Coordinator: Parker Griffin, Partnership Chair
Contact Info: parkergriffin@mac.com
Mission Statement:
“The mission of the partnership is to educate communities in the watershed and landowners within these communities about the benefits of land conservation as a way to preserve and protect the Newfound Lake watershed.”
General Location: Newfound Lake watershed
Acreage of Area Covered by Partnership: 62,587
Acres Conserved by Partnership: 14,500
Number of Partners: 4
RCP Status: Conserving
Steps Taken in Forming Partnership:
- Draft a vision, mission statement, goals, and/or objectives
- Develop a governance structure; develop a strategic conservation map
- Engage landowners and/or municipal officials in your region
- Engage state agencies, federal agencies, and/or philanthropic organizations
- Craft a compelling case statement
- Coordinate or collaborate to conserve land as an RCP
Funding sources:
- Federal grant or program
- State grant or program
- Municipal funding
- Philanthropic foundation
- Individual donors
- RCP Member supported
- LRCT is fiscal agent, has helped initiate some conservation projects
- Gemmill Fund pays transaction costs for conservation projects within the watershed (since 2012)
Website: https://newfoundlake.org/land-conservation-partnership/
Social Media: Newfound lake (partner org) Facebook page
