TPL’s Role in Land Acquisition

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© Copyright The Trust for Public Land

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TPL’s Role in Land AcquisitionAlex Size

Cela Tega: December 8th, 2008

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Land for People: Land for People:

The Trust for Public Land conserves land for

people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other

natural places, ensuring livable communities

for generations to come.

Mission Statement

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That’s the equivalentof one Connecticut…

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The ChallengeThe ChallengeThe ChallengeThe Challenge

• America's privately owned open spaces are disappearing at a rate of three million acres a year (USDA)

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Conservation TransactionsConservation TransactionsConservation TransactionsConservation Transactions

• 3,011 Projects• Over 2.05 Million Acres • $4.05 Billion

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Conservation Transactions: 3,011 ProjectsConservation Transactions: 3,011 ProjectsConservation Transactions: 3,011 ProjectsConservation Transactions: 3,011 Projects

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6 Regions, 40+ Offices, 400+ People6 Regions, 40+ Offices, 400+ People6 Regions, 40+ Offices, 400+ People6 Regions, 40+ Offices, 400+ People

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New England

Regional Office

Field Office

Northwest

West

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Mid-Atlantic

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from inner city to wilderness

TPL’s Five Initiatives TPL’s Five Initiatives TPL’s Five Initiatives TPL’s Five Initiatives

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TPL’s Five Initiatives TPL’s Five Initiatives TPL’s Five Initiatives TPL’s Five Initiatives

Parks for People

Heritage Lands

TPL works in cities and suburbs across America to ensure that everyone—in particular, every child—enjoys close-to-home access to a park, playground, or natural area.

Land & Water Working Lands

Natural Lands

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Parks for PeopleParks for PeopleParks for PeopleParks for People

TrailsCommunity Gardens

ParksPlaygrounds

TPL works in cities and suburbs across America to ensure that everyone—in particular, every child—enjoys close-to-home access to a park, playground, or natural area.

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Land & WaterLand & WaterLand & WaterLand & Water

LakesCoastal Water RiversWatersheds

TPL preserves lands that protect clean drinking water and the natural beauty of our coasts and waterways.

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Working LandsWorking LandsWorking LandsWorking Lands

FarmsFisheries RanchesForests

TPL protects farms, ranches, and forests that support land-based livelihoods and rural ways of life.

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Natural LandsNatural LandsNatural LandsNatural Lands

Wilderness Wilderness WildernessWilderness

TPL conserves places of natural beauty that preserve wilderness for our children’s children to explore and that support other species with whom we share the planet.

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Heritage LandsHeritage LandsHeritage LandsHeritage Lands

African American

Historic TribalCultural

TPL protects places of historic and cultural importance that keep us in touch with the past and who we are as a people.

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Conservation

Vision

Conservation

Finance

Conservation

Transactions

Conservation

Research

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Park Design &

Development

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Conservation Vision: Conservation Vision: Setting PrioritiesSetting PrioritiesConservation Vision: Conservation Vision: Setting PrioritiesSetting Priorities

TPL promotes proactive conservation by helping communities assess their conservation priorities and develop plans that lead to clear actions.

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Conservation Vision:Conservation Vision:Conservation Vision:Conservation Vision:

• TPL provides communities with the information they need to prioritize land acquisition for parks, drinking water protection, wildlife habitat, and farmland conservation.– Constituency Building with key stakeholders– Greenprinting with Geographic Information System (GIS)– Conservation Finance Analysis – Action Plan for short-term success and long-term conservation

strategy

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•Incorporates a broad range of conservation goals

• Reflects unique community resources and priorities

• Utilizes “best available” data and science

• Identifies areas offering highest conservation benefit

• Models developed using ESRI software(ArcGIS 9.1 ModelBuilder & Spatial Analyst)

•TPL gleans information from over 50 completed Greenprint projects across the country to date

Greenprinting OverviewGreenprinting OverviewGreenprinting OverviewGreenprinting Overview

Greenprinting is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to make informed, strategic decisions about land conservation priorities.

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Greenprinting visuals provide unique insight for formulating conservation acquisition strategies.

Greenprinting Results – Maps and ReportsGreenprinting Results – Maps and ReportsGreenprinting Results – Maps and ReportsGreenprinting Results – Maps and Reports

Color-coded overview maps

Parcel by parcel ranking maps

Strategic analysis reports

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Conservation Finance: Conservation Finance: Securing FundsSecuring FundsConservation Finance: Conservation Finance: Securing FundsSecuring Funds

TPL helps agencies and communities secure the public and private funds that make conservation happen.

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Conservation Finance:Conservation Finance:Conservation Finance:Conservation Finance:

• TPL’s conservation Finance team advises governments on conservation funding and helps to design, pass and implement measures that dedicate new public funds for parks and land conservation– Feasibility Research– Public Opinion Surveys– Measure Design– Program Design and Evaluation

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Conservation Transactions: Conservation Transactions: Protecting LandProtecting LandConservation Transactions: Conservation Transactions: Protecting LandProtecting Land

TPL helps public agencies and communities acquire land for parks, playgrounds, and protected natural areas.

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Land Acquisition and Conveyance•Usually performed through a back-to-back transaction

•Sometimes a buy and hold, or a lease purchase with a public agency is more appropriate

•Ultimate goal is to convey the property to a public agency for management in perpetuity

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Conservation Research & Education:Conservation Research & Education:Improving PracticesImproving PracticesConservation Research & Education:Conservation Research & Education:Improving PracticesImproving Practices

TPL conducts research to improve conservation practices and acquire knowledge about conservation issues;

TPL shares these findings to create public support for conservation and encourage pro conservation public policy.

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Park Design & Development:Park Design & Development:Building ParksBuilding ParksPark Design & Development:Park Design & Development:Building ParksBuilding Parks

TPL helps agencies transform acquired lands into widely-used community resources.

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TPL’s Role in Land Acquisition

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