Simsbury Land Trust 2015 Annual Report

Sustaining Our Future 2015-2016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Fred Feibel, President Margery Winters, Vice President Karen Brand, Secretary Bob Ellis, Treasurer

Chad Alfeld Rob Heagney Joan Allen Paul Henualt Ted Almy Chuck Howard Mary Baier Diana Moody Karen Brand Sally Rieger Dick Davis Elliot Schulman T.J. Donohue Susan Van Kleef Katie French

STAFF Amy Zeiner, Executive Director Patricia Hazelwood, Director, Finance and Membership

ADVISORY BOARD Bob Bingham Bill Cox Candace Fitzpatrick Bill Howard Paul Knierim Mike Long Jim Veltrop

CONTENTS

1 Letter from the President 2 Managing Our Valued Resources 4 Tanager Hill Acquisition Complete 6 Preston and Estelle Case Profile 7 Laird and Ann Mortimer Profile 8 Financial Highlights 9 Membership Donations

Inside back cover Map of SLT Properties Letter from the President

As I look forward to our next 12 months engineer to help in planning a low impact I see a unique opportunity for the parking area which will serve Tanager Hill Simsbury Land Trust to celebrate our as well as our Owen-Mortimer trail. accomplishments, learn from the past and As we increase the quality and depth enthusiastically stride into the future. The of our conservation management we will be year 2016 will be our 40th anniversary, in need of significant and consistent and thanks to the enthusiastic and funding. For that reason we will also be unwavering support from our members unveiling our Endowment Initiative later and the community, we certainly have this year. We will be able to manage this much to celebrate. endowment through the fund we have Over the last 39 years we have been established with the Hartford Foundation fortunate to preserve over 1,100 acres as for Public Giving. This fall we also initiate open space in Simsbury. These acres not only represent a the second of our ambitious long-term strategic plans. tangible asset but allude to a process by which the community As we go forward I would again like to ask everyone to has been educated about and concerned with the conservation make an effort to get a friend out on a trail or bring them to of threatened land. As we move forward we take the lessons an event during the upcoming year. As always your continued learned and hope to shape our efforts toward even more support is noted and greatly appreciated. success. An educated and motivated membership has been the See you soon, backbone of the Simsbury Land Trust’s success. Education programs will be key for us as we work to grow our membership, donor base and get more people out on the trails. Currently we are using a professional environmental consultant to help put a comprehensive plan together for our Fred Feibel newly acquired Tanager Hill property. We have also hired an President

1 Managing Our Valued Resources Dick Davis, SLT Trustee

When we think of an organization, it is most often within the care of itself quite well for millions of years before we came context of what it does and what comes most immediately to along. However, we now exert a disproportionately harmful mind when we think of the Simsbury Land Trust is the force on our environment. Air and water pollution, acquisition of land. And no wonder. Throughout most of our monoculture agriculture, development that does not consider nearly 40 years and particularly over the past 15, our public its context in the land, the introduction of invasive species and focus has been either a plea for help for our latest acquisition the steady increase in extinctions due to habitat loss come or the celebration of a recent purchase. immediately to mind. Without some selective intervention on However, the more important question is often not what our part, the natural world as we know it and upon which we an organization does but why it does it. In the case of the SLT, depend may not survive us. we have carefully chosen individual properties that represent Two significant areas of management illustrate the the rich diversity of the Town’s natural setting — farm fields challenges facing the SLT. One is the management of invasive and natural meadows, woods in the sandy river bottom and species. As long as man has traveled across the landscape he along the high hillsides, ponds and streams, swamps, bogs, wet has taken with him seeds, plants and animals, sometimes meadows and vernal pools, trap rock ridges, sand hills and purposefully, often by accident. Birds, animals and the wind glacial moraines. In doing so, we have tried to enlarge tracts of also carry seeds but usually over shorter distances and at a land that are already protected and to connect them into slower pace. Today seeds, plants and animals can travel with natural corridors. the speed of a jet plane, into every nook and cranny of the The mix of the natural habitats and the size of the world, and in much larger quantity than ever before. In prior protected areas are both important. Each plant and animal has times, when foreign species traveled much more slowly and in its own requirements without which it will not survive. Some smaller quantities, the native species often had the time and forms of life will eat almost any plant or animal and remain space to adapt to the new species. The problem today is not healthy. Others can remain healthy with a narrower mix of with every migrating species but with those occasionals that food. Still others need one specific plant or animal to eat. All thrive in the climate of their new home and that find no need some form of protection from the elements and from meaningful enemies to keep their population in check. As a each other — a tree top, a burrow, a thicket, a pool. Some result the “invasive” species crowds out the natives, and in spend part of their life cycle in the water, part on land or part extreme cases becomes a monoculture significantly reducing in the air. Others move with the seasons, a few dozen feet or the number of species in the mix and creating a much more halfway across the world. Animals also need space to breed vulnerable habitat. We cannot eliminate an invasive once it and to raise their young. Each has a different level of tolerance gets established. Even if we could eradicate every individual for others and, like us, they need space for relief from the on a given site, individuals from neighboring sites would stress of overcrowding. Some require only a few inches, some a hundred feet, others a mile or more. Some thrive in our backyards but many need privacy from people. The more varied the habitat mix, the larger the natural areas, and the more connected by corridors, the greater the biodiversity an area can support. And the more vibrant the biodiversity, the greater are the chances for a healthy environment for the earth and for us. By owning and managing land and conservation easements the SLT helps protect the Town’s biodiversity and the environment we need for our own physical and mental health. This variety in our natural surroundings provides beauty, interest and tranquility that enrich our lives. Most of us understand the value of SLT ownership in helping protect these natural areas. But what is the value of our attempting to manage them? After all, nature has taken

2 quickly repopulate it. The best we can do is “weed” the site on a regular basis in order to enable native species to continue to survive and perhaps eventually evolve into a meaningful competitor for the invasive. We can also repair disturbed areas that are particularly inviting to invasives and watch for newcomers and remove them before they get established. Controlling invasives is a worthwhile effort because whenever we lose one native, we risk losing other wildlife that depends on that species for its food, shelter or breeding. Another key challenge is managing conflicting uses. The SLT encourages public access because we believe it is important that more people become aware of and appreciate these habitats. As a rule, we generally appreciate things only after we understand them and generally, we do not These are but two of the management challenges we face. understand them until we have seen and spent some time As difficult as it is to steward the land, it is vitally important getting to know them. Because our efforts to protect the land we do this, both for the environment in which we spend our for ourselves and the next generation depends heavily on lives and for the enjoyment and excitement of all who venture public understanding and appreciation, we spend a lot of time out onto the trails. Hopefully, this leads the way to a healthier and effort maintaining trails and promoting them through physical and emotional environment for ourselves. In addition, regular guided walks. We want people to get out on the trails, how we care for and how we relate to the land sets an example to experience the physical for our children, the community challenge, get to know the wildlife By owning and managing land and and beyond. and learn more about it, and to We have accomplished a relax and enjoy the tranquil beauty. conservation easements the SLT helps great deal over the past 39 years, This is an activity that interests a protect the Town’s biodiversity and and this success is due to a wide range of people and can be number of factors. However, enjoyed by people of all ages, the environment we need for our own the one critical factor has been either alone or in groups. For and continues to be you, our this reason and because of the physical and mental health. This members. Your annual character of the land, we variety in our natural surroundings membership donations provide encourage passive recreation virtually all of the funding for our such as walking, picnicking, provides beauty, interest and operating budget. Besides our photography, birdwatching, and so stewardship efforts, this includes forth. We discourage activity that tranquility that enrich our lives. our office, staff, insurance, interferes with passive recreation, publications and programs. In damages the trail or endangers or addition, you provide virtually causes stress to the wildlife, particularly less common plants all of our volunteers. And you are our ambassadors to the and animals. As with all things, there is always the question community, the face of the SLT and our best means of getting of degree. One person doing almost anything is unlikely to feedback from your neighborhood . So please, renew your do any lasting damage. However, a hundred people doing the membership or join today, introduce a friend or neighbor to same can cause significant damage. We are continually the SLT and help us to continue our work for years to come. reassessing this balance. Thank you to all of you!

3 Tanager Hill Acquisition Complete

Tanager Hill is a 75-acre preserve that connects the Farmington River flood plain to the crest of the Metacomet Ridge — a 500-foot elevation change — and provides protection for a wide variety of natural habitat types and hiker access to Penwood State Park and the New England National Scenic Trail. This acquisition would never have occurred if it had not been for the strong desire of the Ellsworth family to see this hillside, their family home for 75 years, permanently protected in its natural state. The Simsbury Land Trust wishes to express its deep appreciation for all of the many people and organizations that helped make the protection of Tanager Hill a reality. We would like to thank the key funders for this $1,200,000 project. Without their support this would not have been possible. Contributors include: CT-DEEP Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program, the Ellsworth Family, the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut, the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Hartford Audubon Society and the many individual members and friends of the SLT who donated nearly $300,000 in private contributions. We also appreciate the support and encouragement of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Without the commitment, patience and generosity of each of these supporters the protection of Tanager Hill would not have occurred. Thank you!

4 A Little Bit of Tanager Hill History By Ann-Toy Ellsworth Broughton

As a boy growing up in Simsbury in the early 1900s, At that moment, a scarlet tanager flew into the apple tree, and John Ellsworth used to ride his horse from Roskear, perched above them. They both decided on the spot to call the family farm on East Weatogue their new property Tanager Hill. Street, up onto the mountain behind As they planned and built their the farmhouse and barns, as his father, At that moment, a scarlet home, the full scope of their mutual love Harry, had done before him. The land tanager flew into the apple tree, of all things wild and natural was revealed. was open then, with spectacular views The driveway was laid out to minimally to the west, and historic cart trails and perched above them. They scar the hillside, and young trees were left crisscrossing the meadows that had standing too close to foundation work, to both decided on the spot to call been deep forest before the charcoal the bane of the builders. Huge windows burners arrived. So it was a long-term their new property Tanager Hill. gave the impression that there were no dream of his to someday own a piece boundaries between outside and in. This of the mountain, bring his bride made sense to John and Grace, as they there, and raise a family in the home John and Grace Ellsworth came to know every inch of their hillside, he would build. as they wandered the land, taking note of On a day in May, 1939, John geological features, rare plants like trailing took Grace, his wife of mere weeks, arbutus and pink lady’s slipper, the and parked by an apple tree in full stunning red sandstone gorge where Lucy’ s bloom on East Weatogue Street. Brook came down off the bench, the small He told her that he had just received ponds and sandy esker left over from the word that the owners of the land glaciers, and the charcoal rings where they there had agreed to sell to them. told their children the fairies danced.

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5 DONOR PROFILE LAND DONORS AND Preston and Estelle Case BEQUEST WITH LIFE ESTATE

One of the major donors — and unsung heroes estate, which enabled him to live there undisturbed — of the Simsbury Land Trust was Preston Case. for the remainder of his life. Preston lived much of his life in a home he built “In speaking with Preston about the in 1934, a short walk from the corner of Ferry possibility of his donating the house, and later in Lane and Goodrich Road where he was born. the transfer documents, we made it clear that Those who lived on the east side of town may the SLT would probably sell the house but that recall Preston and his wife, Estelle. You would see the proceeds from any such sale would be used them everywhere in town on their daily walks, but to help acquire addition conservation land,” particularly on Terry’s Plain Road, with Preston reports Chuck Howard, who was a board ten yards ahead of Estelle, each with a plastic member at the time. bag for collecting litter. They had a deep When Preston passed away in 2006, his attachment for this place and the land that house and approximately one acre were sold for surrounded it. Preston and Estelle Case over $200,000, providing much needed funds Preston and Estelle donated 11 acres in for our acquisition of the Tulmeadow Farm back of their home to the Simsbury Land Trust in As Preston discovered, you can even conservation easement. Chuck Howard states, 1994. This consisted of wet meadow that had donate your home and continue to live “The SLT is not really in the business of acquiring been used historically for various crops, flowers there as long as you wish to. This can residential properties to preserve them, but this is and nursery stock, but in recent years had grown be a very significant contribution to a much overlooked means to provide a significant a thick cover of alder. After this gift, Preston the land trust. gift to the land trust. The SLT is able to accept the continued to care for the site as though it were gift of a home provided the donor understands his own, contributing hours to cutting the brush that the land trust will likely sell the house and use and helping the SLT restore a six-acre portion of the meadow to the proceeds to acquire and/or care for conservation land. As Preston wildflowers and scattered oak and pine. When Estelle passed away in discovered, you can even donate your home and continue to live there 2004, Preston decided to donate his home of 70 years to the SLT. He as long as you wish to. This can be a very significant contribution to donated the house and the two acres it sat on, but withheld a life the land trust.”

6 DONOR PROFILE LAND DONORS AND ESTATE PLANNING Laird and Ann Mortimer BEQUEST FOR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Laird and Ann Mortimer moved to Simsbury in According to Laird, “As we thought about it 1995 from West Hartford when they retired over the years, we were unhappy at the from careers in the printing business. They thought of this property being developed, and purchased a house and 22 acres of land at the we also thought that development would have top of Pinnacle Mountain Road from Marty and made the previous owners (the Owens) Candy Owen. With the addition of another 20 unhappy as well. We have no regrets and we acres that they subsequently purchased from are happy we did it. In the end, the decision to the Owens, their property extended from East donate the property to the land trust seemed Weatogue Street up to the power lines just like such a natural thing to do.” below and west of Penwood State Park. One consequence of the donation was that The Mortimers enjoyed their new home the Mortimers received a significant tax and the quiet and solitude of their property so benefit. Another is that their donation was much that in 2008, after much thoughtful important to the SLT’s ability subsequently to consideration, they made the decision to acquire Tanager Hill. As Laird puts it, “We just donate 28 acres, along with an additional never dreamed that our donation would be so two-acre conservation easement, to the critical to the preservation of Tanager Hill. We Simsbury Land Trust so that the property could also understand that the long term be preserved. This property, which the SLT Laird Mortimer preservation of these properties will be calls the Owen-Mortimer Property, allowed SLT expensive, so we have made arrangements in to create one of its most popular hiking trails As a result of this thoughtful gift by the our estate planning for a bequest to help on the east side of town. It is adjacent to the Mortimers, the people of Simsbury and provide for the maintenance of the properties. new Tanager Hill Property acquired in 2015, so SLT now have preserved a wonderful asset I urge more people to do this.” when combined there are now over 100 acres in perpetuity that will allow the Mortimer’s of land, including miles of trails, meadows and joy in the land to be shared with others. wonderful vistas that extend up the ridge and connect with Penwood State Park. As a result of this thoughtful gift by the Mortimers, the people of Simsbury and SLT now have preserved a wonderful asset in perpetuity that will allow the Mortimer’s joy in the land to be shared with others.

7 Financial Highlights

Statement of Revenues and Expenses E i g h t e e n M o n t h s E n d e d J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 5

LAND ACQUISITION OPERATIONS TOTAL Revenues Land Acquisition Contributions $ 290,744 $ 290,744 Land Donations 0 Grants 825,000 $58,793 883,793 Membership Contributions 127,388 127,388 Art Auction Net 22,923 22,923 Miscellaneous Income 7,445 7,445 Total Revenues 1,115,744 216,549 1,332,293 Expenses Acquision Expenses 23,970 23,970 Administrative 6,775 52,451 59,226 Salaries and Benefits 10,922 53,401 64,323 Membership 33,339 33,339 Stewardship 19,954 19,954 Depreciation 57 57 Total Expenses 17,697 183,172 200,869 Excess of Revenues Over Expenses $1,098,047 $33,377 $1,131,424

Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015 Assets CURRENT ASSETS Cash – Unrestricted $ 217,541 – Restricted 70,246 Prepaid Expenses 994 Investments Held by Others 90,256 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 379,037 LAND 14,603,722 TOTAL ASSETS $14,982,759

Fund Balance The Board of Trustees of the Simsbury Land Trust Beginning Fund Balance 13,808,335 approved a change in the organization's fiscal year Board Designated Stewardship Fund 43,000 end from December 31 to June 30 of each year. As a Excess of Revenues over Expenses 1,131,424 result of the change, this annual report includes an ENDING FUND BALANCE 14,982,759 18 month period beginning January 1, 2014 and Fund Balance $14,982,759 ending June 30, 2015.

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Membership We want to thank the community for its generous support this past year. None of the Simsbury Land Trust’s accomplishments in 2015 would have been possible without Donations our membership and our many remarkable volunteers and donors. O 5 Year Donor

Star Sustainer Richard Clark and Carolyn Brand O The Spiro Family Joanne and Clay Bassett Aetna Foundation, Inc. O The Prudential Matching Gifts Tony and Tamara Braz O Brian and Detonia Springman Robert and Debra Beckius The Capital Group Companies Program O John Bruno and Artemis Tsagaris O Marion Steinberg Beebe Family Charitable Foundation Susan M. Bullock O Tanya and Randy Stephens Janice R. Belfiore and Family The Gryphon Fund Peter and Pamela Albertsen O Jeffrey Bush O Robin and Chris Stine Andy and Jane Berling Illinois Tool Works Foundation O Scott and Aviva Alibozek O Steve and Susan Byer Noubar Stone and Gary and Elizabeth Berman Mass Mutual Life Insurance Robert D. Augusta O Bruce and Dody Cagenello O Meri Nordstrom O Debra L. Bernard O Company Mr. and Mrs. James N. Bagnall O Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Carey O Marge and Ted Storrs O Holly Beum and Gert Michael Hilhorst Oak Foundation O Mark and Amy Bannon O Robert and Deborah Carey O RJ and Cathy Sullivan Robert and Carol Bingham O The Trumbull Family Foundation Jan Beatty O Mike and Patty Colburn Jim and Carrie Tetreault Jeanne and Bill Bitterli United Technologies Corporation O Larry and Barbara Berger O Gail and Julian Coolidge Paul and Camilla Thompson Adrian and Teresa Bludeau Roger and Sandy Coombes O Jeffrey Tindall Lawrence and Andrea Boblas O Denise and Chad Alfeld O John and Lisa Bermel O Jennifer and Roger Coyne The Treacy Family O Patricia Boedeker Almy Family O Karen Brand and Ed Cox O O Sara J. 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Glissman Robert and Kathleen Luchs O Steve and Tina Osborn O Valerie and Don Singer Tim Wolf and Linda Pagani O Scott and Sharon Goetjen O John and Meghan Lucker Polly and Stephen Parker O Sizer Family O Barbara and Chuck Wolfe Heather and Charles Goetz Robert and Lois Lyle Ron and Barb Patterson Brett Sloan and Bob Palmer Wollert Family Kevin Gough and Paula Jones O David and Deeg Mackay O Linda and Barry Pearson O Katherine and Paul Smith O Mary and John Wright Lisa and Bruce Gould O The Maclay Family Pepper-Tammaro Family Carl and Alison Soderberg O Bob and Jane Wyld Graham Family Kathryn and Michael Maggiore Jan and Allen Petersen O Leslie and Jim Somers Tom and Karen Yanik O Marshall Greeberg and Family Becky and Kevin Mahoney Frederick and Marlene Petersen Kerwin and Jane Spangler Tony and Eileen Zaldonis O Ira and Judith Greene O Janet and Gerald Marcum Helen Peterson O Bruce and Sibylle Spooner O Lou and Janet Zarchen O Thom Greenlaw John and Elizabeth Marion O Petroni Family Richard Stanley/Ginny Garratt O Zeilman Family O Julie and Jeremy Greshin O Todd and Lori Martensen O Dr. Joseph and Michele Piecuch O Richard Steer O Barbara and Bob Griffin Mike and Lisa Marti William and Bonnie Pinkney O Charlie and Linda Stephenson O The Groeschner Family Katie Martin and Chris Drew Individuals Roseann Podrasky Stimpson Family Mr. and Mrs. Andre Guilloton The Ken Mason Family O General Re Corporation Lynn and Laurence Pollack Keith and Susan Stover and Family Kayce and Jeff Gutsfeld Chet and Laurie Matczak West Street Wine and Spirits Joanne and Roy Pomerantz O Kimberly Sudnick and Lori Gordan and Janice Gyngell Dale and Janice Matheson O Jim and Dian Pomeranz Swircenski and Family Nancy and Craig Haase O Stephen and Karen Matheson Kevin and Marsha Adams O The Pomeroy Family O Brenda J. Sullivan, CPA Diana Haghighat and Maxon Family Deborah Lynn Allen O Anne-Marie Prabulos and Wiley and Alison Swain Gerardo Gutierrez Debra and Paul McAlenney O Alexander Anisimov Chris Morkan O Madeleine and Russell Sweet Haldeman Family McDonald Family O Anonymous O Peter Prowda John and Jean Sziklas O Linda and Bernie Halligan Maury and Jean McKeon O Charlotte Bidwell Bacon O Karaugh and Tim Prugar Robert and Marjorie Taylor O Walter R. Hampton, M.D. O Liz and Andy McMillian Sarah Bedell

10 Kathleen Bell Barbara Holmes Diane Phillips O Mr. and Mrs. William Cox Mrs. J. Paul Stoeke Harald Bender O Betty Hudson Shelley Pilsbury Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis Paula Stoeke Patricia L. Berberich Janice Johnson Julia Parker Post Dick and Carol Davis Camille M.G. Sullivan Geraldine Berggren O Loering M. Johnson O Ruth Preston Carl and Nancy Eisenmann Theodore Tansi Martin M. Beskind Richard and Lois Kaminski Donna Prohazka, M.D., M.S. Mrs. John E. Ellsworth George and Lyn Trumbull Deborah Bishop Mrs. Meg Keating Timothy Pusch Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Ellsworth Marilyn Tyszka O Mrs. Norman D. Boardman Carolyn Keily Penelope Putnam Claudette Engvall William Tyszka Tracy Bodine Dr. Karl and Rev. Wendy Sue Kissa Judith Rabinowitz O Evan David Eustis Mr. Ted Vogt Lorrie Bourque Family Andrew Radow Lee Ann Eustis Lainie Wade Sharon E. Braden Sandra Kissel O Evelyn and David Reuter Leslie Pomeroy Eustis John Wadhams Alan C. Bugbee O Gil Kleine O Mrs. Gretchen P. Robertson Karen Cutler Fine and Alan Fine Mrs. Richard D. Wagner Peter and Betty Burkholder O Karen Labout Lois E. Rommel O Stephen Fish Richard and Carole Wagner Philip and Jacqueline Burton O Jennifer Lamond Ray and Linda Rosati Sean and Candace Fitzpatrick W. Wyatt and Daphne Walker Bushong Family Judith Latin Coleman Ross O Philip Fletcher Meleda Wegner Sarah Caumont Bob and Lyn Lauben Theresa Salls Sue Fletcher Patricia Wegner Pamela Cavalieri O John and Pam Lockwood Ronald and Helen Savino Letty Fonteyne Richard and Barbara Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Peter Church O Jannette Lopez Mary Scanlon O Mr. and Mrs. Louis Friedman George and Mary Wiseman Patricia Ann Clifford O Martha Lott Patricia Scanlon O Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Galen Mrs. Evan M. Woollacott David and Emily Coburn Barrett R. Lucas Michael Schenker O Camille Garrity Frederick Worcester Caroline Collins O Deborah Luckert Lauren and David Shafer Michael Girard Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Collins Judith Lynch Howard Shapiro Lynzy and Hank Glover In-Kind Donors O Barbara Conroy William Lynch Lea Kessler Shaw John and Christine Greene Apple Rehab Sport and Spa Mathew T. Coughlin Doris F. MacDonald Barbara Smachetti Theodore Hahn Bike Repairs Express, LLC O Danielle D’Ermo Robertson Mackay Leo T. Smith Jane Pomeroy Hendrick Blue Fox Run Golf Course Jim and Dorothy Dempsey Ginny MacVicar Kathryn Smyth Mrs. William Hinds Body Talk O Felice Donahue Anita Marchant Carolyn Stewart William B. Howard Connecticut Party Rentals Peg Donohue Jonathan and Amy Martin Jonas Strimaitis Douglas B. Hunter Catherine Elliot O Joan Durham Andrew and Dorothy Mason Pat Sylvan Ms. Gerti James ESRI Robert L. Eddy, Jr. George and Lois Mason Lydia Tedone Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson Fitzgerald’s Foods Sheri and Jae Eklund Geoffrey Mather The Terwilligers Pamela and David Katz Flamig Farm Lauren Elliott Judith McCarthy Lewis E. Tolan Frank Krasnoger George Hall Farm O Skip Farris Theodore and Janet McKelvey David Towle Neal and Laura Landerman Global Computer Consultants O Courtney and Rob Feingold Brenda McLaughlin Barbara S. Tuller Mark and Debbie Leach Hopmeadow Country Club Mark Fenelon Roger Mehta Nancy Urner-Berry Thomas and Melissa Lechak Horan’s Flower Shop O Anthony Feola Mrs. Anne Millham Susan Van Kleef Debbie Leonard Imagine It Framed Jean Fickle Sotoria Montanari Marjorie VanDeusen Dr. Richard Lessow John Johnson Art Direction and O O Charity P. Folk Jane H. Moos Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Voroscak George Logemann Design O John Ford and Patricia Reese Douglas and Roberta Morehouse Philip and Elizabeth Watson Bill and Nancy Macke Kane’s Market Chris Gagnon Holly and Shaun Murphy Cindy Weir Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGill Deborah Leonard O O Norma Gallagher Paul Murphy Richard and Eleanor Werle Mary McGrath MacDermid, Reynolds & O O Miriam Glinn David and Sarah Nanzig Wigmore Family Anita and Wolfried Mielert Glissman, P.C. O Linda Lytle Goebel Carlos E. Neumann Mary E. Williams Charles Miller Maple Tree Cafe Loel Goldblatt Anne O’Connell Bonnie Wilson Noel and Mary Ann Moran Martocchio Music O O O Jennifer Golec Richard and Lorraine Odonnell Gerald Winter Laird and Ann Mortimer Metro Bis O Bill and Vivian Gombert Richard and Denise Order Woods Family Mark Nelson Millwright's Restaurant Jedd Gould Joe Orosz Nancy B. Woodworth Peter Nielson Newport Blues Inn and Cafe O Christine Gundaker Ellen Paine Walter and Betsy Zalaski Steve and Cris Noble The Restaurant ON20 Hillary Handin and Matthieu Joublin Nestor Palacio Diane B. Zalewski Dr. Nancy A. Humpreys and The Riverview O John Harmon Geoffrey Palmer and Biff Zoephel Dr. Jo Nol Rosedale Vineyards, LLC O Frank Haviland Giannina DeBernardis John and Carol O’Neil Sarah Byrnes Goldsmith Matthew and Margaret Heagney Charles Peake Life Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Olson Shear Artistry Day Spa and Salon Carl and Catherine Heidt Brenda G. Pfeiffer Ensign-Bickford Realty Corp. O Peter Olson Shoreline Audio Visual, LLC Executive Re Indemnity, Inc. Martyn Owen Simsbury Farms Golf Course O McLean Association Ramon and Claire Padron, Jr. Simsbury Inn David and Beverly Payne Tulmeadow Farm Richard and Patricia Adams Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Piotrowicz Dr. and Mrs. Burton Aldrich Bruce and Diane Powell Robert and Carol Bingham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anathan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Prager Frederick and Hannah Feibel O Anonymous O Dr. Roger and Ruth Ann Preston Peter and Gail Korten O Mrs. Louis Antonelli Sally and Don Rieger Steven Mitchell and Susan Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Ramani Ayer Mrs. Gloria Rose Helen Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ballentine O Timothy and Sheryl Ruark Dawn and Bob Seaman Howard Beach Alex Rudewicz Dr. Bernice Schaefer Laura Bellmay Memorial Donations Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bennett Lydia Schoenbrunn Alfred Schuyler Martha Austin Priscilla Bergethon George Hall Ilva L. Bergman Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shanks O Francis Hershkowitz Joe Bosworth Thomas and Clair Sharpless Diana Simonds Sean Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. John Buckey Virginia K.C. Peake Dr. John Cannon Joan Simonds Jonathan Simonds Hile Troy-Forestal Jon and Patricia Carlson Evan Woollacott Mr. and Mrs. Cole Moira Simonds Marguerite M. Cox Mr. and Mrs. David Sirman

11 Acquisition Donors $1,000-$4,999 Up to $499 Joan and Chuck Howard Charmaine and Michael Seavy Landmark Partners Deborah Lynn Allen Joyce and Frank Howard Norma Servadio $100,000 and above The Capital Group Companies Anonymous William B. Howard Elizabeth and Russell Shaffer CT Department of Energy and Charitable Foundation Linda Arnold and Jeffrey Berzon Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hulme Ernest Smith Environmental Protection Ship and Midge Atwater Ms. Gerti James The Spiro Family USDA – Natural Resources Denise and Chad Alfeld Buzz and Jill Baldwin Allison and Paul Jevelle Louise P. Strillacci Conservation Service Sara J. Batchelder Joseph and Alice Barry Loering M. Johnson Miriam and Dave Taylor John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Michael and Lynn Callahan Jan Beatty Bob Keen and Nancy Mohn Deborah Thibodeau and Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter Church Geraldine Berggren Amanda Kelly and Michael Gattinger Walter Bosenberg Dick and Carol Davis Debra L. Bernard Otmar and Irmgard Klee Kumi and Joe Treggor $50,000-$99,999 Rona Gollob Adrian and Teresa Bludeau Ric and Dee Ann Krahl Thomas Turner Hartford Foundation Public Giving – David Hadden and Sara Hadden Patricia Boedeker Ron and Gracie Lefevre Marilyn Tyszka Richard P. Garmany Fund Susan Masino and David Galt Marguerite Boslaugh and Lorrie Lescarbeau Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Uhl Nick and Connie Mason David Guadliana James and Lynn Lewis Mary Ann and Ronald Urban Anonymous Mary Ann and Jim Newton Sandra and Robert Bourke Jan and Jerry Lintner Susan Van Kleef Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ballentine Steve and Cris Noble Sue Brachwitz and M.P. Silverman Ronald and Carol Locandro Marjorie VanDeusen Linda and William Ogden Richard Clark and Carolyn Brand Patti and Fred Lorenzen Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Ward $25,000-$49,999 Hunter and Julie Peacock Mr. and Mrs. Randall Bremer Lyman Family Richard and Carla Wilde Dr. Roger and Ruth Ann Preston Tony and Ann Brockelman Debbie Lynch Pat and John Wiles Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. J. Rodney Reck Bushong Family Nancy MacDonald and Benedict and Marilyn Winiarski Joseph and Mary Jane Springman Michael and Rita Carr Matthew Townsend Peter Gourley and Ruth Ann Woodley $10,000-$24,999 Sean Carroll Thomas Mach Woods Family Anonymous $500-$999 Pierce Clayberger Anita Marchant Edward and Carol Wrobel John and Jacqui McCormick Alfred and Lucinda Ash Caroline Collins John and Elizabeth Marion Tom and Karen Yanik Timothy and Sheryl Ruark Shirley and Douglas Beach Gail and Julian Coolidge Todd and Lori Martensen Walter and Betsy Zalaski Nancy Boynton and Robert Lange Greg and Lynn Crane Debra and Paul McAlenney Diane B. Zalewski $5,000-$9,999 Robert and Deborah Carey Tom and Patty Crawford Maury and Jean McKeon Lou and Janet Zarchen United Technologies Anthony L. Drapelick Ronald and Lorraine Daigle Susan Meyer Amy and Larry Zeiner Hartford Audubon Society Sherry Irons William and Lenore Davis Harvey and Carol Moger Janice J. and Richard E. Johnston Peg Donohue Jim and Diana Moody Peter and Pamela Albertsen Mike and Ann Long Thomas Dorer and Douglas and Roberta Morehouse Frederick and Hannah Feibel MacQuattie Familiy Elaine Sewell Dorer Paul Murphy Kevin Gough and Paula Jones The Mathews Family Bob and Laura Eilers John and Joan Nagy Simsbury Land Trust Tom and Sandy McGee Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Karrie and Bob Williams Brad and Beth Newell would like to express Bob and Alice Evans Steve and Tina Osborn Judy and John Schaefer Foundation its thanks to our Rick and Kristi Warters and Family Winthrop and Marlene Wadsworth Sue and Jim Fayerweather Ketil Osland James E. Miller and Reinaldo Figueroa and Ramon and Claire Padron, Jr. talented volunteer Faith Ann Weidner, MD Jennifer H. Johnson Nestor Palacio photographers Janet N. Fisk Geoffrey Palmer and whose work The Franklin Family Giannina DeBernardis Anthony and Susan Galici Dr. Achilles and is featured in Linda Lytle Goebel Mrs. Mary Ann Pappano this report: Ed and Sherri Goldberg Judy and Lewis Parker Deborah Grandin John and Kathleen Perkins Hunter Neal Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Green Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Petersen Jim Ray Janna and Jeff Gross Stephen Philbrick Sally Rieger Diana Haghighat and Dr. Joseph and Michele Piecuch Gerardo Gutierrez Joanne and Roy Pomerantz Bob Shea Haldeman Family Peter Prowda Kim Sudnick George and Elizabeth Reynolds John and Barbara Hartwell Susan Van Kleef Jim and Lisa Heavner Scott Riley and Tracy Labonte Eric and Anne Hellwig Matthew Robertson Norman and Jennifer Hines Ray and Linda Rosati Design: Grif and Deedee Ryerson Carol and Brian Hogan John Johnson Peter and Jenny Holland Maria and Rainer Schumann Arthur and Rita House Kathleen and John Schuster Art Direction & Design

MISSION STATEMENT

The Simsbury Land Trust is a not-for-profit organization The Simsbury Land Trust seeks to accomplish its mission through: whose mission is to protect scenic vistas, geological Acquisitions: Soliciting and accepting gifts of land and interests in land from individuals and businesses. features and farmland that visually define Simsbury’s Partnerships: Partnering with individuals, organizations, and governmental entities to accomplish our goals. character and provide healthy habitats for local wildlife Advocacy: Participating in public policy dialogue at the local and state levels, in public and private forums. and plants. Our goal is to consistently craft, support and implement creative land conservation solutions for Stewardship: Managing and using acquired properties in a manner consistent with our mission. the benefit of present and future generations. Legacy Building: Soliciting donations from individuals, organizations, foundations and businesses.

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1 Cannon 8 Walker 15 Carlson 22 Landerman 29 Landerman #2 2 Cathles 9 Arnold 16 Bergman 23 Salster 30 Glover 3 Friedman 10 Leaska 17 Welden 24 Rosedale Farms 31 Wagner Woods 4 Hendrick 11 Bog 18 James 25 Fletcher 32 Macke 5 The Master’s School 12 Knapp 19 Ketchin Quarry 26 Holcomb 33 George Hall Farm 6 Fonteyne 13 Tulmeadow Farm 20 Wegner 27 Cutler 34 George Hall/Pharos Farm 7 60 Westledge 14 Rose/Krasnoger 21 Case 28 Owen-Mortimer 35 Tanager Hill

13 Non-Profit Organization Preserving Simsbury Open Space Since 1976 U.S. Postage SIMSBURY LAND TRUST PAID P.O. Box 634 | Simsbury, CT 06070 Hartford, CT Permit No. 158

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