Spring 2004 Capitol GIdeas Newsletter, Capitol Land Trust

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CAPITOL G IDEAS Issue 42 The Seasonal N ewsletter of Capitol L and Trust Spring 2004

(continued on page 4)

Denis Hayes to Speak at Gala

This year’s guest speaker for the Capitol Land Trust Summer

Gala will be Denis Hayes, co-founder of Earth Day and presi-

dent of the Bullitt Foundation. Come spend an evening celebrating

the beauty of southern Puget Sound with Capitol Land Trust. The

Gala will again be held on the shores of Mud Bay at Triple Creek Farm,

home of Ralph and Karen Munro. Watch for your invitation in themail soon.

Conservation easement donor Michael Leigh stands

next to an old-growth Sitka spruce on his property.

Eld Inlet Success: 47 Acres Protected

Capitol Land Trust recently completed three conservation

projects, all in the Eld Inlet watershed. The three projects

protect 47 acres of picturesque wildlife habitat on the Cooper Point

Peninsula.

CLT’s efforts to protect threatened habitat within the Green Cove

Creek Basin were recently advanced by the purchase of three

parcels and the donation of a conservation easement on another.

Capitol Land Trust, in partnership with Thurston County, has

acquired three parcels that provide a contiguous habitat corridor

between The Evergreen State College and land already owned by

Capitol Land Trust. The acquisition of this property is the culmina-

tion of more than three years of work that included the negotiation

of a bargain sale with the out-of-town investment group who owned

the property. The seller’s patience, cooperation and support were

essential to the project’s success.

In the second project, Ernie Paul and Michael Leigh donated a

conservation easement on their 23-acre property that spans both

sides of Green Cove Creek. The property contains part of a vast

wetland complex in the heart of the basin. Terms of the conservation

easement prohibit future development that could harm sensitive

wetland and forest areas on the property.

The two projects are part of an ongoing strategic effort involving

Capitol Land Trust, Thurston County and the City of Olympia

Conservation lands within the Basin protect wildlife habitat and

reduce storm water runoff by maintaining forest cover and limiting

impervious surfaces.

These beautiful properties provide habitat for salmon, flying squirrel

beaver, frogs, bald eagle, owls, great blue heron, osprey, woodpeck-

ers and hawks. Both properties will become part of Capitol Land

Trust’s Green Cove Creek Wetlands Preserve. To date, the Green

Cove initiative has protected 110 acres within the central Green Cove

Sav e t he D at e!

4 t h A n n u a l Su m m er Ga l a

Sat ur day A ugust 7, 2004

Volunteers and auction items are still needed for the Gala.Contact Kathleen at 943.3012 or [email protected] or

visit our website www.capitollandtrust.org.



CAPITOLLAND

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209 4THAVE E #205

OLYMPIA WA 98501

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(360) [email protected]

www.capitollandtrust.org

GEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR

Eric Erler

PROGRAMMANAGER

Diane LloydMEMBERSHIP& OUTREACH

COORDINATOR

Kathleen Ackley

GBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pene Speaks(President)

Ken Guza(Secretary)

Pete Holm(Treasurer)

Jeffrey Fisher, Ph.D.

Stephen Langer, Ph.D.

Arden Olson

Tom Oliva

Keith Partlow

Chris van Daalen

William Vogel

Steve Wells

Ward Willits

GPreserving the natural

heritage of the southern

Puget Sound region

Page 2 Spring 2004

Interim Budget Reflects Financial ChallengesPete H olm, Treasurer

At its January meeting the CLT Board of Directors adopted an interim operating budget that

authorizes ongoing expenditures for 2004. The budget highlights a situation currently being

experienced by many nonprofit organizations – the need to draw on member support and creativefundraising to meet challenging economic times. Trust members are invited to participate in this work;

please see the article on CLT's new committee structure on the next page. It can be assumed that this

budget will be amended several times during the year to reflect changes in revenue and board-

authorized changes in expenditures. The interim budget does not reflect funds for acquisitions and

restoration projects, because these programs are only done when corresponding revenue from

grants is assured.

CLT had financial assets on December 31, 2003 as shown below.

Current Assets

Total AvailableDec 31, 03 Operating

ASSETS

Current Assets

Checking/Savings

1000 · Checking 7,434.83 7,434.83

103 · Money Market 3,017.29 3,017.29

104 · Prime Share Account 27.02

105 · Stewardship 6-mo Certificate 80,863.25 863.25

Total Checking/Savings 91,342.39 11,315.37

Other Current Assets

Mitigation Fund 37,688.31

120 · Investments

121 · Stock and Bonds 30,156.50 30,156.50

Total 120 · Investments 30,156.50 30,156.50

Total Other Current Assets 67,844.81 30,156.50Total Current Assets 159,187.20 41,471.87

Funds considered not available for operating purposes are $80,000 in a board-designated reserve

for legal and other defense of our protected properties and the Cowlitz Mitigation Fund, which is held

in escrow pending acquisition of property to mitigate dam construction on the Cowlitz River.

Considering this, the board decided to adopt the following interim budget, which is almost $39,000

out of balance. Capitol Land Trust Operating Budget

(Excludes Property Acquisition and Restoration)

Revenue 2002 2003 budget 2003 budgeted 2004

Dues and Contributions 52,930 102,283 80,444 55,719

Fundraisers 16,228 16,000 14,195 14,000Grants 30,869 10,000 - -

Other 11,345 14,000 5,243 4,000

Total Revenue 111,372 142,283 99,882 73,719

Expenses

Salaries, etc. 77,525 100,626 93,403 84,987

Office Expenses 9,326 10,000 9,186 9,000

Printing, etc. 5,495 17,275 7,073 6,000

Fundraising Expenses 2,888 2,000 3,024 3,000

Other 18,335 15,931 14,625 9,600

Total Expenses 113,569 145,832 127,312 112,587

Balance (2,197) (3,549) (27,430) (38,868)

Available 12/31/2003 41,472



Capitol Ideas Page 3 Spring2004

We Need Your Expertise

E very successful conservation project creates new

opportunities and tasks for the Capitol Land Trust – and new

possibilities for our members to become involved. At the annual

board retreat in November 2003, the Directors reorganized several

committees to better manage the Trust’s current and future work.

Successful land trusts depend on the efforts of volunteers and staff

who take on the day-to-day tasks necessary to preserve land.

Please consider volunteering for one of the many opportunities

described below. Call the Trust office at 943-3012 or

[email protected] if you would like to participate or find

out more.

COMMITTEES

Finance Committee (Pete Holm, chair) - This committee

assists the treasurer with the planning and maintenance of the

accounting system.

Outreach Committee (Steve Wells, chair) – The Outreach

Committee has several subcommittees and tasks that include

producing the newsletter and other publications, planning the

annual meeting, conducting tours and events (property tours,

kayak and birding tours), providing web site maintenance and

organizing a speakers' bureau.

Summer Gala Committee (Mary Ann Firmin, chair) - This

committee plans and carries out the major annual fundraising event

for the Trust. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks between

now and August 2004.

Fundraising Committee (Leslie Romer, chair) - Subcommit-

tees are being developed to foster Trust membership, develop a

major donor campaign, recruit business sponsorships, and de-

velop special fundraising events.

Capitol Land Trust has said goodbye to program manager

Diane Lloyd on May 14th. While we dry our eyes and bemoan

our loss here in Washington, Diane is off on an exciting new

adventure studying environmental law at Vermont Law School. Wewill miss her tremen-

dously – Diane has

been a critical part of

the Trust’s success

over the past three

years. Filling her

shoes won’t be easy

but we found some-

one willing to try.

So Long Diane, H ello Kathleen

CLT has hired Kathleen Ackley as its new membership and outreach

coordinator. A Pacific Northwest native, she has extensive expe-

rience working with non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the

Trust, Kathleen was the communications director for the Pacific

Biodiversity Institute in Winthrop, WA and then the development

director for Hells Canyon Preservation Council in La Grande, OR.

A coastie at heart, she wasn’t able to stay on the east side of the

Cascades for long and now lives in Tenino. “I am delighted to be

back in the Puget Sound area," said Kathleen." I fell in love with

Olympia when I was a student at Evergreen and always hoped tomake my way back here. Now that I'm back, I can’t imagine living

anywhere I can’t smell fresh cedar, walk barefoot on my mossy lawn

and enjoy day after day of rain! Best of all, I get to spend my days

working with an incredible group of people committed to protecting

the astonishing natural beauty of our region.” Feel free to stop by

the office to welcome Kathleen.n

Rotary Awards TrustThe Olympia Rotary Club honored Capitol Land Trust for

outstanding service for a safer environment. The 2004 Envi-

ronmental Protection Award was presented by Oscar Soule to

Trust President Pene Speaks and Executive Director Eric Erler on

behalf of the Olympia Rotary Club. In his presentation, Mr. Soule

cited CLT’s successful conservation of habitat along lower Eld

Inlet and its efforts to build partnerships and work cooperatively

within the community.n

Newsletter Designer - The Outreach Committee is looking for

lay-out and design assistance with the newsletter. Please contac

our office if you have Adobe PageMaker skills and are interested

in volunteering for Capitol Land Trust.n




Earth Day Restoration Draws

Special Guests

Amountain of mulch greeted volunteers at the Trust’s

Randall conservation easement property on Sunday, April18. The work party, held in celebration of Earth Day, was part

of the ongoing restoration activities on the site that have

included the removal of two buildings, a tire bulkhead, extensive

patches of invasive weeds, and the planting of hundreds of

native trees and shrubs. The restoration was made possible by

a grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and a partnership

with People for Puget Sound.

Special guests attending this work party included State Repre-

sentatives Sandra Romero and Sam Hunt, Thurston Co. Com-missioner Bob Macleod, Olympia Mayor Mark Foutch, Olym-

pia City Council Member Matthew Green and Staff Assistant

to U.S. Congressman Brian Baird, Michael Kendall. Volunteers

planted wetland plants and willow trees, and mulched plantings.

Capitol Land Trust would like to thank all of the volunteers who

helped with this event.n

New Board Members Elected

The Trust’s annual membership meeting on March 9thprovided a venue for welcoming two new Directors to the

Land Trust Board. Seventy-five members and local citizens at-

tended to elect Tom Oliva and Keith Partlow, and learn about the

Trust’s current projects. Tom has worked for parks organizations

in Washington State for 13 years. He also founded the Barnes Lake

Conservancy and was endorsed by the League of Conservation

Voters as a City Council candidate. Tom is enthused about the

mission of Capitol Land Trust and hopes to help the Trust succeed

in conserving natural areas. Keith Partlow is a native Olympian who

recently returned to the area after spending twenty years practicinglaw in New England. Currently, Keith is working as a Case Manager

for Community Youth Services. Keith said, “I am the fourth genera-

tion of my family to live and work in the Olympia area. I cherish what

it has to offer, and hope to preserve it for future generations.”

Capitol Land Trust would like to welcome these new board members

and thank those members that joined us for the annual meeting. We

would also like to thank the Phoenix Inn for their generosity in

hosting the event. n

Eld Inlet (from page 1)

Earth Day restoration

volunteers from left to

right: State Rep.Sam

Hunt, Olympia Mayo

Mark Foutch, Thurston

County Commissioner

Bob Macleod, Stat

Rep. Sandra Romeroand CLT Board Member

Ward Willits.

Volunteers mulch newly planted trees on Mud Bay.

Creek Basin. The Trust is in the process of acquiring three

additional properties that will add 58 acres to the preserve and

create a connected corridor of wildlife habitat.

In the third Eld Inlet project, longtime CLT members Don and

Cherie Davidson and their neighbors Pete and Patricia Bergman

donated a conservation easement protecting habitat on the Coo-

per Point peninsula. The 11-acre property provides an array of

diverse habitat and open space. The property’s forested marine

shorelines, bluffs and tidelands provide habitat for fish, shellfish,

heron and bald eagle. There are also cliff nesting sites for the

pigeon guillemont, a rare and threatened shorebird. A number of

old growth conifers and a stream are located on the upland portion

of the property.

Charitable donation or bargain sale of land or a conservation

easement may entitle the donor to significant income tax savings.

Placing a conservation easement on your property may also result

in a reduction in property taxes of up to 90%. Please contact us to

learn more about these options.n




Members are our greatest source of support. The following folks recently joined,renewed or made contributions to our Stewardship Fund...

Conservator $1000+

Tom & Suzanne Fell

Stephen Langer, Ph.D.

Juliet & John Van Eenwyk

Ward Willits

Protector $500-999

Richard Easterly &

Debra Salstrom

Silvia Grubb

Bart Schmidt

Suzanne Shafer

Richard & Sharon Stewart

Steward $100-499

William Aldridge

Gwen Atkinson

John Aultman & Nona Snell

Tanya Barnett & Jay Geck

Margaret Bell-McKinnon &John McKinnon

Ken Berg & Jan Weydemeyer

Penny Black & Rich Boyesen

Karen & George Bray

Nate Brown & Diana Moore

Karen Brown

Tim & Nora Burke

Ron Clarke & Carol Osborne

Bob Coker & Clarice Kish

Thad & Jo Curtz

Diane Dakin & Steve Bray

John & Marilyn Erickson

John Erickson

David & Gretchen GacettaRich Gailey & Laurie Rogers

Fred & Nancy Garcia

Melissa Gildersleeve

Thomas Haensley

Virginia Hamilton

Dirk & Dixie Havlak

Henry Hollweger

Pete Holm

Tom Honan & Nancy Pringle

John Konovsky

John Labranche

Edward & Jane Laclergue

Al & Flora Leisenring

Donn & Marnie Livingstone

Stan & Hazel Loer

Marijo Loftis

William MacArthur &

Ana Paula Sawaya MacArthur

Stuart Martin & Maris Peach

Ken & Susan Mauermann

Sheila McCartan &

Thomas Schooley

Michael & Priscilla McGee

Joy Michaud

Anne Mills

Rachel & Bill Newmann

Paddy & Edward O’Brien

Arden Olson

Eugene Otto

Dennis & Christine Peck

Joclayre Peters

Leslie Romer

Rep. Sandra RomeroShelley & Jeff Rudeen

Karl Ruppert

Dave & Joanne Schuett-Hames

Steve & Cynthia Sheller

John Sladek

Eric Slagle & Nancy Hanna

Charlie Stephens &

Becky Liebman

Malcolm Stilson

Kristin Swenddal &

Rich Nafziger

Jean Takekawa

Chris Wickham &

Stephanie ClaireFronda Woods

Gary & Sandra Worthington

William & Diane Young

Sustainer $50-99

Jeanette Barreca & Bill Yake

Paul Battan

Gary Benson

Patt Brady & Fred Fiedler

Jack & Nora Brummel

Peggy Bruton-Edwards &

David Edwards

Florence Caplow

Kaleen CottinghamKeith Cotton

Warren & Janet Dawes

Doug & Merrilee DeForest

Joe Digranes & Linda Chesnut

Dee & Eugene Eckhardt

Flora Edmundson

Larry Eickstaedt & Joan Lynch

Jeffrey Even

Daniel Farber

Jeffrey Fisher

Jeff Foisy & Rachael Jamison

Joe Ford & Mary Wilkinson

Russ Fox & Carolyn Dobbs

Mary Frye

Barbara Gooding

Peder & Eleanor Grimstad

Peter Guttchen &

Kristina Smock

Simona Hancock

June Hansen

Thomas Hess

Richard & Kayana Hoagland

Richard Hoey &

Stacey Waterman-Hoey

Chuck Howe

David & Nancy Jamison

Linda Kahan

Eilleen Keller & Stephen Baker

James & Linda King

Nancy & Peter Kmet

Amy Kurtenbach

Hans & Annemarie Littooy

Stephen Lundin &Linda Bondurant

Sheila Lynch

Dana Lynn

Mike & Kathy McCormick

Patti & Victor Moore

Laura Moore

Pat Morin

Susi Obryan

Andrea Parrish

Kathleen Peppard & Jan Vleck

Kaia Petersen

Genevieve Pisarski

Julie Puhich

Randy & Chris RahnJames & Carol Rainwood

Arline Ruef

Margery Sayre

Vince Schueler &

Chris Chapman

Diane & Ted Seagroves

Louise Shaffrath

Joyce & Charles Skidmore

William M. Tweit

Kim Vanzwalenburg

Sally Vogel

Steve Wang &

Kathryn Hamilton Wang

Cathy WassermanSidney White &

Pat Matheny-White

Gary Wilburn

Lance Winecka & Amy Hatch

David & Dolly Yates

William Zachmann &

Patricia Olson

Supporter $30-49

Elizabeth Bachman

Glenn Baldwin

David Bollinger

Doug Canning

Chuck & Elizabeth Chambers

Chris Chappell

Janet Cutlip & Deborah George

Duane Fagergren

Alison & Martin Fisher

Janet Franks

Roger Giebelhaus

Larry Goldstein

John Gursky

Saifudden Hakim

Elie Halpern

Jim & Carolyn Harmon

Jennifer & Andrew Hayes

Charles & Beverly Heebner

Bobbi Hickox

John Jacobson

Nicki Johnson

TJ & Stephanie Johnson

Elizabeth Keppner

Dee & Dave Kirk Barbara & Ronald Kuenstler

Nancy Laich

Ana Link

JoAnn & William Lysak

Suzanne Malakoff & Jan Cnossen

Carol Mason Page

Janet McLane

Dorothy Mehaffey

Thomas Miller

Leslie Morris

Paul Parker & Sally Reichlin

Robert Patrick

David Peeler

Jon PetersonJohn Pool

Helen Pressley

Toby Quinn

Diana & David Ragsdale

Alan Reichman & Diane Kurzyna

Susan Roediger

Jena Rosen

Ralph & Jacky Rudeen

Terry Rudeen

Mary Rulewicz & Keith Mau

Alvin & Patricia Sauer

Kathryn Scott

Radke Sharpe

Marcia & Lonnie SomerLon Sullivan

Gerald Suzawith & Kristin Blalack

Peter Uglesich

Jolene Unsoeld

Lee Walkling

Steve Wells

Callie Jean Wilson

Art Zabel

Friends

John Andersen

Heather Balcomb

Ian Christopher

Alan Copsey & Deborah Feinstein

Marjorie & Russell Day

Tara Galuska

Carl & Barbara Lind

Sonny & Diana Lindvall

Janet McArthur

Carol Mason Page

Lois Smith

Marcella & Richard Yates

Business Members

Deborah Flynn Salon

Olympic Outfitters

Stormans, Inc.



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Property Donation H elps E nsure

Future of Local Conservation

Capitol Land Trust has received a donation of forested

shoreline property on Henderson Inlet. The land provides

habitat for salmon, shellfish, bald eagles, great blue heron and many

other threatened species and will now be protected in its natural

state. The generous donation, made by Melody Mayer and Bill

Scheidt, will accomplish two important goals. A conservation

easement recorded at the time of any future sale will ensure the land

will not be subdivided and that additional homes will not be built.

The donation is also part of a plan to provide funding for future

Trust conservation efforts. The donated land is adjacent to another

shoreline parcel that Melody and Bill intend to gift to Capitol Land

Trust. The gifts are being made with the expectation that a future

sale of the parcels to a conservation buyer will provide Capitol Land

Trust with important operating and acquisition funds. Please

contact our office to learn how including Capitol Land Trust in your

estate planning can provide tax benefits while ensuring the future

of local conservation.n

Thank You

Capitol Land Trust would like to thank the following

volunteers who have generously donated their time: Sally

Vogel, Peter Uglesich, Emiko Yokoi & Rick Raist for office

assistance; Mark Peternell and everyone at the law offices of

Wheller & Peternell for legal assistance;Wil Morris for steward

ship advice and consultation. Contributions from Storman’s Com-

munity Rebate cards resulted in a $75 contribution for the first

quarter of this year—thanks to all of you using your cards. Suzanne

Shafer has again asked clients to make contributions to the Trus

for her realtor services and CLT has recently received two generous

donations in her name.n

Defending Wild Washington

Former CLT intern Glenn Burkhart took part in a course at

Evergreen researching grass roots environmental campaigns

The fruit of this class research is Defending Wild Washington: A

Citizen's Action Guide recently published by Mountaineers Books

Glenn's chapter includes a CLT success story.n

Documents

Spring 2004 Capitol GIdeas Newsletter, Capitol Land Trust