INITIATIVE
for
North
Lake ~ Deering Lake ~ Brackett Lake
and
East Grand Lake
The WWLT East Grand Watershed Initiative (EGWI) Funds - Policy Statement
EGWI Project Goal:
To conserve the undeveloped shorelands and associated backlands of East Grand, Brackett, Deering, & North Lakes, including The Thoroughfare and to protect scenic, aesthetic, and recreational opportunities for the benefit of both community residents and the public.
To that end, we must start now to build a base of people and financial support so we are prepared to react quickly to market opportunities if, when, and how they arise. For that reason, we have developed a dedicated fund to support this stated EGWI goal.
EGWI Fund Statement of Purpose:
Contributions identified as being earmarked for projects in the East Grand Watershed will be received and ultimately expended for the sole purpose of conserving and attempting to conserve the undeveloped shorelands and associated backlands of East Grand, Brackett, Deering, & North Lakes, including The Thoroughfare.
Project work areas that this geographically focused fund will finance include:
- Fundraising from individuals, corporations and foundations,
- Recruiting partner organizations,
- Developing land owner communication,
- Project research, promotion and outreach,
- Natural resource analysis and planning,
- Due diligence investigation related to individual acquisitions,
- Actual land acquisition payments,
- Other direct and indirect expenses related to acquiring and attempting to acquire lands within the EGWI Fund target area.
Fund Administration:
The Woodie Wheaton Land Trust will hold and administer the EGWI Funds. A special project Advisory Committee will be appointed to assist in the management of said Funds.
The balance of all past EGWI receipts have been expended for EGWI Projects during the summer of 2008 and ultimately for the purchase of Greenland Island in September of 2008. Additional EGWI contributions are being received for the purpose of retiring the Greenland Island mortgage and future EGW area shoreland acquisitions.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. Another year without action may be too late. If WE don't succeed in these conservation efforts, the shorelines of our local lakes WILL BE DEVELOPED!
More information will be posted here in the future.
Read more about the WWLT EGWI in the President's July 2007 Letter to the Membership
and about our past successes
Spednic Lake Project Completed in 2003.
This page was last edited on January 18, 2010
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