land conservation and climate change

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The Summit Land Conservancys work to protect the remaining open spaces, agricultural lands and anim

habitats in Utah will play a crical role in Summit Countys eort to reduce its carbon footprint and miga

the eects of climate change.

The forests, wetlands, grasslands, agricultural lands and sagebrush hillsides permanently protected by th

Summit Land Conservancy will provide opportunies for carbon sequestraon. These same proper

may provide migratory corridors and habitat for species displaced by the changing climate. Protect

agricultural lands will provide connuing opportunies for locally produced food. The trails found o

properes such as the McPolin Farm will oer safe thoroughfares for nonmotorized transportaon, anopen spaces will migate the urban heat island eect resulng from development.

The environmental benets of protecng open space are countless. Read on to learn more about sever

of the ways in which the Summit Land Conservancy is working to address the issue of climate change.

SUMMIT LAND CONSERVANCY VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 2009

hp://www.summitlandconservancy.org/join.html

Join Summit Land Conservancy and help protect local land forever.

435-649-0220 www.summitlandconservancy.org

The Summit Land Conservancy, in partnership with landowners, faciliates the permanenprotecon of Summit Countys remaining agricultural lands, viewsheds,

animal habitats, waterways and rangelands.

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Forests, agricultural lands and grasslands can play an important role in remo

carbon from the environment. Carbon sequestration is the net removal of

from the atmosphere and, according to the US Department of Energy, enhan

the natural processes that remove CO2 from the atmosphere is thought to beof the most cost-effective means of reducing atmospheric levels of CO

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Ecosystems that oer signicant opportunies for carbon sequestraon inc

forest lands, such as those found in Empire Canyon, and agricultural lands like

Fawce Property. The vegetaon found on these protected lands removes

during photosynthesis and stores carbon in leaves, branches, roots and soils

The US EPA esmates that U.S. lands, public and private, remove approxima

900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, re

senng 14.8% of total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.2 While undeveloped l

can remove carbon, changes in land use, such as clear cutting, can release st

carbon into the atmosphere. The protection and responsible managemen

ecosystems that store carbon is a critical element of any attempts to mit

the effects of climate change.

Carbon trading, an economic approach to reducing industries carbon footpr

may generate economic benefits beyond the recreational, wildlife, and visual

efits that these landscapes already provide.

CARBON SEQUESTRATION

- Quarry Mountain -

CURRENT PROJECTS

This 183 acres of open space stretchesacross Quarry Mountain and sits con-

tiguous to the McPolin farmlands. It

provides habitat to a variety of wildlife

and a great array of recreational trails.

With Quarry Mountain protected by

conservation easement, there will now

be a continuous open space corridor

that stretches over 300 acres through

Quarry Mountain and the McPolin

Farmlands.

The protecon of 600 acres of foreston Iron Mountain will ensure habitat

stability for elk, moose, quail, deer and

many other nave inhabitants. The

Iron Mountain property connects to

the Warren Claims and McPolin Farm-

lands, which connect to the Clissold

property, creang a vast 900+ acre

preserve! All are protected by perma-

nent conservaon easements held by

the Summit Land Conservancy.

CONSERVATION

MANAGEMENT

PLAN


- Iron Mountain -

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ADAPTATION


For years, High Star Ranch has beenwell-regarded as a local boarding and

riding facility. Today, it is being redevel-

oped to create one, large, equestrian

desnaon resort. In addion to the

many acres of lush pastureland, 900

acres of High Star Ranch is protected

open space, which stretches across

hillsides and up mountain slopes giv

ing way to wilderness of the high Uinta

Mountains.

- High Star Ranch -

CURRENT PROJECTS

- Fawcett Ranch -

Working with long-me SummitCounty landowners and a coalion

of funding sources, the Summit Land

Conservancy has permanently pro

tected 42 acres along the Weber Rive

near Henefer. This river-front property

contains two of the rare natural river

bends le in this secon of the Webe

River. Deer, elk, bald eagles, sandhil

cranes and brown trout all nd impor

tant habitat on the property.

he ability to adapt to climate change will determine the degree to which

hanging temperatures and catastrophic weather events affect people, wildlife

nd vegetation. Protecting open spaces and agricultural lands will give many

lant and animal species potential routes to survival.

Natural ecosystems are adapted to specific climatic conditions. As the earths

limate changes, some species may be unable to survive. In the past, plants and

nimals adapted to climate changes by dispersing to more suitable environ-

ments. Some species will not be able to migrate quickly enough to respond tohe rapidly changing climate; those that can will be challenged by fragmented

cosystems and a lack of suitable habitats to move to. The Summit Land Con-

ervancys work to protect open spaces and migratory corridors may provide

pecies with the opportunity to transition to more suitable environments and

dapt to the changing climate.

Additional benefits of open space:

Protected agricultural lands provide connuing opportunies for locally

grown food.

Trails found on properes such as the McPolin Farm oer safe routes for

nonmotorized travel.

Open spaces migate the urban heat island eect created by development.

Open spaces, such as McPolin Farm on McCloud Creek and Fawce

Ranch on the Weber River, help protect our invaluable water resources.

We need your support to continue our conservationefforts here in Summit County.

Visit our website to contribute online

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