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Land Conservation in the Great Marsh 
David Santomenna 
Director of Land Conservation, Essex County Greenbelt 
November 13, 2014
Presentation Overview 
•Current Conservation Status 
•Survey of Land Conservation Activity In the Great Marsh 
•Implications of Sea Level Rise & Climate Change 
•The Great Marsh in a Broader Conservation Context
Great Marsh Land Conservation Status 
•Great Marsh ACEC— 25,500 acres 
•12,000 acres protected (47%) 
•Compare to Essex County as a whole (25% protected)
Land Conservation in the Great Marsh: 
The Kingdom Era 
•Parker River NWR 
•4,700 acres (3,000 saltmarsh) 
•Acquired via eminent domain
TTOR: Castle Hill, Cranes Beach, Crane Wildlife Refuge 
•Acquired by donation 
•2100 acres 
•Acquired between 1945 & 1974
Conservation in the Great Marsh: 
The Partnership Era 
•Emphasis on federal, state, municipal, NGO partnerships 
•Driven by increases in land value & project complexity 
•Emphasis on buffers and bordering upland
Partnership Projects: Soginese Creek, Essex 
•177 acres 
•Bargain Sale CR purchase 
•Funding from National Coastal Wetlands grant program 
•Partners: Greenbelt, USFWS, MA DCR
Partnership Projects: Storey CR/APR, Essex 
•121 acres 
•Bargain Sale CR/APR purchase 
•Funding: National Coastal Wetlands grant, state APR program 
•Partners: Greenbelt, MA DCR, MA APR
Partnership Projects: Raymond Fields, Ipswich 
•250 acres 
•Bargain Sale CR/APR purchase 
•Funding: Town of Ipswich, MA DCR, MA APR, private fundraising 
•Partners: Ipswich, MA DCR, MA APR, Greenbelt, TPL, ECTA
Partnership Projects: Rough Meadows, Rowley 
•265 acres 
•Fair market value purchase of fee interest 
•Funding: NAWCA, Town of Rowley, MA DCR, private fundraising 
•Partners: MAS, MA DCR, Greenbelt
Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: 
Rough Meadows, Rowley
Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: 
Sally Weatherall Reservation, Ipswich
Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: 
Smith Saltmarsh, Gloucester
Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: 
Greenbelt’s Osprey Program 
•29 Nesting Pairs 
•75,000 unique website visitors 
•700 nest monitor reports submitted
New Tools for Land Conservation 
•BioMap2 Coastal Adaptation Layer 
•15,500 acres 
•9,400 acres protected (60%)
The Great Marsh in a Broader Conservation Context 
•Two state, 33 partner planning process 
•Study area: 2.1 million acres 
•Tier 1: 250,000 acres 
•Tier 2: 443,000 acres 
•Tier 2: 441,000
The Great Marsh in a Broader Conservation Context 
•Tier 1: 48,000 acres 
•Tier 2: 45,000 acres 
•Tier 2: 48,000 acres
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Santomenna great marshnov13v2

  • 1. Land Conservation in the Great Marsh David Santomenna Director of Land Conservation, Essex County Greenbelt November 13, 2014
  • 2. Presentation Overview •Current Conservation Status •Survey of Land Conservation Activity In the Great Marsh •Implications of Sea Level Rise & Climate Change •The Great Marsh in a Broader Conservation Context
  • 3. Great Marsh Land Conservation Status •Great Marsh ACEC— 25,500 acres •12,000 acres protected (47%) •Compare to Essex County as a whole (25% protected)
  • 4. Land Conservation in the Great Marsh: The Kingdom Era •Parker River NWR •4,700 acres (3,000 saltmarsh) •Acquired via eminent domain
  • 5. TTOR: Castle Hill, Cranes Beach, Crane Wildlife Refuge •Acquired by donation •2100 acres •Acquired between 1945 & 1974
  • 6. Conservation in the Great Marsh: The Partnership Era •Emphasis on federal, state, municipal, NGO partnerships •Driven by increases in land value & project complexity •Emphasis on buffers and bordering upland
  • 7. Partnership Projects: Soginese Creek, Essex •177 acres •Bargain Sale CR purchase •Funding from National Coastal Wetlands grant program •Partners: Greenbelt, USFWS, MA DCR
  • 8. Partnership Projects: Storey CR/APR, Essex •121 acres •Bargain Sale CR/APR purchase •Funding: National Coastal Wetlands grant, state APR program •Partners: Greenbelt, MA DCR, MA APR
  • 9. Partnership Projects: Raymond Fields, Ipswich •250 acres •Bargain Sale CR/APR purchase •Funding: Town of Ipswich, MA DCR, MA APR, private fundraising •Partners: Ipswich, MA DCR, MA APR, Greenbelt, TPL, ECTA
  • 10. Partnership Projects: Rough Meadows, Rowley •265 acres •Fair market value purchase of fee interest •Funding: NAWCA, Town of Rowley, MA DCR, private fundraising •Partners: MAS, MA DCR, Greenbelt
  • 11. Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: Rough Meadows, Rowley
  • 12. Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: Sally Weatherall Reservation, Ipswich
  • 13. Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: Smith Saltmarsh, Gloucester
  • 14. Engagement & Interpretation Opportunities: Greenbelt’s Osprey Program •29 Nesting Pairs •75,000 unique website visitors •700 nest monitor reports submitted
  • 15. New Tools for Land Conservation •BioMap2 Coastal Adaptation Layer •15,500 acres •9,400 acres protected (60%)
  • 16. The Great Marsh in a Broader Conservation Context •Two state, 33 partner planning process •Study area: 2.1 million acres •Tier 1: 250,000 acres •Tier 2: 443,000 acres •Tier 2: 441,000
  • 17. The Great Marsh in a Broader Conservation Context •Tier 1: 48,000 acres •Tier 2: 45,000 acres •Tier 2: 48,000 acres