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annual report july 1, 2015 - june 30, 2016
Our Vision
Thriving, prosperous communities nourished by vibrant natural areas, working farms and healthy cities
Our Mission
To provide the people of our region with essential natural assets through land conservation and restoration
Funding for the Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report was generously provided by the Sandra L. and Dennis B. Haslinger Family Foundation
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From Distant Dreams to Measureable Milestones In the past, we have written in our annual report about measurements. It is important to measure things, and yet some things cannot really be quantified. For example, we count the acres we preserve each year, but we are unable to measure the comfort that Inga Schmidt (page 9), Ray Dellefield (page 17) and Bill Abell (page 23) feel knowing that the land they love will forever be preserved. Both are profoundly important to us and to our community. Betsy Juliano Rich Cochran Today, with bated breath, we look forward to celebrating a measurable milestone that was once a distant dream‌ the permanent preservation of 50,000 acres! In 2005, Chagrin River Land Conservancy wrote a planning document that both called for and governed the merger that created Western Reserve Land Conservancy out of eight small land trusts operating across northeast Ohio. At that time, those eight groups had preserved approximately 8,000 acres over a 20 year history, or just 400 acres per year. And yet we dreamed of so much more when we wrote:
One hundred years from now the Western Reserve will still have a working landscape of prime agricultural soils, clean and clear running waters, open and undeveloped places, blocks and corridors for birds and wildlife; in short, a breathtaking natural area that supports all life forms in harmony. The Western Reserve will contain a 50,000-acre network of preserved land woven into the very fabric of the region. Working together we can realize this vision. Turns out that truer words were never spoken. Ten years since our merger, we will realize this vision. Increased capacity has enabled Western Reserve Land Conservancy to preserve an average of more than 4,000 acres per year over the last ten years. This translates to 1,000 percent more land preserved per year than before the merger. While we do not know exactly when we will complete a project that will put us over 50,000 acres, we are confident it will occur on or before December 31, 2016.
And now, 11 years since we set that big-hairy-audacious-goal, we are prepared to both dream of and accomplish so much more! A few years ago, we completed a comprehensive conservation plan with countless partners from around the region. Published as a book in 2012, it is known as Common Ground. The good news is that, including the 50,000 acres we have permanently preserved, our region is now served by approximately 300,000 acres of conservation land. The concerning news is that conservation scientists estimated that our region needs about 600,000 acres of conservation land to thrive. At our current rate of land conservation, which is 1% of our land area annually, this will require 75 years to accomplish. That is simply not acceptable; we must take steps now to increase the pace of conservation. Today, we share a larger vision with all of our partners‌ the dream of a vast interconnected network of parks and preserves, of farms and forests, and of streams and lakes, connected through our cities, through our suburbs, and into the countryside. Serving more than four million people who live and work in our region, this network of cherished and essential natural assets will set us apart from the rest of the world. The people of our region will live in harmony with nature. Our region will thrive and prosper both in ways that we can quantify and ways that we may never be able to measure. Western Reserve Land Conservancy exists because of all of you and for all of you. Thank you for supporting our mission and for helping us to realize our vision of thriving, prosperous communities that are nourished by vibrant natural areas, working farms and healthy cities.
Rich Cochran President & CEO
Elizabeth Juliano Board of Trustees Chair
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Tracking our Results During the 2016 fiscal year*, Western Reserve Land Conservancy permanently preserved another 54 properties – a record number for the organization – totaling nearly 4,100 acres. By the close of the 2016 fiscal year, the Land Conservancy had permanently preserved 622 properties totaling 46,726 acres.
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• At the close of fiscal year 2016, the Land Conservancy had planted more than 2,100 robust trees with individual and corporate volunteers as part of the Reforest Our City community reforestation program. An additional 1,400 trees will have been planted by the end of the 2016 calendar year.
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• An astounding nine new county land banks were formed across Ohio during fiscal year 2016, and an additional seven were formed by the end of the 2016 calendar year, bringing Ohio’s total to 40. County land banks can safely hold vacant, abandoned and tax-foreclosed properties. The requirement by the U.S. Treasury that a county must have a land bank in order to access demolition dollars was the primary impetus for the increase in land bank interest.
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• Our land stewardship team visits each of our preserved properties at least once a year. That means our employees and trained volunteers make more than 620 visits per year to make sure protected land remains in its natural condition. Visits to a few of our larger protected tracts are done by aircraft.
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• Working with partners, we have now created more than 135 public parks and preserves across the region.
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• Trumbull County (9,150 total acres) saw the largest increase in permanently preserved acreage this past fiscal year and continues to lead the region in acreage permanently preserved. Ashtabula County (7,172 total acres) also saw the second largest increase in acres preserved given a number of farmland and watershed projects. The Grand River Watershed saw the largest jump in protected land around the state scenic river and its tributaries, adding nearly 1,800 acres in the watershed.
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• We have now protected land in 24 counties. The Land Conservancy preserved its first property in Carroll County in fiscal year 2016.
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For the Birds Inga Schmidt picked up a pair of binoculars and went birdwatching for the first time in 1976. “There was something about using those binoculars,” she described, “something about being able to see the details of birds up close that was a completely new experience. It provided immense aesthetic pleasure. Since that first little outing, birds have filled my life with activity.” While many avid birders travel the world to see unique species, Schmidt is pleased to document species and manage ideal bird habitat on her property in Geauga County. Twenty years ago, Schmidt and her husband, Bruce Lindsay, purchased their home tucked into a small clearing on 30 acres of forested land in Bainbridge Township. When opportunities arose to purchase neighboring properties, the couple acquired those parcels to protect them from development. Today, the property boasts a rich diversity of habitats including 48 acres of field, grass meadow and emergent wetlands, as well as approximately 60 acres of mature hardwood forest that tower over two headwater streams flowing directly into the State Scenic Chagrin River. The property provides shelter, food and nesting areas for wildlife including foxes, coyotes, squirrels, skunks, groundhogs, turtles and the nearly 180 bird species documented by Schmidt. With a desire to permanently conserve this place for the birds, the couple donated a conservation easement on their 110-acre property to Western Reserve Land Conservancy in 2015.
“Each time I examine the Land Conservancy map of preserved properties and notice additional land preserved, it gives me great joy. The fact that I could conserve 110 acres of critical habitat in a highly developed area, gives me enormous joy.” - Inga Schmidt, landowner and Bentleyville,” emphasized Brett Rodstrom, vice president of eastern operations for the Land Conservancy. “We worked with Inga and Bruce to incorporate their specific management guidelines for the property in the easement to ensure it remains an oasis. This is a great example of how the Land Conservancy works with landowners to tailor easements in order to realize their conservation vision.” Schmidt thanked the Land Conservancy for guiding her through the “labyrinth of ways” one can permanently conserve land. She added, “You can spend a lifetime lobbying for causes, sending money to organizations, signing petitions, but you never really see the results. Working with the Land Conservancy, you see the impact instantly and permanently.”
“This property is meticulously managed for wildlife, making it an oasis of flora and fauna in a highly developable part of Bainbridge, Chagrin Falls
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Urban Planning Capacity Grows with Impactful Internship Experiences In the ever-advancing electronics industry, former Keithley Instruments CEO and President Joseph Keithley understood that the company needed to develop new ways to meet the emerging and specialized measurement needs of their customers. “This demand required an inflow of smart, creative, young people – interns, co-op students and new hires,” Keithley explained. “Each year, 15 to 20 students would join our team in these roles and absolutely energize our team. Our supervisors worked to create meaningful, useful work experiences and the students learned within their peer group.” Upon retiring, Keithley sought opportunities to employ the successful internship model he had created at Keithley Instruments to a strong interest of his: improving the livability of Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs. He began identifying impactful community planning organizations with the help of Cleveland Foundation staff. Keithley traveled to his alma matters, University of Michigan and Cornell University, to pitch the internship opportunities to faculty and staff. The response was overwhelmingly positive.
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Keithley has generously sponsored interns from both universities; these students have worked with Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Thriving Communities program, as well as with the Cleveland Restoration Society, Holden Forests & Gardens, LAND Studio and University Circle Incorporated.
and brightest talent to our city. And, in many cases, this talent is staying here in Cleveland to improve our communities and make our public spaces more vibrant.” Jessie Masters and Isaac Robb, both graduates of Cornell University’s City and Regional Planning Master’s program, wholeheartedly agree. Masters interned for University Circle Incorporated during the summer of 2015 before interning with the Land Conservancy in 2016. After working on a variety of planning and greening projects for the organizations, she landed a full-time job with the Cuyahoga Land Bank. Though Masters, a Columbus native, never considered living or working in Cleveland, she said, “My internships were both incredibly positive experiences. I plan to stay here permanently.” Robb concurred. After interning with the Land Conservancy during the summer of 2015, he was hired as the Land Conservancy’s new manager of urban projects. In this role he is responsible for redevelopment scenario planning, supporting urban open space projects, as well as assisting with the Land Conservancy’s property inventory program. Robb explained, “If it were not for my internship sponsored by Mr. Keithley, Cleveland would never have been on my radar. The positive momentum here is palpable and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
“These internships are a win-win-win,” explained Keithley. “The experiential learning opportunities strengthen students’ academic studies and career development. They attract and introduce the best
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Ohio’s Second Oldest Park District Strikes Balance Between Conservation and Connection For the better part of Summit Metro Parks’ 95-year history, attention was focused on building and programming the Summit County park district. Since accepting its first gift of land – a small, triangular plot near today’s Sand Run Metro Park – Summit Metro Parks has grown to manage 14,300 acres, including 16 developed parks, several conservation areas and more than 125 miles of trails. Expanded outdoor recreational and educational opportunities attract an average five million visits each year to the natural areas across Summit County. Within the past 15 years the park district has focused on finding a strategic balance between conserving and managing its high quality natural resources and also inspiring its visitors to connect with these special places. “It is essential to engage the community in our parks, but it’s also important to protect the natural features that make Summit Metro Parks unique,” explained Nathan Eppink, director of community engagement for Summit Metro Parks. “For the first 80 or so years of our history, we built trails to take people to places worth highlighting in our parks. In these early days, there was no inventory of the types of habitat or sensitive species in the areas which we forged trails. That philosophy has changed quite a bit.”
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The thinking changed with the establishment of the park district’s natural resource management department and appointment of their new chief of natural resources management, Michael Johnson, in the early 2000s. Johnson and his team began conducting natural resource inventories of park parcels and evaluating land for active recreation opportunities (like biking) and passive recreation opportunities (like hiking and bird watching), as well as conservation
areas with high quality natural resources not suitable for human recreation. The inventories inform park plans and ensure essential natural assets will be protected. “Visitors may get a glimpse of unique areas, like the ferns, mosses and lichens growing on sandstone ledges at Liberty Park, but do not hike through and harm this fragile ecosystem,” explained Johnson. Over the past two years, Western Reserve Land Conservancy has partnered with Summit Metro Parks to permanently preserve nearly 100 contiguous acres of forested land and high-quality wetlands in Twinsburg and Twinsburg Township as well as a 36acre parcel adjacent to Summit’s Bike & Hike Trail in Stow. The Stow property is noted to have one of the last vestiges of high quality beech-maple forest remaining in the city. It may be years before Summit Metro Parks opens this land to the public, as the deliberate natural resource inventory and planning process takes time. As Ohio’s second oldest park district looks towards its second century of operation, the results are clearly worth the wait. Projects planned to come online within the next few years include the opening of Confluence Metro Park in the Portage Lakes Area and Maple Grove Metro Park in Hudson, the expansion of the multipurpose Freedom Trail to the University of Akron campus and the restoration of the Cuyahoga River in the Cascade Valley Metro Park. “Summit Metro Parks’ strategic conservation efforts and unique community engagement efforts are to be commended,” noted Keith McClintock, vice president of conservation for the Land Conservancy. “We are thankful to work with such an outstanding partner.”
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A Spectacular Outdoor Classroom Preserved for Generations to Come Established by Hiram College in 1967, the James H. Barrow Field Station is known today as one of Ohio’s most spectacular outdoor classrooms. Located just three miles from campus in Portage County, the 545-acre facility fuels hands-on research experience for students. It is an active research and educational facility that enhances not just the sciences and environmental studies programs, but provides enrichment and inspiration for students in all majors. With the help of Western Reserve Land Conservancy and funding from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance, nearly half of the field station property has been permanently preserved with a conservation easement. The protected property includes unique habitats including superior-quality wetlands, the second largest uncut maple-beech forest in Ohio, over 4,600 linear feet of high-quality primary headwater streams and nearly 2,000 linear feet of Silver Creek, a designated State Resource Water and one of only four cold water streams within the Mahoning River watershed.
“By working together with our conservation partners, we have preserved a gem in the Hiram community for future generations of college students and local residents,” emphasized Chris Szell, director of conservation project management for the Land Conservancy and Hiram College graduate. Szell explained that funding for the project was generously provided by the Ohio EPA through the Water Resource Restoration Sponsorship Program (WRRSP), a program designed to counter projects that may jeopardize the health of Ohio’s water resources. Communities receiving Water Pollution Control Loan Funds can reduce the total amount of money that is required to be paid back to the Ohio EPA if they sponsor a qualified WRRSP project that protects water resources. The City of Akron sponsored the James H. Barrow Field Station project and was critical to the completion of the project. “Students years from now may not know exactly the significance of this project,” concluded Szell, “but we can be assured that many will be exposed to this beautiful resource.”
“As we discover more about plant and animal diversity on field station property, the importance of conservation efforts becomes even more apparent,” explained Jane O’Brien, Butterfly Hill Garden manager and sustainability coordinator for the James H. Barrow Field Station. The station’s diverse and healthy forest that provides habitat for at least 30 long-distance migrant species including the Cerulean Warbler (federal and Ohio Species of Concern status), the Brown Creeper and Magnolia Warbler (Ohio Species of Special Interest status) and the locally rare American Woodcock. Additionally, North American river otters frequent Eagle Creek on the property.
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“It just seemed we were meant to have this special place” Ray Dellefield knew every nook and cranny of his 42acre property in Lorain County before he purchased and preserved it years later. The 94 year old recounts, “We moved into this neighborhood when I was seven years old. This was the place my older sister would visit in the spring when all sorts of wildflowers would grow. Really, it was the place where all the neighborhood kids would come and play. I grew up here playing in the ravine.” One of the most beloved features of the Dellefield property is the steep hemlock ravine in which waterfalls cascade their way to the river through a towering shale box canyon. Years after he played in the beautiful ravine, it seemed fate brought Dellefield back to it. Dellefield raised his family in nearby Wakeman Township, where he also ran a successful auto body repair shop. He explained that “we often dropped repaired cars in Vermilion. I was dropping off a car on Darrow Road and came down here on River Road, when I saw the for sale sign in the front yard of the property and thought, ‘oh boy!’” Just a few weeks prior to this, Dellefield met an old friend of his sister’s that was selling real estate and “low and behold, the property was being sold by the agency he was with. It just seemed we were meant to have this special place.”
Today, the property includes about 22 acres of forested land which contains roughly 3,200 linear feet of high quality tributaries to the Vermilion River and approximately 20 acres of active agricultural land, currently used for row crops. The property adjoins Lorain County Metro Parks’ 1,300-acre Vermilion River Reservation, one of the premier parks in the district. Dellefield’s property also provides habitat for a rich diversity of plant and tree species, some of which are rare or threatened in Ohio. An active bald eagle nest is also located in the Vermilion River Reservation near the property. Additionally, an extensive collection of Native American artifacts has been found on the property. Some of these artifacts date back to 12,000 B.C., representing Paleo, Archaic and Woodland Indian time periods. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History conducted archeological research on the property in 1974. After seeing “so much property just being sold off and houses being built,” explained Dellefield, “I just couldn’t see this place being developed.” He donated a conservation easement on his property to permanently preserve the ecological, agricultural and historical significance of this special place.
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Ray Dellefield, was the 2016 recipient of the Grimm Family Conservation Medal, one of the Land Conservancy’s highest honors. The medal recognizes a conservation-minded landowner with “a deep and abiding passion for our mission, who has preserved land in a charitable manner, who views land as a precious resource and not as a commodity, and who has forgone significant financial value to preserve land.”
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Coastal Parkland to Open in Marblehead
Land platted for a residential subdivision on the shores of Lake Erie was acquired by the Land Conservancy and transferred to the Village of Marblehead. The village will soon open the 5-acre parcel as a coastal park, named after prominent local Coastguardsman Lucien M. Clemons. The public park will provide Marblehead residents, vacationers and tourists with non-motorized boat access to Lake Erie, ideal fishing and birding opportunities, as well as a place to relax and enjoy the Lake Erie scenery.
Hoffman Forest Permanently Conserved in Erie County
The 40-acre Hoffman Forest MetroPark, leased for the past 20 years, was acquired and permanently conserved by Erie MetroParks with the help of the Land Conservancy. Hoffman Forest MetroPark features three distinct ecological communities: mature maple-hickory-oak forest, meadow that has been recently reforested, and creek valleys formed by two small, intermittent branches of Old Woman Creek. The park is an important piece of the Old Woman Creek watershed, supporting the conservation of one of Ohio’s last remaining natural estuaries.
20 Acres of “a special place” Permanently Preserved in Medina County
Mary and Claude Cuchna granted a conservation easement on their 20-acre property in southwest Medina County. Prime agricultural land makes up approximately 11 acres of the property where hay has been actively produced for the past several years. The property also contains approximately seven acres of a former orchard that is managed by the landowners for wildlife habitat. A small wet meadow is also located on the property; the wetland helps feed the headwater streams of the Black River’s East Branch. When asked why they preserved this land, Mary Cuchna responded, “It’s important to preserve special places like this on our earth before they’re gone.”
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Reforest Our City Efforts Grow
On Arbor Day 2016, Western Reserve Land Conservancy partnered with Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s East Tech and Collinwood high schools to plant 200 trees with the help of local government officials, school staff and corporate volunteers. Plantings like this throughout the year have resulted in thousands of new trees helping reforest the City of Cleveland. Western Reserve Land Conservancy looks to expand the Reforest Our City community forestry program to other communities across the region during the upcoming year.
Key connectors in the Grand River Gorge Protected
The Land Conservancy assisted Lake Metroparks in the permanent preservation of two properties, a 15-acre parcel in Madison Township and a 72-acre parcel of the former Camp Lejnar Girl Scout Camp, which expand on conservation corridors along the Grand River and Paine Creek in Lake County. Lake Metroparks was awarded funding to acquire and permanently preserve both properties; the Land Conservancy holds a conservation easement on the properties which will be used as passive parkland.
1,500 Continuous Acres Preserved in Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties
Fifth-Generation Farmer Preserves 52 acres in Portage County
Donald Sampson III, and his wife, Adrian, permanently preserved 52 acres of family farmland with a purchased conservation easement funded through the Clean Ohio Conservation fund, Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. The farm, located in Deerfield Township, produces hay, corn, soybeans, wheat and other foods for the Sampson’s dairy operation.
Cleveland Property Inventory Shows Progress
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, in collaboration with the City of Cleveland, surveyed all of the more than 158,000 residential, commercial and industrial parcels in Cleveland – and the buildings associated with them – to provide an updated snapshot of the condition of those properties. The survey results indicate that without the aggressive effort of the city and its partners to reduce blight in Cleveland neighborhoods, the number of vacant and distressed properties would be much higher. Cleveland Neighborhoods by the Numbers, a comprehensive report on the inventory, can be found on the Land Conservancy’s website.
After more than 10 years of concerted efforts involving numerous conservation partners, the Land Conservancy permanently preserved 1,477 contiguous acres in Orwell Township in Ashtabula County and Bloomfield Township in Trumbull County. Referred to collectively as Sugar Island Preserve, the conservation complex includes the historic Grand Valley Ranch and Greg Cahlik Preserve. The property is located in a key wetland conservation corridor and boasts over 1,100 acres of diverse habitat for fish and wildlife including hardwood forest, wetlands, vernal pools and old field habitat. Additionally, W.I. Miller and Sons permanently preserved 300 acres of farmland adjacent to the Sugar Island Preserve with a donated agricultural easement held by the Land Conservancy.
First Property Preserved in Carroll County
Jerry and Barb Graham, who own a 375-acre farm in Carroll County, granted Western Reserve Land Conservancy five contiguous conservation easements permanently preserving the property. The Graham’s picturesque small cattle operation is indicative of most Carroll County farms, whose rolling hills and knobs provide lush pastures and hay fields while the lowland areas remain largely natural providing ample wetland and stream habitat corridors.
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Mini Grant Program a Win for Ohio Watershed Groups We live in different places across the region. Some live in farmhouses surrounded by acres of crops, others next to neighbors in suburban subdivisions. Some live adjacent to parkland with mature forests, and others on bustling blocks in the heart of a city. No matter where one resides, everyone lives in a watershed. We depend on our lakes, rivers and streams – and the land around them – to provide clean water for drinking, irrigation and industry as well as habitat for wildlife.
“Ohio’s watershed groups provide an important service to the larger community by recognizing potential threats, devising plans, taking corrective actions and educating the public,” said Rich Cochran, president and CEO of the Land Conservancy. “Many of these groups work with a skeleton staff on very limited budgets. We hope we can fill some of this void. We are extremely grateful to Dominion for partnering with us on this project.”
Through the support of Dominion, Western Reserve Land Conservancy launched a Watershed Mini Grant Program in 2015 to serve organizations working to protect and improve watersheds throughout Ohio. The program is patterned after a similar Dominion-backed grant initiative in Pennsylvania. Dominion partners with Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on that program to help watersheds in that state. To date, Dominion and the Land Conservancy have awarded a total of $70,025 to 23 different watershed groups statewide for marketing, promotions and outreach efforts as well as projectspecific costs. “From more traditional planting projects along streambanks to unique education programs in schools and communities,” explained Jon Logue, director of corporate and foundation relations for the Land Conservancy, “I’m impressed by the diversity of the projects funded.” Four organizations have been recognized with Spotlight Awards and grants of $5,000 each in support of larger water quality or restoration projects. This year’s spotlight award winners included the Captina Conservancy for their Repair-ARiparian Project in Belmont County and the Little Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River Advisory Council for their Greenway Trail Culvert Replacement project in Columbiana County. Last year’s spotlight winners included Chagrin River Watershed Partners and Cuyahoga River Restoration. Pictured here is grant recipient Merv Bartholow of Buckeye Lake for Tomorrow (center) with Mike Reed, general manager of pipeline operations for Dominion (left), and Betsy Juliano, board chair of the Land Conservancy (right).
“Dominion is proud to partner with Western Reserve Land Conservancy on the Watershed Mini Grants Program. Funding meaningful projects that encourage the understanding, appreciation and preservation of our environment is a key focus for us. Congratulations to all of the award winning watershed organizations across Ohio.” - Tracy Oliver, director of media & local affairs for Dominion
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A Passionate Partnership William G. Abell, Jr.’s family has owned a 221-acre farm near Rock Creek in Ashtabula County since 1865. Though Abell vividly remembers making weekend trips to the farm with his parents and paternal grandmother throughout his childhood, it wasn’t until he returned to the property after teaching and traveling abroad that he began to truly appreciate the land. He added, “That appreciation has grown ever since. This property is my passion, a source of great enjoyment as I maintain and improve it through the seasons.”
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Thank you Creating thriving, prosperous communities for future generations is perhaps the most important thing we can do today. Your support helps us do just that. At the end of the 2016 fiscal year, Western Reserve Land Conservancy had permanently preserved more than 46,700 acres; preserved nearly 200 farms; created more than 135 public parks and preserves; and planted more than 2,100 robust trees through our Reforest Our City Program. We could not do this work without your remarkable support. Thank you!
Statement of Revenue and Expenses
Statement of Financial Position
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016 and 2015
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Pledges Receivable Accounts Receivable Notes Reveivable Conservation Property Deposits - Land Purchases Property and Equipment Other Assets TOTAL ASSETS
$
2016 684,995 3,216,565 42,893 586,085 4,517,941 279,710 5,464,564 84,967
$ 14,877,720
$
2017 601,783 2,486,811 53,792 457,484 7,130,452 5,663,158 81,281
$ 16,474,761
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES Loans Payable Capital Lease Obligation Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses
3,408,865 40,899 271,688 1,483,213
6,037,865 71,915 127,357 599,306
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,204,665
6,836,443
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted
4,354,408 5,318,647
5,361,306 4,277,012
TOTAL NET ASSETS
9,673,055
9,638,318
$ 14,877,720
$ 16,474,761
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
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REVENUE LP Program Revenue Transfer of Conservation Lands
FY2016 $
2,200,902 10,803,021
Other Program Revenue
13,003,923 Philanthropic Revenue Foundation Grants Individual Donations Corporate Donations
1,751,648 1,452,793 300,500 171,276
Events Net Revenue
3,676,217
Other Revenue Interest & Investment Revenue TOTAL REVENUE
18,957 16,699,097
EXPENSE Program Expense Fundraising Management and General
14,988,993 719,431 745,236
OPERATING EXPENSE
16,453,660
Depreciation REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENSES
210,700 $
34,737
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Donors Anonymous (2) Estate of Stanley and Hope Adelstein Mrs. Mary Alice Cannon The Cleveland Foundation Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, Inc Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation Dominion Foundation Mr. Warren Dusenbury Warren & Zoann Little Dusenbury Charitable Trust IMA Ms. Paula Frohring Paul & Maxine Frohring Foundation, Inc. Sue Grimm The George Gund Foundation Herbert W. Hoover Foundation JP Morgan Chase Foundation Mr. Scott Mueller Mrs. Wynne Odell Mrs. Amy D. Reuteler Rock Ventures LLC Saint Luke’s Foundation The Sherwick Fund The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation The Raymond John Wean Foundation Mrs. Elizabeth Weinstock
Leader
$17,500 - $24,999
Dealer Tire Marion and Gene Faubel Mr. and Mrs. William C. Mulligan The Nord Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sherwin South Waite Foundation Third Federal Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Zalba
Conservator
$10,000 - $17,499
Alcoa Foundation Bass Energy, Inc. Larry and Karen Bettcher The Bettcher Foundation Ann C. Briechle Charles M. and Helen Brown Memorial Foundation Jane C. Busch Stanley I. and Honnie R. Busch Philanthropic Fund Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation Community Foundation of Lorain County Ms. Carol Horner Donaldson The Eaton Charitable Fund William O. & Gertrude Lewis Frohring Foundation Great Lakes Growers Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation Dr. Bill and Laura Hlavin Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland and Ms. Marjorie Muirden Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hyde Ms. Elizabeth Juliano KeyBank Cleveland Market Litigation Management Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund Charles Lathrop Pack Trust Carol Prior Heather and Tim Ryan Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund for Chillicothe
SecureView LLC Mr. and Mrs. James Spira Ms. MaryLou VerMerris The Vermerris Family Charitable Fund William and Mary Weber Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Wilson Loyal and Margaret Wilson Family Fund
Mr. David Douglass Douglass and Associates Co LPA Fairfield County Land Reutilization Corporation Fairmount Santrol GE Foundation David J. Eichenmiller and Alison W. Gee The Glubiak Family Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Hauserman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hellman Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hodgson $5,000 - $9,999 Charlotte E. Karson Daiber Anonymous (1) Lake County Land Reutilization Corporation The CJR Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John Leech Clark County Land Reutilization Corp The Lincoln Electric Foundation Owen and Dana Colligan The Lubrizol Foundation Mr. Christopher M. Connor S. Livingston Mather Charitable Trust Connor Foundation Mr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, III Mr. and Mrs. William E. Conway Margaret Mueller The Davey Tree Expert Company Mrs. Lucia Smith Nash The Alton F. & Carrie S. Davis Fund Paul and Kathy Neidhardt Deschutes Brewery Inc Len and Kata Pagon Dynamo Metrics LLC $2,500 - $4,999 The Arthur L. Parker Foundation Ruth and Michael Eppig Mr. and Mrs. Ed Addicott Kathy and Jim Pender Louise M. and Paul R. Foster Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions Michael Pender Memorial Fund Mr. and Mrs. Lyle G. Ganske Alcoa Foundation Employee Engagement Fund Portage County Land Reutilization Corp Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Graham Ashtabula County Land Reutilization Corporation Mrs. Ella Quintrell Mary Jane Hartwell The Barratt Family Mr. and Mrs. Nick Reif Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hartwell Mr. and Mrs. W. Craig Bashein Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Reily Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Haslinger Belmont County Land Reutilization Corporation Remington Products Co. Melissa Haslinger Bettcher Industries, Inc. Richland County Land Reutilization Corporation Haslinger Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolton Laurie and Jim Rokakis Katie and Bud Koch Susi Brown RPM International Inc Sue and Roger L’Hommedieu Butler County Land Reutilization Corporation Marc and Nancy Rubin The Roger & Susan L’Hommedieu Family Fund Susan and David Cannon City of Sandusky Kathleen K. Leavenworth Mr. and Mrs. David Chilcote David and Laura Sangree Mr. and Mrs. G. Russell Lincoln City of Lorain Kathy Schaefer The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation Dr. Julie Clayman Bruce Lindsay and Inga Schmidt Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Sears-Swetland Family Foundation Byron and Elsie Lutman Columbiana County Land Reutilization Corporation Select Equity Group, Inc. Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corporation Mr. Kevin Connor Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shaughnessy Bassem and Sara Mansour Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Connor Fund Kevin Sherman Laura and Chris McKenna William E. and Mary F. Conway Fund Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Smorag Montgomery County Land Reutilization Cheryl and Brian Coughlin Judge Mary F. Spicer Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Crawford David and Kelly Staats Robert O. Moravec Robert R. and Gay C. Cull Family Foundation Stark County Land Reutilization Corp Nordson Corporation Beau Daane Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP Bill and Kathy O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. deConingh, Jr. Ms. Patricia H. Talbot The O’Neill Brothers Foundation Frances and David Dickenson Richard and Rhonda Thompson Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Rob and Leah Ware The Woda Group
Champion
Ocwen Financial Corporation Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing PNC Foundation Cleveland Natalie and Josh Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Franz Sauerland Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sauerland Sauerland Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Schneider Summit County Land Reutilization Corporation Kenn and Laura Synek Trumbull County Land Reutilization Corporation United Way of Greater Lorain County Mr. Tinkham Veale The Veale Foundation Walter & Haverfield, LLP Jeff and Missy Wert Dick and Jane Whitehead Zion, Synek & Associates
Benefactor
Patron
$1,500 - $2,499
© David Liam Kyle
Visionary
$25,000+
Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. David B. Chittock Mrs. Barbara Cook Roger and Fran Cooper Perry and Mary Doermann Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doman Paul and Susannah Doman Charitable Fund Giving Well Family Foundation The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. Fred and Kathy Hacker The Holland Family Reverend and Mrs. Mark Hollingsworth Jeff Hyde
Anne M. Jones Thomas Hoyt and Katharine Brooks Jones Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Kohl Mr. Daniel Korda Lake Metroparks Mr. and Mrs. Dale LaPorte Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leslie Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lillich Lucius and Terrie McKelvey Lynn and Mike Miller Mr. and Mrs. Vail K. Miller Mr. Curtis E. Moll and Dr. Sara Moll Mr. John C. Morley The John and Sally Morley Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Neubauer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nordell Marion Olson Jane and Jon Outcalt Katie and Ken Outcalt Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation Owens-Illinois Charities Foundation PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ratner Ratner Donor Advised Fund Andrew K. Rayburn Mr. Michael Russell Russell Equipment Company Mrs. Grace I. Rymer Shifrin Family Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Billie Steffee The Billie Howland Steffee Family Fund K.K. and Joe Sullivan Patrick and Nancy Sullivan Triple T Foundation UBS Financial Services Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Van De Motter Mike and Nadine Wallman
Advocate
$1,000 - $1,499 Anonymous (4) Dick and Joan Ainsworth Harry and Yvonne Allen Ms. Linda Augustus Edward Baker and Anna van Heeckeren Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Bannerman Doug & Lu Bannerman Gift Fund Barbara & Evan Fund Peter and Sydney Sue Benson Peggy and Jack R. Blakeslee Mr. and Mrs. Perry Blossom Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen Mr. and Mrs. E. Matthew Brandon Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brandon The Brandon Family Foundation Dr. Don Brinberg and Dr. Barbara Berkeley Barbara Brown and Steve Ward Mr. and Mrs. Scott Butts Mr. Richard D. Cochran and Dr. Jennifer Cochran Mr. Peter F. Conway Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Corns Mark and Christine Corr James and Christine Cossler
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R. Douglas and Linda Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Cuchna Peter W. Danford ECP Humanities Fund J. Donald FitzGerald Ms. Susie Frazier Hiroyuki and Mikiko Fujita Stephanie Gibson Joan and Thomas Gretter Jon and Aimee Grimm Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Grossman Nicki and Bob Gudbranson Clark Hahn James and Angela Hambrick Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton Ms. Anne W. Hammond Hart Asphalt Inc. Henry Hatch and Robin Hitchcock Hatch Linda and Lawrence Hatch Dr. Marsha Heinke Peter Hellman Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sean Hice Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hicks R. T. Hicks Family Fund Mark and Awnhee Hoberecht Mrs. Betty Hollister Mr. and Mrs. Doug Horner Mary and Norm Keane Joseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kirk The Stephen and Joanne Kirk Foundation Mrs. Lizbeth W. Kohler Joan M. Kosko Mrs. Alice Kruse Mr. John Kurtz Kurtz Bros Inc Jim LaRue Laurel School Mr. and Mrs. David Lavelle Mr. Scott M. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Dave Livingston The Lubrizol Foundation Matching Gift Administrator Mr. and Mrs. Neil Luria Dr. and Mrs. John T. Makley Mr. and Mrs. Carl N. McDaniel Claire and Sandy McMillan Mr. Mark Mittler Ms. Halley T. Moore and Mr. Jason Drake Ms. Heather Moore Mr. and Mrs. Warren Morris Dr. Nelson Mostow and Dr. Ann M. Mostow The Nordson Corporation Foundation Robert J. Norwick Jr. William L. Norwick Ohio Housing Finance Agency Eliot and Linda Paine The Paskevich Family Pentair Water Quailty Systems Perkins Charitable Foundation Sam and Anne-Marie Petros PNC Bank, N.A. Tim and Margaret Price Mr. and Mrs. Emery C. Prior QuickChange Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin The Clara T. Rankin Charitable Fund Mr. Bradley E. Reynolds and Ms. Jaclyn Godic Reynolds Family Foundation Fund Richard and Tamara Rynearson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Scovil Stephen G. and Susan M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Suszynski Jeffrey and Cynthia Suszynski Fund Third Federal Savings & Loan Jane A. Thornburgh TurtleCon Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Twells Greg and Alice Tyrpak Mr. Philip R. Uhlin Philip R. Uhlin Fund Mr. and Mrs. John Vander Kooi Mr. William W. Vogelgesang Mr. David Wagner Kathy Watterson The Clara Weiss Fund Mr. and Mrs. George A. White Mr. Scott G. Wolff Wolff Family Charitable Foundation Trust Mr. Raymond Lesser and Ms. Susan Wolpert The Wolpert Fund Jay and Susan Yerian Mr. and Mrs. Donald Zito
Partner
$500 - $999 Anonymous (4) Bill Abell Biff and Patti Baker Mr. Michael Bee Jerry and Janet Bender Ms. Patricia Bennett Mr. Henry Billingsley Marilyn and Larry Blaustein Lawrence & Marilyn Blaustein Charitable Fund Jeffrey and Kim Blumer Rob and Peg Bobel Gail and Richard Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bower Mr. Patrick Bravo Adam and Vikki Briggs Dan and Amy Brown Jeanette G. and Glenn R. Brown Keith Brown Stephen and Lesley Brown Drs. Glenn R. and Jeanette Grasselli Brown Gift Fund Dick and Karen Brubaker Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bumb Mr. Martin Burke JC and Helen Rankin Butler Marc and Viki Byrnes David and Trisha Campbell Mr. Harry Carlson, Jr. Kay Carlson and Rick Albaugh The Carlson Family Fund Carole and David Carr Cleveland Metroparks John and Cornelia Corrigan Kirby Date and Richard Litwin Bob and Bobbie Davis Richard and Terry DeBacco Ms. Cherie Dimmerling Marilyn and Dick Doerr Matthew and Debby Downing Drs. Patra and Vichai Duangjak Louise Dunn Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc Mr. John Rampe and Ms. Elinore I. Evans Phyllis H. and William H. Evans Charitable Foundation Mr. Wes Featherston John and Betsy Feighan Allen H. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Greg Foust
Jean C. & W. Greg Foust Fund Louise Abrams and Robert Fuerst Philip H. and Jane G. Geier Donor Advisor Fund Dr. and Mrs. Don J. Germano Don and Nancy Germano Charitable Fund Jim and Adrienne Gerspacher Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gillespie Mr. Ryan Gillmore Ms. Francesca Goodman Laurel Gress Mr. David Gromelski Ms. Pamela Haag Mrs. Martha Harding Ms. Melissa Harris Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hatch Heidelberg Distributing Company Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Hess Dick and Sarah Hollington Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Hollington, Jr Hollington Family Foundation Brian and Cathy Humphrey Lee and Candace Hutton Kate Hydock Incentra Pamela and Dale Inkley Pamela and Dale Inkley Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Jones Jones Family Foundation Barbara and Jim Jung Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Kasper Ms. Nancy Kepner Sam E. Kinney Nina L. Klein M.D. Anne Marie Kollander and Mark W. Teague Adrienne Korsmo Don and Sandra Kruschke S. Manning and John M. Kundtz Hal and Susan LaPine Tim LaRiche Mr. and Mrs. James A. Latham Latham Family Fund - JAL Lavendel Dressage LLC Mr. and Mrs. E. Dennis Lehman, Jr. The Lehman Family Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levy Virginia M. and Jon A. Lindseth Mary C. Livingston Mr. Jonathan Logue Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Long Mr. Robert Luckay Linda Macklin and Troy Grela Mark and Mary Madeja Ms. Jennifer Mansfield Mr. and Mrs. George Marquis Ryan and Terri Marrie Alexander McAfee Tom and Cas McBride Mr. and Mrs. Terence J. McCann Alec and Jennifer McClennan Mr. William C. McCoy Esther McDowell and Chris Yochens Michael and Christine McGuire Ed and Fran Meyers Mr. Matt Misencik Mr. James F. Negrelli Lori and Dan Nelson Mrs. Christine D. Norman Holly Norton H.E. Norton Charitable Fund T. P. and Mariann Offtermatt Osmundson Family The Michael & Colby Osmundson Charitable Fund
Ottawa County Community Foundation Bob Owen Bill and Pat Papenbrock Barb and Dave Partington Nancy and Jim Patterson Ms. Lemoine W. Peart Frances and Lemoine Peart Family Fund Don and Janet Peters Kate Pilacky and David DiTullio Dan and Andrea Pollock Mike and Susan Renda Bill and Jo Ann Rogers Mr. John M. Rubesich Sara’s Place Mr. and Mrs. Roger I. Saunders Rich and Liz Schiferl David and Amy Shaper Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Siegler Beth and Howard Simon Bruce and Sue Simonson Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Spencer Mr. James W. Sprague Mr. Brock Steere Steere Enterprises Inc Ms. Marta Stone Eugene and Diana Stromberg Mackenzie Stubbins Mark and Annette Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Tabor Jona Thier Mr. Grant Thompson William and Judith Ann Tucholsky Ms. Christeen C. Tuttle Kristin and Jeff Ubersax Mr. and Mrs. William VerDuin Raymond and Carolyn Voelker Terry Walden Walden Family Charitable Fund Pysht Fund Dr. and Mrs. John H. Wilber Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Woodcock
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$250 - $499 Anonymous (14) Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Afnan Mrs. Mary E. Albers Albers Family Fund Ms. Teresa Apel Mrs. Lois C. Armington Lois C. Armington Donor Advised Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bacha Robert and Ingrid Bahler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baker Mr. and Mrs. Peter Balunek Jack W. and Arlene Barthels Paul and Susan Belanger Bill and Dee Belew David H. Benzing and Linda Grashoff Audrey and Irving Bergrin Jeff and Sheila Berlin Barbara and Sheldon Berns Paola Bernazzani and Jeff Opperman AB Bernstein Mr. Christopher Biddle Pat and JoAnn Biliter Ken and Grace Blower Richard J. Blum Mr. Jim Boland Councilman Anthony Brancatelli Robert W. Briggs
Jennifer and Peter Brooks John D. Brown Ms. Anne Bruder Ms. Katherine Burnard Mr. Eric Carmen Mildred Cecil Charitable Fund Mrs. Kathy Browning Ceicys Edith Chase City of Akron Mr. and Mrs. Brent Clapacs Dr. Sharmyn Clark Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Cleminshaw Sandra and David Cobb Linda M. Costello Eugene L. Cox and Owen H. Jander Ms. Rachel Cox Amos and Sam Crowley Michael Cullen Cuyahoga County Ms. Sabrina Davies Mr. and Mrs. Craig Deering Phyllis DeMark Thomas J. Denbow and Barbara Clint Dr. Nancy G. Deucker Mr. Raymond Di Nuoscio Dominion East Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Druckenbrod John Dyer III Karen Eagle Eaton Corporation Bernard and Sheila Eckstein Ms. Gloria Eidan Ms. Andrea Ellis Tracy and Jeanne Engle Warren and Diane Farr Mary and Steven Feldman The First Unitarian Church of Cleveland Carol and Daniel Fishwick Mr. Thomas Fishwick Forest City Realty Trust Inc David J. Fornari Bill Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Galloway Dale and Peggy Garrison Mr. James B. Geier Richard Geier Mr. William Ginn The Ginn Family Fund Mr. Grayson Glass Fran and Joyce Gottron Ms. Annemarie M. Grassi Stanford and Helen Gregory Mr. and Mrs. John P. Grunden Mr. Oscar Hackett Corinne P. Hadley Hagerty Insurance Agency LLC Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hahn Mr. John Hallums Mr. and Mrs. Todd H. Harris Mary L. Haskins Rick Hawksley and Joan Inderhees Russ Heimovitz and Cydny Renner Ed and Mindy Herman Ms. Cathie Hicks Mr. Richard Horvitz The Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roger Howe Howe Family Foundation Nancy and Donald Howell Lee and Jo Ann Howley Fern and Jay Ingersoll
Mr. Keith Jameson Nancy Nichols Janoch Susan and Stanley Jaros Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jordan Mr. Arthur Kaplansky Mr. Robert F. Kissling Wendy and Al Klauss Terri and Stuart Kline Ms. Jacqueline M. Knettel Carol Koethe Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Kohn, Jr. Robert I. Kohn Family Philanthropic Fund Ms. Cynthia Koury Mark Kriwinsky Mr. and Mrs. Mark Krosse Mr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Kysela Charlie Lafave William and Elaine Lamb Mr. and Mrs. John Lazuka Jan Leatherman Tom and Bettsy Leib Leib Family Charitable Fund Mary and Tom Lewis Licking County Auditor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lomas Lomas Family Fund The Lubrizol Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Craig Macklin Mr. and Mrs. John A. Madison Mr. David P. Mann Manna Farms Charitable Foundation Elizabeth and Lane Manning Dominic and Diana Marchese Gary and Corrina Martin Mr. Matt Martin Nancy Martt Peg and Tom Mayor Mr. and Mrs. Mike McCormick Merry and Rob McCreary Andrew and Jennifer McDowell Hugh and Sue McKay Ms. Victoria McMillan Victoria M. McMillan Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNair Henry and Jane Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mlakar Donald W. Morrison Mr. D. Austin Morrow IV Munson Township Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Murphy Deb and Les Nash North Kingsville Woodlands 5K Run Orr Family Mr. and Mrs. William Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Steven Osgood The James B. Oswald Companies John E. Pais Ms. Susan Paul Pepsico Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pesses Kim & Paul Pesses Family Philanthropic Fund Kathryn K. Petersen Mr. Daniel Petrov Joan and Roger Pettibone Tom Pilacky Frank and Fran Porter Progressive Insurance Foundation Mr. Steven Pukansky Chuck Rainger Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Claiborne R. Rankin Mr. David V. Rathz & Ms. Patricia O’Malley Mrs. Laura M. Rehak Bill and Jo Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Richards Ms. Angela Rincon & Mr. Frank Tillinghast John Rode The Honorable and Mrs. John M. Rogers Mark and Debbie Rorick Mr. and Mrs. Kevin K. Ruddock Mrs. Barbara Ruhlman Mr. and Mrs. David Runta Mr. Thomas J. Rush III The Ryzners John and Eliza Saada John and Eliza Saada Charitable Fund Audie and John Schneider Richard and Dina Schoonmaker Dale Schott and Sylvia Garcia-Luengo Schwab Charitable Fund Jeff Selerowski The Sherwin-Williams Company Anne Shirkman Reg and Lynn Shiverick Ron and Rita Siwik Squire Patton Boggs Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Stack Forrest Stanley and Nora Nemec Tom and Carole Stanley Stark County Mr. Craig Steinbrink Greg Studen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Sullivan, Jr. Matthew Sutko & Francine Rosenberger Jane and Mike Swain Mr. and Mrs. Ned Swift Lorraine S. Szabo TEGNA Media Ms. Jamie Thompson Mr. James Timonere Mr. and Mrs. Gabor Toth Jeanne B. Tripp Mr. Brian Turung Mr. Esben Vogelius Mr. and Mrs. Paul Voinovich Ed and Monica Wagner Tim and Elene West Westfield Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Dickson L. Whitney, Jr. Martin Wieczorek and Nancy Cossler Wildwood Garden Club Mrs. Kerry Wiley Mr. Curtiss L. Williams Lynne and Timothy Winings Mr. Jon Winterer Mr. Bradley A. Wynveen Ms. Susan Zanetti
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$100 - $249 Anonymous (34) Roberta Aber and William D. Rich Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Acerra Louise Acheson Mr. Martin Ackermann Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adamovich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Adams Raj, Karen and Sonia Aggarwal Marcial and Zenaida Aldana Dr. Harriet Alger Allen County Land Bank
American Water AMG Marketing Resources Don and Joanne Anderson Charles and Monica Annable Ms. Erika Anthony Ms. Marjorie Armington Mr. Paul S. Armington Mrs. Judith L. Ashakih Athens County Ms. Maureen Austin Bruce and Johanna Bacik Ms. Margaret Bakaitis Les Ballard M.D. Susan Baranoff Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Barbero Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barker Geoffrey and Maryann Barnes Raymond and Linda Barnum Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Barr Ms. Nancy E. Bartholomew Mr. B. Michael Baruschke Cynthia Bassett Arpad and Micky Batizy Beachwood Systems Consulting, Inc Bill and Jean Behnke Bel-O-Mar Regional Council Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation Ms. Lisa A. Benedetti Mr. Kenneth Benjamin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Bennett Ed and Mary Benzel David Bercheck Mr. Raymond Berg Mr. Richard Berg Richard H. Berg John and Wilma Bergfeld Charles J. Berkey Linda and Ralph Berry Dan and Nancy Best Mrs. Kate Biddle Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bidwell Tom and Dorothy Bier Mr. Mark Birkmeier Chuck and Christy Bittenbender Mr. Roger Blatnick Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bletcher Nancy and Kenneth Bliss Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bliss Stephen Bloch Viola M. Blount Boardman Township Mr. Robert J. Boggs Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bolton Robert C. Boone David and Julie Borsani
Mr. Chester J. Bowling & Ms. Margaret D’Anieri Louise and Bill Bradley Bratenahl Community Foundation Ms. Carol F. Bretz Bricker & Eckler Dick and Mary Ann Brockett Mr. Clark Broida Mr. and Mrs. William S. Brooks Mr. Nick Brophy Robert and Ruth Brown Clare and Wes Brown Mr. Erik J. Bruder Richard and Carolee Brunken John and Sherri Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bryant III Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Buchanan Frank and Leslie Buck Mr. Michael F. Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Brendan C. Buescher Eileen and Richard Bulan Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Bur Robert A. Burge Ms. Sally A. Burger Ms. Christine F. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Burkey Mr. Mose Burkholder Ms. Maribeth Burns Ms. Cynthia Burton Mr. Douglas Butler Garnet R. Byrne Marilyn B. Cagin Catharina M. Caldwell Charles Caldwell Ken and Jill Calkins Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Carfagna Andi and Larry Carlini Mr. and Mrs. John D. Carpenter Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Lucien H. Case Cat’s Den Garden Club Marcia B. Catalano Caterpillar Foundation Ms. Shelley Cavalieri Amy Chaloupka Ms. Lucy Chamberlain ChemPak International Ms. Sarah P. Cherry Henry and Sally Chisholm Mr. and Mrs. Homer Chisholm Mrs. JoAnne T. Chittick Mr. Gary S. Chottiner Christopher Tool & Manufacturing Co. Dan Claypool Cleveland Flower Arrangers Guild
Mr. Stuart Cline Mr. Mitchell Cohen, Esq. Mr. Gary Cole Charlie Colitre City of Columbus Concord Garden Club Rick and Elena Conner Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Conrad Ms. Susan Considine Tom S. and Miwako K. Cooperrider Shirley Copeland Mrs. Inez Corrado Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Cotter Ms. Susan Crabill Ken and Janet Crandall Mr. and Mrs. Travis G. Crane Mary Hall Crawford Christine Craycroft Mr. Stephen Crouch Alan and Robin Cubberley Andrea Dawson and Mike Cunningham Dr. and Mrs. Charles Curie Ms. Molly Curran Bob and Sue Curtis Emiko H. Custer Michael and Robin Czayka Margit K. Daley Beth and Steve Davidian John and Cyndee Debo Ms. Margie DeLong Marilyn P. Demeter Barbara Deneris Jon and Cindy Denney Guy L. Denny Linda and Ken Dery Dave and Sherrie Dickens Mr. Matthew Dickerson Mr. & Mrs. Francesco D. Digiannantonio James A. Dingus Mr. David Dix Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dolan James Donovan Dragon Philanthropic Fund Eileen Dray-Bardon Christine Dresser, D.V.M. Lee C. Drickamer Kimberly Dudek Thomas Dupee Mr. Robert B. Dutton and Ms. Kris Witt Eric Eckstein and Kelly O’Malia E. Anne Eddowes Edwood Development Company S. Stuart Eilers Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Ellers Mary Emerson Sandra Erlanger Estates Landscaping Mrs. Bonnie Evans Jennifer W. Evans George Faddoul and Valerie Strong Bruce A. Farkas Mr. Scott Ferris Mr. Mark Fisher Jan and John Fitts Mr. Brian Fitzgerald Mr. Steven Fitzgerald Dan and Carolyn Fleig Ms. Molly Floyd Ms. Emily Foote-Huth Mr. Robert Ford Fork and Hoe Garden Club Ms. Kathryn Fortener
Aaron and Ruthanne Fox John and Betty Franklin Gary Freed Helen Frey Evelyn R. Frohring Mitchel Fromm Todd B. Fulmer Sue Gaetjens Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gale Sally M. Gamauf Carol Ganzel The Garden Club of Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garvin Elmer and Iris Geil Mr. Stuart Gertman Charles E. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gibson Faith and David Gilbert Doris Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Ginn Anne and Walter Ginn Fund Alda and Nick Giorgianni Ms. Erin Gisel Stuart and Sheri Glauberman Mr. and Mrs. David Gleason Mr. Gary C. Glenwright Victor and Shirley Gober Jean and Steve Gokorsch Evan and Deborah Golder Dennis and Bonnie Gordon Gordon Bros Mr. Joe Gorman Mr. and Mrs. George J. Goudreau Mr. and Mrs. Steven Graham Mr. David Grano Susan and Chris Grant Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Gratry Mr. Michael Grauwelman James Gray and Julie Micheletti Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Gray Betty Jean Green Greene County Auditor Mr. and Mrs. William D. Greer Peter and Joanne Griesinger Mr. Nigel Griswold Mr. Brent Grunden Ann and Marty Gulbransen Ms. Kat Gutgsell Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Gwirtz William Haag Mr. Edward Haberer Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Mrs. Cindy Halle Leslie and Jim Halloran Mrs. Christina E. Hamill Mr. James J. Hamilton David and Kay Hansford Mrs. Patricia Harbold Dr. and Mrs. Jon A. Hardacre Jon & Roberta Hardacre Charitable Trust Mr. William Harlan Don Harley and Holly Crabill Mr. and Mrs. William P. Harper Ms. Yvonne Harper Mr. and Mrs. Davis Hartwell Ms. Melissa Harvey Mrs. Nancy Harvey Mr. Bob Hasenyager Mr. and Mrs. William Hatch Harry and Cyndi Hawkes Mrs. Jennifer Heinert O’Leary John A. Hellman
David Krus Carl and Sandy Kudrna Dr. and Mrs. Ewald E. Kundtz III Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew Kundtz Robert and Brenda Kunkel Gene Kurzen Rosalind K. Kvet John and Lynn Kwolek Lake County Auditor Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Sally Lang Sue and Terry Lang Mr. Norman G. Lange Ms. Chris Larson-McKenzie & Mr. James K. McKenzie Mr. Glen Latimer Mr. and Mrs. Albert Laufer Walter Lazuka Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Leavenworth Ms. Elizabeth E. Lehtola Marcia W. Levine Mr. Jeffrey Levinson Cathy Lewis Frank and Kathleen Lichtkoppler Lighthouse Graphics Kermit Lind Mr. and Mrs. Edward Linsky Mr. Gary Little Christina Livers Nancy London Joan Long John Lopatkovich Mr. Thomas M. Lopez & Ms. Holly Handman-Lopez David and Stephanie Lowe Judy Lucas Mr. G. Thomas Lutz Michael Lux Dale and Mary Lyndall Lyndall Insurance Dale and Sue Lyons Marcia Macey MacBride Ms. Molly Machmer-Wessels Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacIntyre Mr. Alvin J. Magid Ms. Jennifer A. Malloy Jay and Arlene Mann Ms. Lianne Mantione Rick and Polly Marabito Mrs. Sharon Marco Kevin and Sheila Margolis Mr. Glen Marhefka Anne Martin Mr. John V. Martonchik Mr. Thomas Massey Mrs. Cary Mathews Mrs. M.K. Maxson Mayfield Village Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. David Mayo Wayne and Laurel Mazorow Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. McCarthy Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. McClaugherty Mr. and Mrs. C. Craig McConnell, Jr. Mr. Jeff McCourt Mr. Christopher C. McCracken & Dr. Gaylee J. McCracken Abner and Maria McDaniel Marilyn McDonald Timothy McDonel Ms. Suzanne McGinness S. and H. J. McGinness Charitable Fund Joe and Bev McGlamery
Thomas and Karen McKee Mr. Frederick McLaughlin Ms. Jamie McMillen Ms. Patricia A. McMullen Robert and Kathleen McNutt Dr. Paul P. Mechling Medina County Park District Dr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Mehle Amanda Meitz Alan and Mary Melnyk Barbara and Kenneth Messinger-Rapport Lynn and Ed Metzger Ms. Megan Meyer Anita Meyers Philip Meyfarth and Sally Nash Mr. Jeffrey Milbourn Dr. Edward D. Miller, M.D. Edward D. Miller, M.D. Fund Mr. Norman A. Millstein Ms. Mary L. Moeller Mr. Luke Monter John and Mary Moore Don and Jane Moos Ann J. Morgan Katie and Tom Morley Mr. and Mrs. James P. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris Stephen S. Morris Mr. Hunter Morrison Linda and Jan Moskowitz Mr. Edwin Motch Mr. Richard L. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey III Susan Murphy John and Maureen Musson Bill, Diane and Matt Nahorn Ms. Jane E. Nash Josh and Julie Nathanson Kyle Neale Ms. Andrea Neidert Network for Good Dona and Dale Neuman Paul A. Neundorfer Charlene and Marv Nevans James and Michele Nichols Ms. Kathleen M. Nicula David and Patricia Nobili Mr. and Mrs. William E. Noice Mr. John Nolan Ms. Megan November Mr. and Mrs. Steven Nowak Tom and Joanie O’Brien Michael and Susan O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Oberle Tique Oeflein Ohio CAT Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders Tim and Sherry Olecki Mr. William Oley Rick and Debbie Oprzadek John and Jean Orlando Ms. Tiffany Orlando-Weber Steve and Faith Osborn P. Osborne Mr. Brian Gary and Yvonne Oyler Mr. Paul Palagyi and Ms. Joy Mulinex Diane Palker Dr. Daniel E. Palmer Deborah and Zachary Paris Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc. Mr. Jeffrey Parton
Tom and Sally Pate Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Payto Marcine Pensiero Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland Ms. Irene Perri Mr. Tim Peters Polly Petersen Dr. and Mrs. Gosta Pettersson Roy W. Pfundstein Mr. Jeff Phillips Mrs. Mary Picken Picken CGF A. J. Picken Successor Fund Ronald A. and Barbara A. Pierre Mr. Dan Polter Portage County Rick and Katherine Porter Preformed Line Products Mr. Todd Preston R. Strategy Group LLC Karl Rabeneck Drs. Steven and Julia Radwany Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ramerman Pete and Sheila Randel Bruce Rankin H. Clair Rankin and Grace Rankin Thomas and Laura Rayburn Michael Reagan and Karen Lenehan Mr. Christopher Recht James Redinger Mr. Sean Regan James and Esther Rehmus Joan Smart and Bert Reimann James Reinicker Ms. Carolyn Rice Rick and Elaine Richardson Mr. Charles T. Riehl Mr. Jeffrey Rink Larry and Char Robertson Shelley Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roddie Mr. John Rodewig Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold C. Roedig David and Carol Rollins M. H. Rountree Howard and Laurel Rowen Ms. Ann M. Rowlett Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Royer Jeffrey Rusnak Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Russo Mr. Douglas F. Ryan and Ms. Lillian Miller Donald and Kathleen Rynbrandt Ms. Alice R. C. Sabo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saccone Evie and Gordon Safran Mr. Steven Sagri and Ms. Marian Dieter Mrs. Arlene J. Sahr Michael Salkind and Carol Gill Mr. Christopher Sammarone Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Saunders Mr. and Ms. Joseph Scaravilli Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Schaeffer Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schempp Mr. and Mrs. John Schindler Gail and Elliott Schlang Ms. Carrie Schloss Chuck Schmid James B. Schmidt Joseph and Beverly Schneider Mr. Dave Schoenlein Mr. Ryan Schreiber
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Eleanor Helper Heidi and Bob Heltzel Mr. and Mrs. Norman Henderson Dr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Hendrikson Mrs. Richard Herberich Tom and Marcy Herbert Mr. Mike Hetman Ms. Carole Heyward Edith F. Hirsch Edith F. Hirsch Philanthropic Fund Mr. Dennis Hoernig Jack and Pat Hofstetter Mr. John Holian Mr. John Homans David and Nancy Hooker Hootman Trim Inc. Mr. Andrew Horsburgh Maxine W. Houck Ms. Cherie Howell Chris Howell and Susan Clayton Jerry and Patty Hridel Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hruby Mr. Wilbert N. Hubin Marguerite Humphrey Kimberly Husby Mr. Mike Immarino Redmond S. Ingalls Sarah Jane and Roger Ingraham Edward Innocenzi Interstate Land & Realty, Inc. Mr. Thomas Inwood Steven Izen and Susannah Muskovitz Mr. John T. Jaeger, Jr. Tom and Crystal James Paul and Chris Janicki Ms. Glen Jenkins Vernon and Marlene Jividen Johnson/Ritter Team - Pinnacle Real Estate Mr. Thomas A. Jorgensen Michele, Nick and Jennifer Jouriles Mary Vidmar and Mario Kamionkowski, MD Ms. Esther Kanter Mr. Michael Kaper Arthur H. & Jacqueline Kaplansky Philanthropic Fund Mr. John Katko and Ms. Mary V. Curry Mr. Harvey Kay Curt and Patti Keal Mr. Dennis Keating Kelleys Island Audubon Club Carolyn P. Kelly (Mrs. Michael) Mr. Todd Kennedy Ms. Karen Kenwell Mr. Donald Ketchum Mr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Kilbourne Mr. and Mrs. Newton Kimberly, Jr. John and Karla King Charles E. Kinnel Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Klein Mr. Matthew Klesta Karin Knutsen and Ken Anderson Ms. Anne E. Koeblitz Bill and Jean Koehler Mr. John Koepke Rich and Linda Kolehmainen Bill and Nancy Koons Ron and Linda Kooser Dr. and Mrs. James Kotapish, Jr. Lesley Koth Carole Kowell Kay M. Kritzer Ms. Fae Krokey
Gary Schuster Mrs. Caroline Schwartz Schwartz Land Surveying Inc. Mike and Liz Schwinn Mr. Charles Schwochow Mr. Jeffrey W. Scott Ms. Sara Scudier Steve and Sally Searl Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Secor, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Seeman Tom and Tracy Seifert Ken and Mary Seliga Mr. David Selnick Eric and Cynthia Severs Gary and Susan Sexton Mrs. Tina Shafer Mr. Brian Sharnsky Kate Shaughnessy Mrs. Marian Shaughnessy Mr. and Mrs. Dean E. Sheldon, Jr. Larry Sherer Scott Shorten and Michele Hatherill Donald P. Shury Carolyn J. Sihler Mr. Robert Sikora Stephanie Sires and Joe Talley Kelton G. Slane Kelton G. Slane Charitable Fund Mrs. Erin Slater Ms. Linda R. Sloan Edward Smith Sandra and Richey Smith Ms. Sara Smith Ms. Jennifer Smyser John and Agneta Solomon Mr. Roger A. Sours Mr. Steve Spackey Ms. Diana Spaliatsos Mrs. Toni Starinsky Barbara Starre Robert O. Stephens Mr. Ray Stewart Ms. Dawn Stockmo Mr. Joseph Stoll Mr. Steve Stolte Mrs. Janet Stotter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stover Jim and Sandy Streicher Ms. Carol E. Subel Ms. Melanie M. Sullivan Joanne and Tim Sullivan James K. Sunshine Ruth and Roger Swan
Mr. John R. Swierz Bert Szabo Cynthia Szunyog Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Taylor Pat and Shirley Tchou Ms. Stephanie M. Teeter Carol Tevis Chris Theodore Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Thoburn Ms. Susan Thomas Ms. Treasure Thomas Ann Thompson Ms. Emrie Thoresen James M. Tighe Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Timman Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Tobbe Mr. and Mrs. William A. Tomko Mrs. F. Jerome Tone Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Toth Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Toth Mr. David Trimble Mr. Daniel Troy Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Tsivitse Steven J. Tunder Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Turco Thomas and Diane Tyrrell Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ullman Anne Unverzagt and Richard Goddard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vail William and Barbara Valis Dr. and Mrs. Wesley H. Van Fossen, M.D. Ms. Colleen Varley Ms. Marianne Vest Mr. Kenneth Vinciquerra Dr. Alice Vitiello The Honorable & Mrs. William F. B. Vodrey Mr. Kristopher Wahlers James C. Wallace John and Shirley Wallrabenstein Gail and Ed Weintraub Weintraub Family Fund Gary and Kris Welch Bob and Ann Wells Mrs. Wallace Wendt Terry and Judy Wenger Dr. and Mrs. Edward Westbrook Mr. and Mrs. Graham White Mr. Richard J. Whitlock, Jr. Barbara Whitner Mr. Bill Whitney Betsey and George Wick Richard Wiedemer, Jr.
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$99 & under Anonymous (42) Ms. Sara A. Adams Ms. Marlie Ahola Carol Armbrust and Tom Aldrich Ms. Penelope Allen AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. David W. Ambrose Mrs. Janna M. Amole Ms. Karen Amolsch Ms. Helen T. Anderson Mr. Robert H. Anschuetz Arthur P. Armington Mrs. Barbara Armington Mrs. Sandy Ashcroft Ashtabula County Convention & Visitors Bureau Ashtabula Soil & Water Conservation District Mr. John Augustine Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bain Ms. Kathryn L. Baker Arthur D. Baldwin II Ms. Katherine S. Ball Ms. Marie T. Ball Ms. Patricia Ballo Mr. Thomas Barabas Susan Barkach Sue Barna Mr. Gary Barnhart & Ms. Judy Bradt-Barnhart Mr. Jonathan Bartell Amy Bartter Mr. William Basil Joseph H. Baumann David Beach Mary Clare Beck Susan Beck Ms. Patty Beloat The Benevity Community Impact Fund Larry and Elise Bennett Mr. Richard Bennett Paul and Margaret Beno Mrs. Ruth S. Bent Barbara S. Berg
Mr. Terry Berkey Beverly E. Bernatowicz Ms. Mary K. Bessick Jim and Maryann Betz Bingay Gift Fund Mr. Joel Bingham Roger and Edie Binkley Mr. and Mrs. James K. Bissell Mr. Gordon S. Black Eleanor S. Blair Pamela Blake Beth Blissman Ms. Jane Blodgett Ms. Janina B. Blonski Mr. James W. Blum Lee F. Bock Mr. Lee M. Bock Mrs. Genevieve Bodnar Mr. and Mrs. David T. Boich Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bonda Ms. Joan Booker Ren and Mary Bookman Mr. Charles E. Boone John and Linda Borton Mr. and Mrs. David J. Botson Ms. Robyn L. Brackenbush Johanne V. Bradd Ms. Shantae Brownlee Stuart Bruce and Cynthia Campbell Nairn Barbara Bruer Dr. William E. Bruner II Arnie and Gail Budin Chris and Maureen Bunch Mr. David Burke Mr. Adam Burkholder Don and Marti Burrows Mr. Richard H. Busch David Butz Jay and Stevie Byrne Mr. Steve Cagan and Dr. Elizabeth Cagan Mr. James S. Cahn Dwight W. Call Bob and Linda Callahan Steve J. Canaly Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Capela Dorothy Carney Mr. Paul Carpenter Mr. Shawn Carvin Mr. and Mrs. D. Mitchell Cattrell Pam Cerio Matt and Kathy Cern Mrs. Mary M. Chadbourne Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Chambers Mr. Francis W. Chiappa The Honorable Joseph E. Cirigliano & Mrs. Beverly Cirigliano Mr. and Mrs. W B Clapham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clark Ms. Kay S. Clark Jennifer Cline Ms. Bonnie Coe Delores Cole Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Colleran Ms. Joan Colleran Columbiana County Federation of Conservation Clubs, Inc Cynthia H. Comer Christine M. Comstock Harry Condry Jim Cowan Carrie Jean Cox Mr. David Cox
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Mr. W. Craig Wilde Mr. Shane Wilkin Ms. Linda S. Wilkinson Jeff and Deb Williams Williams County Francille and Donald Willis Trevor and Gail Wilson Trevor & Gail Wilson Family Charitable Gift Fund Doris and Dan Winter Kevin Winter Mr. Leonard Wisniewski Wendy Kozol and Steven Wojtal Marc and Cindy Wolf Lynn and Alan Wood Mr. and Mrs. Reid Wood Woodscroft Surveying Inc. Cindy Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yaksic Ms. Janet Yaniglos and Mr. Clyde Morris Ms. Carol A. Yellig Tom and Jane Younglas Sandra Zagarell Ms. Chrisitne Zakrajsek Mr. Kim Zarney Mr. John Zayac Julie Ziemak Dr. James Zins & Dr. Cynthia Kavouksorian
Ms. Dawn Cragon Ms. Diane Crosby Barbara A. Crouse Pitt and Sally Curtiss Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Czellath Ms. Ellen P. Daniels Mr. Gary Davenport Mr. John B. Davidson Mr. David S. Davies Emily Deininger Ms. Marcia Deist Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Delahanty Ms. Joan DeLauro Mr. and Mrs. David W. Demming, Jr. Mrs. Emily Dennis Diane Devereaux Mr. Arthur Dexter Mark DeYoung and Heather Elmer Roderick A. and Barbara Dibble Mrs. Jewell Ann Diehn Sonja Diehn Mr. Charles Dietrich Ms. Patricia Dillen Ms. Kathleen C. Dingethal Dominican Sisters of Peace Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Donaldson Ted and Julie Downie Bob and Lisa Drew Jane A. Drexler Ms. Lynne Dufenetz Jim Dull Mr. Patrick W. Duncan Mr. Charles D. Dunfee Mr. and Mrs. John D. DuRoss, Jr. Mr. David F. Dvorak, Jr. Carol M. Dybo Ed and Lea Echan Robert H. Ehlers GiGi Elder John and Anne Elder Mr. William K. Ellert Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Ellison IV Hugh and Libby Erwin Jr. Ruth Evan Mr. David Evans Neil K. and Marian Evans David and Olivia Rosanne Factor Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Farnham Mike and Joan Fath Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Feruski Mr. Keith W. Filip Mr. Carleton J. Fitzpatrick, Jr. Ms. Karen Fleitz
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Rich and Lynette Stuart Jessica L. Suvak Carolyn S. Swaney Susan Swisher Ms. Anita Szegvari Mr. and Mrs. George M. Szymanski William Taft Mr. Joe Tait Mr. Robert W. Takatch Mr. Phillip Taress Mr. Richard Tashjian Ms. Mary Ann Teitelbaum Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Theus Ms. Julia Toke Patrick and Wendy Toolis Ms. Carolyn Toth Ms. M. Jane Toth Ms. Marjorie L. Townsend & Ms. Marjorie W. Townsend Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Towson Jr. Mrs. Frank Treco Edward Tuhela Mr. John J. Urschalitz Mr. Greg Utz Ms. Susan Vaill
Mr. Peter Whiting Tammy Wibert Billy Ray Wilcox David J. Williams and Charles J. Bernard Seth and Emily Wilmore Scott R. Wilson Ms. Karissa Wingfield Ms. Anne Wistow Mrs. Sarah H. Woodall Diana Woodbridge Jo and Bill Wooldredge Sandy Woolf Mr. Frank E. Wrenick Mr. John C. Wright Mr. Nathan Wynveen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Yates Mrs. Betty J. Yelic YourCause Ms. Phyllis Duffy Zala Dr. Frank Zatko & Mary Beth Hayes-Zatko Ms. Kathryn E. Zbinden Alex & Leslie Zimmerman Mr. Dana Zintek & Ms. Lisa Daiber
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Dean and Carrie Smith Donald F. and Beverly T. Smith Mr. Jeffrey Smith Bob Smith and Ann Cole Mr. Roger Smith Mr. Wilson J. Smith Marc and Betty Snitzer Ms. Susan E. Snyder Terry F. Sosnowski Terry Speer and Deborah Banyas Richard and Evelynne Spencer Mr. Floyd G. Spice Mr. William F. Spicuzza Ms. Dolly V. Stamat Mr. David J. Steiger Ms. Donna E. Stein Ms. Nancy Stein Mr. John T. Steinback Mr. and Mrs. Ira Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Stepnowski Ms. Betty Jo Stevens Mrs. Judith A. Stevens Ms. Elizabeth A. Stirling Ms. Elizabeth Strickler Valerie Strong
Anonymous (1) Jack W. & Arlene Barthels Mr. & Mrs. W. Craig Bashein Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Clark Mr. Richard D. Cochran & Dr. Jennifer Cochran James & Christine Cossler Beau Daane Rick Hawksley & Joan Inderhees Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie Muirden Sarah Jane & Roger Ingraham Mr. & Mrs. Bill Jordan Dr. & Mrs. James Kotapish, Jr. Joan Long Mr. Michael F. Malloy Bob Owen Diane Palker Richard & Dina Schoonmaker Mr. Grant Thompson Francille & Donald Willis Ms. Marie Valince Valley Art Center, Inc. Mina and Donald Van Cleef Mr. Frederic Vigne Ms. Nancy Wagner Audrey and Sidney Waldman Iva L. Walker Mr. and Mrs. William Walker Barry Walker Estate Mr. Mark H. L. Walton Mr. Earl Waltz Ann Hendricksen Ward Bob and Joan Warmeling Ms. Marjorie Webber Paula and Ralph Webster Mr. and Mrs. Major Weers Kevin and Sue Weidenbaum Mr. Devrin Weiss Liz and Larry Weiss Mrs. Samantha Welch Howard M. Wells, Jr. Rachel J. Wells Mr. David L. Weymiller Mr. Brian M. White Gary and Beverly White
In-Kind Gifts Anonymous (1) Borrow Rentals Bremec Garden Center Driftwood Catering Ganley Management Co Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Gerycz Mr. William Ginn Good Nature Organic Lawn Care Heidelberg Distributing Company Mr. and Mrs. Sean Hice Mr. David L. Kyle Alec and Jennifer McClennan NAC Technologies Petitti Garden Center Mr. Robert Quail Reliable Construction Heaters Bob Salmen Ron and Rita Siwik VIP Valet
Land Protection Fund Donors Anonymous (5) Ms. Melinda S. Ackerman and Dr. Lisa Kidd Ashtabula County Wildlife Conservation League Mr. and Mrs. John E. Baker Ms. Christine M. Banks Mr. Richard Berg Larry and Karen Bettcher British American Club Mrs. Karie L. Cahlik Mr. and Mrs. John D. Carpenter Ms. Beverly A. Christen Cleveland Museum of Natural History Mr. Mark E. Cole Mrs. Paula S. Covey Mr. Raymond G. Dellefield Harold and Nita Downey Mr. Edward K. Eberhart Mr. Charles W. Freeman Freshwater Future Dr. and Mrs. Don J. Germano Don and Nancy Germano Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Gratry Laurel Gress Mr. Michael B. Griffith Ms. Virginia Gunn James and Angela Hambrick James and Angela Hambrick Foundation The Holland Family The J. M. Smucker Company Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Kukay Mr. Robert Luckay Marianna Luxenberg Trust, Lana Olsson Trustee Mr. and Mrs. James J. McMonagle Ms. Debbie Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Miller Ms. Halley T. Moore and Mr. Jason Drake Mr. Charles N. Myers Oberlin College Green EDGE Fund Mr. Dominic Paglialunga Paja Realty Company The Paskevich Family Anthony Paskevich & Assoc. Ms. Deirdre W. Porter George H. Porter III and Patricia Reich Porter Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David A. Redett Mr. and Mrs. Ron Royhab Heather and Tim Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sampson III Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shaughnessy Mr. and Mrs. Chet Simmons Mr. John E. Starcher and Ms. Holly Gast Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Sunderlin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Vacha Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webb West Park Limited Inc Wilde Fields Deborah and Richard Zanglin Mr. Nicholas Zavarella
Matching Companies Alcoa Foundation Employee Engagement Fund Caterpillar Foundation Eaton Corporation Fairmount Santrol GE Foundation The Lubrizol Foundation Matching Gift Administrator The Nordson Corporation Foundation Owens-Illinois Charities Foundation Pepsico Foundation Matching Gifts Program Perkins Charitable Foundation Preformed Line Products Progressive Insurance Foundation Select Equity Group, Inc. UBS Financial Services YourCause
In Honor Of Christopher Biddle Mrs. Kate Biddle Margret Bobel Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Ellison IV Dennis Bower Dr. Frank Zatko and Mary Beth Hayes-Zatko Owen Colligan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Barr Les and Marilyn Demaline (60th Anniversary) Maxine W. Houck Ruth S. Eppig Katie and Bud Koch Stacy Feiner Jewish Federation of Cleveland John Hanna Jr. Ms. Margaret E. Hoskins Mary Jane W. Hartwell Mr. and Mrs. Davis Hartwell Karen Holby Gary and Susan Sexton Ann Holcomb Ms. Molly Curran Jasper Ingersoll Richard and Dina Schoonmaker Mary Keane’s Birthday Arnie and Gail Budin Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Kohn, Jr. Robert I. Kohn Family Philanthropic Fund Dale LaPorte Tom and Martha Jane Romp Kathleen K. Leavenworth Mary Frances Haerr and Kal Zucker Terri Martincic Ruth Evan Julia Mitchell Dr. Richard Lightbody William C. Mulligan Marc and Viki Byrnes Kate Pilacky Beth Blissman James Rokakis Michael Salkind and Carol Gill David M. Schneider Ms. Joan DeLauro Marcy Levy Shankman Leadership Cleveland Class of 2016
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American Greetings Park Anonymous Stanley I. Adelstein Jane C. Busch Jarvis M. Babcock Louise and Bill Bradley Dana Barnes Joanne and Tim Sullivan Stanley Busch Jane C. Busch Harry Cagin Marilyn B. Cagin William F. Carr William and Judith Ann Tucholsky Robert A. Darden Ms. Robin D. Thomas Angela Dell’Anno William and Elaine Lamb David Dennis Mrs. Emily Dennis Edward S. Drahos Mr. and Mrs. Dale LaPorte John M. Fedorchek Mr. Floyd G. Spice Jeffrey Fincun Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Leavenworth Mary Flahini Helen Anderson Lawrence Forthofer Dr. Marsha Heinke Linda Lou Jacobs Ms. Joan McLay Michael J. Jung Barbara and Jim Jung James L. McDowell Esther McDowell and Chris Yochens John T. McLaughlin Dick and Joan Ainsworth Mr. Richard Bennett Peggy and Jack R. Blakeslee Mr. Michael F. Buckley Henry and Sally Chisholm Mrs. JoAnne T. Chittick Marion and Gene Faubel John and Betty Franklin Samantha Futrell Mr. John Homans Mr. John T. Jaeger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Laskey Betsy Johnson LePoidevin Mr. David B. Moore Mr. Charles T. Riehl Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Rodeno Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Ryan Ray and Kit Sawyer Adrian Schnall Mr. Duane Sherry Carolyn J. Sihler
Mr. Robert W. Takatch Mr. David Wagner Mrs. Samantha Welch Betsey and George Wick Charles D. Miller Mr. Douglas F. Ryan & Ms. Lillian Miller Hugh and Gretta Pallister Carol and Daniel Fishwick William Prior Anonymous (2) AMG Marketing Resources American Water Susan Barkach Keith Brown Amy Chaloupka Sonja Diehn Mr. and Mrs. John D. DuRoss, Jr. ECP Humanities Fund Sharon L. Genske Gordon Bros Mr. Edward Haberer Mrs. Marias S. Hawley Lois Hewitt Kimberly Husby Nancy Nichols Janoch Dee Konick Mr. Glen Latimer Dr. and Mrs. John T. Makley Gary and Corrina Martin Mr. William C. McCoy Ed and Fran Meyers Anita Meyers The Paskevich Family Gina Pausch Johnson/Ritter Team - Pinnacle Real Estate Mr. and Mrs. Emery C. Prior Mr. and Mrs. Roger I. Saunders Mr. Kenneth D. Singer & Ms. Marcia J. Wexberg Ron and Rita Siwik Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Taylor Jona Thier Valley Art Center, Inc. Mr. Richard J. Whitlock, Jr. Trevor and Gail Wilson Trevor & Gail Wilson Family Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yaksic Robert A. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Woodcock Dylan Sheneman Gina Pausch Richard Stotter Janet Stotter Carolyn Sveda Rob and Peg Bobel Mr. Robert Rasnick Carl and Virginia Tevis Carol Tevis Elmer and Kathie Towne Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Piwinski Mary Ann Tunder Steven J. Tunder Joseph Vinceller Louise M. and Paul R. Foster Mary Weber Ren and Mary Bookman Lucius and Terrie McKelvey
gratitude to the individuals whose vision in 2006 was to mergevision into one organization, become members of the Weste OurOur gratitude tofollowing the following individuals whose in 2006 and was to merge Reserve Land Conservancy Founders Society. into one organization, and become members of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy Founders Society.
Anonymous (8) Ames Family Foundation (The) Dr. Jay Ankeney * & Dr. Julie Clayman Mr. Edward Baker & Dr. Anna Van Heeckeren Mr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Bannerman Barbara and Mike Bass Jerry and Janet Bender Mr. Joseph P. Bennett Marion Berick IR Trust Mark and Melanie Biche Black River Audubon Jean Astrup Faubel Blanche * Rob and Peg Bobel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolton Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bowen Dennis and Laura Bower Vikki and Peter Broer Barbara Brown and Steve Ward Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Brubaker Gail and Don Butler R. Bruce* and Jane Campbell Mary Alice Cannon Mrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr. * Mrs. Walter M. Charman, Jr. Mr. Richard and Dr. Jennifer Cochran The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation Elizabeth P. Colebrook * Owen Colligan Mrs. Rita Conway * Mr. and Mrs. William Conway Roger and Fran Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Corns Mr. and Mrs. John Corogin Patrick G. Coy & Karin L. Tanquist Beau Daane Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. deConingh, Jr. Dolphin Trust Ms. Carol Horner Donaldson Richard and Louise Dunn The Cyrus Eaton Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Michael Eppig Diane and Warren Farr Michael and Gretchen Farrell FirstEnergy Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Greg Foust William and Sarah Gardner Fred Geis, Geis Companies Mr. & Mrs. James Gerspacher Jean and Steve Gokorsch Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Gratry Richard & Jane Green Family Foundation Inc. John Gresock & Teresa Holland-Gresock
Susan and Dick* Grimm The Grimm Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Gudbranson Corinne P. Hadley Mr. and Mrs. David Halstead Lydia and Ron Harrington Nancy and Ron Harrington Mary Jane Hartwell Melissa Haslinger Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hellman Sharon and David Herzer Mr. and Mrs. Albert* M. Higley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoffmann Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie Muirden Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holland Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hyde Ms. Elizabeth B. Juliano Barbara and Michael Kaplan Charlotte E. Karson Daiber Cynthia Knight Joan M. Kosko Mr. Dean Kulwicki Kenneth Kuttner and Laura Bentz William and Bonny Lafave Elaine and Bill Lamb Kathy K. Leavenworth Mr. and Mrs. John Leech Mr. and Mrs. James R. Levine The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation Gail Marie Lipovsky Phyllis and Robert Lucarelli Byron and Elsie Lutman Dr. and Mrs. John T. Makley The Milton & Tamar Maltz Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McAfee Julien L. McCall Family Foundation Mike and Tina McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Lee McMannis Mr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan III Mr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IV Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Meyers Estate of John W. Mitchell
Mr. Mark Mittler Mr. and Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon Mr. Robert O. Moravec Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Morris Mrs. Margaret Mueller Mr. and Mrs. William C. Mulligan John P. Murphy Foundation Susan Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Paul Neidhardt Marion Olson Mr. and Mrs. William O’Neill Kenneth R. Parker * Mr. & Mrs. James Patterson Michael Pender Memorial Fund Faith Pescatore Ava Joyce Peterson Carol and Bill* Prior Mr. and Mrs. Emery C. Prior PYSHT Fund Mr. & Mrs. Todd Ray Josh Rubin, The CJR Group Mr. and Mrs. Franz Sauerland James and Lenore Schilling Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Shaughnessy Walter Sheppe Stephanie Sires The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust South Waite Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Spira David and Kelly Staats Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Sullivan Mr. Nelson S. Talbott * Renold D. Thompson, Jr. Mrs. C. C. Tippit * Livingston H. Ulf Mr. & Mrs. James G. Watterson Josephine Hannel Weber Mr. and Mrs.* William Weber Mr. & Mrs. Blair Whidden Carter & Genevieve*Wilmot David Wilmot Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wolstein *deceased
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The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Dr. Jim Bissell Garrett Ormiston Larry Rosche Judy Semroc Sandra Cobb Dolores Cole Colebrook Township Trustees The Connor Foundation Peter Corogin Todd Crandall Robin & Alan Cubberley Andy Curie Dr. Charles Curie Michael Czayka Beau Daane Norm Damm Jerry Darkes Ference de Szalay, Ph.D. Jeff Dick David DiTullio Karen and Paul Dolan Peter Dolan Dan Donaldson - Lake County SWCD Doug Drushal Dale Dunford Episcopal Diocese of Ohio Ruth Eppig Fairfield Township Trustees
Amy & Joel Firem Jeff Fisher Gus Frangos Roger Gettig - Holden Arboretum Daniel Gill - Ohio Water Development Authority Tan Gillespie Great Lakes Science Center Susan Allen Kirsten Ellenbogen, Ph. D. Patrick Ertle, Esq. Joe Gregory Kurt Grenig Clark Hahn Hiram College Matt Hils Steve Jones James Metzinger President Lori Varlotta Mark Hoberecht Dave Hochadel Holmes County Commissioners Ron Holtman Huron County Commissioners Marilyn Hyde Whitney Jones Bill Jordan John Katko Sanda Kaufman, Ph.D.
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Angela Adkins - Ohio EPA Cody Adkins - Ashland County Commissioners Ronnie Bailey Ty Bailey Linda Bailiff - Ohio Public Works Commission Ned Baker Jake Balsiger Judy Balsom - Marblehead Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Larry Beardsley Nelson Beckford Paul & Sue Belanger Dee Belew Bruce and Susan Bennett Dr. Barbara Berkeley Dan Best - Geauga Park District Karen & Larry Bettcher Black River Audubon Marty Ackermann Dean Kulwicki Sarah Blair Jim Blum Peg Bobel Chester Bolling Tony Brancatelli Jake Brand Adam Briggs Dr. Don Brinberg Susi Brown Deb and Bob Bumb Maribeth Burns Jeff Burr Micki Byrnes Dorothy Carney Catawba Island Club Linda Chittock Ken Christiansen Pat & Don Clemons
Curt Keal Kelleys Island Audubon John Kelly Keybank Oksana Bruce Edward Donnelly Trina Stephens-Dunlap Matt & Julie Kilbourne - Pine Tree Barn Marvin Kimmel - Lieutenant Commander, US Coast Guard Ron Kotkowski Ben Kroeck Jim Lampros Kathy Leavenworth Pat Leech Beth Lehtola Greg Lipps - Ohio State University Jeff Liskay Litchfield Township Trustees The Livingston Group - Morgan Stanley Diane Lucas Peter McCarren Alec McClennan - Good Nature Organic Lawn Care Sue McKay Mechanic Township Trustees Mike Miller Ben Miller Robert Miller Dan Miltner Judith Mitchell John Mitterholzer Natalie Morris David Noble Noble Foundation Nordson Corporation Volunteers Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells Paul Kovalcik Ann Obrecht - Wayne County Commissioner
John Starcher Diana Steele Ray Stewart Marta Stone Jim Stouffer Lennie Stover Russ Terry - Ducks Unlimited Crystal Thomas - Pentair Dick Thompson Grant Thompson Carol Tizzano Bob & Karen Tucker Bill Tuttamore US Fish & Wildlife Service Brent Sodergren Lori Stevenson Jeff Van Loon - Medina County SWCD Vermilion Township Trustees Village of Marblehead Jacqueline Bird, Mayor Robert Hruska Rhonda Sowers John Starcher Patricia Wagoner - Career Curve Jeremy Welch Mike West Katie White Ann Wieland Karen Wise Cheryl Wolfe-Cragin Doug Yates Tom Yates Gordon Yonel Zion, Synek & Associates
A special thank you goes out to all the federal, state and local elected officials who have supported our land conservation and urban revitalization work.
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