Center For Natural Lands Management

PERPETUAL PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS, NATIVE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS, ESPECIALLY THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE SENSITIVE, RARE, OR ENDANGERED.

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE CENTER FOR NATURAL LANDS MANAGEMENT (CNLM) HAS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED, THROUGH IN-FEE OWNERSHIP AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, 72,770.00 ACRES OF LAND AND WETLANDS THAT PROVIDE ASSOCIATED HABITAT FOR AT-RISK SPECIES. PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP WERE PROVIDED THROUGH PATROLLING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, CONTROL OF NON-NATIVE VEGETATION, BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, BOUNDARY SECURITY, HABITAT RESTORATION, RESEARCH, AND OTHER ACTIVITES. THROUGH THIS STEWARDSHIP, CNLM PROTECTED APPROXIMATELY 123 FEDERAL OR STATE LISTED OR SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES, INCLUDING 21 MAMMAL, 25 BIRD, 11 REPTILE, 5 AMPHIBIAN, 5 FISH, 13 INVERTEBRATE, AND 43 PLANT SPECIES ON ITS PRESERVES IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON. CNLM'S GOAL IS PERPETUAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THESE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS. TO SUPPORT THESE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, CNLM HELD 110 RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS WITH A CUMULATIVE VALUE OF $251,785,074 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 OF WHICH $598,733 WAS NEWLY CONTRIBUTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, CNLM HELD $28,485,958 IN FUNDS RESTRICTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. CNLM ALSO MANAGES CONSERVATION LANDS UNDER CONTRACT WITH OTHERS. DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, CNLM MANAGED OVER 13,750 ACRES UNDER CONTRACT IN CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON, ALL OF WHICH PROVIDED HABITAT FOR LISTED OR RARE SPECIES OR REPRESENTED SENSITIVE OR RARE HABITAT. IN ADDITION, CNLM PROVIDES A SUITE OF BIOLOGICAL MONITORING, RESTORATION, AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OTHERS TO ENHANCE THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF CONSERVATION LANDS OR TO ASSIST IN SPECIES RECOVERY EFFORTS. IN THESE CASES, CNLM HOLDS NO DIRECT REALTY INTEREST BUT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE HABITAT TYPES AND MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES. ADDITIONALLY, CNLM PROVIDES SERVICES TO ASSIST OTHERS (SUCH AS CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS) TO BETTER CALCULATE THE COSTS OF THEIR LONG-TERM OR PERPETUAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF OPEN SPACE AREAS. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH DIRECT SERVICE CONTRACTS, OFFERING AS A SUBSCRIPTION AN "APP" THAT WE DEVELOPED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND PROVIDING INFORMATION THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND TRAINING VIDEOS. APPROXIMATELY 338 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR LABOR TO FURTHER SUPPORT CNLM'S HABITAT STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION EFFORTS.