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NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2023 SCIENCE & NATURE
Land Conservation
for a Healthy and
Resilient Future
BY BRADY KENNEDY, SHASTA LAND TRUST
Nothing can quite compare to that first dip of your paddle in the fresh water of a cool lake. Or that first step on a trail, immersed with the sweet scents of ripening berries. Access to nature enriches our lives, awakens our senses and
inspires a reverence for the beauty of the natural world. For many, it is where we go to relax and find peace, enjoy the company of family and friends and feel connected to the world that sustains us.
As our community grows and the threat of urban sprawl increases, land conservation has never been more important. Shasta Land Trust is proud to have protected over 46,000 acres of precious natural resources, wildlife habitat, farms and recreational lands in our region. Learn more about the vital importance of local land conservation for our community and the positive impacts for you and your family.
Protecting our region’s precious natural lands
In the United States, we lose roughly 150 acres of natural land and 40 acres of farmland every hour. Once that land is developed, it never returns to its natural state. Land conservation helps to safeguard our future and ensure a livable world for our children and future generations. In our community, Shasta Land Trust works to permanently conserve land and ensure that our natural spaces are protected for years to come.
The Shasta Land Trust works with willing landowners and partners to protect land through a tool called a conservation easement. Conservation easements protect a property from being developed in the future and ensure that the unique conservation values of the land are preserved forever. Once a property has a conservation easement in place, the land is then managed and monitored to maintain the health of its precious natural resources and ecosystems. 96
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