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protecting <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s natural environment for wildlife and for people<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong><br />
Annual Report<br />
April 1, 2010–March 31, 2011
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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong><br />
84 Silk Farm Road<br />
Concord, NH 03301<br />
(603) 224-9909<br />
email: nha@nhaudubon.org<br />
www.nhaudubon.org<br />
Above: Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary; Photo by Phil Brown.<br />
Cover photos by (left to right): Peter Gray, Debbie de Peyster, Pam Hunt.<br />
BOARD OF TRUSTEES<br />
Paul Nickerson, Chair, Londonderry<br />
Deborah Blondin, Bow<br />
George Chase, Hopkinton<br />
William Crangle, Plymouth<br />
Kelly Lynch Dwyer, Hooksett<br />
David W. Ellis, <strong>New</strong>market<br />
Roger Lafontaine, Bridgewater<br />
Arthur Mudge, Hanover<br />
JoAnn O’Shaughnessy, Manchester<br />
Robert Ridgely, North Sandwich<br />
David Ries, Warner<br />
Gary Schroeder, Concord<br />
Thomas Warren, Dublin<br />
STAFF<br />
Michael J. Bartlett, President<br />
Operations<br />
Phil Brown, Director of Land Management<br />
Lea Caron, Membership Database Coordinator<br />
Kelly Carpenter, McLane Center and Social Media<br />
Coordinator<br />
Leighton Cleverly, Property Manager<br />
Helen Dalbeck, Amoskeag Fishways Center Director<br />
Karen De Roo, Human Resources Director<br />
Carol Foley, <strong>New</strong>found Center Director<br />
Tim Foster, Facilities Assistant<br />
Sarah Hall, Camp Registrar and Events Coordinator<br />
Jane Hanson, Massabesic Center Administrative<br />
Support<br />
Terri Jones/Mary Malan, Controller<br />
Kathleen Palfy, Membership Coordinator<br />
Rebecca Spinney, Accountant<br />
Margaret Watkins, Interim Director of Development<br />
Kelly Cuomo Wing, Communications/Marketing<br />
Coordinator<br />
Conservation Biology<br />
Carol Foss, Conservation Director<br />
Diane DeLuca, Sr. Biologist<br />
Laura Deming, Sr. Biologist<br />
Pamela Hunt, Bird Conservation Biologist<br />
Vanessa Jones, GIS Specialist<br />
Chris Martin, Sr. Biologist<br />
Rebecca Suomala, Biologist<br />
Education<br />
Kevin Wall, Program Director<br />
Rachel Brown, Amoskeag Fishways Program<br />
Naturalist<br />
Marlene Friedrich, Program Naturalist<br />
Angie Krysiak, Massabesic Center Program Naturalist<br />
Kathleen Neville, Amoskeag Fishways Program<br />
Naturalist<br />
Wendy Schoor, Amoskeag Fishways Program<br />
Naturalist<br />
A p r i l 2 0 1 0 – M a r c h 2 0 1 1
Jason Lambert<br />
Debbie de Peyster<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
President’s Repor t<br />
It was a good year for <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong>. In January 2011 we cut almost $750,000 off our debt through<br />
the sale of a (very tight) conservation easement on 130 acres of land surrounding our Massabesic Center thereby<br />
protecting the land from development in perpetuity.<br />
We closed two open audit years (FY 09 and FY 10) and are current in our audit process. In the process, we changed<br />
auditing firms and reduced our annual auditing costs significantly. We abandoned a dysfunctional accounting system<br />
and converted to QuickBooks, enhancing our financial reporting capabilities enormously.<br />
We launched a beautiful new website and an extraordinary electronic newsletter that allows us to reach over 6000<br />
readers. We also established a popular Facebook page that is now followed closely by more than 1600 “fans”!<br />
In cooperation with <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> Fish and Game, we published a State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s Birds report that<br />
received international media attention. Unfortunately the attention was generated by the disturbing fact that almost<br />
one third of the breeding <strong>birds</strong> in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> are in decline—including our state bird, the Purple Finch. The<br />
State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s Birds reflects just one of the many ways our biologists contribute valuable science-based<br />
research to the dialog on environmental issues.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong> educators brought the natural world into more than 80 schools during the year and literally<br />
thousands of adults and children took part in programs at our Massabesic, McLane, <strong>New</strong>found and Amoskeag<br />
Fishways Centers. Sadly, in the fall of 2010 , we lost one of our most devoted educators, Wendy Schorr. Wendy was<br />
our colleague for twelve years and inspired us with her commitment and passion for the natural world. Her legacy<br />
will continue to fuel our dedication to environmental education.<br />
As you will see in our financial statements, despite the progress we made in reducing our debt and enhancing our<br />
revenue stream, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong> remains financially fragile. Having said that, I am confident that the<br />
strength of our programs, the importance of our mission, and the unique niche that <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong> occupies<br />
in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s conservation community provide the critical essentials needed to carry this wonderful<br />
organization into a bright future.<br />
It’s an exciting time for <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong>—and I sincerely thank all of our members, donors, corporate<br />
sponsors, volunteers and staff for your commitment and support.<br />
Michael J. Bartlett<br />
President, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong><br />
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Sarah Gatzke<br />
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Program Highlights for the Period April 1, 2010–March 31, 2011<br />
How Are <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s Birds Doing?<br />
In February 2010, NH <strong>Audubon</strong> and NH Fish and Game released a comprehensive trend analysis of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s breeding <strong>birds</strong>. The headline-grabbing news,<br />
that one-third of our breeding <strong>birds</strong> are declining, underscored the importance of NH <strong>Audubon</strong>’s ongoing bird research and monitoring programs. Scientists are<br />
trained to ask questions and seek answers. In long-term monitoring efforts and regional conservation partnerships NH <strong>Audubon</strong> biologists are using radio telemetry<br />
to study Eastern Whip-poor-wills and Rusty Black<strong>birds</strong>, trying to determine what these <strong>birds</strong> are telling us about <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s natural environment,<br />
recognizing that their stories may be complicated by what happens at wintering grounds in the southern United States and in Central America.<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong> field staff braved blackflies, mosquitoes, mud, and dense vegetation in the Androscoggin Valley to follow 19<br />
Rusty Black<strong>birds</strong> fitted with radio transmitters through the post-fledgling period. Carol Foss, Conservation Director, is<br />
coordinating the development of a Rusty Blackbird Conservation Plan to guide research and monitoring efforts for the<br />
next five years for the International Rusty Blackbird Working Group, where she sits as a Steering Committee member.<br />
Some <strong>birds</strong>, like whip-poor-wills, are active at night. In the fourth year of a<br />
multi-year study of this secretive species, volunteers and a graduate student,<br />
directed by NH <strong>Audubon</strong>’s Pam Hunt, took advantage of recent timber cuts<br />
to test how quickly these <strong>birds</strong> can respond to habitat change, a potentially<br />
important management tool for maintaining whip-poor-will populations in<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>.<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong> celebrated the 30 th breeding season since the state’s first<br />
post-DDT era Peregrine Falcon pair was found nesting in Franconia Notch.<br />
As documented by NH <strong>Audubon</strong> staff and volunteers, a record setting 35<br />
young fledged in the 2010 field season. The well-known Manchester pair,<br />
whose comings and goings were viewed by many on-line, raised five young,<br />
a record-high for the entire 30-year history of the recovery program in the<br />
state (photo, left).<br />
Overall, our work with Peregrine Falcons, Bald Eagles, and Ospreys shows<br />
how wild bird populations can recover once the source of the decline has<br />
been identified and addressed.<br />
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S<br />
BIRDS<br />
A CONSERVATION GUIDE<br />
A report on the status<br />
of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s <strong>birds</strong>,<br />
the challenges they face,<br />
and the actions we can<br />
take to help them.<br />
Pam Hunt’s technical report on the State of <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Hampshire</strong>’s Birds is now available in less technical<br />
format, thanks to NH <strong>Audubon</strong> staff and grants<br />
from the Biber Foundation and Butler Foundation.
Pam Hunt<br />
How Will We Protect The Environment?<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong>’s mission, “Protecting <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s natural environment for wildlife and for people,” isn’t<br />
something we can do alone. It takes all kinds of people talking to neighbors, advocating for environmental<br />
protection, teaching others, and sharing the joys of nature to accomplish environmental protection. But for<br />
thousands of children and adults each year NH <strong>Audubon</strong> is the “driver”, sparking awareness, curiosity, and<br />
concern for our natural environment.<br />
During the fiscal year which ended March 31, 2011, NH <strong>Audubon</strong> naturalists taught 672 school programs in<br />
more than 80 schools and at NH <strong>Audubon</strong> centers. In all, nearly 21,000 children participated in these school<br />
programs, camps, and special offerings. More than 5,000 adults participated in educational programs offered<br />
through a center, a Chapter, or a sanctuary field trip. And many more children and adults visited the ‘natural<br />
classrooms’ at our Pack Monadnock and Carter Hill raptor observatories.<br />
For Kevin Wall, Program Director (right), “mere facts and information are not what teaching is about. Teaching<br />
is about inspiring. I see every education program as an opportunity to get participants excited about caring<br />
for wild places. The goal of my programming is to create a legion of stewards and teachers.”<br />
1,787 individuals contributed more than 20,000 volunteer hours<br />
to NH <strong>Audubon</strong>, most of them as citizen scientists generating<br />
trend information on <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s <strong>birds</strong> or helping biologists<br />
monitor species of conservation concern such as nighthawks, whip-poor-wills, Bicknells’ Thrush, and various raptors.<br />
Carol Lowden, dragonfly volunteer (left), has found that time in retirement volunteering outdoors, “preferably on sunny,<br />
windless, warm days, at pond, eddy, lake edge of any fresh water habitat . .. way beats running a small business, filing,<br />
hiring, ordering, stocking coolers.” Carol spent her survey time “gazing meditatively for endless, peace-inducing hours,<br />
observing, photographing odes’ [dragonflies and damselfies] personal family behavior .. Then sneaking up on the unsuspecting<br />
innocent ode, leaping with net on a second’s notice, inadvertently landing in said water, returning home contented,<br />
mind/camera filled with their unique beauty.”<br />
When the dragonfly survey, funded by the NH Fish and Game Department, was initiated in 2007, very little was known<br />
about these fascinating, often awesomely beautiful insects. By the end of 2010, volunteers and staff had collected more<br />
than 12,000 records for 155 species statewide.<br />
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Sarah Wall
Who Is Speaking For <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong>’s Environment?<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong> joined other advocates for a challenging year at the State House, where clean air and water resources came under attack and funding for environmental<br />
programs was cut. Through Conservation NH, statewide environmental organizations each took the lead on key issues. NH <strong>Audubon</strong> focused our expertise<br />
on several wetlands and shoreland bills and on the regional greenhouse gas initiative.<br />
Building on previous assessments for Bristol, Franklin, and Laconia, NH <strong>Audubon</strong> worked with Gilmanton planners and the Lakes Regional Planning Commission to<br />
produce a “Coordinated Review of Land Use Planning Documents with Respect to Wildlife Habitat, Natural Resources, and Smart Growth Principles” for the Town<br />
of Gilmanton. The NH <strong>Audubon</strong>/NH Fish and Game NH Wildlife Connectivity Model was used to identify potential routes for wildlife to move between protected<br />
lands in Gilmanton and adjacent towns. Land use decisions are made locally, and helping communities plan for wildlife and habitat is a critical component for shaping<br />
the changing faces of our communities and landscapes.<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong> advocates for effective, science-based environmental policies at national and state levels through<br />
the activities of the Environmental Policy Committee and Conservation Department staff.<br />
What’s Happening at NH <strong>Audubon</strong> Sanctuaries?<br />
More than fifty people participated in the annual Pondicherry International Migratory Bird Day/Tudor Richards<br />
Memorial Field Trip in May 2010, hiking about six miles across the Pondicherry Refuge lands owned by NH<br />
<strong>Audubon</strong> and the US Fish and Wildlife Service – which now total about 6,000 acres. The group spotted almost<br />
100 species of <strong>birds</strong> throughout the day!<br />
In October 2010, the Dahl Wildlife Sanctuary officially re-opened its trails to the public with a celebration<br />
hosted by Eastern Mountain Sports in North Conway.<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong> Director of Land Management Phil<br />
Brown led a group of hikers around the sanctuary’s<br />
trails on a tour of improved habitats for American<br />
Woodcock, nesting waterfowl, amphibians, and a variety<br />
of shrubland-dependent wildlife species.<br />
In May 2010, NH <strong>Audubon</strong> added 115 acres, the Smith Sisters Wildlife Sanctuary in <strong>New</strong>market, to its sanctuary<br />
system, completing a conservation project initiated by The Nature Conservancy and the Great Bay Resource<br />
Protection Partnership. With the transfer completed, active restoration of a four-acre gravel pit began.<br />
This work included re-grading of slopes for improved public access, invasive species control, and re-seeding<br />
with warm-season grasses to benefit of a multitude of plant and wildlife species. In addition, this property<br />
protects grasslands used by breeding bobolinks and an extensive wetland system associated with Follett’s<br />
Brook that hosts a number of rare or high priority conservation species such as Canada Warbler, American<br />
Black Duck, false water pimpernel, and knotty pondweed.<br />
A popular Full Snow Moon hike at the dePierrefeu Willard Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Antrim – one of many outings offered at our largest sanctuary - was attended<br />
by 34 participants on a pleasant winter night. The field trip celebrated, among other things, the newly protected “Gilbert” parcel. This 135-acre tract completed NH<br />
<strong>Audubon</strong>’s conservation ownership of the entire shoreline of this remarkably natural pond, bringing the sanctuary to more than 1,600 acres.<br />
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Fields at Dahl Wildlife Sanctuary (Phil Brown photo)<br />
The Tudor Richards Memorial Field Trip is held each spring at the<br />
Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounding lands. (Phil Brown<br />
photo, 2009)
Sarah Wall<br />
Annual Fund<br />
Individual Donors<br />
Gifts of $1,000 or More<br />
6 donors gave anonymously<br />
1 donor gave anonymously*<br />
Eleanor Briggs<br />
Muriel R. and Edward M. Broad<br />
Mrs. Ann B. Carter<br />
Tom & Patience Chamberlin<br />
Ms. Leslie S. Christodoulopoulos<br />
George Clark*<br />
Jim & Sandy Dannis*<br />
Whit and Closey Dickey Fund<br />
Jennifer & Philip DuBois<br />
David & Marion Ellis<br />
Lucia & Jon Evans<br />
Ms. Carol R. Foss*<br />
French Foundation<br />
Jim & Linda Guinane<br />
Tarleton Fund<br />
Pam Hall<br />
Mr. & Mrs. D. D. Henry, Jr.<br />
Elizabeth & Harold Janeway<br />
Joonie Land Fund<br />
Tupper & Elin Kinder<br />
*indicates restricted fund donation<br />
Ms. Anne R. Lovett &<br />
Mr. Steve Woodsum<br />
Andy & Linda McLane<br />
Art & Mary Mudge<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Nickerson<br />
William Noyce &<br />
Jone LaBombard<br />
William Noyce &<br />
Jone LaBombard*<br />
Mrs. Dudley W. Orr<br />
Mrs. JoAnn T. O’Shaughnessy*<br />
Fred Pilch<br />
Ann Preston<br />
James & Judy Putnam<br />
Barbara Day Richards<br />
Mr. David P. Ries<br />
William & Marilyn Rix<br />
Marjorie Rolfe*<br />
Marjorie Rolfe<br />
Bruce M. & Sarah T. Schwaegler<br />
Donald & Lillian Stokes<br />
Lawrence & Pia Sunderland*<br />
Lawrence & Pia Sunderland<br />
Guy A. Swenson, Jr.<br />
Ms. Elsie P. van Buren<br />
Frances & Carl Von Mertens<br />
Tom Warren*<br />
Margaret Watkins<br />
Gifts of $250 to $999<br />
4 donors gave anonymously<br />
Steve & Joan Ames<br />
Ms. Ruth T. Ansell &<br />
Mr. Erik Tolf<br />
Michael J. Bartlett<br />
Barbara A. Beers<br />
Dean & Clare Bensley*<br />
Richard & Linda Beyer<br />
John & Pamela Blackford<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Borror<br />
Mary Boulanger<br />
Anne Carroll<br />
Mr. George W. Chase<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Church<br />
George Clark<br />
Ms. Karen Clement<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer H. Close<br />
Bob & Robyn Cotton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Eiras<br />
Mr. Robert N. Faiman, Jr.<br />
Charles & Charlotte Faulkner<br />
Jameson S. French<br />
Mr. George W. Gavutis, Jr.<br />
Michele Grennon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Harrington<br />
Ross L. Heald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Hewitt<br />
Harvey & Christina Hill<br />
Karen Horsch & Scott Harris<br />
Mr. David M. Howe<br />
Dick F. Hughes<br />
William & Margery Jahoda<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. Johnson<br />
Mr. Keith S. Knight<br />
Mr. Henry Lee<br />
Kirk & Judith Leoni<br />
John & Nicole Libby<br />
Tom Lipscomb &<br />
Yvonne Schulman<br />
Mike & Jan Litvin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Malan<br />
Carol & Gordon Marshall<br />
Ms. Mary N. Masland<br />
Barbara & Robert Mathewson<br />
Anne D. Milne<br />
Richard Moore<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Morison, IV<br />
Larry Morris<br />
Shane & Elisa Nickerson<br />
Lois I. Pantzer<br />
Lydia Pastuszek &<br />
Brian Monahan<br />
Dr. Robert A. Petersen &<br />
Dr. Veronica S. Petersen<br />
Mr. Robert C. Potter<br />
Louise C. Price<br />
Larry Quigley<br />
Dr. Beverly S. Ridgely<br />
Robert S. Ridgely<br />
Chandler S. Robbins<br />
Pete & Kathy Ryder<br />
Bruce M. & Sarah T. Schwaegler*<br />
Greg & Patti Seymour<br />
Charlie & Ellen Sheridan<br />
Kenneth & Grace Solinsky<br />
Robert & Louise Spencer<br />
Arthur & Dawn Stavros<br />
Arthur & Dawn Stavros*<br />
Roger & Ann Sweet<br />
Eric & Marlene Taussig<br />
Julia & John Ver Ploeg<br />
Donald & Susan Ware<br />
Tom Warren<br />
George H. Watkins<br />
Brad & Sue Wyman<br />
Kimon S. Zachos<br />
Gifts of $100 to $249<br />
13 donors gave anonymously<br />
Kally & Eric Abrams<br />
Ms. Nancy C. Albert<br />
Nancy & Blake Allison<br />
Heather & Richard Ames<br />
Webster & Syliva Anderson<br />
Mr. Gerald C. Anderson<br />
Ralph Andrews<br />
Mr. Anthony Andronaco<br />
Elizabeth W. Arms<br />
Michael & Anne Arsenault<br />
Edward & Justine Auchincloss<br />
Mr. Peter F. Baily<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley M. Baker, III<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Barton<br />
Patricia Bass<br />
John & Julie Bassi<br />
Ms. Sylvia K. Bates<br />
Mr. Dann N. Batting and Mrs.<br />
Susan E. Price-Batting<br />
Emil C. Beck<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Beck<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon R. Bennett, Jr.<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Bergman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Bernard<br />
Mrs. Jean Bezon<br />
Ms. Marilyn Blight<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Bliss<br />
Alice & Nelson Bolen<br />
Thomas P. Brewton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bryce<br />
Ms. Rachel R. Buck<br />
Don & Katy Burns<br />
Hal J. Busch<br />
John & Irene Bush<br />
Anne Baird<br />
Dave & Roz Carlson<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Roderic Caron, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Y. Carter<br />
Elizabeth Cavanagh<br />
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Annual Fund, continued<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Chamberlin<br />
Mr. William D. Chapin<br />
Marjorie P. Chase<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Collings<br />
John & Nancy Conkling<br />
Bea & Woolsey Conover<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Cormier<br />
Bill Crangle & Lee Webster<br />
Mrs. Rebecca Cummings<br />
Edward & Claudia Damon<br />
Mary Danca<br />
Deborah de Peyster &<br />
James Morris<br />
Ronald & Lois DeLuca<br />
Mr. Noel J. DeSousa<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Wilmot S. Draper<br />
Thomas & Ellen Draper<br />
John & Michelle Driscoll<br />
Roger F. Dumas<br />
Colleen Lyons & John L. Dupre<br />
Mrs. Elinor M. Dustin<br />
John & Lyn Egsgard<br />
B. J. Entwisle<br />
Mr. Kenneth H. Ernstoff &<br />
Ms. Katharine F. Moody<br />
Lucia P. Ewing<br />
Mr. Daniel J. Fallon<br />
Joan K. Farrel<br />
Sally S. Fay<br />
Mr. Lewis M. Feldstein<br />
Mr. John A. Fibiger<br />
Ms. Joanne Field<br />
Louis Fink & Pamela Grich<br />
Lisa & George Foote<br />
Betsy Forsham<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Forsyth<br />
Conrad F. Frey<br />
Stan & Cheri Fry<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allan R. Gaby<br />
Mark Gashi<br />
Mary & Stephen Gasiorowski<br />
Stephen & Carol Gehlbach<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Marc Gehr<br />
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Charles & Patricia Gerhan<br />
Cyrus F. Gibson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Filson H. Glanz<br />
Margery Godfrey<br />
Vivien F. Green<br />
Jon Greenberg &<br />
Connie Rosemont<br />
Martin Gross &<br />
Deirdre Sheerr-Gross<br />
Rob McClung &<br />
Mary Lou Guerinot<br />
William & Suzanne Haley<br />
Laura Hall<br />
Evelyn Hammerman<br />
Mr. Eugene A. Harrington &<br />
Ms. Judith M. Ratta<br />
Harrington<br />
Mrs. Joan N. Harris<br />
Lloyd Heidgerd<br />
John H. & Thelma K. Hewitt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Higgins<br />
Mr. Douglas P. Hill &<br />
Ms. Alexandra T. Breed<br />
David E. Howe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Hubbard<br />
Dr. & Mrs. J. B. Hunter<br />
Dr. Nancy Husarik &<br />
Mr. Scott C. Rand<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Israel<br />
Bob Jones & Happy Beale<br />
Charles F. Kane, M.D.<br />
Howard Keegan<br />
Richard & Carolyn Keith<br />
Mr. Allan R. Keith<br />
Andy & Emilie Kendall<br />
Mr. Michael A. Kenney<br />
Elizabeth W. Kilmarx<br />
Dr. Cynthia G. King<br />
Dr. Jack W. Kirk<br />
Brad Kuster &<br />
Ann McLane Kuster<br />
Daniel & Victoria La Vecchia<br />
Roger & Carol LaFontaine<br />
Felicity Lago<br />
Suzanne & David Larsen<br />
Mary Leadbeater &<br />
Michael Strack<br />
Tom & Stephanie Lewry<br />
Audrey M. Lindgren<br />
Michael Lonergan & Wende<br />
Shoer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Long<br />
John E. MacKenzie<br />
Martha & Jory Macomber<br />
Norman & Judy Makechnie<br />
John & Anne Mattill<br />
Mr. William E. McCabe<br />
Mrs. Constance J. McDade<br />
Joseph F. McDowell, III<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R.<br />
McNamara<br />
Anne Melvin<br />
Jack & Ann Middleton<br />
Janet Milne & John Kuhns<br />
Stephen & Jane Mirick<br />
Jack L. Moltenbrey<br />
Ms. Sy Montgomery &<br />
Mr. Howard Mansfield<br />
Mr. Jeffrey I. Morin &<br />
Mrs. Elizabeth<br />
Hamlin-Morin<br />
Chris Hallowell &<br />
Cindall Morrison<br />
Winifred Morrissey<br />
James & Kathryn Muirhead<br />
Mr. Seanan Murphy and Ms.<br />
Sarah Leinicke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Naiva<br />
Barbara Nicholson<br />
Todd Nickerson<br />
Ms. Corey Nickerson &<br />
Mr. Jason Greenwald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Nordin<br />
Robert Z. & Nita Norman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. O’Connor<br />
Ronald Osimo<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong>’s Lovejoy Marsh Sanctuary in Albany, Photo by Julie Klett<br />
Henry W. Parker<br />
Northam D. Parr<br />
Dr. Alice A. Passer &<br />
Mr. Barry Krieger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Pepper<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Peterson<br />
Dorothy Peterson<br />
Susan Pierce<br />
Peter Pirnie & Diane Arsenault<br />
Mr. Frank L. Pizzuto<br />
Mr. Jordan S. Prouty<br />
John & Judith Ransmeier<br />
Ms. Beth Raymond<br />
Laney Record<br />
Ms. Sara H. Reed<br />
Brian Reilly<br />
Barbara Day Richards*<br />
William Ritchie<br />
Judy Romano<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph R. Roody<br />
David Ross<br />
Peter & Susan Rotch<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ruedig<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ruedig<br />
Rick Russman<br />
Ms. Cynthia H. Sarnoski<br />
Larry & Lois Scammon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Scarchilli, Jr.<br />
Mr. Gary Schroeder<br />
Mr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Scott<br />
Mr. & Mrs. F. Augustus Seamans<br />
James & Victoria Sellers<br />
Roger & Miriam Simmons<br />
Robert J. Skinner, Sr.<br />
Mrs. Blanche B. Smith<br />
Elizabeth & Shaw Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Smith<br />
Frederick Smith, Jr.<br />
Mr. Gregory H. Smith<br />
Gary & Betsy Spiess<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Spurr
Annual Fund, continued<br />
Ken & Ilene Stern<br />
Anita C. Stokes<br />
Mr. Jonathan F. Stone<br />
Clint & Bonnie Allard Swift<br />
Mrs. Henry F. Szepan<br />
Mr. Richard Talbot<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Teague<br />
Ms. Sharon S. Thagard<br />
Carol Thompson<br />
Kate Thompson<br />
Mr. Gregory Tillman<br />
Nancy & Harry Tong<br />
Bill & Susan Tucker<br />
Mr. Paul W. Tuminowski<br />
Jim Turner<br />
Marjorie Tuttle<br />
Mrs. Anne Twitchell<br />
Phil & Betsy Twombly<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Varney<br />
Susi Von Oettingen &<br />
Kyle Whitehead<br />
Ms. Lesley Waldron<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Walker<br />
Robert & Mary Walker<br />
Dr. Charles L. Ward, Jr.<br />
Richard & Josie Warner<br />
Ms. Jessica Warner*<br />
Mr. David L. Webb<br />
Jane & Stephen Weber<br />
Ms. Elizabeth C. Wehner<br />
Ms. Virginia Welles &<br />
Mr. Dwight L. Gertz<br />
Bob & Binney Wells<br />
Maynard B. Wheeler<br />
Ms. Katherine W. Wheeler<br />
Beartrice G. Whitney<br />
Mr. Edward C. Wigfield<br />
Susanna S. Wilkens<br />
William W. Evans Trust<br />
Cheryl Anne Williams<br />
Ms. Elizabeth E. Wills<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Wing<br />
Richard Winneg<br />
Robert Vallieres<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Winship<br />
Mary K. Wirth<br />
Edward D. Withers<br />
Walter G. Witzel<br />
Robert P. Woodward<br />
Norma B. Woolf*<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Yearke<br />
Oge & Pam Young<br />
Ms. Beverly D. Youree<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Zeloski<br />
Len Medlock<br />
Membership Gifts<br />
$1,000 or More<br />
Mr. Raymond Joseph Dunn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Eiras<br />
Jim & Judy Putnam<br />
$250 to $999<br />
4 members gave anonymously<br />
Ms. Louis Kahn<br />
Alexander Host Foundation<br />
Mr. Robert N. Faiman, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Sanborn<br />
Charles W. Smith<br />
Henry & Freda Swan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Derek O. Van Etten<br />
Burns & Ellen Fisher<br />
Ms. Megan Burke Kidder<br />
Kurt & Elaine Swenson<br />
Ms. Amy B. Bodwell &<br />
Ms. Carol D. Saunders<br />
Chary Family Fund<br />
Lawrence & Brigitte Cook<br />
Thomas & Dorcas Deans<br />
Bob Dewey & Pam Van Arsdale<br />
Lucia & Jon Evans<br />
Rebecca & Douglas Ewing<br />
Stephen & Carol Gehlbach<br />
Ms. Carol V. Irvin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald MacGregor<br />
Mark Peters<br />
Larry Quigley<br />
Jane Rice<br />
Dr. Susan M. Saviteer &<br />
Dr. Peter L. Saviteer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick T. Short<br />
Ken & Ilene Stern<br />
Donald & Susan Ware<br />
George H. Watkins<br />
Brad & Sue Wyman<br />
$100 to $249<br />
6 members gave anonymously<br />
Mr. Steven V. Brown &<br />
Dr. Janet W. Campbell<br />
Thomas & Elizabeth Kelsey<br />
Richard Winneg<br />
Mr. Philip B. Wallingford &<br />
Ms. Katherine E. Barnes<br />
Jarvis & Bobbie Coffin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ablowich<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Abrevaya<br />
Nancy & Blake Allison<br />
Ms. Beverly A. Amery<br />
Steve & Joan Ames<br />
Janet Anderson<br />
Mr. LeRoy J. Anderson<br />
John & Diana Appleton<br />
Mark & Karen Archambault<br />
Bald Peak Colony Club<br />
Dr. Suellen T. Balestra &<br />
Dr. Dominic J. Balestra<br />
Charlotte B. Barnaby<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Barrett<br />
John W. Barto<br />
Barbara A. Beers<br />
Mrs. Janet L. Beliveau<br />
Gordon H. Bemis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frank W. Benham<br />
Mrs. Jean Bezon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Birchard<br />
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Membership Gifts, continued<br />
Margaret Blacker &<br />
Michael Perkins<br />
Alice & Nelson Bolen<br />
Daniel Brand<br />
Ms. Regina Bringolf<br />
Mr. Wilson S. Brunkhurst<br />
Mr. & Ms. Richard D. Buchanan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Burkhardt<br />
John & Irene Bush<br />
Dave & Roz Carlson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Carlson<br />
Mr. Mitchell J. Case<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Casey<br />
Elizabeth Cavanagh<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry R. Chamberlin<br />
Mr. William D. Chapin<br />
Ms. Laura Charest &<br />
Mr. Ted Bantis<br />
Mrs. Thomas H. Choate<br />
George Clark<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Connors<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Coolidge<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Courtland J. Cross<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terence E. Dancy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Davies<br />
Dr. R. Laurence Davis<br />
Ms. Karen A. Davis<br />
Mr. Lenny Deane<br />
David Deifik<br />
Ms. Laurette P. Delisle<br />
David & Terri Donsker<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Wilmot S. Draper<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Duffley<br />
B. J. Entwisle<br />
Fred Ernst<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Fenton, Jr.<br />
Betsy Forsham<br />
Edward & Ruth Fowler<br />
Mr. Richard P. Frechette<br />
Marcia A. French<br />
Mark Gashi<br />
Udo Gayer<br />
Jay M. & Pauline C. Gorey<br />
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John M. Graham<br />
Mrs. Ethel Greenspan<br />
Ms. Edith R. Griscom<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Grohoski<br />
Martin Gross & Deirdre<br />
Sheerr-Gross<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Grove<br />
Mr. James Gullo<br />
Ms. Susan M. Hancock<br />
Mr. Eugene A. Harrington &<br />
Ms. Judith M. Ratta<br />
Harrington<br />
Mr. Kelly E. Haza<br />
Mrs. Susan J. Heinecke<br />
Henniker Veterinary Hospital PA<br />
Ms. Barbara J. Holt<br />
Ms. Carla Horne<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Horton<br />
Mr. David M. Howe<br />
Dardana Hoyt<br />
Dr. & Mrs. J. B. Hunter<br />
Mr. James E. Irvin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Israel<br />
Margaret Ives<br />
Ms. Lauren Jacoby<br />
Ms. Donna L. James<br />
Dr. Jolyon Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harry V. Johnson<br />
Spangled Skimmer, Photo by Pam Hunt<br />
Joyce D.N. Jones<br />
Ms. Hope Kahn<br />
Mr. Peter Kaplan &<br />
Ms. Katharine H. Hanson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Keay<br />
Mr. Drew E. Kiefaber<br />
Ms. Lane Kirby<br />
Ms. Catherine Owen Koning<br />
Abby & Bjorn Lange<br />
Mr. John W. Lanier<br />
Bill & June Larkins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Larsen<br />
Suzanne & David Larsen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Learner<br />
Mr. Charles Leffingwell<br />
Mike & Jan Litvin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Locke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lombardozzi,<br />
Jr. & Family<br />
Ms. Kelly E. Longfritz<br />
Mr. William B. Lowenthal<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Lunetta<br />
Ms. Sharon A. Machado<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mahoney<br />
Mr. Robert Mann &<br />
Mrs. Diane Perry-Mann<br />
Janis O. Manwaring<br />
Ms. Mary N. Masland<br />
Mr. Philip Mathewson<br />
John & Anne Mattill<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B.<br />
McCarthy<br />
Barbara McClure<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A.<br />
McIninch<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M.<br />
McMonagle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R.<br />
McNamara<br />
Edward J. & Katherine<br />
F. McNierney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. F. Graham<br />
McSwiney<br />
Dennis Melchin &<br />
Susan urkhardt<br />
Mrs. Linda J. Michelsen<br />
Jack & Ann Middleton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H.<br />
Miller<br />
Jack L. Moltenbrey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E.<br />
Mooney<br />
Richard Moore<br />
Chris Hallowell & Cindall<br />
Morrison<br />
Winifred Morrissey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Moskey<br />
Ms. Cheryl L. Mrozienski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Naiva<br />
Jeff & Ann Nelson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Nelson, Jr.<br />
Steve Neuhoff<br />
Mrs. Patricia D. Niswander<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nordgren<br />
Ms. Wendy J. Palmquist<br />
Ms. Karen M. Paquet<br />
Deborah & Michael Parkin<br />
Dr. Alice A. Passer &<br />
Mr. Barry Krieger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Patterson<br />
Elizabeth Paynter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Neal R. Peirce<br />
Melissa Pennell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Peterson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Philbrick<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Pingree<br />
Jon & Susan Posner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Powell<br />
Louise C. Price<br />
Mrs. Barbara D. Pringle<br />
Ms. Beth Raymond<br />
Brian Reilly<br />
Len & Denise Reitsma<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Richmond<br />
David Ross<br />
Peter & Susan Rotch<br />
Ms. Michelle Ryan<br />
Robert & Donna Sammonds<br />
Susan M. Sanborn<br />
Ms. Cynthia H. Sarnoski<br />
Benjamin Schore<br />
Beverly Schultz<br />
Charlie & Ellen Sheridan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. Simmers<br />
Mr. Russell Simmons<br />
Mr. William O. Simpson<br />
Betsy Smith<br />
Elizabeth & Shaw Smith<br />
James E. Snyder, M.D.<br />
A.C. Somers & N.L. Webster<br />
Louisa C. Spencer<br />
Gary & Betsy Spiess<br />
Jane Spragg<br />
Ms. Kendra E. Stanley<br />
Ben Steele<br />
Mr. Paul G. Stroud, Jr.<br />
George & Jean Tasker<br />
David & Tanya Tellman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Terpstra<br />
Marjorie Tuttle<br />
Phil & Betsy Twombly<br />
Ruth Underwood<br />
Mr. Frederic K. Upton<br />
Ms. Elizabeth Vershay<br />
Carol Walsh<br />
Richard & Josie Warner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Wasson<br />
Ms. Honey Weiss &<br />
Mr. David B. Lewis<br />
Bob & Binney Wells<br />
Ms. Linda M. White<br />
Bruce & Betsy Whitmore<br />
Mary K. Wirth<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Woodbury<br />
Phil Zaeder & Sylvia Thayer
Other Contributions ($100 or more)<br />
Conservation Projects<br />
Barbara Day Richards<br />
Dr. Beverly S. Ridgely<br />
Ms. Linda J. Rogers &<br />
Mr. Edward J. Ribitzki<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis H. Skillman<br />
Arrolyn H. Vernon<br />
Ms. Elizabeth Vershay<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Williams<br />
Steve & Danette Wineberg<br />
Ms. Mary P. Wright<br />
Raptor Observatories<br />
1 donor gave anonymously<br />
Mr. Christopher Berg<br />
Thomas P. Brewton<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Brooks<br />
Abby & Bjorn Lange<br />
Ms. Jane Myers<br />
Pleasant View Gardens<br />
Ann Preston<br />
Brian J. Reilly<br />
Mr. David O. Ross<br />
Frances & Carl Von Mertens<br />
Ms. Anna Von Mertens &<br />
Mr. Christopher<br />
Anderson<br />
Carol Walsh<br />
Animal Care<br />
1 donor gave anonymously<br />
Mr. & Mr. Kenneth L. Capone<br />
Ms. Laurette Edelmann<br />
Sanctuaries<br />
Anne Carroll<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Greg LaCombe<br />
Mr. A. Forbes Leland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice M. Lovejoy<br />
Mr. Bradfod A. Meiklejohn<br />
Ms. Susan Scott<br />
Massabesic Center<br />
2 donors gave anonymously<br />
Muriel R. & Edward M. Broad<br />
Hannaford’s #016<br />
<strong>New</strong>found Center<br />
Camp Onaway<br />
Ms. Katherine M. McQuillen<br />
Meredith Village Savings Bank<br />
Ms. Carrie Bettencourt & Ms.<br />
Susan Bettencourt<br />
Mrs. Priscilla W. Gemmill<br />
McLane Center<br />
1 donor gave anonymously<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Barrette<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. Chorlian<br />
Ms. Barbara C. Enright<br />
Mrs. Nola Frost<br />
Martin Gross &<br />
Deirdre Sheerr-Gross<br />
Dirk van der Merwe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Larsen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce J. Parsons<br />
Ms. Penny Pitou<br />
Mr. David P. Ries<br />
Dr. Susan M. Saviteer & Dr. Peter<br />
L. Saviteer<br />
Mr. Thomas E. Senf<br />
Ms. Shirley F. Woodward<br />
Foundations<br />
Benjamin Couch Trust<br />
Gilbert Verney Foundation<br />
Hunter Foundation<br />
Lavoie Foundation<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> Charitable<br />
Foundation<br />
Nuttall Ornithological Club -<br />
Charles Blake Fund<br />
Putnam Foundation<br />
The Robin Colson Memorial<br />
Foundation<br />
The Boston Foundation<br />
William P. Wharton Trust<br />
Bequests<br />
Josiah Fisher<br />
Mary D. Haig<br />
Zoey Loving<br />
Robert R. Rathbone<br />
Corporate Support<br />
Public Service of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong><br />
TransCanada<br />
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.<br />
Burtt PC Consulting, Inc.<br />
Company C<br />
Kent Nutrition Group, Inc.<br />
Ed Reilly Subaru, Inc.<br />
Normandeau Associates, Inc.<br />
Weare Animal Hospital<br />
Courtyard by Marriott<br />
Grappone Collision Center<br />
Eisenberg, Vital and Ryze<br />
Advertising<br />
Baldwin and Callen, P.L.L.C<br />
Winnipesaukee Chocolates<br />
Group One Realty, Inc.<br />
Paugus Bay Campground<br />
Matching Gift Companies<br />
American International Group,<br />
Inc.<br />
Amica Companies Foundation<br />
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.<br />
Bank of America Matching Gifts<br />
Program<br />
Citizens Charitable Foundation<br />
GE Foundation<br />
Houghton Mifflin Matching Gift<br />
Program<br />
Oracle Corporation - Matching<br />
Gifts Program<br />
Tyco Employee Matching Gfit<br />
Program<br />
Memorials<br />
Richard Godfrey<br />
Patricia B. Havumaki<br />
Alex Higgins<br />
Karen E. Hughes<br />
Sheila H. Hull<br />
Joseph R. O’Brien<br />
Fred W. Richard<br />
Timothy R. Robichaud &<br />
Joshua Hall<br />
Wendy S. Schorr<br />
Thomas Swords<br />
Marjorie H. Voss<br />
Harold H. Young<br />
Tributes<br />
Irene Dix<br />
Philip and Julie Brown<br />
Milton J. Christian<br />
John L. Gleason<br />
Community Groups<br />
Concord Garden Club<br />
Concord Bird &<br />
Wildflower Club<br />
Gilford Islands Association<br />
Hooksett Garden Club*<br />
Manchester Garden Club*<br />
Milford Garden Club, Inc.<br />
Rivier College Biology<br />
Club*<br />
St. Pauls School<br />
Second Congregational Society<br />
Government/NGO<br />
NH Fish and Game Department<br />
The Nature Conservancy<br />
THANK<br />
YOU<br />
We are grateful for every<br />
gift in support of <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong>’s programs<br />
to protect wildlife<br />
and the natural environment.<br />
Although we have<br />
listed only the larger gifts,<br />
every gift matters.<br />
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Chapters and Committees<br />
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS<br />
Mary Boulanger, Ammonoosuc<br />
Stephanie Parkinson, Capital Area<br />
Jane Rice, Lakes Region<br />
Peg Ackerson, Mascoma<br />
Cliff Seifer, Co-Pres, Monadnock<br />
Phil Brown, Co-Pres, Monadnock<br />
Ralph Andrews, Nashaway<br />
Nancy Mace-Benham, Pemisgewasset<br />
Lauren Kras, Seacoast<br />
Ruth White, Soo-Nipi<br />
NEWFOUND COMMITTEE<br />
Dawn Ashley Lemieux , Groton<br />
Roger LaFontaine, Bridgewater<br />
Carol LaFontaine, Bridgewater<br />
Jerry Lauther, Hebron<br />
Suzanne Rogier Marshall, Hebron<br />
Bob Martens, Bridgewater<br />
Ralph McQuilken, Hebron<br />
Carole McQuilken, Hebron<br />
Ileana Saros , Hebron<br />
Nancy Sycamore, Hebron<br />
Hugh Sycamore, Hebron<br />
Phil Twombly, Hebron<br />
Dian West, Hebron<br />
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STANDING COMMITTEES<br />
OF THE BOARD<br />
Finance<br />
David Ellis, Chair<br />
David Ries, ex officio<br />
Arthur Mudge<br />
William Crangle<br />
Paul Nickerson<br />
Staff: Terri Jones/Mary Malan, Michael<br />
Bartlett<br />
Sanctuaries and Land Management<br />
David Ries, Chair<br />
Richard Cook<br />
Harold Nevers<br />
Frederic Pilch<br />
Robert Quinn<br />
Bruce Schwaegler<br />
Lawrence Sunderland<br />
Guy Swenson<br />
Frances Von Mertens<br />
Staff: Vanessa Jones, Phil Brown<br />
Environmental Policy<br />
Paul Nickerson, Chair<br />
Lawrence Sunderland<br />
Elizabeth Janeway<br />
Jane Doherty<br />
Paul Doscher<br />
Harry Vogel (Loon Preservation Committee)<br />
Margaret Watkins<br />
Staff: Carol Foss<br />
Development<br />
Arthur Mudge and David Ries,<br />
co-Chairs<br />
Edward Broad<br />
George Chase<br />
David Ellis<br />
Tupper Kinder<br />
Paul Nickerson<br />
JoAnn O’Shaughnessy<br />
Thomas Warren<br />
Staff: Margaret Watkins, Michael<br />
Bartlett<br />
Nominating<br />
Arthur Mudge<br />
JoAnn O’Shaughnessy<br />
Jack Middleton<br />
Jennifer Wierwille Norton<br />
Governance<br />
Arthur Mudge, Chair<br />
Paul Nickerson<br />
Bruce Schwaegler<br />
Lawrence Sunderland<br />
Staff: Michael Bartlett<br />
ADVISORY COUNCIL<br />
Sharon Francis<br />
Lawrence Morris<br />
Andrew Kendall<br />
Virginia Wells<br />
David Govatski<br />
Brad Kuster<br />
Stuart Smith<br />
Jameson French<br />
Robert Larson<br />
William Taffe<br />
Rebecca Ronstadt<br />
Betsy Janeway<br />
MASSABESIC PROGRAM<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
Danielle Dillaway<br />
Kelly Dwyer<br />
Janice Hood<br />
Kimberly Murphy<br />
Jean Sweeney<br />
MASSABESIC<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
Danielle Dillaway<br />
Bill Dumont<br />
Jean Sweeney<br />
MCLANE EVENTS<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
Kathleen Brockett<br />
Lea Caron<br />
Carol Foss<br />
Kathleen Palfy<br />
JoAnn O’Shaughnessy<br />
Susan Saviteer<br />
Sarah Wall<br />
Margaret Watkins<br />
Jane Williamson<br />
Kelly Wing
Financial Repor t<br />
Dear Members,<br />
The charts at right and on page 13 show our revenue and expenditures by function for the fiscal<br />
year which ended March 31, 2011. Grants and contracts accounted for the highest percentage of<br />
NH <strong>Audubon</strong>’s revenue, with individual contributions and membership dues next. Contributions<br />
include both restricted and unrestricted gifts. “Other income” includes office rental income, a cooperative<br />
dividend from Yankee Farm Credit, reimbursement of an insurance claim, and sales from<br />
the McLane Center nature store.<br />
On the expense side, salaries and benefits accounted for 54% percent of NH <strong>Audubon</strong> costs. To<br />
minimize expenses, the Board and staff have cut costs to the bare minimum needed to continue<br />
our mission. The operating deficit of $341,122 was covered by one-time revenue sources and the<br />
quarterly draw on the endowment.<br />
A key achievement during FY11 was sale of conservation easements at the Massabesic <strong>Audubon</strong><br />
Center to a partnership of the Town of Auburn, Manchester Water Works, and Southeast Land<br />
Trust, assisted by financing from the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program. That and<br />
other actions led to a significant reduction of <strong>Audubon</strong>’s mortgage debt from $2.7 million to $1.9<br />
million – still a substantial weight but definitely a significant move in the right direction.<br />
Additional achievements include transition to a new, user friendly accounting system and completion<br />
of audits for the years FY08, FY09, and FY10 (all “unqualified,” meaning “gives a true and fair<br />
view”). With the help of a professional fund raiser and full Board engagement, we increased Annual<br />
Fund performance by more than 25 percent over FY10. Lastly, we have rented 2000 square feet in<br />
the McLane Center to the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> Center for Nonprofits, providing not only an income<br />
source but a partnership with a genuinely wonderful organization.<br />
With continued support from our membership, donors, the foundation community, contractors,<br />
and corporate partners as well as continued focus on financial management, and (I hope) an improving<br />
economy, NH <strong>Audubon</strong> will continue to improve its financial picture to the point where it<br />
mirrors our exceptional programs in environmental education, conservation science, sanctuaries<br />
and our work in environmental policy.<br />
David Ries<br />
Finance Committee Chair<br />
Statement of Activities<br />
year ending March 31, 2011<br />
Revenue & Support<br />
Contributions & Bequests $426,940<br />
Contracts & Grants $678,440<br />
Membership $121,390<br />
Programs & events $288,043<br />
Investment income $93,328<br />
Other income $60,323<br />
Total revenue and support* 1,668,464<br />
Program and functional expenses<br />
Conservation $439,508<br />
Sanctuaries $174,914<br />
Massabesic <strong>Audubon</strong> Center $258,736<br />
Silk Farm <strong>Audubon</strong> Center $557,669<br />
<strong>New</strong>found <strong>Audubon</strong> Center $29,802<br />
Amoskeag Fishways $219,833<br />
Administration & General $360,050<br />
Membership & Development $166,499<br />
Less: Depreciation ($197,425)<br />
Total program and functional expenses $2,009,586<br />
Operating Deficit ($341,122)<br />
*Sale of assets not included in revenue $851,372<br />
used to pay down debt<br />
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Statement of Financial Position<br />
March 31, 2011<br />
ASSETS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS<br />
Current Assets Current liabilities<br />
Cash and cash equivalents 1,070,780 Current maturities of long-term debt 63,574<br />
Accounts receivable, net 118,261 Notes payable, related parties 20,000<br />
Contributions receivable, net 8,748 Current portion of gift annuity payable 30,800<br />
Merchandise inventories 56,219 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 114,496<br />
Prepaid expenses and deposits 23,391 Accrued payroll and related liabilities 63,871<br />
Total current assets 1,277,399 Deferred revenue 248,791<br />
Other current liabilities 11,763<br />
Property and Equipment, net 11,929,905 Total current liabilities 553,295<br />
Other liabilities<br />
Investments and other assets Long-term debt, less current maturities 1,810,825<br />
Investments 2,148,764 Gift annuity payable, excluding current portion 133,171<br />
Split-interest agreements 2,084,882 1,943,996<br />
Art collection 581,000<br />
Other assets 24,136 Total liabilities 2,497,291<br />
Note: Statement of Financial position includes Loon<br />
13<br />
4,838,782 Net Assets<br />
Unrestricted 1,824,728<br />
Temporarily restricted 5,771,130<br />
Permanently restricted 7,952,937<br />
Total net assets 15,548,795<br />
Total assets 18,046,086 Total liabilities and net assets 18,046,086
A Tribute to<br />
WENDY SCHORR<br />
Shared by Helen Dalbeck, Center Director, Amoskeag Fishways<br />
The Amoskeag Fishways and NH <strong>Audubon</strong> lost one of our best educators in the fall of 2010, Wendy Schorr. She died on October 6,<br />
after an 18-month struggle with cancer. It wasn’t a battle really. When she was told her diagnosis was terminal, Wendy set about having<br />
a year of living with cancer, rather than dying of cancer. Wendy was our devoted colleague for 12 years. In her own words below, she<br />
describes how she became an environmental educator. These were written as part of her acceptance speech upon receiving the <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Hampshire</strong> Environmental Educator of the Year Award in March 2010.<br />
“When I first heard that I had won this award I started thinking how it came to be that I ended up in environmental education.<br />
And, perhaps like many of you, the beginnings go a ways back. When I was 14 years old my family left the congestion of Los Angeles<br />
for a place in the foothills of the Sierras at the back door of Sequoia National Forest. A creek ran year round through the<br />
property and mountains rose up directly behind the house. In the front yard a tree grew up through a fracture in a huge embedded<br />
rock and dozens of grind holes engraved by the work of past peoples could be seen throughout the rock.”<br />
“To my citified eyes nothing could have been as miraculous as that place. And, although I didn’t know it at the time, by moving<br />
there I had stepped across a line and found myself on a path that<br />
ultimately brought me here into your good company.”<br />
“It has become not just my work but my delight to keep inviting<br />
others to join us on this path: to help them see the porcupine hidden<br />
in the tree, the tracks of an otter, the connection between the<br />
life of the black fly and the life of the bald eagle. And in turn for me<br />
to see in them the discovery of the salamander beneath the rock,<br />
the softness of a skunk pelt, the connection between the lights left<br />
on and the stability of the atmosphere.”<br />
“It has been a great honor to be given this award by you, my fellow<br />
travelers, who know so well how hard it can be to attract funding,<br />
keep programs running, and to reach those who need it most. My<br />
wish is that you keep pointing out the porcupine up in the tree, the<br />
salamander under the rock, the beauty and miracle of the planet<br />
we live on. It’s some of the most important work that there is.”<br />
Wendy’s words will continue to inspire us all, in this most important<br />
work. She ended her speech with “Thank you so much. I will miss you,<br />
and I love you.”
Debbie de Peyster<br />
Pam Hunt<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong> is a Volunteer-Driven Organization<br />
We are grateful not only to the supporters listed in this report but to the many,<br />
many volunteers who collectively give many, many hundreds of hours to animal<br />
care, grounds maintenance, field work and wildlife monitoring, office<br />
assistance, special projects, annual meeting, events set up/tear down, wreath<br />
making, and other needed work each year at all our centers.<br />
In the year ending March 31, 2011 alone, 45 volunteers contributed close to<br />
650 hours caring for the animals used in educational programs at MAC and<br />
612 hours for the animals at McLane. Year 4 of the dragonfly survey benefited<br />
enormously from the 39 volunteers who contributed 1,904 hours. Thirty-two<br />
volunteers put 793 hours into raptor monitoring programs. The 102 MAC volunteers<br />
contributed 4,072 hours to programs and facilities.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong> wouldn’t be <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> <strong>Audubon</strong>, and we<br />
couldn’t do all we do, without our volunteers! THANK YOU!
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