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2009 Annual Report (PDF) June 2009 To Our Cherished Park Supporters: After the Parks Conservancy annual report went to press last month, the Golden Gate National Parks lost its beloved leader, General Superintendent Brian O’Neill. All of us—who either knew Brian personally or shared his dedication to the parklands—mourn the loss of his exuberant and big-hearted presence, but celebrate with keen admiration his legacy of accomplishment across the Golden Gate National Parks. Serving as General Superintendent since 1986, Brian led decades of positive park transformation. He was a powerful voice for many Bay Area conservation causes, a tireless environmental vision- ary, an outstanding National Park Service public servant, and a role model for park executives the world over. Indeed, Brian was the consummate park maker. Evidence of his remarkable handiwork can be found in every corner of the park—from Crissy Field and Fort Baker to Alcatraz and the Presidio—and on every page of this annual report that highlights the many programs and places shaped by his inspiration. Brian was also, most fundamentally, a community builder. Over the three decades of our close friendship, I marveled time and time again at how countless communities of people—within the National Park Service and Parks Conservancy, from all over the Bay and across the nation—rallied to Brian’s strength of purpose. Brian was as beloved as the Golden Gate National Parks he built. His memory is as treasured as our most historic landmarks and his impact as indelible as the red- woods in Muir Woods, the insistent crash of the surf, the rolling fog through the Golden Gate. Brian’s legacy endures beyond his time and extends beyond our parks. A special fund, “The Brian O’Neill Youth Leaders Fund,” has been established in his honor. We invite you to contribute and help ensure Brian’s vision for national parks will continue to flourish. Please contact Kathryn Morelli at (415) 561-3050 or [email protected] for details. Like so many of you, I will miss Brian dearly. I look forward to greeting all of you, Brian’s special friends, in the national parklands where we honor his memory, share in beauty, and feel the pres- ence of life fulfilled. I think Brian would be very happy knowing that we were enjoying the place he helped create—the place that always, always brings us together. With gratitude and thanks, Greg Moore Executive Director 2009 Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 561-3000 www.parksconservancy.org report to the community golden gate national parks conservancy board of trustees dear members of our park community, OFFICERS Colin Lind BOARD ASSOCIATES Robert Fisher Gail P. Seneca THE YEAR 2008 was ONE FOR BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS. The Parks Conservancy shattered records for volunteer Mark Buell (Chair) Managing Partner, Frank Almeda, Ph.D. Member, Board of Directors, Civic Leader participation and financial support to the Golden Gate National Parks. We reached out to new communities that previously had Blum Capital Partners, Gap, Inc. Civic Leader, San Francisco Senior Curator, Department West Shell III few opportunities to enjoy these national parklands. And we extended our efforts in Bay Area public lands to the greater challenge San Francisco of Botany, California Academy Alexander H. Schilling David Grubb Chairman and Chief Executive of realizing a more sustainable global environment. of Sciences (Vice Chair) Phil Marineau Chair, Board of Directors, Officer, Healthline President and CEO, Presidio Trust; Chairman President, Union Square Fritz Arko Rich Silverstein Our 2009 Report to the Community celebrates your support of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy projects and programs. Levi Strauss & Co., Emeritus, Swinerton, Inc. Investment Company, President and General Co-Chairman and Creative San Francisco (retired) Join us for a tour of our accomplishments last year—in partnership with the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust—along San Francisco Manager, Pier 39 (retired) S. Dale Hess Director, Goodby Silverstein expanding circles of impact locally, nationally, and internationally. Lynn Mellen Wendell Amy S. McCombs Leslie Browne Executive Vice President, & Partners Civic Leader, San Francisco San Francisco Convention (Vice Chair) Director, Ellman Burke Cathy Simon We start close to home, with the people by the Bay, who most directly benefit from Parks Conservancy initiatives to educate school- & Visitors Bureau (retired) Civic Leader, San Francisco John E. McCosker, Ph.D. Hoffman & Johnson Principal, Simon Martin- children, welcome underserved populations, and engage the community through volunteerism. David Courtney (Treasurer) Chair, Aquatic Biology, Virgil Caselli Kit Hinrichs Vegue Winkelstein Moris California Academy Partner, Pentagram Executive-in-Residence, Venrock Commercial Property Sharon Y. Woo Then we move to a national perspective, as the Conservancy strives to protect American treasures—from Fort Baker and the Presidio of Sciences, San Francisco Capital, Palo Alto Ventures Nion McEvoy Civic Leader to Muir Woods and Alcatraz Island—that represent the country’s rich biodiversity and historical legacy. Regina Liang Muehlhauser Chairman and CEO, Michael Barr (Secretary) Milton Chen, Ph.D. Doug Wright President, Bank of America, Chronicle Books LLC Finally we arrive at the international stage, upon which the Conservancy aims to foster exchanges of learning—a mission reflected Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Executive Director, The Principal, Douglas Wright San Francisco (retired) Shaw Pittman LLP, George Lucas Educational Donald W. Murphy Consulting in the new Institute at the Golden Gate, dedicated to catalyzing collaborative environmental action all around the world. San Francisco John Murray Foundation CEO, National Underground Rosemary Young Chief Information Officer, Railroad Freedom Center But how do these ripples of influence—traveling beyond our parks and through the Golden Gate—begin? The journey begins with TRUSTEES Carlota del Portillo Former Chair, Peninsula Genworth Financial Wealth every park friend, donor, supporter, and volunteer. It begins with your commitment and persistent Randi Fisher Dean, Mission Campus, City Mark W. Perry Community Foundation Management, Pleasant Hill College of San Francisco vision of future generations enjoying these parklands and this planet’s wonders—just as you do now. Pisces Foundation, San Francisco General Partner, New LIAISONS Jacob E. Perea, Ph.D. Phelps Dewey Enterprise Associates You contribute to the parks in our backyard. You protect the natural and cultural heritage of a nation. John C. Gamble Dean, Social Justice Initiatives, Nancy Bechtle President, Chronicle Toby Rosenblatt You support innovative programs that inspire community-led conservation worldwide. Managing Partner, Allen San Francisco State Co-Chair, 2009 Trails Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory Publishing Company, Former Chair, Board of Forever Dinner; University In making this leap from the personal to the universal, over borders and across sectors, we hope our & Natsis, LLP, San Francisco Book Division (retired) Directors, Presidio Trust Former Liaison to the Rob Price Paula F. Downey Helen Schwab National Park Foundation work transcends all places but remains rooted in this one. We dream our results span all time but start Walter J. Haas Co-Chairman & Creative President, AAA Northern Civic Leader right in this moment. We know our parks exist for all but thrive because of you. Member, Board of Directors, Director, Eleven, Inc., Julie Parish Levi Strauss & Co., California, Nevada & Utah Landscape Designer, Liaison San Francisco Alan Seelenfreund With deep appreciation and gratitude, San Francisco Millard Drexler Retired Chairman, to the William Kent Society Staci Slaughter Chairman and CEO, J. Crew McKesson Corporation Sally Hambrecht Vice President, Communications, Civic Leader, San Francisco San Francisco Giants Gianni Fassio Charlene Harvey Restaurateur (retired) Michael Willis Mark Buell Greg Moore Civic Leader, San Francisco Principal, Michael Willis Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Director Architects, San Francisco Greg Moore (left) and Mark Buell by Crissy Field Marsh SAN RAFAEL Angel iSlAnd Lands within the Authorized Boundaries toMAleS BAy SAMuel p. Taylor StAte Park of the Golden Gate National Parks martinelli ranch StAte Park Mount TamalpAiS MArin StAte Park alcatraz Lands Managed by the National Park Service MuniCipAl wAter 08 point diStriCt fort reYes Baker Lands Managed by the Presidio Trust station muir woods oakwood valley fort Point SF MAritiMe Point Reyes National Seashore SAUSALITO 09 fort mason nAtionAl MILL VALLEY hiSTORICAl 04 crissy field pArk INVERNESS 02 N 05 Native Plant Nurseries N 10 olema valley Bolinas ridge marin gerBode valley headlands 11 N Presidio rodeo valley 06 SAN FRANCISCO BAY N Baker Beach 03 N kirBy cove china BeAr VAlley 01 07 SAN FRANCISCO ViSITOR Center Beach point reyeS Bolinas lAgoon nAtionAl Seashore Point sutro HEIGHTS stinson Beach muir Beach Bonita 12 rocky Point/ cliff house Slide rAnCh DRAKE’S BAY lands end 13 rodeo DALY CITY gulF oF the Beach ocean Beach FArALLONES 14 nAtionAl MArine fort N a cross-section of our accomplishments SAnCtuARY cronkhite tennessee milagra valley fort funston The projects and programs of the Parks Conservancy range as widely as the PACIFIC OCEAN ridge sweeney lands themselves. Sweeping 80 miles from north to south and covering over ridge 80,400 acres, this map is a panoramic snapshot capturing the scale of these 15 national parklands—and the scope
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