Wildlife Wonders Winter 2016

Wildlife Wonders Lindsay Wildlife experience | winter 2016

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Look back at 60 years of pioneering wildlife encounters and how Lindsay plans to “fly into the future!�

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ver the course of time, I’ve learned that our progress—or inertia—is

determined by our willingness to engage with life on its terms, not ours.

Over the past two years at Lindsay, we’ve seen many changes. Some have required incredible

commitment from staff and volunteers. The achievements of everyone, the whole Lindsay family, have been remarkable—from treating record numbers of animals in the hospital to developing new exhibits, rolling out new volunteer training, scheduling programs and changing our name, to inspiring greater financial support and growing Lindsay’s endowment. I was brought to Lindsay to effect transformational change, and that is what I have done. And this is why it’s now time to

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We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. … In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth.”

—Henry Beston

bring in Lindsay’s next leader.

Our time together has been about going forward, growing and changing. That can be sad as well as pleasantly surprising. Sad times have included the loss of Sentinel, our magnificent bald eagle, and Kin-Tah, our beautiful fox. But in keeping with our commitment to engage with nature, on nature’s terms, we’ve gone forward, grown and changed. Because many of you have joined in this journey with us, Lindsay is positioned to grow and inspire more people than ever before.

This Wildlife Wonders is a special commemorative edition to celebrate 60 years of Lindsay Wildlife Experience. In these pages, explore the history of Lindsay and “fly into the future” with exciting announcements that will help sustain Lindsay for the next 60 years.

It’s a sad time for me and a deeply rewarding one, as well. I’ve had the joy of working with dedicated staff from whom I’ve learned not only about animals, but valuable life lessons. I know that the next executive director will be inspired by all of you, just as I was.

The synergy that will come out of all your hard work and sense of shared mission with a new, inspired executive will propel Lindsay forward into the future. And I’m confident that you’ll never turn back.

Exhibit Hall and Wildlife Hotline 925-935-1978 ­ — Lindsaywildlife.org info@lindsaywildlife.org­ — 1931 First Avenue Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Executive Director Norma Bishop Creative Staff Elisabeth Nardi, Associate Director of Marketing and Development

Norma Bishop Executive Director | Lindsay Wildlife Experience After two years at Lindsay, Bishop announced in August that she will leave at the end of December. The Board of Directors has begun a national search for a new executive director.

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Board of Directors Gabe Togneri, President Marilyn Fowler, Vice President David Shunick, Treasurer Julie Ross, Secretary Charlie Abrams Holly Armstrong Stewart Bailey Mark E. Brown Barney Howard Nan Hudson Marc Kaplan Matt Lawson James A. Pezzaglia Kevin Schwartz Rosanne Siino Michael Stead Martha Strock Nan Walz

Photography by Paul Hara

On the cover: Isabella Valdes, McCartan Hill and Gabriel Talmadge are introduced by Lindsay Animal Keeper Amber Paczkowski to Red, Lindsay’s red-shouldered hawk, in the Raptor Redwood Grove.

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ART EXHIBIT Earth: A Celebration of Wildlife, by Roger Hall Oct. 24, 2015–Jan. 3, 2016 See a stunning array of native animals from five California national parks as rendered by renowned illustrator Roger Hall.

Through Hall’s artwork, experience the wildlife of Yosemite, Death Valley, Channel Islands and Redwood National parks.

The artist reception takes place on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2–4 p.m.

our New Animal Ambassador: A Peregrine Falcon Meet our handsome peregrine falcon, who came to Lindsay this summer from the Wildlife Center at the Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon. Unable to fly because of a damaged right wing, he weighs just over one pound. Amazing birds of prey, peregrine falcons are known as formidable hunters, going as fast as 200 miles per hour. Lindsay’s two-year-old male has adjusted very well to his life here. He now lives indoors with the other animal ambassadors and can be heard making his signature boisterous calls.

Come meet him soon! By the end of the year, this gorgeous boy will have a name.

By the Numbers Top Species at the Hospital During Lindsay’s Busy Season* #1 House finch: 542 (19%) #2 Virginia opossum: 468 (17%) #3 Mourning dove: 369 (13%) #4 Mallard (native duck): 299 (11%) #5 Eastern fox squirrel: 291 (10%)

Before you break bread, come to Lindsay’s Thanksgiving Break of Family Fun, Nov. 23–25. Storytime and crafts at 10:30 a.m., and Critter Crafts at 1:30 p.m. Free for members, and included in the price of admission.

Come have crafty holiday family fun and enjoy Lindsay’s animal antics!

*Jan. 1 to Aug. 14, 2015

Come see our Live. Wild. Animal Exhibitions On December 5, visitors get two chances to meet an arctic fox, alligator and an armadillo. But as always, members get more! They have an exclusive chance to see these special animals at the first showing of the day and can be guaranteed a spot through free online preregistration. Become a member today by going to lindsaywildlife.org/memberships.

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IG Jeremiah York and Interpretive Program Manager Sarah Parnell pet Lindsay bunny, Miles, in Larkey park.

Fostering and Passing Along a Love of Wildlife

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s a little girl, Ellen Jurgens was shy, especially in

“From answering questions during presentations to

of conversations. But today, at 14, Ellen sounds like

teaching little children how to pet a guinea pig, everything

she could work a lecture hall full of college professors.

She attributes her newfound self-assurance to the Lindsay Wildlife Experience Interpretive Guide (IG) program, which she joined last year.

I’ve done at the museum has helped me become the confident person I am today,” Ellen says.

That’s a sentiment common among Lindsay IGs, including Senior IG Jeremiah York, 17, who started in the program at 12

Ellen is one of many teens who have benefited from the

and had a hard time speaking to a crowd. “But even after just a

IG program. Each year, about 50 young people between ages

year of being an IG, I was more than comfortable getting up in

12 and 17—some new and some returning participants—take

front of a group of people and talking to them,” he says.

on the role of IG. Responsibilities include caring for and

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presentations about the amazing animals.

public, tending to hang back and linger on the edge

Besides learning to engage a crowd, the interpretive

learning to handle Lindsay’s domestic animals, reptiles and

guides acquire a number of other important skills. Ellen

invertebrates, and wowing Lindsay’s guests of all ages with

Jurgens’ mother, Anna, points out that young guides have

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Where Are They Now? Former Lindsay interpretive guides look back on the program that helped launch their careers.

to interview for the job, arrive on time and work with others.

“They learn life skills that they don’t even realize, including respect, patience and discipline,” she says.

Anna’s 17-year-old son, Axel, who is also in the program, says the most important thing he’s learned is teamwork.

“The Interpretive Guide program requires that you invest in your team members and trust in their ability to complete tasks,” he explains.

Lindsay Interpretive Program Manager Sarah Parnell says both adult and young visitors to the museum respond

CAT ABOUDARA, 1991–95 Aboudara works at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., where she recently managed the Innovation Festival at the National Museum of American History. “Lindsay gave me the tools to interact in a meaningful way with nature and wildlife,” she says. “It informed me when to engage with an animal and when to leave it alone, as well as made me confident as an educator and ambassador for natural history.”

well to the teenage guides. “They are exceptionally valuable to us, bringing new life to Lindsay Wildlife—a different

EMILIE BARLIER, 2005–2009

perspective,” she says. Self-evaluation is another important

Barlier, who now works as an animal keeper at Disney’s

skill interpretive guides develop, Parnell says, especially as

Animal Kingdom Lodge in Orlando, Fla., says the

their careers develop.

Perhaps not surprisingly, many interpretive guides

IG program had a huge impact on her. “It reaffirmed my passion to make my career in

choose careers in the sciences. Those considering a career

the zoological field,” she says. “It provided

in science outreach and education can look to the example

me a solid base in wildlife education and

of Emma Molinare, the interpretive programs keeper at

care for nonreleasable animals. Today, as

Lindsay, who got her start in a similar teen program at the

an industry professional, I have the oppor-

Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago.

tunity not only to make a difference in the

Connecting people with wildlife is the mission of Lindsay Wildlife Experience, and the connection between the inter-

lives of animals I care for, but also to influence guests to care about animals and wild places.”

pretive guides and the animals at Lindsay is profound: Many current and former guides tell stories about specific animals

MELISSA EITZEL, 1992–98

they’ve connected with at Lindsay. Through their presenta-

Eitzel returned to Lindsay as a staff member from 2009

tions, the guides pass on their love of animals to other young people. And with each generation, the bond deepens.

Jeremiah sums it up: “Becoming an interpretive guide was probably one of the best things I’ve done in my life.”

to 2013. She also earned a Ph.D. in environmental science, policy and management, and is now a postdoctoral researcher at UC Santa Cruz, studying woodlands management and farming in Zimbabwe during droughts. “Handling wild animals at Lindsay was deeply satisfying,” she says. “Doing Exhibit Hall interpretation was my first experience with outreach and informal education, which is now a key part of my career.”

JULIA FRANET-HORNBECK, 1993–96 Franet-Hornbeck worked as an animal keeper at Lindsay for five years and now lives in Virginia, where she’s the animal department supervisor at the Mill Mountain Zoo. “The

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Interpretive Guide program gave me the unique opportunity to volunteer with wildlife at a young age,” she says. “It encouraged Interpretive guides introduce a couple of young visitors to Lindsay’s resident western pond turtle.

and inspired my future studies and interests.”

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1955 Lindsay Wildlife Experience, then known as the Diablo Junior Museum, is founded at Walnut Creek Intermediate School.

It is the brainchild of Alexander “Sandy” Lindsay, a Walnut Creek School District trustee. Also that year, Sandy and his wife, Barbara,

Alexander “Sandy” Lindsay with his wife, Barbara, and their children.

launch the Lindsay Wildlife Alliance to support the museum’s educational summer programs.

Keeping Things Wild Lindsay celebrates its 60th birthday with a look back at major milestones—and a look ahead to a soaring future

Lindsay to this diamond anniversary. From countless

ing neighborhood kids about wildlife in his Walnut

volunteers to staffers and visitors, Lindsay is possi-

Creek garage, Broadway Plaza had yet to be built,

ble because a community that uniquely embraces

the I-680/Highway 24 interchange was five years

the protection of wildlife supports our mission. As

away from being constructed and the city still didn’t

we pause to celebrate and look back, Lindsay Wild-

have a multiplex movie theater.

life Experience is already flying into a bright future.

But the spark—the connection to the wildlife in

A new exhibit, What’s Wild, What’s Not , focusing

our own backyards—has carried the Lindsay Expe-

on the difference between pets and wild animals,

rience for the last 60 years, including the founding

will open in early 2016. Made possible by a $150,000

of the first wildlife hospital in the country. While

grant from the Valley Foundation, this interactive

this special 60th anniversary timeline highlights

exhibit will bring new animals to Lindsay. And the

Lindsay’s many milestones—exhibits, wildlife res-

changes don’t end there: Watch over the next year

cues, new buildings and beloved animal ambassa-

as animal species that haven’t been seen at Lindsay

dors—what could never be fully described are the

since the 1950s return to our Exhibit Hall to help

thousands of people who have had a part in getting

educate us all. To the next 60 years of Lindsay!

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When Alexander “Sandy” Lindsay first started teach-

1962 The museum’s name is changed to The Alexander Lindsay Junior Museum to honor its founder after his death at age 44.

1965 The museum moves into an unoccupied pump house in Walnut Creek’s Larkey Park.

With its new 5,000-square-foot home, the museum is able to develop and display a collection of live, nonreleasable native wildlife and natural history objects.

The museum names Sam Stoker as its first full-time director.

1967 Gary Bogue is named the museum’s curator, a position he held until 1979.

1970 Lindsay becomes the first wildlife rehabilitation center in the United States.

1972 The museum launches a docent program.

1974 The museum’s turkey vulture, Lord Richard (a female), is brought to Lindsay.

Because she was born and raised in captivity, she can’t be released into the wild. She recently celebrated her 41st birthday at Lindsay.

1984 The museum receives notice that it has to move. A capital campaign is launched, yielding $7 million.

Walnut Creek assumes operation of the museum until 1986, when it becomes independently operated as a private, notfor-profit organization.

1990 The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

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1993 After the successful $7 million capital campaign, the new 28,000-square-foot museum opens in Larkey Park.

Bob, a bobcat who was abandoned at four weeks old, is brought to the hospital.

On exhibit until 2010, Bob is now enjoying his retirement at Lindsay.

1994 Sentinel, a bald eagle who was found banded in a nest in Idaho in 1988, arrives at Lindsay. The beloved bird, who died in 2014 at the age of 26, was one of two bald eagles Lindsay has had in its collection.

1996 Lindsay changes its name to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. The museum hires its first staff veterinarian, Dr. Cynthia Stadler.

1997 A desert tortoise named Dandelion arrives at Lindsay. Now 53 years old, she is one of Lindsay’s oldest animal ambassadors.

2010 Lindsay holds its first fundraising event at Va di Vi Bistro & Wine Bar in Walnut Creek— a tradition that continues to this day.

Lindsay holds its first annual gala. (The 60th gala is planned for March 19, 2016.)

2011 Lindsay opens Raptor Fly High!, an interactive flight simulator, and launches Behind to look through a one-way glass at how doctors and technicians help animals.

2012 Lindsay is reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

Lindsay opens Hive Alive!, which features a working beehive.

2013 The Burrow exhibit opens, allowing visitors

2015 Lindsay changes its name to Lindsay Wildlife Experience to better illustrate what the center means to the community and visitors.

Lindsay opens the Raptor Redwood Grove and launches several new programs, including “Owls Outside” and “Reptile Recess.”

Stephen S. Ball leaves Lindsay $2.6 million in his estate, the largest single gift in Lindsay’s 60-year history.

Robert Simmons, mayor of the city of Walnut Creek, proclaims Oct. 11 to be Lindsay Wildlife Experience Day. Lindsay welcomes thousands to the Exhibit Hall and Larkey Park to celebrate Lindsay’s 60th Birthday Bash and Community Festival.

to discover the wildlife beneath their feet.

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the Scenes, a program that allows visitors

fa c e s and p l a c e s

An Evening to Remember!

The sixth annual An Evening

Left: Amy Eber, left, Darlene Silver, center, admire Red, a redshouldered hawk on Interpretive Programs Manager Sarah Parnell’s glove.

at the Bistro on Sept. 13 was the most successful ever! With donor support, Lindsay raised $60,000!

Thank you to all for coming! And top thanks to John and Nan Walz and the partners of Va de Vi.

Below: Pat Thompson, left, and her husband, Lindsay Board President Gabe Togneri.

Right: The hosts of the night, John and Nan Walz, owners of Va de Vi, gear up for live-auction bidding that brings in a record amount of money! Middle: From left: Adam Simon, Lizzie Coyle, Laura Lee and Aaron Simon get ready to bid at An Evening at the Bistro.

Right: Norma Bishop (center) received Lindsay’s Assembly Resolution from Assemblywoman Catharine Baker and Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla’s representative Jamario Jackson.

Birthday Bash!

On October 11, 2015, Lindsay celebrated its 60th anniverary with a Birthday Bash and Community Festival. The fun-filled event—which featured live wild animal exhibitions, falcon flights, crafts and much more—brought

Below: A little boy put on a fun wig and had his photo taken at the event’s Selfie Station.

an estimated 5,000 people to the Exhibit Hall and Larkey Park.

Center: The Walnut Creek Aquanuts, a renowned synchronized swim team, entertained festival guests. Left: An animal keeper with education group Wildlife Associates presented a North American porcupine during the California Native Live Wild Animal Exhibition.

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Unprecedented Generosity Lindsay receives a record-setting estate gift of $2.6 million Often, some of the most meaningful gifts come from donors we never knew and, unfortunately, never had the opportunity to thank. One such donor is Stephen S. Ball, who passed away in April 2014 and left a generous provision of nearly $2.6 million— the single largest gift Lindsay has ever received—in his estate.

Ball grew up in Alamo in the 1950s, the youngest of five children. He spent his childhood exploring the orchards on what is now referred to as the Gordon Ball Estate, adjacent to Las Trampas Regional Park. According to his obituary, Ball “believed one should respect nature by not changing anything.” Visiting Lindsay as a child left a lasting impression on Ball and inspired him to include it among the charitable beneficiaries in his estate plan.

Lindsay board members and senior staff were able to thank members of the Ball family during a July visit, but the donor they most wished to thank was not in attendance. On behalf of the staff, volunteers and animals: Thank you, Stephen, for leaving a legacy that impacts Lindsay now and for generations to come.

Lindsay will receive approximately $2.6 million from the estate over two years, with the first installment already received in August 2015. Moneys will be used to renovate hospital treatment facilities and fund Lindsay’s growing endowment to help sustain and advance Lindsay in the years to come.

Lindsay will continue to depend on donors and members year after year to fund our annual operations: lifesaving work in our rehabilitation hospital, care for our animal ambassadors and innovative educational programs. Wildlife patients admitted to the hospital can’t wait for annual dividends or gains on investments; they require immediate care, which is funded by contributions to Lindsay’s fundraising appeals and events.

Leave a Legacy for Lindsay You can name Lindsay as a beneficiary of your will, living trust or retirement account. Including a charity in your estate plans may provide tax benefits.

We Want to Thank You Now The Alexander Lindsay Heritage Society provides lifelong recognition to donors who have included Lindsay in their estate plan. Donors also enjoy priority communications and special events just for Heritage Society members.

For more information, contact Development Director Lizzie Coyle at lcoyle@lindsaywildlife.org or 925-627-2928.

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From Egg to Sky

Staff and volunteers work in harmony to save a clutch of baby owls

mice and use tweezers to hand-feed the young birds, all the

Hospital haven’t even been born yet. It takes the team-

while disguised behind a turkey-hunting camouflage cape so

work of volunteers, vets and techs—with some help

that the birds would not associate humans with food.

from Mother Nature—to hatch and rehabilitate the amazing creatures at Lindsay.

This summer, the group at Lindsay came together to rescue a clutch of infant barn owls from certain death—and shepherd a rare “egg to sky” nursing.

The clutch was brought to the hospital by a homeowner

the look of other birds (using mirrors and photographs). “The second their eyes opened, I’d go into camouflage,” she says.

Once the older owlets outgrew the incubator, they were handed over to Darlene Silver, a 19-year Lindsay volunteer, who

from Byron who rescued the nest from a downed tree that

kept them until they had developed enough plumage to stay

had blown over in a windstorm. Almost immediately, Lind-

warm in a “hack box,” or a perched loft, in her yard. Once there,

say’s network of workers and volunteers sprang into action.

they gradually learned to fly and hunt for themselves—always

The clutch included three babies and two unhatched eggs.

The babies were examined at the hospital and then transferred—swaddled in a surgical glove full of warm water—to

the goal at Lindsay. “We are happy when they want to leave,” Silver says, “because if you’re successful, there’s no bond.”

Meanwhile, the hatched baby bird moved to another

the home of volunteer Amy Eber. Another volunteer, Dyann

volunteer, Annette Wolff, an 18-year veteran of Lindsay. Wolff

Blaine, took the two unhatched eggs and placed them in an

kept the baby in a kennel in her home for three weeks as it

incubator in the chicken coop on her property. One of the

rapidly grew. “I had to transition from using a latex glove to

eggs, damaged from the storm, did not make it. But the other

handle it,” she says, “to using a heavy leather one.”

survived and hatched. At a day old, the owlet was sent back

Once the baby began molting and developed its “flight

to Eber, who kept it warm as it gained strength. Dr. Guthrum

feathers,” it was sent back to Blain to perch in her hack box.

Purdin, director of veterinary services, performed an

And then one night the owl left, free into the wild— thus

emergency operation to correct a splayed leg on the infant.

completing the rehabilitation from egg to sky—a testament

As with most babies, the clutch of owls required constant attention and feeding. Eber had to pulverize bits of frozen

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Eber also conditioned them to recognize owl calls (by playing an online recording of barn owl calls on her iPad) and

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to nature’s resilience as well as to the efforts of the Lindsay Wildlife team.

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We Thank Our Generous Donors Lindsay Wildlife Experience is grateful to the funders who have generously supported our mission to connect people with wildlife to inspire responsibility and respect for the world we share.

Lindsay relies on the generous support of more than 3,950 member households and 2,500 donors to meet our annual operating budget. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, contributions and memberships totaled more than $1,400,000.

Each year, Lindsay is pleased to recognize its philanthropic leaders who offer their financial support at the highest levels. The following donors are recognized for funding ongoing operations, wildlife rehabilitation and education programs between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015.

Alexander Lindsay Leadership Society The Leadership Society recognizes donors who support the Lindsay Wildlife Annual Fund with donations totaling $1,000 or more in a given fiscal year.

Naturalists Circle Adele Allen Dyann Blaine Ronald and Rosemary Clendenen Kathy and Lance Gyorfi Shirley Nootbaar David and Lelia Shunick Michael and Mercedes Stead Nan and John Walz Protectors Circle Anonymous Lambert E. Bassler Leila Douglah and Doug Scougale Donald Engle Allen Flickinger Clement and Nancy Glynn Marc and Marilyn Kaplan Sylvia Simon Joanie and Chris Smith Curators Circle Anonymous (3) Holly and Bill Armstrong Carrie and Kelly Barlow Mark and Maria Brown Patti Harris J.C. and Jennifer Herrera James and Laura Hulburd Karen Marcus

Peter and Marilyn Schmidt Nick and Jennifer Scriabine Scott E. Smith and Sherilyn Scott Bill and Nona Thomas Mark Van Loon Penny and Roger Westphal Stewards Circle Anonymous (6) Ann M. Ackerman Joy and Gary Addiego Marlene and Phillip Amy Suzanne Angeli Darlene Barnhart Rhonda Beatty-Gallo and Steven Gallo Norma J. Bishop Deb J. Bouchard and Sean L. Street Donna Buessing Theresa Cabral Timothy Campf Linda and Larry Carter Donald Chaiken Julia and Phillip Chin Alice S. Church and Debra A. Hodson Jay and L.L. Cochran Laura Cornell and Jim Otis Ron Damele and Janet Oliver Marcus Duncan Amy V. Dunning and Caroline Krewson

John R. Fischer Lawrence and Nancy Fitzgerald Dawn Fountain Marilyn and Rick Fowler Diane D. Freeman Bernard Frey Diane and Ron Furtado Marie Galbo Linda D. Gallagher Mary and James Gallen Lee and Shirley Griffey Daniel and Linda C. Guerra Melvin and Diana Haas Gail and Hasty Habicht Janice and David Hammond Cheryl Hansen Nancy Hartounian Doug Hayden Barbara H. Heckly Elizabeth and Thomas Henry Jeffrey and Rachel Hess John and Joan Hines Alfred and Barbara Holmes Barney and Joanne Howard Nan Hudson Kathleen C. Hunt Patricia and James Hurst Mark Janlois Dwight Johnson Anita and Doug Jones Helaine Kenfield John M. Kikuchi and Debra Coggins Ellen Leng and Chardi Kollmann Lois Lippincott Kristin Lucey and Anthony Jones Mark Marlatte Catherine Mayer John and Charlotte McConkie Helene and Mark McElyea Robert L. Mckeown

Sharon and Jim Moore Richard and Laurie Morrison Nigel and Michelle Murtagh Susan and Paul Nagata Bernice Ng Nathalie and Douglas Oram Bernice R. Palangi James and Yvette Pezzaglia Susan and Robert Phillips Edward D. Pike III Joyce A. Pilati Jamie and James Randolph Caroline Read Julie and Murray Ross Herman Rowland Susan Russell Robert Ryon Mary Salmon Roger and Jeane Samuelsen Lynda and James Sheppard Ernie Sherne Rosanne Siino Cindy and Tom Silva Fran Williams Smith and Robert L. Smith Stephen and Cindy Snow Alice Stauffer and Tom Hagler Corbin and Heather Stead Robert and Maryett Thompson Gabriel B. Togneri and Pat Thompson Zdenek Tomsky Jerald Weintraub and Melody Howe Weintraub Joseph E. Wettstein Jeanne and Harold Williams Carolyn I. Winton Ann S. Yoshimura

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Corporations, Foundations and Government Support

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Alexander Lindsay Heritage Society The Heritage Society is a community of donors who have generously included Lindsay in their estate plans Anonymous (3) Cat Aboudara Christine and Robert Anderson Holly and Bill Armstrong Theresa Cabral Carol and George Chaffey Jacqueline and Orlando Chiavini Claudia and Steven Cohan Richard and Donna Crane Robert De Vight Pat Duran Marilyn and Rick Fowler Doug Hayden Sandra and Thomas Hill Marc and Marilyn Kaplan Lorna and Jerry Lasky Kay Lilja Carol A. Mann Barbara Marques Virginia Marques Lois McCleary Marie Meditz Gemma Niermann Shirley Nootbaar

Sharon Roberts Robert Ryon Robert and Pat Shelton David and Lelia Shunick Ernest Simpson Richard and Lois Stringham Rebecca Temple and Cathy Sizeler James and Wendy Tuthill Rosemarie B. Vigil

Heritage Society: In Memoriam Stephen S. Ball Gordon D. and Dorothy L. Bingham Frank and Ruth Celle Laura Frazier Crysler Marion Evans Jeanne Faria Polly Gusa Doff Royal Herman Janet Jacot Bette Beechen Kaplan Glenn Lahodny Robert Lilja Jean McMaster McClintic Wilhelmina C. Miller Molly B. Mullikin Robert Nootbaar Merwyn Peak Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reynolds Helene Rodier A. Virginia Rogers Hildegard Anna Ruby Gaile Russ Beverly Jean Sherne Harry and Margery Sommer Barbara Trulious Florence Twyman Karen L. Warren Paul and Elizabeth Wesendunk A. Vendla Wilkins Rose Marie Ybarra Ruth Young

Friends Members of Lindsay Wildlife Betty and Paul Baldacci Mary and James Ballard Ed and Denise Benger Carolyn and Tim Carlson Billie Cummings James DiNicolantonio and Laura Lakemacher Robert M. Donaldson Carole and Michael Dwinell Karin Eames Charles and Lisa Eitzel Clayton Englar Paul E. Goldberg and Heidi Schulte Don and Melinda Groom Victoria and David Hardy Gary and Stephanie Hargrave Kathy and Jerry Hicks Keith and Laurie Howard Linda Huber Jessie A. Jackson Lauren Jackson Jack and Marilyn Kennedy Rebecca and Don Kingsborough Karen Larsen Mary Lawrenz Ji Lu and Ling-Chih Liang Katherine and John MacKinnon Eric McConkie and Leah Hill Britt-Marie and Brian Morris Arlene and Chris Motter Stephen L. Nagorski Joel Parrott and Laura Becker Sandra Pearson Massimo and Kristina Rapparini Brenda and Ken Robinson Darlene A. Silver Aaron H. Simon, Laura M. Lee and Adam Simon Hal and Diane Steuber Frank and Barbara Strehlitz Kathleen and Rodney Van Winckel John and Charlotte Waggoner Christine and Ray White

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Apres Soleil Best Buy Foundation The Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation Robert and Alice Bridges Foundation Donald & Carole Chaiken Foundation City of Walnut Creek Contra Costa County Fish & Wildlife East Bay Municipal Utility District Environmental Science Associates Google Green Ridge Power LLC Mabel Horrigan Foundation IBM Corporation Jelly Belly Candy Company Justice, Justice Foundation William A. Kerr Foundation Kiryle Foundation Lakeside Foundation Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation Thomas J. Long Foundation Mechanics Bank Moore Dry Dock Foundation Oaklandish Pacific Gas and Electric Company PG&E Corporation Foundation The Safeway Foundation San Ramon Rotary Foundation Shell Martinez Refinery Sloat Brothers LTD. Michael Stead Porsche Cynthia Stephenson, D.D.S. SummerHill Housing Group TransTraks Twanda Foundation Brewster West Foundation

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has been an exciting year, celebrating Lindsay’s 60th anniversary and “ This receiving word of a $2.6 million bequest from the late Stephen S. Ball—the largest gift the organization has received. At the same time, we have seen the most animals brought in for treatment in one calendar year in recent history. Thanks to our veterinary staff, volunteers and supporters, we’ve managed the workload and provided the care and medical treatment needed. The Ball gift will help fund some needed capital improvements, while a substantial portion will also go into the endowment fund for future needs.

A growing endowment is great, but wildlife brought to the hospital cannot wait for dividends and interest to pay for their treatment, so we remain dependent on the generosity of our wonderful donors for ongoing support throughout the year.

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—Gabe Togneri, President of the Board of Directors

Financial Report FY 2014-15

(July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015, unaudited)

Income: $4,511,783 ■ Public support * ■ Earned revenue

Expenses: $2,399,096 Programs:

■ Support services / ■ Veterinary and wildlife rehab

■ Animal encounters (live collection) / ■ Education ■ Guest services, retail / ■ Communications, public engagement

$743,292

$105,604 $167,976 $3,768,491

$832,509

$339,079 $363,155

$590,772

* Includes a single generous gift of $2.6 million.

How Donor Funds Are Used 40 percent of Lindsay’s expenses are costs of caring for wild animals in the hospital and the permanent ambassadors in our live collection.

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35 percent ensures that our building and infrastructure are maintained, we administer our programs and resources efficiently, and that we continue to seek additional financial resources.

■ An additional 21 percent ensure that our educational programming and amenities further our mission of connecting

people with wildlife.

■ Another 4 percent are used to keep the public informed about, and engaged in, our programs and services.

■ * No donor funds are used to support guest services or retail.

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Event Calendar

Happy 41st birthday to Lord Richard! Richard is Lindsay’s famous female turkey vulture, who can be seen most days outside the front doors of Lindsay, sunning in her aviary.

For a complete list of upcoming events, visit lindsaywildlife.org.

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November

December

January

15: Roger Hall artist reception, Earth:

5: Live. Wild. Animal Exhibitions!

1: Exhibit Hall closed New Year’s Day

A Celebration of Wildlife art exhibit

Featuring Wildlife Associates

15: Free Friday, noon–5 p.m.

16: Mini Monday—Feathered Friends

18: Free Friday, noon–5 p.m.

18: Open Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Feasting, 10 a.m.–noon

14: Mini Monday—Homes & Hideaways,

25: Mini Monday—Colorful Critters,

20: Free Friday, noon–5 p.m.

10 a.m.–noon

10 a.m.–noon

26: Exhibit Hall closed Thanksgiving Day

21–Jan. 3: Winter Break extended hours 25: Exhibit Hall Closed Christmas Day