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YOUR IMPACT. YOUR DIFFERENCE.

THANK YOU.From all of us to all of you—thank you. In 2016, we worked in all 11 Western states providing our legal services to more than 185 clients—for free. Thank you for making this possible.

Karin P. SheldonBoard President

Erik Schlenker-GoodrichExecutive Director

In Gratitude,

DEAR SUPPORTERSWe are undaunted and energized. How can that be, given the uncharted political waters we must now navigate? Because over our 24-year legacy we have proven our ability to use the full power of the law to safeguard the wildlands, wildlife, and communities of the American West, regardless of who occupies the White House. That power remains undiminished and our bedrock laws—from the Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act to the Endangered Species Act—will continue to provide a strong defense against all who would exploit the West’s natural and cultural heritage.

The people and communities we work with offer us a deep reservoir of power and hope for change. Indeed, in the last few months, we have been inspired by the passion and energy rising from our grassroots communities. As we move forward, we will amplify this energy, working with you and our 185 partner groups to advance visionary strategies to defend the West, from the culturally rich Greater Chaco landscape of the Southwest to the ecologically rich ancient forests of the Northwest. And as we do so, we will stand with our wild cousins—the wolf, the wolverine, the lynx, the owl, and the salmon—just as we stand with you.

We welcome Karin P. Sheldon as the Western Environmental Law Center’s

new board president.

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WE PROTECTRESILIENT WILDLANDS

WELC secured protection for 100,000 acres of the nation’s wildest and most pristine rivers in Oregon’s Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest from nickel strip mining.

VICTORY! WILD RIVERS PROTECTED FROM NICKEL MINING In southwest Oregon’s Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest 100,000 acres are now protected from mining for 20 years, thanks to decades of work from WELC and our partners. This area contains the highest concentration of designated Wild Rivers in the contiguous U.S., and we’re continuing to work toward permanent protections.

VICTORY! MONTANA WATER RIGHTS DEFENDEDWELC won a huge victory before the Montana Supreme Court closing a loophole developers exploited for years to drill tens of thousands of unpermitted water wells across the state. Before our victory, a 200-unit subdivision could legally suck more than 650 million gallons of water annually without a permit. This is no longer the case.

VICTORY! STOPPING COAL TRAIN POLLUTION IN WA WATERWAYS Rail companies have for years transported toxic coal in open-top train cars, spilling an average of 500 pounds per car per trip into waterways. We convinced BNSF Railway Company to clean up its mess, donate $1 million to other environmental projects in Washington state, and study how to avoid this problem by covering the rail cars.

SAFEGUARDING NEW MEXICO’S WETLAND JEWELSWe’re setting the stage for greater protections in the Carson and Santa Fe National Forests of New Mexico by mapping forest areas critical to the resilience of these ecosystems, known as wetland jewels. This will help forest managers prioritize protection of these areas that provide important ecological functions.

DEVELOPING NATIONAL FOREST POLICYEver wonder how national forest policy is developed? Since 2012, WELC has participated in and co-chaired a federal advisory committee tasked with just this assignment: to provide advice and recommendations on the implementation of the Forest Service’s rules on forest management. WELC is your voice at the table.

We use strategic legal advocacy to build resilient communities and ecosystems that better respond to the threats of climate change.

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PROTECTING YELLOWSTONE’S GRIZZLY BEARSWe’re preparing to stand up for Yellowstone’s grizzly bears—a population essential to the survival of the iconic North American species and crucial to the health of the Yellowstone ecosystem.

VICTORY! LYNX SOUTHERN ROCKIES RANGE ELIGIBLE FOR CRITICAL HABITAT PROTECTIONWe successfully challenged a Fish and Wildlife Service decision to exclude the Canada lynx’s entire southern Rocky Mountain range, essential for the wildcat’s recovery, from designation as critical habitat. Next, we’ll ensure lynx habitat receives all the protections required by law, and needed for recovery.

VICTORY! DEFENDING WOLVES FROM WILDLIFE SERVICESIn 2015, we won an unprecedented victory against Wildlife Services in Washington state, stopping its wolf-killing program. In 2017, we’re using the same legal strategy in Oregon to protect more wolves from this misguided wolf-killing program.

ENSURING PUBLIC INPUT ON FEDERAL FUR EXPORT PROGRAMWe’re challenging a federal program that facilitates the export of pelts and parts of bobcats and wolves killed in the U.S. without public review.

STANDING UP FOR WOLVERINE ACROSS THE AMERICAN WESTWELC successfully proved the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illegally ignored science and violated the Endangered Species Act when it declined to list wolverine as endangered. Now, the agency must reconsider listing wolverine using the best available science.

WE DEFENDNATIVE WILDLIFE

We protect and recover wildlifeindigenous to the American West and the

healthy, functioning ecosystems they call home.

WE HELP KEEP NATURE IN BALANCE.6

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WE ADVOCATEFOR CLIMATE & HEALTH

We fight dirty energy while promoting a clean, renewable energy future in the American West.

VICTORY! KEEPING COAL POLLUTION OUT OF MONTANA’S WATEROur legal action stopped a permit that would have allowed the Rosebud Mine to dump toxic heavy metals and other harmful pollutants into state waters without limits; a huge victory for clean water and communities across the state.

FIGHTING RELENTLESS FRACKING ON PUBLIC LANDSWe’re challenging 380,000 acres of oil and gas leases on public lands for which no accounting of climate impacts has taken place—a violation of the National Environmental Policy Act.

VICTORY! STOPPING THE JORDAN COVE LNG TERMINAL & PACIFIC CONNECTOR PIPELINEThanks to the tireless legal advocacy of WELC and our partners, the federal government officially rejected a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal in Oregon. We’re watching this project and should it get revived we will use the power of the law to fight it again.

WE’RE HELPING TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS SAFEGUARD THE CLIMATE FROM DRILLING The federal government has denied oil and gas lease bids from renowned author Terry Tempest Williams and her husband because they intended to develop those leases only if drilling proved compatible with climate science. We’re challenging that rejection in court.

PROTECTING GREATER CHACO CANYON AND ITS COMMUNITIESIn northwest New Mexico, 91% of public lands are leased for oil and gas development. Much of the remaining 9% is in sacred Greater Chaco. WELC represents native communities and other groups that want to protect Greater Chaco and its living communities from unstudied fracking.

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VALLE VIDALCELEBRATES 10 YEARS

102,000 ACRES. PROTECTED FOREVER.

Throughout the West, special places—enchantingly beautiful, priceless, and awe-inspiring—bring communities together. Imagine your favorite haven now: an ancient forest in the Northwest, a sweeping ridgeline in the Intermountain West, or a breathtaking desert canyon in the Southwest. Many of these lands are public lands owned by all Americans.

As westerners with home bases in New Mexico, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, we at the Western Environmental Law Center know our public lands well. Indeed, our public lands inspire us each and every day as we wield the full power of the law to safeguard the West’s wildlands, wildlife, and communities. So when our public lands come under threat, we step in to defend them. That’s precisely what happened a decade ago when the fossil fuel industry sought to lease and drill Northern New Mexico’s beloved Valle Vidal, the “Valley of Life,” for oil and gas.

A 100,000-acre paradise of rolling alpine meadows, aspen groves, high peaks, and forest in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Valle Vidal—part of the Carson National Forest—rests atop fossil

resources that were hungrily eyed by a Texas oil and gas company. In 2003, rumors swept through northern New Mexico that this company had asked President George W. Bush’s Energy Task Force to exploit the Valle Vidal.

Given the Bush Administration’s coziness with the oil and gas industry, we were told that drilling in the Valle Vidal was inevitable and that we should try to cut a deal to protect what we could. But, with partners such as our good friends at Amigos Bravos, we talked with the community and received a crystal clear signal: these public lands weren’t for sale. The community’s determination in the face of seemingly impossible odds sparked an amazing, multi-year, community-based campaign that presaged the “Keep it in the Ground” campaigns of today. The result: permanent legislative protection of the Valle Vidal from the threat of oil and gas drilling.

We tell this story now for a simple reason: we’ve fought hostile administrations in the past, we know how to win, and we’re prepared, now, to stand with you and other Westerners to fight the Trump administration.

The Valle Vidal campaign was grounded in several key principles.

First, know your community. We hired two excellent organizers to reach out to county and town officials, local ranchers, businesses, sportsmen, boy scouts, and others. And in these

conversations, we found common ground: a shared love of the Valle Vidal and the land’s watershed, wildlife, recreational, and ranching values. It was this common ground that provoked the community’s horror at the prospect of an oil and gas company turning the Valle Vidal into an industrial landscape for the sake of fossil fuel energy—energy we determined would power the country for a mere 30 hours. And it was this common ground that created the opportunity for a powerful community-based campaign that would be heard all the way in Washington, D.C.

Second, build a coalition. Designing a well-functioning coalition is essential to effective coordination and decision making. It allows you to secure resources for organizers, for education and outreach to media and political champions, for scientific and technical experts, and to integrate and harmonize different advocacy strategies. With the Valle Vidal campaign, we relied on a solid group of passionate, exceptional leaders to provide capacity and to navigate the coalition through complex community, legal, and political dynamics. Building off the community’s core values, the coalition enjoyed the support of more than 400 organizations, businesses, and local governments as well as an astounding 70,000 individuals.

Third, work the process. The Valle Vidal Coalition countered the political pressure emanating from the White House not only with the raw power of

TWO WOMENTWENTY-THREE YEARS THEIR VISION

BECAME A TRUE LEGACYIn 2016, WELC had the bittersweet honor of celebrating Corrie Yackulic and Lori Maddox, both of whom retired after serving on our board of directors for 23 years. Corrie and Lori were honored at their final annual meeting, high in the Colorado mountains, amid an outpouring of love and appreciation from WELC’s staff and board.

These two amazing women helped found WELC in 1993, served as board president, and were instrumental in growing our organization in good times and sustaining it during the toughest challenges. It’s rare to have board members stay with an organization for so long, and we’re eternally grateful for Corrie and Lori’s commitment and dedication to WELC and its mission of protecting and defending the West.

Thanks to their leadership, WELC is stronger and more effective than ever. We wish Corrie and Lori continued success and happiness in their day jobs, which, not surprisingly, are also dedicated to making the world a better place.

Lori Maddox is associate director of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide in Eugene, Oregon.

Corrie Yackulic runs a private law practice in Seattle, Washington.

long, taking years of intense work to cultivate community and political support, to participate in agency planning and environmental review processes, to elevate the profile of an issue, and to introduce and pass legislation. With the Valle Vidal, serious advocacy began in 2003 but our conclusive victory—legislation—wasn’t secured until the end of 2006, and that was lightning fast.

We think the story of the Valle Vidal campaign is helpful as we find ourselves facing the Trump Administration, which has moved aggressively to install pro-fossil fuel decision-makers in positions of power and to dismantle our bedrock conservation laws and policies essential to the protection of our public lands. We’ve faced similar threats in the past. To be clear, we do believe the Trump Administration presents new challenges, including to the very fabric of our democracy. But regardless of those challenges, we know that wielding the full power of the law hand-in-glove with communities is a tried-and-true strategy.

The Valle Vidal was protected 10 years ago despite a hostile presidential administration. That protection will last forever. At the Western Environmental Law Center, we know we will outlast the current administration and, with every ounce of energy we possess, we will resist the administration’s attacks and continue our steady, strategic advocacy to secure lasting, durable protections for the West’s wildlands, wildlife, and communities. Together, we are strong; we are unified; and we will prevail.

our coalition, but with savvy, orchestrated use of the law. We used Freedom of Information Act requests to tease out the role of the White House and its conversations with El Paso Corporation. We leveraged bedrock laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act to make sure the Forest Service was serving the public and not the White House. We creatively used the Clean Water Act to secure watershed protections from New Mexico’s primary water quality regulator to outflank the Bush Administration and to fight back against the prospects of oil and gas drilling. Finally, we understood that for us to truly win,

litigation—while a key tool we would not hesitate to use

if appropriate—would not carry the day;

we needed federal legislation that

permanently protected the Valle Vidal.

Fourth, have patience. Campaigns are

difficult and

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We appreciate the generous contributions you make to support the Western Environmental Law Center’s work defending the wildlands, wildlife, and communities of the American West. Your gift made an impact and made our victories possible—thank you.

As a public interest law firm, we do not charge clients and partners for services, but rely instead on charitable gifts from individuals, families, and foundations to achieve our mission.

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Kevin O’ConnorStephen M. and Jill PaulsonMartha and Warren PavlatWilliam G. PearcyJane C. Pedersen and Steve SomoraMichael A. PelizzariThomas and Marie Louise

PenchoenMandy PennefatherRandall B. and Roberta P. PerryDavid H. PetersenRoger S. PetersonStephen PetersonEllen PfisterJames E. PhelpsDonald A. PhilippDamon R. PhillipsSusan S. and Roger S. PeirceGarth PintlerM. Teresa PisañoSpencer and Margot PlattDavid and Kay PollackSteven PordesConstance PotenJames PouilliardAlicia PowerDouglas J. and Christine PrestonPaul H. PreusserKaren PriceElaine PridayLyndee PrillPerry PrinceRichard A. ProdgersSuzi ProzanskiMichael PruckerStephen W. and Sandra A. PursellLois PurvisCharles K. and Louise R. QuigleyJanice and Michael Quinn

Lee and Paul QuintanaBrad I. RaffleColleen S.W. and Kenneth H. RandPhilip RatcliffPatricia A. RathmannMargaret C. RawlinsSteven RaymenGretchen ReadeElizabeth ReadelFran M. RechtJanet and Richard ReedJohn M. Reed, Jr.Mary Lou ReedRobert C. ReedyMargaret ReganArthur ReidelSusan ResslerPolly RexPatricia ReynoldsRebecca J. ReynoldsRobert G. RibeAnthony RiceDennis G. RiceDwayne and Bette RiceMargaret and David A. RichTerry RichAnita RichardH. Allan and Helen RidleyNoriko Riggleman and John DixonCynthia RileyDavid RobertsLisa RobertsonRita RobillardDaniel and Kay RobinholdBarbara J. RobinsonBill and Helen RockettWilliam H. Rodgers, Jr.Karen S. RogersPaul D. RoglandRobert RohwerTrish RolfeStephen W. RoseH. Gerritt RosenthalJulianne Ross

Dena Ross and Dan WarnerErno H. and Charlotte RossSandra RossiAnne B. RotherLinda RowlandPeter RozsaErica Rubin and Tom SwansonJohn RundquistSamantha Ruscavage-BarzJean RusciolelliThomas V. RushRobert RussellLynette Sahnow and Jeff JonesDebra SalopekMargie T. SanfordPeter SaracenoMary SarumiSally SaulvesterMarrick E. Sayers, Ph.D.Elizabeth ScanlinRachel and Vince ScarlataJoan and William SchellengerWayne and Gail SchimpffErich F. SchimpsMarvin SchinnererPierre F. SchlemelErik Schlenker-Goodrich and

Rachel ConnDennis B. SchlenkerElizabeth Schmidkunz and

Glen G. Gibbons, Jr.Edward A. SchmidtThomas and Elaine SchneiderEric T. SchoenfeldCarol and James SchottRichard and Patricia Bugas

SchrammDavid J. SchroederDonald R. SchumanSuzanne ScollonMary ScurlockThomas SeddonDouglas SepkowitzJohn Shafer

Christine ShafferArmen ShahinianPatricia SharkeyJames H. and Katherine M. SheaStan SheggebyKarin SheldonMary Anna SherlockDeejah and Ron Sherman-PetersonJohn J.F. Sherrerd, Jr.Ruth I. ShimondleRuth ShirleyNathaniel ShoaffNatalie ShuttleworthNathan T. SidleyKendrick J. SimilaWendy S. SimmonsLawrence J. SimonRuth SimonPeter SinclaireDiane L. SipeMatthew L. SlickCarol and William M. SmallwoodBrenda and Jarrett SmithCathleen Lynne SmithDave L. SmithFranklin A. and Irmeli I. SmithJerry J. SmithKenneth B. and Susan W. SmithJeffrey A. SootsColleen SorensenNancy SorianoJoli and Michael SouleMarianne Spitzform, Ph.D.Dale and Regina SpoorSusan StackJoyce StahmannJune StakunJ. Michael StarrGerry StassinosEdward G. StauberJohn H. SteadTyrone SteenLaura and Rodger SteenhoekStacey Steep and Adam Pouilliard

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Marc SteinbergSusan L. SteinbergSandy SteinmanDonald T. StephensJean StevensFrances W. StevensonBrian K. StompeJohn and Tamera StoneGeorge R. StoopsAlex StreetDarol StreibMary Ellen StroteNicholas W. SturchRenee SuchRoberta L. and Bruce W. SullivanArdis A. SussellJanet B. SvirskyPhyllis SwackhamerJulia Swanson BirchillGrace SwansonKristy Swanson and James BirchillClark SweeneyKaren Swenson and Jay ShueKristin SwimKathryn SwordsWally SykesGary and Teresa TackmanDalton and Nancy TarwaterChris TaylorJ. Holley TaylorDonna TeareCharlie TebbuttBrad ThackerToby Thaler and Becky SukovatyPatricia A. TheisenDieter ThigpenMegan ThomasBruce K. ThompsonJames W. ThompsonLinda ThompsonPeter ThompsonThomas R. ThompsonVirginia C. ThompsonDuncan Thrasher

Richard R. ThweattGeorge TibbitsSara TiedeJane R. TimmermanJim and Sara TisdelSara ToubmanJoyce Trawle and Douglas BergDeborah W. and David W. TrotterJoan and Louis N. TruskoffKristy Tucker and Joseph FloresRichard TurkBarbara TurnerSean A. TutenPeter UglesichRoss and Kristin UlibarriJesse and JoAnne UlloaRoberta T. UlrichAlvin W. UrquhartShirley C. ValentineJack M. Valpey, M.D.Gerard and Rita Van DeeneNita and Henk van der WerffKensal E. Van HoldeAli Van ZeeMarion Ritchey Vance and

John A. VanceMike VandemanRichard C. Vanderwyst and

Barbara A. HansenEberhard and Catherine VeitKathy and Stan VejtasaMoritz VickJoel G. VignerePatricia VineskiIrene VlachAlbert VoegeliEve VogelJoan VogelJohn M. VolkmanPeter Von ChristiersonPeter H. and Josephine Von HippelDavid H. Von SeggernJack Gray and Mary Jo WadeJay Wakefield

Marie WakefieldStephen P. WalkerGary WallmarkTracy WallschlaegerMarilyn D. Walster and

Sidney E. FriedmanDick Walton and Susan NewellJohn G. WardJane and Steve WardlawBetty G. WareLaura WareRichard and Doris WaringNancy E. Warner, M.D.Maurice WarnerGlenna WatermanFrank T. Watrous IIIA.J. and Susana WatsonMatthew WatsonFrederick WearnJo Ann Weaver and

Roland AtkinsonJeffrey A. WeihAndrew WeinerWilliam WeissChristine L. WellsDorothy Wells and Gary GriefJanet WestbrookScott and Mary WesterlundDouglas E. WestfallHoward J. WhitakerThomas WhiteClaudia WhitnahCristy WickmanMichael and Janey WiederholdChristian J. Wihtol and

Jody RolnickSarah and Stephen WilderGail WilkePaul and Jane WilkenChristopher and Priscilla WilliamsJack WillsJames WilsonMolly A. Wilson and Jay A. JaninReed M. Wilson

Robert E. WilsonSteven M. WilsonRobin Winfree and Mark AndrewEdward Winter and Jan NelsonJohn and Jill WinterRobin and Gerald WisdomJanet WitzemanTerry P. WizigDonald L. WolfMike A. WolfMichael WolfeDavid C. WoodBeth L. WoodwardSteven WoolpertThomas K. and Lois E. WorcesterKathleen WorleyEdward WozniakJan Wroncy and Gary HaleCynthia Wutchiett and Robin SmithJill WyattCorrie J. YackulicJane and Lawrence YazzieJohn and Lavinia YcasGlenn Yocum and Emelie OlsonSara YouhasKatherine YoungJames R. YurchencoRob Zako and Kayleen HannaBen ZuckermanEllen Zweibel

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AnonymousAnonymous Donor of The

Connable Office, Inc.444S FoundationAgerter Judd Family Fund at the

East Bay CommunityFoundation

Aria FoundationBella Vista FoundationBill Healy FoundationBlue Oak FoundationBurning FoundationCabin Fund of the Santa Fe

Community FoundationCharles SchwabCharlotte Martin FoundationThe Chicago Community

FoundationChristopher and Priscilla Williams

Fund of The OregonCommunity Foundation

Cinnabar FoundationCross Charitable FoundationDay Family FoundationE*TRADE Securities LLCEnergy Foundation

Environment FoundationEnvironmental Defense FundEugene and Emily Grant Family

FoundationThe Eugene N. and Margaret C.

Bruce Family FundEvergreen Hill Fund of The

Oregon Community FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundFiredoll FoundationGuacamole FundHorne Family FoundationThe Jewish Community

Federation and EndowmentFund

John Hirschi Donor AdvisedFund of the Wichita Falls AreaCommunity Foundation

Jubitz Family FoundationJust Woke Up Fund of the Santa

Fe Community FoundationK FoundationKalispel Tribe of IndiansKenneth White TrustKMS Financial ServicesMaki Foundation

Margaret W. Reed FoundationThe Max and Anna Levinson

FoundationMcCune Charitable FoundationMertz Gilmore FoundationMitchell David Solomon

Foundation, Inc.Nell Newman FoundationNew-Land FoundationNorthern Trust Charitable Giving

ProgramNorthwest Fund for the

EnvironmentPatagonia Environmental Grants

ProgramPeter and Josephine Von Hippel

Family Fund of the Bank ofAmerica Charitable Gift Fund

The Purple Lady/Barbara J.Meislin Fund

Resources Legacy FundRoots to Leaves FundRose Foundation for

Communities and theEnvironment

Ruth I. Morton Fund of the

Rochester Area CommunityFoundation

Sallie and Alan Gratch FamilyFund at the WhitefishCommunity Foundation

The Satterberg FoundationSchwab Charitable FundSeattle FoundationSecond Anonymous Fund of the

Santa Fe CommunityFoundation

Shared Earth FoundationSwinomish Indian Tribal

CommunityTaos Community FoundationTides FoundationTurner FoundationVanguard CharitableVanguard Charitable Endowment

ProgramWeeden FoundationWilburforce FoundationWinky Foundation

FOUNDATIONS & CHARITABLE FUNDS

Applied Scientific Instrumentation, Inc.

Blackfoot River BrewingCompany

The Boeing Company Gift MatchProgram

Caffry and Flower, Attorneys atLaw

Cid’s Food MarketCopy Queen of Taos

Corrie Yackulic Law Firm,P.L.L.C.

Deschutes Brewery, Inc.Dr. Bronner’s Magic SoapsFive Star BurgersKW Botanicals, Inc.Lewis & Clark Brewing CompanyMarrone Construction, Inc.Mountain Rose HerbsMovement Media

New Belgium Brewing CompanyOakshire BrewingOregon Country FairOrganically Grown CompanyOrvisOverlode, Inc.Paradigm WineryPetree Nursery and GreenhousesSkjersaa Group at Duke Warner

Realty

State Street Foundation, Inc.Trillium Natural Foods Organic

GroceryUnited Way of the Columbia

WillametteWet Rock Gardens Flower FarmWinter Green FarmWorld Cup CaféYourCause - PG&E Corporation

Foundation Matching Gifts

ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES & EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAMS

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“Thanks for the great work you do to protect our land, air, water,

and livelihoods!”

JESSICA M. NOLANWELC DONOR

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350 Colorado350 EugeneAdopt A Wolf PackAlliance for the Wild RockiesAmerican RiversAmerican WhitewaterAmigos BravosAppalachian Mountain ClubArchaeology SouthwestArizona Wilderness CoalitionBarkBe the ChangeBetty Jane LannenBlue Mountains Forest PartnersBob and Gail BarkerBoulder-White Clouds CouncilCalifornians for Alternatives to ToxicsCalUWildCascadia WildlandsCenter for Biological DiversityCenter for Environmental Law and PolicyCenter for Food SafetyCentral Sierra Environmental Resource CenterChaco AllianceChama Peak Land AllianceCitizens for a Healthy CommunityCitizens for a Healthy Fort CollinsCitizens for Clean AirCitizens for Sustainable DevelopmentClancy-Unionville Task ForceClark Fork CoalitionClean Air Task ForceClean Energy Action

Clean Water ActionClimate Culture CollaborativeClimate SolutionsCo-Op Members AllianceCoalition for Clean Affordable EnergyCoast Range AssociationCoast Range Forest WatchColorado Chapter, Global Catholic Climate

MovementColorado Coalition for a Livable ClimateColorado People’s AllianceColumbia RiverkeeperCommunity Association for Restoration of the

EnvironmentCommunity for Sustainable EnergyConcerned Citizens of the Yakama ReservationConservation AnglerConservation ColoradoConservation NorthwestConservation Voters New MexicoCottonwood Environmental Law CenterCrag Law CenterDakota Resource CouncilDefenders of WildlifeDiné Citizens Against Ruining Our EnvironmentEarth Island InstituteEarthjusticeEarthworksEco EldersEco-Justice MinistriesEnergyShouldBe.orgEnvironment AmericaEnvironmental Defense Fund

Environmental Protection Information CenterFood and Water WatchFootloose MontanaFort Collins Sustainability GroupFrack Free ColoradoFriends of AnimalsFriends of the BitterrootFriends of the ClearwaterFriends of the Columbia GorgeFriends of the EarthFriends of the Wild SwanFriends of Toppenish CreekGeorge WuerthnerGifford Pinchot Task ForceGrand Canyon TrustGrand Canyon Wildlands CouncilGreat Old Broads for WildernessHECHO: Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting,

and OutdoorsHelena Hunters and Anglers AssociationHigh Country Conservation AdvocatesHigh Sierra Hikers AssociationHorse Creek Water UsersHydropower Reform CoalitionInstitute for Fisheries ResourcesInterfaith Power and LightKaruk TribeKatrin and Kevin ChandlerKettle Range Conservation GroupKlamath Forest AllianceKlamath RiverkeeperKlamath-Siskiyou Wildlands CenterKootenai Environmental Alliance

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CLIENTS & PARTNERSWE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 185 ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN 2016. TOGETHER, WE TACKLE THE AMERICAN WEST’S MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

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Lakewood Renewable EnergyLaw Offices of Charles M. TebbuttLeague of Conservation VotersLos Padres ForestWatchLummi Indian NationMcKenzie FlyfishersMoms Clean Air ForceMontana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and

AnglersMontana Ecosystems Defense CouncilMontana Elders for a Livable TomorrowMontana Environmental Information CenterMontana Wilderness AssociationMontana Wildlife FederationNational Parks Conservation AssociationNational Wildlife FederationNative Ecosystems CouncilNative Fish SocietyNatural Resources Defense CouncilNew Mexico Audubon CouncilNew Mexico Backcountry Hunters and AnglersNew Mexico Physicians for Social ResponsibilityNew Mexico Wilderness AllianceNorth Cascades Conservation CouncilNorth Metro Neighbors for Safe EnergyNorthcoast Environmental CenterNorthern Plains Resource CouncilNorthwest Indian Fisheries CommissionOregon Coast AllianceOregon Shores Conservation CoalitionOregon WildOur Children’s Trust

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’sAssociations

Pacific RiversPasado’s Safe HavenPipeline Awareness Southern OregonPowder River Basin Resource CouncilPredator DefenseProject CoyoteProtect Our LovelandPSE Healthy EnergyPublic Employees for Environmental

ResponsibilityPublic JusticePuget Soundkeeper AllianceRE Sources for Sustainable CommunitiesRio Arriba Concerned CitizensRocky Mountain Peace and Justice CenterRocky Mountain WildRogue ClimateRogue FlyfishersRogue RiverkeeperSan Juan Citizens AllianceSierra ClubSierra Club - Grand Canyon ChapterSierra Club - Rio Grande ChapterSierra Club - Washington State ChapterSierra Club Environmental Law ProgramSierra Forest LegacySky Island AllianceSocially Responsible Agriculture ProjectSouthern Utah Wilderness AllianceSpokane Riverkeeper/Center for Justice

SteamboatersSustainable NorthwestSwan View CoalitionSwinomish Indian Tribal CommunityTerry Tempest Williams and Brooke WilliamsThe Lands CouncilThe Wilderness SocietyTransition Fort CollinsTrout UnlimitedTurner Endangered Species FundU.S. Climate PlanUmpqua WatershedsUpper Green River AllianceUpper Missouri Breaks Audubon SocietyVibrant PlanetWall of Women ColoradoWallowa-Whitman Forest CollaborativeWaterkeeper AllianceWestern Colorado CongressWestern Organization of Resource CouncilsWestern Resource AdvocatesWestern Slope Conservation CenterWestern Watersheds ProjectWhat’s Up StreamWildEarth GuardiansWilderness WatchWilderness WorkshopWildlands NetworkWillamette RiverkeeperWolf Haven InternationalWyoming Outdoor CouncilYellowstone Valley Audubon Society

A complete audited financial report will be available in August.

REVENUE $1,969,18933% Program Services $641,21338% Foundation Grants $742,33428% Contributions $556,6761% Investment & Other Income $28,966

FINANCIAL REPORT 2016

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EXPENSE 81% Program $1,430,81210% Fundraising $184,9089% Administrative $159,269

$1,774,989

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38%

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Photo credits: Cover California by Joe Parks; pages 3, 4, and 9 New Mexico by Jim O’Donnell Photography; page 6 Grizzly bear cubs © iStockPhoto.com/Wanderluster; page 8 New Mexico by BLM; page 11 by Erik Schlenker-Goodrich; page 13 © iStockPhoto.com/MonaMakela; page 22 Oregon by Thomas Shahan; pages 23-24 Crater Lake, Oregon by Yumian Deng; Back Cover California by Steven Bratman; Envelope by BLM.

Karin P. SheldonPresidentPeggy NelsonVice-PresidentKevin KirchnerTreasurer

Phil KatzenWilliam LeaphartMike LindsayDr. Lisa ManningDyan Oldenburg

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFFErik Schlenker-GoodrichExecutive DirectorMatthew Bishop, AttorneyRocky Mountains Office DirectorSusan Jane Brown, AttorneyWildlands & Wildlife Program Director Peter M. K. FrostAttorneySarah Lynn GoethIndividual Gifts CoordinatorDina GonzalesAdministrative CoordinatorAndrew HawleyAttorneyShiloh HernandezAttorney Laura KingAttorneyShannon LaunAttorney

David LawlorDirector of DevelopmentMichelle LothDevelopment & Administrative AssistantJackie MarletteDevelopment & Communications CoordinatorJohn MellgrenAttorneyLyndee PrillFinance OfficerAndrea RodgersAttorneyThomas Singer, Ph.D.Senior Policy AdvisorBrian SweeneyDirector of CommunicationsKyle Tisdel, AttorneyClimate & Energy Program Director

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