ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy

ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Westward view from the Gateway property. Photo: Janie DeCelles

Welcome from Board of Directors President and Executive Director
In August 2012 we were once again fortunate to experience a significant event at San Elijo Lagoon: the release of seven
endangered Light-footed Clapper Rails; birds that had been carefully raised by people to be reintroduced into their native
salt marsh habitat.
With the release of several breeding pairs, the birds settled into the low marsh cord grass, joining 32 established Clapper
Rails. It’s a testament to the conservation of one of San Diego’s largest remaining coastal wetlands that these birds will be
monitored here, and successfully bred to ensure the continued rebound of this endangered species population.
This conservation event highlights a year of extraordinary accomplishments, in which the Conservancy entered its official
25 Years of Watershed Moments Anniversary with the acquisition of the Gateway property just days before the 2012
New Year.
The Campaign for Gateway Park secured a high-profile north county coastal property adjacent to the southern end
of the Lagoon. For more than 20 years, one of our region’s last stretches of unobstructed coastal views (3.44 acres) was
subject to commercial development proposals until the Conservancy, through the generosity of lenders, acquired the
property. By year’s end, more than 700 community members and businesses contributed to save Gateway Park, providing
a solid base of support for year two of the fundraising campaign.
Our environmental education program welcomed the title sponsorship of SDG&E in a new collaboration of North
County cultural centers, called San Elijo to Escondido Watershed Collaboration. This partnership aims to increase
awareness with Escondido elementary school children about their connection to watersheds through field and
museum experiences.
In habitat restoration news, Lagoon Platoon received funding from Citizens Restoring Coastal Habitat to enhance native
plant restoration with the cultivation of long-term steward volunteers. With funding provided by California Coastal
Conservancy, a communications plan was researched and developed to guide outreach for San Elijo Lagoon Restoration
as it moves through the Environmental Review process and public comment periods.
Now at a quarter century, our membership soars with more than 2,500 people, joined in exploration of the Reserve by
more than 3,800 school children and weekend walk participants.
Not one of these programs is possible without the support of our donors. The accomplishments of this organization
are a tribute to our members for their dedication to protecting and restoring the resources of San Elijo Lagoon
Ecological Reserve.
As the Clapper Rails thrive to the ebb and flow of tides, we share confidence that special places, like San Elijo Lagoon, will
remain protected for community and for nature.
Denise Stillinger
President of the Board
Doug Gibson
Executive Director/Principal Scientist
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy | PO Box 230634 | Encinitas, CA 92023-0634
(760) 436-3944 | SanElijo.org | info@SanElijo.org
County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price (right) issued a
proclamation on June 19, 2012 for “Denise Stillinger
Day”, (left) in honor of Stillinger’s efforts toward
environmental conservation and education.
Doug Gibson (left) bands an endangered Light-footed Clapper Rail
before the release of several breeding pairs in San Elijo Lagoon in
August 2012. Photo: Chris Mayne
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Contents
Welcome from Board of Directors President and Executive Director. . . . . . . . . 2
Biological Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Scientific Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Environmental Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
25th Anniversary Communications and Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Development and Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Statement of Financial Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2012 Board of Directors and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2012 Members, Donors, and Corporate Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mission
The mission of San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy is to protect and restore the resources of San Elijo Lagoon
Ecological Reserve, its watershed, and related ecosystems for the benefit of current and future generations.
As part of our mission, staff of the Conservancy:
• engage and educate the community about the value of the reserve to promote ecological literacy and
environmental responsibility
• conduct scientific research to advance restoration planning and conservation science
• design and implement ecological management plans
• manage and acquire land and easements
• collaborate with the community, organizations, and government agencies.
Vision
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy will be a guiding model for the stewardship of wetlands.
Core Values
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy demonstrates an ongoing commitment to these core values:
• Environmental Stewardship
• Scientific Integrity
• Education
• Innovation
• Collaboration
• Ethical Leadership & Practices
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Biological Management
Management actions maintain and enhance the 918-acre reserve
San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of San Diego’s largest protected wetlands. Its history is intertwined with
human progress and development, which makes protecting and enhancing the health of the watershed critically
important. We manage the ecosystem in four key ways: keeping the inlet open to improve water quality in the lagoon;
controlling invasive plants throughout the Reserve and conservation easements; acquiring habitat important for species
survival; and planning for San Elijo Lagoon Restoration.
2012 Land Acquisitions
Just days before the New Year, the Conservancy acquired the Gateway property, the 3.44-acre coastal parcel at the
southern end of the lagoon, east of Scenic Highway 101 between Cardiff-by-the-Sea and Solana Beach. The Campaign for
Gateway Park was launched to permanently secure the property from threat of commercial development and to save its
views and habitat values. Fundraising continues into 2013, with more than 700 community members who contributed by
year-end.
In association with Carlsbad Watershed Network, Conservancy staff coordinates the control of invasive vegetation
throughout the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit (CHU), which encompasses all the land between Escondido Creek (San Elijo
Lagoon) and Loma Alta Creek watersheds (Oceanside).
Conservancy biologists successfully wrote a proposal, funded by California Wildlife Conservation Board, for long-term
funds to control invasive plants and restore multiple habitats throughout the CHU, and strengthen regional ecosystems
and Carlsbad Watershed Network organizations that protect them. We initiated arundo removal on Buena Creek in
partnership with the City of Vista; worked with County of San Diego (Escondido Creek) and City of Carlsbad (Buena
Vista Creek) to control perennial pepperweed; and treated purple loosestrife and yellow-flag iris infestations along
Escondido Creek.
Large stands of invasive eucalyptus and other non-native trees and shrubs were removed from the Conservancy’s
fee-title property, the Ford Wildlife Habitat Preserve, funded by Natural Resources Conservation Service. This 33-acre
preserve (no public access) provides important habit for Great Horned Owls, coyotes, mule deer, and endangered birds,
such as Least Bell’s Vireo. These animals depend on native riparian vegetation to survive. The project removed invasive
eucalyptus, acacia, and palms, and replaced them with willow, sycamore, and cottonwood.
Lagoon Platoon
In 2012, funding was secured for a three-year habitat restoration and long-term stewardship program to control invasive
plants, called Citizens Restoring Coastal Habitat (CRCH). The outreach arm of CRCH is Lagoon Platoon; weekly
and monthly community habitat restoration events. These events help to restore coastal strand habitat, improve coastal
sage scrub habitat at Santa Carina Trail and
Stonebridge Trail, protect sensitive salt marsh
habitats in the central basin, and restore
freshwater riparian woodland habitat along
Escondido Creek.
Hundreds of volunteers, from professionals
to high school and college ecology clubs,
contributed 1,122 volunteer hours in 10
weekend events, and 314 hours in 44 Lagoon
Platoon Steward trainings. In 2012 Vertex
Pharmaceuticals and San Diego Downtown
Rotary Club 33 each sponsored a private
restoration activity. Citizens Restoring Coastal
Habitat is funded by: Earth Island Institute,
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program,
The Coastal Conservancy, California Wildlife
Conservation Board, San Diego Chapter of
California Native Plant Society, and Southern
California Wetlands Recovery Project.
Volunteers help clear invasive mustard along the Gateway property on Earth Day 2012.
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Coastal Dunes Restoration
Coastal sand dunes are rare, yet important habitats: avian, reptile, and plant species rely on these drastically reduced and
still vanishing areas. Dune restoration enhances the biodiversity of the only existing coastal strand habitat, comprised of
four acres, in the Reserve. In 2012 two Lagoon Platoon events removed trash and controlled invasive plants on the dunes
including arrowweed, stinkwort, searocket, and iceplant.
SELC Internship Program
Five collegiate or post-graduate interns assisted Conservancy biologists in 2012 to perform vital monitoring and land
conservation work, while receiving hands-on instruction and professional mentoring. Intern activities include GIS
database management, map production, weekly water quality monitoring, monitoring of conservation properties and
easements, and organization of the avian database in combination with historical 1970s data.
Citizens Restoring
Coastal Habitat
2012 Lagoon Platoon
event sponsors
San Diego Downtown
Rotary Club 33
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Scientific Monitoring
Watching indicators of ecosystem health and function.
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy’s scientific monitoring activities continued to expand in 2012, thanks to support from
donors, and to our agencies and partners that rely on our data to understand and create the bigger picture of wetlands
conservation, and environmental challenges considering the advance of climate change and associated sea level rise.
Cheers! Conservancy docents watch as seven endangered Clapper Rails, hatched in human care,
were released in August 2012 at San Elijo Lagoon. Photo: Chris Mayne
In August 2012, seven endangered
Light-footed Clapper Rails were
released into their new homes at San
Elijo Lagoon, joining an established
colony of 32 breeding pairs.
The birds were hatched in human
care at both San Diego Zoo Safari
Park and Living Coast Discovery
Center. These centers are part of
Team Clapper Rail—a breeding
and reintroduction partnership
including SeaWorld San Diego,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
California Department of Fish
and Wildlife. The birds’ release
is a testament to the scientific
monitoring and restoration
activities that the Conservancy has
overseen for more than 25 years.
San Elijo Lagoon Restoration
While the Reserve appears healthy, various factors keep it from being self-sustaining.
San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is transitioning from open water and mud flat
habitats to salt marsh and riparian habitat as a result of urban pressures. Highways, the
railroad, and nearby infrastructure all contribute to restricted tidal flushing and degraded
water quality in the reserve. We are currently in a planning phase called the Environmental Review Process, in which
the public and participating agencies analyze various alternatives for restoring the lagoon. In 2012, a surf study was
conducted at Cardiff State Beach, the lagoon’s connection to the ocean, in partnership with Surfrider Foundation. Data
about the types of waves and water activities in this area were implemented into planning. A shoreline morphology
study was also conducted that analyzes how the sand and sediment removed from the lagoon during restoration could
benefit beach sand replenishment. Planning continues, with anticipation of releasing the EIR/EIS by mid-2013 for
public comment.
Inlet circulation monitoring
To maintain a functional lagoon opening that supports healthy tidal circulation, technical staff continues its weekly
monitoring of dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity at six stations throughout the Reserve. The Conservancy
secured funding from San Diego County Vector Control Program to keep the inlet open with annual mechanical
breaching through 2015 (in spring, followed by the last major winter storm).
Water quality monitoring
SELC technical staff continues to manage a network of water quality monitoring stations in the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit
(CHU), providing stream flow and precipitation information at the Camino del Norte bridge in Rancho Santa Fe, and in
the East Basin of the lagoon at the southern end of the freshwater dike. Since 2004, municipalities, universities, regional
science and regulatory organizations and water districts have benefited from these datasets.
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Scientific Monitoring continued
Funding restraints have curtailed the monitoring of all stations in the CHU, but the Conservancy maintains those two on
Escondido Creek. Reserve management established a policy to cease dike closures in winter, a practice that carried over
from pre-Reserve hunting era.
Monitoring Land Stewardship Properties
SELC manages six conservation easements adjacent to San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and four fee-title properties
within and adjacent to the Reserve. The acquisition of the Gateway property in 2012 expanded our fee-title properties by
3.44 acres. Each of these properties protects important habitat. An Intern in summer monitors each site for vegetation
thinning and modifications, litter and unauthorized trails, invasive species infestations, and water diversions.
Monthly Bird Counts
We are indebted to the core volunteers who conduct the monthly San Elijo Lagoon Bird Count. Each month, they
conduct bird surveys, which adds to datasets from 2003. Data are submitted to Point Reyes Bird Observatory (PRBO) and
eBird.org. Data sharing informs large-scale conservation and policy decision-making.
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Environmental Education
Inspiring stewardship for nature in our “wildlife classroom”
Recognized as a trusted messenger for environmental education, San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy’s education programs increased
in 2012. More than 3,800 people—school children and the public—joined us for naturalist-guided walks in the Reserve.
Support from our members, Birds of a Feather Gala biennial gala, and educational grants from our corporate and
government partners (see next page) enable the Conservancy to provide educational opportunities to all ages throghout
the community and watershed. Some of the year’s highlights include:
Elementary School Programs
The kindergarten through fifth grade program continues to be our largest program in the education department
representing 60% of docent-led walks. More than half of the students came from underserved communities, such
as Escondido and Vista. In 2012 we created a new program focused on watersheds designed for fifth grade. Students
learn about the distribution of Earth’s fresh and salt water, and how valuable fresh water is to all communities. This
program complements the Water and Wetlands Teachers Guide developed in early 2012. We also began researching and
developing a K-2 Teachers Guide for publication in early 2013.
Public Programs
Family Discovery Days
In our second year of collaboration, County Rangers and the Conservancy presented free nature-themed events, crafts,
and live guest performances at quarterly Family Discovery Days at San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center. Wings Over
Wetlands in January celebrates winter bird migration. Spring EGG-ucation highlights emerging life timed with spring’s
arrival. Native San Elijo Lagoon in summer reveals unique native plants, animals, and Native American influence in the
wetland. Before Halloween, Not-so-Scary Estuary hosts children in costume for nature-themed scavenger hunts, and notso-creepy
animal encounters. Conservancy staff design stations and provide volunteer coordination. Family Discovery
Days hosts an average of 750 people each season.
Wildlife Walks
Board members and docents, Elizabeth Venrick and
Linda Jones, worked with the education director to test
pilot naturalist-led walks in the evenings. The popular
Summer Evening Walks series occurred on third
Wednesdays from June through September on Rios
Avenue Trail and were attended by an average of
30 people each walk. Plans were finalized for introducing
new Wildlife Walks in 2013 that will feature four distinct
regions of the reserve by rotating trails each season.
Weekly Saturday walks led by Conservancy docents
continue at the Nature Center.
Program Partners
Docent-Naturalist Carol Rayes shares the wonders of wetlands with elementary
school children from Escondido; a neighboring community east of the Reserve.
Escondido to San Elijo Watershed Collaboration
The Conservancy is piloting a three-year partnership, launched in 2012, with San Diego Zoo Global, The Escondido
Creek Conservancy, Olivenhain Municipal Water District, and San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum. The
collaboration aims to connect Escondido’s third through fifth graders with nature in their backyard, through all-school
assemblies, field and museum visits, and an annual family event. With Escondido Creek watershed as an outdoor
classroom, this project will foster the next generation of environmental stewards. We recognize and thank SDG&E for
funding the launch of this collaboration.
CSU San Marcos
An environmental education pilot program is coordinated by a professor at California State University San Marcos.
Through collaboration, this partnership seeks to link classroom teachers (K–12), their students and families, with
community science resources to build awareness of the science and stewardship of natural resources.
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Environmental Education continued
High School Ecology Clubs
As we create new programs for the high school level, we welcomed San Dieguito High School Ecology Club in Fall 2012.
Students participated in monthly-led docent walks, followed by a County Ranger-led habitat restoration event. Students
also designed and staffed exhibits for Family Discovery Days.
Docent-Naturalists
Ten new docents joined the volunteer Docent-Naturalist Program in 2012, bringing our core of naturalists to 36 talented
individuals. Together, they represent a diverse variety of professional backgrounds. Docent training was enhanced from
seven to 10 sessions to include more field time and training. Docents are encouraged to lead at least 12 walks throughout
the year, but six dedicated docents each led between 30–40 walks to help with the increase in programs.
SELC Internship Program
Program support was provided by two Education Interns who helped with administrative tasks, school field trips, Family
Discovery Days, and creation of educational materials and props.
Elementary school children take a guided walk in San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve.
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Environmental Education continued
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy 2012
Environmental Education Programs
Total number of participants: 3,827
(18% increase from 2011)
School Programs
Grades K–2: 13%
Grades 3–5: 47%
Middle & High School: 13%
Public Programs
Weekend Walks: 26%
Scouts: 1%
California Coastal Commission’s
Whale Tail License Plate Grants Program
2012 Docent-Naturalist graduates and current Docents gathered for an end-of-year celebration and
welcome party for the new class.
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25th Anniversary Communications and Outreach
Increasing community awareness of and inspiring support for the work of
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy during its 25th milestone year
With the acquisition of the Gateway property, the Conservancy secured an increase in media coverage in all program
areas, raising the profile of the 25-year nonprofit land trust with sustained community buzz.
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy in the News
The 2012 press room (SanElijo.org/pressroom) features dozens of articles and television highlights about Conservancy
activities. The thread to these news events weaves together the inspiring profiles of volunteers, wildlife releases, the
extrication of an obsolete dumping ground, inlet breaching, public walks, Family Discovery Days, community habitat
restoration, viable aquifer exploration, and The Campaign for Gateway Park.
June 19, 2012 was proclaimed “Denise Stillinger Day” in San Diego County by Supervisor Pam Slater-Price for Stillinger’s
30-year efforts toward conservation of natural resources and environmental education. This proclamation followed the
Spring announcement of Stillinger’s E.A.R.T.H. Award (Environmental Action & Restoration That Helps) at San Diego
EarthWorks annual recognition of regional conservation leaders.
Social Media
Consistent online communications with members and self-subscribed friends took the form of monthly Lagoon eNews,
reaching more than 2,400 subscribers. Our premier social media site, Facebook.com/SanElijo, grew by 35% in friends
over last year.
We launched an online Animal Guide (SanElijo.org/animalguide) for trail visitors to learn about wildlife or verify
sightings at San Elijo Lagoon. Seventy animals that represent species in all areas of the Reserve are profiled with donated
professional photography and “fun facts” about each animal’s adaptations and behaviors.
The Conservancy’s web site encourages online donations and strengthens awareness of the Reserve’s treasures and
Conservancy programs, viewed by an average of 3,500 unique visitors a month.
Toward the end of our momentous 25th year, we began the process of rebranding to represent the next era in wetlands
conservation. Through research and an online poll taken by 200 participants, the new tagline: Connecting communities.
Protecting nature. was selected to phase in for 2013.
Board members served as Conservancy Ambassadors at quarterly SELC/County Parks Family Discovery Days, and
in the community at Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach June 1–2, Arts Alive at Gateway Park (with City of Solana Beach)
October 6, and Cardiff Green Beach Fair October 27.
Family Discovery Days
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Development and Membership
The Official Celebration of 25 Years of Watershed Moments
The Conservancy’s significant milestone—25 years—
was aligned with the organization’s greatest
opportunity yet: The Campaign for Gateway Park.
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy obtained a loan to
purchase the Gateway property on December 27, 2011,
securing a coastal parcel of 3.44-acres against decades
of commercial development proposals and story
poles. Within months, staff and committee developed
core messages and outreach materials, launching the
fundraising campaign to permanently acquire
the property.
With the Gateway property secure, but not yet saved,
the Conservancy held a Lagoon Platoon community
restoration event on Earth Day at the site to remove
the invasive Garland daisy. In Fall, we participated
in Solana Beach Arts Alive, featuring the work and
donated proceeds of 10 local artists. By year-end, the
Campaign generated $1,195,000 in gifts and pledges
from 781 donors.
Champagne toasts: The first celebration at Gateway Park in January 2012
Front: Ilse Epprecht; L–R: David and Denise Stillinger, Janie DeCelles, and
Elizabeth Venrick; Back: Renita Greenberg
President’s Council
The mission of the President’s Council is to provide support necessary for the Conservancy to maintain a continued
existence with the help of endowment income. The year 2012 ushered the largest growth in new President’s Council
members, thanks to the outreach efforts of its chairperson, Daniel Powell. We welcomed: Chris and Julie Cabou, Janie
DeCelles, James Dietz, Pollie Gautsch & Darryl Matsui, Joe & Mary Kellejian, Gary Martin & Nancy Brown, and Fred &
Jean Sebold.
Legacy Circle
Our Legacy Circle donors are individuals who have generously included the Conservancy in their estate plans; 24 special
gifts that will help support conservation in perpetuity. Patty Cornelius joined the Conservancy’s Legacy Circle in 2012.
President’s Council and Legacy Circle donors are treated to a private Spring Wildflower Walk and Fall Bird Walk followed
by a picnic reception in the Reserve.
Major Donor Reception
With the launch of The Campaign for Gateway Park, the
Conservancy increased its support base of major donors and
general membership by 25% in 2012. In October, members Julie
and Chris Cabou hosted the Major Donor Reception at their
home overlooking Gateway Park. Major donors were entertained
by a live harpist and a 25th Anniversary commemorative video.
Major Donor Reception In-kind Services:
• We Saved a Place for You, pro-bono video by Lyon
& Associates Creative Services, Inc., with musical
accompaniment composed and donated by Rob Gironda.
• Photography was provided courtesy of Jennifer Nelson
on behalf of Ranch & Coast Magazine.
Hosts of the 2012 Major Donor Reception: Julie and Chris Cabou
Photo: Janine Free
As ambassadors for the Conservancy, Board of Directors members represented in key community outreach events in
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Solana Beach, and quarterly Family Discovery Days at the Nature Center.
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Development and Membership continued
2012 Grants
Our education, outreach, and restoration programs would not be possible without the partnership of foundations and
corporations that actively support environmental education and conservation.
We recognize the following grants received and/or renewed in 2012:
California Coastal Commission’s
Whale Tail License Plate Grants Program
Mizel Family Foundation
Community Grant Program
The Lauer Fund
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Statement of Financial Activities
Our financial performance in 2012 reflects the creative work of our employees, Board of Directors, and President’s
Council in reaching our goals. New this year in the Financial Activities is the launch of The Campaign for Gateway Park,
reflected in the graphs and spreadsheet.
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy 2012
Funding
Program Grants: 46%
The Campaign for Gateway Park: 28%
Contributions: 11%
Corporate Sponsorship: 2%
Investment Earnings (net): 13%
Expenditures
Conservation Services: 63%
The Campaign for Gateway Park: 15%
Education & Public Outreach: 8%
Development & Member Stewardship: 4%
Operations: 10%
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Statement of Financial Activities 2012 continued
Funding
Program Grants $1,142,770 46%
The Campaign for Gateway Park $699,675 28%
Contributions $273,867 11%
Corporate Sponsorship $46,439 2%
Investment Earnings (net) $314,156 13%
$2,476,906 100%
Expenditures
Conservation Services $1,151,828 63%
The Campaign for Gateway Park $268,110 15%
Education & Public Outreach $142,825 8%
Development & Member Stewardship $67,833 4%
Operations $182,208 10%
$1,812,853 100%
Assets & Liabilities Summary (As of 12/31/2012)
Assets
Tidal Circulation Trust $2,152,441
Conservation Land $5,165,760
Investments Held for Programs $595,514
Operating Endowments $1,123,145
Reserve $280,579
Cash Balances $741,487
Property & Equipment, net $7,941
Scholarship Fund $33,169
Other Assets (note 1) $5,960
Accounts Receivable $735,385
Total Assets $10,841,111
Liabilities & Net Assets
Current Liabilities $900,124
Long-term Liabilities (note 2) $3,749,945
Net Assets $6,191,042
Total Liabilities and Net Assets: $10,841,111
note 1: pre-paid expenses
note 2: loan for Gateway property
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2012 Board of Directors and Staff
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Their passion for the outdoors is combined
with exceptional professional skills in a broad range of areas to help further our mission.
Board of Directors
Denise Stillinger (President)
Scott Griffiths (Vice President)
Doug Gillingham (Secretary)
Paul Worthington (Treasurer)
Stephen Fitch
Sally Foster
Pastor Bill Harman
Mark Huffman
Kevin Johnson, J.D.
Linda Jones, Ph.D.
Jim Lauer
Jim McCall (retired winter 2012)
Joyce Pickersgill, Ph.D.
Edward Quinlivan (joined Fall 2012)
Nicolle Selby-Thomas (joined Fall 2012)
Elizabeth Venrick, Ph.D.
Aaron Weiss (joined Summer 2012)
Art Yayanos, Ph.D.
Our dedicated staff of nine employees carries out the mission of San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy to protect and enhance
the Reserve. The Conservancy’s staff expertise combines advanced degrees in natural sciences and environmental studies
with outdoor education and nonprofit program management.
Staff
Doug Gibson, Executive Director and Principal Scientist
Barry Lindgren, Associate Director
Elaine Dodge, Development Director
Tara Fuad, Education Director
David Varner, Resource Management Director
Joel Kramer, Associate Biologist
Timbo Stillinger, Associate Biologist (until June 2012)
Nichole Joseph, Coordinator, The Campaign for Gateway Park and Birds of a Feather Gala 2013 (began August 2012)
Debby Strauss, Program Associate
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2012 Members, Donors, and Corporate Sponsors
Continuing a giving legacy during 25 Years of Watershed Moments
Our supporters are actively engaged in the Conservancy’s mission to protect and enhance the resources of San Elijo
Lagoon Ecological Reserve, its watershed, and related ecosystems for the benefit of current and future generations. All
donors to the Conservancy and/or to The Campaign for Gateway Park are listed below for the year 2012.
* President’s Council Member
+ Board Member
LEGACY DONORS
Patty Cornelius
Elaine Dodge & Martin Staubus
Ilse Epprecht
Lynne & Marc Friedmann
Doug & Lauren Gibson
Bill Gish, III & Andra Moran
Tom & Donna Golich
Pastor Bill & Patti Harman
Tom Heywood & Stephanie Wilde
Robert Jensen & Erin Thomas
Mayme Kline & Robert Beasley
Peter & Margaret Kohl
Jim Lauer
Andy & Kathleen Mauro
William E. Miller & Ida Houby
Brys & Rita Myers
Craig & Jeanne Olson
Mariette Pinchart
Janet Placido
Denise & Dave Stillinger
Elizabeth Venrick
Paul Worthington
Art & Sandy Yayanos
GUARDIANS OF THE LAGOON
Great Horned Owl - $10,000+
Anonymous *+
Carol Childs & Peter House *
Ilse Epprecht *
Harvey & Kim Furgatch
Tom & Donna Golich *
Blayne & Carrie Hartman
Mike & Dawn House *
Peggy Martin
Andy & Kathleen Mauro *
Brys & Rita Myers *
Mariette Pinchart
Qualcomm Foundation
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Joe & Diane Steinberg
Alan & Steve Tarkington
Union Bank of California Foundation
Frances Hamilton White *
David & Sherry Winkler
PROTECTORS OF THE LAGOON
Calif. Brown Pelican - $5,000+
Magie Biehl
Gordon & Cathie Dixon
Joseph Gabbert
Wendy Globe Tsien & Roger Tsien
Salah Hassanein
Neil & Clarice Hokanson *
Elizabeth Keadle *
Las Olas Mexican Restaurant
Jennifer Moores
Oakhurst Builders, Inc.
Denise & Dave Stillinger *+
The Heller Foundation of San Diego
Clapper Rail - $3,000+
ACS Habitat Management
Inge Bisconer & Pam Drew
Janie DeCelles *
Alice DeCelles
Elaine Dodge & Martin Staubus *
Renita Greenberg
Jim & Carrie Greenstein
Hansen Surfboards Inc
Tom Heywood & Stephanie Wilde *
Hokanson Associates
Ann Hunter-Welborn & David Welborn
Peter & Margaret Kohl *
Jim Lauer +
Scott Lindner & Gina Barbour
Suzanne & Craig McAllister
John & Torre Middleton
Gary & Joyce Pickersgill *+
Susan Randerson
Paul Worthington *+
Dave & Brenda Zito
Great Blue Heron - $2,500+
Anonymous
Melodie Almond
Wolfgang & Karen Berger
Ellsworth & Mary Burwell
Cardiff Seaside Market, Inc.
Dennis Cramer & Robin Radlauer-
Cramer
John DeBeer & Mona Baumgartel
Sean & Heidi Deitch
Edward & Edith Drcar
Frank & Penny Dudek
Jill Ellis & Judd Westover
Harry Ettinger
Jon Lea Fimbres
Diane Fletcher-Hoppe
Formuzis, Pickersgill & Hunt, Inc.
Charles & Alicia Foster
Friends of Rachelle Collier
GEICO Philanthropic Foundation
Brad & Lauren Greider
Steve & Susie Hedrick *
Brad Jacobs
Jim & Michele Jaffee
Sheila Johnson
Peter & Melissa Kuhn
Chuck & Teri Lang
Charlotte Morris
Loren & Susie Nancarrow
Phil Nyerges & Lynn Weston
Magnus & Brigitte Pfahl
Renee Phillips & Rhonda Wittenberg
Ann Pogue
Ned & DeeDee Reynolds *
Tom & Veronica Seay
John & Patricia Seiber *
Pat Sheehy
Greg Sisson
Solana Beach Civic & Historical Society
John & Jane Springer
Mark Stabb
Susan Steele & Mike Conley
L–R: Donna and Tom Golich and Frances Hamilton White at Major Donor
Reception 2012. Photo: Jennifer Nelson
Donna Thal
Ian Thompson
Virgil & Brenda Thompson
Mikel & Betzi Weinberg
Red-tailed Hawk - $1,000+
Anonymous
Aviara Master Association
Gladys Baird
Bruce & Mary Berend
Bob & Lois Chaddock
Ann-Charlotte Chandler
David & Cindi Clemons
Tom & Karen Clotfelter *
Joseph Cohen & Martha Farish
Cliff & Carolyn Colwell
Charles Cuccaro & Ana Maria Grace
Donald Davis & Lesa Heebner
Charles & Ruth Dealy
James Dietz *
Del Mar Pizza
Martin & Carol Dickinson
Mark & Jenny Dowling
Steve Eilenberg & Marie Tartar
Mac & Audrey Elliott
David & Peg Engel *
Robert & Mary Jane Engman
Steve & Pam Fitch
Lynne & Marc Friedmann
Tony & Liz Salant *
Pollie Gautsch & Darryl Matsui *
Gretchen Gerlach
Doug & Lauren Gibson
Douglas Gillingham & Dana Friehauf *+
Bill Gish, III & Andra Moran *
Karen Gleason
Scott & Eileen Griffiths *+
Gumpert Foundation
Georgia Jenks *
Gordon & Janell Johns
Kimberly Heller
Mayme Kline & Robert Beasley *
Nancy & John Kutilek
Dawn Lawson
Michael & Teresa Lea
David & Jayne Lesley
Mark & Carol Levin
Richard & Gail Liebig
Kim MacConnel & Jean Lowe
Frank & Chana Mannen
Lyn Nelson
Craig & Jeanne Olson *
Dr. Tilman Oltersdorf & Dr. Leah Levi
Stephen Ostrow
Kevin Parra
Daniel Powell *
Jack & Patty Queen *
Richard & Marcy Rothschild
Richard Sandstrom & Sandra Timmons
Pat & Margaret Schlesinger
William & Kathryn Scripps
Fred & Jean Sebold *
Nicolle Selby-Thomas & Jeff Thomas +
Shampoo Too
Richard Sheridan & Nancy Perry-
Sheridan
Darrell & Jill Shrader
Janet & Peter Simon *
Pemberton & Jean Smith
Ted & Joyce Strauss
Audrey Terras
The San Dieguito Conservancy
Dr. John Trombold & Mrs. Marcia
Trombold
Tim Tully & Holly Cline *
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Victoria Arthur Baron
Vista Del Rios HOA
Jim Weinel
Charles & Judith Wheatley
Jan Wier
Paul & Jane Woody
Dwight Worden
Art & Sandy Yayanos *
John & Valerie Zagara *
Peter & Rachel Zahn
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy | Annual Report 2012 | Page 17

White-tailed Kite - $500+
Anonymous
Agradis
Jon & Clemencia Appel
Alan & Cheryl Barnebey
Don & Teresa Barth
Nick & Jeanne Bednorz
Cristina Burlem
James Carmel
Coastal Community Foundation
Barbara & Warren Cobb
Joan Davis
Kathy De Paolo
Steve & Jane Dempsey
Glenn & Karen Doshay
Downstream Services, Inc
James & Jewel Edson
Encinitas Coastal Rotary Club
Sally Foster +
Stephen & Lynda Fox
Carl & Christina Fredericks
Gail Fuad
Tara Fuad & Steve Dinkin
Charles & Lynn Gaylord
Susan Graham
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
Robert & Karen Hoehn
Mark & Davi Huffman +
Carol & Paul Kane
Elizabeth Keithley
Michael & Jeanne Kew
Greg Kowieski
Rich & Sharon Leib
Martin & Mary Lighterink
Ulrich & Charlotte Lindner
Brian & Sharon Loveman
Michael & Julie Luther
Joe Markee & Terrie Boley
Jack & Lois Martin
Todd and Monique Mayo
Marilee McLean
Omez Mesina
Graham & Linda Milner
Richard & Frances Moore
Phillip Morgan
Ron & Jill Morris
Frederick & Lynn Muto
Kevin & Katherine Nakamura
Michael Newhouse & Rose Lochmann
Nojan & Pamela Omidi
Abe Ordover & Eleanor Musick
Orion Construction Corporation
Todd J. Plastino
J. Steven Poceta
Faith & Ted Price
Tracy & Debby Richmond
Karl Rudnick & Jill Cooper
Arthur Schmidt & Patricia Sinay
Cecelia Skrukrud
Lois Stillinger
Christine Strohmeyer
Barbara Swanson
The San Diego Foundation
Michael & Jennifer Tillman
Kristina Tracy
Maria Walker
Aaron & Carla Weiss +
Mary Kay West
Michael White & Jerre Stallcup
Katherine White
Patricia Young
Todd and Jennifer Zaayer
Joe & Desiree Zagara
Sandra Zarcades
Elegant Tern - $250+
Anonymous
Mark Adams
John & Linda Alspaugh
Nicholas Alston
Don & Diana Ambrose
Katherine & Charles Anderson
Brewster & Shirley Arms
Aviara Seven Community Assoc.
John & Elizabeth Bagby
Duncan & Christie Beniston
Billie Bowen
Wayne and Felicia Brechtel
Janice Brehm
Andrew Cesare
Hugh & Margaret Chivers
Steven & Norma Chodos
Gary & Pat Coad
Mike & Sheila Cole
Bill Collins & Ann Irwin
Dennis & Linda Costello
John Cottingham
Linda Davis
Kathleen Dickey
L–R: Elizabeth Venrick and Bob and Lois Chaddock at Major Donor Reception
2012. Photo: Jennifer Nelson
Steven & Shannon Diener
Donna Todd Yoga
Jeanine Dreifuss
Wayne & Myrna Eastwood
Jeffrey & Stacey Eaton
Josh & Caron Feden
Donna Fletcher
Barbara Forest
Charles Freebern
Hal & Pam Fuson
John & Jill Gartman
Marcy Gehrke
Bernhard Geierstanger
Jason & Jesse Giessow
Dr. Richard Gomez & Lina Mendenhall
Jonathan Goodmacher
Joseph Gordon
Elizabeth Guo
Bridgette Hadorn
Theodore Hahnenfeld
Pastor Bill & Patti Harman +
Susan Hayes
Thomas Hayward & Susan Hamilton
Ken & Susan Heffner
Joseph Heilig & Lorraine Pillus
Jamie Henson
Henry Herms, Jr.
Dennis & Joan Higgins
Colin & Vicky Holman
George Hoover
William & Pam Howe
Carl & Lisa Hulle
Bruce & Karen Hutchinson
David & Donna Jennings
Kevin Johnson & Jeanne MacKinnon +
Johnson & Johnson PRD LLC
Linda Jones +
Joe & Mary Kellejian *
Chuck & Gail Kendall
John Kies, III & Sheryl Kies
John & Joan Kroener
Jane Larsen
Barry & Roberta Lindgren
Nancy & Terry Liskevych
Gwen Littlewort
Dr. & Mrs. Tom Lowery
Jennifer Luce
Brian & Emily Lukacz
Pat & Christine Magnarella
Randall & Constance Malin
Sharon Marshall
Marilyn McCurdy
Bruce & Marie McFarland
Malcolm McQueen
Bob & Cindy Moore
Barbara Moore
Susan Murfin
James & Josephine Myers
Martin & Katherine Naley
James & Kathalyn Nelson
Bert & Janet Nielsen
Karen & Rick Noble
Robert & Shauna Patton
James Payne
Cindy Pedersen
Annkatrin Petersen
Darren Pfefferman
Janet Placido
Dadla Ponizil & Judy Berlfein
Peggy Potter
Michael & Luciana Powell
James Quigley
Edward Quinlivan +
Joe & Karen Ramsdell
Gerri Retman-Opper & Ira Opper
Lawrence & Carol Rhyne
Steve Rose & Sharon Clay Rose
Scott Sand
Sid & Patricia Sarkar
Nancy Satur
Marcia Schofield
Sculptural Jewelry
Sea Coast Exclusive Properties
Seaside-Cardiff Home Owners Assoc.
Susan Sells
Penelope Shelly
Doug & Danica Sheres
Michael Shields & Leslie Shelly
Robin Shifflet
Ronald & Katharine Silveira
Mary Jean Smith
Carol & Stuart Smith
Debby & Barry Strauss
Ann Tartre
Norman & Patricia Walker
Carl & Kim Ware
Linda Werschkul
Lana Wilson
Elizabeth & Clint Winant
Brian Wood
Daniel Wulbert
Peter & Shelly Zwick
American Avocet - $150+
Anonymous
101 European Automotive
Aardvark Safaris
AlphaGraphics
Joseph & Patricia Amshey
Rick & Leslie Anderson
Peter Arrant
Jeff Bada & Margaret Schoeninger
Jacqueline Badger Mars
Steven & Eva Barnes
BD - Beckton Dickinson & Company
Belly Up Tavern/Wild Note Cafe
Hazard Benedict
Johan Bergendorff
Bill & Barbara Berrier
Catherine Blakespear
Rennie & Debbie Block
Dallas Boggs
Gerald & Shela Bordin
Artefact Design
Robert & Karen Budetti
Bruno Buechler
Adrian & Laura Caddick
Andrea Carr
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Cheowanich
Michael Christman
Bob & Becky Clelland
Jeff Cohen
Wayne & Barbara Coleman
Elena Collavin
Allan & Kelly Connell
Charles & Marilyn Dashe
Michael & Christina Daulton
Caroline DeMar
Douglas Dowe & Nancy Chodur
Lee & Kazumi Duran
William & Margaret Fields
Phyllis & Katrin Flechsig
Richard Forsyth & Katherine Leonard
Twhylla Frye
Deanne Gage
Robert & Virginia Garland
Bill & Holly Gastil
Richard Gaupsas
Dan & Cathy Gill
Norman & Lynn Ginsburg
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy | Annual Report 2012 | Page 18

Rosemary Goodyear
Bruce Green
David Grigsby
Erik & Irina Gronborg
Judy Hanson
Carol Hart
Marjorie Hatcher
Christy Hendrickson
Scott Henry & Kim Lande
Georgina Hillerby
Nigella Hillgarth
Virginia Huey
Dr. Kent & Candace Humber
Karen & Jerry Jacquet
Dorothy Jensen
Mr. & Mrs. William Johnson
Duane Johnson
Gary R. Johnson & Florence Harrod
Nichole Joseph
Jim & Mary Lou Kaae
Michael Kalichman & Linda Roux
Jonathan Kies & Kristine Brady
Trish Kimper
Sharon Klein
Michael & Heather Klicman
Sachiko Kohatsu & James Held
Joseph Krueger
Andy & Pam Kurz
Dennis & Kathleen Lees
Gregory & Mary Lefevre
Katharine & Stein Lundby
Quentin Lyle
Clay Macleod
Mike Mahoney
Michal & Eli Margalith
Greg McBain
James & Carol McCall +
Vernie & John McGowan
Aviva Merion & Kevin Tays
Geoffrey Miller & Karen Haubrich
Bonnie Minamide
John Ninomiya & Marjorie Walters
John & Sally O’Hara
The Ohman Family
Jyoti Osten
Thomas Parker
Barbara Patterson
Jim & Ann Peter
Erica Peterson
Kenneth & Sheila Poggenburg
William Popp
Shirley Pounders Clement
Ann Quebedeaux
Stuart & Ronnie Rosenwasser
Marion Ross
Paul & Dianne Saber
Robert Saunders
Kristine Schindler & Elizabeth Borst
Hans & Mary Jo Schumann
Mary Schwalen
Lois Schwartz
Dave Shaw & Anita Hayworth
Jerry & Frieda Shiller
William & Ellen Simms
Eric Slater & Marcia Pilatti
Amber & Daniel Sogorka
Sandy Somerville
Bill & Mandy Stallcup
Rudi & Patricia Stockalper
Russ Strenk
Jane Stro
Debbie Struck-Shampain
Shirley Strum
Mark Stuckelman
Cliff & Pam Surko
Bruce & Marge Sutherland
Lisa Thompson
Robert & Jane Upp
Tammy Valley
William & Ann Wachtler
Barbara & Nolan Wallach
Kenneth & Elaine Watson
Mark & Gayle Wells
Allen White & Julie Haugsness-White
Karen & Fred Wise
Margaret Wurster
Mike Znachko
California Quail - $75+
Anonymous
Lisa Ackermann
Ruth Aiau & Kathy Aiau
Scott & Kathy Aldern
Lawrence Alessio
Elizabeth & Waiel Ali
Lannie Allee
Michael & Marilyn Ames
Bruce & Sandra Anderson
Barbara Anderson
Richard & Susan Andrews
Steven M. Angus
Stephen Arms & Kelley Jhung
Jean-Louis & Patricia Astier
James & Nancy Austin
Bank Of America
Michael & Susan Banks
Steve & Bernice Baran
Jackie & Terry Barker
Veronica Barraza
Ken Barrett
Allan & Jackie Barrett
Laurie Baum
Lynne Anne Baxter
Janice Bell
Michael M. Belles
Steve Benjamin & Nancy Loper
Bennett & Thomas Studios
John & Margot Berg
Tom & Nancy Bergkamp
Berwick Productions
Darlene Bigos
Ron & Iris Bird
Donna Blackman
Katherine Blumberg & Peter Delmonte
Benjamin Bohl
Shelley Boyce
William & Laurie Brebrick
Bill Brick
Rocco & Kimberli Brunetti
Mike & Nancy Buchmeier
Cathy Bullock
Ruth Burns
James & Mary Bushnell
Patrick Butler
Jeff & Virginia Calcara
Catherine Caldes
Craig Campion
Jim & Patricia Carroll
Cory Carroll
Thomas & Caitlin Carter
Claudia Case
Phil & Laurie Catron
Teresa Cesear
Will & Bette Childs
Julia Chunn
Kasey Cinciarelli
Jeffrey Clark
Bent & Claire Clausen
Donald & Jeanette Cleveland
Bob & Linda Coale
Lydia Cobb & Mike Foreman
Nora Cochrane
Roberta & Terry Coe
Rachelle & Michael Collier
Steve Cologne
Andrew & Suzanne Concors
John Conkle
Patty Cornelius
Mary Coyne
David & Nancy Cranmer
Michael & Nan Criqui
Paul & Sarah Culver
Candace Curlee & Debra Dominski
Richard & Lynn Cusac
John & Cris Dahl
George & Kay Dailey
Gary Danielsen & Anthea Beletsis
Jan Daoust
Andrew & Joyce Dart
Pamela Daugherty
Kelly & Richard Daulton
Craig Davidson
Karen Davies
Lon & Sandra Dean
Steve & Cherylann Deering
Del Sol Lions
Benjamin & Liz Denlinger
John Denton & Nancy Levin
Wolfgang & Louise Dillman
Bruce & Kay Dillon
Allan & Carol Dodds
Jeannine Dodge
Larry & Barbara Dovenbarger
Patrick Doyle
Mr. & Mrs. William Driscoll
Max Dykmans
Richard & Jeri Eimers
George Eiser
Annmarie & William Engfelt
Alfred & Karin Esser
Daniel Essig
John & Patricia Essington
Renee & David Evans
Feather Acres Farm and Nursery
Gerald & Janne Fecht
Harold Feder & Gloria Sandvik
Steven & Karen Feitelberg
William Fender & Kathi Olsen
Edith Fine
Jennifer Fitzgerald
William Fleck
Paul Fleuelling
Joseph & Gwendolen Ford
Stephen Forrest
Joseph & Cynthia Fossen
Warren Fox
James & Karen Fraser
John Frazier
Marvin & Janine Free
Dick & Lynn Freeland
Scott & Sandra Freiwald
L–R: Daniel Powell and Paul Worthington at Major Donor Reception 2012.
Photo: Jennifer Nelson
Glenn Frieder
R. Darrell Gary & Janice Brooks-Gary
Casey & Hilary Gauntt
James & Elizabeth Gautsch
Michael Gelfand
Dave & Cora Georgens
John & Lis Georgeson
Mark & Athina Geyer
James Gibson
Joris Gieskes
Martin & Ruth Gilboa
Kevin Gillotti
Bill & Susan Glockner
Kristina Godfrey
Steve Goetsch
Sandra Goetz
Daniel & Patricia Gold
James Golden
David & Sona Goodblatt
Rod Goodson
Nancy Gordon & Barb Potts
Karen & Steve Gordon
Michael & Jane Gordon
Henry & Catherine Graham
Dana Gran & Amy White
Tandora Grant
Martha Gresham
Thomas & Margaret Greubel
Richard & Cheryl Gross
Inga Grove
Noah & Rena Hadas
Debra Hager
Stacey Halboth
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy | Annual Report 2012 | Page 19

Nina Hall
Dr. Dorit Hanein
Debbie Hanna
Patrick Hannifin
Christopher & Kristy Harden
Diane Hardison
Leonard & Frances Hart
Douglas & Orva Harwood
Ron & PJ Haun
Chuck & Lee Hawley
Sharon & Jonathan Hee
Karen Hefron
Robert Hemphill
Richard Hendlin
Terry Hendlin
Scott & Jane Hermes
Peter & Julie Hevezi
Ronald & Marjorie Hiebert
Robert Higuchi
Helen Hill
Theodore W Hoehn, IV
Dolores Hoffman
Jerry & Ingrid Hoffmeister
Patricia Hogan
Louis Hogrefe
Stanley & Annette Hook
Anna Marie Howard
Bruce & Julie Howe
Jang Hsu
Clifford & Eileen Huffman
Michael & Jeannie Huse
Michael Husted
Michael Imrich
Bob & Sandy Irwin
Robert Isaacson & Kyle Marie
Wesendorf
Richard Jaime
Linda Johnson
Herschel & Mary Ann Jones
John Jones
Robert & Patricia Jordan
Jim & Louise Julig
Peter Jupp
Tom & Rena Kaiser
Lee & Lisa Kaplan
Sid Karin
John & Deborah Kaufman
The Keenan-Rivers Family
Joe Kellogg
Kern Kenyon
Kids By The Sea Preschool
Rosemary Kimbal
Clarence & Keiko King
Judith Kinsell
Ginnita Kitchen
Jason Knapp & Sara Appleton-Knapp
William & Sandra Knowles
Terry Knox
Laura Kohn & Bill Schief
Trudy Kohout & Stephen Perry
George Koob
Allan Kosup
Margaret Krahn
Tony Kranz
Mitchell Kronenberg
Laura Kubiak
Richard & Cynthia Kumlin
Kerry Kusiak
Artun Kutchuk
Jay & Diana Kutlow
Leonard & Marti Kutnik
John La Grange
Tyrone Lam
Joel Lamotte
Alan & Linda Langhorn
Katherine Laraway
Steven & Alexis Larky
Terry & Kathy Lathrum
Larry & Joyce Laveman
Hugh Lawrence & Daina Krigens
Jeffrey & Patricia Leach
Jan Leadon
Jean Leamy
Doug Lee & Denise Jackson
Ellen Lefkowitz
Patrick & Ainsley Lenihan
Paula Levin
Carol Livingston
Mike Lock
Eric & Suellen Lodge
Elly Lomberg
Dave & Barbara Loskutoff
Irene Lowe
James & Pam Ludwig
Landon Lueck
Douglas Lytton
Sandra Macisaac
Arnold & Norma Mantyla
Lynda & Roger Marchetti
George Mariscal
Neil & Judith Marshall
Kevin & Julia Martin
Keith Marzullo & Susie Armstrong
Carol M. Mason
Alanson & Janet Mason
Hany & Pauline Massarany
Ken Matsumoto & Diane Dufresne-
Matsumoto
Michael & Amy Matthews
Stephen & Margaret Mayfield
Matthew McCallum
Michael & Karen McClune
Bud & Jan McClure
Laurence & Susan McDaniel
Kenneth & Patricia McDonald
Susan & Bryan McGarry
John & Mary McIsaac
Keith Meldahl
John Mendlein
Sheila Mergeanian
Ken Metzgar
Jim Michelsen & Mary Hensler
Stephan Miller & Elisabeth Walcott
Donald Miller
William E. Miller & Ida Houby
Eric & Betty Milne
Laurel Miner
Robin Mitchell
Brian & Heather Miyazaki
Louis Montrose & Caroline Ding
Dierdre Morris
Marjorie Morse
Christine Morton & Brian Scull
Thomas & Jane Morton
Robert Murashige & Marsha Richards
Stephen Murray
George Nakamura
Greg & Carolyn Neal
Dave and Lynda Neal
Ben Neal
Pat & Linda Nelson
Barbara & Morton Newman
Barclay & Deana Noble
Robert & Delores Noble
John & Barbara Nommesen
Nordson Corporation
Shana Norell
David & Marlene Nourok
James & Gretchen O’Connell
J. Lloyd O’Connell
John & Shauna Oeth
Kathryn Oldham
Andrew & Claudia O’Leary
Ron & Joanne Orlo
Nancy Orr
Art & Mary Page
Lawrence & Terri Palinkas
Martin Parks
Dean & Francine Pasko
Kimberly Patten
Mark Patteson
John & Rosemary Pfanner
Ryan Pingree
Eleanor Pinkham
Todd & Hallie Pizitz
Ralph Plender
Jard Polonitza
Quentin Powers
Marcus Presar
Jennifer Price
William Pultz & Maureen Moss
Lindsay & Debra Quackenbush
Genia Ram
Lynda Ramsey
Robert & Susan Rantzow
Robert & Jennie Ratliff
Carol & John Rayes
Barry & Karen Reeve
Jane Reldan, MD
John & Stella Reynolds
Maynard Rice & Trudy Sanchez
Ross Ridder & John Spencer
David & Marcia Rimlinger
Lisa M. Risser
Laurel Roberts
David W. Roberts
Dick & Pat Robertson
Wayne & Kristina Rogers
Lawrence & Joy Rogers
Pat Roskowski
Jack Ross & Barbara Bolton
Joanne Royce
RSI Technologies
Adam Rubin
Diane Sachs
Kevin & Deborah Sagara
Josiah & Abbie Sand
Burt & Sonya Sandberg
Leland & Debbie Sandler
Jerry & Lynn Sandlin
James & Nancy Saw
John & Mary Schatz
Robert Schell
Rich & Lindy Schermerhorn
Anthony Schmid
Jeff & Deb Schmidt
Alan Schmidt & Alby Quinlan
Mr. & Mrs. D. L. Schneider
Richard Schwartzlose
Barbara Schweller
Ted & Joanna Schwend
Dorothy Sears
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living
Jan Secrist
Select Mailing
Kenneth Selzer
Lisa Shaffer
Susan Shaler
Michael Shannon
Jim & Sue Sherman
Tom & Linda Shipman
Sharla Short
Richard & Lauren Showen
Glenn Silverman
Howard & Judith Sloane
Adelaide Sloboda
Lance & Lynne Small
Catherine Smart
Front L–R: Rose Lochman, Debra and David Kramer. Back L–R: Michael
Newhouse, Jeff Thomas, and Nicolle Selby-Thomas at Major Donor
Reception 2012. Photo: Jennifer Nelson
Gail Smith
Raymond & Susan Smith
Maida Soghikian
Albert Somit & Linda Corder
Marty Sommercamp
Robert & Nancy Sonnhalter
Albert & Sandra Southworth
Valerie Sowder
Joyce & Ray Sparling
Marjorie Sponholz
Martin & Nancy Stabb
Janine Stassen
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy | Annual Report 2012 | Page 20

Kimberly Sterk
Billy Stern & Carolyn Whitehouse
Barbara J. Stewart
James & Kathleen Stiven
Sally Stoffel
James & Ruth Stoffel
Martin & Maryann Stone
Mark & Toni Storer
John & Valetta Sueppel
Stephen & Diana Sumner
Byron Swift & Valeria Merino
David & Kathleen Tansey
Richard Ten Eyck
Andrew Tereshyn
Angela Terry
Susan Tharp & Michael Norman
Paul Therrio & Mary Fleener
Diane Thompson
Judy Thum
Mike Tice
Bob Topolovac
Richard & Dana Torykian
Michele M. Tsugawa
Jeff & Chris Tyner
James & Robin Vanderlaan
David Varner & Carla Nappi
Arna Vatuk
Stanley & Judith Vignos
Frank & Theresa Villaire
James Wales
John & Sharon Walker
Waters Corporation
Weatherly Asset Management, LLP
Craig & Leigh Weatherwax
Edward & Jean Wedbush
Jim Weinberger
Brandi Weinstein
Kevin & Michele Weiss
Shirli & Justin Weiss
Kimberly Wesbey
Gary & Kristin Wheeler
Ted & Rebecca Whirledge
Mark & Deborah Whitehouse
John Wigmore
Scott & Sheelagh Williams
Ed & Janet Willson
Susan Wilson
Elizabeth Wilson
John & Patricia Wolfe
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Wolfstein
Douglas Wong
JoAnn & Dean Worthington
James & Jane Woulfe
Sean Wright
Laura Wright
Andy & Bridget Wright
Pete & Sharon Wylie
Jeffrey & Karen Young
Jason Yusypchuk
Judith Zibbell
Charlie Zieky & Bob Berman
Debbie Zmarzly & John Steger
Rock Crab - $40+
Anonymous
Donna Agnew
David Ahlgren
David Allen
Lois Alston
Richard Anderson
Carla Anderson
Mark Anderson
Loreta Arballo
Dennis & Margo Astroth
Eileen Ayars
Maryanne Bache & Dan Doyle
Brian Baer
Michael & Christina Barber
Vickie Barks
Will Barnes & Yvette Peters
Terre & Allyn Becker
Elsie Begler
Joe Behrmann
Alan & Toni Benner
David Berke
Jim Beyster
Susan & David Bittar
Diana Jo & Donald Blackwill
Laurence & Rahleen Bloch
Lindsey Block
Greg Bohdan
Rogers & Mary Bond
Brenda Boone
Catherine Booth
Jack & Susan Burger
Walter Burkhard
Ed & Sandy Butler
James & Nancy Byrne
Nigel Calcutt
Thomas Campbell & Ann Kraemer
Colleen Campbell
Dave & Joyce Carlson
Brigitte Castelnau
Christine Cavanaugh
Bill & Willi Caylor
John & Candace Chaffin
Wayne & Barbara Chapman
David Checkley & Lisa Levin
The Chesnutt Family
Maren Christensen & Bill Welch
Jon & Karen Coombs
Coryl Crane
Laura Cravens-Wertz
Crystal Crawford
Robert Crawford
Ed & Bettie Creutz
Anne Davis
David Daymude & Lisa Lane
Paul & Linnea Dayton
James & Lynn DeBoo
Janice & Monte Degraw
Cheryl Delain
Dennis & Arlene Devore
Dean & Alexa Dilley
Nicholas & Elizabeth Drakulich
Pamela Drew
J. David & Rosann Drielsma
Rose Ann Duncan
Barbara Dunn
Ames & Beryl Early
Bruce Ehlers
Caroline Eibling
Franklin Eller
Tom & Vera Emrick
David & Jeanne Epstein
Ronald & Jane Feldman
Dennis & Jeannie Ferlito
Margaret Fillius
Jonathan Fish
Joan Fisher
Richard & Patricia Fitchen
Ronald Forster
Mark & Lisa Franovich
Mike & Renee Fredricks
Alex & Nancy Friehauf
Nicholas Frost
Kelly Fulton
Emmy Garnica & Don Geiger
Elizabeth Gilpin
Jeff & Sara Glenn-Levin
Jane Goodwin
Jeanne Gordon
Michele Grad
Nancy Gray
John & Dorothy Green
Don & Joan Grine
Richard & Marilyn Guevara
Mark Haines
Terrence & Martha Hallaren
Virginia Hallner
Ron & Edie Ham
Nancy & Roger Harmon
Janet Hart
Chip & Nancy Hatch
Jenny Hawkins
Georgia Ann Hayashi
Paul & Susan Hays
Jim Healy
John & Judy Hegenauer
David & Joan Herskowitz
Anne Hewel
James & June Hoffman
Terryl Holzinger
Mark & Jane Hoppe
Paul & Caroline Howard
Dorothy Howard
Mark Huber
Edwin & Dona Hutchins
Donald & Charlotte Jackson
Mark & Marcy Jenne
Larry & Paula Jhung
Linda Joerden
Carl & Charlotte Johnk
Frances Johnson
Gordon & Emma Jones
Carolyn & Doug Jopes
Susan Kanfer
Ray & Mary Anne Kieffer
Jim & Janie King
Evan & Kimberly Kleber
Joseph & Carol Koch
Adam & Lisa Kommers
Sally Kotnik
Joel Kramer
Lynne Kratka
Bill Kristan
Paul Kurtin
Jessica Laemmle
Fred & Joy Lane
Meghan Laurs & Dan Jaoudi
George & Carol Law
Susan Lawler
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lawton
Jon & Judy Lelevier
Lillian Leslie
Ruth Levor
Mark & Meg Levy
Paul Lighterink
Ryan Lockwood
Robert & Christine Loreto
Chris Lovelace
Ed & Marilyn Malmuth
Jackie Malone
Edmund & Richele Mardon
Arnold Markman & Elizabeth Michel
Robert Marraccini
Chris Maulik
Lise McCarty
Fred McClain
Daniel McGeehan
Thomas & Carolyn McGurn
Janet McLaughlin
Norman & Janice McMackin
Michael & Kathleen McVey
Gene & Ruth Ann Mitchell
John & Marilyn Mitchell
Donna Moore
Bill & Gretchen Morgan
Stephen & Dordi Moriel
Kent & Amy Moser
Thomas Mowry
Lesley & Lanna Murphy
Kevin Murphy
Linda Musengo
Thomas & Mary Nee
Nancy Neigus
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy | Annual Report 2012 | Page 21

Paul & Nancy Nelson
Michael & Eren Nemiroff
Marianne Nicols
George & Dudney O’Dell
Stephen O’Leary
Robert Olson
Gary & Julia Orso
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Light-footed Clapper Rail. Photo: Chris Mayne
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
Mailing
PO Box 230634
Encinitas, CA 92023-0634
Headquarters
Our staff offices are located at 2049 San Elijo Avenue in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California 92007 (Cardiff Towne Center).
Phone
(760) 436-3944
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SanElijo.org
Email
info@SanElijo.org
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