The Stewardship Team is responsible for creating and implementing land management plans for SAHC preserves. These plans outline hands-on management of each SAHC preserve and include everything from marking boundaries and improving habitat for species of conservation concern to implementing erosion control measures and administering contracts for invasive species removal. For conservation easements, the Stewardship Team produces baseline reports, which are thorough visual and written descriptions of the land and its conservation values.

Both preserves and conservation easements must be monitored annually — a task that has grown exponentially as we continue to protect land.

With a growing portfolio of conserved land that we are responsible for monitoring each year, SAHC is on the forefront of applying innovative technologies to improve efficiencies. High resolution aerial imagery, for example, can be used to detect changes on protected properties before or in lieu of a scheduled on-the-ground visit to a property.