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OREGON Annual Report 2018 3 3 - Connecting People People Connecting and Nature body and the both nurtures “Nature thehealth and for benefits soul—the Dr. says undeniable,” are well-being Moda Health of President Johnson, William in conserving diligent be as must “We Trustee. and TNC Oregon our health the because in improving are as we our environment product the Healthy people are connected. inextricably are two healthy places.” of Moda Health Johnson, President William —Dr. Change Climate Addressing we change, climate of consequences the irreversible avoid “To less than 2° C, less and preferably warming to global keep need to significantly reduce need to happen, we this to C.than 1.5° For in our sequestration and increase as possible as soon emissions and off reduce act to quickly we lands. How and working natural on the health and effects profound will have GHG emissions set in Oregon and ecosystems communities businesses, of prosperity act will now to Failing the world. and around change higher climate in drastically result later.” costs and mitigation adaptation Tbd Title Macdonald, —Cathy - - Protecting Land and Water Land Protecting land, our protecting wildfires, and damaging large of “In an era col will take and homes communities watersheds, and forests British and West the Speakingover all effort. laborative and capability, reach, the that found I’ve Columbia, Conservancy The Nature of contributions has been exceptional on this issue public land and highly influential to restoration. at efforts manager the Rogue support to science TNC’s Strategy Restoration Basin Forest ecologi and practical a advanced the current to response cally sound This area. in that predicament wildfire to together people can work how illustrates effort collaborative and wildfires severe the risk of reduce differences, address climate.” evolving a rapidly to forests treated adapt Hessberg —Paul collaborative process we call place-based planning. Conservancyis a call place-based The Nature we process collaborative understand to their ability to thanks and valuable partner in this effort, trusted community. We are working through this issue with multiple stakeholders in a with multiple stakeholders this issue through working are We community. the social and economic concerns of Harney County as well as the ecological.” as well Harney County of concerns and economic the social Mark Owens are not just difficult decisions—they are life-changing ones for the people in my for ones life-changing are difficult decisions—they just not are — groundwater at a sustainable rate. The decisions that need to be made to correct this correct be made to need to The decisions that rate. a sustainable at groundwater “It has become clear that water in Harney Basin is overallocated and that we are not using not are we that and overallocated is Basin Harney in clear water that become has “It Building Healthy Communities Building Healthy Communities Ensuring Sustainable Food and Water Food Ensuring Sustainable to and critical salmon adjacent habitat tidal wetlands restore with TNC to has been working Stacey Reed Oregon, in Southwest rancher “A the jobs, of The amount our community. for huge fish, that’s more AND help raise cattle can graze fish. If we to land. “I love his agricultural it.” all for them—I’m to right next graze up fishing while our cattle my kids can grow fish, and knowing to here people who come number of Oregon Rancher in Southwest Stacey, —Reed - This is 64 words. Intro copy to go here. here. go to copy Intro This is 64 words. sedis peria dit odi Orisqui ium atur audia dolupta debisciis doluptumque quam ab reribus a eat officiendit tibust tem Beatqui quam latur? sit et imin res sus aut omnis dolupta quis voloreribus a dolum, suntur cor excerio tibeat Simaximp vendipsam. alibusape experi Omnissi aut voluptibus. errunt earuptas idebit issendis eaquasimint ape consequ a quoditatur. veliquas volorro SHARED SHARED CONSERVATION AGENDA -

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lenges still lie ahead. Climate change change Climate still lie ahead. lenges new norm, native plant and animal norm, native new but we know that our biggest chal that our biggest know but we temperatures, coastal fisheries are fisheries are coastal temperatures, andwith risk of collapse threatened is altering life as we know it in Oregon; it in Oregon; know as we life is altering species struggle to adapt to warming warming to adapt species struggle to catastrophic summer wildfires are the are summer wildfires catastrophic We have a lot to be proud of this year, this year, of proud be a lot to have We Rendering of the new building © LeverArchitecture; of the new Rendering

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2 OREGON ANNUAL REPORT 2018 5 protecting over 5,000 5,000 over protecting acres of the Oregon coast coast the Oregon of acres Katie Voelke, Executive Executive Voelke, Katie or North Coast Director Land Conservancy our land trust when we our land trust lent a lot of legitimacy to to legitimacy of lot lent a Columbia River.” River.” Columbia from Lincoln City to the City to Lincoln from toward helping us grow helping us grow toward today, are we where to were starting out,” said starting out,” were partnering from got we way long a went TNC with (NCLC). “The ‘street cred’ cred’ “The ‘street (NCLC). “The Nature Conservancy “The Nature “Blind Slough is diverse, “Blind Slough is diverse, special,” and very complex Stewardship said NCLC Melissa Reich. Director work organized Reich Blind Slough at parties 2009 to from Swamp as an AmeriCorps 2012 The Nature for volunteer before Conservancy in staff joining the NCLC any other unlike “It’s 2013. land in the area conserved this scale.” at nature.org/sage-grouse nature.org/sage-grouse Take a real-time peek inside a peek inside real-time a Take BONUS! May through March lek from grouse sage their perform birds iconic these and watch mating dance:

DID YOU DID YOU KNOW? largest intact largest Blind Slough is the Preserve Columbia Lower but only 3% River, tidally influenced tidally influenced the cover to sitka spruce and and spruce sitka example of a example swamp. cedar used community remains. of it now This type of plant type This - - We began working with North We or Land Conservancy, Coast the Oregon to protect NCLC, in the 1990’s butterfly silverspot watched and, since then, we’ve from a the organization grow Preserve for several years, removing invasive English English invasive removing years, for several Preserve We threaten the forest. weeds that and other Ivy our in the people and mission of NCLC and it’s believe of shared commitment to the ongoing stewardship be us that Blind Slough could that convinced the coast to excited We’re in their capable hands. served better relationship with the pre continue our long-lived to NCLC this fall. ownership after we transfer serve Protecting the Sage Grouse the Sage Protecting sage-brush habitat to restore ways more effective develop As our scientists team has Relations Oregon, our Government grasses in eastern and native agencies and government to secure funding stakeholders been working with official Sage-Grouse to implement the state’s Action Plan. With your help, the iconic sea and protecting the sagebrush to restoring committed we’re birds that call it home. Land Conservancy North Coast conserva coastal to a pillar of the fledgling land trust several have Our two organizations tion community. alumni in common and have and staff volunteers on Blind Slough work parties together been hosting policies, practices and practices policies, partnerships with the skills on all sides as we skills on all sides ideas and expertise,” share Bienz. “With Craig says our lands and waters.” everyone at the table, at everyone learn from each other and each other learn from common goal of protecting protecting of goal common we’re able to engage on engage able to we’re workers together advances advances together workers “Bringing scientists and fire and fire “Bringing scientists

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becoming increasingly urgent across the been sharing knowledge has never West, more important. study fire behavior, gain certifications gain certifications fire behavior, study and to implement controlled burns. restoration With the need for forest strategies. In 2018, we convened 80 80 we convened In 2018, strategies. researchers and fire practitioners from to 15 organizations on the preserve Oregon has become a model for col laboration and a living laboratory for and restoration ecology forest studying A Living Laboratory Thanks to your generous support, our in south central Sycan Marsh Preserve Sycan Marsh Preserve: Marsh Sycan PROTECTING

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4 OREGON ANNUAL REPORT 2018 7 7 "The cheapest kilowatt is the one you kilowatt "The cheapest TNC Mintkeski, Walk don't use," says "We Manager. Energy Volunteer Oregon's reduce to ways looking for always are whether carbon footprint, our collective our at draw energy reducing it's by reducing gas, phasing out natural offices, are vehicles or making sure miles vehicle solar panels reused we This year, efficient. Zumwalt at office the Portland from and on propane reliance reduce to Prairie and energy- sustainable incorporated the Oregon plans for into design efficient Center." Conservation

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Project. Project. Willamette Willamette Confluence Confluence Restoration Restoration of volunteer of volunteer THANK YOU! THANK YOU! provided more more provided 130 volunteers 130 volunteers support for the support for than 2,100 hours hours than 2,100 THIS PAGE Willamette Confluence Confluence Willamette Project Restoration Climate change of increasing the risk is putting streams, and in our rivers flooding at risk— and communities people, homes more restoration and making floodplain Our work to reconnect important than ever. floodplain to its historic River the Willamette in Eugene-Springfield resulted in six miles has included planting that restoration of riverfront recreating trees and shrubs and native 500,000 juvenile pond turtles, habitat for western birds and more. In the event migratory salmon, pools and pondsof flooding, the interconnected the protecting absorb floodwaters, and will slow Due to its innovation surrounding community. and impact, this decade-long project was Stream Project Award honored with the 2018 the Oregon by State Land Board.

Restoring the Rogue Basin the Rogue Restoring are exacerbating the drier summers Hotter, Working closely threat of wildfire in Oregon. the Rogue we developed with partners, Strategy Restoration Forest Basin Cohesive that, if fully implemented, would reduce by wildfire risk in the Rogue Basin overall habitats and support a 70 percent, improve services in predictable supply of ecosystem thinning the Rogue Basin. Using strategic in and controlled burning on 1 million acres interests: works for all the basin, the strategy $65 million in it would generate 1,700 jobs, and $260 million for the local local wages, to our forests while helping adapt economy a changing climate.

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Portland State University to continue and expand this critical work. State University Portland THIS PAGE reforestation to help the land store more carbon, restoring estuaries estuaries more carbon, restoring to help the land store reforestation management forest to build and reason, and adjusting for the same to a partnership with we look forward In 2019, carbon stocks. protect climate change. efforts to develop Conservancy are leading scientists to adapt both ecosystems nature-based climate solutions that help and directly mitigate climate change. In Oregon, could mean that Climate Solutions Climate toolkit for addressingNature is an essential part of our solutions Pathways for Nature-Based Nature-Based for Pathways

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6 OREGON ANNUAL REPORT 2018 9 DID YOU KNOW? KNOW? DID YOU healthy. Improving conditions conditions Improving healthy. Estuaries—where rivers and rivers Estuaries—where juvenile salmon, among other juvenile in estuaries is shown to have have to in estuaries is shown rates. their survival increasing Improved wetlands habitat wetlands Improved tremendous impacts on fish tremendous of those prior to the size twice dramatically the improvements, on the and 1,000 the coast Columbia River. River. Columbia populations and health, in species, with the much-needed and strong grow to space at the ocean reach salmon to addition to water quality. quality. water addition to juvenile will allow and passage oceans meet—are ecologically ecologically meet—are oceans critical habitats, providing gates in Oregon—1,000 along in Oregon—1,000 gates There are 2,000 failing tide failing 2,000 are There Winter Lake Lake Winter your support enabled us to This year, tide gate a new state-of-the-art install at Winter wetlands and restore system Conceived along the Coquille River. Lake ranchers andof more than a century ago by tidally influenced tide gates block farmers, from flooding the surrounding water river it to be more reliably grazed.land, allowing partially The antiquated design, however, fish passage and left criticalblocked hand-in- Working areas to dry. wetland Coquille Tribe, and the hand with ranchers, Slough Drainage wethe Beaver District, replaced the failing tide gates with a more ranchers to design that allows sustainable water to benefit of control the flow better and fish. The result is a win-win: cattle both can more easily access salmon juvenile the necessary these nurseries and enjoy rearing areas they need to prepare for their time at sea while ranchers are able to their grazing season. extend Marine Fisheries Project director for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon Conservancy Nature The for director Project Marine Fisheries , kirchner

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DID YOU DID YOU KNOW? Research Research Klamath River the associated the associated 81% increase in 81% increase Chinook salmon. Chinook restoration of the restoration suggests that suggests and wetlands and wetlands could result in an in result could dam removal and dam removal With your support we are working to back to bring salmon the Klamath Basin. Once the third most salmon productive producer on the the Coast, Pacific Lestis escietur aut od ute provid mos inciae © Credit provid escietur aut od ute Lestis

numbers. With dam removal planned for 2021, we’ve planned for 2021, we’ve With dam removal numbers. to prepare for the been we are working proactively efforts that will follow— unprecedented restoration acres of plans for 14,000 collaborating on restoration a watershed a lead role in developing habitat and playing and stream wetland projects that will action plan and a monitoring plan to prioritize restoration water quality in the Upper habitat conditions for fish and improve improve Klamath Basin. Lingcod Pots Lingcod Oregon to make how to the source when thinking about went directly We their com Leveraging fishermen themselves. fisheries more sustainable: group of coastal a we convened on the water, bined decades of experience bycatch. that would eliminate type of lingcod pot a better fishermen to design are under way fabricated and tests were recently of the top options Several and efficient. effective which one is the most to determine Klamath Basin a series of by has been blocked system Klamath River dramatically reducing fish 100 years, dams for the past OPPOSITE PAGE OPPOSITE -

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Sustainable Food and Water Water and Food Sustainable groundwater-dependent areas both in Oregon and across the west. in Oregon and across the west. areas both groundwater-dependent THIS PAGE solutions for water usage issues in the Harney Basin that would support eco usage solutions for water that the collaborative believe We as well as local farming livelihoods. systems in the Harney Basin could be used a model for other solutions we develop Harney County Groundwater County Harney That’s in short supply. it’s in some areas, all depend on groundwater—and We to identify sustainable numerous stakeholders working with we’re why ENSURING

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CONNECT WITH US! WITH CONNECT Follow us on Instagram us on Instagram Follow @nature_oregon PEOPLE AND NATURE ON THE PRAIRIE NATURE AND PEOPLE we parties and hikes, work In addition to local hunt for an elk shed antler hosted this Preserve Prairie on Zumwalt families discov of nature a full day enjoyed year—and pounds of auctioning off the 1035.5 After ery. $11,866 raised we collected, local kids antlers Wallowa in organizations nonprofit two for reuse! call creative what we That’s County. - Kearstin Williams, 2018 2018 Williams, Kearstin Member. “Getting more more “Getting Member. involved in conservation in conservation involved people of color and from and from color people of only fuels support butnot nature helps inspire helps inspire nature environmental new says perspectives,” Americorps Confluence Confluence Americorps stewards with different with different stewards also change.” also change.” communities of difference difference of communities “Connecting people to people to “Connecting Captions to come estis escietur aut od ute provid mos © Credit; Lestis escietur aut od ute provid mos © Credit provid escietur aut od ute Lestis mos © Credit; provid escietur aut od ute estis come Captions to

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THIS PAGE relationships that were strengthened through environmental education and stew environmental through strengthened that were relationships with a group Cascade Head Preserve An outing to experience? Her favorite ardship. time. first the very for the ocean who saw Portland from of children people and nature. Coordinating 450 volunteers and working with The Oregon Zoo, Zoo, Oregon with The and working 450 volunteers Coordinating people and nature. Justice Student Union and Environmental and the Black Partners Urban Nature meaningful deep, created Williams Kearstin College, Community at Portland Club Our 2018 Americorps Community Engagement Coordinator planned events that planned events Coordinator Engagement Community Our 2018 Americorps connect to strategies focused on inclusive and of difference communities reached CONNECTING People and Nature and Nature People

10 OREGON ANNUAL REPORT 2018 13 “We volunteer because we feel strongly strongly feel because we volunteer “We thing meaningful most it is the that help our environment to can do we and Melissa. say Johnnie and culture,” Conservancy The Nature chose “We proactive, its science-based, because of protecting in restoring, role and historic cherished natural our and preserving environment.” The Nature has supported “John and above going Conservancy by support build community to beyond neighborhood organizing through meetings, managing a neighborhood the for and leading tours email group, Project TNC Restoration says public,” Melissa is an Olson. “He Manager our team.” part of integral

IN 2018 knowledge with knowledge burns across 50 volunteer 50 volunteer time to advance advance time to their time and More than than More Oregon. VOLUNTEERING VOLUNTEERING naturalists shared shared naturalists preserves. participated in events restoration 900 volunteers 900 volunteers 10,000+ visitors visitors 10,000+ 650+ volunteers 650+ volunteers Volunteers helped Volunteers statewide. contributed over over contributed in conservation TNC at three 30 volunteer over controlled on 49 3,876 acres. 3,876 22,000 hours of hours 22,000 - - - -

been volunteering with our Willamette Confluence Confluence with our Willamette been volunteering soon joining us in 2011 of the way, step every project honor Melissa and Johnnie _____ for their commit for and Johnnie _____ honor Melissa The Preserve. Prairie at Zumwalt ingenuity ment to maintaining 2013, since prairie at the mer caretakers facilities trails, hosting visitors, working with science working hosting visitors, trails, facilities eyes and ears at the Confluence, patrolling bound patrolling at the Confluence, and ears eyes couple from Arizona have served as volunteer sum as volunteer served have Arizona from couple volunteer and for that, we honor John Helm. John has that, we and for volunteer after we acquired the property. He has served as our He has served the property. acquired after we Conservation is about innovation and this year we we and this year innovation is about Conservation There are few things more valuable than a passionate valuable things more few are There Captions to come estis escietur aut od ute provid mos inciae © Credit mos inciae © provid escietur aut od ute estis come Captions to

leaders and developing inclusive tours for people with limited mobility. Thank Thank mobility. people with limited for tours inclusive and developing leaders between The Nature Conservancy and neighbors and community members. and community and neighbors Conservancy Nature The between do without you! what we’d don’t know mentation. We beyond in 2018, using their engineering mindsets to help keep elk out of creeks elk out of creeks help keep using their engineering mindsets to in 2018, beyond and streams by redesigning and rebuilding damaged riparian exclosures. Thank Thank riparian exclosures. damaged and rebuilding redesigning by and streams and serving as a liaison installing signage, picking up trash, fences, aries, fixing and monitoring crews and controlling noxious weeds. They went above and above went They weeds. noxious and controlling crews and monitoring you, Johnnie and Melissa—you have become an integral part of conservation at part of conservation an integral become have Johnnie and Melissa—you you, planning and imple restoration focus on us allowed efforts have John—your you, THIS PAGE What’s more, John launched a successful (and fun!) tour program, recruiting tour recruiting program, (and fun!) tour John launched a successful more, What’s Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. Preserve. Prairie Zumwalt OF THE YEAR THE OF John Helm Johnnie and Melissa and Melissa Johnnie VOLUNTEERS

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Former TNC TNC Former tom Oregon Truste Oregon — by advocates at The at advocates by bipartisan set of Fix, made possible Conservancy Nature the Wildfire Funding Funding the Wildfire the recognized that urgency of the issue.” the issue.” of urgency working with aworking greatly benefit from from benefit greatly communities will communities leaders congressional “Oregon’s forests and forests “Oregon’s (DOI), freeing up much- needed funds for forest on public lands. restoration With your support, we were able to lend the expertise of our Director of Federal Relations to help Government get the job done. Wildfire Funding Wildfire the Congress enacted In 2018, Funding Fix thanks Wildfire and legislative to a five-year advocacy campaign grassroots by and spearheaded conceived This The Nature Conservancy. bill represents a monumental wildfires will be shift in how Forest the U.S. paid for by Service (USFS) and the U.S. Department of the Interior DID YOU KNOW? KNOW? DID YOU heart attacks, strokes and asthma. heart strokes attacks, Urban tree canopy improves improves canopy Urban tree fuel consumption. neighborhood air quality, and reduces and reduces neighborhood air quality, vehicle emissions, mitigating mitigating emissions, vehicle climate change. climate fossil which reduces conditioning, Trees absorb carbon dioxide from from absorb carbon dioxide Trees air the need for shade reduces Tree Captions to come estis escietur aut od ute provid mos inciae © Credit mos inciae © provid escietur aut od ute estis come Captions to

healthier communities,” says 2018 2018 says healthier communities,” Coordinator, Kearstin Williams. “In Williams. Kearstin Coordinator, those benefits while also being benefits those urban areas, communities of color color of communities urban areas, Americorps Community Engagement Engagement Community Americorps affected disproportionately by bad by disproportionately affected are often excluded from enjoying from excluded often are environmental decisions.” environmental "Leafy green environments create create environments green "Leafy THIS PAGE health and reduce stress, laying the foundation laying health and reduce stress, healthier people. for happier, community. In addition to reducing stormwater stormwater In addition to reducing community. cooling pollution, filtering air pollution and impact mental trees positively urban heat islands, Portland metro area. This green investment area. This green investment metro Portland canopy, in urban nature will enhance the tree the creating well-documented benefits for partnering with local nonprofit organization partnering with local worth of to plant $500,000 of Trees Friends and around the two years in the next trees over Planting Trees in Portland Planting Trees Thanks to a generous Boeing, we’re grant from

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(July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018) Programmatic Linda Nelson Jon Levy and Janie Thomas Efficiency “My awareness of The Nature Active outdoor lovers and avid travelers, Jon Conservancy began with a magazine Levy and Janie Thomas had planned to build WE CARRY OUT OUR WORK WITH A DEEP Conservation on my parents’ coffee table,” says their dream home on spectacular property COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY 81.6% Linda Nelson. “My mom and dad they owned near Arches National Park in General & were nature lovers and scientists Utah. But as years passed, they began to AND TRANSPARENCY. FY 2018 Administrative and they always stressed the need to value the freedom to travel more and being Total Expenses 7.6% As a leading global charity, we hold ourselves accountable to our members, the care for nature.” burdened by property and material posses- $17,802,913 Marketing & public and all creatures that have a stake in the preservation of the world’s natural sions less. Engagement As an adult, Linda’s financial advisor resources. And we seek to make use of every dollar donated to The Nature 2.8% suggested that she write an “eth- Selling the land had financial disadvantages Conservancy with careful attention to effectiveness and efficiency. Fundraising & Membership ical will,” or a statement detailing for the couple, however—including a hefty We are able to accomplish so much because we make careful use of our 8.1% 14 her values and what she’d want capital gains tax. On a TNC field trip to resources, with 86% of our funding going directly to our science-driven conser- 15 her legacy to be. “That assignment Juniper Hills Preserve last spring, Jon men- vation work. Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau applaud program

OREGON ANNUAL REPORT 2018 really helped me realize that I want to contribute to nature as well tioned the dilemma and a lightbulb went off: they could donate the property to efficiencies above 66%, so you can be confident that any investment in the Revenue as education and community inequities,” she says. “The Nature TNC and fund a Charitable Remainder Trust. Not only would they avoid paying Conservancy will be put to good use. Conservancy is a natural fit.” capital gains upon the sale of the property, but they’d enjoy a significant Contributions immediate income tax deduction and a stream of income—all while helping to 45.3% As a Legacy Member for over twenty years, Linda has gained a deep THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN OREGON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION conserve the lands and waters of their beloved Oregon. Grants & understanding of the organization and mission. When she heard about Assets On June 30, 2018 On June 30, 2017 FY 2018 Contracts the new Oregon Conservation Center, she felt compelled to support it. “People like us--of a certain age—have extra things like second homes or Cash and Investments $10,870,364 $14,136,255 Total Revenue 31.0% “I value TNC’s collaborative approach and that the OCC will be a place property and may be looking to simplify and decrease their ’stuff,’” says Jon. Endowment Funds $36,868,785 $35,022,899 $18,236,192 for collaboration and education,” she says. “A place like that will connect “Donating made sense financially and it feels good to know we’re doing some- Other Income Conservation Lands $54,329,657 $51,208,104 6.5% the community and bring people together in the name of conservation.” thing important. It was a win-win.” Other Assets $5,047,160 $9,343,492 $107,115,967 $109,710,750 Investment 17.2% Liabilities $2,609,741 $5,637,802 Net Assets $104,506,227 $104,072,947 $107,115,967 $109,710,750

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