O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.

P.O. Box 314 · Novelty, Ohio 44072 • Phone: 440-729-9621 • Fax: 440-729-9631e-mail: info@wrlc.cc • www.wrlc.cc

FIELD OFFICES:Akron Field Offi ce

34 Merz Boulevard, Suite G, Akron, Ohio 44333 • Phone: 330-836-2271 • Fax: 330-836-2272Medina Field Offi ce

141 Prospect Street, Medina, Ohio 44258 • Phone: 330-722-7313 • Fax: 330-722-6592

Firelands Field Offi ceP.O. Box 174, Oberlin, Ohio 44074 • Phone: 440-774-4226 • Fax: 440-774-6409

James C. SpiraChair

Julia S. BoltonVice Chair Richard S. GrimmVice Chair J. Jeffrey HollandVice Chair Sandra Pickut McMannisVice Chair William C. MulliganVice Chair Richard C. Hyde Treasurer James G. WattersonSecretary

Edward F. MeyersAssistant Secretary

STAFF

Dennis BowerEddie DenggJean GokorschScott HillJanet HooverDawn HummerBill JordanCarla MacklinPete McDonaldAndy McDowellEd MeyersAnne MurphyJulia MussonKatie OutcaltBob OwenGina PauschKate PilackyMark SkowronskiAmy TerpayKim Van SicklerLeah Whidden

Ned Baker Dick BrubakerOwen M. Colligan Evan R. Corns C. Beau Daane Stanley L. Fischer James Gerspacher Robert N. Gudbranson David Halstead Rick Hawksley Elizabeth JulianoKathy Keare Leavenworth John D. Leech James R. Levine Kathryn L. Makley S. Sterling McMillan, IV Marion Olson Gordon Oney Todd R. Ray Franz Sauerland Thomas J. Schultz Michael R. Shaughnessy Donna L. Studniarz Grant M. Thompson Tracy Wallach Norman Webb Richard D. CochranPresident & CEO

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

D O N O R R E P O R T · JULY 1, 2006-JUNE 30, 2007 On the cover: photo by Connie Oney

“The world was not left to us by our parents.It was lent to us by our children.”

AFRICAN PROVERB

O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.

Dear Friends,

Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC) recently engaged in a debate to answer the question, “Who is our customer?” All businesses need to constantly clarify who their customer is, and yet so often we get caught up in the thick of thin things and neglect this critical task. This year, we took the time to engage in this discussion, and it produced excellent results. Everybody had a different answer. Some people said, the communities we serve. Others said the landowners with whom we work. Some said, our donors and members. Another said, why nature, of course! No one customer on our list stood out as a concept around which we could focus our work. So we expanded our thinking and ultimately produced a more focused answer. We decided that our customer is your great-great granddaughter.

Your great-great granddaughter is a person you probably will not know, but if you live a long life you will probably know her mother, your great granddaughter. Consequently, it is entirely possible for you to think of her as a person important to you, a person you would treasure and love if you were lucky enough to know her. As close as she is to you, your great-great granddaughter also represents a distant future. If you view great-great granddaughters in terms of how many years of a family’s generational history they represent, they symbolize 100 years, give or take.

Imagine the world of your great-great granddaughter. Imagine the world of 2050 or 2100. Your great-great granddaughter will wake up in a home somewhere in the Western Reserve. She will have selected this home. She will choose some form of transportation to get to her job. Her job will be a position that she will pick for herself. After work, she will walk along a beautiful forested parkway from her home into a natural area along a beautiful glacial river that fl ows into Lake Erie. She will breathe deeply; she will relax; her worries will slip away. She will be nourished by this natural area only if her great-great grandparents choose to save it for her.

She is our customer, because if we do not serve her today, she won’t be well-served in the future. It is diffi cult to serve a person who does not yet live. Consequently, we have to serve a lot of interim customers to be effective. But by understanding who our real customer is, we can make better decisions, we can achieve more focus, and we can ultimately have a transforming effect on our region.

Who Is Our Customer?

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You are one of our interim customers. You may be a donor, you may be a partner, you may be another kind of constituent, but one way or another we view you as an important (albeit interim) customer of ours. Without you, we cannot serve your great-great granddaughter, and without us, you may not be able to serve her. The mutual benefi t aspect of our work is powerful. A donor once said to us, “I cannot advance my personal values and goals without WRLC, but by supporting

your work I can. I want to thank you for advancing my values.” This attitude is humbling and also farsighted. Against that backdrop, we wish to introduce the 2007 Annual Report to our Donors.

We are grateful to report that WRLC once again enjoyed a remarkable year. (Our fi scal year ends on June 30th each year, so fi scal year 2007 ended on June 30, 2007.) Our results appear on the following pages, so we will not burden you with a recap here. But we do wish to recognize a few people before we close. As you know, our mission is about nature, but our work is about people. Our logo (and indeed our organization) represents the nexus of nature and people. Our customer is a person who does not yet live, and yet she is partnering with people who live today, the nexus of past and present.

We therefore wish to thank all of the conservationists who have come before us, most

notably William Stinchcomb who founded Cleveland Metroparks 100 years ago, and whose example proves that you can transform the lives of your great-great grandchildren. Second, our professional staff who work so hard and produce excellent results, always with a smile and laugh, no matter how tough it gets. Third, our board of trustees, who govern us, lead us, and inspire us. Fourth, all of our donors and partners, without whom we would not exist, and with whom we can serve our customer, advance your values, and help to transform our landscape.

Thank you!

James C. Spira, Richard D. Cochran,Chair President and CEO

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MISSION STATEMENT

Western Reserve Land Conservancy seeks to preserve the scenic beauty, rural character, and natural resources of Northern Ohio.

VISION STATEMENT

There is nothing more beautiful than a crisp fall day in Northern Ohio: the sun shimmering on our great Lake Erie; the red and yellow leaves of a beech maple forest; the long views of crop and pasture land framed by towering forests; and the gentle murmuring rivers that run through our glacial landscape. We love the Western Reserve. It is where we rear our children and where our hearts reside.

Our vision is that today, a decade from now, and beyond the time that we can imagine, the Western Reserve will be a stunningly beautiful and healthy place. An authentic place fi lled with breathtaking scenic views, abundant clean rivers and lakes, miles and miles of connected trails for hiking, biking, skiing, and horseback riding; and an accessible, clean and safe great lake for world class fi shing, swimming, and boating.

Development will be concentrated in historic urban areas such as Cleveland and Akron, in historic Western Reserve villages such as Chagrin Falls, Brecksville, and Bay Village and, as needed, in new areas that promote sustainable, community-oriented development. Working farms will fl ourish, supported by local markets that provide healthy and fresh produce that connects citizens to the land in a tangible, enduring way. Parks and preserves will provide people with a special connection to the land, a safe place where children can play, and a quality of life that attracts and retains as residents a great diversity of people.

WRLC inspires citizens throughout our region in the effort to protect land and water resources to positively impact our collective quality of life; to create a habitat that serves people. We envision a healthy, effi cient, and scenic landscape, a patchwork quilt of large natural areas connected by wildlife and river corridors, a beautiful region interspersed with well-planned agricultural, residential, retail, and commercial development that supports the people of our region now and forever.

ProgramsTHE LAND PROTECTION PLANNING PROGRAM – This Geographic Information System (GIS)-driven program yields a set of parcels that, if protected, assures the realization of our goal of interconnected natural areas and preserves linked by protected corridors. These parcels make up our Land Priority Project List. WRLC is currently in the second year of a two-year grant from the Ohio Lake Erie Commission to create an Anchor Strategy that will be the defi nitive land preservation guide for WRLC and our regional conservation partners. This fl uid strategy will guide our land preservation efforts forever.

THE CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM – We endeavor to reach a wide variety of audiences under this program, but its focus is to educate all of the landowners on the Land Priority Project List about WRLC and conservation options available to them.

THE CONSERVATION BY DONATION PROGRAM – This program involves donated conservation easements and donated fee simple interests (outright ownership). This is our favorite way to preserve land because it is less expensive and less time consuming than other options.

THE PUBLIC LAND PROGRAM – In this program WRLC creates new public parks and nature preserves. WRLC acts as a pre-acquisition agent for public bodies and is able to handle a full range of services for these entities, including: conservation planning, acquisition of real property interests, short-term fi nancing, long-term funding acquisition, and long-term stewardship.

THE CONSERVATION BUYER PROGRAM – With this program, WRLC purchases conservation-worthy parcels and seeks to preserve them through the sale to conservation-minded buyers.

THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM – This program is perhaps the most important, as it ensures that the conservation values of the land and the terms of conservation easements are being maintained. This is accomplished through annual visits with the landowners to each protected property. In addition to regular inspections, volunteer service events are occasionally held to help clean up an area.

Finally, WRLC’s EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM incorporates education and outreach activities such as presentations to community groups, landowner education gatherings, donor cultivation/education gatherings, public agency/government entity education, and public events such as hikes and creek walks. WRLC also produces a full color journal several times a year, which we mail to our supporters.

Photo by Connie Oney

Western Reserve Land Conservancy Donors:

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Conservators$10,000 - $24,999Anonymous (4)Doug & Lu Bannerman Gift FundMr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Bannerman Mr. Joseph P. BennettBlack River AudubonMr. and Mrs. Charles BoltonMrs. Rita ConwayThe Higley FundMr. and Mrs. Albert M. Higley Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John Leech Community Foundation of Lorain CountyMr. and Mrs. Bassem A. MansourMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris Mrs. Werner MuellerWilliam C. Mulligan Charitable Gift FundMr. and Mrs. William MulliganThe Nord Family FoundationNordson Corporation FoundationThe Orvis-Perkins FoundationMs. Molly B. PerkinsPerkins Charitable FoundationFaith E. PescatoreCarol and Bill PriorMr. and Mrs. Michael ShaughnessyMr. and Mrs. James C. SpiraMr. Dominic Visconsi Mr. & Mrs. James G. Watterson

Guardians$5,000-$9,999Anonymous (5)Barbara and Mike BassMelanie and Mark BicheMr. and Mrs. Dennis BowerMr. and Mrs. Peter BroerMrs. Walter M. Charman, Jr.The George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationMs. Carol Horner Donaldson Cyrus Eaton FoundationWilliam O. & Gertrude L. Frohring FoundationEvelyn FrohringGlenn FrohringSteve SzilagyiFred Geis, Geis CompaniesMr. and Mrs. Ron G. HarringtonMr. and Mrs. Ron M. HarringtonHaslinger Family FoundationMelissa HaslingerHudson Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hyde The Lubrizol FoundationByron and Elsie LutmanMr. and Mrs. Alexander McAfee Mr. and Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon The Amanda Ford Morris Charitable Lead TrustMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris Susan MurphyMr. and Mrs. William O’NeillPark View Federal Savings BankPysht FundLloyd & Louise Smith FoundationSouth Waite FoundationMr. Brian SherwinMr. David Wilmot

Stewards$1,500-$4,999Anonymous (3)Dick and Joan AinsworthJay and Julie AnkeneyMr. Edward Baker and Dr. Anna Van HeeckerenMichael and Vivianne BarrettKaren and Larry BettcherMr. and Mrs. Richard Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Edward BrandonAnn C. BriechleBarbara Brown and Steve WardMr. and Mrs. C. Richard BrubakerGail and Don ButlerMr. and Mrs. R. Bruce CampbellMary Alice CannonFirstEnergy FoundationMr. and Mrs. William CasterMrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr.Mr. Richard and Dr. Jennifer CochranMr. and Mrs. Owen ColliganMr. and Mrs. William E. ConwayPatrick G. Coy and Karin L. TanquistRobert R. and Gay C. Cull Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert Cull Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. deConingh Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David Dickenson IIDiane and Warren FarrFort Dodge Animal HealthJean C. and W. Greg Foust FundMr. and Mrs. Greg FoustMr. and Mrs. John Fulton John Gannon and Julie BolandWilliam and Sarah GardnerAlison W. Gee and David J. EichenmillerMr. and Mrs. James Gerspacher The Ginn Family FundMr. William D. GinnJulie and David GivenJean and Steve GokorschJohn Gresock and Teresa Holland-GresockThe Hankins FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joseph D. HarnettRobert K. Healey and FamilyPeter Hellman Family FundMr. and Mrs. Peter HellmanMr. and Mrs. Michael Hoffmann Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland and Ms. Marjorie MuirdenMr. and Mrs. Jack HollandMr. and Mrs. Richard R. Hollington, Jr.Ms. Karen HoyFerdinand and Marguerite JerebMr. and Mrs. Tom W. JohnsonThomas Hoyt & Katherine Brooks Jones Family FundMrs. Brooks JonesBarbara and Michael KaplanCharlotte E. KarsonMrs. James Kehres The Kendis Family TrustMr. and Mrs. James KendisMr. and Mrs. Robert Kendis Cynthia KnightThe Kohl FoundationMr. and Mrs. John KohlMr. and Mrs. Steven Kohn

Mrs. Robert Kruse Mr. Dean KulwickiThe Bentz-Kuttner Charitable FundMr. Kenneth Kuttner and Ms. Laura BentzWilliam and Bonny LafaveThe Avis E. Singleton Lappin FundMrs. Avis E. LappinDr. Edith Lerner The George R. and Constance P. Lincoln Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. G. Russell LincolnMr. & Mrs. Al LuziusDr. and Mrs. Bruce LytleDr. and Mrs. John T. Makley Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, IIIMr. and Mrs. Edward F. Meyers Mr. Mark MittlerLaura and Lucian Moffi tt FoundationMurphy Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Brian MurphyMrs. Lucia Smith Nash Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neidhardt John and Karen NestorMarion OlsonRory and Dedee O’NeilCorinne F. O’Neill Charitable TrustKenneth R. ParkerMr. and Mrs. James Patterson Michael Pender Memorial FundKathy and Jim PenderMs. Mary B. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Emery C. PriorMrs. Alfred M. Rankin Mary and Todd Ray Charitable FundMr. and Mrs. Todd Ray Mr. Harold RohlikMs. Adrian Scott Mr. and Mrs. Alexander ScovilKevin ShermanMrs. Asa Shiverick, Jr.Ms. Stephanie SiresDavid and Kelly StaatsSears Swetland FoundationDr. and Mrs. Michael EppigT. L. C. Landscaping, Inc.Annie and Frank TaitNelson Talbott FoundationMr. Nelson TalbottRenold Thompson, Jr.C. Carlisle and Margaret M. Tippit Charitable TrustMrs. C.C. TippitAnne and Tom TormeyU. S. Bank Community FundEmily Hall Tremaine FoundationMrs. John HildtMr. Kurt TreuHal and Ronna UhrmanLivingston H. UlfThe Weathertop FoundationMr. Thomas V. Vail Jr.Dr. Paul VignosMr. and Mrs. William Weber Mr. and Mrs. Blair M. WhiddenCarter and Genevieve Wilmot

Visionaries$25,000 and over Anonymous (3)Abington FoundationThe Ames Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Charles AmesW. Bingham FoundationJean BlancheThe Cleveland FoundationCorns Family FoundationAndrea Corns HillKatie Corns WalkerNancy Corns LittlehaleBarbara P. Corns Mr. and Mrs. Evan R. Corns The Dolphin FundGAR FoundationSusan and Dick GrimmThe Grimm Family FoundationScott and Christy HillJon and Aimee GrimmScott GrimmTom and Katie GrimmGeorge Gund FoundationMr. and Mrs. David HalsteadHerbert W. Hoover FoundationLouise H. & David S. Ingalls FoundationBarbara BrownRedmond IngallsThe Elizabeth B. Juliano Charitable FundMs. Elizabeth JulianoKathleen K. Leavenworth S. Livingston Mather Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, IIIMr. Thomas OffuttMr. and Mrs. Lee McMannisJohn P. Murphy FoundationOhio Lake Erie CommissionWilliam J. & Dorothy K. O’Neill FoundationThe Payne FundMr. Charles BoltonMs. Barbara Bolton GratryMr. William BoltonMr. and Mrs. Franz Sauerland The Kent H. Smith Charitable TrustThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith FoundationMr. and Mrs. Bruce MavecMrs. Lucia Smith Nash

We apologize for any omissions. Please contact Leah Whidden at 440-729-9621 if your name has been omitted or if it is listed incorrectly. Thank you.

Hal Rohlik preserved his 28 acres in Brunswick Hills, consisting of mature forests, a lake and a tributary to the Rocky River, in 2007. His land adjoins another WRLC protected property.

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Planned GivingUsing Life Estates and Testamentary Gifts to Support Charitable Organizationsby Kim Van Sickler & Bob Owen

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

Marguerite (Marge) and Ferdinand (Fred) Jereb and Cynthia Szunyog love their homes. The Jerebs bought their ten acres in Chesterland in 1964. The property had a cottage that they visited on weekends and then ten years later they began building their dream residence—a Frank Lloyd Wright-style marvel designed by Jerry Weiss. This fi eld stone and stucco house is built into the steep hillside with 88 steps and a footbridge leading to a pond. Fred proudly shows us their stream, orchard, and beehives that his niece now tends, and abundant rhododendron bushes that erupt into a mantle of pink fl owers every spring. The Jerebs reminisce about the tornado of 1969 and the havoc it wreaked on their forest. But after tragedy comes new beginnings. The fallen cherry, birch, and maple wood is recycled now as paneling for their house.

Cynthia Szunyog grew up in the 1850’s brick house that she still calls home. The 93 acres in Medina that she tramped around with her mom, an amateur botanist and birder, is now residence to Cynthia and her husband, two dogs and eight cats. Her property contains mature forests, ravines, wetlands and tributaries to the Rocky River. She has been solicited by realtors and developers who want her land and lumber companies who are interested in her trees. “I was horrifi ed at the thought of my land being developed because I knew that I didn’t have total control over the future.”

THE SEED FOR PRESERVATION IS PLANTED

Marge, a former NASA chief of computer systems and operations, also volunteered with the Geauga Soil & Water Conservation District. During one of the group’s meetings in the mid-1990’s, Chagrin River Land Conservancy’s (CRLC) Rich Cochran visited and talked about land preservation. The Jereb’s curiosity was piqued. There was already so much of them in their house and land—the thought of preserving it for future generations appealed to them.

Also during the mid-1990’s Cynthia Szunyog retired from her job as a French teacher for the Lakewood city schools. Around this time, she received a letter in the mail from the Medina County Land Conservancy (MCLC). The letter invited her to attend a landowners meeting where the topic would be land preservation. Cynthia was intrigued. She attended the meeting, where she met Jeff Holland, now a trustee of Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC). She liked what she heard; started attending board meetings, and then was elected to the MCLC board herself. Cynthia served as president of MCLC from 1997-2001, overseeing their merger with Summit County’s Revere Land Conservancy and the hiring of the land trust’s fi rst employee, executive director Chris Bunch.

TALK TURNS TO ACTION

The Path the Jerebs Took

Both the Jerebs and Cynthia were attracted to the idea of forever protecting the land that held such a strong connection to them. In 1998 the Jerebs granted CRLC a conservation easement on their ten acres, ensuring the property remain protected. Six months later they donated title of their ten acres to CRLC, retaining a life estate. In effect, they gave a future gift of their home and land to CRLC. They would continue to live in their home during their lives and after their death CRLC would receive full rights of ownership. Now as Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC), we

Circle of Giving(Monthly Giving Program)Mr. and Mrs. Earl BenderChris and Maureen BunchGail and Don ButlerRichard and Jennifer CochranHerbert and Wanda ClarkC. Beau DaaneJean and Steve GokorschTom and Marcy HerbertJ. Jeffrey Holland and Marjorie MuirdenSarah and Roger IngrahamBill and Laura JordanDr. and Mrs. James Kotapish Jr.Joan LongDiane PalkerGeo and Nora SindelarJames Switzer and Gretchen LaatschLeah and Blair WhiddenCarter and Genevieve Wilmot

will either retain ownership of the property or transfer title to another conservation group, but WRLC will always be responsible for stewarding the land. Since the Jereb’s protected their land, CRLC worked with the Geauga Park District to help them acquire an adjacent 73 acres that is now Sunnybrook Preserve.

Addressing Cynthia’s Multiple Interests

In 2002, Cynthia donated a conservation easement to the then Medina Summit Land Conservancy on the back half of her land. She split up her gift for a couple of reasons. For one, the donation of part of her land would achieve her purpose of preventing development, because according to Medina Township zoning regulations, the unprotected remainder did not have enough acreage to support a planned unit development. Cynthia also wanted to take full advantage of federal tax deductions, which at that time allowed charitable deductions for conservation easements to be spread over six years. Her plan was to donate a conservation easement on the rest of her land after the federal tax deduction ran out on the initial gift. To preserve her intention in case anything happened to her in the meantime, Cynthia revised her Will to direct that the remainder of her property was to be subject to a conservation easement as well.

As it turns out, in 2007, Cynthia herself donated a conservation easement to WRLC on the remainder of her property, in order to take advantage of the more generous 2006 and 2007 federal tax laws. WRLC now holds a conservation easement on the entire property. Her land will be protected forever. Cynthia’s Will has been revised and currently gives ownership of the land to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) and the 1850’s house on a four-acre lot to a non-profi t group interested in preserving historic buildings.

SHARED VALUES BROUGHT THESE TWO FAMILIES TO THE SAME PLACE

Conservation Easement and a Life Estate

Neither the Jerebs nor Szunyogs have children. They also share an appreciation of the value of the land they call home. They’ve both taken their own paths to a similar decision—to preserve their natural surroundings. The Jerebs granted a conservation easement on their land and donated all ownership rights to their property while retaining the right to live on the property during their lifetimes.

Conservation Easement and a Testamentary Gift

Cynthia Szunyog ultimately protected her entire homestead with a conservation easement and also used her Will, a document that she has the power to alter until her death, to specify that the new owners of the property will be two other non-profi ts.

Life estates and testamentary gifts are two examples of planned giving. They provide fl exibility and control to the giver while also benefi ting a favorite non-profi t and creating a wonderful way to be remembered. WRLC appreciates these thoughtful gifts and welcomes the opportunity to answer your questions and understand your intentions in advance. For more information, contact Rich Cochran at 440-729-9621.

Life estates and testamentary gifts are excellent vehicles by which a person can make a charitable contribution upon death. Such ve-hicles are often preferred for the simple reason that they provide the donor with the use and benefi t of the asset during the donor’s lifetime, but offers an often substantial contribution to the charity upon the donor’s death.

A life estate arises when a donor transfers his legal title (or owner-ship) in an asset to another person or entity but reserves for himself the right to use and possess the asset during the donor’s lifetime. The classic example is that of a homeowner who transfers title to her home by recording a deed naming a charity as grantee, but reserves the right to live in and use the house until her death. While the gift is actually irrevocably made at the time the deed is recorded, it is not completed until the death of the homeowner.

A testamentary gift, on the other hand, is a gift that a person pre-pares to make during his/her lifetime but is not irrevocably made or completed until the death of that person. Gifts by Last Will and Testament are testamentary gifts because the individual can plan the gift and provide for it during his lifetime by including the terms and conditions of the gift in his Will; however, since a person is free to change his Will as often as he desires during his lifetime, the gift does not become irrevocable until the person’s death.

Cynthia will always have plenty of room to walk her dogs on her 93 acres, pro-tected with a conservation easement, with future ownership currently willed to two different non-profi t organizations.

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DonorsAnonymous (4)Sherry AbellRoberta E. AberLouise Abrams and Robert FuerstAcademy Communications, Inc.Louise AchesonEllen AdamsMr. Richard C. AdamsWalt and Nancy AdamsStanley and Hope AdelsteinAdler Family Philanthropic FundRosalyn and Norman AdlerThomas W. and Joann Adler Family Philanthropic FundTom and Joanie AdlerRaj AggarwalMr. and Mrs. Edward AikenMarnie and Wayne AlbersDr. Elizabeth AlbrechtMr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Amherst Garden ClubR. John AndersonMr. Glenn AndersonDr. and Mrs. Michael E. AndersonJeanne AndersonKen Anderson and Karin KnutsenBarbara K. AndreasMr. and Mrs. Cliff Andrews Henry C. AnnableMr. and Mrs. Donald D. Anthony Jr.Paul Appelbaum and Lee ThompsonKayla ApplebaumLinda and Bo ArbogastMr. and Mrs. Steven ArmingtonMs. Sandra ArnoldMr. and Mrs. Richard ArnyMr. James Artz and Ms. Jan JonesShirley AshbyCeleste and Peter AsmarAtlas Steel Products Co.Tom and Colleen AustinMr. and Mrs. Anthony Aveni Becky BabcoxBruce and Johanna BacikMr. Ergun BaharogluRobert and Ingrid BahlerMrs. Kenneth Baker Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Baldwin IIDr. Les BallardSara BaloghDeborah Banyas and T. P. SpeerMr. and Mrs. James BarkerRita R. BarnesMr. and Mrs. William Barnes, IVMr. and Mrs. Patterson Barnes William BarnesThomas BarrattDavid S. BarrieWilma BartholomayAmy BartterMrs. Emerson L. BatdorffMr. and Mrs. Robert Bathgate Tom and Judy BauerCraig and Janine BaumanDr. Irene H. Bautista Marilyn Bayer and Harris Levine

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Mr. and Mrs. James L. BaymanMr. and Mrs. Ken BeckRobert BeckHorst and Maria BeckerMr. and Mrs. Andrew BeckerMarna Lilliedale BeckerMr. and Mrs. William BehnkeMr. and Mrs. Earl BenderStanley S. BenjaminMr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Bennett Ms. Leigh BennettPatricia BennettEdward and Mary BenzelDavid BenzingLizette BenzingDavid and Susan BercheckMr. and Mrs. Gary BeresMr. Richard BergBarbara BergDr. John and Dr. Wilma BergfeldMr. Irving S. BergrinCharles BerkeyD. A. BerlincourtBarbara BernardDavid H. BernsRalph and Linda BerryRobert BerryJim and Maryann BetzAnn BeurskenMr. and Mrs. Michael BidwellBinder FamilyMr. and Mrs. John BircklineMr. and Mrs. Robert BissellMr. and Mrs. Charles BittenbenderLinda and Lane BlackburnMr. and Mrs. Thomas BlakeMr. and Mrs. J. Donald Blake Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blakeslee Suzanne and Jim BlaserMr. Roger BlatnickMr. Louis J. Bloomfi eld David Blosser and Lillian HarperRichard and Viola BlountKen and Grace BlowerRichard J. Blum and Harriet L. WarmJeffrey and Kim BlumerMr. and Mrs. John BobelMichael and Georgia BobrykJoyce and David BockMr. and Mrs. Robert Bonebrake Bob and Marne BooneMr. Stuart BordenJack and Jan BorkeyDr. Gregory P. BorkowskiMr. and Mrs. David BorsaniRobert BottiThomas D. and Jean C. BowenMs. Susann P. BowersMr. and Mrs. Samuel A. BowmanCarol BoydMark BrafordMr. Michael BramsonMr. and Mrs. Paul Brandt Dr. Gregory C. BrantBarbara L. BreedonR. William BreitzigAnn and David BrennanLouise Brick

Mr. Robert BriggsMr. Dick BrockettMaryanne BromelmeierBill and Holly BrooksMr. and Mrs. William L. BrooksMr. and Mrs. William S. BrooksJames and Jamie BrothertonBrown Architects Inc.Carl and Susi BrownClare and Wes BrownDoug and Linda BrownMr. George Brown Jr.Kenneth L. and Nancy E. BrownMr. and Mrs. Robert W. BrownThe Honorable Sherrod Brown & Connie SchultzWill and Kristin Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brownell IIRichard C. and Carolee BrunkenMr. and Mrs. Douglas BuceyMr. and Mrs. Harvey BuchananMs. Ann BuchananFrank and Leslie BuckJ. BudzilekBuehler Food MarketsChris and Maureen BunchMr. Richard BuoncoreMr. Robert BurgeMichele BurgessMr. and Mrs. Richard BurkeMr. Lee BurkonsMr. and Mrs. Stanley BuschJ. C. and Helen Rankin Butler

William and Patricia ButlerMr. and Mrs. Jack D. ButlerMr. and Mrs. David ButzAmy CadleMr. Harry CaginMr. Charles CalderCatharina Meints CaldwellDavis CaldwellRob Calhoun and Elizabeth WilmerBenjamin CalkinsVera CamdenMark CammockMark and Barbara CampDavid and Trisha CampbellMr. and Mrs. Donald B. CampbellJudith Campbell

Mr. Philip CampbellMr. Michael Cannon and Ms. Marie SaulSusan and David CannonThe Carfagna Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Peter A. CarfagnaAndi and Larry CarliniKay CarlsonRon and Cathi CarmanyDorothy CarneyMr. and Mrs. David J. CarpenterNancy and Bill CarpenterCarpet Country Inc.Mr. David M. CarrDr. and Mrs. Charles M. Carr Mr. and Mrs. William M. Carran, Jr.Virginia P. Carrol

Stewardship Program Highlightsby Anne Murphy

WRLC is committed to upholding the terms of our conservation easements in perpetuity. Once we have preserved a property, our stewardship department is responsible for cultivating an ongoing relationship with the landowner and monitoring that property on an annual basis. With more than 200 properties now preserved, our stewardship staff has been busy exploring the Western Reserve region and getting acquainted with new faces and places during the past year.

While we are out in the fi eld walking these beautiful preserved properties, we take along a sophisticated global positioning system (GPS) unit to help us locate property boundaries, a camera to capture any changes to the land since our last visit, and maps to keep us oriented. The monitoring visits help us detect any changes to the property and allow us an opportunity to touch base with the landowner. We’ve had some amazing experiences visiting these properties during the past year. We’ve been chased by goats, caught in sudden thunderstorms and the occasional blizzard, and fallen in numerous rivers and wetlands while

attempting to cross – but we love what we do and are grateful for any experience that puts us in touch with the land and the wonderful people that make our work possible. We’re looking forward to completing our latest monitoring season this fall and gearing up for another year of visits come springtime.

Tom and Katie Morley and children at the Muggleton tree planting.

South Woods/Ramsey Right-of-Way cleanup during Oberlin/Lorain County Pride Day.

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John R. CarterMr. and Mrs. Lucien H. Case Edward and Susanne CassDebbie CassedayMr. and Mrs. Frank A. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. CastroMrs. Marcia B. CatalanoCentury EquipmentChagrin Valley JayceesEdith ChaseMr. and Mrs. David ChewKristin ChiltonMr. and Mrs. Homer D. W. ChisholmKen and Heather ChristensenChristopher Tool & Mfg. Co.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert ClarkMrs. J. Warner ClarkKathryn and Fred ClarkeKip and Allison ClarkeMr. Earl Clausson and Ms. Sarah MalcolmSusan ClaytonMr. and Mrs. George ClemensGeorge and Pat ClemensMr. and Mrs. Charles H. CleminshawCleveland Chapter HogJohn and Elizabeth ClickSandy and Gaye CoakleyDavid and Sandra CobbCohen & CompanyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence ColeMr. Charles Colitre

Richard and Diane CollierCynthia H. ComerCommunity Church of ChesterlandMr. and Mrs. Stephen ComunaleMr. and Mrs. Richard ConnorChris and Patty CookMr. and Mrs. Dan CookJames and Maureen CookRick and Suzanne CooperNatalie and Paul CooperTom S. and Miwako K. CooperriderJoseph and Sara CopelandMichael and Paulette CoppolaWiley Cornell and Richard MarschnerMr. and Mrs. John CoroginMr. and Mrs. A. G. Corrado

Linda M. CostelloMr. and Mrs. Barring CoughlinJane D. CovenEugene L. CoxMr. Wayne CoxDan and Cheryl CraginMr. and Mrs. Matthew CrawfordGlenn and Mary CrawfordChristine CraycroftBruce and Betty CrittendenChristine Croissant and Chip WeinbergSamantha and Amos CrowleyCT ConsultantsMr. and Mrs. John CubarCheri and Fred CuffariMichael Cullen

Mr. and Mrs. James E. CulverMichael Cunningham and Andrea DawsonCarol and Ted CurtisBob and Sue CurtisPitt and Sally CurtissMr. and Mrs. Jay Cusick Mr. C. Beau DaaneCharley and Betsy DaaneMr. and Mrs. David Daberko Bob and Carol DakinMargit K. DaleyKathi Damitz-SirLouisMr. Norm DammPeter W. DanfordAndrew and Kathleen DangeloMrs. Allen Daniels

New Public Parks Highlights in FY2007by Carla Macklin and Mark Skowronski

New South Russell parkland. Conservation easement donor Charlotte Karson and her husband Eric Daiber on the new Richfi eld Park property.

New Portage Park District property.

The Davey FamilyBeth and Steve DavidianMr. John B. DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Grover DavisLois Joan DavisRebecca De BoltMr. and Mrs. Jonathan DeanKate DeboPhyllis J. DeMarkMarilyn P. DemeterThomas J. Denbow and Barbara ClintCindy and Jon DenneyKathleen DennisMr. Guy Denny Pat & Don DennyMr. and Mrs. Gary Desberg

SOUTH RUSSELL ACQUIRES NEW PRESERVE

The Village of South Russell, in partnership with WRLC, recently acquired the last remaining farm in the Village. After a decade of planning, the majority of the 104-acre Muggleton Farm will fi nally be preserved as a public park. A large portion of the property will be restored from its current agricultural condition to native grasslands and mature forest. Preservation of the Muggleton Farm completes a 434-acre anchor area of protected land in South Russell and Bainbridge Township.

GROWING THE PORTAGE PARK DISTRICT In December 2006, WRLC transferred two

properties to the Portage Park District for permanent preservation as parkland. The fi rst, a 23-acre property located in Brimfi eld Township, contains forests and a tributary to the Cuyahoga River. The second, a 48-acre property located in Streetsboro, consists of 15 acres of wetlands that drain into Tinkers Creek.

NEW PARK CREATED IN THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD

The Village of Richfield acquired this 28-acre property with assistance from the Clean Ohio Greenspace Fund and WRLC. The property drains into Yellow Creek and the East Branch of the Rocky River watersheds and contains vernal pools and wetlands. The area was previously farmed but will be allowed to revert back to its natural forested condition for the enjoyment of the public.

July 1, 2006 Changes June 30, 2007ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents ............................ $2,867,155 ..................... $455,475 ..................$3,322,630 Accounts Receivable ....................................... 1,797,665 ................... (793,090) ................... 1,004,575 Real Property ................................................... 8,002,039 ................ (4,694,105) ................... 3,307,934 Fixed Assets .......................................................... 26,329 ....................... 45,341 ....................... 71,670 Other Assets ........................................................... 7,139 ......................... 7,066 ....................... 14,205

Total Assets .................................................. 12,700,327 ............. (4,979,313) ................ 7,721,014

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE

Accounts Payable ............................................ 2,334,070 ................ (2,283,429) ........................ 50,641 Other Liabilities ............................................... 5,153,531 ................ (2,797,704) ................... 2,355,827

Total Liabilities .............................................. 7,487,601 ............. (5,081,133) ................ 2,406,468

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted ...................................................... 1,847,043 ..................... 243,783 .................. 2,090,826 Temporarily Restricted .................................. 3,365,683 ................... (141,963) ................... 3,223,720

Total Net Assets ............................................. 5,212,726 ................... 101,820 ................ 5,314,546

Total Liabilities and Net Assets ................. $12,700,327 ........... $(4,979,313) ............. $7,721,014

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Dr. Nancy G. DeuckerArden and Peggy DeYoungMark DeYoung and Heather ElmerRoderick A. DibbleMr. and Mrs. Jonathan DickDave and Sherrie DickensMr. James A. Dingus Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. DistadMr. and Mrs. Perry DoermannDick and Marilyn DoerrMr. Matthew J. Dolan RR Donnelley FoundationPhyllis Donnelly-IngoldLinda and Jim DonovanEddie DoonerMichael DoudicanMatthew and Debby DowningDr. Christine B. DresserJane DrexlerJohn and Chris DrinkoJames M. DrozdowskiMr. and Mrs. Mark J. DruckenbrodDrs. Vichai and Patra DuangjakPaula DubaniewiczGenny and Franck DubeyKimberly A. DudekMr. Jim DuffyJim DullMrs. Ralph L. DunnMr. Melvyn DurchslagMr. David DvorakJohn Dyer IIIEarly Morning Garden ClubBill and Linda EberhardTom EbnerE. Anne EddowesBob and Dottie EhlersChristopher and Jayne EibenMr. S. Stuart Eilers Phyllis Patton EkelmanMr. Othmar ElberMr. and Mrs. Oliver F. EmersonMr. and Mrs. Roger K. Emmons Mr. and Mrs. John W. EpprechtDr. and Mrs. Ibrahim ErenMr. and Mrs. William EricksonErie Soil & Water Conservation DistrictSandra ErlangerMs. Joan ErnstHugh and Libby Erwin Jr.Jennifer EvansMrs. Phyllis H. EvansDavid and Olivia FactorMr. Gerald A. FallonBruce A. FarkasRobert E. Farmer, Jr. and Clare I. Mcguinness, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. FathMr. and Mrs. Gene Faubel Dr. and Mrs. V. W. FazioMs. Grace Murray FedorDrs. Betsy and John FeighanRay and Natalie FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Thomas FennPeter and Suzanne FielderMike and Heidi FigasMr. and Mrs. John FikeMr. Keith W. Filip

Mr. and Mrs. John FinleyDr. and Mrs. Rodney H. FinnRuth and Vincent FiordalisStanley FischerMrs. Thomas FisherMr. and Mrs. Donald FisherMr. and Mrs. Paul J. FisselMr. John D. FitzgeraldKathleen FlanaganMichelle D. FlaniganMrs. Dana FlennerCarol FondranSigne and Casey ForbesFork and Hoe Garden ClubLouise M. FosterMr. Aaron FoxTom and Rosalie FranekMark FrankAndy and Cindy FrantzBill FraserFreedom Harley-Davidson, Inc.Mark and Margee FreyEvelyn R. FrohringMr. and Mrs. William FuchsmanAnn L. FullerMr. and Mrs. Charles H. FullerJames and Todd FulmerStella and David FultonFunny times Peace FundGeorge and Loretta FureySue GaetjensSean and Jeni GaffneyGarden Club of ClevelandGarden Club of WadsworthMr. Todd E. GardinerRudolph H. Garfi eldBill and Judy GarveyGeorge J. GauthierMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gazdag GC Supply, Inc.Robert W. and Helen GelbachMr. and Mrs. Richard GensemerDr. and Mrs. Don J. GermanoGertman Family Philanthropic FundMr. Stuart GertmanMr. and Mrs. Joseph K. GetzMichael and Barbara GiarrizzoMr. and Mrs. Christopher GibsonCharles E. GibsonThe Gibson Network, Inc.Ms. Linda K. GilbertDoris GilbertCharles H. & Fannie M. Giles Memorial FoundationNancy S. GilkesonMr. Christopher D. GilmoreMr. and Mrs. Walter GinnAlda and Nick GiorgianniMr. and Mrs. David GleasonNancy and Ted GoblePamela and Richard GoetschDr. and Mrs. Victor M. GoldbergDavid J. GoldenMr. Herbert I. GoulderMr. and Mrs. George J. GrabnerSusan and Chris GrantMr. and Mrs. Jerome Gratry Mr. Alvin L. Gray

Ron and Rita GreenbaumMr. Donald H. GreeneMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Greiner Jr.Janet L. GrembaLaurel GressDr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gretter Larry and Michelle GrewePeter and Joanne GriesingerMr. and Mrs. Tom GrimmMr. and Mrs. Robert GrimmMr. and Mrs. Bill GroetzDr. and Mrs. Francis R. GrossMr. and Mrs. James L. GrudenThomas and Claudia GruenMary Ann and Boyd GrumblingOvidia GuaderramaJim and Sherry Guidetti

Ann and Marty GulbransenMr. and Mrs. William E. GuntonLainie HaddenCorinne HadleyHageman Family FoundationClark A. HahnMr. and Mrs. Gregory HaibachMr. and Mrs. Jeff HaleRichard and Prudence HallMrs. Dona May HallMr. and Mrs. James R. Halloran Patrick and Melissa HammondMr. and Mrs. Mark Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Stanley I. Hanover Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. HanslerDr. and Mrs. Jon A. HardacreAmy Hardacre

Mr. and Mrs. Mark HardenburghMr. and Mrs. Michael HardyMr. John Harley and Ms. Judy ErnestDonald Harley and Holly CrabillMr. Roy HarrigerMartha D. HarveyMs. Mary HaskinsMr. and Mrs. Henry R. HatchMr. and Mrs. William HatchJanet and Paul HavenerLary A. HawgoodRickard Hawksley and Joan InderheesLou Ann HayesDorothy and John HazenMr. Bruce HeareyMr. and Mrs. Michael HeaterMr. Wayne Hedrick

Ms. Mary HeffernanMr. and Mrs. James HeighwayNancy and Jeff HeinenMr. Wilson Heller Preston Heller Jr.Eleanor HelperMr. and Mrs. Frank Henck Jr.Norman and Marjorie HendersonDr. and Mrs. Ronald G. HendriksonMr. and Mrs. Joe HenningerMr. and Mrs. Tom HerbertPeter Herbruck and Pamela MascioAnn HerbruckMrs. George HessTimothy and Deborah HessChip and Anne HessMr. & Mrs. Richard Hetrick

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

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Tom and Peggy HeydingerMrs. Charles Hickox Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hicks Mr. and Mrs. William HinksEdith F. HirschDr. William and Laura HlavinClinton HobbsMark and Awnhee HoberechtScott and Mary Jo HoehnenMark and Ellen HoffmanMr. and Mrs. Jack HofstetterMr. and Mrs. William M. Hogan IIIHolden ArboretumShirley HoldtMr. and Mrs. John Hollister, Jr.Mary Louise HollyRalph and Rita Holt

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth HolzmanHomestead Insurance AgencyDavid and Nancy HookerJohn and Pam HoopingarnerTom and Marsha HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hopping Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Horsburgh Mrs. Janey R. HorthMr. and Mrs. Robert A. HortonRichard A. Horvitz FoundationMr. Richard HorvitzP. Wayne and Patricia HosmerDaniel D. HostetlerLeslie and Peter HowellLorie and Nick HowleyMr. and Mrs. Lee Howley Jr.Mr. Peter Hoyt

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hridel Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. HrubyBentley and Mary HudsonMs. Karen HuebnerMarguerite HumphreyMr. Robert L. HunkerPatsy HunleyMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey HuntsbergerMr. and Mrs. Lee HuttonRichard Hyams and Marisabel MattaJeff and Suzi HydeMike and Tina HylantDebra IllesMr. Redmond Ingalls Jasper and Fern IngersollMr. and Mrs. Dale Inkley Ms. Sabrina Inkley

David Irvine and Claire OberstLaurence G. IsardDonna IsroffJean A. and John C. JacobsDr. and Mrs. Adam JacobsMs. Helen L. JacobsonMs. Marci JanasMr. Owen JanderPaul and Chris JanickiMr. and Mrs. William JanotaJennifer and Scott JaredSusan and Stanley JarosRay and Peggy JarrettJohn and Virginia JeandrevinMr. Norman JeavonsNancy and Ed JefferyTom and Anne Jenkins

Jon and Mary Lee JensenStephen C. and Lisa R. JettVernon and Marlene JividenEllen and Merritt JohnquestCarolyn JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Glen JohnsonDoug Johnson and Tracy WallachMr. William JonesDavid and Kathy JonesScot and Lynn JosefsenJohn and Barbara JosephMr. and Mrs. Nicholas JourilesDave and Kelly JoyceBarbara and Jim JungMr. and Mrs. Joseph JusterMr. and Mrs. Walter E. KalbererMario Kamionkowski and Mary Vidmar

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaplansky Congresswoman Marcy KapturMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey KarlovecDr. and Mrs. Joseph KasaCarole and David KassTerrance and Loretta KaszaMrs. David KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Stanley KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Richard KawalicsDr. C. William and Ardith M. KeckEvelyn A. KeeferMr. and Mrs. Thomas KeeseyJeff and Jackie KehnleJoseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley FoundationMr. and Mrs. Joseph KeithleyDavid W. Kellogg

%REVENUE FY2007 Revenue

Sale of Conservation Property ....................... $ 5,298,644 ............. 57% Foundation Grants ............................................ 699,250 ............... 8% Individual Donors ............................................. 2,984,039 ............. 32% Program Related Revenue ................................ 165,427 ............... 2% Special Events Net Revenue ............................. 12,451 ............... 0% Interest & Investment Revenue ....................... 121,835 ............... 1%

Total Revenue ........................................ 9,281,646 ........... 100%

EXPENSE

Program ....................................................... 8,429,263 ............. 91% Fundraising ...................................................... 307,566 ............... 3% Management and General ................................ 467,548 ............... 5%

Total Expense ........................................ 9,204,377 ............. 99%

REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENSES ..... $ 77,269 .............. 1%

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES

“Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children…

let us turn to them and say, this is your inheritance: guard it

well, for it is far more precious than money… and once destroyed,

nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.”

ANSEL ADAMS

Todd and Mary Ray, their son and two dogs all have plenty of room to stand in front of their gigantic white oak tree, protected forever, along with their 53 acres in Munson.

Did you know…of the $9,204,377 WRLC spent last year in pursuit of our mission, 91% was spent to directly advance our mission or on program-related expenses, while only 5% was attributed to overhead and 3% was related to fundraising expenses?

These future mountain climbers are learning fi rst-hand how challenging it is to climb vertical shale cliffs. Photo taken along the Chagrin River in Willoughby Hills.

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Mr. and Mrs. J. KemmerlingFrank J. KendrickJen KendroSusan R. KentMs. Nancy KepnerKeith Kerman and Debra LeizmanDennis and Mildred KerwinSteve and Denise KestnerKey FoundationBarbara H. KichlerBob and Betty KileyMr. and Mrs. Eric KimballMr. Henry King Jr.Benjamin A. KingLiz and Dave KingTom and Debbie King

Dr. and Mrs. Sam E. KinneyMr. and Mrs. Calvin KirchickMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. KirkMr. and Mrs. Stephen KirkAndy and Kristin KirkpatrickPaul Klatte and Nancy GarlisiNina Klein MDMrs. Alan R. KleinJimmy and Lynn KleinmanDan and Carol KlimasKlimek FamilyMr. and Mrs. Frank KlingshirnPete and Paula KlonkMs. Ann KlotzGeorge and Phyllis KnepperMelody Knipshild

Bill and Jean KoehlerMr. and Mrs. Mark A. KoenigKeith Koenning and Patricia MurphyCarol KoetheMr. and Mrs. Charles KollerMr. and Mrs. William G. KoonsMr. and Mrs. Edward KoosedRon & Linda KooserJo Ellen KormanMr. James KorodeDr. and Mrs. James Kotapish Jr.Ronald KotkowskiCarole C. KowellLisa KraemerCharlotte R. KramerMr. and Mrs. Richard Krause

John and Linda KriegerRobert R. KrihwanKay M. KritzerMs. Fae KrokeyMarjorie B. KrupanskyJohn C. KuhnMr. and Mrs. J. Andrew KundtzDr. and Mrs. Ewald E. Kundtz, IIIDr. Robert S. KunkelBill KurtinaitisGene P. KurzenCarane L. LaddMs. Constance LaessigMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. LaFave Jr.Jean and Jim LamkinMuriel Lamppert

Lynn LandmesserMr. John LaneMs. Theresa LaneskyMs. Sally LangSue and Terry LangGeorge H. LangelerHal and Susan LaPineMr. Tim LaRicheDick and Libby LarrabeeGretchen and Bob LarsonMr. and Mrs. John LaschDr. and Mrs. Martin G. LaskeyMr. and Mrs. Edward J. LaskoNancy and Neal LavelleJohn and Beth LawtonJoan and Michael Lax

JoAnn and William LeavenworthTim and Kathy LeciejewskiMr. and Mrs. E. Dennis Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Tom Leib Ben and Pam LenzMr. and Mrs. Frank LeonettiMs. Susan LeppDonald LernerRichard A. and Sharon L. LeskovecDr. Hugh J. Leslie Jr.Mr. Raymond Lesser and Ms. Susan WolpertMs. Tracy LeverentzMr. & Mrs. James R. LevineMs. Marcia LevineMr. and Mrs. John Lewis

FY 2007 LAND PROTECTION TOTALS

WRLC has protected 203 properties within eight counties of the Western Reserve. The pie chart shows the breakdown, by county, of the 9,807 acres protected by WRLC.*

Since 1987, WRLC has preserved 9,807 acres.* Please note that the 2007 totals are for the fi rst half of the calendar year only.

ACRES PROTECTED - RUNNING TOTAL

10,000

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YEAR

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Acres Protected - Running Total

Year

2006

2007

858 AcresTrumbull County

434 AcresSummit County

1,387 AcresPortage County

466 AcresMedina County

323 AcresLorain County

105 AcresLake County

4,951 AcresGeauga County

1,283 AcresCuyahoga County

NUMBER OF ACRES PROTECTED BY COUNTY

*Just prior to printing this Report, in September 2007, WRLC crossed the 10,000-acre threshold of preserved land.

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Mr. Fen LewisJohn LillichMr and Mrs. John Limbocker Jr.Nicole and Deej LincolnMr. and Mrs. Leonard LindhRebecca LinneanMr. Richard K. LinternKarl Liske and Garnet ByrneMr. Harvey LisleChris Littman and Brooke BiggarMr. and Mrs. Dave LivingstonMolly and John LoganJoan LongMr. and Mrs. John C. LopatkovichFred LosiMr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Lowe, Sr.Nan Jamieson LowerreMs. Diane LucasBetsey L. LuceStephen M. Luczek, M.D.Randall and Sari LukeDale and Val LumbyDale and Mary LyndallBetty LynhamMs. Jeanne LyonsPeter and Kathleen Mac EwanMr. and Mrs. Robert MacintyreBetsy MackenzieMr. and Mrs. Tim Mackin Ms. Linda MacklinCraig and Carla MacklinSheldon and Marilyn MacLeodMrs. Dorothy MacNabAnna MaereanDella and Ben MageeFrank and Gail MaimoneMichael and June MancusoJohn and Teresa MannenS. Manning and John M. KundtzElizabeth B. ManningMrs. John S. Manuel Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelRick and Polly MarabitoGid Marcinkevicius and Julia BurgessKevin and Sheila Margolis7-D Marketing Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Vincent G. Marotta, Jr.Sandra MarshDr. and Mrs. James MarshallBarb and John MarshallMs. Barbara MarshallMerilee MarshallCharles & Susan MarstonDrs. Richard and Patricia Martin Dr. William R. MartinMrs. Walter MartingNancy MarttMs. June MaslankaMs. Lynn MasonMasters and AssociatesGeorge Mateyo & Jeanne LyonsCatherine P. MatousekCharles and Nancy MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Wayne MatzMayfi eld Village Garden ClubMr. and Mrs. McAnlisTim and Carol McArthyTom and Cas McBride

George W. McCabeRich and Cheryl McClellanAlex and Jennifer McClennanChuck and Judy McConnellNancy McCormackMr. and Mrs. James McCormickBetty J. McCrayMr. and Mrs. Robert D. McCreery Patrick and Jane McCullaghJane and Bill McCullamMr. and Mrs. Stephen McCurleyE. McDowellMr. and Mrs. Andrew McDowellHarry and Beverley McEachernMalcolm and Marnie McFarlandMr. Larry McFarlandMr. and Mrs. Joe McGlameryMr. and Mrs. Jack McGrathNancy and William McGrathMr. and Mrs. Edward McHenry Mr. Robert S. McIlroyJim and Nancy McKeeThomas McKeeRush McKnightMr. and Mrs. Steve McLaughlinMr. John McNallyMedina County FundMr. and Mrs. Gerald MedingerMs. Marie MeehanMs. Amanda Meitz Mr. Mel Mellis and Ms. Susan MurphyAlan and Mary MelnykMr. and Mrs. Mark MendesMr. and Mrs. Arthur Merriman Walter and Gigi MetcalfJan and Tom MetteeLynn and Ed MetzgerMr. and Mrs. William MeyerMr. and Mrs. Trent M. MeyerhoeferMid-State Golf CarJeff and Jackie MilesJohn and Laura MilgramLee and Linda MillerJane MillerMr. David P. MillerLinda MillerEdward Miller, MDMiller Family FoundationMr. William M. MillsMs. Patricia MillsDr. Arnold MilnerJerry and Holly MineardMs. Andrea S. MintonPat and Don MitchellMr. and Mrs. Charles Mlakar Mr. James P. MocklerMrs. Walter E. MollDon Molten Sr.John and Mary MooreMr. and Mrs. Donald MoosMr. and Mrs. Mike MoranCassandra MoranMr. Robert O. Moravec Michael and Nancy MorelAnn J. MorganStanley MorgansternMr. and Ms. Thomas MorleyMr. and Mrs. E. T. Moroney

Katherine and Richard MoroscakMr. Charles MorrillMr. and Mrs. Warren MorrisMs. Vickie MorrisMr. and Mrs. J. Patrick MorrisMr. and Mrs. Brian MorrisonMortensen’s GreenHouseLarry and Sophia MortonJan and Linda MoskowitzDr. and Mrs. Nelson MostowMr. Joseph MosyjowskiBert and Marjorie MoyarBob and Elaine MravetzKaren and Wally MuellerMr. John MuellerMulberry Creek Herb Farm

Thomas J. MullaneyBeatrice MullerAmy and Pat MullinRobert and Tamilyn MunsonMunson Township TrusteesThomas O. MurphyPaul T. Murphy, Co. L.P.A.Larry and Mary MurrayLawrence and Lori MusarraMr. and Mrs. John MussonMustard Seed Market & CafeRita F. NaguskyPeter NaguskiS. Bruce and Cynthia Campbell NairnMr. Peter B. NartenDr. and Mrs. Clyde Nash

Karen and Rob NathanMrs. Charles NeffDan NelsonMr. and Mrs. Fritz Neubauer, Jr.Mr. Charles NeugerPaul A. NeundorferMr. Michael NeundorferHelen and Allan NewmanMr. and Mrs. James W. Nichols, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. NicklausMr. and Mrs. Terence NickoletteMr. and Mrs. Tyler NoallDavid L. and Patricia W. NobiliThe Eric and Jane Nord FoundationEric and Jane NordBenjamin G. and Jane Norton

William L. NorwickRobert J. Norwick Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael Novak Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’ ReillyMr. and Mrs. Daniel O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Kevin O’DonnellMr. and Mrs. William O’Donnell Jr.T. P. and Mariann OfftermattDr. and Mrs. Patrick O’HaraOhio & Erie Canalway CoalitionMr. and Mrs. Igor Olefi rMr. and Mrs. C. B. OlmstedMr. and Mrs. Stephen OlsonJay and Heidi O’NeillMs. Rita O’NeillLydia Bruner Oppmann

FY07 PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES

WRLC secured $3,753,542 from local, state, and federal funding sources to fund ten land protection projects. The majority of FY2007 public funding came from the State’s Clean Ohio Fund.

Autumn colors Photo by Connie Oney

“Over the long haul of life on this planet,

it is the ecologist, and not the bookkeepers of business,

who are the ultimate accountants.”

STEWART UDALL

FY07 PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES

Local - 13%$470,527

State - 76%$2,858,621

Federal - 11%$424,921

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Rick and Debbie OprzadekJohn and Jean OrlandoRussell O’Rourke and Georgia FroelichMr. and Mrs. Merritt OsbornPhil and Katie OsbornMr. and Mrs. William Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Edgar OstendorfKen and Helen OstermillerJane and Jon OutcaltKen and Katie OutcaltMildred Owen-WeedonMr. Robert T. PageMr. and Mrs. Christopher I. PageMr. and Mrs. C.W. Eliot PaineMr. and Mrs. Robert M. PaineRandy and Amy Paine

Mr. John PaisDiane PalkerMr. and Mrs. William A. Papenbrock Mr. and Mrs. Joseph PappalardoLarry and Nancy ParellaJohn and Gail ParkBarbara and T ParkinsonPartners Environmental Consulting, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. PascucciMr. and Mrs. Joseph Patchan Mr. and Mrs. Vernon PateAnn G. PatellaPriscilla PattersonRobert and Ruth PaulDorothy Rollins PaulyDr. and Mrs. Mahmood Pazirandeh

Ms. Jeanne PeaseDr. and Mrs. Donald PensieroMs. Marjorie PercyLawrence J. PerkMr. Perry K. PeskinMr. and Mrs. Paul PessesMr. and Mrs. David PetersMs. Jennifer PetersMrs. Robert C. PetersenMr. John Petersen and Ms. Nancy LondonSam PetrosDr. and Mrs. Gosta PetterssonJoan and Roger PettiboneMr. and Mrs. Charles PfeifferDennis and Donna PfoutsMr. and Mrs. Ronald Pierre

John C. and Janice K. PiersonStanley G. PijorKate Pilacky and Mr. David DiTullioMr. Tom PilackyKaren Heider Pilarski and Joseph HeiderMr. and Mrs. Terrell PimMs. Charlotte PiskeMr. and Mrs. Tim PistellMr. Donald Plzak Dan and Andrea PollockJeffrey Pollock and Martha Brandt PollockDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ponsky Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porter, Jr.Joel Porter and Nancy RayRichard and Suzanne PottsC. Thomas Powell

Gail PowellMr. Richard T. PrasseGayle and Don PrebisKen Press and Tim DowningDale and Kim PrestonLaurie PriceFranklin Price M.D.Kurt and Carolyn PrincicSusan PriorJo Proffi ttThe Progressive Insurance FoundationMs. Brenda PruittJim and Linda PuffenbergerMr. Robert H. PugsleyMr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Putnam Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William H. Quandt

Dr. Erwin and Mary Ann RabinBetsy RaderSusanne and John RahillyMr. and Mrs. Herbert RamermanMr. and Mrs. Edward L. RandallPaul Rander and Joy WillmottMr. and Mrs. Claiborne RankinMr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.Bruce RankinMr. and Mrs. Chuck RankinMr. and Mrs. Arliss RatliffMr. and Mrs. Albert RatnerMr. Frank RauscheMr. and Mrs. Ralph RaynerRoger and Judy ReadMichael Reagan

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The Creation of Forest Ridge from Charles Lang

Mark Skowronski e-mailed asking of me a seemingly simple task, “Charles, would you write in a paragraph about why you chose preservation, what your land means to you, et cetera?”

I thought that was a daunting task. Explaining our reasoning and thus answer-ing his question would be easy, but to reduce those answers to one paragraph would be impossible. I thought of the time we have been here on Chagrin River Road and how we measure land dealings in decades. One paragraph could not do meaningful justice to help another landowner consider what motivated our charity and to ponder the same. Space limitations being what they are for articles, the full tale will remain untold. But to prevent the publication of some synopsis guess at why we did what we did, let me endeavor to pinpoint in just a few paragraphs the gist of our motivation.

Through life experiences, most notably the premature loss of my father, we have accepted the fact that it was necessary for us to actively decide the fate of this cherished property rather than adopting a wait-and-see attitude. Consider this result – we die and the “For Sale” sign goes up (read: to the highest bidder, who is almost always a developer). Just look around and you see regularly that as an elder generation passes, the property too often goes on the block. Perhaps it is because no one sibling can afford to keep it or none cares suffi ciently to want it to remain in the family, but either way the end result is the same. In months (or sometimes sadly in just days) the inheritors abandon by sale property that was nurtured and cherished. Sadly, then, they just pocket their share of the proceeds from another’s lifetime. Tender as we are in years on this earth, we are the elder generation with respect to the Langs’ tenure on Chagrin River Road and that is a responsible role. With the swirl of a pen in a fl owing signature we could preserve or destroy a vast array of landscape across from the Polo Field and that result would last forever. It just did not seem right for us to have fought so many years to hold on to this terra fi rma to ultimately let its fate go upon our deaths.

So instead, we chose our-selves to be the grantors of the preservation deeds while well alive and able to enjoy doing so. Yes, we could have waited until death to preserve it; but why wait? It is a wonderful feeling to part with real prop-erty knowing what its future “forever” will be. The perpetu-ity of this land as a passive park certainly held great appeal, for now anyone who cares can come to enjoy the land as it has been and will be. In so doing, we also know for certain that with the deed now held by the Village of Moreland Hills and a conser-vation easement held by Western Reserve Land Conservancy, our contribution to Forest Ridge Preserve can not be sold for development (which could have resulted in a mere 31 new monster homes popping up on those hills).

There is a clear charitable choice made to receive less value by preserving one’s land rather than having it sold to a developer. But if you don’t need the develop-ment value during your lifetime, one should easily be able to preserve the land with no harm to self fi nancially, in fact only benefi t. “What about your children and grandchildren, you may be asking yourself?” Ponder well that you can still give them everything else on your death--other than the ability to destroy that which should be preserved– the historic realty.

I would ultimately surmise that the certainty of our deaths, hopefully some day far in the future, caused us to decide today the eternal preservation fate of this portion of Chagrin River Road.

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Lynn P. ReboulMr. Robert C. Reed Jr.Mary S. ReedJames and Esther RehmusThe Reid FamilyLori and Doug ReighartPauline ReimerMary ReinthalRemington Products Co.Tim and Mindy RemingtonRemington Productions, Inc.Mike and Susan RendaFroncie RepettiMr. and Mrs. Michael ReschMr. and Mrs. A. Williams ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Roger ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Don RiceSally and Norm RichenbacherJeffrey A. RiebeNick and Carole RinaldiCharles & Mabel Ritchie Memorial FoundationMrs. Charles RitchieBarbara RoDavid and Mary RoberstonMr. and Mrs. Richard RoddieJohn RodeJohn and Ann RodewigGeorge and Ruth RodgersJohn H. RodgersMr. Robert RodgersBud and Susie RogersMr. and Mrs. Justin RogersMr. and Mrs. Wesley RoggeDavid and Carol RollinsBetty A. RootDr. and Mrs. Mark RorickMr. and Mrs. Craig RossRobert and Margo Roth Family Philanthropic FundMr. and Mrs. Robert RothMr. and Mrs. Howard E. RothThe Reverand Nancy RothGina and Jeff RotskyTerrence and Carole RoundsMary H. RountreeMartha RowanSue and Howard RowenTynor RubinMr. and Mrs. Kevin K. Ruddock Maria and Jim RuddockPaul and Susan Rufl inRob and Abby RuhlmanMr. Adrian O. RuleMs. Elizabeth RumicsSteve and Kathleen RungwerthMr. Dave RuntaThe Rushworth FamilyBrian and Laurie RussellWalt and Dee Dee RussellMr. Randy RuttenbergMr. and Mrs. Martin R. RyanTim RyanDonald and Kathleen RynbrandtDavid and Joyce RynearsonMs. Doris SableMr. and Mrs. Marvin SableSage Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Peter SalkBob SalmenFrances SalmenJacqueline and Frank SamuelMr. and Mrs. David SandbergSteve and Anne SanfordMr. and Mrs. Nelson L. SangerMr. and Mrs. David SangreeLila and Walter SauerteigJackie and Tom SavocaMs. Karen E. SawkaMary L. ScallyMr. and Mrs. Albert H. SchemppMrs. Robert ScherLenore and Jim SchillingA.C. Schinagle Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Schlang R. Christopher SchlossMr. and Mrs. Philip SchlossMr. Kenneth R. SchmeichelMr. Charles SchmidMr. and Mrs. Juerg SchmidLee Ann SchmidRobert F. SchmittRonald and Charlene SchmidtBetty and Dave SchneiderMr. and Mrs. John SchneiderMr. Duane SchoeweMrs. Robert J. SchultzTom and Fran SchultzMr. and Mrs. John Schulze Marci and Jeff SchwabAnne and Douglas SchwanDrs. Richard and Ilze SchwartzNancy and Shel SchweikertMr. and Mrs. Michael SchwinnMr. and Mrs. Garland ScottSeaburn & Associates, Inc.Sally and Larry SearsNancy and Bill SeelbachMr. & Mrs. Henry E. SeibertDr. and Mrs. Frank SeidelmannTom and Tracy SeifertMr. and Mrs. Oliver SeikelTom and Nancy SeitzJack H. and Florence F. SelbyMr. Jeffrey SelerowskiKen and Mary SeligaCharles and Kristine SellsMr. and Mrs. Eric SendersEric R.SeversMr. Arthur SeylerShaker Lakes Garden ClubSharon Center Veterinary HospitalSharon Printing Company, Inc.George Richard SharpMr. and Mrs. Raymond ShawDr. and Mrs. William C. SheldonDick and Mary Lou ShellerMr. and Mrs. Jack ShelleyDr. Walter SheppeJeff and Pam ShermanMs. Marguerite P. Sherwin Mr. and Mrs. Reginald ShiverickPat and Walt SilverMr. and Mrs. David SimonMr. and Mrs. Clyde SimpsonJeff and Celia Sinclair

Mr. and Mrs. Geo SindelarGlenn and Amy SingletonSisters of St. DominicRon and Rita SiwikG. Michael and Kathy SkerrittWayne and Anna SlepeckyKay SloanMr. Kenneth SloaneSusan Slotnick and Matthew SobelVince and Becky SlusarzRoger SmalleyMiriam G. SmeadEdward W. SmithMr. and Mrs. James A. Smith Carol P. SmithRob and Anne Smykal

Bill and Lillian SmyserBecky and Jeff SmytheSnavely Excavating CompanyMarc and Betty SnitzerSnyder Tree Farm LLCMs. Brenda SobleskyMr. and Mrs. John SolomonChris and Vicki SoukupMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. SpaethDr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. SpanoBill and Missy SpellacyDonald L. SpencerMs. Mary SpicerMr. and Mrs. Patrick SpicuzzaMr. and Mrs. Steven SpilmanMimi and Bob Sposito

Ms. Jane SpringerMs. Casella StammForrest Stanley and Nora-Lynn NemecThomas and Carole StanleyFrank StanonikWilliam and Nancy StarkPeter and Bridget SteckMr. Thomas SteckelMs. Cynthia SteebBen S. Stefanski IIBillie Howland Steffee FoundationMr. and Mrs. Ira SteinbergMs. Tess StephensMr. and Mrs. Ronald StevensMrs. Virginia StewartMr. Ray Stewart

Dr. and Mrs. Philip StoutMr. and Mrs. Thomas StoverHelen S. StranzMr. and Mrs. James Streicher Alliss StroginMr. and Mrs. Rick StrongValerie StrongMr. and Mrs. A.C. StudsgaardMr. Daniel StyerMs. Laura SubelMr. and Mrs. Carl SuchovskyMs. Margaret SugarMike and Kathy SugliaMr. and Mrs. Edward K. SuitMr. and Mrs. John SulakMr. and Mrs. John Sullivan

Ways to Give to WRLCThere are many ways that you can contribute to the fi nancial success

of Western Reserve Land Conservancy. Please contact Leah Whidden or Jean Gokorsch for more information at 440-729-9621.

Outright Gifts • Cash • Gift of support: a fi nancial contribution on someone else’s behalf • Memorial gift: a fi nancial contribution in memory of a friend or

relative • Matching gift: an additional fi nancial contribution from your

employer • Online donation • Automatic monthly giving program • Securities • Real estate

Planned Gifts • Life income plans • Charitable gift annuity • Charitable remainder trust • Charitable lead annuity or unitrust

Deferred Gifts • Testamentary gifts (see article, page 6) • Retirement plan benefi ts • Life insurance

“Have you remembered WRLC in your Will?”

Dwarf Ginseng

Foxtail Photo by Connie Oney

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Mr. and Mrs. Edward SullivanMs. Rosanne SummervilleMr. Matthew Sutko and Ms. Francine RosenbergerMr. and Mrs. Michael P. SwainKaren SwanMs. Mary Ann SwansigerScott Swierkosz and Lee WillJames Switzer and Gretchen LaatschLorraine S. SzaboBert SzaboMr. and Mrs. Michael J. TaborBill and Edith TaftMr. and Mrs. Rick TaftFranny and Seth TaftMr. and Mrs. Robert Talenda

Mr. Joseph TalleyMr. and Mrs. Paul C. Taylor Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard TaylorMr. and Mrs. John TaylorJos and Dianna TesauroDennis and Jana TheisThomas R. ThoburnThe Thomas Brick CompanyMr. and Mrs. Joseph ThomasStephen G. ThomasCatherine M. ThompsonJock and Janet ThompsonMr. and Mrs. James ThomsonMr. Jack ThorpMs. Margaret ThurstonMr. and Mrs. Robert Tiedman

Janice Matteucci and Parnell TillotsonMr. and Mrs. N. J. Tobbe Steve and Rita ToddTim Topalian and Tami Masuoka TopalianMr. and Mrs. Ernest Toth Mr. Denny J. TothStacy TottenMr. and Mrs. Sheldon K. Towson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway Mr. and Mrs. David Trimble Jeanne B. TrippMr. John TrocheTrout UnlimitedEsther M. TurkTwinsburg Garden ClubKristin and Jeff Ubersax

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. UllmanMr. and Mrs. Edward Ullman Lin and Paul VajnerValley Art Center, Inc.Valley Tack ShopMr. Roy Van HoutenRobert and Janice VanceMr. and Mrs. Gary VanicDr. and Mrs. Gordon F. VarsMr. and Mrs. Ray VawterAndy and Lynn VidraMusette T. VincentMr. Kenneth VinciquerraMr. James VogusTed and Swanny VoneidaMr. and Mrs. Wayne Wahler

Rich and Betce WainioDod and Annie WainwrightTerry WaldenHarold and Janet WalkerDr. and Mrs. Joe W. WalkerMs. J. WalkerLynn Wallace and Diane TuuriMr. and Mrs. James C. Wallace Richard WalshCharles WaltonPauline WarchGrace WardEmily Waters FoundationSherri and Earl WeaverMs. Linda WeaverLisa Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. Rick WebbMs. Martha WebsterGeorge WeemhoffMargaret and Samuel WeingartSusan WeingoldMrs. Robert WeinstockEdward WeintraubDr. and Mrs. Lee Weisberg Mr. David WeissMr. Gary WelchMark and Laura WeldonPaul and Nancy WellenerMr. and Mrs. Howard WellsDr. and Mrs. Wallace WendtDr. and Mrs. Terrence Wenger Robert and Margie Wenz

Anchor Strategy Highlightsby Anne Murphy

The foundation of WRLC’s land preservation program is called the Anchor Strategy. The Anchor Strategy uses Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to identify large critical resource areas, called anchors, connected by corridors of protected properties. Focusing on anchors and the connections via corridors to other anchor properties will enable WRLC to connect the natural landscapes within the Western Reserve region to create the greatest ecological and scenic benefi t and most manageable goals for land protection. Using the Anchor Strategy, we will obtain parcel-level data so that we can identify ownership of each parcel, acreage, and other assorted details that facilitate contacting landowners and developing conservation strategies for priority land.

WRLC is in the second year of our Anchor Strategy project that will create a priority parcel map and database for the more than 6,250 square miles that WRLC serves. The project is the fi rst step in implementing our land protection program and we have already completed Phase I. The Ohio Lake Erie Commission provided $100,000 for staff salaries of the GIS team, covering the two-year period 2006-2007. The William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation provided a $50,000 grant for the purchase of a GIS server and updated software necessary to build and run our model. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), the company that developed the GIS hardware and software, also provided us with signifi cant discounts on the overall costs.

Phase II involves developing and building a model with GIS to prioritize and score each parcel in our service area based on its ecological features and the priority ranking given by our collaborating partners. We are currently in the process of confi guring our new hardware and software so that we can run the model this fall and complete the Anchor Strategy by January 1st of 2008.

Red eft.Racoon in mulberry tree.

Canada geese.Photo by Connie Oney

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Rich and Martha WertzJohn and Renee WesemeyerTim and Elene WestMr. William WestWestern Reserve Properties, LLCWarren and Bonnie WheelerMr. and Mrs. John WhitacreMr. and Mrs. Richard P. WhiteJames W. WhiteRichard and Jane WhiteheadBarbara WhitnerMr. Dickson Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Dickson Whitney Jr.Ms. Deborah WiantBetsey and George WickMs. Joanne WidlakMr. and Mrs. WiegandMrs. Thomas R. WigglesworthDr. and Mrs. WilberDiane WilburFred and Marilyn WilderMr. Barry Wilford and Ms. Julie DeMarkJohn and Ginny WilhelmMr. and Mrs. Joseph WilliamsSue and Stan WilliamsMarjorie WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Loyal Wilson Mrs. R. L. WindersAmy and Tim WinnickiMr. and Mrs. Daniel WinterBarbara WiseWalter WisnieskiMr. and Mrs. Matt WisniewskiMichael H. and Antonia WolfMr. and Mrs. Dan WolfeMr. and Mrs. Alan Wood Ted and Diana WoodbridgeHelen WoodwardGloria and Alan WrightMr. Peter C. WykoffChris and Rose YaeckerMr. and Ms. Michael YaksicMr. and Mrs. Greg YarcuskoMr. Timothy YeagerBetty J. YelicMr. and Mrs. Edward Young Eva and Henry E. YoungMr. and Mrs. Dale YoungAnn Zambie Dr. & Mrs. Frank and Mary Beth ZatkoMrs. Marian E. ZehnderMonica ZelisMichael and Darlene ZiegenhagenWilliam ZieglerJulie ZiemakDana Zintek and Lisa DaiberMs. Janice ZockollDr. and Mrs. Gary ZoldesyRuth and Robert Zollinger Jr.Donna ZorgeMr. Kal Zucker

WRLC Conservation Heroes for 2007by Kim Van Sickler and Joan Demirjian

The following awards were presented at WRLC’s Conservation Celebration in June 2007.

THE STEPHEN C. MORRIS SUGAR MAPLE AWARD RECIPIENT: FRANZ SAUERLAND

WRLC’s highest honor, the Stephen C. Morris Sugar Maple Award, was presented to trustee Franz Sauerland for his abiding love of learning and nature, signifi cant fi nancial support, and intellectual leadership to the land conservancy. This year’s choice of a bronze cardinal commemorative statue was in recognition of Franz’s favorite bird. The Sugar Maple Award is named after Chagrin River Land Conservancy’s (CRLC) founder, Stephen C. Morris. CRLC was one of the predecessor organizations to WRLC, which was created by a merger of eight land trusts on January 1st, 2006.

Franz served as a trustee of Chagrin River Land Conservancy, on the steering committee for the merger to become WRLC, and now as a WRLC trustee. He was instrumental in kicking off the Bridge Fund to help form WRLC and is a tireless supporter of our programs and events. Rich Cochran, president and CEO of WRLC says of Franz, “He is a wonderful human being; all heart, no pretense, a study in virtuous contrasts: selfl ess, driven, humble, willful and passionate.”

THE GRIMM FAMILY CONSERVATION MEDAL RECIPIENT:FRANCES & BOB SALMEN

The second award, the Grimm Family Conservation Medal, is awarded to a conservationist who has charitably preserved land that meaningfully advances WRLC’s mission, forgoing signifi cant personal gain to do so. The award was given to Frances and Bob Salmen, a mother and son whose family has lived on their Bainbridge Township farm stretching back nearly 100 years. Bob’s income is dependent on what he earns from splitting and selling fi rewood and farming. Dick Grimm was impressed by the deep commitment the Salmens had to preserving their historic land, located on the Aurora branch of the Chagrin River. Bob says that developers have asked on several occasions to buy his 127-acre property. He responded by pricing it high and reports that the developers still wanted it. “He could have had millions of dollars by selling the property, but instead he placed a conservation easement on it, and he’s still content,” says Grimm. “Very seldom do people give up millions of dollars for a conservation easement.”

The wooden plaque consists of the WRLC logo, a “dancing sun” hand-rendered out of copper and nickel by WRLC’s Anne Murphy, director of stewardship and conservation resources. The Grimm Family Conservation Medal was created to honor Dick Grimm, WRLC trustee, his wife Sue and his family, who gave a generous donation to the WRLC Land Protection Fund in 2006.

WRLC is grateful for the dedication and support exhibited by this year’s award winners. They are our inspiration.

The Grimm Family Conservation Medal, based on the icon in the WRLC logo, was hand-wrought by WRLC’s own Anne Murphy.

Bob Salmen Photo by Itamar Gat

Frances Salmen used to sled a ½-mile course down Bainbridge Road during winter snows, accompanied by her faithful dog Laddy.

Franz Sauerland at the 2007 Kids in the Creek event at Geauga Commons.

Land Protection Fund DonorsAnonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Andrews Doug & Lu Bannerman Gift FundMr. Joseph P. BennettThe Estate of Joseph BerickMr. and Mrs. Thomas BlakeMr. Roger BlatnickBratenahl Community FoundationLouise BrickThe Thomas Brick CompanyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence BrynerMr. Charles CalderAlvah Stone & Adele Corning Chisholm Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. George ClemensChristine Croissant and Chip WeinbergMr. and Mrs. Malcolm CuttingMr. C. Beau DaaneSteve and Karen DiedrichPhyllis Donnelly-IngoldMrs. Ralph L. DunnPhilip H. and Jane G. Geier Donor Advisor FundDoris GilbertSusan and Dick GrimmMr. and Mrs. Tom HarveyMr. and Mrs. Michael HeaterMr. and Mrs. James HeighwayTom and Marsha HopkinsLorie and Nick HowleyMr. and Mrs. James HubbardLouise H. & David S. Ingalls FoundationJon and Mary Lee JensenMr. and Mrs. Thomas KeeseyMr. and Mrs. Steven KohnLisa KraemerMr. and Mrs. Edward J. LaskoMr. & Mrs. James R. LevineBud Lezius

Ms. Jeanne LyonsMr. and Mrs. Tim Mackin Mr. and Mrs. Bassem A. MansourJan and Tom MetteeMr. and Mrs. William MeyerMs. Patricia MillsMr. and Mrs. E. T. MoroneyMr. and Mrs. Brian MorrisonMr. Peter B. NartenMs. Bebe Ober Mr. and Mrs. William O’Donnell Jr.Ohio Lake Erie CommissionRussell O’Rourke and Georgia FroelichMr. and Mrs. Joseph PappalardoPark View Federal Savings BankPerkins Charitable FoundationFaith E. PescatoreSusan PriorLynn P. ReboulThe Reid FamilyMr. Harold RohlikMr. and Mrs. Mitchell SchneiderMr. Arthur SeylerMr. and Mrs. Michael ShaughnessyDavid L. & Harriet T. Simon Philanthropic FundMr. and Mrs. Tyler SomershieldJoyce and Greg StudenMs. Laura SubelMr. and Mrs. Edward SullivanHudson Community FoundationMr. Dominic Visconsi Mr. and Mrs. William Weber Ms. Martha WebsterMs. Joanne WidlakMr. and Mrs. Dan WolfeMichael and Darlene Ziegenhagen

Land Protection Highlights from FY2007by Carla Macklin, Andy McDowell and Mark Skowronski

FIFTH GENERATION FARM PRESERVED INTRUMBULL COUNTY

By partnering with Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Nancy Kepner has ensured that future generations of her family will be able to farm and enjoy their family land for generations to come. Most of the Kepner farm, 461 acres, was preserved with funding provided through Ohio’s Agricultural Easement Purchase Program. As a fi fth-generation farmer, Nancy’s son Paul now works the land, producing corn, soybeans, and wheat. Nancy still lives in the original farmhouse where her family has resided since 1865 and Paul lives across the street. Nancy has achieved a life-long dream of preserving the majority of her family land. The preservation of the Kepner farm is as much about helping landowners achieve their conservation goals as it is about preserving the business of farming and food security. We are grateful for the Kepner’s leadership in this area and are looking forward to helping the family preserve the balance of their 636-acre farm.

LORAIN COUNTY CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS STEPPING STONE TO 1,000+ ACRE FARM PRESERVATION

The Babcock family has been farming in Lorain County since 1832. As partial interest owners in their 950-acre family farm, siblings Jarvis Babcock, Catherine Babcock Leary, and Alice Bradley wanted to make sure that their family’s farming heritage was preserved for future generations. Jarvis Babcock, who also owns another 69 acres adjacent to the family farm, saw an opportunity to leverage the preservation of his land with that of the family farm. Jarvis decided to grant a conservation easement on his 69 acres because he knew that it would help make an Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP) grant request that WRLC was submitting on the family’s behalf more competitive. He was right. The 69-acre conservation easement ultimately

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LAND PROTECTION HIGHLIGHTS

· Completed 45 land protection transactions, which was the most ever in a 12-month period.· Preserved nearly 1,000 additional acres, bringing our total preserved acres to 9,807.· Preserved new land in 16 communities.· Secured more than $3.7 million from ten different public funding sources at the federal, state and

local levels for ten land protection projects in six counties.· Created ten new public parks throughout our service area through the public land program,

including the Muggleton Preserve in South Russell, the Forest Ridge Preserve in Moreland Hills, Eastwood in Richfi eld, and two parks in Portage County.

· Completed our fi rst agricultural easement purchase through Ohio’s Agricultural Easement Purchase Program on the 461-acre Kepner Farm in Trumbull County.

· Secured funding for a 1000+ acre agricultural easement on a farm in Lorain County, which is our largest project ever.

Nancy Kepner with Dick and Sue Grimm.

Babcock siblings: Alice Bradley, Jarvis Babcock, and Catherine Babcock Leary. Photo by Jennifer McDowell

resulted in the family being awarded an AEPP grant on the balance of their land, which the family accepted. That 950-acre agricultural easement is on track to be completed by the end of 2007. This family farm protection project represents the single largest project in our history. Cathy Leary sums up the meaning of her family land this way: “Although making a living by farming was a lot of very hard work for our family, it was also a priceless gift to live so close to the earth. It is our hope that for generations to come there will be wooded places where a person can sit on a fallen log, listen to the birds, and feel at one with nature.”

RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW NATURE PRESERVE IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY A SUCCESS

After nearly ten years of planning and discussions with several landowners, a new 115-acre public nature preserve called Forest Ridge Preserve has been created in partnership with the Village of Moreland Hills. WRLC obtained more than three million dollars of federal, state, and private contributions on behalf of the Village to leverage their nearly one million dollar commitment towards the project. This preserve represents a local community’s dedication to preserving their rural character, water quality, and natural surroundings for their residents to enjoy. The property contains some of the last remaining high-quality natural areas in Cuyahoga County, seven state-listed rare species, and several miles of headwater streams. The fi rst 62 acres of this project are now owned by the Village. The fi nal parcels will be transferred to the Village by the end of the 2007 calendar year. See related story, “The Creation of Forest Ridge” on page 14.

NEW EASEMENT RESULTS IN LARGEST BLOCK OF PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION IN NORTHEAST OHIO

Frances Jackson Salmen and her son, Bob Salmen, preserved 127 acres of their property along the Chagrin River with a conservation easement. The property has been in the Jackson-Salmen family for nearly 100 years and preserving it represents their family’s dedication to private land stewardship, respect for family history, and commitment to community conservation. Their family

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land was a missing link that created the largest area of private land conservation in all of Northeast Ohio. The project area now totals 876 acres preserved with WRLC conservation easements and incorporates more than 2.5 miles of the state-designated scenic Chagrin River. More than 800 of those acres are owned by private citizens that granted conservation easements. This project is also noteworthy because of the large fi nancial sacrifi ce that the landowners made in order to achieve their conservation goals. They had been offered millions by developers, but instead decided to preserve their land with a conservation easement. As a result of their dedication to land conservation and fi nancial sacrifi ce, they were the 2007 recipients of the Grimm Family Conservation Medal. See related story, “WRLC Conservation Heroes for 2007” on page 17.

MEDINA COUNTY FARM PRESERVATION GROUNDED IN LAKE ERIE SHIPPING HISTORY

Joanne Hutchinson, owner of a 76-acre farm in Hinckley Township, recently preserved her family land with a conservation easement. Joanne’s father, Captain John T. Hutchinson, owner of the Pioneer and Buckeye Steamship Companies, purchased the farm in 1936. He used it as a family retreat and to raise crops and livestock, which supplied fresh food for their family, their neighbors in Lakewood, and his ships. Her family land is adjacent to Cleveland Metroparks Hinckley Reservation and contains portions of Whipp’s Ledges, a massive sandstone rock outcrop formation that defi nes the area. Located 15 miles north of downtown Akron, that city can be seen from the property on a clear day. Joanne says she preserved her family land because she was committed to leaving a legacy of conservation, which is rooted in her childhood memories of working on the farm.

Forest Ridge Preserve.

Chagrin River running through Salmen property.

Joanne Hutchinson on her Hinckley Township farm.

“We are the Trustees of the Future.

We are not here for ourselves alone.”

JAMES BRYCE

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Matching Gifts

I Wish I Could Do More to Help Western Reserve Land Conservancy!by Jean Gokorsch

There is a way that you can make a larger donation to Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC) now at no additional cost to you.

If you are employed by a company that has a matching gift program for their employees, you may be able to double the amount of your charitable gift to WRLC! Many companies will match all or part of contributions made by their employees to non-profi t organizations.

Matching gift programs are a wonderful way for you to make your charitable dollars stretch further, at no additional cost to you. For example, if you donate $500 to WRLC’s annual campaign, your company may match your donation with an additional $500. Instead of just giving $500, your total annual gift would be increased to $1,000.

Dan Miltner, a senior vice president of KeyBank National Association and a Medina Summit chapter board member, speaks highly of his organization’s matching gift program. “I am so proud of Key for the support they show for employees who are actively involved in their community. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar which helps volunteers leverage their donations. Key Foundation also makes generous gifts to organizations when Key employees serve on Boards of non-profi t organizations in their community. By the active support of both Key Bank and the Key Foundation, I know that my efforts in the community are appreciated and the leverage provided furthers the cause.”

How can you get involved with your company’s matching gift program? Simply ask your human resources offi ce for a matching gift form. You will fi ll out a portion of the form and send it to WRLC along with your gift. Our development department will take care of the rest. Retirees can check with their former companies to see if they still qualify for matching gifts. If you serve on the board of other corporations, or if your spouse is employed, these companies may also be a source of matching funds for you.

Many matching gift companies will match the cash value of securities, as well as cash gifts. If your company requires that a special form be completed for a gift of securities, simply send the form to WRLC in care of the development department, and we will complete the form to assure that your gift is matched.

We have a list of companies that match employee gifts. If you would like more information on matching gift programs, please call Jean Gokorsch at 440-729-9621 or via e-mail at jgokorsch@wrlc.cc.

Marilyn and Dick Roddie protected their 100 acres in Bainbridge Township in 1997. Dick grew up on the land.

Our gratitude to thefollowing individuals for be-

coming members of the

Western ReserveLand Conservancy Founders Society.(as of June 30, 2007)

Anonymous (6)Ames Family Foundation (The)Dr. Jay Ankeney and Dr. Julie ClaymanMr. Edward Baker and Dr. Anna Van HeeckerenMr. and Mrs. W. Douglas BannermanBarbara and Mike BassMarion Berick IR TrustMark and Melanie BicheJean BlancheRob and Peg BobelMr. and Mrs. Charles BoltonMr. and Mrs. Richard BowenDennis and Laura BowerVikki and Peter Broer Barbara Brown and Steve WardMr. and Mrs. C. Richard BrubakerGail and Don ButlerR. Bruce and Jane CampbellMary Alice CannonMrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr.Mrs. Walter M. Charman, Jr.Mr. Richard and Dr. Jennifer CochranThe George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationElizabeth P. ColebrookMr. and Mrs. Owen ColliganMrs. Rita ConwayMr. and Mrs. William ConwayMr. and Mrs. Evan R. CornsPatrick G. Coy & Karin L. TanquistMargaret E. CumminsThe Cyrus Eaton FoundationMr. C. Beau DaaneMr. and Mrs. Edward H. DeConingh, Jr.Dolphin TrustMs. Carol Horner DonaldsonRichard and Louise DunnDr. and Mrs. Michael EppigDiane and Warren FarrFirstEnergy FoundationMr. and Mrs. Greg FoustWilliam and Sarah GardnerFred Geis, Geis CompaniesMr. & Mrs. James GerspacherJean and Steve GokorschJohn Gresock and Teresa Holland-GresockSusan and Dick GrimmThe Grimm Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert N. GudbransonCorinne P. HadleyMr. and Mrs. David HalsteadLydia and Ron HarringtonNancy and Ron HarringtonDr. and Mrs. Shattuck W. Hartwell, Jr.Melissa HaslingerMr. and Mrs. Peter Hellman

Mr. and Mrs. Albert M. Higley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael HoffmannMr. J. Jeffrey Holland and Ms. Marjorie MuirdenMr. and Mrs. Jack HollandMr. and Mrs. Richard C. HydeMs. Elizabeth B. JulianoBarbara and Michael KaplanCharlotte E. Karson DaiberCynthia KnightMr. Dean KulwickiKenneth Kuttner and Laura Bentz William and Bonny Lafave Elaine and Bill LambKathy Keare LeavenworthMr. and Mrs. John LeechMr. and Mrs. James R. LevineGail Marie LipovskyByron and Elsie LutmanDr. and Mrs. John T. MakleyThe Milton & Tamar Maltz Family FoundationJulien L. McCallMr. and Mrs. Lee McMannisMr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IIIMr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IVMr. and Mrs. Edward F. MeyersEstate of John W. MitchellMr. Mark MittlerMr. and Mrs. A. Malachi MixonMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. MorrisMrs. Werner MuellerMr. and Mrs. William C. MulliganJohn P. Murphy FoundationSusan MurphyMr. and Mrs. Paul NeidhardtMarion OlsonMr. and Mrs. William O’NeillKenneth R. ParkerMr. and Mrs. James PattersonMichael Pender Memorial FundFaith PescatoreAva Joyce PetersonCarol and Bill PriorMr. and Mrs. Emery C. PriorPYSHT FundMr. and Mrs. Todd RayJosh Rubin, The CJR GroupMr. and Mrs. Franz SauerlandJames and Lenore SchillingMs. Adrian ScottMr. and Mrs. Michael R. ShaughnessyWalter SheppeStephanie SiresThe Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust South Waite FoundationMr. and Mrs. James SpiraDavid and Kelly StaatsMr. and Mrs. Joseph D. SullivanMr. Nelson S. TalbottRenold D. Thompson, Jr.Mrs. C. C. TippitLivingston H. UlfMr. and Mrs. James G. WattersonJosephine Hannel WeberMr. and Mrs. William WeberMr. & Mrs. Blair WhiddenCarter & Genevieve WilmotDavid WilmotMr. and Mrs. Scott Wolstein

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Regional Bridge FundAbington FoundationDoug & Lu Bannerman Gift FundMarion Berick IR TrustWilliam Bingham FoundationThe George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. C. Richard BrubakerThe Cleveland FoundationMr. Richard and Dr. Jennifer CochranCommunity Foundation of Lorain CountyCorns Family FoundationMark DeYoung and Heather ElmerThe Cyrus Eaton FoundationDolphin FundWilliam & Gertrude Frohring FoundationGAR FoundationSusan and Dick GrimmGeorge Gund FoundationMr. and Mrs. David HalsteadHaslinger Family FoundationCharlotte E. KarsonElaine and William LambKathleen K. Leavenworth Mr. and Mrs. John Leech S. Livingston Mather Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris William C. Mulligan Charitable Gift FundJohn P. Murphy FoundationMarion OlsonThe Payne FundOrvis Perkins FoundationMr. and Mrs. James Patterson Faith E. PescatoreMr. and Mrs. Franz SauerlandSears Swetland FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael ShaughnessyKent H. Smith FoundationMr. and Mrs. James C. SpiraThe Billie Howland Steffee Family FundNelson Talbott FoundationMr. & Mrs. James G. WattersonMr. and Mrs. William Weber

What is the Bridge Fund?

The Bridge Fund was started in 2005 when Chagrin River Land Conservancy decided to merge with seven other land trusts to form Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC). The purpose of the fund is to supplement our operating budget that increased from less than a million dollars pre-merger to the more than $2.5 million projected for FY2008, and continues to grow. It is common for non-profi ts to take fi ve years to cultivate a donor base to support their new organization and the Bridge Fund ensures that we don’t run out of operating funds as we grow to serve our expanded service area.

Through the merger, the service area of Chagrin River Land Conservancy grew by 1,580%. Our focus became the more than four million acres of land in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Summit, Stark, Trumbull, and Wayne counties. We couldn’t possibly service that area and the more than four million people who live there with the same budgets we used as eight local land trusts (fi ve of them were all volunteer organizations). For instance, since we’ve become WRLC, we’ve hired more essential employees and plan on hiring still more this year. We can’t preserve land without the right mix of skilled people to get the work done right.

Our goal was to raise more than $2.5 million to tide us through 2010 in a healthy manner. Our Bridge Fund campaign will culminate in FY2008 (by 6/30/08). We are currently trying to raise the last remaining $880,000 to complete this fund. We’ll let you know our results in next year’s Donor Report. In the meantime, if you are interested in helping us complete this important fund, contact Leah Whidden at 440-729-9621 or lwhidden@wrlc.cc to learn how you can help.

Don and Janet Peters protected their 14 acres in Russell Township with an easement in 1987 that is now held by WRLC.

photo by Connie Oney

“If we go on as we are, we will destroy in the next

century everything that the poets have been

singing about for the past two thousand years”.

FRED BODSWORTH

WRLC REGIONAL BRIDGE FUND

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EverGreen EverBlue SupportersVIKKI & PETER BROER

Honorary ChairsLYDIA HARRINGTON

Event Chair

Kinetico, Inc.EdgeparkSky BankNational CityThe CJR Group, Inc.Nordson Corporation FoundationMcDonald Hopkins Co, LPA

Dr. and Mrs. Samir AhujaDick and Joan AinsworthMr. and Mrs. Charles AmesPat AveniMr. Edward Baker and Dr. Anna Van HeeckerenMichael and Vivianne BarrettMr. Richard BergDr. John and Dr. Wilma BergfeldMr. Mark BicheLinda and Lane BlackburnMr. and Mrs. Jack Blakeslee Mr. and Mrs. Leon BlazeyRichard J. Blum and Harriet L. WarmRob and Peg BobelJoyce and David BockMr. and Mrs. Charles BoltonMr. and Mrs. Richard Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis BowerGregory and Susan BoxMr. and Mrs. Peter BroerMr. and Mrs. Jere H. Brophy James and Jamie BrothertonMr. and Mrs. Henry Brownell IIMr. and Mrs. C. Richard BrubakerChris and Maureen BunchSteve Cadwell and Sophie MuradMs. Katherine CallahanMr. and Mrs. Donald B. CampbellMr. Philip CampbellMr. Michael Cannon and Ms. Marie SaulMr. and Mrs. Harry Carlson, Jr.Kay CarlsonMr. and Mrs. Harry Carlson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William CasterEdith ChaseMr. and Mrs. David ChewPat and Jeff ChokelMr. Richard and Dr. Jennifer CochranMr. and Mrs. Lawrence ColeMr. Zachary Coleman and Ms. Betty VandenboschMr. and Mrs. Owen ColliganThe Great Lakes Brewing CompanyRick and Suzanne CooperMr. and Mrs. Evan R. Corns Mr. and Mrs. Edward CowanMr. C. Beau DaaneMr. and Mrs. Terry DavidsonMs. Daryl DavisMs. Connie K. Degood Marilyn P. Demeter

Richard and Louise DunnDebra L. EgerDr. and Mrs. Michael EppigMr. Gerald A. FallonMr. and Mrs. Gene Faubel Mr. and Mrs. Thomas FennMr. Keith W. FilipMr. and Mrs. Paul J. FisselMr. and Mrs. Richard FrenchieMr. and Mrs. Charles H. FullerJohn Gannon and Julie BolandMr. and Mrs. James GerspacherNancy and Ted GobleMr. and Mrs. Steve GokorschMr. and Mrs. Jerome Gratry Janet L. Gremba

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan GrimmSusan and Dick GrimmMs. Jill GrinhamDr. and Mrs. Francis R. GrossMr. and Mrs. Robert GudbransonPhillip and Barbara GutmannMr. and Mrs. Jeff HaleMr. and Mrs. David HalsteadMr. and Mrs. James HambrickMr. and Mrs. Ron HarringtonMr. and Ms. Ron M. HarringtonH. Clark Harvey, Jr. and Holly A. SelvaggiJanet and Paul HavenerRuth and Susan HawkerBob and Mary HoernerMr. and Mrs. Jack Holland

Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland and Ms. Marjorie MuirdenMr. and Mrs. Richard HollingtonMr. and Mrs. Kenneth HolzmanJanet HooverMichael and Patricia HorvathLorie and Nick HowleyMr. Charles W. HridelMr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Hridel Mr. and Mrs. Robert HutchinsonMr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hyde Jeff and Suzi HydeSarah Jane and Roger IngrahamDr. and Mrs. Adam JacobsMs. Nancy D. JacobsonMr. and Mrs. Tom W. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Trevor Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Bill JordanMr. and Mrs. Peter JoyceCharlotte E. KarsonMr. and Mrs. Phillip KassoufKeith Kerman and Debra LeizmanMr. and Mrs. Dave KinkaidMr. and Mrs. George KleinMr. and Mrs. John KohlMadelyn KoltczRonald KotkowskiJohn M. and S. Manning Kundtz FundElaine and William LambGretchen and Bob LarsonDr. and Mrs. Martin G. LaskeyKathleen K. Leavenworth Mr. and Mrs. John Leech

Thomas and Kathy LeidenDr. Edith Lerner Mr. & Mrs. James R. LevineKarl Liske and Garnet ByrneMr. and Mrs. Dave LivingstonStephen M. Luczek, M.D.Dale and Sue LyonsMs. Linda MacklinCraig and Carla MacklinDr. and Mrs. John T. Makley Jennifer MalkinMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelMs. Vicki MarshallMr. and Mrs. Bruce Mavec Mr. Peter McCarren and Ms. Stacey FeinerMr. and Mrs. Christopher McKenna

EverGreen EverBlue 2006On the evening of Friday, September 8, 2006, 470 people gathered at

the Bratenahl estate of Vikki and Peter Broer to celebrate their passion for conservation at WRLC’s third benefi t, EverGreen EverBlue. This fund raising event netted nearly $250,000 for WRLC.

The evening entailed

· Blue and green martinis, the evening’s signature drink, an assortment of fi ne wines generously provided by Stewart Cellars of California’s Temecula Valley and an assortment of beer generously provided by the Great Lakes Brewing Company.

· A tour of the 16,000-square-foot lakeside home and impressive gardens of our host.

· A raptor show by Harvey Webster of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

· WRLC Board Chair Jim Spira welcomed and addressed the guests followed by an address and auction of symbolic acres of land by Rich Cochran, president/CEO of WRLC, that raised $175,000.

· Dinner under a crisp white tent at tables accented with blue and green table linens and centerpieces of water lilies, cattails, and lavender irises.

· Music provided by Chapter 11.

Our thank you to Preview Party Sponsor Edgepark Surgical and Presenting Sponsor Kinetico Incorporated and corporate sponsors: CJR Group, Inc; Nordson; McDonald Hopkins Co., LPA; National City; and Sky Bank, Ohio Division. A special thank you to event chair Lydia Harrington.

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Claire McMillan, David Bock, Bill Weil, Sandy Weil, Jeff Hale and Janet Hale enjoyed a sunset on the shores of Lake Erie.

“When we see land as a community

to which we belong, we may begin to

use it with love and respect.”

ALDO LEOPOLD

Julie Boland and John Gannon.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. Lee McMannisMr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IV Mr. and Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, IIIMr. and Mrs. Mark MendesMr. and Mrs. Edward F. Meyers Lee and Linda MillerMr. and Mrs. Daniel MiltnerMr. and Mrs. Charles MinerMr. Mark MittlerMr. and Ms. Thomas MorleyMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Morris Mrs. Werner MuellerMr. and Mrs. William MulliganMr. and Mrs. Brian MurphySusan Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. John Naylor Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neidhardt Ms. Stephanie NiehausMs. Bebe Ober Mr. and Mrs. John OlejkoMarion OlsonRory and Dedee O’NeilMs. Rita O’NeillMr. and Mrs. William O’NeillKen and Katie OutcaltMr. and Mrs. Robert OwenTom and Sally PateMr. and Mrs. James Patterson Priscilla PattersonFaith E. PescatoreKate Pilacky and Mr. David DiTullio

Karen Heider Pilarski and Joseph HeiderCarol and Bill PriorMr. and Mrs. Claiborne RankinMr. and Mrs. Todd Ray Mike and Susan RendaDr. and Mrs. Rod RezaeeMr. and Mrs. Sean RichardsonMr. Joshua RubinMr. and Mrs. Joel RudicilMr. and Mrs. Franz Sauerland Mr. and Mrs. Paul SchubertMr. and Mrs. Scott SeelbachMr. Jeffrey SelerowskiMr. and Mrs. Michael ShaughnessyMark Skowronski and Michelle KahlenbergMr. and Mrs. Daniel Skowronski

Vince and Becky SlusarzMiriam G. SmeadMr. and Mrs. Richey SmithMr. and Mrs. Mark SmithMr. Scott SmithChris and Vicki SoukupMs. Lee-Ann SpacekDr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. SpanoMr. and Mrs. James SpiraMs. Jane SpringerMr. Gilbert SteinenMr. and Mrs. Edward SternadMr. and Mrs. James Streicher Mr. and Mrs. Robert StricklandJoyce and Greg StudenMr. and Mrs. John Sulak

Ms. Mary Ann SwansigerScott Swierkosz and Lee WillMr. Nelson TalbottMr. Bruce ThomasMr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Mr. Jack ThorpMr. and Mrs. Kenneth TkachAnne and Tom TormeyTrout Unlimited, Emerald Necklace Chapter, #133Mr. and Mrs. William TuttleLivingston H. UlfThe Weathertop FoundationMr. and Mrs. Matthew Van de Motter Musette T. VincentMr. and Mrs. Edward J. Wagner

Doug Johnson and Tracy WallachMr. & Mrs. James G. WattersonMr. and Mrs. Rick WebbMr. and Mrs. William Weber Mr.and Mrs. William C. WeilPysht FundMr. and Mrs. Blair WhiddenMr. and Mrs. Dickson Whitney Jr.Carter and Genevieve WilmotMr. Donald WoodcockLynne Woodman & Bill WendlingGloria and Alan WrightMr. and Ms. Michael YaksicZion, Synek & AssociatesMr. and Mrs. James Zuccaro

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Harvey Webster, from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, brought a special guest.

A dining tent was erected overlooking the home and gardens of our host.WRLC Board Chair Jim Spira thanks event chair

Lydia Harrington and hosts Vikki and Peter Broer.Guests dined al fresco on a catered dinner from Elan Catering.

Carol Prior, Rich Cochran and Bill Prior.

Dot and Don Campbell.

Wendy Malgieri, Peter Broer and Cindy Murphy.

Nancy Harrington, Bud Talbott, Kathy O’Neill, and Ron Harrington.

Faith Pescatore and Kitty and John Makley.

John Leech, Steve Lazarus and Pat Leech.

Gene and Marion Faubel.

A Look at our Eventsduring the Year

Lorain County paw paw hike.

Peg Bobel, Suzanne Serinak and Rob Bobel on the new Richfi eld park property.

Firelands wildfl ower hike.

Firelands annual meeting and silent auction.

Medina Summit fall festival.

Laurel School creek event.

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During the past year we’ve

· Hiked throughout the Western Reserve during each of the four seasons

· Taken to the creeks for critter searches with the kids

· Celebrated autumn with fall festivals in Medina and Chesterland

· Planted trees

· Greeted the coming of spring with a maple syrup festival

· Visited a dairy farm in Lorain County that makes milk for specialty cheese

· Celebrated our successes with a conservation celebration

· Shown our support for WRLC with fundraising events throughout the region

· Brought 470 conservationists together at the annual EverGreen EverBlue benefi t

Kids in the creek.

More kids in the creek.

A Great Day Outdoors.

Who Are the WRLC Tributaries?MISSION STATEMENT

The Tributaries (Tribs) seek to create a respect and appreciation for the out-of-doors and our natural resources through the education of young people and their families as to the benefi ts of nature, open space, and land conservation. We do this through hands-on activities designed to bring young individuals and families closer to nature.

If you are looking for a fun way to get involved with WRLC, consider joining the Tribs! Contact Leah Whidden at 440-729-9621 or lwhidden@wrlc.cc

Triple Tap at Patterson farm.

“We can find happiness in protecting the world around us

not only because we cherish it

for its awesome beauty, power, and mystery,

but because we cherish our fellow humans,

those who live today and those who will live tomorrow.”

JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU, 1910-1997

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Child overlooking fl oodplain at White North restoration project.

O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.

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In Honor ofMs. Maia Balogh

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Mr. and Mrs. John Lasch

Mrs. Peg BobelMr. and Mrs. Mark Frey

Mrs. Julia BoltonMrs. John Hadden, Jr.

Mr. David HersmanMrs. Rita Conway

Ms. Leslie HillerMr. Arthur Seyler

Mr. Dan IllesDebra Illes

Ms. Kathy K. LeavenworthMr. Kal Zucker

Mary LivingstonMr. and Mrs. David Livingston

Craig StepienMr. and Mrs. David Chew

Sue and Dick AbbottAlice AkeNed BakerPeter BalunekSigrid BergfeldJeff BittenbenderJohn BlakemanPeg BobelJulia and Charles BoltonGail ButlerKate CallahanKaren CarlsonLinda CarnegieDorothy CarneyMark Sheldon CarrolKaren ChandellDave ChewKristen CollarTom ConklinJan CooperEvan and Barbara CornsMargaret CumminsBritton EichenauerGay EyermanGerald FallonNancy GilkesonChad GordonSue and Dick GrimmSharon and Dave HerzerAndrea HillSue HinesJoanne HutchinsonLenore HutchinsonJeffrey Kaplan John KatkoMichael KayGeorge KleinNorby LopezAnn and Bob MasternakEd McKeonSandra & Lee McMannisClaire & Sandy McMillanFran MeyersMike MillerDan MiltnerRory O’NeilConnie OneyTony PaskevichJeff PauschMolly PerkinsJack PiersonThe PlzaksMiles ReedEric RipleyJoe Rohan Tom RohrerMary Ann RomitoLauren SaboBeth Sauerland

Eric SeversMike SloanShawn SpindellDan StyerPaul Van CurenMax WaltonHarvey WebsterLee WillDanielle Zavarella

Jonathan Histed, Antipodes Consulting, LLCDr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Eren, Brownhelm Horticultural CenterMike Mastrangelo, Chagrin Valley NurseriesChagrin Valley Times

Joan Demirjian Itamar Gat

Amy Fulford of enlightElan CateringEnSafe

Kevin Bingham Mickey Rainey

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.Geiger Ski & Sport Haus

Chris NewmanThe Glenmede Trust Company

Jan HavenerPaul Neidhardt

Grateful Ed’s PancakesPat Conway and Great Lakes Brewing Company Diane Lees of Hubbub Custom Bicycles & High Peaks Coffee ShopJeff Hyde of Ideas in FocusJeri Leigh Hruby of Lighthouse GraphicsDan Klimas, Lorain National BankMayfi eld Sandridge Club

Matt CreechPatterson FarmsPOV Print CommunicationsPro on Call

Neil Haffey Robert Johnson

Sharon Center Veterinary HospitalSign Design and Graphics Pro Ltd.Jim WattersonMary WeberWestern Reserve Bank

Brian HarrP.M. JonesEd McKeon

Western Reserve Internet ServicesSalli Berman Bonnie LafaveCharlie Meyers

Tracy Baker, White North Stables, Inc.Willoughby Brewing CompanyZion, Synek & Associates

Michelle Ritvo Kenn Synek

Chagrin River Watershed PartnersKyle Dreyfuss-WellsAmy Holtshouse-Brennan

Chagrin Valley JayceesCleveland Museum of Natural History

Dr. James BissellRenee BoronkaLarry RoscheNat Smith

Countryside ConservancyAmalie Lipstreu, Farmland Center Program

Firelands annual meeting and silent auction contributors and volunteers:

Lizette Benzing, Rita Bishop, David DiTullio, Dorothy Hagerling, Jennifer McDowell, Charlotte Tiedman, Cheryl Towler

Gates Mills Land ConservancyKendal at Oberlin volunteersOberlin College

Dr. Mary GarvinOberlin College Center for Service & LearningOhio Lake Erie Commission

Ed HammettWetlands Education Team (W.E.T.) Western Reserve Historical SocietyWRLC Education and Outreach volunteers WRLC Just Horsin’ Around volunteers:

Kim Backlund, Bass Energy, Karen Beres, Mary Ann Cook, Enviroscience, Inc., Fort Dodge Animal Health, Jeni Hren Gaffney, Carrie Hirko, Sue Klein, Elaine Lamb, Karen Pilarski, Stephanie Sires, Chris Williams, Woodscroft Surveying

WRLC Tribs VolunteersThe Wilderness CenterAuburn Township TrusteesCity of AuroraCleveland MetroparksCuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation DistrictGeauga County Board of CommissionersCity of HudsonLorain County Metropolitan Park District

Dan MartinLorain Soil & Water Conservation District

Nancy FunniLorain USDA – NRCS

Karl SchneiderMedina Soil & Water Conservation DistrictVillage of Moreland Hills Ohio Department of Agriculture

Michael BaileyKelly CarnealMark ForniKristen Jensen

Ohio Department of Natural ResourcesYetty AlleyRick GardnerSteve Holland Sandra Kosek-SillsSean Logan, DirectorNancy Strayer, Assistant Chief of the Division of Natural Areas & PreservesGreg SchneiderDameyon ShipleyJohn Watkins, Chief of the Offi ce of Coastal ManagementMark Wilthew

Ohio EPA

Mark BergmanRandy BourniqueTed ConlinNatalie FarberRuss GibsonTheresa GordonLauren McEleneyMick MicacchionJerry RouchKevin SpurbeckMartha Spurbeck

Ohio Public Works CommissionLarry Bicking, Director

Old Woman Creek EstuaryHeather ElmerFrank Lopez

Portage Park DistrictChristine Craycroft

Village of Richfi eldRussell Township Park CommissionVillage of South RussellStark County Park District Stark Soil & Water Conservation DistrictSummit Soil and Water Conservation DistrictU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Kurt WaterstrandtKristin Westad

Wayne Soil & Water Conservation District

Lorain County Commissioner Betty BlairU.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Former U.S. Senator Mike DeWineOhio Senator Tim GrendellJennifer Lynch, Governor’s offi ceU.S. Congressman David HobsonU.S. Congresswoman Marcy KapturU.S. Congressman Steve LaTouretteU.S. Congressman Ralph RegulaU.S. Congressman Tim RyanU.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-JonesU.S. Senator George Voinovich

Thank you to the following people on behalf of

WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY AND OUR LOCAL CHAPTERS

“The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” WILLIAM JAMESWake Robin

In Memory ofMr. Howard Brollier

Mrs. James Marsh

Dr. William B. Chamberlin, Jr.Mrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr.

Mr. John G. FarrMr. and Mrs. Warren Farr

Mr. J. Harvey GravesMr. and Mrs. Joe D. Henninger

Madge and Cub HubbardMr. and Mrs. James Hubbard

Fathers of Judy and Russ HallMr. and Mrs. Eric Senders

Mr. Harry MadrooDr. and Mrs. Thomas Mettee

Mr. Ernest C. MarttKenneth Anderson and Karin KnutsenMr. James Artz and Ms. Jan JonesMr. and Mrs. Don BerlincourtMr. Michael BramsonMrs. George CopelandMr. and Mrs. James E. CulverMs. Mary HeffernanMr. and Mrs. Glen JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Nicholas JourilesMr. and Mrs. Stanley KaufmanMs. Lynn MasonMr. and Mrs. Wayne MatzMs. Bebe OberMs. Jennifer PetersMr. and Mrs. Roger ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Craig RossMrs. Robert ScherMr. and Mrs. Garland ScottMr. and Mrs. Jack ShelleyMr. and Mrs. Clyde SimpsonMs. Margaret SugarMr. and Mrs. John TaylorMs. Margaret ThurstonValley Art Center, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Wayne WahlerMr. and Mrs. Howard Wells

Mr. Sean P. MeyersAcademy Communications, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. John BircklineCentury EquipmentCleveland Chapter HOGMr. and Mrs. Donald FisherFreedom Harley-Davidson, Inc.GC Supply, Inc.Ms. Karen HuebnerMr. and Mrs. Rick JerkovitzMr. and Mrs. Richard KawalicsMr. and Mrs. Ward L. KinneyMr. and Mrs. Charles KollerMs. Theresa LaneskyMs. Susan LeppMid-State Golf CarMr. Charles MorrillMr. and Mrs. Daniel O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Timothy OfftermattMr. and Mrs. Vernon PatePaul T. Murphy, Co. L. P. A.Mr. and Mrs. Wesley RoggeMr. and Mrs. Raymond ShawSnavely Excavating CompanyMr. and Mrs. Robert TalendaMr. Jeff Weiler

Mr. Roger C. MillsPatricia Mills

Mr. Sterling Newell, Jr.Mr. Bruce Hearey

Kit and Kay OberBebe Ober

Mrs. Shari Lynne PaisMr. and Mrs. John S. BobelMr. and Mrs. James FernMr. and Mrs. Richard JenningsMs. Anne NaugleMr. and Mrs. Dale NeumanKate Pilacky and David DiTullioDr. and Mrs. Wallace WendtMr. Barry Wilford and Ms. Julie DeMark

Mr. Robert H. ReboulMrs. Lynn Rebout

Mrs. Eleanor WolodzkoMr. and Mrs. L. AbrahamMr. Gary BuehnerMs. Debra CooperMr. and Mrs. Robert HutchinsonMr. and Mrs. Tim LuliMr. and Mrs. Paul OleckiMr. Ron OranskiMrs. Brenda PowersMr. and Mrs. Marvin SableMrs. Florence SkalaMrs. Ginny SkalaMr. and Mrs. Tom SparengaMr. and Mrs. Blair M. WhiddenMs. Margarete Ziegler

Former TrusteesMr. Dick Abbott Mr. Jay Abercrombie Mr. Ugur Aker Ms. Barbara Andreas Mr. Malvin Bank W. Douglas BannermanMr. Ted Bartlett Mr. David Becker Leigh A. Bennett Mrs. Toni Bernet Mr. Joe Biaglow Ms. Priscilla Blanchard Mrs. Peg Bobel Mr. Brad Bolton Mrs. Katherine Bolton Mrs. Lynda Bowers Mr. Richard Brockett Mrs. Vikki Broer Mr. James Burns Mr. Bret Busacker, Esq. Mr. Don Butler Mrs. Lisa Caraboolad Luce Cesar-Jedacek Mr. Charles Chlysta, III Mr. Ron R. Clark Mr. Jim Cochran Betty Cope Christine Craycroft Evelyn Czyz Laura Anne De Young Ms. Susan Dechant Mr. Bourne Dempsey Mr. George Dietrich Ms. Karen Doty

Mr. John Eberly Mr. John Eklund Mr. Kevin J. Ellison Ms. Heather Elmer Mr. Bob Faber Ms. Patricia Fairless Mr. Gerald A. Fallon Ms. Marilyn Fedelchak-Harley Mr. John Fender Mrs. Susan Ferrito Mr. Allen Ford Romi Fox Mr. Thomas Franek Mr. Glenn Frohring Mr. William Garvey Ms. Mary Garvin Ann Gifford Mr. Jay Giles Mr. John Gillette Mr. William Ginn Mr. Jonathan Granville Mrs. Barbara GratryMr. Jerome Gratry Ms. Dona Greene Mr. John Gresock Ms. Laurel Gress Mr. Clark Hahn Mr. Russ Hansen Mr. Bob Hasenyager Mrs. Helen Hazlett Ms. Karen Heider Pilarski Mr. Peter S. Hellman Ms. Elizabeth Hendricks Mrs. Peg Hetrick

Mr. Thomas Heydinger Mr. Scott HillMr. Matt Hils Mrs. Lauralee Howley Dr. Scott R. Inkley Mr. Scott Jackson Mr. Jim Karabec Ms. Charlotte Karson Mr. Frank Kendrick Mr. Steve Klonowski Ms. June Kosich Mr. Ron Kotkowski Jamie Krejsa Mr. Carl Kudrna Mr. J. Andrew Kundtz Mrs. Stephanie Kutsko Mrs. Elaine Lamb Mrs. Pat LeechMr. John Licastro Ms. Janet Lipstreu Ms. Nancy London Mr. Dale Lyons Mr. Charles Marotta Mr. George R. Mateyo Mr. Bruce Mavec Mr. William McCoy Mrs. Judith McMillan Mr. Mel Mellis Mr. Edward F. Meyers Mr. Stephen C. Morris Mrs. Debbie Nash Mrs. Lucia Smith Nash Mr. Paul Neidhardt Mr. Daniel Nelson Mr. Paul Novosel Mr. William J. O’Neill, Jr. Ms. Bebe Ober Mr. John Pais Mr. James Patterson Faith E. PescatoreMs. Ava Joyce Peterson Kate Pilacky Mr. Guy Powers Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin Ms. Cathy Ricks

Warren, Don, Linda and Doris Plzak relax on their 31 acres in Chagrin Falls, protected since 1998 by WRLC’s predecessor.

Ms. Jody Lee Ritter Mr. Harold Rohlik Mr. Dan Ruch Mrs. Pat Rydquist Mr. Charles E. Schmid Mr. Bill Schultz Virginia Shaw Mr. Dick Sheller Mrs. Asa Shiverick, Jr. Ms. Jody Shroath Sr. Patricia Sigler Ms. Stephanie Sires Mr. Jack F. Smith Mr. Chris Soukup Mrs. Christine Spano Mr. Thomas Stanley Mr. Ray Stewart Mr. Stan Stine Mr. Rick Strong Mr. Greg Studen Mrs. Cynthia Szunyog Jean Hower Taber Mr. Nelson S. Talbott Ms. Karen Tanquist Mr. James Tighe Mr. Livingston H. Ulf Mr. Curt Van Blarcum Ms. Sandy VerDuin Mr. Andy Vidra Mr. Chris Vild Ms. Iva Walker Mr. Tom Walter Mr. Phillip Warburton Ms. Ann Ward Mr. Ralph Waszak, Sr. Mrs. Mary WeberMrs. Charles D. Weller Dr. Wallace Wendt Mr. John D. Wheeler Mrs. Christine Williams Mr. Carter Wilmot Ms. Lynne Woodman Mrs. Tracy Zuccaro Mr. Mike Zuilhof

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Let’s go fi shin’ in the crawdad hole!

Nice catch!

Pumpkins for sale!

Tiger swallowtail on joe pye.