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OKLAHOMA 2020 IMPACT REPORT the NATURE from the I Hope This Letter Finds You Well OKLAHOMA 2020 IMPACT REPORT THE NATURE FROM THE I hope this letter finds you well. Although I almost CONSERVANCY always start my letter to you in this same way, OF OKLAHOMA DIRECTOR the statement this year has special meaning given the circumstances in which we all find ourselves. WHERE WE WORK The pandemic has changed life as we know it, at least for the near term; The Nature BOARD OF TRUSTEES Conservancy (TNC) has been taking the situation quite seriously, undertaking new policies and procedures designed to keep our donors, partners and staff safe. Many of our office OFFICERS staff are working from home and our preserve staff are working under special practices to Black Mesa Preserve Brian Bourgeois, Chairman 1,660 acres keep conservation rolling forward. John Seldenrust, Vice Chair, Governance Joseph H. Williams High Plains Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Miles Tolbert, Vice Chair, Conservation 39,650 acres For me, part of the anxiety I was feeling initially —outside the safety of my family, coworkers Caroline Patton, Vice Chair, Philanthropy E.C. Springer Ozark Cave and friends —was related to being stuck at home. While it’s been wonderful to spend more Four Prairie Preserve Preserves time with my family, there was still something amiss. I quickly realized that this missing Canyon 40 acres Keystone Ancient 315 acres TRUSTEES Forest Preserve Preserve s piece was time spent out in nature. The result was a concerted effort to get out to hike and 1,276 acres k Dr. Craig Abbott 4,050 acres r float. I’ve spent time kayaking the Upper Mountain Fork and Kiamichi Rivers, hiking at the a J.T. Nickel Conservancy Preserve Spring z Chad Dillingham O Family Nature Tallgrass Prairie and J.T. Nickel Preserves, and more time in the woods behind my house. Tulsa Creek Ford Drummond & Wildlife Consevation Easement Illinois Preserve It seems so many of us are feeling the exact same way judging by the huge surge in John D. Groendyke River 17,247 acres visitation we have seen at our preserves. Our trails remain open and nature continues to Mark Helm dazzle us with its amazing beauty. At the same time, we’ve had to adapt to the times which Rudy J. Herrmann Open to the Public means we are offering more ways to get you, our donors, out in nature, even if it means Deanne Hughes Oklahoma City doing it virtually. I hope you’ve been able to take advantage of these new opportunities. Cooperative Land Projects Jenk Jones, Jr. Leslie Kutz In this issue of our Impact Report, you’ll see many stories about the exciting work and new Conservancy Priority Watershed John Lindsay ountains partnerships we have undertaken to conserve the lands and waters we all need for our ita M Neal McCaleb ach well-being. Conserving nature is as much about people as it is anything else. Conservancy Office Ou Cucumber Creek Preserve J. Larry Nichols Wichita Blue River 3,629 acres Thank you for your support. We simply cannot do it without you. John Nickel Mountains s Kiamichi River n Pontotoc Ridge i Joseph (Jody) Parker, Jr. a Oka’ Yanahli t Preserve n Preserve OUR MISSION is to conserve David Riggs u 2,860 acres o 2 3,598 acres Boehler Glover Cheers, M Usha Turner Seeps & the lands and waters on which e Hottonia River l k Bottoms Sandhills c all life depends. u Preserve Preserve b FOUNDERS r 980 acres 484 acres Dr. Jerry J. Crockett A Mike Fuhr, State Director Frederick Drummond* ON THE COVER: TNC staff tour the Kiamichi Leonard J. Eaton* River with the Army Corps of Engineers. William G. Kerr © Going West Productions. PAGE 2: BOTTOM- 48% Corporations Conservation John Kilpatrick* RIGHT: These are unaudited financials for fiscal 77% year ending on June 30, 2020 of The Nature Program 14% Foundations Robert E. Lorton, Jr. Frank A. McPherson Conservancy of Oklahoma. Audited financial 14% Fundraising 1% Bequests statements of The Nature Conservancy can be George J. Records General & found at nature.org. 9% 13% Individuals C.J. (Pete) Silas* THE GREAT 107,471 10,032 530 8 Administrative 11% Memberships Dr. G. Rainey Williams* TOTAL ACRES that ACRES of conservation MILES of Oklahoma’s ECOREGIONS in Joseph H. (Joe) Williams STATE OF The Nature Conservancy easements in freshwater resources Oklahoma where we OKLAHOMA | 2020 IMPACT REPORT IMPACT OKLAHOMA | 2020 has protected across the Oklahoma that we that we prioritize work to protect our OK PROGRAMMATIC OK FUNDRAISING * deceased OKLAHOMA great state of Oklahoma. monitor every year. for monitoring and state’s native plant and EFFICIENCY IN FY 2020 BY SOURCE IN FY 2020 protection. wildlife diversity. We unite people and organizations to solve the tough, PARTNERING FOR PROTECTION complex problems we face: Together. Ensuring Sustainable Watersheds Planting the Path for Pollinators In April, TNC teamed up with the Chickasaw Nation and Bureau of To increase pollinator habitat and awareness in rural communities, TNC partnered with the Oklahoma Indian Affairs to enter into a first-of-its-kind agreement to increase Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) to create the Pollinator Challenge, an Okies for Monarchs the amount of acres burned in Chickasaw Territory using prescribed education and outreach program for county conservation districts. In 2019, districts were challenged to fire on TNC properties in the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer recharge gather 25 or more monarch pledges from a public event such as their local county fair. Seventeen districts zone. Restoring the prescribed fire regime will improve wildlife participated in the challenge and gathered a total of 401 pledges. Each of these districts received a 1/2 pound habitat, enrich livestock grazing conditions and reduce the negative of native wildflower seed mix, as well as a $500 grant. Districts put their grants to work on pollinator projects effects of a wildfire event. The partnership will encompass up to in their communities by partnering with tribes, youth organizations, municipalities, schools, retirement centers 3,600 acres of prescribed fire at Pontotoc Ridge and Oka’ Yanahli and farmers markets. Projects ranged from community gardens and roadside habitat to outdoor classrooms Preserves within three years. Along with an astonishing array of and landowner workshops. Districts also received free Okies for Monarchs habitat signs for their public- plants and wildlife, approximately 150,000 people in south-central facing projects. Seeds and materials for this program were funded by a grant from the Natural Resources Oklahoma depend on a healthy, sustainable Arbuckle-Simpson Conservation Service. The grant also funded materials for TNC’s Habitat in a Pack outreach program that Aquifer as their source for water. The health of the land above and enabled TNC to gather 516 monarch pledges from rural landowners and distributed 129 pounds of native upstream of the aquifer is tied to the health of the aquifer itself. And wildflower seed mix which is enough to create 129,000 square feet of pollinator habitat. the health of the aquifer is fundamental for determining the quality and quantity of groundwater available for people and nature to use. 401 3,396 SAVE THE PLEDGES to save the OKLAHOMANS have taken the pledge We are pleased to join monarchs were gathered to help save the monarchs. in this effort to protect MONARCHS by county conservation and preserve the natural districts. “ resources vital to the 129 5 environmental health POUNDS of 129K REPORT IMPACT OKLAHOMA | 2020 and economic prosperity wildflower seed mix SQUARE FEET of pollinator of our local communities distributed to farmers habitat potential from the for generations to come. and ranchers. Habitat in a Pack program. As Chickasaws, we have always valued our close connection TAKE ACTION: You too can help save the monarchs! to nature and our responsibility to exercise > Take the pledge at okiesformonarchs.org responsible stewardship over our resources. – Bill Anoatubby, Governor - The Chickasaw Nation PHOTOS - PAGE 4: LEFT: Blue RIver at Oka’ Yanahli Preserve. © Kim Elkin/TNC; RIGHT: Governor Bill Anoatubby © TNC. PAGE 5 - TOP: Wildflowers on roadside near State Capitol. © Lindsey Hutcheson; OKLAHOMA | 2020 IMPACT REPORT IMPACT OKLAHOMA | 2020 BOTTOM RIGHT: Jimmie Emmons and Gary O’Neill with NRCS. 17 516 Take a deep dive into our collaborative work on 520 ONLINE: © Katie Hawk/TNC; BOTTOM LEFT: Ashley Mann at Adair County COUNTY Conservation Districts are creating PRODUCERS signed the pledge > the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer by visiting nature.org/asa SQUARE MILES lie within the recharge Conservation District. © Courtesy of Adair County Conservation District. pollinator habitat in their communities. to help save the monarchs. zone of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer. One Million Acres of Good Fire in the Osage Across aisles. Across sectors. Across borders. Like rain or sunshine, fire is a natural event that plays an important role in the health of many habitats across Oklahoma. The use of prescribed fire coupled with sustainable grazing practices provides healthy habitats for a myriad of plant and animal species Site Wind Right for Wildlife that call the tallgrass prairie home. As of spring 2020, the prescribed burn team at the In 2016, TNC in Oklahoma teamed up with staff from Texas and Kansas to develop and launch Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve has burned over one million acres on the the Site Wind Right map. Fast forward to 2020, and it has now expanded from three to 17 states preserve and neighboring ranchers’ properties in Osage County. Each year the Tallgrass and covers the country’s “wind belt,” where 80 percent of the onshore wind potential in the U.S. is team conducts approximately 32 prescribed fires, totaling 10,000-15,000 acres burned. found. Wind turbines in the wrong place can be bad for birds and other wildlife.
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