Recovering Together

Annual Report 2017 Recovering Together

Annual Report 2017

2 Para la Naturaleza is a nonprofit organization that integrates society into the conservation of natural ecosystems. Its goal is to ensure the protection of 33% of ’s lands by 2033. Para la Naturaleza provides each person and community with transformative experiences in nature that inspire and motivate concrete actions in favor of its protection, such as doing volunteer work, donating money and land, or establishing conservation easements. The organization leads educational programming, volunteer events in citizen science or natural area management and fundraising initiatives. Mission Goal Para la Naturaleza also manages visitor To secure nature and human ecosystems We believe in the transformative power of within the islands of Puerto Rico and nature, its generosity, magnificence and centers and natural protected areas to inspire people to act as stewards of splendor. We believe that our progress nature and heritage, so that together we depends on making sure we protect throughout Puerto Rico, including may achieve our shared social, economic, and conserve it. Because of this, our and quality of life goals. common goal is making sure that 33%of Buena Vista in Ponce, Hacienda Puerto Rico’s natural ecosystems are Vision protected by the year 2033. Currently, La Esperanza in Manatí and Cabezas de We can only achieve our full potential – 16% of the lands are protected. In 2015, both individually and collectively – if we before the establishment of a Land Use San Juan in Fajardo, among others. can sustain the ecosystem services within Plan, only 8% was protected. Our long- the islands of Puerto Rico and respect term objectives are ambitious, and we all forms of life with which we share our believe they are achievable if they were to natural environment. become a common goal.

4 5 Year in review

throughout the islands, impacting over years to restore important ecosystems 01 04 20,000 residents by year’s end. In many that will help revitalize the islands. Alday-Jover Architects’ design for the The Land Trust Commission renewed cases, Para la Naturaleza provided Recovery of the Piedras River Meander Para la Naturaleza’s Accreditation the only supplies to reach certain and Historic Aqueduct won the American Seal, the highest mark of distinction in 10 communities. Para la Naturaleza, in collaboration with Institute of Architects, Washington, land conservation. The Seal certifies the University of Puerto Rico’s School DC Chapter’s Excellence Award in the our adherence to the highest national of Architecture, spearheaded a rapid Professional- Commissioned Projects standards for sound finances, ethical assessment of hurricane damages to category. conduct, responsible governance and 07 Para la Naturaleza worked with Puerto Rico’s declared historic sites, lasting stewardship. neighboring communities to remove called Mapa de Historia. The project fallen trees and debris, clear access assessed over 4,880 properties island- 02 roads, restore community gardens, and wide in just three weeks. Para la Naturaleza won the Environmental 05 recondition staples of these communities Champion Award bestowed by the The Para la Naturaleza Community such as schools, libraries, elderly homes Environmental Protection Agency’s Fund was launched in the aftermath and community centers. Region 2, in recognition of the of Hurricanes Irma (September 6) 11 For its post-hurricane leadership, organization’s “extraordinary commitment and María (September 20), gathering Caribbean Business named Para la to the protection and improvement of donations to bolster reforestation, Naturaleza one of “María’s Unsung environmental quality and public health.” community resiliency and sustainable 08 $253,000 were granted to 59 Heroes” in their 2017 Person of the Year in Puerto Rico. The Fund agroecological farmers to help restart edition. raised $1.8 million in a little over three production, return to local farmers’ months. 03 markets and promote sustainable Our new book, Acueducto: Historia del agricultural practices and the economy, Agua en San Juan was presented to an after the impact of category 5 audience of historians, architects and 06 hurricanes Irma and Maria. planners. The book contains 356 pages Para la Naturaleza shifted all its of vital research by Aníbal Sepúlveda on operations to post-hurricane recovery five centuries of efforts providing water to efforts and became a fundamental the capital city, which culminated with the relief organization, making over 700 09 A new reforestation program was construction of the San Juan Waterworks. deliveries of supplies —food, water and established with the goal of planting By year’s end, the book has been included filters, among other products— to over 750,000 native trees within the next ten in several Books of the Year lists. 100 communities and organizations 2017 Was a Year Like No Other

Dear Friends,

2017 was a time of many The day after the storm, the island accomplishments and challenges woke up to a desolated scene: vital for Para la Naturaleza. The strongest infrastructures such as the power hurricane season in the history of grid and communication lines laid the Atlantic Ocean put to the test on the floor, water distribution the adaptability of our communities systems were out of service, airports and ecosystems. It gave us the and shipping ports were severely opportunity to manifest our damaged, homes and businesses response capacity, resilience and were destroyed, and the landscape social commitment as a nonprofit was entirely transformed by the organization. power of nature.

On September 6 and September 20, It was impossible to continue two catastrophic hurricanes –Irma our lives as if nothing had ever and María- struck our region and happened. These natural phenomena change life as we knew it. With winds transformed our relationships with of 150mph, Irma hit the Virgin Islands nature, with each other, and with our and the municipality of Culebra, sisters and brothers in the States, while María crossed the main island refocusing our definition of what is from Yabucoa, in the southeast, essential and granting a new meaning to Camuy and Quebradillas in the to the word community. northwest. It was a slow path that lasted over 24 hours. María brought For Para la Naturaleza, the gusts exceeding 190 miles per hour, transformation was profound. 37.9 peak inches of rain, widespread In the face of a new reality we flooding and storm surges. Deadly proudly assumed a new role: the winds overtook the mountainous responsibility of assisting and region, while coastal communities supporting our own employees, experienced flooding at levels never neighboring communities, seen before. agroecological farmers, and our habitats.

8 9 10 11 12 13 Our Visitor Centers Became Hubs to Distribute Crucial Resources

As an immediate response to the Communities received our staff with Up until December, over 160 communities devastation left by Hurricane María, open arms and hearts. Oftentimes, received water and supplies, as well as help to we paused our regular programming Para la Naturaleza’s deliveries were clear roads and remove debris. We distributed: and looked at ourselves, at our the only supplies to reach them. people, starting with our employees Julio Verdejo, community leader and extended families. Fortunately, and member of Cuerpo Consultivo our team members were safe. All para el Desarrollo de Río Piedras our staff received full support to told us in the aftermath of Hurricane meet their basic needs and assist María that “It’s moments like these their loved ones. While helping them when neighbors help neighbors, get on their feet again, we created and it makes me very happy that the the Para la Naturaleza Community communities in Río Piedras and Para Fund to extend our assistance to la Naturaleza are working together”. neighboring communities. In the face of current climate As soon as we were able to do so, we challenges, our commitment is to opened a collection and distribution build a long-lasting relationship center at the San Juan Waterworks. with those communities. We want Then, we turned our visitor centers to offer them lifelong opportunities into hubs where we distributed to connect with nature, reclaim crucial resources to our neighbors, their cultural heritage and develop including home emergency kits, sustainable agriculture, energy, and mosquito nets, solar lamps and water water supply models. filters. Our regional teams were active in the field delivering much needed supplies, like food and water.

We also made an alliance with Tote Maritime, a cargo company 545 1,197 committed to offering the highest Packs of office & school supplies Cases of hygiene kits level of service. This alliance multiplied our institutional capacities 710 2,343 and provided relief to over two dozen Bags of grocery goods Cases of water communities located near Para la Naturaleza’s properties, as well 1,093 as to other communities in need Packs of security products throughout the islands.

14 15 16 17 18 19 A Powerful Volunteer Corp Showed Up

Volunteers have always played an invest my available time in activities essential role in Para la Naturaleza’s that make a difference in the lives of projects. They have worked in human beings and in the recovery archaeological excavations, assisted of nature.” Ana has found that in the maintenance of tree nurseries, “volunteer work is necessary and helped to monitor sea turtles rewarding”. and migratory birds and started small reforestation projects. After Glorimar Vázquez and her brother Hurricanes Irma and María, their Gregory, volunteer leaders of our work has been vital to our struggling Map of Life program, also joined us at neighboring communities. the collection center. “As volunteer leaders of Para la Naturaleza, we Since the first days after the storm, come here every day with enthusiasm volunteers helped us establishing because we are committed with our collection center in the San Juan the recovery of our islands,” said Waterworks, which served as a hub Glorimar. to distribute supplies. Insofar the weather conditions permitted it, Gregory, who was one of our stellar more and more volunteers showed leaders in the process of stabilizing up to help. By the end of this year, we our tree nurseries, told us that he have received the support of 3,000 thought it was necessary to reforest volunteers that donated 53,000 the islands Puerto Rico with native hours. Ana Ortiz, who collaborated trees before Hurricane Maria. “Now, in our citizen science projects at it is more important than ever,” he Hacienda La Esperanza said that assured. she “was inspired by the desire to

20 21 Agroecological Farmers Reborn from the Ashes

After Hurricane María, almost they promote public health while every farming project around the improving the sustainability of our island was severely impacted, way of life. exacerbating the post-catastrophe sequels for local communities. Our Along with other non-governmental lands have an incredible capacity for organizations such as VisitRico, agricultural production. However, Boricuá, the Sustainable Agriculture less than 20% of the food consumed Fund, Cooperativa Madre Tierra, in Puerto Rico comes from local Departamento de la Comida, Slow farms, so food security is a top Food Puerto Rico, and farmers’ priority in our rehabilitation process. markets in Old San Juan, Aguadilla, We decided to focus on supporting Ponce, and Rincón, we identified small agroecological farms to further small sustainable farms in need local production and consumption, of support. Farmers with lots of bringing forth conservation under 100 acres and annual sales practices that will help revitalize of less than $500,000 submitted the environment and bolster public proposals to receive a $4,500 grant health and wellbeing. to relaunch their operations. A five- member committee evaluated the Supporting the renaissance of this proposals and selected 59 recipients movement is aligned with Para la throughout the island. Each grant Naturaleza’s mission as it diversifies aims to cover three months of post- our ways of connecting with nature hurricane losses and help restart while incorporating its conservation the supply chain to local farmers’ as part of the islands agroecological markets and other partners in the business model. agroecological economy.

Despite the lack of government By December 31, 2017, $253,500 financial aid, agroecological farmers had been distributed. Farmers are have invested all their energy to greatly appreciative of the aid and invigorate agricultural production. excited about implementing new They have been developing relations methods to withstand the future with local restaurants in order to threats of floods and winds. Soon provide fresh ingredients to their we will begin a second phase to vet kitchens, thus supporting many additional farmers that are interested small, emerging business that spur in this program while offering further economic growth. With their steady support to some of the current supply of local and organic produce grantees.

22 23 Kind Actions from Small Hands

The inspiring support we received the devastation of Hurricane María from our friends in Puerto Rico and and improvised an art show at abroad has been truly remarkable. her school. Through this project We felt the embrace of solidarity Arianna discovered her passion for and a genuine commitment towards photography, while raising over $700 the well-being of our people and for Para la Naturaleza Community their ecosystems. Such a response Fund. Her contribution helped us energized us with optimism, support coastal habitat restorations strengthened our efforts, and and reforestation projects. allowed us to accomplish more than Arianna told us that she “wanted we could have hoped. to choose a legitimate and well- established organization.” Thousands of contributions came through individuals, alliances “I wanted to be sure that the money with corporations and other non- was going to be well used, especially governmental organizations. at a time when it was necessary Each were significant and made to reforest. Then I chose Para la possible our work to the recover our Naturaleza since its most important communities and habitats. project is the reforestation of Puerto Rico after hurricane María”, Arianna A donation from Arianna Vanessa said. Melendez-Burt, a student from Robinson School at Condado, San By the end of 2017, we collected 1.7 Juan took us by surprise. While million dollars. We are thankful that the post-catastrophe events kept 90% percent of the donations made citizens submerged in anxiety to Para la Naturaleza Community and fear, this sixteen-year-old Fund came from solidary donors was strong enough to take out her who made contributions of less than camera and act in favor of nature. $1,000. Many more contributed their She decided to capture the beauty of time to our relief efforts. nine Puerto Rican beaches despite

24 25 A Silent Song, Memory of Our Forest

The severity of María has put to the develop precise statistics regarding test the resiliency of every element of the percentage of fallen trees and our interconnected ecosystems. All mortality rates due to canopy loss, our natural protected areas, including extreme defoliation and damage to our main properties, evidenced branches and stems. extreme damage to their natural surroundings and ecosystems, which According to a study published by the will take years to restore. Particularly University of Berkeley in California, affected were the forests and trails over 31 million trees were severely at our visitor centers in Ponce, damaged. The agencies responsible Barranquitas, Caguas, and Manatí. for this information will be sharing the data once they conclude their “The forest was rendered soundless, investigation. naked. Those of us who walked in first were reduced to a terrifying silence, We still do not know the exact our eyes watering, our voices broken, number of fallen trees, but assessing our hearts crushed at the sight of the forest of Hacienda Buena Vista, the forest and the trails, wondering the hurricanes struck emblematic about the suffering of each tree as it species as cacao (Theobroma bent under the pounding of the wind, cacao), and natives like malagueta not knowing how many birds had lost (Pimenta racemose), the Puerto Rico their shelter, their food, their life,” royal palm (Roystonea borinquena), said Sandra Franqui, Superintendent prickly palm (Acrocomia aculeate), for the South Region of Para la palma custard apple (Annona Naturaleza, remembering when she reticulate), balsam fig (Clusia rosea), first saw Hacienda Buena Vista after úcar (Terminalia buceras), American María. muskwood (Guarea guidonia), and pumpwood (Cecropia schreberiana). The loss of forest cover poses one of the most significant threats to the survival of ecosystems. We are yet to

26 27 28 29 Unexpected Sightings

Bird migration season, which began themselves and live, even in this in September, was also affected remote wetland,” said Jean Carlos by the two hurricanes. Migrating Díaz, the volunteer who first sighted birds were sighted, although in the flamencos and photographed reduced numbers. Nevertheless, them. a few unusual sightings have been recorded at Medio Mundo y The Bioluminescent Lagoon at Las Daguao’s Los Machos wetland. Cabezas de San Juan in Fajardo Among them are a long-tailed jaeger fared exceptionally well. The storm (Stercorarius longicaudus), págalo seems to have flushed out impurities rabero, a large seabird; a magnolia and allowed dinoflagellates to warbler (Setophaga magnolia), prosper —resulting in what one reinita manchada and four flamingos relief airplane pilot described as an (Phoenicopterus ruber). “incredible glow” within days of the hurricane, which has continued for The flamingos sighting is more months. The inland habitats suffered common in the southwest region more because of the loss of shaded of our islands. However, “animals canopies, which has allowed the have had to move in order to survive, green iguana (Iguana iguana) to and we are lucky enough there are proliferate. still resources for them to sustain

30 31 Assessing Our Historic Structures

We are grateful that all of our how to conduct the inspection, craft properties included in the National the observation reports and fill out Register of Historic Places survived the damage assessment forms. the storm with only minor damages, The effort was dubbed Mapa de including those at Hacienda Buena Historia as a nod to our Mapa de Vista in Ponce, the lighthouse at Vida program, and was funded with a Fajardo, the dam and structures at $25,000 donation from the National the San Juan Waterworks, the manor Trust for Historic Preservation house, steam engine and chimney (NTHP). at Hacienda La Esperanza, and the Ramón Power and Giralt house in The bulk of the survey was conducted Old San Juan. However, Hurricane from October 14 to November 8, María caused substantial damages to 2017. Over 4,880 properties were other, non-historic Para la Naturaleza surveyed island-wide in a three-week structures. The most serious period, providing a comprehensive occurred at Las Lunas in Caguas, view of the state of Puerto Rico’s which suffered extensive damage, historic properties after Hurricane including the adjoining four-level María’s impact. The greatest amount structure and the original “bohío” of damage was observed in historic which lost part of its galvanized roof. zones along the southeastern part of the island, particularly in the In collaboration with eleven municipalities of Arroyo, Guayama, architecture students of the Coamo, Ponce and the Aguirre University of Puerto Rico’s School Historic District in Salinas. Most of Architecture, Para la Naturaleza seriously affected were wooden conducted a survey of designated structures with galvanized roofs, historic structures in the island’s many of which are still private homes. twelve historic zones, as well as The hurricane’s initial wind damage other historic sites included in local was compounded by the ensuing and federal registers. Professor rains. Yet, it is important to note that, and architect Diana Luna-Serbiá, over all, Puerto Rico’s centuries- a conservation specialist, worked old historic structures resisted the alongside Para la Naturaleza’s impact of the hurricane. Only 312 Heritage Coordinator, Ivonne structures sustained intermediate Sanabria, to conduct the project. damages or higher. Participants received training on

32 33 34 35 36 37 Rescuing Valuable Wood

Fallen trees are part of the urban and rural landscapes demolished by hurricanes Irma and María. In Para la Naturaleza we are absolutely convinced that these woody materials are not wasteful; they can become raw materials for artisanal crafts, cabinets, and maintenance and restoration projects. For that reason, we created a Wood Rescue Program which will explore opportunities to use these valuable resources, including composting, and restoring historic structures.

The efforts began in October and by the end of December 2017, over 25,180 board feet —each board foot is equivalent to one foot long, per one foot wide, per one inch thick—have been recovered island wide and deposited at two of our sites: San Juan Waterworks and Medio Mundo y Daguao in Ceiba.

38 39 We have rescued:

Caoba hondureña Majó Swietenia macrophylla Hibiscus elatum

Caoba dominicana Ausubo Swietenia mahagoni Manilkara bidentata

Úcar Bucida buceras Pterocarpus indicus

Capá prieto Pterocarpus Cordia alliodora Pterocarpus oficinalis

Tulipán africano Almendro Spathodea campanulata Terminalia catappa

Acacia amarilla Guanacaste Albizia procera Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Acacia blanca Ceiba Albizia lebbek Ceiba pentandra

Moca Palma real Andira inermis Roystonea borincana

40 41 Planting the Forests of the Future

As Lissette Toro Velez, communities joined forces to Administrative Judge of the over 100 native 43 trees. This Regional Court of Ponce said, “after initiative was called Reforestando September 20, no Puerto Rican is con Justicia and marked a starting the same. We are still getting used to point in the long road to reforest that new reality of what Puerto Rico is Puerto Rico. “The support of Para la after Hurricane Maria.” Naturaleza has been fundamental to the success of this planting effort. Before the storm, the Judicial Center I understand that we were taken as had shading trees, including the a model among all judicial regions picturesque royal poinciana or flame and that there are ongoing talks trees (Delonix regia). When the to replicate the initiative in other employees visited the Judicial Center regions,” said Lissette. after the hurricane, all the trees were on the ground. “It was humbling Getting to know our neighboring and upsetting to see how all that communities, and understanding vegetation was dry, knocked down by better their necessities, inspired the winds,” shared the judge. us to create new initiatives that are aimed at supporting their recovery While overcoming adversity, and sustainability. It also prompted communities started to rebuild us to reconsider Para la Naturaleza’s Puerto Rico. Besides clearing roads role in the restoration of Puerto Rico’s and helping with the distribution of habitats in order to achieve our goal supplies, they became a supportive of protecting 33% of Puerto Rico by squad driven to manage an ecological 2033. Para la Naturaleza will continue crisis. Students, neighboring to grant voluntary assistance to communities, employees and communities in close proximity to other civic organizations in our natural reserves. Ponce, students, employees, civic organizations and neighboring

42 43 44 45 Restoring Human and Ecological Ecosystems

The natural recovery process will sense of astonishement for the take time due to the magnitude of beauty of our sites; but we want the impact of hurricanes Irma and them to deepen their commitment María. Our geographical location to their preservation by changing in the Caribbean will make us face everyday practices. We will continue an increase in the frequency and to care for the islands of Puerto Rico intensity of these disruptive climatic by transforming its inhabitants into phenomena. Therefore, Para la keepers of our rich natural and historic Naturaleza will factor in climate heritage, hence improving the quality changes in our land acquisitions of life for all. Your support is essential projections, reforestation projects, to achieve these goals. and management plans. We count on you. To accomplish our mission, Para la Naturaleza will take upon itself Sincerely, the task of motivating communities towards sustainable practices and to take direct action in safeguarding its natural and human heritage. Immediate actions and changes will Fernando Lloveras San Miguel also be necessary in all of Puerto President Rico’s normative structures. These Para la Naturaleza cultural and political changes will need stronger grassroots support.

Towards this end, we are committed to cultivate the ethical components and the ecological know-how in our knowledge-based programs. Our participants take home a fulfilling

46 47 48 49 Sources of Funds * $ IN THOUSANDS

2016 2017

$9,996 Total: $15,348 Total: Portfolio Income $14,482 Portfolio Income $20,914

$380 Income from Notes $436 Income from Notes and Preferred Securities and Preferred Securities

$2,325 Land Donations $391 Land Donations and easements and easements

$781 Other income $430 Other income

$1,000 Donations, $4,309 Donations, grants and other gifts grants and other gifts

50 51 Capital Investments * $ IN THOUSANDS

2016 2017

$2,530 Total: $343 Total: Land Acquisition $4,742 Land Acquisition $1,501

$329 $604 Furniture & Equipment Furniture & Equipment

$1,883 $554 Site Development & Improvements Site Development & Improvements

52 53 Operational Uses of Funds * $ IN THOUSANDS

2016 2017

$12,517 Total: $13,014 Total: Program Services $17,552 Program Services $18,138

$1,677 $1,676 Development Development

$3,358 $3,448 Management & Support Management & Support

54 55 Total Uses of Funds * $ IN THOUSANDS

2016 2017

$17,552 Total: $18,138 Total: Operating $22,294 Operating $19,639

$4,742 $1,501 Capital Capital

56 57 Revenues and Operating Expenses * $ IN THOUSANDS

2016 2017

$14,482 $20,914 Operating Revenues Operating Revenues

$17,552 $18,138 Operating Expenditures Operating Expenditures

-$3,070 $2,776 Excess Funds Excess Funds

58 59 Río Hondo I Lajas Para la Naturaleza Río Hondo II Papayo Culebra Las Marías Bucarabones Community Fund Fajardo Bebe Calzada Loíza Distribution points Esc. Josefina Ferrero Pueblo Indio Hogar Dios con nosotros Taller Salud Las Croabas Adjuntas Ceiba Mansión del sapo Luquillo Pellejas (Juan Díaz, La Cruz, Río Abajo Maternillo Parcelas Fortuna Las Parcelas) Paraíso Sabana Foreman Ciales Puerto Real Cialito Manatí Aibonito Frontón (sectores Sumidero y Florida La Esperanza Centro Comunitario de Seguridad Berríos Frontón Centro) La Ceiba Montebello Los Llanos Hato Viejo Río Arriba Poniente La Línea Guayama Sector La Mona Barranquitas Toro Negro Pozuelo Sector Shangai El Portón Vaga El Pueblo Guayanilla Maunabo Helechal Cidra Cerro La Tuna Matuya Bajo Hogar de niños santos Almirante Magas abajo Honduras Buen Pastor Magas arriba Mayagüez La Torre Cortés Stryker Palo Hincado El Rabanal Guaynabo Quebradilla Fátima Hospital del Niño Morovis Tres caminos de Cidra San Patricio Montellanos y Unibón La Milagrosa Bayamón Los Panes Humacao Naranjito Alturas de Flamboyán (bedridden Meléndez Mariana El Cerro patients) Monseñor Ignacio Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Minillas Río Abajo Punta Santiago Orocovis San José Punta Santiago (Parcelas viejas y Barrio Saltos (PR Tour guide association) Caguas Parcelas nuevas) Collores Bairoa Comerío Matrulla Los Panes Casa Juana Colón Juana Díaz Dos Pinos Río Cañas Arriba Parguera Camuy El Cielito Sector Jacaguas Los Hornos Puppy Cuts Grooming Salon El Higuero El Verde Juncos Patillas Cayey La Junca Hogar CREA Marín Alto Jájome La Prieta Lirios Dorado Robleda Naranjo

60 61 Peñuelas Quebrada Negrito El Junco, Tallaboa Poniente Sector Kennedy Hills El Rucio Sector Los Núñez Sector Los Soiza Ponce Talanco Corral Viejo Marueño Utuado Río Chiquito Mameyes San Andrés Río Abajo Santas Pascua Tetuán Sector El Mato, Vallas Torres Vega Baja Río Abajo Río Grande Vieques Esperanza San Juan Hueca Alto del Cabro Las Marías Barriada Figueroa, Santurce Martineau Blondet Monte Carmelo Buen Consejo Monte Santo Caimito Puerto Real Caño Martín Peña (Israel y Bitumul) Villa Borinquen Capetillo Villa Esperanza CAUCE (Iglesia Bautista de Río Piedras) Centro de Amor y de Esperanza Villalba Centro Zen Cerro Gordo Ciudad Universitaria Toa Vaca Esc. Juan Ponce de León (Barrio Juan Domingo) Yabucoa Escuela Julio Selles Solá El Guano Fund. Luis Muñoz Marín El Negro, Camino Nuevo Las Monjas Puerta de Tierra Island-wide Punta Las Marías Albergue de niños Sociedad Eco-Ambiental APNI (Apoyo Padre Niños con Impedimento) Venus Gardens Brigada de la Escasez Viejo San Juan Centro Sor Isolina Ferré Manos sin Frontera Trujillo Alto PR Tour guide association Dos Bocas Fundación Modesto Gotay La Gloria Parcelas Ramón T. Colón

62 63 Donations M Salomé Galib & Duane McLaughlin Universal Insurance MAPFRE Marcos A. Rodríguez María Celeste Arrarás Vivian Tous $1,000—$4,999 Marie Martinez-Wolcott V. Suárez & Co. Marie Salerno Wendy Benchley Mario R. Nevárez Alonso Will Greenberg Donors Marisol Arzeno Matthew Erickson Zamparelli Arquitectural Group Abbvie F. Sheffield Hale Zuleika Martins Acento First Bank Nelson Cubano Álvarez Adam & Loan Beguelin Francisco J. Cerezo & Mariemma Altieri Nicholas J. Moore Aeronet Wireless Broadband Frederic C. Rich Aida Cardona Alejandro Badía Pan Pepín Ana María Polo Gretchen Heinsen Penn State Puerto Rican Student Ana R. González Association Andrew Light & Juliet Eilperin Peter & Kathryn Scudera Anne F. Kroeker Henkel Puerto Rico Peter L. Malkin Anne Huber H.O.T. Photography Plaza Las Américas AON Puerto del Rey Arminda Figueroa Artica Holding LTD Interlaken Foundation Axel Ramírez IPR Pharmaceuticals Roland Daniel Enterprises, Inc.

Barbara and Donald Tober Foundation Jacqueline Terrassa Salomón Aizenman Pinchanski Barbara N. Fuldner Jaime Capella & Sara Mailander SBS Corporate Barbara P. Brischetto John Parrotta South Church In Andover Birds Caribbean Joseph Ruf St. Kevin Catholic School Blas Fonalledas & Diana Pérez Julie A. Gandulla Susan Lausell Susan Hughes

Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC Kenneth R. Woodcock Christ Church Frederica The Abeles Foundation The Daniel & Estrellita Brodsky Foundation Leslie D. Mattingly The Saldaña Family Foundation at Domingo Alonso Lilly del Caribe, Inc. The Miami Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Caligiuri Luis González-Esteves Thomas Donnelly Luke N. Allen Lorena Gómez Ediciones Santillana EVERTEC

64 65 Donations Donations $5,000—$9,999 $10,000—$99,999

Donors Donors

Andrew B. Janszky & Patricia Ferrari Plaza Provision Anonymous SC Johnson de Puerto Rico Art Tech Promotionals PR Textile Recycling LLC Anonymous Shield-Ayres Foundation Anonymous Surdna Foundation

Baristas del Caribe LLC Stryker Bob and Margy Ayres The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation Center for a New Economy The Boeckman Family Foundation The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Carmen Báez The Frank Pace Jr Foundation, Inc. The Mall of San Juan C-Com Group, Inc. The Pamela Howard Family Foundation, Inc. David B. Hartwell The Nature Conservancy The Sullivan & Cromwell Foundation The Newburgh Institute for the Arts The Paul and Mary McEvoy Fund David H. Anderson Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Tzell Travel Foundation Voices for Puerto Rico

Fundación Ángel Ramos Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico Fundación Plaza del Caribe Dennis H. Rivera & Terry Bischoff Fundación Segarra Boerman e Hijos, Inc

José A. Figueroa Morales Grupo Herrans/Merrill Lynch

Latino Footprint José A. Negroni Díaz Lawson Valentine Foundation Lisina Hoch Metropolitan Group Microsoft Merck Las Piedras Model Offset Printing Mónica de la Torre National Trust for Historic Preservation North American Association for Environmental Educators

66 67 Donations Para la Naturaleza Conservation Trust Leadership Team of Puerto Rico Governance

Dennis H. Rivera, Chair Board of Trustees $100,000 + Marie C. Salerno of CTPR Joaquín B. Viso Dennis Rivera, Chair Donors Management Team Marie Salerno Joaquín Viso Lcdo. Fernando Lloveras, Esq. President Advisory Council Hispanic Federation Fernando Abruña, FAIA Jorge Báez César Alvarado Torres, Esq., Director of Operations Representing the Governor or Joaquín B. Viso & Olga Lizardi Puerto Rico Ana M. Carrión-Silva Carmen Báez, Vice-Chair Director of Development Javier Bonnín Orozco, AIA, Liberty Cablevision LEED AP Félix Vega Douglas W. Domenech, Director of Finance representing the Department of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC the Interior PRxPR María Cristina Aponte, CPA José Rafael Fernández Financial Management Blas Fonalledas, Chair Accountant & Controller M Salomé Galib, Esq. SOMOS Ana María García Blanco Neida Pumarejo, Esq. Francisco Xavier González Land Conservation Director Andrew Light, Ph.D. The Puerto Rican Relief and Rebuilding and Legal Counsel Lucilla Fuller Marvel, AICP, PPL Fund of the Partnership for NYC at The Leslie D. Mattingly, Esq. New York Community Trust Rafael Rivera Juan Carlos Navarro Director of Natural Protected William Riefkohl, JD Areas Jorge San Miguel, Esq. Federico Sánchez Ortiz Katalina Puig Roberto Serrallés, Ph.D. Marketing Manager Brenda Torres, MEM, LEED AP

María Corujo Advisory Council Emeritus Human Resources Manager Luis Álvarez Ricardo Castillo Pedro Gelabert Information Systems Manager Alida Ortiz Sotomayor, Ph.D. Miguel Soto Class, JD Elizabeth Padilla Science, Education and Volunteers Manager

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2017 was a time of many accomplishments and challenges for Para la Naturaleza. The strongest hurricane season in the history of the Atlantic Ocean put to the test the adaptability of our communities and ecosystems. It gave us the opportunity to manifest our response capacity, resilience and social commitment as a nonprofit organization.

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