SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

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Dear Museum Friends:

This year’s Annual Report ushers in another milestone for the Natural History Museum—the start of our 135th anniversary. We enter this landmark year on the heels of presenting what I believe are some of the most educational exhibitions we have ever offered. Water: A Story and Water: H20 = Life could not have been more timely as we enter into mandatory water rationing. We closed the fi scal year with Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS & The Brain— Our Three Pound Gem. This groundbreaking exhibition had 300,000 visitors and reached an unprecedented number of students with its outreach and programming.

As importantly, as we move into the anniversary year, we refl ect on the theme from our successful capital campaign, Full Circle, which referred to the Museum’s return to its original mission and vision as a repository and research organization focused on our amazing region. Our fi rst comprehensive strategic planning process, initiated in 1991, led us back to the motivation for our founding: a fascination by early San Diegans with the extraordinary biodiversity of the southern California and Baja California region.

It is worthwhile to refl ect on the past year’s accomplishments and on how our mission has consistently guided our efforts in research, education, and exhibitions. The Biodiversity Research Center of the ’ contribution to the Annual Report focuses on an exciting centennial project in the San Jacinto mountains. This expedition unites each of our research disciplines as we revisit pioneering work done 100 years ago, collect new data and compare changes. It represents the highest value of what our Museum can accomplish in providing unbiased scientifi c research which can inform and infl uence communities and the decisions of policy makers.

On a personal note, I returned from my fi rst sabbatical renewed and invigorated. Working with Board President Eleanor Navarra and the Museum’s Senior Management Team, we have met the challenge of these diffi cult economic times and “trimmed our sails.” None of these decisions were easy, but I am confi dent that we have positioned the Museum to weather the ongoing downturn.

We are motivated to strive for excellence by each of you. It is our volunteers, members and donors who have invested in the mission of the Museum and it is our obligation and honor to put into action plans and dreams that will last another 135 years. Please accept our most sincere thanks for your continued commitment to the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Sincerely,

Michael W. Hager, Ph.D. President and CEO

Eleanor A. Navarra Chair, Board of Directors research

4 The Museum’s collections represent a rich and vital source for investigations in many of the fundamental arenas of modern biological sciences.

The Biodiversity Research Center of the Californias

The Biodiversity Research Center total approximately 9.2 million of the Californias (BRCC) is the specimens, some of which date from research division of the Museum, the 1800s. They represent a rich and and includes Birds and Mammals, vital source for investigations in many Botany, Entomology, Herpetology, of the fundamental arenas of modern Marine Invertebrates, Mineralogy, biological sciences, such as climate Paleontology, and the Research change, evolution, biodiversity, Library. BRCC scientists actively and ecology. pursue independent research projects, which range from BRCC staff members work investigating the systematics collaboratively with universities in the of Heteroptera (plant bugs) to U.S. and Mexico, and are involved in research of studies that inform local as well as amphibians and reptiles in Baja binational decisions about endangered California. The BRCC receives project or threatened , land use, and funding from the National Science conservation. This is the tradition Foundation and other respected that started with the forming of the research-granting foundations. San Diego Society of Natural History in 1874, and is still being carried Each curator is entrusted with caring out today. We are proud to present for a collection of irreplaceable examples of such investigations in the specimens. The Museum’s collections following pages.

5 The San Jacintoacin Centennial Resurvey is the quintessentialnti example of the quality of research at tthe San Diego Natural History Museum.m.

San Jacinto Centennial Resurvey

In 1908 the Museum of Vertebrate 2008, Curator of Birds and Mammals region in 1908 but aided by wildfi re Zoology of the University of Philip Unitt has spearheaded and the spread of exotic grasses), California, Berkeley, mounted our team of ornithologists, spread of the desert cottontail an expedition to the San Jacinto mammalogists, herpetologists, (Sylvilagus audubonii) and cactus Mountain region of Riverside County, ecologists, and support staff as they mouse (Peromyscus eremicus) to pioneering the exploration of southern have made expeditions into such elevations considerably higher than California’s biology. On the 100th areas as Tahquitz Valley, Carrizo known in 1908. The discovery of a anniversary of this expedition, Creek, Palm Canyon, and Lake Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (Rana from 2008 to 2011, the San Diego Hemet, collecting specimens and muscosa) in Willow Creek, a new Natural History Museum (SDNHM) data, and photographing each region. locality for that severely endangered is retracing its path to see how the Analysis of the data may reveal species, was welcome news for the area’s wildlife has changed over the how multiple factors such as urban conservation of one of southern last century. The expedition of 1908 development, agriculture, wildfi re, California’s rarest amphibians. represented a unique benchmark, fi re suppression, decreased rainfall, allowing our scientists today to and global warming have affected the The San Jacinto Centennial Resurvey analyze how the wildlife and habitats area’s birds, mammals, reptiles, and is the quintessential example of the of southern California are responding amphibians over the past 100 years. quality of research at the San Diego to environmental change, using the Natural History Museum. It is a longest historic perspective possible. Notable discoveries so far include multi-disciplinary, broad-based, long- the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) term research project which, when The San Diego Natural History at Tahquitz Valley (it was known completed, will provide environmental Museum’s research team has been previously in southern California scientists, ecologists, community visiting the same 19 sites as those only from the San Bernardino planners, and other stakeholders with surveyed in 1908, collecting data on Mountains), nesting of the Hermit invaluable data—facts which, while all species of vertebrates in the region Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) being of immediate use, may very so that comparisons can be made. at Fuller’s Mill, and the Savannah likely play a completely unknown role The original expedition, led by Joseph Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis for those who reside in California long Grinnell, Harry Swarth, and others, nevadensis) at Lake Hemet (both after we are gone. was documented with numerous birds not previously known to specimens, photographs and nest south of the San Bernardino copious fi eld notes that allow today’s Mountains), the invasion of the scientists to design the current effort Rufous-crowned Sparrow (Aimophila as a true comparison. Starting in rufi ceps; absent from the San Jacinto

6 Research Without Borders

In April 2009 Dr. Jon Rebman, Curator used to determine what species are Baja California, and scanned and of Botany, made a collecting trip on found in what areas, what plants indexed fi eld notes from the muleback into one of the most remote are fl ourishing, what species may historical collections of former regions of Baja California, the Sierra have declined over time, and how curator Reid Moran. de la Libertad. This area is practically scarce a particular species may be. uninhabited and inaccessible, and This comprehensive aggregation of Information technology is allowing thus represented a chance for the information is enormously important our researchers to squeeze ever more botanists to fi nd and collect plants for the “big picture” it can provide. knowledge out of specimens that that might be newly documented continue to be brought in by the as occurring in the peninsula, or In December of last year, Dr. Rebman tried-and-true techniques of fi eld potentially even plants unknown to initiated the establishment of the work and collecting. science. As he rode in on muleback, Baja California Botanical Consortium he carried that most venerable and (BCBC), a group including four basic implement of the botanist’s tool institutions from both sides of the kit, the wooden plant press. border, in addition to the SDNHM, to combine their data to provide In sharp contrast to the humble just such a “big picture” of what plant press, our researchers also is happening with the plants of increasingly rely on sophisticated Baja California. This information digital information as one of the best is available to researchers on our tools to advance their cause and to Baja California website at bajafl ora. share their expertise. As interest org. Although tools are still being grows in conserving biodiversity and developed to make the database promoting environmental protection, fully searchable for the public at the data we can compile from large, a wealth of the Museum’s collections, such as those found in own resources are already available, academic and museum herbaria, including photographs of plants, are very signifi cant. Specimen data images of regional habitats, a gleaned from a range of herbaria database of historic place names of such as our own at the San Diego Natural History Museum can be pooled and the resulting information

7 Paleontological salvage operations at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law yielded some amazing fi nds this past winter.

8 Local Discoveries

The Paleontology and PaleoServices Conference activities involved smaller terrestrial mammals such as departments have been busy over fi eldwork to reopen the original rabbit and horse, a partial gray whale the past fi scal year. A signifi cant quarry site and recover samples skeleton, and shells of subtropical achievement was the hosting of a for dating the strata. Conference mollusks were discovered in a mini-conference about the nature lab work examined fossils and sequence of strata exposed between of a partial mastodon skeleton associated rocks recovered from the 10 and 40 feet below street level. originally excavated by Museum quarry and reviewed original quarry Diagnostic fossils of the mammoth paleontologists in 1993 along maps, photographs, and fi eld notes. included both tusks, a partial skull, State Route 54 in National City. Discussions focused on patterns of four molar teeth, the atlas vertebra, The Pleistocene-age fossil and the bone and rock breakage found in the and bones of the forelimb, while sedimentary rocks preserving it quarry, possible processes responsible diagnostic elements of the gray appear to provide intriguing evidence for the breakage patterns, and the whale recovered included a scapula, relevant to the question of when age of the site. The conference was a complete lower jaw, portions of humans fi rst reached the Americas. a success and resulted in a series of the rostrum, and numerous ribs and This controversial subject was a key recommendations for future work and vertebrae. The age of these fossils is element of the conference, which publications. estimated to be 200,000 to 500,000 was attended by scientists from the years old. University of Michigan, the Denver Paleontological salvage operations Museum of Nature and Science, at the Thomas Jefferson School of the University of Illinois, Anza- Law in the East Village community Borrego Desert State Park, and other of downtown San Diego yielded institutions, along with the San Diego some amazing fi nds this past winter. Natural History Museum. Pleistocene-age fossils, including a partial mammoth skeleton, remains of

9 Scientifi c Publications

Archibald, J.D. 2008. Edward Bisconti, M., Carnieri, E., Roselli, Brown, J. W & K. Nishida. 2008. A Hitchcock’s pre-Darwin (1840) “Tree of A. 2008. L’evoluzione biologica nei new species of Acleris (: Life.” Journal of the History of Biology. percorsi e nei laboratori didattici di ) from high elevations Online First. zoologia e antropologia presso il Museo of Costa Rica, feeding on di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo (Rosaceae). SHILAP Revista de Archibald, J.D. 2009. The Age of di Livorno. In, Domenici V., Lenzi Lepidopterologia 36 (143): 341–348. Mammals: How It All Began. Review of A., Montesarchio E. (eds.), Codice The Beginning of the Age of Mammals Brown, J. W. 2008. Book review: Armonico 2008—Secondo congresso by Kenneth D. Rose. Journal of “Palaearctic Tortricidae. Volume di scienze naturali Ambiente toscano. Mammalian Evolution 16:117–118. 1. General Part and Tortricini,” by Edizioni ETS, Pisa. Pp. 146–152. Jozef Razowski. Proceedings of the Austin, D.F. & R.S. Felger. 2008. Bisconti, M. 2008. Morphology and Entomological Society of Washington Sichuan Peppers and the Etymology of phylogenetic relationships of a new 110:1246–1248. Fagara (Rutaceae). Economic Botany eschrichtiid (Cetacea: Mysticeti) 62(4):567–573. Brown, J. W. 2008. Book review: from the Early Pliocene of northern “The Washington Biologists’ Field Beier, P., D.R. Majka, and W.D. Italy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Club: Its Members and Its History Spencer. 2008. Forks in the road: Society, 158:161–186. (1900–2006),” edited by Matthew Choices in GIS procedures for designing Boyd, R.S., M.A. Davis, M.A. Wall and Perry. Proceedings of the Entomological wildland linkages. Conservation Biology K. Balkwill. 2009. Host plant-herbivore Society of Washington 110:1249– 22:836–851. studies on Chrysolina clathrata (Clark) 1250. Berta, A. 2008. Systematics: In: (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Carnieri, E., Bisconti, M. 2008. W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J.G.M. Mpumalanga, South Africa. Modifi cazioni ambientali e faunistiche Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Science 16:81–88. durante l’Olocene sull’Isola di Pianosa Marine Mammals, Second Edition. Boyd, R.S., M.A. Wall, and T. (Arcipelago Toscano, Italia): le evidenze Academic Press, Burlington, MA, USA. Jaffré. 2009. Do tropical nickel malacologiche. In; Domenici V., Lenzi Pp. 1148–1152. hyperaccumulators mobilize metals into A., Montesarchio E. (eds.), Codice Berta, A. 2008. Pinnipedia, Overview; epiphytes? A test using bryophytes from Armonico 2008—Secondo congresso In: W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J.G.M. New Caledonia. Northeastern Naturalist. di scienze naturali Ambiente toscano. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of 16 (Special Issue 5):139–154. Edizioni ETS, Pisa. Pp. 66–69. Marine Mammals, Second Edition. Boyd, R.S., M.A. Wall, S. R. Santos, Deméré, T.A. and J. Yonas. 2009. Academic Press, Burlington, MA, USA. and M.A. Davis. 2009. Variation Locomotion, Terrestrial. In: W.F. Perrin, Pp. 878–885. of morphology and elemental B. Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Berta, A. 2008. Pinniped evolution: concentrations in the California Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, In: W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J.G.M. nickel hyperaccumulator Streptanthus Second Edition. Academic Press, Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of polygaloides (Brassicaceae). Burlington, MA, USA. Pp. 672–673. Marine Mammals, Second Edition. Northeastern Naturalist. 16 (Special Deméré, T.A. and A. Berta. 2008. Academic Press, Burlington, MA, USA. Issue 5):21–38. Cranial anatomy of the toothed Pp. 861–868. Brown, J. W. and F. Komai. 2008. mysticete Aetiocetus weltoni and its Berta, A. and T.A. Deméré. 2008. Key to the larvae of Castanea-feeding implications for aetiocetid phylogeny. Mysticetes, Evolution. In: W.F. Perrin, frequently intercepted at Zoological Journal of Linnean Society, B. Wursig, and J.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), U.S. ports-of-entry. Tropical Lepidoptera 154(2):308–352. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Research 18(1):2–4. Ezcurra, E., M.A. Carvajal, R. Cudney- Second Edition. Academic Press, Brown, J. W. 2008. Review of Bueno, and J. Torre. 2009. Gulf of Burlington, MA, USA. Pp. 749–753. the Neotropical genus Cacocharis California, Mexico. In: K. McLeod Bisconti, M. 2008. Le culture degli altri Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: and H. Leslie (eds.) Ecosystem-Based animali. Zanichelli, Bologna; p. 207. ), with comments on Management for the Oceans. Island its geographic distribution and Press, New York. Pp. 227–252. Bisconti, M. 2009. Introduzione ai new synonymy. Proceedings of the metodi statistici di base negli studi Entomological Society of Washington paleoantropologici; In: Mallegni F., 110:533–542. Lippi B. (eds.), Non omnis moriar— Manuale di Antropologia. CISU, Roma. Pp. 319–353.

10 Ezcurra, E. 2008. No way back. In: México. In: Estudios de las Islas del Mellink, E., M. Riojas-López and J. Nancy Sutor (curator) The history of the Golfo de California. Flores-Campaña, Luévano-Esparza. 2009. New breeding future: Photographs by Michael Berman L.M. (Editor). Universidad Autónoma records of Charadriiformes along the and Julián Cardona, essays by Charles de Sinaloa-Gobierno del Estado de coast of Jalisco-Guerrero, southern Bowden, Julián Cardona, and Exequiel Sinaloa-Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Mexico. Waterbirds 32:44–53. Ezcurra. The Lannan Foundation, Santa Tecnología, México. Pp. 115–122. Mellink, E., M.E. Riojas-López and J. Fe, New Mexico. Pp. 26–29. Hertz, C.M. 2008. Growth changes in Luévano-Esparza. 2009. Organchlorine Ezcurra, E. 2008. Biodiversity, a fragile pustulata (Lightfoot, 1786) content and shell thickness in brown inheritance. In: The Camino Real and (: ). The Festivus booby (Sula leucogaster) eggs in the the Missions of the Baja California 40(10):121–122. Gulf of California and the southern Peninsula. Fundación Manuel Arango Pacifi c coast of Mexico. Environmental Hertz, C.M. 2009. An adventure at and Instituto Nacional de Antropología Pollution 157: 2184–2188. Playa Matanchén, Nayarit, México. The e Historia, México, D.F. p. 3. Festivus 41(4):38. Mellink, E., M. Riojas-López, J. Ezcurra, E. 2008. Baja California, The Luévano-Esparza and J. Wheeler. 2009. Hertz, C.M. and C. Skoglund. 2008. An geography of hope. In: The Camino Real Historic changes in mid-winter use undescribed Panamic Cyclostremiscus and the Missions of the Baja California of Laguna Cuyutlán, Colima, Mexico, (Tornidae: Vitrinellinae: Gastaropoda). Peninsula. Fundación Manuel Arango by waterfowl. Ornitología Neotropical The Festivus 40(8):93–94. and Instituto Nacional de Antropología 20:171–179. e Historia, México, D.F. p. 2. Hoebeke, E. R., A. G. Wheeler, Jr., Paquin P., N. Duperre, J.C. and J. W. Brown. 2008. Garcillán, P. P., J. Rebman, and F. Cokendolpher, K. White, and M. Hedin. xylosteana (L.) (Lepidoptera: Casillas. 2009. Analysis of the non- 2008. The fundamental importance of Tortricidae), a Palearctic leaf-roller, new native fl ora of Ensenada, fast growing in conservation biology: The to North America. Proceedings of the city in northwestern Baja California. case of the eyeless Cicurina bandida Entomological Society of Washington Urban Ecosystems, DOI 10.1007/ (Araneae: Dictynidae) of Central Texas, 110: 789–795. s11252–009–0091–1. including new synonyms and the Kelly, A.C., Mateus-Pinilla, N.E., description of the male of the species. Grismer, L.L. 2008. On the distribution Diffendorfer, J.E., Jewell, E., Ruiz, Invertebrate Systematics 22,1–11. and identifi cation of Cyrtodactylus M.O., Killefer, J., Shelton, P., Beissel, brevipalmatus Smith, 1923, and Peters, E.M., C. Martorell, and E. T., Novakofski, J. 2008. Prion sequence Cyrtodactylus elok Dring, 1979. The Ezcurra. 2009. The adaptive value polymorphisms and chronic wasting Raffl es Bulletin of Zoology. 56(1):177– of cued seed dispersal in desert disease resistance in Illinois white- 179. plants: Seed retention and release tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus): in Mammillaria pectinifera, a small Grismer, L.L., T. Neang, T. Chav, P.L. Prion, v. 2, p. 1–9. globose cactus. American Journal of Wood, Jr., J.R. , J. Holden, J.L. Lovich, K., C.R. Mahrdt, and K.R. Botany 96(2):537–541. Grismer, T.R. Szutz, and T.M. Youmans. Beaman. 2008. A curator and his 2008. Additional amphibians and rattlesnakes: The history of Laurence Pierce, Nuri and M. G. Simpson. reptiles from the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Monroe Klauber at the . 2009. Polyaperturate pollen types Sanctuary in northwestern Cardamom In: William K. Hayes, Kent R. Beaman, and ratios of heteromorphism in Mountains, Cambodia, with comments Michael D. Cardwell, and Sean P. Bush the monocot genus Conostylis R. on their taxonomy and the discovery of (Eds), The Biology of Rattlesnakes, Br. (Haemodoraceae). Australian three new species. The Raffl es Bulletin Loma Linda University Press, Loma Systematic Botany 22:16–30. of Zoology 56(1):161–175. Linda, California. Pp. 25–38. Price, R.D., Johnson, K.P. and Grismer, L.L., P.L. Wood Jr., and J.L. Luévano, J., E. Mellink, M.E. Riojas- Dalgleish, R.C. 2008. Five new Grismer. 2009. A new insular species López and J.L. Flores-Flores. 2008. species of Myrsidea Waterston of skink of the genus Sphenomorphus Comunidades de roedores nocturnos (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Scincidae) en un ecotono de matorrales micrófi los antshrikes and antbirds (Passeriformes: from Pulau Perhentian Besar, y zacatal gipsófi lo en San Luis Thamnophilidae). Zootaxa, 1819: Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Potosí, México. Revista Mexicana de 55–62. Tropical Life Sciences Research, Biodiversidad 79:197–203. 20(1):51–69. Price, R.D., Johnson, K.P. and Mellink, E. and M. E. Riojas-López. Guevara-Medina, M.A., J.A. Castillo- Dalgleish, R.C. 2008. Five new 2009. Waterbirds and human-related Guerrero y E. Mellink, 2008. species of Myrsidea Waterston threats to their conservation in Laguna Variaciones interanuales en la (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Cuyutlán, Colima, México. Revista de biología reproductiva del rabijunco saltators and grosbeaks (Passeriformes: Biología Tropical Pp. 571–12. de pico rojo (Phaethon aethereus) Cardinalidae). Zootaxa 1873:1–10. en Farallon de San Ignacio, Sinaloa,

11 Prothero, D.R. 2008. Missing links Razowski, J. and J. W. Brown. 2008. Houghton Miffl in Company, and found: Transitional forms in the fossil New species, new combinations, New York. Birds 39(1):47–50. mammal record. In: Schneidermann, J., and new synonymies in Neotropical Vetter, R.S., L.S. Vincent, J.E. Berrian, and Allmon, W. (eds.), For the Record: Episimus Walsingham, 1892 and J.K. Kempf. 2008. Metaltella Geologists on Intelligent Design. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: simoni (Araneae: Amphinectidae): University of California Press, Berkeley. Olethreutinae). Acta Zoologica widespread in coastal southern Pp. 39–59. Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 83–144. California. Pan-Pacifi c Entomologist Prothero, D.R. 2008. Paleogene Rea, A. M. 2008. Ethnobiology of 84(2):146–149. climates, In: Gornitz, V. (ed.), desert springs. In: L. E. Stevens Vieyra, L., E. Velarde, and E. Ezcurra. Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and V. J. Meretsky (eds.) Aridland 2008. Effects of parental age and and Ancient Environments. Kluwer Springs in North America: Ecology and availability of small pelagic fi sh on the Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Conservation. University of Arizona reproductive success of Heermann’s Netherlands. Pp. 728–733. Press, Tucson, Pp. 268–278. Gulls in the Gulf of California. Ecology Prothero, D.R. 2008. Do impacts Riojas-López, M.E., E. Mellink, 90(4):1084–1094. really cause most mass extinctions? and J. Bojórquez Martínez. 2008. Vincent, L.S., R.S. Vetter, W.J. Wrenn, In: Seckbach, J. (ed.), From Fossils to Métodos básicos para el muestreo de J.K.Kempf, and J.E.Berrian. 2009. The Astrobiology. Springer: New York. Pp. vegetación y vertebrados terrestres, con brown widow spider Latrodectus 411–423. énfasis en la región de Los Llanos de geometricus C.L.Koch, 1841, in Ojuelos. Universidad de Guadalajara. Prothero, D.R., E. Draus, E. A. Nesbitt, southern California. Pan-Pacifi c Guadalajara, Jal. T.M. Smiley, and C. Burns. 2009. 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12 BRCC Associate List

Ms. Susan Arter Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. James E. Diffendorfer Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. Jeffrey L. Lincer Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. Eric Mellink Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. Michael A. Patten Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. Matt Rahn Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. Amadeo M. Rea Birds and Mammals Research Associate Dr. Wayne D. Spencer Birds and Mammals Research Associate Ms. Suzanne Bond Birds and Mammals Departmental Associate Dr. Reid Moran Botany Curator Emeritus Dr. José Delgadillo Rodriguez Botany Research Associate Dr. Anne Fege Botany Research Associate Dr. Richard S. Felger Botany Research Associate Dr. José Luis León de la Luz Botany Research Associate Dr. Michael S. Mayer Botany Research Associate Dr. Michael G. Simpson Botany Research Associate Mr. Jim Dice Botany Departmental Associate Mr. Roderick Dossey Botany Departmental Associate Ms. Annette Winner Botany Departmental Associate Mr. Larry Hendrickson Botany Field Associate Ms. Jerilyn Hirshberg Botany Field Associate Dr. Robert C. Vinton Botany Field Associate Dr. Paisley Cato Collections Care Research Associate Dr. John Brown Entomology Research Associate Dr. Robert C. Dalgleish Entomology Research Associate Mr. David K. Faulkner Entomology Research Associate Dr. Marshal C. Hedin Entomology Research Associate Dr. Tomas M. Mustelin Entomology Research Associate Mr. James Berrian Entomology Departmental Associate Mr. Matthew Graham Entomology Departmental Associate Mr. Ron McPeak Entomology Departmental Associate Ms. Daniela E. Ramirez C. Entomology Departmental Associate Dr. Charles Crumly Herpetology Research Associate Dr. Lee Grismer Herpetology Research Associate Dr. William Presch Herpetology Research Associate Mr. Clark Mahrdt Herpetology Departmental Associate Mr. Richard Schwenkmeyer Herpetology Departmental Associate Mr. Angelo Soto-Centeno Herpetology Departmental Associate Mr. Dustin Wood Herpetology Departmental Associate Ms. Carol Barsi Librarian Emeritus Dr. Reed Pierce Library Departmental Associate Dr. Joel Martin Marine Invertebrates Research Associate Mrs. Carole M. Hertz Marine Invertebrates Departmental Associate Mr. Larry Lovell Marine Invertebrates Departmental Associate Mrs. Barbara W. Myers Marine Invertebrates Departmental Associate Dr. Michael J. Walawender Mineralogy Research Associate Ms. Pamela Bruder Mineralogy Departmental Associate Dr. J. David Archibald Paleontology Research Associate Dr. Annalisa Berta Paleontology Research Associate Dr. Michelangelo Bisconti Paleontology Research Associate Mr. Ian Browne Paleontology Research Associate Dr. Robert M. Chandler Paleontology Research Associate Dr. Paul C. Murphey Paleontology Research Associate Dr. Donald R. Prothero Paleontology Research Associate Dr. Hugh M. Wagner Paleontology Research Associate Ms. H. Patricia Don Vito Paleontology Departmental Associate Ms. Carol Stadum Paleontology Departmental Associate

13 education

BioBlitz, the Museum’s annual rapid biodiversity assessment, held this year at Mission Trails Regional Park, enticed naturalists of all ages into the fi eld.

BioBlitz sponsored by Heller Foundation of San Diego, Union Bank of California, Beyster Family Foundation Fund

14 Concerns about a growing disconnect members. Over 62,000 students between humans and our surrounding participated in onsite and offsite environment have proliferated across programs. Nearly 9,000 people Volunteer Canyoneers led over 150 elementary school the country, spreading through books participated in lectures, classes and groups on Friday-morning hikes such as Richard Louv’s Last Child in Museum trips. through local natural areas the Woods and articles in The New such as the Torrey Pines State York Times. One such article suggests The Sustainable Planet Lecture Reserve. that we are so disconnected from Series hosted four sold-out lectures School in the Park students the living world that we can live in addressing issues like The Coming scoured Balboa Park for rocks the midst of a mass extinction and Fight for Water and Thinking Like a and minerals, surveying the be entirely unaware that anything is Watershed, which complemented the landscape around the Museum to identify local landforms, and happening. two water exhibitions the Museum measuring weather conditions hosted. at different park locations. San Diego Natural History Museum’s Education Department addresses Disconnect from the natural world PROBEA cultivated a native plant nursery in La Gloria, these concerns. With programs like may be a growing epidemic as time Mexico, with more than BioBlitz, PROBEA, School in the Park, and technology progress, but the 20 different native species and the Sustainable Planet Lecture Museum’s Education Department available for Baja California Series the Museum has canvassed provides a remedy when you feel your teachers and schools to check the trails and backwoods, parks and eyes beginning to hurt from staring out and study. beaches of San Diego County and at your computer screen and your BioBlitz, the Museum’s annual Baja California to re-establish and spine beginning to form to that offi ce rapid biodiversity assessment, strengthen the bond between nature chair. San Diego is one of the best held this year at Mission Trails Regional Park, enticed and you. classrooms nature offers, and the naturalists of all ages into Museum’s programs provide ample the fi eld. Amateur botanists The Education Department was also ways to learn within and throughout it. uncovered two species of busy connecting people with nature lichen new to the region, inside its walls. The Nature to You budding bird lovers spotted a new species of bird not seen in Loan Program loaned out 2,096 the area before, and families specimens and reached 92,275 spent hours examining beetles, teachers, students and social club bats, and butterfl ies alongside Museum scientists.

15 exhibits

More than 424,000 people enjoyed the Museum’s exhibitions, including 44,475 students (11,000 of whom used our Museum Access Fund for free admission), and 49,000 San Diegans who visited on Resident’s Free Tuesdays during the fi rst week of each month.

16Water: H2O=Life Science writer Loren Eisely once said, demanding antagonists—human over- the human brain, the anatomical key “If there is magic on this earth, it is consumption and climatic warming— to our species’ development and the contained in water.” Unfortunately the exhibition warns of the imbalance primary distinction between us and that magic threatens to fi zzle in the between water availability and our fellow creatures. wake of a warming climate and ever- consumption and demonstrates that increasing human impacts. Its beauty we have demanded much without Over 20 full-body specimens, and power, infl uence and inspiration considering the limit of our supply. numerous case displays, and several hang perilously in the balance in an public programs explored the complex era when our water usage may well Both exhibitions concluded with a make-up of the human body, from reshape and restructure ecological message of hope and empowerment: birth to death, through developing communities as we have known them. as part of a local and global adolescent years and into various ecosystem dependent on water, we states of aging. Visitors came face-to- The San Diego Natural History can begin building a balanced and face with ailments including cancer, Museum hosted two exhibitions about sustainable water “economy” and addiction, obesity, and brain damage, water this year, Water: H2O=Life and leave a viable water legacy for future and learned how our complex system Water: A California Story, to address generations. of bones, muscles, and organs the importance of sustainable water work together to accomplish the usage, and to inspire within visitors a An exhibition of real human bodies extraordinary endeavors unique to the respect for the environment in which may seem outside the scope of a human race. they live. natural history museum, but BODY WORLDS & The Brain—Our Three

Water: H2O=Life surveyed waterr on Pound GeGemm actually revealed humans a global level, exploring its physicalsical as oonene ooff tthehe mostmost rremarkableemarkable nature, its ubiquitous yet ultimatelyately crcreatureseatures on EEarth.arth. ThThisis eexhibitionxhibition fi nite and unevenly distributed offered gguestsuests an in-dein-depthpth view of existence, and the responsibilityy we have to share the existing fractionion ooff usable water.

Water: A California Story, the Museum’s own regional water exhibition, narrates the story of local water supply and demand.. BByy setting the scene within southernrn California’s environmental conditionsditions and introducing the confl ict between local water supply and iitsts

17 development

Philanthropy: Voluntary giving of time, assistance, or money for the public good. The term is from the Latin, philanthropia, which means “love of man.” 1. desire to benefi t humanity. A desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities —Encarta Dictionary

The most common reaction people Here at the San Diego Natural History We are only successful at fundraising have to those of us who choose a Museum the development staff has when we refl ect the values of the profession in fundraising is, “I could the privilege of working with each of organization we work for and are never do that—ask people for money!” you and helping direct your support as passionate about its mission as My response is that it is a privilege to the research and programs that each of you. Every one of us in the and an honor to assist people who you are passionate about. You provide Institutional Advancement Division is give of their time, their talent and guidance on the board; you devote dedicated to the Museum, its mission their treasure in support of something countless hours as volunteers in our and its vision. Being able to work with that they believe in…and that’s what research division; you help us educate each of you, every day, and see the philanthropy is about. children about the natural world—in vision realized is more rewarding than short, the Museum couldn’t do its job you can ever imagine. Thank you for Here in the we set the without you. And when people are allowing us the privilege of working standard worldwide for philanthropy. passionate about natural history, and at the heart of philanthropy. We Our tradition of coming together to recognize that the Museum’s mission appreciate your generosity each and meet critical unmet societal needs, is a match with their passions, it’s not every year, and your friendship. We fi rst as volunteers in grass-roots about asking for money. We simply look forward to serving you in the years organizations, then as board members ask how we can help you in realizing to come. and donors, is unique and a model and that mission, whether it’s through a inspiration for the rest of the world. research expedition, a new permanent exhibition, providing access for school Ann Laddon children, or the countless other ways Vice President of your generosity has a profound effect. Institutional Advancement

18 Boards & Committees

Board of Directors Enrique Hambleton Robert Proulx Chairman, Pronatura Noroeste Offi cers Vice President, Marketing, Eleanor Navarra, Chair Nanogen, Inc. Richard Kiy Community Volunteer President & CEO, International Mark H. Thiemens, Ph.D. Community Foundation Iris Engstrand, Ph.D., Vice Chair Dean and Professor, Division of Professor of History, University of Physical Science, UCSD Sergio Knaebel San Diego Grant Director, Sandler Family Yolanda Walther-Meade Supporting Foundation Jon Schmid, Secretary Advisor of the Center for U.S./ Partner, Cook and Schmid Public Mexican Studies at UCSD Gaston Luken Relations President, Noroeste Sustentable Carol Wilson Frank Smith, Treasurer (July–Dec. 2008) Community Volunteer; Schoolteacher Steven McDonald President and CEO, Foresters Equity (Retired) Attorney and Counselor at Law Services, Inc. Jeff Witt Tim Means Director of Research, Owner and Founder, Baja Expeditions Directors at Large Private Asset Management Robert W. Armstrong Rodolfo Ogarrio CEO, San Diego Private Bank Directors Emeritus Executive President, FUNDEA (Fundacion Mexicana para la Larry Banegas Pamela M. Bruder Educacion Ambiental AC) Director of Social Services, Kumeyaay Mary H. Clark James Clements* Rudy Rehm Jeff Block Norman C. Roberts, DVM* Finance Partner, DCM-DOLL Capital General Manager, KGTV Channel 10 Thomas W. Sefton* Management

Ben Clay Honorary Directors Alejandro Robles President, Carpi and Clay Executive Director, Noroeste Charmaine Kaplan* Sustentable Stephen Cohen Maurice Kaplan* President, Private Asset Management Philip M. Klauber Roberto Valdes Donna K. Sefton Land and Planning Development Darlene Davies Edifi cio Valcas Professor Emerita, San Diego *deceased State University Christy Walton Binational Advisory Board Walton Family Foundation John Downing Downing Family Vineyards Susan Anderson, Ph.D. Jim Waring Northwest Mexico Program Director, Chairman, CleanTECH San Diego Enrique R. Hambleton The Nature Conservancy Chairman, Pronatura Noroeste Volunteer Offi cers Richard Cudney Matt Hom, M.D. Conservation and Science Associate Covey Founder and Medical Director, Program Offi cer, Packard Foundation Co-Presidents, Ellen Smothers and Rejuve Medspa and Wellness Betsy Olsen Carolina Shepard Espinosa Allen M. Jones Founder and Director, Bahia De Docents Vice President, Planning and Land Museum President, Georganne Hoctor Use, HG Fenton Company Co-Vice Presidents, Betty Ball and Exequiel Ezcurra, Ph.D. Elizabeth Smith Steve A. Kay, Ph.D. Director of UCMEXUS; Professor, Dean and Richard C. Atkinson Chair, Botany and Plant Sciences Canyoneers Division of Biological Sciences, UCSD UC Riverside President, Ellen Taylor Vice President, Garry Posey Peter Kovacs Martin Goebel Kovacs Advisory Group Executive Director, Whalers Sustainable Northwest Co-Presidents, Judy Lawrence and Steven McDonald Diane Cullins Attorney and Counselor at Law

19 Memorials

We are deeply grateful to the many friends who help the Museum with their time, talent and treasure. The following list of individuals represents members, donors and volunteers who passed away this fi scal year. We are thankful for their commitment to the Museum and wish to honor their memories.

Mrs. Mildred G. Abbott Mr. Stephen Drogin Mrs. Ellen C. Revelle Mr. C. Hayden Atchison Mr. Jose Fimbres Mr. Raymond C. Richardson Mrs. Donna Bailey Mr. Frank Gladden Dr. Norman C. Roberts Mrs. Carol Banegas Mr. John Hanna Mrs. Elsie Rossman Mrs. Helen W. Boucher Mr. Arthur W. Hester Mr. John S. Shelton Mr. George P. Chandler, Jr. Mrs. MarBon Hubbard Mr. Wallace Springstead Mr. Sidney M. Chemnick Mrs. Sally R. Kroll Mr. T. Jefferson Straub Mr. Sid Craig Mrs. Linda La Grange Mr. Paul Syverson Mr. Edward T. Cramer Mr. Edwin A. Lucado, Jr. Mr. Douglas E. Tanges Mr. Jeffrey Cushing Mrs. Sharon McColl Ms. Rosemary Troian

Dr. Norman Roberts Dr. Norman Roberts represented the highest standard of a citizen scientist. He was one of the earliest to explore the back roads of the rugged Baja California peninsula and awareness of his knowledge and expertise was so widespread that he was asked by editors of National Geographic magazine to guide them on their trips to Baja California. A crowning achievement of his love affair with Baja California was the writing and publishing of his book, the Baja California Plant Field Guide, which has been continually reprinted because of its popularity. Norman’s fi eld guide can be found in the glove compartment of every serious Baja California enthusiast.

Arthur Hester Art Hester was a beloved member of the Museum family. As an active member of the Covey, he helped with projects ranging from education classes to exhibition openings. Art was a passionate birder, and was deeply involved with the San Diego County Bird Atlas project. Art and his wife of 33 years, Dorothy, were active members of the Leadership Circle and participated in many Museum trips.

20 THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Year Ended June 30, 2009 (With Summarized Financial Information for the Year Ended June 30, 2008)

2009 2008 Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total SUPPORT AND REVENUE

Admissions and exhibit ticket sales 4,655,767 $ - $ - 4,655,767 12,010,615 C snoitubirtno 003,990,2 1,969,440 5,449 4,074,189 5,923,920 Government appropriations 452,733 72,898 - 525,631 548,535 Grants and contracts 1,672,390 23,000 - 1,695,390 1,587,464 S erot 540,317 - - 713,045 2,765,592 E noitacud 586,953 - - 359,685 696,998 M spihsrebme 787,923 - - 329,787 548,415 O reht 092,573 - - 375,290 335,921 Net assets released from restrictions: Satisfaction of program restrictions 1,905,394 (1,905,394) - - - Total support and revenue 12,563,391 159,944 5,449 12,728,784 24,417,460

EXPENSES Program expenses E-stibihx 5,437,513 - 5,437,513 9,533,028 Science and research 4,067,990 - - 4,067,990 3,583,657 Education/public programs 1,948,109 - - 1,948,109 2,346,758 Store cost of goods sold and operating expenses 787,406 - - 787,406 1,924,498 Membership 308,958 - - 308,958 260,834 Total program expenses 12,549,976 - - 12,549,976 17,648,775 Supporting services Management and general 1,184,551 - - 1,184,551 1,250,562 F-gnisiardnu 856,591,1 - 1,195,658 1,331,171 Marketing 1,023,367 - - 1,023,367 964,094 Total supporting services 3,403,576 - - 3,403,576 3,545,827 Total expenses 15,953,552 - - 15,953,552 21,194,602 Revenue and other support in excess of expenses (3,390,161) 159,944 5,449 (3,224,768) 3,222,858 INVESTMENT LOSSES Investment income 108,295 - - 108,295 74,560 Net unrealized (loss) (1,554,472) - (496,261) (2,050,733) (650,088) Total invesment losses (1,446,177) - (496,261) (1,942,438) (575,528) TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (4,836,338) 159,944 (490,812) (5,167,206) 2,647,330 NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 16,762,258 1,658,201 10,459,123 28,879,582 26,232,252 NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $ 11,925,920 $ 1,818,145 $ 9,968,311 $ 23,712,376 $28,879,582

Notes to Audited Financial Statements Understanding Our GAAP Results

1. The above audited fi nancial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP) for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. GAAP sets a standard of reporting which we must follow; however, GAAP reporting may not always be the best way to understand our results because it is detached from the multi-year nature of our signifi cant projects. Thus, we experience fi nancially “lean” years like 2009 and wonderful years like 2008.

2. Included in the results for 2009 and 2008 is $1.6 million and $1.5 million respectively of “depreciation expense.” Depreciation is a non-cash expense that primarily amortizes the cost of the building addition. We do not write out a check for this amount, yet it is refl ected as an annual expense in our audited results. Also included in the above results are losses due to the decline in the market value of the investments in our endowment. Like depreciation expense, these losses are non-cash and do not impact our daily operations. These unrealized losses were $2.1 million in 2009 and $.07 million in 2008.

Excluding the non-cash items above, the Museum incurred a defi cit of $1,549,587 and a surplus of $4,807,261 in 2009 and 2008 respectively. The results in 2008 refl ect the great success of the Museum’s Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition.

3. In 2009 and 2008, our program expenditures constituted 79% and 83% respectively of all our spending. Generally, any ratio 75% or above is considered to be excellent in judging the effi ciency of delivery of our programs. Our ratios are truly outstanding.

21 Donors Eleanor and Jerry Navarra Dr. Anne S. Fege and Mr. Dave C. Fege and Family Sr. and Sra. José Galicot $5000 and above The Kenneth T. and Mr. Enrique Gamboa Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation Eileen L. Norris Foundation Sally Gault-Miller Anonymous (2) The David and Lucile Packard Audrey S. Geisel Estate of Mrs. Mildred G. Abbott Foundation Gray Charitable Trust J.F. Beyster Fund of the San Diego Walter and Anne Pagels Barbara and David Groce Fund Foundation Price Family Charitable Fund at the San Diego Foundation M.A. Beyster Fund of the Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Price John and Terri Groth San Diego Foundation Mrs. Valerie Quate Denise and Michael Hager Beyster Family Foundation Fund Susan and Bryce Rhodes Family Robin Halford Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation The Rice Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Hambleton Border Environment Cooperation Dr. Norman C. Roberts* Ms. Carol Baird and Mr. Alan Harper Community San Diego River Conservancy Kathryn Crippen Hattox Fund The California Endowment Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation at the San Diego Foundation Margaret A. Cargill Foundation J.W. Sefton Foundation Ms. Allison Henderson City of San Diego Sefton Family Dorothy and Art* Hester City of San Diego Commission for The Thursday Club Foundation Joel and Rosanne Holliday Arts and Culture Francis P. Torino Foundation Mrs. Jackie Hollywood Ms. Dale Hollis Clark U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dr. and Mrs. Matt Hom Mary H. Clark Bob and Ginger Wallace Dr. Aline G. Hornaday Nicole and Benjamin Clay Estate of Stephen L. Walsh Ambassador and Mrs. Charles Hostler CONABIO The Walton Family Foundation Ji Ji Foundation County of San Diego Board Weingart Price Fund at the Ms. Alice M. Johnson of Supervisors, Community San Diego Foundation Dr. Donna Perdue and Enhancement Funds WWW Foundation Dr. Calvin Johnson County of San Diego Supervisor Ms. Rebecca Michael and Pam Slater-Price, Community $1000–4999 Mr. Allen Jones Projects Fund Anonymous (5) Ms. Jeanne Jones and County of San Diego Supervisor Ron Walter and Jody Andersen Mr. Donald Breitenberg Roberts, Community Projects Fund Mr. Robert W. Armstrong, III Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kahler County of San Diego Supervisor Harry G. and Pauline M. Austin Martin Kantor Gregory Cox, Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kent Projects Fund Mr. William Barbour Advised Fund of Philip M. Klauber at Diversifi ed Lending Baumgartel DeBeer Family Fund of the San Diego Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dort the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Peter and Marilee Kovacs Downing Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berger Mr. H. William Kuni Mr. and Mrs. John Downing Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Blackman at the San Diego Foundation Glenn and Jeanne Dunham Mr. and Ms. Bill Blatchley Ann Laddon and Adrian Jaffer Bernard J. Eggertsen and Mrs. Suzanne I. Bond Dede and Peter LaDow Florence Nemkov Barbara A. Booth Dr. and Mrs. James U. Lemke Fondo Mexicano para la George and Mary Ann Brooks-Gonyer Ms. Amina E. Lennon Conservación de la Naturaleza, A.C. Esther J. Burnham Judie and Jeff Lincer Friedman Charitable Foundation California Native Plant Society– Jeffrey and Sheila Lipinsky Family Enid and Martin Gleich San Diego Chapter Foundation Heller Foundation of San Diego Dr. Margaret E. Carl Mr. and Mrs. William R. MacKenzie Helm Fund of the San Diego Hugh and Pat Carter Mrs. Lucile Madruga Foundation Charlotte and Jeff Chandler Mr. Michael G. Mathos Hervey Family Fund at the Stephen J. Cohen and Adele S. Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Maxted San Diego Foundation Rabin, Ph.D. Drs. Anne and Andy McCammon International Community Foundation Colwell Family Distributable Fund of Ms. Courtney Coyle and The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the San Diego Foundation Mr. Steven McDonald the Jewish Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Conlan Bert McIntosh Estate of Charmaine and Virginia and Doug Crockett Mrs. Elizabeth B. Meyer Maurice Kaplan Ms. Darlene G. Davies, Ed.S. Mrs. Richard C. Mitchell and Family Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust Vice Admiral and Mrs. Walter J. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terry D. Moore Mr. and Mrs. James D. Meyer Bill Disher Mr. Paul Mosher Kenneth and Harle Montgomery The Avis T. Dunahoo Family Fund #1 Dr. and Mrs. James W. Neel Foundation Ms. Marion Eggertsen Dr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Orth Mrs. Harle G. Montgomery Dr. Iris Engstrand and Mrs. James B. Orwig Mr. Marcelo Muzquiz Mr. Paul D. Engstrand Mrs. Joseph R. Parker National Geographic Society Edward and Ruth Evans The Pratt Memorial Fund at National Science Foundation Family Foundation Union Bank of California The Nature Conservancy Drs. Edward and Ruth Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert Proulx Val and DeeGee Farrell

22 Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ms. Ingegerd E. Hansen Ambiental A C Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Hasl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Jacobson Rudolph and Carla Rehm Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kiy Jim and Sharon Richardson Harry and Shirley Koons JOHN SHELTON Nancy Robertson and Mark Cookingham Mr. and Mrs. F. Dale Marriott The SahanDaywi Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bart McKay Dr. Rebecca Papendick and Christa McReynolds Fund Dr. Jay Savage at the San Diego Foundation Libby and Tom Schiff Joanne Moore Mr. and Mrs. Jon Schmid Judith and Neil Morgan Warren and Anna Gale Schmidtmann Gary and Carol Neely Richard C. Schwenkmeyer Jean and Bill O’Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott James and Louise O’Neill Dr. Seuss Foundation Jim and Claudia Prescott Mr. Harvey Shonts Community Needs Initiative Fund at James H. and Beatrice* Smith the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Giant Photo Service Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spehn Scott & Susan Robinson Mrs. Susan Springstead Advised Fund at the If you have visited the Museum Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stevenson Rancho Santa Fe Foundation recently, you most likely strolled Gwen Stoughton Ms. Jan Rusnell through the Level Three 0exhibition, Strauss Family Foundation San Diego Association of Geologists Aerial Portraits of the American Dr. and Mrs. Paul Strauss Mr. John F. Sanborn West: Photographs by John Shelton. Ms. Marilyn Fogel and Robin Stark Family Foundation These stunning aerial photographs Mr. Christopher Swarth at the San Diego Foundation artistically illustrate North America’s Deborah and Sarah Livia Szekely Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Stickney most fascinating geologic features. Visit Sarah Livia Brightwood Mr. and Mrs. Phil Tauber www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/shelton/index. and the Szekely Family Foundation Dr. Mary Walshok to see some of these incredible images Takahashi Family Fund at the Lisa Croner and Ira Warrenfelt and read the story of the late John San Diego Foundation Mrs. Carol Winter Shelton. The John M. Thornton and Sally B. Mr. Juan Zuniga Thornton Foundation This exhibition would not have been Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Tipton $100–499 possible without the partnership Mr. Scott Tremor Anonymous (13) of Giant Photo Service, a Natural Dr. Robert C. Vinton Anstes V. Agnew Partner of the Museum. With over Nita and Henk van der Werff Dr. Judith Bardwick 50 years of experience, Giant Photo Mr. Edward P. Wallace, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Barratt Service is a custom, digital imaging Kathy and Jim Waring Eowyn Bates and Christopher Croom lab, specializing in high-quality Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Wheeler Bruce and Patricia Becker digital enlargements. Giant Photo Harold and Betty Jo Williams Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beiley Service made high-resolution scans Dennis and Carol Wilson Arthur R. Bell Trust of Shelton’s original negatives from Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wood Ms. Cynthia Bell Niermann and the 1950s and 60s and then printed, Ms. Grace Bell Parsons mounted, and laminated the large $500–999 Carl Bell pigment-based black and white prints. Dr. Janet A. Anderson and Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Benirschke Mr. John Glascock Lauralee and Wayne Bennett Giant Photo Service is a Natural Mr. Kurt Aschermann Sylvia Brandais Partner because owners Alfred Pagano Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barckley Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Bush and Sue Tyler have committed to giving Mr. and Mrs. John Bellanich Ms. Norma Bustamante the Museum a 10% discount on all Mr. Randy Bixler Cary Canning orders. This means thousands of dollars Miles and Patricia Bowler The Castillo Family in savings for the Museum. So the next Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Breisch Mr. George P. Chandler, Jr.* time you admire the Museum’s large Dr. J. David Bukry Charlene Chatham Price and exhibition panels, thank San Diego’s Ms. Mollie Carter William Price oldest photo lab: Giant Photo Services Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clelland Laurence Chiu at giantphoto.com. Adriane and Ken Coveney Mr. and Mrs. Garet Clark Cross Border Law Group, P.C. Kevin Clark and Family Mr. and Mrs. James Dawe Mr. John R. Cleator Carolyn and Bill Doherty Karen and Jamie Cleland Richard G. Dooley Rosellen and Richard Cline Meryl A. Faulkner Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Clites Fundacion Mexicana Para La Mr. Thomas Clotfelter Educacion Ambiental A.C. Dr. and Mrs. Boyd D. Collier General Electric Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tim Considine Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Graham Ms. Ramona D. Court

*deceased If we have omitted your name or made an error, please accept our apologies and help us correct our records by calling the Development Offi ce at 619.255.0172. 23 Richard and Stephanie Coutts William and Suzann Leininger Melvin and Ellen Sweet Edward Bert Cramer Memorial Fund Ms. Susan Leone and Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Swisher, Jr. of the Jewish Community Foundation Ms. Amy L. Rogers Phyllis and Frank Tabor Mrs. Julia Croom Karen Levy-Szpiro Susan E. Tanges Dr. and Mrs. Michael Dainer Mr. and Ms. Lowell Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Tauber Dave and Norma Dalton Laurie Lippitt The Covey Mrs. Marie Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Jim Loomis William H. Thomas Lucile E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Murry Luftig Mr. and Mrs. Miles Todd Jose de la Torre Bueno Mr. and Mrs. James Madden Mrs. J. Marie Tuthill Ms. Doris Dickinson Ruth Malin Nancy L. Vaughan Mrs. Philip H. Dickinson Vincent Marin, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wadlington Mr. and Mrs. Scott Donaldson Virginia W. Martin Ms. Allison Teem and Dr. Michael Wall Dr. and Mrs. William D. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Christian Mayer Jim and Penny Ward Ms. Zoe Droske Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mayers Marian Warwick Ms. Connie Thompson and Mr. Allan McAllister Sharon Weremiuk and Jerry Doppelt Mr. Charles Easley Alice B. McCauley Schwab Mr. and Mrs. James H. West Isabella Fund at the Charitable Fund Rhoda and Jack White San Diego Foundation Ms. Ann Bradley and Mr. Frank Williamson and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fassett Mr. Doug McCorquodale Ms. Patricia Powers Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feurzeig Mr. and Mrs. Brian McDonald Ms. Fern L. Wilson The Field Family Mr. and Mrs. A. T. McGuffey Annette L. and Wade W. Winner, Jr. Ms. Carol Ann Flanagan and Dr. Suzanne Cahill and Charles Wolfi nger Mr. Larry D. Rhodes Mr. John McNeece Ms. Emily Wong Mr. Gordon T. Frost, Jr. Winona McNitt Family Sandy Woodhouse Ms. Joanne Furer Mr. and Mrs. Dan McPherson Ms. Wendy L. Youngren Robert J. and Judith A. Gennette Mr. James L. Melli Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zell Ms. Shirley Gibson Jane Minshall Mr. and Mrs. John W. Giebink Tim and Ollie Murray Less than $100 Alison and George Gildred Ms. Nancy Nenow and Anonymous (13) Yvonne and Mark Green Mr. Lawrence Glacy Dr. and Mrs. Roberto Abdelnur Mr. Richard Hannum Charlotte W. Nielsen Ms. Elaine Adams Judge and Mrs. Richard J. Hanscom Janie Noon and Michael Noon, M.D. Ms. Rebecca Aguilar Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Harris Alfred E. and Laurie M. O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Kalle Ahmavaara Mr. and Mrs. Ed J. Hieshetter, Sr. Family Trust of the Fidelity Mr. Brian Aiken Barbara and Edvard Hemmingsen Charitable Gift Fund Mary W. Alexander Larry Hendrickson Dr. Andrew C. Olson, Jr. Ms. Miranda Alexander and Mr. Alexander Henein Dr. and Mrs. Fred Orton Mr. Michael Pollard Mr. and Mrs. Jules Hertz Dr. Joanne Overleese and Mr. Anthony Allred Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hess Ms. Victoria Melosi Dr. and Mrs. Louis Alpinieri Maggie Reinbold and Mr. Atul C. Patel Ms. Kambria Alston Bradford Hollingsworth Dr. Bertha Pendleton and Ms. Denisse Amaro Patricia Hoover Mr. Oscar Pendleton Mr. Bruce Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Arne Hovdesven Mr. and Mrs. David J. Pettitt Mr. Eric Anderson Ms. Kathleen A. Howell Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Polak Mr. and Mrs. Gary Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Irwin L. Hurn Jon Rebman, Ph.D Mr. Melvonti Anderson Ms. Viviana Ibanez Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Reynolds Mr. Ray Anderson Ms. Jean Immenschuh Susan Rick Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Arbib Ms. Evelyn Jackson Mr. Fred Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro D. J. Armendariz William and Janet Johnston Ms. Jeanne Rosenberg Mr. Val Asuncion Gillian and Neil Joshi Mr. James W. Royle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Austin Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Judd Ms. Mary Ann Percy and Mrs. Gloria Aviles Katy Justice Dr. Oliver Ryder Ellen and Bill Bach Emanuel Kauder, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Edd Sandusky Ms. Verna G. Bain Mr. and Mrs. Julian Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schroeder Josie and Frank Ball Jessica and Mark Kearney Mr. and Mrs. David Shelton Mr. Kaijia Bao Charles Kennel and Ellen Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Shinkle Mr. Dale Barham Robert Kilian and Kathleen Slayton Mr. and Mrs. David Sigal Mr. Gregory Barnhart Mr. and Mrs. Alan King Dr. David D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Kinsella Dr. Meg Sutherland-Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bartsch Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Klees Mr. Harry Smith Dr. Roland Becht Mr. and Mrs. Jon Kostyzak Mary Secan Smith Tony Bedford Mrs. Sally R. Kroll* Dr. and Mrs. Irving Alan Sparks Mrs. Susan Beebe Ms. Paula Landale Mrs. Teresa Steele Ms. Ana Belland Dr. Frank Landis Mr. James Stone Mrs. Janelle Benuska Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swanson Mr. William A. Bermudez

24 Mrs. Rebecca Berry Mr. and Mrs. Warren Coon Ms. Lois Berson Mr. David Cooper Mr. William Betzer, Jr. Ms. Molly Corless Capt. and Mrs. William E. Betzer Mrs. Margaret Coughlin and Ellen Bevier Ms. Sheila Coughlin Mrs. Paulette Biggs Mrs. Mary Courtney-Sheldon Ms. Darla Birce Ms. Cynthia Cox Dr. and Mrs. John A. Bishop Mr. Bruce Crabtree In memory of Adeline Black Ms. Anne Craig Ms. Bianca Blake Ms. Zoe Cryns Ms. Rianna Blake Joshua Culver Mr. Preston Blevins Mrs. Cindy Cunha Ms. Natalie Bojorquez Mr. Benjamin Curry Ms. Kathy L. Bond Mr. Laurence W. Curtis Ms. Gaylyn Boone and Mr. Jim R Dorcy Ms. Joyce C. Cutler-Shaw Mr. John Borroel Mrs. Claudia Cuz-Flores Ordover Gallery Mr. Dominic Boschetto Kaitlin Dabbert Dr. Katharine Boskoff and Ms. Wendy Dallas Since January 2006, the Museum Mr. Hodge Crabtree Ms. N.R. Daniel has welcomed beautiful exhibitions Mr. Kam Bounkhoune Mr. Thomas Dao of nature photography on our Level Dr. John S. and Dolores A. Bradshaw Ms. Pam Daron Four gallery through a generous Ms. Joanna B. Bravender Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dasho partnership with The Ordover Gallery. Dr. Adam Breslow Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Davidson Founded in 2003 by retired attorney Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Britton Ms. Jeanne Davies and professional photographer Abe Ms. Angie Brooks Mr. Alfred Day Ordover, the gallery focuses on Ms. Brandy Brown Dr. George Dehnel contemporary photography, painting, Mr. Jared Bruce Mr. Bryan Delacerna and sculpture with an emphasis Ms. Sarah V. Brumfi eld Mr. Julius Delino on natural history. The Museum Mrs. Virginia Brust Deanne and Tom Deméré has hosted 14 Ordover exhibitions Ms. Jeanie Brusven Mr. William Dentham featuring internationally acclaimed Marie F. Buckey Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Denton artists. Abe and his wife, attorney Mr. Philip Buffi ngton Ms. Holly Devlin Eleanor Musick, travel widely and are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buompensiero Mr. Matthew Dina avid naturalists, deeply concerned Mrs. Elizabeth Burnam Mrs. Lynn Dodge about conservation and environmental Cecilia T. Burr Ms. Sandy Dodge and Mr. Mo Peele issues. Pictured above: Abe Ordover, Ms. Sally Bushue Ms. Leticia Dominquez Art Wolfe and Eleanor Musick. Ms. Dalila Butler Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doyle Ms. Kathy Butterfi eld Ms. Penelope Drawbridge Mr. Charles Caballero Ms. Rachel Droessler Jane F. Campbell Mr. John Drumm Ms. Joan S. Campbell Ms. Ilene Dunagan and Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Campbell Mr. Robert Plant Ms. Janell Cannon Ms. Sarabeth Dunkley Ms. Edie Cappo Ms. Shelley Dutt Dr. Liana Carbon Margi Dykens Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carley Ms. Devora Safran and Mr. and Mrs. James Carrino Mr. Ronald Eisenberg Mr. William Carter Ms. Roberta Eklund Mr. Fausto E. Castillo Mac and Audrey Elliot Mrs. Glenda Castro Dr. Hugh I. Ellis Ms. Racheal Ceriani Mrs. Jonna Ennis Mr. Christopher Cervantes Mr. Erik Enstad Mr. William Chace Mrs. Lollo Enstad Mr. Dan Chandler Cynthia and Phil Epstein Ms. Francisca Charles and Mr. Rey Estrada Mr. Luis Figueroa Ms. Enid Farrell Mr. Don Chase Ms. Mary Farson-Collier Jessica and Justin Chatigny Mr. Tim Fenoglio Hadarah and Sidney* Chemnick Mr. Bo Ferm Ms. Cheryl Chester Mr. Alfredo Ferrer Mr. Michael Christensen Ms. Karen Fields Mr. and Mrs. Harrison D. Chua Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Fink Mrs. Debra Clarkson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fisher Mrs. Betty Conklin Dr. Robert Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooley Ms. Ayoola Folarin

*deceased If we have omitted your name or made an error, please accept our apologies and help us correct our records by calling the Development Offi ce at 619.255.0172. 25 Mr. Chad Foreman Ms. Marcia Hoagland Ms. Vicki Lindblade Ms. Julie Fowler Mr. Joseph Hobbs Mrs. Russell Litchfi eld Mrs. Susie Francis Mrs. Marge Hobbs David and Norma Little Ms. Cheryl L. Friday Mr. Stephen Hoffman Mr. William Long Ms. Tracy Fulkerson Mr. Brett Hogan Ms. Juliet Lopez Mr. Robert Gaod Mr. Peter Holmes Mr. Lee Loventhal Ms. Leticia Garcia Mr. Kurt Holve Mr. Jackson M. Lowe Mr. Donald M. Gardner Ms. Marianne Hommel Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Lowenstein Mr. Gilbert Garra Ms. E. Joan Hoobler Ms. Monika Lucs Ms. Margaret Gartin Mrs. Patricia Horwath Mr. Joey Ludwiczak Mr. Rusty Gehm Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. House Mr. Phillips Lyons Ms. Kateri Gentles Mr. Kimberly Howard Ms. Suzanne Machamer Ms. Coleen Geraghty Ms. Lauren A. Hunter Ms. Janet Macneill Prof. Cathy Gere Mr. Ronald L. Hynum Mrs. Patricia Madigan Ms. Keitha Giannella Ms. Joanna G. Ihnatowicz Mr. Carl A. Maniscalco Ms. Wendy Gibson Ms. Adrienne Israel Mr. Silas Manspeaker Ms. Carol Gilbertson Ms. Barbara Jackson Lauren Marino Mr. Jake Gillen Mr. Josh Jackson Ms. Jacqueline Martin Ms. Melissa Girty Ms. Marjorie Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Martin Mrs. Edith Gladden Ms. Carrie Jacobs Ms. Rhonda Martin Mrs. Stephanie Glidden Ms. Marilyn Adams and Ms. Slava Martin Mr. and Mrs. David Goldberg Mr. Wayne Jacobs Mrs. Jody Martz Mr. Edgar Golden Mrs. Alice Jaffe Laura Masotti Mrs. Sheryl Gonda Mrs. Donna Jaoudi Michelle Joy Mateo Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gonzalez Elliott Family Mr. and Mrs. Warren Maule Dr. Sharon Gonzalez Mr. Doug Jewell Dr. Arion Mayes Mr. and Mrs. Randy Goodell Ms. Andrea Johnson Mrs. Emilie McBain Mr. Jerry Goodwin David A. Johnson Ms. Madeleine McCambridge Mrs. Veronica Gorini Ms. Joy Johnson Ms. Carolyn McCann Ms. Joanne Gorup Mr. William Johnston Patricia McFarland Ms. Sue Grant Mr. Alan Jones Vernie and John McGowan Ms. Dorothy J. Green Mrs. Margaret Jones Alexis Mckee Mr. Eric Green Ms. Marjorie A. Jones Ms. Barbara Mcpherson Ms. Patricia Green Ms. Abigail Josephsen Mr. Ericson Merritt Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Ms. Kim Joshway Ms. Lila Meyer and Ms. Kay Wilhite Mrs. Heidi Greiser Pines Mr. Elmer Keen Mr. and Mrs. Jim Miller Mrs. Cecilia Grose Ms. Heidi Keller and Mrs. Kristine Miller Mr. George Groza Mr. Stephen Freyling Mr. and Ms. Morgan Miller Ms. Linda Hagen Ms. Jeanne Keller Mr. David Miralles Mr. Richard Hamilton Ms. Jennifer Kelly Ms. Elizabeth Missakian Mr. and Mrs. Al Hammer Mrs. Marjorie P. Kelly Mr. Jerry Mitcham Mr. James Hamrick Mrs. Karen Kennedy Mrs. Jean T. Moe Mrs. Helen Hansen Estate of Karl Kenyon Mrs. Lisa Molar Mr. Robert Hansen Dr. Roy Kerckhoffs Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Moore Ms. Ann Harmer Mr. Alex Kesaris Ms. Parker Moore Mrs. Norma Harrington Mary Alice Kessler Ms. Priscila Moreno Mr. Robert J. Harrington Mr. David Kisic Mr. Robert Morey Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harris Mrs. Kelly Kjos Mrs. Helga Mulligan Ms. Diane Hartje Mr. Ronald Kofron Mrs. Traci Mulligan Mr. Michael Haslam Ms. Sheri Konen Ms. Phyllis Murchland Virginia Hatt Chris and Janel Kopp Ms. Jennifer L. Nash Dr. Mary Ann Hawke and Mr. Clay Kordahl Marian Nelson Dr. Erik Viirre Ms. Jamie F. Koren Mr. Ralph Nelson Mr. Marcus Hayes Mr. Jeremy Krout Ms. Natalie Ngo Ms. Dianne Haynes Mrs. Kathryn Krug Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Nichols Mrs. Hope Hebdon Mr. Steve Kurpinsky Mr. Dennie Nickell Mr. Chad Hebert Mr. and Mrs. Jon Ladeau Mrs. Edith Nierenberg Mrs. Cynthia Hedgecock Ms. Sylvia Laird Mr. Christopher Norris Mr. Gerhard T. Heine Ms. Charlene Larsen Ms. Rosemary North Dr. Aseem Hemmad Miss Breanne Leach Ms. Natalie Nunez Ms. Elizabeth Higareda Ms. Lori Leavitt Ms. Cindy Olmstead Mrs. Diana Hilber Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Lebuhn Dr. H. Alice Orgel Mr. Stephen Hill Mr. and Mrs. Steve Leiserson Ms. Gabrielle Orozco Ms. Annie Ng and Mr. Rob Hingtgen Ken and Marilyn Licht Mr. Jorge A. Orozco Mr. Ray Hitchcock Ms. Debra Lin Mrs. Cynthia Ortiz

26 Ms. Christine Otani Mr. Wolfgang Schimansky Ms. Julie Tupper and Mr. Jeffrey Ott Ms. K. Schlech Mrs. Virginia Ouellet Mr. Charles Schmitt Nancy Owens Renner Claudia Schroeder Ms. Derya Ozgur Bud and Sudie Schumacher Mr. Tom Page Mrs. Eleanor Schwabe Mr. Jose Paramo Mr. Douglas Schwartz Ms. Binal Patel Mrs. Dianna Seanez Mrs. Dorothy Paterson Mr. and Mrs. James Seeright Pat Pawlowski Ms. Rita Shah Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pearson Mr. Sherman Shaw Mr. Tristan Penhallegon Mr. and Mrs. Frederic N. Shepard Mr. Joe Pereira Hallie Shere Mrs. Earlene Peterson Dr. Joel Siegel Nancy Phillips and Cal Maloney Ms. Heather Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Pitt Mr. Matthew Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pooley Ms. Michaeleen R. Simonian Jerry and Eleanor Navarra Chena Popper Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Sixtus Ms. Phyllis Posner Mrs. Kathleen Sliter The Navarras embody the profi le Mr. Steve Potter Mr. Chris Smith of our Museum donors: generous Ms. Eva L. Quesenberry Ms. Elizabeth K. Smith with their time, talent and treasure, Mrs. Elke Radelow Mr. and Mrs. Glyndwr Smith and passionate about our mission. Mr. John Rael Ms. Jeanine Smith Eleanor has been both a Docent and Ms. Breanne Ramirez Ms. Laura Smith a Board member, including service Ms. Debbie Ramirez Lauren Lee Beaudry and Jack L. Snider as Chair of the Board for three Judith A. Ramirez Mr. Juan Solano years. Jerry enjoys fl ying his plane Mr. Charles Randall Mr. Charles F. Spaulding, II down the Baja California peninsula Kesler Randall Ms. Jo Anne Springer to the couple’s home on the Sea of Leslie H. Rapp Dr. Sharon Sprouse and Mr. Bill Young Cortés. The Navarra’s support has Mr. William Ratsch Mr. and Mrs. Anthony St. John been broad—from gala events to Ms. Heather E. Reed Mr. Richard H. Stafford education programs. The Navarra’s Ms. Sue Regis Ms. Faye Stampe signature project at the Museum is the Mr. Wilson D. Reich Mrs. Shauna Stark conservation and exhibition of the Ms. Nicole Reilly Mr. Jim Staunton A. R. Valentien collection—a Mrs. Anita Reith Ms. Katherine Steele previously hidden treasure now Mrs. Darcy Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. David Steller available for all to enjoy. Mrs. Janet H. Richards Nancy Stevens Ms. Sharon Richardson Ms. Sue Stevenson Ms. Mary Platter-Rieger and Dr. and Dr. Charles J. Stewart Mr. John Rieger Mr. Michael Stewart Ms. Sharon Ritchie Mrs. Kerri Stichka-Meyers Ms. Lori Rivera Rosanne Stogner Ms. Carrie Roberts and Ms. Kasia Stolba Ms. Joyce C. Newman Mr. Michael Stonge Mrs. Jane Robin Mr. Jan Strack Mrs. Janis Rogers Ms. Julie Strassburger Mr. Lance Roll Ms. Christina Nicole Streetman Mrs. Melissa Romo Mr. Ralph Stricker Ms. Julia Ronlov Ms. Cyndy Sulisz Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rosenberg Ms. Elsie Sullivan and Betsy and Lea Rudee Mr. Richard Tait Mr. Scott N. Rugh Dr. and Mrs. Blake Talbot Mr. and Mrs. Gerald G. Rundle Ms. Rita Tambornino Dr. Donald W. Runyan Ms. Joyce Tang Ms. Lynne Russo Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tanzer Mr. Steve Salhus Krystyna Tatarkiewicz Mr. Ryan Salisbury Mr. Jason Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Saltzstein Mr. Kevin Taylor Dr. Fred Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Terwilliger Dr. and Mrs. John P. Sands David and Wendy Thomas Mr. Ryan Sangster Ms. Eloise F. Thomas Ms. Sharin Sarfaty and Mr. Donovan Mr. Mark Thomas Sun Contreras Sharlene and Edna Thompson Mrs. Holly Scarcella Mr. and Mrs. David Tillson Dr. and Mrs. Murray Schacher Mary L. Toomey

*deceased If we have omitted your name or made an error, please accept our apologies and help us correct our records by calling the Development Offi ce at 619.255.0172. 27 Ms. Sandy Tucker Corporate Donors Tommy Bahama Rum** Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tyre WD-40 Company Mr. Scott Tyree Natural Partners Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ulitsky Natural Partners are corporate Amber ($1250–2499) Ms. Leticia Valdiviez supporters of the Museum who give A Symphony of Flowers** Mr. Daniel Valverde $1250 or more in cash or product Allergy and Rheumatology Medical Mrs. Rebecca Van Cleave support over the course of the year. Clinic Ms. Pearl Van Denburg We are proud to be associated California Bank & Trust Mr. John Van Roekel with these companies and most Chateau Camou** George and Nancy Varga appreciative of their generosity across Cook & Schmid Mrs. Madeleine E. Vastine the Museum’s programs. Cowboy Star Restaurant and Mr. Jon Vencil Butcher Shop** Mrs. Margaret Venter Diamond ($100,000 and above) Crescent Heights Kitchen and Lounge** Ms. Laura Vervaecke CBS Outdoor** El Rey Sol Restaurant** Mr. George R. Vojtko Clear Channel Communications** Giant Photo Service** Ms. Virginia Vorous KBNT-Univision, KDTF-TeleFutura, Jewell Entertainment** Lorraine Wagner XHAS-Telemundo** Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walker KFMB-TV, Channel 8** Research & Development, LLC Mrs. Margaret Wallace KNSD TV** Luxus** Drs. Randy and Cheryl Ward Natural History Magazine, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Washabaugh Emerald ($50,000–99,000) Nobu San Diego** Ms. Andrea Watson-Canning Cox Media** Resolusean Photography, Inc.** Ms. Julie Webb 10News/ABC** Romesco Baja Med Bistro** Mrs. June Webb Yellow Book USA** Trumer Pils & Shiner Beers** Ms. Blanche Welch Mr. Paul Werdeman Ruby ($25,000–49,000) Additional Corporate Partners Mrs. Michelle West Bank of America Charitable Adobe Systems Inc. Mrs. Anne Weston Foundation Inc. CerasoliStafford Media Shawn Whisman Metropolitan Transit System Management LLC Mrs. Angela Whittet QUALCOMM Incorporated Downstream Services Mrs. Elisabeth Wiering Quark Expeditions Inc. Engineered Mechanical Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wiggins Gomez Law Firm Mr. Steve Wilhelm Sapphire ($10,000–24,999) Melhorn Construction, Inc. Ms. Loreen Wilhelmy Commercial Press Inc.** Mexican Consulate General Ms. Delle Willett Stattin and Culinary Concepts** Morningstar Enterprises Inc. Mr. Carl Stattin Edison International Corporate Giving Orange Commercial Credit Mr. Douglas Willhite Kyocera International, Inc. Pfi zer Foundation Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. John Williams San Diego State University Program Ms. Kristy Williams Sempra Energy Private Asset Management Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Wilson, Jr. Union Bank of California Red Corp. Alliances, Inc. Ms. Hillary Wilson University of San Diego Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Mrs. Lisa Wilson-Shaff Tatum LLC Doretta and David Winkelman Topaz ($5000-–9999) Tupperware Brands Ms. Cynthia Winters A Perfect Table** West Rhode and Roberts Mrs. Maureen Wiskerchen Cohn Restaurant Group Willis Insurance Services of Mr. Stewart Wolfson CRG Beverage Company** San Diego, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Francisco M. Wong El Vitral Restaurant Zagrodnik and Thomas Architects LLP Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Wright and Tequila Lounge** Mr. and Mrs. Roland Wuertz ESRI** ** Indicates gift in kind Ms. Patricia H. Yuengling Event Technology Services** Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zander The McGraw-Hill Companies Mrs. Suzanne Zetz The Prado Restaurant at Balboa Park Rancho La Puerta REI Sony Electronics Inc. Best Best & Krieger LLP Gen-Probe Incorporated The Grant Grill** Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP** North County Medical Clinic, Inc. Organic Elements** Tabule Restaurant and Bar** Tequila Los Abuelos-Fortaleza*8 Terra Restaurant and Catering**

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Gifts of products and services provide The Live Oaks Society is comprised of Richard C. Schwenkmeyer valuable support to the Museum. supporters who have made gifts to the Henry M. Shenkman From auction items to food and Museum through their estate plans. Phyllis and Frank Tabor marketing support, these donors also These generous donors are providing William H. Thomas assure the success of the Museum’s funds for endowment support which Christine Tratnyek activities. will assure the future of the Museum Dr. Robert C. Vinton and its programs. Mr. Allen Van Norman* Mr. Mark A. Ardagna Mrs. Mary M. Yount Mrs. Mary J. Baker Anonymous (5) Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berger Mr. C. Hayden Atchison* Mr. Tim Burr Francoise D. Baker Mr. Joshua Culver Mr.* and Mrs.* Harlan Boucher Ms. Adrienne Flowers Barbara and Eugene* Bowman Hansji Hotels, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Breisch Joni and Friends International Althea M. Brimm and Disability Center Daniel J. Brimm Philip Krutzsch, Ph.D. Esther J. Burnham Kurt’s Camera Repair Mary Jane and Bob Cherry Dr. Martha Minteer and Henry and Charlotte Clark Dr. Richard Convery Mary H. Clark Mitchell International Ms. Dale Hollis Clark Mrs. James B. Orwig Karen and Dr. James F.* Clements Mr. and Mrs. Harlan I. Price Mr. and Mrs. David Crawford Regional Geologic Mapping Project Jose de la Torre Bueno Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph J. Rehm Mr. and Mrs. James M. Dort Mr. John F. Sanborn Glenn and Jeanne Dunham Seismic Hazard Assessment Mrs. Elizabeth A. Eddy and & Geologic Mapping Programs The Eddy Marital Trust Somerset Entertainment Bernard J. Eggertsen Yolanda Walther-Meade Dr. Iris Engstrand and Yolanda S. Walther-Meade Mr. Paul D. Engstrand Ms. Ann Wu Mrs. William Gordon Mr. Frederick E. Zerlaut Dr. David E. and Barbara Groce Judy Guilmette Capt.* and Mrs.* Charles A. Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Hambleton Janelle and Ed Harris Lois and John Harris Trust Fund Helen* and Kent Heppell Dorothy and Art* Hester Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hoctor Ms. Kathleen A. Howell Linda D. King Philip and Detty June* Klauber Harry and Shirley Koons Mr. and Mrs. Burton Kuck Dr. Ellen E. Kuhns Luisa J. Larson Ms. Ida E. Lewis Ms. Barbara J. Lohne Virginia W. Martin Bert McIntosh Ms. Ray-Etta L. Morrell Dr. James D. Nauman Dr. and Mrs. Fred Orton Walter and Anne Pagels Mrs. Joseph R. Parker James and Barbara Peugh Rudy and Marilyn Regalado Jim and Sharon Richardson Dr. Norman C. Roberts* Harleen and Richard Roncaglia Ms. Ronnie Schneider

*deceased **In-kind donation If we have omitted your name or made an error, please accept our apologies and help us correct our records by calling the Development Offi ce at 619.255.0172. 29 Senior Management Acknowledgements p.6: Townsend’s big-eared bat

Michael W. Hager, Ph.D., Art Direction and Design: p.7: vegetation in the Sierra de La President and CEO Mary Lou Morreal Libertad with Mexican Blue Palms; mule train with fi eld gear in the George Brooks-Gonyer, Vice Editorial Committee: Ann M. Laddon, Sierra de La Libertad, Baja California President, CFO and COO Margaret Dykens, Delle Willett, Eowyn Bates p.8: horse pelvis fossil Ann M. Laddon, Vice President of Institutional Advancement p.9: Thomas Jefferson School of Law Photography project site James Stone, BodyWorlds, Lollo Enstad, Elizabeth Vice President of Public Programs p.14: BioBlitz 2009 Castillo, Rusty Gehm, François Gohier, Bradford Hollingsworth, Samantha Michael Wall, Ph.D., p.15: Behr’s Metalmark Marcum, Dana McLaughlin, Christopher Director of the Biodiversity Research Plouffe, Jon Rebman, Bob Ross, Center of the Californias, p.16: Water: H O=Life Chris Swarth, Phil Unitt, Delle Willett 2 Curator of Entomology p.17: BODY WORLDS & The Brain— Images Tom Deméré, Ph.D., Our Three Pound Gem Curator of Paleontology Cover: Southern Mule Deer, San p.18: Staff members of the Jacinto Mountains Bradford Hollingsworth, Ph.D., Development and Membership team: Curator of Herpetology top row (from left to right): Gillian Back Cover, inside covers: Uta Joshi, Eowyn Bates, Wendy Endsley, stansburiana, lizard skin close-up Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Connie Shinkle; bottom row (from Curator of Botany left to right): Alexandra Prsha, Donna p.4: view from window of lighthouse Raub, Ann Laddon, Jessie Holmes on West San Benito Island, Baja Philip Unitt, Curator of Chatigny. Missing from photo: Sally California Birds and Mammals Bushue and Evelyn Jackson. p.5: Savannah sparrow; Panorama of Margaret Dykens, San Jacinto Mountains from Director of the Research Library Tahquitz Valley and Registrar

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