Westchester Land Trust, Inc.
Westchester Land Trust, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
WLT permanently preserves regionally and locally prioritized lands in urban, suburban and rural communities throughout Westchester County and eastern Putnam County. Since 1988 WLT has preserved nearly 9,000 acres of open space, including 32 publicly accessible nature preserves that it owns and manages, and over 75 miles of walking trails in 23 communities. Land conservation projects have been completed on properties ranging from ¼ acre to over 600 acres. WLT partners with the State of New York, Westchester and Putnam County, and local municipal governments to acquire and preserve lands that have been prioritized for preservation. WLT’s protected lands are home to more than 1,300 species. WLT's Sugar Hill Farm provides local food pantries with thousands of pounds of fresh produce annually.
About
WLT has preserved approximately 8,400 acres of open space, including 30 publicly accessible nature preserves. In 2018 WLT preserved an additional 600 acres, across 9 projects in Westchester and Putnam Counties, and continued to move many other projects, totaling over 750 acres, closer to completion. - continued on Schedule O - In addition to land preservation, WLT is committed to community education about the protection of natural resources, wildlife habitats and sustainable agriculture. WLT accomplished this through a regular preserve hike series, habitat restoration projects at WLT preserves, and sustainable agriculture programming. This included partnerships with organizations such as Atmosphere Academy, Pace University, Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, Rippowam Cisqua School, the Bionutrient Food Association and the Food Bank for Westchester. WLT's Sugar Hill Farm is the site of a half-acre organic garden, where vegetables are grown for distribution by the Food Bank to local food pantries. In its 7 years of operation, Sugar Hill Farm has produced 56,000 servings of fresh produce for local families in need.Land stewardship is an important component of WLT's mission. WLT regularly conducts land management and habitat restoration projects on publically accessible lands that it owns or holds conservation easements on. In 2018 these projects were conducted at the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve, Leon Levy Preserve, Frederick P. Rose Preserve, Otter Creek Preserve and Pine Croft Meadow Preserve. These projects are guided by the management plans that WLT prepares for each of its owned properties, that identify and prioritize stewardship needs for each. These stewardship goals include invasive species removal, native plant restoration, stream bank remediation, forest restoration and meadow restoration. These projects typically involve extensive acreage, and take multiple years to execute.WLT, in partnership with Highstead in Connecticut, now leads a consortium of over 50 conservation partners known as the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership (H2HRCP), a two-state initiative initially funded by the US Forest Service. The goal of the H2HRCP is to accelerate the pace of land conservation and stewardship in the region through effective partnering across municipal boundaries. This partnership has raised the visibility of conservation efforts in the region and helped to garner funding and other support for specific land conservation projects.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “The primary mission of the westchester land trust is to conserve, maintain and enhance the natural environment and resources of westchester county. the trust acquires interests in land exhibiting important natural features or values.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “The primary mission of the westchester land trust is to conserve, maintain and enhance the natural and aesthetic environment and resources of westchester county and its environs.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as NY.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2019 is 403 Harris Road, Bedford Hills, NY, 10507.
- As of 2019, the non-profit has reported a total of 13 employees on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $292,377.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1988.
- The organization pays $784,658 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $119,008 in fundraising expenses.