what a gift to Moscow!

["bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>]

In response to a request for more info about the Palouse Land Trust, 
following the announcement of the Fosberg gift to Moscow, I am forwarding 
this from Lynn Tanimoto, the land trust director:



>
>I am happy to provide information about the Palouse Land Trust --  that's
>my job
>.
>We are a nonprofit organization working to conserve open space, wildlife
>habitat, water quality, and the scenery of the Palouse.  We accomplish this
>primarily by working with private land owners and establishing conservation
>easements.  A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a
>landowner and a land trust that permanently limits the uses of that land.
>Easements are written to protect conservation values, but the landowners
>continue to own and use their land.  They can sell their land or pass it on
>to their heirs, but the conservation easement remains forever.
>
>The Palouse Land Trust was founded in 1995 by Moscow attorney John Norton.
>Board members were selected and an advisory board was created as well.  The
>Palouse Land Trust remained an all volunteer group until January 1999 when
>the first staff (part time) was hired -- an executive director.  For more
>detailed information on who we are and what we're doing, a person might
>want to read our newsletter and visit our web site at
>www.palouselandtrust.org
>
>We need the people of the Palouse to help us in our private land
>conservation efforts.  They can do this by
>becoming a member, telling others about us, or putting us in touch with a
>landowner who may be interested in a conservation easement.
>
>There are more than 1,200 local and regional land trust in the United
>States.  For even more information on land trusts you can check out the
>Land Trust Alliance web site: www.lta.org.
>
>Lynn Wells Tanimoto
>Executive Director
>Palouse Land Trust
>P.O. Box 8506
>Moscow, ID  83843
>     208-882-5248
>lynnwt@turbonet.com
>www.palouselandtrust.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
>----------
> > From: bill london <bill_london@hotmail.com>
> > To: lynnwt@turbonet.com
> > Subject: Re: what a gift to Moscow!
> > Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 3:46 PM
> >
> > L-
> > I talked with Norton about publicity for the Fosberg gift.  I called the
> > Daily News and the Lewiston Tribune today.  Charlie Powell called the
> > Spokesman and the Colfax paper.
> > I also wrote the message below in the 2020 email list.
> > The response below asks for more info on the land trust.  Can you send
> > something to me so I can post to the 2020 list?  Or if you are a
>subscriber,
> > you can post directly....
> > OK?
> > BL
> >
> >
> > >From: "JS M" <jbiggs50@hotmail.com>
> > >To: bill_london@hotmail.com
> > >Subject: Re: what a gift to Moscow!
> > >Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:32:09 PST
> > >
> > >Can we get a little more info on the Palouse Land Trust and its 
>mission?
> > >jm
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>
> > >>To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > >>CC: lynnwt@turbonet.com
> > >>Subject: what a gift to Moscow!
> > >>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:27:48 PST
> > >>
> > >>My thanks to the Palouse Land Trust, and especially to founder/first
> > >>president John Norton, for working with Moscow residents Maynard and
> > >>Margaret Fosberg to help them give us a huge section of open space
>right
> > >>inside Moscow....
> > >>The Fosbergs (as announced on Sat. at the Land Trust meeting) have
> > >>preserved
> > >>their 17 acres at D Street and Mountain View, forever, for all of us.
> > >>They
> > >>have given a conservation easement on the land to the Land Trust.
>Their
> > >>17
> > >>acres will not be developed with either houses or commercial
>businesses.
> > >>Instead it will be in essence, a public park, with opportunities for
> > >>environmental education in the wetlands along Paradise Creek there.
> > >>What a magnificent gift from the Fosbergs....
> > >>I am very impressed with what the Palouse Land Trust has accomplished
>in
> > >>the
> > >>last 5 years.  If you don't support their efforts now, as a member, I
>urge
> > >>you to consider doing so....more info is available from director Lynn
> > >>Tanimoto at 882-5974 (or lynnwt@turbonet.com).
> > >>BL
> > >>
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