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Summit Land Conservancy seeks ESAP funds for Lind property easement; committee approves contingent recommendation
Summary
Summit Land Conservancy presented a proposal to conserve about 99 acres in Camas Meadows and requested $250,000 from ESAP alongside approximately $2,000,000 in NRCS funds; ESAP approved the recommendation contingent on the county attorney confirming water rights will be made appurtenant to the land.
Summit Land Conservancy asked the Eastern Summit County Agriculture Preservation and Open Lands Advisory Committee (ESAP) to support a conservation easement on the Lind property in Camas Meadows, a parcel presenters described as about 99 acres with wetlands, springs and soils classified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as soils of statewide importance. "They should stay heavily saturated, throughout the summer and even sometimes into late fall," said Lauren Page, conservation specialist with Summit Land Conservancy, describing springs that feed Thorn Creek and saturated fields on the property.
Kate Saddlemyer, vice…
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