Conservancy board advances 2027–28 budget request
Staff will prepare a fuller request for the July 28 meeting, including proposed increases for protected-area management and conservation planning.
The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2026-06-02 · updated 2026-10-13 · Trust-wide: this decision binds every local trust area, so every island edition carries this report.
The Islands Trust Conservancy Board asked staff to prepare a 2027–28 budget request for its July 28 meeting, with proposed increases for protected-area management, land securement, conservation planning and communications, among other items.[1]
The request is preliminary: the board’s motion directs staff to prepare a budget, rather than approving the proposed increases. The meeting recording includes the chair’s clarification that the motion did not approve any increases.[1][2]
During the budget discussion, staff described a proposed regional conservation plan update, including a project manager and a data-gap analysis in 2027–28. The minutes record that the board’s motion includes increased costs for the Regional Conservation Plan update.[2][1]
The board also approved the Conservancy’s audited financial statements for the 2025/26 fiscal year and referred them to Islands Trust Council for information.[1]
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Islands Trust Conservancy Board special meeting minutes, June 2, 2026
THAT the Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) Board request staff to prepare an Islands Trust Conservancy 2027 - 28 budget request for the July 28, 2026 meeting that provides for:
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Transcript of the meeting recording (260602A)
We are just giving staff the go-ahead to build a budget around the different scenarios.
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