The Monadnock Conservancy

“Organization review process of form 990 after initial draft preparation by the cpa of the organization, the executive director conducts an initial review of the 990, asking questions and making edits as necessary. The document is then provided electronically to the full board of trustees for review, comment, and edits as necessary prior to filing.”

“Enforcement of conflicts policy all officers, trustees, and key employees are required to complete and /or update disclosures of potential conflicts of interest annually following the election of new trustees and officers in july and august. All new officers, trustees, and key employees are briefed on the conflict of interest policy when joining the organization, and compliance is monitored and enforced thereafter by using the disclosures to ensure appropriate recusals from board votes and actions. If/when an actual or potential conflict is discovered, appropriate public disclosures are made consistent with state law.”

“Compensation process for top official no trustees or officers of the organization are compensated. Paid employees include the executive director and other subordinate managers and associates, none of whom are compensated at or above 100,000 per year. The salary of the executive director is determined by the board using comparability data from the land trust alliance survey of salaries and benefits for land trust staff. All other staff salaries are determined by the executive director, in consultation with the finance committee of the board, using comparability data from the aforementioned land trust alliance survey.”

“Governing documents, disclosure explanation governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available for public inspection in the office of the organization, upon request.”

“Program Service Expenses 69,493, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 LAND MANAGEMENT AND RECREATION THE ORGANIZATION MONITORED 18 PROPERTIES OWNED IN FEE SIMPLE FOR A TOTAL OF 1,580 ACRES NO NEW ISSUES OR VIOLATIONS WERE OBSERVED. STAFF AND INTERNS CONTINUED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF RESTORATION OF THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT AND CONTROL OF AMERICAN BEECH, WHICH INCLUDED MAINTAINING DEER EXCLUSION FENCING IN FIVE AREAS PREVIOUSLY PLANTED WITH 150 HYBRID AMERICAN CHESTNUT SEEDLINGS AND PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO A LOCAL HIKING GROUP. STAFF MAINTAINED OR ENHANCED 19 MILES OF PUBLIC HIKING TRAILS. THIS INCLUDED CO-LEADING AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP THE WANTASTIQUET TO MONADNOCK TRAIL COALITION, COORDINATING A VERMONT YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS TRAIL WORK CREW TO IMPROVE THE TRAIL, PLANNING THE GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION FOR THE TRAIL, AND LEADING 10 SECTION HIKES THROUGH THE ENTIRE 48-MILE ROUTE. A NEW PUBLIC TRAILHEAD PARKING AREA WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE MOUNTAIN BROOK RESERVOIR PROPERTY IN JAFFREY TO ENABLE SAFE HIKER ACCESS, AND THE TRAIL WAS REROUTED TO CONNECT WITH THE PARKING AREA AND REDUCE HIKER IMPACTS ON WETLAND HABITATS. A FREE ICE FISHING EVENT WAS HELD”

“Program Service Expenses 18,100, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 COMMUNITY CONSERVATION THE ORGANIZATION ONCE AGAIN RAN ITS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AIMED AT GETTING KIDS OUTSIDE AND LEARNING ABOUT GARDENING, FARMING, AND HEALTHY EATING. THE PROGRAM REACHED 12 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE FOR ATTENDEES THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR DONORS.”

“LAND PROTECTION Continued WE ALSO ACQUIRED FEE OWNERSHIP OF FOUR PROPERTIES TOTALING 365 ACRES OF LAND. THESE PROPERTIES PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC BENEFITS PASSIVE, PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC ACCESS, INCLUDING A TRAIL TO A POND THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD NO PUBLIC ACCESS PROTECTION OF AN UNCOMMON ENRICHED FOREST COMMUNITY PROTECTION OF A PROPERTY THAT IS PART OF THE LARGEST PEATLAND COMPLEX IN THE REGION PROTECTION OF SIGNIFICANT WILDLIFE HABITAT AS IDENTIFIED BY OUR STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN ENHANCEMENT OF ADJACENT PROTECTED LAND CONSERVATION OF SOILS SUITABLE FOR FORESTRY AND PROTECTION OF A STRATEGIC PROPERTY WITHIN THE CONSERVANCYS CALIFORNIA BROOK NATURAL AREA. STAFF PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON LAND CONSERVATION AND RELATED TOPICS AT REGIONAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE QUABBIN-TO-CARDIGAN INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE LANDSCAPE-SCALE EFFORT TO CONSERVE THE MONADNOCK HIGHLANDS OF NORTH-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND WESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE, AS WELL AS THE MONADNOCK FARM AND COMMUNITY COALITION AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOD ALLIANCE - ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS.”

“LAND MANAGEMENT AND RECREACTION Continued ON SIP POND IN FITZWILLIAM, IN COORDINATION WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAMES ANNUAL FREE ICE FISHING DAY, WHERE ACCESS TO THE POND WAS GRANTED THROUGH THE CONSERVANCYS 77-ACRE SIP POND CONSERVATION AREA. A NEW REMOTELY TRIGGERED WILDLIFE CAMERA WAS PURCHASED TO MONITOR WILDLIFE ON CONSERVANCY FEE-OWNED PROPERTIES. A LOCAL ECOLOGIST WAS HIRED TO DOCUMENT VERNAL POOLS ON THE DEVAN PRESERVE IN MARLBOROUGH. THE CONSERVANCY PARTICIPATED WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH AND GAME TO MONITOR NUMBER AND TYPES OF BAT SPECIES AT THE CALHOUN FAMILY FOREST IN GILSUM USING SONAR EQUIPMENT INSTALLED BY STATE EMPLOYEES.”