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The Conservation Fund outlines local land-protection projects and funding status
Summary
The Conservation Fund presenters described local conservation efforts including easements on Green Diamond lands, wildfire-resilience projects, and a working-forest fund aiming to "conserve 5 million acres by 2030." They said Phase 2 funding is secured but not closed and Phase 3 (proposed IRA funds) is not yet funded.
The Conservation Fund presented to the Trout Lake Community Council on Feb. 4, describing regional partnerships to conserve forest and river corridor lands and local projects intended to support community economic development.
Kaola Swanson and Miles Kirksey, presenters from The Conservation Fund, identified ongoing work in the Lupine Forest, the Mt. Adams forest and along the White Salmon River corridor, and explained that The Conservation Fund typically acts as a partner or bridge organization rather than a permanent landowner. "Working forest fund goal - conserve 5 million acres by 2030," the presenters noted, and they said local partnerships include Columbia Land Trust and Green Diamond to secure conservation easements.
Presenters said Phase 2 of a local easement effort has federal forest-program funding that is secured but not yet closed, and that a proposed Phase 3 would rely on IRA funding that has not been committed. They also described wildfire resilience work (fuel reduction and defense projects), trail and outdoor-recreation planning, and meetings with county public-works and economic-development staff to identify locally led opportunities.
The Conservation Fund representatives said they will continue discussions with local partners and may return next year with potential projects for Trout Lake-area communities.
