LAND STEWARDSHIP and ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
4 NEW TRAIL SEGMENTS AT SPRINGER’S POINT PRESERVE
195 PROPERTIES MONITORED
3,120 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS
1,927
FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS
5,608 INSTAGRAM PEOPLE REACHED
25,863 FACEBOOK PEOPLE REACHED
57,666
NEW FOLLOWERS ON BOTH 360
E-NEWS SUBSCRIBERS
3,926 NEWSLETTER RECIPIENTS
1,253
VOLUNTEER COORDINATION
68 VOLUNTEERS
7 VOLUNTEER EVENTS
148 SERVICE HOURS
3 COUNTIES
2 MILES OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE
GOLF
32 teams, 128 golfers, 20 sponsors, 14 raffle prizes, 0 holes-in-one, $96,062.42 raised!
POLLINATOR PALOOZA
280 participants (virtual and in person attendance)
FLYTRAP FROLIC
131 participants (all in person)
CELEBRATIONS:
SPRINGER’S POINT 15 +1 BIRTHDAY
MID-COAST LAWN PARTY
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
30th ANNIVERSARY
325 attendees inspired by conservation stories, 4 jolly hayrides, 10 games of giant jenga, dozens of bean bag tosses, 1 lost shuttlecock, 6 hours of live music enjoyed, 1 bear sighting (and tons of deer and turkeys!), 1 Director of Donor Relations elated to see people in person again!
(DONORS WITH A YEARLY CONTRIBUTION OF $1,000 OR MORE)
We are celebrating our 30th year in 2023, having grown from a dream into a formidable organization that continues to seek out and protect coastal lands from the outer banks to the southern coast of Brunswick County. The Board and Staff are grateful to all of you who have helped the Coastal Land Trust protect more than 85,289 acres and become a trusted partner to all those interested in preserving and protecting lands throughout the North Carolina coastal plain. Thanks to your generosity, the Coastal Land Trust experienced a good year in 2022, enabling us to continue our core mission to save the lands you love at the coast. This issue of Coastlines provides a report on activities of the past year, highlighting some of the most exciting land protection projects and showing you how the funds we received were spent in our 2022 fiscal year. In addition, our educational outreach efforts that help connect students and others to the extraordinary natural world of eastern North Carolina reached more individuals as the challenges of the pandemic have largely abated.
Please consider participating in a volunteer day activity to see and experience the beauty of our eastern lands, or attend an event during 2023 where we can toast the coast together, and celebrate saving the lands we all love!
Hal Kitchin President, Coastal Land Trust Board of Directors
The financial committe of the Coastal Land Trust meets bi-monthly to thoroughly review the financial health of the organization. Together with the staff and the board of directors, they ensure the vast majority of funds raised are directed to our core missions of land protection, land stewardship, and environmental education. Details for the most recent fiscal year are below (figures unaudited).
10% FUNDRAISING/COMMUNICATIONS
14% LAND STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
80% of expenses on land protection, stewardship, and education
20% of expenses on fundraising, communication, and administration