4
March 25, 2006 Dear Members and Friends: Assembling the Land Trust’s annual report is a time for asking questions and taking stock. What progress did we make in preserving the wild places and rural character of Vashon and Maury Islands? Did we attract new members? Were we good stewards of both the land entrusted to us and our own financial resources? For 2005, we can give a hearty and unequivocal “yes” to each of those questions. Here are highlights from a terrific year: • In September, we completed a three-year, $5.4 million campaign to protect Island Center Forest, our largest preserve to date. We secured for King County a 25-year lease on 40 acres of forest adjacent to Dockton Park, with major help from state senator Erik Poulsen. We worked with King County to protect a beautiful and important stretch of beach at Piner Point, on the south tip of Maury Island. We completed the purchase of five acres in Paradise Valley, including a reach of Judd Creek where coho and chum salmon spawn. A corps of enthusiastic volunteers turned out for a succession of work parties, making 2005 the most active year ever. We cleared seven acres of blackberry and scotch broom and planted over 2,500 native trees and shrubs. An invitation to hike and explore Land Trust properties was a big success. Fifty families turned out for the first six guided tours. Watch for more tours in 2006 and beyond. We were honored by the support of 650 member households. We accomplished all this while clearing our books of debt for the first time since 1999. Our annual budget was in the black as well. These are major accomplishments. They reflect the hard work of our members, volunteers, board and staff. We’re exceedingly grateful to you, our members, for your continuing support and confidence. The year also marked the death of Chris Crecelius, a Vashon legend and a founding board member of the Land Trust. While saddened by his passing, we take pride that together, we continue to build the legacy that Chris, and all of us, desire for this, our island home. Joseph Henke, Board President, 2005 VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST Conserving land to protect the natural ecosystems and rural character of Vashon-Maury Island 2005 ANNUAL REPORT The Land Trust bids a fond farewell to founding board member Chris Crecelius. Pete Murray and Lon Hoover accept the Big Blackberry Bulb From Hell Award, given for exceptional service at Land Trust work parties. ©Abel Eckhardt, 2005

VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUSTvashonlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ar_2005.pdf · VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST ... Janyce Eckhardt & Greg Heline Paul Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUSTvashonlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ar_2005.pdf · VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST ... Janyce Eckhardt & Greg Heline Paul Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt

March 25, 2006Dear Members and Friends:

Assembling the Land Trust’s annual report is a time for asking questions and taking stock. What progress did we make in preserving the wild places and rural character of Vashon and Maury Islands? Did we attract new members? Were we good stewards of both the land entrusted to us and our own fi nancial resources? For 2005, we can give a hearty and unequivocal “yes” to each of those questions. Here are highlights from a terrifi c year:

• In September, we completed a three-year, $5.4 million campaign to protect Island Center Forest, our largest preserve to date.

• We secured for King County a 25-year lease on 40 acres of forest adjacent to Dockton Park, with major help from state senator Erik Poulsen.

• We worked with King County to protect a beautiful and important stretch of beach at Piner Point, on the south tip of Maury Island.

• We completed the purchase of fi ve acres in Paradise Valley, including a reach of Judd Creek where coho and chum salmon spawn.

• A corps of enthusiastic volunteers turned out for a succession of work parties, making 2005 the most active year ever. We cleared seven acres of blackberry and scotch broom and planted over 2,500 native trees and shrubs.

• An invitation to hike and explore Land Trust properties was a big success. Fifty families turned out for the fi rst six guided tours. Watch for more tours in 2006 and beyond.

• We were honored by the support of 650 member households.• We accomplished all this while clearing our books of debt for the fi rst time since 1999. Our annual budget was in the black as well. These are major accomplishments. They refl ect the hard work of our members, volunteers, board and staff. We’re exceedingly grateful to you, our members, for your continuing support and confi dence. The year also marked the death of Chris Crecelius, a Vashon legend and a founding board member of the Land Trust. While saddened by his passing, we take pride that together, we continue to build the legacy that Chris, and all of us, desire for this, our island home.

Joseph Henke, Board President, 2005

VASHON-MAURYISLAND LAND TRUSTConserving land to protect the natural ecosystems and rural character of Vashon-Maury Island

2005 ANNUAL REPORT

The Land Trust bids a fond farewell to founding board member Chris Crecelius.

Pete Murray and Lon Hoover accept the Big Blackberry Bulb From Hell Award, given for exceptional service at Land Trust work parties. ©Abel Eckhardt, 2005

Page 2: VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUSTvashonlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ar_2005.pdf · VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST ... Janyce Eckhardt & Greg Heline Paul Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt

MEMBERS & OTHER SUPPORTERSAnonymous (4)Wilson Abbott & Hunter DavisDon & Jane AbelSteve Abel & Marie StanislawCharles & Mary Lou Adams Ronald & Margaret Albertson Tom Alderson & Candy GambleThe Allman FamilyJill & Murray AndrewsGregg Andrus & Sherrie RushJean & Stephen AndrusRobin Appleford & Charles RosenberryRay & Edith AspiriAdam & Anne AtwellPriscilla & Colby AtwoodCharles BackusKira BaconKaren Baer & Rick Wallace

Cathy Bailey & Richard SiegristAlby BakerMartin Baker & Donna KlemkaJerry & Kathie BalcomAmy BaldingerJack Barbash & Kathryn SposatoStephanie Barbee & Patrick ChristieBarbara Barbee-PelzelRachel BardDave & Debbie BardenLinda Barnes & Edward Swan Michael & Nancy Barnes John & Kit BeanPriscilla BeardJim & Marjorie BeardsleySuzanne & Rayne BeaudoinHerb & Karen Beck Cynthia BeckerCraig & Lynette BelesMary BelshawAlice BentleyJason BergerDick & Linda BianchiLaura BienenSteve Bird & Lisa McKibbenWendy Blair & Robert StolkRonly Blau & Andre SappBent & Marie Blichfeldt Buzz & Lynn BlickPhilip BlochMarcia & Carl BlomgrenSaphire Blue & Gordon Smith Joseph & Amy Bogaard Stephen BoganBenno Bonkowski & Susan HedrickBeth & Rob BordnerSherry Lee Bottoms & Michelle Ramsden

Matthew & Karen BoyleMelinda BranscombThomas & Nancy BrennerMary Margaret & Daniel BriggsJeff & Claire BronsonFran Brooks & Michael ElenkoMargaret & Stewart BrownTure Brusletten & Matthew ChasanArt & Jeannie BryantRaymond & Susan Bucy James Burke & Mary ShackelfordKelly Burke & Joanne McGinnisJean BurmanGreg Burnham & Susie KalhornGreg Bush & Julie HangerKaren ByePatrick & Ellen CallJohn & Carolyn CandyDonald Canfi eld & Linda MatherBetty Capehart & Richard PaulisAlan & Arla Capps

Whitfi eld & Mary Carhart Eugene Carlson & Mimi ThompsonRicki CarlsonBill Carr & Beng Imm LowCathleen Carr & Michael Sweeney Ward & Ann Marie CarsonJim & Jeri Jo Carstairs Karen CarstonMichael & Cathy CasteelBruce & Debi Cekosh Carrie ChambersLisa ChambersBarbara & Dan ChasanGeo & Zoe CherokeFrank & Debra ChingLauren ChinnGary & Grace ChristophersenDerek Churchill & Wendy Finkleman John ChurchillMartin Cieri & Josh Goldfi ngerJudith Clegg & Lynn DavisonClarence & Shirley Cole Donald Cole & Joan WortisPat CollierDavid Combs & Mary Heath Larry & Susan Commeree Marc & Beth CordovaJohn Cornelison & Kim FarrellKristen CosselmanJames & Joan Coulson Melanie Coulson & Graham JohnsonKathryn Crawford & David McCullochDiane CrawfordChris & Grace CreceliusJohn & Susan Cronin Daniel CullinanTodd & Sylvie CurrieN. James & Edna Dam

Charlotte DardisMarjorie E. Davey Roger & Laura DavidheiserJennifer Jo Davis & Cyndy MackeyMark & Melinda DavisMichael & Christina Dawson Sarah Day & Tim MorrisonCarolyn Dean Tom Dean & Shelley MeansCarla DeCronaTom DeFelice & John AldayaBeth de GroenBailey deIongh & Jay Williamson Dan Desmarais & Chris TownsendHelen DesmaraisMary DesmaraisCathy deSmetNorman & Betty Ann Doane Doug DolstadEnid DolstadJan Dorn & Greg MartinJoanne DownsDiana Drayton & Fred ConstantEzra Dreisbach & Heather RobinsonLarry DruxmanNatalie DubayKaren du Four des ChampsJohn DunnLouisa J. D. Eastman Douglas & Toni EatonDeena EberCarol Eckert & Edward SlagleAbel Eckhardt & Kim RodgersEzra, Kara, Katherine & Claire EckhardtJanyce Eckhardt & Greg HelinePaul EckhardtSarah Eckhardt & Chet GerlCliff & Carol Eckman Adrienne Edmonson & Michael KnodtCarol Eggen Robert & Marcy ElliottBob & Carol Ellis Gladys Elmore & Susan HoffmanBarbara & Richard EmmonsClair EnglanderJeanne ErnstRichard & Kathleen FarnerKathleen FarrellKathleen Fellbaum Carol Ferch & Dan WillsieAl & Jenny FergusonKaren Fevold & Hans Van Dusen Georgianne FioriniBrian FisherMichael & Pam FitzgeraldGeoffrey & Terri FletcherStephen Floyd & Phil DunnRebecca FoxSaul Fortunoff & Weslie RodgersCortney Foster & Norine MartinsenNorman & June Franklin Elizabeth Freeman & David WillinghamJennifer Frey & Theressia Hazelmyer Irene FriendGerald & Karin Garrison Jim Garrison & Trish HowardJerry Gehrke & Carol SchwennessenJulie GerrardJohn & May Gerstle Julie Gibson & Robert JonesGordon GilbertDeta Golden Joy GoldsteinCharles GordonSteve Graham & Ivy Sacks Moira Gray & Joe TaskeyBill & Lee Green Hal & Molly Green Suzanne GreenbergRichard & Marjorie GreeneChris GreenleeMargaret Gritten Barry & Wendy GrosskopfJoanna Guglielmino & Kirk HauptKathryn GustafsonDiane Haavik & Michael Horne Alvin HabbestadKerry Halligan & Nancy YountBob & Claire Hallowell

Stephanie HamiltonJoan & Jon HannaRay Hanowell & Nell Coffman Art & Gerda Hansen Richard & Mona HardyCorinne Harmon Trika harms zum SpreckelMarie Harrington Jim & Bette HarveyDavid & Suzanne Hattery Brian Haughton & Sunny SpeidelDavid & Maureen Hawkins Robert & Betty HawkinsJeff Hawley & Corry BreitwischSteve & Susan HaworthMerna Ann HechtMargaret & Eric Heffelfi nger Paul HelsbyJoseph Henke & Julie Speidel Jerry & Carolina HenleyLauri & Bob HennesseyRemony HenryThomas & Ingeborg HerringLori & Dennis Hess Susan HesselgraveStu & Pat Highet Charles HitchinJennie A. Hodgson Tom & Margaret Hodnett Margaret Hoeffel & Martin Koenig Dana & Lindsay HofmanThomas & Karen HoffmanGayle & Chuck HolcomJohn HollidayWayne Holt & Phyllis Kaiden T. M. HoltschlagRayna & Jay Holtz Dr. Lon & Carolyn Hoover Susan HormannBob Horsley & Kathleen Webster Alan & Amy HugginsLawrence & Veronica Huggins Douglas Huizenga & Rita SchenckRobin HumeMarc HutchinsonBarbara HuttmanSteve IceCarol Ireland-McLean & George McLean Shae IrvingFrank & Deborah JacksonLisa & R.J. Jaguzny Julie JamesRichard & Becky JankeEllen & Jed JankowskiDwight & Pam Jewson Phoebe & Karl JohannessenGerry & Jean Jones Marnie JonesRichard Jones & Nancy OlszewskiSteve JonesPaco JoyceMichael & Nancy KappelmanMrs. Lester B. KappelmanDean KatzDavid & Elaine KearneyJoanna KeeleyAlison Kennedy & Mark Ellison-TaylorMichael & Michele KennicottLa Vonne KernDr. Reed & Karen KiplingerSusan KirkpatrickBruce & Karen KirschnerMichael KleerGeorge KloeppelDouglas Klopfenstein & Sandra PenningtonNatalie KosovacTim & Beth KraabelAnn & John KremerHester & Richard KremerEllen KritzmanLaurel Kuehl & John MartinakYvonne KuperbergPeter & Karol Lake Julia Lakey & Steve Self Delmar LangbauerMary Kay Lanier & Andrew PeetDoug & Linda LarsenMichael LaurieKirsten Lee

Suzanna LeighBrian & Lisa LenihanAnn & George Lewis Will & Hanna Lewis Elliott LibmanGene Lipitz FamilyRichard Lipke & Margaret SmithWilliam & Karen Lockwood R. L. & Marjorie Loesch Dawn & Pat Loraas Tom & Bea Lorentzen LotusNota LucasAnna LueckTodd, Katn & Nicholas LumiereBill Lunbom & Marilyn OmeyKa Luomala & Carol OlsonMary Lyons & James RoyMary & Paul Macapia Caroline S. MacColl Steven MacDonald & Rita AltamoreElizabeth Macomber & Kelly StraightJohn & Caroline MacomberIrene Malli & Guy StricherzClaud & Loris MannClifford MarksJames MarsPaul & Mary Marth Anna & Nick Martinsen Jim & Michelle McBridePhilip McCready & Edith SehulsterJanis & Greg McElroyNancy McKay & Dennis SwansonAnne McKennaThomas & Lila McKey Roy McMakin & Michael JacobsJoe & Helen Meeker Stan & Carol MerrellSharon Metcalf & Randy SmithByron Thomas MeurlottRay & Carol MielbrechtDenny MielockLoreen & John Milbrath Beverly MillerBill Mitchell & Mia McEldowneyWilliam Mitchell & Stephanie JewettBarbara ModeyJohn & Brenda MooreDoris MootsEmily & Marc Mora Margie Morgan & Jim CrossSharon MorrisBruce & Julie MorserRobert & Ellen Mosley Elaine Mowery & Margot RosenbergDavid Murphy & Jennifer VareyPeter Murray & Mary SwansonMark MusickCharles & Justine Nagel Gary Nathanson & Judy SarkisianRuth NelsenCara Nelson & Nathaniel WolfcaleJane NeubauerTim NewcombAnn Nicklasen & Allen ResslerWendy & Phil NickolayDeborah & William NicollCraig & Deanna Norsen Nancy NorsenPhilip & Esther Norton Michael NylanderNorm & Lee Ockinga Louise OgilvyJoseph & Jean OkimotoKaren OlsenDon & Betty OlsonBernie O’Malley & Norine GraceFrances O’ReillyJoseph OrintJohn Osborne & Sierra ZweigKerry PalmWilliam C. PalmerPatricia ParksElizabeth Parrish & John ReesDon & Beth PawlekJudith Wood Pearce Patrick Perkins & Irene HolroydBianca Perla & Rusty KnowlerGuido & Karen PerlaLelie PerryCharlie Pieterick & Marcie Rubardt

2005 LAND TRUST CONTRIBUTORS

This fi eld on the southeast corner of the Fisher Pond Preserve was a sea of scotch broom and blackberry – until our dedicated Restoration Partners got a hold of it. ©Abel Eckhardt, 2005

Page 3: VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUSTvashonlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ar_2005.pdf · VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST ... Janyce Eckhardt & Greg Heline Paul Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt

Billy & Ashley PlauchéCindy Pollock & David LevantBill & Michi Pope Judith & Robert PowellAustin Pratt & Luanne SmithBeth Preslar & Raleigh RoarkKeith & Martha PutnamBart & Margaret QuearySue & Art Rack Thomas & Carmen Radke Dennis & Jeannine Rampe Anthony Raugust & Joe CurielMike & Jane ReesLinda ReevesMary Bruce ReidHartmut & Ilse Reimnitz Barbara Rhoads-WeaverVicky & David RichouxKarlista RickersonKaren & Mark Ripley Anthony & Madeline RippoJinna RisdalRon & Marion Robbins Annie & Marty RobinsonRandy & Jeanne RobinsonCharles & Nancy Roehm Dave & Pat RogersMary Lou RohwerJohn & Sharon RoosMargaret Rothschild & George HeidornPeggy RubensMerrilee & John Runyan Marian RupertJohn & Joanne Rupp Cathy SarkowskyMichael Sasnett & Roberta SaxonFred & Nancy SayerKimberly & Mark ScheerMark Schmidt & Thea VernoyGay Schy & Charles TorryAmy Jean Scott & Deborah TaylorMichael & Shelley Scuderi

William Shackleford Bill & Lynne Shepherd Neil & Rolanda ShiosakiFrank & Theresa Shipley Jonathan & Marie ShipleyGary ShugartWilliam R. & Joan H. SibbersRonald Simons & Mary Lynn BussDean & Kristen SimpsonBob & Sarah-Maud Sivertsen Thomas SkarshaugRick Skillman & Sherene ZolnoSylvia Soholt Young A. SongJenny Sorensen & Charles GillerCarol & Bob SpanglerAnn Spiers & David FrankTom & Jaralene SpringEli & Risa Stahl Janie & Kirk StarrAnnie Stateler & Odin Lonning

Erik Steffens & Kathryn ThomasJil & Howard StennAdrian & Judi Stevenson Jack & Laurie Stewart Steve & Lucinda Stockett Mark StoppelNorm & Ruth Strange Eugene & Nancy Studer Nina Sullivan Marcy SummersRobin Swicord & Nick KazanSkip Tavakkolian & Patricia NeslandAnn TheissHans & Adele Thompson Mark & Ann ThornMark & Heather TimkenRobert & Sandra TownleySue Trevathan & Jim BazemoreChristine & Vernon Trevellyan Christie True & Larry JamesAnna Tucker & Jeremy SanderLaurie & Robert Tucker Ed & Susan Turner Marianne TwymanSara & Sam Van Fleet Joseph Van OsRichard & Ardythe Van ReethJan W. & Nancy Van RoesselLawrence & Anita VeltmanMichael & Judith VossMarian Wachter Jim & Sharon Waldo Margaret WaldoAndrea Walker & Howard KoenigDiane WalkupLynne & Joel WaltersVicki Ward & Jim McRaeEric WeberLinda Weiss & Ron GawithTerry WelchSteve & Kathy Wennstrom Ronald & Laura Weston Karen Westwood & Peter Jepsen

Cheryll WhitcombJoy & Dennis White Katherine WhiteIna Whitlock Richard & Susan Wiley Lynn WilhoitFaye WilkinsonBonnie & Tom WilkinsDrew & Linda WilliamsJane WilliamsJerry & Debora WilliamsJordan Williams & Lindy HolmesGeralyn WilsonCarl & Bev Winge Barbara WoodMartha & John Woodard Patricia WoodleyKajira Wyn BerryPat YoderLisa K. YoungerJeffery & Cynthia Zheutlin

FOUNDATIONSAnonymous (1)Hendrix FoundationHorizons FoundationLittle Family FoundationCharlotte Martin Foundation

GOVERNMENT GRANTSKing County WaterWorksNational Fish & Wildlife Foundation / King County Community Salmon FundNorth American Wetland Conservation Program / US Fish & Wildlife Service

IN KINDAlby BakerPiper BazemoreBen BenkowskiCarah BordnerJace BrienJohn & Vicki BrowneJohn CandyMary CarhartDerek ChurchillTom DeVriesCarol ElderJean EmmonsKevin FreemanJim GarrisonJohn GerstleTrish HowardAmy HugginsIsland Escrow ServiceJacobson Jarvis & Co, PLLCKing CountyChris KonradDamon & Rebecca LamphierLark in the Dark - Steve Austin, Marilyn Klein & Terry SullivanRussell LinkMike MasiPete MurrayRay PfortnerJeremy PrattQuartermaster PressMerrilee RunyanAndy SagerJeff SayreDan SchuelerJim SimmondsDavid SmithJanie & Kirk StarrTerry SullivanBob TobinSue TrevathanLee TurnerMike VerharenMeredith Yasui & Erin FloryWes York

MATCHING GIFTSAdobe Systems, IncThe Boeing CompanyBill & Melinda Gates FoundationGeneral Mills FoundationMicrosoft CorporationWashington Mutual

REALTORS 1% ProgramAmiad & Associates Emma Amiad Amy Carey Susan WhiteJohn L. Scott Real Estate Jean Bosch J. R. Crawford Krista Dehnert Sharon Denham

Leslie Ferriel Crist Granum

Susan Ireland-Purdom Val Seath Nancy Sipple Diane Stoffer Kenneth Zaglin

BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONSFriends of Fern CoveMondays at ThreeOlympic Instruments, Inc., Kevin BritzSouth End Community ClubWilliams Heating, Inc., Dennis Williams

SPECIAL EVENTSLand Trust Property Tours

Amiad & Associates, Emma AmiadBooks by the Way, Books by the Way, Books by the Way Charlie PetersonWok In, Take Out, Howard Koenig &

Andrea WalkerMay Plant Sale Appleyard Nursery, Al & Muriel Watts Black Dog Plants, Peter Ray Colvos Creek Nursery,

Mike Lee & Shelley Dillon The Country Store & Gardens, Vy Biel DIG Floral & Garden, Sylvia Matlock & Ross Johnson

Diry, Pretty Nursery,Diry, Pretty Nursery,Diry, Pretty Nursery Devin Sullivan Judd Creek Nursery, John & Vicki Browne Pacifi c Potager, Michelle Crawford Robinwood Nursery, Carole Lynne Ives & Rick PaquetteNative Plant and Tree Sale DIG Floral & Garden, Sylvia Matlock & Ross Johnson L.S. Cedar, Loren Sinner

Vashon ThriftwayNon-Violent Communication Seminar

Vashon Island Unitarian FellowshipTwo Artists Wandering – Slide Talk Benefi t

Don Cole & Joan WortisVashon Island Lavender Farm Tour & Festival

Fox Farm Lavender, Cynthia JohnsonThe Lavender Duck, Judy Mulhair

The Lavender Sisters, Dana Illo, Merrilee Runyan, Katy Jo Steward Testadura Lavender Farm, Tracie FerarriYoga Rave Benefi t Elizabeth Freeman Kathryn Payne

SPECIAL RECOGNITION & MEMORIAL FUNDSAnonymous - In honor of the marriage of Caroline Black & Joe Matter

THANK YOU ALL!

The Land Trust and King County secured a 25-year lease to protect the “Maury 40” above Dockton Park, visible here as the square, even-age stand of Douglas fi r. ©Google Earth

The Land Trust launched a new amphibian monitoring program by looking for egg sacks of the long-toed salamander.©Abel Eckhardt, 2005

STEWARDS & MONITORSEmma AmiadJohn BrowneVicki BrowneDan ChasanCandy DeanTom DeVriesDiana DraytonAdrienne EdmonsonCandy GambleJohn GerstleBob HawkinsLon HooverTrish Howard

Michael KnodtColin ManahanLinda PetersonGary Preston Gary ShuggartCarrie SikorskiJack Stewart Terry SullivanSusan WhiteDan WillsieKatie WolnyAnne Woodward

RESTORATION PARTNERSKali AguileraBeth AlbertsonEnde BakerJack BarbashRachel BardDave BardenCarin BebaHannah BerlinerRyan BersaClaire BronsonClarie BusseMaria CapelleGene CarlsonJim CarstairsBarbara ChasanDan ChasanChloeChristopherHenry Cox-RamanJoshua CraigMark CraigKali Crow-LiesterCaleah DeanCathy DeSmetHannah DresnamEvaJim FarrellStephanie FranksScott HendrixLon HooverShae IrvingLarry JensenJanet JewellSteve JonesDave KearneyDonna KlemkaYvonne KuperbergThe Kuperberg FamilyNoah LanphearMichael LaurieDan LombardoCliff MarksCecilia MayerRay MilbrechtCassidy MillerRichard Mintz

Pete MurrayJane NeubauerCaitlin OrtegaJennifer OsgoodJen OwensSelina PetschekAllison PritchardRafaelLeslie ReynoldsChetanya RobinsonNancy RoseSteve RoseAryo RyanBriana SandersonMike SasnettJoe SchultzAnn SpiersKirk StarrErik SteffensKate ThompsonJordan TwinlakeSara Van FleetJolene ViolenteConnor W.Mia WeberEli WilsonAlana WolfeJessup WolnyKatie WolnyAmanda ZhumalinSalmon Watchers Brian Brenno Robert Brenno Barbara Chasan Bob Fuerstenberg Ray Heller Lon Hoover Yvonne Kuperberg Emma Levant Helen Meeker Joe Meeker Pete Murray Jane Neubauer Erik Steffens Laurie Tucker

graphics by Natfl y Productions

Page 4: VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUSTvashonlandtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ar_2005.pdf · VASHON-MAURY ISLAND LAND TRUST ... Janyce Eckhardt & Greg Heline Paul Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt

Island Center Forest, Center MarshIsland Center Forest, Center Marsh – Completed a three-year, $5.4 million campaign to preserve 280 acres at Island Center Forest between Bank Road and Cemetery Road, including Meadowlake Pond and Center Marsh.Maury 40Maury 40 – Worked with state Senator Erik Poulson to secure for King County a 25-year lease on this 40-acre forest adjacent to Dockton Park.Piner Point – Partnered with King County to secure a pristine, fi ve-acre stretch of beach at Piner Point on the south tip of Maury Island.Paradise ValleyParadise Valley – Completed the purchase of fi ve acres of prime coho and chum salmon spawning habitat on Judd Creek in Paradise Valley along 111th Street.StewardshipStewardship – Removed two derelict buildings from the Shinglemill Salmon Preserve; cleared ten acres of scotch broom and blackberry, planted more than 2,500 native trees and shrubs, built new trails and put up trail signs.Community RelationsCommunity Relations – Launched a new program of property tours, hosting 50 families on six tours.Protected Lands – Total preserved lands for Vashon-Maury went from 770 acres in 2004 to 804 acres in 2005 (see chart be-low). Lands temporarily protected through current use taxation programs went from 3,433 acres in 2004 to 4,324 in 2005.

VASHON-MAURY ISLAND PROTECTED LANDS 2005

2005 LAND TRUST HIGHLIGHTS

The following preserves are held in a combination of ownership patterns by the Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust, the Vashon Park District, King County, and private landowners.

PRESERVES ............................................................................................................ACRES Christensen Pond Bird Preserve ............................................................................... 30 Ellisport Creek Wildlands ........................................................................................ 23 Fern Cove ............................................................................................................... 14 Fisher Pond Preserve ............................................................................................. 144 Hudson Preserve ....................................................................................................... 5 Island Center Forest .............................................................................................. 284 Lost Lake ................................................................................................................. 37 MacLeod Preserve .................................................................................................... 22 Marjorie Stanley Forest ............................................................................................ 17 Maury Island Forest ................................................................................................. 63 Mileta Creek Wildlife Refuge ................................................................................... 15 Paradise Valley ........................................................................................................... 5 Piner Point ................................................................................................................ 5 Privately Held Easements (6) ................................................................................... 63 Shinglemill Salmon Preserve .................................................................................... 68 Whispering Firs Bog .................................................................................................. 9

TOTAL ................................................................................................................... 804

KING COUNTY CURRENT USE TAXATION PROGRAMS .......................................ACRESAgricultural ........................................................................................................... 763

Forestland .......................................................................................................... 1,567 Public Benefi t Rating System .............................................................................. 1,031 Timberland ............................................................................................................ 961 TOTAL ................................................................................................................. 4,324

WHERE OUR FUNDS CAME FROMGrants & Contracts (16%) $86,203Contributions (43%) $228,089In-Kind & Forgiveness of Debt (8%) $40,964Events (2%) $11,548Interest & Earned Income (6%) $31,353Property Sales for Conservation (26%) $136,977

TOTAL INCOME $535,134

2005 LAND TRUST FINANCIAL REPORTWHERE WE SPENT OUR FUNDSFundraising (10%) $53,123Administration (9%) $48,279Programs (30%) $163,543Property Purchases & Endowment (hases & Endowment (hases & Endowment 51%) $272,403

TOTAL EXPENSES $537,348

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJoseph HenkePresident

Sharon MetcalfSecretary

Lisa JaguznyTreasurer

Amy CareyEugene CarlsonGary ChristophersenDerek ChurchillJim GarrisonAmy HugginsBill MitchellBianca PerlaBilly PlaucheEdith SehulsterJon Thomas

STAFFTom Dean, Executive [email protected]

Beth Bordner, Offi ce [email protected]

Abel Eckhardt, Land [email protected] Sager, Building Manager

For information, call (206) 463-2644 or see www.vashonlandtrust.org