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Volunteers for Outdoor 2016 YEAR-END REPORT

A report on the difference you made caring for and experiencing Your Colorado.

Thanks to all our friends, partners, and supporters for an incredible year. Your support makes all the difference for Colorado’s outdoors.

VOC 2016 Board of Directors Jonathan Adelman Laura Harmon Sean Bahoshy Howard Kenison Bob Broscheid Dara MacDonald Ryan Chase Brad McQueen Paige Claassen Jeff Trujillo Jeff Cornelius Tarn Udall Matthew Greenberg Rebecca Watson, Chair THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS (from October 27, 2015 to October 27, 2016)

VISIONARIES CONSERVATORS ($50,000+) ($1,000 - $4,999) Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation Anonymous Bureau of Land Management Jonathan Adelman Colorado Department of Public Health & Adobe Systems, Inc. Environment -- Supplemental Environmental Mary Agster Program AloTerra Restoration Services Mike O’Brien Living Trust Alpine Bank United States Forest Service American Bar Association American Quarter Horse Association STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY Aspen Environmental Foundation ($25,000 - $49,999) Sean and Melissa Bahoshy The Boeing Company Behm Investment Management Colorado State Trails Program Rose Beyer El Pomar Foundation Boulder Brands, Inc. Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Noble Energy Burrell Family Foundation REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) The Chappell Family Xcel Energy Foundation Ryan Chase Montgomery C. Cleworth TRUSTEES’ CIRCLE Clif Bar & Company ($10,000 - $24,999) CoBank City of Colorado Springs Colorado Department of Agriculture Colorado Division of Parks & Wildlife Colorado Trout Unlimited Colorado Native Community First Foundation Denver Parks & Recreation The Cornelius Family Firman Fund Tim and Sue Damour Harlan and Lois Anderson Family Foundation Douglas County Open Space IMI-Precision Engineering Mary H. Eiseman MillerCoors Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company National Forest Foundation Dan and Jennifer Grooters Oracle Shawn and Evon Holladay San Luis Valley Conservation and Connection Jake Isaacson Initiative Donald Kaufman Sprout Foundation Howard Kenison and Debbie Heidish Town of Breckenridge Jay Kenney and Emily Sinclair Peter Kirsch and Pat Reynolds LEADERSHIP CIRCLE The Lauren Townsend Memorial Wildlife Fund ($5,000 - $9,999) Level 3 Communications, LLC Anadarko Petroleum Corporation L.L.Bean - Lone Tree Store City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks David and Nancy Marlow Community Shares of Colorado Robert McIntyre EKS&H Stuart Miner and Mary Hashem Rick and Susie Grossman Monarch Investment and Management Group Hines Brad and Melissa McQueen Larimer County Natural Resources Mountain Area Land Trust Lockheed Martin Natural Habitat Adventures National Park Service New Belgium Brewing Company Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC Newmont Mining Partners in the Outdoors, Colorado Parks and Northstar Investment Advisors, LLC Recreation Association in partnership with Sam Packer and Sue Collins Colorado Parks and Wildlife Patagonia - Denver Store Roundup Riders of the Rockies Heritage & Trails Prologis Foundation Renewable Choice Energy San Luis Valley Federal Bank RevGen Partners San Luis Valley Great Outdoors George Schamel Suncor SolarCity The Fund to Restore Colorado Trails, Waterways, The North Face - Denver Store and Parks The Summit Foundation Whole Foods Market Town of Parker Wayne and Cathy Zahm Trout Unlimited - South Fork Chapter Vail Resorts VanWetter/Brew Family George and Theresa Von Duerring Greg and Rebecca Watson Ann Baker Easley Christine and Todd Strickland Welborn Sullivan Meck & Stockton Baker and Charlotte Greg and Mary Helen Stults Tooley, P.C. Neitzel Lisa and Steve Thilker Which Wich Superior David Bell and Family Vega Sandwiches George Lyndon Berry and Dan Walkes Bob and Linda Zaparanick Jeanne Younghaus Marshall and Diane Wallach Jason and Ann Blake Roger and Anita Williams GUARDIANS Richard Bratton Dean and Sheila Winstanley ($500-$999) Laurie Budgar Anonymous Doris Burd TRAILBLAZERS AND Sue Anschutz-Rodgers James and Mary Burger MEMBERS Charles Baughn Patty Caraway ($249 & under): John and Mary Bayard Ellen Chilikas More than 600 devoted Tim and Carolyn Bishop Paige Claassen individuals gave a Trailblazers Charles Cannon Albert and Jean Colton or Member level gift in 2016. Drake Carpenter Conservation Impact Please accept our sincerest Gordon and Thea Carruth Brian and Michel Crowe gratitude for your steadfast Joe Chastain and Nancy Clark Steve and Shere Dayney support of our work this year! Todd and Priscilla Clayton Del Norte Trails Association Michael Cymerman Spencer Denison and Kara GIFTS IN MEMORY OF: Jerry DeWitt Horner Donald Beyer Jim and Kathy Emme Tom and Ellen Fairley Stephen Boyle Tim Gardner and Deborah Lynn Formanek Kathleen Crowley Froeb Garden Club of Denver Mark Davenport William and Laurie Godsman The Sidney B. & Caleb F. Gates Matthew Kern Laura Harmon Fund Marc Lunde Barbara A. Harshbarger George and Cornelia Gibson Roni Sherb Graham and Cathy Hollis Dave and Carol Giesler Sandra Trudgeon The Humphreys Foundation Girl Scout Troop 331 Lisa M. Lewis Wesley Go and Sook Hee Lee HONOR GIFTS: The Laura Jane Musser Fund William Gorham and Joanne We are grateful for the many Dara MacDonald McGee donations given in honor of Todd and Elizabeth McArthur Cory Grady VOC leadership, volunteers, Kori McClurg Gertrude Grant and supporters. Thank you! Medtronic Foundation Halvorson-Freese 21st Century Gary Nelson Fund CORPORATE PricewaterhouseCoopers Matt and Jennifer Hamilton MATCHING GIFTS Charlotte and Reed Pritchard Heitler Development, Inc. Adobe System’s, Inc. Richard Rainaldi and Martha Donald Heppermann and Aetna Foundation Records Nancy Felker America’s Charities Stu Roberts and Lulu Gould Wendy Hodges Ameriprise Rotberg Comens Booth Christina Holm Jesse Ball Corporation Foundation Kip Hughes Bank of America Charitable Stanley British Primary School The Humes Family Foundation, Inc. Douglas Stark Scott Isaacson CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Debra Thomas Jim Jacobson and Karen Schulz Foundation Jeff and Mia Trujillo Jefferson County Open Space DCP Midstream Matching Gifts Vermilion Construction Lee and Jessica Johnson Program Ashton J. Villars, Jr. Dorothy and Brian Kern DDR Corp Steve West and Ronda Rolain Elizabeth Kirkpatrick EnCana Cares Foundation Barbara Williams Frank and Monty Kugeler Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Alan and Laura Zeigel Dick and Dottie Lamm Great-West Financial David Ziegert Christopher Longley Greystone Technology Group, Peter L. MacDonald Inc. SUPPORTERS Pat McClearn Hunter Douglas, Inc. ($250- $499) Joel and Jean McCormack IBM Anonymous William McIntyre Janus Foundation 12 Hours of Penitence Bike Joseph and Linda Moreng Kaiser Permanente Race Mary Munger PwC Foundation Tom and Pam Acre Mike Papula and Chris Olsen QEP Resources Maureen M Allen Joseph Piccoli Voya c/o Frontstream Catherine Anderson Public Lands Foundation Xcel Energy Steve Austin Mark Safty James and Lisa Baird Ellen Spangler

We strive for excellence to accurately and properly recognize all of our individual, corporate, foundation, government, agency and other supporters. We apologize in advance for any descrepancies or errors. Please notify us of any changes. IN-KIND SUPPORTERS ($100 value and greater) L.L. Bean (Lone Tree) Starbucks (Wash Park)* AC Golden Brewing Merrell Subway (Loveland) Aspen Skiing Company Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery Three Barrel Brewing Company* Avery Brewing Company* NestFresh* Vail Resorts Black Arts Cellars New Belgium Brewing Company* Rebecca Watson Cabela’s (Lone Tree) Nokero Solar* Which Wich Superior Sandwiches Clif Bar & Company* North Face (Denver Store) Whole Foods Market Colorado Environmental Film Old Town Inn () Wing Shack Enterprise, Inc Festival* Otterbox *2016 Season-long Sponsor Colorado Life Magazine* Paleo Meals To Go Corvus Coffee* Pink Fog Studios Denver Zoo Product Architects, Inc $99 AND LESS: Einstein Bagels* Raquelitas Tortilla* Thank you to all of the Enstrom Candies Red Bird Farms companies and businesses Enterprise Commercial Trucks* REI who provided food and/or Five Guys Burgers and Fries The River - Power Vinyasa Yoga product donations toward VOC’s (Longmont) Rocky Mountain Sunscreen* 2016 outdoor stewardship Georgia Boys BBQ Royal Crest Dairy* projects! Your support is greatly History Colorado Center Snooze A.M. Eatery appreciated. Justin’s Nut Butter Starbucks (Golden)

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AloTerra Restoration Services Colorado State Trails Program Rocky Mountain Arsenal National American Trails Colorado Trout Unlimited Wildlife Refuge Asian Pacific Development Colorado Young Leaders Rocky Mountain Conservancy Center Colorado Youth Outdoors Rocky Mountain Field Institute Aurora Water Coalition Rocky Mountain National Park Beaver Ponds Environmental Crestone Wilderness Stewards San Luis Federal Bank Education Center Del Norte Trail Association San Luis Valley Great Outdoors BLM Denver Mountain Parks - SLVGO -Colorado Office Denver Parks and Recreation Slow Food Denver - Gunnison Field Office The Denver Waldorf School Stanley British Primary - Royal Gorge Field Office Douglas County Open Space Steele Elementary - San Luis Valley Office Educational Talent Search Students Today - Uncompahgre Office El Paso County Parks St Vrain State Park Boulder County Parks and Open Environmental Learning for Kids Town of Breckenridge Space Estes Valley Watershed Coalition Town of Del Norte Boys and Girls Club of Metro Florida Trails Association Town of Minturn Denver Flying W Ranch Town of Windsor Boys and Girls Club of Weld Fremont Adventures Recreation Trails 2000 County (FAR) Urad State Wildlife Area Castlewood Canyon State Park Friends of Mt Evans & Lost Creek Urban Drainage and Flood The Challenge School Wilderness Control District Girl Scouts of Colorado The Urban Farm Grow Local Colorado US Forest Service State Park High Plains Environmental - Arapahoe-Roosevelt National City of Boulder Open Space and Center Forest Mountain Parks Jefferson County Open Space - Boulder Ranger District City of Colorado Springs, Keystone Science School - Clear Creek Ranger District Recreation and Cultural Lake International School - Conejos Peak Ranger District Services Larimer County Natural - Dillon Ranger District City of Greeley Parks and Resources - Divide Ranger District Recreation Leaders Today - Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger City of Lakewood Leave No Trace District City of Parker - Leadville Ranger District cityWILD Mackintosh Academy - Pike San Isabel National Forest Coalition for the Upper South The Mission Continues - Region 2 Headquarters Platte Mountain Area Land Trust - Rio Grande National Forest Colorado Backcountry Horsemen Outdoor Lab - Saguache Ranger District Colorado Department of School - Salida Ranger District Agriculture NeSoDak - South Platte Ranger District Colorado Department of Natural Northridge Elementary - White River National Forest Resources Outdoor Industry Association Vail Valley Mountain Bike Colorado Division of Parks & Oxford Recycling Association Wildlife Poudre Learning Center Waste Management Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Prospect Ridge Academy