Valley Land Conservancy

“Beginning in april 2016, black canyon regional land trust (bcrlt) entered into an operating services agreement (the agreement) with mesa county land conservancy, inc. (mclc). Similar to bcrlt, mclc is a land trust engaged in conserving lands through perpetual conservation easements in western colorado. The purpose of the agreement is for mclc to provide support and advice to bcrlt employees and its governing body. Specifically, support and advice, as defined by the agreement, includes: 1) to provide overall collaboration leadership for bcrlt staff; and 2) to assist, review, and coordinate management of finances, board relations, land protection/land stewardship activities, fundraising activities, and communications/community engagement planning. Bcrlt reimburses mclc on an hourly basis at an agreed-upon rate, as outlined in the agreement. The agreement is expected to be a long-term management arrangement and is the result of bcrlt's efforts to control operating costs.”

“Board members review the form 990 prior to its submission to the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy is signed by all board members, employees, and others who may have access to inside information. Each covered person is required to disclose the existence of any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest, and: (1) to abstain from discussions with others if an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest exists, unless specifically requested to participate, (2) to absent him/herself from any board or committee discussions involving a conflict of interest, unless requested by the board or committee, (3) to abstain from voting on an issue involving a conflict of interest, and (4) when requested by the board, to resign until conflict of interest has been resolved. The board has ensured that the conflict of interest policy has been adhered to.”

“Governing documents, financial statements, and other data are made available to the public upon request.”

“The mission of the black canyon regional land trust is to serve as a non- political, non-governmental organization that encourages and assists private landowners in preserving and sustaining the rural heritage, natural, and cultural conservation values primarily in the watersheds of the uncompahgre, north fork of the gunnison, and lower gunnison rivers and surrounding areas, for the benefit of the public, today and in perpetuity.”

“The board of directors serve in a volunteer capacity.”