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When we fi rst learned of the 12-acre woodland that would become Turtle Creek Preserve, we were pretty excited. It had all the elements of a great conservation project.
It’s a beautiful piece of land that boasts high-quality woods and wetlands, and it is located in New Buffalo Township—an area at high risk for development. Moreover the landowner, a friend of Chikaming Open Lands and conservation advocate, wanted to see it protected as a natural area. And perhaps most exciting, it’s located right next door to the New Buffalo Elementary School—so it could become a wonderful outdoor classroom for the children attending school there.
As it turns out, the surrounding community was pretty enthusiastic too. After the landowner granted a generous price reduction on the property, a group of neighbors, community leaders and businesses came together to raise nearly $60,000 in just fi ve short months.
This, along with funds previously granted from The Pokagon Fund, allowed us to acquire the property, which is now open to the public for hiking, birdwatching and other recreation. And it’s a pristine natural area full of new discoveries ready to be explored by the schoolchildren next door—and of course, the child in all of us!
A NewNature Preserve
In an ongoing scientifi c study being conducted on one of our preserves, we’ve found
3 massasauga rattlesnakes (one that we think was pregnant!). It’s an important discovery, as the massasauga is federally listed as a threatened species.
In May, we released more than 1,000 Galerucella beetles at 10 locations within the Galien River Marsh in New Buffalo. The beetles act as a natural invasive plant control mechanism—they eat purple loosestrife, a pervasive invader found in the marsh.
In partnership with the Village of Michiana, we preserved 11 acres of critical dune and lakeshore on Lake Michigan.
Along that fl yway, we have protected nearly 240 acres of natural open space, providing habitat for birds to rest and feed along their way.
Approximately 300 species of migratory birds use the fl yway along the Lake Michigan shoreline during their spring and fall journeys.
More than 300 friends and members came together for the 2016 Barn Benefi t—the highest attendance ever for our fi rst Benefi t held on a property we have protected.
140 local schoolchildren came out to Robinson Woods to explore, play and care for the land through the Mighty Acorns program.
45 business partners supported our efforts, working together to make our community better.
With River Valley Elementary 5th graders, we planted 300 milkweed plants at Robinson Woods to help enhance monarch butterfl y habitat.
Photos by Pat Fisher
“Guys, GUYS!! Over here, look what I found!”
Take a stroll through Robinson Woods Preserve, and you’re likely to hear the familiar woodland sounds… birds singing, leaves rustling in the canopy above… but now you may hear something new: children laughing, playing, and calling each other over to see the salamander they’ve discovered in a hollowed out log.
In 2016, we partnered with River Valley Elementary School to launch the Mighty Acorns, an environmental education program that includes a classroom curriculum and fi eld study trips that we lead at our Robinson Woods and Flynn Woods Preserves. It’s part of a focused
effort to get our children outside, engage them with the environment around them, and develop within them a lifelong love of nature.
It’s quite a remarkable thing: get them out into the woods, and shy kids come alive; distracted kids become focused; and disinterested kids become engrossed in what they are doing. The transformation is almost immediate.
It’s a great reminder of why it is so important to protect the landscapes of this area: so that they will remain in their natural state for future generations of children to enjoy in the same way these kids are.
With our Annual Report, we refl ect on some of our accomplishments in 2016 – acquiring the Turtle Creek Preserve, kicking off the Mighty Acorns program – as well as our challenges – the unexpected passing of former Executive Director Chris Thompson affected us all. However, we also look to the future. How can we have a positive impact on the community? How will we continue to be successful in the years to come?
We believe the answer lies in the idea of “community conservation”. Community conservation strives to incorporate the strengths of a land trust with the needs expressed by the community – to reconnect people to nature and the land, to connect people to people, and to provide a lasting and meaningful impact. This philosophy broadens support for land preservation within a community and creates more sustainable organizations and partnerships.
Over the past few years, Chikaming Open Lands has worked to integrate these ideas into our mission and goals. We are incorporating the needs of the community for land preservation, providing programs and events to reconnect people to nature, and developing partnerships with municipalities, conservation organizations, and other stakeholders to have a greater impact. And we are able to do these things thanks to the support of members and friends like you. Whether you support us by donating to our cause, or volunteering for a Stewardship Day, or connecting with friends and neighbors to share the work we are doing, you make our work possible. Thank you.
Sincerely,Ryan J. PostemaExecutive Director
Dear Members and Friends of Chikaming Open Lands,
Gifts Restricted to Land Protection ProjectsSpecial thanks to the following donors, whose contributions made the named projects possible.
Turtle Creek Preserve (Protect Turtle Creek Campaign):The Adamski FamilyCarlos & Frances AlcantaraGlynis Benbow-Niemier & Tom NiemierBentwood TavernJoel & Carol BernsteinMichael & Carol BilderLee & Lisa BloomGail & Raymond ChapmanGeorge & Ann DobieFrank Edwards & Ann WilliamsLuz & David EngmanEllen FrankleMark FrankleSusan Gotfried & Michael MarcinuckRob Gow & Chris PfauserScott & Rosemary GunnisonJanet HayesA.W. & Judith HopkinsJoseph JeziorskiGene & Candy JohnstonKerhoulas Insurance AgencyJurate & Carl LandwehrFrank Lentine & Rita StolsAlyssa MalottElizabeth MaziesRegina McCordJohn & Constance McKeagueMary McPherson & John Gunner GoochNational Association of RealtorsThomas & Debbie NovakPatrick & Rose PollardRyan J. PostemaIrwin & Andra PressPatricia PutnamLinda Puvogel & Michael O’HalloranCynthia QuickRon & Jill RohdeReid & Franki SmithStephen & Jean SmithKathryn StandifordSTS FoundationMargaret ThompsonWaya RentalsMarie WesterEllen Willenborg & Jane Melnick
Chris Thompson Memorial Fund Gifts & Pledges:
Shirley AndersonPaula BartholomeBetsy & Jim BenoitAndy CaineRichard & Brenda CarlsonMaureen & Vaughn CulpDeer Creek Open Space AssociationPhillip DeVoreDriftless Area Land ConservancyDonna Dutton
David & Susan EblenJoan EganWilliam & Cindy EllisJoseph & Patti Jo Farago Ron FarinaSusan FlynnDavid Foster & Melissa WynneRandy FouthKaren & Bruce GearJill & Lou GlavanRob Gow & Chris PfauserRay & Viki GudasVictoria J. Herget & Robert ParsonsW. Anthony & Lynda HitschlerGreg & Vickie KaiserDeborah Hall-Kayler & Allan KaylerMarvin & Helen KesslerRenee KivikkoGerald & Beverly KohnSusan LaCroixKent & Lauri LindquistMatthew MartinDan & Judy MatesiMarilyn McGuireBob & Debbie MeeksClayton MillerEvelyn MillsLoryn & Mark MischkeMaryKay O’DonnellAbby O’Neil & Carroll JoynesAlan Palmer & Bill LindblomRonald & Nancy PaquetRose Parisi & Don MeckleyBarbara R. ParsonsPatricia PeylaPrism Science and TechnologyLinda Puvogel & Michael O’HalloranWilliam & Nancy RacineAmanda ReedRiver Valley Garden ClubClay & Barb RobinsonRotary Club of Harbor CountryBob Scales & Mary KeefeGerald & Peggy SchafferThomas & Carole ShortlidgeStephen & Jean SmithTom & Kathy StillmanJulie StonemanBill & Debbie StrahanoskiTom & Sue StreitzKaren & Tom TarpleyBob Tatina & Nancy BairdDon & Marcy TheobaldAlexandra ThompsonJennifer ThompsonMargaret ThompsonMeg Trausch & Ed StegnerJoseph & Joyce TurkPat & Diane UnderwoodPeter & Jeanie Van NiceTim & Anne WalshMarie WesterDonna & Robert WunderlichHugh & Judy Zimmerman
Flynn Woods Preserve Resoration & ImprovementsSusan Flynn
Hawthorne Lane Conservation EasementHawthorne Lane Homeowners AssociationLakeside Woods, Inc.Frank & Joanne Sims
Spain Conservation EasementRichard and Nancy Spain
Village of Michiana Conservation Easement*
Village of MichianaJoel and Lynn Altschul
Grants Received From
Berrien Community FoundationChauncey & Marion D. McCormick Family FoundationFrank G. & Gertrude Dunlap FundLand Trust AllianceMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesRotary Club of Harbor CountrySTS Foundation
*Donors to the Village of Michiana project whose gifts were received prior to January 1, 2016 were listed in the 2015 Annual Report.
Annual Gifts** Received January 1 through December 31, 2016
The Conservation CircleConservation Circle members make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to Chikaming Open Lands.
$10,000+Alan & Cynthia BerkshireEarl & Brenda Shapiro FoundationSusan FlynnFrank G. & Gertrude Dunlap FundVictoria J. Herget & Robert ParsonsAbby O’Neil & Carroll JoynesBarbara R. ParsonsLarry Shulman and Rhonda RochambeauPeter & Jeanie Van Nice $5,000-9,999Jeannine Cleary & Frank ten BrinkW. Anthony & Lynda HitschlerMr. & Mrs. Michael KeiserScott & Laura MalkinClay & Barb RobinsonFrank & Joanne SimsRichard & Nancy Spain $2,000-4,999Walter & Nancy AqueMeredith & Eugene ClappDavid & Susan EblenRon FarinaLuz & David Engman
Mr. & Mrs. Stanford GoldblattRob Gow & Chris PfauserGeorge S. LucasLouisa Rice MalkinJohn & Constance McKeagueJames ParsonsPatrick & Rose PollardLinda Puvogel & Michael O’HalloranWilliam & Nancy RacineKeith & Marnie SchwartzStephen & Jean SmithSusan & Lee Stahl, IIINancy & Michael TimmersGregory & Susan Wilson
$1,000-1,999The Adamski FamilyRoger K. AllenShirley AndersonRigel BarberLee & Lisa BloomJackie & Stephen BossuNathaniel ClappAndrew & Emily CoolidgeMaureen & Vaughn CulpEleanor O. Wilson TrustSharon & Rick EllingsenJoseph & Patti Jo FaragoMs. Rosemary FlinnPeter & Megene ForkerMarshall & Laura FrontJohn & Martha GibsonMelvin & Susan GrayScott & Rosemary GunnisonChris & Jessica HehmeyerJulia & Marty HughesGreg & Vickie KaiserBrian & Dorothy KernEileen & Richard KochannyGerald & Beverly KohnLeo & Sue KrusackDr. Richard Lazar & Ms. Jessica TampasLynn & Eva MaddoxElizabeth MalkinBob McDermott & Sarah JaicksStephen & Cindy MitchellCarol & Steve MullinsMichael & Jane MurrayJames M. & Ilona S. NeisRose Parisi & Donald MeckleyCaro ParsonsWilliam & Mollie PurdyFrank Quinn & Craig AndreeFrank & Theresa RichterDr. Paul S. RussellJo Anne RydholmBob Scales & Mary KeefeThomas & Carole ShortlidgeKathryn StandifordJim & Martha Stevens- GingrichKaren & Lee StrohlBob Tatina & Nancy BairdTerrence & Janice WalshDon WhiteJanet Ytterberg
$500-999Tremaine A. AtkinsonRuss Baer
Bill & Terri BreachJohn & Kathleen BuckRichard & Brenda CarlsonHilary Critchfi eldNancy Felton-ElkinsBurton & Anne FishmanKaren & Bruce GearBruce & Carolyn GrahamFrederic & Katherine HickmanDeborah & Elzie HigginbottomDouglas Hoerr & Tracy TaylorDan & Sharon Hunter-SmithDeborah Hall-Kayler & Allan KaylerAndrew McGheeJeanine McSheaPat & Sharon O’HaraIrwin & Andra PressSteven Shevell & Jeanne MarshAlan Smart & Brian HollanderJennifer ThompsonStanley Tigerman & Margaret McCurryRobert Tomes & Cynthia ZeltwangerJohn TrintaErrett & Julia Van NicePaul & Susan Van NiceMarie Wester $250-499Ingrid & Phil BermanKirkwood & Mary Jane BrodieHerb & Beth CarlsonSusan & Randy CobianDaniel & Phyllis CollinsAllison & Fred DaleyDeer Creek Open Space AssociationMichele & John DonleyDriftless Area Land ConservancyDennis FerryDavid Foster & Melissa WynneMary Alexis FoxWilliam Gibson & Stephen JenkinsMike & Jean GordonKevin & Melinda HaightJanet HayesBob & Michelle IngersollCraig IsacsonNancy JohnsonDavid & Frankie KirbySteven KochFrank Lentine & Rita StolsThomas & Martha LindemanScott & Kathleen LoessRichard & Georgia LymanAdam Marton & Julie Steinberg MartonBrian McCormickMary McPherson & John Gunner GoochRobert & Debbie MeeksBetsy MorganJanice MuhrRobert MurphyBill & Donna NeillGlynis Benbow-Niemier & Tom NiemierJim & Diane NothnagelEugene & Lois PavalonWerner & Sue PettersonLyssa PietteAndrea & George Platz, IIILouis & Barbara PriceJohn Michael Rafkin & Anita LevinThomas RossmanJake & Stephanie Russell
Tim & Kelly RussellPatricia & Dick SchnadigSusan & Charles SchwartzTom & Kathy StillmanPriscilla ten HagenPeter & Stephanie WindGary & Leslie Wood
$125-249Lloyd & Jo Ellen AndersonNicholas & Sally BogertGail & Raymond ChapmanChikaming Country ClubDan CoffeyRobin & Robert CroninJoseph & Jill DeCampTim & Robin FalconioThomas & Sheryl FarnhamTed & Sharon FlintMeredith GeorgeCarol GrantCharles GreenleafDavid HelmerRenee KivikkoDaniel KuglichLauri & Kent LindquistBill LucasJohn MacManus & Josephine BellaltaPeggy McTigueJoan MokdessiMargaret OvertonGeorge & Karen PetraitisJack PizzoDavid & Laura RayLou & Marilyn RoseRotary Club of Harbor CountryFrancis & Irene ScholerDiana & Richard SpurginRobert & Donna StevensonMary Stewart & Rodger CooleyUrsula Storb & Terry MartinJohn & Susan TingleJames & Lorraine VeldmanJoyce WhiteDonald Wilson
Up to $124Fakhruddin & Mary AdamjiLaura AddenCarlos & Frances AlcantraDonna Jo AllenLinda Anderson & Paul CromheeckeMario ArandaTony Ashbaugh & Susan MargaretDavid & Jessica AxelrodDavid BallGeorge & Kathy BallEd Bancroft & Patricia CollinsPaula BartholomeRobert & Janet BeemerAnthony BellonCliff BenderBraden BerkeyGlenn & Dolores BjorkmanRandal & Julie BladelGeorge BogertJoan & Fred BogwillNancy BrandtKaren BrinkDavid BunteGeraldine BurkeJune BurkertAndy CaineJane & Richard CampbellMr. & Mrs. Walter CarrMorton ChethikCarl & Phyllis ChristElizabeth CicelliKathryn Clarke
Andy & Peg CooperKimberly CoppDan Dale & Nancy JonesMonique & Thomas DemeryDavid Derbyshire & Ellen LaFountainLouis & Cathy DesenbergPhilip DeVoreCarolyn DorgeloDouglass Family Harbert PartnershipRobert & Teresa DouglassDoug Dow & Pam FiebigJeff & Rita DuckworthThomas DunnTom & Linda DunneDonna DuttonJoan EganWilliam & Cindy EllisDouglas & Ellen ElrickCarter & Susan EmersonJeanne Fields & Mike WenningerPaul & Beverly FieldsThomas E. FlintTim & Gina FordRandy FouthMary L. FoxThomas FranciaBarbara FranzonMadalene FrazierBecky FrederickRichard & Sherry FrenzelMary Carol GapenJayne A. GibsonJill & Lou GlavanNavin & Marilynn GorawaraSusan Gottfried & Michael MarcinuckBruce & Sue GottschallLinda & Bruce GrahamRalph & June GrandleRenee GrilecViki & Ray GudasAndrew HallTerry & Lorraine HanoverWilliam & Diane HaslettChristine HauvilleRoger & Allyson HeidenreichJane HeronAnne HillmanKenneth & Judi HuffDavid & Denise HughesWilliam & Greta HurstJamee HuthwaiteRussell JohnsonJean & Cynthia JohoLaurie KagannRobert & Janet KallbergLucy KamauJames Kartheiser & Katherine Kennedy-KartheiserLinda & Bruce KaskelJohn & Joanne KeefeCatherine & Stephen KelsoMarvin & Helen KesslerAl & Nadra KissmanJoel & Kristin KlassMichael Koch-Weser & Kristin VondruskaS. Michael Kozubek & Mary SwantonJason & Michelle KroppJohn & Justine KrsulKen & Karen KucharNancy KurshanJurate & Carl LandwehrHenry & Carolyn LangDavid LavelleEric & Audrey LesterCarol Line
Joan LundgrenChristina LynchBruce & Carole MagnusonRonald & Marlene MagnusonCinnamin MaloneAlan & Claire MartinMaggie MartinMatthew MartinJim Maslanka & Cathie GiebelWilliam & Shari MasseyDan & Judy MatesiCyndi MaxeyRobin & Mariele McBrideJames McDonoughPeggy McGrathMarilyn McGuireJohn & Gwen McKeeDiana MeckleyErnest MelicharLaura MetzgerBetty & Peter MeyerinkGunther Miksche & Suzette SteigerClayton MillerElizabeth MillerJoseph & Marilyn MillerMichal & Paul Miller Edward & Janet MillermaierEvelyn MillsLoryn & Mark MischkeTherese MoomawElaine MoragneKen Morrison & Kathleen Hogan MorrisonJack Murchie & Carol BeckerThomas Myers & Jeffrey RamseyJoanne NadelhofferTom & Brooke NelsonVirginia NovakCatherine NowackiMaryKay O’DonnellPeter & Susan OsnosBridgette PacovskyAlan Palmer & Bill LindblomRonald & Nancy PaquetBenjamin & Barbara ParkerIbrahim ParlakJill & Garnet PattersonNelson & Phyllis PelletierJim PetryPatricia PeylaSue PhelanKurt Philipps-ZabelJames & Teresa PickfordBonnie & Kenneth Pletcher Patricia PutnamCynthia QuickAmanda RabaJack Raba & Suzanne MuellmanAmanda ReedMatthew ReetzRavi Ricker & Cheryl NoelKaren RistauRiver Valley Garden ClubL. Vern & Sally RobinsonArne RodePaul & Paula RohrRobert RosholtJeffrey RossJohn Satalic & Diane AigottiGerald & Peggy SchafferNancy & Walter SchamuKen & Jean SchifferJudy ScullyAlbin & Barbara SikoraNancy Sheila SimonianDavid & Jennifer SimsPaul & Chris SingerLewis & Ellen Smith
Sarah SpainC. Richard SpurginHugh & Susan StevensHouston & Diana StokesJulie StonemanBill & Debbie StrahanoskiTom & Sue StreitzGene & Carol SvebakkenMary Ellen TainerKaren & Tom TarpleyDon & Marcy TheobaldJacques & Kendra TheriotEileen Thompson & Duayne FultonTimberlane Shores AssociationDaniel ToftFrank TomacekMary Ann & Joseph TraiserEdward & Adrienne TraismanMeg Trausch & Ed StegnerJoseph & Joyce TurkPat & Diane UnderwoodDean & Renee VallasDaniel & Joanna VallierePaul & Marjorie ValliereGerald & Sarah Van RensEverett VokesKyle Vonk, DDSMr. & Mrs. Leonard VotavaJohn WagnerNancy & Richard WaichlerTim & Anne WalshWilliam Webb & Donna WetzlerMary Jane WelterMary & Jim WhitePatricia & Jay WilcoxenLawrence & Felicia WilhelmRandi WilhelmsenEileen Willenborg & Jane MelnickRichard & Arleen WilleyJohn Timothy Wixted & Ana Clelia VincentiJohn & Julie WojcikCharles WorthingtonMichael D. & Judith W. WrightDonna & Robert WunderlichNick & Sharon YoungHarold & LaVerne ZeigerHugh & Judy ZimmermanJeanne & Errol Zimmerman
Donors whose names appear in italics made a gift in memory or in honor of someone. Please go to our website to see the complete Honoraria and Memorial gifts list: chikamingopenlands.org/honoraria&memorials
**Please note that Barn Benefi t purchases are not included in the Honor Roll Listing. Business MembersBlue Heron MinistriesCardnoEdgewater BankFruitbelt Sparkling Fruit TonicFusion Design GroupGeorge Lucas, RE/MAX Harbor CountryGraham ServicesGreat Lakes Scientifi cGreenbush Brewing CompanyGroundworkesHearthwoodsHoerr Schaudt Landscape ArchitectsHutter & AssociatesJohnson Insurance Agency
Kruggel Lawton CPALovell & WhyteMaureen Culp, RE/MAX Harbor CountryMillie’s AntiquesNew Buffalo Savings BankOrbis Environmental ConsultingPizzo Group Prism Science and TechnologyRamer ProductsRob Gow & Chris Pfauser, Berkshire Hathaway/ KoenigRubloff Realty GroupSchwartz Law Offi ce, PLCTabor Hill Winery and RestaurantThe Vickers TheatreDr. Kyle L. Vonk, DDSWhistle Stop Grocery
Barn Benefi t PartnersThanks to our very generous hosts:
Richard & Nancy Spain
SponsorsPrism Science and TechnologyKaren StrohlBlue Heron MinistriesCardnoGeorge Lucas, RE/MAX Harbor CountryRob Gow & Chris Pfauser, Berkshire Hathaway/ KoenigRubloff Realty GroupOrbis Environmental ConsultingThe Pizzo GroupRamer ProductsTabor Hill Winery & RestaurantWhistle Stop GroceryKaren & Bruce GearKruggel Lawton CPAMaureen Culp, RE/MAX Harbor CountryGroundworkes
Auction DonorsJean & Cynthia JohoThe John G. Shedd AquariumGranor FarmGreenbush Brewing CompanyKevin MizeRE/MAXSarah Spain
Bentwood TavernBerrien County ParksThe Dunes ClubEquilibrium FitnessFalatic’s Meat MarketFlagship Specialty Foods & Fish MarketJourneyman DistilleryMak Salon & SpaMesa LunaJack PizzoRed Arrow RideRed Arrow RoadhousePhilip RosboroughSawyer Garden CenterPeter & Jeanie Van Nice
Chikaming Open Lands 2016 Income
Chikaming Open Lands 2016 Expenses
Nature Preserves: $2,025,184Unrestricted Funds: $170,361Depreciable Fixed Assets: $295,673
Dec. 31, 2015 $4,350,364Net AssetsDec. 31, 2016 $4,561,270Net Assets
Contributions:Individuals & BusinessesGrant Income:Earned Income:Gain onInvestments:Interest:
TOTAL
$473,599$25,254$6,312
$71,242$1,431
$577,838
* Salaries are distributed between categories in relation to areas of responsibility
Program Services:Management andGeneral:Fundraising:TOTAL
$191,077
$146,129$33,251$370,457
Restricted to Land Protection, Stewardship, and Outreach Activities: $ 843,964Board Designated Endowment Fund: $1,226,088
Program Services, Including Day-to-Day Operations and Costs Incurred for Land Protection, Stewardship and Outreach Activities
Fundrasing, Including Materials in Support of Raising Funds
Management and General
Contributions: Individuals and Businesses
Gain on Investments
Earned Income
Grant Income
Interest
<1%12%
1%
4%
Figures are under audit at time of press. 2016 financial statements will be available for review upon request once complete.
2016 Donor ListingsTheMighty Acorns
Photos by David Johnson
Chikaming Open Lands wishes to acknowledge the following individuals and organizations for their generous support. Gifts listed were received January 1 through December 31, 2016. Please accept our sincere apologies for any unintentional errors or omissions and let us know by calling (269) 405-1006 or emailing us at [email protected] so that we may correct future listings.
