In This Issue Our Donors SLT Updates Mountain Views Outings Calendar News from Stowe Land Trust Fall/Winter 2019

An initial round of new land protection projects have been completed in the corridor including 63 acres owned by Chris Curtis and Tari Swenson on North Hill (left), 10 acres on Route 100 previously owned by the Lackey Family (center), and 287 acres owned by Dale and Eric Smeltzer in Waterbury Center (right).

The future of the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor is now with helping interested owners of high-priority parcels a little more secure thanks to the vision and generosity within the corridor protect their land. Securing funding and of a group of local landowners who have stepped up to connecting with willing landowners has allowed conservation permanently protect their land for wildlife on the move. efforts to move from planning and outreach into taking action. The “Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor” crosses Route 100 “It has been fantastic to see the initial enthusiasm and support on the Waterbury-Stowe town line and is the only viable from these early adopters and investors for protecting this connection between the and Worcester important wildlife corridor,” said Kristen Sharpless, executive Range. It is one of the five most important wildlife crossings director of Stowe Land Trust. “We hope that the success of this in the state and a critical part of an international network of kick-off effort will be an inspirational catalyst for additional connected forest habitats in the northeast. Together with conservation work that is needed to protect this threatened other local, statewide, and regional partners, Stowe Land Trust and critical area.” has been part of an effort to study and protect the corridor since 2010. Landowners Take Action 1 The first project to launch the collaborative effort was the With support from private donors and foundations, Stowe purchase of a 10-acre parcel (Map #1) whose significance Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, and Land is measured by geography rather than size. Purchased by The Trust worked together over the past year to create a $500,000 Nature Conservancy from Frank and Ann Lackey, the tract is Catalyst Fund to cover acquisition and project costs associated one of the few remaining undeveloped parcels with frontage on

continued on page 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Walter Frame, Chair David Wilkens, Vice Chair & Treasurer Meg Kauffman, Secretary Letter from the Executive Director Anna Black Clifford Borden The Western Abenaki tribes have always had a 1 Beth Bradford special relationship with the Green Mountains, Chess Brownell which include Mozodepowadso( or “Moosehead Mountain” in Abenaki2) and the Doren Dolan Worcester Range. Historically, Abenaki sought Catherine Drake refuge from war and invasion in mountains’ Samuel P. Gaines remote slopes, quarried stone for making tools, Jesse Goldfine made spiritual pilgrimages to alpine summits, and Tom Jackman hunted and gathered food and medicinals, which Jed Lipsky some tribal members continue to do today.3 Mila Lonetto Walt Looney As Stowe Land Trust works with our community Jason McLean and partners to “Keep the Worcesters Wild,” it is for some similar values and Darsey Moon benefits: space for quiet solitude; maintenance of high-quality, connected Ryan Percy habitat for a diversity of wildlife and plants; room for a variety of recreational Kerry Sedutto uses that can include hunting, fishing, and trapping; opportunity to sustainably Amy Stewart harvest wood and other forest products we use in our daily lives; and refuge from the stress and fast pace of modern life, whether obtained by hiking up a peak or admiring the inspiring vista of a mountainside lit with autumn colors. DIRECTORS EMERITI Charles Berry As we celebrate the protection of Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest (Page 3) and Trowbridge Elliman completion of the first land conservation projects in the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor (Page 1), it is a good time to remember that these “wild lands” are also John Merrill “home lands” – for the Abenaki, the families who settled and farmed places Alan Thorndike like Brownsville and Shutesville, those who came after them, and now for us. Gaetano Vicinelli Roger Witten Through conservation we know that we can always find our home in these special places and that we will always have the collective privilege of being stewards of the land. What a gift. STAFF Kristen Sharpless, Executive Director With gratitude, Metzi Anderson, Operations Manager Elisabeth Fenn, Conservation Program Manager Kristen Sharpless Executive Director

1 US Forest Service. “Green Mountain National Forest - The Original Vermonters.” https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gmfl/learning/history- Stowe Land Trust is dedicated to the culture/?cid=stelprdb5316753 September 19, 2019 conservation of scenic, recreational, and 2 Kevin J. Kelley. “What’s in a Name? Sleuthing a Mountain Called Mansfield.” Seven Days. July, 2013 https://www.sevendaysvt.com/ vermont/whats-in-a-name-sleuthing-a-mountain-called-mansfield/Content?oid=2243973 September 19, 2019. productive farm and forest lands for the 3 Nulhegan Abenaki Tribe https://abenakitribe.org/ benefit of the greater Stowe community. PO Box 284 Join or Renew Your Membership Today! Stowe, VT 05672 (802) 253-7221 Land conservation is essential to our www.stowelandtrust.org community’s health and wellbeing. With your [email protected] support, Stowe Land Trust can preserve our shared values and environment. Renew your Join our email list by visiting membership today at www.stowelandtrust.org/ www.stowelandtrust.org support/join-donate/. Select Become a Monthly Donor and provide SLT with a steady stream of support at whatever giving level works for you. You can change your pledge at any time by calling our office at 802-253-7221. Thank you for

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Page 2 Mountain Views Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor continued highly traveled and fast developing project to conserve a 109-acre Route 100 within a small, but critical property (Map #4) currently owned road crossing right on the Stowe- by Charlie and Gibby Berry nestled Waterbury town line. up against the Worcester Range in Stowe, and an additional 1800 acres 2 Chris Curtis and Tari Swenson in Middlesex and Worcester. Both of have lived on North Hill in these properties will be added to the the heart of the wildlife corridor adjacent CC , since 1974 where their children grew and will add quality forested habitat up loving the woods, animals and on the eastern edge of the wildlife serenity of the land. Chris and Tari corridor. sold a conservation easement below appraised value to the Vermont “Conserving these properties was Land Trust on 63 acres (Map #2) of only possible due to generous their property, ensuring the land landowners who are protecting their will remain undeveloped. “We forestland and wildlife habitat,” said know that only by being part of a Bob Heiser, regional director for group of likeminded landowners Vermont Land Trust. “We hope that can a patchwork of animal-friendly protecting these key properties will forestland be assembled [in the corridor],” said Chris. “We’re inspire others to consider doing the same.” grateful that organizations like the Stowe Land Trust and The Vermont Land Trust are working hard for this objective and The Power of Partnership we’re glad to be a part of it.” The Shutesville Wildlife Corridor Partnership consists of the Waterbury Conservation Commission, Stowe Conservation 3 Eric and Dale Smeltzer donated a conservation easement Commission, Stowe Land Trust, Vermont Land Trust, The to Vermont Land Trust on 287 acres (Map #3) that abut Nature Conservancy, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Mt. Mansfield State Forest off of Gregg Hill Road in Waterbury Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, Center. Funds from the Catalyst Fund covered legal and project Vermont Agency of Transportation, two regional planning costs for their donation. “Knowing that we are part of a large commissions, and many community volunteers. region-wide project is very exciting,” said Dale. “Conserving property in this wildlife corridor makes us feel more connected “Conserving these lands is such a gift to our community to our forestland—as if we’re now managing it with more and wildlife,” said Allan Thompson, with the Waterbury purpose for the future.” Conservation Commission. “What started as a local education initiative has been bolstered by state wildlife science, The Curtis-Swenson and Smeltzer properties are protected propelled by the support of land trusts and conservation by conservation easements, which restrict development and organizations, and developed into a productive relationship subdivision in order to keep critical habitat intact, but allow between diverse conservation partners. I am thankful for the landowners to continue to use their land for compatible uses community’s support of wildlife and of this partnership.” including forestry and to choose whether or not to post their land. Because their land will remain in private ownership, Learn More landowners will continue to pay property taxes. Visit www.stayingconnectedinitiative.org/shutesville to learn more about the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor Partnership 4 The Stowe Land Trust is also working with the Trust and see our Calendar of Events for upcoming outings and for Public Land on the Hunger Mountain Headwaters events related to the corridor. Thank You To Everyone Who Donated! Stowe Land Trust received 807 donations in support of the Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest conservation project, totaling $6,037,619, which included a $5 million anonymous donation through the Vermont Community Foundation and a $175,000 grant from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board. Thanks to the outpouring of support from the Stowe area community, the property was conserved on July 30, 2019, and SLT’s stewardship endowment for the care of all conserved lands was expanded! We are incredibly grateful to each individual who joined us to protect this historic community forest for generations to come. For public access information and a list of donors to the campaign, please visit our website: www.stowelandtrust.org/conserved/properties/brownsville/

Mountain Views Page 3 Our Donors - 2019

Life Member Conservationist Trowbridge and Claudia Elliman Carl and Sharon Nielsen  Darrell and Nancy Crate Philip Branton and Ellen Lazarus   David and Melissa Norton  Bari and Peter Dreissigacker  Eric and Vivian Denardo  Rand and Lynne Eyberg  Nick and Wendy Nunez  Bowie and Helen Duncan  Joseph F. and Jodi M. Feeney Tom and Christina Evans Christy Patt  John and Julie Egenberg  Richard and Susan Leadem  Joe and Sara Farley  Jack and Caroline Patten  Andreas and Diane Halvorsen  Walter and Diane Looney  Mark E. Ferguson and Elizabeth Michael and Deborah Pucillo  Willard Hunnewell  Lopatin Family Foundation  Yntema  Skip and Marilyn Rosskam  Chris McKown and Abby Johnson Darsey and Joseph Moon  Robert and Jana Giordano Michael Fenlon and Linda Sallop  Thomas Shively and Lisa Coney Dean Goodermote and Diane  Christa Lancaster Oliver and Gay Slesar  Arnold  Patrick Schleck  Clare McMorris  Ted and Kathy Truscott  Nat and Caren Goodhue  Kerry Sedutto and Kevin Komer Neil and Carla Stempel  David Wilkens and Molly Pindell  Alec Graham and Laurie Burton-  Gaetano and Susan Vicinelli  Roger M. and Jill J. Witten  Graham David and Barbara Siegel  Doug and Carrie Yakola Gerry and Terry Griffin  Union Bank  Preservationist Marc Stern and Kim Yellin  David Harding and Jan Nyquist Lee Spencer and Alice Dana Sam and Annie Bartlett   Spencer  Bari and Peter Dreissigacker  Benefactor Jeff Herrmann & Jana Ross Pall and Susan Spera  Andreas and Diane Halvorsen  Friend of Stowe Land Trust (2) White Lily Foundation  Ed and Christine Steinborn  Van and Jane Harissis  Alicia L. Abad  Michael and Alison Hong Jon and Jenny Steingart The Chingos Foundation  Constance Benoliel-Rock  Richard and Clea James  Neil and Carla Stempel  Geoff Robertson Charlie and Gibby Berry  Abby Johnson and Chris McKown Calvin Stempel The Spector Fund at the Boston Paul and Kathy Bosland   Amy Stewart Foundation  David and Nancy Bradbury  John and Diane Kemp  Alan and Ellen Thorndike  Timothy and Nancy Taussig  Rick and Ann Bresnahan  The Alchemist Brewery Stowe  Valerie Turtle and Mary Elkins  Trapp Family Lodge  Chess Brownell  Bonnie Knight  Katharine Veerman Topnotch Resort and Spa  Jake and Donna Carpenter  The Stowehof Gaetano and Susan Vicinelli  Jim and Alison Casey Mark and Deborah Leach  Paolo and Kara Vicinelli Denise Burt Cushwa  George and Inez Lengvari  Ted and Dani Virtue  Eric and Elizabeth Daliere Walter Levering & Carolyn Kyle and Laura Walker Elizabeth Darden  Ruschp Richard and Sally Watts  Basil Dobbin and Jena Wood Clare Tweedy McMorris  Bob and Melinda Welter Graham Dower and Sheila Bunny and Peter Merrill  Dan Winston and Tira Khan  Cheston  John and Millie Merrill  Catherine Drake & Richard Lynn W. Miles  Levine  Bill and Lisa Nelson 

 = 5+ Year Donors  = 10+ Year Donors  = 15+ Year Donors  = 20+ Year Donors  = 25+ Year Donors

Page 4 Mountain Views Our Donors - continued Stan and Suzanne Danzig  Andrew and Susan Woods  Jim and Stacy Donahue Concept 2 Rowing  James Zajac Dr. and Mrs. W. James Downs, Jr.  Barbara Dreska & Ivan Starcevic Chris and Laurie Doyle  Ana Echenique  Supporting Biddle and Idoline Duke  James and Barbara Fox  Stephen and Dorrit Edwards Friends of Stowe Land Trust (6) Stephen and Anita Friedman  Blake Ellison Larry Abrams  Patricia Gabel  Hal Ellms Steve Adams David and Julie Gladstone  Susan and Ira Evans  Pete Adamy & Patricia Flam Ron and Kathy Groves  Francisco Fernandez and Carol Michael and Judy Alexander  Matt Guffey & Alison Estey Lombard  Cynthia Allen-Berson and Steven Lars and Cristina Haegg  Chris and Willa Foran Berson  John Harper and Ellen Tohn  Daniel and Elizabeth Fram Sponsor Jane and Stephen Alpert  Jed & Amy Harris Walter and Kristina Frame  Altadonna Family  Friend of Stowe Land Trust (1) Lynn and Andy Harvey  Annie-Vera Frye Richard and Carole Altman  D. Ben Benoit and Robin Benoit  Michael and Patricia Haynes  Joni Gaines  Dean and Jean Anderson  James Brochhausen  James and Robi Hodge  Marty and Cathy Gardner  The Andersons Carma LLC Kristin Hudson Leslie Gauff & Bruce Bell Thomas and Patricia Auer  Rick and Lynn Davis  Aaron, Yuliya & Ariya Hurwitz David Genser  Martin Bak and Elizabeth Peter Dodson and Beverly Feinberg  Mark Israel and Edee Simon-Israel  Eric Gerstenberg & Christine Clancy McDermott  John and Julie Douglas  Ed Izzo and Jill Boardman  Donald and Linda Gingras  James and Debra Baum Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Esswein  Michael and Patricia Kazakoff  Peter and Mary Jane Given Jeff and Susan Beattie  Sam Gaines and Molly Triffin  Tom & Liz Lackey Dr. Ronald and Lena Goldberg  Jesse Beck  Natalie and Tom Hubbs  Brian Leven and Jacquie Mauer  Jay and Kathleen Goldman  Alan and Karen Beecher  Commodities Natural Market Jesse Levine  Richard Goodwin and Rachel Betty and Carvel Bevans Jr.  Meg and Jeff Kauffman  Tucker and Vicky Levy  Lampert  Ken and Lilli Biedermann  Jack and Laura Lancaster  Steven Libros Jeff and Corinne Greene  Faith Bieler  Jonathan Lipson and Joanne Cieri  Barry and Terri Lyman  Margot and Donald Hall  Anna Black Mila Lonetto  Lisa & Spencer Macalaster Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Hamberg  David and Betsy Blechman Heather & Bill Maffie Jen & McKee Macdonald  Julian Harrison, CPA Marc and Sheila Boyle  Karen Monsen  Jeff and Lucinda McKechnie  Russell Hausman  Cold Hollow Cider Mill  Steve and Bobbi Paris  Steven McLafferty & Pauline Robert and Pamela Herbst  Robert Brown  Shaun Pedersen & Alexandra Lambert  Robert and Francesca Hildreth  Kevin Burk Abbott  The Meditz Family  David and Michele Holton  Elizabeth Bushueff Sam and Sue Philbrick  Julie Michals and Marty Hodge Ted Horan Ethan and Kristy Carlson Jim and Barbara Roberts  Jay Kaknes and Melissa Mielens George and Cindy Jackman  John and Amy Chassard  James and Joanna Schoff  Stowe Insurance Agency, Inc.  Tom and Kathy Jackman  Cap and Ginny Chenoweth  Barbara Segal Geoff and Susan Mullen Edmond and Amy Jalbert  David Chipman and Helen Laura M. Selfors Annie and Andrew Paradee Richard and Marcia Johannesen  Folweiler  Jeffrey Sharat & Constance Carrino  Bill and Sylvia Pope  Roger Joseph and Patricia Palmer  Green Mountain Inn  Kristen Sharpless & Michael Snyder Katharine A. Powell  Stowe Country Homes  Rui and Julia Coelho  Coldwell Banker Carlson Real Michele Pressman and Deborah Charlotte and Tom Kastner  David D. Coffin, Jr.  Estate  Levy  Deborah Kehoe Glenn Cover John and Anne Steel  Antonio and Teri Pyle  Deedle Kiley Robin Cutler Charles Stein Henry Busetti and Dee Reever  Andrew and Nancy Kingman Carrie Damp James B & Beverly C Thomson Fund Todd and Wendy Renz  Alan and Caryn Kovacs  Gordon and Robin Dixon  Anthonius van den Herik Emily and Jeffrey Rosenbaum  Stephen and Kajy Vicinelli  Marion and Edgar Russell  Jorge and Gretchen Vivoni  Brooke and Neal Sandford  Joe and Bonnie Wauters  Richard and Heather Sargent  The Sequist & Schnee Families  Sustaining Shapleigh and Peggy Smith  Friend of Stowe Land Trust (1) Bill and Nancy Steers Saranne and Clark Abbott  Stowe Family Dentistry Robert P. Ball  Anthony B. Thompson  Peter and Nina Blain Walter E. Towslee  Steve and Gail Blumsack  Paul Turovsky and Monica Casey  Harry and Carol Bonyun  Rob and Lisa Venne Antoine and Sophie Brechu Jonathan Wallace and Lisa Scott and Robin Coggins  McGovern Mud City Adventures Karl and Donna Weller  Thomas and Joy Cronin  Darla Witmer and Peter Collotta 

Mountain Views Page 5 Our Donors - continued Stephen and Janet Patching  Fred and Andi Weiss  Jill and Ted Haas  Chris Pazandak and Mary Jacques  Joanne Wikle Steve Hagenbuch  Debra and Howard Perrone  Jon Williams Heather Hale  Robert and Suzanne Poole  Peter Wolf Brian and Andrea Hamor Prats Family Eric Zeikel & Diane Brindle  Herb Hillman  Barbara and Michael Puddicombe  Jeffery and Erica Zieba Nifer and Ramsey Hoehn  Rich and Lisa Quinby  Christopher and Erica Hong Kevin and Laurie Rakowski Family Terry and Kristina Itämeri-Kinter Paula and Rich Reynolds Kyle Jandreau Friend of Stowe Land Trust (1) Martin and Diane Richler  The Johansons  Linda Zamvil & John Angier  Peter and Ellen Roberts  Tom and Laura Jordan  York and Fred Baker  Michael Roche  Josh and Brooke Kaplan  Gary and Nancy Banks Kathy Rogers Monique Karthaus and Geoffrey Stuart and Marion Baraw  Hilary and Robert Roper  Wolcott Raymond and Sengdao Bergmann Antony and Livia Rosen  Terry and Kelley King John and Diane Biello  Michelle and Keith Rousseau Bob and CarolLynne Kirch  Jeff and Debbie Blanton  Erica and David Ruck Kathleen and Andy Knittle  Nancy and Reid Krakower  Eileen Bowen  James and Ruth Santos  Havilah Mann Peter and Carol-Anne Kramers  Beth and Barton Bradford Timothy and Bethany Sargent  Bob D. Mario & Helene G. Martin  David Lachtrupp  Robert Britton  Stephen Sayce Millie and Dick Marron  Larry and Peg Lackey  Lisa Butkus Heidi Scheuermann  John McBrine  Hob Knob Inn Andrea and Christian Carey Philip and Deborah Schoepke  Megan Mccarthy and Edward Roger Laviale & Christine Richard and Elizabeth Cleary  Sam and Beverly Scofield  Lieber  Donovan  Rich Conte  C.J. and Gail Seitz  Stephen and Linda Mead  Mark and Rebecca Leipert  Stephen and Marie Cottrel  Kathleen E. Shannon  Jack and Kitty Morrissey James and Jacquelyn Lindenmeyer  Lew and Audrey Coty Bill and Kate Shea  Josh and Emily Novotny Jed Lipsky  Catherine Crawley & Richard Yankee Home Solutions William Nutt Peter and Betsy Longstreth  Weinstein  Jon and Karen Shreter  James and Margaret O’Brien Joseph and LoriAnn Loughnane  Kevin and Dawn D’Arcy  Mary Ellen Simon  Caryn OSullivan James and Elizabeth Luke Tad and Maura Davis Donald and Sandra Simonds David and Dee Partridge  Douglas Manley and Elizabeth Lawrence and Louise Decker John and Lynn Skinner  Edward and Jeannette Pearson  Chabot  Steven and Jill Elbaum Jason and Callie Slocum  Bonnie and Brian Pease  Pamela Marsh  Erik and Giulia Eliason Dr. Alan and Jill Slootsky  Leigh and John Pelletier  Bob and Amy Marshall  Robert Fahey & Maryellen Sullivan  Richard and Faina Smith Ryan and Courtney Percy Deb & Mike Martin Liz and Ralph Fariello Frank and Valerie Smolar John and Wilma Peterson  Christine and Dan McGowan Remarkable Things at Stowe Craft  William and Gloria Snyder  Beverly & Michael Propen  Joe and McLaughlin Judy Foregger Rick Sokoloff and Marina Meerburg  Adam and Rachel Putnam Robert McWeeny and Kerry Colson  Frank and Judith Foti  Cindy Sprague and Jim Converse  Alexander and Tessa Rawson Jeffrey Merselis Clay and Paula Frazier Ron and Judy Stancliff  Donna Reback and Philip Howard and Caren Merson Galligan Family Dwight and Joan Stecker  Herbison  David and Nancy Merz  Jenny Garber and Donald Brown Robert and Elsie Stewart  Stella and Tom Richards  Mary M. Meyers  The Gerndt Family  Jessica Stitson William and Karen Richmond Kent and Diana Mikus George and Fran Gotcsik  Bill and Janis Stocks  Tom and Julia Rogers  Kent and Natalie Mitchell Phil Grant  Sam & Lynn Strober Ed and Sarah Rovetto Michael and Jane Monahan Cynthia and Edward Gray  Joseph Subasic Lee Hunter and Julie Montgomery Dr. Pamela Swearingen Jonathan Goldberg & Michael Moon Oliver Sweatman & Emily Doyle Gordon and Patricia Munson  Sweatman Family  The Murphy Family Deb and Rob Taylor  Peter and Meredith Murphy  Paul Thabault and Nancy Money  Matthew and Erin Murphy Louise Thompson  Peter and Sally Nolan Robert and Susan Titterton Whitton and Josefine Norris  George and Louise Townsend  Richard and Patricia Oden  John and Allison Turkowski  Bob and Leslie Ogan  Brian Turner Julio C. and Liz A. Olimpio  Peter Van Raalte & Jan Fielder  Olson & Associates Law Firm  Doug and Karen Veliko  Sue and Peter Oppenheimer  Cheryl Vince James and Rachel Ory  George and Patricia von Trapp  John and Janet Ottas Andrew and Betsy Waine Jim Owen  The Wehse Family  Bob and Louise Owen 

Page 6 Mountain Views Our Donors - continued Chuck and Jann Perkins  Robert Richard  In Honor of Mike and Deb Martin Peter Sakash  Dana and Tracy Martin Arnold & Sandra Scarano Carol Schaal In Honor of Susan Stevens MJ Shaw  Carol Simoneau  Emily McCarthy Alton Smith  Marcia Smith  In Honor of Chris Weaver Elizabeth Soper Paige Weaver Sally Stetson Design  Jacqueline Verrico In Memory of Paul and Ralph and Louise Whitelock  Alma DuMont Charles Wolf Simone Youkel Malia DuMont

Deborah Rubin Glenn Danziger  Contributor In Memory of John and Jane Handy The Scheuermann Family Toni Dell’Osso and Al Gasior Charles Baraw George H. Diller Philip Scott  Kathryn W. Downs  Jeffrey and Marie Brown  Rich and Becky Scott Ken and Sarah Drewry  Shoshana Diamond In Memory of Hazel and Fern Marcie Scudder Diana Duclos  Andrew Felper Patricia Hart Marc and Susan Segal  Moira Durnin  Susan C. Harris  Robert and Anne Shapiro Elizabeth Durovich  Michele R. H. Herbst  In Memory of Milton F. Heller, Jr. Liz Sheahan  Evie Dworetzky  Susan Hertzberg  Gordon W. and Lucille M. Siteman  Brian Elmendorf  Joel and Pam Heller Dave Hoagland  Harold and Carol Stevens  Lelia Evans Tatiana Kamarskaya Chris and Olivia Stevens John Fagan  In Memory of Harvey Howell Carla Levin  Sara Teachout Andrea Fenn Tom and Lorrie Motylinski  Helen Hooper and Philip Tabas Suzan Tobler Doreen Foust Ron and Lynn Paparella  Anne and Bruce Tribush Carolyn Goodwin Kueffner George and Elaine Rau  In Memory of Andrew J. Lotto, Sr Joseph and Elizabeth Vincent Jane and Reid Grayson  Ian Shea Lance and Vanessa Violette Jon Hanson  Raymond and Sengdao Bergmann Kermit and Hazel Spaulding  Daniel and Sarah Wallach Kurt Hanson Arthur and Judi Tischler  Dr. Ray Walters Sam Harrison In Memory of Carolyn and Louis Torre  Chris and Amy Weaver  KK Harvey Michael George Mahan Terry Whelan  Julie Jatlow and Jeff Wise Susan Hellerstein  John and Judy Zinn  George and Lois Mahan Art and Marion Wittels  Margaret Higgins  Jerry and Donna Wood  Ralph and Carolyn Hilbert  In Honor of Elisabeth Fenn In Memory of John McVickar John Wysolmerski and Caroline Stephanie Hunt Lynn Jeffery Hendel Jeff Johnson Ron and Chris Hudnell

The Young Family  Barbara Kay In Memory of Peter Monsen A.J. Zottola and Bethany Burns  Sandra J. Larsen  In Honor of Sam Gaines and Lewis Lasher  Molly Triffin Friend of Stowe Land Trust (1) Individual Diane and Michael Leach Madonna Alvarez David and Priscilla Gaines Timothy D. Leland  Midge and Jean-Jacques Béguin Lisa Beach  Jon Levy & Lisa Natkin  Joe and Anne Cresci Michael Bennett  In Honor of Gerald Gaynor Charlie and Louis LoConte Family Janet Cannon Mark and Mary Jane Bentley Trust  Melissa Wark Kitty Coppock Peggy and Rick Bernard Charles Lusk  Charlie and Weezie Betz  Betty McGill  Sally Bindari  MaryClaire McGovern Bernice A. Binginot  Rob and Karen Millman  Dan Brault  Tessa Milnes  Linda Bronstein  Marcia Mittnacht and Edward Josie Brownell Moscovitch  Francis and Mary Jane Cain  Robert and Jessica Moran  Bob Campbell  Sarah C. Morse The Cannon Family Merna and Gerald Morse  Rick Carrick  Lucy Nersesian  John and Vicki Cohen  Karen Nicholson  Glen and Barbara Cousins  Thomas Opar  Jeffrey Dacales

Mountain Views Page 7 Our Donors - continued Jeanne and Dimitri Corey In Memoriam Jennifer and Michael Cote Ted Barnett  Rich and Sylvia Cullingford Renate Bohler Tom and Patty Foltz Gail Wheel Bourne Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Genova Ann Hillman  Julie Genova Peter Monsen  Kathleen Genova and Brian Nagle Hilde Morgenstern Ronald and Shirley Goff Gibney Patterson  Jeanne Grant George Rigby Cheryl Hamilton Robert Stengel  Leonard and Patricia Johnson Robert M. Kelly, Jr. Event Donations Jean Kissner and George Weber Mike and Louise Kuhlman Gray Matter Marketing Craft Brew Deb and Mike Martin Race & Vermont 10 Miler Eugene and Vera Nichols Stowe Cider Jam for the Land Julie Nitschke Jesse Schloff Photography Program Partners Sarah O’Leary Grants KellyCanLaunch802 Apple Tree Learning Center Caroline and Antonio Pensa Canadian Friends of Stowe Land Lamoille Valley Ford Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont Betsy Perez Trust Laughing Moon Chocolate Central Vermont Council on Aging Bill Reynolds and Betsy LaFlame High Meadows Fund Lucy Nersesian Clarina Howard Nichols Center Al Riviezzo Patagonia & AJ’s Ski & Sports Maria’s Garden Friends of the Winooski River Peter and Carol Seavor Spruce Peak Realty Netdahe Stoddard Green Mountain Club Leslie Shedlin and David Raim Town of Stowe Power Shift Lamoille County Hikes with Tykes Art and Gail Shinners Vail Resort EpicPromise Program Remarkable Things at Stowe Craft Market Garden School Clif and Dyane Smith Vermont Housing & Conservation Gallery Mud City Adventures Ronna and Arnold Ziegel Board Ride by JoMotion National Life Group Rimrocks Mountain Tavern Stowe Bible Camp In Memory of Moogie Hotel Partners Shelburne Museum Stowe Conservation Commission Friend of Stowe Land Trust (1) The Stowehof Speck Boutique Catering & Fine Stowe Elementary School Topnotch Resort & Spa Foods Stowe Farmers Market In Memory of Brian W. Murphy Trapp Family Lodge Spruce Peak Stowe High School Friend of Stowe Land Trust (1) Stowe Bee Bakery Stowe Historical Society In Kind Gifts & Donations Stowe Flower Farm Stowe Parks and Recreation Stowe Mercantile In Memory of Merton S. Pike Alario Tech Stowe Trails Partnership The Bench Anna Black, Esq. Stowe Vibrancy Lucene M. Pike The Bistro at Ten Acres Bear Pond Books SunCommon The Butchery Ben & Jerry’s The Intervale Conservation Nursery In Memory of George Stearns The Stowehof Bunya Bunya The Nature Conservancy Topnotch Resort & Spa William and Anne Chatfield Commodities Natural Market The Trust for Public Land Trapp Family Lodge Country Club of Vermont Trapp Family Lodge Umiak Outfitters In Memory of Robert Stengel Dave Couch Signs Stowe Mountain Resort Ursa Major Skin Care Jim and Sally Helin Doc Ponds Vermont Land Trust Vail Resort Donna Petit Massage VT Department of Fish & Wildlife Von Bargen’s Jewelry Ecopixel VT Department of Forests, Parks Von Trapp Brewing Edelweiss Mountain Deli and Recreation Yellow Turtle Edson Hill Waterbury Conservation Edward Jones Mountain Road Office Commission Matching Gifts Elmore Mountain Farm Waterbury Land Initiative Enigma AIG Matching Grants Program Ferro Jewelers Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, Inc. This list includes all donations made Green Envy The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck between October 1, 2018-September 23, Green Mountain Inn Foundation 2019. If we have missed or incorrectly Hannafords Supermarket Champlain Investment Partners listed your name, please let us know! Harrison’s Restaurant FM Global Foundation Harvest Market IBM Corporation  = 5+ Year Donors Hen of the Wood Keurig Green Mountain  = 10+ Year Donors Idletyme Brewing Liberty Media Corporation  = 15+ Year Donors In Company Pepsico Foundation  = 20+ Year Donors

Jesse Goldfine, Esq.  = 25+ Year Donors

Page 8 Mountain Views Welcome New Board Members

Roger Witten has been elected new Emeritus Director of SLT. biking and skiing with his wife Liz and Roger served on the SLT Board of Directors from 2009-2018. two young daughters from their home Welcome back, Roger! in Morrisville. Jason is also a member of the Mansfield Ski Patrol, Stowe EMS Kerry Sedutto and serves as treasurer of the Stowe Kerry, a Stowe native, has been an avid Rescue Squad, Inc. He is excited to outdoor enthusiast from an early age, continue giving back to his community enjoying the local trail networks on by joining SLT’s Board and supporting foot and by bike, golfing, skiing and local conservation efforts. whitewater kayaking. Kerry has been at the helm of The Sugarman of Vermont Jason McLean for over a decade and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Vermont SLT Bids Farewell to Four Board Members Maple Sugarmakers Association as Stowe Land Trust has been fortunate to have had Mike Haynes, Kerry Sedutto well as the Advisory Board for the Nancy Krakower, Bunny Merrill and Brian Mullin, as members Community National Bank in Vermont. Kerry was also volunteer of our Board of Directors for the past nine years. Thank you, coordinator for the Stowe Schools’ Friday Ski Program for ten outgoing Board Members, for your energy, commitment and years. Having grown up appreciating conservation from a young guidance over the years. We wish you well in all your future age, Kerry looks forward to joining the SLT Board and working to endeavors! protect the places she loves.

Jason McLean Jason moved to Stowe in 2008 from Boston, MA where he worked in finance for John Hancock. When he’s not at work as director of finance for the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club & Academy, he explores the Stowe area’s endless opportunities for hiking,

Thank You Canadian Friends of Stowe Land Trust!

Fifty-four Canadian families who love Stowe’s natural Hillel and Mitzi Becker Ilse Matalon beauty, rural character, and recreational excellence made Ezra and Anita Beinhaker Lillian and Billy Mauer donations to Canadian Friends of Stowe Land Trust over Albert Benhiem and Gail Wasserman Frank Motter and Linda Shaw Dr. Robin and Vivian Billick Debby and Matt Newpol the past year. That’s 54% more than last year! Together, Neil Bindman and Joan Hazen Earl and Susan Ralph you contributed $50,000 USD to support SLT’s land Clifford Borden* Michael and Cherry Richards protection and stewardship work, including a contribution Garner Bornstein and Lynne Goldberg Marvin and Rhoda Rosenbloom to the recently conserved Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest Carole Burnham Family Foundation (page 3) and the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor catalyst Richard Cherney and Ronda Diamond Richie and Andrea Rosenbloom campaign (page 1). Thank you! Jon Deitcher Richard Rubin and Debbie Rick and Elaine Dubrovsky Mandelcorn To learn more about Canadian Friends of Stowe Land Trust Tina and Fred Dubrovsky Scotia Bank Steven and Sheri Elefant Lloyd Sheiner* and Janice Sheiner and how to make a tax-deductible contribution, please Greg Etingin Jon Sigler* and Kathy Myron visit www.stowelandtrust.org/support/canadian-friends/. Alvin Fagen Charles Spector Dr. and Mrs. A. Felgar George and Shelley Stern Marc and Trish Felgar Barry and Gloria Sternthal Fidelity Canada Lisa Stotland Richard and Susan Hart Irwin and Sara Tauben Allan and Carole Hitelman The Grover Charitable Endowment Mike Hitelman The Robin and Evie Foundation Gerry and Janice Kandestin The Tauben Family Foundation James Khazzam Mitchell Wasserman Rona Klein Jeff Waxman Sam Landsman and Joanne Borden Ron Waxman Paul and Sharon Levine Bob and Joanne Wordham Michael and Susan Lonn Maks Wulkan and Diane Grossman Andrei Mannheim and Reisa Richard and Elyssa Yanofsky © Rich Levine Teitelbaum *CFSLT Board Member Mountain Views Page 9 Naturalist Program You Made SLT’s 32nd Completes 7th Season Celebration a Success VHCB AmeriCorps member, Grace Jia, recently wrapped up On September 22nd, more than 100 people gathered to her time with Stowe Land Trust. Through outdoor education celebrate 32 years of local land conservation. Following SLT’s programs, Mill Trail open houses, and tabling at community annual meeting, guest speaker, Dr. Aron Steward spoke to the events, Grace interacted with an impressive 956 people, making benefits of a relationship with nature, and its ability to heal, this our biggest summer of outdoor education yet! Many thanks especially for those who have experienced trauma in their lives. go to Grace for all of her hard work, and to all of our program Activities included flag painting, hayrides, and family portraits partners and participants. We can’t wait for next year! by Sarah Salvas, followed by delicious food and a cash bar by Woodbelly Pizza, pies made by SLT board members, ice cream donated by Ben & Jerry’s, and live music by the Sugardaddies and Maple Run.

Summer Naturalist, Grace Jia, planting the new pollinator garden at SLT’s office. Congratulations to the community members on our Fundraising Committee for Brownsville Forest who were selected as SLT’s volunteers of the year: Rich Smith (pictured), Drew Clymer, Liz Lackey, Peggy Smith and Laura Walker. SLT Explorers’ Adventure Looking for somewhere new to explore with the whole Coniferous Tree family? Pick up a copy of our Explorer Adventure Map in the office or on our website (www.stowelandtrust.org/summer- Snow covered cabin at the Coniferous tree Gnome home at Wiessner Woods naturalist) and get outside! This fun scavenger hunt leads you Mill Trail to SLT conserved properties all around town. Bring back the completed map and we’ll award you a fun prize! Signs of Wildlife

Sipping Bucket at Kirchner Woods Free space! Signs of Wildlife

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Looking for more scavenger hunt fun? Try completing this winter hunt before spring! Congratulations to the Galligan Family for completing the first Explorers’ Adventure! Page 10 Mountain Views 20th Legacy Make a Legacy Gift Golf for the Next Generation Tournament “Conservation projects like Brownsville Forest are the fun part. The ongoing hard work of the Land Trust is the stewardship and care of those special Raises places. That work goes on forever. That is why Millie and I joined the Legacy Society. It is our way to help ensure that Stowe Land Trust will always be able $37,000 for to meet its future commitments.” – John Merrill, SLT Golf Tournament co-Chair and Emeritus Director

Stewardship! Stowe Land Trust’s stewardship endowment will be a stable and reliable source of revenue The 20th Anniversary Golf that will ensure Stowe Land Tournament held on August 1, 2019 Trust has the necessary raised $37,000 for Stowe Land Trust. resources to protect the This year, all the proceeds from investments you have made in this Legacy event will be added protecting amazing places like to SLT’s stewardship endowment Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest, for the long-term care of all SLT’s even during times of volatility conserved lands. Thank you to and uncertainty. Thanks to our hosts, Alice and Lee Spencer, recent legacy contributions to as well as all our sponsors and our stewardship endowment participants. Your support makes from the 20th Anniversary Golf our work possible! For a complete Tournament and successful land protection campaigns, including the Kaiser Farm and Brownsville-Story Ridge Forest list of individuals and businesses (page 3), our endowment is now 45% funded. Planned gifts made through the Legacy that supported the tournament, Society support will help to reach our current $2.5 million endowment goal. as well as more photos from the event, please visit our website at There are many options for how to make a planned gift to Stowe Land Trust that allow www.stowelandtrust.org/news you to pass on the legacy of conservation to the next generation. To learn more about the Legacy Society, please visit www.stowelandtrust.org/support/legacygiving or contact Kristen Sharpless at (802) 253-7221.

Legacy Society Charlie and Gibby Berry John and Millie Merrill Chess Brownell Tessa Milnes Paul Chebator and Mer Zovko Joseph and Darsey Moon Gunnel Clarke & John De Villars Rick Owen Kitty Coppock Lucene M. Pike Richard Levine and Catherine Drake Charles Tryon David and Julie Gladstone David Wilkens and Molly Pindell Christine Lengvari Roger and Jill Witten

Show Your Support! Our new 5-panel hats feature an embroidered Stowe Land Trust logo on the front and adjust- able strap at the back. Made of 100% cotton and available in red, navy, khaki and olive. Stop by our 1st Place Winning Team: Tim Sargent office at 6 Sunset St in Stowe or give us a call at (Captain – not pictured), Kevin Whitney, (802) 253-7221 to order. Marcy Royster and Richard Kleiman.

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