GEORGIA-ALABAMA LAND TRUST, INC. LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN CHECKLIST

This Land Management Plan was prepared BY OR AT THE DIRECTION OF ______, pursuant to THE TERMS OF THE Conservation Easement COVERING THE PROPERTY. If the land trust assists in the preparation of the plan, it is solely to ensure compliance with the Conservation Easement. The land trust is not participating for other management objectives, such as maximizing income, yield, and the like. In the event that any term, condition, requirement, action, goal, or other component of this submitted Land Management Plan inadvertently conflicts with any term(s) of the Conservation Easement, the Conservation Easement shall control.

Date: Easement Name: Acreage: County, State: Date of Easement: Contact:

Brief description of the Property including site history:

What are your Management Goals & Objectives for the Property? (Wildlife, Forestry, Agriculture, Term of Ownership, etc.)

Is the Property involved in any programs? Do you plan to enroll in any programs? (Examples: CRP, WHIP, EQIP, AWEP, Tree Farm, Treasure Forest, etc.)

The following questions are addressed in your Conservation Easement Document. Yes No   Do you have Agriculture Rights? If yes, are they General rights  Or Specific Rights/Restrictions 

  Do you have Forestry Rights? If yes, are they General rights  Or Specific Rights/Restrictions  For example, Specific Rights would include harvest restrictions such as age, acreage.

  Do you have Building Rights? If yes, have you exercised them and when?

  Do you have Pond Rights? If yes, have you exercised them and when?

  Does your Property have a Special Natural Area, a No Harvest Area or Riparian Buffer? If yes, are you familiar with their location?

The following questions are focusing on your current or planned land management activities. Do you perform regular maintenance on the Property? This includes the maintenance of food plots, roads, firebreaks, fences, irrigation systems, annual mowing, weed management, etc. and frequency.

Do you have any exotic/nuisance species that you are working to eliminate? If so, how? (Kudzu, privet, cogon grass, feral hogs, beaver, etc.)

What crops are planted during the various seasons on the cropland?

Do you have the soil tested on a regular basis?

How do you maintain the orchards of the Property?

How do you maintain the pastureland of the Property? (fertilizer, lime, haying, grazing rotations)

How do you manage your timberland and/or wildlife corridors? (burns, sprays, harvests)

How do you manage your food plots? (fertilizer, lime, plantings, etc., timing, frequency)

Do you conduct wildlife inventories, maintain harvest/call count records or release pen-raised birds? If yes, how frequently are they conducted? By whom? If birds are released, with what frequency and numbers? Goals?

Do you allow hunting on your property? If so, do you have a hunting lease contract or a handshake? (Education opportunity for insurance info or for those entering property)

What are the conditions of the roads and trails on the Property? How do you maintain them?

Do you have any significant ecological features on the Property? (Springs, Creeks/Rivers, Species of Concern, Outcroppings, Caves, Relict timber, etc.)

If you have a pond, do you perform regular maintenance? If so, please describe. Additionally, if you have the right to expand the pond AND plan to do so, please describe below. Do you have nuisance species issues? Are any repairs needed?

Have you performed any management activities on the Property during the past 5 years? This would include timber thinnings, harvests, building construction, etc.

Do you have any management activities on the Property planned during the upcoming ___ years? This would include timber thinnings, harvests, building construction, etc.

Do you have any plans to convert any portion of the Property to a different land use?

Do you have any trespass, poaching, dumping issues, or other management concerns?

Do you allow public access, including environmental education or field research?

Do you work to prevent erosion on the Property or areas of reoccurring problems?

Recommendations specific to meeting objectives:

We do understand that plans change. For this reason, this plan does not serve as your Notice of Intent which can be found in paragraph 5 of your easement. When you are ready to undertake actions discussed in this plan or other actions, please contact our stewardship staff to complete all required documents.

Land Management Plan Submissions or Updates, Requests to Exercise Reserved Rights, Property Transfer Notification or General Questions Regarding the Conservation Easement can be directed to the main office stewardship department at:

Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc. Attn: Stewardship 226 Old Ladiga Road Piedmont, AL 36272 256-447-1006 [email protected]

In the event that your management goals for the Property change, or if the Property is transferred, please notify Land Trust Staff. Otherwise, this form will need to be updated and resubmitted every ___ years.