Performance Measures
Land and Resource Conservation
Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD)
Conservation of Natural Lands
About this measure: This measure is comprised of four sub-measures, with varying weights, to provide a status report on the effectiveness of land acquisition, stewardship and incentive programs administered by the Water and Land Resources Division.
The four sub-measures, their weights, and 2008 results are:
| 40% |
New privately-owned rural acres* with stewardship plans or enrolled in incentive programs. This includes properties with farm, forest or rural stewardship plans and properties enrolled in the Public Benefit Rating System, Timber Land, Forest and Agriculture, or other Current Use Taxation programs run through the KC Assessor's office.
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| 25% |
New public and private rural acres in permanent conservation. This includes all land in public ownership, and privately-owned lands with conservation easements.
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| 25% |
The percentage of easement acres acquired in 2008 through the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program that score medium-high or high in at least one of four Greenprint categories: Ecological, Farm, Flood, and Forest.
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| 10% |
The percentage of 2008 non-TDR acquisitions Ð in fee or easement Ð that score medium-high or high in at least one of four Greenprint categories.
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*For all of these measures, rural acres refer to all rural and agriculture zoned land, including Vashon Island and excluding the Forest Production District.
Influencing factors: Budget allocations, regulatory and policy changes, economic conditions and opportunity for acquisition all play a role in land conservation and acquisition activities. Implementing policy plans, such as salmon restoration plans, flood hazard reduction plan, or the climate change adaptation plan, often identify or call for specific land acquisition and protection and outreach and education toward improving stewardship and changing environmental behavior.
Strategy going forward: Continue to encourage stewardship and conservation on privately-owned lands through effective program delivery and strategic use of funds to acquire high priority lands that will protect environmental quality for future generations.
Rural acres in land management program
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Rural acres in conservation status
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Priority Greenprint acres acquired
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