Our 45th Year Annual Report 2014 Riveredge Nature Center is not a start-up. We are Riveredge Nature Center not the newest, shiniest car on the block. Yet, we are not unproven. Over 45 Educate Today; Preserve Tomorrow. years, we have proven how one organization and a legion of volunteers can restore 379 acres of land, most of which was originally corn fields. We’ve Our Mission proven how that land can be used to inspire and educate hundreds Inspire, inform, and enable responsible of thousands of adults and youth. We’ve proven that an organization can environmental decision-making and expand its reach and impact by training others who then contribute their sustainable practices by: inspiration, knowledge, and talent – increasing theripple effect • Providing leadership in education; of their time at Riveredge and of Riveredge itself. We’ve proven how one • Preserving and restoring the Riveredge and organization can transform countless lives through time in our natural other natural sanctuaries; world. • Serving as a resource for scientific research.
This past year, we celebrated our 45 years of history by remembering Table of Contents our roots, honoring our achievements, and setting the stage to accomplish audacious goals in the future. None of this – our past, our present, or our Riveredge History ....……...... 1 future – would be possible without you. In fact, it has not been us who have accomplished this; it has been YOU! Your generosity, your commitment, and Riveredge Kid: Sunny Knutson ...... 2 your involvement in Riveredge has transformed acres, organizations, Inspiration in Nature through and lives. You have provided the resources – that first stone cast into Education ...... 3 the pond – which has provided the ripples which are now making a difference in this world. Thank you. Riveredge Kid: Caroline Mosely ...... 4
We expect you will enjoy the stories contained on the following pages. We are proud of the Riveredge Fosters Discovery, results of this past year, and we think you will be too. We’ve included stories of “Riveredge Kids,” Transformation, and Hope ...... 5-7 individuals who have grown through time in nature at Riveredge – either as children or adults. I hope their stories of transformation remind you of everything of which Riveredge is built upon and The 45th Anniversary (1968 - 2013) ...... 8-9 inspire you toward our future. Finally, you’ll also get a preview of our ‘Big Riveredge Audacious Goal’ set forth by the Board of Directors and staff at Riveredge. In the coming years, we will be Foundations and Volunteers aggressively planning, implementing, and achieving this goal to make our communitieshealthier Make a Difference ...... 10 and happier through time in nature. More than a Nature Center: The The last 45 years have been amazing; the next 45 will prove to be epic. ‘Big Riveredge Audacious Goal’ ...... 11 Financial Statement ...... 12
Riveredge Staff & Board of Directors ...... 13 Jessica Jens Monte Boyer Executive Director Board President Donor List ...... 14-17 Riveredge History
From the beginning, the Riveredge ‘experiment’ has been about engaging people with the natural world – and doing so in a way that is personally transformational and cultivates a meaningful connection to nature. It is this restored farmland with a diversity of ecosystems representative of those found throughout the state, that grounds the visitor in both time and space and is a reminder that place is important. It is attention to this land that has produced 40+ years of research on native Wisconsin flora and fauna. Our 379 acres include diverse wildlife habitats clothed in mature northern hardwood forest, interspersed with prairie, a production sugar bush, vernal ponds, sedge meadows, and other wetlands. This land is made possible by legions of volunteers who cut buckthorn, pull garlic mustard, and combat other invasive species. Thanks to these Habitat Healers, the spring-time forest is dappled with native May Apple, Trillium, and Wild Geranium. Thanks to them, legions of children from schools throughout Southeastern Wisconsin know the diversity of ecosystems in the state and know what it means to live in a healthy world.
Forty-five years after theWhitefish Bay Garden Club purchased the few acres along the Milwaukee River that would become Riveredge, children still need a place to discover the natural world. Since then, more than 250,000 children have experienced what it is to see a frog for the first time, hear an owl in the dark of the forest, stop in wonder at the spring ephemerals, and squeal with joy at all the wonderful water creatures in the Milwaukee River. We call these kids ‘Riveredge Kids’, and the impact of Riveredge, the relevance of Riveredge, can be seen in the choices these kids have made, who they have become, how they have chosen to spend their lives, and the immense benefit they bring to the world.
Riveredge opens up that space inside all of us that is full of wonder and peace, and because of it, it is the experience that makes you a ‘Riveredge Kid’. Whether you’ve spent your childhood searching for frogs in Farm Pond or discovered the Queen of the Prairie for the first time as an adult, every visitor to Riveredge can be a ‘Riveredge Kid’.
1 1 Riveredge Kid: Sunny Knutson
She is an educator. She is an adventurer. She is a biologist. But first, she was a Riveredge Kid.
Throughout her childhood, Riveredge was a big part of Sunny’s life. She has fond memories of summers spent at camp, tapping maple trees during the sugarin’ season, searching for the Yule Log in the crisp winter night; all while forging a deep connection with the land. She began her career at Riveredge as a Summer Intern in 1996, assisting with camps and leading teen adventure trips. In 1997, shortly after joining the Riveredge staff as an Environmental Educator, Sunny took her first trip to Tirimbina, a Rainforest Center established in Costa Rica, through a Riveredge partnership with the Milwaukee Public Museum and has returned nearly every year since. Seventeen years after her first encounter at Riveredge, Sunny directs the Education programs.
Sunny has helped Riveredge expand its reach by working directly with area schools to establish environmental education partnerships and cultivating relationships with organizations such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters and the Boys and Girls Club. Recently, she helped spearhead the new Scientist in Residence program, which will bring knowledgeable Riveredge educators into local schools to expand classroom curriculum. Sunny’s special areas of expertise include butterflies, birds, amphibians and native plants. Her passion for environmental education and connecting people to nature can be seen in all she does.
“Riveredge has been a big influence on my life... it’s very special to me.”
2 3 Inspiration in Nature through Education
How do you lure digital natives into the outdoors? How do you inspire already over-committed families to choose time in nature for their next outing? These questions are today’s challenges for nature- based organizations, such as Riveredge. In our 45th year, we began experimenting. We experimented with unique offerings which sparked the curiosity of youth and adults from throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.
We found that climbing in trees – upwards of 40 to 60 feet into the air – can trump technology even on rainy days. In the summer of 2014, Riveredge staff began a new Recreational Tree Climbing program. In just the first 5 months, we incorporated tree climbing in several new and existing programs and engaged many youth and adults in the tree tops!
3 Riveredge Kid: Caroline Mosely
Caroline grew up at Riveredge, or as she calls it, “the best backyard you can ever imagine.” Our Director of Education, Sunny Knutson remembers Caroline as the 5 year old who was always the last to pull her strainer out of the pond. Since then, Caroline spent her summers at Riveredge camps, interned at Riveredge while completing her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at Creighton University, and presented on Phosphorus Recycling by Quagga Mussels at Riveredge’s 1st Annual Research Symposium while a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences.
Today, Caroline is in Washington D.C. completing the prestigious Knauss Sea Grant Marine Policy Fellowship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Riveredge gave Caroline a place to get out and explore nature and stimulated a deep love of the outdoors that helped shape her future.
In her own words, it was at Riveredge that Caroline realized “science isn’t just a hobby, it can actually be a career.”
4 Riveredge Fosters Discovery, Transformation, and Hope
The 1st Annual Riveredge Student Research Symposium: “Connections in Nature”
Riveredge Nature Center’s first Student Research Symposium “Connections in Nature” took place on Saturday, November 9th at Riveredge. Partnerships with institutes of higher learning and nine sponsoring organizations made it possible to provide a day of support and encouragement for the next generation of environmental scientists.
*UW-Stevens Point, UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, UW-Whitewater and Carthage College
5 The Place that Allows the Experience to Happen
The sanctuary is the cornerstone of all that is accomplished at Riveredge. More than one and a half miles of a high-quality stretch of the Milwaukee River runs through the wild lands of Riveredge Nature Center.
Today’s threats of invasive species coupled with decimating insects and diseases mean that we can no longer take nature for granted. Our dedicated cadre of volunteer ‘Habitat Healers’ work to maintain high-quality natural- areas as a legacy for the land’s value and education. The growing number of school children visiting Riveredge leave better able to understand the original richness of Wisconsin and their role in its heathy future.
An Unlikely Management Partner
In September, Riveredge contracted Vegetation Solutions to use goats as a land management tool to help slow down succession and to remove aggressive and invasive species from two high use/visual educational areas on the property. In early spring 2014, the Natural Resources Foundation partnered with Riveredge through a $1,000 grant to bring the goats back and to utilize the experience as a way to, not only, help remove invasive species, but also, to educate people about alternative land management options.
6 Lake Sturgeon Restoration in its Eighth Year
A blue sky and the Milwaukee skyline provided the back drop for the 8th Annual Sturgeon Fest at Lakeshore State Park in Milwaukee. Community members sponsored and released sturgeon that were raised and imprinted in Milwaukee River water at the DNR’s streamside rearing facility located at Riveredge. Oneida spokesperson, Richard Gonzalez, blessed the juvenile lake sturgeon. TV station WTMJ4 covered the event on their evening news. Historian, John Gurda, was among the dignitaries. In his pre-release speech, Mr. Gurda deemed releasing the sturgeon as an “act of faith and justice.”
Many partners have come together to make this project possible. The Wisconsin DNR, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funded the three- year pilot period of the Lake Sturgeon Streamside Rearing Facility (SRF) project at the Center and continue to provide partial funding for the project. Continuing support from WE Energies Foundation, Valley Hydro Excavation, and the Antonia Foundation has generously funded this project.
At its new location, Lakeshore State Park, several partners collaborated to help citizens learn about these prehistoric creatures. Without the help of the Friends of Lakeshore State Park, Discovery World, the Italian Community Center, The Critter Man, and representatives from twelve water related organizations, this celebration of an environmental restoration success story would not have been possible.
7 The 45th Anniversary (1968 - 2013) Oh, what a year! Riveredge Farm Dinner: Local Foods Featured On a magnificent summer evening, the first Riveredge Farm Dinner event was kicked off as part of the 45th anniversary celebration. Highlighting produce from Riveredge’s own organic gardens, as well as area farmers and local food companies, the event guests raised nearly $30,000 to support the continuation of Riveredge’s most transformative programs and initiatives. Frothy Forage What’s more fun than sampling local brews while wandering the trails of a pristine piece of nature? For many, the answer is “not much”! Although the new ‘Frothy Forage’ event moved inside because of strong storms, hundreds of visitors had the opportunity to learn about Riveredge and support local homebrew clubs and small breweries. This 45th anniversary event was truly one that included Riveredge’s rich history of fun! The support of the local breweries made it possible and helped us introduce a new group of neighbors to the wonders of Riveredge.
Jerry Apps, Wisconsin Writer “A Farm Story: Remembering Farm Life from an Earlier Day.” Jerry Apps, born and raised on a Wisconsin farm, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of more than 30 books, and winner of countless writing awards, joined Riveredge for an autumn program recollecting his childhood farm life; life before electricity, indoor plumbing, and central heating when children attended one-room country schools and were actively involved with farm operations. Jerry shared a time when everyone on a farm was immersed in nature throughout their entire lives. This program was made possible through a sponsorship by the Wisconsin Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies. 8 Celebrate Earth Day with us! Tuesday, April 22 | 7PM | $5/person Mequon Nature Preserve, 8200 W. County Line Rd. Mequon, WI 53097 We invite you to hear an audio presentation —‘The Earth is My Jukebox’— celebrating Earth’s A Natural Collaboration rarest natural sounds by internationally-acclaimed acoustic ecologist, Gordon Hempton. His presentation is guaranteed to change the way you look at and listen to our world. To celebrate Earth Day, we brought a special speaker to Milwaukee– Gordon Hempton, Emmy-award winning acoustic ecologist and author. Mr. Hempton provided a presentation as well as private ‘Sound Tours’ of the lands managed by Milwaukee’s four non-profit nature centers. As plans progressed, a new goal was formed around Mr. Hempton’s appearance and a novel idea presented itself – the use of this event to demonstrate collaboration among Riveredge and the the other three major nature organizations of southeast Wisconsin.
With unique geography, flora, and fauna, each nature center in Presented as a collaboration between the Riveredge Nature Center, Greater Milwaukee contributes to an understanding of the larger Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, ecosystem of southeastern Wisconsin - each center fills a niche: Urban Ecology Center, and Schlitz Audubon Nature Center has Lake Michigan, the Urban Mequon Nature Preserve. Ecology Center boasts the Milwaukee River, Mequon Nature Preserve hosts early-stage restored prairies and pristine wetlands, and Riveredge is home to mature native Wisconsin prairies and forests. Our differences are our strengths; each of us represents a unique slice of wild Wisconsin. And, yet, as unique as we are, we are unified by a common goal to connect people to the natural world.
By initiating this event and the partnership with our fellow nature centers, Riveredge honors its history as a pioneer in the ® RSVP to [email protected] (262) 242-8055 ex. 104 environmental movement and looks to the future by embracing collaboration through the opportunity to work with others for a greater cause.
9 Foundations and Volunteers Make a Difference
The amazement on the faces of students who traveled to a little piece of “wild Wisconsin” at Riveredge in fiscal year 2014, provides a direct form of evaluation on the effectiveness of our partnerships with Milwaukee schools. Partnerships with two local foundations who support costs associated with busing expenses, staff support, and equipment, have made these impactful partnerships possible.
Because of a generous support gift of $20,000 from the Pieper Foundation, we continued our partnerships with the LUMIN schools (Lutheran Urban Mission Initiative) in Milwaukee for a third year. LUMIN schools include Sherman Park Lutheran, St. Martini Lutheran, Northwest Lutheran, Concordia University School and Concordia University School – Pilgrim Campus. Last year 1,222 urban Milwaukee students in grades K4-8 attended school programs at Riveredge This year’s first annual Sugar Dragon Snowshoe through this partnership. Each class visited Scurry was a great success. Half of the 25 volunteers Riveredge once last year, and St. Martini students came from the Feith Family YMCA’s volunteer base, visited twice. and approximately 150 hours of volunteer time was contributed during the pre-planning and the event Funded by an anonymous foundation grant of itself. The Ozaukee Leaders of the Next Generation $17,180, a total of 708 urban students from 28 volunteers secured several sponsors for the event Milwaukee Public Schools’ classes participated including Clever Dog Creative, Tellos Grille & Cafe, in River Connection programs in partnership with the Urban Ecology Center. Modern Equipment, Schenck SC, Charter Steel, and Saukville Wal-Mart.
10 More than a Nature Center: The ‘Big Riveredge Audacious Goal’
Riveredge is more than a nature center. Its legacy as a pioneer in the areas of land restoration, research, and inquiry-based education throughout Wisconsin serve as strong foundation to its future initiatives. Today, Riveredge is redefining the role of a nature center in the community by empowering and supporting citizens to live in harmony with their natural environment in a way that encourages exploration, adventure, and fun. These are new strategies for a new day. Unlike 1968, families today are pulled by competing demands: two-income households, extracurricular activities, and the lure of technology that keeps families indoors. Getting families outdoors--where they are--in their schools and neighborhoods, is one way Riveredge can advance its mission to inform, inspire, and enable responsible environmental decision-making.
The process that led to this new approach came from the Riveredge Board of Directors’ work to develop a B.R.A.G— a Big Riveredge Audacious Goal. The process was modeled after an outline by management guru Jim Collins.
Taking risks and building partnerships are at the heart of all bold endeavors.
The founders of Riveredge took a risk. Before most anyone in Southeast The ‘BRAG’ Wisconsin believed that saving open land was important, the Whitefish Bay Garden Club took a giant leap of faith. The results of that leap—that calculated Riveredge will become the Midwest’s leading risk—can be viewed in the faces of countless children peering into the waters destination for learning, discovering, and of the Milwaukee River; they can be heard in the songs of the Spring Peepers calling on an early spring evening; and they can be felt in the tickling of the experiencing the interconnections between nature prairie grasses as you walk along the trails at Riveredge. It takes risk to make and society. something great, and it takes risk to be a leader. The founders and leaders of the past did not encumber these risks to allow Riveredge to be simply a nice nature center in Ozaukee County. They took these risks so that Riveredge would We will do this through creating partnerships which be the leader in the field of environmental education, land preservation and restoration. transform the culture of our formal education systems, communities, and lifestyles.
10 11 FINANCIAL STATEMENT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
REVENUE ASSETS Annual Fund Prior Year Unrestricted $306,888 Cash & Cash Equivalents: $6,454,743 Investments $488,316 Accounts Receivable: $48,532 Restricted Gifts/Grants $132,603 Property and Equipment: $1,731,850 Other Investments $388 Other Assests: $34,378 Program Fees $139,970 Total: $8,269,503 Visitor Fees $3,275 Fund Raisers $71,444 LIABILITIES Other Income (Net) $20,898 Accounts Payable: $1,557 Unearned Revenue: $66,779 Total Operating Revenue $1,163,782 Other Liabilities: $31,875 Total: $100,211 EXPENSES Salaries $609,053 NET ASSETS Benefits $109,612 Unrestricted: $5,030,446 Professional Fees $57,422 Temporary Restricted: $538,093 Supplies $34,069 Restricted: $2,600,753 Telephone $9,030 Total: $8,169,292 Building Expenses $28,282 Postage $5,644 TOTAL Liabilities & Net Assets: $8,269,503 Equipment & Maintenance $25,352 Printing & Publication $4,031 Travel $28,617 Staff Development & Conferences $2,546 Insurance $27,829 Membership Dues $2,123 Marketing $18,972 Grants/Projects $25,110 Other Expenses $17,119
Total Operating Expenses: $1,004,809
12 RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER STAFF Riveredge Board of Directors July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Administration Nadia Bogue Dan Knuth Jessica Jens, Executive Director Environmental Projects Coordinator Director - Real Estate Barbara Hampton, Administrative Assistant Sixteenth Street Community Health Center Northwestern Mutual Tammy Lorge, Bookkeeper Patricia Fox-Schindler, Director of Volunteer Resources Monte Boyer (President) Norman Lasca (Secretary) Regional Operations Director Retired Professor Johnson Controls, Inc. Dept of Geo-Sciences, UW-Milwaukee Building and Sanctuary Don Gilmore, Building and Sanctuary Manager Bradley Brin Dan Lyons Eric Oleson, Assistant Manager Retired Business Owner Retired Business Owner Richard (Lefty) Fowler, Building and Grounds Assistant Keith Hiestand, Garden and Woodland Harvest Coordinator James Brindley Jane Moore Desiree Mercado, Cleaning Staff Co-Founder Grant Director Health Payment Systems, Inc. Burke Foundation
Fund Development Chris Ford Ted Neitzke IV (Vice-President) Julia Courtright, Director of Development and Marketing Community Volunteer Superintendent Renee Buchholz, Development Assistant West Bend School District Rick Fox (Treasurer) Vice President - Chief Actuary Gaurie Rodman Research, Stewardship and Adult Education West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Vice President - Design & Construction Amanda Zopp, Larsen Legacy Senior Naturalist Irgens Development Partners Mary Holleback, Adult Programs Coordinator Mike Grisar Senior Ecologist Mary Rozek We Energies - Environmental CPA Youth and Family Education Private Practice Sunny Knutson, Director of Youth and Family Education Nancy Groethe Lesley Ammons, Seasonal Environmental Educator Community Volunteer Kathy Schrader Moriah Butler, Environmental Educator Retired Attorney Marci Birkes-Geffert, School Programs Coordinator Korinne Haeffel Greater Milwaukee Foundation & Environmental Educator Project Designer and Green Building Specialist Jayne Henderson, Environmental Educator Blue Marble John Turner Carrie Hiestand, Naturalist Coordinator & Environmental Retired YMCA Executive Director/CEO Educator Kyle Knop Phyllis McKenzie, Environmental Educator Architect Laddie Voslar Lauren Wendland, Environmental Educator Zimmerman Architectural Studios Global Finance Manager Dan Wundrock, Environmental Educator GWS Division Johnson Controls, Inc.
13 Reed and Nancy Groethe John Burroughs Joseph and Karen Branch Wayne and Kris Lueders Sally Ziegler ANNUAL FUND DONORS Philip Hardacre $250-$499 Edith Brin Alfred G. Lustig and Janice Watson 2013-2014 Henry and Bernita Hile Gary and Jean Britton Delos and Janice Lutton Henry Thoreau William R. and Charlotte S. Johnson Fund Jean Ansay Don and Monica Brodnick Bernice C. Maertz $50 - $99 Mark R. Kaehny Bill and Nancy Bruckner Rick and Ellen Mann Gifts received from July 1, 2013 Bank Mutual Corporation Bob and Sue Karlman Alan and Linda Block Mary Bubanovich Michael and Patricia Marchant Doug, Ardyce, and Melissa Ahsmann through June 30, 2014 Barbara Karol Michael and Virginia Bolger John and Linda Burgan Muriel McLemore and Robert Mack Linda and Michael Alexander Terry and Mary Kohler Robert and Judy Chmielewski Robert T. Melzer Dawn and Joe Aliota Thank you to all of our donors - your James and Jacquie Branchford Krause Family Foundation Carol Carpenter Mike and Lenore Cira Robert and Kelly Milani Keith and Paula Anderson investments advance the mission of Riveredge. Norman and Judy Lasca Carr Family Fund Michael and Mary Comerford Richard Miller and Miriam Reading Dick and Sylvia Ansay The following giving levels include Arthur J. and Nancy Laskin Richard Carter & Carolyn Kenney-Carter Charles and Marilyn Conrad Jeffrey and Barbara Miller Nancy Arnosti membership. (*) Indicates Corporate Business Phoebe R. and John D. Lewis Foundation Combined Federal Campaign John and Sue Conwell Leo Miller Gloria Arredondo Partners with contributions of $500 and above. Dan and Martha Lyons Simon and Cathy Davis John and Amy Cordio Milwaukee Monthly Meeting of the Mary Aschenbrener Rene Von Schleinitz Foundation, Ltd. 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Foundation* Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc. William and Jane Eastham Dori Naef Bill and Ann Beverly Robert D. Peterson Thomas and Kathy Schrader Nathan and Dottie Holman Jerome and Peg Edquist Elaine Nulph Bruce and Denise Biendarra Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust Suzan Schupp Bruce Jackson, Jr. and Lilias Bruce Janet Eley Stuart Parsons Carolyn Boatman Margery Uihlein Bill and Linda Short William and Maureen Josten Michael Evers and Dawn Raffel Randy and Pamela Penn Jane Boesch West Bend Community Foundation’s Michael and Peg Uihlein Ron and Kathy Kabitzke Patricia Fairchild Kurt and Ramona Person Macey Bonner West Bend Mutual Insurance Ted and Mary Kellner Robert L. Feind, Jr. and Mary Feind James and Carol Peterchak James and Marilyn Bors Company’s Charitable Fund* Aldo Leopold Edward and Ann Krautner Millicent S. Ficken Michael Peters and Betty Philipps Paul and Dorothy Boyer R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler $500 -$999 Mary E. 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Joan Spector Richard Albert William and Judith Kay Glenn and Kathleen Walters Joe Dietz Cedarburg Garden Club Sprecher Brewing Company, Inc.* Michael and Lesley Ammons Jeane Knapp Pat Watson Niel Dinesen Charter Manufacturing Co. Foundation* Kevin and Linda Steiner Connie Arnosti Sara Braun-Knop and Kyle Knop Martha Watts Tom and Donna Doane Mike and Pat Clemens William James Taylor Kris and Jill Becker Terrence Knudsen Wauwatosa Savings and Loan Foundation Tom and Bev Dobberstein Coles Family Foundation Richard and Anna Teerlink Chris Beimborn and John Bleidorn Kenneth and Edith Korb Wes Weinhold and Peg Cadigan Gregory and Donna Doro Dean and Anne Fitzgerald John and Kine Torinus Joseph and Cindy Berger Judith Kornemann Nicole and Mark Weis Elaine Dotter Jude and Chris Ford John and Vicki Turner Robert and Lynne Bergschultz Victor and Kathleen Kornis Kirk and Amy Westfahl Kimberly Dreger Donald and Barbara Gilmore Thomas and Mary Uttech Bert and Marlene Bilsky Antoinette Kubasiak Whitefish Bay Garden Club Larry and Colleen Driscoll Dudley and Constance Godfrey Judith Van Till Bliffert Foundation Stephen and Linda Mary Kupcho Whitefish Bay Woman’s Club Terrence Dunst and Jill Goodrich Foundation, Inc. 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Secor Annual Memberships Lisa Ehaney John Houdek Diane Jaeger Gary Neuman Robert and Cathy Sepper Jon and Chris Eifert Michael and Amy Italiano Phil and Cheryl Jens Daniel and Sarah Neumann Dr. Larry and Maureen Sherkow Erin Adler David and Patricia Eitel Jennifer Iwen David Jepson Mike Nichols George and Mary Simonds James and Susan Albrinck Will and Donna Engelmann Mark Jaeger Michele Johnson and Family Marlowe and Janet Nortrom Michael and Joanne Sipin Huda Alkaff Darrin and Tina Englebert Jay and Ina Jansen Glenn and Mary Jonas James and Christine O’Brien Carol Skornicka Sarah Andersen Dennis Erovick Jennifer Jeremiah 15 Annual Memberships, cont. Thomas & Karen Plunkett Muenster John Schmid Other Annual Fund Gifts Milwaukee Metro. Sewerage Dist. Dennis and Sue Duffy Mark and Deb Murphy Mariyamma Schmitz (Testing the Waters) Daniel and Christine Eck Erhard and Barbara Jobs Peter and Julia Murphy Stephen Scholz AmazonSmile Foundation Natural Resources Foundation of Jude and Chris Ford Kirsten Johnson Jennifer Murray and Family David and Trisha Schoofs Anonymous (9) Wisconsin - Besadny Grant (Goats) Korinne Haeffel Peter R. Jones Scott Nehring Bill and Denise Schueller Brad and Diana Eggold Robert W. and Josephine Pieper Mal and Jill Hepburn Christi Jost Kristin Nell Michael and Starr Schuetz Katie Engelking Foundation, Inc. (LUMIN Schools) Mark R. Kaehny Peter Kainass Megan Nellis Shannon Schultz H. Robert Fuller Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Judith Kornemann Wendy Kannenberg Betty Nelson Katherine Schwab Joseph Jobs Consortium Inc. Lynn Krenn Lenny and Sandie Kass David and Gail Nelson Carl W. and Barbara Schwartz Marisa and Andy McKee (Vernal Pond Restoration) Elizabeth Larsen-Hilker and Scott Hilker John C. 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Mayhew, III and Mary Mike Sperling and Peggy Kirkeeng Diana Noack Simonds Penny Schiller Mayhew Phil and Shirley Klamm Gilbert and Kathy Nock Mona Simpson Joseph and Trish Strohfeldt Collaboration Fund Bob and Bobbie Meyer Christy and Jason Kleckner Paul and Kathleen Noetzel Tom and Carolyn Simpson Tom and Laurie Vandenheuvel Robert and Janet Montgomery Kathryn Kleist Kristine Nonn Sarah and Charles Slavin Donald and Barbara Gilmore Margaret Jane Moore Amy and Paul Klodzen John and Alisa Norquist Gaylord Smith Matching Gift Companies James and Sarah Gramentine Debra Nelson Robert and Judith Kloehn Robert and Christine Nuernberg Paul Sparks Mal and Jill Hepburn Amanda and Quinn Paruch K. Steve and Mary Jo Knauf Amy O’Brien Sharon and Scott Spearo Allstate The Giving Campaign Karen Mccord August Peter Steve and Ellen Knier John and Nancy O’Donnell Nancy Stecker GE Foundation Margaret Jane Moore Jeff and Kathy Preder Sunny Knutson Joseph Okla David and Monica Stenslie Johnson Controls Foundation John and Vicki Turner John and Jennifer Rothstein Paul and Judy Kolosso Aaron and Shaun Olejniczak Carolyn Stephens Macy’s/Bloomingdales Lynde B. Uihlein Thomas and Kathy Schrader Marilyn J. Kosut Lee Olsen Michael and Joan Stiever Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Inc. R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler Carol Skornicka Bridget Kroening Ralph and Eugenie Olsen Kristin Stoddard Starbucks Foundation Nathan and Julie Smallwood Margaret Spoerl and Steven Kulick Brian and Kathleen O’Malley Carol Storniolo US Bank Innovation Fund Lori Steinbach Amy Kumrow Carol Omernik Ted and Marie Stott Carol Stephenson William and Sally Kupkovits Judith Ormond Bob and Melissa Stowers Gifts-in-Kind Terrence Dunst and Jill Goodrich Thomas and Priscilla Tuschen Benjamin and Nancy Kurten Ben and Megan Orth Derek and Pamela Strohl Millicent S. Ficken David and Naomi Cobb Laura and Kurt Kwiatkowski Pat Burrows and Jay Ostema Jerry and Patricia Styberg Bernie’s Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning David and Janet Fleck Katherine LaCasse Ozaukee Permaculture Guild Deborah Sum Michael and Lucy Bloedorn James and Sarah Gramentine Bike Ride Sponsors Luke and Emily Laga Kathleen Paegelow Andrew and Abbe Taddy Paul Boyce Darlene Hefter Ian and Katherine Lambert Dennis and Debi Paepke Dennis and Arlene Tennier Carol Carpenter Raymond Pfarr 5 Corners Storage, LLP Sara Lamp Dale and Prudence Palecek Chris Terbrueggeo Cedarburg Overhead Door Co. Annabelle Schauer & Kristin Summerfield AllianceStaff, LLC John Langowski Dennis and Kay Panicucci Mike and Jenny Terrill Donald Cohen Kathryn Voelker Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Inc. Ruth Lansing Gertrude Paradis Ron and Barbara Theisen Colectivo Coffee We Energies Foundation Steven and Dawn Lant John and Lisa Parsons Jeff and Nicole Theys Drews True Value Hardware Hartford Chimney Swift Project West Bend Community Foundation’s Heidi Lasnoski Judith Pasko Richard and Mary Thickens Larry and Lynn Ehren West Bend Mutual Insurance Frank and Katherine Laycock Robb and Gail Pattison Stephen and Patricia M. Thome Patricia Fairchild Thomas and Sandra Gold Company’s Charitable Fund Christopher and Sonia Lear Rodrigo Pavon and Cecilia Guajardo Lu Anne Thompson Robert J. W. Foss Karin Kultgen Patsy and Michael Lederer Colleen Pedersen Tammy Thompson Walter and Judith Hohner Richard and Marybeth Meeusen Bike Ride Gifts-in-Kind Ric and Amy Leitheiser Richard and Patricia Peregrine Karen A. 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Milad Thomas and Trudi Roesch Steven and Wendy Wold Lori Steinbach Ben and Janice Levy Mark and Laurel Millar Ute Rueckert Kelly and Christopher Wood Gary Thelen School Programs Donors Paul and Tammy Lorge Brigid Miller Gerald and Margo Russell Jan and Michele Wyrostek Kathryn Voelker Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly Suzanne Miller David and Aliisa Sampe Norb and Barb Yogerst Family John and Monica Aruffo August Peter Tom Montaine Matthew and Nickole Sargent Marco and Kristie Zach Project Gifts/Grants Jerold Berg Wisconsin Energy Corporation Jym Mooney Tim and Allison Scanlan Don and Lori Zank Alan and Sally Brown Relics Vintage Rentals Phil and Judy Moreau Jim Scharrer Norma Zehner Antonia Foundation, Inc. David and Naomi Cobb Kathleen Gallick Mason and Aja Morris Sharon L. Schaver Terry Zellmer (Sturgeon Project) Michael and Mary Comerford Lisa Moser Gary and Doris Schlenvogt Judy Ziebell Faith Lutheran Church Paul and Susan De Chant Gary and Lane Mudra Ramsey Schlissel Colin Zylka (Westlawn Woods) Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Desch 16 Knee Deep in Praries Sponsors Gifts in Memory of: MICHAEL DELLEGRAZIO, cont. MICHAEL DELLEGRAZIO, cont. CONNIE SQUIER Maple Leaf Legacy Members: Karen Douthwaite Sally Ward Bardes Products, Inc. The Legacy Society honors individual Sandra and Edward Downey Mr. Daniel C. Wrolstad Jerold Berg Garden Room REX BORGENHAGEN (Sturgeon Project) donors who have recognized Riveredge Robert Dries, Jr. and Jeanne Dries Marilyn Wrolstad James and Jacquie Branchford Johnson’s Nursery, Inc. Lynne Berendsen in their estate plans or have made other Carolyn Boatman Mark and Lori Ebbert Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Yurske Mary Brevard planned giving arrangements to benefit Maple Sugarin’ Season Patricia Boatman Steve and Cindy Ehlers Richard Ziller Robert B. Brumder Colleen Boatman-Katchenago Dale and Mary Erickson Judy Cartwright the Riveredge mission to inspire, inform Colectivo Coffee Carolann Borganhagen Dr. Daniel Garcia CLAY HAHN The Pennsylvania State University and enable responsible environmental Outpost Natural Foods Gay Lynn and Sky Borgenhagen Gary and Barbara Germundsen Michael and Virginia Bolger Department of English decision-making and sustainable Port Washington State Bank Naomi Borgenhagen Grant Gilbert Cynthia Burkwald Dennis and Sue Duffy practices. A planned gift to Riveredge can Erin Borgenhagen-Ede Mr. Thomas J. Golding Donald and Barbara Gilmore Robert and Barbara Elsner be one of the easiest, most fulfilling ways Student Research Symposium Allen and Cheryl Buchholz James and Ruth Gollnick G. Andrew and Judy Larsen Harold Emch Jr. to support and preserve a common vision Dan and Barb Calbow Frank Grahek Ms. Virginia Fifield of understanding, preserving and caring Great Waters Group of the Sierra Club Jean Dehne Jason Groth MARGARET HANSON Dean and Anne Fitzgerald for the environment. Milwaukee Riverkeeper Kevin and Julie Dixon-Seidl Dawn and Michael Halloran Donald and Barbara Gilmore H. Robert Fuller Pheasants Forever, Inc., Ozaukee Cty Dorothea and Eric Ede Katherine Hampton Donald and Barbara Gilmore George Affeldt, Jr Michael Hansen ED HIPKE Daniel and Sue Haislmaier Chapter #680 Kevin Ede Jean Ansay Paula Hansen Peg Lewis James N. and Barb Heiligenstein Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Kristin Ede Anonymous (6) Consortium Inc. 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