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The north Oregon coast still retains some of the richest and most productive natural areas and wildlife habitat in the region. The North Coast Land Conservancy, Inc. has worked since 1986 as a land trust with citizens, agencies, and municipalities to preserve some of these precious places.
NCLC owns properties and holds conservation easments from the Columbia River Estuary in Clatsop County all the way down to Lincoln County. Our properties range in size from .5 acres to 364 acres, and all hold important natural resource values including wildlife habitat, water absorption, and migration corridors. More than 25 fee title (owned by NCLC) conservation lands, totaling over 680 acres are preserved in perpetuity. We also hold conservation easments on more than 349 acres (see our Properties page for details).
NCLC's conservation work is not limited to land acquisition and management. Symposia and interpretive hikes focusing on aspects of local natural history are provided each year. In addition, NCLC serves as the primary management entity for the Gateway to Discovery Natural History center in partnership with several other conservation and natural history organizations.
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The North Coast Land Conservancy, P.O. Box 67 Seaside OR 97138, 503-738-9126 nclctrust@theoregonshore.com |
The NCLC works to further our mission through land acquisition, conservation easments, partnerships, and community outreach. This can include: discussing with a private property owner the economic benefits of protecting land through donation, advising a developer about the benefits of a wetland management plan, advising other organizations as they work to preserve an ecologically sensitive area, or providing a public symposium on little known aspects of the coast.
Conservation is accomplished with willing private landowners as well as with cities and counties.
Some properties require little to maintain natural resource functions. Others must be carefully managed to restore their full resource potential. Impacted lands are slated for habitat restoration; pristine lands are conserved. Public
access is allowed on all lands, except one where the donor has request exclusion.
Conservation initiatives presently focus on the 1) Tillamook Head ecosystem; 2) Neawanna Natural History Park; 3) Clatsop coastal prairies; 4) Highway 101 National Scenic Byway; and 5) Columbia Quiet Waters wetlands.