During 2021, NCLC’s stewardship team tackled a large but important project: refreshing the boundary markings on all its conserved properties and putting up new ones where needed. Stewardship assistant Morgan Bender-deMoll spearheaded the project. By the end of the year, he had visited approximately 3,200 acres representing NCLC’s fee properties across Clatsop and Tillamook counties—mostly on his own, but occasionally joined by other team members. Having these subtle yet recognizable markers on NCLC’s properties is a requirement of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) and helps spread awareness among neighboring property owners who may not realize they live near conserved land. MORE
