this year inoregonannual report 2009

we lcom efrom the director

Dear Friends,

Thank you for making this such a remarkable year for conservation. In every place we work, each success is a tribute to your steadfast and generous support. We couldn’t do it without you.

In the following pages, you’ll meet people working to save and restore the natural world that sustains us all, with your help. Their stories inspire me, and I hope the same is true for you.

Looking ahead to 2010, I want you to know in advance about two extraordinary conservation challenges.

First, Zumwalt Prairie, in Oregon’s northeast corner, is the largest native grassland of its type in North America, home to amazing wildlife, including many hawks and eagles, herds of elk and much more. Over the past decade, we’ve acquired 33,000 acres (over 50 square miles) of rolling grassland, creeks and canyons.

An additional 38,000 acres has come on the market, and we’ve signed an option to purchase it. This would more than double the area managed for conservation. Estimated price tag: $40 million.

To be honest, this challenge would normally seem beyond our means. But what an opportunity for lasting conservation! We’re exploring all options, including finding partners to maintain a sustainable working ranch while collaborating with us to protect and manage the habitat. We’ve also reached out to leaders in Wallowa County for their ideas on the future of this property. Let me know your ideas, and we’ll keep you posted as we move forward.

Second, Oregon’s only dedicated source of funding for parks and natural areas — 15 percent of Oregon Lottery dollars — will end in 2014 unless voters renew it. Voters initially dedicated these funds in 1998, and today they’re put to work restoring habitats, acquiring natural areas, and creating and improving state and local parks in every corner of Oregon.

We don’t want to wait to renew this tremendously successful program. It’s too important to Oregon’s future. So we’re working with a broad coalition to bring it back to the voters in the fall of 2010.

We call it Oregon’s Campaign for Water, Parks and Wildlife. We invite you to join us in making it happen. For more information, go online to nature.org/VoteNature.

Best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous new year,

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Photos: At top © Stephen Anderson/TNC; At right © Kenneth Popper/TNC

RusseLL HoefLIcH

VICE PrESIDENT AND OrEgON DIrECTOr

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ReBIRTH of A RIVeR

Fifteen years ago, Liza Jane Nichols was out walking the ranch with her young son when they found themselves in the gullied channel where the Wallowa River used to run. And it dawned on them: why not restore the river and put it back on its old, bending path?

And so they did.

Nichols, the Conservancy’s project steward at the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, owns and works the 6 Ranch, with her husband Craig, at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains outside Enterprise. Nichols’ great-grandfather homesteaded the ranch about 125 years ago. They raise Corriente beef, tend dairy cows to make their own cheese, and sell eggs locally from their flock of 24 hens. You’ll find horses (and a team of border collies) to move cattle.

The Wallowa River is home to steelhead, salmon, rainbow trout and a host of other wildlife. But, years ago, to make room for the railroad and highway, the natural river bends — which once carved through the 6 Ranch — were taken out and the river was straightened.

Unfortunately, this common practice had a big impact on fish and was a major factor in their decline. Without meanders, the river ran more quickly and deprived fish of the natural pools, shade and habitat complexity they need.

The Nichols family wanted to help fix that.

This year, with funding from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the Bonneville Power Administration, engineers and equipment operators carved up a mile of the Nichols’ pasture land along the river’s historic run. It’s an example of how dollars from Oregon’s dedicated conservation fund are put to work on the ground.

Teams moved earth and, as the old channel was closed off, relocated fish to the new channel. About 150 community members, agency representatives, tribal members, Grande Ronde Model Watershed folks and local kids joined the effort one July day. Work continues. Even now, willows are being planted along restored river banks. “This happened on a piece of land that we care about and is relatively small in the big picture,” she said. “But looking at the larger benefits to habitat and fish, it’s clear this is a benefit to everyone.”

When the river began its first step back into a familiar curve, Nichols sat quietly on a pile of rocks to watch. “This wonderful hush, the sound of water, came by. And you know, every once in awhile we just get the feeling that everything is right in the world. That’s how I felt,” she said. “I thought I was out there to say goodbye to the river as I’ve always known it. But instead, it was just, ‘you’re home.’”

Watch a television story of the Wallowa River reborn on Craig and Liza Jane Nichols’ ranch, on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s

“Oregon Field Guide,” opb.org/programs/ofg

Liza Jane Nichols, Conservancy steward, at 6 ranch © Vince Patton

MEMBErS AND PArTNErS OF

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MAKINg A DIFFErENCE ACrOSS

OrEgON AND BEyOND, PrOTECTINg

IMPOrTANT LANDS AND WATErS

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RARe BIRds fInd RefuGe

On the treeless and ragged-rock Semidi Islands off Alaska’s coast breeds a rare subspecies of the Aleutian cackling goose (world population: about 150 birds). Each year, the birds return faithfully to their wintering grounds — just two small pastures at one location on the Oregon central coast.

And, for over 24 years, Roy Lowe’s been keeping an eye on them. In 1991, he color banded the Semidi geese in Alaska, including two goslings that, 18 years later, returned this year to their Oregon home.

The Conservancy recently purchased one of the birds’ wintering sites, an 80-acre dairy farm inside a bend in the Nestucca River, to protect it permanently for the geese and a host of other wildlife. In May, the property was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to become part of the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

“We have an important partnership with the Conservancy and couldn’t do this without them,” said Lowe, manager of the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “As an arm of the government, we can’t always act fast in the real estate market, we really depend on [the Conservancy] to help us accomplish our conservation mission.”

The birds have mostly arrived for the winter and spend their days foraging on pasture land (and often sleeping atop nearby Haystack Rock, just off Pacific City, at night). They’ll stick around until April.

Expanding the refuge benefits more than the rare geese. Oregon estuaries provide critical upland, wetland and tidal marsh habitats for myriads of fish and wildlife.

Currently, the Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working with other local landowners and hope to expand the refuge again next year.

HeRe coMes THe sun

Walt Mintkeski had dreamed for years of installing solar panels on his house. A retired environmental engineer and longtime Conservancy volunteer, he’d dedicated his life to protecting the planet. Harnessing the sun’s power seemed like a no-brainer.

When his father passed away last year, inheritance brought his dream within reach. But while admiring the trees surrounding his home, Walt thought, “Wow. That’s a lot of shade. Maybe this isn’t the most efficient way for me to help the environment — or the best use of my dad’s hard-earned money.”

That’s when he remembered The Nature Conservancy’s three-story office building in Southeast Portland.

The Nature Conservancy has helped protect over 500,000 acres of important habitats in Oregon. The work doesn’t stop there, though: there’s a commitment to sustainability in our offices and operations as well.

And thanks to Mintkeski’s vision, support and coordination of the project, our Portland office now wears a new array of high-efficiency photovoltaic awnings.

“My father was very generous to me,” Mintkeski said.

A large flock of geese including rare Aleutian cackling and lesser Canada geese

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At left: Walt Mintkeski, retired environmental

engineer and longtime Conservancy volunteer,

figured the Conservancy’s office would be perfect

for solar awning panels. he was right.

© Stephen Anderson/TNC

Below: New acqusitions in the Williamatte Valley

feature old witness trees and provide critical

habitat for the endangered Fender’s blue butterfly.

© Ed Alverson/TNC; © Matthew Benotsch/TNC

“So, I’m passing on his generosity to a cause I greatly believe in. I’ve loved the outdoors since my family spent summers boating off New York’s Shelter Island. After retirement, I decided my new career is as a philanthropist, and my benefactor is our Earth.”

Installed on the south side of the Conservancy’s office building, the photovoltaic awnings are designed to soak up as many photons as possible. Combined with roof panels installed in 1998, the two arrays produce about 10 kW of power in full sunlight, equivalent to the electricity demand of about three typical homes.

Shading is an added benefit, reducing the building’s need for air conditioning. The solar awnings provide full shade over south side windows at mid-day for four months, mid-April to mid-August.

“The Nature Conservancy is extremely grateful for Walt’s generous support and guidance,” said Russell Hoeflich, vice president and Oregon director. “He’s helping us increase our use of clean energy and educate the community about solar power and conservation.”

To learn more about the new solar awnings, contact us for a tour. You can also track energy production at

http://www.tiny.cc/tnc_solarenergy.

AncIenT TRees BeAR wITness

Standing beside a grand old oak tree amidst rolling prairie, Ed Alverson can sense the history of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. He can reach out and touch it, too.

The Oregon white oak is a witness tree, one of two that Alverson, a Conservancy stewardship ecologist based in Eugene, recently identified. He was exploring two new land acquisitions supported by habitat mitigation grants from the Bonneville Power Administration.

A 152-acre conservation easement at Baskett Butte, adjacent to the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge west of Salem — in combination with a 10-acre purchase at Willow Creek Preserve in West Eugene — will enable the Conservancy to further protect and restore key Willamette Valley oak and prairie habitats, one of Earth’s most imperiled ecosystems.

Witness trees were used as landmarks for government surveys in the 1850s, when the fertile valley was officially mapped out for homesteaders. Witness trees were blazed for identification purposes. Alverson found the scars somewhat healed over, but otherwise unchanged.

The valley is a different story. Due to population growth,

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agriculture and development, it has undergone dramatic changes in the past 160 years.

“The entire Willamette Valley was once dominated by prairie and oak savanna, but today less than 2 percent of those habitats remain,” Alverson said. “To me, these trees symbolize why this new acquisition is important since, unlike the rest of the valley, it’s still relatively intact. The family has taken great care over the years to keep the native oaks healthy.”

Both newly acquired properties provide and connect critical habitat for several endangered species including the Fender’s blue butterfly — found only in the Willamette Valley — and its host plant, the threatened Kincaid’s lupine. The hope, Alverson said, is that butterflies will use the habitat corridors to mix populations and diversify the species.

The Nature Conservancy is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage the Baskett Butte acquisition in sync with strategies at the wildlife refuge. Restoration activities at both new sites will include invasive species management, thinning of encroaching trees and planting native vegetation, including the lupine and other butterfly-friendly species.

“It will take time and a sustained effort to restore the native prairie and oak woodlands,” Alverson said. “But I believe we’ll get there. I hope these oak trees, if not me, are here to witness that.”

MAKInG A PLAn

Two wildfires licked up ponderosa pines and Douglas-fir trees, skirting the city of Ashland this summer. One, although small, blew toward the home of Darren Borgias. (Don’t worry: the neighborhood was spared.) The other fire hemmed the south of the city, yellow smoke rising against an aqua sky. People evacuated. Retardant bombers flew overhead. And around 190 acres were torched.

“Dead. It was all dead,” said Borgias, the Conservancy’s stewardship ecologist and forest buff who walked the blackened ground looking for surviving conifers. He’s a man who, without missing a beat, can weave a timeline of forest ecology and politics into any conversation — whether it’s about trees or not. The recent fire, even for Borgias, was shocking. “I was alarmed to see that instead of patches of conifer mortality, they were all killed in the heart of the fire,” he said. Because of the lack of natural fire cycles, it burned hotter and with greater severity than it would have historically. Earlier fuel reduction treatment helped on the edges where the conifers survived, though.

So it’s no surprise that Ashland residents have a heightened sense of living in a forest that needs help. Southwest Oregon also has a residue of contention. It was ground zero for timber wars pitting forest use against wilderness and endangered wildlife. As it turns out, trees really are a topic in many community conversations.

Darren Borgias, Conservancy

stewardship ecologist, worked with

partners help to shape the Ashland

Forest resiliency Plan — a guide for

treatment on 7,600 acres to restore a

resilient and sustainable forest, which

includes features like manzanita,

pictured at left.

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Lately, thanks to local leaders, the conversation has been about solutions. The result is a pioneering forest restoration blueprint called the Ashland Forest Resiliency Plan. The community, the U.S. Forest Service, the Conservancy and others have designed a future for Ashland’s forested watershed to help ensure clean water supply, safer communities from the threat of unnaturally severe wildfire and healthy habitats for fish and wildlife.

It took five years to design, and could serve as a model for large-scale restoration of dry forests in Eastern and Southern Oregon. Safer communities and healthier habitats are both in the equation.

The Ashland plan guides where and how to thin smaller trees and brush on 7,600 acres to restore a resilient and sustainable forest. The thinning will reduce flammable fuels, and controlled burns will replicate natural processes. The plan protects the larger trees, preserving old-growth and streamside habitats, and includes an open invitation to the community to get involved in measuring and monitoring the results, forming the Ashland Forest Partnership.

“The needs of a diverse living forest and a human community all come to a head in this watershed,” Borgias said. “[The plan] is science-based, good for nature and good for people, too. It’s great.”

To learn more about the Ashland Forest Resiliency Plan, see http://Ashlandwatershed.org

ResToRATIon (And sTuff)

In the seething summer heat — after a day of hiking — Jason Dumont waded across the Sandy River to a restoration site. In the current, a cold, unopened bottle of organic lemonade floated down the river and right into his hand. Divine.

Dumont, the Conservancy’s Portland area preserves manager, has seen an increase in ‘stuff ’ this year. Some tokens are welcome (like the lemonade). Others? Not so much. In a single trip by kayak patrolling for invasive plants, Dumont and crew rounded up an inner tube, paddle, kayak pieces, over 100 cans and bottles, shoes, a wallet, pipe, squirt guns (they kept those), a small barbecue, cooler and other flotsam. They built a makeshift barge to haul it all out.

Conservancy staff Doug Kreuzer, far left, and Jason Dumont, far right, with

AmeriCorps members Corey gargano and Jenny Bieger at the Sandy river

© Paul Kuthe/Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe

In the Sandy River Gorge, six miles of untamed river with upland terraces and canyons provide excellent habitat for wild salmon and steelhead, wildlife and an old-growth forest, all within 20 miles of Oregon’s largest urban area. Recreation use is growing, evidenced by all the stuff.

Dumont, entertained by the unexpected finds and ultimately glad that people are getting outdoors, notes that greater public use is partly what habitat restoration is designed to accommodate. He and others will continue picking up stuff while neighbors, visitors and communities are encouraged to take care of improved habitats.

The Conservancy owns or manages about 500 acres in what is about a one-half million-acre basin. His crews work on Conservancy land, but actually spend more time working on other private or public property with permission. “Because the water and natural areas aren’t confined to property boundaries, neither are we,” Dumont said.

This year, in tangent with work done by the Sandy River Basins Partners group, Dumont and crews concentrated on 10 sites, removing blackberry and other invasive species, doing community outreach, leading trainings and restoring healthy streamside forests. At Dabney State Recreation Area, for instance, they planted 15,000 native trees and shrubs. About 20,000 were planted on Sandy city park land.

By inflatable kayak, they also continue a winning 10-year campaign against invasive knotweed — an often grueling task. Good thing they kept those squirt guns.

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Clockwise: The endangered marbled murrlet © Dan Cushing and Kim Nelson/OSu; Big Creek © rick McEwan;

Oregoan coast and forested Big Creek property © Paul Englemeyer/Audubon Society

TIdes of LIfeOur oceans once seemed infinite, but every day brings new evidence that limits are being exceeded. urgently needed are large networks of marine protected areas, more sustainable fishing practices, and new techniques for restoring marine ecosystems.

sAVInG PLAcesThousands of natural areas are protected worldwide by the Conservancy and others, but they are not enough, by themselves, to ensure the survival of Earth’s tremendous diversity of plant and animal life. With partners, we’re pioneering strategies to protect habitats for wildlife on a vast new scale, the scale of nature itself.

confRonTInG A THReAT wITHouT BoRdeRsClimate change is arguably the most serious conservation challenge of our time. We are working with partners to enact greenhouse gas emission-reduction policies, protect and renew carbon-storing forests, and help natural and human communities maintain the necessary resilience to adapt to a warming world.

secuRInG THe LIfeLIneFreshwater is the building block for all life outside oceans, yet represents only 3 percent of water on Earth. As people demand more and more of our rivers, lakes and streams, we’re helping to develop conservation strategies that protect aquatic ecosystems while meeting human needs, and modeling those strategies for application on a worldwide scale.

Netarts Bay © Stephen Anderson/TNC

Coral Triangle © David Wachenfeld, 2004 Triggerfish Images

Zumwalt Prairie Preserve © rick McEwan; Mongolia © Chris Pague/TNC Polar bear © robert M. griffith

Willamette river © Stephen Anderson/TNC; Zambezi river © Jen Newlin

People depend on nature for clean water, clean air, fertile soils, food, fuel, shelter, storm protection and so much more — including recreation, personal fulfillment and spiritual renewal. But nature and Earth’s natural systems are increasingly at risk across oregon and around the world. That’s why The Nature Conservancy launched the campaign for a sustainable Planet, the largest conservation campaign in history. our goal is nothing less than the survival of the natural world that sustains us all. The campaign for a sustainable Planet is a worldwide call to action, enlisting people and partners to achieve conservation results at meaningful scales on every continent and in every ecosystem. conservation work at this scale and pace is unprecedented. But so are the challenges. With your help, we’re making a difference. We invite you to learn more.

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Call To aCTioN

Go online to nature.org/campaign to learn more about the Campaign for a Sustainable Planet and how you can help us protect the most critical places and ecosystems in Oregon and around the world.

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[ ]For several decades folks have had their sights on a conserva-tion jewel: a property known as Big Creek. It was also a developer’s dream and zoned for a destination resort. The Conservancy has tried to buy it before. Twice. Third time’s a charm.

Recently the Conservancy succeeded in purchasing the 193-acre coastal property. Big Creek is partly dense forest and partly an open coastal meadow providing critical habitat for the imperiled Or-egon silverspot butterfly.

Straddling a stream provid-ing key habitat for salmon, the property lies between the oceanfront Carl G. Washburn Memorial State Park and the Rock Creek Wilderness.

About 20 years ago, and 30 miles away from Big Creek, Paul Englemeyer of the Audubon Society was climb-ing trees for a research team. From a limb in a coastal old-growth stand, and with trusty binos in hand, he spotted the first known Oregon nest of the endangered secretive sea-bird — the marbled murrelet.

It’s a little bird with a big fan club. According to Englemey-er, the bird can fly up to 60 miles an hour, can dive 120 feet deep to catch fish, and fly to nest sites up to 50 miles from the ocean to feed their young.

The marbled murrelet has been spotted there. So have the butterflies.

Named for the silver patches beneath orange and black wings, the Oregon silverspot butterfly once thrived in coastal grasslands along the West Coast. Today, there are only four known populations of the species in Oregon.

“[Restoring the site] is going to take work, but we have great partners and the new property provides the op-portunity to make a big difference,” said Debbie Pickering, the Conservancy’s ecologist who’s been watching silverspot butterfly populations — and working to expand them — for over 20 years.

The property is destined for state or federal ownership. In the meantime, Pickering and her multi-party team are crafting management plans to guide partners until the ownership transition and site restoration is under way.

The sellers were Victor and Linda Renaghan. Vic had dreams of developing an environmentally friendly resort. But, after 31 years of frustrated attempts, he opted for the next best thing, he said. “The trees will grow in good health, the butterflies will be kept safe, and it just feels like the right thing to do,” he said. “I’m just delighted. I really am.”

The Conservancy purchased the property for $4.07 million. The cost was covered by a $2 million grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and funds from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, private donations and a loan from the Conservancy’s internal revolving fund. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also committed to the project, and the Conservancy and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will continue seeking funds to repay the loan.

“The trees will grow in

good health, the butterflies

will be kept safe, and it just feels

like the right thing to do..

I’m just delighted. I really am.”

- VIcTor renAGHAn

Clockwise: The endangered marbled murrelet © Dan Cushing and Kim Nelson/OSu; Big Creek © rick

McEwan; Oregoan Coast and forested Big Creek property © Paul Englemeyer/Audubon Society

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[1] At Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, the Conservancy and Oregon State university have been

studying the effect of cattle grazing on the success of ground-nesting songbirds and impacts

to soils, vegetation and insects. Studies have also addressed economics of cattle performance

and grazing production; research results are expected in early 2010. © rick McEwan

[2] Energy development including wind power is growing rapidly in Oregon. To help reduce its

impacts on important habitats and wildlife, the Conservancy is working with others to provide

data, develop tools, and improve policies to guide siting decisions. © Dennis Schwartz

[3] At the Conservancy’s Williamson river Delta Preserve in the Klamath Basin, scientists,

like Siana Wong above, are working to collect and analyze water samples to determine

how wetland restoration is affecting water chemistry. © rick McEwan

[4] Kaiko’o Victor of the AmeriCorps team ignites a controlled burn at Kingston

Prairie Preserve. With the help of partners, Conservancy crews successfully burned about 95

acres there in September. © Matthew Benotsch/TNC

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[5-6] THe TABLe RocKs. Thirty years ago, The Nature Conservancy bought land on Lower Table rock near Medford, creating our first rogue Valley preserve. In a crowning achievement, this year we secured the last remaining private lands — 1,710 acres — on both

upper and Lower Table rocks, protecting an historic meeting place and rare plants and wildlife. rising dramatically above the rogue

river, the two mesas are home to plants and wildlife that thrive among vernal pools, open grasslands and oak savanna.

Top © rick McEwan; Above © Stephen Anderson/TNC

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Gifts to Projects or Programs outside oregonThe following Oregon donors have made gifts of $1,000 or more to programs or projects outside the state of Oregon between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.

$10,000+Anonymous - Climate Change and Migratory BirdsCrabby Beach Foundation – WashingtonJames J. & Diane B. Drake – Forests of CanadaEstate of Nadine Eccles – Idaho Mr. & Mrs. Charles gibbs – hawaii gilhousen Family Foundation – Montana Dr. & Mrs. David Osgood – Costa ricaEstate of richard h. roupe – California rocky Mountain Power Foundation – utahEdward yatsko Jr. – Michigan

$5,000-9,999Forest Capital Partners – Idaho

$2,500-4,999Carol Chesarek – MontanaThe ODS Companies – AlaskaEstate of Dr. Theodore W. Fisher – California

$1,000-2,499Adrienne Adam – rescue the reef BC Weston, Inc. – Costa ricaDavid & Janice Brown – rescue the reef: Palau, and Adopt an Acre: Australia’s gondwana Link, Las Californias, Northern rocky MountainsMr. & Mrs. William Buskirk – global PrioritiesEstate of Mrs. F. Cronyn – Californiaharriet Denison – Carbon OffsetsMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Feinblatt – Conservation StrategiesDavid C. harrison & Joyce Millen – Carbon OffsetsKari henderson & Joyce Sjoberg – Atlantic rainforests of South AmericaKestrel growth Brands – Orangutan habitat - E. Kalimantan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kuhn – IndianaEstate of Edith S. Lenneberg – New Mexico reuben J. rich – grasslands of ArgentinaDoris M. Scharpf – hawaiiSchnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. – MaineJohn W. Smith II - Pennsylvania Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stone – MontanaPaul F. Torrence & Bonnie Johnson – New york, Plant a Billion TreesWestfly, Inc. - Idaho

Annual support and special GiftsThe following donors have made gifts to the Oregon program between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. These donors include members of our Last Great Places Society.

$10,000+Anonymous (4) robert S. & Julia S. BallBella Vista FoundationDr. Stephen BennettJohn & Patty BentleyKatherine Bisbee II Fund*Estate of Cynthia BrownDr. Edgar E. Clark & Dr. Janet r. robertsJeff ClarkThe Collins FoundationMrs. Maribeth W. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Truman CollinsCrane Creek Family Fund*Malcolm C. Damuth FoundationEstate of Joan E. DickeyEstate of Margaret P. DuggarEstate of Francis M. DurningThe Doris Duke Charitable FoundationLeslie B. Durstroy and Shirley Durst 1994 Charitable TrustEstate of Nadine EcclesWillard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation Stephanie J. Fowler & Irving J. Levin/ renaissance FoundationDavid Fryefield & Catherine KordeschDiana gardener, in memory of harriet gardenerMr. & Mrs. Charles gibbsFrank C. & Mary K. gill**Estate of Louis S. & Della greenfieldglen E. guttormsen**Estate of robert hargreavesDavid C. harrison & Joyce MillenMr. & Mrs. Edmund hayes Jr.Clifford h. heselton**Estate of garnet JexJudith & Kirk Johansen**Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keiser Fund*harry & Marguerite Kendall Fund*Burton W. Lazar & Claire StockMr. & Mrs. Norbert Leupold Jr.Michael T. Lewis William E. LewisJane MalarkeyChristopher & Catherine MathewsMcgrath Family FoundationBob & Vi MetzlerMeyer Memorial TrustVirginia E. Miller**Mr. & Mrs. Walt Mintkeski**Louise Minty Fund*Darrol Olson & Terese BarkleyThe Oregon Community Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. David Osgood**Merritt & heather Paulson**Estate of Christy E. rayEstate of Marcia SiglerSpirit Mountain Community FundDr. Elizabeth Steiner & Mr. Michael W. haywardEstate of Ken SuidWilliam Swindells Jr.Jack C. TaylorDavid & Christine VernierMr. & Mrs. Lawrence ViehlMr. Eric Wan & Ms. Michele A. goodmanEstate of helen J. Wanningenrichard & Doris Waring**Ann C. Werner Jane E. WernerMr. & Mrs. William WhitsellWiancko Family Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundation of Jackson holeMr. & Mrs. Steven WynneMr. & Mrs. herbert Zachow**

$5,000-9,999Anonymous (3)Landrum E. Baker Fund*Jennifer Bruml Lemelson & Eric LemelsonVictor u. BuenzleCarpenter FoundationCasey Family Fund*Christine CharneskiDale ClarkEstate of Nellie DaleJim & Dory DelpMr. & Mrs. richard DemarestMr. & Mrs. Matthew ErlandsonThe Flori Foundation**Steve & Susan Ford**robert & roje gootee**Mr. & Mrs. Kregg hansonrosaria P. hauglandDouglas L. hintzman**Estate of ruth howell Littroxie howlettMr. & Mrs. Philip JohnsonEstate of Juanita r. LambertTracy P. LamblinThe Lookout Foundation, Inc.E & g McDowell Charitable EndowmentDr. Tamara MedleyEsther J. Moore**William Neuhauser & Laura Byerly/William Neuhauser and Laura Byerly Oregon Fund*/**Scudder Family FoundationScott & Courtney SeeleyMs. Wendy SeldonMr. & Mrs. guy SnyderSusan J. Sokol Blosser & russ rosnerMr. & Mrs. randall Sprick

Mr. & Mrs. Peter StottAnne & henry SturtevantMr. & Mrs. Thomas VerhoevenThe Jean Vollum FundThe John & Frances Von Schlegell Family FundJan L. & Jody WardDr. & Mrs. Karl WennerEstate of Ann r. WierumJohn & Pem Winquist/The Winquist Family Fund of Schwab Charitable Fund**

$2,500-4,999 Anonymous (1)Mr. & Mrs. Carl BattenArdy E. Braidwood**Dr. robert J. Buys & Dr. Susan L. Buys**Estate of Ms. Sylvia ChristensonMr. & Mrs. John Courtney**Dr. John C. Crabbe & Dr. Jeri Janowskygloria A. CwierzMrs. Aurelia P. EdwardsEstate of Kathrine S. Frenchrobert D. geddes and Cameron g.r. geddes Family*richard L. hay**Peter heuserMr. & Mrs. Dennis hillSam & Tess hoffmanPeter KoernerDr. Louise E. LeducJoanne M. LilleyEric & Jan Luttrellrobert MainEstate of Audrey McCallMr. & Mrs. Peter McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Carlton McLeod**Mr. & Mrs. John MesserDr. Lee MichelsJohn E. MoodyMr. & Mrs. Alan Nealrobert L. & Marilyn h. ridgleyMarge riley Fund*Paul S. rostykusDennis & Mary Lee SaulsburyMr. & Mrs. Stephen ShieldsEstate of Ms. Virginia M. SmithStewart Family Fund*Steve Sullivan & yan y. SoucieMs. Elizabeth A. Tilbury**Amy C. Tykeson**Willa Warren**Stephen Weyer & Maria geigel**William W. & Patricia L. Wessinger Fund* Wheeler Foundation

thank you your Generous supporT mAKes our conserVATIon successes possIBle

The Nature Conservancy owns or cooperatively manages 46 preserves throughout Oregon.

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$1,000-2,499Anonymous (7)Mr. & Mrs. Mark AbbottDr. Judith P. Aikin & Mr. roger C. Aikinruth A. AlbrightCarole AlexanderMr. & Mrs. Jonathan AterMr. William A. AyresTom Bacon**Sabine Baer & Manfred Wieselgeorge BaetjerDaniel Ball & Lori golzerobert Bansen**Mr. & Mrs. Dale BargstenAntony & Amy BartonCarol A. BeckwithBenge Family FoundationDr. Paulette BierzychudekBroughton & Mary Bishop Family Advised Fund C.M. Bishop Jr. Family Fund*/**Jennifer BishopMr. & Mrs. Brian BoothDiane BradshawMartha h. BrookesMr. & Mrs. Nicholas BroussardPatricia L. BruggereMr. & Mrs. David BuchananMr. & Mrs. robert BuckmanBertha S. BucknerDr. & Mrs. Neil BuistMr. & Mrs. roger Burt**Mr. & Mrs. William BuskirkDale CallMs. Carmen M. Calzacorta & Mr. John C. MillsThe Cameron FoundationJudith L. CarlsonJack CarterLiz & Neil CawoodThe Cervantes FamilyLois K. Chaffey**Mr. Arthur E. Chambers Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Ken ChambersAndris K. ChapinKen & Jan Chapman Larry & Nancy ChurchMary h. Clark**James L. CookJohn Coutts & Julie D. WhippleMr. & Mrs. John CrawfordLynn C. CrossMr. & Mrs. Paul Crowder**Melvin S. & Alice V. CummingsLouis Dalton**The Davidson Family Charitable Fund of Schwab Charitable FoundationPhyllis r. Davis**Sid & Karen DeBoer Foundation John & Julie DixonJulia & James Dougherty**Joan Dunbar & William StarbuckMr. & Mrs. Leonard Eisenberg**Andrew E. EkmanMr. & Mrs. David EllisMr. & Mrs. John EmrickEquity FoundationThomas FealyMr. & Mrs. guy FennerMr. & Mrs. Kenneth FindleyOrcilia Z. Forbes**Tom ForsytheDiane L. Fraser EastwoodDr. & Mrs. Samuel Freedman**Steven Freer & Katrina Perry**Dr. Stanton FreidbergPryor garnett & Kathryn Oliver-garnettDr. Stuart g. garrett

richard F. gibson & Carol F. Peterkort gibsonMr. & Mrs. Alfred gleasonMr. & Mrs. Louis gordonThe gracie Charitable FoundationJohn D. gray**Mark J. greenfield & Jane hartlineDondeena griffithsThe hackborn Foundation**Verna I. hall**Mr. & Mrs. Don hamakerClyde A. & Veronica L. hamstreetSusan hansenMr. & Mrs. howard harrisonThe Jon V. & Nora V. harrison Charitable FundDavid E. hartKari henderson & Joyce SjobergMs. Jill hendrickson & Mr. Nathan r. MarkowitzKae hensey**The hetherington Fund*Mr. & Mrs. gary hiblerMr. & Mrs. Karl hinrichsMartha A. howard-BullenMr. & Mrs. Terry hudgensDonald r. hulbertrichard hyde & rachel Tsu hydeMr. & Mrs. Thomas ImesonDr. richard E. JamesMr. & Mrs. Ajay JindalMr. & Mrs. Albert JohnsonEdward & Patricia JonesKristayani & Jerry Jones Fund*Monroe A. Jubitz Family Fund*Stan E. KamblyDr. Diane Karl & Dr. Matthew riddlePaul C. & Cheryl V. Katen**Mr. & Mrs. gordon KeaneJane r. Kendall Family Fund*robert A. KevanMr. & Mrs. Dan KnierimKrista Lee Knoernschild & Mark MurzinMr. Mark W. Knudsen & Dr. Wendy Knudsen**Ellen KodisMr. & Mrs. Mark KrullDr. & Mrs. Jay Lamb**Mr. & Mrs. James LandkamerDeborah LawlessWilliam & Emmy Lawrence Family Fund*Mr. & Mrs. Kent LeslieMark & Dianne LewisCindy A. Lippincott & Bob S. BermanMarsha Livingstone**Mr. & Mrs. Jack LoackerSandra g. & Phillip V. LockwoodDr. Nancy LoebCynthia D. Lord**Maryanne LovellDavid r. LudwigDr. Jack LyfordCatherine A. MacdonaldMr. & Mrs. D. Carter MacNicholDaryl P. MaduraLaura E. MahoneyJerry L. Martin**William C. McCormickNancie S. McgrawE. g. Mcguire**David E. McKennaJune C. McLeanMr. & Mrs. Carlton McLeodBonnie r. & Mark E. Millerhoward J. Miller & Kate M. huntElizabeth I. MillerMitzvah FoundationMr. & Mrs. Dale Monroe

Everett J. MozellMary NeuendorfMr. & Mrs. Verne Newcomb/Newcomb Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Carl NielsenCheryl J. Norman & Sean harrisMs. Kim Norris & Mr. Timothy Kirkpatrick**Katherine E. NorthJack L. O’Neil**Mr. & Mrs. Milo OrmsethSusie O’SheaMr. & Mrs. Louis Pankratzrebecca PapkeMr. & Mrs. Leonard PardueDr. Cornelius PeeplesMr. & Mrs. gary PellettMr. & Mrs. ron PetersonDr. Michelle Petrofes & Dr. Dale E. harrisJanis PiperMr. & Mrs. Jon Michael PolichDr. & Mrs. James Post**Elizabeth Pratt & Philip ThorMr. & Mrs. robert M. Price Jr.**Charles P. Quinn & Dana AbelMr. & Mrs. Vittz-James ramsdellMarjorie S. ratliffrichard A. ray & Ann Philipsborngary reiness**NW Natural richard g. reiten Leadership Fund*/**Phyllis C. reynolds**Sheila Ford richmondBarbara grutze roessner Fund*/**Mr. & Mrs. Elden rosenthalCheryl rucksPeter SammonsSamuel S. Johnson Foundation**Doris M. Scharpf**Thomas & Frances Scheidel**Angela M. Schmidt**Dr. Edward Schultheiss & Dr. Linda CunninghamChris Shank**Mr. & Mrs. John ShelkCarol & Bill ShreveLarry D. Simmonsrobert W. SmithBarbara N. & James Z. SnowColleen SorensonLowell W. Springrobert M. Stansel**Frances W. Stevenson**Lee r. Stewart & Christopher SherryMr. & Mrs. Jon StineJohn F. Stoltingrichard StraussLandra L. StrotherMr. & Mrs. Jon StroudCarol SturtevantEstate of Ms. Phyllis M. SwettPaul SwitlykMr. & Mrs. russell TaberPedro Taigeorge TaylorMr. & Mrs. Darrah ThomasThorndike Family rogue Valley Fund*Joel ThorsonMr. & Mrs. James TinlingMary A. Tooze**Paul F. Torrence & Bonnie Johnson**Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Tower**Scott & Maeva TroupEstate of Ellen TwistTracie & Tim unterwegnerAnthony & Lindsay Van NiceDr. hubert J. Van Peenen III & Ms. Linda K. Van PeenenLorraine h. Vickery**

roger VrilakasMr. & Mrs. David WaterburyMr. & Mrs. Jon WatkinsMr. & Mrs. richard WatsonJohn Westall & Patricia Wheeler**Benjamin r. & Elaine M. Whiteley Fund*/**Thomas WhittakerPam Whyte & ron SaylorMr. & Mrs. richard WiegmannDr. & Mrs. Christopher WilliamsFred Williams & Mary Beth yossesDr. & Mrs. reed WilsonDr. & Mrs. richard WilsonJohn M. WoodWilliam C. Woodsrichard C. Wykoff**Beverly ZeienMr. & Mrs. Stephen Zimmerman**

* of The Oregon Community Foundation** participated in matching gift opportunity

Legacy clubWe are pleased to recognize the following individuals who notified us between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009 of their intent to remember the Conservancy in their will or estate plans or have funded a life income gift. Their legacy of protected natural areas will be a lasting gift to future generations.

Anonymous (9) Jory & gerry AbramsAlan B. AlbrightCharles E. Aubinr.F. BakerWilliam J. Castillo & Marjorie A. Bishopron K. BlasingMary Lou BoiceJim Dietz & Francie Buckley Pamela FletcherMolly M. hannahDavid hawley & Carol PelmasMark & Kathy heeremaKathy & richard hockadayKrista Lee Knoernschild & Mark MurzinCatherine Kordesch & David Fryefieldrobert & Sally Landauerrichard Lee-Berman & Betty PattonWalt & Patricia LovelandDonald C. & roberta J. LoweBergen Morris MacKenyNino MarchettiMichael Marshall & Shanti LeslieChristopher MatthewsWallace gordon MenziesMary Jane MorrisonPeggy O’Malleyrobert & Marna Porath of AmityCarolyn D. razEdward J. reevesJean A. robertsonCharlotte SahnowLr SchellinJ. Steven Schmidt & Teresa L. MesaWilliam S. ShapiroTerence & Lonnie ShumakerAlice C. SpeersKay D. SteinMark & ginny SternJames & Diana unterspanPhil VincentCarrie M. Walkiewiczrichard E. & Judith S. Watsongordon WolfeWilliam C. Woods

The Nature Conservancy is rated one of the Top 10 best charities by Charity Navigator.

thank you your leGAcy Is A lAsTInG GIfT To fuTure GenerATIons

In Oregon, more than 20,000 member households make The Nature Conservancy’s work possible.

corporate MembersWe salute and thank our corporate members for their investments in conservation.

$25,000+Allstate CorporationKerr Pacific CorporationMyOwnLabels.comWeyerhaeuser Company Foundation

$10,000-24,999Kaiser Permanente Community givingThe ODS CompaniesPortland general Electric Corporation

$5,000-9,999Forest Park Federal Credit unionFred Meyer CorporationNike, Inc. Pacific Power FoundationTektronix, Inc. Vernier Software & Technology

$2,500-4,999Caithness Long Island, LLCAllMed healthcare Management, Inc.Leupold & Stevens FoundationMicrosoft CorporationNACCO Materials handling group, Inc.NW NaturalPalo Alto Software, Inc.Port of PortlandSchnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.u.S. BankWells Fargo

$1,000-2,499Bambu LLCCarol Wilson Fine Arts, Inc.Chez Jose Mexican CafesDriveline Service of Portland, Inc.Foothills resources, Inc.georgia-Pacific Corporationhahn & Associateshampton Affiliateshamstreet & Associatesharmer Steel Products Co.Java Jacket, Inc.Knife river CorporationLensjoy.comTumac Lumber Company Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationWilderness Birding Adventures

Gifts In-KindWe thank the following individuals and corporations for making an in-kind gift to the Conservancy.

Alaska Airlines and horizon AirAlpine glass Companyglaydis M. BasingerBelow Cost FramingBe The Change, Inc.Breitenbush hot Springs retreatTeresa & Kenji CarpJim CoughlinDagoba Organic ChocolateDigicraftElectrical SolutionsLinda & Colin hormanhot Lips PizzaImagine graphicsMacTarnahan’s Brewing CompanyJerry L. Martinrick McEwanNauNorthwest Personal TrainingOld Wives Tale restaurantThe OregonianTerry A. PeasleyPortland Center StagePortland Classical Chinese gardenPortland NurseryPortland Winter hawksrainbow King LodgeSarah J. ryan, Ball Janik LLPSendit Direct Mail & FulfillmentTazo Teaunderhill TrainingValley Vintner & Brewerhope g. WallaceWidmer Brothers Brewing, Inc.yoga in the Pearl

30+ Year MembersWe extend our deep appreciation to the following individuals, corporations and foundations who have been members for more than 30 years. Their long-standing support continues to be vital to our conservation successes.

Anonymous (5) Bob & Dawn Adams Mr. & Mrs. Curtis AdamsAlan & Ellen AdlerAnn AlbrightMrs. ruth A. AlbrightKaren & Stuart AllanMr. & Mrs. robert AlperinPhyllis L. AmacherDavid AndersonElizabeth J. AndersonMr. & Mrs. Frank Andersonglen & yvonne AndersonDr. & Mrs. Norman Anderson

reuben Phillip AndersonMr. & Mrs. Philip AnseloneMrs. Lou Ashworthharold L. AtkinsonMr. & Mrs. Sidney Averillgeorge & Nobuko Azumanogini BadgerMarguerite g. Baergeorge BaetjerDr. Marvin W. BakerPaul A. BakerMr. & Mrs. richard D. BakerMr. & Mrs. Bob BardEdwin E. BarkerMrs. Janet E. BarnesDonald BarriganMrs. renee Barronglaydis M. Basingerrichard A. Bastaschharold P. BatchelderDon & Joan BattenMichael W. & Virginia K. BaynesMerrill D. & Jean BealDr. Edward BealsMr. & Mrs. James BeauvaisBoris W. & Joyce Beckergary BeckleyMarcus g. Beebe Jr.Frank A. BenfordMr. & Mrs. David BergDonald BergerJulie BevanJane BiglerMary Lou BoiceMr. & Mrs. Ben BoleJoanna BooserCarol J. BosworthDean W. Boyd & Susan C. WickizerMr. r. BoydMrs. Allen M. Boydenraymond BracisJoan M. BrayDr. & Mrs. Bert BrehmB. E. BristowMr. & Mrs. J.D. BrodieElizabeth M. BrookeAnne g. BrooksDennis BrownMr. & Mrs. Bobb BrownMr. & Mrs. James BrownJerome r. BrownMr. & Mrs. Charles Bruceraymond B. Brumbaugh & robin CunninghamJackie BrysonMrs. Jane T. BrysonMr. & Mrs. robert BuckmanMrs. Bertha S. Bucknerhamilton W. BudgeThomas & Merle BurgessDr. Scott F. Burns

Dr. Donald A. BurressDr. & Mrs. Steven ButtrickMary Kay CallaghanKatherine r. CameronMr. & Mrs. Dale CampbellCarpenter FoundationMary S. Carr & James K. BoehnleinClaire CarterKay CarterMrs. Mary Caserichard CastenholzWilliam J. Castillo & Marjorie A. BishopPaul CentanniPhilip & helen ChadseyLois K. ChaffeyDr. & Mrs. Ken ChambersMrs. Bettina Champlainhelen L. ChandlerKen r. & Jan Chapmanrose ChapmanChemeketan hiking ClubChintimini garden ClubClark FoundationAnn ClarkDale ClarkDonald E. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Thomas ClarkeKingsley W. ClickMr. & Mrs. robert CoashDr. Terence h. CochranMr. & Mrs. Phillip Cogswellglen ColeThe Collins FoundationMrs. Catharine F. CollinsMrs. Maribeth W. CollinsPhilip r. ColvardBarbara J. CombsWilliam S. ConnellMrs. Sonja ConnorMr. & Mrs. Jack CookStanton A. & Joan E. CookMr. & Mrs. Allan CoonsCharlotte CorkranMr. & Mrs. John CourtneyMrs. Patricia CrainMr. & Mrs. J. CrawfordMrs. William J. CrawleyNeale E. CreamerPeter A. CrosbyBarbara L. CurryMr. & Mrs. Alan CurtisMr. & Mrs. John DailyDr. roger C. Davidgary L. DavisMrs. Phyllis r. DavisMr. & Mrs. grier DavisStephen r. DeagleBruce r. & April S. DeBoltCarol J. DeLimaMrs. Virginia P. Denhamrev. & Mrs. John Dennis

connecTInG wITH THe woRLd

His mother taught him to fish. And, on his 12th birthday, he got a fly rod. Standing by the water’s edge with a rod in hand is “the real me,” said Dave Osgood, longtime supporter and trustee for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon.

In a couple months, he’s heading back to New Zealand, to one of his favorite rugged spots. Fishermen can only get in by multi-day hike or helicopter. (He’s taking the chopper.)

Travel isn’t foreign to Osgood, who’s built a reputation on the board of trustees as a voice for international conservation. He chairs the Oregon Conservancy’s ‘beyond our borders’ committee and is working to plan a natural history excursion to Costa Rica with fellow trustees in 2010. They’ll check out some of the sites included in the country’s pioneering conservation initiative, called Forever Costa Rica.

First, of course, he will spend the holiday in Tunisia with his family (a desert camel trek is on the agenda), and then there’s that New Zealand adventure. Later in the year, he’s arranging to swing by Jordan and Guatemala, participating in and leading home building trips for Habitat for Humanity, another passionate cause of Osgood and his wife, Judy. Conservation International and Seeds of Peace are two of many other international organizations Osgood supports.

He’s a retired professor of biology and can’t help but notice connections wherever he goes — in plants and people, too. The beech trees in New Zealand are reminiscent of those in New England or even South America. And the people? “It feels just about like walking into the Oregon Conservancy office when you walk into the one in Guatemala City,” Osgood said. “The people, although different, are the same. We all talk the language of conservation.”

Clearly, with interconnectedness surrounding us, the need for conservation isn’t confined to our borders, he said.

Example: In Central America, where he’s focused much of his charitable and volunteer work, the Conservancy’s Forest Bridge of the Americas project fights fragmentation to secure corridors and pathways for species, habitat and communities. “What has excited me most about Conservancy work in Central America is the Forest Bridge project. That kind of connection is critical everywhere,” he said. “And that’s very cool.”

This year, over 800 volunteers, including an AmeriCorps team, dedicated over 46,000 hours to protecting Oregon’s critical habitats.

Dave Osgood, Conservancy trustee, fishing in New Zealand

Photo courtesy of Dave Osgood

Mrs. ruth A. DennisKatharine Diackhelen DicksonThomas g. Dieterichherb DirksenMr. & Mrs. David DobakMrs. Lorena DornfeldMr. & Mrs. gerald DotsonSteve DotterrerCarroll & Ida DubuarMrs. Joan DuckeringAlice J. DuganMr. & Mrs. Colin DunkeldDouglas M. DupriestMrs. Lucia r. DurandOwen E. DuvallBarton Eberwein & Jill CollinsAdele L. EganMr. & Mrs. Bruce EliasonBeverly EllMartha EmelWilliam h. EmminghamEb EngelmannMolly EngleJordan EpsteinDrs. richard C. & Margaret Essenbergrobert & Shelley EverhartMrs. Nancy EysterDr. Linda M. Farris & Mr. Paul S. WilsonMr. & Mrs. Victor FavierMary F. FaxMr. & Mrs. Peter FennerJames Fereday & Margaret ryanTruman J. FerginMr. & Mrs. Evan FirestoneCecil J. FischerMrs. Orcilia Z. ForbesSarah Forbes & John Fostergregory Franck-WeibyMr. & Mrs. William FrankMrs. Martha N. FraundorfMr. & Mrs. Larry FrenchShirley B. FroydJeffrey K. FryerChristie galenDr. & Mrs. Stuart g. garrettMrs. Janice O. gerdemannEdward F. giannettiMr. & Mrs. ronald gietterMrs. Claude gillamharvey ginsburgMr. & Mrs. E. gloeklerMrs. Louise godfreyMr. & Mrs. Frederick goethDell goldsmithrobert & roje gooteeMr. & Mrs. Jeff graperJeff & Edna grassAverill grayJohn D. grayDrs. Mary Jane gray & Jayne AckermanMichael graybill & Jan hodderMr. & Mrs. gerald greenDon greene & Niki NewkirkMrs. Frances greenleerichard griffithStephen L. griffith & Christine DickeyThomas & Karen gritzkaMr. & Mrs. Edward grossMagie & Thomas gunnMrs. ruth h. haglanDr. & Mrs. Cliff hallDon Alan hallBarbara hamMr. & Mrs. Philip hamiltonMark & Debra hamlinJohn L. hammondDr. & Mrs. Thomas hansenJohn W. hanson

gerald haramDr. & Mrs. Paul harcombeFred P. & Amelia hardAnne E. harding & robert ScottMrs. Jean P. harkinJames F. harperMr. & Mrs. Daniel harringtonKaren harrisMr. & Mrs. Arley hartleyAndrew F. harvey IIIMr. & Mrs. Allan harwoodBill & Theda hastieMr. & Mrs. Laurence hawkinsMrs. Edmund hayesMr. & Mrs. Denis heidtmannMrs. gloria g. hellerMrs. ray hellerDr. Sidney E. henderson IIIEdgar henkeDouglas g. henryLynn J. herringMr. & Mrs. Kurt herzogChristopher hilemanMr. & Mrs. Karl hinrichsrussell hoeflichDorothy C. hofferberronald W. hogeland & Nancy r. ArcherSteve hohfMr. & Mrs. Mark hollyfieldCarol J. horningDr. roger K. howeruth howell LittDonald r. hulbertDr. John A. & Marilyn hullJeff hunter & Margie DogotchMr. & Mrs. William hunterMr. & Mrs. roger hutchingsLura C. hutchinsonMr. & Mrs. William hutchisonMr. & Mrs. Judson hyattIllinois Valley garden ClubMr. & Mrs. Albert IrwinThe Jackson Foundationroberta JaffeLauren JarrettDavid Jensenrobert W. JensenDavid D. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Philip JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Stephen JohnsonMrs. Patricia A. JohnstonPeter & Cheryle JolivetteMr. & Mrs. Kirk Jonesr. A. & Dori JonesJubitz CorporationMr. & Mrs. Thomas KapferMr. & Mrs. Paul KatenJoseph D. KeerinsMr. & Mrs. John KellerMr. & Mrs. Joseph KelseyJane r. KendallPeter J. KendallNancy g. KennawayPeggy E. KernanMr. & Mrs. randall KesterMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KiddMr. & Mrs. ralph Kieferulo KiigemagiMr. & Mrs. Michael KinchElizabeth KingJessie & Jeffrey KingDr. & Mrs. Frederick KingeryWilliam D. KittoBeverly & Clair KlockKrista Lee Knoernschild & Mark Murzinroger KnutsonSteve KoesterW. David KolbMeryle A. Korn

thank you we ApprecIATe your commITmenT To proTecTInG oreGon’s nATIVe specIes And nATurAl AreAs

In Oregon, The Nature Conservancy has helped protect more than 500,000 acres of important habitats.

Mrs. V. C. KoutskyTillie KriegerFrank KristovichJames A. Kronenberg & Sondra L. gleasonKaren Kronner & Bob gritskiDr. & Mrs. Charles h. KuttnerKenneth M. & Janet LakinFrank g. LambMr. & Mrs. Frank LangDorothy LarcoMr. & Mrs. robert LarkinMr. & Mrs. John D. Lattinrobert D. & Nina J. LawrenceOrval r. LaytonArchie Le Coque & Pauli rayburn Le CoqueMr. & Mrs. Charles LeachDr. & Mrs. russell LeavittAlan K. LeeJanet LeiningerDr. & Mrs. Craig LemanMrs. ruth Z. LempertMr. & Mrs. Norbert Leupold Jr.Brian & Christine Lewisrhoda I. LewisMuriel D. LezakMr. & Mrs. John LielBill & ruth LightfootMrs. Joanne M. LilleyDorothy LindSteven LindlandMr. & Mrs. Leonard LitmanPorter B. & Corinne W. LombardPhyllis P. LoobeyMrs. Nancy C. LorainCynthia D. Lord

Mr. & Mrs. David LorussoMr. & Mrs. glen LoveMr. & Mrs. Kenneth LovePatricia & Walt LovelandDonald E. LownDaniel L. Luoma & Joyce EberhartMrs. Jennifer LushenkoDr. Jack LyfordMr. & Mrs. E. K. MacCollCatherine A. MacdonaldLeith B. Macfarlane & John FesselThomas r. MackenzieMr. & Mrs. D. Carter MacNicholMr. & Mrs. James MahoneyLaura E. MahoneyNeal MaineCasey W. ManfrinMr. & Mrs. Stanley MarchingtonDr. John MarksMr. & Mrs. Milton MarksMr. & Mrs. David MarshallDavid B. MarshallJames Allen MarshallKrystyna MarstonMr. & Mrs. Elliot MarvellMrs. Billie MarxChristopher & Catherine MathewsJohn r. Maticichrobert D. Maurerraymond MayerLewis McArthurDavid McCorkleMr. & Mrs. robert McFarlaneMr. & Mrs. Tom McAllisterMr. & Mrs. Paul McCrackenMr. & Mrs. Peter McDonald

Charles I. Mcginnis & gail L. AchtermanMrs. Nancie S. McgrawMrs. Janet McLennanDr. Linda r. McMahanEdward McVickerPatricia S. MersmanMr. & Mrs. John MesserMildred K. MessmerD. Allen MeyerMr. & Mrs. george MeyerS. Mark MeyersSigurd MickelsenSteven r. MiesenLouis r. MilesMr. & Mrs. Chris MillerJames MillerPatricia Millerrichard & Dorothy MillerMrs. Elizabeth I. MillerMr. & Mrs. gary MillhollenMr. & Mrs. Jack MillsMr. & Mrs. Walt MintkeskiMary Ellen Mogrengerald L. MohnkernDorothy r. MooneyJames F. Moore Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Frank MooreMichael B. MooserAnn Morgangerald P. MorselloMelvyn L. Mortensenrobert S. MortonDavid MowatMr. & Mrs. richard MuellerPatricia MuirStephen E. Mullis

Mrs. Janet C. MurphyMr. & Mrs. Lyndon MusolfJames K. NashJohn & Jean NathDon & Mickey NearhoodVicki B. NebelWilliam Neuhauser & Laura ByerlyJohn NewlinBruce NewtonDr. Kathleen Nicholsonrobin h. NicolMr. & Mrs. James NortonJames S. NortonMrs. Patricia h. NoyesMr. & Mrs. robert NoyesLewis NunnelleyThe Oregon Community FoundationKatie O’reillyMr. & Mrs. Milo OrmsethEric OrwollLaimons & Vicki OsisMary K. OstranderWilliam L. O’Sullivanrobert M. & hedwig OswaldMarianne OttThomas & Ingrid PalmEdith ParkerJ. Parker & C. ParkerMs. Diana V. gardener & Mr. Judson M. ParsonsAlan h. PateraPat PattersonMr. & Mrs. robert PaulSusan E. PearceWilliam g. Pearcy & Amy SchoenerBarry Peckham

The catalyst fund for International conservation offers an exceptional opportunity to support The Nature Conservancy’s work toward a healthier world where natural habitats and human communities coexist, where climate is stable, and where forests, fisheries and energy are secure and renewable.

gifts of $50,000 or more designated to an international project or global strategy targeted by our Campaign for a Sustainable Planet will be matched, dollar for dollar, effectively doubling your gift to conservation.

To learn more, see Page 8, visit nature.org/campaign or call us at 503-802-8100. With your help, the Conservancy can be a leader — and a catalyst — in forging partnerships around the globe for a sustainable future.

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conseRVATIon THRouGH PARTneRsHIP

When the Conservancy recently purchased all the remaining private lands on the summits of the Table Rocks — historic cultural and natural landmarks outside Medford — we didn’t do it alone.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the u.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and generous individuals made financial contributions supporting the acquisition.

The entire summits and most of the flanks of the Table rocks are now owned either by the Conservancy or the Bureau of Land Management. The Conservancy and the Bureau together jointly manage over 4,800 acres on and around the two mesas, which rise prominently from the rogue Valley floor.

Leah Schrodt, as a fifth grader, took a field trip to the Table rocks. Now, over 20 years later — pictured at left — she’s a key partner (and now guides those trips atop the rocks), as the environmental education specialist for the Bureau.

The Table rocks © rick McEwan; © Stephen Anderson/TNC

The Nature Conservancy helps protect biodiversity in all 50 u.S. states and more than 30 countries.

Dick PendergrassMr. & Mrs. John PendletonMartha PettersonLindsay C. Pierce & harold L. BusbyJohn W. S. PlattMark PoppoffDr. & Mrs. James PostJon Scott Pirie & Nancy N. PowellMrs. Jean N. PretoriusMr. & Mrs. Paden PrichardClaire A. PuchyMargaret PurvesPhilip QuartermanMr. & Mrs. Vittz-James ramsdellDrs. Peter L. & Bonnie g. reaganMr. & Mrs. Don reardenOttis rechardgregory B. reddellrobert reedDr. Lynn L. reerPatricia rehbergDaniel reisbergMrs. Phyllis C. reynoldsMrs. robert h. riceMrs. Faye D. richardsBarbara E. richardsonMarge rileyJoseph robertsEdith P. rodeMs. M. M. rogersThomas rohnMr. & Mrs. Wayne rolleJohn rosenbergergerritt h. rosenthalMr. & Mrs. Laurens rubenMr. & Mrs. Donald rubensteinrobert ruffSusan P. rustJoanna rutterCarol E. SagawaMr. & Mrs. David SaucyDr. & Mrs. george SchemmMrs. SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Douglass SchmorChris SchnellerNicholas W. SchnitziusConnie M. SchrandtMr. W. SchweinfestCorinne E. ScottColleen D. SearleThomas SeddonMrs. Joan Wade SeidelKaren M. Seidel

gwynne h. SharrerMrs. Meredith SheehyPatricia K. ShepardDennis Martin & Corinne C. ShertonMrs. Carol J. ShiningerJohn SimonsenMr. & Mrs. Earl L. SkonbergMr. & Mrs. Einar SkovboPatrick A. & Layne SlabeCornelia S. SmithErnest & Lois SmithMr. & Mrs. gerald SmithMr. & Mrs. Allan SmithMr. & Mrs. Norton SmithMrs. Frances M. SmouseElizabeth A. SnyderMr. Jan SokolMrs. Mary Jane SorberDr. Warren B. Sparks & Ms. Cyrel gablePeter h. SpendelowBernard J. Spera Jr.Lowell W. SpringAnne W. SquierMrs. Doris StahlDr. & Mrs. ray StanfordVeva C. Stansellhope Stanton & David gravesThomas r. StanwoodMr. & Mrs. robert StaverFrey & Douglas StearnsMr. & Mrs. Paul SteeckMrs. Julie Ann Sterlingrobert StevensFrances W. StevensonMr. & Mrs. Wayne StewartDorald StoltzMr. & Mrs. Michael StoneMr. & Mrs. Dana h. StorchDr. Frances J. StorrsMr. & Mrs. William StotzMr. h. D. StoutMr. & Mrs. Jon StroudMrs. Carol SturtevantScott Sundberg & Linda hardisonMrs. Elizabeth SutoriusDr. Jeraldine SwainDonald r. SweetKaren SwirskyMrs. Walter h. SykesDavid Teegarden, M.D.Tektronix, Inc.Lynn TessierMr. & Mrs. Darrah Thomas

Kathleen ThomasMr. & Mrs. richard ThomasJohn D. & Jean L. ThorpeMr. Skip Throop & Ms. Nancy M. DunnMr. & Mrs. roger TobinTom Tomczyk & Kathy LincolnPaul F. Torrence & Bonnie JohnsonJohn TosoMr. & Mrs. Dennis TowerValeska r. TownsendThomas ToyamaNancy L. TracyMr. & Mrs. russell Trippu.S. BankMary ulmschneidergerard J. Van DeeneJohn B. Vanden AkkerJames D. VersteegKlindt VielbigJohn T. VogelMr. & Mrs. Peter Von hippelMrs. Evelyn r. WagnerThomas O. Wallgeorgia WalpMr. & Mrs. richard WaringThomas J. WarnerMr. & Mrs. Frederick WearnMr. & Mrs. hal WeaverDavid WebbDavid J. WeeksDr. & Mrs. gaylord WeeksJeffrey A. WeihMr. & Mrs. Benjamin WeissMr. & Mrs. Ken WelbornMs. M. L. Welby & Mr. r. C. McNeilManning Welsh & Shari gilevichAnn C. WernerMr. & Mrs. William WessingerMary Ellen WestMr. & Mrs. richard WestcottDr. & Mrs. David WheelerMrs. Patricia h. WheelerMr. C. r. WildmanMrs. Bill WillardAlice Williamsgregory WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Jack WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Dick WilliamsonDr. & Mrs. Arthur WilsonKaren J. Wilson & James P. MerzenichKeren B. WilsonMrs. Marguerite WilsonTom Winters

Mr. & Mrs. r. g. WolfeMr. K. J. WonCarol J. WoodMr. & Mrs. george WoodDr. r. Edwin WrightMrs. ruth h. youngFrank N. youngman Jr.Walter yungenMr. & Mrs. herbert ZachowMichael Zangerald W. ZimmerMr. & Mrs. William ZimmermanMr. & Mrs. Donald ZobelNancy Zvan

Public PartnersWe thank the following partners for their support of conservation projects throughout Oregon. Financial contributions were made between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.

Bonneville Power AdministrationBureau of Land ManagementBureau of reclamationCorporation for National & Community ServiceDepartment of Defense, u.S. Navy Ducks unlimitedEnvironmental Protection AgencyMetroNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationNational Forest FoundationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNatural resources Conservation ServiceNorthern Arizona universityOregon Department of AgricultureOregon Department of Environmental Quality Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeOregon Department of housing and Community Services Oregon Department of State LandsOregon Department of TransportationOregon Parks and recreation DepartmentOregon Watershed Enhancement Boardu.S. Department of Transportationu.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceu.S. Forest Service

There is no legacy more lasting than nature itself.

That’s why The Nature Conservancy works with people like you to preserve the lands and waters that you love in Oregon and around the world.

Contact The Nature Conservancy today to learn more about leaving your legacy.

contact: Wes Milligan

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Award winners included Jim Ratzlaff (see Page 21), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (see Page 20) and Vernier Software & Technology (at right).

“We live in a state rich in its diversity of habitats for fish and wildlife,” said Russell Hoeflich, vice president and Oregon director. “The Nature Conservancy is proud to honor Oregonians leading the way to ensure a healthy natural world thrives for future generations.”

Over 375 people attended the event, with the keynote address by Brian Richter, the Conservancy’s co-director of global freshwater conservation. Richter highlighted how river flows can be managed and dams operated to protect and improve fish and wildlife habitats while also meeting human needs.

Corporate sponsors of the Conservation Leadership Awards included The Oregonian.

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Below right: Christine Vernier and guests with their Business Conservation Leadership Award. © Jerry Witt

2009 Conservation Leadership Awards Luncheon © Jerry Witt

It’s no surprise that employees of Vernier Software & Technology — an Oregon company that makes and sells instruments, lab gear and software for science students and teachers — are passionate about the environment. A conservation ethic is embedded in everything their employers, Christine and David Vernier, do. Each year, Christine and David organize Earth Day volunteer activities for employees, but it’s not a one-day affair. They’ve also planted trees, supported green commuting, and encouraged staff to give back by matching their donations to conservation, education and other organizations.

They also put a lot of effort into the design of the company’s facilities and processes. Their Beaverton headquarters is LEED gold certified, the second highest energy and resource efficiency rating. Solar panels generate part of the building’s power, while staff are always thinking about how to do more, like increasing the use of recycled materials in products, converting company cars to electric, or creating bioswales to cleanse parking lot runoff.

Christine and David, who moved to Oregon in the 1970s, have been Nature Conservancy members for 20 years, and their company has been a corporate member for 13 years. They are also generous on local boards, with David having served as chair of 1,000 Friends of Oregon.

This record of commitment hasn’t gone unnoticed. Vernier Software has been among Oregon Business’ 100 Best Companies to work for in Oregon for 10 straight years. This year they were a top 10 green business.

“Vernier Software is truly a role model in conservation and philanthropy for businesses in Oregon and throughout the country,” said Russell Hoeflich, vice president and Oregon director. “Christine, David and their employees inspire us by their example.”

For their dedication, generosity and commitment, the Conservancy presented Vernier Software & Technology with the 2009 Business Conservation Leadership Award in October.

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Did you know your electric bill can help protect and restore salmon habitats in Oregon? Contributions go into the Salmon Habitat Fund, provided by Pacific Power and Portland General Electric.

Customers can voluntarily donate to the fund through their electric bill. Since 2002, the two utilities have offered customers who purchase power from renewable sources the option of contributing a $2.50 monthly donation dedicated to salmon habitat protection and restoration. The fund — which supports cost-effective, on-the-ground projects — is administered by the Conservancy. Statewide work includes spawning and rearing habitat restoration, fish passage improvement and native vegetation planting. The Conservancy salutes Portland General Electric and Pacific Power for making this innovative option available.

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The Willamette River has always been an incredibly important resource: providing habitat for fish and wildlife, watering prairies and forests, and supporting human life. In recent decades, the river’s flows have been managed through a series of dams on its tributaries. The Army Corps of Engineers runs 13 of them, providing flood management, water storage, electric power and recreation.

However, changing river flows can have profound ecological effects. Fish and other wildlife are adapted to seasonal patterns, and many life cycle changes, such as migrations, are triggered by high or low flows. Flows also create habitat by providing gravel beds for fish, spreading seeds on banks, and filling side channels, for example. When the Conservancy and the Corps came together to explore ways of restoring more natural flows to the nation’s rivers — an initiative known as the Sustainable Rivers Project — the Willamette became one of the first pilots. The result has been a collaboration that is changing flow patterns in the Willamette River to restore habitats for imperiled fish and wildlife.

Developing the science that predicts how flows will benefit

species, incorporating those “environmental flows” into dam operations, and assessing the ecological outcomes — that’s a very complex process. To figure it out, the Corps and the Conservancy hosted scientific workshops and engaged every level of government. Starting on the Middle Fork of the Willamette, environmental flows have filled side channels and enhanced streamside habitat. Planning is now underway to expand the project to the McKenzie River, another Willamette tributary.

“Working with the Corps on the Willamette has taught us a tremendous amount about how river flows can be best managed,” said Leslie Bach, Oregon director of freshwater programs. “Their technological expertise and innovation will help leave a legacy of healthier rivers across our country and beyond. Lessons learned are already being applied as far away as China’s Yangtze and the Zambezi River in Africa.”

For their dedication, perseverance and resourcefulness, the Conservancy presented the Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, with the 2009 Community Partner Conservation Leadership Award in October.

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Retired from a career in the investment world, Jim moved to Oregon’s Umpqua Valley with his wife, Jane, nearly two decades ago. He brought his passion for conservation — and his membership in The Nature Conservancy, which spans more than 25 years — from California, where he’d worked with The Capital Group. He and the company were both very involved with Conservancy projects there, including the grasslands of the Carrizo Plain.

Jim traces his love of the prairie back to his upbringing in Kansas. This love was reignited when, just four years ago, Jim and Jane went to the Conservancy’s Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, in Northeast Oregon, for the first time. “The prairie is a part of me,” Jim said, “and the Zumwalt is one of our favorite places. It feels like home.”

So much like home, they returned the following year with their children, Jim Jr. and Susan — and their niece, April, in tow. As board members of a family foundation, the quintet made a significant gift to help expand the preserve.

What spoke to Jim at Zumwalt was how the prairie is connected to the fish, through the streams that flow from the rolling grassland into salmon and steelhead-bearing creeks that feed the Imnaha and Snake rivers. Jim puts it simply: “This water is rare, valuable stuff.” Jim’s longtime outdoor pursuit is fly fishing. To him, a day spent on the North Umpqua River is equally as good,

whether he hooks a fish or not. He’s also an avid hiker, golfer and rancher; at his sustainably managed Crane Creek Ranch, Jim tends his vineyards and makes his own wine.

Jim has served on the Conservancy’s board of trustees, on the board of the Pacific Rivers Council for many years, and he’s currently chair of the board of the Wild Salmon Center. Additionally, he and his family foundation recently supported a comprehensive assessment of Oregon laws and policies pertaining to freshwater.

“I remember when Jim joined our Oregon board of trustees in 1994,” said Russell Hoeflich, vice president and Oregon director. “He was and is always so thoughtful, constantly making connections and looking for ways we can all work smarter and harder for nature. He’s my kind of guy.”

“I don’t see us as owners with unlimited privilege, I see us more as trustees,” Jim said. “We have the right to use the land in all appropriate ways, but we have a responsibility to leave it intact so future generations can enjoy it and benefit from it as we have. That, to me, is what conservation is all about.”

For his lifelong passion for the natural world and his many generous actions to preserve it, the Conservancy presented Jim Ratzlaff with the 2009 Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award in October.

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James Thompson has been volunteering with the Conservancy for well over a decade, first in California and then in Oregon since 1996. As a crew leader for as many as 10 volunteer work parties each field season, Thompson has supervised hundreds of other volunteers restoring fish and wildlife habitats from the coast to the Idaho border. Plus, he regularly signs up for the most challenging assignments and jumps in to help when other crew leaders are in a pinch.

“James has built great relationships with other volunteer crew leaders and he’s extremely reliable,” said Molly Dougherty, director of volunteer programs. “I would have a very difficult time pulling off our ambitious work party program without him.” Thompson says he enjoys how volunteering connects him with the land and with others who share a sense of environmental stewardship.

Rick McEwan first photographed Zumwalt Prairie Preserve and donated his captivating images to the Conservancy in 2004. A retired teacher living in Enterprise, he now visits Zumwalt several times a week — in all weather and seasons — capturing the dramatic landscape as well as people in action. He’s volunteered statewide, shooting photos at more than 27 other sites. If you’ve seen Conservancy publications, including this one, you’ve enjoyed McEwan’s talent and generosity.

“In many ways, Rick’s work has become the face of Oregon conservation,” said Jen Newlin, creative manager. “Without him, our publications and events would lack a resonating power on which we’ve come to depend.”

“I’m honored to collaborate with the Conservancy,” McEwan said. “I learned my craft in the Sierra Nevadas, but I honed my art on Oregon preserves.”

Congratulations and genuine thanks to James and Rick. Our successes would not be possible without dedicated supporters like you.

James Thompson © Philip J. McCarty

Rick Mcewan © Jen Newlin/TNC

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heroeSeAcH yeAr, we Honor excepTIonAl VolunTeers wHo AdVAnce THe nATure conserVAncy’s mIssIon In oreGon. we Are delIGHTed To Announce THe 2009 ray c. davis volunteer of the year award wInners, jAMeS thoMPSon And rick MceWAn.

photo credits Cover photo: great egret at the Conservancy’s Williamson river Delta Preserve © rick McEwan

Back cover: Conservancy trip participants watch wildlife in Canada’s great Bear rainforest © Cynthia Beckwith/TNC

publication Melissa roy-hart, managing editorJen Newlin, writer and art director

financial informationThe Nature Conservancy in Oregon1

(fiscal year ending June 30, 2009)

the nAture conServAncy in oreGonboard of trustees robert S. Ball, Chair

E. randolph Labbe, Vice Chair · William Neuhauser, Chair Emeritus

Peter Bragdon · John D. Carter · Edgar Clark · Steve Corey · Mark Dodson Stephanie Fowler · Frank gill · robert g. gootee · David harrison · Thomas

Imeson · Judith Johansen · Frank Jungers · henry Lazenby Jr. · D. Carter MacNichol · greg A. Miller · David W. Osgood · Merritt Paulson · Christine Pellett William D. rutherford · Susan Sokol Blosser · Bill Thorndike Jr. · Elizabeth Tilbury

Amy Tykeson · John Von Shlegell · Lawrence S. Viehl · Eric Wan · Steve Wynne

effective January 1, 2010

program directors russell hoeflich, Vice President and Oregon Director · Catherine Macdonald, Director of Conservation Programs

Steve Buttrick, Director of Conservation Science and Planning · Dick Vander Schaaf, Coast and Marine Conservation Director · Mark Stern, Klamath Basin Conservation

Director · Dan Bell, Willamette Basin Conservation Director · garth Fuller, Eastern Oregon Conservation Director · Nan Evans, Director of government relations

Derek Johnson, Director of Protection · Carrie Walkiewicz, Director of Philanthropy Molly Dougherty, Director of Volunteer Programs · Doug Donahue, Director of

Operations · Stephen Anderson, Director of Communications

1 These unaudited figures represent The Nature Conservancy in Oregon. For comparable figures for The Nature Conservancy as a whole, please contact us.

SuPPort And revenue

Contributions (individuals, corporations, foundations and other organizations) 11,648,087 grants and contracts 5,857,562 Investment income (4,438,172)Sales of land to government and other conservation agencies 836,906 gifts of land 0 Internal transfers and other revenue 511,268

ToTAL suPPoRT And ReVenue $14,415,651

eXPenSeS And cAPitAL ALLocAtionS

Conservation programs 11,653,746 Purchases of conservation lands and easements 16,204,690 Communications and outreach 924,448 general and administrative 1,157,596 Fundraising 510,820 Support for Conservancy priorities outside Oregon 1,697,825

ToTAL eXPenses And cAPITAL ALLocATIons $32,149,125

NET rESuLT: SuPPOrT AND rEVENuE less EXPENSES AND CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS (17,733,474)

Endowment growth (5,090,555)Investments held for land acquisition 2,707,141 Net decrease in operating reserves and cash (346,608) Net payments on loans for acquired land 11,445,171 Other assets and depreciation (1,118,082)

ToTAL $7,597,067

ASSet, LiAbiLity And net ASSet SuMMAry 2009 2008Conservation lands 54,934,047 39,868,357 Investments held for land acquisitions 12,635,373 9,928,232Endowment investments 20,131,056 25,221,611Property and equipment (net of depreciation) 2,933,746 3,189,228 Operations cash, reserves and gov’t receivables 1,329,365 1,675,973Other assets 1,255,946 2,118,545

ToTAL AsseTs $93,219,533 $82,001,946

Total liabilities 16,748,379 5,303,208 Total net assets 76,471,154 76,698,738

ToTAL LIABILITIes And neT AsseTs $93,219,533 $82,001,946

uSeS oF FundS And GiFtS

Cash, investments held for land and other assets (-8%)

Conservation programs 29%

Investments in land 69%

Support for Conservancypriorities outside Oregon 4%

Communications and outreach 2%

General and administrative 3%Fundraising 1%

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