2021-02-11T11:34:13-06:00 2020-06-30 043353527 AMY P TRUNNELL CPA 200 OLD KENTS HILL RD READFIELD ME 043554132 990 2019-07-01 010440729 THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST KENN 2073772848 PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 2073772848 2021-02-11 true AMY P TRUNNELL P01201030 2076859202 2021-02-11 X 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KENNEBEC LAND TRUST KIM VANDERMEULEN PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 1811410 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. 15 13 6 116 0 689986 894377 3606 7313 28277 43382 15389 12968 737258 958040 0 0 197409 217236 0 24063 188651 181784 386060 399020 351198 559020 6867894 7407416 86458 51645 6781436 7355771 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. IN 2019 KLT CELEBRATED ITS THIRTY-FIRST YEAR OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THA 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 false false 126858 7313 EDUCATION - PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; 2019 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: (1)KEEPING FORESTS AS FORESTS: A NATURAL SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE-MANAGING SURRY HILL COMMUNITY FOREST FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND (2)NATURAL ASSETS AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: PEOPLE AND THE LAND; TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, PUBLISHED IN 2014, A SECOND EDITION IS TO BE 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 ON CONSERVING 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, INCLUDES ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: ANNUAL HIKES, PADDLES, BIRD WALKS AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS; SINCE 2009, OVER 1,400 CENTRAL MAINE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AT THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST'S ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE 360-ACRE CURTIS HOMESTEAD CONSERVATION AREA IN LEEDS, ME. ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE SERIES - LYCEUM (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID); KLT ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION INCLUDING HIKES, PADDLES AND COOKOUT (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID); ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP FOR VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. 138112 STEWARDSHIP - KLT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF KLT'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WORK WITH 77 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEERED OVER 1060 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'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON TEN PRIORITY CONSERVATION VALUES. KLT'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH GIS BASE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND WITH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. THIS 2013 PLAN, WHICH WILL BE UPDATED IN 2021, WILL CONTINUE TO INFORM AND GUIDE KLT'S LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE. 26903 LAND PROTECTION - SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS. KLT HAS CONSERVED 6,713 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. OVER THE PAST YEARS, KLT ACCOMPLISHED FOUR NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS: AFTER AN AMBITIOUS AND LENGTHY 1.2 MILLION FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, IN 2017, KLT TRANSFERRED THE 164-ACRE HOWARD HILL PROPERTY IN AUGUSTA TO THE CITY OF AUGUSTA; THE CITY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO KLT, ENSURING THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE CONSERVED IN PERPETUITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAINE'S PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. THIS URBAN COMMUNITY PARK PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND RECREATION INCLUDING HIKING, PICNICKING, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, NATURE OBSERVATION, AND HUNTING. IN 2017, WITH THE BEQUEST OF THE 120-ACRE WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, KLT ACQUIRED FOUR CIRCA 1895 CABINS AND 4000 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON COBBOSSEE STREAM. TWO OF THE FOUR CABINS WERE RESTORED IN 2018 BY THE MAINE CABIN MASTERS AND ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENTALS (FIRST RENTAL SEASON BEGAN JULY, 2019). THE CABINS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. IN MARCH 2019, KLT LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS 300,000 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT 330-ACRES AROUND SURRY HILL AND THE SURROUNDING WOODLANDS, WETLANDS AND FIELDS. FIELD TRIPS, FUNDRAISING GATHERINGS, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CURRENT OWNER, AREA RESIDENTS, AND KLT DONORS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE CAMPAIGN. THE PROPERTY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION, INCLUDING HIKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HUNTING, SNOWMOBILING, AND BLUEBERRY PICKING. THE TOP OF SURRY HILL FEATURES PHENOMENAL VIEWS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE SURROUNDING HILLS, AND THE VILLAGE OF WAYNE AND POCASSET LAKE, ANDROSCOGGIN LAKE, AND ECHO LAKE. THE FIELDS AROUND THE HILLTOP WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR THEIR SCENIC VIEWS AND AS IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR POLLINATORS AND MANY OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, THE 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND (BHCBG)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, HAS SUBMITTED APPLICATION TO THE IRS FOR 501(C)(13) STATUS AS A CEMETERY. KLT TRANSFERRED THE 10-ACRE PARCEL TO BHCBG IN MAY, 2020. THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA AND THE BURIAL GROUND 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 WILL PROVIDE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, KLT WILL MANAGE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BURIAL GROUNDS, INCLUDING PLOWING THE ACCESS ROAD IN THE WINTER, AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INCLUDING COORDINATING 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 BHCBG BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL. KLT'S MOST RECENT FEE AND EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS ARE: IN MAY, 2020 KLT PURCHASED TWO PARCELS TOTALING 28 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE TRUST'S EASTERN RIVER PRESERVE. THIS ACQUISITION WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST'S MERRYMEETING BAY/MARSH MIGRATION INITIATIVE. WITH THESE ADDITIONS, KLT'S EASTERN RIVER PRESERVE NOW TOTALS 50-ACRES AND PROTECTS 1,810 FEET ALONG OTTER CREEK AND 4,120 FEET ALONG THE TIDAL EASTERN RIVER, INCLUDING VALUABLE WETLANDS, WOODLANDS, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. THE PRESERVE'S SHORT, MEANDERING PATH FEATURES OTTER CREEK AND THE EASTERN RIVER SHORELINE. LOCATED IN PITTSON, THIS PRESERVE IS MANAGED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY, FOR LOW-IMPACT OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND FOR NATURE OBSERVATION. IN JUNE, 2020 KLT ACQUIRED THE STORER FARM PRESERVE IN VIENNA. GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE STORER FARM COMMUNITY, THIS 70-ACRE CONSERVATION PROPERTY WILL PROTECT A LARGE, UNFRAGMENTED FOREST HABITAT, VALUABLE WETLANDS, AND A COMMUNITY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL. 291873 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 true false true true true true true false false false true true true false false true 10 0 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 13 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 72084 0 1442 SUE BELL DIRECTOR 1.80 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CALDWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY DENISON PAST PRESIDE 0.40 X X 0 0 0 TOM FERRRERO DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 CRAIG GAROFALO DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 BEN GODSOE DIRECTOR 1.20 X 0 0 0 MARTY KENISTON DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 HOWARD LAKE DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MARVINNEY SECRETARY 0.90 X X 0 0 0 MATT MULLEN 2ND VICE PRE 0.40 X X 0 0 0 JANET SAWYER 1ST VICE PRE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN SCUDDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEB SEWALL DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 3.40 X X 0 0 0 KIM VANDERMEULEN PRESIDENT 1.20 X X 0 0 0 72084 1442 false false false X 215378 678999 125400 894377 LOCAL WOODWORKS 900099 2700 2700 OTHER 900099 2563 2563 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 2050 2050 7313 16734 16734 7010 16763 -9753 -9753 -9753 788880 74375 759250 77357 29630 -2982 26648 26648 TIMBER HARVEST 110000 20945 20945 LOGO MERCHANDISE 900099 1776 1776 22721 958040 56682 6981 73083 41688 25517 5878 124217 95641 16869 11707 3945 2746 848 351 15991 11304 3188 1499 50 50 5730 5730 6670 6670 42 42 17167 12017 3557 1593 6913 4887 1378 648 8062 5700 1607 755 3524 1533 1743 248 449 318 89 42 10228 155 10073 17695 14231 2493 971 EDUCATION/OUTREACH 47330 47053 277 STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS 41890 41890 DONATIONS/GIFTS 13004 12710 200 94 DUES 3030 3030 399020 291873 83084 24063 8622 41441 413579 529232 6082104 58837 5792683 6023267 652902 813369 108 107 6867894 7407416 264 6128 21194 1917 65000 43600 86458 51645 X 6406462 6690948 374974 664823 6781436 7355771 6867894 7407416 559020 15315 X true X false true false X 680212 1456014 1164428 689986 894377 4885017 680212 1456014 1164428 689986 894377 4885017 4885017 9814 16190 13848 26479 23744 90075 4975092 99796 0.98190 0.98490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 32 2364.00 1 true 129.00 5773 false 1146819 637242 51385 395424 1440022 1160162 469513 27473 510330 1146819 900600 526509 40818 307765 1160162 671217 892888 46163 709668 900600 778666 529983 -575 636857 671217 0.54000 0.11000 0.35000 false false 5774833 5774833 259986 38826 221160 47285 20011 27274 6023267 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THERE IS ANNUAL MONITORING OF EASEMENT PROPERTIES BY STAFF OR PROPERTY STEWARDS. THE ENFORCEMENT POLICY INCLUDES A CONTINUUM OF RESPONSES TO VIOLATIONS DEPENDING ON THE IMPACT OF THE VIOLATION. EACH RESPONSE IS UNIQUE AND INDIVIDUAL TO EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. 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. PRIOR YEAR INCORRECTLY REPORTED 33 EASEMENTS AS ONE OF THE EASEMENTS WAS UNDER 2 NAMES. CURRENT YEAR CORRECTLY REPORTS 32 EASEMENTS. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE EASEMENTS FROM LAST YEAR OTHER THAN THIS CORRECTION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 BOARD RESTRICTED FUNDS INCLUDE STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION FUNDS. STEWARDSHIP FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPERTIES. THE CONSERVATION FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. 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%. SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC BOARD DIRECTOR MORTGAGE FOR OFFICE BUILDING X 100000 1917 false true true 1917 TYLER KENISTON SON-BRD MEMBER 25703 EMPLOYMENT false HIGH LOW NOMINAL VALUE X 3 125400 TAX ASSESSED/APPRAISAL 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. IN 2019 KLT CELEBRATED ITS THIRTY-FIRST YEAR OF CONSERVATION WORK IN THE KENNEBEC RIVER AND LAKES REGION. THANKS TO THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORT OF MORE THA 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 6,713 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, FEE PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, AND HAVE CONSTRUCTED 53 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. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING SEVENTY-SEVEN LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED OVER 2,160 HOURS OF TIME THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. KLT HAS HOSTED THIRTY-FOUR VOLUNTEER INTERNS FROM TWENTY-TWO 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 WITH THIRTEEN 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 DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES IN 2019-20: -THIRD TOUR OF MAINE WOOD PRODUCERS, FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2019 WHICH INCLUDED TWENTY PARTICIPANTS AND EXTENSIVE PRESS COVERAGE. -A COMPELLING VIDEO OF THE MAINE WOOD + SUSTAINABILITY TOUR. -A MASTER SPEC LIST FOR ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. -A WEB-BASED DIRECTORY OF THE AREA'S WOOD PRODUCERS. FORM 990 KLT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 30,086 OF DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE REPORTED IN OUR REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: STEWARDSHIP BASELINE WORK (1,856); LEGAL SERVICES FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS (20,000);GENERAL ACCOUNTING AND TAX/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES (7,750); AND OTHER (480). FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING INTERNS AND 77 LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED 2,160 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 30,086. 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 - PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; 2019 INTERN RESEARCH PROJECTS: (1)KEEPING FORESTS AS FORESTS: A NATURAL SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE-MANAGING SURRY HILL COMMUNITY FOREST FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND (2)NATURAL ASSETS AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: PEOPLE AND THE LAND; TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, PUBLISHED IN 2014, A SECOND EDITION IS TO BE 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 ON CONSERVING 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, INCLUDES ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE STORIES BEHIND KLT'S CONSERVATION LANDS; PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: ANNUAL HIKES, PADDLES, BIRD WALKS AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS; SINCE 2009, OVER 1,400 CENTRAL MAINE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AT THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST'S ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE 360-ACRE CURTIS HOMESTEAD CONSERVATION AREA IN LEEDS, ME. ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE SERIES - LYCEUM (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID); KLT ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION INCLUDING HIKES, PADDLES AND COOKOUT (CANCELLED DUE TO COVID); ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP FOR VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. 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 77 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEERED OVER 1060 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'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON TEN PRIORITY CONSERVATION VALUES. KLT'S STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED WITH GIS BASE NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION, AND WITH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. THIS 2013 PLAN, WHICH WILL BE UPDATED IN 2021, WILL CONTINUE TO INFORM AND GUIDE KLT'S LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE. 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 6,713 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. OVER THE PAST YEARS, KLT ACCOMPLISHED FOUR NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS: AFTER AN AMBITIOUS AND LENGTHY 1.2 MILLION FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, IN 2017, KLT TRANSFERRED THE 164-ACRE HOWARD HILL PROPERTY IN AUGUSTA TO THE CITY OF AUGUSTA; THE CITY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO KLT, ENSURING THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE CONSERVED IN PERPETUITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAINE'S PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. THIS URBAN COMMUNITY PARK PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND RECREATION INCLUDING HIKING, PICNICKING, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, NATURE OBSERVATION, AND HUNTING. IN 2017, WITH THE BEQUEST OF THE 120-ACRE WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, KLT ACQUIRED FOUR CIRCA 1895 CABINS AND 4000 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON COBBOSSEE STREAM. TWO OF THE FOUR CABINS WERE RESTORED IN 2018 BY THE MAINE CABIN MASTERS AND ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENTALS (FIRST RENTAL SEASON BEGAN JULY, 2019). THE CABINS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. IN MARCH 2019, KLT LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS 300,000 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT 330-ACRES AROUND SURRY HILL AND THE SURROUNDING WOODLANDS, WETLANDS AND FIELDS. FIELD TRIPS, FUNDRAISING GATHERINGS, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CURRENT OWNER, AREA RESIDENTS, AND KLT DONORS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE CAMPAIGN. THE PROPERTY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION, INCLUDING HIKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HUNTING, SNOWMOBILING, AND BLUEBERRY PICKING. THE TOP OF SURRY HILL FEATURES PHENOMENAL VIEWS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE SURROUNDING HILLS, AND THE VILLAGE OF WAYNE AND POCASSET LAKE, ANDROSCOGGIN LAKE, AND ECHO LAKE. THE FIELDS AROUND THE HILLTOP WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR THEIR SCENIC VIEWS AND AS IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR POLLINATORS AND MANY OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES. AFTER FOUR YEARS OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, THE 10-ACRE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND (BHCBG)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, HAS SUBMITTED APPLICATION TO THE IRS FOR 501(C)(13) STATUS AS A CEMETERY. KLT TRANSFERRED THE 10-ACRE PARCEL TO BHCBG IN MAY, 2020. THE BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION AREA AND THE BURIAL GROUND 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 WILL PROVIDE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND BURIALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS. ON THE OPERATIONS END, KLT WILL MANAGE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BURIAL GROUNDS, INCLUDING PLOWING THE ACCESS ROAD IN THE WINTER, AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INCLUDING COORDINATING 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 BHCBG BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION AS A CONSERVATION BURIAL GROUND ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES DEFINED BY THE GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL. KLT'S MOST RECENT FEE AND EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS ARE: IN MAY, 2020 KLT PURCHASED TWO PARCELS TOTALING 28 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE TRUST'S EASTERN RIVER PRESERVE. THIS ACQUISITION WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH GENEROUS FUNDING FROM THE MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST'S MERRYMEETING BAY/MARSH MIGRATION INITIATIVE. WITH THESE ADDITIONS, KLT'S EASTERN RIVER PRESERVE NOW TOTALS 50-ACRES AND PROTECTS 1,810 FEET ALONG OTTER CREEK AND 4,120 FEET ALONG THE TIDAL EASTERN RIVER, INCLUDING VALUABLE WETLANDS, WOODLANDS, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. THE PRESERVE'S SHORT, MEANDERING PATH FEATURES OTTER CREEK AND THE EASTERN RIVER SHORELINE. LOCATED IN PITTSON, THIS PRESERVE IS MANAGED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY, FOR LOW-IMPACT OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND FOR NATURE OBSERVATION. IN JUNE, 2020 KLT ACQUIRED THE STORER FARM PRESERVE IN VIENNA. GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE STORER FARM COMMUNITY, THIS 70-ACRE CONSERVATION PROPERTY WILL PROTECT A LARGE, UNFRAGMENTED FOREST HABITAT, VALUABLE WETLANDS, AND A COMMUNITY SNOWMOBILE TRAIL. 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 ELECT 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 ANNUALLY, COMPARABLE DATA IS REVIEWED FROM OTHER LAND TRUSTS AND OTHER SOURCES 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 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false BALDWIN HILL CONSERVATION BURIAL GR B 12000 APPRAISAL