SANTA FE CONSERVATION TRUST Securing the Beauty of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico

A Year of Natural Achievements - Annual Review 2009 Preserving Your World Is Our Nature

As a founding partner of the New Mexico is blessed with some of the most pristine landscapes in America—a Santa Fe Conservation Trust, beautiful land that supports and sustains us. Since 1994, the Santa Fe Conservation I’m proud of the ways this Trust (SFCT) has been on a mission to protect these disappearing natural areas. organization serves our The faith that our supporters place in their local land trust continues to reap 1 community, for New Mexico’s ultimate value lies in what wonderful rewards. Despite challenging economic times, in 2009 SFCT helped to secure the land, trails and star–filled skies everyone loves by: we are able to protect for future generations. • teaming up with eight new landowner partners to add more than 2000 new Stewart Udall acres to our protected lands in the Galisteo Basin, the Upper Pecos Watershed, and along the Rio Los Pinos;

• making Santa Fe’s trails safer and stronger by repairing dozens of erosion and safety problems along the 30–mile Dale Ball Trail System;

2 • rolling back light pollution by reaching hundreds of local residents with messages about star-friendly lighting solutions; and

• advancing conservation for the small-scale organic farms critical to our local food security.

As our story unfolds in the coming pages, you’ll see that SFCT is more productive than ever. And, why we remain committed to preserving the places that matter to all New Mexicans.

Rici Peterson Executive Director We Save Land

New Mexico’s stunning, untouched landscapes—the life–supporting lands Along with our landowner partners essential for healthy wildlife, clean air, pure water, and food–producing the Kellys, our families have been soils—are rapidly disappearing. SFCT is helping to create a network of enjoying this special place for over natural, open lands in and around our communities, forever protected 30 years—the land, the river, for all living creatures. the wildlife and the real sense of its uniqueness. Coming together By providing landowners with tools to place their lands into voluntary with the Santa Fe Conservation conservation status, we added eight properties totaling 2,027 acres to our 3 Trust has made it possible to do portfolio in 2009. We now oversee protection of more than 33,000 acres in northern New Mexico. what we have always wanted: to ensure that this land will remain We’re also partnering with the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, the just as it is, in perpetuity. We are Permaculture Credit Union, and other non–profits to ensure our work grateful that the Trust and its reaches across socioeconomic and cultural groups. Together, we’re dedicated staff have made possible making conservation affordable for small–scale farmers—the people who a wonderful convergence of our provide the locally grown, organic foods vital to our region’s food security. interests with the public interests of New Mexico’s people.

Harlan & Chris Flint, Landowners along Los Pinos River

For more information about our voluntary land protection program, visit www.sfct.org. 4 We Preserve Trails

I love the Dale Ball Trails. They’re Trails provide healthy exercise, connect us with nature, boost tourism a wonderful gift to the people economies, and enhance quality of life for all. SFCT envisions a system of Santa Fe, and I want to help of well-built, well-maintained trails connecting New Mexico’s people, preserve them to be used and loved neighborhoods, and communities. by generations to come. Being 5 As part of the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe—a three–way partnership a team leader with the Trails between SFCT and the City and County of Santa Fe—we coordinate Alliance is so much fun. We work volunteers to help create and maintain the beautiful trails used by hard and enjoy one another’s hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors each year. company, with the satisfaction of knowing our work means these trails will endure longer. Given the frustration I feel at so much going on in the world today, it feels Judy Costlow, retired health especially good to be part of the Trails Alliance team. Working with my fellow educator and trails volunteer volunteers and sharing our tools and our experience, we’re creating a safe path for others to follow, and doing our part to help heal the Earth.

Nancy King, author and trails volunteer

For more information about the SFCT Trails Program, including the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe volunteer team, visit www.sfct.org. 6 We Promise the Stars

Light pollution is stealing the stars, in the process eroding our natural We enjoyed your star party in heritage and threatening the health of all creatures. SFCT is helping the Galisteo Basin very much, to restore the magical, starry night skies for which New Mexico was including the beautiful view of once famous. the Milky Way, which was very much a part of our childhood Our Evening Star Events reach hundreds of supporters with in West Texas. Now we can’t illuminating messages about simple steps to help reduce light pollution see it from our house because and preserve our oldest natural wonder. Together we can brighten the future by restoring the dark to our state’s wondrous night skies. of light pollution. Later that week, we noticed that our landscaper had installed three garden lights that, though Thank you, SFCT, for the wonderful night on the “Evening Star Train” ! low wattage, still threw glare I loved being on a train filled with people dedicated to conserving our open directly up into the sky. Recalling space. I loved that the Trust helped to create the Rail Trail along its route, your astronomer’s message that and that the train was stopping in the grand and beautiful Galisteo Basin Santa Fe is losing its night sky Preserve (another phenomenal place protected by the Trust). But most of all “one light at a time,” it was easy I loved looking up into the dark night sky and realizing that you do not just to make a decision to remove stop at protecting mama earth beneath our feet, but you also work to preserve 7 them. With luck, others will do the our views of the starry heavens above. same and we’ll gradually conquer For each of these generous gifts I am deeply grateful and send you all blessings. light pollution. Thank you for a memorable evening—and Suby Bowden, architect for all you do for New Mexico’s magnificent night skies.

Larry and Lauren Prescott, Santa Fe residents

For more information about SFCT’s Starry Skies Program, including upcoming Star Party Events, visit www.sfct.org. 8 We Work Natural and Financial Wonders

Board of Directors On a lean operating budget, SFCT performs huge accomplishments. Our small, Margaret Alexander dedicated staff is operationally efficient. Even in a struggling economy, we’re Andy Ault stable, strong, and more productive than ever. Elizabeth Baxter Janie Bingham With a 2009 operating budget of only $342,000, we were able to help protect Connie Bright eight new properties and 2,027 acres; repair Santa Fe’s aging, well-loved trail Peter Chapin, Secretary Jill Cooper systems; reduce light pollution; and advance conservation for small-scale Bill Cowles organic farms. David Henderson Jim Jenkins There’s much more on the horizon at SFCT. Your generous support will allow Jim Leonard us to continue giving back to nature what New Mexico has been so blessed to Bob Pierce, Treasurer Tom Simons, Vice Chair receive. Let’s keep on protecting the land beneath our feet… the starry skies Terry Smith, Chair above… and the trails that connect our communities. Colin Waldon INCOME SOURCE 2009 Operating Budget $324,000 EMERITUS Stewart Udall 10% Advisory Board Grants Craig Barnes Christopher Larsen 26% Program- INCOME SOURCES related Income Staff 2009 Operating Budget $324,000 Rici Peterson, Executive Director Audited financial statements available on request. Charlie O’Leary, Conservation Coordinator 64% Individual donations Melissa Houser, Office Manager/Executive Assistant Susan Spinell, Trails Coordinator Foundation, Partner, Marsha Belonsky Deon Hilger & Jerry Delaney John Heller & Emilie Heller-Rhys Laura & Patrick McCarthy Ira Schildkraut Lisa & Gregg Bemis Lisl & Landt Dennis Juliana & David Henderson Mimi & Michael McGarrity Claire & Jon Schneider & Business Support Sonya & Adam Berg Jan Denton & John Andrews John Hendricksen Virginia McGinn & Tim Woodford Merry & John Schroeder Academy for the Love of Learning Susan & Jerome Bernstein Fred L. 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