NORTHWOODS LAND TRUST, INC.: LMI-Iron County Private Shorelands Protection Project

Purpose

Northwoods Land Trust, Inc. is sponsoring a Lake Protection grant funded project which will focus on protecting natural shoreland frontage of 500+ feet in Iron County. Project activities include: 1) Iron County shoreland property owner identification using GIS; 2) Information packet/direct mail campaign \2013 provided to all lake shoreland owners in Iron County with 500+ feet of natural shoreland frontage; 3) Public Awareness Campaign \2013 includes press releases/PSA\2019s/presentations; 4) Develop Iron County Conservation Plan; 5) Property owner contacts; 6) Minimum of 4 conservation easements or other land transactions. Project deliverables include: 1) Copies of color maps of each of the towns in Iron County to illustrate the parcels/landowners identified with 500+ feet of existing natural shoreland frontage; 2) Copies of newspaper articles, press releases, psa\2019s, and newsletter articles; 3) Copy of Conservation Plan for Iron County and needs assessment for priority land acquisitions; 4) Generalized listing of landowner follow-up contacts by program type; 5) Copies of approved and filed conservation easements, deeds from land donations or other land transactions, and registry program property plans/assessments. Specific Conditions for this project: Final report needs Dept review and approval. WDNR Lakes Management Coordinator will be provided with an electronic (pdf or word) copy of final report and news releases, GIS maps, and the Iron County Conservation Plan and needs assessment.

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LPT53717
2017
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Reports and Documents
This is the final report spanning April 1, 2019 to December 1, 2020. The report describes the progress from the previous interim progress project ending March of 2019 for the Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) Iron County Private Shorelands Protection Project.
Annual Report for Northwoods Land Trust Activities 2019-2020.
Annual Progress Report July 2018 to June 2019 as part of LPT53717.
The purpose of the NWLT conservation plans is to provide guidance for the land trust's efforts to permanently conserve the hjghest priority targeted conservation needs in each county. The Iron County plan will be used to prioritize our land protection projects as we focus our limited financial, staff, and volunteer resources to "get the most bang for the conservation buck" in lron County. Funding for this conservation plan was provided starting in 2017 by the Wisconsin DNR Lake Protection Grant project #LPT53717, Iron County Private Sborelands Protection Project.
 
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Grant Awarded
Northwoods Land Trust, Inc. is sponsoring a Lake Protection grant funded project which will focus on protecting natural shoreland frontage of 500+ feet in Iron County. Project activities include: 1) Iron County shoreland property owner identification using GIS; 2) Information packet/direct mail campaign \2013 provided to all lake shoreland owners in Iron County with 500+ feet of natural shoreland frontage; 3) Public Awareness Campaign \2013 includes press releases/PSA\2019s/presentations; 4) Develop Iron County Conservation Plan; 5) Property owner contacts; 6) Minimum of 4 conservation easements or other land transactions.
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Northwoods Land Trust, Inc. protecting natural shoreland frontage of 500+ feet in Iron County. 1) Iron County shoreland property owner identification using GIS; 2) Information packet/direct mail campaign - provided to all lake shoreland owners in Iron County with 500+ feet of natural shoreland frontage; 3) Public Awareness Campaign - includes press releases/PSA's/presentations; 4) Develop Iron County Conservation Plan; 5) Property owner contacts; 6) Minimum of 4 conservation easements or other land transactions.
 
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