2018 was a year of transition for TOSC. Our ProgramDirector Vince Cloward left us for a Nature Conservancyposition close to family in California. His departure gaveus the opportunity to reevaluate staff needs in light of ournew strategic plan completed in 2018. As a result, wepromoted Eileen Healy to Deputy Director, to overseeoperations, grants and fundraising. We hired Aaron Rogersas Program/Events Coordinator and Sharie Dodge as ourOffice Coordinator. Aaron and Sharie share TOSC’s passion

for trails, parks and open space and bring a freshperspective to addressing the challenges of underfundedparks and the need for addressing gaps in our trail system.Our “Bike Guy,” Allen Beauchamp, completed a successfulproject in southeast Colorado Springs connectingresidents to neighborhood trails and parks. GIS Expert andRing the Peak Project Coordinator Mike Rigney continuesto produce fabulous maps that help tell our story to thecommunity.

Transitions

Our Executive Director Susan Davies (fourth from right) was named a “Woman of Influence” in 2018.

Looking to the FutureOur Staff and Board are laying the groundwork for anintensive community outreach effort in 2019 and 2020.People live here for our incredible parks, trails and openspaces, but few understand what it costs to take care ofthem and where we’re falling short. It’s time to take thestory of inadequate funding to the people, help themunderstand what’s at stake and agree upon a solution.Extending and increasing the TOPS Program is gaining

traction among partners and elected officials. The tax sunsets in 2025. Reauthorizing and expanding TOPS could ensure the sustainability of parks funding for a generation. 2021–Colorado Springs' sesquicentennial--might provide the perfect time to pass an expanded TOPS. If Denver can pass a .25 tax for parks, trails and open spaces as they did in November – why not Colorado Springs?

Ring the Peak Closing the Gap

After more than a year of meetings, field work and research, a plan for completing the Ring the Peak Trail is nearing completion. The Trails and Open Space Coalition received a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) in late 2016 and hired N.E.S., Inc. to assist in developing a plan to complete the Ring. N.E.S. and their team got to work organizing community meetings, consulting with land managers, and meeting with private land owners to discuss options for trail alignments and management strategies. After many discussions with stakeholders and agencies, the team developed a route and achieved consensus.Like most major planning endeavors, consensus was

achieved through compromise. On the one hand, a higher,more wilderness experience trail was ruled out due topotential impacts to a unique population of bighorn sheepand concerns over the security of water supplies. On theother hand, a scenic, challenging route on the easternedge of the “gap” was identified that will be a destinationin itself. TOSC will continue to shepherd the process. Nextsteps include fostering an advisory board to focus onfundraising plans and interagency managementagreements, which will need to be in place for planimplementation. We can’t thank Chris Lieber of N.E.S andhis team enough for their wise leadership in this longprocess.

MakingConnectionsThe 2017 Colorado Springs Health Foundation BikingConnections grant was a successful evolution and built afoundation for further cooperation. We realized going intothe grant effort that there was not a high level ofcommunity support for bike activities in the southeast ofColorado Springs. Working alongside our partners, weengaged the RISE Coalition and other civic leadersthroughout the community and built a level of trust thatculminated in the Trails and Open Space Coalition andBike Colorado Springs being valued as a true partner intheir community building work.During our grant work, we crafted a number ofopportunities that saw over 100 community members

take part in family-friendly rides and events, includingtaking City Councilwoman Yolanda Avila out for a biketour, highlighting the connectivity that the Sand CreekTrail allows to multiple parks from the very accessibleSoutheast YMCA.Being able to activate this very important facility that runsthrough the heart of SECOS was eye opening for many ofthe community members who never realized that it isconnected from Hancock Expressway to Airport Road. Oneof the follow-on success points is that the ParksDepartment now has a work order in for signage to beinstalled in 2019 along its nearly 3-mile length.

Committees & ProgramsThe Trails and Open Space Coalition works in part throughcommittees and program groups to achieve its mission.Our newest committee is the fiscally-sponsored fundFriends of Boulder Park. The Friends of Ute Valley Park is amore established group that is also a fiscally-sponsored

fund of TOSC. Bike Colorado Springs, a program of TOSC,began as a coalition of bike-friendly groups under theleadership of the Trails and Open Space Coalition, andnow consists of several active committees dedicated tomaking Colorado Springs more bike friendly.

Boulder Park is a neighborhood park on the city’s neareast side. Neighbors became frustrated with the conditionof their park and came to the Trails and Open SpaceCoalition for help. Their main concerns: illegal smoking onthe east side of the park and padlocked tennis andbasketball courts due to unsafe surface conditions.We met with them, devised a strategy to address their

concerns and helped them create “Friends of BoulderPark.” TOSC is now their fiscal sponsor and will continueto support them as they seek to reimagine their park,raise funds to address some of the needs and work withparks staff to get Boulder Park added to the priorityprojects list.

Friends of Boulder Park

384.5 Volunteer hours helped improve the park.Removed 100 railroad ties from the Popes Valley entrance.Armored poor drainage sights in the newer TOPS property.$1 Million FEMA Fire Mitigation Grant awarded,

implemented and nearly complete.A new Kiosk was added to the Ute Valley Trail parking lot,

with the Mayor kicking off the event.Golden Hills entrance completion.Numerous rogue trails have been successfully closed.

2019 promises to be yet another stellar season with trail reroutes,rogue trail closures, fire mitigation and the ultimate goal; buildingnew trails!

2018 was a very successful year for Ute Valley Park, a committee ofthe Trails and Open Space Coalition. Here are some of the highlights:

2018 was a foundation-building year for Bike ColoradoSprings as well as for the overall bicycle friendliness of ourcity. Throughout this past year BCS has been buildingrelationships and support with City Staff and celebrating oursuccesses throughout our community through social mediaand community rides. BCS helped our city’s new BikeMaster Plan become reality which will shape bicycling in ourcity for the foreseeable future. In 2019, BCS will continue tofurther one of the Bike Master plan’s primary goals of“Creating Greater Support for Biking.” To reach this goal BCSwill build a broader base of supporters with a focusedbranding initiative, continue to strengthen relationshipswith the City, and implement a membership programthrough a concerted outreach effort.

Bike Colorado Springs

Friends ofUte Valley Park

GivingBack

Progress in conservation is only possible with a true coalition of individuals, organizations and businesses who support it with time and dollars. We are deeply grateful to the companies, large and small, that help us in many ways. Whether it be direct contributions, matching donations, sponsorships or in-kind donations, gifts from our business partners are a large part of our success. We celebrate the businesses that contributed in 2018. Major business partners included Live Dream Colorado Real

Estate, Cerberus Brewing Company, Bristol Brewing, PikesPeak Roadrunners, Phelan Gardens and Kreuser Galleries.Our bike shop sponsors for the Starlight Spectacular madeit possible for us to put on a huge biking event for 1,000+people—Ted’s Bicycles, Bicycle Village, CS Bike Shop,Criterium Bicycles, and Old Town Bike Shop. Other majorStarlight sponsors included Heuberger Subaru, Penrose St.Francis, SRAM, the CS Cycling Club, Ent Credit Union, andthe Downtown Development Group.

In 2017, we received a bequest from the estate of JudyConnally in honor of her son, Tucker, who passed away in1998. In 2018, we partnered with the Colorado AAAInsurance company to do a work project around Tucker’smemorial at the Edmondson Trailhead off WoodmenRoad. The volunteers pulled weeds, painted fences, anddug out around the “Tucker’s Tie-In” memorial stone to

put down rock. Many thanks to the volunteers and theCity of Colorado Springs Parks Department, and toTucker’s dad Jim, who joined us to work on the projectand thank the volunteers.

Thank you to the friends and families of Dr. Sean O'Donnell, Patricia NiehansAuxier, Mary Davies, Nancy Lewis, Joe Craig, and Bob J. Miller for donating tothe Trails and Open Space Coalition in memory of their loved ones.

Financials

The Trails and Open Space Coalition is a 501(c)3 nonprofit,funded by donations from more than a thousandindividuals, including 100% support from our Board ofDirectors. Businesses, organizations and foundationscontribute, and we make up the difference throughfundraising events.

Each year, more than 80% of our expenses are used forprogramming. These figures are from pre-audit reports;for our audited numbers, see our website, where we postour IRS forms 990 each year, along with our annualreports.

www.trailsandopenspaces.org/annualreport

Amazon SmileAnthem Enterprises LLCApex Sports, Inc.Benevity Community Impact FundCastaways FoundationCerberus Brewing CoColorado Springs Cycling ClubCommunity First FoundationCommunity Shares of ColoradoCriterium BicyclesDowntown Development Group LLCElite Properties of America, IncFossil Brewing Company IncFountain ColonyHeuberger Motors, IncKeysight TechnologiesKnies, Helland & McPherson Law PLLCKreuser GalleryLart Citizen Advisory CouncilLdC Property ConsultingMountain Equipment RecyclersMountain Top Cycling ClubNetwork for GoodNorthrop GrummanO'Donnell Family PracticeOld Town Bike ShopPanera BreadPayPal Giving FundPenrose-St. Francis Health ServicesPhelan GardensPikes Peak BrewingPikes Peak Marathon, Inc.Pikes Peak Over the Hill GangPikes Peak Range Riders, Inc.Primal WearProgressive Insurance FoundationRocky Mountain HighwayRustic Hills Improvement AssociationSalesforce.orgSaponas FoundationShift ThriftSRAMTap TradersTed's BicyclesThe Bloom FoundationThe English Family FoundationThe Evelyn S. &

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Adam's Mountain CafeAMRBristol BrewingCliff HouseColorado Coffee MerchantsColorado Springs IndependentCoquette's Bistro & BakeryDavid MeyersDeuter USA Inc

Garden of the Gods Visitor &Nature Center

Gisele MiyamotoGold Star Pies

Krueger BrothersLiz EnasMarco's PizzaMargarita at Pine CreekMichael RigneyMidwest Barricade Co.Picnic BasketRocky Mountain ChocolateFactoryRXP @ 1039Sovereignty WinesSunstate EquipmentTayco Screen Printing IncWillamette Market & DeliWooglin's Deli

Echo Canyon River Expeditions

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Colorado SpringsVerizonVisit Colorado SpringsWalker Schooler District ManagersZaney Fingers LLC

Business &Foundation Donors

Individuual Donors

In-Kind Donors

DonorsCarolyn & George CresswellMike & Linda CrisseyJanet CustineLarry CutterKimberly CyrEmily DantiKevin & Terri DaughertyBill Beagle and Susan DaviesJo Ann & Patrick DavisGary & Susan DeanJan & John DemmonPatrick DeMuthChuck & Carol DonachyDaniel DonivanScott and Jennifer DorffLisa DorrDavid DoschDave DullSteve & Monica EckmannDiane Luck & David ElwongerLiz & Rand EnasCarolyn & Jim EngquistMark EwellJake EyermannRev. George Fagan, Jr.Marti FallonKenji & Janice FarinelliLenore FleckBruce & Marsha FogartyArthur and Denise FoleyNancy FortuinDan & Marilyn FosterJulie FoxLeann FrakaJoan FrederickCarol Anne FreemanJames & Pamela FreemanRon & Julie FurstenauPatricia Gantt ReimanKaren & Bdale GarbeeAnnie GarretsonaKelley GaskillGene & Suzan GebowConnie GibbonsDavid & Lucy GinleyLeslie Bryan & Glenn GoldbergElfego GomezPhil & Ellen GouldingNina GrantMorris GrayRichard GreenwoodCathy & David Grossman

David AdairAngie AdamsRuss & Sarah AslesonCatherine BailieAnat Moskowitz & Jeff BainRenee BarallPhil & Alice BarnettBrian BeckerDonna M. BeckerLynn & Liz BevingtonEsther BeynonDebbie & Mark BibbMichael & Jean BlaisdellWayne BlandDan BoedigheimerDon & Marilyn BosenbeckerSheila BoutonPaul BowmanJulie BradyJeanie & Gene BraySteven BremnerGary & Janice BrewingtonAaron & Heather BriggsDale and Howard BrooksDick & Marilyn BrusenhanMary & James BurgerDick and Pat BursellSharon ButtsRalph CadwalladerEddie CalderonSteve and Jacqueline CallicottPatty & Bruce CameronRJ & Diane CampbellSharon Boyd & Dale CampbellJennifer CancellierGlenn CarlsonJim & Sherri CassidyMolly CassidyJennifer CawleyDavid & Beth ChorpenningTom & Ann ChristensenNard ClaarDavid ClarkElizabeth ClementSusan & Bill CogswellAlex ColeLauren CollierChris ConboyPatricia & Barry CooperStuart Coppedge

DonorsCasey & Sue ScottMary ScottMike & Valorie ScottFrank SelfDr & Mrs H.T. ServisAnn SeymourConnie ShanerJohn and Carolyn ShawJim & Ann ShiklesKaren & Steve ShumanBill & Jan SkadowBill & Betty SlaughterDennice SoderbergJohn and Ruth SpidellCherie StadjuharDavid StangKarl StangJohn & Carol StansfieldTyrone & Deidra SteenPatrick StephensJim StrubMichele Strub-HeerRich & Joni SwinfordJanet TannerAlan & Linda TateChristina TennicanJim & Sonya ThiemeShanti & Coreen TollMaddy TormoenPattye & David VolzAndrew WackerDiane Renee WalkerKevin WalkerNancy & Bill WallaceAndrea WarnerBarbara WasserTammy WeckwerthJohn WeissDennis & Erin WellerJason WestBob & Mary Ellen WhiteKaren & Bill WiedemannNancy WilkesDiane WilliamsRobert & Bari WillsonJamie WilsonDub & June WiltroutLeslie WolkenLucy WoodJoseph & Linda WoodfordMark & Theresa YeadonTim and Barbara Yeomans

Dianne & Mario OliveiraCharles & Margaret OliverMichael OnstadJohn & JoAnn OrsbornJohn OrtonJan OstromSusan & David OwenJames OwensMichael OwingsAnnette PakKaren PalusMargaret PasolliCharlie & Shirley PatersonSteve and Debi PelicanFrank PelosoEric PetersonLaura PomerenkeEd & Sue PorembaLaura Feldman & Glenn PressmanWes PrichardCarolyn ProctorSusie RamsayKathleen RaphaelKathy Loo & Jim RaughtonLawrence RaweHoward & Mary Jane RayRobert & Deborah RayStephen ReedChristopher RehornLaura ReichKaren ReinkingSusan RetherfordGail & Paul RichardsNichole RidenourJeff RiggsMichael & Theresa RigneySander RigneySkyler & Kristen RorabaughJanet Oliver & Aaron RosenthalEric RossRussell RossSusan & Ken RothRalph RoutonPaul & Caroline RowlandsJohn & Susan RowleyBill & Brigette RuskinKate SakalNancy SaltzmanLouis SanchezHenry ScarangellaMary SchoenfelderCarol & Wil Scott

Susan Ashley & Robert LeeJane Leighty JusticeJurgen LeiserRobert LesherChris & Vicki LieberTim LittletonKevin LloydDon LoganDavid LordConnie LorigCarol & Jerry LubellPam & Fred LydickAndy LyonSuzanne MacAulaySteve & Wendy MackNancy & Mike MadayJim & Christa MahoneyAlan MaloneMargie MaraBecky MaresJan MartinTodd MartsJohn & Virginia MaynardEdward Maynard, M.D.Paul McDermottJanice McKenzieStuart McmillinKaren MeadowsDion MercierZane MeredithMichael MerrifieldDavid MeyersPeter & Linda MichelinGary & Karen MichelsDeborah MilburnMarge MilneJoyce Stillwaugh & Rick MinerRobert & Sara MinerShawn & Minon MitchellSteve & Nod MitchellMarianne MittelstadtGisele MiyamotoRenee & David MoorefieldMark MorgensternJefferson MossSean & Hope MullallyLaura NeumannMaggie NewmanDavid NixLarry NorfleetMike & Megan ObernesserTheresa Odello

Sona GrovensteinDonna & Mike GuthrieLynne & Norm HallCorrina & Scott HamannAshley HanelPaul HankeBarbara & Phillip HaramCheryl HartPaul HarveyCorrine HauterConor HeaneyJontelle HeffernanCynthia HeinickeScott HenteLisa & Rich HickeyJennifer HicksRichard & Sandra HiltTony HoewischMatthew & Kim HolcombDeborah HoodBob & Elly HostetlerSara & Robert HowsamKen HubbardJim HunterBridget HurleyRichard IdlerMelissa & Robert IrwinKaren JessenLuke & Michelle JohnsonPatrick JohnsonRobert JustisDan KayKevin & Mary KellyDale KemmererMeg KendallTom KennedyNancy Henjum & Stephen KernAnnmarie & Thomas KiemelJim & Eileen KinTobias & Summer KircherLinda KittielLisa & Jim KlagesKarl & Kathy KlepferJim & Mary KleverMarge KnorrPaul KochKim KrebBirgit LandinJoan & Don LarrabeeDick & Jane LassMark LaucusNancy Ericson & Richard Leap

Copyright 2019 TOSCDigital Layout and Cover Photo by Dave Meyers

Emily Danti, PresidentMike Obernesser, Vice President

Jason West, VP of AdvocacyCarrie Simison, Secretary

Patrick Stephens, Treasurer

Susan Davies, Executive DirectorEileen Healy, Deputy Director

Allen Beauchamp, Bike Initiatives CoordinatorAaron Rogers, Program/Event Coordinator

Sharie Dodge, Office CoordinatorMike Rigney, Ring the Peak Project Manager

Paul ButcherDan ClevelandMary Ellen DavisScott Flora

Kathy LooJohn MaynardBill SlaughterDave Zelenok

2018 AdvisoryBoard Mark Bibb

Jenn CancellierGlenn CarlsonDavid DullScott Hente

Luke JohnsonJim KleverBirgit LandinSkyler RorabaughKevin Walker