2016ANNUAL REPORT

N I S Q U A L LYL A N D T R U S T

We’re pleased to report that 2016 was our best year ever. Having been founded 28 years ago, that’s saying something. Cooperative, voluntary, community-based conservation is alive and well in the Nisqually River Watershed.

The numbers tell a story:

• We acquired and permanently protected 723 acres of high-quality wildlife habitat, including over 10 miles of critical salmon shoreline.

• We protected land in all four of our target areas: Puget Sound, the Nisqually River, and the Nisqually’s two largest tributary basins, the Mashel River and Ohop Creek.

• We planted the 250,000th native plant on our properties.

• Over 1,000 students used our lands as outdoor classrooms.

• Over 400 volunteers helped out in everything from offi ce management to tree planting.

But it’s not just about numbers. We’ve charged ourselves with being a conservation leader committed to bold and innovative strategies, and last year we pushed the envelope:

• We completed the Pacifi c Northwest’s fi rst carbon-credit transaction – a gamble that blazed a new funding trail for land conservancies throughout the region. We sold Microsoft 38,000 “credits” for carbon sequestered on our forestlands, the equivalent of taking 6,600 cars off the road. The deal provided long-term protection for habitat used by at least fi fteen “at risk” wildlife species.

• Our Nisqually Community Forest project completed its fi rst land purchase, a spectacular tract near Mount Rainier National Park. The property will generate forestry, tourism and recreation jobs while also protecting salmon habitat. Our community forest is a working forest managed for the benefi t of our local communities, and it has become a model for similar eff orts throughout the state.

• We transferred a farmyard and historic buildings to the Eatonville School District for development as a high-school Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) campus. The school will focus on agriculture, conservation, and historic preservation. Students will produce farm products for the school, other students, and a local family agency.

Of course, the best measure of any year is relationships developed and maintained. Throughout this report you’ll fi nd the names of our volunteers, supporters, funders, and project partners. They made what we did in 2016 not only possible but also fun. Thanks! And here’s to more of the same in 2017.

Joe KaneExecutive Director

Dear Fr iends of the Nisqual ly Land Trust :

landOur mission is to acquire and manage cri cal lands to permanently benefit the water, wildlife, and people of the Nisqually River Watershed. Today, we own, protect, and steward over 5,800 acres in the watershed and have planted 253,531 na ve trees and shrubs on our proper es.

wildlife

We protect and restore wildlife habitat for threatened and at-risk species found throughout the Nisqually Watershed, including Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, northern spo ed owls, marbled murrelets, bald eagles, northern goshawks, pileated woodpeckers and peregrine falcons.

waterThe Nisqually is the only river in the country with its headwaters protected by a na onal park and its delta protected by a na onal wildlife refuge. In between the two, the Land Trust has permanently protected 141 miles of salmon-producing shore-line on the Nisqually River and its tributaries.

peopleAs the lead nonprofi t conserva on group in the Nisqually, we work collabora vely with partners throughout the watershed and the Puget Sound region to protect land and water for the benefit of our local communi es. We prac ce conserva on that supports produc ve local economies and vibrant local cultures.

$500-$999Roger and Karen Andrascik Gary Benson • Dwight and Sharon Bergquist-Moody Bruce Botka Patt Brady and Fred Fiedler Brett Buckley Larry Corbin Steve Craig •Sandy and Laura Desner, Deskoba, Inc. Jon and Joy Duerr Bill and Cathy Elledge • Patrick and Ruta Fanning Pat Fluhrer JW and Nicki Foster Russ FoxKimberly FreemanLinda and David Hoff man Buck and Tricia James Jack Jones and Karolyn Troan Kiley Juergens Wealth Management Steve and Yael Klein, Klein Family Foundation Paul and Lita LuveraTristan Martinez Martin and Val McCallumMike McGee Bliss and Shirley Moore Stacie-Dee MotoyamaJohn and Linda Murtfeldt Ed & Patricia O'Brien Craig Partridge and Lou Ann Dunlap Rao Remala Mike and Ann Ryherd Deborah Sample, Stormking Spa Eric and Nancy Slagle Oscar and Barbara Soule Ed and Lasha Steinweg Glenn Sutt Jean Takekawa Rich and Ruthie Williams $250-$499Martha Anderson Marian Bailey Tanya Barnett and Jay GeckPhilip and Harriett BeachDeborah BostonMary Ellen Bradley Maryln Brady George and Sue Bredensteiner Cece Clynch and Jim AlbertChristopher ColleyCombined Federal Campaign Colby Cook

Bobbee Davidson • John and Pat Davis Denis Degrace Barbara Digman and John Dodge Charles Dodge Art and Laurie Dolan Jeanette DornerTom and Cindy Eaton John and Marilyn Erickson Larry and Peggy EricksonRussell Frank Karen Fraser • Richard Frederick Gretchen and David Gacetta Art and Mary Sue Gee Jeff Goltz and Mary Welsh Carolyn and Tim Graden Christine and Mike Gregoire June Hansen Jim and Carolyn Harmon JoAnne Hart Fred and Margaret HellbergAdrienne Hidy Ric and Sylvie Hillsberg Greg and Louise Hull Steve and Beth Hyer Nicki Johnson John Kandola Bob Kane Elyse Kane and Th om Woodruff Daniel Kearney Becky Kelley Anne Kilgannon and Gary Robinson Sue and Dave Kirdahy Babs and Ralph Klee Linda Kunze and Gordon White • Patty and Mark Layton Donna Lebeau Doreen Ligrano Dianne Ludwig Steve and Linda LundinBrian Malcom Kim Malcom Jay Manning Jane and Rich McCurdy Greg McKee Mary Mearna Christina Meserve Jennifer Meyer Fred and Barbara Michelson Charles and Carole Mills Daniel MiszewskiIan Mooser Bob Myrick Nancy Nelson and Dan Fender

Tom and Barbara Cook Lloyd and Patricia Fetterly Nick and Susann Gilbert Herberta Gray John Grettenberger and Mary Mahaff y Dan and Diane HamiltonPat Hansen Martin Healy Albie and Kathryn Jarvis Tore Johnson and Th omas Carver Bonnie KavanaughJeff rey Kildahl Robert and Noelle KimballNiel Lawrence and Eileen LeVan Ellen and Derek Leckrone • Florian Leischner and Beth Lovelady Piper Leslie Ryan Mello Glynnis Nakai Mary and Scott Oliver Jerry & Carole Packard • Cleve and Marty Pinnix Maria and Mike Ruth Katherine Seel • Nancy Stevenson Dave and Barbara Uberuaga Margaret Walter and Dwight Snodgrass • Mark Williams

$100-$249Hedia Adelsman Jan and Ray Aller Rick and Melissa Anderson Jesse Barham Ken and Nell Batker Christopher Bayley Warren Bergh Hank and Judy Bernard Dan Berschauer and Phyllis Edwards Ed Blake Becky BogardDana Botka Judy BourgaultLisa BreckenridgeGreg and Linda Brown Laurie and Joseph Brown Michele Buckley and Matt Drury Marilyn Bucsko Cathie Butler and Tom Pipkins Jack Cameron Ted and Betty Coates • Barbara Craven Tanner CurtisJack and Jane Curtright Jennifer Cutler and Craig BowhayDiane Dakin and Stephen Bray

BenefactorsDorothy GageTh e Jane Willits Trust

$20,000 and aboveMary White

$10,000 and aboveOlympia Federal SavingsWard and Rita Willits

$5,000 - $9,999Caroline Feiss • Connie and Dennis Gradoville Jeff rey Michelson Retail Management Solutions, LLC

$3,000 - $4,999Combined Fund DriveMary and Fred Gentry Hancock Natural Resource Group Joanne Stellini and Gwill Ging $1,000-$2,999Ray and Glenda BednarKristin Blalack and Gerald Suzawith CalPortland Doug Canning • CardnoGeorge and Karen Cowan Gair Crutcher Bill and Joan Cullen • Ann Essko and Stu Smith Ed Fleisher Hampton Family ForestsBob & Patty HayesDebby Hyde and Bob Hennings Ed and Cathy Ivers Lakeside IndustriesKathy Mix John Mounts Judy and Michael O'Neill, Bernard Abrahms Foundation Peggy Phillips Prairie Hotel Puget Sound Energy • ReSolve David and Louise Stonington Brian Sullivan and Anna Leon-Guerrero Paula Swedeen and Candyce Burroughs George Walter • Virginia Walter Dianne Weaver David and Wendy WelchCathy and Rick WilliamsAlex Young, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

2016 Donors

We protect and restore wildlife habitat for threat-ened and at-risk species found throughout the Nisqually Watershed, including Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, northern spo ed owls, marbled murrelets, bald eagles, northern goshawks, pileated woodpeckers and peregrine falcons.

Scott and Gail Nicholson Ralph Oldroyd Donald and Margaret Paff rath • Bill and Maggie Penn Jeff Petersen, Petersen Enterprises Kaia Petersen • Jim and Mary Anne Pitchford K.C. and Wendy Platzer Stephen PosnerCynthia and David Pratt Helen PressleyRandy and Chris Rahn Virginia Ratliff and Dennis Schaff er Jim and Etsuko Reistroff er Rich and Barbara Ridgeway Randy Roig Hugh Rountry Dick and Diane Russell Andrew RyanPatricia Sanborn Mike and Shari Schaub Robert & Marjorie Smith Donna Snow Julia Sokoloff and David Foster South Sound Running, Greg Klein and Joan Marchioro Charlie StephensKristin Swenddal Th urston County Water Resources Fred and Dorothy Tobiason Barbara Tomford Crow Vecchio Tim Walter Jim and Beth Wilcox Kalo Wilcox and Rob Bradley Charles Wilkinson and Melanie Ito Gordon Yamaguchi Derek Young

$99 and underKen Berg and Jan Weydemeyer Dan and Bobbi Bode Terry and Louise Carson Susan ConnorsRob and Kathryn Cook Sherburne and Jean Cook • Art and Magda Costantino Kaleen Cottingham Debby Crosetto Steve Cross Spencer Daniels and David KindleMegan Davis Carolina Deleeuw • Lea DickersonEric DingeldeinHelen Engle Doyle Fanning Phyllis Farrell Ralph Gross Steve and Kathryn Hamilton Wang Ann Harrie and Frank Jasper

Mary HarringtonPenny HarrisonBenjamin Henwood Marijean Holland Kelsey Hulse Lea InsuaJim IsomJudy JacobsenKayla Jenkins Caitlin Kenney Ed and Mary Jo Kenney • Meldon King Judith Kingsbury Byrna and Robert KlavanoGary Koshi Walter Kuciej and Maryann Meaney Harold and Vicki Lewis Michael and Rachelle Ligrao Kathleen LynchDon and Linda Malatesta Anthony Martin Chris Maun and Jane Poole • Melody Mayer and William Scheidt Susan and Dan McGowan Maureen Morris Rachel Nederveld Joy Nguyen Sally Nole Lee Overland • Jim ParkArt Pavey Sharon Perkins Kiel Petersen Ray PettitMark Pree Jordan Rash Wendy Roig Al Schmauder Judith Schuler • John SelskySuzanne Shaw Greg Sorlie and Gale Blomstrom Linda and Barry Strever Stephanie SuterKazumi Tait Juliet Van EenwykCarole Wahlers Michael and Nancy Walsh Mike and Lola WilsonSheila Wilson Yonit Yogev Polly Zehm

Memorials and HonorariumsIn honor of Dana Botka Greg and Linda BrownIn memory of George Carle AnonymousIn memory of Ann Cooke

Anonymous Becky Bogard Brett Buckley Michele Buckley and Matt Drury Patty and Mark Layton Melody Mayer and William Scheidt Jennifer Meyer Bill and Maggie Penn Peggy Phillips George WalterIn memory of Noelle Corbin Larry CorbinIn honor of Gair Crutcher Yonit Yogev and Crow Vecchio In honor of Elaine Erickson and Carla Galloway Kathryn and Albie JarvisIn memory of Th elma Gilmur Lee OveralndIn memory of Eve Johnson June Hansen Niel Lawrence and Eileen LeVan Christina Meserve Carole Wahlers Michael and Nancy Walsh In memory of Austin Kelley Art PaveyIn memory of Clarice McCartan Art PaveyIn memory of Emmett Doby Cece Clynch and Jim AlbertIn memory of Katherine Oldroyd Ralph OldroydIn memory of Jim Park and Barb Wood Th urston County Water ResourcesIn memory of Don Perry Ray and Glenda BednarIn honor of Willow Stockwell and Avi Roig Randy Roig Wendy RoigIn memory of Richard Schneider AnonymousIn memory of Judy Scavone Nick and Susann Gilbert Donna Lebeau Mary Mearna David and Louise StoningtonIn memory of Donald B. Stewart Mary and Scott OliverIn honor of Tom & Connie Unsicker Randy and Chris RahnIn memory of Carol Wilson Mary and Fred Gentry

In-kind DonationsAlderbrook Resort and Spa All About You, Tore JohnsonAllstate Insurance Agency, Ronelle FunkMolly AndersonLinda Andrews, Patterns in Nature Landscape Design Anthony's Restaurants

Bass Pro, TacomaPhilip and Harriett BeachCynthia BlairPatt Brady and Fred FiedlerBill Bray, Earth Systems Photography Kim BredensteinerSherry Buckner, Red Twig StudioTerry and Louise Carson, TLC Forge and Farm Childhood's End Gallery Tom and Barbara CookCopper Creek InnSteve CraigCurtright & Son Tribal ArtTh omas DizonEmily Sight Photography Jill EwarsDoyle FanningFish Brewing Company Amy C. FisherEd FleisherGardners Restaurant Mary and Fred GentryGordon's Garden CenterDan and Diane HamiltonHands On Children's Museum Harlequin Productions Jim HarmonNicole Hill and Nick WoodsonHolroyd Company, Inc. Indochine Governor Jay Inslee, Offi ce of the Governor Jim IsomBrad JonesCharly Kearns Linda Kunze and Gordon WhiteLakeside Industries Cheryl Larson-PopekLemay - America's Car Museum Meleno LevanoWilliam A. LooneyLoowit Art GlassRoy LowryLee MagidDon and Linda Malatesta, Th e Inn at Mallard CoveKim MalcomMarion Pollmann Ceramics Chris Maynard, Featherfolio LLCNikki McClure and Jay ScottMiles Sand & Gravel Miss Moff ett's Mystic Cupcakes Clark and Carolyn Moorten Mount Rainier Guest Services National Fish and Oyster Co. John NipperNisqually Department of Natural Resources Nisqually Indian Tribe Nisqually Red Wind Casino Northwest Outdoor Center Northwest Trek Wildlife Park Olympia Symphony Orchestra Olympic Printer Resources

Pacifi c Stage PatagoniaPetersen Enterprises, Inc. Piccola Wine Company Pioneer Farm Museum and Ohop Village Point Defi ance Zoo and AquariumPrint NW Beth Redfi eldRMI Expeditions Mike and Maria RuthMike and Ann RyherdSalish Sea Organic Liqueurs, Sandy DesnerSalmon Defense Fund Cindy SchornoJudy ScottSea Glass Fine Art Photography Seattle Mariners Raymond SeranoDonna SnowSound Native Plants South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group South Sound Running Stellar Musical Productions Joanne Stellini and Gwill GingStewart's Meat Market David and Jane StoneBrian Sullivan and Anna Leon-GuerreroSunbirds, Yelm Tacoma Power Natural Resources Tacoma RainiersTaylor Shellfi shIley Th ompsonTidal Vision Top Rung Brewing Turner Enterprises, Inc. TwinStar Credit Union Louise WackerleGeorge WalterWashington Center for the Performing Arts Washington Rock QuarriesWellspring Spa at Mt. Rainier, Sunny Th ompson Des Whitchurch and Barbara KarshmerWild Birds Unlimited Mimi and Don WilliamsWard and Rita Willits Wolf Haven International Zestful Gardens

Foundation and Agency ContributorsAmazon SmileCommunity Foundation of South Puget SoundDawkins Charitable TrustFred Meyer Community RewardsGreater Tacoma Community FoundationNisqually Charitable FundNorcross Wildlife Foundation

2016 Land Acquis i t ion

1 Jacob’s Point, Anderson IslandThe Land Trust launched it's new Marine Conserva on Ini a ve when we partnered with Forterra and the Anderson Island Park District to acquire some of the last undeveloped shore-line along Puget Sound—17.6 spectacular acres on beau ful Anderson Island, within the Nisqually Reach Aqua c Reserve. The new property expands Jacobs Point Park to 100 acres, making it the largest protected marine park in South Puget Sound. The park off ers hiking trails, pris ne shorelines, mature forest and wetlands, and great views of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier. Jacobs Point also provides valuable habitat for threatened Chinook, chum, and pink salmon that use the Nis-qually Delta and Nisqually Reach.

2 Muck CreekThe Moorten family donated this 7.45-acre property on Muck Creek, a tributary to the Nisqually River and a high priority for habitat protec on for steelhead recovery. The prop-erty contains 550 feet of the creek, which is surrounded by a mixed deciduous and conifer forest.

The estate of William A. Looney donated this half-acre parcel, which is surrounded by the Land Trust’s 262-acre Lower Reach Protected Area, upstream of the Nisqually Indian Reserva on. This property includes river shoreline, forested bluff, and upland forest along the Nisqually River mainstem, which the Nisqually Chinook Salmon Recovery Plan rates as a highest freshwater priority for permanent protec on.

3 Nisqually River Lower Reach

4 Yelm Shoreline Protected Area

4 Yelm Shoreline Protected Area The Land Trust acquired two highly prized proper es, totaling 25 acres and nearly one- half mile of shoreline, along the Whitewater Reach of the Nisqually River, near Yelm. The Whitewater Reach provides spawning and rearing habitat for all fi ve salmonid species na ve to the Nisqually Watershed, and the Nisqually Chinook salmon and steelhead trout recovery plans rate it highest priority for permanent protec on. The sites also contain extensive wetlands, mature mixed deciduous forest, and second-growth conifer forest.

These acquisi ons expanded the Land Trust’s Yelm Shoreline Protected Area to 225 acres and 2.79 miles of shoreline. They also increased the poten al for extending the Yelm- Tenino foot, bike, and horse trail across the Nisqually River, into Pierce County.

5 Middle Ohop CreekThis 32-acre property includes over 1,000 feet of Ohop Creek in the heart of the creek’s salmon-spawning beds. It is located just upstream of the Lower Ohop Creek fl oodplain restora on, which rebuilt 2.4 miles of creekbed to deliver salmon to this spawning area. The instream habitat is in good condi on, but most of the property was long used for agricul-ture, then abandoned. The Land Trust and the Nisqually Indian Tribe will restore the fl ood-plain habitat. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife also iden fi es the property as a biodiversity corridor for terrestrial wildlife.

6 Busy Wild Creek, Mashel RiverThis is the fi rst property acquisi on for the Land Trust’s Nisqually Community Forest. It totals 640 acres of mberlands along Busy Wild Creek, the headwaters of the Mashel River, in turn the largest tributary to the Nisqually River. In 2016 both the Busy Wild and the Mashel were declared federal cri cal habitat for threatened steel-head trout. The heavily mbered property contains nine miles of stream shoreline and a key sec on of the most popular trail in the Mount Tahoma Trails Associa on’s hut-to-hut cross-country ski system. It also adjoins the Land Trust’s 2,500-acre Mount Rainier Gateway Reserve.

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Nisqual ly Protected Lands 2016The Nisqually Way: The Nisqually Watershed is widely renowned for its coopera ve conserva on ethic. This map shows how the Nisqually Land Trust and its many partners collaborate to create large blocks of protected habitat throughout the watershed.

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B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r sJW Foster, PresidentMary Gentry, Vice PresidentKathy Mix, SecretaryBrian Sullivan, TreasurerRoger AndrascikSteve CraigLloyd Fe erlyBrad JonesMar n McCallumSunny Thompson

B o a r d M e m b e r E m e r i t u sGeorge Walter

S t a f fJoe Kane, Execu ve DirectorKim Bredensteiner, Associate DirectorSusan Callender, Development ManagerCharly Kearns, Land StewardNikki Dizon, Opera ons AssociateCris Peck, Outreach CoordinatorMollie Parsons, Administra ve AssistantKa e Kirdahy, Americorps Volunteer Coordinator

Nisqually River Founda on Nisqually Stream Stewards Northwest Natural Resource Group Northwest Trek Pierce County Conserva on DistrictPierce County Conserva on FuturesSouth Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement GroupThe Evergreen State CollegeThurston Conserva on DistrictThurston County

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Na onal Wildlife RefugeEatonville School DistrictFederal Highway Administra onJBLM PersonnelMount Rainier Na onal Park Mount Tahoma Trails Associa on Nisqually Indian Tribe Nisqually River Council Nisqually River Educa on Project

Thurston County Conserva on FuturesUSDA Natural Resources Conserva on ServiceU.S. Environmental Protec on AgencyU.S.E.P.A. Western Ecology DivisionU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service Community Fund ProgramWA Conserva on CorpsWA Department of CommerceWA Department of Ecology

Conserva on Partners

• Protected: Over nine miles and 700 acres of riparian shoreline; 5,848 acres protected to date.• Completed: First carbon-credit transac on in the Pacific Northwest, the equivalent of taking 6,600 cars off the road.• Created: The first community forest in Puget Sound, 640 acres of working forestlands managed to benefit our watershed communi es.• Contributed: 4,135 hours, by 435 volunteers. • Planted: 33,514 na ve trees and shrubs; total plan ngs to date, 253,531.• Par cipated: 258 people, in Land Trust nature walks and fl oat trips • Removed: 135 acres of invasive weeds and 8,500 pounds of garbage, from roadsides, waterways, and other Land Trust sites.

2016 Conservat ion Highl ights

This seal recognizes land conserva on organiza ons that meet

na onal standards for excellence, uphold the public trust, and ensure that

conserva on eff orts are permanent.

O f f i c eBilly Frank Jr. Nisqually Na onal Wildlife Refuge Old Educa on Center100 Brown Farm Road NEOlympia, WA 98516

Ma i l i n g A d d r e s s1420 Marvin Road SE Suite C PMB 243 Lacey, WA 98516

Telephone: (360) 489-3400E-mail: staff @nisquallylandtrust.orgWebsite: www.nisquallylandtrust.or

WA Department of Transporta onWA Environmental CouncilWA State Recrea on and Conserva on Puget Sound Acquisi on and Restora on Fund Salmon Recovery Funding Board WA Wildlife & Recrea on Program WA Service Corps/AmeriCorps