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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1011722 FW_ October 2022 Landscapes ________________________________ From: North Olympic Land Trust Sent: Monday, October 17, 2022 1:58:09 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: October 2022 Landscapes ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ Funds successfully secured for farmland conservation! Farmer of the Year. <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/37d07adf-0533-4c9d-91b0-6cebc1406179.png> News from your Land Trust Community Comes Together to Make More Farmland Conservation Possible! <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/074263bd-ae35-bc53-ebb0-f25848f22b89.jpg> Thank you! Yet again, the community has come together to raise the funds necessary to conserve local farmland! Over the past two months, one-hundred-forty-four households closed the gap on the funding need to conserve two farms! The $60,000 of need was met as dozens of supporters rallied at the very end of September to meet an anonymous $5,000 match offered by a local passionate farmland advocate. As the funding thermometer shows, major funding comes from various governmental grants that bring our local tax dollars home and put them to good use maintaining critical local farms. Most importantly, support from individuals like you who provide the leverage and match to seal the deal! <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/6a7f6f00-5caf-4be1-50a5-1e8132d46893.jpg> Your support reaffirms the Land Trust's confidence and commitment to doubling the pace of farmland conservation over the next ten years. (Read Board President Karen Westwood’s statement here <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=414c2b8fe0&e=e371357277> .) Our first year of this increased pace was a huge success because of you, and we’re excited to bring forward more farms up for permanent conservation in the years ahead. With funding now secure, Mid Valley Farm and Dungeness Hub are poised for all of the paperwork to be signed with their permanent conservation happening near year-end. Stay tuned, and we'll be sure to keep you posted! Though there wasn’t a Harvest Dinner this year, the volunteer Harvest Committee put in just as much effort to help us meet this important funding goal. We are grateful for the creativity, dedication and gumption of Suzi Schuenemann, Della LaCour, and Tara Demers. Thank you! Thank you all for your support, and for protecting and conserving our special way of life on the Peninsula. We couldn’t do this work without you! Mid Valley Farm photo: John Gussman Read More <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=d69b4ba415&e=e371357277> <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/2cf06619-2ecf-ec6f-f29b-176fe6798ab1.jpg> 24th Annual Farmer of the Year Awarded In late September, the Land Trust presented the 24th Annual Farmer of the Year Award to Mark Bowman, our local Sustainable Agriculture and Farm to Farmer Coordinator <https://northolympiclandtrust.us 3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=fc27a52ddf&e=e371357277> and an owner at Bowman Farms. Learn More about Mark <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=117ab64c24&e=e371357277> Watch the Award Presentation <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=8c4870be96&e=e371357277> <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/8eeaaeb6-4734-c7c2-3015-cfe58e53a9f2.jpg> Dr. Robert Michael Pyle Update In April, Dr. Pyle - renowned lepidopterist and author - was to speak at the Land Trust's Conservation Breakfast, but due to a bout with COVID was unable to join. As we have worked to reschedule this anticipated conversation, Dr. Pyle's recovery has proven very slow. Dr. Pyle regrets to share that we need to postpone this conversation indefinitely while he regains his health. Everyone wishes Bob the very best! butterfly photo credits: Karen Holtrop <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/794f7ca5-d5b8-5eb3-f68a-5991e022c666.jpg> Waiting for the Rain This month's Phenology File features executive director, Tom Sanford, as he muses and tries to research recent weather trends to see just how weird it is that we haven't see significant rain on the Peninsula yet this fall. Read his article here <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=e16f55f5f8&e=e371357277> Community Photo <https://mcusercontent.com/2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4/images/87a10c83-7f5f-91a7-b84c-b4b494a68c5e.jpg> This stunning photo was submitted by Jennifer Weir a couple of years ago and recaught our eye. Thank you for sharing! Share Your Photos <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=6dd73877b1&e=e371357277> The Land Trust is grateful to have received the following gifts: In memory of: Ronald Bruce Bean Doug Houston Brad Knowles Jerry Page Laford Jeff Leach Dale Meyer June Nickell Jo and Ivan Robb Roger & Ellie Schmidt - with gratitude for their support of local agriculture, community causes, and the wonderful Sunny Farms stores that will help the late couple’s accomplishments endure beyond their lives. David Hall Smith Lee Strucker - whose recent death makes the world a bit darker and sadder. He will be missed. Don & Mary Wheeler HRH Queen Elizabeth II Windsor In honor of: Oliver & Finley Bornsworth Chi's Farm & River Run Farm Nash Huber Susan Molin Patty McManus Julie Slagle Karen Westwood & Peter Jepsen For a complete list of honorarium and memorial gifts visit here -> <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=2089f8d356&e=e371357277> Your ongoing support of farms, fish, and forests is vital. Donate <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=cd21c6ad8e&e=e371357277> <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=6b857c29c7&e=e371357277> <https://northolympiclandtrust.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2a560412753cc77f18a4d65b4&id=ce3221c2a4&e=e371357277> Copyright © 2022 North Olympic Land Trust, All rights reserved. You're receiving this e-mail because you support land conservation on the North Olympic Peninsula. 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