JACKSON PURCHASE RC&D FOUNDATION, INC.

2018 Annual Report of Activities

PO Box 1156 Benton, KY 42025

Website: www.jpf.org Phone: (270) 908-4545 Email: [email protected]

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, nongovernmental organization (NGO) working in Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken counties in western Kentucky. We work with local citizens and community leaders to develop ideas, build partnerships, find funding, and implement projects that improve the quality of life for citizens of the Jackson Purchase region. With assistance from our diverse and productive partnerships, we bring together people and organizations, including private landowners, conservation groups, local, state and federal governments, nonprofits and the private sector, to implement projects that promote healthy communities, healthy environments and sustainable economic growth. With our approach, we hope to empower local citizens and communities to make dreams become a reality.

Clarks River in McCracken County, photo credit Kevin Murphy

TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents

Introduction ______1 The Jackson Purchase RC&D Area ______2 Jackson Purchase RC&D – Our People ______3 JPF Projects in 2018 ______5 2018 Income and Expense Summary ______16 Our Partners and Donors ______17 Organization Information ______20

INTRODUCTION Introduction

HISTORY OF THE JACKSON PURCHASE RC&D FOUNDATION During the fall of 1994, a steering committee was formed to investigate the possibility of forming a Resource Conservation and Development Area in the eight western most counties of Kentucky. The committee, with assistance from the Soil Conservation Service and the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center, organized working sessions of the interested parties. After only three meetings, the consensus was to proceed with the official organizational activities.

The nonprofit Corporation was formed December 2, 1994. The initial Board of Directors was established and they decided to apply to the Internal Revenue Service for nonprofit status. This status, 501(c)(3), was awarded by the IRS in April of 1995. Project activities began when the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (then the Soil Conservation Service) assigned a RC&D Coordinator to assist the Foundation in its natural resource conservation efforts and rural development activities in October of 1995. The Secretary of Agriculture designated the Jackson Purchase to be authorized an RC&D Area in March of 1998, the 299th such designation. There are currently 375 designated RC&D areas. The Jackson Purchase RC&D Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit, non-governmental corporation serving the Kentucky counties of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken.

In 2011, the RC&D program was removed from the federal budget due to lack of funding. The Board of Directors for the Jackson Purchase RC&D Foundation, Inc. agreed to continue with their mission of sustainable development in harmony with our environment and is actively searching for new partners to help implement projects in our service area.

MISSION AND GOALS Vision: Sustainable Development in Harmony with our Environment

Mission: We are dedicated to the wise use of our natural and human resources. Our mission is to join with others to strengthen our community through measurable and sustainable means for the benefit of all.

Goals: Sustain our Natural Resources Improve the Quality of Life Enhance Economic Vitality

Fields of Interest: Land Conservation Land Management Water Management Community Development

Page 1 THE JACKSON PURCHASE RC&D AREA The Jackson Purchase RC&D Area

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Page 2 JACKSON PURCHASE RC&D – OUR PEOPLE Jackson Purchase RC&D – Our People

Officers Kevin L. Murphy, President Billy Smith, Vice-President Mark Davis, Treasurer Forrest Wynn, Secretary

Committees Dark Water-Glenn Hall Four Rivers Basin Team-Maggie Morgan Four Rivers Watershed Watch-Bobby Lee Low Impact Development-Vicki Boatright Community Involvement-vacant Fundraising/Finance-Rhonda Lamb

Jackson Purchase RC&D Staff Rhonda Lamb-Finance Specialist Maggie Morgan-Four Rivers Basin Coordinator

Board Members Todd Cooper Ballard County Fiscal Court Jennifer Swain Ballard County Conservation District Kenny Imes Calloway County Fiscal Court Cindy Cossey Calloway County Conservation District James Oakley City of Murray Greg Terry Carlisle County Fiscal Court Kendra Jeffords Carlisle County Conservation District Bill Fraser* City of Bardwell Todd Hodges Fulton County Fiscal Court Joan Jackson Fulton County Conservation District David Prater City of Fulton David Lattus City of Hickman

Page 3 JACKSON PURCHASE RC&D – OUR PEOPLE Jesse Perry Graves County Fiscal Court Erica Marshall Graves County Conservation District Kathy O’Nan City of Mayfield Kenny Wilson Hickman County Fiscal Court Jimmy Stephens Hickman County Conservation District Kevin Neal Marshall County Fiscal Court Vicki Boatright Marshall County Conservation District John Ward City of Calvert City Rita Dotson City of Benton Bob Leeper McCracken County Fiscal Court Debbie Seltsam McCracken County Conservation District Mark Thompson City of Paducah Tony Watkins Community Foundation of West Kentucky Jennifer Beck Walker Purchase Area Development District Ray Dailey* Member at Large Kevin Murphy* Member at Large Mark Wilson* Member at Large Forrest Wynne* Member at Large

* Denotes Executive Committee Member

Page 4 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 JPF Projects in 2018

LAND MANAGEMENT Obion Creek Stream Restoration Phase 2 This restoration project was priority because of physical impact to the watershed, landowner cooperation, water quality, likelihood of success, funding availability, and building on Phase I. A total of $1,084,061 has been generated for the project. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fee-in-lieu-of Mitigation (FILO) program will provide $781,000, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet TEA21 program will provide $102,000, and EPA 319(h) program will provide $218,620.

Phase II, like Phase I, will be designed and monitored by University of Louisville (Dr. Arthur Parola with The Stream Institute). The drainage area above and including the project site is approximately 117 square miles. The project is contiguous with Obion Creek Phase I, located immediately west of KY 307. The main element of this project will be to connect the historic channel to the restored channel of Obion Creek Phase I.

Dating back to the 1920’s, channelization was employed as a method of water control for use in agriculture within the region. This type of land manipulation existed for several decades and is the main factor leading to the current condition of the watershed today. The diversion channel at the site is no longer transporting water due to sediment buildup and debris. In addition, a head-cut is present at the lower end of the project area immediately east of KY 307, and is migrating upstream at a rapid rate. Murphy’s Pond, located within the project area, is an Exceptional Use Water, currently owned by Murray State University and managed by the Kentucky State Nature Preserve Commission.

Construction activities for this project are complete and the project is now in the monitoring phase, with success monitoring to be conducted on an annual basis for four years. To date, $57,720.68 remains in the FILO gran from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The EPA 319 (h) grant was completed in 2012 and all project funds have been spent. Dr. Art Parola with the University of Louisville serves as the coordinator for this project, with assistance provided by Clayton Mastin, also with the University of Louisville Stream Institute and Maggie Morgan.

Page 5 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 WATER MANAGEMENT Aquarium at BBQ on the River Festival In 2018, the Foundation raised funds for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) to bring their mobile aquarium to the Barbeque on the River Festival in Paducah, Kentucky on September 27-29, 2018. The aquarium provided a unique opportunity for local community members to view a variety of fish species living in the Ohio River and to show the importance of maintaining water quality to river health.

In addition to the Aquarium and an educational booth about water quality, the Foundation also had an educational display about the importance of pollinators, including an exhibit with monarch butterflies and native plants. Kevin Murphy served as the project coordinator, with assistance provided by Rhonda Lamb, Savannah

Hickman and Maggie Morgan.

Funding for this project was provided by:

Calvert City Water & Sewer

City of Paducah

Evonik Corporation

Heritage Bank

Hilliard Lyons, The Housman Financial Group

Jackson Purchase Foundation

James Marine Fund of the Community Foundation of West Kentucky

Joint Sewer Agency

KACo

Keuley, Kelly, Hutchins, Blankenship & Sigler, LLC

MAKO Services

Paducah Water

Propeller Club-Port of Paducah

Rivercrest Engineering, Inc.

Shawnee Professional Services

Westlake Chemical Corporation

Expenses for this project totaled $5,518.67 in 2018. See the photograph gallery at http://ww.jpf.org/aquarium.htm.

Page 6 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 ORSANCO Ohio River Sweep In 2018, the Foundation served as the local coordinator for the ORSANCO Ohio River Sweep in McCracken County, Kentucky. The Ohio River Sweep is organized annually by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO). The Ohio River Sweep encompasses the entire length of the river, from its origin in Pittsburgh, PA to its end in Cairo, IL, including nearly 3,000 miles of shoreline and many tributaries. Locally, over 40 volunteers picked up trash along the banks of the Ohio River at the foot of Broadway in Paducah.

Materials for this project, including trash bags, gloves and t-shirts for volunteers were provided by ORSANCO. The City of Paducah partnered on this project, providing dumpsters for trash that was collected and lunch for the volunteers. Savannah Hickman served as the coordinator for this project. Forty volunteers helped to clean up approximately two miles of shoreline of the Ohio River in Paducah at the foot of Broadway. Expenses for his project totaled $27.87 in 2018.

Four Rivers Basin Team The Team, formed by a collaboration between JPF and the Kentucky Division of Water, addresses various watershed issues and collaborates with stakeholders, the public, and water resource management agencies to further address watershed management and water quality monitoring in the Four Rivers Basin. Besides working closely with the Four Rivers Watershed Watch and Storm Drain Stenciling projects, team members have supported the following other activities in 2018: providing assistance to the Little River Water Quality Consortium formed to address water quality impairments in the Little River basin; providing assistance to the Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge’s Chestnut Creek watershed plan implementation project; providing assistance with the Damon Creek watershed based plan project; and participating in various educational events throughout the basin.

In addition to the Four Rivers Basin Team activities discussed above, the Basin Coordinator assisted numerous groups, including the City of Murray, Calloway County Conservation District, Friends of Land Between the Lakes, St. Mary Elementary School, Calloway County Middle School, South Marshall Middle School, Murray Middle School, Mayfield High School and Graves County High School with education and outreach concerning the importance of water quality. The Basin Coordinator also assisted with the Living Green Summer Series, various educational workshops and several educational field days. The Basin Coordinator worked hand in hand with the Kentucky Division of Water to implement the Kentucky Watershed Management Framework in the Four Rivers region of Kentucky.

In 2016, JPF continued their partnership with the Kentucky Division of Water to employ a Basin Coordinator for the Four Rivers region, Maggie Morgan, through an EPA 319 (h) grant. The current grant contract will employee the Four Rivers Basin Coordinator from April 16, 2016 through March 31, 2019. Total project cost for this grant is $302.500, including $181,500 in federal funds and $126,000 in non-federal matching

Page 7 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 funds. To date, $277,358.42 has been spent. In 2018, the JPF was selected for funding by the Kentucky Division of Water for another EPA 319(h) g rant to continue to employ the Four Rivers Basin Coordinator through April of 2022. The coordinator for this project is Maggie Morgan.

Four Rivers Watershed Watch The Watershed Watch program has completed its eighteenth year. It was started as an outreach effort to focus on community-based stream assessment programs utilizing volunteer teams. This program conducts biological and habitat assessments and collects water samples from various sites across 17 counties for lab analysis from lakes and streams in West Kentucky.

In 2018, FRWW held three workshops, two Phase 1 Core Monitoring Program workshops, one Phase 2 Core Monitoring Program workshop, and one Lakes Monitoring Program workshop, training 11 new citizen scientist volunteers. Citizen scientist volunteers in the Core Monitoring Program then monitored their streams throughout the year, collecting one sample in May, one sample in July and one sample in September. In 2018, 53 samples were collected in May, 42 samples were collected in July and 38 samples were collected in September. In addition, 13 biological and habitat assessments were conducted in the June timeframe. Citizen scientist volunteers in the Lakes Monitoring Program visited 11 sites every 14 days May 6 through October 29, 2018, collecting field observations, photographs and secchi depth data. The FRWW annual conference was held in November of 2018 with 24 attendees.

In addition to their regular volunteer monitoring program, FRWW participated in several education and outreach events in 2018, including four educational field days for local schools, several lessons with youth and 4H groups, the second annual Four Rivers Watershed Sustainability Festival in Murray, and set up an educational booth at several local festivals in the basin. FRWW hosted two litter cleanup events in 2018, one in Calloway County and one in Marshall County. FRWW has taken an interest in youth in the past several years and has conducted special programs to create youth sampling teams under the direction of supervising adult samplers. The most successful team is located in Calloway County and includes approximately 15 kids that monitor five different sites.

In 2018, Four Rivers Watershed Watch selected the Clayton Creek subwatershed in Calloway County as a focus study project. Four Rivers Watershed Watch volunteers have sampled Clayton Creek and noticed high E. coli for several years. The Clayton Creek subwatershed was also selected as a priority watershed in need of additional BMPs in the Clarks River Watershed Based Plan produced in 2010 by Stand Associates, Inc. In order to implement BMPs in the Clayton Creek subwatershed, additional data collection is needed to better direct those efforts. Through this focus study, a bacteria watershed plan will be developed for the Clayton Creek subwatershed, identifying potential sources of E. coli and best

Page 8 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 management practices to address those sources. Four Rivers Watershed Watch received a grant from the Test A Racer program at Murray State University to hire an environmental engineering student to work with the Calloway County Watershed Coordinator to conduct sampling in the watershed and develop the data analysis section of the watershed plan. The Calloway County Watershed Coordinator will develop the background and implementation sections of the watershed plan.

In 2018, the Murray State University intern and Calloway County Watershed Coordinator conducted the sampling portion of the planning project, collecting E. coli samples and field chemistry data five times during a thirty day period in May and June, and sampling monthly for the rest of the primary contact recreation season (July through October), per the Kentucky Water Quality Standards. A Quality Assurance Project Plan was developed by Four Rivers Watershed Watch and approved by the Kentucky Division of Water to direct these sampling efforts. Another Murray State University student is working with the Calloway County Watershed Coordinator to conduct habitat assessments throughout the watershed. We hope to have this watershed plan completed by summer of 2019, and then will work with partners to implement the strategies identified in the plan.

In 2018, Four Rivers Watershed Watch received a grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment for $750 to support volunteer sampling efforts in the region, and a grant from the Test A Racer program at Murray State University for $5,000 to hire a student intern to work on the Clayton Creek focus study. Additional support was received from the City of Murray ($1,500) and the Princeton Water and Wastewater Commission ($300) to support sampling efforts in their respective areas. Support was also received from the Murray Women’s Club and volunteer donations ($440). In 2018, Four Rivers Watershed Watch held several fundraisers to support our program, including rebate nights at Sirloin Stockade Restaurant in Murray, a cleanup event in Damon Creek Watershed in Calloway County and a Razoo Fundraiser in conjunction with Giving Tuesday, raising a total of $244.08. Total income in 2018 was $8,221.52. Total expenses were $7,647.25, resulting in a current account balance of $4,373.12. FRWW also applied for and received a grant for $3,900 from the TVA Community Outreach Program to support sampling efforts in 2019. Coordinators for this project are: Bobby Lee, Jason Arnold, Angie Hayden, Mike Kemp, Shelly Morris, Jane Benson, Rhonda Lamb, Maggie Morgan, Casey Madole and Ray Smith. Results are available at http://4RWW.jpf.org.

Watershed Plan Implementation in Chestnut Creek In 2015, the Foundation helped the Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge with the grant application process for a second EPA 319 (h) grant from the Kentucky Division of Water to implement solutions identified in the watershed based plan that are related to agriculture. This grant was awarded and totals $269, 167, including $161,500 in federal funds from the EPA 319(h) grant program and $107,667 in local match. The timeline for this project is February 2016 through September 2018. In 2018, the basin coordinator for the Foundation helped the Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge with this Photo Credit: Ray Stainfield project, including providing technical assistance. In 2018, the Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge received a second EPA 319(h) grant from the Kentucky Division of Water to implement solutions identified in the Chestnut Creek watershed plan, totaling $297,487. The basin coordinator and the watershed coordinator are also working with the Marshall County Fiscal Court with a project that will provide $250,000 (including $150,000 in federal funds and $100,000 in local match) to landowners that need to hook to the local sanitary

Page 9 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 sewer facility, Marshall County Sanitation District #2. The coordinator for the Chestnut Creek Watershed Based Plan implementation project is Casey Madole with the Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge, with assistance provided by Maggie Morgan.

DarkWater Documentary The Foundation has partnered with Glenn Hall Photography on the production of DarkWater, a feature-length documentary film exploring the local economic and ecological impact of one invasive species: Asian carp in the rivers and lakes of the Ohio River Valley and beyond.

Deliberately and accidentally, invasive aquatic species have been introduced into American rivers and lakes where they now thrive. Almost without exception, these species have demonstrated their capacity to detrimentally reproduce and reduce, rather than increase, aquatic biodiversity. Their economic impact is significant, both locally and nationally. In fewer than forty years, Asian carp have spread from their initial limited introduction in Arkansas to eight states along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, including the Illinois, Missouri, Cumberland, Tennessee and Ohio Rivers. In terms of rivers alone, this gives the carp a range of well over 7,000 miles through thirteen states. Their numbers are increase dramatically in both rivers and lakes – over 56% of fish collected during a 2010 survey in Kentucky and Barkley Lakes were Asian carp – and publically mandated efforts for control remain unfocused and unsuccessful. DarkWater promises to bring not only a new, objective voice to regional discussions among professional and sports fishermen and local regulators, but also a broader public awareness and engagement in national discussions of invasive aquatic species.

In 2014, the DarkWater project was featured in the Oxford American magazine in their Eyes on the South blog feature. Production of this documentary was completed in 2017. In 2018, DarkWater won the Jurors Award for Best Documentary Feature" in the 2018 Rivers Edge International Film Festival. The coordinator for this project is Glenn Hall, with assistance provided by Foundation staff.

Damon Creek Watershed Based Plan In 2015, the Foundation was awarded an EPA 319(h) grant from the Kentucky Division of Water to develop a watershed plan for the Damon Creek watershed in Calloway County. Monitoring of four sites in the Damon Creek watershed was completed in 2015, with assistance from the Kentucky Division of Water. The primary goal of this project is to develop a bacteria specific watershed based plan based on the monitoring data collected in 2015, and work with landowners to implement solutions identified in the newly developed watershed plan. Data collected show the main issues in the watershed relate to E. coli, with the highest concentrations being observed at the two most downstream sites. Data also show that the primary contributor of E. coli in the watershed is ruminant related, although there are some human contributions.

In 2018, the watershed coordinator, Rhonda Lamb, employed by the Calloway County Conservation District, implemented several best management practices to address the water quality issues identified in the Damon Creek watershed plan, including replacement of two failing septic systems, connecting one household with a failing septic

Page 10 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 system to the Damon Creek Wastewater Lagoon, a fence line feeding system for cattle on one large livestock operation, repair and clean up to the riser on Flood Retardant Structure #7 and erosion repair with rotational grazing to livestock pasture at another large cattle operation. The watershed coordinator also participated in several educational events, presenting information about water quality in general, and Damon Creek specifically.

The total budget for this project is $345,738, including $207,443 in federal funds from the EPA 319(h) program and $138,295 in local match. All project funds have been spent and this project was completed as of September 30, 2018. The coordinator for this project is Rhonda Lamb, with assistance provided by Maggie Morgan and Savannah Hickman.

In 2017, the Foundation also partnered with the Calloway County Conservation District to apply for additional funding from the EPA 319(h) program to implement additional BMPs that were identified in the Damon Creek Watershed Plan. In 2018, the Foundation learned this project was selected for funding by the Kentucky Division of Water, however, not to the degree proposed in the project application. The Foundation will receive $83,333.00 for this project, including $50,0000.00 in federal funds and $33,333.00 in local match to employ a watershed coordinator to work with landowners in the Damon Creek watershed to developed BMP plans for the two livestock operations in the watershed. This watershed coordinator will be employed by the Foundation directly, instead of contracted through the Calloway County Conservation District. To date, $8,858,98 funds from this project have been expended. The coordinator for this project is Rhonda Lamb, with support provided by Maggie Morgan.

Four Rivers Watershed Sustainability Summit In 2018, the Watershed Studies Institute at Murray State University, the City of Murray, and the Jackson Purchase Foundation co-hosted the second annual Four Rivers Watershed Sustainability Summit April 19 through 21. The goal of this event was to celebrate our abundant water resources that are so important to our history and region and learn about local projects to improve and protect our water resources.

On Thursday, April 19, a Project WET workshop for local educators was held. Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a collection of innovative, water related activities that are hands on, easy to use and fun. Project WET is intended for teachers and non-formal educators working with youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The program focuses on water’s physical properties, water quality and what impacts it, and peoples’ relationship to water throughout their lives. A total of 12 educators were trained through this workshop.

Educational seminars, booths and demonstrations occurred throughout the day on Friday, April 20, 2018. Seminars were scheduled throughout the event and included information on water related projects throughout the Four Rivers Region, including the science behind water quality and its effects on aquatic life and regional watershed management projects. Educational booths and demonstrations included information about different activities that citizens can do to improve and protect our water resources.

Page 11 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 On Saturday, April 21, 2018, a litter cleanup event was sponsored by Four Rivers Watershed Watch as part of this event. Volunteers gathered to pick up trash in the Damon Creek watershed.

South Fork of the Little River Watershed Based Plan In 2018, the Jackson Purchase Foundation assisted the Little River Water Quality Consortium with their Watershed Plan Development project for the South Fork Little River Watershed in Christian County. This project focuses on developing a watershed plan for the South Fork Little River watershed, determining pollution loads in the watershed and strategies to reduce pollution loads. The Four Rivers Basin Coordinator provided technical assistance for this project, including attending meetings of the Little River Water Quality Consortium and hosting meeting for technical partners for the project. Third Rock Consultants, LLC has been hired to develop the South Fork Little River Watershed Plan. The coordinator for this project is Steve Bourne with the Hopkinsville-Christian County Community Development Services.

Statewide Watershed Coordinator Meetings In 2018, the Foundation partnered with the Kentucky Division of Water to host two meetings for watershed coordinators across the state. These meetings are coordinated by basin coordinators and other partners across the state to provide information to watershed coordinators about a variety of topics and allow for networking between watershed coordinators across the state. The first meeting was held on August 16, 2018 and included a presentation of the first module of the Watershed Academy currently in develop by the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute. The second meeting was held on December 6, 2018 and focus on issues coordinators face related to failing septic systems.

Income for these meetings totaled $663.22 in 2018, and expenses totaled in $705.84. The project account currently has a deficit of $23.66. The coordinator for this project is Maggie Morgan.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LBL Sportsman’s Fund The purpose of this fund is to further gun safety and hunter education. The fund is increased by members of the LBL Sportsman’s Club. The balance of this account at the end of the calendar year was $4,454.72. Kevin Murphy serves as the project coordinator.

Clarks River Interpretive Nature Trail The purpose of this project is to establish an interpretive nature tail for canoeing and kayaking on the Clarks River in western Kentucky, with an initial focus on the lower end of the Clarks River where it meets the Tennessee River. The project is seeking funding for establishment of three launch sites along the Clarks River for canoeing and kayaking. An interpretive nature trail along the Clarks River in Kentucky accessed by canoe and kayak would allow the public a unique opportunity to view this stream in its natural state with the different unique flora and fauna that call the stream home. By getting people outside appreciating the beauty of nature and the resources we have available to us, we hope to

Page 12 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 create educated citizens that serve as good stewards of the environment.

One site has been established off of the Sheehan Bridge Road in an easement area, but additional work is required to make the site more permanent. In 2018, JPF received a $14,980 grant from the HDR Foundation to improve this launch site, creating a permanent launch ramp to the river accessible by all. Construction on HDR Landing will begin in 2019 as soon as water levels permit. A second, permanent launch site, Flynn Eagle Scout Landing, located behind the Reidland Ballfield was established in 2016.

The annual Family Float event was held on September 15, 2018 with 25 participants. Expenses for this project totaled $457.88 in 2018. Donations for this project totaled $15,555.48 in 2018, including $575.48 in local donations and the $14,980 grant from the HDR Foundation. The coordinator for this project is Kevin Murphy.

Living Green Summer Series In 2018, the Jackson Purchase Foundation partnered with the Calloway County Conservation District, Calloway County Cooperative Extension Service and the City of Murray to host the Living Green Summer Series in Murray, Kentucky. Three workshops were held to educate homeowners about ways to make their landscape more “green,” including a Container Gardening Workshop on June 7, 2018, a Rain Barrel Workshop on June 26, 2018 and a Pollinator Workshop on July 24, 2018.

At the first workshop, attendees learned about different types of container gardening practices. At the second workshop, volunteers learned about rain barrels and how to build a rain barrel. The first twenty participants to sign up for this workshop received a free rain barrel courtesy of the City of Murray. At the third workshop, volunteers learned about pollinators and plants that are beneficial to pollinators. Charles Thurman talked with attendees about backyard beekeeping, and Stacey Hayden with the Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge spoke about marking your yard friendly for pollinators. Workshops were held at the Murray Chestnut Park and the Murray State University Arboretum.

This was the fifth year for this event, and the third time the event was held in Murray. The series was a great success this year, with more attendees than previous years. Over 75 people from the area participated in these events. Coordinators for this project were Rhonda Lamb, James Oakley and Maggie Morgan.

Water Smarter: The Artistic Rain Barrel Partnership In 2018, the Foundation partnered with the Marshall County Exceptional Center to have students pain four rain barrels to be used as a fundraiser for both this partnership and the Exceptional Center. Barrels were completed and clear-coated by Burkeen’s Body Shop in Benton, Kentucky. All barrels are for sale for $100 each, with 50% of the proceeds going to JPF and 50% to the Marshall County Exceptional Center. Additionally, seven artist rain barrels are available from the JPF partnership with Paducah Tighlman High School.

Page 13 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 National Drinking Water Week Festival In 2018, the Foundation partnered with the Pennyrile RC&D to plan the National Drinking Water Week event May 6 through 12. The Foundation agreed to host a Project WET/WILD Workshop as part of this event, but due to unforeseen circumstances this workshop was postponed until June 13, 2018.

As described above, Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a collection of innovative, water related activities that are hands on, easy to use and fun. Project WET is intended for teachers and non-formal educators working with youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The program focuses on water’s physical properties, water quality and what impacts it, and peoples’ relationship to water throughout their lives. Project WILD is a wildlife-focused conservation education program for K-12 educators and their students. Emphasizing wildlife because of its intrinsic value, Project WILD addresses the need for humans to develop as responsible citizens of our planet. Through the use of balanced curriculum materials and professional workshops, Project WILD helps to develop awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment that results in the making of informed decisions, responsible behavior and constructive action concerning wildlife and the environment. A total of three educators were trained through this workshop.

Lowertown Arts and Music Festival On May 18 and 19, 2018, the Jackson Purchase Foundation set up an educational booth at the Lowertown Arts and Music Festival. The booth featured information about the Foundation and our related environmental projects and concerns. Visitors were given swamp milkweed seed packets and encouraged to create pollinator habitat. Informational and educational pamphlets were also available, and visitors were given information about upcoming Foundation events and projects.

WHO Festival In 2018, the Jackson Purchase Foundation partnered with the Marshall County Fiscal Court, Mike Miller Park, Community Financial Services Bank, Kentucky Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kentucky Lake Chamber of Commerce and Murray State University to host the second annual Wildlife, Heritage and Outdoor Festival (WHO Festival) at Mike Miller Park on September 22, bringing local communities together to celebrate and promote the outdoor legacy unique to our area. The goal of this festival was to create a family oriented event that celebrates our community assets, opportunities, and traditions that have contributed to a long-standing outdoor heritage in Western Kentucky. Through this festival, the partners hoped to create a culture that celebrates and values our outdoor heritage, and plans accordingly to maintain this heritage long into the future as our populations and communities grow.

Festival activities included a Big Buck Professional Scoring Exhibit, Wildlife Photography Contest, Kids Fishing Tournament, Family Bike Ride, Wildlife Exhibits, Family Float, Archery Tutorials, and various other educational booths. One goal of the festival was to attract a broad audience of outdoor enthusiasts to our community, increasing tourism opportunities for the future. Public land managers, organized community groups, outdoor recreation supply vendors and food vendors were invited to contribute to the attraction and goals of the event. A field day for third

Page 14 JPF PROJECTS IN 2018 graders in Marshall County was held on October 17, 2018, and showcased a variety of booths related to the outdoors and wildlife.

In 2018, rain dampened the festival, but there was still great enthusiasm and attendance. The partners felt this was a great and plan to host the festival again in 2019. Maggie Morgan serves as one of the coordinators for the WHO Festival. Other coordinators include representatives from the Friends of Clarks River, the Clarks River NWR, Mike Miller Park, and Kentucky Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Page 15 2018 INCOME AND EXPENSE SUMMARY 2018 Income and Expense Summary

Total Total Income Expenses 4000 Contributed support $125.77 6560 Payroll Expenses ($61,921.33) 4010 Indiv/business contribution $1,986.37 7000 Grant, Proj. & contract expense 4120 Donated other serv - non-GAAP $32,603.66 7001 Grants/Contracts In-Kind ($45,803.66) 4130 Gifts in kind - goods $13,200.00 7021 Contractual ($158,592.97) 4210 Corporate/business grants $3,250.00 7023 Personnel ($25,368.98) 4250 Nonprofit organization grants $21,338.35 7025 Meeting/Training ($1,130.81) 4520 Federal grants $167,829.75 7029 Supplies ($13,759.81) 4530 State grants $69,375.29 7031 Travel ($8,451.51) 4540 Local government grants $6,711.87 7033 Operating Costs ($6,180.00) Total 4000 Contributed support $316,421.06 7035 Other ($50.00) 5000 Earned revenues 7036 Other - Advertising ($76.14) 5310 Interest-savings/short-term inv $304.68 Total 7000 Grant, Proj. & contract expense ($259,413.88) 5490 Miscellaneous revenue $450.00 8100 Non-personnel expenses Total 5000 Earned revenues $754.68 8110 Supplies ($904.67) Total Income $317,175.74 8130 Telephone & telecommunications ($2,033.47) 8140 Postage, shipping, delivery ($566.58) 8170 Printing & copying ($308.55) 8180 Books, subscriptions, reference ($1,038.86) Total 8100 Non-personnel expenses ($4,852.13) 8300 Travel & meetings expenses 8310 Travel ($443.54) 8330 Board Meeting ($307.35) Total 8300 Travel & meetings expenses ($750.89) 8500 Misc. expenses 8590 Other expenses ($50.00) Total 8500 Misc. expenses ($50.00) 8600 Business expenses 8660 Fines, penalties, judgements ($31.11) 8670 Organizational (corp) expenses ($4,436.49) Total 8600 Business expenses ($4,467.60) Total Expenses ($331,455.83) Net Operating Income ($14,280.09) Other Income 6800 Unrealized gain (loss) 6820 Unrealized gain(loss) - other ($481.20) Total 6800 Unrealized gain (loss) ($481.20) Total Other Income ($481.20) Other Expenses Reconciliation Discrepancies ($0.17) Total Other Expenses ($0.17)

Net Operating Income ($14,761.46)

*Most projects are funded on a reimbursement basis after each quarter has ended.

Page 16 OUR PARTNERS AND DONORS Our Partners and Donors

Advisors Local Governments Corporate/Business/Individuals

USDA Ballard County Conservation District AEP River Operations

Natural Resources Conservation Service Ballard County Fiscal Court Air Products

Farm Service Agency Calloway County Conservation District Alexandra Beer USDI Calloway County Fiscal Court Alice Mandt

Fish and Wildlife Service Calvert City Water & Sewer Allan Shingleton

Clarks River NWR Carlisle County Conservation District Amanda Gumbert USFS Carlisle County Fiscal Court Andrea Strange

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area City of Bardwell Andy Radomski Tennessee Valley Authority City of Benton Ann Li Commonwealth of Kentucky City of Calvert City Annie McDaniel Department of Agriculture City of Fulton Atlas Roofing Contractors, Inc.

Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources City of Hickman Aurora Barbeque Division of Conservation City of Mayfield Bank of America NA Division of Water City of Murray Bill Green

Governor’s Office of Ag Policy City of Paducah Bondright Middle School

State Nature Preserves Commission Fulton County Conservation District Brittany Johnston University of Kentucky Fulton County Fiscal Court Brooke Anson

Cooperative Extension service Graves County Conservation District Brooke Shireman Murray State University Graves County Fiscal Court Bryan & Carrie Howell Center for Environmental Education Hickman County Conservation District Buddy Wilson College of Science, Engineering and Technology Hickman County Fair, Inc. Cassie Prather

Environmental Engineering Department Hickman County Fiscal Court Cathryne Claudio

Hancock Biological Station Joint Sewer Agency Chad VonGruenigen

Mid-America Remote Sensing Center Livingston County Conservation District Charity Langhi

School of Agriculture Marshall Co. Conservation District. Charlie Ward

WKMS Marshall Co. Fiscal Court Chase Ward Austin Peay State University Mayfield Graves Co. Chamber of Commerce Chase Brasher Hopkinsville Community College McCracken County Conservation District Chloe Brantley West Kentucky Community and Technical College McCracken County Fiscal Court Chris Boggs

Kentucky Assoc. of RC&D Councils, Inc. Obion Creek Watershed Conservancy District Clements Consulting, LLC Purchase Area Development District Paducah Water Works CocaCola

Cooperative Extension Service Princeton Water & Wastewater Commission Cortney Ritter Ballard County Nonprofit Croft Concrete

Calloway County BBQ on the River, Inc. Curtis Harrell

Carlisle County Calloway County 4H Council Dale Booth Fulton County Community Foundation of West Kentucky Darren Martin Graves County Cub Scout Pack 484, Den 11 Demetria Kimball Mehlhorn

Hickman County Damon Creek Watershed and Sewer Association, Inc. Derek & Shannon Englert

Marshall County Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge Deryck Rodgers

McCracken County Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Dottie Slemmer

Page 17 OUR PARTNERS AND DONORS Advisors Corporate/Business/Individuals

University of Louisville Nonprofit E Ray Smith Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center Kentucky Association for Environmental Education Early American Motel

Stream Institute Kentucky Waterways Alliance Ed Wilcox

LBL Sportsmans Club EHI Consultants

League of Kentucky Sportsmen Elizabeth Lents

Maiden Alley Cinema Elizabeth Watt

Marshall County 4H Council Emily Covey

Mayfield Graves County Animal Shelter Emily Koyagi

McCracken County 4H Council Emily Ricketts

Murray Women’s Club Evonik Corporation

Owners Association of Pirates Cove Gayle Kaler

Paducah - McCracken County Riverport Authority Gene Thomas

Propeller Club - Port of Paducah George W. Kipphut

Quail Unlimited Gerald Moore

Reidland Methodist Men Glenn Denton

The Nature Conservancy Glenn Hall Photography

United Church of Paducah Greg Waldrop Virginia Environmental Endowment HDR, Inc. Watershed Watch of Kentucky Heritage Bank Hilliard Lyons, The Housman Financial YouthDeal, Inc. Group

ICA Engineering, Inc. James Barnes Jason M Powell Jen Shean Jennifer Bardoff Jessica Laws Jimmy & Amy Hughes John Miller John Webb Kacie Prather KACo Karen Smith Karla Johnston Kelly Rogers Keuley, Kelly, Hutchins, Blankenship & Sigler, LLP Kevin L. Murphy Kristan Curry Laura Gregory Laura Norris Lindsie Nicholas Lisa Hicks Lois Smith

Page 18 OUR PARTNERS AND DONORS Maggie Morgan MAKO Services Malissa McAlister Marjorie Grady Mark Morgan Marquette Transportation Company Michael Howard Michael & Mary Legendre Mindy Scott Mitch Kimball & Shand Stamper Paducah Water Phyllis Turner Randall Carrier Rhonda Lamb Rivercrest Engineering, Inc. Rodney Bruce Ron and Mary Jane Millikan Sekisui Shawnee Professional Services Sirloin Stockade Steve Evans Swift & Staley Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Teresa Baldwin Teresa Stainfield Threasa Bolton Tommy Kelley Wacker Chemical Corporation Wascon, Inc. Wayne Walden Westlake Chemical Corporation

Page 19 ORGANIZATION INFORMATION Organization Information

Jackson Purchase Foundation PO Box 1156 Benton, KY 42025 Tel (270-908-4545 www...jpf.org

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