spring 2011 northcoast regional land trust newsletter

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ith the completion of aphase one conservation

easement on the CharlesMountain Ranch, we havenow surpassed 15,000 acres of conserved

working ranchlands. Tis achievementhelps to ensure the Northcoast RegionalLand rusts goals of creating a sustain-able future for our communitys farms,ranches and forestlands. In addition, wehave received an incredibly generous giftfrom the late Dr. Louise Watson who lefther 8-acre property in rinidad to us in her

will. Her charitable gift of property will

not only be protected in its natural stateforever (through a conservation easement),

but will also provide a signicant nancialcushion for NRL when the property sellson the private market.

Tough seemingly two separate stories,these two milestones are undeniably linked.

With these 15,000 acres of conserved landscomes the responsibility for the NorthcoastRegional Land rust to monitor theseproperties, forever. Tis is an enormous re-sponsibility and the nancial sustainabilityof NRL is of the utmost importance insafeguarding these protected landscapes.

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Frm t ectiv DirctrBard DrctrsPresident, Leland Mora, Business Owner,

Humboldt Auction Yard & HumboldtGrassfed Beef

1st Vice President, Dennis Rael, BusinessOwner, Los Bagels Company, Inc.

2nd Vice President, Ann King Smith,Cultural Resource Specialist

Secretary, Martha Spencer, Senior Planner,Humboldt County Planning Division

Treasurer, Blake Alexandre, Business Owner,Alexandre Family EcoDairy Farms

Mark Andre, Director of EnvironmentalServices, City of Arcata

Bill Bragg, Attorney at Law, Bragg,Perlman, Russ, Stenich, Rudolph & Eads

Yvonne Everett, Professor, NaturalResources Planning, Humboldt StateUniversity

Jill Hackett, Business Owner, Ferndale FarmsJohn Lima, Business Owner, Redwood

Forest Products

Mandy Marquez, Business Banking OcerFred Neighbor, Attorney at Law, Private

PracticeJason Pelletier, North Coast Project

Director, Te Nature Conservancy

James AbleHeidi BourneMaya ConradMelanie Cunningham

Je DunkZuretti Goosby

Steve HackettAldaron LairdRollie Lamberson

David McMurrayDina MooreColleen OSulllivanChuck Powellom RoweRondal Snodgrass

Eddie annerPaul J. Warner

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Lindsay Magnuson, Executive DirectorBen Morehead, ProjectsSarah Pilkington, Outreach & DevelopmentRyan Wells, Projects

Shayne Green, Planning Consultant

VolunteersLeslie Scopes Anderson, Newsletter LayoutKen Magnuson, Media Extraordinaire

e Northcoast Regional Land Trust is amember of the Land Trust Alliance and theCalifornia Council of Land Trusts.

Contact NRLT:P.O. Box 398, Bayside, CA 95524Phone: 707.822.2242; Fax: [email protected]; www.ncrlt.org

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Bard Advsrs

We welcome our new Directors & Advisors andsincerely thank those who have taken leave.

In February, 2011NRL hiredSarah Pilkington,Outreach andDevelopment. Sarahgrew up in SonomaCounty, California

and went to college in San Luis Obispoat Cal Poly, where she received her BAin Elementary Education and a minorin English. She worked in education as ateacher and tutor prior to moving into thenon-prot sector as a program coordinator

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for the Northcoast Mentor Program andRedwood Community Action AgencysAmeriCorps* VISA Program. Sarah hasa background in organizational capacitybuilding, outreach, event coordination,building collaborative partnerships, andfund development. She enjoys beingoutdoors, whether it is river rafting orgardening, and focuses her work and playon her love for the land. She looks forwardto bringing her passion for environmentalstewardship to NRL to help sustain theorganization in years to come.

Tank you Kevin & Linda!

s a Humboldt County native, I have a specialfondness for the rain. Not the soft pitter-patterkind of rain, but the pounding storms thatswell the rivers. We certainly had our share of

those in December and March! But with those rains, thespring is now bursting and the hills have erupted in green.Perhaps one of my favorite things about my work withthe Northcoast Regional Land rust is the way in which itconnects me to those green hillsides and to the people thatsteward those lush expanses of open country.

Rain or shine, we are looking forward to another greatyear at the Land rust! We have achieved two majormilestones this year which we are happy to share with you in this issue. And, as always,there have been some changes for us. First, Kevin McKernan has decided to leave theNRL Board. Kevins commitment to serve on the board following his time as ExecutiveDirector provided essential continuity for me as the new Land rust director. Kevin wasalso a great mentor; his calm presence and clear advice were always a tremendous help.

It is also with much sadness that we say good bye to our long time fundraiserextraordinaire Linda Serrano. Linda came to NRL in 2006 and with a job description

that spanned administrative minutiae to newsletter development and working with majorgranting foundations, Linda truly held down the fort. Her departure last year was a dicultone for us and I have learned immensely from walking a mile (or ten) in her shoes. I sorelymiss her presence in the oce but wish her well in her future endeavors.

With these departures come three new faces to NRL and it is with great pleasure thatI introduce Jason Pelletier, Mandy Marquez and Sarah Pilkington to you. Jason & Mandyhave recently joined the NRL Board of Directors. Jasons strong conservation backgroundand Mandys nancial skills will ll big gaps for us and we look forward to having theirperspectives and talents in our midst. Sarah Pilkington, our newest sta member, is quicklybecoming one of our greatest strengths. Having only been with NRL for three months,Sarah has jumped in feet-rst and immediately begun helping us to re-evaluate and re-envision our organizational processes and future work. We are very lucky to have her onour team! Lastly, I would like to extend a big welcome to our new board president LeeMora (more on p.3)!

As this rainy season gives way to sun (orfog), we welcome the opportunity to continueserving our community in the conservation andstewardship of our rural lands. We thank you foryour role in helping us do this important work,and we welcome your continued involvement!

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economic viability of working lands andthe conservation of natural resources.

2. Work to reduce costs associated with

regulatory compliance.

3. Develop a coordinated regionalapproach to the development ofagricultural and forest resource markets.

4. Develop a robust and accessible systemof support services capable of meeting thediverse needs of agricultural producersand non-industrial forestland owners.Tis includes addressing infrastructure,marketing, transport, technical service,and workforce needs.

5. Provide nancial and technical supportfor landowners to conserve and stewardnatural resources on their land.

6. Increase educational opportunitiesfor private landowners and the generalpublic, linking information, educationand action around shared goals.

orking with a diverse groupof local stakeholders, theNorthcoast Regional Landrust recently facilitated

the completion of a 100-year WorkingLands Vision for Humboldt County. Tedocument establishes an interrelatedset of goals, benchmarks, indicatorsand collaborative actions to guide ourcommunitys approach to maintaining

working lands.Te production of this living document

marks an important milestone in theNorthcoast Dialogues Project. TeDialogues was initiated by NRL in 2008to improve the quality of communicationon working lands issues, create a collectivevision for working lands, and develop

a widely-supported plan of action formaintaining working lands on the NorthCoast.

We are grateful for the dozens ofindividuals who contributed to the Visionthrough their participation in steeringcommittee meetings, working groupforums, public workshops, and onlinesurveys.

Te following provides a glimpse intothe content of the Vision. o view thedocument in its entirety, please visit our

website at: www.nclrt.org.

BENCHMARKS:

Incentives exist that result in over eightypercent of the countys agricultural landsand private forest lands being managed for

the long-term production of marketablegoods and services with active stewardshipof natural resources.

INDICATORS:

Statistical values to be tracked regularly(at least every ve years) for the purposeof evaluating the changing status ofagricultural lands, agricultural production,the health of watersheds and whether ornot the benchmark is being attained.Some key indicators: Agricultural and forestland acreage Production levels, including revenue Land prices Ecological services, including water

quality

COLLABOATiVE ACTiO AgEDA:

1. Develop a process for regularly (at leastevery ve years) and publicly evaluating thechanging status of forest and agriculturallands, resource production, and watershedhealth in the county. Te forum willexamine trends and issues aecting the

Welcome to our newboard president LeeMora! Lees tire-less commitment tothe preservation ofagricultural lands andto our work at NRLhas been integral toour success in recentyears. We are tremen-dously grateful forhis willingness to stepinto this new role.

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Than Y CNPS!Te Northcoast Regional Land rust would like to extend a heartfelt Tank You tothe members of the local chapter of the California Native Plant Society for their assis-

tance with vegetation monitoring at our Freshwater Farms Reserve property! Teir helphas been crucial in monitoring the eects of our recent wetland restoration project.


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watersheds, providing coldwater for salmon and steelheaddownstream. Te property isalso a haven for myriad wildlife

species NRL sta visitingthe property have observedblack bear, grouse, goldeneagles, and numerous deer.Charles Mountain Ranch isknown nationally for its deerherd. In fact, the ranch hostsseveral guided trophy hunts peryear, with visitors from acrossthe nation. Te ranch ownersalso donate a hunt every year toraise money for the CaliforniaDeer Association, which worksto improve our California deerherds and other wildlife through directnancial support for habitat improvementand research projects.

Tis conservation easement is the rstof two phases which will encompass 7,340acres of picturesque landscape lled withmixed conifer forest, oak woodland, grass-lands, and perennial streams. Te landown-ers have worked diligently to maintain thesehabitats through road improvement proj-ects, young conifer removal in oak wood-lands, spring developments, and strategicgrazing exclusions. Te Phase wo project,protecting another 4,400 acres on the ranchis scheduled to be completed this year. Welook forward to updating our members andpartners on this developing project.

Charles Mountain Ranch Phase ONE Completed

Six Rivers to the Sea is a regionalinitiative made up of landowners,agencies, and conservation groups whoshare the goal to conserve large areasof working forests, farms, ranchesand associated wildlife habitat and

watershed values. Spanning from

the Six Rivers National Forest to thePacic Ocean, this eort has resultedin approximately 15,000 acres ofrural landscapes that will be protectedfrom subdivision and development,and maintained as working ranchesforever. Below is a list of the ranchesthat have voluntarily participated inthis initiative by securing conservationeasements on their property:

Howe Creek Ranch, Ferndale (2002)Iaqua Ranch, Kneeland Ridge (2006)Price Creek Ranch, Ferndale (2006)Valley View Ranch, Petrolia (2008)

Grizzly Mountain Ranch, Zenia (2008)Chalk Mountain Ranch, Phase I,Bridgeville (2010)Charles Mountain Ranch, Phase I,Blocksburg (2011)

We are working with our Six Rivers tothe Sea partners to complete conser-vation easement protections on anadditional 9,940 acres by the end of2011. Your support can help us makethis happen!

fter seven years of project coor-dination and fundraising, theCharles Mountain Ranch PhaseOne conservation easement has

been completed, permanently protecting2,900 acres of productive ranch and forestland from development and loss of resourcevalues. Funding for this project was provid-ed by the California Wildlife ConservationBoard and was matched by a signicantdonation from the landowners. Additional-ly, project due diligence funding was madeavailable through the USDA Forest LegacyProgram administered by CALFIRE. Tissuccess is a part of the ongoing Six Riversto the Sea conservation partnership, whichseeks to protect corridors of viable workinglandscapes and wildlife habitat from the SixRivers National Forest to the Pacic Ocean(see inset).

Te landowners, im and JacquelynPricer and Doris Fearrien, decided topursue a conservation easement in orderto secure nancial stability and protectthe productive resource base of the ranch.With this easement secured, we have thepeace of mind knowing that the propertycan never be split up, and that it will alwaysbe an intact, working ranch, says im.

Te ranch straddles Charles Mountainridge, just ve miles north of the commu-nity of Blocksburg. From atop the ridge,one can see distant mountain ranges, BlackLassic Mountain, and on clear days evenFerndale and the Pacic Ocean. Te ranchdrains into the Eel and Van Duzen River

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n 2009Dr. Louise

Watsonpeacefully

passed away after92 years of anactive and fulll-ing life. She wasa professor atHumboldt StateUniversity who

loved people, wildlife and organizationsthat work to protect open space. Yearsbefore her passing, Louise worked with herattorney Catherine M. Koshkin and closefriends Dave & Robin Kinzer, to formalizea planned gift of property in her will to theNorthcoast Regional Land rust. Louiserealized long ago that her special rinidadproperty could be at risk of development.She loved nature and the wildlife that usedthe forest, meadow and riparian areas on herhomestead. When asked why she decidedto gift the property, she shared, I dont

want the land being broken up into a bunchof lots and sold.

Several years prior, Louise had gifted anadjacent 5-acre property to Humboldt StateUniversity with the intent to maintain theland in its native state. Upon receiving ourgift from Dr. Watsons estate, we immedi-ately began working with HSU to reuniteall thirteen acres of Dr. Watsons propertyunder a single conservation easement that

will go into eect when the property sells.Trough the sale of this 13-acre coastal

residential and open space property to a pri-vate buyer, our Land rust will permanentlyprotect the open space wildlife habitat onthe property while also allowing for the newowner to cultivate their own home there.

Louise was a generous woman who dedi-cated both her life and her nancial assets tohelp people better connect with nature. Shefound satisfaction in knowing that upon her

death, her property would both be protectedfrom development and fragmentation whilealso providing funding for our organizationto protect additional private open spacesand wildlife habitat in Humboldt County.

We are honored to have known Louise inher later years and thank her for her gener-ous gift.

We are especially grateful to Burt Nor-dstrom and Kimberley Pittman Schulz ofHSU, and thankful for the guidance pro-vided by Cat Koshkin and Dave & RobinKinzer during this process.

BeAuTifuL CoNSeRVATioN PRoPeRTYWAiTiNg foR You To CALL iT HoMe!

Nearly 13 acres of gorgeous end of theroad Patricks Point property with 896sq/ft farmhouse and 600 sq/ft barnin a very private setting. Listen to theocean roar and watch wildlife in idyllicmeadow from your porch. A distantocean view, year round Riley Creek andredwoods are all included in this lovelyone of a kind conservation property.Oered at $449,000.00.

Be part of the legacyCall Maya Conrad at 707.498.2025for a rvate hown today.Maya Conrad, Realtor, Land Agent &ECOBroker, www.mayaconrad.com

A Tmlss Way t Prtct Spcal Placs: Lacy gvn

Seven out of ten Americans make gifts to charities in their lifetime. However, fewer thanone in ten leaves a gift to charity in their will or trust. You have an opportunity to leave

your own legacy of land conservation. Gifts to the Northcoast Regional Land rust help usprotect the rolling hills, watersheds, coastal blus and working farms and ranches for futuregenerations. Any individual, at any point in their life, can create a legacy gift in the form ofa bequest, life income or endowment gift. It can be as easy as naming NRL as a beneciaryon a savings, checking or pension account, or through a more complex instrument like acharitable trust. Gifts can also be made using qualied retirement account assets, real estate,and insurance policies.

A legacy gift can provide you and your family with a variety of benets including:

Increasing current income for the donor or others Reducing income and/or estate taxes Reducing or avoiding capital gains taxes Passing assets on to family members at reduced tax costs

Find out how to meet an important community need, while protecting something youdeeply care about. Contact your nancial advisor for details or for basic information, pleasecontact NRL at 707-822-2242 or go to http://ncrlt.org/legacy.

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Annual Report 2010Te Northcoast Regional Land rust ispleased to provide our members with anaccounting of organizational and program-

matic accomplishments for 2010:

Chalk Mountain Phase I closed January15, 2010, protecting 3,268 acres of ranchand forestland. We are currently workingtowards conservation of the remaining4,000+ acres of Chalk Mountain Ranch in2011.

We received our rst bequest of propertyfrom the late Dr. Louise Watson and havepartnered with Humboldt State Universityto bring the entire property under oneconservation easement.

While Freshwater Farms restorationproject was monitored for its rst year ofnaturalization, we also have begun planningfor the design and implementation of theFreshwater Nature rail, a mile trail that

will be open to the public.

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Conservation Programs $415,700 $329,960

Education Program n/a $11,461

Regional Planning n/a $1,787

Operational** $53,230 $29,847

OAL n/a $373,055

** Includes administration, fundraising, sta development & board

expenses.

We drafted revisions of our three primaryplanning documents: a Strategic, FundDevelopment and Regional Action Plan.

We worked with the North Coast Dia-logues Steering Committee to develop aDraft Vision for Working Lands andrecently nalized the document.

We have begun development of the Hum-boldt County Voluntary Oak WoodlandsConservation Program to increase oppor-tunities for landowners to conserve andrestore oak woodlands on their properties.

We hosted a successful 10-year celebrationwhich was attended by nearly 200 people

and raised nearly $5,000.

We continued our Lay of the Landprogram and have presented to nearly 200community members.

Support from the Dean Witter Foun-dation helped to keep our local Farm toSchool program alive in Humboldt County

Government Grants $233,074 $177,707

Foundation Grants $222,500 $150,870

Donations* $42,078 $107,282

Investments -$56,902 $32,207

Other Income $1,830 $21,702

OAL $442,580 $489,768

* Includes $69,000 in donations to our stewardship fund which allows for

the ongoing monitoring and stewardship of our easment properties.

and enabled over 700 students (mostlylow-income) to participate in the programadministered by Erin Derden-Little.

Freshwater Farms Reserve was alive withinterpretive and educational events: wehosted restoration and educational activi-ties for hundreds of community members;took nearly 150 University students on toursas part of courses on restoration, planningand ecology; partnered with Friends of theDunes to provide in-the-eld, in-depth sci-ence education to nearly 100 K-5 children;and worked with Six Rivers Charter Schoolto complete the third year of data collectionat the FWFR site.

We provided workshops in Del Norteand Humboldt County to 60 landownerson incentive-programs for stewardship onprivate lands.

We worked in cooperation with UC Co-operative Extension to develop a land inven-tory and database of landowners interestedin mentoring or leasing land to new farmers.

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THANk You NRLT Mmbrs and Spprtrs!Te Northcoast Regional Land rust is forever grateful to the following who gave grants or gifts

from April 1, 2010 through April 1, 2011.

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Rdwd ($1,000 +)Bob Battagin & Deborah FitzpatrickRoland LambersonSteve Miller & Yvonne Schell

B La Mapl ($500-$999)John & Claudia LimaJohn & Nancy VanSpeybroeck

Blac oa ($250-$499)Donvieve & Michael ChristianStan & Judy DixonBill & Lynda HuttonMike & Cindy JeressKevin & Cindee McKernanMargaret Nulsen & Chris FrolkingFelicia OldfatherColleen OSullivanMartha Ann Spencer

Madrn ($100-$249)Catherine & Tomas Allen

William & Carol BrueskeCarolyn BugenigCharlie ButterworthLaura & Bob Chapman

Janet CzarneckiJoan EarlyDiane DeFordSusan FrancesEllen FredGary & Janis Friedrichsen

Julie Fulkerson & Lynn EvansDon & Sylvia GarlickFred HummelDavid & Lynn KitchenLindsay MagnusonMattoleCarol MoneBarbara & Fred Moore

Janice Parakilas & Roy BakerClaire & Gene Perricelli

Walter RowleySusan & Jerey SchlosserSteven SchonfeldBob SizooDan & Marty Vega

James & Virginia WatersRyan Wells

Arnold WhitridgeMark Youdall

Yurok ribe

Manzanta (p t $99)Mark Andre & Nancy RehgMarie Antoine & Stephen

Sillett

Mary-Jane Ashton

Illijana Asara & Jim Vandegriempra BoardHeidi BourneRita Carole

Russ ConradGail CoonenKathryn L. CorbettNancy Correll & Richard

DuningDiane Des Marets & David Price

Jud Ellinwood & Anda WebbDavid & Patricia EpsteinMarjorie FayMichele Fell & Carl CasaleLisa HooverRees Hughes & Amy UyekiMartha Hunkins & Carman

GentileDana & Dean HuntLaura HusseyClaudia IsraelMelanie Kasek & Edge Gerring

Roz Keller & Andy AraneoErik & Jen KingsherMelissa & odd KraemerRon & Melanie Kuhnel

Judy & John LongshoreDon & Kathleen LutoskySam & Kathleen ManaktalaMary McKernanDanelle Merz & David HitchcockDina & Mark MooreBen & Ananda MoreheadSusan Moskaly

Archie MossmanEric NelsonRobert NulphDaniel & Penne OGaraLeisyka ParrottMelanie Patrick

Carl RatnerJay RussConor SheaRondal SnodgrassRichard & Phyllis Stanewick

Julie StarkJohn StokesMarlene SylviaPaul richiloed & Josephine richiloVicky urner & Rudy RampDon & Andrea uttleSteven & Carol Vander MeerLarry & Cheryl Zuber

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Make our communty tron. pleae u-ort the follown bunee by unther ervce and roduct or frequentther etablhment.

Able Forestry Consultants, Inc.

Agland Engineering, Inc.Alexandre Family EcoDairy Farms American HydroponicsBenchmark Realty Group (Larry Parker)Bragg, Perlman, Russ, Stunich & Eads, LLPBrooks Appraisal ServiceBug Press (Robert Arena)Coldwell Banker Cutten Realty (Mock

Wahlund)Coldwell Banker Sellers Realty (Jack

Limmer)Deep Seeded Community FarmEmerald City Laundry CompanyFerndale FarmsFred Neighbor, Attorney at Law

Humboats Kayak AdventuresHumboldt Association of RealtorsHumboldt Grassfed BeefHumboldt Land itle CompanyHunter, Hunter & Hunt

Jackson & EklundLaw Oces of Ellen A. FredLaw Oces of Nancy DiamondLos BagelsMoonstone Crossing WinesNorth Coast Cleaning Services, Inc.North Coast CooperativePacic Gas & ElectricPaul J. Warner, Attorney at Law

Piersons Building CenterRedwood Capital BankRedwood Forest ProductsRedwood Roots FarmRequa InnRobert Goodman WinesRondal Snodgrass Conservation Land

ConsultantStokes, Rowe, Hamer & Kaufman, LLPTe Land Man

Wells Fargo AdvisorsWestern imber Services, Inc.White ree DesignWildberries Market PlaceYurok ribe

e Northcoast Regional Land Trust is a tax-exempt, nonprot, 501(c)(3) organization listed with theInternal Revenue Service under EIN #68-0456290. All donations are tax deductible.

Ancs & fndatnsAndrus Family FundCA Coastal ConservancyCALFIRE

CA Wildlife Conservation BoardCounty of HumboldtDean Witter FoundationHeadwaters FundLand rust AllianceNational Fish & Wildlife FoundationNatural Resource Conservation

ServiceNOAA FisheriesNorcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc.Pacic Coast Joint VenturePacic Gas & ElectricRedwood Community ActionAgency

San Francisco FoundationS.D. Bechtel, Jr. FoundationTe Nature Conservancy.S. & K.D. Glide Foundation

U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. Forest Service, Forest Legacy

Program

Ltm MmbrsA special thanks to the followingmembers who have donated $2,000or more during NRLTs history.Gary & Lynn BakerLes & Janet BarnwellBarbara Barratt

Joan BermanSchorr BermanHarry Blumenthal & Scott MitchellBill Bragg & Lee Roscoe-BraggMelissa BukoskyRoss BurgessFrancis & Carole CarringtonMaya Conrad & Charlie ripodiRenee Crowley

Yvonne EverettArlin GrandyShayne GreenSteve & Jill HackettDanny HagansRichard & Nancy HeadDavid & Heidi Hodges

Annette & Greg HollandAnn King Smith & Doug SmithJack & Rita Limmerom Lisle & Lori DenglerDavid & Madeline McMurrayLee & Eileen MoraFred Neighbor & Joyce Hough

NeighborRob Parks

John & Lynn Pettlonim & Jackie PricerDennis Rael & Carol Falkenthalom & Emily RoweFrancis & Lorana SweetBill & June TompsonRonald & Donna Tompson

John & Nancy Van-Speybroeck

Mock WahlundGeorge Yandell


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NRLTs Mssne Northcoast Regional Land Trust is dedicated to the protec-tion and economic viability of working landscapes, farms, forests

and grazing lands, and to the preservation and protection of landfor its natural, educational, scenic and historic values. We workwith landowners on a voluntary basis to promote stewardshipof Northern Californias healthy and productive resource base,natural systems and quality of life.

N R L TP.O. Box 398Bayside, CA 95524

Cover Artist Jim McVickerAt the age of 21, upon seeing nineteenth century French landscapepaintings, Jim McVicker had an awakening to art. He enrolled inlife drawing and painting classes at Chaey Community Collegeand began studying art history, while painting copies of Frenchimpressionist landscapes. In 1975, at the age of 24, he decided tobecome a full time painter and moved to Ontario, CA prior tosettling down in Eureka, CA. Jim was drawn to this region by thebeauty, art community, and chance to live a quieter more rural life.In 1984, he met his wife and fellow artist, erry. oday they live a

wonderful life in Loleta, CA were they both have studios on theirproperty. Jim continues to paint daily, following his passion forpainting from life, trying to capture the light, atmosphere, spaceand mysterious beauty all around us.

Calndar evnts

Frehwater Farm interretve Walk:May 29, July 23,September 10, October 22Experience, rsthand, beautiful tidal salt marsh and pasturelandat the Land rusts 54-acre Freshwater Farms Reserve.

Canoe-the-slouh: June 21, August BDPaddle Humboldt Bay and the Freshwater Slough with a NRLnaturalist. Learn about the Bays natural environment and thechanges it has seen throughout the decades.

Annual Celebraton: Sunday, October 2Come and celebrate NRLs work in the community at ourannual gathering at the Fortuna River Lodge. A delicious meal,live auction and other entertainment will be included in the

festivities.

Lay of the Land: Second Tursdays, 4:00 to 5:00 pm atLT Oce

Join the Land rust for the Lay of the Land, a one-hourpresentation that gives an overview of what we are doing toprotect and enhance our regions farms, forests, rangelands andnatural areas.

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