So What’s Up in WV?So What’s Up in WV? YearYear Number Acres Number Acres Value Value 20022002 4 farms4 farms 555 $ 838,400555 $ 838,400 20032003 9 farms9 farms 999999 $2.3 million $2.3 million 20042004 11 farms 1490 $3.98 million11 farms 1490 $3.98 million Total Total 24 farms 304524 farms 3045 $7.05 million $7.05 million

Total Local/County Funding $4.082 millionTotal Local/County Funding $4.082 million

Total FRPP Funding $2.964 millionTotal FRPP Funding $2.964 million

Some StatisticsSome Statistics Average Easement Value = $2,314 per Average Easement Value = $2,314 per

AcreAcre Average Farm Size = 124 AcresAverage Farm Size = 124 Acres Range of Farm Sizes = 6 up to 265 AcresRange of Farm Sizes = 6 up to 265 Acres Range of Easement Values = Range of Easement Values =

$ 250 up to $4900 per ac$ 250 up to $4900 per ac

Highest Offered Easement Value = $ Highest Offered Easement Value = $ 15,000 /ac (Not Selected/Withdrawn)15,000 /ac (Not Selected/Withdrawn)

Other Funds:Other Funds:

WV DOH Highway Construction WV DOH Highway Construction Mitigation FundsMitigation Funds

Transportation Enhancement FundsTransportation Enhancement Funds Civil War Preservation Trust FundsCivil War Preservation Trust Funds Norcross Environmental Norcross Environmental

Foundation Bridging LoanFoundation Bridging Loan Landowner Donation of Value to Landowner Donation of Value to

501C3 County Board or Land Trust501C3 County Board or Land Trust

Getting it TogetherGetting it Together Local Leadership-Healing Waters VisionLocal Leadership-Healing Waters Vision Environmental Coordination ContactEnvironmental Coordination Contact Identify Potential Mitigation on CEIdentify Potential Mitigation on CE On Site review by Regulatory AuthoritiesOn Site review by Regulatory Authorities Agreement on Mitigation CreditsAgreement on Mitigation Credits Written and Agreed To Mitigation PlanWritten and Agreed To Mitigation Plan Plan made part of Agreement with Plan made part of Agreement with

agencies and Landowneragencies and Landowner

What Next?What Next?

State Mitigation Project CalculatorState Mitigation Project Calculator State Farmland Protection AuthorityState Farmland Protection Authority Willing LandownersWilling Landowners Coordination among partiesCoordination among parties State Association of Farmland State Association of Farmland

Protection ProgramsProtection Programs Conservation GroupsConservation Groups