The Land:

Land Needing Protection

The types of land which the Vista Conservancy seeks to protect include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lands that contain endangered, threatened, or rare species
• Lands which are natural habitat
• Lands that contain or have the potential to contain ecosystems of educational or scientific value
• Lands of agricultural significance
• Wetlands, floodplains and other riparian areas, including adjacent buffer lands, for the protection of water quality
• Lands of historical value
• Lands which have the potential to be a part of the community, regional or state park green belts/trail systems
• Lands that contain unique or outstanding physical characteristics (e.g. rock outcroppings)
• Lands that contain unique stands of mature vegetation