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TX LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE MARCH 2, 2017 Liz Barber, PGCLC Coordinator ALAB ABAM AMA LOUISIANA ISIANA Land Trust Alliance Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust Land Trust for Louisiana National Audubon Society

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TX LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE MARCH 2, 2017

Liz Barber, PGCLC Coordinator

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ALAB ABAM AMA

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Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust

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Alabama Forest Resources Center

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Coastal Land Trust

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Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries

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Weeks Bay Foundation FLORID IDA

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Alachua Conservation Trust

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Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

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Conservation Trust for Florida

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Florida Wildlife Federation

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Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy

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Tampa Bay Conservancy LOUISIANA ISIANA

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Land Trust for Louisiana

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Trust for Coastal Stewardship MISSISS ISSIPPI IPPI

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Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain

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Mississippi Land Trust

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Wolf River Conservation Society TEXAS EXAS

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Artist Boat

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Colorado River Land Trust

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Galveston Bay Foundation

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Guadalupe Blanco River Land Trust

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Texas Agricultural Land Trust NATIONAL TIONAL ORGANIZA ANIZATIONS IONS

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Land Trust Alliance

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National Audubon Society

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The Conservation Fund

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The Nature Conservancy

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The Trust for Public Land

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Foundational
Protects restoration investments in perpetuity
Restore and protect water quality and quantity in estuaries
Natural coastal resilience
Fish and wildlife habitat protection and

connectivity

Sustain traditional natural resource industries

such as farming, fishing and forestry

Outdoor recreation in a region where

this is an important part of the economy

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Now in its fourth year, the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund has supported 99 projects worth over $870 million. In making the awards, NFWF has worked closely with key state and federal resource agencies to select projects that remedy harm and eliminate or reduce the risk of future harm to Gulf Coast natural resources. In aggregate, these projects will:

Protect, restore and enhance more than 75,000 acres of wetlands and
ther coastal habitats
Protect over 12 miles of critical shoreline in coastal Texas and Alabama
Protect 7,400 nests annually for priority beach-nesting birds in Florida and

Mississippi

www.nfwf.org/gulf

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 Barrier

riers

Political
Multiple decision-makers

and funds

Land costs in coastal zone
Fragmented landscape
Limitations of funds
Lack of upfront due

diligence funding

 Oppo

portunities tunities

Willing conservation

partners with expertise

Strategic conservation

planning underway

Cross boundary projects
Upcoming coordination

meetings by RESTORE Council

Public support
Leveraging opportunities

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 Knobloch Family

Foundation -$500,000

 Matching grant -$25,000

requires 1:1 match

 Support to PGCLC member

rganizations for due

diligence costs associated with oil spill fund related projects (NRDA, RESTORE, NAWCA, NFWF GEBF)

 Galveston Bay Foundation

is fiscal agent

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 36 proposals requesting over $900,000 with $1.1

million in match for due diligence for fee and easements

 29 projects closed or underway  21,218 ac. protected/14 projects  11,567 ac. in process/15 projects  12 PGCLC partners

Supporting Due Diligence

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 Continu

ntinue e to Advoca

cate for land conservation as an essential restoration tool

 Refine the Conse

nservat ation ion Vision n at state level and in focal areas in collaboration with partners and allies – e.g. LCCs, GOMA, USFWS, etc.

 Expand Project

ct As Assista tanc nce e Fun und d to support due diligence

 Promo

mote e Best st Practice ces s across ss the Gul ulf – With NFWF Gulf Coast Conservation Grant

 Increa

crease se collabo bora rati tion

n –

local, state, federal govt., landowners, NGOs

 Continue as a unified voice

for land conservation in the Gulf of Mexico Region

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