Tecumseh Land Trust

Tecumseh Land Trust
Preserving special places in Clark & Greene counties since 1990.
Our mission is to:
     * Conserve fertile agricultural soil
     * Maintain a diverse environment through habitat protection
     * Ensure clean water sources for future generations
     * Encourage a local food economy
     * Preserve historical sites

For full listing of the TLT Calendar of Events, please click Calendar of Events

IF you didn't get a chance to come to the opening event of TLT's 20th Anniversary Celebration Series, you can listen to an interview with Nancy Strahanan Sunday morning at 10:30 on WYSO Weekend. Sunday night, an hour-long version of her speech at will be aired at 11 p.m.
The lecture is available also at the WYSO website www.wyso.org.

TLT Calendar of Events

Highlighted Event

Feb. 27, 2010

Back by popular demand...Flying Mouse Farms' Sugar Shack will be open on
Saturday Feb.27 from 2-4 p.m.

Sugar Shack and Sustainability See how maple syrup is made and how young vegetable and fruit farmers Michele Burns and John DeWine are stretching the season with wood fire heated green houses. Their Flying Mouse Farm is on Fairfield Pike, on the edge of Yellow Springs. Check here or call the office the week of the event to make sure the sugar�s on the fire -- the season can vary and a hard freeze could stop the sap flow.

Dress for the weather in warm, work-type clothes.
Weather dependent with an alternate date of March 7.

Stories of People and the Land: A Celebration of Tecumseh Land Trust's 20th Anniversary

Series Sponsors: Morgan Family Foundation, Springfield Foundation and The Turner Foundation

Sunday December 27, 2009 9:30 a.m.
Our very own Krista Magaw and Mike Haubner will be on WHIO radio(am1290 and fm95.7) to discuss the Tecumseh Land Trust and the importance of land conservation.
If you missed the radio broadcast, you can still hear it on the internet. Just follow the this link, Springfield Speaks - Dec. 27 2009, 9:30am-9:50am

Would you like to lend a hand?
We have many volunteer opportunities including:

Work Crew Team Leader

Office maintenance

Honeysuckle Removal at protected properties

Tour Team Leader

Outreach Ambassador

Event Team Leaders

Annual Recognition events for planned givers

Annual Fall Perennial Exchange

Annual meeting and newsletter for TLT landowners

Motor Cycle Ride for the Country fundraiser

Speaking events

Barn Dance

Other one time or annual events

Landowner Data Base Minder

Land Owner Contact Team Member

Videographers � we can arrange for training and equipment

Data Resources Team Leader

Shopping for updated software and hardware

1% for Green Space Volunteer Associate Executive Assistant Manager Position:

Assist Manager in interacting with local small business owners about the 1% for Green Space program; Meet periodically with Bob Barcus, 1% Manager; Help maintain good relationships with business owners and merchant participants; Assist in preparing and mailing periodic updates, thank you notes and invitations; Resupply merchants as needed with 1% materials; Contact new businesses and others not yet a part of the program; explain the program and work toward a contract with them; Offer creative input to the evolution of the 1% program

Promotion - Web design, facebook, press releases

Please call Michele Burns at 767-9490 or email her at burns@tecumsehlandtrust.org for more information.

Ohio EPA is soliciting proposals for grants awarded from the newly established Surface Water Improvement Fund (SWIF). Grants up to 150,000 dollars each will be awarded to various local organizations for the implementation of specific projects that address nonpoint source pollution and/or stormwater runoff and result in water quality improvement in Ohio�s streams, rivers and lakes. Grants will be awarded for a two year term � as a result, it is anticipated that most awards will be made for single site-specific projects.

Eligible Applicants:
� Local municipalities, counties and townships

County park districts

�         Soil & water conservation districts
          City and/or county health departments
�         501 (c)(3) nonprofit conservation groups with land management responsibilities
�         Watershed groups (with local government sponsorship)
�         State agencies with land managing responsibilities;
�         Recognized land conservancies or trusts.

Eligible Projects:
�            Stream Restoration and renaturalization
�         Riparian restoration and protection
�         Wetland restoration and protection
�         Innovative stormwater demonstration
�         Inland lake management and restoration
�         Highly targeted agricultural BMP demonstration projects
�         Replacement or repair of on-site home sewage treatment systems

More details about these funds can be found at http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/nps/swif.aspx

Theresa McGeady

Program Coordinator

Miami Conservancy District

38 E Monument Ave

Dayton, OH 45402

P: 937.223.1271

F: 937.223.4730

www.miamiconservancy.org

Our Region's Water. Protecting. Preserving. Promoting.

Please visit our Farm Market page to purchase great items like Polo shirts, canvas tote bags, gift memberships and Preserve-an-Acre certificates. All proceeds benefit the operations of the Tecumseh Land Trust

Are you a Dorothy Lane Market shopper? Please enroll in their Good Neighbor Program for 2010. Applications will be available in the stores after December 1. We received over $130 from this program in 2008 and the 2009 figure is projected to be even higher.

J Read about Jay and Kathleen Eben's preservation efforts and find out more about our latest activities, download the Fall 2009 edition of the TLT Newsletter.

Conservation Buyers Needed!

Land owners and neighbors have called recently about several area properties for sale, hoping that the right conservation minded buyer will save the day by purchasing the land and placing a conservation easement on it. Call the land trust or e-mail krista@tecumsehlandtrust.org if you are interested in learning more about any of these properties. The following link can provide information about tax incentives for conservation through conservation easements: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/conserve/documents/landowners.pdf

Are you looking for additional conservation information or professionals?
The Private Landowner Network is an excellent Internet source to find a national network of
experienced professionals, conservation organizations, educational articles, and other tools and resources to help you achieve
conservation estate planning and management success. www.PrivateLandownerNetwork.org

At last...we have achieved accreditation from the Land Trust Alliance!
It was a long, hard road but we did it. We are the first land trust in Ohio to receive this distinction and one of only 59 nationwide.
We are proud of our efforts and hope you are too.

For more information on just what it means to be accredited, please visit Accreditation � Land Trust Alliance web page.

Take a look at our Facebook page and join as a fan of Tecumseh Land Trust.
Join the TLT e-mail list for updates on what we are working on, as well as notification of our walks and events.

Have you heard about the latest tax incentives for easement donation? The Land Trust Alliance has detailed information here.

Want to know more about beautiful Yellow Springs where we are located? Please visit the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce website www.yellowspringsohio.org for all sorts of great information.