2022-02-08T10:49:55-06:00 2021-06-30 043353527 AMY P TRUNNELL CPA 200 OLD KENTS HILL RD READFIELD ME 043554132 990 2020-07-01 010440729 THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST KENN 2073772848 PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 2073772848 2022-02-08 true AMY TRUNNELL XXX-XX-XXXX AMY P TRUNNELL P01201030 2076859202 2022-02-08 X 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KENNEBEC LAND TRUST KIM VANDERMEULEN PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 765380 false X WWW.TKLT.ORG X 1988 ME THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, SHORELANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. 16 15 6 100 0 894377 497268 7313 9256 43382 53398 12968 14739 958040 574661 0 0 217236 234504 0 19717 181784 207659 399020 442163 559020 132498 7407416 7749269 51645 1678 7355771 7747591 X THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT)WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, SHORELANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND HAVE DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 412,000 ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATE-WIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVE LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. 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PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; 2020 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: (1)COMMUNITY CONSERVATION: AN EXPLORATION,(2)A SINGLE-SPECIES APPROACH TO FIELD MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES: AN AMERICAN KESTREL CASE STUDY, (3) HIKING THROUGH COVID, A PODCAST, AND (4) CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON MAINE'S FORESTRY, FISHING, AND FARMING ECONOMIES; TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020 WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES; SAVE HOWARD HILL-SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014 - TEXT, MAPS, HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL, THE 164 ACRE SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE; YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2012; BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010, ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; 171661 STEWARDSHIP - KLT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF KLT'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WORK WITH 69 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEERED OVER 1245 HOURS FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECTS. CONSERVATION PARCELS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY LARGE IN ACREAGE, OR HAVE UNIQUE OR COMPLEX MANAGEMENT NEEDS, HAVE MORE THAN ONE VOLUNTEER STEWARD. KLT COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN INCORPORATES THIRTEEN ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITY CONSERVATION VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. KLT'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH GIS BASE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND WITH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. OUR PLAN HELPS TO IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 412,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. 56626 LAND PROTECTION - SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS. KLT HAS CONSERVED 6,952 ACRES IN A SERVICE AREA THAT COVERS 412,000 ACRES AND 21 TOWNS PRIMARILY IN KENNEBEC COUNTY, BUT ALSO ANDROSCOGGIN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR ROUND OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. IN 2021, KLT PERMANENTLY PROTECTED 332 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY: 55-ACRE WESTON WOODS PRESERVE PROTECTS OVER 1,300 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE ON LITTLE COBBOSSEE LAKE, FORESTED, SCRUB-SHRUB, AND EMERGENT WETLANDS, 1,500 FEET OF PERENNIAL STREAMS, AND LAND DESIGNATED AS INLAND WATERFOWL AND WADING BIRD HABITAT. 277-ACRE JACOBS-STANLEY CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTS OVER 3,600 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE ON ANNABESSACOOK LAKE, BEAUTIFUL MIXED WOODLANDS, OPEN FIELDS, AND WETLANDS WITH VALUABLE INLAND WATERFOWL AND WADING BIRD HABITAT AS WELL AS WELL-KNOWN SCENIC VISTAS WITH SWEEPING VIEWS OF MT. PISGAH AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY,2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A FIVE MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C)(13). THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A .25 MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING THE ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATORS AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE BURIAL GROUND PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, KLT WILL MANAGE THE BURIAL GROUNDS AND COORDINATE PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, OVER 70 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE REMOVAL OF BRUSH AND STUMPS FOR FUTURE POLLINATOR HABITAT FIELD AND EXPANSION OF THE PARKING LOT. IN OCTOBER, 2020 KLT SOLD THE BOG POND PARCEL TO MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE (MDIFW) FOR A BARGAIN SALE PRICE OF 25,000. THIS PARCEL IS ADJACENT TO JAMIES POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (JPMMA). MDIFW USED THE BARGAIN PART OF THE SALE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO PURCHASE AN ADDTIONAL 120 ACRES TO ADD TO JPWMA. 321110 true true false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true false false false true true false false false true 12 0 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 15 true false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true true true true false X X THERESA KERCHNER 2073772848 PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 THERESA KERCHNER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 73083 0 1462 JORDAN BEALL DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 SUE BELL DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CALDWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY DENISON PAST PRESIDE 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TOM FERRRERO DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 CRAIG GAROFALO DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 BEN GODSOE DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 MARTY KENISTON DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 HOWARD LAKE DIRECTOR 1.70 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MARVINNEY SECRETARY 0.70 X X 0 0 0 MATT MULLEN 2ND VICE PRE 1.30 X X 0 0 0 JANET SAWYER 1ST VICE PRE 0.80 X X 0 0 0 JEAN SCUDDER DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 DEB SEWALL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 3.30 X X 0 0 0 KIM VANDERMEULEN PRESIDENT 1.10 X X 0 0 0 73083 1462 false false false X 215750 43600 237918 10841 497268 NRCS FUNDS 900099 9136 9136 OTHER 900099 120 120 9256 14750 14750 7452 9757 -2305 -2305 -2305 194610 25000 117709 63253 76901 -38253 38648 38648 LOGO MERCHANDISE 110000 13896 13896 TIMBER HARVEST 900099 3148 3148 17044 574661 64948 12445 76512 45422 25991 5099 136324 102192 24370 9762 4229 2925 1007 297 17439 12078 4073 1288 193 193 8580 8580 8268 8268 49706 42317 5614 1775 4382 3034 1024 324 10112 6958 2396 758 1930 477 1402 51 11 11 12676 155 12521 15357 12943 2143 271 STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS 52842 52842 EDUCATION/OUTREACH 38899 38899 DUES 3450 3450 DONATIONS/GIFTS 1253 868 293 92 442163 321110 101336 19717 41441 -8822 529232 614637 6076250 74786 6023267 6001464 813369 1139882 107 2108 7407416 7749269 6128 1678 1917 43600 51645 1678 X 6690948 7010838 664823 736753 7355771 7747591 7407416 7749269 132498 259322 X true X false true false X 1456014 1164428 689986 894377 497268 4702073 1456014 1164428 689986 894377 497268 4702073 4702073 16190 13848 26479 23744 22202 102463 4804536 117311 0.97870 0.98190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 33 2632.00 1 false 172.00 7417 false 1440022 233829 342194 489507 1526538 1146819 637242 51385 395424 1440022 1160162 469513 27473 510330 1146819 900600 526509 40818 307765 1160162 671217 892888 46163 709668 900600 0.52000 0.16000 0.32000 false false 5758979 5758979 259986 46324 213662 57285 28462 28823 6001464 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 CONSERVATIONS EASEMENTS PURCHASED OR DONATED ARE RECORDED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND NET ASSETS-MODIFIED CASH BASIS AT THE VALUE OF 1 EACH IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF EASEMENTS HELD BY KLT. ALL EASEMENTS ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE ARE EXPENSED AS EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS-MODIFIED CASH BASIS. IN ADDITION, COSTS INCURRED IN OBTAINING THE EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED. A NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DUE TO THE LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 BOARD RESTRICTED FUNDS INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP FUNDS. STEWARDSHIP FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPERTIES. DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS (TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED) INCLUDE BOTH TIME AND PURPOSE DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND ARE DRAWN DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONOR INTENTION. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD IN PERPETUITY. EARNINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ARE LIMITED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S SPENDING POLICY OF 4%. TYLER KENISTON SON-BRD MEMBER 45381 EMPLOYMENT false X 1 5340 HIGH LOW X 1 1 NOMINAL VALUE X 1 2400 TAX ASSESSED/ APPRAISAL X EQUIPMENT 1 3100 FAIR MARKET VALUE 1 false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B GIFTS OF MARKETABLE SECURITIES ARE SOLD BY OUR INVESTMENT AGENTS, KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK OR CRIBSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, UPON RECEIPT AND PROCEEDS OF THE SALE ARE DEPOSITED TO OUR BANK ACCOUNT. SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II GIFTS OF LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAND ACQUISITION POLICY, WHICH IS GENERALLY IN PERPETUITY. NOMINAL BOOK VALUE OF 1 IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CONSERVATION EASEMENT DUE TO A LACK OF FORESEEABLE FUTURE CASH FLOW BENEFITS AND AN ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EASEMENT MARKET. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST (KLT)WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE THE FORESTS, SHORELANDS, FIELDS, AND WILDLIFE THAT DEFINE CENTRAL MAINE. KLT PROTECTS LAND PERMANENTLY, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND FARMING. KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HAS PROVIDED OVER THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 1,100 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND STAFF, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THREE DECADES OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND HAVE DEVELOPED A REPUTATION AS A CONSERVATION LEADER IN OUR 412,000 ACRE SERVICE REGION. WE HAVE RECEIVED STATE-WIDE AND REGIONAL RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FOR OUR DEDICATION TO CONSERVE LAND FOR ITS MANY COMMUNITY BENEFITS INCLUDING PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION. KLT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, COMMITTED TO TAKING CARE OF THE LANDS WE CONSERVE. KLT COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION IN 2018 AND ALSO RECEIVED A SOURCE AWARD FROM THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD TO HONOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS, A KLT INSPIRED PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON KEEPING FORESTS AS FORESTS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL-RESOURCE BASED ECONOMIES. PERMANENT LAND CONSERVATION AND PROMOTING LAND STEWARDSHIP CONTINUES TO BE THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF KLT'S WORK. SINCE 1988, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LANDOWNERS AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT MORE THAN 6,952 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, FEE PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND HAVE CONSTRUCTED 55 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LANDS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT WE OWN AND HAVE WRITTEN BASELINE DOCUMENTS FOR EVERY CONSERVATION EASEMENT. ALL OF OUR CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY. OUR LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS INFORMED BY A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THIS SCIENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS UPDATED EVERY SEVEN YEARS, GUIDES THE TRUST'S CONSERVATION PLANNING WORK AND PROVIDES VALUABLE PLANNING DATA TO THE TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. OVER ONE HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING SIXTY-NINE LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED OVER 2,604 HOURS OF TIME THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. KLT HAS HOSTED THIRTY-FIVE VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM TWENTY-FOUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2005, HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS. KLT IS A FOUNDING PARTNER, ALONG WITH THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE (MFS), OF THE KENNEBEC WOODLAND PARTNERSHIP (KWP), A REGIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WOODLAND CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP. SINCE 2013, KLT AND SIX OTHER STATEWIDE ENTITIES (MFS, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, CEI, MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST, GROWSMART MAINE, AND THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER)HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AS THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS (LWW)PARTNERSHIP. THE LWW PARTNERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING GREATER USE OF LOCALLY SOURCED WOOD AND LUMBER AS A LIGHT-WEIGHT AND STRONG CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVE TO ENERGY-INTENSIVE CONCRETE AND STEEL, AND A MEANS TO SUSTAIN A DIVERSE AND ECOLOGICALLY-RICH FORESTED LANDSCAPE. TWO LWW PAPERS HAVE BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED: -BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION. -AND, A LONG TERM APPROACH TO FOREST MANAGEMENT: A POSITION PAPER FOR LOCAL WOOD WORKS BY THE KLT AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, MAINE. WITH A FOCUS ON INITIATIVES WITH BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS, LWW CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES DEVELOPED IN 2019-20: -THE LWW PARTNERSHIP WITH WOOD PRODUCERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS. -A MASTER SPEC LIST FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. -A WEB-BASED DIRECTORY OF THE AREA'S WOOD PRODUCERS. FORM 990 KLT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 35,362 OF DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE REPORTED IN OUR REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: STEWARDSHIP BASELINE WORK (4,512); LEGAL SERVICES FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS (20,000);GENERAL ACCOUNTING AND TAX/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES (7,750); AND OTHER (3,100). FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ONE HUNDRED DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING INTERNS AND 69 LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED 2,604 HOURS OF TIME THIS FISCAL YEAR TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE NOT INCLUDED HERE, BUT ARE RECORDED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES REQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS FOR PRINTING, PROFESSIONAL DESIGN WORK, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING, LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES HAD AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 32,262. THE ORGANIZATION BENEFITS FROM PERSONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR WHICH A DONATED VALUE CANNOT BE CALCULATED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EDUCATION - PUBLIC PROGRAMS: AFTER A YEAR WITH LIMITED PUBLIC PROGRAMS DUE TO COVID, KLT WAS ABLE TO HOST PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS. THIS INCLUDED A VIRTUAL LYCEUM LECTURE PROGRAM ON MAINE MEDICINAL PLANTS THAT SERVED AS AN INTRODUCTION FOR THE 2022 IN-PERSON LYCEUM PROGRAM; SNOWSHOE BUSHWHACKS; OPEN HOUSES AND TOURS OF THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY; PADDLES; AND PROPERTY WALKS. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; 2020 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: (1)COMMUNITY CONSERVATION: AN EXPLORATION,(2)A SINGLE-SPECIES APPROACH TO FIELD MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED SPECIES: AN AMERICAN KESTREL CASE STUDY, (3) HIKING THROUGH COVID, A PODCAST, AND (4) CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON MAINE'S FORESTRY, FISHING, AND FARMING ECONOMIES; TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020 WITH THIRTY-TWO HIKES; SAVE HOWARD HILL-SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE, PUBLISHED IN 2014 - TEXT, MAPS, HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FOCUSED AUGUSTA'S HOWARD HILL, THE 164 ACRE SCENIC BACKDROP TO MAINE'S STATE HOUSE; YOUR WOODLAND: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KENNEBEC COUNTY LANDOWNERS, PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2012; BETWEEN PERSON AND PLACE: CONSERVATION HISTORIES FROM THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, PUBLISHED IN 2010, ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B STEWARDSHIP - KLT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF KLT'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WORK WITH 69 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEERED OVER 1245 HOURS FOR TRAIL MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECTS. CONSERVATION PARCELS THAT ARE ESPECIALLY LARGE IN ACREAGE, OR HAVE UNIQUE OR COMPLEX MANAGEMENT NEEDS, HAVE MORE THAN ONE VOLUNTEER STEWARD. KLT COMPLETED AN UPDATE OF THE TRUST'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. THE PLAN INCORPORATES THIRTEEN ECOLOGICAL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITY CONSERVATION VALUES, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRAIL ACCESS AND RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, TWO ADDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN. KLT'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH GIS BASE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND WITH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. OUR PLAN HELPS TO IDENTIFY HIGH PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS FOR OUR 412,000-ACRE SERVICE AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C LAND PROTECTION - SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS. KLT HAS CONSERVED 6,952 ACRES IN A SERVICE AREA THAT COVERS 412,000 ACRES AND 21 TOWNS PRIMARILY IN KENNEBEC COUNTY, BUT ALSO ANDROSCOGGIN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. KLT HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON, ACCEPTS GIFTS OF, AND PURCHASES SIGNIFICANT LANDS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. KLT'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION LANDS PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY, WORKING FORESTLAND AND FARMLAND, AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR ROUND OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. IN 2021, KLT PERMANENTLY PROTECTED 332 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND IN KENNEBEC COUNTY: 55-ACRE WESTON WOODS PRESERVE PROTECTS OVER 1,300 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE ON LITTLE COBBOSSEE LAKE, FORESTED, SCRUB-SHRUB, AND EMERGENT WETLANDS, 1,500 FEET OF PERENNIAL STREAMS, AND LAND DESIGNATED AS INLAND WATERFOWL AND WADING BIRD HABITAT. 277-ACRE JACOBS-STANLEY CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTS OVER 3,600 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE ON ANNABESSACOOK LAKE, BEAUTIFUL MIXED WOODLANDS, OPEN FIELDS, AND WETLANDS WITH VALUABLE INLAND WATERFOWL AND WADING BIRD HABITAT AS WELL AS WELL-KNOWN SCENIC VISTAS WITH SWEEPING VIEWS OF MT. PISGAH AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, KLT'S 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION CEMETERY WAS INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF MAINE IN FEBRUARY,2020. THE CORPORATION, MANAGED BY A FIVE MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A 501(C)(13). THE CEMETERY IS SITUATED IN A STAND OF TALL WHITE PINES, WITH AN OPEN UNDERSTORY, SURROUNDED BY ROCK WALLS. A .25 MILE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL WEAVES THROUGH THE PINE STAND AND OFFERS A CHANCE FOR REFLECTION AND A LOVELY VIEW. THE FALL FOLIAGE IS STUNNING IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. VISITORS WHO LINGER AT THE BENCHES OVERLOOKING THE ROLLING HILLS WILL LIKELY OBSERVE MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN AN AREA THAT WILL BE MANAGED FOR POLLINATORS AND EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT. THE BURIAL GROUND PROVIDES ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, KLT WILL MANAGE THE BURIAL GROUNDS AND COORDINATE PLOT SALES. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH FUNERAL HOMES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, MEMORIAL SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE DECEASED AND BURIALS. THE BURIAL GROUND HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL. THE CEMETERY BEGAN OPERATIONS AND THE SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS IN JUNE 2021. SINCE THE OPENING, OVER 70 PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED INTERMENT RIGHTS. RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE REMOVAL OF BRUSH AND STUMPS FOR FUTURE POLLINATOR HABITAT FIELD AND EXPANSION OF THE PARKING LOT. IN OCTOBER, 2020 KLT SOLD THE BOG POND PARCEL TO MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE (MDIFW) FOR A BARGAIN SALE PRICE OF 25,000. THIS PARCEL IS ADJACENT TO JAMIES POND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (JPMMA). MDIFW USED THE BARGAIN PART OF THE SALE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS TO PURCHASE AN ADDTIONAL 120 ACRES TO ADD TO JPWMA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 LAKE AND DENISON LAKE AND DENISON PARTNER PARTNER BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 KLT IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B MEMBERS ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE TREASURER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE FULL BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS SUBMISSION. AT DONOR REQUEST, DONOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REDACTED FROM THE COPY OF THE FORM 990 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD. CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SEC. 6104(D) OF THE IRC AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND A COPY IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN MATTERS ARISE IN THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR WHICH A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THAT PERSON/S WILL LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSION AND, IF A BOARD MEMBER, WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUST SOURCES AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B USING NATIONAL STANDARDS SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND PROPOSED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL STAFF ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD WITHIN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ADOPTED AT THE JUNE MEETING AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII LINE 7A, B AND C - PUBLIC SECURITIES SOLD BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION BURIAL GR PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 844936563 CEMETERY ME 501C13 KLT true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false