Foothills Land Trust
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Organization's mandate
A community based land trust dedicated to working with local landowners to achieve their goals of conserving special and important wildlife, agricultural and ecological lands that make the MD of Foothills a great place to live.
Geographic area of conservation program
Municipal District of Foothills No. 31
Thematic or ecological areas of focus
- Biodiversity/Wildlife Habitat
- Agricultural Lands
- Natural, Scenic and Aesthetic Values
Donation or sales
Primarily accept donations of conservation easements. Under special circumstances will accept donated land.
Compensation
Tax Receipts - FLT recommends the Canadian government Ecological Gifts Program to landowners, participation in the program is voluntary.
Minimum parcel size
There is no stated minimum parcel size but in considering gifts of conservation easements FLT considers the property for its own ecological or agricultural value as well as how it fits with surrounding conservation areas.
Associated programs
FLT is not an entity of the MD but there is MD representation on the FLT Board and FLT is supportive of many of the conservation efforts of the MD.
Relationship with landowners
Landowners are visited annually for a monitoring visit and are invited to be involved in all FLT activities such as celebration and education events.
Support for landowners
Landowners with conservation easements are invited to contact FLT with any management questions and/or concerns. FLT endeavours to hold regular education sessions on a variety of land management and conservation topics. If there is a management activity (e.g. weed pulling, fence removal) that a crew of volunteers could help with, FLT could help coordinate the crew.
Stewardship activities
WHO: FLT volunteers
HOW OFTEN: Annual monitoring visits or as requested/required
INFORMATION PROVIDED: a follow up monitoring report with observations documented
Stewardship fund
Yes. With each CE and land donation the land owner is asked to help contribute to a stewardship fund for the property. FLT has a stewardship calculator that helps determine what is needed for each property. If the land owner is unable to make a donation for stewardship activities, FLT and the land owner will work together to determine where these funds may be acquired.
Grazing
Grazing is permitted.
Public access on conservation easement lands
Public access is determined by the landowner. FLT does not require public access to any of the donations it accepts.
Defense fund
A portion of the Stewardship Calculator includes a value for the defense of Conservation Easements.
