Santa Lucia Conservancy
Santa Lucia Conservancy (SLC) is an independent, non-profit land trust charged with stewardship of Santa Lucia Preserve, 18,000 acres of preserved land located in the Carmel Watershed along California's Central Coast Region.[1] As an independent land trust, Santa Lucia Conservancy is not accountable to the California Council of Land Trusts 502(c)(3) non-profit... Only ten percent of the preserve has development designation for residences and ranches, while the remaining ninety percent is permanently undeveloped[2]
Contents
Objectives
Mission statement
"The Santa Lucia Conservancy is dedicated to the stewardship of the unique natural resources of the Santa Lucia Preserve and to promoting human settlements that are ecologically sensitive. It is our goal to advance understanding of the interfaces between human residences and natural environments to benefit our community and society at large. Using the vast natural laboratory of our 20,000 acre Preserve, we work collaboratively on resource management, education and research to support and test this model of environmentally compatible human settlement."[1]
Responsibilities
Santa Lucia Conservancy is charged with protection of designated conserved lands, and approaches this charge via land management, ecological research, easement stewardship, and environmental education.[3]
- Land management: Santa Lucia Conservancy manages 10,350 acres of wildlands in Santa Lucia Preserve, while the remaining acreage is privately owned, yet all 18,000 acres are managed by collaborations between SLC and private landowners. SLC land management activities include:[3]
- foliage mowing & pruning
- regulated burning
- application of herbicides
- controlled ungulate grazing
- environmental monitoring
- Ecological research: Santa Lucia Conservancy supports on-site ecological research through private studies, collaboration with researchers, and mentorship of college-level interns.[3]
- Easement stewardship: Santa Lucia Conservancy is obliged to enforce compliance with rules set in place for conservation easements (use of conserved land specified purposes).[3]
- Environmental education: Santa Lucia Conservancy promotes education through engagement programs with local students and community members on environmental awareness and the importance of conservation.[3]
Location
History
Santa Lucia Conservancy was created in 1995... Its board of directors
Projects, science, & research
Internal
Wildlife monitoring
Conservation grazing
Plant restoration
incl. invasive weed mowing
Sustainable farming
External
Hydrologic conditions in baseflow
CCoWS
Resources at stake
Groundwater
Threatened species habitat
- Steelhead
- CA red-legged frog
- CA tiger salamander
Affiliations & stakeholders
- Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD)
- California-America Water Company (Cal-Am)
- Monterey County Water Resources Agency
- Carmel River Steelhead Association (CRSA)
- Carmel River Watershed Conservancy (CRWC)
- City of Carmel
- CSUMB Watershed Institute
- Carmel Area Wastewater District (CAWD)
- Los Padres National Forest
- California State Parks
- Resource Conservation District of Monterey County
- Planning & Conservation League Foundation
- Ventana Wildlife Society
Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Lucia Conservancy Website - About [1]
- ↑ Santa Lucia Conservancy Website - Real Estate[2]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Santa Lucia Conservancy Brochure [3]
Disclaimer
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of [CSUMB], its staff, or students.
