Organizations Filed Purposes:
Land conservation and environmental education. The South Hero Land Trust is dedicated to protecting farmland, woodland, natural and recreational areas and open spaces in South Hero, Vermont.
Land Conservation - The Organization continues to work on an ongoing basis to create partnerships with landowners interested in conserving their land. After completing work on a major conservation project in 2014, the Land Trust spent 2015, 2016 and 2017 working with several landowners on potential new conservation projects. In 2017, the South Hero Land Trust completed the fundraising campaign for the Tracy Woods Conservation Project which closed in June 2018. The South Hero Land Trust also builds and maintains public access trails in South Hero. The Land Trust completed and opened the Tracy Woods Trail in 2019 and worked to improve public access in 2020. The Land Trust continues to reach out to the community with over 400 members.
Education and Outreach - The South Hero Land Trust conducts a number of educational programs including "The Land, the Farms and Me" which partners with the local school, farmers and parents to bring local school children into closer contact with their natural and agricultural surroundings. The "South Hero Land Trust Farm Initiative" seeks to improve the viability of local farms through multiple projects including the creation and distribution of the "Champlain Islands Grown Guide to Agriculture", events at the Farmer's Market and promoting networks with farmers throughout Grand Isle County.
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 |
|---|
| Emily Alger | Executive Director | 24 | $34,147 |
| Christine Mack | Director (left Board during 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Swanson | Director (left Board during 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Robinson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Chutter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Reese | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Buermann | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Bartle | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Reina Warren | Secretary | 1.5 | $0 |
| Charles Hulse | Vice-President and Treasurer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lisa Pendolino | President | 2 | $0 |
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