How PLC Protects

Land Protection Program Goals and Objectives

As part of an in-depth strategic planning process in 2005, PLC’s Board set these goals for its Land Protection Program:

  • Identify and work with willing landowners to permanently protect native plants, animals, and natural communities; conserve farm land and areas with significant geographical features and scenic beauty; and
  • Protect and improve the ecological function of our region, including its air and water quality, and biological diversity.
  • To achieve these goals the Board identified the following objectives:
  • Work with willing landowners to help them reach their goals and conserve private lands;
  • Complete county-based conservation planning including Natural Heritage Inventories, Riparian Corridor Plans, and Farmland Inventories for all nine counties;
  • Encourage public servants and the corporate community to value natural and rural heritage when planning infrastructure development;
  • Practice pro-active land protection using all available tools;
  • Work with local governments to develop land use plans that consider ecological function of the region; and
  • Collaborate with community organizations that work to conserve ecological function.