Adirondack Land Trust Annual Report 2018

LASTING CONSERVATION SINCE 1984

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

2017-2018

Conservation Accomplishments FOUR PEAKS—

Protected 600 acres to expand Wild Forest and trails in Wilmington and Jay.

KEENE VISTA—

Protected the heart of a lofty High Peaks view in Keene.

FARMING—

Began pasture restoration at Glenview Preserve in Harrietstown.

RECREATION—

Launched a major trail rebuild at our Champlain Valley preserve, Coon Mountain.

COMMUNITIES—

Worked to improve wildland access and protect a water source in Hamilton and Essex counties.

The Adirondack Land Trust protects farms and forests, undeveloped shoreline, scenic vistas and other lands contributing to the quality of life of our communities as well as the wildness and rural character of the Adirondacks.

Progress & a skilled team with deep roots in Adirondack communities and the know-how to achieve conservation results that endure

We are pleased to present the Adirondack Land Trust’s 2018 annual report, which recaps our first full year of operation as an independent organization since 1988.

Thanks to you and many others committed to making a difference in the Adirondacks, it has been a successful year.

Mike Carr, executive director (left), and Bill Paternotte, chair (right).

Since 1984, when the Land Trust was founded, we’ve protected 23,637 acres of farms, forests, trails, vistas and wildlife habitat.

We added two very special tracts to our portfolio this year: • Four Peaks, Wilmington & Jay: 600 acres that will expand Wilmington Wild Forest and the economic impact of trails.

• Spruce Hill Vista, Keene: 5 acres at the heart of an irreplaceable view that also contains 1,000 feet of wild river shoreline.

Throughout the Adirondack Land Trust’s 34-year history, we have remained laser-focused on conserving the lands and waters that people love— places that improve quality of life for our communities and contribute to the wildness and rural character of the Adirondack Park.

Top: View from Split Rock Mountain, including Windy Valley Farm, protected under Adirondack Land Trust conservation easement.

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Priorities

Above: © Carl Heilman II; Left: © Susie Runyon/ALT

We are now at work on 10 additional sites totaling 5,000 acres.

At the same time, we are laying a strong organizational foundation for fulfillment of our mission over the long term.

Through your support of our annual fund, we have been able to build a skilled team with deep roots in Adirondack communities and the know-how to achieve conservation results that endure. Over the past year, this support has been transformative. In 2017, we relaunched with five staff after a 30-year partnership with The Nature Conservancy; today we have a headquarters in Keene, a full-time team of seven, and we are searching for an eighth—a stewardship specialist to help care for privately protected lands.

In addition: • We are pursuing Land Trust Alliance accreditation, to verify high standards for conservation and nonprofit management.

• Our balance sheet exceeds $10 million in assets, which consist primarily of conservation lands and endowment funds.

• We’re preparing a new strategic plan to guide our future work.

In short, we are in a position of strength and poised to do more.

Thank you again for all you do to keep the Adirondacks a place of clean waters, abundant wildlife, vast forests and vibrant communities.

Bill Paternotte Chair

Mike Carr Executive Director

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Land Impact

The Adirondack Land Trust works with landowners and communities to conserve diverse and productive lands that: 1

Sustain our rural economies through working farms and forests and the ecosystem services provided by protected lands.

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Link people to the land by protecting the Adirondack Park’s natural aesthetics and community connections to wildlands.

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Protect habitat for native plants and animals.

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Provide a hedge against climate change, for the benefit of people and nature.

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Above: © Mary Thill/ALT; below right: © Jamie McGiver

Over the past year we’ve invested $646,496 in land, including the purchase of Four Peaks, a 600-acre tract straddling Wilmington and Jay. The acquisition maintains intact forest between Bassett Mountain, Wainwright Mountain, Ebenezer Mountain and Rattlesnake Knob. It also connects to Wilmington Wild Forest’s Beaver Brook tract, opening potential to expand a popular destination for mountain biking, trail running, hiking and hunting.

Above right and left: © Larry Master

Top: We are conducting an ecological inventory at Four Peaks to ensure that future trails consider conservation values.

Above right: Mountain biking is powering an economic revival in Wilmington and other Adirondack towns.

Above and left: Adirondack Land Trust is a member of the Staying Connected Initiative, a partnership that works to protect wildlife connections across the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada.

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Water Impact

Land plays a direct role in the water quality of our rivers, lakes and streams, and land trusts play a direct role in protecting this resource.

The Adirondack Land Trust has conserved wild shoreline on Cranberry Lake, Loon Lake, Osgood Pond, the St. Regis lakes and Upper Saranac Lake, as well as the Ausable, Boquet, Oswegatchie and Hudson rivers.

Maintaining forests and wetlands along these shores absorbs runoff and keeps waters cool and clean for fish and recreation— and communities value the environmental and economic benefits

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© Nancie Battaglia

of this conservation. In Newcomb, for example, we help the town care for three miles along the Upper Hudson, where we hold a conservation easement that prohibits logging and building near the river. “It’s undeveloped and remote, a special place protected for future generations,” says town councilman Dave Olbert, who owns Cloud-Splitter Outfitters.

The Adirondack Land Trust is currently working on projects that would protect shoreline on the Sacandaga River, Upper Saranac, and three ponds in the central Adirondacks; and 3.5 miles of streams, 155 acres of wetlands and five ponds at a partnership site in the northeast Adirondacks.

A conservation easement helps keep water cool and clean on three miles of the Hudson River.

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Community Impact

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There is power in partnering with communities.

Even small projects, such as trails that link people to protected lands, can bring positive change for all who live and visit here.

Above: © Erika Bailey/ALT; left: © Nancie Battaglia

In the Champlain Valley, the Adirondack Land Trust has begun to rebuild the well-loved trails at our Coon Mountain Preserve.

Countless local children have reached their first summit on this mile-long hike, which delivers views of farmlands, woodlands, the Adirondack High Peaks and Green Mountains of Vermont.

Stewardship means more than owning land—it also means caring for it. We established the preserve in 1991 through a swap with a timberland owner, and have since expanded it to 378 acres.

But increasing use means we need to shore up the trail to ensure it remains a vital recreational resource.

Other activities: • Working with High Peaks town officials on land-protection options to disperse trailhead crowding.

• Working with an Essex County town to protect land surrounding its drinking-water source.

• Partnering with 20 Champlain Valley farmers to help sustain the agrarian land base through conservation easements.

• Advocating for a 2017 constitutional amendment that created a land bank allowing communities to make vital infrastructure improvements otherwise blocked by Forest Preserve.

Above: One of 20 ALT-protected farms encompassing 7,363 acres producing milk, apples, beef, hay and grains.

Left: Wilderness Property Management, an Adirondack-based business, clears a new section of the Hidden Valley Trail at Coon Mountain Preserve.

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Powerful Together Your support makes a lasting difference for Adirondack lands, waters and communities.

Thank you.

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Donors and Volunteers Annual Fund Contributions $50,000 and up Mrs. David A. Weir David & Candace Weir Foundation $20,000 – $49,999 Anonymous Mr. Kevin Arquit F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David Henle The Joan C. & David L. Henle Foundation Lee & Nancy Keet Adirondack Foundation—Keet Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olmsted The Furtherance Fund, Inc. Peter & Patty Paine John & Sharon Sayles John & Sharon Sayles Charitable Fund $10,000 – $19,999 Glenview Preserve © Carl Heilman II

Jameson & Reginald Baxter Reginald R. & Jameson A. Baxter Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John C. Bogle The Armstrong Foundation Boquet Foundation, Inc. Brandywine Trust Company David Brunner & Rhonda Butler The Chorske and Stuzin Family Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Stuzin W. W. & G. O. Chorske Foundation Ms. Barbara L. Glaser & Mr. Paul Zachos Adirondack Foundation—Northern Lights Fund Joan & Bill Grabe Grabe Family Foundation

Mr. Stephen J. Kulyik Overhills Foundation Bill & Nan Paternotte Mr. Edward Petty Meredith M. Prime Mr. Keith D. Stoltz Keith D. Stoltz Foundation Elizabeth Strickler & Mark Gallogly Adirondack Foundation— Strickler Gallogly Family Fund Charles & Sally Svenson The Walbridge Fund, Ltd. Connie & Craig Weatherup Weatherup Family Foundation $5,000 – $9,999 Adirondack Foundation—Paine Family Fund Baltimore Community Foundation Dr. Barbara L. Bedford & Dr. Charles C. Geisler Ms. Frances Beinecke & Mr. Paul Elston Sarah Winter French Mr. Steven Harber Steven Harber Gift Fund Mr. David P. Hunt The 2003 Vera C. Pratt Charitable Remainder Trust Elizabeth S. McLanahan Bruce McLanahan Miss Nancy L. Olsen Drs. Howard W. & Ora K. Smith Kingsley Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Tadler Susan Terwilliger & Michael Mulcahy Sarah & Robert Underhill

These lists acknowledge those who made donations between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.

If we have incorrectly listed or mistakenly omitted your name, please accept our apologies and allow us to correct the error. Contact Kimberly Corwin Gray, donor relations manager, (518) 576-2400, kimberly.gray@adirondacklandtrust.org.

$2,500 – $4,999 Ms. Jennifer L. Brorsen & Mr. Richard DeMartini DeMartini Family Foundation Marilyn Burns & Jeffrey Sellon Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Mr. Stephen H. Burrington & Ms. Abigail A. Swaine Mr. & Mrs. J. Dennis Delafield The New York Community Trust Delafield Fund Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Forlenza Forlenza Family Charitable Fund Carolyn & Ed Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Robert Friedman Friedman Foundation B. Sue Howard, in memory of J. Scott Howard Mr. & Mrs. Todd La Porte Dara & Todd La Porte Family Charitable Mr. Arthur L. Loeb The Arthur L. Loeb Foundation Douglas & Sarah Luke MetLife Doug Munro The Boathouse Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Munro Dr. & Mrs. Robert O. Preyer Robert O. Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust Ted & Minney Robb Mrs. Mimi N. Seagears Seagears Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Norman Sheer The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Mr. Donald J. Yanulavich $1,000 – $2,499 Anonymous (3) Adirondack Foundation—Anonymous Fund Adirondack Foundation—Evergreen Fund Mr. & Mrs. A. Joseph Armstrong Mrs. Sue D. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Barthold Ellen & Michael Bettmann Mr. & Mrs. Hans P. Birle Sally & Phil Bogdanovitch Adirondack Foundation—Rocky Bog Fund Mark Brown & Kathy Hyland Marcus F. Brown Fund Mr. & Mrs. G. Michael Bush Mr. Frederick C. Calder Ms. Mary Lynne V. Campbell Charles & Judy Canham Mr. & Mrs. J. Martin Carovano J. Martin & Barbara B. Carovano Fund Joseph & Mary Kay Carr

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Mr. Charles Cerf & Dr. Cindy Dunbar Cerf-Dunbar Fund Ms. Linda Cohen Adirondack Foundation—Linda & Sarah Cohen Fund John & Lynn Colston John E. Colston Private Foundation Adele & Tom Connors Adirondack Foundation—Adele & Tom Connors Fund Mr. Thomas A. Curley & Ms. Marsha A. Stanley Mr. & Mrs. David W. Curtis Ms. Sandra Danussi The Dooling/Danussi Fund Drs. James C. & Caroline W. Dawson Lyn DuMoulin ExxonMobil Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Drew C. Forhan The Forhan Family Foundation General Electric Foundation Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Glennon Ian & Lea Highet Mrs. Caroline P. Hoffman William & Mary Janeway Janeway Family Fund Mr. Richard D. Jarvis Dale Jeffers Mr. James D. Johnson Lola & Raymond Johnson David & Geri Joor Nancy Olmsted Kaehr & Michael G. Kaehr Mr. Daniel G. Keane The Keane Family Charitable Fund Kevin & Betty Ann Keane Howard Kirschenbaum & Mary Rapp Mr. & Mrs. William Kissel Holly Leicht & Adam Weinstein Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lewit Robert and Jane Lewit Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Serge Lussi Edward W. McNeil Mr. Edward H. Miller Reverend James H. Miller & Mrs. Margaret C. Miller James H. & Margaret C. Miller Fund Mr. & Mrs. James Morley St. Huberts Foundation Mr. W. Kemp Norman Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Pacala Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Rinella Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ritchie Staritch Foundation, Inc. Mr. Andrew Rosenthal & Ms. Shari Levine The Andrew Rosenthal Donor Gift Fund John & Nancy Rosenthal Mr. John M. Roth & Ms. Lauren Razook Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Sherman II Jeffrey & Liliane Sherman Fund Mr. Chandler Stein & Ms. Kirby M. Udall The Ted Robb Fund Mr. & Mrs. Owen Thomas Owen D. and Jennifer Thomas Family Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Enos T. Throop Jr. Paul F. Torrence & Bonnie Johnson Mr. & Mrs. James T. Townsend

Bog River © Carl Heilman II

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Mr. & Mrs. William C. Ughetta Mr. Donald P. Wichman Julia Willis O’Connor Charitable Fund Philip & Tricia Winterer Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. Wray Jr. Wray Family Fund $500 – $999

Fisher © Larry Master

Anonymous (2) The AMTG Giving Fund Mr. Lee E. Bailey & Mrs. Linda Rosenstock Mr. Robert P. Ball Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Bertagna Mr. & Mrs. Arthur D. Bissell III Alice & Bill Boardman Victoria & Wilber H. Boies Mr. & Mrs. William E. Boyce Mr. & Mrs. H.P. Boyle Jr. H. Perry Boyle Jr. & Lisa M. Ryan-Boyle Fund Mrs. Patricia A. Calascibett Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Cannon Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc. Mr. Charles M. Clusen & Ms. Gail A. Curran Mrs. Pamela L. Coe Mr. Raymond P. Curran & Ms. Kathleen Daggett Dr. Thomas P. Doolittle Donald Dorn Peter & Vivian Falco Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Gehl Mrs. Joanne K. Gianniny Mr. and Mrs. Roderic Giltz Adirondack Foundation—Port Jackson Fund Mr. & Mrs. Neil M. Golub Golub Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David L. Gosda Mr. Mark R. Grohowski Lyn & Harry Groome Groome Family Charitable Fund Mrs. Daphne E. Hallowell Mr. Walter F. Harrison III Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Hatch Mr. & Mrs. David Heider Sarah Holland & Lauree Feldman Mr. & Mrs. John C. Hubbard The John C. & Susan K. Hubbard Foundation IBM Matching Grants Program Mrs. Anne K. Jeffrey Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Johnson II Dr. & Mrs. Eugene E. Kaczka Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Kindler Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Kirby Kirby Family Charitable Fund Mr. James Kloiber & Ms. Stephanie Wagoner The Kloiber / Wagoner Family Fund Ms. Jennifer Knapp McGrew The May K. Houck Foundation Ed & Lois Konikowski Ms. Ruth M. Kuhfahl Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Lighty Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Love Daniel & Carol Luthringshauser

Carol MacKinnon Fox Bonnie B. Marx Woods & Pearl McCahill Adirondack Foundation— Woods & Pearl McCahill Family Fund Ms. Amy McCune Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McGinn Mountaintop Foundation, Inc. Barnabas McHenry McHenry Memorial Trust Fund Mrs. Annette Merle-Smith The Lookout Fund Dr. Emil P. Miskovsky Ms. Adelia Moore & Mr. Thomas R. Gerety Ms. Kathleen M. Myer & Mr. Christopher T. Graves O’Connor Family Mr. George Packard & Ms. Lavinia Lemon Ms. Carol Jean Pinney Mr. & Mrs. John M. Reschovsky Mr. Robert J. Ringlee Mr. Carlton Rochell Mr. & Mrs. James Ryan Mr. John A. Sargent Mr. Jonathan M. Siner & Ms. Lisa Hersch Mr. & Mrs. Thompson M. Swayne Dr. Bill & Mrs. Maida Tansey Ms. Ethel Thompson Mr. Maury Tigner Mr. & Mrs. Frank Trendell Mr. Michael J. Urfirer & Ms. Doni L. Fordyce Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Van Brunt Amy L. Vedder & William Weber Mr. Paul Vesely & Mr. Vincent DiLauro Paul T. Vesely Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David Warfield The David & Alison Warfield Charitable Fund Mr. Michael H. Welles & Ms. Leslie Price Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Welling Charles F. & Carole A. West White Pine Foundation Mr. A. Morris Williams Jr. Kim Wilson Mr. & Mrs. David Wolff Mr. F. S. Wonham Peter & Katherine Wyckoff Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Zunino III

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Four Peaks © Mary Thill/ALT

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Glenview Preserve © Carl Heilman II

Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Brown Mr. & Mrs. Martin Brown Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Neal A. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Nick H. Brown Mr. Richard Brown Mr. Severn P. Brown & Ms. Sarah C. Street Mr. & Mrs. William T. Brown Mr. Charles Bruha & Ms. Kathleen Regan Mr. & Mrs. Caleb W. Burchenal Up to $499 Edgar & Emily Burde Neal & Barbara Burdick Anonymous (11) Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Burk Ken & Barb Adams Jane S. Burner Adirondack 46ers Ms. Mary F. Buschman-Kelly Mr. Andy Aiezza Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dean E. Butts E. Shamim Allen Mr. Jonathan E. Byrd & Ms. Alyson Kennedy AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. John W. Caffry Cristiana Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cammack III Dr. Wayne Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Cammiso Mr. John M. Andrejack Mr. James M. Cannon IV Clinton Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Richard Canuteson Ms. Mary-Louise H. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. John S. Carpenter Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bob Arnold Mrs. Joan M. Carr Mr. Thomas Arras Mr. Robert E. Carr Mr. & Mrs. Larry G. Athens Bob Carter Mr. James K. Au Mr. Alexander Casdin Ms. Mary Ann Bahnsen Ms. Diane Cast Mr. & Mrs. John Bailo Mr. & Mrs. Bruce K. Catlin Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Bakeman Jr. Drs. Denis J. Chagnon & Mary B. Chagnon Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Bales Mr. A. Douglas Chamberlain Mr. David B. Ball & Ms. Anya Bickford Betsy Balzano Dr. & Mrs. Glen D. Chapman Mr. Robert Barnett & Ms. Susan Mandler Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Beach Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Chase Mr. Richard Beamish & Ms. Rachel K. Rice Ms. Lucy Cheever Ms. Susan Beldon Carl & Susie Chilson Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Christiansen Mr. Chris Bengert Andrea Clark, in honor of Frank & Alison Hain Michael Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Clark Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Bergamini Dr. John Cogar Ms. Nancy A. Bernstein Drs. Martin B. & Janet Cohen Bruce Berra & Lorraine Duvall Amy Cole Carol & John Bessette Mr. Herbert Coles & Ms. June Fait Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Betz Herbert Coles and June Fait Foundation Ms. Linda L. Bhatia Mrs. Ellen C. Collins Dean Bianco Craig Cosenza Mr. & Mrs. Willing L. Biddle Mr. & Mrs. James K. Coward Bob & Tish Biesemeyer Mr. John H. Crager The Birch Store Mr. Frith C. Crandall Bob & Marigold Bischoff Mr. & Mrs. James D. Crane Dr. & Mrs. Howard M. Black Mr. & Mrs. William G. Crawshaw Mr. & Mrs. John H. Blackmon Mr. & Mrs. William H. Creighton Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Bogucki Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cressey Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Booth Mr. & Mrs. Chester A. Crocker Tom & Betty Boothe Ms. Jeannie H. Cross & Mr. Thomas L. Woodman Mr. Marc Boyer Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Culross Nancy Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. Brady Tom & Sue Cunningham Peter & Dottie Bragdon Ms. Laura P. Curran Ms. Gabrielle Brainard Mrs. Rhoda C. Curtiss John J. Brennan, DVM Dr. David K. Broadwell & Ms. Christine R. Wilmot Ms. Martha J. Cushman Mr. Richard Cusumano & Ms. Sylvie Bimka Doug & Leslie Brooks Ms. Julia E. Damkoehler Ms. Angela M. Brown

Mr. Darrell Davies Mr. & Mrs. George D. Davis Dr. & Mrs. C. R. De Armas Mr. & Mrs. David Dearborn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dedrick Mr. & Mrs. Philip L. Defliese Jr. Martha M. Deming Ms. Nancy Deren Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. DeSantis Sr. Mr. John DiGiacomo & Ms. Michele Munro-DiGiacomo Mr. Michael DiNunzio & Ms. Eleanor G. Berger Betsy Dirnberger Ms. Sherry Dixon Ms. Barbara Doh Andrew & Tracey Dolan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Donohue Mr. John B. Donovan Mr. Michael P. Douglass Mr. Charles B. Drake Ms. Margaret Drobnik Rev. Milton Dudley & Ms. Kathryn Kernan Mr. & Mrs. Dave Dutkiewicz Mr. Dave Dwyer Dominic & Melissa Eisinger Mr. Michael J. Elliott Ms. Denise M. Elmer Ms. Pamela Ely Mark & Debby Epstein Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Epstein Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Erenstone Ms. Denise M. Erickson & Mr. James T. Bark Nancy Eustance Mr. Vincent J. Farinella Ms. Yvonne Farmer Mr. & Mrs. John Farrell Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Farrell Ms. Janet G. Farrington Drs. Jay S. & Dorothy Federman

Ms. Margo L. Fenn & Mr. Daniel Hamilton Rick & Madeleine Findlay Mr. Edward Finnerty C. Peter M. Fish Ms. Kate Fish Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Fish Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Fitts Mr. & Mrs. David E. Fontanella Mr. David K. Ford Mr. & Mrs. James Fox Mr. Andrew G. Frank Dr. & Mrs. James H. Freeman Noonmark Foundation Mr. John P. Freeman & Ms. Tillie Helms Mr. Max N. Friedman Sally Friedman Diana & Matt Funchion Ms. Ruth Gais & Mr. Paul Needham Mr. William Gambert Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Garver Ms. Gail M. Gaskin A. L. Gearhart & K. V. Shannahan Mr. & Mrs. George H. Georges Rocco & Mandy Giampaolo Mr. Charles Gibson Ms. Maurine Gilbert Mr. & Mrs. Kent W. Gilges Mr. & Mrs. Randall G. Giltz Mr. & Mrs. George Giokas Mr. & Mrs. John C. Given Michale Glennon Mr. Michael P. Gold Mr. & Mrs. Victor Gold Jr. Oliver Goodenough & Alison Clarkson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Tony Goodwin Gordon W. Pratt Agency Inc. Mr. Charles P. Gosselink & Rev. Charlotte G. Gosselink

Public-Private Power The Adirondack Land Trust received a two-year grant of $80,000 from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Land Trust Alliance through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program, plus a $40,000 private matching grant from Annette Merle-Smith. Together, the grants allow the land trust to create the new position of stewardship specialist.

Statewide, 70 grants totaling $2.29 million funded through New York’s Environmental Protection Fund leveraged an additional $2.3 million in private and local funding to support land trust projects that protect farmland, wildlife habitat and water quality; enhance public access for outdoor recreation; and conserve open-space areas that are important for community health and economic development.

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Left: Glenview Preserve © John DiGiacomo; right: © John DiGiacomo

Mr. Bruce C. Graves Mr. & Mrs. Roger Gray Robert Greenbaum Mr. & Mrs. William J. Gremp Linda Griffin Mr. & Mrs. John L. Griffith Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Grinwis Marilyn L. Gross & Kim W. Hausner Ralph & Georgia Guenther Mrs. Ruth S. Guydosh Mr. & Mrs. Andrew N. Hadjandreas Mrs. Barbara Hail Barbara Hail Charitable Fund Bruce & Darcey Hale Edie Hall Mr. & Mrs. William H.B. Hamill Leita & William Hamill Family Foundation Ms. Pamela Hanke Mr. & Mrs. Kevin M. Hanlon Mr. David R. Hanning Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Hansen Captain & Mrs. Douglas A. Hard Mr. Ronald A. Harris Wendy Harris Mr. & Mrs. Justin Harrison Ms. Sarah Hart Ms. Marguerite Hasbrouck Mr. Britton Haselton Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hasselwander Hasselwander Charitable Fund Mrs. Elizabeth P. S. Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. John F. Heimerdinger Mrs. Beverly F. Heineman Ms. Margery C. Henneman Ms. Barbara L. Hennig Mrs. Mary Page Hickey Mr. & Mrs. David Higby Ms. Susan Hildebran Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hoar Jr. Hoar Family Giving Fund Matthew Hobart Mr. Edward Hogan Mr. Richard Hooker III Mr. & Mrs. John Hopkinson III Anne Horner Mr. & Mrs. Brian L. Houseal Mr. James Howe Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hrinyak Mr. & Mrs. F. David Hudda Dr. & Mrs. Herbert B. Hudnut Jr. Mr. Charles Hughes Dr. Kelly R. Huiatt Adirondack Foundation—Kelly R. Huiatt Fund Mrs. Betty Hunkins Ms. Sarah Hunkins

Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Hyson Immaculate Conception Church Ms. Maureen Insua Mrs. Carol B. Jackman Ms. Carol Kitt Jackson Mr. James W. Jacob Mr. Chris Jage & Ms. Melanie Reding Mr. & Mrs. Greg Jeffers Mr. Jerry Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. William J. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. William B. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Jones Ms. Ellen Jones Georgia E. Jones Mr. William S. Joplin & Ms. Mary A. Bell Ms. Betty J. Jordan & Mr. Michael Luke Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kafin Mr. & Mrs. David Kaiser Bernard & Emilie Kane Susan Kavanagh & Christopher Shaw Bonnie Keet Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Kelley Megan Cole Kellogg Mr. Todd O. Kempainen & Ms. Jorun Gran-Hendriksen Mrs. Joan S. Kepes Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kerr Mr. Mark King Ms. Lynne L. Kingsley Mr. Jeremiah Kirwan Mr. & Mrs. Ken H. Klauck Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Klein Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kline Mr. & Mrs. John P. Knapp Mrs. Diana T. Knox Mr. Bruce Kokernot & Ms. Wendy Gilchrist Dr. & Mrs. Martin W. Korn Mr. & Mrs. Jesse L. Krasnow Dr. Atsuo Kuki Mr. & Mrs. Lars I. Kulleseid Mr. & Mrs. Miles A. Kulukundis Mary N. Kunzler-Larmann Henry Labalme & Jeanne McMullin Ms. Lynn Lacross & Mr. Rick Rosen Susan Lacy Antonia Laird George & Nancy Lamb Ms. Emily Landry John B. Lane John B. Lane Charitable Fund Dr. & Mrs. Douglas S. Langdon Nancy Langham Mr. Christopher F. Lawrence Dr. & Mrs. John P. Leddy Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Lee Dr. Airlie C. Lennon Fredrica S. Levinson Abe & Pat Levy Abe & Pat Levy Foundation Mr. Richard Levy Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Lightner Mr. Mark H. Likoff & Ms. Shelah T. Feiss Mr. John E. Linck & Ms. Ann T. Csink

Why We Volunteer

By Roman and Leslie Kucharczyk In 2016 we moved to Keene from southeastern Pennsylvania, after spending several years slowly building our future retirement home here. Our retirement plans have only partially succeeded, but we have certainly enjoyed getting settled in our new home.

In August 2017 we saw this post online: “Looking for handy volunteers— If anyone has free time to help the Adirondack Land Trust assemble filing cabinets and shelves, we’d love some help.”

We have lots of experience building and fixing things, and we enjoy assembling cabinets and shelves more than computer spreadsheets.

So this seemed like a perfect opportunity to meet new people, learn more about the area and volunteer for a worthy cause. We believe in preserving nature at the local level, and we appreciate that we are able to live in this beautiful area because others have already done so.

The staff is friendly, engaging and generous, and quickly discovered that a plate of cookies will keep us coming back.

The Adirondack Land Trust is strengthened by volunteers who take care of preserves, stuff and stamp envelopes, and help us put furniture together.

If you’d like to pitch in, please contact Nancy Van Wie, director of philanthropy, (518) 576-2400, nancy.vanwie@adirondacklandtrust.org.

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Mr & Mrs. Bruce C. Long Richard Longstreth Dr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Lozner Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Lutinski Mr. & Mrs. Roland M. Machold Dr. Ian & Rebecca MacKellar Patricia Maddox Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Mainer Ms. Carolyn M. Malaney Mr. & Mrs. George Mallett George & Stefania Mallet Fund Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mara Mr. & Mrs. John Marrella Mr. Roger A. Marshall Mr. Joe Martens Mr. Edward C. Marx Larry Master Edward E. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Howard Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Vincent McClelland Mr. Michael McCormick & Ms. Catherine M. Paul Mr. & Mrs. Joe McCranels Mr. & Mrs. Mark McCullough Mr. & Mrs. Alfred B. McDowell Mr. & Mrs. W. Scott McGraw Mr. & Mrs. James McGregor Dr. & Mrs. Richard McKeever Bill McKibben & Sue Halpern Mr. Peter McManus Mr. Mark A. McNaught Ms. Pamela Aall McPherson Raymond & Deborah Meslar Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Metz Ms. Ellen Meyers Rev. David J. Miller & Mrs. Linda A. Miller Mr. John A. Miskewicz Christopher Miskovsky Ms. Susan J. Mitchell & Mr. Brad Motter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Moffatt Thomas G. Mogren Ms. Daphne Montgomery Ms. Susan Moody & Mr. Alan Brown Mr. Jeffrey G. Mora & Ms. Wendy W. Fuller-Mora Mr. & Mrs. Norman A. Morey Brother Roman Morris Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Morse Ms. Janet L. Morton Edward Mrozik & Nancy Van Wie Nancy Muskin Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Neuzil Mr. Holger Nissen Toni Norton Paul & Deborah O’Brien

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Ms. Rose Marie O’Leary Mr. Peter V. O’Shea Mr. & Mrs. Edward Oles Mr. & Mrs. John T. Omohundro Ms. Marne Onderdonk Katherine Oser Alexander & Alison Packard Mr. & Mrs. Ed Palen—Adirondack Rock and River Mr. & Mrs. Edward Parsons Ms. Mary Ella Passage Mr. Ronald Passaretti Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D. Pell Eleanor J. Perkins Mr. Robert Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Charles Persell Mr. & Mrs. Glen E. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Pitt Mr. Laurence W. Pittis & Ms. Karen Haight Plattsburgh Family Medicine Mr. & Mrs. Eric W. Pohlman Mary & Bancroft Poor Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. Post Kristin & Bill Potter Mr. & Mrs. John Prairie Ms. Katharine M. Preston & Mr. John Bingham Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Preston Jr. Mrs. Clayton Pritchett Alfred & Kathleen Putnam Mr. Glen O. Pyles Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Quinn John & Anne Randolph Ms. Karen Rappaport & Mr. William E. Stokes Mr. Paul Raso Mr. Arthur Reidel Mr. & Mrs. Bruce S. Reynolds Ms. Rebecca Richman Mr. & Mrs. David C. Rider Mr. Bruce R. Roberts Ms. E. I. Roberts Mr. Richard Robinson Mr. Richard Rosen and Ms. Barbara Gordon P & F Kendrick Charitable Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Ross Dr. & Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Anne Rowland Ms. Deborah E. Ryel Gloria W. Sage Ms. Ann S. Sand Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sargent Mrs. Harriet H. Savage Peter & Anita Sayers Ms. Betty L. Sayre Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. Schaberg Mrs. Denise Scheinberg Mr. Paul G. Schielke Mr. & Mrs. James M. Schlachter Mr. & Mrs. Dan W. Schlitt Mr. William C. Schmidt Nina & William Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Ernst Schoen-Rene Mr. Christopher M. Schroeder & Ms. Alexandra H. Coburn

Keene Vista © John DiGiacomo

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Painted turtle © Larry Master

Mr. Richard E. Schumaker & Ms. Tymm Schumaker Margaret Schutze Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Schwarz Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Scudder III Carolyn Serota Ransom & Carlotta Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shedd Mr. & Mrs. Klaus Shigley Shigley Family Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Shippey Mr. Robert P. Sidloski & Ms. Holly MacKintosh Lenton & Barbara Simms Mr. & Mrs. Howard Simonin Ms. Katherine M. Sinclair Mr. Steven D. Singer Dr. Richard E. Slimak Ms. Amy Smith & Mr. Donald Ream Mr. & Mrs. Craig W. Smith Hilary & Todd Smith Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Smith Ms. Susan S. Speers Catherine Spies Dr. & Mrs. Richard Spitzer Mr. & Mrs. John R. Stearns Mr. Jamieson Steele Mr. Donald Stern Mr. & Mrs. Curtis F. Stiles Ms. Susan F. Stoddart Mr. & Mrs. Willard J. Stone Ted Stork & Mary Barrie Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Straub Jr. Mr. Richard M. Strean Ms. Kristin Strobel Mr. Richard P. Suttmeier Randall & LJ Swanson Wendy Swift Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Tasker II Ms. Abby P. Taylor Mr. Philip G. Terrie Bill & Nora Teter Frank & Nancy Tetz Mr. & Mrs. David Thomas-Train Mr. & Mrs. Fairman R. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Edward Thorndike Mrs. Mandy Ticknor Scott P. Torrance David Trithart & Rose Rivezzi Mr. & Mrs. Breck K. Turner Kurt & Gene Tweraser Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Tyler Elizabeth “Becky” Van deWater Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. Van Heest Ms. Anne H. Van Ingen Mary Van Vleck Mary Van Vleck Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Van Woert Mr. & Mrs. Jean C. Victor Mr. & Mrs. Wayne B. Virkler Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wakefield The Waldheim, Inc. Mr. Bruce T. Wallace Ms. Lori Wasserman

Mr. David Weber Mrs. Katherine M. Webster Dr. & Mrs. Mark Webster Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Wegner Jessica Wegrzyn & Larry Robjent Susan & Bob Wei Ed & Lisa Weibrecht Adirondack Foundation— Mirror Lake Inn Charitable Fund Ms. Nancy Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Donald Western Ross & Beverly Whaley Dr. & Mrs. Peter S. White Margaret G. Whitman Ms. Rachel A. Wiener Mrs. Barbara R. Wilder Dr. & Mrs. Ernest H. Williams Tinker & Patricia Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Willis Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. William F. Willis Ms. Nancy A. Wilson Anne & Ethan Winter Mr. & Mrs. David Wisen With Pipe and Book Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Withington III Mrs. Ellen Wood Twink & Jim Wood Dr. Mary A. Woodhouse & Mr. Richard T. Constanza Bob & Betty Woods Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Worth Raymond Wright Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wright Mr. Stanley C. Wright YourCause LLC Mr. & Mrs. Andrej J. Zajac Ms. Charlene M. Zebley Vicki E. Zion Mistakenly omitted FY17 gifts Holly & David Wolff Daniel & Sarah Leavell Kurt & Gene Tweraser

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Anonymous (2) Adirondack Dental Health Associates Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Barnett Mrs. Suzanne L. Beaumont Dr. Barbara L. Bedford & Dr. Charles C. Geisler Mr. & Mrs. A. William Bertsch

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Gifts in Kind Bill & Chris Barnett Mimi Garbisch Carlson Tony & Nancy Corwin Mr. & Mrs. Howard Fuguet

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Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Booth David Brunner & Rhonda Butler Dr. & Mrs. John C. Brust Mr. Steven G. Cacchio Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cammack III Cyndy Chandler & Terry McKee John & Lynn Colston Dr. & Mrs. Dean Cook Mr. & Mrs. Richard Deneale GIFTS TO CAPITAL AND Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Derr SPECIAL PROJECTS Ms. Jean Dohman Lyn DuMoulin Along with our annual operating fund, Dominic & Melissa Eisinger Drs. Jay S. & Dorothy Federman support for special initiatives is important Sarah Winter French to fulfilling our mission.

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gillilland Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Glennon Coon Mountain Preserve Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hain Mr. Paul Mudie & Ms. Kathleen Kelley Dr. & Mrs. William A. Harbison Mr. & Mrs. Russell B. Turner The William and Marsha Harbison Charitable Fund Glenview Preserve Mr. David Hislop Mr. Wynn Calder William & Mary Janeway Mr. & Mrs. Howard Gordon Lola & Raymond Johnson Ms. Judith Gottfried Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kafin Mr. Troy D. Randall & Ms. Frances E. Lund Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kellogg Mr. Ronald M. Sverdlove & Ms. Melissa J. Bohl Mr. & Mrs. William Kissel Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Whitaker June Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Lighty Fred M. & Walker D. Kirby Stewardship Ms. Myrna Mandeville Endowment Mr. Stephen Maselli Mr. & Mrs. Vincent McClelland Fulfilling the Promise of Perpetual Land Care Mr. & Mrs. Mark McCullough Adirondack Foundation— Ms. Anne B. McDonald Adirondack Land Trust Special Project Fund Lyz Miskovsky Mr. and Mrs. Richard Everhart, in honor of Su Barber Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Munro and Gordon Millsaps Wedding Peter & Patty Paine Ms. Barbara L. Glaser & Mr. Paul Zachos Adirondack Foundation—Paine Family Fund Jane N. Mooty Foundation Bill & Nan Paternotte Mr. & Mrs. William L. Mackintosh III Dr. & Mrs. Mark H. Pohlman Mr. Derek Morton Meredith M. Prime Bill & Nan Paternotte Mr. & Mrs. Harry Provost Meredith M. Prime Dr. & Mrs. Warren A. Radcliffe Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Edward Reiter Wild Adirondacks John & Nancy Rosenthal Revolving Fund for Land Protection Meadowhill Fund General Electric Foundation Matching Gift Program Ezra & Audrey Schwartzberg Mr. William F. Koebbeman Dr. Josh Schwartzberg & Ms. Beth Schiller William F. Koebbeman Fund Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Shereck Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Ormerod Jr. Ms. Carole Anne Slatkin Brian and Ginny Ruder Ted Stork & Mary Barrie The Ruder Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward Taliaferro Mr. & Mrs. Frank Trendell Sarah & Robert Underhill Mary Van Vleck Charles F. & Carole A. West SPECIAL Gifts Woody & Elise Widlund Event Supporters Denise Wilson-Davis & John Davis

Bill & Marsha Harbison Hornbeck Boats Heidi Harbison Kimberly Edward W. McNeil Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olmsted Peter & Patty Paine Meredith M. Prime Paul Willcott & Ann Laemmle Twink & Jim Wood Donors of Time and Talent Mary Burke Tom Carr John Davis Mike Deaner John DiGiacomo Todd Dunham Frances Eisinger Melissa Eisinger John Eldridge Yvonne Farmer, Volunteer of the Year Rocco & Mandy Giampolo Chauntel Gillilland Lisa J. Godfrey Margaret Hawthorn

Carl Heilman II Audrey C. Hyson Chris Jage & Melanie Reding Kathy Kelly Leslie & Roman Kucharczyk Ruth Kuhfahl Bill & Jan Localio Larry Master Barbara Merle-Smith Eddie Mrozik Dawn Ormsby Tom Peria Erin Perkins Kat Pollan John M. Riley Barbara Strowger Gifts in Memory Of In Memory of Barbara Bergmann Mr. Stephen J. Kulyik In Memory of Richard Calascibett Mrs. Patricia A. Calascibett In Memory of Paul Dooling Amy Cole Mr. & Mrs. Howard Mayer In Memory of George Labalme Henry Labalme & Jeanne McMullin In Memory of Dr. James McWhinney Ms. Lucy Cheever

Susie Runyon We are delighted to welcome Susie Runyon to the team. Susie is a 46er and enjoys camping, canoeing, and cross-country and backcountry skiing. She has managed operations for several Adirondack nonprofits and for her own nature photo-graphy business, Alpine Images. Susie is a volunteer EMT in Wilmington, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.

In Memory of Dean Monroe Cristiana Anderson Ms. Susan Beldon Mr. & Mrs. Martin Brown Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Nick H. Brown Mr. Richard Brown Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Cannon Mr. James M. Cannon IV Mr. Alexander Casdin Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Chapoton Mr. Steven Harber Steven Harber Gift Fund Mrs. Mary Page Hickey Anne Horner Mr. Charles Hughes Ms. Ellen Jones Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Kirby Kirby Family Charitable Fund Patricia Maddox Peter & Patty Paine Adirondack Foundation—Paine Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Pitt Kristin & Bill Potter Mr. Carlton Rochell Ms. Betty L. Sayre Ms. Kristin Strobel Ms. Lori Wasserman Mr. & Mrs. David Wisen In Memory of Arthur Savage Ms. Susan S. Speers

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Bequests Estate of Richard Broderick The Makowski Trust George V. and Jean A. Smith Charitable Trust Adirondack Visionaries

In Memory of Thomas “Toby” Thacher Ms. Susan S. Speers In Memory of Fay & Frances Welch Mr. Richard Levy Jr. Gifts in Honor Of In Honor of Su Barber & Gordon Millsaps Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Richard Everhart In Honor of Mike Carr Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Glennon Mr. & Mrs. Vincent McClelland In Honor of Don Gilbert Ms. Maurine Gilbert In Honor of Scott Gilbert Ms. Maurine Gilbert In Honor of Robert Glennon Michale Glennon In Honor of Frank & Alison Hain Andrea Clark In Honor of Joe Martens Barnabas McHenry In Honor of Tom Orr Dr. & Mrs. Richard Spitzer In Honor of Peter Paine Bruce & Darcey Hale In Honor of Bill & Nan Paternotte Dr. & Mrs. James H. Freeman Noonmark Foundation

Those who have notified us that Adirondack Land Trust is in their estate plans Mr. John Andrews & Ms. Michelle Jack Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Barnett Alice & Bill Boardman Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Culross Mr. Perry W. Dimmick & Ms. Lindsay D. Ruth Lyn DuMoulin Todd Dunham Mark & Debby Epstein Carolyn & Ed Fowler Sarah Winter French Ms. Barbara L. Glaser & Mr. Paul Zachos Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Grinwis Ms. Gwen Haaland Matthew Hobart Mr. & Mrs. David Hodge Sarah Holland & Lauree Feldman B. Sue Howard Mr. Rodney Irwin Lee & Nancy Keet Howard Kirschenbaum & Mary Rapp Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Lighty Dr. Ian & Rebecca MacKellar Bruce McLanahan Edward W. McNeil Reverend David J. Miller & Mrs. Linda A. Miller Peter & Patty Paine Bill & Nan Paternotte Mr. Edward Petty Mr. David Reling Susan Terwilliger & Michael Mulcahy Ms. Phyllis Thompson Charles F. & Carole A. West

In Honor of Elizabeth Thorndike Susan Lacy

NAMING A BEQUEST GIFT Planned gifts of any size can make a real difference in Adirondack conservation—and it only takes a little time to name the Adirondack Land Trust in your will, trust, retirement plan or insurance designation. For information on options for leaving the Adirondack Land Trust in your estate plans, please contact Nancy Van Wie, director of philanthropy, at (518) 817-9244 | nancy.vanwie@adirondacklandtrust.org To direct a bequest, or a portion thereof, to the Adirondack Land Trust, please use the following language: Adirondack Land Trust, a nonprofit corporation, Tax ID# 22-2559576, organized and existing under the laws of New York, and with a principal business address of 2861 Route 73, P.O. Box 130, Keene, NY 12942.

Left: © Carl Heilman II; right: Three-toed woodpecker © Larry Master

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Sources and Uses of Funds The information presented here is based on unaudited financial statements for the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018). These graphs are intended to provide timely information, but they are not a substitute for audited financial statements, available by writing to our office or to the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

In fiscal year 2018, the Adirondack Land Trust’s relaunch inspired generous support from individuals and generated a grant from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program, which helped offset the expense of establishing and equipping an office, in addition to regular operating costs.

The Adirondack Land Trust was incorporated in 1984 and is a tax-exempt public charity under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. All contributions to the Adirondack Land Trust are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Federal tax ID 22-2559576

Revenue / Fiscal Year 2018 Annual fund/ unrestricted gifts 53%

Grants 25%

Other income* 10% Investment income 12%

Total: $1,455,637

Expense / Fiscal Year 2018 Land acquisition** 42%

Management & Administration 22%

Total: $1,529,740

Conservation & Stewardship 13% Outreach & Communications 8% Philanthropy 15%

* Gifts to Wild Adirondacks Fund, stewardship endowment, special projects, events ** Primarily funded through prior-year contributions to Wild Adirondacks Fund

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YOUR TEAM IN THE ADIRONDACKS Board of Directors Kevin Arquit Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP New York & Long Lake, NY Barbara Bedford, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate (retired), Natural Resources, Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Frances Beinecke

President (retired), Natural Resources Defense Council Bronx & Long Lake, NY

David Brunner

Owner & operator, Asgaard Farm & Dairy Au Sable Forks, NY Stephen H. Burrington Executive Committee member Executive Director, Groundwork USA Brookline, MA Charles Canham, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Forest Ecology, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Millbrook, NY John Colston Cold River Films Baltimore, MD, & Long Lake, NY Barbara Glaser, Ed.D. Secretary Civic leader; President, Linell Lands; President, the Nordlys Foundation Saratoga Springs & Raquette Lake, NY

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David Henle Treasurer Managing Member, DLH Capital Bronxville & Piseco, NY

Lee Keet

Founder, private equity fund Saranac Lake, NY Jonathan S. Linen Vice Chair Vice chairman (retired), American Express Company Summit, NJ, & Minerva, NY Joe Martens Director, New York Offshore Wind Alliance Glenmont & Lake Placid, NY Elizabeth McLanahan Director, NOAA Office of International Affairs; Senior Advisor to NOAA administrator (participating on ALT board in a personal capacity) Washington, DC, & Saranac Lake, NY Peter S. Paine Jr. Attorney; Chairman, Champlain National Bank Willsboro, NY William Paternotte Chair Partner, Brown Advisory Baltimore, MD, & Keene Valley, NY

Meredith M. Prime Civic leader, co-founder of the Adirondack Foundation Lake Placid, NY, & Perrysburg, OH Sarah Underhill Civic leader, freelance writer, editor, curator Bronxville & Tupper Lake, NY Julie Willis Civic volunteer, property manager, real estate agent Concord, MA, & Keene Valley, NY We are grateful to Stephanie Olmsted, Charlie Svenson and Amy Vedder, who completed board terms in 2018.

Advisory Directors Tim Barnett Mike DiNunzio Bill McKibben Amy Vedder, PhD Chairs Emeriti Lionel O. Barthold James C. Dawson, PhD J. Edward Fowler Harry Groome Edward W. McNeil Charles O. Svenson

Left: © Doug Munro/ALT; right: © Susie Runyon/ALT

Staff Bill Brown Conservation Manager

We are grateful to the Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy for contracted support from the following staff members during the 2018 fiscal year:

Michael Carr Executive Director

Craig Cheeseman GIS/Computer Specialist, IS Manager

Kimberly Corwin Gray Donor Relations Manager

Todd Dunham Former Director of Stewardship Programs

Doug Munro Stewardship Manager

Chris Jage Land Protection Manager

Susie Runyon Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Jan Maria Localio Conservation Program Coordinator/ Stewardship Specialist

Mary Thill Communications Manager Nancy Van Wie Director of Philanthropy Front cover: The Adirondack Land Trust works with the Town of Newcomb to care for three miles of wild shoreline on the Hudson River. © Nancie Battaglia Inside front cover: © Carl Heilman II Back cover: Marsh Farm, Westport © Erika Bailey/ALT Graphic design: Laughing Bear Associates Editorial assistance: Great Range Communications LLC Printed with soy-based inks on unbleached mixed percentage post-consumer recycled fiber that is FSC manufactured.

Bill Martin Stewardship Specialist Beth Pelkey Administrative Assistant We are also grateful to consultant Henrietta Jordan (pictured above, front row left), for guiding our Land Trust Alliance accreditation application and acting as interim bookkeeper, and to John Davis, for land stewardship assistance.

Adirondack Land Trust 2861 NYS Route 73 PO Box 130 Keene, NY 12942 (518) 576-2400 info@adirondacklandtrust.org adirondacklandtrust.org

LASTING CONSERVATION SINCE 1984

2861 NYS Route 73 PO Box 130 Keene, NY 12942