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Suite 104
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone (360) 417-1815
Fax: (360) 457-1089
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2010 Annual Meeting

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.

North Olympic Land Trust Annual Meeting
Saturday - March 13, 2010
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Peninsula College – Pirate Union Building (PUB)

The Boards of Directors of North Olympic Land Trust (NOLT) and Friends of the Fields (FoF) have voted to merge operations into a single entity. This merger requires approval from our members. We will ask our membership for an approval vote at our upcoming Annual Meeting.

The merger of our two organizations would create a unified and efficient program focused on sustaining agriculture in Clallam County. The merged NOLT organization would form a new committee called “Friends of the Fields.” This committee will be responsible for prioritizing farmland acquisition, farmland development rights acquisition, and activities or projects directly associated with sustainable agriculture here in the County. A Farmland Conservation Specialist would be hired to help facilitate the Committee.

Our organizations have long worked together on farmland conservation. FoF has led fundraising activities and prepared grants to protect 151 acres of farmland in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. NOLT has provided the legal agreements known as conservation easements that permanently preserve 111 of those acres for agriculture and also protect such other qualities as wildlife habitat, timber, scenic vistas, open space and cultural heritage. NOLT has also assumed the responsibility for making sure the easements are upheld in perpetuity.

Besides the merger approval vote, our annual meeting will also include a recap of our 2009 accomplishments and a featured speaker, American Farmland Trust’s Pacific Northwest States Director Don Stuart. Mr. Stuart will discuss what we need to do to transform the role of agriculture in our society to make this industry not just environmentally sustainable, but also economically and politically sustainable. He will also address what this transformation can mean, not just to farmers but to all of us. Lastly, he will discuss the critical role that land trusts play in making this happen.

To help with planning, we would appreciate your RSVP by calling the office at 417-1815 or email info@nolt.org. We look forward to seeing you there!