Annual Report 2022

LA ST ING CONSERVA TION SINCE 1984

Photo: © Lisa Godfrey

Missi O n

To forever conserve the forests, farmlands, waters and wild places that advance the quality of life of our communities and the ecological integrity of the Adirondacks.

Visi O n

The Adirondacks thrive as a living model of how people embrace and respect the natural world. Our communities benefit from wild lands, clean water, clean energy, working forests, family farms and outdoor recreation. The Adirondack Park — larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier and Grand Canyon national parks combined— grows ever more vital in a changing climate, inspiring new and diverse advocates for conservation.

We VAL ue

The power of the Adirondacks as a globally significant ecological refuge and model of how people and nature can thrive together. The promise of people working together to conserve and care for the lands and waters that in turn support healthy communities and livelihoods.

Diversity, equity and inclusion as essential to all aspects of conservation work, and to ensuring that the Adirondack Park welcomes and provides benefits for all people.

Conservation that endures: investment in projects that will provide benefits for generations, with recognition that each place is unique and each project requires its own strategy.

Transparency, creativity and cooperation in our work with landowners, communities, state agencies and other partners to achieve the best conservation outcomes possible.

Organizational excellence based on the competence and integrity of our board and staff, and the highest ethical standards of governance, financial management, land transactions and stewardship.

Working to make people and the planet healthier

Dear Friends,

In 1984, our founders perceived a need for a private land-saving group focused on places that make the Adirondack Park function not just as an intact ecosystem but as a landscape that supports communities. Since the beginning, the Adirondack Land Trust has worked to protect the farms, forests, waters and wild places that have the power to make people and the planet healthier.

Today the Adirondack Land Trust is at an inflection point.

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Through a strategic planning process a few years ago, we concluded that, as one of the greatest conservation undertakings on Earth, the Adirondacks needs a land trust with the capacity to rise to this region’s promise, challenges and opportunities. We began to sharpen our focus and bolster our resources, including staffing and funding, to build a strong foundation to take Adirondack conservation the next level.

Bill

To date, we have protected 27,149 acres at 94 sites in 34 towns. We are now working to protect 16 farms, forests and wild places spanning 10,000 acres while advising a growing number of landowners on conservation options.

Of course it’s about more than acres. These are places that sustain us, providing clean water, trails, local food, climate protection and other benefits for people and wildlife.

As part of the Adirondack Land Trust extended family, your support inspires us to increase the scale and pace of forest, farmland and water conservation, to keep Adirondack communities and this landscape healthy, and to broaden conservation’s benefits for all. Thank you.

Bill Paternotte Board Chair

Save Land. Strengthen Communities.

The Adir O ndAC k PA rk is a six-million-acre blend of wild and peopled places, public and private lands, 85% of the designated Wilderness in the east, and 130,000 people living in 101 towns and villages. it’s a model of how people can thrive with nature, through economies tied to a healthy environment and communities that benefit from clean water, locally grown food, and proximity to wild places. Land protection has made all the difference. Thanks to 150 years of direct conservation action, the Adirondacks:

• Encompasses one of the largest intact temperate forests left on Earth

• Safeguards water quality along vast stretches of rivers, streams and lakes

• Has high potential to provide natural refuge as the climate changes

We have an obligation to past and future generations to conserve the places that keep the Adirondacks strong. We are currently working to protect 16 farms, forests and wild places spanning 10,000 acres. Over the past year, supporters and partners helped advance several projects, among them:

• Audrey and Chris Hyson donated 107 acres on Baxter Mountain, in the town of Keene, including a third of a mile on the East Branch of the Ausable River. We will pass their gift to New York State as an addition to the Forest Preserve.

• We added 250 acres on the south face of Moxham Mountain, in the town of Chester, to the Forest Preserve, making new recreational access possible.

• We reached out to 196 farmland owners in Essex County— where half of farmers are at retirement age and two thirds have no succession plan—to help plan the future of their lands, aided by a NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets Farmland Access Outreach Grant in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County.

We are grateful to all who partner to protect treasured places that define the Adirondack landscape.

Every Acre Has a Story

by emily burns

2022 intern for the Future of the Adirondacks

This summer I had the privilege of delving into the 38-year history of the Adirondack Land Trust, to quantify progress made in protecting this extraordinary topography. Beyond this, I had the opportunity to work closely with a dedicated, experienced and sincere staff, and the chance to meet people from all over the Adirondack Park who are committed to this landscape and its communities.

Conservation of the Adirondacks is personal to me. I was born and raised within the Blue Line. These lakes and trees and mountains have witnessed the most important moments in my life, and without them I would not be the person I am today. I believe this is the beauty of the Adirondacks: the boundless love shared between the environment and the people who inhabit it, and the way we shape each other in meaningful ways. It is what makes the park and its tight-knit communities unlike any other place in the world.

This is why measuring conservation is much more than a collection of numbers on a page, or even the places those numbers represent. Within every acre, mile, even square inch protected, there is a promise of a brighter future for the Adirondacks and the people lucky enough to call it home.

See facing page for a sample of Emily’s findings on the community and conservation impact of 27,149 acres of Adirondack Land Trust projects. u

Photo: © Lisa Godfrey

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Water Farmland Landscape

miles of river & stream shoreline

a cres of wetlands

Recreation

projects accessible to the public

of productive farmland

projects

vulnerable plants

animals

,1 6 2 acres in drinking water catchments

miles of lake & pond shoreline

miles of public recreational trails

sites focused on agriculture

Wild Forest Preserve

supporting major wildlife linkages

New Program for the Birds… and People

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Every outdoor pursuit—hiking, rock climbing, paddling, skiing—requires gear. For birdwatching, it’s binoculars. But what if you’d just like to give birding a try? Or what if binoculars are beyond your budget?

Our new Adirondack Birding for All program helps would-be birders overcome these obstacles. Created to increase awareness about birds and their habitats, the program also makes birding accessible to more people. The Keene Valley Public Library and Saranac Lake Free Library began piloting the project this year, loaning backpacks stocked with binoculars and field guides.

“Birds are such an important aspect of our natural history,” said Derek Rogers, who launched the program in his role as stewardship manager for the Adirondack Land Trust. “I’ve been a dedicated birder for 20 years and a sentiment I hear regularly is, ‘I would love to try birding, but I don’t have a pair of binoculars.’ It’s exciting to break down that barrier so everyone can experience the joy of birding.”

A grant from Northern New York Audubon’s Joseph & Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation Program gave the program its initial lift. We believe it has the potential to soar. If you’d like to help us expand Birding for All to other libraries, please contact Derek at Derek.Rogers@adirondacklandtrust.org.

Field guide to help with identification j v

8x42 binoculars to get a closer look at birds

What Tim Taught Us

(L to R) Gary Randorf, Greenie Chase and Tim Barnett, charter members of Friends of the Bracken.

Our friend, mentor and former director Tim Barnett passed away August 29, 2022, at age 82. Tim’s love for the Adirondacks and its people was unbounded. He brought light and joy to conservation. His legacy is in the places he protected and the people he inspired. Tim guided our lives in many ways, some profound, some silly, all pure Tim:

• Wear a fern on your head to deter deerflies and as initiation into the unexclusive society Friends of the Bracken (see above)

• Pointy trees or round trees? How to distinguish lowland boreal from upland deciduous forest

• Take scientists into the field with you

• Hire good people and get out of their way

• Private lands and the people who care for them are and always will be an essential part of the Adirondack Park

In one of his last notes to our staff, Tim wrote, “The wonderful thing is I have no regrets and there’s very little else I can imagine that I wish I could’ve done. I suspect not many people can say that.”

Thank you, Tim.

Gifts in Tim’s memory will be listed in next year’s annual report.

Power f ul Together

Hudson River shoreline protected with Town of Newcomb © Nancie Battaglia

Donors and Volunteers

Annu AL Fun D C O n T ribu T i O ns

$50,000 +

Mrs. David A. Weir David & Candace Weir Foundation

$20,000 – $49,999

Anonymous (1) Armstrong Foundation

Jameson & Reginald† Baxter Reginald R. & Jameson A. Baxter Foundation F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. David Henle

The Joan C. & David L. Henle Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Klipper

Klipper Family Fund, a donor-advised fund administered by the Open Space Institute

Dr. Joane Molenock & Dr. Daniel E. Karig Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olmsted

The Furtherance Fund

Overhills Foundation

Peter & Patty Paine

Boquet Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. Stoltz

Elizabeth Strickler & Mark Gallogly Adirondack Foundation— Strickler Gallogly Family Fund Charles & Sally Svenson Mr. Joel H. Treisman & Dr. Georgina Cullman Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation, Inc.

$10,000 – $19,999

Deborah M. Adamowicz

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Mr. Kevin Arquit David Brunner & Rhonda Butler Pamela L. Coe George V. and Jean A. Smith Charitable Trust

Joan & Bill Grabe

Adirondack Foundation— Joan Grabe Family Fund

Edna Handleman Gray Richard Hooker

Joan K. Davidson

The J. M. Kaplan Fund

Nancy L. Olsen Bill & Nan Paternotte Meredith M. Prime

Adirondack Foundation— Prime Designated Action Fund #1 Matthew & Nina Quigley Mrs. Sharon Sayles John and Sharon Sayles Charitable Trust Mr. Roger K. Smith Susan Terwilliger & Michael Mulcahy Kip & Julie Testwuide The Walbridge Fund, Ltd. Connie & Craig Weatherup Weatherup Family Foundation

$5,000 $9,999

Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Birdsong Birdsong Family Foundation Mr. Stephen H. Burrington & Ms. Abigail A. Swaine Adele & Tom Connors

Adirondack Foundation—

Adele & Tom Connors Fund Mr. & Mrs. David Cuthell Hal M. Epstein Betsy Folwell & Tom Warrington Sarah Winter French Lola A. & Raymond N. Johnson

The Johnson Family One Earth Fund Frank & Bonnie Keeler Mr. & Mrs. James Rucker Rucker Family Charitable Fund Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Sherman II Jeffrey and Liliane Sherman Fund Dr. Ora K. Smith† Kingsley Foundation Irene Smolicz Jewish Communal Fund Brian & Jennifer Ward

The Brian & Jennifer Ward Charitable Fund Julia Willis Julia L. Willis Fund

Thank you for your support. These lists acknowledge those who made donations July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022. If we have incorrectly listed or omitted your name, please contact Kimberly Corwin-Gray, associate director of philanthropy, (518) 576-2400 ext. 104, Kimberly.Gray@adirondacklandtrust.org

$2,500 – $4,999

Anonymous (2)

Mark Brown & Kathy Hyland Marcus F. Brown Fund

Mr. Thomas A. Curley & Ms. Marsha A. Stanley Mr. J. Dennis Delafield

Delafield Fund

Ms. Sandra Danussi

Dooling/Danussi Fund

John & Margot Ernst

Adirondack Foundation—Ernst Family Fund

Timo & Caroline Fritzinger

Reginald & Joan Gignoux

The Vermont Community Foundation Lisa Guide & John Passacantando Bill & Leita Hamill

Leita & William Hamill Family Foundation Inc. Dr. & Mrs. William A. Harbison

William and Marsha Harbison Charitable Fund

Richard Jarvis Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson W. Kirby

Broadfield Fund Mr. & Mrs. Todd La Porte

Dara and Todd LaPorte Family Charitable Fund Mr. Arthur L. Loeb

The Arthur Loeb Foundation Caroline & Serge Lussi

Adirondack Foundation—Caroline and Serge Lussi Designated Action Fund

Doug Munro

Ash & Cedar Foundation Mark & Kimberly Pacala Mrs. Evelyn J. Rinella

The Rinella Charitable Fund Rockefeller Family Fund, Inc. Brian & Ginny Ruder

The Ruder Family Foundation Jeffrey Sellon & Marilyn Burns MSB Charitable Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Sheer Ms. Margaret J. Smith Anne & Ken Stuzin Owen & Jennifer Thomas Thomas Family Foundation Donald Yanulavich

$1,000 $2,499

Anonymous (5) Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Abrahamson Abrahamson Family Foundation

Adirondack Foundation—Evergreen Fund Mrs. Sue D. Armstrong Leslie A. Baldwin

Emily Bateson & Tom Cooper Dr. Michael Bettmann & Ellen Hofheimer

Bettmann

Sally & Phil Bogdanovitch

Adirondack Foundation—Rocky Bog Fund Alice Brown & Andy McClellan Mr. & Mrs. Caleb W. Burchenal Mr. & Mrs. G. Michael Bush

Tom Butler & Stephanie Behler Patricia Calascibett Fred Calder

Grant Calder

Charles & Judy Canham Mrs. Barbara Carovano Joseph & Mary Kay Carr

Mike Carr

Mr. Charles Cerf & Dr. Cindy Dunbar Cerf-Dunbar Fund Patricia W. Cirbus

Wisnefski Foundation, Inc. Ms. Linda Cohen

Adirondack Foundation—Linda & Sarah Cohen Fund Ms. Sarah Cohen

Adirondack Foundation—Linda & Sarah Cohen Fund Richard M. Cook Ray Curran & Kathy Daggett Dave & Donna Curtis

Drs. James C. & Caroline W. Dawson Ms. Jane Derickson

Derickson Family Charitable Fund John B. Donovan Gloria A. Drucker

Lyn DuMoulin

Denise M. Elmer Mark & Debby Epstein Peter & Vivian Falco

Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation Ms. Anne H. Faulkner & Mr. Robert E. King

The Sustainability Group—Limerick Charitable Trust Mr. Bruce Fleming

Fleming Family Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Drew C. Forhan

The Forhan Family Foundation

Carol MacKinnon Fox

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation John Fritzinger & Janice Borzendoski

Adirondack Foundation—Brooknoll Fund Rod & Dodie Giltz

Adirondack Foundation—Port Jackson Fund Ms. Barbara L. Glaser & Mr. Paul Zachos

Adirondack Foundation—Northern Lights Fund Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Glennon Peter H. & Susan R. Goodwin Peter H. and Susan R. Goodwin Fund Robert & Margaret Goodwin Walter F. Harrison III

Harrison Family Fund

Gary F. Heurich

Ida Houby & William Miller B. Sue Howard Norman & Nancy Howard David P. Hunt

Dale Jeffers

Mr. Jerry Jenkins

Geri & Dave† Joor Mr. Alexander Keeler

Keeler Motor Car Company

Howard Kirschenbaum & Mary Rapp

Holly Leicht-Weinstein & Adam Weinstein Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lewit Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Love

The Wilderness Fund Douglas & Sarah Luke Carol MacNeil

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight N. Mason Dr. & Mrs. Woods McCahill

Selkirk violet © Elizabeth Lee

Therese McCarty

McCarty-Willis Family Fund

Amy McCune

Edward McNeil

Adirondack Foundation—Edward McNeil Fund

Ms. Ellen Meyers

Jim & Marcia Morley

W. Kemp Norman, Jr. Mark & Karen Perreault

Katharine M. Preston & John Bingham

Adirondack Foundation—Wild Orchard Farm Leslie Price & Michael Welles

The Rev. Mark K.J. & Eleanor P. Robinson†

Siner Charitable Fund

Jonathan M. Siner & Lisa Hersch

Jonathan M. Siner and Lisa Hersch Family Fund

Michael & Laurel Skarbinski

Laurel & Michael Skarbinski Charitable Fund

Bettina & Frederick Stelle

Dan & Ellen Strickler

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Tobiassen Paul F. Torrence Nimesh Udeshi

Jim Visconti

Charles F. & Carole A. West A. Morris Williams Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Wolff

Adirondack Foundation—Kiwassa Fund Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. Wray Jr. Adirondack Foundation—Wray Family Fund

Gr OW in G k n OWL e DG e

it has been more than 30 years since the Adirondack Land Trust established Coon Mountain nature Preserve, in Westport. Summit views of Lake Champlain, the high Peaks and farm fields draw thousands of hikers each year. This 378-acre preserve is equally alluring to plant lovers, many of whom have contributed to a species list over the years.

Since the 1990s, naturalists and scientists have cataloged a compendium of wildflowers, shrubs, grasses, mosses and ferns. The first list, developed in 1996 by an expert self-taught botanist, reported 46 species. now, with new discoveries, including great spurred violet (Viola selkirkii) and several mosses added in 2022, the tally is 197.

some of the bragging rights of Coon Mountain’s flora:

• 29 species associated with calcium-rich soils, including maidenhair fern, early blue cohosh and toothwort

• 29 species associated with more southerly climates, including eastern hop hornbeam, bitternut hickory and box elder

To share your discoveries, at Coon Mountain Preserve or anywhere, try inaturalist, an online network of people sharing their nature findings. every observation can contribute to biodiversity science.

$500 – $999

Anonymous (6)

Adirondack Financial Services Adirondack Garden Club Ann & Joe Armstrong Elizabeth A. Asiago Reddy Robert P. Ball

Mr. & Mrs. Rodman W. Benedict S.E. & A.D. Bissell Bill & Vicki Boies

John C.M. & Mary D. Brust Thomas Butler & Wendy deForest Butler deForest Family Fund Melany & Thomas Campanile Mr. & Mrs. William Carifa John D. & Eleanore Carifa Foundation Charles Clusen & Gail Curran John Colston Dr. & Mrs. Dean Cook

Adirondack Dental Health Associates Chester Crocker Cynthia Davis Farmer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Deneale Sam & Erika Edelstein Lauren & Mark Epstein

The Lauren and Mark Epstein Fund Paul Farmer & family Andrew G. Frank Diana & Matt Funchion Liz & Gary Garavuso Ron & Paula Gehl Arthur T. Gionti Michale Glennon & Scott van Laer David & Pat Gosda Lyn & Harry Groome Daphne E. Hallowell

Headlands Farm Ann & Mike Hankin Catherine Haskins Ann & David Heider

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Caroline P. Hoffman Rush Holt & Margaret Lancefield Rush Holt & Margaret Lancefield Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Hornbeck Boats

Tom & Sally Hoy Mr. & Mrs. John C. Hubbard

The John C. & Susan K. Hubbard Foundation Mrs. Robert H. Joost Gene & Carolyn Kaczka Betty Ann Keane Rebecca T. Keese Mr. Todd O. Kempainen & Ms. Jorunn Gran-Henriksen Harold & Bonnie Kloosterman John Kloosterman Mr. & Mrs. Miles A. Kulukundis Antonia Laird John Linck & Ann Csink William F. Locke George & Judy Lockhart

The George & Judy Lockhart Fund Richard & Lucinda Longstreth Daniel & Carol Luthringshauser

Joe & Kathleen Martens Catherine & Scott McGraw

Mr. & Mrs. James H. McGraw IV

Merle D. Melvin

Annette Merle-Smith

The Lookout Fund

Christopher Miskovsky M.D. P.A. Thomas & Janet Mogren

Ms. Kathleen M. Myer & Mr. Christopher T. Graves Alexander G. Paine Boquet Foundation, Inc. Don & Maris Pascal Don and Maris Pascal Charitable Fund

Tony & Kitty Pell

Carol Pinney

Tara Anne Pleat

John Privitera & Louise Tarantino Jeff Puckett & Mary Whiting Puckett Donella Rapier & Andy Pickett Elizabeth & Justice Reed

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Reschovsky Reschovsky Family Fund

Gerard Richter Doug & Laura Rumbough Mrs. Jeanne Ryan

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Sattler III John & Lynn Savarese Richard & Tymm Schumaker Joseph Sellin Ted Stork & Mary Barrie Kenneth and Joanne Strike Kenneth and Joanne Strike Fund

Maddie Stuzin

The Chorske Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Enos T. Throop Jr. Maury Tigner

UBS Matching Gift Program

Michael Urfirer & Doni Fordyce-Urfirer Peter R. Van Brunt

Amy Vedder & Bill Weber Paul Vesely & Vincent DiLauro

Paul T. Vesely and Vincent C. DiLauro Foundation Stephanie Wagoner & James Kloiber

The Kloiber/Wagoner Family Fund David & Alison Warfield

The David and Alison Warfield Charitable Fund

Amelia Weir & Terry Cundiff Margaret Whitman & W. Charles Rogers III Anne & Ethan Winter Philip Winterer Winterer Fund Peter & Kathy Wyckoff

Up to $499

Anonymous (45)

Pamela Aall

Ken & Barb Adams

Adirondack 46ers

Adirondack Mountain Club, Albany Chapter Adirondack Rock & River Joseph Albarelli

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Alexander Mark & Andrea Allen Mark and Andrea Allen Charitable Fund AmazonSmile Foundation

A r OL e FO r e V eryO ne

diversity, equity, inclusion and access are essential to strong and lasting conservation. embracing deiA is helping us engage new audiences, improve our processes, and discover new opportunities for programs and support. it is essential to our mission.

As part integrating deiA into our work, the staff and several members of the board participated in a work shop this spring with dr. david e. Jones, chief diversity officer with William Paterson University of new Jersey. dr. Jones is helping us start with an internal focus, to identify a role for everyone and to build a culture that encourages relationships across differences.

it is another step in strengthening our commitment to making land and its benefits available to more people, and to an Adirondacks that welcomes all.

Brendon Anderson John Andrejack Nathan Andrews Katherine Armstrong Mary-Louise H. Armstrong Tom Arras Mary S. Ashmead Deborah & Larry Athens Kathleen Avery Nancy I. Avery Perry & Susan Babcock Mary Ann Bahnsen Mr. & Mrs. John Bailo Anne & Paul Bakeman David B. Ball Mr. & Mrs. Rolland Baribeau Robby Barnett & Susan Mandler Mr. & Mrs. Timothy† L. Barnett Tim Barr

Theodore & Claudia Bazil Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Beach Richard Beamish Jake Beauvais Alan & Louise Belensz Colleen & Paul Bell Dena & Trip Bellows Brandon Beltz Chris Bengert Dr. Richard H. & Lynne Bennett Michael Bennett Erica & Herb Bergamini Nancy A. Bernstein Bruce Berra & Lorraine Duvall Tricia Bhatia & Tom Garvey Dean Bianco

The Birch Store Gwyn-Anne Bissonette John H. & Sunday K. Blackmon

Patrick Bly Alan & Jennifer Booth Elizabeth Brooks Angela Brown Bill & Katherine Brown Kirk & Connie Brown Ms. Robin Brown Susan & Langdon Brown Tracy Brunner Dr. & Mrs. James L. Budny H.B. Bullard

H.B. Bullard Giving Fund Mr. Jewell Burdette Dr. & Mrs. Neal Burdick Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Burk Mary & Tim Burke Jack Burkhalter & Larry Chanen Joseph & Lori Butera George Buttler Dean & Janice Butts John W. Caffry Thomas & Michele Cahill Michael & Linda Cammiso Nancy Duff Campbell Stephanie Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Canuteson James J. Carr Mrs. Joan M. Carr Diane Cast

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce K. Catlin, Timberlock Inc. Martha L. Cecil Few Drs. Denis & Brita Chagnon Cyndy Chandler & Terry McKee Gary C. Chapin Glen & Malinda Bergamini Chapman Ginny Charbonneau Bob & Lynn Chase Lucy Cheever

Diversity consultant Dr. David E. Jones (right) with Kathy Woughter, our philanthropy and outreach coordinator.

ALL in FO r T he AD ir O n DAC ks

The nextGen Council’s first full year was packed with networking events and conversations on subjects such as ensuring that conservation benefits all, and how GiS (Geographic information System technology) can inform conservation priorities. As part of its work to diversify its membership, the council received grant funding to help members attend the 2023 Land Trust Alliance of new York’s spring symposium and to provide training focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and access in conservation.

next Generation Council Members

Patrick Bly, Jay, nY Stephanie Campbell, essex Junction, VT (co-chair) Adeline Clayton, Lake Placid, nY naishaly Velez Galan, Albany, nY evan Foster, Burlington, VT Caleb Grant, Greenville, nY Jess Grant, Willsboro, nY (co-chair)

Lura Johnson, keene, nY Brianna Larose, Watertown, nY Mollie Passacantando, kingston, ri Mark Scott, elizabethtown, nY renee Seacor, Stanfordville, nY Madeleine Stuzin, Baltimore, Md emma Ticknor, new York, nY Thomas Wei, new York, nY Brooke Wise, east dorset, VT Savannah Woods, new York City & Westport, nY

We thank charter members Joseph Burnetter, Janelle Jones, Emily Segada and Maggie Wittpenn and bid them a grateful farewell in 2022.

Carl & Susie Chilson

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Christiansen Jenny & Chris Clark Cobble Hill Properties LLC John & Marie Cogar Mr. Herbert Coles & Ms. June Fait Ellen C. Collins George & Jane Conger Laurie & Rick Conney Ms. Bonnie Cook Ken & Mary Lou Cooper Laura Cordts & Shawn Seymour Candace E. Cornell Peg & Grant Cornwell Tony & Nancy Corwin Kimberly Corwin-Gray Eleanor J. Cox Bob & Jamie Craft Frith Crandall & Michael McClary Daniel E. Crane Mr. & Mrs. James D. Crane Helen B. Crawshaw William & Dale Creighton Sawyer Cresap Alexander Crispo

Francis & Dorcas Culross Craig & Teresa Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cunningham Tom & Sue Cunningham Betsy & Bill Curtis Richard Cusumano & Sylvie Bimka David and Melanie Damico George & Anita Davis John Davis & Denise Wilson-Davis Thomas R. Davis Tim Davis Robin & Terry De Armas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dedrick Phil & Lenore Defliese Dr. & Mrs. William DeHoff Nancy Deren Ms. Miriam Deutch and Mr. Anthony Cucchiara Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Diehl Anne Diggory Mr. Michael DiNunzio & Ms. Eleanor G. Berger Betsy Dirnberger Emmett & Carol Dockery Joan Dolinak MD Michael P. Douglass Mr. Charles B. Drake

Lura Johnson and Naishaly Velez Galan with Matt Plouffe at the annual meeting.

Robert Drennon Tom Duffus

Thom Duffy & Moira Bailey

John S. Durland III & Brooke D. Durland Mr. & Mrs. Dave Dutkiewicz Barbara S. Dwyer East Light Partners PBC William Eberhardt

Eberstadt Family Foundation Maureen Ecclesine Paul J. Edmunds

Thomas Eisen & Elizabeth Jonas Edward R. Eisenlord

Dominic & Melissa Eisinger Michael J. Elliott Susan E. Ellis Denise E. Erenstone Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Esposito Mr. & Mrs. Richard Everhart Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Farinella

Deirdre Farley Chris, Gail, Charles & Desmond Farmer Mr. & Mrs. John Farrell Jr. Dorothy & Jay Federman Henry & Jeanne Fenn Margo L. Fenn Rick Findlay

FEF Charitable Gift Fund Edward P. Finnerty C. Peter M. Fish Diane & Peter Fish Sam Fisk & Linda Coe Pete & Lucy Fleming John & Carolyn Flemings Mr. & Mrs. James T. Flynn VI Bettijane Forrester Douglas Fortman Evan Foster Tom Foster Paula Fredricks Nancy & Jim Freeman Noonmark Foundation, Inc. Michael E. Freshman MD Jeff & Marie Frew Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frew Max Friedman & Tom Romich Darcy Fuguet Hadwen & Corinne Fuller Ruth Gais Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Garland III Elizabeth Garver Betsy Gentry Antoine & Jean Gerbini Sue & Don Gilbert Cathy Gill & Mark Tully Cheryl Gillespie Claire & Robert Gilmore Mr. & Mrs. Randall G. Giltz Ms. Shirley Giovannoli Mr. Andrew Giraud Joseph Giunta Fred & Gloria Gleave Phil & Marie Glotzbach Norma Goff Christine & Victor Gold

Michael Gold Goldman Sachs Matching Gifts Program Ryan Goodwin Tony Goodwin Shirley & Herbert Gordon

Mr. Charles P. Gosselink & Rev. Charlotte G. Gosselink Ms. Judith Gottfried Holly Granat Caleb Grant Jess Grant Roger & Monica Gray Christopher & Shirley Greagan Linda Griffin & Tom Patterson Mr. & Mrs. John L. Griffith, Jr. John & Pamela Grimmke James M. Guinness Ruth Guydosh Mr. & Mrs. Andrew N. Hadjandreas Sunita Halasz Edie Hall James Halling Becca Halter Hannah Hanford Pamela H. Hanke Paul & Fran Hansen Phil Hansen Kathy & Glenn Harris Wendy A. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Justin Harrison Emily & Howard Hart Sarah Hart Sarah L. Hart Charitable Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hasselwander Hasselwander Charitable Fund Virginia Hatfield Taylor & Betsy Hay Eileen & Jeremiah Hayes John F. Heimerdinger Beverly Heineman Barbara Hennig Paul Herrmann Richard & Janice Hezel Nancy & David Higby Ian & Lea Highet Janice Kyle & Hans Himelein

The Hinshaw Family Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hoar Jr. Hoar Family Giving Fund Melissa & Steve Hochberg Emma Hofmeyer Edward & Claire Hogan Stefanie Holderied Kim Holmlund Richard & Donna Hooker John & Patti Hopkinson Michael & Lucia Hrinyak Dr. & Mrs. Herbert B. Hudnut Jr. Chuck Hughes Kelly Huiatt

Adirondack Foundation—Kelly R. Huiatt Fund Michael Humes William D. Hutchens Christopher Hutchins Mr. & Mrs. John S. Hutchins

Photo © Kathy Woughter/Adirondack Land Trust

Sheila & Jim Hutt Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Hyson Christopher & Audrey Hyson Charitable Fund Dr. & Mrs. Iredell W. Iglehart III Intercontinental Exchange Charitable Giving Program

J.W. Burns & Co., Inc. Mrs. Carol B. Jackman Phoebe Jackson & Louis Palmer Jim Jacob Christopher Jage Barbara James Michael & Natasha James Anne M. Janeway William & Mary Janeway Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Greg & Marion Jeffers Michael Jeziorski Mary B. Johnson William & Lynne Johnson William & Meredith Johnston Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones Ellen Jones Georgia E. Jones Janelle Jones Mary Bell & William Joplin Henrietta Jordan John C. & Karen I. Junker Bob & Carol Kafin David & Tamara Kaiser Jonathan Kaledin & Nathalie Touzé Bernard & Emilie Kane Kevin Karl Sharon Karlinski Kathy Kelley & Paul Mudie† Paula Kelson Melanie Kent & David Greenewalt Mrs. Joan S. Kepes Kathy Kernan & Milton Dudley Doug & Jami Kerr Jean Keskulla Anne & Jay King L.L. Kingsley

Mr. Peter S. Kirby

Kirby Family Charitable Fund Mr. Jeremiah Kirwan

Mr. & Mrs. William Kissel Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Klein Richard & Susan Kline Tim Knight Margaret & Thomas Koehler

The Jack Koerner Family Irene Kohn & Hal Silverman Martin & Phyllis S. Korn Heidi Kretser & Andy Keal Frank & Mary Krueger Ms. Ruth M. Kuhfahl

Adirondack Foundation— Ruth M. Kuhfahl Designated Fund Lars & Marit Kulleseid Heidi Kunsch Mary Kunzler-Larmann Susan Lacy Drs. Denis & Mary Lafreniere George & Nancy Lamb

Nancy Langham

Fuat Latif

Anne Laumont

Christopher F. Lawrence

Mr. & Mrs. George W. Lee Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Lee Dr. Airlie C. Lennon

Abe & Pat Levy

Abe & Pat Levy Foundation Rich Levy & Carol Miller

Mark H. Likoff & Shelah T. Feiss David & Judith Lloyd Robert & Sarah Locke

Emily Loeb & Lee Hammons Alice M. Long

Roger† & Pat Loud Elizabeth M. Lowe Nils & Muriel Luderowski

Ms. Frances E. Lund & Mr. Troy D. Randall Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Lutinski

Steve Lakomy MD & Cheryl A. Lyles

Lisa & Richard Lyons

Mr. & Mrs. John Maccabee Mr. & Mrs. Roland M. Machold Dr. Ian & Rebecca MacKellar Mr. & Mrs. William L. Mackintosh III Michael & Kay MacLaury Patricia MacNeil Randy & Cheryl MacNeil Beth Maher & Peter Horvath Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Mainer George & Stefania Mallett

George and Stefania Mallett Fund Alison and David Mandelbaum

Baobab Fund at the Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island Kathleen Manning

Dr. & Mrs. William & Barbara Maple Lorraine & Joseph Mara

April Marine

Roger A. Marshall & Barbara Smorgans Ed Marx

Larry Master & Betty Spence Edward Matthews & Vilma Keri Dianne Mau John & Joy Mazur Susan C. McCabe Beverly McCarthy Steve & Sissel McCarthy Sophie McClelland Tracy & Scott McClelland Vinny & Barbara McClelland Sarah McCormick Joe McCranels & Sylvia Norton Mark & Deena McCullough John & Anne McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Alfred B. McDowell Theresa & Dennis McFall Tracie & Mark McGill

Bright Funds Foundation John & Mary Lu Meixell

Bernard Melewski & Mollie Lampi John W. Melvin Ms. Barbara Merle-Smith Adirondack Foundation—St. Albans Fund

CO nne CT e D by n AT ure

emma YeSick, age 8, of San diego, was inspired by a photograph of pickerelweed taken by board member elizabeth McLanahan at a conservation site on Lows Lake. emma made a painting based on the photo and sent it to us. The original photo and emma’s painting now hang together in our office. Thank you to our nature lover on the West Coast!

Reverend David J. Miller & Mrs. Linda A. Miller Nelson & Joann Miller

Sid & Tracey Miller

John A. Miskewicz Karen J. Missell Theodore Mitchell Bruce & Mary Moffatt Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Moldenhauer Loren Monroe Daphne & Frans Kasteel William & Karen Mook Davis Moquin Mr. Jeffrey Mora John R. Moravek Mr. & Mrs. Norman A. Morey Sanford Morhouse & Patty Hogan Karen & Roland Morris Brother Roman Morris The Mountaineer Randy Murbach Linda Murphy

Robert Murphy & Dr. Cynthia Rye Douglas Murray Carl K. Needy Mrs. Lewis L. Neilson Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nelson Christopher & Sandra Neuzil Tom & Anne Niemann Gary & Caroline Nordmann Barbara Nuding Stephen Nuding Rose Marie O’Leary Peter V. O’Shea J. Christopher & Cynthia Oates Cerise Oberman & Laurence Soroka

Daniel Ollendorf Matt Olson

John & Susan Omohundro Tracy Ormsbee Katherine Oser Wayne & Sally Park Ed & Meredith Parsons Mary Passage Paypal Giving Fund Barbara Peek Eleanor J. Perkins Bob Perkins

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Perry Michael Pesa James & Elaine Peters

Mr. & Mrs. Glen E. Phillips Megan Phillips Sara Phillips David Pisaneschi

Karen Haight & Laurence W. Pittis Ed Pitts & Merry Leonard

Covance Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Plumb III Sonja C. Poe Mr. & Mrs. Eric W. Pohlman Mary & Bancroft Poor Everett & Susan Post Justin Potter Carol Potterton Robert W. Powell & Mary E. Hottelet Thomas Powell Ellen Prakken & John Smolinsky

Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Preston Jr. Connie & Kevin Prickett Mr. & Mrs. Charles Prouty

Three Cheers FO r V OL un T eers

At this year’s annual meeting, held in north river, we gave a grateful shout-out to Jess Grant, of Willsboro, and Jon kislin, of Wilmington, who were named the 2022 Volunteers of the Year. Grant (at right), a former intern, was recognized for the key role she plays in building and co-leading the land trust’s next Gen Council. The next Gen Council engages a variety of individuals—primarily in their 20s and 30s—in environmental conservation.

kislin was recognized for pitching in at events and nature preserves. At the land trust’s Glenview nature Preserve, in harrietstown, he rolled up his sleeves to help remove what turned out to be 360 pounds of debris.

Mr. & Mrs. Tarrant Putnam Mr. & Mrs. Andrew L. Quigley Bob & Janet Quinn Karen Rappaport & Bill Stokes Paul Raso Kathleen Regan & Charles Bruha Arthur Reidel Dianna & Bruce Reynolds John & Alex Reynolds Katie Rice Gregg Richardson & Julia Rathkey Betsy Richert Alison Riley-Clark Holly Rippon-Butler Jason Ritzert Audrey Rivetto Minney Robb Bruce & Ginny Roberts Pam & Matt Robey Richard & Jill Robinson Susan Robinson Elizabeth S. Rogers James & Catherine Rodgers Mr. Richard Rosen & Ms. Barbara Gordon P & F Kendrick Charitable Fund Lewis & Sheila Rosenberg Mr. Andrew Rosenthal & Ms. Shari Levine John & Nancy Rosenthal Meadowhill Fund Inc. Jennifer Rossmere Beth & Tim Rowland Ben & Susie Runyon Gloria W. Sage Carol Sandford

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Sargent Ms. Jennie Vetter Sausville Harriet Savage Ben & Barbara Schaffer Alice E. Schick Paul Schielke Cynthia Schira Dan & Marjorie Schlitt Chancey & Bill Schmick

Mr. William C. Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Ernst Schoen-Rene Charles & Helen Schwarz Martha & John Sempowski Carolyn M. Serota Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shedd Klaus & Linda Shigley Shigley Family Charitable Fund Carol & Harold Shippey Dr. & Mrs. Frank C. Shirley Eugene Shlatz Marilyn Zielinski & Gregory Shunick Anne Sibley Robert P. Sidloski Jr. & Holly MacKintosh Carla A. Sieling

Lenton & Barbara Simms Howard & Martha Simonin Suzanne Siner & Daniel Mirel

Siner Mirel Family Giving Fund Mr. Steven D. Singer Dr. Nancy G. Slack Glenn Slagel Amy L. Smith & Donald J. Ream Belinda Smith

Craig & Ruth Smith Roger & Elizabeth Smith Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Smith Tom & Janet Sober Patty & Ernie Soffronoff Marc Sorotsky

Ken Spencer & Eliza Pillard Henry Sprague III Rev. & Mrs. Bevan Stanley Natalie L. Starr

State Employees Federal Appeal of Broome County State Employees Federated Appeal c/o United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. Jamieson R. Steele

Donald Stern

Milton Stevenson Megan, Dwight & Henry Stevenson Sue S. Stewart Susan F. Stoddart

Susan Storch

Linda & Ray Straub

Steve Strauss

Mr. Richard M. Strean

Joanne & David Strongin Barbara R. Strowger Richard P. Suttmeier

Ronald M. Sverdlove & Melissa J. Bohl Dr. Britta Svoren & Dr. Aram Hezel Sharp Swan Eva Swanson Randall & Laura-Jean Swanson Peter R. Tanham Mrs. Lucia Tasker Abby P. Taylor Stephen Teach & Libby Jewett Frank† & Nancy Tetz

Barb Thomas

David & Betsy Thomas-Train Liz Thorndike Emma Ticknor Mandy Ticknor Mimi & Sam Tilton

Ms. Jean Tisne Greta M. Triebel Louis & Mariann Trombetta Bettina Tucker Raymond Tucker Waino Tuominen Breck & Julie Turner Russell & Karen Turner Gene & Kurt Tweraser

United Way of the Greater Capital Region Steve & Carol Valachovic Becky Van de Water

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. Van Heest Mary Van Vleck Mary Van Vleck Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Van Woert Cecile Vanech & Ronald Spitzer Mr. & Mrs. Jean C. Victor Mr. & Mrs. Wayne B. Virkler Susan Voci & Art Papier

The Waldheim, Inc. Bruce T. Wallace Sarah Walsh & Adam Yagelski Marc Wanner & Judy Rush Jay & Julie Ward Lee Wasserman Ms. Lori Wasserman Brian P. Watson

Katherine Mulligan Webster Mary Ann Weiglhofer Douglas Weiskopf Martin Weiss Susie Weiss

WEST, Inc. Sue A. Whan Joyce & Peter White Kayla White Polly White Susan Whiting & Bruce Van Dusen Donald P. Wichman Rachel Wiener Gretchen S. Wilcox

Edith Williams

Sharon & Ernest Williams Patricia & Thomas Willis Brooke Wise Charles & Mary Wisell With Pipe and Book Robert & Jennifer Withington

The Wittpenn Family Connie & Harry Wonham Ellen Wood

Bob & Betty Woods Bob & Kathy Woughter Hayley Yaffe Mr. & Mrs. Andrej J. Zajac Charlene M. Zebley Robert Zilch Vicki Zion

G i FT s TO CAP i TAL and s P e C i AL P r OJ e CT s

Along with gifts to the annual operating fund, support for special initiatives is important for engaging communities in conservation and keeping Adirondack forests whole and waters clean.

internship for the Future of the Adirondacks

Ms. Barbara L. Glaser & Mr. Paul Zachos Jane N. Mooty Foundation

special Projects

Mr. Stephen H. Burrington & Ms. Abigail A. Swaine Mrs. Barbara Hail J.M. McDonald Foundation, Inc. Lee & Nancy Keet

The Kelsey Trust

Vinny & Barbara McClelland Mr. Bruce McLanahan Adirondack Foundation—McLanahan Family Fund Peter & Patty Paine Adirondack Foundation—Paine Family Fund Brandywine Trust Company Bill & Nan Paternotte

The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. Stoltz Anne & Ken Stuzin

The Chorske Family Foundation

Fred M. & Walker D. kirby Land stewardship endowment Derek Morton Meredith M. Prime Adirondack Foundation— Prime Designated Action Fund #1

Wild Adirondacks Land Protection Fund

Mr. William F. Koebbeman William F. Koebbeman Fund Robert & Sharon Ormerod Paul & Lindley Thomasset

s P e C i AL Gi FT s

Gifts in honor Of Carol Allen Leslie A. Baldwin

Tim Barnett† Robby Barnett & Susan Mandler Mr. Charles Cerf & Dr. Cindy DunbarCerf-Dunbar Fund

Bill Brown & doug Munro Charles Bruha & Kathleen Regan

Charlie Cerf Mark & Andrea Allen Mark and Andrea Allen Charitable Fund

Anne Cole Anonymous (1)

russ & Judy deforest Tim Barr

kimmy dieter & karyn heym Heidi Kunsch

The digiacomo Family Carla A. Sieling

Carol Fox

Holly Leicht-Weinstein & Adam Weinstein

Aileen Genett Marc Sorotsky

Bob Glennon Michale Glennon & Megan Glennon Miriam Gold Michael Gold robert Goodwin Ryan Goodwin

Frank & Alison hain Michael & Lucia Hrinyak emma J. hofmeyer Bob & Kathy Woughter

ruth hupart & Ari Scott Steve Strauss

ray & Lola Johnson Dorothy & Jay Federman

J. david Joor† Ann Keehan

Vinny McClelland Sophie McClelland

John & diane Mehrman Candace E. Cornell emil F. Miskovsky M.d. Christopher Miskovsky M.D. P.A. nancy & Tom O’neil Ann and Mike Hankin

Bill & nancy Paternotte Nancy & Jim Freeman Noonmark Foundation, Inc. Meredith Prime Calder kids and grandkids richard & Patricia russo Christopher Hutchins

elizabeth Thorndike Ms. Susan Lacy Bill Triebel Greta M. Triebel karen Ugliuzza Eva Swanson

Gifts in Memory Of Barney Baxter Meredith M. Prime Jane Scott Burner Nancy I. Avery Thomas & Michele Cahill George & Jane Conger Eleanor J. Cox William & Karen Mook J. Christopher & Cynthia Oates Barbara Peek Pam & Matt Robey richard Calascibett Mrs. Patricia Calascibett

Laura Powers Curran Ray Curran & Kathy Daggett Bettijane Forrester Sunita Halasz Paul Herrmann Edith Williams

Yvonne Farmer Tracy Brunner Chris, Gail, Charles and Desmond Farmer Cyntha Davis Farmer Paul Farmer and family Harold & Bonnie Kloosterman John Kloosterman Sara Phillips Kathleen Regan & Charles Bruha Jason Ritzert Audrey Rivetto Elizabeth S. Rogers Karen Rappaport & Bill Stokes Barbara R. Strowger WEST, Inc.

Merle r. Gilbert Jake Beauvais Giles hofmeyer Emma J. Hofmeyer Bob & Kathy Woughter

James howard Douglas Murray

Photo: © John DiGiacomo

sP iri T sA n CT u A ry

What if the end of life could sustain new life? Spirit Sanctuary is a three-acre conservation burial ground, in the town of essex, where the deceased become part of the forest. Spirit Sanctuary seeks to nourish the earth through natural burial as well as community by connecting people to land and the cycles of life.

The burial ground is on land owned and protected by the eddy Foundation. We were honored to become a conservation partner of Spirit Sanctuary this year, allowing those who name the Adirondack Land Trust in end-of-life financial planning to arrange burial there at a reduced rate.

For more information about making a planned gift to the Adirondack Land Trust, please contact kimberly Corwin-Gray, associate director of philanthropy, kimberly.gray@ adirondacklandtrust.org, (518) 576-2400 ext. 104.

To learn about Spirit Sanctuary and conservation burial, please see spiritsanctuaryny.org.

J. david Joor Nathan Andrews Kathleen Avery Dr. Richard H. & Lynne Bennett Elizabeth Brooks Susan & Langdon Brown William Eberhardt Martha L. Cecil Few Hadwen & Corinne Fuller Cathy Gill and Mark Tully The Hinshaw Family The Jack Koerner Family J.W. Burns & Co., Inc. Anne & Jay King Mr. & Mrs. George W. Lee Jr. Kathleen Manning John & Mary Lu Meixell John W. Melvin Merle D. Melvin Hayley Yaffe

robert h. Joost Mrs. Robert H. Joost

Beatrice r. Lockhart George & Judy Lockhart

The George and Judy Lockhart Fund douglas C. Macneil Ginny Charbonneau Tim Davis Paul & Fran Hansen Sharon Karlinski Carol MacNeil

Carol, Daniel and Margaret MacNeil Patricia MacNeil Randy & Cheryl MacNeil Bernard Melewski & Mollie Lampi Theodore Mitchell Gerard Richter Roger & Elizabeth Smith

dr. James MacWhinney Lucy Cheever

John Sayles

Dean & Janice Butts Alexander Crispo Mr. Thomas A. Curley & Ms. Marsha A. Stanley Pete & Lucy Fleming John & Carolyn Flemings Jeff & Marie Frew

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frew Liz & Gary Garavuso Claire & Robert Gilmore Hannah Hanford Virginia Hatfield Eileen & Jeremiah Hayes Melissa & Steve Hochberg John C. & Karen I. Junker Betty Ann Keane Paula Kelson Margaret & Thomas Koehler Dr. & Mrs. William Maple Dianne Mau Susan C. McCabe Theresa & Dennis McFall

Mrs. Sharon Sayles

John and Sharon Sayles Charitable Trust Linda Murphy Joseph Sellin Martha & John Sempowski Glenn Slagel Patty & Ernie Soffronoff Bettina Tucker Joyce & Peter White

Fr. Michael Sowan April Marine

bequests

Estate of Arthur Tasker Estate of Mr. John L. Rundle Jr. John F. & Barbara G. Klemens Charitable Trust The Makowski Trust

Adirondack Visionaries

Those who have notified us that Adirondack Land Trust is in their estate plans

Anonymous (2) Mr. John Andrews & Ms. Michelle Jack Mr. and Mrs. Timothy† L. Barnett William & Alice Boardman Mike Carr Francis & Dorcas Culross Mr. J. Dennis Delafield Mr. Perry W. Dimmick & Ms. Lindsay D. Ruth Lyn DuMoulin Mark & Debby Epstein Carolyn J. Fowler Sarah Winter French Ms. Barbara L. Glaser & Mr. Paul Zachos Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Grinwis Steven Gapp B. Sue Howard Lee & Nancy Keet Howard Kirschenbaum & Mary Rapp Dick and Sally Lighty Dr. Ian & Rebecca MacKellar Mr. Bruce McLanahan Edward W. McNeil Robert Meyers Bonnie Miller Reverend David J. Miller & Mrs. Linda A. Miller David E. Morse J. Morton Edward Mrozik & Nancy Van Wie Matt Olson

Peter & Patty Paine Bill & Nan Paternotte Mr. Edward Petty David Pisaneschi Meredith M. Prime Charles & Sally Svenson Susan Terwilliger & Michael Mulcahy Ms. Phyllis Thompson Ed & Liz Thorndike Connie & Craig Weatherup Charles F. & Carole A. West Mr. & Mrs. David Wolff

event supporters

Dr. & Mrs. William A. Harbison

The William and Marsha Harbison Charitable Fund Larry Master & Betty Spence Peter & Patty Paine

Adirondack Foundation—Paine Family Fund Tom & Janet Sober

Donors of Time and Talent

Nancie Battaglia Patrick Bly Bill Brown Mary Burke Stephanie Campbell Tom Carr Brittany Christiansen Adeline Clayton Tony and Nancy Corwin Raymond Curran John DiGiacomo Thomas Duffy Blaine Ford Evan Foster Amy Godine Caleb Grant Jessica Grant Timothy Howard Audrey Hyson Robert Ivy Lura Johnson Raymond Johnson Janelle Jones Kathy Kelley Jonathan Kislin Brianna Larose Elizabeth Lee Joseph Martens Brian McAllister Doug Munro Mollie Passacantando Holly Rippon-Butler Beth Rowland Tim Rowland Mark Scott Renee Seacor Emily Segada Dan Spada Anne Stuzin Maddie Stuzin Emma Ticknor Naishaly Velez Galan Thomas Wei David Winchell Brooke Wise Maggie Wittpenn Savannah Woods

Gifts in kind

Tony & Nancy Corwin South Meadow Farm Lodge Dak Bar Carl Heilman II John & Mike Quenell

FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2021–2022

Statement of Financial Position Assets

Cash & Other Current Assets

Pledges Receivable

Land Holdings

Fixed Assets Investments

Stewardship Endowment

Wild Adirondacks Fund for Land Protection Operating Reserve & Quasi-Endowment Internship Endowment

Total Assets

Liabilities

net Assets

June 30, 2022

$141,105 $220,116 $2,139,525 $16,706 $6,557,796 $3,391,467 $1,702,388 $430,567 $14,599,669 $137,658 $14,462,011

June 30, 2021

$192,229 $358,835 $2,248,553 $30,229 $7,819,177 $3,800,775 $1,706,735 $520,027 $16,676,560 $220,677 $16,455,883

Statement of Activities July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022

revenue

Contributions and Grants

Annual Operating Fund & Programs $1,455,763

Wild Adirondacks Fund $193,767

Endowment Funds $317,909

Investment & Other Income $181,303

Total $2,148,742 expense

Conservation Program $749,770

Outreach & Communications $457,490

Management & Administration $208,848

Fundraising $266,153

Total $1,682,262

The information above is based on unaudited financial statements for the 2022 fiscal year, and is presented in a format designed to facilitate an understanding of the sources of revenue, the nature of expenditures, and the financial status of the organization. The latest audited financial statements prepared by Whittemore, Dowen and Ricciardelli, LLP of Queensbury, NY are available upon request or by contacting the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, charities.bureau@ag.ny.gov.

The Adirondack Land Trust is a tax-exempt public charity under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Federal tax ID 22-2559576

Board and Staff News

b OA r D: i ntroducing two new directors

brian Majeski has spent his career working in the musical instrument and professional audio industry, currently managing Music Trades, a specialized market research firm. He serves on the board of trustees at the Adirondack League Club, in Old Forge, and oversees the club’s Adirondack Fisheries Research Project. Brian’s deep affinity for the Adirondacks started with a father-son hike to the summit of Giant Mountain when he was 10 years old. He and his wife, Diane, call the Adirondacks “their preferred natural habitat.”

Cathy McGraw is a civic volunteer following a career in advertising and sales with Young & Rubicam and CBS Television Network, where she was an account executive and director of sales and planning. She has extensive board experience as the chair of the Lake Placid Institute and the Jupiter Island Club Library and a past co-chair of the Skidmore College Parents Association and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Martin County’s annual gala. She has been coming to Lake Placid for over 40 years since meeting her husband, Scott, drawn by four generations of family and friendship bonds.

s TAFF: Welcoming back a familiar face

Connie Prickett joined the staff in 2022 as director of communications. She has worked primarily in conservation for the past 25 years, communicating about the benefits of clean water, intact forests and local farms, and advocating for resources to protect them. She worked previously as vice president of communications and strategic initiatives for Adirondack Foundation and director of communications and community engagement for The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Chapter. She also led communications for the Adirondack Land Trust 1999–2017.

YOU r T e AM in T he A dir O ndAC k S

B OA rd OF d ire CTO r S

Barbara Bedford, Ph.d

Senior Research Associate (retired), Natural Resources, Cornell University Ithaca, NY

david Brunner

Owner & operator, Asgaard Farm & Dairy Au Sable Forks, NY

Stephen h. Burrington

Chair Elect

Executive Director (retired), Groundwork USA Brookline, MA

Charles Canham, Ph.d

Senior Scientist, Forest Ecology, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Millbrook, NY

elizabeth Folwell* Writer, editor, entrepreneur Blue Mountain Lake, NY

Timothy Fritzinger

Treasurer Managing Member, Brooknoll Advisors LLC Wenham, MA

Barbara Glaser, ed.d

Civic leader; President, Linell Lands; President, Nordlys Foundation Saratoga Springs & Raquette Lake, NY

Lisa Guide

Associate Director, Rockefeller Family Fund Alexandria, VA, & North River, NY

david L. henle Vice Chair

Managing Member, DLH Capital Bronxville & Piseco, NY

S TAFF

Mike Carr

Executive Director

kimberly Corwin-Gray

Associate Director of Philanthropy

Becca halter

Stewardship & GIS Specialist

Chris Jage Conservation Program Director Connie Prickett* Director of Communications derek rogers Stewardship Manager

heidi kretser, Ph.d

Director, Rights + Communities, Wildlife Conservation Society Saranac Lake, NY

Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chair

Vice Chair (retired), American Express Company Summit, NJ, & Minerva, NY

Brian T. Majeski*

Manager, Music Trades Tenafly, NJ, & Old Forge, NY

Joe Martens

Former Director, New York Offshore Wind Alliance Lake Placid, NY

Vincent McClelland Broker/Project Manager, LandVest Keene Valley, NY

Amy McCune, Ph.d

Senior Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Catherine McGraw* Civic Volunteer Hobe Sound, FL, & Lake Placid, NY

elizabeth McLanahan

Executive Committee Member Director, NOAA Office of International Affairs; Senior Advisor to NOAA administrator (participating on ALT board in a personal capacity) Washington, DC, & Saranac Lake, NY

Peter S. Paine, Jr. Attorney; Chair, Champlain National Bank Willsboro, NY

William Paternotte Chair

Partner, Brown Advisory Baltimore, MD, & Keene Valley, NY

holly rippon-Butler

Land Campaign Director, National Young Farmers Coalition Schuylerville, NY

Anne C. Stuzin

Secretary

Civic volunteer, photographer Baltimore, MD, & Keene Valley, NY

Julie Willis

Civic Volunteer, Property Manager, Real Estate Agent Concord, MA, & Keene Valley, NY

Advisory Directors

Mike DiNunzio

Bill McKibben Amy Vedder, Ph.D.

Chairs emeriti Lionel O. Barthold

James C. Dawson, Ph.D. Harry Groome Edward W. McNeil Meredith Prime Charles O. Svenson

We are grateful to kevin Arquit & kip Testwuide, who completed terms of board service in 2022

Susie runyon

Finance & Operations Manager

Megan Stevenson Land Protection Manager

Mary Thill Grants Manager

Aaron Thomas*

Farmland & Stewardship Specialist

nancy Van Wie Director of Philanthropy

kathy Woughter

Philanthropy & Outreach Coordinator

* Joined team in 2022

Adirondack Land Trust 2861 nYS route 73

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