Stewardship—the process of ensuring thatthe terms of an easement are met—is a key partof conservation. Our stewardship committeehas been working to fine-tune our yearly ease-ment reviews, recordkeeping and improvedmarking of easements, including the neweasement boundary markers pictured insidethis report. An important part of their work isto maintain communications with owners ofconserved land.

OUTREACH

Early in 2014 we held the last in a seriesof popular photography workshops thatused conserved lands as its setting.

Many thanks to the landowners who allowed usto access their land for the workshops. In latesummer we co-sponsored, with the CharlotteHistorical Society, a very well-attended presen-tation on the history of Mount Philo withspeaker Judy Chaves. In recognition of theimportance of Mount Philo and its viewshed,CLT has long had a goal to conserve land thatis key to those views.

CLT was once again a participant at theCharlotte Town Party. This is always one ofour favorite outreach events of the year. Weenjoy meeting many of you and hearing youropinions and ideas. If you haven't stopped byour table before, please do so this summer.We'd enjoy meeting you.

ORGANIZATION

CLT continues to operate as a group ofvolunteers and, for another year in2014, was without a board chair. An

unusual way to run things? Perhaps, but it hasworked very well, largely because of the distri-bution of talents on the board and a very clearset of goals, a strong strategic plan and organiza-tional objectives. A core group rotates as meet-ing chair every two months and we work from aschedule of tasks, with subcommittees focusedon specific parts of our work.

CLT has an OrganizationalAssessment Action Plan, cre-ated with the assistance of a

land trust professional, that guides usin making ongoing improvements toall aspects of the land trust's work.The Action Plan serves as a focusand as a checkpoint for us andensures that we steward not only our

conservation work, but also the effi-cient and wise use of donations andgrants that support our work.

In 2014, Tim King and Larry Sommers left theCLT board. We very much appreciate the timeand thoughtful energy they brought to the board.Lindsay Longe joined the board in 2014 and welook forward to adding her expertise and insight toour group.

YES! I will help preserve the naturaland rural beauty of Charlotte by making atax-deductible contribution to theCharlotte Land Trust at the followinglevel:

oBenefactor $2500 oFriend $100oSupporter $1000 oContributor $50oSustaining $500 oOther $______

Please provide the following information andmail, along with your check, to Charlotte Land Trust, P.O. Box 43,Charlotte, VT 05445.

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Easements with the Vermont Land Trust, Charlotte Land Trust,Lake Champlain Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy.Source: Chittenden County Regional Planning CommissionNew easement boundary marker on conserved property.

2014 INCOME AND EXPENSES

INCOMEContributions

Unrestricted $34,531Nichols and Hinsdale Farm Projects 2,500Memorial Gifts 25

Stewardship Donation 5,000Interest and Dividends 695Annual Town Contribution 4,662Total Income $47,413

EXPENSESBurrill Easement $1,681Outreach 2,354Stewardship 263Program Subtotal $4,298Fundraising 1,640Administration 2,617Total Expenses $8,555Total Assets 1/1/2014 $222,801Total Assets 12/31/2014* 261,660*Includes Stewardship Fund $99,446

SPECIAL THANKS:Logo: Family of Rockwell Kent

Layout: Janice HeilmannPHOTO CREDITS:

Cover: Rose Paul, The Nature ConservancyLaura CrandallFrances Foster

Charlotte Land Trust 2015 Board L to R: Jane Lawlis, Kate Lampton,David Pill, Frances Foster, David Watts, Edd Merritt, Mary Volk, Laura Crandall. Missing: Marty Illick, Lindsay Longe, Jessie Price.

Haying on conserved land off Mt. Philo Road. I n f o @ C h a r l o t t e L a n d Tr u s t . o r g

THE CHARLOTTECONSERVATION FUND

The Charlotte Conservation Fund hasbeen central to the success of landpreservation in Charlotte for many years.Established in 1996, the Fund has helpedconserve 1,687 acres. The $1,397,951expended from the Fund has leveraged$6,653,189 of grant money from othersources. The Conservation Fund is asound investment in preserving Charlotte’srural landscape.

The Fund will once again be up forrenewal at Town Meeting in 2016. It’snot too early to think about what theFund has done for our town and whata good value it has been. The CLT boardencourages you to support renewal of theFund next Town Meeting Day.

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