Mission, Vision, History

We provide assistance to the public and respond to requests in a timely and courteous way. If we cannot provide direct assistance we strive to find other resources that meet landowners’ needs.

We form strategic partnerships to maximize our work and minimize duplication with other agencies.

We focus our efforts on underserved populations and geographic areas.

To maximize our limited resources and impact, our urban focus is on leveraging landowner partnerships to spread participation through targeted watershed areas.

As an organization, we conserve natural resources (e.g. Reduce, Reuse & Recycle, Energy Conservation, etc.).

We address conservation problems methodically; we identify and analyze resource concerns before we determine solutions, as called for by sound conservation science and planning principles.

We complete project planning and assess viability according to our goals & strategies before seeking funding.

We urge voluntary commitments to conservation; we are not a regulatory body and do not enforce compliance. We maintain political neutrality and respect the privacy of all landowners.

We work as members of a flexible, respectful and responsive team.

We maintain a vibrant, culturally agile and cooperative board that helps outreach to and engage fellow landowners/partners.

We value and reward staff for hard work and innovation and provide staff/board development and training to maintain skills and science-based knowledge to better serve our constituents, maximize our credibility, and increase the success of on-the-ground conservation.

We incorporate equity and inclusion awareness and practice into our work process and programs.

We act with integrity and operate with transparency.

1. We provide assistance to the public and respond to requests in a timely and courteous way. If we cannot provide direct assistance we strive to find other resources that meet landowners’ needs.
2. We form strategic partnerships to maximize our work and minimize duplication with other agencies.
3. We focus our efforts on underserved populations and geographic areas.
4. To maximize our limited resources and impact, our urban focus is on leveraging landowner partnerships to spread participation through targeted watershed areas.
5. As an organization, we conserve natural resources (e.g. Reduce, Reuse & Recycle, Energy Conservation, etc.).
6. We address conservation problems methodically; we identify and analyze resource concerns before we determine solutions, as called for by sound conservation science and planning principles.
7. We complete project planning and assess viability according to our Goals & Strategies before seeking funding.
8. We urge voluntary commitments to conservation; we are not a regulatory body and do not enforce compliance. We maintain political neutrality and respect the privacy of all landowners.
9. We work as members of a flexible, respectful and responsive team.
10. We maintain a vibrant, culturally agile and cooperative board that helps outreach to and engage fellow landowners/partners.
11. We value and reward staff for hard work and innovation and provide staff/board development and training to maintain skills and science-based knowledge to better serve our constituents, maximize our credibility, and increase the success of on-the-ground conservation.
12. We incorporate equity and inclusion awareness and practice into our work process and programs.
13. We act with integrity and operate with transparency.