MARIN OPEN SPACE TRUST
88 BONNIE BRAE DRIVE, NOVATO, CA 94949 www.marinopenspacetrust.org

Total Revenue
$41,285
Total Expenses
$25,196
Net Assets
$200,185

Organizations Filed Purposes: RAISE FUNDS TO ACQUIRE, RESTORE, AND PROTECT OPEN SPACE AND PARK LAND IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AND NEGOTIATE ACQUISITIONS AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

ACQUIRED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, KNOWN AS THE SPRING LOT, 5.06 ACRES IN ROSS AND SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA. EASEMENT ACQUIRED THROUGH DONATION FROM FEE OWNER IN ORDER TO PROTECT NATURAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES, SCENIC AND OPEN SPACE VALUES, AND NATURAL HABITAT.

CONTINUED WORK, INCLUDING PREPARING AND SUBMITTING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING, TO EVENTUALLY SECURE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR 135 ACRES OF COMMERCIALLY ZONED PROPERTY IN MARIN COUNTY ON WHICH BUSINESS OPERATIONS HAD CEASED, AND WHICH IS IN A WATERSHED THAT IS HOME TO A MAJOR COHO SALMON RUN. PRELIMINARY WORK HAS BEEN DONE, INCLUDING A BASELINE REPORT AND DETAILED CONSERVATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT. EXPECT COMPLETION IN 2021.

OBTAINED AN APPRAISAL PREPARATORY TO NEGOTIATING FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION OF A 58 ACRE PROPERTY IN SAN ANSELMO AND ROSS, CALIFORNIA, THAT IS PRIVATELY OWNED BUT WIDELY USED BY PERSONS HIKING AND OTHERWISE ENJOYING OPEN SPACE VALUES. THE PROPERTY HAS NUMEROUS LANDSLIDE AND ACCESS PROBLEMS, IS CURRENTLY ON OPEN MARKET. WE EXPECT THAT THIS PROJECT IS UNLIKELY TO BE COMPLETED IN 2021.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Steve PetterleDirector2$0
Don DickensonDirector2$0
Elizabeth ByersDirector3$0
Jonathan BraunDirector4$0
Joyce ApplenDirector1$0
Ralph MihanDirector4$0
Ann ThomasSecretary-Treasurer4$0
Dave HansenVice Chair2$0
Bill LongChair8$0

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