Georgia Conservancy

FYE 2016 Impact Report

1 A Georgia where People and the Environment thrive. Our Mission Is To Protect & Conserve Georgia’s Natural Resources Through Advocacy, Engagement & Collaboration.

WHAT WE DO The Georgia Conservancy’s five programmatic areas work throughout the state to advance our mission and conserve Georgia’s land and water.

The Georgia Conservancy is a statewide, member-supported conservation organization. Our work for environmental advocacy, land conservation, coastal protection, sustainable ADVOCACY SUSTAINABLE LAND COASTAL STEWARDSHIP growth and outdoor stewardship recognizes the connection between the environment, the GROWTH CONSERVATION GEORGIA TRIPS economy and our quality of life.

2 3 Letter from the president

OUROUR GOALS GOALS FOR FOR THE THE FUTURE FUTURE As we approach the Georgia Conservancy’s 50th Anniversary in 2017 and settle into our new offices in a resurgent Downtown Atlanta, it is natural to reflect upon the many ways that the Georgia Conservancy has played a role in advancing a culture of conservation in this state. Whenever we set foot on the deserted beaches of Cumberland Protect,Protect, conserve, conserve, and andrestore restore Island, or explore the bottomland forests of the lower Altamaha River, or take a stroll down a vibrant main street in 1 1 one of our small towns, we are reminded of the collaborative vision and tremendous efforts that it took to conserve Georgia’sGeorgia’s land, land, water, water, and and these incredible precious places. This history has not only laid the foundation for our ongoing efforts during the last 12 months, its inspiration biodiversity.biodiversity. also remains very present in our programmatic work in land conservation, advocacy, sustainable growth and stewardship trips. Many of our early successes in land conservation, starting the late 1960s, are now public properties such as Sweetwater Creek State Park and Panola Mountain –well-known destinations of hundreds of thousands of people seeking respite and recreation every year. Though the model for large-scale conservation at the Georgia Conservancy has shifted much of its focus to the conservation and restoration of private lands through conservation easements PromotePromote and andimplement implement sustainable sustainable and other mechanisms, our efforts still include support for the addition of ecologically-rich lands into the public 2 2 realm. In 2015, through the collaborative advocacy efforts of the Georgia Conservancy and many partner groups, practicespractices throughout throughout Georgia. Georgia. the State acquired 4,000-acre Altama Plantation in Glynn County – a tract that will restore connectivity to other conservation corridors on our coast and along the lower Altamaha River, as well as provide recreation opportunities as a state Wildlife Management Area. Our advocacy efforts at the State Capitol during the 2016 legislative session continued to forward the vision that our founders had for the organization in 1967. By being proactive, engaging and willing to listen to all sides RemainRemain Georgia’s Georgia’s leading leading of an issue, our advocacy team successfully pushed for a moratorium on petroleum pipelines in our state until 3 3 measures are secured that can ensure our state’s natural resources remain protected. Our approach to private land conservationconservation organization. organization. conservation led us to pursue and successfully advocate for an extension of the state’s land conservation tax credit program, providing for thousands of Georgia landowners a strong financial incentive to restore or conserve their lands. During the 20th Anniversary of our Blueprints for Successful Communities, this past year, the work of our Sustainable Growth program was very much in the spotlight. A fun and successful 2015 ecoBenefete honored our long and fruitful partnership with Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture, showcasing the more than 30 Blueprints AcquireAcquire the resourcesthe resources needed needed for for studios on which we have collaborated. It was also an opportunity to share the leadership and innovative work that 4 4 the Georgia Conservancy is providing in the areas of school siting, Good Urbanism, and rural town resiliency and long-termlong-term financial financial viability. viability. sustainability. It’s no wonder that for many, their introduction to the Georgia Conservancy is through our Stewardship Trips program. Since 1967, we’ve led trips across Georgia to not only expose people to the wonders of our outdoors, but to inspire active advocates for the protection of our lands and waters. During the last year, we’ve taken more than 1,000 adventurers onto our rivers, into our mountains and out to our barrier islands. And through our Stewardship Trips program, we continued our decades of stewardship of Cumberland Island National Seashore by restoring all 50 miles of this island’s trails, utilizing more than 450 volunteers during the course of eight months. We are proud of the work that we’ve put forth during this last year, and as you learn more about these efforts, keep in mind that our mission will continue into the next 50 years. We are excited about where this journey through Georgia will take us!

Robert Ramsay, President 4 5 ADVOCACY IN fyE2016

The Georgia ASSISTED IN PASSING LEGISLATION TO PLACE A TEMPORARY Conservancy has a long MORATORIUM ON PETROLEUM PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION history of advocating 550+ hours at the capitol for the protection and ADVOCATED FOR SUCCESSFUL EXTENSION OF LAND CONSERVATION TAX CREDIT FOR 5 YEARS conservation of Georgia’s MORE THAN 50 PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD IMPACT natural resources at the GEORGIA’S NATURAL RESOURCES WERE TRACKED local, state and federal levels.

The Georgia Conservancy has a long history of advocating for the protection and conservation of Georgia’s natural resources at the local, state and federal levels.

Our advocacy team has decades of experience in state politics and is dedicated to using the political process to help protect our state’s precious natural resources. We’re at the state capitol every day of the legislative session pushing for conservation- minded bills and fighting against legislation that would roll back advancements we’ve already made.

The Georgia Conservancy’s advocacy work doesn’t stop at the capitol steps. We’re working year-round on key issues such as transportation, energy, water resources, land conservation and development to make Georgia a place where people and the environment thrive.

If you have any questions about our Advocacy Program or would like to learn more, please contact Advocacy Director Leah Dixon at ldixon@ gaconservancy.org.

6 7 SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN fyE2016

The Georgia Conservancy’s mission

is to protect Georgia’s natural 22 WEEKS ENGAGED A COMMUNITY THROUGH A PRESENTATION EVERY OTHER WEEK OF THE YEAR

resources. But in today’s world, that 52 WEEKS

means more than just protecting MAYORS INVOLVED IN A PILOT critical lands and habitats from 3 ‘MAYOR’S CLINIC FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN’ development. It also requires that 4 NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, NATIONAL MAIN STREET CONFERENCE, NEW PARTNERS FOR SMART GROWTH, AND THE INSTITUTE FOR built spaces - our cities, towns and TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS) neighborhoods - grow and develop GOOD URBANISM CLASSES 8 AND MORE THAN 200 participants in a more sustainable fashion. The bottom line: Better planning helps the environment, enabling communities to grow while using fewer resources and disturbing less open space.

The Georgia Conservancy’s Sustainable Growth program works to foster smart, sustainable development across the state through the following initiatives: - Blueprints for Successful Communities - Good Urbanism - School Siting Workshops - Small Town Sustainability

If you have any questions about our Sustainable Growth Program or would like to learn more, please contact Program Director Katherine Moore at [email protected].

8 9 LAND CONSERVATION IN fyE2016

Georgia is richly blessed with natural facilitated landowner outreach resources and a varied landscape of DESIGNATED AS along 83 MILES OF RIVER HIGH PRIORITY spectacular beauty, from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the stately pine fielded landowner inquiries from 34 Georgia counties

forests of the Coastal Plain and the CONSERVED WITH acres CONSERVATION EASEMENTS barrier islands and sweeping marshes 7,843

of our coast. We also have abundant GLYNN 4,000 CALHOUN 953 PULASKI 1,220 water in our 14 river basins. WAYNE 250 CAMDEN 1,420

With the population of our state at 10 million, development is putting more pressure on our rivers and streams, and poses a threat to our biodiversity. The Georgia Conservancy believes that land conservation is a key to protecting our water resources, our plants and animals, and our citizens. It is for that reason that we have made land conservation a cornerstone of our work.

In 2015, the Georgia Conservancy helped to protect nearly 28,000 acres of land in Georgia, bringing our five-year Land Conservation Initiative total to almost 54,000 acres protected.

If you have any questions about our Sustainable Growth Program or would like to learn more, please contact Coastal Director Charles McMillan at [email protected].

10 11 COASTAL gEORGIA IN fyE2016

Georgia’s coast stretches for nearly 100 miles and features some of 61 miles OF COASTAL RIVERS PADDLED

the nation’s most pristine beaches, CONSERVED WITH CONSERVATION 5,670 acres EASEMENTS IN COASTAL COUNTIES remote salt marshes and protected A LANDSCAPE SCALE PLANNING EFFORT COMBINING CONSERVATION GOALS AND GOOD maritime forests. completed DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PRICNIPLES.

A string of barrier islands, some only accessible by boat, remain largely untouched, offering a sanctuary for migrating birds and a home to a number of endangered or threatened species.

Protecting our coast has been a priority of the Georgia Conservancy for more than 40 years. We maintain an office in historic downtown Savannah, headed by Coastal Director Charles McMillan, and are working on a range of projects to protect this precious natural resource.

If you have any questions about our Sustainable Growth Program or would like to learn more, please contact Coastal Director Charles McMillan at [email protected].

12 13 coastal georgia IN fyE2016 cumberland trails

After 8 months of hard work 450 volunteers in paradise, Cumberland Island more than 900 work hours Trail Restoration Fellow Laura 33 service groups Buckmaster has returned to the mainland. Her work on Cumberland 6,300 volunteer hours Island National Seashore was generously supported through REI’s Every Trail Connects campaign and Your support paid off: All 50 miles of Cumberland Island National Seashore’s trails made possible by everyone who took have been restored, marked with appropriate signage and GPS the time to vote last summer for mapped. Work was performed by 33 separate service groups Cumberland Island! Thank you! A total of 450 volunteers provided service on Cumberland In all, the Georgia Conservancy spent 900 hours leading volunteers.

And, a grand total of 6,300 total volunteer hours were contributed to restoring Cumberland Island’s trails! The first ever GPS enabled map of Cumberland’s trails are available in print at the Bitter Southerner General Store, and for download on our website.

If you have any questions about our work on Cumberland Island, please contact Stewardship Trips Coordinator Laura Buckmaster at [email protected]

14 15 stewardship trips IN fy2016

We are in the business of conservation, yes, but to succeed, 3,852 cups of cafe campesino coffee we must also be in the business of 155 miles of river paddled love. Love for the rivers, the barrier islands, the marshes, the plains, the 1,056 people taken outside canyons and even the urban parks over 56 days and the cities that surround them. We want folks breaking bread on Georgia’s riverbanks or singing Our goal is simple: Create a connection between some of songs around a campfire, from the Georgia’s most underutilized, stunning natural places and the people we need to help us protect them. In 2017 we’re mountains through the coastal plain leading trips to the Ogeechee, Altamaha, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Flint, Ochlockonee, Chattahoochee, Satilla, Suwannee and to our amazing saltwater-marsh and Conasauga rivers; to Ossabaw, Sapelo, Cumberland, Blackbeard, Jekyll and Little St. Simons islands; to the and barrier islands. Okefenokee Swamp, Cloudland Canyon, Howard’s Waterfall Cave, Panola Mountain, Broxton Rocks, Radium Springs, the Len Foote Hike Inn, Augusta Canal, Ebenezer Creek, Sweetwater Creek, Spring Creek, the mighty Cohutta Wilderness.

If you have any questions about our Stewardship Trips Program or about any upcoming trip, please contact Stewardship Trips Director Ben Fowler at [email protected]

16 17 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr. Jacob Carpenter Mr. Bill D’onofrio Mr. Christopher Fair Thank you to the individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations who generously supported the Georgia Conservancy Allison Carter Ms. Suzanne E. Dansby Cooley Fales and its leadership role in managing statewide environmental initiatives to protect Georgia’s natural environment and resources. Andrew Carter Mr. Robert Davenport Ms. Diana Farmer Due to space limitations, we are pleased to acknowledge gifts of $250 or more from the following individuals, foundations, corporations and organizations in FY16. We thank you for your generous support of the Conservancy’s programs, projects and Ms. Joy Carter Ms. Beth Davis Ms. Erin Feichner operations. Every effort was made to correctly list these donors from July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016. If you notice an omission or Paul Castell Mr. and Mrs. Lee Davis Rodolfo Fernandez error, please contact the development team at 404-876-2900 or [email protected]. Robert Caton Ms. Libby Davis Ms. Lesley Flakus Marsha Certain Mr. Ryan Davis Jennifer Gordon Fleury and Jason new first time unique Ms. Andrea E. Cesare Terri Huls Davis Fleury 218 members 969contributors 4,162 donors Drs. William and JoAn Chace Mr. and Mrs. Neil Dawson Mr. Mark Fogas Ms. Becky Champion Mr. and Mrs. Bill Deiters Ms. Maureen Foley Ms. Janet M Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Coleman DeMoss Mr. and Mrs. Randall H. Forester INDIVIDUALS WITH Ms. Kaley Basile Leslie Blount Brooke Cherven Ms. Leslie Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Leneal Fortner Mr. Greg Bates Mr. and Mrs. Braye Boardman CONTRIBUTIONS OF $250+ Mr. and Mrs. Russ B. Childers Mr. Jon Dilling Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Foster Ms. Tammy Bates Ms. Evelyn Bolden Don and Sidney Gause Childress DiLorio Stephanie Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Foster, Jr. Mr. Dillan Baynes Russ Bond Seth Clark Annie M. Dimon Mr. and Mrs. William B. Fowler Judith Smith and Rob Aaron Ms. Samantha Beadle Ms. Carla Boudreau Mr. Steven W. Clark Linda DiSantis Donald Fox Darla and Steve Abad Mr. Brent Beatty Mr. and Mrs. C. Robert L. Brackett Ms. Erin Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dixon Justin Fox Ms. Teresita Abad Ms. Sue Ellen Beckelheimer Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Braden Ms. Sara Clements Ms. Mandy Dixon Ms. Sheri Friedman Ms. Danielle Abel Robert Begle Mr. Alex T. Bradford Ms. Cynthia Cline Mr. and Mrs. Mason Buck Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Steve Friedman Mr. Kevin Abel Dr. and Mrs. Charles Belin Casey and Garrett Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett Clinton Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Dobbs Ms. Dorothy Nell Fry Mr. Don Adams Amanda Bell Ms. Lynn Bradley Dr. Melissa Cobbs Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Domby Mr. and Mrs. John Fry Ms. Eleanor Adams Carla Bell Ms. Tonya Brant Dr. Sheldon B. Cohen Greg and Lisa Doss Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuerst Ms. Gloria W. Ajello Ms. Lauren Bell Pamela and James Breen Mr. Bill Colbert Mr. and Mrs. William Dreyer Ms. Theresa Fuller Dr. Dinu Florin Albeanu Llewellyn and Hunter Bell Ms. Amanda Brennan Ms. Amanda Cook Dr. David Allan Drummond Stacy Funderburke KC Allan Mr. Milton Bell Mr. Jeremy Bro Ms. Cameron Cook Mr. David Lee Duffey Ms. Kristi Fuss Mr. Marshall Allen Sarah Bell Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Brockway Sarah G. Cook Mr. and Mrs. John Dunleavy Neil Schemm and Sharon Gay Mr. Scott Almendarez Ms. Eddas Bennett Mr. and Mrs. David Brown Mr. Steven Cook Angela Durrence Mr. David Gaynoe Renee Alston and Eduardo Masonet Mr. Frank Bennett Ms. Meredith Brown Dr. and Mrs. James E. Cooke, M.D. Tania Dyson Dr. and Mrs. Morris Geffen Mr. Christopher John Anderson Mr. James Robert Benton Mr. Joshua Bryan Dr. and Mrs. Homer Cooper Ms. Brittany Eames Mr. Lawrence Lin Geiselman Julene Anderson Mr. John Berry Ms. Joanne Bryant Melinda and Brian Corbett Mr. Randal C. Earley Mr. Scott Gelber Ms. Kelsey Anderson Dr. Mark Berry Mr. Dewey Bryson Mr. James L. Corey Mr. Eric Edwards Ms. Sallie Gentry Ms. Carol M. Andrews Pamela S. Bethany Mr. Stewart Bryson Ms. Elizabeth Turner Corn Mr. Nels Elde Jamie and Jess Giancola Dr. and Mrs. John H. Angell Mr. Marvin Bethune Wendy and Julian Buckmaster Mr. William T. Cornelius Ms. Minnie Elliot Betty Russell and Jerry Glass Ms. Barbara Ardell Ms. Michelle Bethune Mr. Stefan D. Bugge Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cortelyou Elaine Poirier and Michael Elliott Ms. Beverly Godley Mr. and Mrs. Mark Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Beverly Mr. and Mrs. Rick D. Buice Mr. William Cottrell Michael Elliiot Mr. Ronald Goennew Neida Arrington Ms. Paula Lawton Bevington Mr. Jonathan Burt Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Couch Vickie Elliott Dave Goershel Ms. Jennifer Asman Ms. Susan Big Ms. Wes Busby Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Covert Clare Ellis Wolfram Goessling Mr. Brendan Bachrodt Kirk and Nancy Billings Mr. Jimmy Bush Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cowan Deborah Ellis Ms. Rebecca Goggans Mr. F. Weldon Baird Robert Binder Erin Caffrey Dr. and Mrs. Ross J. Cox Mr. and Mrs. G. Edward Ellis Mr. and Mrs. William J. Goldstrohm Ms. Diana Baldwin Ms. Karen Lacey Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Call Mr. James Craft Kayla Engle-Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Rick Gordon Mr. Chris Balish Mr. and Mrs. Dameron Black, IV Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Callaway Elizabeth Craig Ms. Leslie Erickson Robert and Brenda Mr. William M. Ballentine Blair Bradfield Mr. Neil Campbell Mr. Charles R. Crisp Drew and Kathy Mr. Robert Gowens Thomas Banks Mr. and Mrs. Tilman Blakely Lane Canney John and Nancy Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Robert Espy, III Ms. Lindsay Greco Ms. Abby Barber Mr. James H. Blanchard Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cantrell Ms. Emily Cumbie-Drake Mr. and Mrs. Greg Euston Mr. Christopher Green Ms. Sharon Barclay Ms. Heidi Blanck Dr. Daniel B. Caplan Mr. Bradley Currey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Everly Stephen Green and Barbara Lynn Mr. W. Frank Barron, Jr. Kerry Blind Dr. Ronald Carroll and Mrs. Carol Mr. and Mrs. James L. Curry Mr. Gil Ewing Howell Ms. Janice Barton Mr. and Mrs. Greg W. Blount Hoffman Maximiliano D’Angelo Ms. Laurie Fahey Jane Griffin Dr. and Mrs. John Barton 18 19 Joshua Griffith Mr. Carlton Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Jones, Jr. J. Lacey Lewis Ms. Marilyn Meadows Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery David Nolde Mr. Phillip Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hodges Joann Jones Karen Liese Deena Medders Mrs. Jacquelyn Nunneley Kay Grinnell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoenes Ms. Patricia G. Jones Sheri Lignos Toi Mekhi Gail Nuse Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Guill Ms. Elaine Hoffman Elizabeth Juchau Ms. Karen Lindauer Ms. Phyllis Melton Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Brien Ms. Laura Gura Ms. Kim Holladay Olena Kaluzova Starr Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Keith Meyers Mr. Daniel J. O’Connor, III Mr. Austin Hackney Mr. William I Holley III Mr. and Mrs. Panos Kanes Ms. Betty B. Lipshutz Ms. Gina Michael Ms. Mary Ogden Paul and Mitzi Hagan Mr. Wesley Holmes Gloria Kantor Ms. Joy B. Llewallyn Taylor Miffleton Mr. Christopher Olson Dr. Michael Hagearty Mr. Alexander Hope, Jr. Mr. Michael Katz Ms. Nicole LoBianco Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Milledge Germaine Ehlinger and Steven Olson Mr. and Mrs. Danforth Hagler Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hopkins Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Keferl T. Michael and Jacqueline Logan Mr. and Mrs. George A. Miller Dr. Lorin E. Olson Ms. Virginia Haines Ms. Terri Horne Meaghan Kennedy Mr. Clay Long Marcia Miller Mr. Philip Olson Greg Hall Mr. and Mrs. Bill Horton Ms. Gail Kerr Helen Wilkes and William Loughner Mr. and Mrs. Scott Miller Ms. Tracy Oosterman Svea Hall Patti and Chris Horton Mr. John W Kimmons Mr. Robert MacGregor Chris and Ward Milner Jessica Stokes and Rick Osterberg Brooke Hampton The Honorable and Mrs. Pierre Ms. Alison King Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mackenzie Mr. and Mrs. Gene W. Milner, Jr. Ms. Alicia Ottley Mr. Kevin Hanrahan Howard Mr. and Mrs. Barrett King Mr. Kevin MacLeod Tammy Miner Mr. and Mrs. J. Dudley Ottley, Sr. Thomas and The Rev. Margaret Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Hudson Ms. Karen Kinnamon Ms. Mary J. Madden Minor Deborah Ms. Sarah Owen Harney Julia R. Knox and Dr. James Hudson Ms. Virginie Kippelen Shar Mallory Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mirasola Phyllis Owens Mr. Jake Harris Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hulme Ms. Heather Kirby Mr. Kirk R. Malmberg George Krall and Laura Mitchell Mr. Tom Oxnard Joseph L. Harris Tammy Hunter Mr. and Mrs. James Kluttz Ms. Samantha Mandell Mr. Jacob Mitchell Ms. Claire Pardo Mr. Henry A. Hart, III Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hurd Lindsay J. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Mannelly Mr. John C Mitchell Mr. Richard Parker Mr. Peter Hartman Sara Barron and Chester A. Hurwitz Mr. Rand Knight Jodi Mansbach Mr. and Mrs. Garner Mobley Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Parkman James and Jeanette Hartzfeld Sarah Hyser Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Ms. Katherine Dickey Marbut Mr. Hank Mobley Ms. Beth Parmer Ms. Mandy Harvey Dr. and Mrs. Albert Ike Taylor and Ellen Knox U. Joette Marley Ms. Jenna Mobley Ms. Susan Parsons Mr. Gene Hatfield Mr. and Mrs. John Irby Sandy Linver and Jacob Kornman Mr. Paul Marmol Ms. Dinah Monk Mr. Ranse Partin Beth Hawks Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Izard Janet Kowalsky Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin, II Ms. Cecilia Moore Mr. and Mrs. Solon Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Holden Hayes Mr. John Izard, Jr. Mr. Steven Kozlosky Ms. Laura Irvin Martin Steven Sheffield and Katherine Moore Ms. Ruth Pattison Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barney Haynes Dr. Richard James Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krause Denise B. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Franc Morales Ms. Sharon Pauli Mr. and Mrs. John H. Head Mr. and Mrs. Richard James Ms. Melissa Kreist Ms. Katha D. Massey Mr. and Mrs. George N. Mori Ms. Susan Pavlin Jim M. Montgomery and Helen Tapp Ms. Shannon James Mr. Eric Kronberg Mr. Matt Mattila Mr. Kenneth Morneault Mr. Leonard Payne Mr. Nathan V. Hendricks, III Mr. David Jangro Scott Childs and Lisa Marie Kruse The Honorable and Mrs. Mack Mr. and Mrs. Randal Morris Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pearl Mr. Henry Henneike Mr. Eric Janis Ms. Ashley Newsome Kubley Mattingly Jennifer Morse Pearson Genevieve Lucy and Tom Henner Cynthia Jeness Barbara Kunkleman Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Mayfield Robert Morse Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peden Dr. and Mrs. George Henry Mr. Zachary Jenkins Dr. Salil Lachke Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. McBrayer Ms. Marie Moshell David W. Pelton Gila Herman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jessee Jet and Dennis Lacoss Ms. Angela J McCord Mr. and Mrs. John Mullins Mr. and Mrs. Craig Pendergrast Mr. Mark Herrin Drs. M. Riduan Joesoef and Mary Mr. and Mrs. Cody Laird, III Mrs. Arlene McCrehan Mrs. William Murdy Mr. and Mrs. John Brittain Mary Herrington Serdula Mr. and Mrs. E. Cody Laird, Jr. Chris Bolger and Johanna McCrehan Ms. Deanna Murphy Pendergrast, Jr. Mr. Curtis J Hertwig Mr. Chad Johnfroe Anne Lamastra Joe McDonough Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Murphy Mr. Richard Perera Ms. Amanda Hickey Ms. Clare Johnson Ms. Jennifer Lamberton Ms. Marjorie McElreath Terry Murphy Elisha Petersen Ms. Nancy Hickey Mr. Erik Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Scott Lampert Ms. Rachel McGrath Ms. Mary Murr Mr. Milton L. Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hickson Jeffrey Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Langford Lynn McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Donald Myers Mr. Keith Petroni Dr. John T. Hiers Julie Johnson Mr. Kyle Lankswert Dian McKelvey Mr. Malcolm Neave Mr. Andrew Philipsborn Ms. Susan Hiers Karen Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Larson Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. McKenzie Saskia Neher Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Higgins Michael Johnson Janet Brooks and Joel Laseter Mr. Michael McLane Ms. Alexis Neill Ms. Laurie Phillips Ms. Karen Hill Ms. Ramona Johnson Mr. Nick LeBaron Mrs. Rodman A. McLeod Dr. Ann D. Newman Mr. Andrew Pieroni Mr. Travers Hill Ms. Kelly Johnston Mr. Stanley M. Lefco Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McMillan, III Mr. and Mrs. Ben Newton Mr. Lee Pinnell, Pharm.D. Ms. Sally Hilton Mr. Andrew Thomas Jones Mr. Andrew Leidner Ms. Carol McNeary Sierra Nicholson Ms. Millicent Pitts Mr. Elinor Hitt Mr. Baxter Jones Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Levitas Dwight McPherson Elizabeth Nieves Mr. Kevin Pleiss Ms. Kimberly Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Jones Mr. and Mrs. Avery Lewis Ms. Jaqueline McRae Michael Roach and Kim Nikles Ms. Rebecca Posey

20 21 Mr. Austin Pound Raquel Sabogal Mr. and Mrs. Robb Stanley Mr. Andre Turner Jerry Williams Ms. Anne Powell Ms. Brenda Sangster Dr. and Mrs. George E. Stanton Ms. Bradley Orion Turner Mr. John Williams ORGANIZATIONS WITH Ms. Keri Powell Mr. Brenda Smith and Stanley P. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Stephens Mr. John Thompson Turner, Jr. Mr. Joseph Williams CONTRIBUTIONS OF UP TO $4,999 Ms. Olga Powell Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stephens Dr. Patricia Turner Ms. Nancy Williams Miss Mia Ruth Prausnitz-Weinbaum Ms. Amy Savage David Stewart Margaret Tyler Ms. Suzanne H. Williams AGL Resources Ms. Cynthia L. Prince Ms. Samantha Sayer Erin Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tyson Mr. and Mrs. John S. Willis Alaska Sportsmans Lodge Mr. Brannen Proctor Ms. Susan Schmarkey Karen and Don Stewart Jean and Will Underwood Ms. Janice Wilson Atlanta Artists Collective Jill Prouty Mr. Travis Schmidt Linda and Kenneth Stewart Jeffrey M. Valley Mr. Stephen Wilson Balloun Family Foundation Barry Prusin Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Taylor Schoettle Janet Kodras and Bruce Stiftel Elisia Van Scoter Mr. Will Wingate Bank of America Ms. Kelly Purvis Drs. Robert D. Schreiner and Patricia Ms. Dorthy Stock Kate and Jonathan Zimmerman Rabbi and Mrs. Harvey J. Winokur Caraustar Recycling Ms. Sarah Pyke Simone Mr. William B. Stolz Ms. Christine Vanroosen Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Winton Cecil B. Day Investment Company Barbara Pyle Ms. Christina Schrempp Dr. Zolinda Stoneman Tracy Verdeman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wisard CHA Consulting, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. William M. Querin Bryan Schroeder and Danielle Bonner Ms. Rebecca Stowe Ms. Jo Veal Mr. Henry Wischusen Charity Scott & Evans M. Harrell Ms. Erin Quinn Mr. William Scott Mr. Daniel Stringfellow Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Veal Ms. Johanna Wise Family Fund Dr. Sohini Ramachandran Ms. Sara Scruggs Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stripling Ms. Marianne Velker Mrs. Cindy Wolfe Chatham Foundation Mr. Warren Ratchford Ms. Patricia Sebestyen Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Ms. Kathleen Wolfe CLC Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Joseph Seconder Mr. Taylor Hud Stukes Vinciquerra Mr. William Woodall Colonial Group Mr. Patrick Ray Ms. Nedra Owens Sekera Mr. Craig Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Vinson Mr. and Mrs. David Woodburn Columbus Bank and Trust Dr. and Mrs. Bryan Reber Mr. Eric Self Ms. Jill Sweetapple Mrs. Jeptha H. Wade Ms. Tiffany Woods Community Foundation for Greater Henry Reed Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sexton Mr. and Mrs. George P. Swift, III David and Kathleen Wagner Joni W. Woolf Atlanta Mr. Christopher Reh Ms. Poni Shannon Mr. and Mrs. William S. Talley Mr. and Mrs. David Walbert Sharon Worsham Cowan Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Reid Ms. Cheryl Shaw Mr. Carlton Scott Taylor Kori Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Ray Worthey D.J. Powers Co, Inc. Ms. Vicky Remole Aimee Shen Mr. and Mrs. Ed Taylor Nyleta Wallace Ms. Denise Wright Delta Community Credit Union Mr. James Renner Ms. Sue E. Sherrill Ms. Jill Taylor Mr. Taylor Wallace Mr. William Wright Dragon Con Inc. Ms. Blair Revercomb Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shoemaker Mr. Lawrence Taylor Robin and Greg Walling Dr. Meengan Frances Yap EarthShare of Georgia Reynolds Fran Mr. and Mrs. R. Charles Shufeldt Mr. and Mrs. Edward Terry Mr. and Mrs. Christian Walters Ronnie Brown and Holly Yeagle Ecological Planning Group LLC Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sibley Ms. Teresa A. Theisen Mr. James Walton Mr. Keith Young EMC Engineering Services, Inc. Alix T. Rice Mr. John Simon Ms. Gloria Thomas Mr. and Mrs. David Wangsness Ms. Stephanie Zell Enterprise Holdings Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rice Mr. David Sink Ms. Jennifer Thomas Elizabeth Ward Wenjun Zhang Environmental Services Inc. Mr. Charles Richards Ms. Sarah Sjoberg Mr. Joseph Thomas Herbert and Eloise Wardell Mr. and Mrs. Philip Zinsmeister Ernst & Young Ms. Mary Richardson Ben Slade, III Ray Quinnelly and Robert Thomas Katherine Warden Ms. Jane Zoellick Eureka Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ricketts Mr. Frank Slotin Ms. Terrye Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Warshauer Georgia Ports Authority Dr. Stewart Roberts, Jr. Mr. David Smith Brice Thompson Mr. Akwetee Watkins Golder Associates Inc. Ms. Tanya Roberts Ms. Denise Smith Mr. Joseph A. Thompson, Jr. Mr. John Wegner Group Seven Consulting Ms. Eugenia Robertson-Thompson Ellen Hauck and Markham Smith Mr. and Mrs. Vail Thorne Ms. Merideth Welch Harley Langdale Jr. Foundation Inc. Ms. Hannah Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thornton Dr. Kathryn Wellen Hunter, MacLean, Exley & Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Cesar Rodriguez James Smith Dr. and Mrs. William Tietjen Mr. Cody Wellons Industrial Technical Services Inc. Mr. Rockie Rodriguez Ms. Lindsay Michelle Smith Phyllis L Tildes Mr. and Mrs. Penn Wells Interface Inc. Ms. Anne Rogers Ms. Lucy G Smith Mr. Wallace Tillman Dr. and Mrs. Thomas West International Paper Company Mr. and Mrs. Joel Rogers Mr. Nick P. Smith Martha Eskew and Charles Tisdale Mr. Matt Westmoreland Jamestown Development & Construction Philip Rogers Mr. Ted Smith Mr. Garth Tissol Myles Smith and Ortrude White Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC Kacy Romig Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Sneed Jim Monacell and Tracy Trentadue Mr. and Mrs. Larry Whitten KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia Darice Rose Dr. Malinda G. Snow Ms. Suzanne Trombino Mr. and Mrs. Malon Wickham LeasePlan USA, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Rothschild, Jr. Mr. Robert H. Spence Janice Trussell Mrs. Joseph A. Wilber Mary Brown Fund of Atlanta GA Ann S. Rushing Ms. Melissa Spencer Captain and Mrs. L. W. Tucker The Honorable and Mrs. Joseph B McMaster-Carr Supply Co. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rushing Mr. James Spotts Nancy and Tony Tucker Wilkinson Jr. McNamara Adams Attorneys At Law Vanessa Ruta Lindsey Spring Amandah and John Turner Mr. Heath Williams Michael and Lenora Borchardt Family Foundation 22 23 Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP GEORGIA CONSERVANCY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORGANIZATIONS WITH IN-KIND SUPPORTERS GENERATION GREEN BOARD Patagonia CONTRIBUTIONS OF $5,000+ Patagonia Atlanta George N. Mori,* Atlanta, Board Chair, SolAmerica Energy Ben Stowers, Board President, Stowers Consulting LLC All The Locals Perkins + Will Dameron Black IV, Atlanta, Ben Franklin Academy Katherine Huded, Vice Chair, Novelis American Spirit Whiskey Ports America AGL Resources Private Foundation Gregory W. Blount, Atlanta, Troutman Sanders Joe Thomas, Secretary, Trees Atlanta Alcoa Foundation Barbaritos - Columbus Realan Foundation, Inc. Roger Bowman, Rincon, Gulfstream Joey Shea, Development, Southface Baker Hostetler Beautiful Briny Sea Chelsea Arkin, Energy Ace Recreational Equipment Inc Charlie Covert,* Milton, UPS Bright Wings Foundation Café Campesino Jenni Asman, Georgia State University Resource+Land Consultants C. Edward Dobbs,* Atlanta, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs Chaparral Foundation Cathy Sakas - The Coastal Randy Earley, Marietta, Cox Enterprises Meredith Brown, Cox Enterprises Rivers and Glen Trading Co., Drew Cutright, Epsten Group Coca-Cola Refreshments Naturalist Greg Euston,* Marietta, McGraw Euston Associates Savannah Buck Dixon, Troutman Sanders, LLP Congress for the New Urbanism Coca-Cola Company Chris Hagler,* Atlanta, Ernst and Young Ryan Capital Sasha Friedman, UPS Cox Enterprises Inc. El Super Pan Holden Hayes, Savannah, South State Bank Savannah Distributing Company, Inc. CSX Transportation Erica Davis Low Country Nell Fry, Ernst and Young Curtis Hertwig, Macon, Retired, U.S. Court of Appeals Wesley Holmes, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Savannah Economic Development Erica Russo Davis Low Country Catering Chet Hurwitz,* Atlanta, Attorney Authority Nikishka Iyengar, Rubicon Global Catering Federal Home Loan Bank - Joann G. Jones,* Atlanta, BakerHostetler Abbie King, Savannah Pilots Association Georgia Organics Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Atlanta Jim Kibler,* Atlanta, AGL Resources Rachel Maher, Park Pride Savannah Surgery Center, LLP George and Anne Swift Family Fdn. General Assembly Harriet Anderson Langford, LaGrange, Ray C. Anderson Fdn. Maggie Nicholson, Wits’ End Productions Scana Energy George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta Georgia Olive Farms J. Lacey Lewis,* Atlanta, Cox Enterprises Anne Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology Seaboard Advisors Georgia Power Company Georgia State Parks Kirk Malmberg,* Marietta, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Ashay Shah, Deloitte Seacrest Partners, Inc. Georgia-Pacific Corporation Jake’s Ice Cream Leslie D. Mattingly,* St. Simons Island, Private Counsel Attorney Taylor Spicer, Emory University SolAmerica Energy Georgia-Pacific Foundation Kanga Charles H. McMillan III, Roswell, AEC, Inc. Leila Virji, Sodexo Sorry Charlie’s Google Little Country Giants Randal Morris, White Oak, GP Cellulose Sister Ward, AGL Resources South State Bank Great Dane Trailers Mermaid Cottages Ranse Partin,* Atlanta, Conley Griggs Partin LLP GEORGIA CONSERVANCY STAFF The Wildflower Bunch Gulfstream Aerospace Packway Handle Band Geoff Pope, Atlanta, Pope and Howard Peachtree Tents and Events Robert Ramsay,*Athens, Georgia Conservancy Trinity Presbyterian Church John and Mary Franklin Foundation Robert Ramsay, President Alex Robinson, Atlanta, Attorney Troutman Sanders Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Ga. Pie Shop Monica Thornton, Vice President Ron Shipman,* Thomson, Georgia Power Company Tull Charitable Kia Motors Manufacturing Preserving Place Renee Alston, Community Engagement Manager Markham Smith Uptown Columbus Development Knobloch Family Foundation REI , Atlanta, Smith Dalia Architects Laura Buckmaster, Cumberland Is. Restoration Fellow Chet Tisdale, Atlanta, Retired Partner, King & Spalding Waste Management M. Austin Davis Foundation, Inc. Sailing to Denver Melinda Corbett, Finance Manager William E. Underwood III, Atlanta, Ironwood Insurance Services Weswood Foundation McKenna Long & Aldridge Foundation Sea Island Forge Leah Dixon, Advocacy Director Malon Wickhahm, Columbus, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC WhiteWater Express Nancy Creek Capital SouthEast Adventure Outfitters Brian Foster, Communications Director Springer Mountain Farms Brent Beatty,** Atlanta, Mountain View Group Ben Fowler, Stewardship Trips Director Yates-Astro Termite and Pest Control Norfolk Southern Company Sweet Grass Dairy *Executive Committee Member **Ex Officio Member Johanna McCrehan, Urban Design Lead Company Novelis, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers SweetWater Brewing Co. Charles McMillan, Coastal Director Rayonier/TerraPointe Three Rivers Outdoors ADVISORY BOARD Clint McNeal, Land Conservation Specialist RBM Alpharetta United Distributing Clay Mobley, Coastal Director Claire “Yum” Arnold E. Cody Laird, Jr. Katherine Moore, Sr. Director of Sustainable Growth Recreational Equipment Inc. Uptown Columbus Joel Cowan Elliott Levitas Lisa Patrick, Executive Assistant Verdant Kitchen Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Bradley Currey, Jr. Clay C. Long Ashley Rouse, Grants Manger The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation Waffle House Ann Curry Joe Montgomery Bryan Schroeder, Sr. Director of Development & Marketing The Imlay Foundation Watsonia Farms Andrew H. Ernst Laura Turner Seydel Alexis Torres, Donor Relations Director The Patterson Family Foundation, Inc. White Oak Pastures Douglas R. Hooker John A. Sibley III Mike Vinciquerra, Director of Development The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Inc. Whitewater Express The Ray M. & Mary E. Lee Fdn. Inc. Willie Zavino & the C.O.T Band The Solstice Foundation Virginia & Charles Brewer Family Fdn. Trailsend Foundation TSYS UPS Foundation Wheels, LLC WhiteWater Express 24 25 INCOME AnD EXPENSES

Income FYE2016 FYE2015 Audited Balance Sheet Contributions $405,743 $393,091 Cash and Cash Reserve $990,328 Membership $160,882 $166,112 Endowment Fund $150,000 Program Services $102,188 $86,519 Other Assets $141,080 Special Events (net) $235,523 $222,944 Total Assets $1,281,408 Restricted Contributions $685,991 $497,450 Other Income $18,742 $34,345 Total Liabilities $63,372 Unrestricted Fund Total $1,609,069 $1,400,461 Balance $855,349 Temporarily Restricted Expenses FYE2016 FYE2015 Fund Balance $212,687 Outreach, Education Permanently Restricted Fund Balance $150,000 and Advocacy $512,055 $392,894 Total Equity $1,281,408 Sustainable Growth $345,453 $357,300 Land $117,750 $186,235 The Georgia Conservancy is a private nonprofit Coastal Program $165,359 $145,535 organization. The Conservancy’s revenues come from a combination of individual memberships, Membership $85,373 $83,769 unrestricted gifts, restricted grants, stewardship trip fees, special events and the sale of merchandise. All Administration $181,861 $183,484 contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law. A certified public accounting firm audits the Georgia Fundraising $200,207 $146,345 Conservancy annually. Total $1,608,058 $1,495,562 NET INCOME $1,011 ($95,101)

If you have any questions about our Accounting or Financing, please contact Georgia Conservancy Finance Director, Cheri Robinson at [email protected]

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