Swan Valley Connections
Swan Valley Connections
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About this organization
Mission
ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION.
About
STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION:SWAN VALLEY CONNECTIONS (SVC), WORKING WITH THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION, ASSISTED 192 PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IN THE SWAN VALLEY DURING 2018 TO PROVIDE FOREST HEALTH AND STEWARDSHIP ASSESSMENTS. PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ALSO RECEIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK THROUGH FOREST FUELS THINNING, MANAGE TREE BEETLE INFESTATIONS, AND MONITOR TREE DISEASE OUTBREAKS. WITH FUNDING FROM SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOREST STEWARDSHIP COST SHARE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 23 LANDOWNERS AND TREATED 276 ACRES IN 2018. SINCE BEGINNING THE PROGRAM IN 2004, LANDOWNER GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED, FACILITATING THE TREATMENT OF 2,582 ACRES OF FOREST LAND AT RISK FROM WILDFIRE, TREE AND FOREST HEALTH DECLINE, OR TREE INSECT AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS. IN 2018, 5,500 BEETLE PHEROMONE PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 104 LANDOWNERS IN THE SWAN VALLEY PROTECTING 40 ACRES OF TREES AND PROVIDING A BUFFER ZONE TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF A BEETLE INFESTATION TO HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL ACRES. MITIGATING THE ENCROACHMENT OF NOXIOUS AND NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR THE SWAN VALLEY. HERBICIDE AND SEED TREATMENTS FOR 8 LANDOWNERS ON 137 ACRES WITH GRANT SUPPORT FOR WEED MANAGEMENT WERE COMPLETED DURING THE 2018 GRANT CYCLE.THE SWAN VALLEY HAS OVER 4,000 WETLANDS, THE MOST ABUNDANT WETLAND HABITAT IN MONTANA AND IS HOME TO SEVERAL RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, SVC IS ENHANCING EXISTING WETLAND HABITAT AND RESTORING DEGRADED WETLANDS THROUGHOUT THE SWAN VALLEY. IN 2018, A 4 ACRE DRAINED WETLAND WAS RESTORED. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN 2010, SVC HAS RESTORED 11 WETLANDS ON 144 ACRES.STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION PROJECTS STIMULATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY, EMPLOYING LOCAL CONTRACTORS. SVC'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS RESULTED IN OVER 32 FOREST, WEED AND WETLAND PROJECTS DURING 2018 TREATING 417 ACRES IMPROVING FOREST HEALTH, INCREASING FIRE SAFETY, REDUCING INVASIVE WEEDS, AND RESTORING WETLANDS. IN TOTAL, 201 LANDOWNERS WERE SERVED AND 1,832 ACRES EVALUATED OR IMPROVED THOUGH SVC PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR 2018.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “Maintain the swan valley's unique natural resources and ensure that a vibrant human community can sustain itself through stewardship, education, economic viability, and conservation on public and private lands.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “Ecosystem management and education.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as MT.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2020 as 6887 HIGHWAY 83, CONDON, MT, 59826.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form reports a total of 15 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $261,576.
- The organization has 11 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1996.
- The organization pays $513,377 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $60,993 in fundraising expenses.