INITIATIVE
for
North
Lake ~ Longley Lake ~ Deering Lake ~ Brackett Lake
and
East Grand Lake
The WWLT East Grand Watershed Initiative (EGWI) Fund - Policy Statement
EGWI Project Goal:
To conserve the undeveloped shorelands and associated backlands of East Grand, Longley, 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, Longley, 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 Fund. A special project Advisory Committee will be appointed to assist in the management of said Fund and the land trust·'s Treasurer will make public an Annual Report of EGWI Fund receipts and expenditures.
About 70 concerned people attended our kickoff Conservation Rally and Concert on Saturday evening, September 1, 2007
on US Route 1 in Weston, MaineConservation minded attendees enjoyed an evening of music under the stars, some finger-licking good food, country classic music by Randy Michaud and learned how the WWLT plans to conserve the local heritage, traditional uses and the natural shorelines of the East Grand Watershed including North, Longley, Bracket, Deering and East Grand Lakes.
Now, 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. For more information now about the EGWI, please contact the WWLT's Executive Director, Paul First, at 207-319-7652 or via info<AT>woodiewheaton.org
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 February 08, 2008
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