Wood River Land Trust Company
Wood River Land Trust Company
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Mission
THE WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST PROTECTS AND RESTORES LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. WE WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THESE AREAS ARE PROTECTED NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE FOR FURTHER DETAIL
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LAND ACQUISITION/PROTECTION COLORADO GULCH ADDITION IN NOVEMBER 2016, THE WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST (WRLT) ACQUIRED 150 ACRES OF LAND AT COLORADO GULCH AND OPENED IT TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2018, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 9 ACRES TO THE PRESERVE, PROVIDING MORE ACCESS TO THIS POPULAR RECREATIONAL AREA AND INCLUDING A SITE SUITABLE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE PROPERTY LIES JUST SOUTH OF OUR DRAPER WOOD RIVER PRESERVE AND HEAGLE PARK AND IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE EXISTING HAILEY GREENWAY-WHICH NOW INCLUDES NEARLY A MILE OF RIVERFRONT ALONG THE BIG WOOD RIVER. THE HAILEY GREENWAY IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO VISIT AND CONNECT WITH NATURE. WITH THE 159 ADDITIONAL ACRES OF OUR COLORADO GULCH PRESERVE, THE HAILEY GREENWAY PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT PLACE FOR WILDLIFE AND RECREATION TO COEXIST JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN. VORBERG GULCH ACQUISITION IN 2018, WRLT ACQUIRED A 16-ACRE PARCEL CALLED VORBERG GULCH. THIS PROPERTY IS AT THE MOUTH OF THE GULCH AND IS WITHIN AN IMPORTANT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR LEADING INTO CROY CANYON AND TOWARD THE HAILEY GREENWAY VIA THE FUTURE SIMONS/BAUER PRESERVE (SEE BELOW). THE PROPERTY WAS LISTED FOR SALE FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. WRLT ACQUIRED IT TO HOLD FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES. CROY CANYON PROTECTION - FUTURE SIMONS/BAUER PRESERVE IN 2018, WRLT ENTERED INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH THE SIMONS/BAUER FAMILY FOR 118 ACRES OF LAND IN CROY CANYON. THIS ACQUISITION WILL PROTECT THE MOUTH OF CROY CANYON AND 1 MILE OF CROY CREEK AS IT FEEDS INTO THE BIG WOOD RIVER. EXPENSES INCURRED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES TO MOVE THE ACQUISITION FORWARD. WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY IN FY 19-20. ROCK CREEK RANCH ROCK CREEK RANCH, ENCOMPASSING 10,394 ACRES, IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES IN THE BIG WOOD RIVER WATERSHED. IT WAS CONSERVED FOR WILDLIFE, CLEAN WATER AND PUBLIC ACCESS THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL LANDOWNERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. IN JUNE 2016, WE PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO'S RANGELAND CENTER AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY TO GROW ROCK CREEK RANCH INTO A WORLD-CLASS LIVING LABORATORY THAT SHOWCASES THE INTERSECTION OF CONSERVATION, RANGELAND MANAGEMENT, RECREATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE ENTIRE ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE LIES SOUTHWEST OF HAILEY AND CONSISTS OF HIGH-QUALITY SAGEBRUSH-STEPPE HABITAT, ASPEN FOREST AND RIVER TERRAIN. THE PROTECTION OF THE AREA ALIGNS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS TO CONSERVE SAGE-GROUSE THROUGH LANDSCAPE-SCALE HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT EXPANDS THE BIRDS' PROTECTED HABITAT IN CENTRAL IDAHO'S PIONEER MOUNTAIN CRATERS OF THE MOON AREA TO OVER 80,000 ACRES. ROCK CREEK IS TRULY A SPECIAL SPOT. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO OTHER RESEARCH CENTER LIKE IT IN THE STATE. LONG VALUED FOR ITS BENEFITS TO PEOPLE AND NATURE, ROCK CREEK RANCH WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSERVED FOR SAGE -GROUSE AND MANAGED FOR RESEARCH AND PUBLIC USE. IN 2018, THE RANCH WAS RENAMED "RINKER ROCK CREEK RANCH" TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION HARRY RINKER MADE IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE PROPERTY. WE CONTINUED WITH STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS AT RINKER ROCK CREEK RANCH AND IMPROVED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS FOR BETTER WATER MANAGEMENT FOR SAGE GROUSE HABITAT (TO BE ABLE TO FLOOD IRRIGATE WET MEADOWS USED BY SAGE GROUSE) AS WELL AS ALLOWING FOR OFF-STREAM WATERING OF CATTLE. WE ALSO WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO REMOVE BARBED WIRE FENCING THAT CAN HINDER WILDLIFE MIGRATION. WE REPLACED THIS FENCING WITH WILDLIFE FRIENDLY LET-DOWN FENCING THAT ALLOWS FOR BETTER WILDLIFE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND BETTER CATTLE MANAGEMENT. IN ALL, 10 MILES OF BARBED WIRE FENCE WERE REPLACED WITH WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FENCING AND AN ADDITIONAL 7 MILES OF NEW WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FENCING WAS INSTALLED. ON MARCH 22, 2018, WRLT AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ENTERED INTO AN EXCLUSIVE LEASE-OPTION AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO THAT CALLS FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE RINKER ROCK CREEK RANCH PROPERTY. THE INITIAL LEASE TERM IS FOR 99 YEARS, WITH LEASE RENEWAL TERMS OF 10 YEARS EACH. WRLT'S SHARE OF THE TOTAL RENT FOR THE LEASE IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,220,888 WAS RECEIVED ON CLOSING. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES AN OPTION TO THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY FOR 100, EXERCISABLE AT ANY TIME DURING THE LEASE OR LEASE RENEWAL TERMS. CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY WHICH IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF THE PROPERTY. THE LEASE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SALES-TYPE AGREEMENT UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE REMAINING BOOK VALUE OF THE LAND TRANSFERRED OF 6,702,500 WAS ACCOUNTED FOR AS A PROGRAM EXPENSE AND THE AMOUNT RECEIVED UPON EXECUTION OF THE LEASE WAS ACCOUNTED FOR AS REVENUE. VALLEY CREEK PRESERVE SINCE THE ACQUISITION OF THIS ICONIC RIPARIAN PROPERTY IN THE HEART OF STANLEY, IDAHO, THE WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY INTERPRETATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROPERTY. IN 2018, WRLT CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF STANLEY ON MANAGEMENT OF THE PRESERVE AND ALSO INSTALLED A KIOSK ON-SITE WITH INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE. PIONEERS ALLIANCE WRLT STAFF'S COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH THE PIONEERS ALLIANCE HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER RANCHERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROTECT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 ACRES IN THE PIONEER MOUNTAINS-CRATERS OF THE MOON LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE'S AGRICULTURAL LANDS EASEMENT PROGRAM. IN 2018, THE LAND TRUST CONTINUED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON GREATER SAGE- GROUSE POPULATIONS AND WORKED WITH LANDOWNERS TO IMPROVE THAT HABITAT.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The wood river land trust protects and restores land, water, and wildlife habitat in the wood river valley and its surrounding areas. we work cooperatively with private landowners and local communities to ensure these areas are protected now and for future generations. see attached narrative for further detail”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “The wood river land trust protects and restores land, water, and wildlife habitat in the wood river valley and its surrounding areas. we work cooperatively with private landowners and local communities to ensure these areas are protected now and for future generations. see attached narrative for further detail”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of ID, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as PO BOX 6462, KETCHUM, ID, 83340.
- The non-profit has a total of 12 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$4,718,831.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a review and approval process by a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1994.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $630,274 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $206,719 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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