North Olympic Land Trust

“Three easements were modified during 2016: three crabs restoration/dungeness habitat amendment and restatement of grant deed of conservation easement dated december 14, 2007, and recorded under clallam county auditor's recording number 2007-1213726. North olympic salmon coalition had proposed realignment of the existing three crabs road, as part of the "3 crabs nearshore and estuarine restoration project". Our 2007 conservation easement did not allow road construction. As proposed, a bridge for the roadway would allow for increased meandering of meadowbrook creek, having a positive impact on the functions and values of the extensive wetlands associated with the llc's property. These actions could not be undertaken without a modification of certain terms and conditions of the conservation easement. Restatement and amendment of grant deed of conservation easement dated october 26, 2001, and recorded under clallam county auditor's recording number 2001-1072713. Easement restatement and amendment on this 48 acre conservation easement accomplishes the following: (1) allows the inland relocation of the existing residence and the designated building envelopes; (2) decommission and removal of an existing wooden bulkhead and rip-rap complex in its entirety; and (3) prohibition shoreline armoring or any other structure along the shoreline that attempts to stabilizes the shoreline against erosion on the property. The original 2001 conservation easement should have allowed relocation of the current home site, and their current residence is located about 100 feet landward of mean high tide. Restatement of the discovery trail easement and first amendment. The discovery trail easement, prior to this restatement, comprised seven legal parcels, having been consolidated from seventeen legal parcels which included the retirement of ten building envelopes. At present the land is in warrick & jenkins' common ownership, however the easement allows for potential sale of the seven parcels to separate owners. This restatement/amendment added about 11 acres to the easement. The amendment/restatement requires that the 11 acres of land be combined into a single 11-acre legal parcel, retiring one of the two existing building envelopes and retaining one building envelope. This resulted in the easement comprising eight legal parcels, with eight potential or existing building envelopes each of which could be sold into separate ownership. The easement was also amended to include new science concerning the properties' dungeness drift cell contributions, restricting bluff armoring while providing for locations to move dwellings if bluff movement encroaches within a certain distance of the dwellings. It's important for the dungeness feeder bluffs that all structures are far removed from the bluff. With this in mind, the restatement/amendment stipulated that the residence and accessory structures cannot be constructed less than 150 feet from the bluff at the time of construction.”

“The organization has a written easement monitoring policy and violation and enforcement policy. The organization conducts at least one annual visit to all properties for which it holds a conservation easement. During the visit the monitor documents the condition of the property and interviews the owner. Any easement violations are reported to the organization's conservation committee who formulate a response. The preferred resolution is through contact with the landowner to request correction of the violation. The organization may seek damages and restoration of the property. In emergency situations an injuction may be sought. The organization may also use arbitration or litigation as a last resort to resolve the situation.”

“The organization reports easements at a nominal $1 value in its financial statements. The organization considers the responsibility and cost to monitor and enforce the easements as outweighing any potential value.”

“The organization did not report any uncertain tax positions in its financial statements for 2016.”