Donor Report 2013 - Western Reserve Land Conservancy

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3850 Chagrin River Road, Moreland Hills, Ohio 44022
Phone: 440-528-4150
e-mail: info@wrlandconservancy.org • www.wrlandconservancy.org
Field Offices
& Contacts
Officers & Trustees
Staff
Akron Field Office
34 Merz Boulevard, Suite G
Akron, Ohio 44333
Phone: 330-836-2271
Chair
John D. Leech
Medina Field Office
141 Prospect Street
Medina, Ohio 44256
Phone: 330-722-7313
Vice Chair
Scott Mueller
Firelands Field Office
P.O. Box 174
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Phone: 440-774-4226
Treasurer
Owen Colligan
Rich Cochran
President, Chief Executive Officer
Butch Baron
Maintenance
Kim Bihler
Manager of Special Events
Paul Boehnlein
GIS & Conservation Planning
Specialist
Dennis Bower
Chief Finance Officer &
Chief Information Officer
Maggie Corder
Southeastern Associate Field Director
Alex Czayka
Eastern Associate Field Director
LeAnn Davis
Conservation Attorney
Frank Ford
Senior Policy Advisor,
Thriving Communities Institute
Jean Gokorsch
Associate Director of Stewardship
Kathy Obert Hill
Chief Strategy &
Engagement Officer
Janet Hoover
Office Manager
Kate Hydock
Executive Assistant,
Bill Jordan
Medina Associate Field Director
Joe Leslie
Director of Acquisitions
Jon Logue
Development Officer
Diane Madison
Legal Assistant
Liz Mather
Director of GIS &
Conservation Planning
Keith McClintock
Vice President of Conservation
Pete McDonald
Director of Stewardship
Painesville Field Office
70 South Park Place
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Phone: 440-357-4837
Wayne County Field Office
140 East Market Street
Suite 150
Orrville, Ohio 44667
Thriving Communities
Institute
2012 W. 25th Street
Suite 504
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Phone: 216-515-8300
Southeast: Maggie Corder
Columbiana, Carroll, Jefferson
740-317-0561
East: Alex Czayka
Trumbull, Portage, Mahoning
440-813-4664
Except where noted,
all photos © David Liam Kyle
www.davidliamkyle.com
Cover photo: Lake Erie shoreline
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Vice Chair
Elizabeth Juliano
Vice Chair
Michael R. Shaughnessy
Secretary
Dale LaPorte

Ned Baker
Laurence A. Bettcher
Beau Daane
Gene A. Faubel
Frederick P. Floyd
David L. Herzer
Christopher D. Hess
William J. Hlavin
J. Jeffrey Holland
Richard C. Hyde
Patrice Kouvas
Kathy Keare Leavenworth
G. Russell Lincoln
Kathryn L. Makley
Bassem A. Mansour
S. Sterling McMillan, IV
William C. Mulligan
Nancy G. Rubin
Mitchell Schneider
Katharine O. Scovil
Brian Sherwin
James C. Spira
Marta King Stone
Richard B. Thompson
Craig O. White
Susan Dicken Yerian
Andy McDowell
Vice President of Western Field
Operations
Joy Mulinex
Director of Government Relations
Robert Owen
General Counsel
Lisa Pasquale
Conservation Coordinator
Gina Pausch
Development Assistant
Kate Pilacky
Firelands Associate Field Director
Sheila Randel
Database Manager
Amy Reed
Land Protection Revenue Associate
Brett Rodstrom
Vice President of Eastern Field
Operations
Amy Rogish
Executive Assistant
Jim Rokakis
Vice President, Director of
Sarah Ryzner
Director of Projects,
Jeffery Schiffman
Conservation Project Manager
Chris Szell
Director of Conservation Project
Management
Robin Darden Thomas
Land Bank Program Director,
George Warnock
Stewardship Associate &
Conservation Project Manager
Shane Wohlken
Stewardship Associate
Leah Whidden
Vice President
Ken Wood
Director of Communications
& Marketing
Our mission
From the countryside to the city, we provide
our region with natural places that nourish and
support vibrant and prosperous communities
by identifying, preserving, restoring and
maintaining essential assets like clean water,
working farms, wildlife areas, and parks.
C E L E B R AT I N G
W H AT
C O U N T S
Donor Report July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
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Celebrating what counts
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ne of the greatest mathematicians and philosophers of recorded
human history, Albert Einstein, said: “Everything that can be counted
does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily
be counted.”
The undeclared premise of this quote is that counting is
important, that we need to measure things to assess ourselves
and our world in an accurate manner. And yet the quote
reminds us that there are essential things that transcend
measurement. Try to measure the joyful smile of a young boy
when he sees his first puppy…do you count how many seconds
he smiles? Or the number of visible teeth? What economic value
do you attribute to that smile? Obviously, his smile counts for
something very special that cannot be counted.
And yet there are also many good reasons to count and measure ourselves
and our lives. Recently, we paused to reflect on what we provide to our
communities, to the people and places we serve. There is a lot of good news!
Our objective is to provide the communities we serve with natural assets
appropriate for that place and an ongoing foundation of fundamental natural
resources that give rise to enduring prosperity. Essential natural assets include:
•Clean air and clean water to support all living things;
•Farmland that gives us our food and provides us with beauty and space; and
•Forests that produce fiber for the world and serve our wildlife and
recreational needs.
There are others that are vital in certain places. Beautiful parks and
preserves are necessary in places where people live. Without parks, people who
can leave do leave, and we create communities with distressed values and fewer
people. The bottom line in all of this is that all living things move away from
toxins and towards nutrients; toxins can be literal poisons like PCBs and lead,
and toxins can be metaphorical poisons like gun shots and blighted, boarded-up
homes. Nutrients include clean air, clean water, healthy foods, scenic beauty,
and friendly people.
So how do we count all of this up? How do we measure our work?
Sometimes we do it with numbers.
Here are a few ways to measure our traditional land protection work. These
numbers are often referred to as “bucks and acres,” stating the financial results
as well as the land area preserved. We have:
•Preserved 500 properties comprising approximately 37,500 acres. To
provide some context, that is about twice as large as all of Manhattan! These
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objective results are impressive and have made us the largest conservation
organization in Ohio;
•Protected an average of 3,680 acres per year since 2006;
•Preserved nearly $400 million of land;
•Preserved 33 projects per year on average; and
•Completed the two largest farmland protection projects in Ohio, one
involving more than 3,000 acres, the other 2,700 acres.
By the time you will read this report, it is very likely that we will have
conserved an additional 2,500 acres, crossing the threshold of 40,000 acres
preserved. And yet our work is about so much more than “bucks and acres.”
We are the result of strategic and voluntary mergers among 13 organizations.
Our urban revitalization division, Thriving Communities Institute, was
launched just two years ago and has already:
•Worked throughout Ohio to launch many county land banks. Sixteen
counties now have land banks and 13 more have expressed an interest in
forming one;
•Hosted three statewide conferences on land banking and urban
challenges; and
•Raised more than $182 million to support the revitalization of Ohio’s
cities.
And yet, despite the breathtaking achievements that these numbers
represent, they pale when compared to the smile on the little girl’s face as she
eats her first cherry tomato off a plant she raised from seed. How should we
measure the value provided in this case? Maybe we preserved less than an acre
in the Central neighborhood of Cleveland. Maybe that acre cost us nothing and
was worth only $500. Maybe it is not filled with mature trees and streams.
Should we measure the degrees of the curve of her lips? No, as Einstein said,
there are things of great value that cannot be counted. And implicit in this
wisdom is the truth that when we do things that lead to that smile, we have
changed many lives, because all people flourish when supported by healthy
and beautiful places.
Rich Cochran
President/CEO
Challenges bring out our best work
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n the world of land conservation, we are constantly challenged by
change – and our ability to adapt to it. As an organization, the Western
Reserve Land Conservancy is not measured solely by the number of
acres it preserves or the projects it completes, but by its response to everchanging economic, political and societal conditions.
When the future of farming in Ohio was threatened, we
created a strong farmland protection program. When the
foreclosure crisis devastated our cities, we formed a strong
urban revitalization initiative called Thriving Communities
Institute. When we realized we were too dependent on
philanthropy, we diversified our revenue streams. And when
faced with the largest external force in our history – oil and
gas exploration in the Utica shale region of eastern Ohio – we
initiated a plan to preserve the natural resources there.
Fiscal year 2013 was a challenging one for the Land Conservancy, as
cutbacks in public funding programs, a drop in philanthropic revenue and
delays in the completion of some projects led to a loss of about $800,000.
Yet the Land Conservancy did some of its finest work during the year,
including the creation of Lake Erie Bluffs, the remarkable two-mile stretch
of undeveloped coastline, in conjunction with Lake Metroparks; the amazing
efforts of Jim Rokakis and the Thriving Communities staff, who helped bring
to Ohio $182 million in funding for the demolition of vacant and abandoned
homes, and continued to aid numerous Ohio counties in the formation of
land banks; the mergers with Waite Hill Land Conservancy and Little Beaver
Creek Land Foundation, the latter of which led to the expansion of our
land-protection work into Columbiana, Jefferson and Carroll counties; the
creation of additional public parks in Medina, Lorain, Ashtabula, Summit
and Trumbull counties in partnership with the local park districts; the
publication of Common Ground: The land protection report for northern
Ohio, the first comprehensive look at all land conservation in the region; and
the second-largest farmland preservation initiative in our history, a 2,700acre project in Trumbull County.
We could not do this work without you, the loyal supporters of the
Land Conservancy. We extend our deepest gratitude to you and promise we
will continue to give great value for every dollar you invest in our mission.
We also thank our partners, the park systems, landowners, foundations,
community development corporations, land banks, government agencies and
others who share our passion for making our region one filled with enduring
prosperity. In addition, we are blessed with a talented, hard-working staff that
continues to be a model for other land trusts across the nation. We thank all of
you for your efforts.
The Land Conservancy faces many more challenges in the year ahead.
Uncertainty in the public funding arena, the potential end of enhanced federal
tax incentives for property owners who preserve their land and the lack of
unified conservation plans for the Utica region are just a few of the issues we
are facing as we head into 2014.
We will tackle those challenges with the same resolve that made us one of
the top 10 land trusts in the United States. In this annual donor report, I hope
you will get to know some of the people behind the numbers – the family that
benefitted from demolition in their neighborhood, the couple who unselfishly
preserved their farm, the park director who hopes to preserve more land with
our help, the longtime national park volunteers who made a lasting gift to the
Land Conservancy. Their stories are, in reality, our story.
Thank you again for your interest and continuing support.
John Leech
Chairman, Board of Trustees
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Study evaluates
structures in Lorain
Celebrating What Counts: A Snapshot of Our Work
The Land Conservancy conducted its first vacant property survey in
the city of Lorain. The survey, made possible by a grant from the Nord
Family Foundation, will help the city access the nearly $2.1 million
in demolition funding available to Lorain County through the state’s
Moving Ohio Forward program.
More acreage added
to Lorain County park system
Lorain County Metro Parks and the Land Conservancy completed a
project that adds 88 acres, including a heron rookery and a section
of the East Branch of the Black River, to the park system. The land is
located about a mile south of the existing Indian Hollow Reservation
in Grafton and LaGrange townships.
Grain farm preserved
in Richland County
A 154-acre tract that includes a family
grain farm and greenhouse operation has
been permanently preserved in Richland
County. The Daron family farm, northwest
of Mansfield, is the first one in Richland
County to be accepted into the state of
Ohio’s Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement
Purchase Program.
More parkland added
to Medina’s green corridor
The Medina County Park District worked
with the Land Conservancy to acquire
the 87-acre Medina Marsh in Medina
Township. It is the latest link in a twomile, 600-acre corridor of conserved land
through parts of Medina and Medina
Township.
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Land Conservancy,
Metroparks work together
on Solon park
A joint project involving the Land Conservancy
and Cleveland Metroparks is expected to
protect more than a mile of headwater streams
feeding a coldwater tributary to the Chagrin
River, one in which native brook trout may one
day be reintroduced. The Land Conservancy
is continuing to raise funds for the 30-acre
Sulphur Springs Headwaters project.
Lake Erie Bluffs becomes a reality
A nearly two-mile stretch of undeveloped Lake Erie shoreline – one of the
longest sections of publicly accessible coastline in Ohio – was preserved
when Lake Metroparks and the Land Conservancy worked together to
complete the acquisition of a 600-acre park. Lake Erie Bluffs is home to 20
documented rare plant and wildlife species.
Grand River watershed
gets additional protection
In Ashtabula County, the Land Conservancy
preserved a 177-acre tract in parts of Rome,
Orwell and Hartsgrove townships, creating a
more than 900-acre block of protected property
around the main stem of the State Scenic
Grand River. The property contains a host of
threatened and endangered species, including
the black sandshell and snowshoe hare.
Trumbull County
farmland preserved
In Trumbull County, the Land Conservancy completed the second largest
preservation project in its history when it worked with the Miller family to
protect 2,702 acres of productive farmland on 14 separate blocks of property.
Easement recorded
on Portage County farm
The Land Conservancy, the city of Aurora
and Chagrin River Watershed Partners
collaborated to preserve the 100-acre Harmon
Farm in Aurora.
Rare sphagnum peat bog is
preserved near Kent
Mergers help enlarge
land-protection footprint
The Land Conservancy helped Portage Park District
preserve a 58-acre parcel in Franklin Township that
contains a rare sphagnum peat bog – a remnant of
the last ice age – and helps protect the area’s drinking
water. Franklin Bog, about a half-mile north of Kent,
is adjacent to Akron’s 2,334-acre Lake Rockwell
Reservoir and about 500 feet from the Cuyahoga River.
At the start of 2013, the Land Conservancy grew
through mergers with Lake County’s Waite Hill
Land Conservancy and the Little Beaver Creek
Land Foundation in Columbiana County. The
latter merger was part of an extension of our
land-protection work into Columbiana, Carroll
and Jefferson counties.
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Acres Protected by County
Trumbull
7,114
Wayne
59
Ashland
147
Ashtabula
6,001
Summit
848
Columbiana
301
Stark
352
Cuyahoga
1,748
Richland
154
Erie
878
Portage
2,517
Ottawa
53
Mercer, PA
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Celebrating What Counts: Tracking Our Results
Medina
989
Mahoning
Lorain
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2,938
Geauga
7,500
Lake
959
Huron
2,292
Land Conservancy preserves 5,286 acres
in 2013, second-highest total in its history
The Land Conservancy protected the second-largest amount of acreage in its history
during fiscal year 2013, permanently preserving 5,286 acres. The total was topped
only by the 6,045 acres preserved in fiscal year 2012.
In FY 2013, the Land Conservancy preserved 49 parcels, second only to the 55
protected in FY 2012.
At the close of FY 2013, the Land Conservancy had preserved a total of 492 properties
totaling 35,174 acres in 19 counties – 18 in Ohio plus Mercer County in Pennsylvania.
Geauga County has the largest amount of land protected by the Land Conservancy at
7,500 acres, followed by Trumbull County (7,114 acres), Ashtabula County (6,001),
Lorain County (2,938), Portage County (2,517), Huron County (2,292) and Cuyahoga
County (1,748).
40,000
ACRES PROTECTED BY YEAR
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30,000
Acres
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
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Watersheds benefit
from land conservation
LAND BANK STATUS
The Land Conservancy is protecting our lakes, rivers and streams by preserving
the land that drains into those waterways. Clean, healthy watersheds are critical to
the future of our region: If a lake or stream is impaired or threatened, it could mean
the water isn’t suitable to drink, swim in or eat fish caught there. To date, the Land
Conservancy has protected the most land in the Chagrin River watershed (7,496 acres),
followed by Pymatuning Creek (6,881), Grand River (6,071) and the Cuyahoga River
(4,224). Everyone lives in a watershed, and the Land Conservancy is committed to
keeping our waterways clean.
Defiance
Ottawa
Wood
Henry
Sandusky
Paulding
Preble Montgomery
Warren
Union
Clermont
Mahoning
Licking
Madison
Muskingum
Fairfield
Jefferson
Harrison
Guernsey
Noble
Perry
Pickaway
Belmont
Monroe
Morgan
Hocking
Washington
Clinton
Vinton
Highland
Pike
Columbiana
Carroll
Coshocton
Franklin
Greene
Stark
Tuscarawas
Delaware
Champaign
Ross
Hamilton
Wayne
Knox
Logan
Fayette
Butler
Portage
Holmes
Morrow
Clark
ACRES PROTECTED BY WATERSHED
Ashland
Marion
Auglaize
Miami
Summit
Richland
Hardin
Darke
Medina
Wyandot Crawford
Allen
Shelby
Trumbull
Lorain
Huron
Hancock
Van Wert
Mercer
Geauga
Cuyahoga
Erie
Seneca
Putnam
Ashtabula
Lake
Lucas
Fulton
Williams
Athens
Meigs
Jackson
Brown
Adams
Scioto
Gallia
Lawrence
County Boundaries
Not Eligible
Eligible but No Significant
Contact to Date
Have Expressed Interest
Approval Process
is Underway
Thriving Communities
leads land bank efforts
Land Bank is Established
Thriving Communities Institute, the Land
Conservancy’s urban revitalization arm, has led efforts
to launch county land banks throughout the state.
Jim Rokakis, vice president of the Land Conservancy
and director of Thriving Communities Institute, was
instrumental in the formation of the Cuyahoga Land Bank
– Ohio’s first – when he was Cuyahoga County Treasurer.
Today, 16 Ohio counties have land banks and 13 more
have shown interest in forming one. Only about half of the
state’s counties have enough people to be eligible to form
a land bank. Land banks are a valuable tool for revitalizing
our urban centers because they enable vacant, abandoned
and tax-foreclosed properties to be safely held and
repurposed for productive use.
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Unselfish farm family does ‘the right thing’
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Celebrating What Counts: Farmland Preservation
om Younglas carefully switches
Their sister, Karen Fabian, lost her
his cane from one hand to the
eyesight to the disease at age 21. The only
other and closes the gate at River
child not affected was daughter Sherry
View Farm, his family’s picturesque
Wilson, who now lives in Columbus.
326-acre property in Lorain County.
Andy McDowell, vice president
Younglas, 85, may not walk as well as he
of western operations for the Land
once did, but that does not stop him from
Conservancy, says helping people like the
doing some of the same chores he did as
Younglases is the best part of his job.
a boy. He still drives tractors, manages
“They treasure and value the few
a herd of beef cattle and checks the
things in life that truly have lasting
soybean crop.
impacts, those that are priceless,”
“Once a farmer,” says Jane Younglas,
McDowell says. “They value the love
his wife of 61 years, “always a farmer.”
of family and health first, farm second
They smile at each other. It is that
and all the rest are somewhere off in
kind of understanding that prompted
the distance.”
the Younglases to permanently preserve
He adds, “They preserved their
their farm in Penfield Township and
family farm simply based on the love
to do so with the blessing of their four
of the land that raised them and their
living children. The Land Conservancy
family, a farm that has and will continue
“They preserved their family
this year honored the couple, who
to do its part to help feed the world. It
farm simply based on the love
did not even seek a tax deduction for
is difficult, if not impossible, to thank
of the land that raised them and people like Tom and Jane enough for
preserving the farm, with its highest
their family, a farm that has
honor, The Grimm Family Conservation
their priceless generosity to future
and
will continue to do its part
Medal. Their property is in a section of
generations.”
to help feed the world.”
southern Lorain and Huron counties
Tom’s parents, Nick and Catherine,
where the Land Conservancy has helped
purchased
the farm in 1930.Tom took it
– Andy McDowell
permanently preserve nearly 5,000 acres
over when his father died in 1955.
of farmland.
Today, when Tom and Jane Younglas look out over
The Younglases have endured health problems that
their property, which has fields, forests and a mile of
might have devastated a weaker family. Four of their five
frontage on the East Branch of Black River, they know it
children were stricken with juvenile diabetes. Kevin, the
will never be a housing development or a shopping center.
Younglas child who most loved farming, died in 1986 after
A Land Conservancy conservation easement ensures it will
a pancreas-kidney transplant; brothers Greg and Dennis
remain a farm.
required the same double transplant in the early 1990s.
“I really feel,” Tom says, “we’ve done the right thing.”
percentage of northern
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Ohio farmland now protected
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Visionary conservationist is an inspiration
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number of land trusts merged into the
Celebrating What Counts: Passion for Conservation
ill O’Neill Jr. climbs
owns Dungannon, LLC and
the stairs of Traydara,
is a trustee emeritus of The
the treehouse located
William J. and Dorothy K.
just a few paces from his
O’Neill Foundation, says he
Hunting Valley home. From
often tells his wife, Kathy, that
the landing of the grandkidas long as they were able to
friendly structure – the name
remain on their property, “I’d
is a Gaelic reference to the
be happy if we lived in a tent.
three oaks growing through
The land is what matters. The
the treehouse – O’Neill looks
land is where my soul belongs.”
out over the 20 acres of land
O’Neill’s friendship with
he permanently preserved
CRLC founder Steve Morris
with a conservation easement
– “I called him the Obi-Wan
“The land is what matters.
about 15 years ago. It is,
Kenobi of conservation. He ran
The land is where my soul belongs.”
O’Neill says, one of his favorite
the office, licked the stamps,
– Bill O’Neill
places.
everything” – led him to a seat
“It is kind of like being in
on the conservancy’s board
a cabin in Maine without having to go to Maine,” he says
and a key role in the 11th hour agreement that prevented
with a smile.
historic White North from being carved up for homesites.
O’Neill, 80, one of the early supporters of Chagrin
“This was a keystone property with a lot of history,” he
River Land Conservancy, which later became Western
says. “It was the perfect conservation story, because
Reserve Land Conservancy, has always walked the
everyone had a little skin in the game.”
walk when it comes to land conservation. In addition
O’Neill, a graduate of Harvard Law School who was
to protecting his own land, he helped craft the groundtrained as an Air Force pilot but ended up working as a
breaking 2003 transaction that saved the iconic White
member of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, grew
North Stables. The Land Conservancy has presented
up in the Chagrin Valley and returned to the region after
O’Neill with The Sugar Maple Award, one of its highest
his stint in the service. He and Kathy have five children
honors.
and six grandchildren ranging in age from 4 to 13.
“Bill is a humble and a forcible conservation
The treehouse is a reminder that conservation is a gift
leader who inspires by his example with generous
to future generations.
contributions of his time, talent and treasure,” says Rich
“One of the greatest values, I think, is the conservation
Cochran, the Land Conservancy’s president and CEO.
of land,” O’Neill says. “You have created something
O’Neill has a deep passion for the land. The former
that lasts in perpetuity. I view it as an investment, not a
Leaseway Transportation president and COO, who now
donation. You want the outcome to be long-lasting.”
Land Conservancy
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Family, neighborhood get lift from demolition
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Celebrating What Counts: Urban Revitalization
hey called it The Big Blue Wall.
Rokakis estimates 100,000 homes in
For years, the garishly
the state need to be demolished. To date, he
colorful side of the dilapidated,
and his team have helped secure more than
three-family house next door was all Mike
$182 million in demolition funding for Ohio
and Adriane Balli’s family, who live in
from state, federal and local governments.
Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood,
“The Land Conservancy has conserved
could see when they looked out the
more than 37,000 acres of land and is
kitchen and living room windows. You
providing green spaces in rural Ohio for
might say the Ballis’ outlook improved
future generations,” Rokakis says. “We are
markedly when The Big Blue Wall – and
doing the same thing with land banks and
the rest of the house, which had become
“We are providing green space in urban demolition dollars – albeit on a smaller
a magnet for crime – came tumbling
areas for residents who have stayed and scale in our cities – providing green space in
down.
urban areas for residents who have stayed
are making a commitment.”
“We were so, so happy,” says Leah
and are making a commitment.”
– Jim Rokakis
Balli, 19, Mike and Adriane’s oldest
The Ballis, who purchased and
child.
renovated their home in 2003, have worked closely with
The house was the first of four – all in a row – that would be
community leaders, including Cleveland Ward 12 Councilman
demolished on Lansing Avenue over a six-year period. Today,
Anthony Brancatelli, who also chairs the Cuyahoga County Land
a neatly mowed lawn stretches across those lots. For the Ballis,
Reutilization Corporation, also known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank.
the park-like setting represents a vast improvement over the
They say the neighborhood is safer and looks better. In addition,
crumbling, vandalized and vacant homes.
they get along well with their neighbors, one of whom lives in a
“It is much better for our family and for the neighborhood,”
home renovated by the nonprofit Slavic Village Development.
says Mike Balli, who grew up in Slavic Village and now owns
The family now owns one of the adjacent vacant lots, leases
a tree-trimming company in addition to working part-time at
two others and hopes to soon acquire the remaining lot.
United Parcel Service.
Mike Balli says the neighborhood still has problems with
Adriane Balli adds, “It also gave the kids (Leah, Nathan, 17,
crime, drugs, prostitution and illegal dumping.
Chloe, 5, and Joshua, 8 months) a yard.”
“We still have a long way to go,” Balli says. “There are still
The Land Conservancy’s Thriving Communities Institute and
a lot of rental properties in the neighborhood, and there is still
its director, Jim Rokakis, are working to secure state and federal
crime. But demolishing the abandoned houses has made it a better
funding to demolish vacant and abandoned homes like those
community.”
that formerly stood on Lansing Avenue. The goal is to revitalize
Ohio’s neighborhoods by razing vacant structures that will never
again be occupied, have become safe havens for criminals and
are dragging down property values.
100,000
number of vacant and abandoned
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Ohio properties needing demolition
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A passionate voice for land preservation
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number of events the
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Land Conservancy organized or helped lead during FY2013
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Celebrating What Counts: Volunteer Commitment
ou begin to understand Grant
“Grant’s enthusiasm for the great
Thompson’s long-term view of
outdoors is legendary. Over the years, the
conservation as he explains how
Land Conservancy has always been able
he once rose to the rank of president
to count on Grant to share his knowledge,
of the local Ducks Unlimited chapter,
time and passion for nature. He has been
even though he’s never hunted a day
a great asset to the Land Conservancy
in his life. All he had to know was that
and the Firelands field office in ways too
the DU organization had permanently
numerous to mention. Got a question?
preserved millions of acres of wetlands.
Ask Grant, he’ll know.”
“I saw what they did, and I
Thompson has served in a number
understood the need,” Thompson says.
of
roles
with the park district, which has
“Over the years, the Land
Such passion and pragmatism has
grown from 3,000 acres when he started
Conservancy has always
made Thompson, the chief naturalist
to 10,000 acres today. In addition to
been able to count on Grant
for Lorain County Metro Parks and a
serving as a naturalist, he has managed all
to share his knowledge, time
26-year park district employee, one of
but three of the system’s 22 reservations
and passion for nature.”
the most respected conservationists
and oversaw the renovation of Schoepfle
– Kate Pilacky
in northern Ohio. The Amherst native
Garden in Birmingham Township.
presided over the Firelands Land
Thompson grew up on a 75-acre
Conservancy in 2006 when it became part of Western
farm in Amherst and spent two years in the Merchant
Reserve Land Conservancy, served as a Land Conservancy
Marines – on ships hauling iron ore on the Great Lakes –
board member and now heads our Firelands Chapter.
before heading to Miami (Ohio) University. He graduated
The titles don’t really do justice to the hundreds of
from Miami with a major in philosophy and a minor
hours of volunteer work Thompson has done for the
concentration in land-use management, and today he likes
Land Conservancy, ranging from leading geology hikes to
to tell people that he is one of the few graduates “who is
helping folks pan for gold in the Vermilion River.
actually doing what he went to school for.”
“I’m more of a hands-on guy,” he says. “I enjoy doing
He says he takes particular pride in helping people learn
the hikes, getting out and being with people. I can best
new things about the natural world.
help in that direction. It is why I do what I do – to help
“During the gold-panning event, for example, people
people understand the need to preserve land for future
are just amazed that (gold) is even here,” Thompson says.
generations.”
“You can explain to them just how that happened, and they
Longtime friend Kate Pilacky, an associate field
are fascinated. It is special.”
director for the Land Conservancy in Oberlin, says,
Preserving a home for animals big and small
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Celebrating What Counts: Protecting Natural Areas
aith Pescatore is watching her
that recharge our passion and inspire us to
rescued horses, Mombo and
continue to work as hard as we do.”
Delta, graze contently in a
In 2004, Castlewood Farm was the
pasture at Castlewood Farm. The two
site of the first EverGreen EverBlue, the
Appaloosas may be the largest animals
Land Conservancy’s annual fundraiser. In
inhabiting Pescatore’s bucolic 25-acre
fact, it was Pescatore who thought up the
property in Bainbridge Township, but
EverGreen EverBlue name while she was
they are not the only ones: She has
cross country skiing. The hugely successful
spotted quail, wild turkeys, groundhogs,
event, which will next be held on Sept. 6,
coyotes and even an extraordinarily
2014, now attracts more than 600 people.
rare albino whitetail deer roaming the
“It is really exciting to see how it has
grounds.
grown, and to see like-minded people
“It’s become a haven for wildlife,
getting together for such a worthy cause,”
“Make yourself get away from
this huge sanctuary. It is amazing,”
Pescatore says.
the TV and the iPad for a while.
Pescatore says.
As a child, Pescatore lived in Florida
Just pay attention to what
Nothing could please her more. The
and Maryland before her family moved to
is around you. You will be
opportunity to protect wildlife habitat
a 3-acre parcel in Russell Township, where
amazed
at
what
you
can
see.”
is one reason why Pescatore, a lifelong
she loved searching for crayfish in the
– Faith Pescatore
animal lover, permanently preserved
creek and traipsing through the woods. “I
her farm with a donated conservation
distinctly remember saying that when I
easement. The easement marked a milestone for the Land
grew up, I wanted to have a lot of land,” she says.
Conservancy: It was the 500th property protected by the
Castlewood Farm is a special place for Pescatore,
organization.
husband Gary Schambs and daughter Skylar, 17, a senior at
Pescatore, who lives in Russell Township, says she is
Gilmour Academy. It is the setting for “A Bell for Justin,”
honored to have that distinction and grateful to be able to
the children’s book she wrote about the true tales of the
preserve the farm.
real-life horses at the farm. It is where she lovingly cares for
“I love the land, but more importantly I view the land
a perennial garden with 18 varieties of dahlias and plants,
as a home for the animals,” she says. “It disturbs me to see
trees, shrubs and flowers that attract wildlife.
their habitat destroyed. By doing this, I won’t ever have to
And it is where Pescatore enjoys the sights and sounds
think about their home being taken away.”
of nature.
Brett Rodstrom, vice president of eastern operations for
“I can observe 50 different things just by sitting still,”
the Land Conservancy, praises Pescatore for permanently
she says. “Make yourself get away from the TV and the iPad
preserving Castlewood Farm. “Faith protected her property
for a while. Just pay attention to what is around you. You
for the right reasons,” he says. “It’s landowners like Faith
will be amazed at what you can see.”
500
number of parcels preserved by the
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Faith Pescatore
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Park leader sees value in collaboration
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Celebrating What Counts: Creating Parks and Preserves
hen he was 8, Dale Alexander spent part of a family
am extremely pleased that the Land Conservancy is
vacation fishing for Cutthroat trout in Montana’s
now available to partner with park districts in Carroll,
Yellowstone River. He vividly recalls the day he
Jefferson and Columbiana counties,” she says. “With this
glanced down river and spotted a moose about 100 yards away.
mechanism in place there will be more opportunities for
“You can’t forget those things, those great outdoor
park districts to accomplish their goals and provide more
experiences,” Alexander says.
recreational areas to the communities they serve.”
Today, Alexander is helping ensure
Bluebird Farm is a stunningly
that Ohioans can have special places
beautiful property that includes an
It is an ambitious plan that
much closer to home. The first executive
amphitheater, gift shop, trails, restaurant
the district believes it can
director of the Carroll County Park District
(the park district is currently looking
accomplish with the help of
is guiding the growing park system in
for an operator), a toy museum and the
the
Land
Conservancy.
a region blessed with bountiful natural
park offices. Carroll Community Park,
resources, including surface water, rich
which has soccer and baseball fields, a
farmland and oil and gas deposits.
playground, trails and a pavilion, has been
The relatively young park district – it was formed in
improved with the help of community partners, including
1999 – now consists of the 55-acre Bluebird Farm Park and
the Carroll County Community Foundation, Rex Energy
the 42-acre Carroll Community Park, both on the outskirts
and Fusion Ceramics Inc.
of Carrollton. Under Alexander’s guidance, the park system
Alexander, who was born and raised in Lakewood, has
hopes to eventually have five reservations in the four corners
spent more than three decades in the field of recreation.
and central portion of the county connected by linear parks,
He worked for the city of Cleveland before serving as
bikeways and hiking trails obtained from utility corridors and
director of parks and recreation in Broadview Heights and
abandoned railroad rights-of-way. It is an ambitious plan
Watertown, S.D. He, wife Laura and their four Labrador
that the district believes it can accomplish with the help of
Retrievers live in a house on the Bluebird Farm grounds;
the Land Conservancy, which in 2013 began work in Carroll,
their son Ryan, 23, resides in Cuyahoga Falls.
Columbiana and Jefferson counties.
Currently, the park district is collaborating with
“The vision is to create parks throughout the county for the
the Land Conservancy and the Ohio Department of
benefit of residents, businesses and visitors. We’re a district
Transportation on the possible creation of a park in the
without a levy, so we need to develop revenue from a number
northern part of the county along Sandy Creek between
of sources,” Alexander says.
Minerva and Malvern. Other projects will also be
Maggie Corder, associate field director for the Land
considered as opportunities arise and funding permits.
Conservancy, says she looks forward to assisting the park
Alexander says while oil and gas leases have improved
district, adding that the Land Conservancy has helped a
the financial outlook for many Carroll County landowners,
number of county park systems acquire land and fund projects.
most don’t seem eager to move away. “They hold their
“As a resident of this area, and an avid park-goer, I
homeland,” he says, “very close to their vest.”
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publicly owned parks and nature preserves we’ve helped create
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Celebrating What Counts: Planned Giving
Couple makes lasting gift
to conservation
It would be easier to list the volunteer jobs Jane and Richard Whitehead did not do
in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park than those they tackled.
Between them, Jane and Richard logged about 6,000 volunteer hours with the
nonprofit support group Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, formerly
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association. Jane entered volunteer information into
the organization’s database, while Richard did boundary surveys, property inventories
and trail cleanups in his 12 years as a park volunteer. They both worked as elves – yes,
elves – on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s Polar Express.
“Anything they wanted done, we did,” Jane says with a laugh.
Since retiring from B.F. Goodrich and moving from Brecksville to Hudson’s Laurel
Lake Retirement Community three years ago, the Whiteheads have scaled back their
volunteering but not their commitment to land conservation. They recently joined the
Land Conservancy’s White Oak Legacy Society, a special group of Land Conservancy
supporters who have generously included us in their estate planning.
The Whiteheads did so by completing a Charitable Gift Annuity with the Land
Conservancy.
“We believe very strongly in preserving land. It is so important,” Jane says.
Jane and Richard – both of whom have degrees in chemistry and worked in the
field – first learned about the Land Conservancy in the early 2000s from Peg Bobel,
an author and longtime Medina Summit Chapter member who at the time headed the
national park support group. The Whiteheads have been regular supporters of the Land
Conservancy since 2004 and joined the White Oak Legacy Society earlier this year.
“They have been great supporters of Cuyahoga Valley National Park and were two
of my best and most reliable volunteers,” Bobel says. “They are a delight to work with
and two of the gentlest, most generous people I know.”
After the Whiteheads discussed the idea of making a lasting gift to the Land
Conservancy, Richard says he encouraged his wife to tour the organization’s
headquarters in Moreland Hills and find out more about its mission. She did just that
and came away feeling good about the work.
Richard, a Lake County native who graduated from Mentor High School and
Bowling Green State University, and Jane, who was born in Canton and graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan University, worked together at the B.F. Goodrich facility in Brecksville
before retiring. When they travel – and they vacation approximately six weeks each
year – Richard says, “We always seem to end up stopping at all the state parks.”
Jane says she and her husband believe conservation is important.
“It is our gift to future generations,” she says.
This special
group of Land
Conservancy
supporters have
made a lasting
commitment to
land protection
through a variety
of estate-planning
tools, including
bequests in a will
or trust, charitable
gift annuities,
charitable
remainder trusts,
IRA designations
or gifts of life
insurance.
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number of
individuals
in our
White Oak
Legacy Society
Members include:
Anonymous (4)
Mr. William Abell
Stanley and Hope Adelstein
Dr. Jay Ankeney and Dr. Julie Clayman
Edward Baker and Anna van Heeckeren
Thomas E. Baker
Peter and Molly Balunek
Mr. Richard and Dr. Jennifer Cochran
Margaret E. Cummins
Beau Daane
Ted and Anne deConingh
Mark Frank
Laurel Gress
Dick and Sue Grimm
Corinne P. Hadley
Mary Jane Hartwell
Patricia Hazelton
Jeff Holland and Marjorie Muirden
Ferdinand and Marguerite Jereb
Charlotte Karson Daiber
Kathy K. Leavenworth
Elsie Lutman
John and Kathryn Makley
Bruce Merchant and Sandra Reel
Stephen C. Morris
Nora-Lynn Nemec
Hugh and Gretta Pallister
Faith E. Pescatore
Dr. George M. Peterson Jr.
Dr. John B. Peterson
Mrs. Arlene J. Sahr
Franz and Beth Sauerland
Rose Scheeff
Charlotte Stafford
Herbert J. and Faith Swanson
Jean P. Thompson
Judith Ann and William Tucholsky
Bill and Cynthia VerDuin
Dr. Barry Walker
Josephine Hannel Weber
Mary and Bill Weber
Dick and Jane Whitehead
Carter and Genevieve Wilmot
deceased
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Statement of
Financial Position
June 30, 2013 & 2012
June 30, 2013
June 30, 2012
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $1,099,821 $1,572,860 Pledges Receivable 1,491,716 1,816,962 Accounts Receivable 743,589 1,180,526 Notes Receivable 190,000 408,000 Conservation Property 12,019,886 18,531,303 Deposits - Land Purchases 150,000 150,000 Property & Equipment 5,756,264 3,277,534 Other Assets 77,250 81,746 TOTAL ASSETS $21,528,526 $27,018,931 Change
$(473,039)
(325,246)
(436,937)
(218,000)
(6,511,417)
2,478,730
(4,496)
$(5,490,405)
LIABILITIES AND
NET ASSETS Loans Payable 10,879,754 14,563,050 (3,683,296)
Accounts Payable 159,107 993,492 (834,385)
Deposits - Land Sales 528,600 800,000 (271,400)
Accrued Expenses 343,558 225,605 117,953
TOTAL LIABILITIES 11,911,019 16,582,147 (4,671,128)
NET ASSETS Unrestricted 6,546,416 6,609,737 (63,321)
Temporarily Restricted 3,071,091 3,827,047 (755,956)
TOTAL NET ASSETS 9,617,507 10,436,784 (819,277)
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND NET ASSETS $21,528,526 $27,018,931 $(5,490,405)
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Statement of
Revenue and Expenses
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
FY2013
Temporarily
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
REVENUE
LP Program Revenue
Sale of Conservation Property
$6,724,255 $ - $6,724,255
Other Program Revenue
3,868,400 5,000 3,873,400
10,592,655 5,000 10,597,655
Philanthropic Revenue
Foundation Grants
812,417 160,801 973,218
Individual Donations
851,828 -
851,828
Corporate Donations
282,000 -
282,000
Events Net Revenue
163,285 -
163,285
2,109,530 160,801 2,270,331
Other Revenue
Interest & Investment Revenue
31,148 -
31,148
Restrictions satisfied by Payments
921,757 (921,757)
952,905 (921,757)
31,148
GROSS REVENUE
13,655,090 (755,956)
12,899,134
EXPENSE
Program Expense
12,284,439 -
12,284,439
Fundraising 385,648 -
385,648
Management & General
1,048,324 -
1,048,324
TOTAL EXPENSE
13,718,411 -
13,718,411
REVENUE OVER (UNDER)
EXPENSES
$(63,321)
$(755,956)
$(819,277)
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Leaders
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Donors
Celebrating What Counts: Loyal Support
$50,000 & over
Anonymous (2)
Edward Baker & Anna van Heeckeren
The Cleveland Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Cutler
Dolphin Trust
Mr. Warren Dusenbury
Warren & Zoann Dusenbury Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Floyd
Ms. Paula Frohring
Paul & Maxine Frohring Foundation, Inc.
Sue Grimm
The George Gund Foundation
Dr. Bill & Laura Hlavin
Ms. Elizabeth Juliano
Mr. & Mrs. G. Russell Lincoln
Mr. & Mrs. William Mulligan
The Nord Family Foundation
William J. & Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation
Mrs. Wynne Odell
Saint Luke’s Foundation
Visionaries
$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous (2)
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway
Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization
Corporation
Fairmount Minerals, Ltd.
Generation Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David Halstead
The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Spira
TurtleCon Fund
Conservators
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous (6)
Stanley & Hope Adelstein
Stanley I. & Hope S. Adelstein
Philanthropic Fund
Larry & Karen Bettcher
Bettcher Industries, Inc.
Charles M. & Helen Brown Memorial
Foundation
Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
Central Ohio Community Improvement
Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Evan R. Corns
The Cross Charitable Trust
Marion & Gene Faubel
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Haslinger
Melissa Haslinger
Haslinger Family Foundation
Kathleen K. Leavenworth
Robert O. Moravec
Mr. Scott Mueller
Neighborhood Progress, Inc
The Orvis-Perkins Foundation
Perkins Charitable Foundation
Carol & Bill Prior
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Scovil
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Shaughnessy
The Sherwick Fund
Mr. & Mrs. John Sherwin
Billie Howland Steffee Family Fund
Third Federal Foundation
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Guardians
Sustainers
$5,000 - $9,999
$500 - $1,499
Anonymous (4)
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Addicott
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ames
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Ames
The Ames Family Foundation
AVI Food Systems, Inc.
Barbara & Evan Fund
Bass Energy, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bolton
Ann C. Briechle
Owen Colligan
Mr. Christopher Connor
Robert R. & Gay C. Cull Family Foundation
The Alton F. & Carrie S. Davis Fund
Ms. Carol Horner Donaldson
Hamilton County Land Reutilization
Corporation
Patricia Hazelton
Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie Muirden
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Hyde
Mr. James D. Ireland III
Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Kohl
Ms. Patrice A. Kouvas
Kurtz Bros., Inc
Litigation Management
Lucas County Land Bank
Mahoning County Land Reutilization
Corporation
Bassem & Sara Mansour
Elizabeth R. Mather & William G. Mather Fund
Mr. & Mrs. William Miller
Alicia M. & William A. Miller Charitable Gift
Fund
Mr. & Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon
Mixon Private Foundation
Montgomery County Land Reutilization
Corporation
William C. Mulligan Charitable Gift Fund
Bill & Kathy O’Neill
The O’Neill Brothers Foundation
Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing
Ms. Mary B. Perkins
Faith E. Pescatore
PNC Foundation Cleveland
Primus Capital Funds
Prince & Izant Co.
Mindy & Tim Remington
Remington Products Co.
RIK Enterprises
Natalie & Josh Rubin
SecureView LLC
Mr. Brian Sherwin
South Waite Foundation
Stark County Land Reutilization Corp
Summit County Land Reutilization Corporation
Richard & Rhonda Thompson
Trumbull County Land Reutilization
Corporation
Mr. Tinkham Veale
The Veale Foundation
Mary & Bill Weber
Pysht Fund
David C. Wilmot
William Abell
Advantage Partners, Inc.
AGM Physical Therapy
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Allen Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harry L. Allen III
Mr. Stephen D. Allen
Jay Ankeney & Julie Clayman
Lawry Babitt
Mr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Bannerman
Doug & Lu Bannerman Gift Fund
The Barratt Family
Dave & Robyn Barrie
Jerry & Janet Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Peter O. Benson
Marilyn & Larry Blaustein
Jeffrey & Kim Blumer
Rob & Peg Bobel
Mr. & Mrs. E. Matthew Brandon
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Brandon
The Brandon Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Broer
Clare & Wes Brown
Mr. Jeff Burr & Mrs. Kristi Schmitt Burr
Mr. & Mrs. J C & Helen Rankin Butler
David & Trisha Campbell
Dot & Don Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Carpenter
Edith Chase
Classic Automotive Group, Inc.
Cleveland Area Board of Realtors
Cleveland Metroparks
Ms. Josephine Cochran
James & Christine Cossler
R. Douglas & Linda Cowan
Wayne A. Cox
Mr. Anthony Coyne
Mr. Mark Cranley
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Crawford
Charley & Betsy Daane
Peter W. Danford
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Daron
Mr. Alan D. Fuente & Ms. Suzanne Day
Thomas J. Denbow & Barbara Clint
Perry & Mary Doermann
Jane A. Drexler
Drs. Vichai & Patra Duangjak
Louise & Richard Dunn
Mrs. Ralph L. Dunn
Sandy & Peter Earl
EarthShare Ohio
Mr. David Ellison
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Embrescia
Mr. Brett Farmery & Ms. Carey Jaros
FirstMerit Bank
Mr. Thomas Fishwick
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin B. Floyd
Allen H. Ford
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Foust
Jean C. & W. Greg Foust Fund
Mr. Thomas Frontini & Ms. Heather Moore
The Garden Club of Cleveland
Geauga Park District
Philip H. & Jane G. Geier Donor Advisor Fund
Elmer & Iris Geil
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Gerish
Dr. & Mrs. Don J. Germano
Don & Nancy Germano Charitable Fund
Charles H. Giles & Fannie M. Giles Memorial
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Gogul
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Goren
Joan & Thomas Gretter
Jon & Aimee Grimm
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Grossman
Clark Hahn
Clark Harvey & Holly Selvaggi
The Harvey-Selvaggi Charitable Fund
Henry Hatch
Mr. Stephen Peplin & Ms. Catherine A. Hattenbach
Thank you!
The Land Conservancy is deeply grateful to those
whose donations make our work possible.
Your support is vital to our mission, and the money
you invest with us will be put to good use.
Stewards
$1,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (5)
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Adelman
Advance Payroll Funding, Ltd.
The Barratt Family
Barbara & Mike Bass
The Brian A. Bass Memorial Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bower
Barbara Brown & Steve Ward
Nancy E. Brown
Velda Sue Brown
Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Brubaker
Mr. David Chilcote
William H. Childs Jr. & Associates
Roger & Fran Cooper
Cheryl & Brian Coughlin
Beau Daane
The Davey Resource Group
Mr. & Mrs. Richard DeBacco
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. deConingh Jr.
Frances & David Dickenson
enlight Advisors, LLC
Falcon Industries, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. FitzGerald
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Flynn
Louise M. Foster
GE Foundation
David J. Eichenmiller & Alison W. Gee
Georgian Bay Land Trust
Michael & Barbara Giarrizzo
The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A.
Nicki & Bob Gudbranson
Ms. Ruth L. Hankins
The Hankins Foundation
Heidelberg Distributing Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hice
The Higley Fund
Mrs. John Hildt
Wayne Hill & Kathy Obert Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hoffmann
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Impullitti
Impullitti Landscaping, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom W. Johnson
Charlotte E. Karson Daiber
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Keithley
KeyBank Foundation
KeyBank N.A. Community Development
Banking
Lake Metroparks
Mr. & Mrs. Dale LaPorte
Mr. & Mrs. John Leech
Leikin Motor Companies
Dr. Edith Lerner
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Leslie
The Lincoln Electric Foundation
Mr. Richard K. Lintern
LJI Collision Center
Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Lozick
The Edward A. & Catherine L. Lozick
Foundation
The Lubrizol Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. John T. Makley
Mr. & Mrs. Keith McClintock
Carl & Mary McDaniel
Laura & Chris McKenna
Mr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, III
Claire & Sandy McMillan
Medina County Holland Group Fund
John & Laura Milgram
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Miltner
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Moroscak
Mrs. Margaret Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Neidhardt
Marcia & Mike Neundorfer
Neundorfer, Inc.
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Jane & Jon Outcalt
Jane & Jon Outcalt Foundation
Len & Kata Pagon
Kathy & Jim Pender
Michael Pender Memorial Fund
Ms. Ava Joyce Peterson
Plante Moran
Mr. & Mrs. T. A. Quintrell
Ms. Christina Rokakis
RPM International Inc
Marc & Nancy Rubin
David & Laura Sangree
Mr. & Mrs. Franz Sauerland
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Sauerland
Sauerland Foundation
Ms. Adrian Scott
Select Equity Group, Inc.
Kevin Sherman
David & Kelly Staats
Mrs. Jean Stell
Edward R. & Jean Geis Stell Foundation
Mrs. Marta Stone
K.K. & Joe Sullivan
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Mrs. C.C. Tippit
C. Carlisle & Margaret M. Tippit Charitable
Trust
Mr. & Mrs. F. Jerome Tone III
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Turner
Greg & Alice Tyrpak
Keith Waris
Jim & Kathy Watterson
Jeff & Missy Wert
Leah & Blair Whidden
Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Co.
Carter Wilmot
Jay & Susan Yerian
Zion, Synek & Associates
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hellman
Peter Hellman Family Fund
David & Sharon Herzer
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hicks
R. T. Hicks Family Fund
James M. Hill & Freda J. Levenson
Greg & Amy Hocevar
Mrs. Betty Hollister
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Horner
Mr. Richard Houk
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Howe
Howe Family Foundation
Lee & JoAnn Howley
Mr. George F. Howson Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jed Hunter
Jeff & Sally Huntsberger
Lee & Candace Hutton
Kate Hydock
Pamela & Dale Inkley
Pamela & Dale Inkley Charitable Gift Fund
Interior Products Co Ltd
John & Virginia Jeandrevin
Anne M. Jones
Thomas Hoyt & Katharine Brooks Jones
Family Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Joyce
JP Compass Consulting & Construction Inc.
Jack & Sherry Kahl
Mary & Norm Keane
Joseph P. & Nancy F. Keithley Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Kendis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kendis
The Kendis Family Trust
The Kennedy Group
Ms. Nancy Kepner
KeyBank Foundation Matching Gifts
Sam E. Kinney
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Kinney
Nina L. Klein M.D.
Cynthia Knight
Carol & Edwin Koethe
Joan M. Kosko
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Krebs
Peter J. Krembs
Mrs. Robert Kruse
Dean Kulwicki
S. Manning & John M. Kundtz
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Kysela
Sue & Roger L’Hommedieu
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave Jr.
Will & Bonny Lafave
Curtis & Catherine Babcock Leary
Legacy Construction Services, NEO LLC
John & Carol Lillich
Mary & Barry Livingston
Nancy London & John Petersen
Dr. Karen Longo DVM
Mr. Thomas M. Lopez & Mrs. Holly Lopez
The Lubrizol Foundation Matching Gift
Administrator
Craig & Carla Macklin
Linda Macklin & Troy Grela
Mark & Mary Madeja
Mr. & Mrs. Cory Maher
Mr. Alexander McAfee
Mrs. Henry McGinness
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percentage of the world s fresh
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Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Mazorow
Mr. James A. Latham
Tom & Cas McBride
John & Beth Lawton
George W. McCabe
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Lazarus
Peter McCarren & Stacy Feiner
Walter Lazuka
Mr. & Mrs. David K. McCarthy
Mr. Vincent Le Ber
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. McCarthy
Ms. Ting Fong Lee
Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. McClaugherty
Mr. & Mrs. Charles McClure
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Chuck & Becky McClure Charitable
Gift Fund
Mr. & Mrs. C. Craig McConnell, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William C. McCoy
Keith McCrae & Katie Emerson
Merry & Rob McCreary
Bill & Jane McCullam
Ms. Joan McDermitt
Marilyn McDonald
Andrew & Jennifer McDowell
Mrs. Josephine C. McGinnis
Joe & Bev McGlamery
Mr. & Mrs. Jack McGrath
Nancy & William McGrath
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. McKee
Thomas McKee
Terrie & L.B. McKelvey
Ms. Victoria McMillan
Ms. Lillian McPherson
Ms. Nancy Meacham
Dr. Paul P. Mechling
Ms. Janice M. Mecklenburg
Medina County Park District
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Meerdink
Mr. Anthony L. Mehle
Roy & Leanne Meier
Dennis Meinke
Ms. Amanda Meitz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mele
Ms. Michele Mellor
Ms. Louise A. Melnik
Alan & Mary Melnyk
Mr. Guy V. Mercer
Rosemary & Arthur Merriman
Metropolitan Planning Council
Carol M. Metz
Lynn & Ed Metzger
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Meyer III
Mr. & Mrs. Pete Michaelis
Microsoft
Mrs. Basil Mihu
Dr. Edward Miller & Ms. Joan Webster
Ms. Eileen Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Miller
Ms. Leslie J. Miller
Lee & Linda Miller
Mrs. Ruth Miller
Edward D. Miller, M.D. Fund
Betty Mills
Ms. Penny Milmine
Mr. Matt Misencik
Judith Mitchell
Mitchell Brothers Ice Cream, Inc.
Ms. Deborah Mohr
Reannin Moles
Ms. Elizabeth Molnar
Mr. Robert Monchein
Mr. Craig Moore
Ms. Jane Moore
John & Mary Moore
Don & Jane Moos
Ann J. Morgan
Katie & Tom Morley
Mr. & Mrs. J. Patrick Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Morris
Donald W. Morrison
Mr. Hunter Morrison
Mr. Stuart C. Morrison
Mr. A. David Morrow
Ms. Carolyn Morrow
Mr. & Mrs. William Morse
Mr. Peter Mortensen
Larry & Sophia Morton
Linda & Jan Moskowitz
Mr. Edwin Motch
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Mowbray
Marjorie & Bert Moyar
Mr. Richard L. Mueller
Thomas J. Mullaney
Beatrice Muller
Florence Muller
Ms. Megan Mullet
Munson Township Trustees
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Murphy
Georgia & Paul Murray
Lawrence & Lori Musarra
Mr. & Mrs. John Musson
Mr. Paul G. Nader
Mr. & Mrs. Manny H. Naft
Rita F. Nagusky
Diane, Bill & Matt Nahorn
Stuart Bruce & Cynthia Campbell Nairn
Mr. & Mrs. Lyman F. Narten II
Deb & Les Nash
Mrs. Cynthia Naumoff
Wendy Naylor
Mrs. Diana A. Neff
Stuart & Sally Neidus
Network for Good
Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Neubauer, Jr.
Paul A. Neundorfer
27,000
jobs that would be created by
increasing our share of locally sourced food
from
1 percent to 25 percent
Charlene & Marv Nevans
Mr. & Mrs. H.A. Newman
Ms. Laurel Newman
Ms. Cheril L. Nice
Don & Nancy Nichols
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Nichols, Jr.
Terence Nickolette
Mr. & Mrs. John Niedzialek
Miss Kama Nist
Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Noall
David & Patricia Nobili
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Noice
Mr. John Nolan
Mimi & Joe Nook
Mr. & Mrs. William K. Nook
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Nordell
North Chagrin Nature Center
Ms. Shirley Nourjian
Ms. Mary E. Nourse
Dick & Mary Lou Novitsky
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Nowak
Joanne W. Nye
Michael & Susan O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Oberfeld
Ms. Shelly Obert
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Obman
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony S. Ocepek
T. P. & Mariann Offtermatt
Ohio CAT
Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Olecki
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Olexia
Earle & Rosemary Olson
Mr. Bryan Oney
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald T. Oney
Rick & Debbie Oprzadek
Ms. Stephanie Orellana
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Orndoff
David & Elaine Orr
Merritt & Amity Osborn
Mr. & Mrs. William Osborne
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Osgood
Helen & Ken Ostermiller
Ms. Sarah Ott-Hansen
Ms. Patricia Oxley
Gary & Yvonne Oyler
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Pacholke
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Paine
John E. Pais
Mr. & Mrs. David Paley
Diane Palker
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pallini
Mr. & Mrs. David Palmstrom
Ms. Adrienne M. Paonsha
Bill & Pat Papenbrock
Deborah & Zachary Paris
Linn Parise
Ms. Ruth Parker
Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Mr. William L. Pastor
Dorothy Rollins Pauly
Gina Pausch
Mr. Kevin S. Payne
Mr. Walter R. J. Payne Jr.
Mr. Aaron M. Pechota
Donald Penn
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Pensiero
Perennial Gardeners of Chesterland
Perfect Seedbed Company
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Pesses
Kim & Paul Pesses Family Philanthropic
Fund
Don & Janet Peters
Ms. Carol G. Petersen
Polly Petersen
Ms. Kathryn Petersen
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Peterson
Joan & Roger Pettibone
Mr. George Peya
Ralph & Joan Pfingsten
Roy W. Pfundstein
Ms. Jennifer Picciano
Ronald A. & Barbara A. Pierre
Jack & Jan Pierson
Thomas Pilacky
Pamela Pintar
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Piwinski
Ms. Ellen M. Pollack
Mr. Gary Pollack
Mrs. E. Christine Porter
Frank & Fran Porter
Ms. Bonita Potts
Richard & Suzanne Potts
Charlene Powell
Preformed Line Products
Dale & Kim Preston
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Price
Franklin B. Price M.D.
Mr. George R. Pricher
Michael & Mary Primrose
Mr. Kenneth A. Prince
Kurt & Carolyn Princic
Susan Prior
Progressive Insurance Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Pye
Mrs. Mary Quandt
Ms. Joyce Quayle
Karl Rabeneck
Susanne & John Rahilly
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Ramerman
Mr. Allen M. Rand
Mrs. Edward L. Randall
Pete & Sheila Randel
Mr. David C. Randles
Bruce Rankin
Mr. & Mrs. Claiborne R. Rankin
Mr. Kenneth M. Rapport
Michael Reagan
Lynn Reboul
James Redinger
William F. Reed
Mr. David D. Reese Jr.
Janet & William Reeves
James & Esther Rehmus
Ms. Dorothy Reichenbach
Lori & Doug Reighart
Pauline Reimer
Mr. & Mrs. George Remington
Mike & Susan Renda
Cydny Renner & Russ Heimovitz
Ms. Marlena Rennie
Bill & Jo Reynolds
Phyllis Gorfain & Bruce Richards
Mr. & Mrs. R.D. Richardson
Sanford Rinda Jr.
Mrs. Charles Ritchie
Barbara Ro
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Roach
David J. Roberston
Larry & Char Robertson
Ms. Patricia S. Robertson
Bruce & Judith Robson
John Rode
Mr. John Rodewig
John H. Rodgers
Thomas & Nancy Rodgers
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy G. Rodgers
Tiffany & Brett Rodstrom
Mr. & Mrs. Reinhold C. Roedig
Ms. Lisa Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rogish Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Earle M. Rogoff
Hal Rohlik
David & Carol Rollins
Tom & Martha Jane Romp
Ms. Erin Rooney
Betty A. Root
Mr. Roy Rosenhamer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rosenshein
Ms. Alta G. Rosenzweig
Pat & Judy Rosselli
Brian & Annette Rostetter
Robert & Nancy Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Roth
Robert & Margo Roth Family
Philanthropic Fund
Terrence & Carole Rounds
M. H. Rountree
Richard & Marcia Rubin
Virginia Ruchala
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin K. Ruddock
Jennifer Ruediger & Dennis Karras
Mrs. Jon R. Ruhlman
Mr. Adrian O. Rule
Ms. Elizabeth Rumics
Mr. Dave Runta
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Russell
Mr. Patrick J. Russo
Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Ryan
Tim Ryan
Ms. Jan Rybarczyk
Grace & Richard Rymer
Donald Rynbrandt
The Ryzners
John & Eliza Saada
John & Delores Saada
John & Eliza Saada Charitable Fund
Ms. Alice R. Cadby Sabo
Mr. Dennis M. Sabol
Mrs. Arlene J. Sahr
Mrs. Kathy M. Salem
Mr. Michael Salkind
Mr. Jon H. Sally
Mary & Robert Salomon
Ms. Gayle C. Saluga
Mr. & Mrs. David Sandberg
Victor Sandorf
Steve & Anne Sanford
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson L. Sanger
Jim Sarosy
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Sasey
Ms. Kathryn C. Sasowsky
Mr. Adam Sauerland
Lila & Walter Sauerteig
Jackie & Tom Savoca
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Scaife
Mrs. Harvey Schach
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Schaefer
Mr. & Mrs. Donald D. Schaeffer
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Schempp
Rich & Liz Schiferl
Lenore & Jim Schilling
James & Lenore Schilling Gifting Fund
A.C. Schinagle Jr.
Gail & Elliott Schlang
Lee Ann Schmid
James & Liz Schmidt
Mr. David S. Schnall
Audie & John Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Schneider
Richard & Dina Schoonmaker
Ms. Sara M. Schoppenhorst
Joseph Schreiber
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Schrop
Gary & Janet Schuster
Ann & John Schuster
Schwab Charitable Fund
Thomas & Sarah Schwartz
Mike & Liz Schwinn
Mr. Robert G. Scott
Ms. Sara Scudier
Jean Seaton
Seaway Bolt & Specials Corp
Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Secor M.D.
Mrs. Betty J. Seeley
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Seeley
Mr. J. Gary Seewald
Ken & Mary Seliga
Eric R.Severs
Gary & Susan Sexton
Ms. Amy Shahinian
Ms. B. Kathleen Shamp
David & Amy Shaper
Kate Shaughnessy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Sheldon
Ms. Sally E. Sheldon
Mr. Larry C. Sherer
Mr. William M. Sherman & Ms. Betty
L. Rider
Jim Sherwood
Ms. Mary Ann Shick
Mr. & Mrs. Dale J. Shubert
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Shubert
Mr. Donald Shury
Marty Sickinger
Don & Pat Sill
Pat & Walt Silver
Ms. Ellen D. Simmons
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Simmons
Bruce & Sue Simonson
Ms. Mary Sine
Harry & Geri Singer
Glenn & Amy Singleton
Stephanie Sires
G. Michael & Kathy Mead Skerritt
Mr. & Mrs. Dereck Slesh
Harold & Linda Slocum
Mr. James A. Slosnerick
Susan Slotnick & Matthew Sobel
Roger & Linda Smalley
Ms. Harriet J. Smith
Kenneth & Lauren Smith
Mr. Peter E. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Richey Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Smith
Bob Smith & Ann Cole
Ms. Rose Mary Snell
Marc & Betty Snitzer
Mr. Aaron T. Snopek
Mr. & Mrs. David Snyder
Ms. Susan E. Snyder
Mr. Richard M. Solis
Christopher & Vicki Soukup
Mr. Steve Spackey
Dr. Rufus Sparks
Linda Spear & Jeffery Wanser
Deborah Banyas & T. P. Speer
Mrs. Marianne M. Speicher
Jack Spelman
Richard W. & Evelynne T. Spencer
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Spencer
Lauren & Steve Spilman
Mrs. Mary Sposito
Mr. James W. Sprague
SS&G, Inc.
Ms. Michele L. Staitz
Forrest Stanley & Nora-Lynn Nemec
Tom & Carole Stanley
Nancy Stark
Peter & Bridget Steck
Ben S. Stefanski II
Ms. Charlet Steffanni
Ms. Joan M. Steidl & Ms. Nancy C. Logan
Mr. Daniel Steiger
Mr. Gilbert Steinen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Stevens
Ms. Beverly Stewart
Mr. Ray Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Stone
Ms. Brigitte I. Stonitsch
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stotter
Bobbi & Norb Stracker
Jim & Sandy Streicher
Ms. Elizabeth Strickler
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Strnad
Valerie Strong
Lynette & Richard Stuart
Joyce & Greg Studen
Ms. Andrea L. Stuehr
Dan & Linda Styer
Carl & Nancy Suchovsky
Mr. Elvis Sugar
Pat & Nancy Sullivan
Joanne & Tim Sullivan
Mr. Leo Summers
Mr. James Sunshine
Suri Alpaca Company of America LTD
Mark & Annette Sutherland
Mr. P. Matthew Sutko & Ms. Francine
Rosenberger
Mrs. Cheryl D. Swackhamer
Jane & Mike Swain
Ms. Susan K. Swisher
James Switzer & Gretchen Laatsch
Bert Szabo
Lorraine S. Szabo
Ms. Anita Szegvari
Ms. Amy Szmania
Cynthia Szunyog
Rick & Susan Taft
Ms. Susan L. Taft
Ms. Sanae Tanebe
Karin Tanquist & Patrick Coy
Mr. Phillip Taress
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Tchou
Wayland & Lois Tenkku
Carol Tevis
TGC Engineering, LLC
Chris Theodore
Mr. Thomas R. Thoburn
Mr. Frank Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Thomas
Ms. Robin D. Thomas
Ms. Ann K. Thompson
Mr. Grant Thompson
Jock & Janet Thompson
Mr. Luther R. Thompson
Ms. Rebecca Thompson
Ms. Emrie Thoresen
Mr. & Mrs. Quinten Tifft
Mr. & Mrs. James Tighe
Timberidge Trail Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Timman
Kenneth & Jan Tkach
Mr. & Mrs. N. J. Tobbe
Mr. & Mrs. George Topalsky
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Toth
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Toth
Stacy Totten
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard K. Tower
Ms. Marjorie W. Townsend & Ms.
Marjorie L. Townsend
Mr. & Mrs. S. K. Towson Jr.
Ms. Leslie Tracy
Mrs. Frank Treco
Mr. & Mrs. David Trimble
Mr. Dan D. Trinter
Trinter Agency
Triple T Foundation
William & Judith Ann Tucholsky
Mr. Rodney Tucker
Edward Tuhela
Ms. Vicki Turow
Julie & Bill Tuttle
Kristin & Jeff Ubersax
Livingston H. Ulf
Edward & Catherine Ullman
Dr. James L. Vaca Jr.
Mr. Thomas V. Vail Jr.
Ms. Marie Valince
Mr. & Mrs. William V. Valis
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Van Cleef
Curt & Barbara Van Blarcum
Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Vance
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. VanDale
Ms. Marjorie Vanek
Ms. Mary Lou Vermerris
Ms. Marianne Vest
Mr. Kenneth Vinciquerra
Mr. Thomas W. Vlah
Mr. & Mrs. Jackman S. Vodrey
Raymond Voelker
Mr. James Vogus
The Honorable George V. Voinovich
Mr. & Mrs. James Waite
Terry Walden
Harold & Janet Walker Jr.
Geoff Wallace & Megan Harding
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. John Wallrabenstein
F. Carl Walter
Mr. Earl Waltz
Jean & Nick Wanchik
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Warburton
Leah Ware
Ms. Cynthia J. Wargo
Bob & Joan Warmeling
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Watson
Ms. Marjorie Webber
Paula & Ralph Webster
Kevin & Sue Weidenbaum
Susan Weingold
Gail & Ed Weintraub
Weintraub Family Fund
Mr. Devrin Weiss
Gary & Kris Welch
Paul & Nancy Wellener
Robert Wells
Mrs. Wallace Wendt
Dr. & Mrs. Terrence Wenger
Mr. Robert R. Werner
Tim & Elene West
Suzanne & Edward Westbrook
Western Reserve Spinners & Weavers
Mr. & Mrs. Edward G. Weston
Mr. & Mrs. David Wetzel
Tom & Barbara Wheatley
Helen Wheeler
Mr. Brian White
Gary E. & Beverly A. White
Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. White
Richard & Jane Whitehead
Mr. Peter Whiting
Barbara Whitner
Betsey & George Wick
Billy Ray Wilcox
Mr. W. Craig Wilde
Ms. Vivian Wiley
Ms. Linda S. Wilkinson
Mr. Scott Swierkosz & Ms. Lee Will
Mr. Bruce Williams
Chris & Joe Williams
David J. Williams & Charles J. Bernard
Robert & Mary Williams
Mr. Ted C. Williams
Francille & Donald Willis
Seth Wilmore
Ms. Caroline L. Wilson
Scott R. Wilson
Trevor & Gail Wilson
Trevor & Gail Wilson Family Charitable
Gift Fund
Lynne & Timothy Winings
Amy & Tim Winnicki
Doris & Dan Winter
Mr. Kevin Winter & Ms. Silke
Pagendarm
Karen Wise & Amy Quillin
Mr. & Mrs. James Wohlken
Mr. Shane Wohlken
Wendy Kozol & Steven Wojtal
Ms. Laura Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. Marc D. Wolf
Ken & Deborah Wood
Mrs. Lee B. Wood
Lynn & Alan Wood
Reid & Gail Wood
Ted & Diana Woodbridge
Woodscroft Surveying Inc.
Jo & Bill Wooldredge
Gloria & Alan Wright
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wright
Mr. Edward M. Yandek
Janet Yaniglos & Clyde Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Yates
Ms. Jacquelyn S. Yates
Mrs. Betty J. Yelic
Ms. Bridget Yoder
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Young
Mr. James H. Young
Stan & Gayle Young
Ms. Phyllis Zala
Dr. James Zins & Dr. Cynthia
Kavouksorian
Dana Zintek & Lisa Daiber
Mr. John Zizka
Shirley Zook
Jim & Tracy Zuccaro
Mary Frances Haerr & Kal Zucker
In-Kind Gifts
AVI Food Systems, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. Mark W. Barker
Mr. Thomas M. Barratt & Ms. Kim
McConnell
Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Barthels
Mr. & Mrs. James Benjamin
Mr. Glenn Bomback
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bower
Ms. Carole Clement
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald K. Darkes
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Ellison IV
Fairmount Minerals, Ltd.
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Grimm
Gunton Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hice
Dr. & Mrs. William Hlavin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hutchinson
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Impullitti
Impullitti Landscaping, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William Koeblitz
Ms. Patrice A. Kouvas
Ms. Kathy K. Leavenworth
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Leslie
Mason Structural Steel
Mr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IV
Moen Inc.
Mr. Excavator, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William O’Neill, Jr.
Mr. Robert Owen
Mr. & Mrs. William Prior
Mr. & Mrs. H. Clair Rankin
Mr. & Mrs. Albert A. Romanini
Mr. Robert J. Salmen
Sara’s Place
Sherwin-Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stone
Mr. & Mrs. William Summers Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. George Warnock
Willoughby Supply Company
Dr. Frank Zatko & Ms. Mary Beth
Hayes-Zatko
Land Protection
Fund Donors
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey G. Andrews
Mr. Louis Bertoni
Mr. & Mrs. Lane Bettcher
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Blackman
Ms. Ferne L. Blackman
Kenneth & Nancy Bliss
Eileen & Richard Bulan
Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cascio
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Christopher
Mrs. Barbara Cook
John Corogin
Peter J. & Dana Corogin
Ms. Hazel Cramer
Mr. & Mrs. Perry T. Demming
Mr. W. Zack Dolyk
Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Doran
Mr. Warren Dusenbury
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ferguson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fitzgerald
Mr. Frederick E. Fitzhugh
Ms. Dawn Full & Ms. Ruth Sheldon
Dr. & Mrs. Don J. Germano
James & Angela Hambrick
Ms. Jessica M. Hart
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Heideman
Mr. & Mrs. David Hoffman
Lee & JoAnn Howley
James F. & Susan M. Hunt
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Karpinski
Mr. Jon M. King
Ms. Adele A. Kovanic
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Lausin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Lausin
Bill & Joyce Litzler
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Luria
Mrs. Linda R. Mahar
Dominic & Diana Marchese
Ms. Christine Maschke
Ms. Ruth Ann Maurer
Mrs. Wynne Odell
Ms. Stephanie Orellana
Don Paterson
Ms. Karin K. Rathbun
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Seidel
Kate Shaughnessy
Ms. Stefanie A. Shein
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sherwood
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Siekkinen
Mr. William Somers & Ms. Judy Riddle
Donel & Nita Sprenger
Mr. & Mrs. W. Thomas Stahl
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Stone
Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Strait
Mr. & Mrs. A.E. Szambecki
Bahman Taheri & Atossa Alavi
Ms. Sanae Tanebe
Carol Caple Tarrier
Mr. Mark W. Teague & Ms. Anne Marie Kollander
Ms. Karla R. Ware
Mrs. Nancy R. Ware
Mr. Roger Watkins
Ms. Jane A. Weaver
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Witte
Dr. & Mrs. John M. Wright
Lausin Ledge Company LTD
Warren & Zoann Dusenbury Charitable Trust
Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Coalition
Don & Nancy Germano Charitable Fund
City of Vermilion
JAM Foundation
KeyBank Vermilion Branch
Main Street Vermilion, Inc.
Chet & Jane Scholtz Family Foundation
Anne Marie Kollander & Mark Teague Family Fund
James & Angela Hambrick Foundation
Neil & Susan Luria Philanthropic Fund
Randall Equine Veterinary Group
David Spero Management Inc.
Matching Companies
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Caterpillar Foundation
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Eaton Corporation
Fortune Brands Home & Security
GE Foundation
IBM International Foundation
KeyBank Foundation Matching Gifts
The Lubrizol Foundation Matching Gift Administrator
Microsoft
The Nordson Corporation Foundation
Perkins Charitable Foundation
Preformed Line Products
Progressive Insurance Foundation
Select Equity Group, Inc.
Toyota Dealer Match Program
Our gratitude to the following individuals whose
vision in 2006 was to merge into one organization,
and became members of the Western Reserve Land
Conservancy Founders Society.
37,500
total number of acres protected by the
In Honor of
Dennis Bower
Ms. Carolyn Coquillette
Richard D. Cochran
Terrie & L.B. McKelvey
Beau Daane
Charley & Betsy Daane
The Frank H. & Nancy Porter Advised Fund
Mathew deConingh
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. deConingh Jr.
Mary Garvin
Bobbi & Norb Stracker
Marriage of Kathy Obert & Wayne Hill
Mr. William Scanlon & Ms. Kathleen Barr
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Butts
Mr. Patrick Gallagher
The Glubiak Family
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Grieves
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hamlin
Ms. Kathryn M. Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Hohmeier
Ms. Nancy Macklin
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Mowbray
Marcia & Mike Neundorfer
Ms. Shelly Obert
Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Schrop
Mr. William M. Sherman & Ms. Betty L. Rider
Dale LaPorte
Tom & Martha Jane Romp
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Cargile
Mary Frances Haerr & Kal Zucker
Terri Martincic
Ruth Evan
Peter McDonald
Ms. Ava Joyce Peterson
William C. Mulligan
Viki & Marc Byrnes
Marion Olson
Ann C. Briechle
William Prior
Evelyn B. Newell
James Rokakis
Mr. Michael Salkind
Barbara Starre
Shirley Zook
Mr. John Koepke
Land Conservancy
In Memory of
Jarvis M. Babcock
Mr. & Mr. James L. Dettling
Mr. William T. Fordyce
Dr. & Mrs. Joe W. High Jr.
Andrew & Jennifer McDowell
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Piwinski
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Seeley
Ms. Amy Szmania
Mr. Dan D. Trinter
Trinter Agency
Rudyard Baker
Mr. Walter R. J. Payne Jr.
James S. Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Adams
Jack Blakeslee
Bonnie Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Conway
Co-workers of Cindy Barker
CVAC Blue
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Danielson
Ms. Ann Deutschlander
Marion & Gene Faubel
Stella & David Fulton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Gray
Brad & Bowanne Hansen
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Harding
Mr. & Mrs. Ewald E. Kundtz Jr.
Ms. Virginia Lentz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lyon
Mr. William E. MacDonald III
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Malone
Mr. & Mrs. Lyman F. Narten II
Mr. & Mrs. William K. Nook
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Shaw
Mr. Peter E. Smith
SS&G, Inc.
Suri Alpaca Company of America LTD
Western Reserve Spinners & Weavers
Mr. Ted C. Williams
Henry Taylor Barratt
Margaret B. Allerding
Toni Bernet
Miss Kama Nist
Frank Bonner
Mrs. Dorothy M. Bonner
Kenneth L. Brown
Nancy E. Brown
Walter Brueggemann
Jeff & Sally Huntsberger
Mike Burke
Mrs. Anne L. Burke
Linda Carlson Condry
Rhea Cowie
Curtis & Catherine Babcock Leary
Charles & Hazel Cox
Carrie Jean Cox
Bourne Dempsey
Mr. Ernest Dempsey
Ms. Nancy Marsteller
Bill Downey
Beverly E. Bernatowicz
Vennetta Gerspacher
Terry Gerspacher
Nina Gilkey
Doris Gilbert
George Gregory
Nan Gregory
Richard S. Grimm
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Drought
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore D. Hartshorn
Betty Kaminsky
Lucy & Andy Chess
Charlotte Lackner
Mrs. Ann Manzano
The Sipos Family
Steve Mitrovich
Rona Mitrovich
Frederick Neubauer
Pauline Norris
Mr. & Mrs. James Kulhanek
Mary Ellen Pfundstein
Roy W. Pfundstein
Anthony Sankovic
Anonymous
Anonymous (8)
Ames Family Foundation (The)
Dr. Jay Ankeney & Dr. Julie Clayman
Mr. Edward Baker & Dr. Anna Van
Heeckeren
Mr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Bannerman
Barbara & Mike Bass
Jerry & Janet Bender
Mr. Joseph P. Bennett
Marion Berick IR Trust
Mark & Melanie Biche
Black River Audubon
Jean Astrup Faubel Blanche *
Rob & Peg Bobel
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bolton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bowen
Dennis & Laura Bower
Vikki & Peter Broer
Barbara Brown & Steve Ward
Mr. & Mrs. C. Richard Brubaker
Gail & Don Butler
R. Bruce* & Jane Campbell
Mary Alice Cannon
Mrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr. *
Mrs. Walter M. Charman, Jr.
The George W. Codrington Charitable
Foundation
Elizabeth P. Colebrook
Owen Colligan
Mrs. Rita Conway *
Mr. & Mrs. William Conway
Roger & Fran Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Evan R. Corns
Mr. & Mrs. John Corogin
Patrick G. Coy & Karin L. Tanquist
Beau Daane
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. deConingh, Jr.
Dolphin Trust
Ms. Carol Horner Donaldson
Richard & Louise Dunn
The Cyrus Eaton Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Eppig
Diane & Warren Farr
Michael & Gretchen Farrell
FirstEnergy Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Foust
William & Sarah Gardner
Fred Geis, Geis Companies
Mr. & Mrs. James Gerspacher
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Gratry
Richard & Jane Green Family
Foundation Inc.
John Gresock & Teresa Holland-Gresock
Susan & Dick* Grimm
The Grimm Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Gudbranson
Corinne P. Hadley
Mr. & Mrs. David Halstead
Lydia & Ron Harrington
Nancy & Ron Harrington
Mary Jane Hartwell
Melissa Haslinger
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hellman
Sharon & David Herzer
Mr. & Mrs. Albert* M. Higley, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hoffmann
Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie
Muirden
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Holland
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Hyde
Ms. Elizabeth B. Juliano
Barbara & Michael Kaplan
Charlotte E. Karson Daiber
Cynthia Knight
Joan M. Kosko
Mr. Dean Kulwicki
Kenneth Kuttner & Laura Bentz
William & Bonny Lafave
Elaine & Bill Lamb
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Levine
The G. R. Lincoln Family Foundation
Gail Marie Lipovsky
Phyllis & Robert Lucarelli
Byron & Elsie Lutman
The Milton & Tamar Maltz Family
Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander McAfee
Julien L. McCall Family Foundation
Mike & Tina McGuire
Mr. & Mrs. Lee McMannis
Mr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan III
Mr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IV
Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Meyers
Estate of John W. Mitchell
Mr. Mark Mittler
Mr. & Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon
Mr. Robert O. Moravec
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Morris
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Mulligan
John P. Murphy Foundation
Susan Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Neidhardt
Marion Olson
Mr. & Mrs. William O’Neill
Kenneth R. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. James Patterson
Michael Pender Memorial Fund
Faith Pescatore
Ava Joyce Peterson
Carol & Bill Prior
Mr. & Mrs. Emery C. Prior
PYSHT Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Ray
Josh Rubin, The CJR Group
Mr. & Mrs. Franz Sauerland
James & Lenore Schilling
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Shaughnessy
Walter Sheppe
Stephanie Sires
The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust
South Waite Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Spira
David & Kelly Staats
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Sullivan
Mr. Nelson S. Talbott
Renold D. Thompson, Jr.
Mrs. C. C. Tippit *
Livingston H. Ulf
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Watterson
Josephine Hannel Weber
Mr. & Mrs. William Weber
Mr. & Mrs. Blair Whidden
Carter & Genevieve*Wilmot
David Wilmot
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wolstein
deceased
James Stevens
Mrs. Jean M. Sommer
Eleanor Urick
Ludy & Andy Chess
Dale & Elise Williams
Bruce Williams
Alex Yatta
Kate Pilacky & David DiTullio
Rosemarie Zorn
Lucy & Andy Chess
Patty & Dick Dicioccio
Circle of Giving
(Monthly Giving Program)
Jack W. & Arlene Barthels
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Clark
James & Christine Cossler
Beau Daane
Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie Muirden
Sarah Jane & Roger Ingraham
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Jordan
Dr. & Mrs. James Kotapish Jr.
Joan Long
Mr. & Mrs. Keith McClintock
Diane Palker
Richard & Dina Schoonmaker
Mr. Grant Thompson
Leah & Blair Whidden
Francille & Donald Willis
Carter Wilmot
Mr. Harry Condry
William H. Cossler
Alex Downie & Sons Co
Mr. Michael Hripko
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Hunter
Mrs. Meg Martino
We apologize for any omissions. If your name has been omitted or listed incorrectly,
please contact Leah Whidden at 440-528-4166 or lwhidden@wrlandconservancy.org.
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Western Reserve Land Conservancy extends its thanks to the following people
Akron Community Foundation
Harriet Alger
Gary Alkire
Dick Ames
Jeff Arona
Ashland Area Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Ashland County Park District
Aurora Title
Babcock Family
Ned Baker
Tom Barratt
Taylor Barratt
Mary Becker
Paul & Susie Belanger
Amanda Bennett, Ohio Department
of Farmland Preservation
Sandy Berkes
Karen & Larry Bettcher
Black Oaks
Ryan Harrell
Pete McDonald
Anthony Papaleo
Zach Smolko
Black River Audubon
Black River RAP
Bloomfield Township Trustees
The Blues Birds
Jeremy Dubsky
Paul Pira
John Puchan
Jim Blum
Peg Bobel
Jim Bolton
Gail Bowen
Chet Bowling
Kathleen Bradley
Anne Briechle
Joyce & Wilber Browand
Wes Brown
Foster Brown
Simeon Brown
Eileen Bulan, Mayor of Vermilion
Jeff Burr
Dan & Judy Buttler
Jacqueline Cabonor
Catharina Meints Caldwell
Margaret A. Cannon, Esq.
Dorothy Carney
Case Western Reserve University
Charles M. & Helen M. Brown
Memorial Foundation
Edith Chase
Steve Chavez
Jennifer Chipner
Ken Christensen
Julius Ciaccia, NEORSD
City of Lorain
Cleveland City Council
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Dr. Jim Bissell
Renee Boronka
David Kriska
Keith Moran
Larry Rosche
Judy Semroc
Jim Coker
Doloros Cole
Columbiana County Park District
Dorothea Betz
Thomas Butch
Marie Cox
Eileen Dray-Bardon
Rachael Esterly
Michael West
Columbiana County SWCD
Matt Brown
Pete Conkle
Lindsay Short
The Conservation Fund
Patricia Cook
Fran & Roger Cooper
Lynda Costilla
Jerry Cowie & Family
Wayne Cox
Todd Crandall
Travis Crane
Chris Craycroft, Portage Park District
Margaret Cummins
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization
Corporation
Beau Daane
Norm Damm
Carl & Mary Daniels
Davey Resource Group
Ana Burns
Ken Christensen
Todd Crandall
Davey Tree
Jeff Dick
David DiTullio
Doan Brook Watershed Partnership
Jack Dolan
Peter Dolan
Ducks Unlimited
Jason Hill
Roy Kroll
Russ Terry
Eastgate Council of Governments
Stephanie Dyer
Rachel McCartney
EHOVE Career Center
Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis
Dr. & Mrs. Ibrahim Eren, Brownhelm
Horticultural Learning Center
Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
Theresa Evans
Diane Farr,
Fat City
Jimmy Baucco
Jim Hoyt
Tonja Scleicher
Harvey Webster
Ralph Webster
Amy Firem
First Energy Corporation
Bill Beach
Harry Flannery
Jeff Moshier
Ketan Patel
Josh Sponaugle
David Wareham
Doug Weber
Dave Winston
Franklin County Land Bank
Freedom Township Trustees
James Hammar
Roy Martin
John Zizka
Sally Gardner
Mary Garvin
Geauga Park District
Jim Gerspacher
Tan Gillespie
Barb Gillette
Bill Ginn
Will Gottfried
Grafton Township Trustees
Greater Mohican Audubon
Laurel Gress
Clark Hahn
Hamilton County Land Bank
Matt Harbage, NRCS
Corey Patrick Harkins
Harvard University
Wes Hatch
Pat Hazelton
Marsha Heinke & Larry Forthofer
Sharon & David Herzer
Chip Hess
Mary Heuy
Doug & Sue Hicks
Hill ‘n Dale Club
Mark Hoberect
Jeff Holland
Gregory A. Huber, Esq.
Marilyn Hyde
Andrea Irland
The J.M. Smuckers Company
Jeanne & Chuck Jacubchak
Tom James, Medina County Park District
Ray Jarrett
Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation
Eric Jennings
Charlotte Karson
John Katko
Curt Keal
Kelleys Island Audubon
Kelleys Island Park Board
Kendal at Oberlin
Ron Kotkowski
Fae Krokey
Dean Kulwicki
David Liam Kyle
Kyle Kysela
Robbie LaCroix
Charles LaFave
Lake County SWCD
Lake MetroParks
Seth Begeman
Amy Dirks
Dennis Eckart
Nancy Martin
Paul Palagyi
John Pogacnik
Vince Urbanski
Guy Wagner
Elaine Lamb
Matt Laurich
John Lawton
Leadership Medina County
Cathy Leary
Kathy Leavenworth
Pat Leech
Holly LeGron
Tom & Bettsy Leib
Jami, Rick & Eric Lieberman
Greg Lipps
Little Beaver Creek Land Foundation
Board Members
Richard Berg
Bradley Bosley
Carol Bretz
Mitchell Cattrell
Bert Dailey
Keith Meredith
Robert Trotter
Jackman Vodrey
Jacquelyn Yates
Lorain County Metro Parks
Diane Lucas
Lucas County Land Bank
Zoe Lye
Deborah Mack
Diane Mackin
Mahoning County Land Bank
Doug Marcum
Terri Martincic
Bob & Ann Masternak
Peter McCarren
Kim McConnell
Mary & Carl McDaniel
Mike McGuire
Medina County SWCD
Medina Lions
Medina Sunrise Rotary
Midview Womens Club
Matthew Miley, CT Consultants
Mill Creek Park District
Dennis Miller
Kirsten Peetz
Mike Miller
Robert Miller
Dan Miltner
Andrea Minton, Esq.
Judith Mitchell
Julia Mitchell
Montgomery County Land Bank
Montville Township Trustees
Natalie Morris
Matt Nahorn
The Nature Conservancy
Karen Adair
Nathan Randolph
Neighborhood Progress Inc.
Dan Nelson
Nora Nemec
NEO CANDO
New London Rotary
Nord Family Foundation
Nordson Corporation Volunteers
Oberlin College Bonner Center for
Service & Learning
The Oberlin Project
ODNR-Division of Wildlife
ODNR-Office of Coastal Management
Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Division of Watercraft Scenic Rivers
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Angela Adkins
Jeffrey Boyles
Ted Conlin
Eric Schultz
Ohio Public Works Commission
Abbey DeHart
Linda Bailiff
Lou Mascari
Michael Miller, Director
Ohio Wetlands Association
Gordon Oney
Adie & Scott Orcutt
Garrett Ormiston, Cleveland Museum of
Natural History
David Orr, Oberlin College
John Pais
Nathan Paskey
Julie Patton
Jack Pierson
Portage County Commissioners
Kathleen Chandler
Maureen Frederick
Tommie Marsilio
Our vision
Liz Porter
Stephanie Portman
Carol Prior
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
Linda Reed
Susan Renda, Mayor of Moreland Hills
Pete Richards
Tim Rodgers
Don Romancak
Dan Ruminski
The Rust Buckets
Dan Best
Jay Brindo
Brad Milgate
Ron Shissler
Geo Sindelar
Saint Luke’s Foundation
Jim Sarosy
Ben Scott
Shaker Lakes Nature Center
Dean Sheldon
Sue & Bruce Simonson
Brian Smith & Family
Greg Snowdon
Julie Sofonia
Brett Sondergren, US Fish & Wildlife
Tom Stanley
Stark County Land Bank
Ray Stewart
John Storch
Dan Styer
Summit County Land Bank
Cynthia Szunyog
Pat Talbot
Gloria Terpay
Grant Thompson
Kenny & Jan, Rolland & Diane, & Carol Tkach &
Hostile Valley Campground
Trumbull County Land Bank
Trumbull County Metroparks
Dick Tuttle
Paul Van Curen
Village of Moreland Hills
Lana Volk
Waite Hill Land Conservancy
Tim Wallace
Wayne County Commissioners
Mary Weber
Britt Whidden
Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Co.
Lee Will
Mandy Williams
Karen Wise
Cheryl Wolfe-Cragin
Douglas Yates
Thomas Yates
Tom & Jane Younglas
Jim Ziemnik, Lorain MetroParks
Christine Znidarsic
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 filled 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
fishing, 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, Medina and Bay
Village and, as needed, in new areas that promote lasting,
community-oriented development. Working farms will
flourish, 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.
The Land Conservancy inspires citizens throughout our
region in the effort to protect land and water for the
benefit of all of our communities; to create a habitat that
serves people. We envision a healthy 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, and commercial
development that supports the people of our region
now and forever.
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Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Cleveland, OH
Permit No. 1
Western Reserve
Land Conservancy
OUR LAND. OUR LEGACY.
3850 Chagrin River Road
Moreland Hills, Ohio 44022
Phone: 440-528-4150
e-mail: info@wrlandconservancy.org
www.wrlandconservancy.org
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