Flathead Land Trust

CONSERVATION: A. IN JANUARY, WE PARTNERED WITH CHARLES AND RENATE JAQUETTE TO PLACE THEIR 497-ACRE FARM JUST EAST OF KALISPELL UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT. CONTAINING SOME OF THE RICHEST TOPSOIL IN THE VALLEY, THE EASEMENT ADDS TO A GROWING NETWORK OF CONSERVED FARMS IN THE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE CRESTON AREA. ENCOMPASSING OVER A MILE OF EGAN SLOUGH, THE PROPERTY PROVIDES EXCELLENT BIRD HABITAT AND IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR BOTH BIRDS AND WILDLIFE AT A LANDSCAPE SCALE.B. IN FEBRUARY, WE COMPLETED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH MONTANA DNRC TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE 405-ACRE OWEN SOWERWINE PROPERTY EAST OF KALISPELL. THIS BELOVED BLOCK OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND, WITH ITS INTACT FORESTED RIVER BOTTOM AND RIPARIAN HABITAT, HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY TREASURE ENJOYED BY THE PUBLIC FOR DECADES. C. IN APRIL, WE PARTNERED WITH LUCI YEATS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT 76-ACRES OF HER FAMILY'S AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE BAD ROCK CANYON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA EAST OF COLUMBIA FALLS. THE "HEART ROCK RIDGE" CONSERVATION EASEMENT SAFEGUARDS A VITAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR AS WELL AS SCENIC OPEN SPACE AND A LONG LEGACY OF WORKING FARMLAND.D. ALSO IN APRIL, A 122-ACRE RANCH AND WILDLIFE HAVEN IN THE MISSION VALLEY, ONCE PLATTED FOR SUBDIVISION, WAS PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. JOHN WEAVER, DISTINGUISHED RETIRED CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST AND LAND STEWARD, PARTNERED WITH FLT BY ADDED THIS PARCEL ALONG MISSION CREEK JUST EAST OF THE NATIONAL BISON RANGE TO HIS CONSERVATION PORTFOLIO WHICH IS ADJACENT TO ANOTHER 159-ACRES OF PROTECTED LAND. E. IN AUGUST, A 51-ACRE PRIME PARCEL OF FORESTED LAND WAS PROTECTED ALONG SWAN LAKE. FLT PARTNERED WITH PAUL JOHNSON AND CANDICE GREENE TO PLACE THE ECOLOGICAL GEM UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, FOREVER PROTECTING HABITAT FOR BIRDS, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC VIEWS AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONAL WATER QUALITY OF SWAN LAKE. F. IN NOVEMBER, FLT PARTNERED WITH TWO LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT A TOTAL OF 66-ACRES OF IMPORTANT RIVERFRONT LAND NEAR WHITEFISH. SALLY ERICSSON AND TOM GARWIN PLACED THEIR 36 ACRES ALONG THE STILLWATER RIVER UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT, FOLLOWED BY MARK SCHMIDT, WHO CONSERVED HIS 30-ACRE PARCEL ALONG THE WHITEFISH RIVER. BOTH PROPERTIES PROTECT PRIME AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND RIPARIAN HABITATS, PROVIDING WILDLIFE HABITAT SECURITY AND CONNECTIVITY.

IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.