2012 Annual - Mohonk Preserve

Mohonk Preserve
BU I L D I N G A C O M M U N I T Y O F C O N S E RVAT I O N
2012 Year in Review
The Mohonk Preserve is a mountain
refuge where people and nature thrive.
It is a haven for wildlife, a living
museum, and a sanctuary for visitors
to reflect and be restored.
Dear Supporters:
The mission of the Mohonk Preserve is
to protect the Shawangunk Mountains
by inspiring people to care for, enjoy,
and explore the natural world.
But this is a job that is never finished, a mission that is never completed. In 2012, on the
threshold of our next 50 years, we sharpened our focus on conservation for the new century.
Thanks to your generosity, what began half a century ago as a unique experiment in land
conservation has evolved to become the Mohonk Preserve as we know and love it today.
The Preserve has become a treasured regional resource and a national model of community
conservation. We continue to make great strides in saving and caring for a beautiful
natural oasis where people discover, learn from, and are brought closer to nature.
Mohonk Preserve is demonstrating that land conservation and access to nature are highly
relevant to the physical, mental, and emotional health and prosperity of us all, both as
individuals and as a community. Our goal at the Preserve is to inspire people to invest
in this special place, to form lasting connections to the land, and to nurture future
generations of stewards who will continue this legacy of conservation.
This land will only be protected—and stay protected in perpetuity—if people like you care
about it and support it. The Preserve will continue to broaden and deepen our relationship
with those who realize the vital role of the natural world in their lives, and will offer them
greater opportunities for exploration, inspiration, and conservation.
The central challenge Mohonk Preserve faces in realizing these goals is increasing the
financial resources necessary to meet the responsibility we bear, not only for the land but
for the complex infrastructure in our perpetual care. Only with adequate funding can we
safeguard, upgrade, and sustain long-term management of this great natural treasure to
the level it requires and deserves.
As a valued supporter, you are our partner! Thank you for your continuing help in
making the Preserve a vital, stronger, and more successful institution for the next 50 years
and beyond. In this way, you will help us sustain and strengthen one of America’s most
important “green assets.”
Sincerely,
Ronald Knapp (l.) and Glenn Hoagland (r.)
JOHN MIZEL
Glenn D. Hoagland, Executive Director
Ronald G. Knapp, Board President
C O M M I T T E D TO C O M M U N I T Y C O N S E RVAT I O N
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OHONK PRESERVE IS A LEADER IN COMMUNITY CONSERVATION,
engaging with neighbors, stakeholders, and community leaders to garner
support for our mission and to ensure and sustain our preservation efforts.
In 2012, the Preserve, along with its neighboring communities, developed two land
management plans for high-profile parcels: Mohonk Preserve Foothills in the Town
of New Paltz and Giant’s Ledges in the Town of Rosendale.
The planning processes included active community engagement
to help shape these plans, from pre-acquisition decision making,
through determining the best solutions for mixed-use public access.
In the Foothills, the Preserve created a Land Asset Management
Plan (LAMP) based on a collaborative process that included
neighbors, partners, and the public. From meetings with the
project’s hundred nearest neighbors and conservation partners,
to a public forum at SUNY New Paltz, the Preserve involved
the entire community in all aspects of the LAMP.
The public planning process for Giant’s Ledges involved
partnering with the Wallkill Valley Land Trust and the Open
Space Institute to conduct the Shawangunk-Joppenbergh Public
Planning Process (SJPPP) for properties in Rosendale owned by
each of the organizations.
The SJPPP served as a catalyst for bringing the Town of
Rosendale, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders together
in 13 project-related meetings and community engagement
sessions to develop concepts and design alternatives for access,
stewardship, interpretation, and conservation in the area.
These planning processes were supported with funding from
the Preserve, matched by grants from the Hudson River Valley
Greenway, the New York State Conservation Partnership
Program, and New York’s Environmental Protection Fund
(EPF) that were endorsed by the Towns of Rosendale and New
Paltz. The New York State Conservation Partnership Program is
administered by the Land Trust Alliance in coordination with
the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
LAMP team members collaborating on an initial vision for mixed-use conservation
on Mohonk Preserve Foothills lands. PHOTO COURTESY OF DIMELLA SHAFFER
We look forward to continuing to work with our neighbors and
colleagues in an active community-conservation partnership that
protects nature and nurtures the people who surround it.
PA RT N E R I N G F O R P ROT E C T I O N
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or five decades, Mohonk Preserve has been saving
high-priority land through strategic acquisitions
and conservation easements. In collaboration with our
neighbors and partners, we protect key recreational areas,
fragile habitats, and scenic viewsheds. The Preserve’s lands
are not only a key part of our Hudson Valley Region’s
natural infrastructure, but are considered a nationally
treasured open space.
A prime example of a property that has both of these
attributes is the Mohonk Preserve Foothills. In 2012, the
Preserve negotiated and contracted to purchase 534 acres of
environmentally and culturally historic lands in the Town
of New Paltz from the Open Space Conservancy, supported
by a significant New York State Office of Parks, Recreation
& Historic Preservation acquisition grant—the largest in
the Preserve’s history.
As we embark on important new acquisitions, we continue
to advance our digital archive of land protection property
records. In order to more efficiently and effectively create
and store information on Preserve lands, an inter-departmental
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) task force with
members from our Land Protection, Conservation Science,
Land Stewardship, and Information Technology teams
worked with a GIS consultant to analyze and organize the
Preserve’s GIS data into a comprehensive geo-database.
In 2012, the Preserve monitored and posted over thirty
miles of boundary lines, and continued to preserve, protect,
and when necessary, legally defend the lands entrusted to
us for the public benefit. While property defense consumes
vital land protection staff time and financial resources, the
Preserve remains committed to our work on behalf of the
land and our members to ensure that property boundaries
are respected and that this land is used only in a way that
respects the fragile balance of its ecosystems.
The Testimonial Gateway. This iconic structure will become part of a carefully planned access
and orientation point for visitors to the Mohonk Preserve Foothills. MICHAEL NEIL O’DONNELL
R E AC H I N G N E W H E I G H T S
A
s part of our commitment to excellence in land protection,
Mohonk Preserve is a longtime member of the Land
Trust Alliance, and adheres to LTA’s Land Trust Standards and
Practices, the ethical and technical best practices for securing
lasting land conservation.
In 2011, we began conducting a detailed assessment of
our operations through LTA’s Assessing Your Organization
program with support from the New York State Conservation
Partnership Program.
“The assessment process involved both Preserve board members
and staff,” said Mohonk Preserve Director of Land Protection
Jennifer Garofalini. “Together, we conducted a thorough review
and analysis of our organizational plans, policies, communications,
fundraising, board development, and donor and land stewardship.”
In 2012, the Preserve took the next step in our continual
organizational improvement by applying for accreditation with
the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent
program of LTA. The land trust accreditation program recognizes
land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards
for protecting important natural places and working lands forever.
In a rigorous process, the Commission examined our application,
conducted interviews with Preserve staff, and evaluated our
policies and programs. The Preserve expects to receive notification
of accreditation in autumn of 2013.
Director of Land Protection Jennifer Garofalini and Director of Development and
Membership Joseph Alfano posting boundary signs. MOHONK PRESERVE STAFF
The Preserve has made a significant commitment of resources
to participate in the accreditation process. “By working to earn
accreditation, we are demonstrating our commitment to meet
national standards of excellence, uphold the public’s trust, and
ensure our conservation efforts are permanent,” said Mohonk
Preserve Executive Director Glenn Hoagland. “Accreditation is a
mark of distinction in land conservation, and the Preserve looks
forward to joining the select and distinguished group of only
207 of the over 1,700 land trusts across the country who display
the accreditation seal.”
C A R I N G F O R T H E L A N D A N D V I S I TO R S
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ohonk Preserve’s Land Stewardship team is on the
front lines of important balancing acts—protecting
land, wildlife, and natural resources while providing opportunities
for world-class recreation; maintaining 8,000 acres of protected
property; and helping provide a safe, participatory experience
in nature for 150,000 visitors annually.
In 2012, the Stewardship team completed and oversaw
restoration of over nine miles of the Preserve’s historic carriage
roads, completed multiple maintenance and capital projects
on the Mohonk Preserve Foothills, and opened and staffed a
temporary trailhead at Pine Road to serve visitors to the Foothills.
Stewardship staff also played a major role in Visitor Center
renovations, obtaining site plan approval, assisting the
contractors and designers, and leading the staff moves and
the construction process.
There was also progress on the Sam Pryor Shawangunk Gateway
Campground, with Stewardship staff facilitating site plan
approval and working with neighbors and the Town of
Gardiner to move this much-needed facility closer to completion.
Stewardship staff also helped lead the public planning process
around the Preserve’s Giant’s Ledges properties with partners
the Wallkill Valley Land Trust, the Open Space Institute, and
the Town of Rosendale.
In 2012, increased land and visitor management needs
necessitated expanded ranger, visitor services, and facilities
staffing. The Preserve added a full-time visitor services
assistant to greet and orient visitors, and expanded hours
for our ranger and facilities staff.
From conservation planning, through construction and
restoration, to welcoming and assisting visitors, the Preserve’s
Stewardship team helps ensure that our commitment to
“saving the land for life” is realized.
Ranger Frank Tkac working with Paradox Sports team members at the Trapps. The mission of Paradox
Sports is to provide inspiration, opportunities, and adaptive equipment to the disabled community,
empowering their pursuit of a life of excellence through human-powered outdoor sports. MAXINE KAMIN
CLIMBERS, BIKERS, HIKERS—AND HELPERS
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ver its fifty-year history, Mohonk Preserve has
benefitted from the volunteer support of many of
our recreational members. Among the most ardent supporters
have been members of the climbing community. Continuing
that tradition, on April 22, 2012, the Gunks Climbers’ Coalition
(GCC) and Mohonk Preserve partnered to complete trail
work at Lost City as part of the Access Fund’s Adopt a Crag
program uniting local climbing communities in partnerships
with land managers to conserve local climbing areas.
Despite a forecast of heavy rain and cold temperatures, 47
intrepid GCC climbers showed up to help out—the largest
turnout ever for an Adopt a Crag event at the Preserve. Even
the weather cooperated, as the temperatures were cool but not
too cold, and the rain didn’t show up until the trail project
was complete.
During the project, a commonly used social trail that
provides access to the south part of the Lost City cliffs was
stabilized to prevent erosion. Crews of volunteers graded
the trail, putting in water bars and steps in steep sections,
and installing steel posts for interpretive signage describing
the importance of talus habitat and how climbers can help
to protect it. The resulting trail gives climbers a safe way to
travel in a loop when they move through the Lost City area,
while signage informs visitors and helps them to protect the
resource they are visiting.
Other crews graded the existing blazed Kings Lane Trail and
helped construct retaining walls on the steep downhill side
of the trail, while an additional volunteer team replaced old
water bars along Kings Lane.
Lost City cliffs. This line of cliffs, with glacially created vertical fractures,
resembles a city landscape when viewed from a distance. JOHN HAYES
Throughout the year, the Preserve benefits from the volunteer
work of the GCC and other dedicated recreational groups
including Gunks Mountain Biking Association (GUMBA)
bike patrols, and hikers who volunteer as trail keepers, public
program leaders, and interpretive guides. The Preserve is
grateful for their ongoing commitment and support.
S H A R I N G N AT U R A L K N OW L E D G E
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or nearly three decades, Mohonk Preserve’s
Education program has stimulated understanding
and excitement about nature. Each year, we serve
over 12,000 children and adults through our awardwinning, innovative outdoor education programs for
students, summer campers, and the public.
In 2012, the Education team led the planning and
development of a new and improved visitor experience
at the Preserve’s Visitor Center. Working with all
Preserve departments, educators developed content
and coordinated film shoots for the new orientation
theater, the interactive Nature’s Notebook display,
the new Topographic Model with interactive screens
and reader rail, the Maidenhair Fern panels for the
orientation desk, and the makeover of the Kids Corner.
Outdoor enhancements included improvements to
the Children’s Forest and the expansion and hard
surfacing of the J&S Grafton Sensory Trail for
improved accessibility.
The Preserve’s Interactive Nature’s Almanac, produced
in partnership with IBM’s Smarter Green Planet
initiative, was launched in October as part of a new
pilot STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math) program. Like the Almanac, the program
combines our 117 years of weather records with years
of species observations to teach about the science of
phenology and to explain what local signs of climate
change are occurring. The program was presented
at the annual conference of the New York State
Outdoor Education Association at the Brookhaven
National Laboratory.
Visitors enjoying the newly-renovated Kids Corner at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center.
CATHY SHIGA-GATTULLO
The Preserve’s Education team continues to focus on
enhancing STEM skills through nature education
that will help prepare and inspire the next generation
of conservationists for the workforce.
T E A M I N G F O R N AT U R E E D U C AT I O N
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ince its inception, Mohonk Preserve’s Education program has
partnered with local schools and universities to develop and deliver
nature education programs that enlighten and inspire learners of all ages.
We serve New Paltz, Rondout Valley, Wallkill, Highland, Kingston,
Poughkeepsie, Arlington, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Valley Central,
Woodstock, Newburgh, Pine Bush, and other school districts
throughout the Hudson Valley totaling over 40 schools. Additionally,
the Preserve has formal institutional agreements with SUNY New Paltz
and Vassar College to host their classes outdoors on the ridge and to
support student research that serve over 3,000 college students and
their faculty each year.
A new milestone was reached in 2012 with the placement of the
Preserve’s first student teacher, Talene Injeian, a senior from Marist
College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her combined interests in early
childhood and special education, and wilderness therapy made her an
ideal candidate for the Preserve.
Preserve Director of Education Kathy Ambrosini served as the
Coordinating Teacher for Talene’s internship, and formulated a training
and teaching schedule during the spring field study season. While here,
Talene shared her ideas on therapeutic outdoor education; developed
lesson plans to support and enhance the Preserve’s field study experience;
assisted in delivering two NatureAccess® trainings; and researched
an idea for a new NatureAccess® initiative and prepared it for grant
funding in 2013.
“I really loved my student teaching experience at Mohonk Preserve and
I learned so much,” Talene said. “I now know that I want to work in
outdoor education. Mohonk Preserve is a pioneer in outdoor education
and nature accessibility!”
Children exploring nature and the outdoors at Mohonk Preserve.
KATE JOHNSON
Training outdoor environmental educators is a great way to multiply
the impact of the Preserve’s environmental education expertise, to
help expand conservation education beyond the ridge to classrooms
throughout the nation, and to serve differently abled individuals
through mainstreamed approaches to making nature’s classroom
accessible to all.
S H A R I N G C O N S E RVAT I O N S C I E N C E
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he Preserve’s Daniel Smiley Research Center uses the latest
conservation science techniques, along with legacy natural
history data, to monitor and manage the diverse ecosystems on the
Shawangunk Ridge, and share our long term and continuous data on
species and environmental change with scientists from across the nation.
In 2012, the Preserve’s Conservation Science team embarked on
a strategic visioning process focused on four areas: environmental
monitoring, ecosystem management, collections management, and
human use and history.
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Conservation Science
program’s Schaefer Internship, summer interns Matthew T. Ruis
and Fiona M. Robins worked together to complete research reports
on the Mohonk Preserve Foothills BioBlitz, and a resurvey of the
1978–1979 prescribed burn plots on the Trapps ridge.
The 117th consecutive year of weather data collection at the Mohonk
Lake NOAA Cooperative Weather Station was the warmest year on
record. The average daily temperature for 2012, 52.6°F, was 2.8°F
above normal.
The 22nd consecutive volunteer Breeding Bird Census was performed
at the Near Trapps and the 63rd Annual Christmas Bird Count with
the John Burroughs Natural History Society produced a high count
of 30 species observed, including a new species, Iceland Gull.
Seven new Research Associates were appointed in 2012 from such
distinguished institutions as Columbia, Fordham, and Pennsylvania
State Universities, studying a variety of flora and fauna on the
Preserve. Loewy Fellow Marc Abrams completed his two-year
project on oak tree regeneration and Loewy Fellow Emily Southgate
began studying the ecology of the Mohonk Preserve Foothills.
Barren Strawberry, one of the two new plant species discovered
during the Mohonk Preserve Foothills BioBlitz. ETHAN PIERCE
Working together with students, researchers, and citizen scientists,
the Conservation Science team is continuing the scientific legacy
of leading naturalists Daniel Smiley and Paul Huth, and expanding
the application of science-based land management for the entire
conservation community.
CREATING A COMMUNIT Y OF NATURALISTS
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n June 3, 2012, Mohonk Preserve hosted its
first BioBlitz in conjunction with the John
Burroughs Natural History Society at the Mohonk
Preserve Foothills in the Town of New Paltz.
As part of the Preserve’s land management planning
efforts, the Conservation Science team has been
compiling environmental and cultural history information
about the Foothills, and the BioBlitz was designed to
inventory the flora and fauna on the site.
A BioBlitz is an intensive survey of the plants and
animals in a defined area during a specific time period.
Unlike traditional scientific field work, a BioBlitz
generally includes both experts and members of the
public. The Preserve’s BioBlitz included about 20
scientists, along with local “citizen scientists,” who
worked in six groups focusing on birds, botany, aquatic
life, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies, and
herptiles (amphibians and reptiles).
A total of 395 species were inventoried, including
two plant species new to the Shawangunks: Barren
Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides) and Cattail Sedge
(Carex typhina). Purple Martin (Progne subis) was
recorded during the BioBlitz, our first record of this
species since 2007.
The inventory also included the fourth recorded sighting
of the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly on the Preserve and
the addition of a new arachnid, the Six-Spotted Fishing
Spider, to the list of recorded pond life on the Preserve.
Director of Education Kathy Ambrosini examining specimens collected from
the Mohonk Preserve Foothills ponds during the BioBlitz. CAROL RIETSMA
Mohonk Preserve Director of Conservation Science John
Thompson sees BioBlitz events at the Preserve as a way
to both gather species data and promote community
conservation. “It’s a great way for people to get engaged
and gain an understanding of why biodiversity and
habitat protection are important,” John noted.
P R E S E RVAT I O N T H RO U G H G I V I N G
Russell Clune
Steven Miller and Elisa Gonzelez
Marion L. Cubberley
Martin Molitoris and Anissa Kapsales
Alvin DeMaria
Thomas Murphy and Ellen O’Leary
David and Hilda Dievler
Marcella S. Nelson
Raymond Dobkin
Annie O’Neill
Susan Dresner
Thomas and Carol Phelan
Leslie English
Andy DeMaio
Bruce and Bobbi Esmark
Jeanne Rabbitt
Harvey K. Flad and
Steven and Linda Ranney
Mary Margaret Fogarty Flad
Seymour V. Reit and Edmee B. Reit
Preston and Shari Forsythe
Pat Richter
Susan Ganz Frank
Carol Rietsma
Linda H. Gluck
Tomm G. Robinson
Norman Goluskin and Susan Scher
Barbara Lee Rubin and
Samuel and Joy Grafton
Robert A. Larsen
Margaret Hall
Susan F. Rogers
Robert Hall and Sheila Matz
Roger Roloff and Barbara Petersen
Meme Hanley
Charles F. Salt
Marian Harris
Betsy A. Salt
Jeanne-Louise Haviland
Kathy Schulz
L E G AC Y S O C I E T Y
Glenn D. Hoagland
John and Sara Senior
The following people have connected their legacy with the Preserve’s
future through their will, a gift annuity, charitable trust, insurance
policy, or other estate-planning instrument. We are honored to
acknowledge this extraordinary group of donors and their families.
Sam Hofferbert
Doris Shamleffer
James Hoover and John Aubry
Bert and Nina Smiley
Richard E. Huff
Robert Lee Smith
Suzanne S. Joiner
Matthew Soper
Beverley J. Keith
Susan F. Sosin
Ronald and May Knapp
Tom Spence
Michael and Mary Tannen
Coxing Kill stream
GLENN KOEHLER
Anonymous (5)
John B. Blenninger
Keith LaBudde and Pril Smiley
James and Lee Amigh
Peter Bort
Carol B. LeFevre
Jane Taylor
Robert Anderberg and Elaine LaFlamme
Joe Bridges
Jean Lerner
Rick Troxell
Burton and Anka Angrist
Mary G. Burns
Richard and Barbara Marsh
Roger O. Wedekindt
Muriel Ayres
June Carlson
Douglas and Regina McCorkle
Dorothy Weinberger
Michael Batcher and Shelly Stiles
Andrew Clegg
Lynn McGrew
Daniel and Marianne Winfield
Eileen Clegg
Jane N. Meckling
Eric and Alison Zinczenko
Vaclav E. Benes
B E QU E S T S
M O H O N K P R E S E RV E R S
Planned testamentary gifts to the Preserve
honor an individual’s vision to protect the place
they care for most. We are deeply grateful for
the generosity of those people who include
the Preserve in their estate plans. In 2012 the
Preserve received bequests from the following:
This group of dedicated supporters infuses the Preserve with vital operating funds by pledging to
donate $1,000 or more annually for multiple years. They are leaders in the Preserve community
and ensure the future of this magnificent place with their consistent support. In return for their
generosity, they enjoy special programs and events to deepen their relationship to the ridge.
Millicent Clarke Kelley
Helen J. Schwintek
John Winkler*
Millbrook Circle ($10,000–$24,999)
Peter F. Smith
Anonymous
G. William and Sandra Strein
James Clark and Sandra Guenther
Ron and Linda Sussman
Galia Meiri and Troy Mack
Shelley and Anthony Ullman
Trapps Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
Pitch Pine Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Anonymous
Jonathan and Shelley Allen
Kelly and Akasha Absher
Herbert and Beverly Chase
Kristen Copham
Donald and Sandra Christian
Gary Finger and Liz Hoskinson
Robert Cook and Kealy Salomon
George Gatch and Stephanie Johnson
Malcolm and Virginia Dorris
Norman Goluskin and Susan Scher
Gail Ganter Tobak
Kenneth Posner and Susan Eby
Richard Gottlieb and Teri Condon
Glenn Sutherland and Cynthia Lowe
Dawn and Michael Hein
* Legacy Society Member
E N D OW M E N T
Protecting the Shawangunk Ridge for future
generations requires robust funding that will
endure as long as the land itself. An endowed gift is
a perpetual investment in the Preserve. Endowment
gifts are invested as part of a permanent capital
base and create an annual supply of income to
fund the Preserve’s critical operations.
James Hoover and John Aubry
Bonticou Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Steven Miller and Elisa Gonzalez
Anonymous
John and Marianne Mizel
Stan and Claire Altman
Jim and Mary Ottaway
David Barnes and Monique Skruzny
Robert and Rachele Ottens
Vaclav Benes and Inge Reuter Benes
Thomas and Carol Phelan
Gerd Grieninger and Mary Ann Chiasson
Neil Platt and Yolanda Wu
Keroden Endowed Fund
Glenn Hoagland
Susan F. Rogers
Matthew Bender IV Endowment
Brian and Sistine Jarvis
Bradley and Nancy Sabel
Philip Allan Carlson Education Endowment
Erik Larsen and Connie Coker
Michael Schleifer
Vincent R. Clephas Endowment
Lynn McGrew
Anthony Scordino
Jim and Mary Ottaway Endowment
Elisabeth and John Todd Miranowski
James Silbert and Elizabeth Horton
Salt Family Endowment
Peter and Christine Naktenis
Dan and Marianne Winfield
Lisa and David Endowment
Sue Schemel
Saul Zuchman and Holly Fisher
Named Endowments permanently recognize an
individual’s or family’s deep commitment to the
Preserve. The following funds have been established
with a gift or pledge of $50,000 or more:
John and Sara Senior
Summit Circle ($25,000 and up)
Bonticou Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Pitch Pine Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Anonymous (2)
Michael Embler and Maria Cilenti
Norman Goluskin and Susan Scher
Sam and Joy Grafton
Floyd Lattin
James and Mary Ottaway
Frank and Sarah Slingerland
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.
Anonymous
Stan and Claire Altman
Barbara Appel
David Barnes and Monique Skruzny
Vaclav Benes and Inge Reuter Benes
Michael Benevento
Rose Burke
Richard Byrne
Jose Campon
William and Mary Chen
Donald and Sandra Christian
Karen De Gaeta
Michael Dorf and Sarah Connors
Nicolas Fries and Mia Enell
Nik and Nelda Gerner
James and Kathleen Harris
Robert J. Hayes
Bonnie Hirschhorn
Glenn Hoagland
Jeanne and John Hobert
Richard E. Huff
Brian and Sistine Jarvis
Jenny and Gary Kennedy
Erik Larsen and Connie Coker
Richard and Barbara Marsh
David and Jeanne Martowski
Todd Matthews and Beth Cramer
Amy and Mark Meredith
Elisabeth and John Todd Miranowski
John and Marianne Mizel
Michele Moffat and Todd Cassan
Peter and Christine Naktenis
Toh Newin
Denis O’Connor
Elizabeth and M. Panzer
Alexandra Rogers
Bradley and Nancy Sabel
The New York Community Trust/
Michael Sasse Charitable Fund
Sue Schemel
Alan and Connie Schmidt
Jessica Sillins and Julie Abrams
Peter F. Smith
Will Stattman
G. William and Sandra Strein
Ron and Linda Sussman
Jane Taylor
Shelley and Anthony Ullman
K. C. Weathers and M. L. Ferraro
Eric Weigeshoff
Anonymous (2)
Joe Alfano
Jonathan and Shelley Allen
James and Lee Amigh
Muriel Ayres
James and Anne Bailey
Adam Berenzweig
Edgar L. Berkel
Edward and Margaret Bragg
Agnes Campanile
June Carlson
Ward Carpenter and Russell Hicks
Herbert and Beverly Chase
Robert Cook and Kealy Salomon
Betsy Cornwall
Sidney and Anne Craven
Claudia Cummings and Evelyn Heinbach
Jennifer Cunningham
Alvin DeMaria
Becky Diamond
Thomas Edwards and Nicholas Ciallelo
John and Ann Elmer
Jeffrey Feinsod
Harvey and Mary Flad
Gail Ganter-Toback
Sibyl R. Golden/Golden Family
Foundation
Richard Gottlieb and Teri Condon
Garnett and Sharra Haynes
Dawn and Michael Hein
Michele Hertz and Lawrence Friedman
Liz Jennison
James Kenny and Viola Ortiz
Kirk Lawson and James Braun
Carol B. LeFevre
Richard and Tracy McNally
Steven Miller and Elisa Gonzalez
James and Judith Milne
Philip Mindlin
Lydia Newcombe
Robert and Rachele Ottens
Thomas and Carol Phelan
Neil Platt and Yolanda Wu
John and Judith Reppy
Jeffrey Riehl
Susan Fox Rogers
Roger Roloff and Barbara Petersen
Charles F. Salt
Betsy A. Salt
Michael Schleifer
Millbrook Circle ($10,000–$24,999)
Red Eft
JOLIE PARKER
A N N UA L C O N T R I BU TO R S
Annual Contributors are at the forefront of every effort
the Preserve makes to protect the Shawangunks. We
continue to count on you as our most loyal supporters
but never take your commitment for granted.
The Preserve relies on donations from members, friends,
foundations, and businesses to ensure this special place
is protected forever. The vision and generosity of these
supporters is as awe-inspiring as the land itself.
Our accomplishments in 2012 were made possible by the
following people. Their support included contributions
to the annual fund, capital campaign, land protection
and stewardship, education programs, the Daniel
Smiley Research Center, endowment funds, and the
portion of special events where no goods or services were
received. While this list includes donors with cumulative
contributions received in 2012 of $100 or more who
received no goods or services in return for their gift, we
dedicate this annual publication to all of our supporters.
Anonymous (2)
James Clark and Sandra Guenther
Adam and Sabina Deaton
George Gatch and Stephanie Johnson
Noah and Maria Gottdiener
Gerd Grieninger and Mary Ann Chiasson
Lynn McGrew
Galia Meiri and Troy Mack
Kenneth Posner and Susan Eby
Albert and Nina Smiley
Penny Switlik
Michael and Mary Tannen
Hardie Truesdale
Lucy R. Waletzky, M.D.
Trapps Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
Anonymous (2)
Akasha and Kelly Absher
Russell Clune and Amy Pickering
Linda B. Donovan
Malcolm and Virginia Dorris
Gary Finger and Liz Hoskinson
William and Anne Gehris
James Hoover and John Aubry
Peter Horan
Jules Kaufman and Ann MacDougall
Ronald and May Knapp
Joslyn Levy and David Spector
Mary and Bill Lunt
Douglas and Regina McCorkle
Carol Rietsma and Peter Brown
Frank and Giovanna Seldin
John and Sara Senior
Carol Sherwood Pettee and Jon Pettee
Deborah K. Stone
Glenn Sutherland and Cynthia Lowe
Lisa Woods
Eric and Allison Zinczenko
Peter Schramel and Janet Gremli
Paul and Ellen Schwartzberg
Anthony Scordino
Jonathan Soros
Deborah Sumner and Eileen Feeney
Richard Travers and Sherryl Pierre
Daniel and Marianne Winfield
Anthony Wright
Adam Zoia
Saul Zuchman and Holly Fisher
Ridge Keeper ($500–$999)
Anonymous (8)
George Ahl III
Joan Aichele
Stephen Anania
Robert Anderberg and Elaine Laflamme
Burton and Anka Angrist
Mr. Peter Bort
Howie and Chrissy Burke
Shu-Wie Chen
Vincent R. Clephas
Jeff Corbin and Darrel Schoeling
Rev. Carol C. Cruikshank
Michael Dimitri
Peter Feeney
Carole Ferrera
Eli Gottlieb and Karen Stamm
Margaret Hall
Mary Bryan Haltermann
Rick Hanheide
Meme Hanley and Craig Borin
Sven Hartmann and Connie Beckley
Liz Hayes
Judith Heimann
Audrey Isaac
Ellen Jahoda and Jonathan Kligler
Alex Johnson
Linda Kastan
Claus and Laura Kinder
Joanne and John Kirk
Tom Konrad and Nancy Palatucci
Madi Kraus
Stan Kroder
Susan L. LeFevre
Andrew Macken
Dan Matheson
Renata McElroy-Perlman
and Philip Perlman
Kevin and Amelia Murphy
John W. Olver
R. John Ordway and Terri Van Etten
Vals Osborne and Jose Moreno-Lacalle
Estelle Parsons and Peter Zimroth
Michael and Gretchen Patterson
Julie E. Phelan
Ben Posel and Jessica Bauman
Joanne Propp and Paul Howard
Edmee Reit
Marjorie P. Richey
Neil Rindlaub and Kathryn Adorney
Ruth B. M. Robinson
David and Catherine Rosenbaum
David Rossetter
Richard Rowley and Marianne Murray
Michelle Roy
Frederick and Alice Schmalkuche
Penelope Scott and Franco Mueller
Mark and Nancy Shortle
James Silbert and Elizabeth Horton
Raymond Smith and Anne Allbright Smith
Mark Stein and Carol Baker
Martha Thalheimer
Steven Tishman
Ann Wald
Luke Wendt
Warren and Tamah Wiegand
Jennifer Wies and Amy Wilson
Rod Wilson
Stephen J. Wood
Colleen and Edward Yegla
Mary Zulack and Peter Belmont
Crag Circle ($250–$499)
Anonymous (9)
Joseph Amato
Kenneth and Jacqueline Andrews
Ann and Gary Aylesworth
Barbara F. Babb
Scott and Elizabeth Bagish
Sarah and Scott Barek
Edeltraud and Heinrich Bayer
David Beaudry
John Belniak
Pamela Bevier
John B. Blenninger
Katja and Barbara Bock
Patricia and Richard Brooks
Dr. Doug Brown and Connie Brown
Richard Buirkle
Sidney Burrus
Roy and Patricia Carlin
Herb Chong
Anne Collins
Rev. Carl L. Cooper
Louis L. Cornell
David Dailey and Kenneth Casey
Robert and Priscilla Dannies
Jeff and Langley Danowitz
Herbert V.W. and Shirley Darrow
James and Nancy Davenport
Laurence B. Dewitt
Linda Edgerly and Anna Edgerly-Moore
Robert Embow
Jeff Embow
Ian Erne
Hensley Evans and Jason Adams
John Feinberg and Rachel Preiser
William and Kathleen Foster
Ronald Fried and Ellen Crane
Gregory Frux and Janet Morgan
Herbert and Babette Gade
Frederick and Carol Ann Gerty
Alan Goodman and Kathleen Mazzetti
Henri and Judith Gueron
Steve and Lynn Hastings
Pete Hayunga
Carole Houldin
Johann and Nancy Huleatt
Eugenie Johnston
G. Steve Jordan and Ann Ryan
Paul and Julie Jordan
Betsy Jordan and Thomas Polk
Jan Keithly and Miklos Muller
Susan R. Kligerman
Jason Klock
Steven Knowlton and Heidi Broecking
Arie and Jane Kopelman
Barbara Rubin
Barbara Lawrence and Michael Sage
David Levenstein
Suzanne and Howard Levirne
Matt Lewis and Maggie Carpenter
Bruce and Judy Lott
Joel and Ruth Mandelbaum
Betty Marks
Mark Masseo
James and Joan McDonald
Brenda and Philip McElligott
Gary McElvany and Jennifer Archibald
Jeff Michne and Kelleigh McKenzie
David and Sheila Mills
Sherry Minnard
Steve S. Miura
Alan and Alice Model
Nigel and Sandra Moffett
Ken and Lindsay Morgan
Robert and Henrietta Mountz
Paul and Kathryn Muessig
William and Mary Murphy
Peter Nelson and Sally Roy
Michelle Novak and Matthew Uzzle
Richard and Colleen Oremus
Barbara Pottish
Jeffrey and Angelina Puglisi
Nanette Rainone
Arthur and Sharon Raphael
Anne Reilly
John and Elaine Reiner
Roger Ross
Paul Russell
Mary Sabbatino and David Wells
John and Barbara Saia
Andrew and Nan Satter
Andrew Schenkel and Randy Zeidberg
Bruce Schmidt
Mary Etta Schneider
John O. Senior and Nancy Kimmons
Doris Shamleffer
Edward Sikov
Abigail and Scott Skidmore
Ken and Deborah Sofer
Susan F. Sosin
Richard E. Sparrow
Arthur and Susan Stegen
Braxton Story-McKee and
Louise Story-McKee
David and Wendy Toman
Robert Tomaszewski
Royce Van Evera
William and Sarah Vasse
Donald Weaver
Robert and Karen Whelan
Bruce and Gail Whistance
Jill E. Wilson
Steve Wood and Carol Meyer
Talus Circle ($100–$249)
Anonymous (28)
Dr. John Anderson
Christopher Anthony and Allison Lam
Carlos and Jane Arango
Dylan Armajani
Ronald and Mary Elizabeth Atkins
Susan Baggerman
Roland and Mary Jean Bahret
Barbara Baker
Robert Bard and Claudia Forest
Robert W. Barnes
Henry Bartosik and Wilhelmina Bartosik
Susan and Eli Basch
Russell Bast Jr.
Michael Batcher and Shelly Stiles
Stephen and Melissa Bauman
Karl and Nancy Beard
Chris and Heather Bernabo
Lee Bernstein and Lisa Collins
Peter and Helena Bienstock
Patricia Bishko
Peter Bixby and Frieda Yueh
Jaques and Eleanor Black
Allison and Doug Blais
Charles J. Boyle
Joseph and Joyce Braidt
Steven and Karen Brody
Daniel and Jenna Brownstein
David and Jerilyn Brownstein
Susan Kent Cakars
Russell and Diane Cannizzaro
Selena Cantor
Edward and Debby Carelli
John and Elizabeth Carson
Drea Caruso
Mya Caruso
Elizabeth and Alex Cashara
Jeffrey and Malissa Cass
Carmine Castaldo
Walter and Jacqueline Chaskel
Jonathan and Jeanmarie Chenette
William Chiappane
David and Karen Clegg
Eileen Clegg
Linda Clement
Scott Clifford
William and Kathleen Cloonan
Kerry Coffman
Chris and Brooke Cole
Geraldine Commrade
James A. Conklin
Susan Connolly
Kristen Copham
Cecilia Cornwell
Karolyn Cotton and Chaz Springstead
Robert Dandrew
William and Matilda Davenport
Black Bear bathing in the Coxing Kill stream
John and Jane Davis
John and Helen Davis
Jacqueline Davis-Soman and
David Soman
Ann B. Day
Mary and Robert Dean
Patrick and Katherine DeHaven
Peter Del Rio
Michael DelGaudio
Paul DeLisio
Christian and Jenny Dembergh
Satyabodhi Densmore
Diane DeVries
Bernard Dikman and Charles Davis
R. Monroe Dorris
Karl Drake and Carol Christensen
Burkhard Drews and Carryl Pierre-Drews
Christopher Drover
Steven Dubroff
John Dugdale
John Embow
Steven and Lauren Engelbrecht
Thomas M. Erichson
William Evarts, Jr.
Robert Farinholt
Randy Feuerstein and Laura Goldstein
Jim and Mittie Figura
STEPHEN HART
George and Camille Fischer
Roy Fitzgerald and Jennie Keith
Howard and Gale Foster
Michael Frankfurt
Spencer Frazer
Michael and Debbie Freiser
Steven and Abby Friend
Tricia Fusco
Claudia Ganz and Brian Buchbinder
Caitlin Gliedman
Angus and Liz Glover Wilson
Linda H. Gluck
Delia Gottlieb
Virginia Gravatt
Ajax Greene
Hal Greene
Douglas and Judy Gridley
Lalla R. Grimes
Timothy Guinan and Judith Kelly
Eric and Robyn Gullickson
David and Susan Haldeman
Barbara Hardgrave
Marian Harris
Lawrie Ryerson Harris
Julie Hart
Arthur Hartman
Lonny Haynes
Joann K. Heimann
Katie and Seth Hendon
John Heppolette and Rebecca Wassner
Kari and Adam Hershey
P. Isis Heslin and Jacqueline Martin
Marian Hieda
Richard and Mara Dee Hodson
Seth Hollander
Joan Hollister
Christopher and Bernadette Holroyde
Henry Hope
Yvette Hope
Brian Horgan and Leslie Dotson
Alan Horne and Joseph Teti
Lois Horowitz and Patricia Norton
Jamie Howard
Richard and Annette Hoyt
Katherine Hudson and Daniel Mirsky
John Huke
Susan Hummel
Jeffrey and Marie Huth
Sandra H. Hutton
Harold and Jean Hyatt
John and Lori Ineson
Jane and Stanley Jernow
Edwin and Elaine Joba
Gerald Johanson
Robert and Steffi Jones
David Jones
Ellen and Lee Kalish
Steven Kamen
Mark Karrer
Buff S. Kavelman
Paul and Jane Kellar
Fred Keller
Wyn Kelley
Jean L. Klaiss
Tammy Klock
Andrew Knox
Robert H. Koppe
Michael Korol
Aaron and Amy Kramer
Tina Krause
Megan Krieman
Melinda and JJ Lamarche
James and Jennifer Lasher
Duncan C. Lay
Paul Lazur
Eui Lee
Richard Lewit and Alison Guss
Stephen Linaweaver
Ruth Lipman
Fay L. Loomis
Paul Luciano
Carleton Mabee
Robert and Carol Mansfield
Robert and Karen Markley
David and Katherine Martin
Michael Marturana
Anne Massiah
Elaine and James McClung
Stephen McCorkell
Peter C. McGinnis, Esq.
John and Lucy McGovern
Robert and Mary Anne McKenna
Lisa McMillan
Glenn McNitt and Maryann Fallek
Jennifer and Thomas McPherson
Kirsten Menking
Mary Metz
Mark and Kathleen Metzger
Charles Milligan and
Henry Westmoreland
Barbara Moran and Philip Pulcini
Jeremy Morley
Douglas Moss
Margaret and Fritz Mueller
Jim Mulkin and Michael Robertson
Ian Murdock
Lynn and Peter Nathan
Paul Nick and Shari Weiner
Barbara Nicol and Paul Robinson
Thomas and Corinne Nyquist
Adam Offenhartz
Ken and Kate Oldehoff
Ruth O’Leary and Martin Vernon
John Olson
Letitia Osborne and Ken Doyle
Juliana Osinchuk
Donald Otis
Robert Overhiser
Elizabeth Pandergo and Joseph Mahon
Mandy and Kathryn Patinkin
Warren and Cathy Patterson
Mari Pazhoor and Lauranne Jones
Robert Pesner and Rachael Bickhardt
Nancy and Wesley Pfirman
Leonard and Margaret Pickard
Ronald Pierce
David Pisaneschi and Rosemary Daley
William Pitcher
Daniel and Margo Polett
Alfred and Natalie Polvere
Joel and Yuta Powell
Mark and Donna Primoff
John and Sally Pritchard
Theresa Puckett
Jason Puckett and Deborah Poye
Skit Rabbino
Carrie Ramey
Linda Ranney
Elsie Rattenbury
Stephen and Katherine Ratti
Gretchen Reed
Christopher Regan
Juergen Reher
Judith M. Reichler
John Reilly
John Remo
Arlene Foy Reynolds
Adelaide Reynolds
William and Sally Rhoads
Evelyn Rifenburg
John Risickella
James H. Robbins
Kenneth Roberts and
Sharon Marsh Roberts
Thomas and Ellen Rocco
Meg Ronsheim and John Long, Jr.
Nancy Rosen and Andrea Lurie
Michael and Penny Rosenberger
David and Evelyn Rosenthal
Michael Ross and Barbara Slavin
Jon Ross and Ann Fassler
Gary and Jan Ross
Steve and Marsha Roth
Barnett and Donna Rukin
John and Margarete Ruoff
Robert and Daisy Rushforth
William J. Ryan
Chet Safian
Daniel Sager and Brian McCarthy
Seymour and Carol Salzberg
Myrna Sameth
Norbert Sander
Jane Santopietro
Trudi Saucy
Roger and Inger Savitt
Heidi Schaller
Mark and Diane Schambra
Daniel Scherrer and Jo Schaffel
Philip and Shirley Schillaci
Carl R. Schmidt
William and Carol Schnitzer
Rebecca Schnitzler Swenson and
Ralph Swenson
Edward Schoelwer and Leslee Cooper
Loren and Monika Schonhaut
Harold and Evelyn Schoonmaker
Richard Shaver
Bruce and Arlene Simon
Amit Singn
Mary Lynn Slusher
Sandra Smiley
Paul Smith
Linford and Nancy Snyder
Eric Snyder
Michael Stadnik
Dena Steele and Houston Stebbins
Elizabeth A. Stevenson
Carmine Stoffo
Richard Stone
Stephen and Melanie Strell
Guy Miller Struve
David Sumberg and Vivian Ubell
Donna E. Tatro
Kathleen Ann Thomas
Morgan Thompson
Keith Thoresz
Jim and Carol Tomassetti
Jay Tompkins
Kimberly Topping and Robert Eroh
Gregory Tosko and Donna DiMaio
Charles and Jeanne Townsend
Margaret Traub and Phyllis Dicker
Susan and Jim Ulvestad
Phil Underdown and Nadine Lemmon
Philip and Barbara Van Itallie
Mary B. Vasse
Pierre Vaz
Sarah Veghte
Philip and Siobhan Vondra
Adrienne Wald and Mike Barnow
Peter and Lindsey Walkoe
Jonathan Wallach
David and Mary Ann Ward
Robert L. Warner
Andrew and Michelle Warren
Irene and Alan Warshauer
Gray Watkins
Jon Watson
Thomas and Annetta Weaver
Charles Wells and Anna Forster
Stephen and Mary Ellen Whitmore
Marcia Witfield
Mary Wittenberg
Steve and Marcia Wunsch
Christopher Zaleski
Neil Zimmerman
Vicki Zubovic
Martin F. Zumsteg
CORPORATE GIVING &
BUSINESS MEMBERS
Millbrook Circle ($10,000–$24,999)
Eastern Mountain Sports
Trapps Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
Rock and Snow, Inc.
Alpine Endeavors
Mountain Skills Climbing Guides, Inc.
Cause & Effect Productions
Bonticou Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Frost Valley YMCA
High Xposure Adventures
Pitch Pine Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
West Point Mountaineering Team
Vertical Gains
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
Colucci Shand Realty, Inc.
Got Wildlife LLC
Stop & Shop
Ulster Savings Bank
Ridge Keeper ($500–$999)
Kiss My Face
Bicycle Depot
Kellar Kellar & Jaiven
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture &
Design Partnership
New Paltz Farmer’s Market
Moondance Ridge Bed & Breakfast
Gunks Trail Challenge
Karma Road Vegetarian Deli
P & G’s Restaurant
Peter M. Cordovano, PC Attorney at Law
Waste Management
Plaza Diner
Crag Circle ($250–$499)
Minnewaska Lodge
The 1850 House Inn & Tavern
Baker’s Bed and Breakfast
Super 8 Motel of New Paltz
The Cheese Plate
Alpine Logic
Alpine Outdoor Adventures
Communication Infrastructure Corp
David Drew DDS
DM Weil Gallery
Ellen Crane Photography
Gardiner Library
Ignite Fitness, Inc.
Jordan Gallery
Kelder’s Farm and Homegrown Mini-Golf
Lagusta’s Luscious Vegetarian Home
Meal Delivery Service
MaryJo Johnson, L.Ac., LMT
Mountain Tops Outfitters
Nassau Community College
Outing Club
New Paltz Community Acupuncture
New Paltz-Acupuncture
Pages Printing & Graphics
Silver Hollow Audio
Susan Kligerman, Climbing Guide
Taconic Site Design & Landscape
Architecture
The Bakery
The Inner Wall
The Rock Club
Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery
Clove Cottages
Emerald Forest Bungalows
Harnden House, LLC
Maplestone Inn
Catskill Mountain Multisport
Dedrick’s Pharmacy
Frank’s Custom Shoe Fitting
Earthgoods Market
Mountain Brauhaus Restaurant
New Paltz Climbing Cooperative
Shapers of New Paltz
True Value of New Paltz
Thruway Sporting Goods
STS Tire and Auto Center
Talus Circle ($100–$249)
Mudd Puddle Coffee Roasters & Cafe
Creek Locks Bed & Breakfast
Mohonk Mountain House
The Suite Escape B&B
Bistro Mountain Store
Main Street Bistro
Robert Rodriguez Jr. Photography
FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
GRANTS
Summit Circle ($25,000 and up)
Land Trust Alliance/New York State
Conservation Partnership Program
Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH
Perpetual Charitable Trust
New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation & Historic Preservation
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation Bureau
of Fish & Wildlife Services
Summit Circle ($25,000 and up)
The Loewy Family Foundation, Inc.
Ralph E. Ogden Foundation, Inc.
Millbrook Circle ($10,000–$24,999)
Millbrook Circle ($10,000–$24,999)
Trapps Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
A. W. Baldwin Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Trapps Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
The M & T Charitable Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Hudson River Valley Greenway
The Rossetter Foundation
The Copham Family Foundation
Pitch Pine Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Bonticou Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Naktenis Family Foundation
Rencourt-Carpenter Foundation
Robert M. Schiffman Foundation
HSBC Bank USA
Wells Fargo Foundation
New York State Department of
Transportation
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
Pitch Pine Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
A & J Saks Foundation
Golden Family Foundation
Thanksgiving Foundation
Walter C. Klein Foundation
Zürs Foundation
Ridge Keeper ($500–$999)
Jerry Vogel Foundation
Kenwood Foundation
Crag Circle ($250–$499)
Hageman Family Foundation
Talus Circle ($100–$249)
Thomas and Corinne Nyquist Foundation
American Express Foundation
Bloomberg L.P.
BP Fabric of America Fund
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Deutsche Bank
Getty Images Seattle, Inc.
Goldman Sachs
Grainger Matching Chartitable
Gifts Program
Hewlett Packard
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
HSBC Matching Gift Program
IBM Matching Gifts Program
MSCI Inc.
Mutual of America
PepsiCo Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
Verizon Foundation
The Mohonk Preserve is grateful to all those who contribute in-kind gifts and services, and those who support our Auction. This generosity
enables us to carry out our mission. We have made every attempt to ensure that these listings are accurate. Please let us know if you feel
there have been omissions or errors. These lists represent gifts received between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
A
t Mohonk Preserve, we are stewards of more than just the land, and we are fortunate to
be supported by an expert team from the financial community who help us safeguard
and increase the organization’s fiscal assets.
In 2012, broad-based community support played a critical role in the Preserve’s efforts to prepare
for the future. Memberships and day fees only support about 35% of our growing operating
costs, but grants and donations from regional philanthropists, businesses, and government
agencies help ensure the Preserve’s commitment and ability to give back to the community.
Our capacity to facilitate and expand for the future was greatly enhanced with the successful
kick-off of a major capital campaign in 2012 that is receiving widespread support.
Our Visitor Center underwent a major renovation in 2012 to enhance the visitor experience
with new interactive exhibits, an ADA-accessible interpretive trail, and an amazing panoramic
movie introducing people to the Preserve. Our office space was improved and expanded, and
vehicle circulation and parking were improved. Over eight miles of scenic carriage roads were
also restored. These improvements, along with an almost $500,000 growth in investments,
increased net assets by $2.7 million.
Pileated Woodpecker
2012
Operating
Income:
$2,949,903
DAVID JOHNSON
The Preserve’s business office reorganized and a new accounting system was instituted to help
manage our financial activity well into the future. With your continued support, the Preserve
will sustain its fiscal prudence as we take on new challenges in our next 50 years.
Memberships 25%
Contributions 21%
Grants 11%
Draw from Investments 16%
Entry Fees 13%
Other Program Fees 5%
Special Events 7%
Other Income 2%
Statement of Financial Position
Assets
Current Assets Endowments Other Investments Land Fixed Assets Total Assets 2012
Operating
Expenses:
$2,981,362
Stewardship 31%
Education 22%
Land Protection 7%
Conservation Science 12%
Membership 5%
Development 15%
Management & General 8%
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Accrued Expenses
Note Payable
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$2,880,452
$4,442,650
$4,282,955
$3,220,402
$5,652,451
$20,478,910
$370,742
$180,365
$2,053,062
$2,604,169
$17,874,741
$20,478,910
2012 STAFF
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive/Administration
Ronald G. Knapp, President
James L. Hoover, Vice-President
Thomas J. Murphy, Treasurer
Penny Switlik, Secretary
Donald P. Christian
Vincent R. Clephas
Russell Clune
Terrence J. English
Harvey K. Flad
Norman L. Goluskin
Eric M. Gullickson
Floyd Lattin
Lynn McGrew
Carol S. Rietsma
Sara S. Senior
Albert K. Smiley
Laurel Sweeney
Michael Tannen
Jane K. Taylor
Kathleen C. Weathers
Glenn D. Hoagland, Executive Director
Ellen M. Sticker, Executive Projects Manager
Eric Roth, Manager of Grants and Organizational Funding
David H. Toman, Deputy Executive Director, Programs and Operations/CFO
Bill Sticker, Associate Director of Information Technology
Erica Seager, Accounting, Human Resources and Business Manager
Kathy Gallagher-Palcic, Accounting and Human Resources Associate
Programs
WHO WE ARE
With 8,000 acres of cliffs, forests, fields, and
streams, Mohonk Preserve is the largest member
and visitor-supported nature preserve in
New York State.
Our mission is to protect the Shawangunk
Mountains by inspiring people to care for,
enjoy, and explore the natural world.
W H AT W E D O
Education—We serve over 12,000 children and
adults each year through our award-winning,
innovative outdoor education programs.
Land Protection—We protect key recreational
areas, fragile habitats, and scenic viewsheds.
Land Stewardship—We manage 8,000 acres and
provide a safe, participatory experience in nature
for over 150,000 visitors each year.
Kathy Ambrosini, Director of Education
Garrick Bryant, Education Coordinator: Public Programs
Cathy Shiga-Gattullo, Educator for Interpretation and Visitor Engagement
Kim Tischler, Education Coordinator: Group Use and Camp Administrator
Jennifer Garofalini, Director of Land Protection
Bob Larsen, Historian/Naturalist
Hank Alicandri, Director of Land Stewardship/Chief Ranger
Eric Fye, Managing Ranger, Facilities and Operations
Frank Tkac, Ranger/S.A.R. Specialist
Justin Key, Facilities Manager
Anthony Greco, Facilities Worker
Bill Koepplinger, Grounds Worker/Mechanic
Jon Ross, Visitor Services Coordinator
Ken Halpern, Visitor Services Assistant/Nature Shop Manager
Directors Emeriti
Louis L. Cornell
Anna S. Perry
Doris Shamleffer
Marion S. Swinden
John Thompson, Director of Conservation Science
Shanan Smiley, Conservation Biologist/Collections Manager
Ethan Pierce, Conservation Specialist
Paul Huth, Director of Research Emeritus/Associate Curator
GENERAL COUNSEL
Paul T. Kellar, Esq.
Communications and Development
www.mohonkpreserve.org
Gretchen Reed, Director of Marketing and Communications
Patricia Murphy, Communications Associate
Joseph Alfano, Director of Development and Membership
Krista Tverdak, Associate Director of Membership and Audience Development
Jamie Hritz, Associate Director of Volunteer Programs and Special Events
Meme Hanley, Development Officer
Stephanie Smallman, Capital Campaign and Development Assistant
Toni Benevento, Development/Database Associate
845-255-0919
fax: 845-255-5646
P.O. Box 715
New Paltz, NY 12561
Designed by Kevin Cross
Printed at Maar Printing Service, Poughkeepsie, NY
A copy of our latest financial report may be
obtained by writing to the Office of the Attorney
General, Department of Law, Charities Bureau,
120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
Research—We use the latest scientific techniques
and a century of natural history data to monitor
and manage the diverse ecosystems on the ridge.
Front cover: Mohonk Preserve Foothills
MICHAEL NEIL O’DONNELL
| Back cover: Best friends on the trail
RENEE ZERNITSKY
Mohonk Preserve
P.O. Box 715, New Paltz, NY 12561
Nonprofit Org.
US Postage PAID
Newburgh, NY
Permit No. 415
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