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History of Inland Mendocino County Land Trust Inland Mendocino County Land Trust (IMCLT) was formed in 1998 as a publicly supported, non-profit organization to promote the health and vitality of the region’s forests, oak woodlands, grasslands, and watersheds with their riparian and wildlife habitats. The land trust is also working towards preserving the viability of local agricultural lands. IMCLT provides a variety of flexible and creative conservation methods to help the landowner preserve their land for future generations. Through conservation easements, IMCLT can help property owners restrict development of their land while continuing its use for agriculture or other purposes. At the same time these easements allow protection of critical wildlife habitat, water and fish resources, or open space. IMCLT secured its first conservation easement in 2002 through generous donations by the landowner, Frey Vineyards, and an anonymous donor, protecting 187 acres in the Redwood Valley watershed in perpetuity. The easement protects valuable wildlife habitat, salmon spawning streams and redwoods while allowing the owner limited cluster developments. IMCLT
has collaborated in the past with the coastal based
Mendocino Land Trust that raised private funds to protect
two acres of old growth redwoods
and 17 acres of mature second growth redwoods on the
Ridgewood Ranch while encouraging multiple uses, such
as sustainable farming, timber harvesting and public
access.
In 2003 IMCLT received a sizeable donation from the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, in Talmage, California towards preserving the viability of agricultural lands in the upper Russian River Basin while advancing the conservation goals of the Land Trust. |
