JHLT Field Notes Header October 2012 (photo by David Stubbs)
October 2012
Stewardship Monitoring
Summer Events Photos
South Park, Elk Park
R Park Moves Forward
Thanks for Your Support

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Photos (from top to bottom) courtesy of:
David Stubbs     

David Swift  

Jenny Wolfrom  

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Stewardship Monitoring Season Wraps Up 

Stewardship is an ongoing process - working together with landowners to achieve conservation over time. This October, the Jackson Hole Land Trust is once again in the process of wrapping up another successful summer monitoring season. In the past year, our staff and board members have visited about 200 easement-protected parcels, and in nearly every case we've had the opportunity to visit with landowners of conservation properties in person. Many also walked their properties with us, offering an opportunity to observe what is happening on the ground and discuss how to respond and adapt to nature's changes. Our visits often prompted discussions of the human presence on the land and helped distinguish a landowner's reserved rights to land use changes from those that were voluntarily relinquished through the terms of the conservation easement. Together, we reached many conclusions about how to best uphold the conservation values of the properties.  

 

Stewarding conservation easements is a process that must occur every year, forever. In this way, each summer as we log staff time, mileage, communications, and recordkeeping, we renew our mutual commitment with each landowner partner to safeguard the wildlife habitats, scenic vistas, and agricultural working lands that make Jackson Hole and the Greater Yellowstone Area truly exceptional. Our thanks to all the conservation landowners who took the time to walk the land with us and who thoughtfully considered their conservation easement agreements all year long! -Tom Segerstrom and Steffan Freeman, Land Stewards 



JHLT Annual Picnic

Summer Events a Success 

We had a wonderful summer season connecting with you, our supporters and community, at our events - beginning with the Solstice in the Park celebration, continuing with the Farm Fresh Dinner and 32nd Annual Picnic, and closing with the Wyoming Filmmakers' Showcase. We also enjoyed meeting you out and about at our booths at Picnic for the Planet, People's Market, Snow King Live, and Old Bill's Fun Run. Photos from our Annual Picnic are posted on our Facebook page - check them out, share them, and remember to "like" us on Facebook to get up-to-date access to event information and photos!     



Fall at the Jenkins Ranch

Notes From the Field: South Park, Elk Park   

"Musical, majestic, and primal, the harmonic sounds of bugling elk swirl all around me. I'm not up in Grand Teton National Park or on the National Elk Refuge, but on the Jenkins Ranch in Jackson Hole's South Park area. On this perfect autumn day among the yellowing cottonwoods, I am hearing first-hand that this Land Trust protected property is good elk habitat." Check out our latest Notes From the Field , by Communications Manager Leslie Steen, to read more about this special place for elk in our valley.  



R Park Gravel Operation

Rendezvous Park Moves Forward   

The transformation of the River Springs property into Rendezvous Park, a natural park for the Jackson Hole community, has officially started! On August 31, the commercial gravel operations ended, and reclamation and preliminary earthwork activities began. On September 11, the Teton County Board of Commissioners approved several land-use changes essential to the forward progress of the proposed park. Next up, the Conceptual Master Plan goes before the Commissioners for approval. For more information about the status of Rendezvous Park, visit the News and FAQs pages at rendezvouslandsconservancy.org. 

 



OBFR Thank You

Thank You for Supporting the Jackson Hole Land Trust in FY12 

We would like to extend a special thank you to all of our donors for helping us meet our 2012 operating fundraising goal. The annual support provided by our committed community is the backbone of our organization. As the only land trust focused on protecting the remaining open spaces in Jackson Hole, your support ensures we have the continued ability to represent the community's collective interest for land preservation in the valley.
The Jackson Hole Land Trust is a private nonprofit that was established in 1980. We work to preserve open space and the scenic, ranching and wildlife values of Jackson Hole by assisting landowners who wish to protect their land in perpetuity.