Organizations Filed Purposes:
The mission of the Bear River Land Conservancy is to conserve and enhance private lands for wildlife habitat, working farms and ranches, land and trails of recreational or historical significance, watersheds, and critical vistas, using education, conservation easements and sound management, to benefit the people of northern Utah, today and in perpetuity.
To conserve private lands that provide public values such as wildlife habitat, open space, public recreation opportunities, historical significance, watershed protection, and critical vistas, using conservation easements and sound management, for the people in northern Utah.
"Land Protection" includes: 1) working with private landowners to apply for easement funding to protect private lands that provide public values; 2) applying for funding from various grant programs to protect and steward other private lands; and 3) implementing a strategic conservation plan to guide the organization toward the most important lands for conservation. This year, specific accomplishments included: securing NRCS funding for a 20 acre property in Nibley, UT; securing a mix of federal and state funding for an 1100 acre property in Avon, UT (yet to be closed). Grant funding was awarded to BRLC to support a watershed coordinator position to be jointly administered and funded with Sagebrush Steppe Land Trust of Pocatello, ID.
"Stewardship" included 1) managing the 455 acre Bear River Bottoms conservation easement, monitoring this property and adjacent properties for wee infestations, monitoring for compliance with restrictions outlined in the easement document, managing grazing leases used to control weeds and invasive native vegetation, planning for future management; 2) monitoring the 3 acre Lakota conservation easement for compliance with restrictions outlined in the easement document; 3) managing a 30 acre fee property that is owned and managed to protect a threatened species of orchid and for its open space values. Revenue came from grazing leases used to manage vegetation at Bear River Bottoms and support open space values associated with agriculture.
"Outreach" is primarily education efforts directed at the public and elected officials to increase their understanding of the value of conservation. This year's activities included production and distribution of a quarterly newsletter to 1500+ constituents, and engaging volunteers in orchid monitoring at the property owned by the land conservancy.
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 |
|---|
| Barbara Daniels | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Dirk Baker | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Daniels | Vice President | 3 | $0 |
| Glen Busch | President | 5 | $0 |
| Joel Ferry | Director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kelly Anderson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Rasmussen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lara Gale | Director | 1 | $0 |
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