Organizations Filed Purposes:
To conserve the unique plant and animal habitat, clean water, farmland, scenic beauty, and places for people to enjoy outdoor recreation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee for the benefit of present and future generations.
Over the past fiscal year we completed 28 major conservation transactions discussed below which protected 3,497 acres of key mountain lands. This includes 21 fee simple purchases, 5 conservation easement purchases, and 2 assist transactions. The total appraised value of the purchase transactions was $18.6 million. Landowner donation value was $1.9 million. The purchase price of the transactions was $15 million. At times the organization purchases land below appraised value in transactions that were not planned to be bargain purchases. In this tax year that difference totaled $1.7 million. The $15 million came in the form of private philanthropic contributions and federal and state grants. We are now working on more than 20 significant transactions, which we hope will protect another 2,500 acres in the next 12-18 months.
Our Farmland Access Program supports local communities, local food production, and the long-term productive use of farmland. We work with different members of the farming community to ensure that our agricultural resources stay productive - providing local food from local farms.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Carl Silverstein | Executive Director | 40 | $107,503 |
| Sheryl Aikman | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Davis | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Fanslow | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Soto | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Preyer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Poortenga | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Needham | Board Member, At - Large | 1 | $0 |
| John Mason | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Popsie Lynch | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| David Erwin | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Moses | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Edgerton | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Rick Manske | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Mccue | President | 2 | $0 |
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