2019-01-14T17:33:58-06:00 2018-06-30 043353527 AMY P TRUNNELL CPA 200 OLD KENTS HILL RD READFIELD ME 043554132 990 2017-07-01 010440729 THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST KENN 2073772848 PO BOX 261 WINTHROP ME 04364 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 2073772848 2019-01-14 true AMY P TRUNNELL P01201030 2076859202 2019-01-14 X 24.198.214.144 2019-01-14 17:33:58 CS P E18197B6976A9F08F37A030BBAAB8C6A09260B6F E18197B6976A9F08F37A030BBAAB8C6A09260B6F 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z KENNEBEC LAND TRUST MARY DENISON PO BOX 67 WINTHROP ME 04364 1262218 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 4 120 0 1456014 1164428 10526 17487 16226 30012 7162 9089 1489928 1221016 1019571 0 0 155052 181650 0 24433 170925 189105 1345548 370755 144380 850261 5617048 6463240 60093 39427 5556955 6423813 X THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST 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. ESTABLISHED IN 1988, KLT WORKS IN 21 COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT 6,164 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. KLT ORGANIZES HIKES, PADDLES, AND AN ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE(LYCEUM) SERIES, AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS, ALL OF WHICH ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY KENNEBEC COUNTY'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE. KLT RECENTLY COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION 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 PROMOTIN false false 162819 EDUCATION - PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: KLT NEWS: BIANNUAL NEWSLETTERS FEATURING NEW CONSERVATION PROPERTIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS; BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION, LOCAL WOOD WORKS WHITE PAPER, MAY, 2016 TAKE A HIKE: THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST HIKING GUIDE, PUBLISHED IN 2014, A FIELD GUIDE TO TWENTY OF KLT'S POPULAR TRAILS; 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; ADVENTURE, DISCOVER, EXPLORE: A FAMILY GUIDE TO KLT PROPERTIES, PUBLISHED IN 2008, INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS. 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. 16TH ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE SERIES - LYCEUM - CELEBRATING HISTORY, ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMS; KLT ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION INCLUDING HIKES, PADDLES AND COOKOUT; ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP FOR OUR 60 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. 103148 STEWARDSHIP - KLT STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF KLT'S FEE LANDS, MONITOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND WORK WITH 60 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. KLT'S STEWARDS COLLECTIVELY VOLUNTEER OVER 980 HOURS EACH YEAR 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 2019-2020, WILL CONTINUE TO INFORM AND GUIDE KLT'S LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE. 9063 LAND PROTECTION - SINCE 1988, KLT HAS WORKED COOPERATIVELY WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE OUR REGION'S NATURAL ASSETS. KLT HAS CONSERVED 6,164 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. IN 2017, KLT TRANSFERRED THE 164-ACRE HOWARD HILL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF AUGUSTA. THE CITY OF AUGUSTA GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO KLT THAT ENSURES THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE CONSERVED IN PERPETUITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAINE'S PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. THIS TRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN EIGHT-YEAR PROCESS UNDERTAKEN BY KLT DESIGNED TO PRESERVE FOREVER, AS OPEN SPACE, THE WOODED BACKDROP TO THE STATE'S CAPITOL. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS, AND FIFTEEN MAINE BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS DONATED TO THE HOWARD HILL CAMPAIGN. THIS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED LANDMARK IS A UNIQUE NATURAL, HISTORIC, AND SCENIC FOREST OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. HOWARD HILL'S IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY TO THE CAPITOL COMPLEX FURTHER ENHANCES ITS PUBLIC VALUES AND ACCESSIBILITY. THIS HIGHLY VISIBLE LANDSCAPE WILL PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO PROFILE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF LAND CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY. THIS CONSERVATION PROPERTY ALSO OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ROUND RECREATION INCLUDING HIKING, PICNICKING, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, NATURE OBSERVATION, AND HUNTING. KLT'S MOST RECENT FEE AND EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS ARE: 139 ACRE ADDITION TO THE NOW 1,090 ACRE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA IN WINTHROP 120 ACRE WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND CABINS IN WEST GARDINER 125 ACRE EZRA SMITH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA IN MT VERNON 238 ACRE EGYPT POND CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN CHESTERVILLE AND VIENNA 8 ACRE EFFIE L. BERRY CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN HALLOWELL THE 139 ACRE ADDITION TO KLT'S MOUNT PISGAH COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA IN WINTHROP AND WAYNE FEATURES TWO WOODED PARCELS ON THE NORTHERN RIDGELINE WITH IMPRESSIVE LEDGES AND VERNAL POOLS. OVER 18,000 HIKERS, BIKERS AND HUNTERS VISIT MOUNT PISGAH, KLT'S MOST POPULAR PROPERTY, EVERY YEAR. THE 120 ACRE WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, BEQUEATHED TO KLT UPON OWNER KENDRA WAKEFIELD SHAW'S PASSING, FEATURES FOUR CIRCA 1895 CABINS AND 4,000 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON THE COBBOSSEE STREAM. CONIFEROUS AND DECIDUOUS WOODS, VERNAL POOLS, AND MARSHLANDS ARE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS, MAMMALS, AND PLANTS. FOUR CABINS, TWO OF WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RESTORED BY CABIN MASTERS, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENTALS IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, AND MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE EZRA SMITH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA ENCOMPASSES A 50-ACRE WETLAND, A HARDWOOD-CONIFER FOREST, AND A DEER WINTERING AREA. THE PROPERTY'S NEW INTERPRETIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT EDUCATION TRAIL AND WALK MY WOODLOT EDUCATIONAL BOOKLET PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION. THE 238 ACRE EGYPT POND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTS 1.5 MILES OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE, OUTSTANDING NATURAL SCENERY, WATER QUALITY, WORKING WOODLANDS AND FARMLAND, AND IMPORTANT WILDLIFE HABITAT ON REMOTE EGYPT POND. THE EXISTING STATE OF MAINE PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WATERS OF EGYPT POND, A POPULAR PADDLING AND FISHING DESTINATION. THE EFFIE L. BERRY CONSERVATION AREA, LONG A CONSERVATION PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF HALLOWELL, PROTECTS WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WETLANDS, ENHANCE ACCESS FOR PUBLIC RECREATION, AND PROVIDES TRAIL CONNECTIVITY TO THE ADJACENT 164 -ACRE AUGUSTA HOWARD HILL HISTORICAL CONSERVATION AREA. THESE NEW CONSERVATION LANDS, WHICH FEATURE 11,920 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE ON A REMOTE POND, AND ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE FORESTLANDS/WETLANDS, PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR ROUND OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. 275030 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 false true true true false false false false false false false true 14 0 4 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 MARY DENISON PRESIDENT 1.45 X X 0 0 0 KIM VANDERMEULEN 1ST VICE PRE 0.75 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT LONGFELLOW 2ND VICE PRE 0.20 X X 0 0 0 DEB SEWALL SECRETARY 0.20 X X 0 0 0 AMY TRUNNELL TREASURER 3.25 X X 0 0 0 JEAN SCUDDER DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 SUE BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD LAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MARVINNEY DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 JED DAVIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOM HARNETT DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 MARTY KENISTON DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JANET SAWYER DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 TOM FERRRERO DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 MATT MULLEN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 AMANDA DOW-SMITH DIRECTOR 0.10 X 0 0 0 THERESA KERCHNER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 69140 0 1383 69140 1383 false false false X 140972 4273 1019183 558118 1164428 LOCAL WOODWORKS 900099 15850 15850 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 1233 1233 LYCEUM/WORKSHOPS 900099 332 332 OTHER 900099 72 72 17487 13548 13548 300 762 -462 -462 -462 56904 40440 16464 16464 16464 TIMBER HARVEST 110000 8698 8698 LOGO MERCHANDISE 900099 853 853 9551 1221016 43502 13086 69780 41049 22852 5879 94940 73322 9761 11857 3294 2287 652 355 13636 9468 2700 1468 1797 1797 4600 4590 10 5045 5045 8583 2650 5933 85 85 15606 10804 3126 1676 6575 4565 1302 708 7455 5677 898 880 3715 732 2846 137 2416 1678 478 260 5621 322 5299 16430 12864 2627 939 EDUCATION/OUTREACH 70754 70754 STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS 35358 35358 DUES 2613 2613 DONATIONS/GIFTS 2452 1703 485 264 370755 275030 71292 24433 10619 11797 302773 364353 10000 5376530 40215 4683701 5336315 609924 750742 31 33 5617048 6463240 645 60093 38782 60093 39427 X 5304520 6035641 152668 284980 99767 103192 5556955 6423813 5617048 6463240 850261 16597 X true X false true false X 329558 735181 680212 1456014 1164428 4365393 329558 735181 680212 1456014 1164428 4365393 4365393 6215 5974 9814 16190 13848 52041 4417434 27038 0.98820 0.98940 X X X X 33 2209.00 1 false 210.00 4331 105521 3425 7509 2305 114150 90723 10050 5748 1000 105521 51727 40125 -129 1000 90723 47507 4845 434 1059 51727 28665 16100 3317 575 47507 0.90400 0.09600 false false 5176433 5176433 158840 27499 131341 13026 11819 1207 28231 897 27334 5336315 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 EARNINGS FROM THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT ARE INCLUDED IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS AND CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC BOARD DIRECTOR MORTGAGE FOR OFFICE BUILDING X 100000 38782 false true true 38782 SAWYER INVESTMENTS LLC BRD MEM 23727 PRIN/INT ON MORTGAGE false X 2 30518 MEAN VALUATION ON DATE X 2 NOMINAL VALUE X 2 527600 TAX ASSESS OR APPRAISAL 2 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 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. ESTABLISHED IN 1988, KLT WORKS IN 21 COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT 6,164 ACRES THROUGH LAND DONATIONS, PURCHASES, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. KLT ORGANIZES HIKES, PADDLES, AND AN ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE(LYCEUM) SERIES, AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS, ALL OF WHICH ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT AND ENJOY KENNEBEC COUNTY'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE. KLT RECENTLY COMPLETED A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION 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. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING 60 LAND STEWARDS, COMMIT OVER 2,000 HOURS OF TIME ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT KLT'S STEWARDSHIP,EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE. KLT HAS CONSTRUCTED 47 MILES OF TRAILS ON KLT LAND. KLT HAS HOSTED 28 INTERNS FROM 18 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SINCE 2005, HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP. KLT IS ALSO THE FOUNDING MEMBER, WITH THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE (MFS), OF KENNEBEC WOODLAND PARTNERSHIP (KWP), A REGIONAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE WITH THIRTEEN GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC WOODLAND STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION. SINCE 2013, KENNEBEC LAND TRUST AND SIX STATEWIDE PARTNERS: MAINE FOREST SERVICE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, COASTAL ENTERPRISES INC, MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST, GROWSMART MAINE, AND NORTHERN FOREST CENTER HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AS THE LOCAL WOOD WORKS (LWW) PARTNERSHIP. THE LWW PARTNERSHIP, FUNDED BY THE ELMINA B. SEWALL FOUNDATION, HAS THE FOLLOWING GOALS: MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE OUR REGION'S FORESTED LANDSCAPE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM, MULTI-GENERATIONAL APPROACHES TO CARING FOR AND IMPROVING THEIR WOODLANDS SUPPORT LOCAL WOOD PRODUCTS USERS AND MANUFACTURERS, AS WELL AS REGIONAL FOREST-BASED ECONOMIES, AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON THEM PERMANENTLY CONSERVE LARGE BLOCKS OF FORESTLAND TO HELP MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO SUSTAIN AND RESTORE IMPORTANT HABITATS FOR A BROAD SUITE OF NATIVE PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND OTHER BIOTA (THESE LANDS COULD BE MANAGED TIMBERLANDS, MULTI-USE FORESTS, OR WILDLANDS) THE LWW WHITE PAPER: BUILDING MAINE'S LOCAL WOOD ECONOMY, TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION: HTTPS://WWW.TKLT.ORG/LOCAL-WOOD-WORKS-2017-WHITE-PAPER/, WAS PUBLISHED AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN SEPTEMBER, 2016. THIS PAPER IS A ROAD MAP FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION. WITH A FOCUS ON INITIATIVES WITH BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS, LWW DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING NEW PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVE IN 2017-18: A TWO-DAY TOUR VISITING MAINE WOOD PRODUCERS, FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS HELD ON OCTOBER 19-20, 2017. TOURED SEVEN SITES AND HELD EVENING DISCUSSIONS. A WEB-BASED DIRECTORY OF THE AREA'S WOOD PRODUCERS: AT HTTPS://WWW.LOCALWOODWORS.ORG/ WITH PASSIVHAUS MAINE (A BUILDERS ASSOCIATION SPECIALIZING IN CARBON NEUTRAL DESIGN) AND MAINE CHAPTER OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS, ORGANIZED A LARGE CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND ON MAY 9, 2018. 180 ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND BUILDERS ATTENDED. FORM 990 KLT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 23,979 OF DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE REPORTED IN OUR REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DONATED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: STEWARDSHIP BASELINE WORK (3,279); LEGAL SERVICES FOR LAND ACQUISITIONS (9,000);GENERAL ACCOUNTING AND TAX/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES (6,700); AND FACILITIES SPACE FOR ANNUAL MEETING (5,000). FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING INTERNS AND 60 LAND STEWARDS, COMMITTED 2,099 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 USE OF A FACILITY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING HAD AN ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF 5,000 AND DONATED SERVICES REQUIRING SPECIALIZED SKILLS FOR PRINTING, PROFESSIONAL DESIGN WORK, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING, LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES HAD AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 18,979. 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 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; ADVENTURE, DISCOVER, EXPLORE: A FAMILY GUIDE TO KLT PROPERTIES, PUBLISHED IN 2008, INCLUDES ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS. 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. 16TH ANNUAL MARCH LECTURE SERIES - LYCEUM - CELEBRATING HISTORY, ARTS AND ECOLOGY PROGRAMS; KLT ANNUAL MEETING CELEBRATION INCLUDING HIKES, PADDLES AND COOKOUT; ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP FOR OUR 60 VOLUNTEER STEWARDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PLAN, WHICH WILL BE UPDATED IN 2019-2020, 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 EIGHT-YEAR PROCESS UNDERTAKEN BY KLT DESIGNED TO PRESERVE FOREVER, AS OPEN SPACE, THE WOODED BACKDROP TO THE STATE'S CAPITOL. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS, AND FIFTEEN MAINE BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS DONATED TO THE HOWARD HILL CAMPAIGN. THIS PERMANENTLY PROTECTED LANDMARK IS A UNIQUE NATURAL, HISTORIC, AND SCENIC FOREST OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. HOWARD HILL'S IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY TO THE CAPITOL COMPLEX FURTHER ENHANCES ITS PUBLIC VALUES AND ACCESSIBILITY. THIS HIGHLY VISIBLE LANDSCAPE WILL PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO PROFILE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF LAND CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY. THIS CONSERVATION PROPERTY ALSO OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR-ROUND RECREATION INCLUDING HIKING, PICNICKING, CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING, NATURE OBSERVATION, AND HUNTING. KLT'S MOST RECENT FEE AND EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS ARE: 139 ACRE ADDITION TO THE NOW 1,090 ACRE MOUNT PISGAH CONSERVATION AREA IN WINTHROP 120 ACRE WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND CABINS IN WEST GARDINER 125 ACRE EZRA SMITH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA IN MT VERNON 238 ACRE EGYPT POND CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN CHESTERVILLE AND VIENNA 8 ACRE EFFIE L. BERRY CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN HALLOWELL THE 139 ACRE ADDITION TO KLT'S MOUNT PISGAH COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA IN WINTHROP AND WAYNE FEATURES TWO WOODED PARCELS ON THE NORTHERN RIDGELINE WITH IMPRESSIVE LEDGES AND VERNAL POOLS. OVER 18,000 HIKERS, BIKERS AND HUNTERS VISIT MOUNT PISGAH, KLT'S MOST POPULAR PROPERTY, EVERY YEAR. THE 120 ACRE WAKEFIELD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, BEQUEATHED TO KLT UPON OWNER KENDRA WAKEFIELD SHAW'S PASSING, FEATURES FOUR CIRCA 1895 CABINS AND 4,000 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON THE COBBOSSEE STREAM. CONIFEROUS AND DECIDUOUS WOODS, VERNAL POOLS, AND MARSHLANDS ARE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS, MAMMALS, AND PLANTS. FOUR CABINS, TWO OF WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RESTORED BY CABIN MASTERS, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR RENTALS IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, AND MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE EZRA SMITH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA ENCOMPASSES A 50-ACRE WETLAND, A HARDWOOD-CONIFER FOREST, AND A DEER WINTERING AREA. THE PROPERTY'S NEW INTERPRETIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT EDUCATION TRAIL AND WALK MY WOODLOT EDUCATIONAL BOOKLET PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION. THE 238 ACRE EGYPT POND CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROTECTS 1.5 MILES OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE, OUTSTANDING NATURAL SCENERY, WATER QUALITY, WORKING WOODLANDS AND FARMLAND, AND IMPORTANT WILDLIFE HABITAT ON REMOTE EGYPT POND. THE EXISTING STATE OF MAINE PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE WATERS OF EGYPT POND, A POPULAR PADDLING AND FISHING DESTINATION. THE EFFIE L. BERRY CONSERVATION AREA, LONG A CONSERVATION PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF HALLOWELL, PROTECTS WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WETLANDS, ENHANCE ACCESS FOR PUBLIC RECREATION, AND PROVIDES TRAIL CONNECTIVITY TO THE ADJACENT 164 -ACRE AUGUSTA HOWARD HILL HISTORICAL CONSERVATION AREA. THESE NEW CONSERVATION LANDS, WHICH FEATURE 11,920 FEET OF UNDEVELOPED SHORELINE ON A REMOTE POND, AND ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE FORESTLANDS/WETLANDS, PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY AND SCENIC BEAUTY, AND PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YEAR ROUND OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. 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 THE SLATE OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B MEMBERS APPROVE THE SLATE OF OFFICERS, ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD, AND VOTE ON ANY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN AUGUST. 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, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR KEY PERSONNEL. 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 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