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2. Inland Northwest Land Trust Vicki Egesdal, Development Director & Cadie Olsen, Conservation Director Spokane River Forum 2013

3. 3/26/2013 Inland Northwest Land Trust

4. 3/26/2013 What is a conservation easement? Land Protection Legal agreement between willing landowner and a land trust Permanently limits certain uses of the land Land remains in private ownership Protections run with the land – even after given, sold, or passed to others Can’t be undone

5. What does the Inland Northwest Land Trust bring to our partners? We fill a unique role Permanent protection of private lands We are NOT Regulatory Political Adversarial We invite willing, conservation-minded land owners to a leadership role in conservation 3/26/2013

6. We need your help too We’re quiet by necessity A small part of something much bigger Inland Northwest Land Trust wants to Leverage our mutual conservation goals Expand our collective sphere of effectiveness Learn from your unique watershed expertise 3/26/2013

7. INLT’s New Focus: Rivers Lakes Streams Wetlands 3/26/2013

8. Conservation Planning 3/26/2013

9. Location Map Latah Creek Many active partnerships Watershed in WA and ID Tributary to Spokane Timber and Wheat TMDL 3/26/2013

10. Latah Creek Projects Assessment Monitoring Planting Native Riparian Vegetation Land Owner Outreach Involving Volunteers Future Grants and Easements Expanding Partnerships 3/26/2013

11. Planting site in early spring 3/26/2013

13. 10/29/2012 Volunteers The Power of People

14. Call us! We’re The Inland Northwest Land Trust. Cadie Olsen and Vicki Egesdal 3/26/2013