Read the Winter 2016 issue of Wild Montana

Kim Hendrick
WINTER 2016
A HISTORIC
AGREEMENT
FOR THE
KOOTENAI
FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE ANTIDOTE TO THE ANTI-PUBLIC LANDS MOVEMENT:
Montana Wilderness Association works with communities
to protect Montana’s wilderness heritage, quiet beauty, and
outdoor traditions, now and for future generations.
OF F ICE RS
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Lee Boman, Seeley Lake
President
Mark Hanson, Missoula
President Elect
Wayne Gardella, Helena
Treasurer
Yve Bardwell, Choteau
Barb Harris, Helena
Steve Holland, Bozeman
Gerry Jennings, Great Falls
Len Kopec, Augusta
John Larson, Kalispell
HE LE N A OFF ICE
Allison Linville, Missoula
Addrien Marx, Seeley Lake
Charlie O’Leary, Butte
Rick Potts, Missoula
Debo Powers, Polebridge
Bernard Rose, Billings
Greg Schatz, Columbia Falls
Patti Steinmuller, Bozeman
Alan Weltzien, Dillon
Jo Ann Wright, Great Falls
FINDING COMMON GROUND
AND WORKING TOGETHER
It’s been hard to miss the headlines lately about armed extremists
and radical politicians trying to dismantle our national public lands
legacy and take those lands away from the American people.
But those pushing this agenda never anticipated how much
Americans, Westerners in particular, value public lands. In January,
Colorado College released its annual bipartisan Conservation in
the West Poll showing that voters in seven Mountain West states
overwhelmingly oppose efforts to weaken and seize public lands.
It also showed that Westerners strongly support people working
together to find common-ground solutions to public land challenges.
Lee Boman,
MWA President
80 S. Warren, Helena, MT 59601 • 406-443-7350 • [email protected]
Brian Sybert, Ext. 104
Executive Director
[email protected]
John Gatchell, Ext. 106
Federal Lands Policy Director
[email protected]
Denny Lester, Ext. 105
Creative Services and
Technology Manager
[email protected]
Laura Parr, Ext. 110
Business Manager
[email protected]
Cedron Jones, Ext.112
GIS Mapping Specialist
[email protected]
Carl Deitchman, Ext. 104
Finance Director
[email protected]
Ted Brewer, Ext. 109
Communications Manager
[email protected]
Amanda Hagerty, Ext. 108
Special Projects Coordinator
[email protected]
Kelsee Dalton, Ext. 111
Development Coordinator
[email protected]
Molly Severtson, Ext. 103
Donor Relations Manager
[email protected]
James Sutcliffe, Ext. 101
Development Assistant
[email protected]
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F IEL D OFF ICES
Billings Field Office
Charlie Smillie
Eastern MT Field Director
2822 3rd Avenue N. Suite 204
Billings, MT 59101
406-690-3725
[email protected]
Great Falls Field Office
Mark Good
Central MT Field Director
1400 1st Ave. N.
Great Falls, MT 59401
406-453-9434
[email protected]
Bozeman Field Office
105 West Main St., Suite 2B
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-404-1000
Libby Field Office
Ashley South
108 East 4th St. Suite 205
Libby, MT 59923
406-291-2708
[email protected]
John Todd
Conservation Director
[email protected]
Sally Cathey
Southwest MT
Field Director
[email protected]
Choteau Field Office
Casey Perkins
Rocky Mountain Front
Field Director
P.O. Box 37
Choteau, MT 59422
406-466-2600
[email protected]
Missoula Field Office
118 W. Broadway, Suite 1
Missoula, MT 59802
Gabe Furshong
Deputy Director
406-461-6897
[email protected]
Zack Porter
Western MT Field Director
406-823-0695
[email protected]
Kassia Randzio
Community Engagement Manager
406-830-6035
[email protected]
Eastern Wildlands Chapter
2822 3rd Avenue N, Suite 204
Billings, MT 59101
[email protected]
Whitefish Field Office
Amy Robinson
Northwest MT Field Director
750 2nd St. W, Suite A
Whitefish, MT 59937
406-284-1747
[email protected]
Flathead-Kootenai Chapter
750 2nd St. W, Suite A
Whitefish, MT 59937
[email protected]
CDT Program
Shannon Freix
CDT Program Manager
912 2nd Ave W.
Kalispell, MT 59901
406-499-2309
[email protected]
Meg Killen
CDT Field Crew Leader
406-250-3439
[email protected]
Sonny Mazzulo
CDT Field Coordinator
301-651-5818
[email protected]
Island Range Chapter
1400 1st Ave. N.
Great Falls, MT 59401
[email protected]
Madison-Gallatin Chapter
105 West Main St., Suite 2B
Bozeman, MT 59715
[email protected]
Shining Mountains Chapter
118 W. Broadway, Suite 1
Missoula, MT 59802
[email protected]
The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project (BCSP) and
the Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition (KFSC) are two
homegrown examples that demonstrate the power of people
putting their differences aside to craft solutions that meet a
diversity of needs—including a commitment to protect more
than 260,000 acres of wilderness. Montana Wilderness Association
is proud to join timber mill owners, snowmobilers, outfitters,
mountain bikers, and fellow wilderness advocates in advancing
these two community-driven conservation efforts.
Brian Sybert, MWA
Executive Director
In addition to promoting outdoor recreation and providing opportunities for forest
restoration, the BCSP has proposed designating 83,000 acres of wilderness and taking other
steps to protect essential habitat for grizzly bears, bull trout, elk, and other key species.
Similarly, the KFSC in northwestern Montana has overcome 30 years of intense local
conflict over management of the Kootenai National Forest and unified around an
agreement that includes more than 180,000 acres of wilderness designation—doubling the
size of the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness and keeping the Scotchman Peaks and Yaak Valley
roadless areas forever wild.
MWA now looks forward to working with both coalitions to engage Montana’s
congressional delegation and advance the legislative initiatives in each of the proposals.
While lasting conservation victories never come easily, working with a diversity of public
land users to find common-ground solutions is the perfect antidote to the divisive and
destructive anti-public lands movement. These community-driven solutions not only result
in the protection of wild places, they also nourish our nation’s democracy and further our
public lands legacy.
Wild Divide Chapter
80 S. Warren
Helena, MT 59601
[email protected]
M O N T A N A
Montana Wilderness Association is a proud member of Montana Shares and sends a huge thanks to
everyone who contributes to MWA through workplace giving. Montana Shares provides MWA with a
reliable and consistent source of income from participants in workplace giving campaigns.
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HISTORIC AGREEMENT
FOR THE KOOTENAI
On the cover: In northwestern Montana,
locals agree to 180,000 acres of new
wilderness, including doubling the size
of Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.
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HOMEGROWN
PROPOSAL
Meet the Montanans behind
the Blackfoot Clearwater
Stewardship Project.
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COVER STORY
by Amy Robinson
The Wild Kootenai:
Kootenai Forest Stakeholders Coalition
agrees to a balanced plan for public
lands, including 180,000 acres of new
wilderness for northwestern Montana.
Jane Timmerman
Jeff Nisbet
HE 2.2 MILLION-ACRE KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST is a special place:
strikingly beautiful, biologically rich, and a little bit mysterious. This is Kootenai
Country, home to clear rivers, big trees, and wild weather dropping up to 100
inches of rain every year. For me, there is a level of solitude and an element
of discovery that sets this forest apart from many other places in the state.
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This agreement is a huge
step forward in securing
and improving habitat for
struggling grizzly bears in
the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem.
Libby, Troy, Noxon, and other communities in the Kootenai have long relied
on the mining and timber industry operating on surrounding public lands.
Traditionally, the area was known as the timber basket of Montana. But, like
other places around the Northwest, most of the mills have since closed, and
many jobs have evaporated.
With the land and communities in need of new solutions, the Kootenai
Forest Stakeholder Coalition was formed in 2006 with the goal of providing a
unified voice in the forest planning process.
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There was an anxious excitement in
the room the evening of the final vote.
Many around the table had been
working on the agreement far longer
than I had. As MWA’s representative
and a relative newcomer to the
coalition, I felt honored to be part
of the occasion.
• Yaak
Troy •
• Libby
Tim Dougherty from Idaho Forest
Group summed it up very succinctly
in the meeting when he said, “this
has been a seven-year root canal.”
Proposed
non-motorized
areas
Noxon •
THIS AGREEMENT IS ABOUT
MORE THAN JUST LAND AND
WILDLIFE. It’s also about people.
The agreement shows that the citizens
of Lincoln and Sanders Counties are
acknowledging a range of common
values, moving beyond historic conflicts
and old stereotypes, and looking ahead
to a diverse local economy.
None of us doubted Tim’s sentiment.
Agreements and change in the
Kootenai have been slow and difficult.
The road has been steep, and the
pace painfully slow.
But the work has been worth it,
because this historic agreement means
that wild, low-elevation, habitat-rich
roadless lands in the Yaak, such as
And we will remain united to advance
components of the agreement that
require congressional approval, such as
new wilderness. To do that, we will start
seeking support for our agreement
among members and leaders of the
Kootenai’s communities and from our
congressional delegation.
It has been rewarding to work with
folks in the Kootenai Coalition and in
the greater community. Kootenai
Country can be a tough place to find
agreement, but the people in the
coalition have risen to the challenge
with friendship and a lot of laughter.
This year, MWA and our partners
will work with the Forest Service
to implement components of the
agreement that can be included in
the Kootenai Forest Plan, such as
the timber harvest guidelines.
Cabinet
Mountains
Wilderness
Proposed
Wilderness
It also means that the majestic
Scotchman Peaks—where wolverines,
mountain goats, and grizzlies live—are
now closer to permanent protection.
I’m excited to be part of this huge step
forward in securing and improving
habitat for struggling grizzly bears in
the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem.
John Ruth
AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF
PAINSTAKING WORK, the Kootenai
Coalition voted in December for a final
package of recommendations. The final
agreement establishes guidelines for
timber management, creates areas
for motorized and non-motorized
recreation, and recommends 180,000acres for wilderness. The agreement
doubles the size of the existing 93,700acre Cabinet Mountains Wilderness,
the only designated wilderness on the
forest. Moreover, it protects more wild
country in the Yaak and broadens
the already remarkable support for
wilderness designation of the
Scotchman Peaks roadless area.
Grizzly Peak and Roderick, will be
protected. It means that low-elevation
lands in the Cabinet Mountains
Wilderness, vital for big game, will
be secured. It means that gaps of
protected lands between the Kootenai
and the Lolo National Forest will
be bridged.
Without a doubt, you’ll be hearing
more from the Kootenai this year.
Looking into the wild basins and ranges
of the interior of the Scotchman Peaks
Philip Hough
Composed of business owners, local
elected officials, industry representatives,
snowmobilers, and conservationists,
the coalition began working to find
common ground to provide jobs in the
front country while protecting the
solitude of the backcountry. Montana
Wilderness Association has been part
of the coalition since the beginning,
making sure that wilderness becomes
part of the solution for the Kootenai.
The agreement shows that the
citizens of Lincoln and Sanders
Counties are acknowledging
a range of common values...
and looking ahead to a diverse
local economy.
The coalition’s unified
voice in the forest
planning process will
help communities like
Troy that are in need
of new solutions.
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A HOMEGROWN PROPOSAL
FOR THE BLACKFOOT
“ I am involved with the BCSP because it’s the best way I see of
advancing a lot of good work that needs to continue in the
Blackfoot Watershed of Montana. It is rewarding to work with a
diverse group of interests to find common ground. I think the
public wants solutions, not stalemate and continued polarization.”
–Tim Love, Retired Seeley Lake District ranger
Montana Wilderness Association is a
proud and integral part of the Blackfoot
Clearwater Stewardship Project (BCSP),
a community-driven collaborative
that has provided a way forward for
protecting the Blackfoot and Clearwater
watersheds.
Restoring forests, promoting recreation
opportunities, and adding 83,000 acres to
the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat, and Mission
Mountains Wilderness Areas are all part of
the BCSP proposal that we urge Montana’s
Congressional delegation to maneuver
through Congress and into law.
The members of BCSP have a diversity
of interests but find common ground in
the love they share for this special part
of Montana.
Here are a few of the people behind
this homegrown proposal.
“Seldom does an
opportunity arise when
we have a chance to do
something important
and critical for the land,
the communities, the
people, the wildlife, and
for future generations.
The BCSP does just that.
It is our good fortune
and obligation to see this
project to a successful
completion.”
–Connie & Mack Long
Owners of Bob Marshall
Wilderness Outfitters
Lee Boman
West slope of the Swan
Range, an addition to the
Bob Marshall Wilderness
Complex in the BCSP
proposal
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“The love all of us in BCSP have for this unique area
has given us the energy and perseverance to make
sure we struck an agreement that benefits us as a
community. I am so proud of this endeavor.”
–Addrien Marx, Owner of Rovero’s and MWA state council member
“ Pyramid has always been
a strong supporter of
collaboration and working
with others to accomplish
more of each other’s interests
on the ground, whether it’s
wildlife or fisheries habitat,
recreation, or active
forest management. Our
involvement in the Blackfoot
Clearwater Project over the
past 10 years is an example
of our commitment to
develop and maintain longterm relationships for all
the right reasons.”
Phil Taylor, co
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nwire
–Gordy Sanders
Resource manager, Pyramid Mountain Lumber
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We urge you to contact our
congressional delegation and
let them know you support
the Blackfoot Clearwater
Stewardship Project.
Sen. Steve Daines: 202-224-2651
Sen. Jon Tester: 202-224-2644
Lee Boman
Rep. Ryan Zinke: 202-225-3211
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For more information or
to get involved, contact
Zack Porter, MWA western
Montana field director, at
[email protected]
or at 406-823-0695.
Unnamed lake in
the Swan Range
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FROM THE FIELD
Courtesy of Leanne Falcon and Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance
UPDATES
Robert Childs
THE MYTHICAL PRYORS
A place of
beautiful contrast,
the Pryors need
a new vision
for preserving
the mountains’
history and
ecology.
The Badger-Two
Medicine is home
of the Blackfeet
creation story and
provides vital
habitat for grizzly
bears, wolverines,
Canada lynx, and
other imperiled
species.
November 2015 will go down as a banner month in the 30-odd year battle to prevent oil
and gas development in the wild and sacred Badger-Two Medicine, home of the Blackfeet
creation story and vital habitat for grizzly bears, wolverines, Canada lynx, and other
rare species.
On November 2, the US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recommended that that
Department of Interior (DOI), which administers mineral leasing on federal public lands,
should cancel all 18 remaining oil and gas leases in the Badger, beginning with the one
issued to Louisiana oilman Sidney Longwell, owner of Solenex, LLC.
On November 23, DOI took the first step of that recommendation by announcing that it
intends to cancel the Solenex lease.
The department made its announcement in response to a lawsuit Mountain States Legal
Foundation filed on behalf of Solenex in 2013 seeking to lift the suspension on the company’s
Hall Creek lease. The lease was originally issued in 1982 and covers more than 6,000 acres a
few miles south of Glacier National Park.
In declaring its intention to cancel the lease, DOI admitted that it hadn’t complied with
the National Environmental Policy Act or the National Historic Preservation Act when it issued
the lease under the Reagan administration.
Mr. Longwell’s lawyers were quick to call DOI’s decision preposterous. Interestingly, they
were just as quick to ask the judge to push the pause button on the department’s timeline to
cancel the Solenex lease so they could attempt to negotiate with the department.
While DOI was willing to negotiate a settlement with the Longwell’s lawyers, it was
apparently not willing to back down from its decision to cancel the Solenex lease. On January
15, 2016 the parties announced that they had not reached a settlement.
While MWA and our partners were hopeful a settlement would lead to a more expeditious
removal of the Solenex lease, we now fully expect the government to act to cancel the lease.
We also fully expect DOI to come to the same legal conclusion for the 17 other leases, which
span over 30,000 acres: that they were illegally leased and should be cancelled.
For the latest on the Badger, visit our public lands blog, Wild Word, at
wildmontana.org/wild-word.
–Charlie Smillie, Eastern Montana field director
John Boehmke
A BIG MONTH FOR THE BADGER
Less than 50 miles from the largest city in Montana, broad limestone plateaus shoulder
lush subalpine meadows, winding canyons dive into red desert foothills, and conifer
forests give way to an open range of sagebrush and junipers. Wild horses, ice caves, and
centuries of legends and stories all enrich the wildness of the Pryor Mountains.
For the Apsaalooke Crow, these mountains are home to the Awwakkule—goblin-like
beings prominent in Crow folklore. The potent landscape also offers space for vision
quests. Remnants of vision quest structures, semi-circles or benches of stones and wood,
mark spiritual journeys for generations of Crow.
Unfortunately, the cultural and biological treasures within the Pryors have steadily, and
quite literally, eroded over the last decades. Federal management of the Pryors,
characterized by overgrazing and unbalanced emphasis on motorized access, has suffered
from a chronic lack of vision for preserving the mountains’ history and ecology.
But in 2016, we have a chance to change all that. The Custer-Gallatin National Forest
plan revision is underway (see following article). This once-in-a-generation process will
shape natural resource decisions for decades to come. That’s why we’re speaking up for
the Pryors, where biodiversity, ancient ritual structures, and living ceremonies ought to be
celebrated and protected.
We’re also building partnerships in the region around a culture of stewardship. Native
plant surveys, quiet backcountry adventures, and conservation education ought to have a
place alongside motorized recreation. Join us in telling a new story about the sacred
landscape of the Pryor Mountains.
–Casey Perkins, Rocky Mountain Front field director
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HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF WILDLANDS
ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTANA
The future now
hangs in the
balance for a
huge swath of
public lands
across southern
Montana.
This year you’ll have the rare opportunity to help shape the future of a huge swath of
public lands along the southern border of Montana. The recently merged Custer-Gallatin
National Forest (CGNF) will begin the process of evaluating how it will manage its
numerous landscapes for decades to come, and the Forest wants your input.
The CGNF includes some of the state’s most beloved places, from Lionhead
Recommended Wilderness near West Yellowstone to the Gallatin Range near Bozeman
to the Pryor Mountains way over on the other side of the state. Famous for its sweeping
views, blue ribbon trout streams, and abundant wildlife, the Gallatin Range is the last
unprotected piece of land adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. The Pryor Mountains,
only 40 miles south of Billings, are unique in many ways—from their geological structure
and rich biodiversity of plant life to their archeological history dating back 10,000 years
ago. These places need your voice.
This is the best opportunity we have for speaking up on behalf of the special places
within the CGNF and for persuading the Forest Service to recommend a number of areas
for Wilderness designation.
The last time the former Custer and Gallatin National Forests looked at potential
wilderness was back in 1986 and 1987, respectively. It could be another 30 years before
the Forest Service reconsiders how it manages places such as the Gallatin Crest, the
Sawtooths, and Hyalite, and these places cannot wait that long for protection.
Thankfully, the forest planning process is under the guidance of a new planning rule
that strengthens our ability to speak up for our last wildlands. This four-year process will
be a long ride, but it will be an exciting one. Rewarding, too. We hope you’ll join us at the
CGNF’s public engagement meetings and help us persuade the Forest Service to protect
the places that deserve it.
The meetings begin in late February. Check the Forest Service link below for dates,
times, and locations.
For questions about how to get involved, please contact me today at
[email protected]. To receive updates from the CGNF on forest planning activities,
subscribe to its email list by visiting www.fs.usda.gov/main/custergallatin/
landmanagement/planning.
MWA members Yve and Ian Bardwell, Choteau
Montana Wilderness Association thanks Montana’s
entire congressional delegation for fighting to keep
the Land and Water Conservation Fund alive.
LWCF takes royalties from oil and gas development
and channels the money toward cities and states to help
them conserve irreplaceable lands, improve outdoor
recreation opportunities, and provide access to fishing,
hunting, and hiking areas.
Late last year, Congress left the future of LWCF in
jeopardy, extending it for only three years and providing
only half the funding it should be getting in a year’s time.
We urge Sen. Tester, Sen. Daines, and Rep. Zinke to
keep up the good fight and continue pressing for
permanent reauthorization and dedicated funding of
this program that is so important to our culture and
our outdoor way of life.
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EASTERN WILDLANDS
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Lonnie Hill
Peggy Hart
Peggy Huber
Scott Hedegaard
Angela James
Richard LeBlond
Randall Knowles
Robert Pumphrey
Eileen Laskowski
Steve Redinger
Andrew Mckean &
John Smillie &
Lih-Ab Yang
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Kelly Wicks
Rich Fitzpatrick
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Richard Baldauf
Seth Carbonari
Ashley Cratty
William Fordyce
Jackson George
JoAnn &
Chuck Gerheim
Dennis Heinzig
Bob Jordan
Ben Long
Ruth Luedke
Hanna Purdy
Frederick Stephens
Chett Cross
Kristina Dolan
Frederick P. Landers, Jr.
Health Works Institute
Bob Kimmel
Mark Mencel
Mark Parlett
Margaret Perryman
Billie Ratcliffe
Bridget Roskam
Valerie & Jim Webster
Jeff Welch
Thomas Winston
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Gary Brownlee
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Merlin Gilham & Teresa Kenneth Adams
Karl Luce
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Joan Macdonald
Mary Artz
Alison James
Jennifer Mason
Terese Atkins
Nancy Kinsey
M. Mitchke
Margaret Bailey
Marirose &
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Helen & David Neal
Mark Kuhlman
Brian Baldwin
Eric Nielsen
Ryen Neudecker
Linda Burns
Jan Ohair
Guido Niederoest
Jeanette Calarco
Lee Osmansky
Natalie Peck
Lowell Chandler
Thomas &
Dave Plante
Norma Costain &
Nancy Patterson
Tony Reed
Geoffrey Kontje
Alec Peters
John Ryan
Claire Davis
Gerald Rahn
Earl Tidball
Bob Devlin
Stephen & Shyla Reich
Vicki Watson
Megan & Dominic
Jeffrey Rice
Duchesneau
Beth & Scott Rodenhuis
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Laura Ferrell &
Jim & Maryann Ruffing
Barbara Burkland
Grant Riedesel
Kathleen Ruffing
Marcy Carroll
Jim Fugitt
Thomas & Myra Schrup
Chris Cornish
Michael &
Leslie Seymour
Kelsee Dalton &
Bettina Gilligan
Norman Sharp
Preston Watts
James Gordon &
Ann Shedden
Marisa Diaz-Waian
Ann Clary Gordon
Isaac Smith
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William &
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Sonja Hoeglund
Caroline Guanell
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David Halliwell
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