Farmland Preservation Partnership Opportunities with North Carolina Land

Trusts

J. Frank Parker Preserve, Pitt County

North Carolina Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Workshop

November 2007

What is a Land Trust? Land trusts are local,

state or regional nonprofit organizations directly involved in protecting land for its natural, recreational, scenic, historical or productive value.

Hughes Tract, Craven County

Land Trusts in North Carolina

Working with Local Land Trusts Farmland Conservation Opportunities

Landowner Outreach and Assistance Agricultural Easement Donations Purchase of Development Rights

Ward Farm, Brunswick County

Partnership Opportunities Farmland Preservation Planning and

Mapping Workshops and training

Easement drafting Stewardship and monitoring

Joint Grant Proposals

Potential Land Trust Partners County government and Agricultural

Advisory Boards

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

State and federal agencies ADFPTF CWMTF Tobacco Trust Fund USDA/NRCS Farmland Protection Program

Farmland Preservation Trust FundOpportunities Farmland Preservation Planning Grants

Transaction Costs on Donated Agricultural Conservation Easements

Funding to Purchase Development Rights on Working Farms and Forests

Agricultural Development Projects w/ Land Conservation Component

Focusing on Conserving Farmland

with Multiple Conservation Values

Foscue Farm, Jones County

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Farmland Priorities

- Historic Properties (on the National Register).- Legacy Farms.- Contributes to water quality protection.- Large acreages (wildlife habitat potential).- Proximity to existing protected lands (including military).- Meets grant criteria for federal or state farmland programs.

Rayburn FarmPerquimans County

N.C. Farmland Preservation Trust Fund - Example

Rayburn Farm, Perquimans County

Federal Farmland Protection Program - Example

Ward Farm, Brunswick County

NC Coastal Land Trust Conservation Easement Philosophy Working with

landowners to protect identified conservation values on property.

Striving to help landowners meet their economic and land use objectives.

No model easement, easements are unique.

Photo courtesyOf NC Wildlife

Hughes Farm, Craven County

North Carolina Farmland – A Disappearing Resource We must work together to protect our working

farms and productive agricultural soils.

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust To date, has helped conserve over 39,000 acres of land

in 21 coastal counties; includes a total of 1,300 acres of farmland. Check us out at www.coastallandtrust.org!

Gray Farm, Pasquotank County