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LAND PROTECTION POLICY
Mission - The mission of the Five Rivers Conservation Trust (5RCT) is to preserve and protect important open space lands in Central New Hampshire for present and future generations.
Land Protection Methods - 5RCT works on a voluntary basis with willing landowners to protect important open space lands through conservation easements and fee simple acquisitions, typically by donation but, when necessary and feasible, through purchase. 5RCT operates independently and in partnership with municipalities, public agencies, and other land conservation organizations.
Land Protection Criteria
Five Rivers Conservation Trust will favor land protection projects that meet one or more of the following natural resources criteria:
- enhance other existing protected land by expansion or linkage.
- have important frontage on a major waterbody.
- contain significant water resources including wetlands and aquifers.
- contain productive forest or farm land.
- support habitat for rare, threatened, or endangered animal or plant species, contain an exemplary natural community, or provide significant wildlife habitat.
- contain a portion of a major trail corridor, or has significant public recreation opportunities.
- provide a scenic view from a public road, trail or waterbody.
- contain important cultural, historical, or archaeological resources.
Furthermore, we will favor land protection projects that support the following priorities:
- serve as a focus for future land protection efforts.
- facilitate other land protection projects
- promote or link conservation efforts between adjacent municipalities
- identified by a community or regional master plan as being worthy of protection.
- are donations or have necessary funds available from public or other sources.
All proposed land protection projects must be approved by the Land Protection Committee of the Board of Trustees and the full Board prior to acceptance by 5RCT.
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