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O`ahu Land Trust Forum January 20, 2007

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Our MissionOur Mission

• The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural and cultural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

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TPL-Hawai‘i Projects 2003-2006TPL-Hawai‘i Projects 2003-2006

• 6 projects closed/facilitated• 28,276 total acres protected • Total Fair Market Value $37,500,000• Total Cost to Hawai`i State/Counties:

$14,250,000

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Funding SourcesFunding SourcesFunding SourcesFunding Sources

• Public - Federal, State, and County• Private

• Acquisition• Stewardship

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Public Funding (Acquisition)Public Funding (Acquisition)Public Funding (Acquisition)Public Funding (Acquisition)

• Demand for land conservation $$ outstrips supply – project must meet program mission

• Some funds must be applied for in partnership with a State or County agency with the agency taking title to land

• Acquisition funds go into the land and do not support operations, enforcement, stewardship

• State/Local/Private matches required• Challenge - competition for scarce pool of $$ • Lobbying for appropriations of public funding• Creating new sources of public funding

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Federal Funding Sources (Acquisition)Federal Funding Sources (Acquisition)Federal Funding Sources (Acquisition)Federal Funding Sources (Acquisition)

• Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)• Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELP)• USDA Forest Legacy Program (FLP)• Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)• Sec. 6 Habitat Conservation Program (HCP)• Sec. 6 Recovery Lands Acquisition Grants • North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)• Transportation Enhancement (TE) programs• Department of Defense (e.g., ACUB program)

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LWCF Funding

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Hawai‘i Public Funding (Acquisition) – Hawai‘i Public Funding (Acquisition) – State LevelState LevelHawai‘i Public Funding (Acquisition) – Hawai‘i Public Funding (Acquisition) – State LevelState Level

• Legacy Lands Act 2005 – setting aside 10% of conveyance tax for land conservation (approx. $3.5 million annually)

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Hawai`i Public Funding – County Level

Hawai`i Public Funding – County Level

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Hawai`i Public Funding – County Level (Acquisition)

Hawai`i Public Funding – County Level (Acquisition)

• Maui County Land Fund (2002) – $1.6 million per year• Kaua`i County Land Fund (2002) – $300,000 per year• Honolulu County Land Fund (2006) – 58%

$2-3 million per year raised for conservation• Hawai`i County Land Fund (2006) – 63%

$3-4 million per year raised for conservation-Hawai`i is now the only State that has dedicated

conservation financing at the State level and ALL counties

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Private Funding (Acquisition)Private Funding (Acquisition)• Philanthropic Institutions• Private Donor Funding• Interim Funding (e.g., bridge financing)

• Key is building project support – individual donors statistically give more; lobbying; media and raising visibility; working closely community partners

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Project Example (Pending)

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Püpükea-Paumalü, O‘ahu (Pending)

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Püpükea Partners (Pending)Püpükea Partners (Pending)

• US Army Environmental Center ($3,000,000) • NOAA Coastal Land Grant ($1,978,955)• State of Hawai‘i ($1,000,000)• City and County of Honolulu ($1,000,000)• NPS Land & Water Conservation Grant ($688,891)• Private - North Shore Community Trust ($282,154)• Total acquisition price: $7.95 million (appraised

value $10.3 million)

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Stewardship FundingStewardship FundingStewardship FundingStewardship Funding

• Make it a key component of the project fundraising campaign – acquisition AND stewardship

• If possible, seek donations from seller/landowner and surrounding landowners

• Functioning land trust must have adequate resources to steward land or enforce easement

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Stewardship Funding – Public SourcesStewardship Funding – Public Sources(Cost Share Required)(Cost Share Required)Stewardship Funding – Public SourcesStewardship Funding – Public Sources(Cost Share Required)(Cost Share Required)• USDA Forest Stewardship (DOFAW) – forest management activities and plan

development• Natural Area Partnership (DOFAW) – protection of native and geological

resources• USFWS Landowner Incentive Program (DOFAW) and USFWS Private

Stewardship Grants Program (USFWS) – enhance habitat for listed or at-risk species

• Partners for Fish & Wildlife (USFWS) – restore natural habitats for listed species or satisfy needs for wildlife populations on National Wildlife Refuges

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Stewardship Funding – Public (Cont’d)Stewardship Funding – Public (Cont’d)Stewardship Funding – Public (Cont’d)Stewardship Funding – Public (Cont’d)

• Safe Harbor Agreements (DOFAW & USFWS) – proactive resource management to benefit listed species

• Watershed Partnership Program (DOFAW) – cooperative projects that benefit activities protecting land for watershed conservation

• USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)) – preventing sedimentation and invasive species in forests

• USDA Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (USDA NRCS)– restoration of unique native habitats

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Stewardship Funds – Public (Cont’d)Stewardship Funds – Public (Cont’d)Stewardship Funds – Public (Cont’d)Stewardship Funds – Public (Cont’d)

• USDA Urban & Community Forestry (DOFAW) – tree planting in urban and community settings

• USDA Conservation Security Program (NRCS) – rewards practices conserving soil, water, air energy, plant and animal life

• EPA Clean Water Act Sec. 319 Grants for State Non-Point Source Agencies (DOH) – activities to prevent polluted runoff in watersheds

• NPS Save America Treasures – preservation and conservation of historic structures and sites

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