2008 Annual Report by Barbara Wilson

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Our Water. Our Land. Our Wildlife. Our Future.

Protecting Southwest Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique natural environment and quality of life ... now and forever.

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Kristi DeBruzzi, from Illinois, presenting the money she collected for Florida panther protection.

Table of Contents

Letter from the Chairman

Letter from the President

Board of Directors

Donors and Gifts

Eagle Society

Capital Campaign Campaign Leadership Gifts

Gifts in Memory

Gifts in Honor

Auction Donors

Gifts of Time and Talent

Financials

Matching Gifts

Staff and Associates

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tomorrow's environmentalists

-Kuan tzu, 500 BC

The Conservancy provided environmental education to over 45,000 individuals in 2008, with more than 20,000 visitors to the Conservancy Nature Center. Our education team expanded their dynamic partnership with the Collier County public school system to offer a variety of educational opportunities to middle and elementary school students, including new programs in Immokalee and East Naples. Click on â&#x20AC;&#x153;LEARNâ&#x20AC;? at conservancy.org

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natures nurseries The mangrove shoreline is the principal developmental habitat for game fish in southern Florida. But large portions of this vital habitat have been destroyed or altered by coastal development. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has been involved with the study and tagging of over 5,000 mangrove trees to help understand why mangroves are disappearing . Information on juvenile game fish and their developmental habitat is needed to conserve the remaining habitat of these economicallyimportant species and guide restoration efforts . More info at conservancy.org/mangroves

Our Mission To protect Southwest Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique natural environment and quality of life ... now and forever.

Our Vision We envision a Southwest Florida where our land, water and wildlife are protected, our citizens are engaged and our leaders make decisions with the health, well-being and sustainability of our region in mind. We seek to increase our knowledge of the natural world through continued scientific research and to increase our impact through collaboration with our partners. We work to protect a high quality of life for both our current residents and generations to come.

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Kathy Worley, Conservancy co-director of science and mangrove specialist leads the mangrove research. Conservancy of southwest florida

Letter from the Chairman

Letter from the president

As I come to the end of my term as board chairman, I know that our supporters are more committed than ever to protecting our future and quality of life.

I am pleased to bring you our 2007-2008 Annual Report. It is just one example of the immense public support of our work.

On January 13, 2008, the Conservancy launched the “Saving Southwest Florida: Campaign for the Conservancy.” At the time of the announcement, we had already raised 80% of our $25 million goal. Since then, we have raised additional philanthropic support and, in response to critical unmet needs, have raised the goal to $33 million. More than $27 million has been raised to date. The Campaign is not only about numbers. It’s an indication of the commitment of supporters and friends to protecting our quality of life. Not only has the Conservancy received its largest gift in its 45 year history, it has received a record number of $1 million gifts. I am confident that we will achieve the goal for the Campaign, which will strengthen our efforts to protect our region’s water, wildlife, land and our future. While the Campaign has been a tremendous success, we must not lose sight of the importance of maintaining our funding for day to day operations which total more than $4 million annually. Each day and each month the pressures on our environment continue to escalate, and our talented and imaginative staff are eager to meet the challenges before them. The Conservancy has a critical need for continued and enhanced support to its annual fund. Many opportunities exist on how you can support the daily work of the Conservancy. Renew or upgrade your membership. Urge others to join. Continue your contributions to the Sea Turtle and Wildlife Rehabilitation funds. Attend special events and invite your friends to participate as well. By supporting the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, we protect the paradise we love and leave a legacy for future generations to enjoy. While I end my term as board chairman, I am more committed than ever to promote the mission and support more of the work of the Conservancy, one of the most effective environmental organizations in the United States. Your funds go toward protecting one of the greatest remaining natural treasures in our country for future generations --- the Western Everglades. Nicholas G. Penniman, IV Chairman of the Board

P.S. Donations can be made online at www.conservancy.org

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As you peruse the list of donors, I hope you will be as impressed as I am by the broad and diverse base this organization enjoys. We are beholden to no one other than you, the members. We are nobody’s group but yours. Your support has allowed us to tackle the thorny issues of water quality, land use planning, and preservation of natural resources. Seldom has that challenge been greater than in the past year. Much of our environmental science, education and wildlife rehabilitation work is highlighted throughout this report. Public policy activities often grab the headlines, and some of these were difficult. One would think with the downturn in the economy that development pressure would at least ease if not go away completely. But that has not been the case. The Department of Community Affairs in Tallahassee, the agency that oversees growth management, has been inundated with development proposals. Over 500,000 acres of new entitlements are pending. Whether these proposals are being fueled by a fear of future regulation or a desire to get out in front of the next Florida boom is unclear. But for the Conservancy it has meant expanding our presence in the policy arena. The challenges have included: • Preventing private beach clubs, public docks, boardwalks, public shuttles, and other inappropriate development on Keewaydin Island. • Putting limits on future development in far northeastern Collier County. According to the Collier County Planning Commission, some developer-driven proposals would have allowed 400,000 people to live east of Golden Gate Estates. • Creating policies that protect the amount of water we have and improve its purity. During this past winter our rainfall was only slightly ahead of Death Valley. We need to ensure that we are not continually putting more and more pressure on limited drinking water supplies. For these reasons I hope you will continue to support the work of the Conservancy. You have been our friends through good and bad. In 2009 we turn 45 years old. With your continued support we can continue for another 45 years, keeping Southwest Florida a unique part of America, and not the kind of burger-this and taco-that urban sprawl so common in other parts of Florida.

Andrew McElwaine President & CEO Conservancy of southwest florida

Board of Directors Officers Chairman Dolph von Arx

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida thanks the community and business leaders on our Board of Directors who are passionate about protecting our quality of life ... now and forever.

Vice Chairman Andrew D.W. Hill

Dawn Allyn

Edith G. Andrew

Jennifer Cheng

Ted Corbin

Paul Corddry

Sue Dalton

John D. Fumagalli

John R. Hall

Past Chair Nicholas G. Penniman IV

President & CEO Andrew McElwaine

Robert L. Heidrick

Rich Housh

Colleen Kvetko

Maureen Lerner

Lisa Merritt

James T. Murphy

Jane Pearsall

Tony Rodriguez

Jeannie Smith

Kermit Sutton

Judith C. Tryka

Gene Windfeldt

Treasurer Gary L. Thomas

Secretary Pamela C. Williams

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flying free Conservancy of Southwest Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic (WRC) team released a bald eagle back into the wild at Mediterra in North Naples in June. The eagle had spent the prior five months recovering from a broken left wing. “It was one of those success stories we weren’t sure would happen,” according to Joanna Fitzgerald-Vaught, WRC Director. The WRC treats over 2,400 injured, sick and orphaned wildlife and successfully releases about half of them back into the wild. conservancy.org/wrc Conservancy of southwest florida

capital campaign

Campaign Leadership Gifts

Saving Southwest Florida: The Conservancy announced a $25 million capital campaign goal on January 13, 2008 and at the same time announced that over $20 million had been raised to date. Over 200 guests attended the special announcement celebration at the Conservancy Nature Center. Nine leadership gifts of one million dollars or more had been contributed to the campaign by the time of the announcement. The Conservancy Capital Campaign has four major goals:

is a big step for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and I am pleased and proud to be part of this critical effort to move toward sustainable building.” - Geri Martin, The Martin Foundation, Inc.

Discovery Center “The Conservancy is in major need of rebuilding and we believe that supporting a new Discovery Center is extremely important to teach and involve newcomers in the Conservancy mission and help develop the next generation of conservationists.”

1. Conserve Our Natural Resources by expanding advocacy, research, native wildlife protection and education programs. 2. Build a Strong Endowment and ensure that the staff and resources needed are available to sustain the work of the Conservancy. 3. Create a World-Class Nature Center, a 21-acre oasis and focal point of conservation and sustainability. 4. Create a Gateway to the Conservancy & Gordon River Greenway.

- Sue & Bill Dalton

Gateway to the Conservancy & Gordon River Greenway Learning Laboratory “I wanted to give the Conservancy a boost as it moves forward with this important campaign. If people who move to Southwest Florida’s paradise don’t protect the area, they will lose it.” - Nancy Seeley, Leadership gift from the Leonard C. and Mildred F. Ferguson Foundation

More info at conservancy.org/campaign

“As new residents and long time visitors of Naples we felt obliged to get involved in the community. It didn’t take long to realize what the Conservancy is doing to protect Southwest Florida’s unique beauty, resources and inhabitants. We are pleased to support this vital organization. Our hope is that a new entrance to the Conservancy will help bring more awareness to the organization and its tireless efforts.” - Jeannie and Christopher B. Smith

Conservation Hall “We are all very fortunate to live in Southwest Florida and it is our responsibility to support the Conservancy in its effort to preserve the gifts of nature: clean and abundant water being one of the most important.” -Bob & Connie Eaton

THE Blair Legacy

Many thanks to Peter Thomas for lending his valuable voice that brought our Capital Campaign DVD to life.

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The Conservancy gratefully acknowledges the lifetime contributions of the late Mrs. Dorothy R. Blair to the cause of conservation, including her decision early in the campaign to assist the Conservancy in purchasing the 8 acre Fleischmann property. This property acquisition was vital in allowing us to link Goodlette Frank Road to our revitalized campus and help create a significant new preserve in the heart of Naples.

Environmental Planning Center “It seems very appropriate to be funding one of the first green public buildings in our own community. The Environmental Planning Center

Conservation Policy “Being second generation supporters of the Conservancy provides a lot of long term perspective for us. Though the Conservancy has grown in size, the breadth and depth of the issues it tackles are increasing at an even faster pace. Our leadership gift to the campaign is directed at strengthening the immediate and long term needs for policy and science-based advocacy. We believe strongly in the Conservancy’s talented and tenacious staff and its proven ability to get the job done.”

Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic “The Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic has an important dual role in caring for and rehabilitating injured wildlife, but also introducing more people to the Conservancy than any other program. We chose to make a leadership gift to build the new Clinic with the hope that it will enable the Conservancy to expand and enhance its work.” - Dolph and Sharon von Arx

- Lynne and Chip Shotwell

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Donors & Gifts We extend our warmest appreciation to all who have given generously in the 2007/2008 fiscal year to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. While space does not permit listing every individual and corporation who contributed, the Conservancy extends a heartfelt thanks to all our supporters. We regret any errors of omission and hope you will bring them to our attention. 239.403.4207

Gifts of $50,000 and above Anonymous (3) Mr. Joshua J. Allyn Lew and Dawn Allyn Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Andrew Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Corddry Mr. and Mrs. William L. Dalton Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Eaton Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fisher Mrs. Lavern N. Gaynor Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Guild, Jr. John and Donna Hall Mrs. Viola K. Karras Maureen and Arnold Lerner Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co. of Florida

The Martin Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Barbara W. Moore Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pearson Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ratliff Patsy Schroeder Mr. Douglas D. Schumann Sam Schwartz Lynne and Chip Shotwell Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Smith Mary Reinhart Stackhouse Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dolph W. von Arx Wavering Family Charitable Foundation

Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous (4) BNY Mellon Wealth Management Comcast Cable Community Foundation of Collier County, Inc. Everglades Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrell, Farrell Family Fund Ms. Eva S. Gomez Heatherwood Construction Company Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Catherine C. Miller National Recreation Foundation Northern Trust Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Penniman, IV Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherwin Elsa and Peter Soderberg U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Mr. Richard M. Vogel, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Wheeler

EVERGLADES RESTORATION Our science team completed its Everglades restoration projects, creating an assessment of the wildlife that exists today, before restoration, which can be used in the future to determine the success of that multi-million dollar effort. Find out more about our work at conservancy.org/map

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Gifts of $10,000 to $29,999 Agua Fund, Inc. Bank of Florida Mr. Paul G. Benedum, Jr. The Boston Foundation Mr. Richard A. Botthof and Ms. Pat Read Mr. Stefan R. Bothe and Mrs. Jennifer V. Cheng Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Chlumsky Collier Enterprises The Columbus Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William P. Conklin Continental Construction, Inc. Mrs. Barbara Converse Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeNapoli Cass and Linda Diaz Jeanne Drackett

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Philip O. Geier Elsa and George Gibson Dr. Fred and Priscilla Haffner Mr. Andrew D.W. Hill and Dr. Susan M. Liberski Mr. and Mrs. Richard Housh Charles and Virginia Jacobsen Charitable Trust JPMorgan Chase Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Klein LaPLaya Beach & Golf Resort M&I Wealth Management Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James T. Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W. Nevin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Pearsall Penniman Foundation Charitable Trust Mr. Charles W. Pingree Mrs. Nancy F. Seeley Mr. and Mrs. David N. Sexton Simms Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John D. Simms Ms. Patricia Stratton and Mr. Richard Maslow Gary L. and Sharen A. Thomas Mr. Henry K. Vandermark Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vandermark Mrs. Linda Wheeler Wodecroft Foundation

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous (2) Akron Community Foundatoin Mr. Lowell W. Andreas ASG Software Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Tom H. Barrett Barron Collier, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Beasley Broadcast Group Bergstrom Foundation Mrs. Dorothy R. Blair The Blair Foundation Ed Bransilver Caribbean Conservation Corporation Marie-Jeanne and David Coffin Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Comstock The Joanne and John DallePezze Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Blake Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Dinardo Naples Shore Fund of the

Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fortune Myra & Mort Friedman Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. H. Craig Jacobs The James Harper\Marshall Foundation, Inc. JPMorgan Private Bank The Kara Foundation Key Private Bank Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Kwedar Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lozelle The James Harper Marshal Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. McGinty Dr. and Mrs. Frank T. Mohr, Jr. Bill and Joyce Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara Pearsall Family Foundation The Pearson Family Charitable Foundation

The Regenstein Foundation Mrs. Susan Regenstein Mr. Joseph S. Sample Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sandor Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Scott Shore Fund/Lilian Fisher The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Steuer Patricia C. Tarnow Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Thomas von Arx Family Foundation Wasmer, Schroeder & Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel I. Weisberg Mr. Frederick W. Whitridge Wild Oats Pamela C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wood Mrs. Charles Zinsmaster

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Donors & Gifts Gifts of $1,000 and $4,999 Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Ackerman Mrs. Anna U. Allen Mr. and Mrs. John N. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Judd Allen Mr. Robert E. Anders Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Andre Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Apruzzese Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Arnold The Art District at Rapallo Development, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Atterbury Mr. and Mrs. James V. Bala Mr. Jeff Ball Mr. and Mrs. Gray C. Ballman Tommie Barfield Elementary Mr. and Mrs. James N. Barton Albert and Marilyn Basl Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Battenberg, III Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillip Becker Alan L. Berckmann Mr. Charles M. Berger Mrs. Jane Berger Bessemer Trust Company of NJ Mr. Larry Birt Bonita Bay Club Bonita Springs Charter School The Bourgraf Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bovard Edwin F. and Mary C. Boynton The Brennan Family Foundation Mrs. Judith S. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brown Mr. Carter E. Bryan Ms. Emily K. Bua Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Burke Mr. and Mrs. James W. Burkett

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Mr. John E. Cain Calusa Park Elementary Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Campbell Mrs. Peggy Canale Mr. and Mrs. Mike Carr Mr. Dow Carter Mrs. Carolyn H. Chidester Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cole Collier County Audubon Society Collier County Public Schools Colonial Oaks Foundation Dennis and Lynda Combs Comerica Bank Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Copperleaf Golf Club Community Assoc. Inc. Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry of Naples Cox Tile Inc. Mr. C. R. Craig Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Crawford, IV Cummings & Lockwood The Joanne & John DallePezze Foundation Ms. Carla C. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Davis The Edward & Rose Donnell Foundation Mrs. Rose Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Scott Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Charles Drackett Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dresser Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan Mr. and Mrs. David DuPont Ms. Susan H. Earl Ted and Betty Ely Mr. and Mrs. Irwin G. Engelgau Mrs. Dona Erkenbeck Mr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Evert Fifth Third Bank Dr. Ronald K. Filippi Mr. and Mrs. James D. Fleck Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fleischman

Mrs. Betty T. Flora Florida Everblades Mr. and Mrs. Terrence R. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Folkerth Bruce Folkerth Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Fontana, Sr. The Raymond & Rita Foos Family Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Foos Foundation For The Carolinas Mr. Barry Frank Mr. James W. Fraser Mr. and Mrs. James E. Galton Mrs. Susan Gareau Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Garrity The Garrity Family Giving Mrs. Helen M. George Peter and Frances Georgeson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerber Mr. Daniel F. Gerner and Mrs. Helen Gerner Getzelman Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Glass Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gleason Mr. Robert Gow and Dr. Kay Gow Mr. John Graham Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Grant Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Inc. Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dan Grote Mr. and Mrs. Gerard K. Gunther, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Hamill Mrs. Dorothy Y. Hansen Mr. Westi Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Haug Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Hays Hazel Wilbur Charitable Trust Dr. and Mrs. Elias Hebeka Mr. Andrew L. Heiskell and Ms. Pamela Cleaves

Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Heller Mr. Rufino Hernandez Ms. Doris K. Hobson Hodges University Hole Montes, Inc. Mrs. Mary J. Hollis Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hood William and Grenville Hudson Mrs. Joan F. Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter Mr. John Hushon and Dr. Judith Hushon Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hyland International Expeditions Mr. and Mrs. Eric Isecke Shirley Iten Kern Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jacoby Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. James D. Jessee Dr. and Mrs. Vincent H. Johnson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jan Kantor Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley KeyBank National Association Mr. Jon M. Kirschner Mrs. Ruth P. Kist Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Klapperich, Jr. Mr. Richard W. Klym and Mrs. Gina Klym Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kolmer, Jr. The Kopf Family Foundation Mr. Jack R. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Kurtz The Kurtz Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kirk J. Kvetko Ms. N. Rene Kyle Bill and Joan Laimbeer Paul and Vicki Lambrecht Ms. Dorthey P. Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. W. Landon, II

Critter Care Our wildlife clinic admitted nearly 2,500 injured animals, a record. Most of these had been hit by cars, tangled in fishing gear, or attacked by dogs and cats. To address these problems we have partnered with public and private organizations to encourage greater awareness of human impacts on wildlife; we hope to prevent more injuries in the future. More info at conservancy.org/wrc

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Donors & Gifts Gifts of $1,000 and $4,999 (continued) Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lavrack Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Lawton Mr. Carl Lennart Ehn and Mrs. Ginger Lew Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Lieber Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd N. Liggett Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lippert Mrs. Mary D. Lockton Mrs. Penelope Love Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lowery Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lundon M & I Community Bank Linda Halverstadt MacDuffie Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Ms. Gail Maddoux Leslie S. Magin Mainsail Video Ms. Beryl M. Makemson Mr. Michael Mariotti and Mrs. Lynn M. Mariotti Jerry and Betty Mason Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. McCord Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. McDonagh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McElwaine Mr. Wayne A. Meland Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Mercer Ms. Barbara Miller The B.W. and Barbara Miller Foundation John and Connie Miller Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moe Mr. Santo Montalbano Charles F. Moore Foundation Morgan Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Morrison Morton & Wasmer Builders, LLC Charles and Sue Mueller Dick and Carol Munro NAACP Naples Harbour Yacht Club Naples Yacht Club

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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nemec Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Neubert Mr. and Mrs. Sam Niden North Star Foundation Elizabeth & Frank Odell Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael O’Hearn Ms. Pamela Orr Mrs. Simone Ott Outback Steakhouse Dr. Chris Papadopoulos Greater Milwaukee Foundation Frank and Nancy Parsons Fund Paula Robertson & Associates, Inc. Mr. John H. Pearson and Judge Barbara Pearson Pelican Bay Foundation Pelican Marsh Elementary School PETCO Mr. and Mrs. Kroger Pettengill Pierce Family Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Pierce, II Pincher’s Crab Shack Mr. Doug Poe Poplock Family Foundation Melvyn and Ronnie Poplock Mr. and Mrs. Bernard N. Portnoy Mr. and Mrs. Keith Predmore Mrs. Ernest Preston, Jr. Vickie and Donald Pruter Rahr Foundation Mrs. Berry W. Ramsey Dr. Neil W. Randall and Mrs. Linda Zell Randall Mr. and Mrs. John D. Reiley RGK Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Rice, III Richter Leadership Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mrs. Pauline R. Riemer Richard and Anne Robbins Mr. William C. Roberts Rookery Bay National Estuarine

Research Reserve Dr. and Mrs. William J. Rosenbaum Mrs. Alice D. Ross Martell Mr. and Mrs. Angel S. Roubin The Herb and Ann Rowe Charitable Foundation Herb and Ann Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Rowe Ms. Wendy L. Rowell Mr. and Mrs. James Rubinton Saldukas Family Foundation St. Francis Animal Hospital Mr. and Mrs. William N. Salin Sanibel-Captiva Nature Calendar Ms. Margaret E. Saunders Dr. and Mrs. George Schrenk Mr. Joseph B. Scott and Ms. Susan Morgan Sea Gate Elementary School Seacrest Country Day School Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Selby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Sherman, Jr. Mr. Henley Shotwell and Ms. Nelly Foss Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Sill Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Skrivan Anne D. Slade Slocum Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Small Mr. and Mrs. David B. Smith Bev and Sky Smith Snyder Electric Mr. Richard Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Spears Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Spengler Mr. Stephen Sprigg and Ms. Sheri Duncan Juliet Collier Sproul Stafford Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Claire Stocking

Ms. Helen Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Stoneburner Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sulick Dr. William N. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Swanson Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Tardy Jane Thomas Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Dr. and Mrs. William H. Thomas William H. and Margaret M. Thomas Fund Mr. and Mrs. Curt Todd Ms. Roselyn S. Travis and Mr. Matt Koch Mr. and Mrs. Lionel F. Trebilcock Mr. and Mrs. John Truelson Mr. Mark C. Tullis and Ms. Pamela Fultz Tucker and Marti Tyler Mr. James E. Valentine and Mrs. Julia Valentine Mrs. Nan D. Van Every Mr. David L. Vaughan and Ms. Barbara Walker Veterans Memorial Elementary School Mr. and Mrs. Hicks B. Waldron Mr. James Wallace Mr. Russell S. Walton Ellin Goetz and Michael Watkins Wayne’s World BP, Inc. Mrs. Sarah C. Webb Mr. Richard Weisberg Welchwood Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Jane D. Wentling Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weyl Mrs. Nancy G. White Whole Foods Market Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Williams Mr. and Mrs. Van Zandt Williams, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Withrow Mr. and Mrs. Rodney I. Woods Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A. Harold L. Wyman Foundation, Inc.

MAKING MAGIC 2008

Magic Under the Mangroves, the gala fundraiser for the Conservancy and one of the top ten charitable events in the region, raised more than $360,000. Maureen Lerner, Conservancy board member and event chair attributed the success to the dedication and hours of hard work from the Magic committee, Conservancy staff and volunteers. conservancy.org/magic Conservancy of southwest florida

Donors & Gifts Donate online: conservancy.org

Gifts of $500 and $999 Anonymous (4) Mrs. Louise Agin Mr. and Mrs. Jon Aldrich Mr. Max Alfonzo and Ms. Jennifer Aragon Mrs. Anette C. Alger Scott and Heather Allen Mr. and Mrs. William C. Allison, IV Mr. and Mrs. William F. Allyn Mr. Howard R. Alton, Jr. Anchor Health Centers Mrs. Janine Anderson Mr. Peter Arcidiacono Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. James C. Baird Ms. Sandra Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bard Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Barry Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bartholomew Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Beatty Ms. Dusti Beaubien Mrs. Molly M. Becker Mona and Allan Beitchman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Belfore Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Berkey Mrs. Theresa Bill Mrs. Laura C. Blaine Mr. and Mrs. Gary Blaine Mr. James W. Bokor Mr. and Mrs. Steve Boling Mrs. Gracey L. Bradley Mrs. Aleksandra Braginski and Mr. Joe Riede Mr. and Mrs. Neil Braverman Brennan, Manna & Diamond, Attorneys at Law Mr. and Mrs. Dickson G. Brown Mrs. Karen R. Bubenzer Mr. and Mrs. Nick Buhelos Mr. and Mrs. William M. Burke Glenda and John Burkhart Mr. and Mrs. George B. Caldwell Call of Africa III, Inc.

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Caloosa Bird Club Ms. Maizie Campbell Mr. Edward Caputo and Ms. Pamela Broderick Mr. and Mrs. Philip Carlin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Carpenter Ms. Beth Carr Ms. Martha A. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Carthaus Ms. Rebecca L. Casagrande Mr. and Mrs. Michael Catalano Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Censits Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cialone Ciccarelli Advisory Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Cirou Ms. Meghan C. Clancy Mrs. Kelly Clark Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Cleland Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Collins Community Foundation of Jackson Hole The Community Foundation of Louisville, Inc. Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Community School of Naples Ms. Jacqueline Conrecode Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Cooley Ms. Linda G. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. Alden R. Crawford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cucchiara Ms. Nancy Dagher The Davidson Family Foundation Jerry and Vernon Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Desrocher Ms. Florence J. DesRoches Mr. Robert P. DiBenedetto Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Sal DiMare Mr. Lewis C. Dingledine Mrs. Jody Dischler Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dodge Mr. Boyce Donaldson

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dronkers Dunwody White & Landon, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Eaton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Edelen Ms. Kerry A. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Eklof Mrs. Lavon G. Engen Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ewing Mr. Jeffrey Fabacher Mr. Brian Fabian and Mrs. Lucena Fabian Mr. and Mrs. Charles Falany Mr. and Mrs. Danforth P. Fales Mr. and Mrs. James M. Fary David L. Fenelon, CPA, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fernandes Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Ms. Lynn S. Foster Foxfire Community Association, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Frusztajer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garcia Garland and Garland, Inc. Mr. Gary R. Garrabrant Ms. Pamela P. Gartin Gastroenterology Group of Naples, Inc. GATES Total Solutions GE Foundation Matching Gift Center Mr. and Mrs. Patrick George Mr. and Mrs. George Ghanem Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gibson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Gill Dr. Leonard G. Ginger Mr. and Mrs. William F. Glaser C. Eugene and Sara A. Goin Fund of the Richland County Foundation Golden Gate Elementary School Mr. Richard Gorden Mrs. Patricia C. Gordin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Grady Dr. David Greene and Ms. Denise Altman Gregg Development of Naples, Inc. Mr. Henry Grum and Ms. Lisa dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcy Mr. and Mrs. James Guck Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gudur Mr. and Mrs. Brian Guhl Mrs. Marjorie H. Hagan Mr. Grant Hammersberg Mrs. Teri Hansen Mr. Harold C. Hanson

Ms. Diana J. Harrison Mrs. Janice Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Heberling, Ph.D. Mr. Tom Hecker and Mrs. Jennifer R. Hecker Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Holbrooks Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Holtz The Homan Foundation Mr. Frank X. Homan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon N. Homstad Mrs. Maureen S. Homstad Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. David Hubers Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hurtado, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Francis D. Hussey, Jr. IBM Corporation Illinois Tool Works Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ingram Captain Bruce Jackmack The Jannotta-Pearsall Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Ms. Anita Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Barry Jones Mr. and Mrs. Roland Jones Junior State of America Dr. and Mrs. William A. Justiz Ms. Georgena Kabel Mr. and Mrs. David H. Kane Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Karambellas Mr. and Mrs. Phil Kaskel Mr. Wayne Kaufmann Mr. Philip Keila Mr. and Mrs. George Keys Mr. Norman Klym Mr. and Mrs. Van Knox Mr. and Mrs. Tom Koenig Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Art Kranites Ms. Lori Kraycik Dr. and Mrs. John A. Kreager, Jr. Mr. Kenneth D. Krier Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhlman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Kukk Ms. Lisa Kulsen Mr. Gil LaCroix LaDa LLC Ms. Raven Lamoreux and Mr. Phil Dodd Mr. and Mrs. Mohammed Latif Mrs. Ruth S. Lawson

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Donors & Gifts Gifts of $500 and $999 (continued) Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. LeBoeuf Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Libman Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Liebetrau Ms. Sylvia Linden Mr. and Mrs. Marc D. Lister Mr. Marc Lockhart Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lohmann Ms. Shannon G. Long Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Loos M&I Bank Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Macartney MACS Software Mr. and Mrs. James T. Maguire Mr. and Mrs. William J. Marceau Ms. Candice A. Marquina Mr. and Mrs. William L. May, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Boyd McDowell, II Mr. Powell McHenry Ms. Ginger McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. McKinnon Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McLean Mr. and Mrs. Jay Merritt Mr. Steve Miller Millstein Charitable Foundation Ms. Lorilee M. Molden Mr. and Mrs. John J. Morgan, Jr.

Mrs. V. Lynn Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Ken Murray Mr. and Mrs. Rodger W. Murtaugh Mr. and Mrs. Greg Mutter Mutual of America Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Myers The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Naples Park Elementary Naples Preschool Academy Inc. Native Visions Art Gallery Ms. Julia N. Neavolls Mr. Samuel R. Neidigh Mrs. Stefanie S. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Nic Neumann Ms. Dominique Neveling Nicholson Foundation Mrs. Nancy E. Nodell and Mr. Jack Guddie Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. O’Connor Ms. Molly S. Oelerich Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Olson Ms. Jordan Parsons O’Mara David and Patricia Orr Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pancake Mr. Louis F. Parker Ms. Anne L. Parry Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Pauza Ms. Tracy Pence Mr. and Mrs. George Percel

DISAPPEARING WILD PLACES Collier County’s “Rural Lands Stewardship Area” (RLSA) was initially hailed as a landmark plan to protect eastern Collier County rural lands. The intention was to limit urban sprawl in rural areas and offer incentives for landowners to direct development to less environmentally-sensitive lands. While the Conservancy supports the RLSA concept of balancing growth, conservation and agriculture, the Conservancy has been actively involved in proposing key improvements in the original plan. This work will continue for the next several years as developers and others push for additional land credits and increased development.

Ms. Joan I. Peters Ms. Gail B. Peyton Mr. and Mrs. George W. Piper Mrs. Greta Platt Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Poirier Mr. and Mrs. John J. Portman Mr. and Mrs. John B. Power Mr. John A. Pulling, Jr. Quail West Golf & Country Club Lois Raynow Ms. Alyce Reck Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Reckman Ms. Lynne Redmond Mr. and Mrs. George Reider Richland County Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Rieger The Ritz-Carlton Naples Ms. Dominique Rodenbach Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roggio Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Romano Mr. Warren Rose and Ms. Betsy Ginger-Rose Mr. and Mrs. Lyle A. Rosenzweig Rostmeyer Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Rostmeyer Mrs. Esperanza R. Roubin Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Rutigliano Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Rynalski Mrs. Donald Sampson Ms. Joyce Schaller Ms. Cameron Schram Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Schumann Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Schwindt Mr. Michael D. Seef and Ms. Bonnie Michaels Mrs. Donna Sharak Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sharak Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Sherwin Slepcevich Financial Group William R. Slepcevich - Slepcevich Financial Group George M. and Mable H. Slocum Foundation Don and Beth Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Smith Mr. Nelson M. Smith and Mrs. Susan F. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Springborn St. John’s Episcopal Church Women’s Group Mrs. Cathy Stack

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin F. Starks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stoutenburgh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Stranahan, Jr. Mr. H. C. Stuckeman Mrs. Joan Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Tarlow The Tarpon Club Mrs. Marilyn Tempest Ms. Jean M. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Rick Tillotson Dr. and Mrs. John D. Tracy Mr. Lyle B. Tyler and Mrs. Denise L. Tyler United Arts Council Gary and Margaret Valade Mr. and Mrs. John Valentine Dr. and Mrs. John P. van Dongen Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Varnum Mrs. Lenore Vitale Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Votta Mr. and Mrs. Dragisa Vukajlovic Mr. and Mrs. George P. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Dave Walsh Mr. and Mrs. John F. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. James A. Walton Mr. John C. Wasmer, Jr. Waterside Shops Mr. Ernest P. Waud, III Mr. and Mrs. James D. Weaver Mr. David C. Weeks and Ms. Michele R. Mosca Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weissman Mr. Tim Welsh Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wernette Mrs. William Whaley, Jr. Mrs. Connie Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wilkinson Ms. Barbara J. Wilson Mr. Jonathan A. Wilson and Mrs. Jessica Barron Mr. and Mrs. Steven Woodring Mr. George Woodward, III Ms. Veronica Woodward Dr. James J. Worden Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir E. Zaiser, IV Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Zeisler Mr. and Mrs. Todd Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Zundel, Jr.

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Donors & Gifts Gifts of $250 and $499 Anonymous (1) Mr. David C. Acheson Mr. and Mrs. Hyman S. Ackerman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Adams Dr. Bill Akins and Mrs. Sandy Akins Mr. and Mrs. William O. Albertini Mr. Robert Albright and Ms. Victoria Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Alexander align, llc Mr. and Mrs. Gary Alligood Ms. Brooke Allman Mr. Raymond W. Amos and Mrs. Nancy Amos Mr. Gregory Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Angeles Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Ankeney Mr. Pat Antonetti Dr. Joseph T. Arrigo, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Astorga Mrs. Anne R. Auray Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Austin Mr. and Mrs. John K. Axelson The Ayco Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Newell Baker Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Bakker Mrs. Andy Baldwin Gary and Michelle Bancroft Mr. and Mrs. James Barry Mr. and Mrs. Keith Basik Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Baur Mrs. Gersha Z. Bayer and Mrs. Lauren Regal Mrs. Suzanne Beachy Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Bean Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Beaumont Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Beckanstin Mr. and Mrs. G. Nicholas Beckwith, III Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beddow Mr. and Mrs. John A. Benning Keith S. Benson Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County

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Mr. Bruce D. Berlinger Mr. Michael Beste and Mrs. Carolyn Beste Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Beyer Ms. Diana Bird Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Blauvelt Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blazek Mr. and Mrs. Bache Bleecker Ms. Bernadette Bloom Bodine Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bodine Mr. Todd Bolen and Mrs. Mary Bolen Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bonar Mr. and Mrs. William T. Bonine Richard and Jane Borchers Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Bour Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Todd Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Brady Ms. Stacy Braverman Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Brennan Mr. David L. Brennan and Mrs. Ann Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Doug Brewers Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brimmekamp Mr. and Mrs. Lansing G. Brisbin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brothers Mr. Jack Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Brownson Mr. and Mrs. Jackson M. Bruce Mrs. and Mr. Theresa Bruno Mr. Martin Bryant and Mrs. Alison Bryant Ms. Mary Beth Busa Mr. Jon Busch, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buske Mr. R.J. Button and Mrs. Sandra Button Mr. Tim Cabral and Ms. Leslie B. Aaron Mr. and Mrs. Perry G. Camodeca Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Camp, Jr. Campbell Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Canton Mr. Kevin Cardillo Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce I. Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Casey Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cherubino Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chesek Mr. and Mrs. William E. Chipman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cianflone Mr. John C. Clark Mrs. Kathryn T. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Clemons The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Conant Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Condee, Sr. Mr. Shawn Connors Ms. Marilyn G. Cook Tom and Sylvia Coppens Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Cotugno Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coughlan Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cowden Mrs. Lorraine Crisci Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Cronacher, Jr. Mr. Jon C. Crow Mrs. Elizabeth A. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. John S. Curtin Cypress Cycle Services, Inc. Mr. Edward H. D’Alessandro and Ms. Jennifer Iavarone Mr. and Mrs. David Dancu Mr. and Mrs. Steve Danner Mrs. Sallie Davis Mr. and Mrs. Samual Davis Mrs. Elizabeth W. Dawson Mrs. Laura DeAngelis Mr. and Mrs. John P. Debbink Miss Kristi DeBruzzi

Mr. and Mrs. George H. DeCarion Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Dee Ms. Sandra Dee Ms. Victoria DeLlanos Ms. Robin DeMattia Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Demkovich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dempsey Mr. and Mrs. James Deneffe Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Denton Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Denzer Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Devitt Mr. and Mrs. David Donzanti Downing-Frye & Assoc. Realtors Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Druckman Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Dunaway Mr. and Mrs. James I. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. David B. Dupee Ms. Lois V. Dusthimer Mr. and Mrs. Todd Eastman Mr. Kenneth R. Edelbrock Mrs. Karen Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Gomaa Elsaid Mr. Keith Embree Mr. Bill Ermatinger and Dr. Mary Moses Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Falik Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Fausch Mr. and Mrs. David J. Feight Dr. Geraldine Feldman Mr. and Mrs. David Fiber Fiddler’s Creek Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Field Ms. Jennifer R. Figurelli Mr. and Mrs. William H. Finn First Baptist Academy First Christian Church Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Fittipaldi Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Dean Fjelstul

HOOKING $60,000 Over the past decades, the southwest Florida bays and the waters of the Ten Thousand Islands have undergone dramatic changes from human encroachment – including altered water flows and pollution from stormwater runoff. As the habitat changes, the fish populations change as well. Yet, a study has not been done in over 30 years. More than 50 teams participated in the second annual 2008 RedSnook Catch & Release Charity Tournament on Oct. 3-5. The $60,000 raised will support the Conservancy Juvenile Gamefish Study to help ensure that our waters remain viable for sportfishing far into the future. The event, sponsored by Heatherwood Construction, Comcast, M&I Wealth Management and ESPNAM, was chaired by Conservancy Board Member Andy Hill and renowned angler Roland Martin. More info at conservancy.org/redsnook

Donors & Gifts Gifts of $250 and $499 (continued) Mr. Lee R. Flandreau Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Flower Mr. Richard L. Flynn Christine Forszpaniak Mrs. Wanda Y. Fortune Mrs. Betsy Francis Mrs. Julie L. Frantzen Lt. Col. and Mrs. Romeo H. Freer Mr. and Mrs. James J. Friedrichs Friends of the Library of Collier County, Inc. Reverend and Mrs. Bruce Frogge Mr. and Mrs. John Furanna Mr. Max Furetta Mr. and Mrs. Terry Furhovden Mrs. Alice Gaertner Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gal Galva, Inc. Mr. Richard Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Alex Garland, Jr. Mr. Don Garrett Gateway Charter High School Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gauta Mr. and Mrs. John Gerwig Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Gicking Mr. John Rossetti and Ms. Judy Giglio Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Ginocchio Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Girardin Mr. Steve Gnerre and Mrs. Carrie Gnerre Dr. Edwin and Dr. Jeanne Goldberg

Mr. and Mrs. John Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Keith Goodman Goodman Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mr. and Mrs. Brian G. Gorman Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Gower Dr. James R. Greenlee Mr. Christopher Greider and Mrs. Margaret B. Blake Mr. Kirk Grones and Mrs. Carol Grones Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Grote, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Grundhoefer Gulfshore Endoscopy Center, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Earl Gurevitch Ms. Betsy Guttman Mr. and Mrs. Jay K. Hackett Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hafford Dr. John L. Hakes Commissioner and Mrs. Frank Halas Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hall Mrs. Gloria B. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Hamister Ms. Virginia Hamister Mrs. Elaina F. Hampton Mr. Neal Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hanus Dr. Bette Harig Mr. and Mrs. John C. Harris Dr. Anne E. Hartley Mr. Thomas Hartman

Dining for wildlife Under the â&#x20AC;&#x153;care and feedingâ&#x20AC;? of volunteer Jo Dingler and her team, the 2008 Dining for Wildlife event raised over $24,000 for the Conservancy Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Over 750 people dined at participating restaurants that donated proceeds from the culinary event. Donate to support wildlife at conservancy.org

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Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hartzell Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hawkesworth Mr. and Mrs. George Hawn, Jr. Mr. John Hayter Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hazen Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Healy Hendrickson Family Foundation Ms. Lisa A. Hendrickson Dr. and Mrs. William G. Hendrickson Ms. Cheryl M. Heuler Mrs. Brittany M. Hill Mr. William C. Hillemeyer Ms. Joyce V. Hiller Mrs. Olga Hirshhorn Mr. Lloyd Hochberg Dr. and Mrs. Eric Hochman Mr. Richard P. Hoeger Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hoffman Ms. Sama Hoffman Mrs. Robert H. Hollis Ms. Mana P. Holtz HoneyBaked Ham Ms. Barbara Hopper Mr. Dave Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hudson Dr. and Mrs. Brian Hummel Mr. and Mrs. William E. Huttner Dr. and Mrs. Eliot J. Huxley Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Isserman Mr. and Mrs. Clinton F. Ivins, Jr. J Mike Guitard Painting Inc J.D. Loden Financial Services Mrs. Kay Jansen Mr. and Mrs. William H. Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Jimenez Mr. F. Edward Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David H. Jubell Mrs. Patricia S. Katterjohn Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kellett Ms. Margaret J. Kemp Mrs. Susan Kiefer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kieselhorst Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. King, III Mrs. J. W. Kinkaid Mr. and Mrs. O. Miles Kinkead Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kinsley Mr. David E. Kirk

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Knott The Kocses Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Koehn Dr. and Mrs. William Koppelkam Mr. and Mrs. Jason H. Korn Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kotler Mrs. Natalie Kraemer Mr. and Mrs. Lee Krajewski Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Krause Mrs. June T. Kroeschell Mr. William O. Kroeschell Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Kuehner Ms. Denise LaForge and Mr. Peter Orifice Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lambers Mr. Jacques Lapointe Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Larkin Mr. Robert H. Lawton Mrs. Doris L. Lee Carole and Robert Leher Dr. and Mrs. Jan Lehman Mr. Eugene A. Leinroth and Mr. F. R. Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Leitner Mr. and Mrs. William Lentz Mr. Bill Lester Mr. James K. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. George R. Lieberman Dale and Randy Lindquist Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lingertat Mr. and Mrs. Joshua E. Lippert Mr. Philip Litow Mr. and Mrs. Alan Littman Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Long Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Lowe Mr. Bennett Lowenthal Mr. Daniel J. Lynch Mrs. Elizabeth Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Lyster Mrs. Alice E. Mace Moni Maciejewski Mr. and Mrs. Roderick L. Mackenzie Mr. and Mrs. John L. MacMillan Ms. Dorothy Magen Mr. and Mrs. Burt Mahler Mr. and Mrs. Ken A. Main, II Marian Austin Heinrich Marx Fund Dr. and Mrs. Christophe J. Maritato Ms. Betty Marks Mr. and Mrs. James E. Marks Conservancy of southwest florida

Donors & Gifts Gifts of $250 and $499 (continued) Ms. Barbara J. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Martin Mr. Keith A. Marvelle Mrs. Marian A. Marx Mrs. Sally A. Masters Mrs. Susan R. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. May Mr. Michael A. McCain Mr. West McCann Mr. and Mrs. James McCarthy Mrs. Lynne McCurdy Linda and Robert Meade Mrs. Ilona Meehan Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Meehan Ms. Carole L. Mendelsohn Mr. and Mrs. George Menslage Mr. and Mrs. Randy Merrell Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Ms. Cheryl J. Metzger Mr. and Mrs. Walt Meyer Mrs. Katarzyna Midura Miller & Westerfer, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Miller, Jr. The Minneapolis Foundation Ms. Alice H. Modic and Mr. Brian Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mohn Mr. and Mrs. Archie L. Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Jim Montague Ms. Rhea P. Moody Ms. Judith L. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Morin, Jr. Mr. Peter L. Morin Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Morss, Jr. Eugene B. Mosier and Georgia Munday The Eugene and Georgia Mosier Family Fund Mr. Richard L. Mott Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Murphey Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Murphy

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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myers Miller and Janet Myers Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Nagan Mr. Anthony F. Naines Naples Botanical Gardens Naples Newcomers Club Naples United Church of Christ Naples Woman’s Club Ms. Elizabeth L. Nebel Ms. Lydia M. Nelson Mrs. Valerie B. Nelson Mrs. Carolyn H. Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nicoletti Mr. and Mrs. Chet Nielsen Mr. and Mrs. Jose Nixon Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nizamoff Jon and Ellen Norbom Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust Ms. Elizabeth W. Norton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Notturno Mr. Glenn Oakes Mr. and Mrs. John Ochs Mrs. Anne W. O’Connell Mrs. Lois K. O’Daniel Mr. and Mrs. John P. O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. John J. O’Neill, Jr. Mr. James L. Orr Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Osborn Ms. Marnie Owens Mr. Ronald Pajak and Mrs. Cynthia J. Pajak Mr. and Mrs. Nels A. Palm Mr. and Mrs. Delos M. Palmer, Jr. Ms. Sheryl Parente Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Parker Mr. Robert F. Parker, Jr. Ms. Sherri Parker Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Parsons, III Mrs. Laura Pascotto Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Penrice Mr. and Mrs. Gill Petri

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Petrocelli Mr. and Mrs. Jess J. Petty, Jr. PGN Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Philp Mr. and Mrs. John G. Phocas, Jr. Mrs. Phyllis W. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pires Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Plumeri Ms. Brenda J. Polewac Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ponton Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Powers Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Proctor Ms. Natasha Prodanovic Mr. Troy Pruitt Dr. Mark Prysi Mrs. Susan A. Purvis Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Putnam, Jr. Quirk Mr. and Mrs. Peter Radno Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ralston Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey, Jr. Randy’s Fish Market Restaurant Ms. Marianne Rapps Mr. and Mrs. Mike Reese Mr. Karl Reibel Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rich Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rich Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Riddle, III Mr. and Mrs. William Rignola Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rinehart Mr. Arthur G. Ritas and Ms. Susan Calkins-Ritas Mrs. Betty L. Rittgers Ms. Nilsa Rivera Ms. Donna C. Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Paul Robinson Ms. Awilda M. Rodriguez

Mr. John K. Roessner, III Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rogers Mr. and Mrs. James D. Rogge Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Rooney, III Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Ropfogel Jan and Lou Ross Royal Palm Academy Mr. Charles L. Rue, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Rush, Jr. Mr. Jack Ryan and Mrs. Lizz Ryan Mr. Michael J. Ryan Ms. Christine Ryker Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Safran Saint Andrews Preschool Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sake Mr. Nick San Filippo Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Sidney F. Sapakie Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sasser Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Saul Mr. and Mrs. Fabrice Savolle Mrs. Margreet Schaap Ms. Susan Schechter Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scherder Mr. and Mrs. John Schmieding Mr. and Mrs. William R. Schnirring Joseph and Sally Schoendorf Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Scholtz Mr. Tom Schrader Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Schrier Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schuchman Mrs. Ann M. Schulte Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schulz Mr. and Mrs. David Schutter Mr. John G. Scott, II Mr. and Mrs. David Scribner Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Scripps Mr. Thomas E. Selck and Ms. Lee Steen

PAnther research Published David Shindle, Conservancy biologist and Florida panther expert, co-authored a manuscript featured in the April 2008 issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management. The manuscript details the first deployment of GPS radio-collars on Florida panthers to track the extent of their habitat and their habits. conservancy.org/panther Conservancy of southwest florida

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH In Lee County, Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource area (DR/GR) is critical to replenishing our underground water supplies. The Conservancy policy team worked with the Lee County Commissioners and advocated for science-based review of these lands and additional hydrologic studies to direct development to less environmentallysensitive areas. The Commission has incorporated many of these recommendations into their growth planning. Sign up for e-alerts and to take action at conservancy.org

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Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Hodges Shirley Iten Kern Gordon T. Kinder Reverend Dr. Kathleen Kircher Ms. Dorthey P. Lancaster Mr. Robert M. Lee Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lowery Commander F. H. Markey* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McElwaine Ms. Carole L. Mendelsohn Catherine C. Miller Mrs. Barbara W. Moore Mrs. Sherrie Morton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Oliver, Sr.* Bob* and Simone Ott Ms. Rae Ann Owens Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Paden Mrs. Nancy V. Potter

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Members of the Eagle Society have shown the foresight to make arrangements in their wills to support the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and protect our quality of life. Click on SUPPORT US at conservancy.org Anonymous(3) Mr. Henry P. Albrecht* Mrs. Darrel R. Alkire Mrs. Molly M. Becker Mrs. Dorothy R. Blair* Ed Bransilver Bob and Judy Clay Mr. Rollie W. Comstock and Ms. M. J. Cooper Mr. Robert R. DeLong* Mrs. Burnham DeSilver Mrs. Suzanne V. Dorr Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Falik Mr. and Mrs. Philip O. Geier Mrs. Benjamin Getzelman-Bond Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gibson, Jr. Ms. Shelli A. Halper Ms. Robyn Hiett Mr. Andrew D.W. Hill and Dr. Susan M. Liberski

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Dr. Joseph F. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sulzmann, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Surumay Mrs. E. Louise Taylor and Mr. Christopher McLaughlin Mr. Robert A. Terhune, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Terlizzi, Jr. Mr. Gordon E. Teubner and Ms. Celine M. Cracco Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Tom Titcomb Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Toadvine, III Mrs. Donna L. Tobias Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Trebilcock Mr. and Mrs. Elliott A. Trumbull Ms. Judith C. Tryka Mr. Marshall L. Tutun United Way Ms. Dawn Updike Mr. and Mrs. Willard Valpey Ms. Karen Van Arsdale Mr. Pieter Van Dien and Mrs. Lisa Van Dien Mr. David B. Van Horne Mr. and Mrs. Dean G. Van Nest Mr. and Mrs. Steve Vannelli Mr. and Mrs. Chris Vernon Village Oaks Elementary Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vilnius Mrs. Esther Baroness Von Geyern Mrs. Robin Vosburgh Mr. and Mrs. Roland Walcott Ms. Monika Walerys

Mr. Roland Sellen and Ms. Judy Christenson Mrs. Kathleen F. Shannon Mr. and Mrs. William Sheaf Mrs. Linda Sheehan Mrs. Natalia Shemyakina-Mur and Mr. Terrence Moore Mr. and Mrs. Berton S. Sheppard The Berton S. and Regina P. Sheppard Charitable Fund Ms. Linda J. Shockley and Ms. Charlette Roman Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Showalter Mr. and Mrs. James L. Shymkus Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson A. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sineni Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sipnick Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Skidmore Mrs. George B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. R. Donovan Smith Mr. and Mrs. John T. Snore Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sorhegui Mr. Sheppard Speer Mr. Dennis Spindler Mr. and Mrs. Mike Staab Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stackhouse Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Stegemann Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stevens Dr. and Mrs. Walter Stevenson Mr. Douglas Stewart and Ms. Linda G. Sahagian Mr. and Mrs. William Stoloski Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stolz The Honorable and Mrs. Thomas F. Stroock

Mrs. Helen G. Wilson Mr. Richard T. Wilson Ms. Sandra G. Wilson Mrs. Karen Winter Mr. and Mrs. Curt Witthoff Mrs. Christine W. Wohnlich Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Wollaston Mr. and Mrs. David Worthington Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Wyss Mrs. Dawn Yarnell YMCA of Marco Island Mr. and Mrs. Tony Yocum Mr. and Mrs. W. William Young Mr. Matthew Zacher Mr. and Mrs. Chris Zappulla Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Zeitler Mrs. Diane H. Zent Mr. and Mrs. Louie Zettler, Jr. Mrs. Darlene W. Zinnen

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Mr. Rick C. Walker and Mrs. Maureen A. Walker Mr. Michael E. Walker Mrs. Charlotte R. Walonick Mrs. Julia Walz Mrs. Mary M. Wasmer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Watchmaker Gordon & Martha Watson Fund of the Community Foundation of Collier County Mrs. Joan C. Weber Mr. Stanley Weiner and Mrs. Joy E. Duval Dr. Allen and Dr. Marla Weiss Mrs. Virginia W. Wentworth Ms. Lois Werder Mrs. Elisabeth Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Mord Wiesler Mrs. Sarah W. Wilder William F. Price Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Williams Mr. Keith Williams and Mrs. Susan Williams Mrs. Christine Willoughby

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Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Rosoff Ms. Lois J. Saldukas Dr. Daniel J. Shapiro, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sherwin Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson A. Simpson Russell and Nancy Sineni Mrs. Joan M. Stacy Mr. Robert Stevens Ms. Helen Stone Ms. Julia J. Taylor Dr. Jack W. Thompson* Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Tober Tucker and Marti Tyler Dr. Dana Vannoy Mr. and Mrs. Etto E. von Zastrow Mr. and Mrs. Ellis B. Whaley Mr. and Mrs. R. Lynn Wilson * In Memoriam Conservancy of southwest florida

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no place like home After being taken to Minnesota by vacationing tourists on Sanibel Island, a loggerhead sea turtle traveled in first class back to Florida. The Conservancy naturalist team raised the turtle for three years until it reached nearly 18 inches and 25 pounds. The sea turtle was escorted to Goodland on June 26, released about 2 miles offshore, and speedily swam away.

Gifts in Memory of Many thanks to the supporters who have honored the memory of a loved one with a gift to the Conservancy. Henry P. Albrecht Esther H. Alexander William G. Allyn James E. Ballard Jeanne T. Bartlett Larry G. Bill Dorothy R. Blair Donald Butterfield Ashley W. Campbell Donald W. Chidester Olive Cochran Donna Cocks Dessa Czaja Dorothy A. Donaldson Valentina Fascher

Virginia Freiberg Caroline Granger J. F. Greiff John H. Gridley Melissa J. Gridley Anne W. Heppel Fred C. Heppel Marika Herndon Gerald J. Hoselton Freda Howell Jayne Intili Joseph H. Jacobsmeyer Edythe Kaden Frederick B. Kieckhefer William O. Kroeschell

Virginia E. Lash Theron L. Marsh James E. Masters Jo Meinhardt Charlotte Meloney Thurston Merrell Ronald M. Pennington Daniel Pettengill Egil G. Ruud Celia V. Scudder Leona Sidie Jack W. Thompson Leslie Waller Paul W. Whitney

Matching Gifts These companies, through their corporate matching gift programs, encourage and match gifts of time and treasure made by their employees or retirees. 3M Company Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching Program AON Foundation Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Cable USA, Inc. Diageo GE Foundation Matching Gift Center GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Matching Gifts Program The Home Depot IBM Corporation

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Illinois Tool Works Foundation Johnson & Johnson Key Foundation Lilly Endowment, Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Mobil Foundation, Inc. Mutual of America Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.

Conservancy Education and Discovery Center manager, Troy Frensley, releases the loggerhead.

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Auction Donors Support from these generous auction donors helps generate funds that support the Conservancy mission.

Gifts in Honor of These gifts to the Conservancy provide special recognition for a family member, friend or colleague for birthdays, anniversaries, thank-you gifts and other occasions. Darryll Adams Dawn Allyn Lew Allyn G. Nicholas Beckwith Albert J. Beliveau Steve E. Carbol Ted Corbin Katie Craig William Dettinger Leo P. Dignan Tina Drago Charles Eitel Jeffrey R. Erickson Jack Fischer Ted Fischer James D. Fleck Daniel A. Fontana Leonard G. Ginger Petie Griffin Jerome Gross Emily Halvorson Sebastian Halvorson Samuel A. Holbrooks Robert E. Hord Richard Housh J. L. Howell Albert M. Katz

Christian L. Klein Ronald Klein William Koppelkam Arnold Lerner Maureen Lerner Jason Lowe David Lucas Gay A. Lugert Judith L. Lyte Boyd McDowell Andrew McElwaine Lawrence McFadden Patricia M. Meixner Linda V. Moorhouse Robert Morantz Amy Peacock Henry B. Pearsall Jane Pearsall Nicholas G. Penniman Luke Peterson Joe Rash Donna Rawlins Victoria Restrepo Lyle A. Rosenzweig David Rothwell Gisela Sabertschnig Margaret E. Saunders

Samuel Schwartz Michael D. Seef Muriel J. Seegers Ryan Seibert Bud Smith Frances Syner Paula Tews Lee P. Trumbull Dolph W. von Arx Sharon J. von Arx Etto E. von Zastrow Evelyn Wellhausen Audrey A. Willard Charles A. Womack Margi Wood

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES The Conservancy has provided input and assistance regarding strong, effective fertilizer ordinances adopted in several areas in southwest Florida. The plans include educational outreach programs and regulate the rates, timing and methods for fertilizer application. Less fertilizer runoff improves the quality of our coastal waterways and preserves the habitat for our sea life.

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Anonymous Aldecor Aldo’s Restaurant Alexander’s Fine American & European Cuisine Mr. and Mrs. John N. Allen Lew and Dawn Allyn Amazon Tours Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Andrew Mr. Pat Antonetti Arabesque of Naples, Inc. Avant-Garde Images Ave Maria University Aveda Corporation Bamboo Cafe The Bay House Restaurant Bellasera Hotel The Biltmore Company Bistro 821 Bleu Provence Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bloom Boca Raton Resort and Club Bonita Bay Group Brooks Brothers Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Butcher C.H. Motorcars Calusa Island Marina Cape Grace Joan Carew Carlisle DBA Closet Therapy Catermasters Inc. Mr. Stefan R. Bothe and Mrs. Jennifer V. Cheng Chokoloskee Charters Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Ciesla Clewiston Inn Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cole Congress Jewelers Mr. and Mrs. Ted Corbin Mr. Warren Cordoba Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry of Naples Cove Inn Mr. and Mrs. William L. Dalton

Ms. Robin DeMattia Cass and Linda Diaz Disney World DNC Parks & Resorts at Kennedy Space Center The Dock at Crayton Cove Dolce Vita Hair Salon Inc Dove Creek Lodge Mr. David Dow Downtown Naples Association Entrée Magazine Evelyn & Arthur EVOO Market and Bistro Mrs. Cynthia Fiber The Field Museum Fitness Together Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Florida Fishing Weekly Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Folkerth Four Winds Gallery Galerie Du Soleil Garden District Gardening Angel Nursery Gary Rosen Communications Mrs. Muffy Clark Gill Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Gill, Jr. Ginn Hammock Beach Resort Goodyear Airship Operations Gourmet Catering Mr. Robert Gow and Dr. Kay Gow Curtis Grant The Greenbriar Mr. Michael Grunwald Gulf Shores Marina H.P. Becker & Company Ms. Maria Hackney John and Donna Hall HB’s On the Gulf Hell’s Bay Boatworks & Captain Scott Guthrie Hideout Golf Club High Roller Fishing Lure Co., LLC Highland Lake Inn Mr. Andrew D.W. Hill and Dr. Susan M. Liberski Conservancy of southwest florida

Donors & Gifts Auction Donors (continued) Mrs. Olga Hirshhorn Mr. Adam Hollister House of Mozart Mr. John Hushon and Dr. Judith Hushon Hyatt Windward Pointe Resort Ingo Wullaert Chocolatier International Expeditions International Game Fish Association J.J. Taylor Distributing J. Mark Strong Photography Mrs. Emily James Jazzy Jewelers Mr. and Mrs. James D. Jessee Mr. Matthew Jessen Jewelry Importers Jonathan Green Studios, Inc. Kelly’s Fish House The Kennedy Center Mr. Marc Kent Key Power Services, Inc. Kinkead’s American Brasserie Kitson Babcock Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Klein KLP Enterprises, LLC Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kolmer, Jr. Kretch’s Restaurant Ms. Lisa Lantz LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort Mr. Michael Lawler Le Bistro Restaurant Lehr’s Economy Tackle and M&I Bank Maureen and Arnold Lerner Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lippert Lars and Mary Lofgren Londolozi Private Game Reserve Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lozelle Lutgert Companies M&I Bank

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Mr. and Mrs. Santo Maggio Kathleen Magher, R.N. LMT Ms. Ruth Manchester Marissa Collections Mr. Roland Martin Master Bait & Tackle Master Tech Imports Matthews & Gardner Catering Maximo’s on Fifth Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McElwaine Mr. Kevin McKeever Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Jay Merritt Ms. Ann Micklos Mikkelsen’s Pastry Shop Ms. Christine Morrow n color NCH Healthcare System The Name Game Naples Air Inc. The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club Naples Grande Resort & Club Naples Harbour Yacht Club Naples Historical Society Naples Transportation Tours & Event Planning Naples Yacht Club Naples Zoo National Geographic Society Ooh Ooh Shoes Outback Steakhouse Parrot Head Detailing Parrotdice/Bigpecker Mr. Alexander Pearsall Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Pearsall Pelican’s Nest Golf Club Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Penniman, IV People’s Pottery Peter Jacobson Sports Powerpole

Pratt Shoes Premiere Properties Preston’s Steak House Prysi Cosmetic Surgery Quail West Golf & Country Club Rachel Ray Show Mr. Neil Randall Raven Sailboat Charters The Real Macaw Mr. Pedro Reis Ridgway Bar & Grill RedSnook Committee Mr. Jim Rice Mr. Reuben Riffel Ristorante Ciao The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort The Ritz-Carlton Naples Riverwalk RMR Industries Robert of Philadelphia Roland Martin Productions Royal Poinciana Pro Shop Roy’s Russell’s Clambake SA Chrobak, Ltd. Saks Fifth Avenue Saltwater Sports Lynne and Chip Shotwell Mr. Henley Shotwell and Ms. Nelly Foss Shula’s Steak House Simply Engravable Snooky’s Rental Property South Florida Plastic Surgery

Soiree St. George & The Dragon StoneyCreek Studio Studio One 9 Mr. Richard Sullivan Sunshine Ace Hardware, Inc. Surf & Turf Custom Sushi - Thai of Naples Suzanne’s Images Salon & Spa, Inc. Swan River Seafood Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Tardy Tempress Products L.P. TheatreZone Inc. Gary L. and Sharen A. Thomas Tickled Pink Tom James of Southwest Florida The Turtle Club Tucker and Marti Tyler Useppa Island Club Vergina Mr. and Mrs. Dolph W. von Arx The Von Liebig Art Center Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Wasmer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Wheeler Whole Foods Market WineStyles The Workshops of David T. Smith Wynn’s Market Yacht Clubs at the Americas Robert C. Zundel

WETLANDS POLLUTE? Despite a lack of peer-reviewed science, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) have adopted a controversial policy that allows developers to increase their water pollution and destroy more wetlands. Known as the Harper Methodology, it inaccurately presumes that natural wetlands are a significant source of pollution, which fundamentally creates incentives to destroy wetlands for development. The Conservancy continues to pursue actions to prevent the adoption of the methodology before vital wetlands, and our water supplies, are destroyed. Conservancy of southwest florida

Volunteers Gifts of Time and Talent Over 500 caring individuals donate almost $1 million of their valuable time annually as Conservancy of Southwest Florida volunteers. Jacqueline Accardi-Mena Joseph W. Adams Carol R. Albers Leon H. Albert H. Newton Ale Shirley B. Ale Denise Aliseo Paul Aliseo Rebecca Allen Barbara B. Allison Dawn Allyn Laura Almand Janet L. Alonzo Michelle Antonia John E. Anderson Edith G. Andrew Bernard Appelman Bruce A. Armstrong Carroll H. Arnold Sheridan T. Arnold Aileen Astiazarian Brenda B. Arteaga Charles Aufderhaar Mark J. Aughton Marilyn Austin Louise Baccini Elio Baccini Breane Bain Pat Bain Jennifer Barker-Lenzner Murray Barnhart Gersha Z. Bayer Kathleen Beauchamp Ellen Becker Thomas R. Becker Albert J. Beliveau Marguerite S. Bellinger Cynthia Bellezzo Juan Bendeck Malcolm Bennett Steve Benson Jane Berger

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Leonard D. Berringer Sebastian M. Bickford James K. Bidwell Marilyn Bidwell James E. Bigelow Gerard F. Bigley Elizabeth H. Bishop Barbara Black Mary Bolen Constance E. Bonifacio Janette M. Bosetin Kathy Prosser-Bovard Sally Bowman Sara A. Boyce Darlene B. Boyle Julian Braiman Christopher Bray Edward Bransilver Natalie M. Brown Sherman Brown S. K. Bruce Karen R. Bubenzer T. Robert Bulloch Gloria Bundy Albert L. Burnett Dorothy Burnett Gale Burton Michael Butler William N. Butler Marcia J. Byrd Olga Byrne Peter V. Caleshu Susan Calkins-Ritas Clare Cameron Lolita P. Cammas Donald W. Campbell Ruth B. Campbell Gordon Campbell Alexandria R. Carabba Paulette P. Carabelli Janet Carlborg Sarah E. Carlin

Emily J. Carroll Marcia C. Carthaus Jane L. Casarsa Frances M. Casey Charles J. Cavaliere Steven Chansky Jennifer V. Cheng Karen Ciesla Colleen M. Clark Gail M. Clark Roger F. Clark Walter Clark Andrew Clavelo Vicki A. Clavelo Cecile Colarusso Elaine Cole June F. Collins Donna Comstock Barbara N. Conklin Trig Cooley Maryann Coon Barb Cooper Ted Corbin Paul I. Corddry Counselors in Training Mindy Cowan Clyde T. Cox Daniel J. Cox Mary B. Cox Tom Cravens Leigh Crawford Elaine K. Curia Jean Curlin James J. Cusick Richard J. Dahnke Sue Dalton Martha G. Davis Thomas L. Davis Arthur H. Decker Janice R. Decker William M. Deeb Shannon L. DeForge

Robin DeMattia Melissa S. Demkovich Sheila E. Demkovich Jayne Derf David Diaz Linda Diaz Robert DiBenedetto Jo Dingler Richard Dingler Sarah Dinnel Daniel R. DiSenso Marilyn D. Doman Boyce Donaldson Kimberly M. Downing Dan Dronkers Dorothy Dronkers Chelsea M. DuFour James I. Dunn Robin L. Easterly Susan B. Ediss Jim Eliassen Liz Eliassen Lavon G. Engen Susan Erb Linda Erbstein Dona Erkenbeck Pat Esposito Jolee Farro Jeanne A. Feight Anne M. Felber Ted A. Felber David L. Fenelon Eugenio Fernandez Gloria Ferreri Susan Ferretti Jennifer Figurelli Sherwin D. Finlay Eloyse C. Fisher Jeanie Fischer Teva J. Flowers George E. Fogg Betty Folkorth

Joanna Forszpaniak Brian J. Foser Shirley A. Foser Gregory P. Franczak Edward Frankman Doris Froehlich Lois J. Frost Pamela Fultz Beverly A. Fuss Cynthia C. Galyardt M. A. Galyardt John D. Gast Carole H. Gauger Ray Gavlin Susanne Geier Joyce Gerber Helen Gerner Peter Gibbs Liberty P. Gibson Mary Gibson Muffy Gill-Clark Hope A. Gofton Samuel E. Goldsmith Rosalie A. Goldstein Sandra Goldstein J. D. Goodlette Donald J. Goodman Gallya Gordon George Gosselin Kay Gow Charles J. Grady Virginia Grady Walter Granruth Curtis Grant Diane T. Green Jonathan Green Anne Marie Gressani Petie Griffin Lorraine Grogan Andrea Grossi Karen R. Gudknecht Gale Guild Carol Haberkern James E. Hachen Ruth Marie Hackney Irene Hadfield Robert C. Hafford Marian Haley Donna Hall John R. Hall Joy Hancock STORAGE Leif Haraldsen Constance A. Harvey Earl Harvey David L. Hawley

John C. Hayes Norma J. Healy Timothy R. Healy Chelsea A. Heatherington Jack W. Heberling Yvonne W. Heberling James C. Hepburn Baron Herman Caroline Herms Carol J. Herron Shawn D. Hibbard Andrew D. Hill Elaine C. Hinkle Dorothy Hirsch Olga B. Hoffman Kathryn J. Holbrooks Carol L. Holdsworth Ilse Holler Patricia A. Hosker Jennifer Howh Richard Housh Nelson N. Hovde Marci A. Hughes Judith Hushon Lee E. Hughey Edward S. Humphreys Judith Hushon Fran Huxley John F. Iannetta Ruth M. Jacob Jon Paul Jackson Philip R. Jermain Jo Ann Jewell JoAnn Johansen Ann Johnston Barbara L. Jones Robert L. Jones Susan Jones William E. Jones John S. Jordan Lois A. Jordan Nan P. Jubell Jessie Kamieniarz Matthew Kamieniarz Mary Lou Kanach Kim Ciccarelli Kantor Albert M. Katz Roslyn D. Katz Margaret Kehoe Elizabeth Kellar Lois Kelley Suzette M. Key Anne C. Kinsley Felicia M. Kirby Joan L. Kirkhuff

Lin Klein William J. Klug Aaron Knott Marion Knott Katherine M. Kocses Marie Koelb Nora Kolmer Kenneth D. Krier James K. Kolpien Eugene D. Krimski* William O. Kroeschell* Charles Krout* Anne G. Kruse Kenneth J. Kubat Susan L. Kubat Jack Kuhn Rick Kufta Colleen Kvetko Becky Kwedar Zachary J. Lahey Gil LaCroix Lindsey LaCroix Sally G. Lam Robert D.W. Landon, II Dean E. Lange Judith Laserson Cheryl A. Lash Meghan E. Lauer Beverly E. Lay Loppy Lazar Jeanette Leo Maureen Lerner Barbara Lewinski Frank M. Licata Lloyd Liggett Parker T. Lindley Lorraine Lingner Philip Litow Lynn Little Jennifer Lombardi James Lozelle Dr. Tonya Loreman Dianne I. Lukasz Judith L. Lyte Delores MacLean Santo Maggio Julie Marchetti Donald P. Martin Therese M. Martin Michele D. Martz Thomas W. Marvel Sarah A. Mason Sally A. Masters Zach Mauk Robert N. McBurney

Harriet R. McCarthy Jack McCrohan Sylvie C. McDonald Barbara H. McDowell Len McGimpsey Thomas F. McGrath Kevin McKeever Terry McMahan Jessica L. McMurrer Dawna B. McNaughton Wayland Mead Carla Meekins Patricia M. Meixner Wayne Meland Bob Melin Lisa Merritt Kimberly A. Meszaros Karen L. Meyerhoeffer Bonnie Michaels Catherine Miller Steve C. Miller Barbara Miner Ronald E. Miner Phyllis K. Mitchel Robert L. Mohl Lorilee M. Molden J. Shirley Monk Rhea P. Moody Linda V. Moorhouse Kathleen T. Morris Lorraine G. Morss Mary L. Mowatt Sondra Muehlenhort Helen Mueller Richard Mueller Charlotte S. Muench Christina E. Murdoch Andrew F. Murphy Ellen D. Murphy James T. Murphy Steven Mutart M. Nancy Myers Elizabeth L. Nebel Dulcie Neiman Musial Beverly A. Newton Jose Nixon Natalie Nixon Juli Noland Joyce Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Mara Karen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil Daniel J. Orfan Patricia A. Orr Deborah A. Ortega Barb Ott Amy S. Owen

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Volunteers Judy Paulsen Gary Parsons, M.D. Dustin C. Payne Phyllis A. Payne Jane Pearsall Nicholas G. Penniman, IV Janet A. Pentreath William D. Pescod Bill Peters Judy Peters Trevor S. Peterson Gillian M. Petty Carla Phillips Karla H. Phillips Larry E. Phillips Barbara A. Phocas Bernard J. Plotkin Patricia N. Pokorny Judith Polizzotti Joan Polzin Irene Pomerantz Dorothy R. Porter Frank E. Porter Janis Porter Ruth M. Prior Cailin N. Prokop-Ervin Preston Provost Vickie Pruter Susan A. Purvis Arielle Rames Joe Rash Rita Rash Charles F. Ray Philip A. Reader Susan Regerstain Karen Relish Walt Renyolds Duane L. Repp Nancy Richie Gerald Richman Glenn Ricketts Carol J. Riley Mary Sue Rischar Arthur G. Ritas A. L. Robertson Bruce Robertson Sara L. Robinson Norman P. Rocklin David A. Roellig Shirley A. Roellig

Barbara Rohrer Hugh Rohrer Peter D. Rohrs Harold Rooksby Stanley W. Root Jody Roserbaum Paul M. Rosofsky Amanda B. Rousseau Wendy L. Rowell Ira S. Rubenstein Susan Russell Gisela Sabertschnig Steven Sacknoff Barb Sage Suzanne Samios Jeanne A. Sanchez Ernest Sanders Teri Sanders Susan M. Santangelo George L. Santos Gabriel R. Saphar Yoan Sarradon Ariel B. Scheffy Mauri A. Scheffy Carol M. Schlottman Ann M. Schulte Gary E. Schultz Carolyn D. Schumann Patsy Schroeder Betty Schwartz Lillian Sciacchitano Michael D. Seef Nancy F. Seeley Edward B. Selby Elizabeth B. Selby James L. Sernovitz Margaret A. Sharp Mary A. Shepherd Henley Shotwell Lynne Shotwell Daniel J. Sills Ricia A. Simpson Nancy D. Sineni David Slenn Tina F. Skorstad William Slepcevich Almon R. Smith Beth W. Smith Danielle C. Smith Jeannie M. Smith

making a difference Jeffrey E. Smith Laurie C. Smith Nicholas Smith Stephen R. Smith Sue E. Smith Jessica Smith-Geraghty James F. Snyder Susan L. Snyder Jonathan Speck Charles R. Specter Ernest Spinelli Marisa A. Stackpoole Joan M. Stacy Diane E. Standish Lidmila Stecha Deki Stephenson Richard A. Stone Jerry L. Stoneburner Gene L. Straight Mark Strong Steve Suden Eileen M. Sullivan Cathie Sweat Joanne C. Swonk Chuck Tabling Sara A. Tabone Carole A. Talkowski Martha Tardy Patricia C. Tarnow Richard A. Taylor Carol A. Thesieres Julia A. Thiele Jorge Thielen Bill Thomas Dickey Thomas Gary L. Thomas Thea P. Thomas Carol A. Thompson Daniel B. Thompson Robert D. Thompson Tim Thompson Mary Ellen Tilton Amy L. Towne Eleanor Tracy Jennifer Travis Roz Travis James A. Truluck Judith C. Tryka Heather E. Trzyna Robert P. Tucker

Mark C. Tullis Marjory Tunnell Tucker Tyler Lynn Ulrich Claudia J. Umland Victor M. Valdivia Wendell Vaught Eric J. Van Arsdale Gunda Vitols Jane H. Vogt Dolph W. von Arx Sharon von Arx Barbara K. von Zastrow Etto E. von Zastrow Tom Wagor Ann Wallis Dave Wallis Betty A. Wardle Jenny J. Warnken Susan I. Warren Darrel C. Watson Sheila D. Way Jack Weatherwax H. King Webster Nancy K. Webster Arlene Weyl Audrey B. Wheatley Paul R. Wheatley C. S. Wheeler Eugene S. Wheeler Nancy White Thomas D. White Keith Wickenden Donna M. Wiedmann Audrey A. Willard Josh J. Williams Kristin A. Williams Pamela C. Williams Thomas Williams Curtis Wilson Sandra Wilson Gene L. Windfeldt Lucy M. Wistreich Mary L. Witzke Heather R. Woodward Jim Worden, M.D. Ian M. Wright Sharon Y. Wright Daniel Zabaleta Charles T. Zboril * In Memoriam

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Every year a dedicated team of volunteers helps the Conservancy of Southwest Florida carry out its mission. The time they donate is worth almost one million dollars. conservancy.org/volunteer

STORAGE Conservancy Volunteer Docent, Murray Barnhart, presenting the daily â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snakes Aliveâ&#x20AC;? program in the Discovery Center. Conservancy of southwest florida

Financials

sea turtle protection

Audited Financial Statement

The Conservancy has been monitoring sea turtle nests on Keewaydin Island, a barrier island located off the coast of Naples, for 27 years. Research data gathered by Conservancy staff includes nesting sites, frequency of nesting, measurements of nesting sea turtles and egg and hatchling numbers. During the 2008 sea turtle season, Conservancy staff and volunteers counted 233 nests, which was an increase from 150 in 2007. Approximately 10,000 hatchlings from 100 nests made it off the beach into the Gulf of Mexico prior to the extreme storms of 2008.

October 1, 2007 - September 31, 2008 Support and Revenues Contributions $13,519,237 Investment Return -$990,667 Grants $604,843 Store Sales (net) $116,484 Admissions, Special Events (net), program income and other $466,131 Total Income $13,716,028 Expenses Changes in Net Assets

$5,102,051 $8,613,977

Total Assets

$25,584,646

Liabilities Net assets

$735,466 $24,849,180

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$25,584,646

Data excerpted from audited financial statements of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida for the fiscal year ending September 31, 2008.

Special Events & Store Sales (net), 1.61%

Individual Contributions 89.83%

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Income by Source

Program Services

Grants, 4.11% Memberships & Admissions, 4.44%

Environmental Education 26%

Environmental Science & Research 23%

Environmental Advocacy 29%

Wildlife Rehabilitation 22%

STORAGE It is estimated that only one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings reaches adulthood. The few that survive can live 70 years or more. Conservancy of southwest florida

Staff and Associates Staff

The following staff members worked diligently in fiscal year 2007-2008 to protect Southwest Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural environment. Kathleen Adams, Administrative Assistant David Addison, Environmental Science Co-Director

Ian Bartoszek, Biologist Steven Brown, Environmental Policy Specialist Gale Burton, Wildlife Rehabilitation Assistant Curtis Cafiso, General Business Manager Steve Carbol, Environmental Education Manager

Janice Castle, Upscale Naples Store Manager Meghan Clancy, Events Coordinator Cecile Collins Colarusso, Naturalist Amber Crooks, Natural Resources Specialist Megan Dardis, Accounting Assistant Russell Dostal, Facilities Supervisor Amy Dupree, Upscale Bonita Store Manager Elizabeth Fellini, Naturalist Grant Fischer, Naturalist Jeanie Fischer, Executive Administrative Assistant

Joanna Fitzgerald Vaught, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Manager Troy Frensley, Discovery Center Supervisor Peter Gagne, Good Fortune Captain Tonisha Gaines, E-Communications Rebecca Galligan, Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist Shelley Gleim, Human Resources & Intern Assistant

Betsy Greenfield, Development Associate Ronald Haugen, Maintenance Technician Mikelle Hebeka, Registration Assistant Jennifer Hecker, Natural Resources Policy Manager

Jodi Hendrickson, Naturalist Matthew Jessen, Maintenance Technician JoAnn Johansen, Volunteer Services Manager Susan Karbel, Upscale Naples Sales Assistant

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Arne Kelsey, Good Fortune Captain Katherine Kintz, Graphic Designer Christine Kruman, Director of Major & Planned Gifts Anita Landry, Executive Administrative

Associates The Conservancy offers college graduates who are aspiring environmentalists the opportunity to gain valuable skills and training as part of our Conservancy Associate intern program.

Summer Day Camp

Environmental Education Kerri Citterbart, William and Mary Jill Danzl, Western Illinois University Eric Martin, Purdue University Arielle Rames, Brown University Dylan Simonson, Occidental College Angie Tabone, University of Tampa Jordon Walker, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Assistant

Cheryl Latif, Education Programs Coordinator Geva Ledezma-Salerno, Program Planning and Evaluation Manager Olga Lesso, Upscale Bonita Sales Assistant Sharon Mahar, Development Associate Alexander Martin, Good Fortune Captain Michele Martz, Senior Gift Processor Zachary Mauk, Associate Naturalist Carol Maus, Gift Planning Director William McDevitt, Good Fortune Captain Andrew McElwaine, President and CEO Kevin McKeever, Landscape Specialist JoneĂŠ Miller, Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist Robert Moher, VP Development and Marketing Kenneth E. Mooney, Good Fortune Captain James Pittman, Good Fortune Captain June Pittman, Assistant Nature Store Manager Victoria Pollock, Chief Financial Officer Carolyn Potter, Bookkeeper Ernest Reid, Business Systems Analyst Jean Roche, Membership Coordinator Nicole Ryan, Governmental Relations Manager Jeffrey Schmid, Environmental Research Manager Melinda Schuman, Biologist Michelle Schweber, Development Director David Shindle, Biologist Tina Skorstad, Assistant Nature Store Manager Sharon Truluck, Human Resources Director Bridget Washburn, Environmental Lands Specialist Chad Washburn, Biologist Barbara J. Wilson, Marketing & Communications Director Kathy Worley, Environmental Science Co-Director

Environmental Policy Evan Barr, University of Colorado Neal Beery, University of Florida Gainesville Lauren McCulloch, Davidson College Angela Mitrisin, University of Tampa Jessica Pollock, Johnson State College

Environmental Science Lindsay Addison, Florida Gulf Coast University Ilma Dancourt, Colorado State University Sarah Funck, Millersville University Nathan Gavin, Guilford College Gavin Richards, Clemson University

Environmental Science/Sea Turtle Jacqueline Depaz, University of North Florida Lacey Babnik, Ohio Wesleyan University Sarah Funck, Millersville University Shannon Longoria, University of Texas Kate McCellan, Vassar College Andrea Naccarato, University of Florida Mindi Steininger, Southern Illinois Michelle Wcisel, Michigan State University

Christine Carmichael, Michigan State University Kelly Coble, Florida Gulf Coast University Amanda Fabis, Juniata College Martha Haglund, Grand Valley State Elissa Riley, University of Georgia Jessica Majernik, Southern Illinois University Katherine Parfitt, Westminster College Maria Peterson, University of Wisconsin Taylor Sakmar, Elon University Lydia Shute, Cornell University Angie Tabone, University of Tampa Katherine Vaccaro, Truman State

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Jessica Bender, Cornell University Vivianne Bernardin, Russell Sage College Hannah Clark, Christopher Newport University Sarah Funck, Millersville University Liberty Gibson, Ohio State University Stephanie Herman, University of Guelph Sarah Johnston, University of Richmond Marguax Keller, Rider University Nolan Lancaster, Denison University Jessica McMurrer, Temple University Brenna Millard, Coastal Carolina University Allissa Mundt, Bismarck State College Julia Nadal, Appalachian State University Amber Newton, Central Michigan University Maria Peterson, University of Wisconsin Jessica Platz, Mississippi State University Jessica Shaw, University of South Florida Lydia Shute, Cornell University Charles Warren, Virginia Tech

Internships Over 50 aspiring environmentalists from colleges and universities across the country

STORAGE gained valuable skills and training in science, policy, wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education. Many have gone on to prestigious environmental careers. Applications available online at conservancy.org

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celebrating nature

Conservancy Nature Center events such as Mangrove Festival, Earth Day Weekend Festival and Sea Turtle Festival drew record crowds to the Nature Center in 2008.

Conservancy mascot, Gordon B. Eagle, entertains two young visitors at Earth Day.

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