Source  NCDENR, 3/2/10

The North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation’s Community Conservation Committee Working Lands Subcommittee is hosting a round of regional technical training in conjunction with the Conservation Trust for North Carolina.  Funding for the workshop is being provided by a grant obtained from the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission.  The workshops are meant to build off the round of workshops offered in Fall 2008 entitled “Working Land Easement Programs – Is It Right for Your Soil and Water Conservation District?”, and will be similar to the Conservation Easement Track offered at the 2009 District Employee Workshop. 

Workshop Goals:

•        Target SWCDs holding or planning to hold working land conservation easements

•        Review Conservation Easement Drafting

•        Review Baseline Documentation Report Drafting

•        Consideration of long term stewardship issues

Logistics:

•        Two day event with class and field portions, recommended to attend both days

•        Evening roundtable discussion on conservation easements for supervisors

•        No registration cost, two lunch meals and small travel stipend to be provided

•        Limited space is available and some financial assistance for travel will be offered

•        Registration to open early March via Michelle Lovejoy, call 336.306.6433 with questions

Piedmont Training, Chatham County – April 13^th – 14^th  

Registration deadline March 30^th

Facilitators to include Triangle Land Conservancy staff and classroom portions will be held at the Chatham County Senior Center in Siler City.

Coastal Training, Chowan County – May 4^th – 5^th

Registration deadline April 20^th

Facilitators to include NC Coastal Land Trust staff and classroom portions to be held at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library in Edenton, Chowan County.

Mountains Training, Buncombe County – May 11^th – 12^th

Registration deadline April 27^th

Facilitators to include Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and classroom portions to be held at the Land of Sky Regional Council and the Claxton Farm.

Please call or email Michelle Lovejoy if you have any questions on the workshops.

Registration forms to be forwarded to michelle.lovejoy@ncdenr.gov or faxed to Michelle Lovejoy at 336.771.4631