Special places, special people: Our work in 2013

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All year long in 2013,

All year long in 2013, we worked on our mission

All year long in 2013, we worked on our mission

Here’s how we did it!

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Progress on every front


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37,500 acres protected …

and counting!

37,500 acres protected …

and counting!

1,205 more acres so far in 2013

20 more properties

Nearly 40,000 acresby year end!

Protectedour 500th parcel!


Faith Pescatore’sCastlewood Farm in Bainbridge Township is Number 500


Faith Pescatore’sCastlewood Farm in Bainbridge Township is Number 500

8 more parks and preserves for people!

Parks in -- Medina (3)- Lorain (1)- Portage (2)- Cuyahoga (1)- Lake (1) counties

Lake Erie Bluffs is nationally significant

8 more parks and preserves for people!

500 more acres of farmland protected

500 more acres of farmland protected

Highlights:

154-acre Daron family farm - Richland County

49-acre Fye farm - Lorain County

151-acre Maier farm - Portage County

Two additionalmergers expand our footprint

Two additionalmergers expand our footprint

Waite Hill Land Conservancy

Little Beaver Creek Land Foundation

New work in Columbiana, Carroll & Jefferson counties

Our stewardship responsibility grows each year

• 6 staff monitored 34,482 acres (481 properties)




• 28 volunteers monitored 17,000 acres(171 properties)




• 2 pilots monitored 12,237 from the air!



• It’s a dirty job, but we’ve got to do it!


• 2 pilots monitored 12,237 from the air!

Top successes:

- Lake Erie Bluffs ($1.2 million)

- Medina Marsh ($953 thousand)

- Sulphur Springs Headwaters ($836 thousand)

9 Clean Ohio grants generated $4.75 million

Top successes:

- Lake Erie Bluffs ($1.2 million)

- Medina Marsh ($953 thousand)

- Sulphur Springs Headwaters ($836 thousand)

9 Clean Ohio grants generated $4.75 million

Cleaning & greening our cities through demolition & revitalization



Our efforts led to $182 million for Ohio communities!

County land bank growth continues

County land bank growth continues About 50% of Ohio’s

88 counties are eligible



16 Ohio counties now have land banks



Richland will be 17th




Richland will be 17th


12 more counties are interested

1st Vacant Property Survey conducted (Lorain)


Survey opportunities pending in:

• Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Ashtabula, East Cleveland, Oberlin & Sandusky


Survey opportunities pending in:

• Akron, Canton, Mansfield, Ashtabula, East Cleveland, Oberlin & Sandusky

Urban tree planting programkicks off

Urban tree planting programkicks off

• 1st initiative (Central Cleveland) hopes to plant 20,000 trees

New talent on our team!


Amy Reed


Amy Reed Maggie Corder


Alex CzaykaAmy Reed Maggie Corder


Shane WohlkeinAlex CzaykaAmy Reed Maggie Corder



Keith McClintock



Keith McClintock Kathy Obert Hill



Keith McClintock Frank FordKathy Obert Hill

4 new trustees strengthened our board


Craig White


Craig White Nancy Rubin


Craig White Nancy Rubin Ruth Eppig


Craig White Nancy Rubin Ruth Eppig Tom Butch

Thought leaders on many issues

1st Ever

Regional

Conservation

Report


1st Ever

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Conservation

Report

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Revitalization,

Land Banks &

$$ for Demos


1st Ever

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Vision for

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Revitalization,

Land Banks &

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1st Ever

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Vacant

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Research

Vision for

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Ohio’s UPP

Region

Urban

Revitalization,

Land Banks &

$$ for Demos


9,000 people attended 138 events!


Imaginature, our 1st virtual fundraiser, generated $60,000


EverGreen EverBlue returns Sept. 6, 2014



New next spring – EverUrban!



New next spring – EverUrban!
























Our new home is very popular – 1st building of its kind in Ohio

1,786 peopleattended64 events in our 1st year here

Our new home is very popular – 1st building of its kind in Ohio

White Oak Legacy Society grows by 5%

Individuals in our White Oak Legacy Society now total 65, up 5% over last year …


Forever is a long time !





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All Year Long


All Year Long


All Year Long


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All Year Long


Thanks for Your Help ...

Thanks for Your Help ...… All Year Long


See you in 2014!


See you in 2014!


See you in 2014!

See you in 2014!

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