Lake Placid Land Conservancy

“The board approves the 990 before its filing.”

“The conservancy makes documents available upon request.”

“4a) developing an expanded land registry that identifies factors influencing a property's likelihood for development or changes in its use will provide lplc with a structured mechanism to identify priority conservation projects, highlight the work of lplc and other conservation partners in the community through meaningful conservation projects, and strengthen a sense of community through collaborative partnerships. This project will encompass three phases: - phase one will involve research of publicly-available regional and local data and gis mapping to identify landowner contact information, parcel size, and natural resources recorded or modeled in lplc's focus areas. Work will expand lplc's current land information registry by gathering data not included previous registry, particularly information about all parcels in the wilmington focus area and all parcels in our four focus areas that are under 50 acres. - phase two will involve conducting meetings with partners to discuss and identify lands in the focus areas that present opportunities for conservation, the protection of water quality, and introduction of recreational opportunities on lands that are easily accessible to village and/or town residents. Analysis and mapping will also be employed during this phase. - phase three will focus on prioritizing potential conservation projects, determining which properties are most likely to experience changes in land use or risk development, identifying strategies to reach out to owners of priority properties, and implementing those strategies for up to five properties within each of lplc's focus areas. The proposed project affords lplc the opportunity to raise the organization's profile in the community by building relationships with landowners, stakeholders, conservation partners, and community leaders. It will also highlight the relevance of land conservation in lplc's focus areas by engaging with residents and visitors to discuss conservation projects, identify lands that could host readily accessible recreational activities in and near towns and villages, and develop strategies for action that will protect water quality. The project will also generate a mechanism for identifying and prioritizing lands conservation projects that can then be collaboratively implemented by project partners.”