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Inspire,<br />
Inform and<br />
Enable<br />
Responsible<br />
Environmental<br />
Decision-<br />
Making<br />
<strong>2010</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
Inspire, Inform, Engage...<br />
Our <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> is all about what it takes <strong>to</strong> remain a strong presence in <strong>the</strong> educational community, <strong>to</strong><br />
care for this unique, biodiverse sanctuary, and <strong>to</strong> maintain our role as a resource for scientific research. What it takes is you,<br />
our loyal members and donors, our volunteers and a dedicated, hard-working board and staff.<br />
Environmental Education (EE) is our core and no one does it better. EE is still <strong>the</strong> heart of what we do here – serving nearly<br />
8,000 school children during <strong>the</strong> school year, over 200 summer campers, and many o<strong>the</strong>rs through creative family programming<br />
and enrichment programs for adults.<br />
We’ve taken our expertise “on <strong>the</strong> road,” because EE can be taught anywhere, and our outreach programs allow us <strong>to</strong> enhance<br />
science curriculum in local schools with our innovative environmental education programs. Currently, we serve Eastbrook<br />
Academy in Milwaukee, Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ozaukee School District and Thorson Elementary in Cedarburg with specially designed<br />
Environmental Education Curriculum Frameworks, which provide more extended and long-term contact with <strong>the</strong> students we<br />
serve. The students’ immersion in school-site activities, closely followed by <strong>the</strong> hands-on learning at <strong>Riveredge</strong>, creates a learning<br />
experience that is meaningful and long lasting.<br />
Our sanctuary is unique in <strong>the</strong> area for its biodiversity and control of invasives. It is a jewel in <strong>the</strong> landscape of Ozaukee County<br />
and adds <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> quality of life of area residents even if <strong>the</strong>y never visit us. It adds <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> vitality of <strong>the</strong> community by providing ongoing<br />
recreational opportunities for adults, families and children. We’ve added additional acreage this year with <strong>the</strong> acquisition of a<br />
tract of private land located in <strong>the</strong> center of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> property, expanding our sanctuary <strong>to</strong> 379 acres.<br />
The sanctuary serves as a resource for scientific research and provides opportunities for citizen scientists <strong>to</strong> expand <strong>the</strong>ir horizens.<br />
Projects such as <strong>the</strong> successful rearing of and releasing of lake sturgeon in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Milwaukee River, an effort <strong>to</strong> return a breeding<br />
population of sturgeon <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> River in <strong>the</strong> next 20-25 years; providing a site for a successful pilot Swamp Metalmark Recovery<br />
Project in partnership with Milwaukee Public Museum; or evaluating a number of Emerald Ash Borer management strategies and<br />
research projects with partners that include WDNR, APHIS, USDA, DATCP and Researchers from UW-Madison. These are just a<br />
few of <strong>the</strong> important projects that <strong>Riveredge</strong> is involved with all year long.<br />
There is always something exciting <strong>to</strong> be involved with at <strong>Riveredge</strong>: citizen-science projects; volunteer groups, such as <strong>the</strong> Habitat<br />
Healers or Teacher Naturalists, and many o<strong>the</strong>r volunteer opportunities; programs all through <strong>the</strong> year; monthly <strong>Riveredge</strong> Speaks<br />
Out lecture series; pho<strong>to</strong> club; butterfly, dragonfly, frog and <strong>to</strong>ad counts; events such as <strong>the</strong> River Valley Ride or Sturgeon Fest;<br />
Maple Sugarin’ activities and so much more.<br />
And, we do all of this on a budget of around $800,000. We do it with your participation in our annual fundraising campaign, through<br />
grants and program and membership fees. Memberships and generous gifts make <strong>the</strong> difference in what we continue <strong>to</strong> be able <strong>to</strong><br />
accomplish. Toge<strong>the</strong>r we can inspire, inform and enable responsible environmental decision-making for people of all ages. So much<br />
is dependent on our success.<br />
Thank you, again, for your continued support. We are proud and honored <strong>to</strong> serve <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> family and its mission. Please<br />
don’t hesitate <strong>to</strong> call if you have questions, concerns or simply want <strong>to</strong> talk about <strong>Riveredge</strong>.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
John Turner, President Patrick Boyle, Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
P.S. Please check us out on Twitter, Facebook and Blogger. Links are available on our website at www.riveredge.us.<br />
Mission<br />
The mission of <strong>Riveredge</strong> <strong>Nature</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong> is <strong>to</strong> inspire, inform, and<br />
enable responsible environmental<br />
decision-making by<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Providing leadership in<br />
environmental education for<br />
people of all ages about <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
interrelationship with <strong>the</strong> earth<br />
and its plant and animal life;<br />
Preserving its natural sanctuary;<br />
Serving as a regional resource for<br />
scientific research;<br />
Integrating sustainability<br />
concepts and practices in<strong>to</strong> its<br />
programming <strong>to</strong> inspire people<br />
<strong>to</strong> live within <strong>the</strong> limitations of<br />
natural systems.<br />
Core Values/<br />
Guiding Principles<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Excellence and innovation in<br />
teaching – how we teach is as<br />
important as what we teach;<br />
critical thinking skills are<br />
emphasized.<br />
Environmental education as<br />
a life-long process, which is<br />
science-based, inquiry-oriented,<br />
interdisciplinary and fun.<br />
Stewardship of a sanctuary, which<br />
is aes<strong>the</strong>tically pleasing and a<br />
source of renewal, and which<br />
serves as an outdoor classroom<br />
managed <strong>to</strong> maximize biodiversity<br />
in species, functions and<br />
relationships.<br />
Creative, innovative, experiential<br />
programming.<br />
Leading by example – being a<br />
role model for environmentally<br />
sustaining and res<strong>to</strong>rative ways<br />
of living, demonstrating <strong>the</strong><br />
connection between choices we<br />
make in our daily lives and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
effects on natural systems.
ANNUAL FUND DONORS<br />
2009-<strong>2010</strong><br />
Chief Seattle<br />
$5,000 and above<br />
Peter Bemis<br />
James N. and Barb Heiligenstein<br />
Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Charitable Trust<br />
Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust<br />
Robert W. and Josephine Pieper Foundation, Inc.<br />
Sand County Foundation Bradley Fund for <strong>the</strong> Environment<br />
West Bend Community Foundation’s<br />
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company’s<br />
Charitable Fund<br />
R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler<br />
Sigurd Olson<br />
$2,500-$4,999<br />
Gifts received from July 1, 2009<br />
through June 30, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Thank you <strong>to</strong> all of our donors - your investments<br />
advance <strong>the</strong> mission of <strong>Riveredge</strong>.<br />
The following giving levels include membership.<br />
(*) Indicates Corporate Business Partners with<br />
contributions of $500 and above.<br />
A. O. Smith Foundation<br />
An<strong>to</strong>nia Foundation, Inc.<br />
Anonymous<br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s<br />
Anonymous Fund<br />
Claire and Robert Pfleger Charitable Fund<br />
Harris Bank*<br />
Mal and Jill Hepburn<br />
Nancy B. Hill (Dec.)<br />
Peter and Sue Hitler<br />
Johnson Controls Foundation<br />
Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc.<br />
Charles C. Mayhew, III and Mary Mayhew<br />
Robert D. and Mary Peterson<br />
Edward Purtell, Jr. and Harriet Purtell<br />
Oscar and Augusta Schlegel Foundation<br />
Lori Steinbach<br />
David and Julia Uihlein<br />
David E. Sr. (Dec.) and Margery Uihlein<br />
Will Ross Memorial Foundation, Inc.<br />
West Bend Community Foundation’s<br />
Ziegler Family Foundation Fund<br />
Rachel Carson<br />
$1,000 - $2,499<br />
Anonymous<br />
Ansay Development Corporation*<br />
Badger Meter Foundation<br />
Mrs. James P. Balding, Jr.<br />
Kate and Jason Bechen<br />
Roger and Joan Boerner<br />
Joanna Bratt<br />
Joan E. Brengel<br />
Frank G. and Frieda K. Brotz Family Foundation, Inc.<br />
Charter Manufacturing Co. Foundation*<br />
Mike and Pat Clemens<br />
Donald Cohen<br />
The Edward U. Demmer Foundation<br />
Robert C. Dohmen<br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s<br />
Dr. Carl W. Eberbach and Elisabeth Falk<br />
Eberbach Fund<br />
Albert J. and Flora Ellinger Foundation<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
Kay Gilmore<br />
H. Lowell Hall<br />
Philip and Connie Hardacre<br />
Gertrude Holleb<br />
Robert Holmes and Jan Effinger<br />
Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust<br />
William and Charlotte Johnson<br />
Patrick and Nancy Kennedy<br />
Krause Family Foundation<br />
Arthur J. and Nancy Laskin<br />
Ben and Janice Levy<br />
Jack and Phoebe Lewis<br />
Geoffrey and Tod Maclay<br />
Phyllis and Walter Malzahn Charitable Trust<br />
Brent and Susan Martin<br />
Robert and Janet Montgomery<br />
Linda and Jock Mutschler<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> Bird Club<br />
Judy Nast (In Memory of John Nast)<br />
Outpost Natural Foods*<br />
James and Gwen Plunkett<br />
PPC Foundation<br />
Puelicher Foundation<br />
Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation*<br />
Joan M. Schilke<br />
Linda Schmalz<br />
Suzan Schupp<br />
Bill and Linda Short<br />
Barbara J. Smith<br />
William James Taylor<br />
John and Vicki Turner<br />
Michael and Peg Uihlein<br />
Aldo Leopold<br />
$500 -$999<br />
Michael and Lucy Bloedorn<br />
Douglas and Mary Bockstiegel<br />
Michael and Virginia Bolger<br />
Pat Bowne<br />
Monte Boyer<br />
Bradley and Glenna Brin<br />
Richard Carter & Carolyn Kenney-Carter<br />
Daniel and Barbara Dedrick<br />
Paul Dye<br />
Robert and Barbara Elsner<br />
Dean and Anne Fitzgerald<br />
Dennis and Lynn Fredrickson<br />
Clay<strong>to</strong>n and Kay Hahn<br />
David and Margarete Harvey<br />
D. Clark and Priscilla Higgins<br />
Henry and Bernita Hile<br />
Daniel and Joan F. Jablonski<br />
William and Maureen Josten<br />
Barbara Karol<br />
G. Frederick Kasten, Jr. and Susie Kasten<br />
Allan Kieckhafer<br />
David and Karen Kinnamon<br />
Robert and Nan Kohls<br />
Komisar, Brady & Company*<br />
Laura and Kurt Kwiatkowski<br />
Mary E. Lacy<br />
Norman and Judy Lasca<br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s<br />
James and Mary LaVelle Fund<br />
Sandie Lofte<br />
Ann Ross MacIver<br />
Milwaukee Insurance Foundation, Inc.*<br />
Margaret Jane Moore<br />
Natural Resource Technology, Inc.*<br />
Mary Nolan<br />
Norman A. Schowalter Community Trust<br />
Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly*<br />
Jill Perelman<br />
Prescott Family Foundation<br />
Mary A. Rozek<br />
Rick and Charlotte Ruenzel<br />
Michael and Joan Spec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
George and Wendy (Elizabeth) Walcott<br />
Leonard and Susan Weistrop<br />
Jack H. and Hester Werner<br />
Margaret Ziegler<br />
John Burroughs<br />
$250-$499<br />
Anonymous<br />
Bank Mutual Corporation<br />
David and Natalie Beckwith<br />
James and Jacquie Branchford<br />
Mark and Cheryl Brickman<br />
Jackson M. Bruce, Jr. and Lilias Bruce<br />
Cedarburg Garden Club<br />
Timothy and Kathy Carr<br />
Combined Federal Campaign<br />
Robert Chmielewski<br />
Jo Ann Corrao<br />
Noel Cutright and Kate Redmond<br />
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.<br />
Simon and Cathy Davis<br />
John and Julie Dedrick<br />
Sally Duback and Warren Kreunen<br />
Harold Emch, Jr. and Patti Emch<br />
Dale and Mary Erickson<br />
Faye Gehl Conservation Foundation<br />
Susan Felmer<br />
Robert J. W. Foss<br />
Richard and Lisa Fox<br />
H. Robert Fuller<br />
James and Laura Gibson<br />
Kevin and Eileen Goniu<br />
Daniel and Sue Haislmaier<br />
James Hardt<br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s<br />
Paul and Philia Hayes Fund<br />
Heim’s Shoe S<strong>to</strong>re, Inc.<br />
Alfred and Donna Heon<br />
Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.<br />
John S. Hoff<br />
Nathan and Dottie Holman<br />
Johnson Family Fund<br />
Lenore Juvan<br />
Paul and Merlynn Kimmel<br />
Paul and Judy Kolosso<br />
Paul and Adrienne Laubenstein<br />
Sam and Lloyd Lewis<br />
Edgar and Gail Liesenberg<br />
Helen Loewi<br />
Lubar Family Foundation, Inc.<br />
Nelson Container Corporation<br />
Chris and Anne Noyes<br />
Branislava Radicevic<br />
Daniel Rambo<br />
Robert and Terese Lohmeier- Ruggero<br />
Mary Ellen Sampe<br />
Annabelle Schauer and Kristin Summerfield<br />
Carl W. and Barbara Schwartz<br />
Holger and Deanna Sommerfeld<br />
State Bank of Newburg<br />
Kevin and Linda Steiner<br />
Ronald and Pat Stifter<br />
Gilman R. Thompson<br />
Kathryn Voelker<br />
James and Elizabeth Wigdale<br />
John Muir<br />
$100-$249<br />
George R. Affeldt<br />
Richard Albert<br />
Jean Ansay<br />
Connie Arnosti<br />
Anthony and Kathleen Asmuth<br />
James and Susan Baillon<br />
Elizabeth Baran<br />
Anthony and Sara Bartell<br />
Peter and Sue Ellen Baye<br />
Michelle Masters and Tara Beauchine<br />
Chris Beimborn and John Bleidorn<br />
Mark and Geraldine Biehl<br />
Michael and Mary Bills<br />
Robert and Mary Kay Bodensteiner<br />
James and Dorothy Bohman<br />
Jane Boller Stroebel<br />
William F. and Julie Borges<br />
Patrick and Michelle Boyle<br />
David and Margaret Boyles<br />
John and Susan Brennan<br />
Edith Brin<br />
Don and Monica Brodnick<br />
Mary Bubanovich<br />
John and Linda Burgan<br />
Robert and Carolyn Burrell<br />
Carol Carpenter<br />
Thomas and Mary Belle Chat<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Sandra Christensen<br />
Dan Collins and Nancy Aten<br />
Charles and Marilyn Conrad<br />
John and Sue Conwell<br />
John and Amy Cordio<br />
James and Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Costakis<br />
James Coutts<br />
Marsha and Emile Dalal<br />
Bruce C. Davidson<br />
Richard and Kristine Davidson<br />
June Day<br />
Douglas and Norrine Devenport<br />
E. Jean Downie<br />
Dennis and Sue Duffy<br />
Terrence Dunst and Jill Goodrich<br />
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Our Core:<br />
Environmental Education<br />
School Programs<br />
Our school program vision and strategy continues <strong>to</strong>ward developing close relationships<br />
with students and teachers in <strong>the</strong> local community as providers of quality environmental<br />
education. During <strong>the</strong> 2009-<strong>2010</strong> school year 7,828 students from 92 schools participated<br />
in our hands-on, inquiry-based school programs. Beginning in fall <strong>2010</strong>, we will offer five<br />
new school programs for preschool and kindergarten students.<br />
<strong>Nature</strong> Journeys Summer Camp<br />
Over 200 kids enrolled in <strong>Nature</strong> Journeys summer science camps in 2009. Starting with<br />
preschool, <strong>Nature</strong> Journeys engages campers in unique outdoor explorations designed<br />
specifically for each age group. Camps are designed <strong>to</strong> connect people (youth, teens,<br />
families) with <strong>the</strong> natural world in a deep and meaningful way by building on skills and<br />
awareness from one camp <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> next. All of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> Journeys curricula are based on<br />
sound education and philosophy. Campers participate in hands-on explorations as <strong>the</strong>y ask<br />
questions about <strong>the</strong> mysteries of <strong>the</strong> natural world, uncover evidence at <strong>the</strong>ir fingertips<br />
and draw conclusions based on personal experiences.<br />
Education Partnerships<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> staff works with area schools <strong>to</strong> design Environmental Education<br />
Curriculum Frameworks in order <strong>to</strong> provide more extended and long-term contact<br />
with <strong>the</strong> students we serve. Using grade-appropriate curriculum standards, <strong>the</strong>se<br />
frameworks build a progressive series of environmental education activities and field<br />
trips for each grade level. Currently, we serve Eastbrook Academy in Milwaukee,<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ozaukee School District and Thorson Elementary in Cedarburg with this<br />
framework. <strong>Riveredge</strong> educa<strong>to</strong>rs develop strong, positive relationships with <strong>the</strong><br />
students and staff of <strong>the</strong>se schools. The students’ immersion in school-site activities,<br />
closely followed by <strong>the</strong> hands-on learning at <strong>Riveredge</strong>, creates a learning experience<br />
that is meaningful and long lasting.
John Muir, continued<br />
William and Jane Eastham<br />
Janet Eley<br />
Robert and Pamela Elliott<br />
James and Kimberly Engel<br />
Patricia Fairchild<br />
Robert L. Feind, Jr. and Mary Feind<br />
Robert and Mary Ellen Fitts<br />
David and Janet Fleck<br />
Foster Family Foundation<br />
James R. and Angela Fowler<br />
Richard and Diane Fowler<br />
Keith and Mary Franz<br />
Kathleen Frawley<br />
William Pape and Jacob Frick<br />
Theodore and Jean Friedlander, Jr.<br />
Gerald Gensch and Ellen Conley and Family<br />
Patricia Gibes<br />
Dennis Goecke<br />
Gwenn and Joseph Graboyes<br />
James and Sarah Gramentine<br />
Norman and Daryl Grier<br />
Joseph and Joan Groh<br />
Tom and Karen Guszkowski<br />
Ronald P. Gutschow<br />
Korinne Haeffel<br />
James and Mary Hanin<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Susan Hannert<br />
Jill Hapner<br />
Daniel and Barbara Harris<br />
Terry and Joette Heckenbach<br />
Ronald G. and Patricia Heinritz<br />
Cecile Henault-Coumbe<br />
Keith and Carrie Hiestand<br />
Joseph and Nancy Higdon<br />
William Hin<strong>to</strong>n and Sharon Simons<br />
Chris and Jen Hitler<br />
John and Kari Hogden<br />
Matson and Deborah Holbrook<br />
Larry Hopwood and Vicki Piaskowski<br />
Beverly Hotchkiss<br />
Gottfried and Kay Hotz<br />
James Roth and Judith Huf<br />
Brian and Pamela Huiras<br />
John and Jo Ann Isselman<br />
Harriet Iwamo<strong>to</strong><br />
Mary Iwen<br />
Mary Lee Jacobs<br />
Dean and Christina Jeutter<br />
Carl F. and Marilyn John<br />
Johnson School Bus Service, Inc.<br />
Steven and Terrylynn Johnson<br />
Diane Jordan<br />
Bruce Junker and Jeanne Harder<br />
Ron and Kathy Kabitzke<br />
Mark R. Kaehny<br />
George and Jane Kaiser<br />
Charles and Mary Kamps<br />
Bruce and Mary Karr<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kellner<br />
Kin Krest Saddle Club<br />
Tammy and Larry Kilduff<br />
Arthur and Jeane Knapp<br />
Terrence Knudsen<br />
Kenneth and Edith Korb<br />
Bruce and Shirley Krenzke<br />
Margaret Spoerl and Steven Kulick<br />
Stephen and Linda Mary Kupcho<br />
William and Sally Kupkovits<br />
Lester Laack<br />
John and Patricia Lane<br />
Gary and Susan Lange<br />
Elizabeth Larsen-Hilker and Scott Hilker<br />
Sally J. Lewis<br />
Curt and Janet Lillie<br />
Wayne and Kris Lueders<br />
Alfred G. Lustig and Janice Watson<br />
Gisela Maass<br />
Gordon and Jean Marshall<br />
Vincent and Janet Martin<br />
Barbara McCallum<br />
Norine McGaw<br />
Tom and Judy Meaux<br />
Roberta Meeks<br />
Richard E. and Carol Meinburg<br />
Robert T. Melzer<br />
Beverly and David Meyer<br />
Ken Michaelchuck<br />
Robert and Kelly Milani<br />
Richard Miller and Miriam Reading<br />
Jeffrey and Barbara Miller<br />
Mary Ellen Mitchanis<br />
John and Mary Molchany<br />
Al and Claudette Moll<br />
Mary C. Moll<br />
C. Edward and Linda Mordy<br />
William and Phyllis Moritz<br />
G. Michael Mosley and Sylvia Hillman<br />
William and Peggy Mulligan<br />
Patricia and Trent Naumann<br />
Betty Nelson<br />
Neuens Fredonia Lumber Company, Inc.<br />
Gary Neuman<br />
Robert and Christine Nuernberg<br />
Elaine Nulph<br />
Eric and Jacquelyn Oleson<br />
Lay<strong>to</strong>n and Barbara Olsen<br />
David and Sandra Olson<br />
Jim and Sandy Pape<br />
Stuart and Phoebe Parsons<br />
Kim and Ann Pemble<br />
James and Carol Peterchak<br />
Michael Peters and Betty Philipps<br />
Norman and Janet Petersen<br />
David Peterson<br />
Kim and Mary Ann Peterson<br />
Ernest Pochert<br />
Irwin and Susan Purtell<br />
Milan and Gordana Racic<br />
Peter and Debra Reak<br />
Thomas K. Rees, Jr.<br />
James Reinartz<br />
Paul and Karen Rice<br />
James and Lynette Riehle<br />
John Roffers<br />
K.C. and Debra Ross<br />
George and Dotty Roth<br />
John and Jennifer Rothstein<br />
Robert J. Ruemelin<br />
Mai Wyn, Ann and Richard Schantz<br />
Tom and Angela Schickert<br />
James and Bettie Schuler<br />
Joseph Schwartz and Kathleen Kazda<br />
James and Judy Schwengel<br />
Leroy, Robert and Armella Schwinn<br />
Christine and Peter Scimeca<br />
Roger D. and Margery Senn<br />
Congressman and Mrs. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.<br />
Robert and Cathy Sepper<br />
Wayne and Janet Sharbuno<br />
Bob and Lyn Slater<br />
L. William and Kathy Staudenmaier<br />
Edmund and Evelyn Stegner<br />
Carol Stephenson<br />
Andrea Monicken and James S<strong>to</strong>llenwerk<br />
Timothy and Vickie Strattner<br />
Terra Nova<br />
Tom and Jean Surges<br />
Michael and Meg Terlizzi and Family<br />
James and Melinda Thomas<br />
Richard and Monica Tillmann<br />
William and Suzanne Treichel<br />
Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Trent<br />
Usinger Foundation, Inc.<br />
Thomas and Mary Uttech<br />
Dorothy Vallier<br />
Thora Vervoren<br />
Anthony and Linda Warren<br />
Pat Watson<br />
Whitefish Bay Woman’s Club<br />
Martha Watts<br />
Wauwa<strong>to</strong>sa Savings Foundation<br />
Wes Weinhold and Peg Cadigan<br />
Tom and Elizabeth Werner<br />
West Bend Sand & S<strong>to</strong>ne, Inc.<br />
Merlin Wilkens<br />
Margaret S. Windsor<br />
Tom and Jane Witkowski<br />
Lee Wolcott<br />
Jeffry E. and Deborah Wolf<br />
Ronald (Dec.) and Wendy Wosoba<br />
James and Sue Wyatt<br />
John and Lois Zahorik<br />
Bernard C. Ziegler III and Liz Ziegler<br />
Peter and Joan Ziegler<br />
Sally Ziegler<br />
Joseph and Rosa (Dec.) Zingsheim<br />
Susan Zorn<br />
Henry Thoreau<br />
$50 - $99<br />
William and Patricia Alexander<br />
Michael and Lesley Ammons<br />
Dick and Sylvia Ansay<br />
Dan and Sally Arneson<br />
Nancy Arnosti<br />
Gloria Arredondo<br />
Mary Aschenbrener<br />
Richard and Patsy Aster<br />
J. P. and Julia Atterberry<br />
Harry and Marylin Banzhaf<br />
Doris Marie Bauer<br />
Thomas and Bernadine Bausch<br />
John Peter Bell<br />
Rita Bert<br />
Dale and Marylou Bespalec<br />
Bill and Ann Beverly<br />
Thomas and Marilyn Bontly<br />
Kenneth and Rev. Marilyn Borchardt<br />
Mark Bostwick, M.D.<br />
Paul and Dorothy Boyer<br />
Joseph and Karen Branch<br />
Gary and Jean Brit<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Andrew and Beth Brodzeller<br />
Eddie and Lesley Brotkowski<br />
Alan and Sally Brown<br />
Tom and Janice Bublitz<br />
David and Gail Burnside<br />
John and Julie Carpenter<br />
Sharon Casper<br />
Stephen L. and Kathryn Castner<br />
Mike and Lenore Cira<br />
Bridget and Joseph Ciurlik<br />
Gerard Clausen<br />
David and Naomi Cobb<br />
Ney Collier<br />
John and Mary Crawford<br />
James and Nancy Curtes<br />
Gregory and Jean Custer<br />
John and Carol Daniels<br />
Dana and Nathan Darling<br />
Lyndel Davis<br />
Paul and Susan De Chant<br />
Robert Demge<br />
Patricia Denning<br />
Richard and Dayle Dieffenbach<br />
Niel Dinesen<br />
Mary Dohmen<br />
Gregory and Donna Doro<br />
Elaine Dotter<br />
Gustav and Elizabeth Dreyer<br />
Beth and Ted Durant<br />
Stewart Edwards and Joanne Danforth<br />
Robert and Barbara Eichmann<br />
Herbert and Maxine Ellis<br />
Damien and Paula Evans<br />
Lawrence and Laurie Evers<br />
Kenneth and La Verne Fehrer<br />
Robert and Marge Fisher<br />
Scott and Michelle Fleischmann<br />
Thomas D. Freed<br />
Michael Frome and June Eastvold<br />
Beatrice Funke<br />
Thomas Galten<br />
Arnold D. and Judith Gertsma<br />
Lee Gierke and Nan Fitzpatrick<br />
Fox Point Federated Garden Club<br />
David and Nancy Glassner<br />
Kenneth and Helen Goetz<br />
J. Miles and Mary Jo Goodwin<br />
Mary and Charles Gould<br />
Martin and Linda Gross<br />
Thomas and Jo Gross<br />
Greg and Pamela Grover<br />
Shirley Gruen<br />
Bevan and Diane Grueneberg<br />
Norman C. Gunder<br />
Linda Guten-Gale<br />
Melissa and Robert Hafner<br />
Rick and Lynn Handler<br />
John F. Harbeck<br />
Roy and Cheryl Hauswirth<br />
Randy and Barb Heil<br />
Michael and Ellen Helgren<br />
Jayne Henderson and Robert Wunsch<br />
Paul and Barbara Hodgson<br />
Heidi and John Hoffman<br />
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Our Core:<br />
Environmental Education<br />
River Connection<br />
During <strong>the</strong> 2009-<strong>2010</strong> school year, 585 urban students from 25 classes participated in River<br />
Connection. The program, in partnership with <strong>the</strong> Urban Ecology <strong>Center</strong> (UEC) in Milwaukee, uses<br />
<strong>the</strong> rural Milwaukee River location of <strong>Riveredge</strong> and <strong>the</strong> urban Milwaukee River location of Hubbard<br />
Park in Shorewood <strong>to</strong> teach students <strong>the</strong> concept of a watershed, animal adaptations, biodiversity and<br />
<strong>the</strong> role of pollution in <strong>the</strong> health of a natural freshwater system. An anonymous donor has supported<br />
this program for <strong>the</strong> past three years, making it possible <strong>to</strong> pay transportation and staff costs.<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong>, Lac Lawrann Conservancy (LLC) and <strong>the</strong><br />
West Bend Joint School District<br />
Beginning in fall 2009, we partnered with LLC <strong>to</strong> deliver <strong>Riveredge</strong>’s Wisconsin’s Glacial Landscape<br />
school program <strong>to</strong> all 473 sixth grade students in <strong>the</strong> West Bend School District. This partnership<br />
was made possible through grants from <strong>the</strong> West Bend Community Foundation and West Bend<br />
Mutual Insurance Charitable Fund. Our goal is <strong>to</strong> enable each student in <strong>the</strong> WB School District <strong>to</strong><br />
participate in an environmental education program at LLC or <strong>Riveredge</strong> once each year.<br />
Art in <strong>Nature</strong><br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> Art in <strong>Nature</strong> programs expanded in 2009-<strong>2010</strong> thanks <strong>to</strong> a grant from <strong>the</strong><br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary Nohl Fund. In May, we collaborated with<br />
<strong>the</strong> Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend for <strong>the</strong> second year <strong>to</strong> deliver four days<br />
of art programs <strong>to</strong> 262 fourth graders from Milwaukee, Shorewood and West Bend.<br />
The students came <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> museum <strong>to</strong> learn about Wisconsin artists, followed by an<br />
afternoon at <strong>Riveredge</strong> working with artists <strong>to</strong> create drawings and sculptures of <strong>the</strong><br />
land.<br />
This spring, in cooperation with Artists Working in Education (AWE), 35 students from<br />
<strong>the</strong> MPS elementary school Oliver Wendell Holmes visited <strong>Riveredge</strong> and worked<br />
with our naturalists and Kitty Dyble Thompson, a mural artist, <strong>to</strong> explore <strong>the</strong> pond and<br />
forest communities. For six weeks in <strong>the</strong>ir art classroom, <strong>the</strong>se K-8th grade students<br />
expanded upon <strong>the</strong>ir drawings and painted three mural panels. The completed mural<br />
was installed in our Children’s <strong>Nature</strong> Library in June. A small grant from <strong>the</strong> Greater<br />
Milwaukee Foundation, in addition <strong>to</strong> Mary Nohl Funds, supported this project.
Henry Thoreau, continued<br />
Mary Holleback<br />
Bill and Carolyn Holloway<br />
William and Marilyn Holmquist<br />
Ronald Horn<br />
Mark and Laurel Hornick<br />
Arline Hughes<br />
Richard Jacobi<br />
Richard and Joan Jacobs<br />
Gunnard and Claudia Jacobson<br />
Ronald and Mary Jacobson<br />
Mark Jaeger<br />
Ronald and Mary Jarr<br />
Amy Jensen<br />
Erhard and Barbara Jobs<br />
Glenn and Mary Jonas<br />
Cathy Jones<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Carol Jors<br />
Dennis R. Kaehny<br />
Fritz and Amy Kaftan<br />
Peter Kainass<br />
Conrad A. and Marlam Karnish<br />
Lenny and Sandie Kass<br />
Dorothy Kassilke<br />
John and Mary Lee Katzka<br />
Barbara W. Kauth<br />
William and Judith Kay<br />
Joseph K. Keller<br />
Michele Kenner<br />
R. David, Robin and Rachel Kent<br />
Bill and Ellen Kesting<br />
Elly Kimmel<br />
Phil and Shirley Klamm<br />
Robert and Evelyn Klug<br />
K. Steve and Mary Jo Knauf<br />
Sunny Knutson<br />
Barbara Kojis<br />
Michael and Cindy Komro<br />
Douglas and Judith Kornemann<br />
Paul and Jane Kozma<br />
Edward and Ann Krautner<br />
Jeff and Debbie Krygiel<br />
John and Therese Lang<br />
Robert and Jo Ann Lange<br />
Brian Lauttamus and Arlene Carter<br />
Mark Laux and Wendy Jabas<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Sonia Lear<br />
Laura and Gordon Leech<br />
Ric and Amy Lei<strong>the</strong>iser<br />
Robert and Peg Lewis<br />
James and Jacqueline Lichty<br />
Karl and Trisha Lickteig<br />
Jack Lofte<br />
Arthur and Nancy Loos<br />
Guy and Mary Lord<br />
Paul and Tammy Lorge<br />
Richard and Mary Lux<br />
Jerry and Judy MacNab<br />
Michael and Nicole Maher<br />
Michael and Patricia Marchant<br />
Susan Schoen-Marklin & Richard Marklin<br />
Michael Matusinec<br />
Darren and Beckie McArthur<br />
John and Debbie McGregor<br />
Muriel McLemore and Robert Mack<br />
Peter McNamara<br />
Robert and Linda Merkt<br />
Joseph and Nancy Messinger<br />
James and Mary Metz<br />
Jessica and David Meuler<br />
Gretchen Meyer<br />
Jim Meyer<br />
Helen Michels<br />
Mark and Laurel Millar<br />
David and Janann J. Miller<br />
Lance Miyasaki<br />
Thomas and Linda Moertl<br />
Jim and Maria Moran<br />
Ralph and Sally Mundinger and Family<br />
Jeffrey and Deanna Nelson<br />
Margaret Nielsen<br />
Richard and Mary Joyce Ninneman<br />
John and Alisa Norquist<br />
Christina and Daniel O’Connor<br />
John and Nancy O’Donnell<br />
Ralph and Eugenie Olsen<br />
Robb and Gail Pattison<br />
Robert and Pat Pearson<br />
Tony and Sue Peksa<br />
Pamela Pepper and Jeff Hanewall<br />
Richard and Patricia Peregrine<br />
David and Louise Petering<br />
Susan Pfleger, M.D.<br />
Virginia Pierson<br />
Carol and Jim Pouros and Family<br />
Georgia W. Prentiss<br />
John and Marcia Puls<br />
Thomas Murtaugh and Sonja Rabago<br />
Andrew and Janet Raddatz<br />
Samuel and Marilyn Ramirez<br />
Richard and Evelyn Rathke<br />
William and Agnes Raymond<br />
Mark Reinhardt and Sandra Voss<br />
Jerry and Joan Reiter<br />
Diane and John Repensek<br />
Mark Repenshek<br />
Jay and Denise Riederer<br />
Allen and Patricia Rieselbach<br />
Pamela Roble<br />
Curt Rogers<br />
Bob and Sue Roska<br />
Michael Roth and Anne Brosowsky-Roth<br />
Sandra Ryan<br />
Ronald A. Sachse<br />
Jonathan and Dawn Safran<br />
Annie Salmona and Robert Litzau<br />
Steven and Cecilia Salou<strong>to</strong>s<br />
Arthur and Judy Saltzstein<br />
Mary Sargent<br />
Jean and William Schanen<br />
Karen Scharinger<br />
Pat Fox-Schindler and David Schindler<br />
Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Schmitt<br />
Karl and Dolores Schmitz<br />
Ann Nell Schneider<br />
Mark and Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Schowalter<br />
Robert and Marcia Schroeder<br />
Glen and Margy Schrubbe<br />
Mark and Judy Schueller<br />
Michael and Starr Schuetz<br />
Alan M. Sherkow and Debbie Hartmann<br />
Larry and Maureen Sherkow<br />
Chuck and Peggy Siemers<br />
Wayne and Joanne Siesennop<br />
Cheryl Simon<br />
Mona Simpson<br />
Richard and Mary Stanley<br />
Nell Stehr<br />
Sandy Stetter<br />
John and Dale Stevens<br />
Bob and Sue Strand<br />
Robert and Pamela Stumpf<br />
Craig and Susan Supanich<br />
Stanley and LaVonne Suring<br />
Kathy and Rick Tank<br />
John and Linda Taylor<br />
Muriel Te Selle<br />
Paul and Jennifer Thill<br />
Stephen and Patricia M. Thome<br />
Lois Thurwachter<br />
Karen A. Tibbitts<br />
Neil and Rebecca Trilling<br />
Christina Tushman<br />
Robert and Patricia Ulrich<br />
Manfred and Christel Walter<br />
Kenneth Walz<br />
Lauren and Tom Wendland<br />
Kirk and Amy Westfahl<br />
Whitefish Bay Garden Club<br />
Patricia Wiechowski<br />
Nanette and Ted Wilke<br />
Robert L. Wilson<br />
Mike and Karen Winicki<br />
Shannon and Lori Wink<br />
Douglas and Kathleen Winquist<br />
Douglas Winquist, Jr. and Betsy Winquist<br />
Sharon Wolf<br />
Gunter and Barbara Woog<br />
Frederick and Mary Ann Yahr<br />
Rich Kahl and Laurie Yahr<br />
Robert and Patricia Youmans<br />
Roy and Geri Zehren<br />
Lisa and Ralph Zeit<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Memberships<br />
Teresa Ahrens<br />
James and Susan Albrinck<br />
Jacky and Matt Alles<br />
Carl and Evelyn Amick<br />
Dave and Nancy Andritsch<br />
Daniel and Maureen Anhalt<br />
Ted and Amy Asma<br />
Eric and Mary Aspenson and Family<br />
Darci Bandi-Schedler<br />
David Barby<br />
Francine Barclay<br />
Candy Barone<br />
Brian Barsch<br />
Irvin and Margery Becker<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w and Allison Bednarski<br />
Elizabeth Beeghly<br />
Kristen Beilfuss<br />
Paul and Cheryl Belongia<br />
Edward Benes<br />
Dylan and Laura Bennett<br />
Robert, Jr. and Allison Benter<br />
Ron and Debra Ben<strong>to</strong>n<br />
R.W. and Barbara Berdes<br />
Joseph and Cindy Berger<br />
Rick and Tracy Betz<br />
Barry and Lyn Bian<br />
Donald and Audrey Bierman<br />
Jeff, Mary and Josh Biever<br />
Clair and Nancy Bigler<br />
John Brown and Susannah Bird<br />
Andrea and Shelby Blawat<br />
Jane Boesch<br />
Mike and Susan Borchardt<br />
Susan and Arthur Borkin<br />
James and Marilyn Bors<br />
Brenda Bowe<br />
James and Daun Boyd<br />
David and Janet Braby<br />
John Bradley<br />
Irv and Arlene Brandt<br />
Steve and Michelle Brandt<br />
Mary Ann Brennan<br />
Ryan and Amy Bretz<br />
John and Barbara C. Brinkmann<br />
Roxanne and Mike Brodzeller<br />
Wayne and Kay Brogelman<br />
Brook and Liz Brown<br />
Jason and Michelle Brownlee<br />
Julie A. Bryson, Ph.D.<br />
Thomas Buchholz<br />
Robert Budecki<br />
Larry and Claudia Burck<br />
Daniel and Joan Burkett<br />
Claudia Burns<br />
Jeffrey and Nancy Byers<br />
Susan Byrns<br />
Ruth J. Caldiero<br />
Frederick and Marian Callahan<br />
Barry Cameron and Sharon Temple<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Howard Caplan<br />
Christine Catalano<br />
Carl and Pat Charles<br />
Andrea Chaudoir<br />
Franklin and Lorraine Chavez<br />
James and Leslie Chermak<br />
David and Maggie Cleary<br />
Ronald Clish and Maureen O’Brien<br />
Hal and Sheri Coffen<br />
James Coggins<br />
Eric and Ann Cook<br />
Robert and Marlene Cramer<br />
Sylvia and Domingo Cruz<br />
Katie Cunningham<br />
Joel and Kerrylynn Curtiss<br />
Steve and Martha Cushman<br />
James Daley<br />
Patricia Darby<br />
George and Barbara Dilling<br />
James and Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Dingman<br />
Adam Dohmen<br />
Joe and Dottie Dorr<br />
Steven and Tamara Duero<br />
John Duffy<br />
Erin Dzwinel<br />
Jason Dzwinel<br />
Jan L. Easterday<br />
Susan Ea<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Jerome and Peg Edquist<br />
Jon and Chris Eifert<br />
David and Patricia Eitel<br />
Darrin and Tina Englebert<br />
Rachel Farrell<br />
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Research, Stewardship<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> Speaks Out – A Continuing Success<br />
In 2009 this successful series was presented at Cedarburg Cultural <strong>Center</strong>, sponsored by Greater<br />
Cedarburg Foundation, and <strong>the</strong> Washing<strong>to</strong>n County Public Agency <strong>Center</strong>, in cooperation with <strong>the</strong><br />
Friends of Lac Lawrann Conservancy. The programs are for <strong>the</strong> curious of any age and are open<br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> public. Presentations cover a wide range of <strong>to</strong>pics including natural his<strong>to</strong>ry, science, public<br />
policy and <strong>the</strong> environment.<br />
Citizen Science Updates<br />
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80 species and 18,412 individuals were recorded on <strong>the</strong> 2009 Christmas Bird Count, one species<br />
short of tying our all time record of 81 seen in 1996 and 1999. Also a sighting of a black-legged<br />
kittiwake – very rare <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> area, was documented.<br />
35 species and 381 individuals were recorded on <strong>the</strong> Butterfly Count. Fewer butterflies were<br />
seen for <strong>the</strong> third year in a row despite holding <strong>the</strong> count after July 4th . One new species, <strong>the</strong><br />
Edward’s Hairstreak, was documented.<br />
We continue <strong>to</strong> participate in annual dragonfly, frog and <strong>to</strong>ad surveys <strong>to</strong> moni<strong>to</strong>r <strong>the</strong> area<br />
for impacts <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> area’s ecological biodiversity.<br />
In partnership with <strong>the</strong> WDNR and UW-Extension, <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> training session for <strong>the</strong><br />
Wisconsin Ephemeral Pond Partnership was conducted at <strong>Riveredge</strong> on Saturday, April 10.<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> Master Naturalist Series<br />
The first Master Naturalist class graduated 31 students in March <strong>2010</strong>. Students included<br />
staff members from <strong>Riveredge</strong>, Schlitz Audubon <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Center</strong>, Mequon <strong>Nature</strong> Preserve,<br />
Alverno College and Riverbend <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Center</strong> as well as individuals from throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
area. The goal of this program is <strong>to</strong> recruit, train and provide educational enrichment for<br />
regional naturalists.<br />
“<strong>Riveredge</strong> will help you remember that you’re a part of <strong>the</strong> natural world and not placed<br />
on earth <strong>to</strong> consume, dominate and exploit.” Carrie Kurkowski, Mequon<br />
and Adult Education
<strong>Annual</strong> Memberships, continued<br />
Ronald Felzer<br />
Bob and Pat Ferkenhoff<br />
Mark and Nancy Fier<br />
Richard and Lois Finch<br />
Dennis Fischer and Cindy S<strong>to</strong>rm Fischer<br />
Rick and Dawn Fischer<br />
David and Patricia Flowers<br />
Jonathan and Annette Foat<br />
Holly Forest<br />
Warner and Dorothy Frazier<br />
Dick and Carol Fuhler<br />
Theresa Gabriel<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Amy Gaebel<br />
Robert and Karen Gantner<br />
Arthur Garcia<br />
Rob Garrett and Cate Lamkin<br />
Kristin Gasser<br />
Gordon and Ellen Gehrke<br />
Timothy and Pamela Gergens<br />
Merlin and Sylvia Gerner<br />
Carol and Ed Gesicki<br />
Jessica and Steve Gesicki<br />
Marcia Get<strong>to</strong><br />
Melet Gibson and Linda Russell<br />
Ian and Norma Gilson<br />
Liz Girsch<br />
Andrew and Jessica Glab<br />
Craig and Char Goettl<br />
David and Judith Goggin<br />
John Goldthwaite and Betsy LaVelle<br />
Conrad and Sandra Goodkind<br />
Jerry and Kathryn Grant<br />
Steven R. Green and Tony T. Fung<br />
Paul and Wendy Greeney<br />
Donald Gregory<br />
Alyssa Greymont<br />
Roger Groth and Jane Bachman Groth<br />
Guy and Melissa Guglielmi<br />
Debbie Gunnlaugsson<br />
Feliks and Irene Gutmanis<br />
Mike and Marilyn Hagermann<br />
Jean Hamann<br />
Marjorie Hamm<br />
Jeanne Hammes<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Karen Hanley<br />
Gerald and Francine Hansen<br />
Douglas Hardy and Janyce Collins<br />
Hannah Harris<br />
Cherie Hart<br />
Susan Hartman<br />
Nick Hartmann and Christine Del Re<br />
Shannon Hasster<br />
Marianne Hayes<br />
Sam and Irene Hayes<br />
Carol Hehn<br />
Curtis Helm<br />
Dave and Terri Henderson<br />
Timothy and Dawn Heniadis<br />
Steven and Karen Hershenson Family<br />
Tim and Roxanne Hertel<br />
Josh and Rachel Hesprich<br />
David P. Hetzel<br />
Wayne and Denise Hilbert<br />
Karen Hinrichs<br />
Joyce and Larry Hoban<br />
Kathy Hoffman<br />
Rick Hokans<br />
Karl Hokanson<br />
Jon P. Holfeltz<br />
Kristy Hor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hoy<br />
Karen M. Hurka<br />
Mike and Lisa Husar<br />
Greg and Sandra Ingram<br />
Jennifer Iwen<br />
Elaine Jacobsen and Mark Helminiak<br />
James and Sandra Jacques<br />
Diane Jaeger<br />
Troy Jammer<br />
Jay and Ina Jansen<br />
Bernice Janssen<br />
Andrea Jehly<br />
Joe and Jennifer Jerich<br />
Craig Johnson and Paige Styler-Johnson<br />
David and Kris Johnson<br />
Eileen Johnson<br />
Linda Jones<br />
Peter R. Jones<br />
Renee Jones-Proc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
William and Carol Kadrich<br />
Burkhard and Janice Karr<br />
Kenneth Kasten<br />
Susan Katrosits<br />
John C. Keene<br />
Emily Keon<br />
Jerold and Diane Kiesow<br />
Sarah Kiley<br />
Daniel and CeCe Kim<br />
Mike Sperling and Peggy Kirkeeng<br />
John and Connie Kittleson<br />
Peter and Paula Klima<br />
Sharon and Jerry Klotz<br />
Aaron and Michelle Kluck<br />
Steve and Ellen Knier<br />
John and Jenifer Koebel<br />
Marge Koenitzer<br />
Jane Kolberg<br />
Todd Kolosso and Rachel Nadel<br />
Gary and Susan Korb<br />
Elinar Kostic<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Selina Kovach<br />
Betty Jane Kraemer<br />
David and Barbara Krause<br />
Rand Krueger<br />
Carrie Krukowski<br />
Walter and Jennifer Kryzak and Family<br />
Benjamin and Nancy Kurten<br />
Lucy Kutny<br />
Gary and Alison Laev<br />
Ian and Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Lambert<br />
Stephanie Lang<br />
Bruce and Judy Langreck<br />
Ruth Lansing<br />
Rose Hass Leider<br />
Ken and Shauna Leinbach<br />
Diane R. Lembck<br />
David Lenz<br />
Greg and Becky Leslie<br />
Barbara Lewis<br />
Mike and Laura Lindemann<br />
Dick and Jeannette Lindner<br />
Laura Logan<br />
Thomas Loos<br />
Jon and Amy Lorence<br />
Rita M. Lorenz<br />
Jesse and Eileen Lovell<br />
Norm and Anne Luedke<br />
Raymond Lusty, Sr.<br />
Delos and Janice Lut<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Stephen Macek<br />
Michael and Carolyn MacLaurin<br />
Susan and Owen Madson<br />
John and Sharon Magnusson<br />
Marilyn J. Manke and Jonathan<br />
Sandra Manke<br />
Vern and Carol Manternach<br />
Marion Marsh<br />
Connor Martin<br />
Patricia Martin<br />
Jason Massman<br />
Phyllis J. Mattson<br />
Daniel and Carol Mayer<br />
Doug Mazur and Lisa Summerfield<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Mc Manus<br />
Rosella Mc Manus<br />
Jennifer Massey and Mac McAuliffe<br />
Dan and Carol McCoy<br />
Brad and Donna McDonald<br />
Heidi McGill<br />
Patrick and Lisa McGovern<br />
Marisa McKee<br />
Phyllis McKenzie<br />
Julia McNally<br />
Dan and Nicole Meer<br />
Maryanna Meikrantz<br />
Robert and Lynette Melin<br />
Darren and Ann Meller<br />
Pam and Bob Merklein<br />
Dennis and Deann Merten<br />
Daniel and Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Meyer<br />
Christine A. Milad<br />
Ken and Donna Milius<br />
Larry and Wendy Miller<br />
David Moburg<br />
Lawrence and Judith Moburg<br />
George and Marilyn Moore<br />
Phil and Judy Moreau<br />
Kyle Motzkus<br />
Mark and Deb Murphy<br />
Kim Myczek<br />
Jim and Tanya Naas<br />
Jody Napoleon<br />
David and Diane Nauman<br />
Ted Neitzke IV<br />
Linda and Steve Nelsen<br />
Jeffrey Nelson<br />
John C. Nelson<br />
Ken and Jennifer Nelson<br />
Glenn and Diana Nettesheim<br />
Robert and Mary Neureu<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Janet Nienow<br />
Paul and Kathleen Noetzel<br />
Rick and Terri Noll<br />
Dawn Nyholm<br />
Patrick and Ruth O’Donnell<br />
Aaron and Shaun Olejniczak<br />
David, Courtney, Adam, and Brett Olson<br />
Jennifer O’Neil<br />
Erin Ortiz<br />
Sonja Ortman<br />
Dennis and Kay Panicucci<br />
Gertrude Paradis<br />
Jerry and Katie Parent<br />
Pasquale and Rose Parisi<br />
Jim and Mary Jo Pauly<br />
Bruce and Sandra Pearson<br />
Eric and Michelle Pederson<br />
Joseph and Linda Pelej<br />
Randy and Pamela Penn<br />
Michael and Susan Perse<br />
Peterman Family<br />
Ruthann Peterson<br />
Kara Phillips<br />
Rich and Ann Piehl<br />
Vonna Pitel<br />
Kathleen Platt<br />
Steve Platt<br />
Dave, Candy, Korey and Erik Polka/Gierach<br />
David and Kathy Pollock<br />
Susan Pollock<br />
Charles Powell<br />
Robert and Laurie Prestby<br />
Paul and Kristin Price<br />
Scott Raaflaub<br />
Arnold and Monica Radtke<br />
Richard and Karen Ramsey<br />
Robert and Sarah Ratayczak<br />
Frank and Vicki Ravanelli<br />
Phillip and Ellen Recht<br />
Paul and Bobbi Rec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Alison Rehm<br />
Laura Reynolds<br />
Michael Richter<br />
Charles and Joyce Ritzenthaler<br />
Paul Roberts<br />
Thomas and Trudi Roesch<br />
Bill O’Neill and Diane Rosner<br />
Henry and Maria Rossi<br />
Ralph Rusch<br />
Gerald and Margo Russell<br />
Mike and Kathy Ruzicka<br />
Sandy Saltzstein and Family<br />
Robert and Lisa Sanborn<br />
Kevin and Becky Sander<br />
Dee Sauer<br />
Susan D. Sauerberg<br />
Tim and Allison Scanlan<br />
Jim Scharrer<br />
Robert and Alyona Schatzman<br />
Colleen Schendel<br />
Lisa Schickert<br />
Erica Schilke<br />
Sister Mary Mark Schilling<br />
Schlehlein Family<br />
Paul and Deborah Schleif<br />
Gary and Doris Schlenvogt<br />
John Schmid<br />
Polly Schmidt<br />
Thomas Schmidtkunz<br />
John and Michele Schmitz<br />
John and An<strong>to</strong>nia Schnorr<br />
Bill and Denise Schueller<br />
Steve Schuknecht<br />
Christine Schultz<br />
Julie Schultz<br />
Mary Schultz<br />
Shannon Schultz<br />
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Research, Stewardship<br />
Return <strong>the</strong> Sturgeon<br />
Lake Sturgeon gametes were collected from <strong>the</strong> Wolf River on 4/16/10 and began hatching in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong><br />
Streamside Rearing Facility (SRF) on <strong>the</strong> morning of 4/26/10. To maximize <strong>the</strong> opportunity for sturgeon <strong>to</strong><br />
imprint on <strong>the</strong> Milwaukee River, <strong>Riveredge</strong> manages <strong>the</strong> SRF from April until Oc<strong>to</strong>ber. This 10’ by 20’ trailer<br />
pumps water from <strong>the</strong> River in<strong>to</strong> rearing tanks, enabling sturgeon <strong>to</strong> be raised on <strong>the</strong> Milwaukee River water<br />
from day one. Daily operation of <strong>the</strong> SRF is performed by a team of 28 <strong>Riveredge</strong> sturgeon volunteers.<br />
On Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 3, 2009, <strong>Riveredge</strong>, in partnership with <strong>the</strong> Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, US Fish<br />
and Wildlife Service and UW Stevens Point successfully completed <strong>the</strong> fourth year of a 25-year effort <strong>to</strong><br />
re-establish a breeding population of Lake Sturgeon in <strong>the</strong> Milwaukee River. This was <strong>the</strong> first year in which<br />
<strong>the</strong> project goal of releasing 1,500 fingerlings was achieved. The project highlights <strong>Riveredge</strong>’s position on<br />
<strong>the</strong> river, and brings attention <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> watershed.<br />
Emerald Ash Borer<br />
Did you know that approximately 30% of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> forest is ash? We are making <strong>the</strong> best out of this<br />
very sad situation and will continue <strong>to</strong> offer <strong>the</strong> community educational programs regarding how <strong>to</strong> manage<br />
or mitigate <strong>the</strong> potential damage from this invasive insect. A number of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)<br />
management strategies and research projects are currently being evaluated with partners that include<br />
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and<br />
Consumer Protection and Researchers from UW-Madison.<br />
In February, a small-scale logging operation removed “sink trees,” which is part of <strong>the</strong> effort <strong>to</strong> slow<br />
<strong>the</strong> spread of EAB. Potential uses and markets for <strong>Riveredge</strong>’s ash wood are being evaluated <strong>to</strong><br />
maximize <strong>the</strong> environmental, economic and educational value of this resource.<br />
Swamp Metalmark<br />
The Swamp Metalmark Butterfly, on <strong>the</strong> brink of extinction in Wisconsin, is currently being<br />
evaluated for federal listing. The Wisconsin Swamp Metalmark Butterfly Recovery Initiative,<br />
hosted by <strong>Riveredge</strong>, which is <strong>the</strong> site of a successful pilot Swamp Metalmark recovery project, in<br />
partnership with Milwaukee Public Museum, will address <strong>the</strong> research need identified in Wisconsin’s<br />
Priority Conservation Actions List <strong>to</strong> “evaluate <strong>the</strong> status of Swamp Metalmark and assess potential<br />
reintroduction sites.” This project is funded by a two-year grant from <strong>the</strong> James E. Dut<strong>to</strong>n Foundation.<br />
and Adult Education
<strong>Annual</strong> Memberships, continued<br />
Mark and Alexandra Schultze<br />
Craig Schulz<br />
Jordan Schuster<br />
James D. and Linda Scott<br />
Steve and Ellen Scott<br />
Jeff and Becca Setzer<br />
Parker and Monica Shipley<br />
Christine and David Shtaida<br />
Linsey Sieger<br />
Sher Schachameyer and Charlie Simonds<br />
Tom and Carolyn Simpson<br />
Karen Skuldt<br />
Sarah, Charles, Charlotte, Ruby Slavin<br />
Kathryn Smallish<br />
Jennifer Smith<br />
Christine Sobocinski<br />
Marvin and Vera Soerens<br />
Joan and Michael Sommer<br />
Doug Spaeth and Suzanne Milkus<br />
Pat Stapelkamp<br />
Nancy Stecker<br />
John and Linda Steinbrecker<br />
John and Carolyn Stephens<br />
Scott Stewart<br />
Susan Stewart<br />
Michael and Joan Stiever<br />
David and Sarah S<strong>to</strong>kes<br />
Charles and Carol S<strong>to</strong>rniolo<br />
Barrett and Katie Straub<br />
Sigurd and Alisa Strautmanis<br />
El<strong>to</strong>n and Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Streich<br />
Jennifer and Steven Strohmeyer<br />
Carole Stuebe<br />
David and Molly Stuettgen<br />
Tom and Mindy Surges<br />
Scott Symes and Irene Fiacchino-Symes<br />
Steve and Sue Symes<br />
Richard E. Tank<br />
Dennis and Arlene Tennier<br />
Clare and Tracy Tenpenny<br />
Ron and Barbara Theisen<br />
Paul and Linda Thomas<br />
Kitty Dyble Thompson<br />
Lu Anne Thompson<br />
William and Bonnie Treloar<br />
Rich and Deborah Twietmeyer<br />
Eric and Linda Utz<br />
Fred and Kathleen Van Hecke<br />
Ralf and Johanna Vanselow<br />
Angeline Vercauteren<br />
Kristine A. Verville<br />
William and Jerelyn Volkmann<br />
Mark Vollmers<br />
Jeff and Betty Vreeke<br />
David and Dawn Wagner<br />
James and Shirley Wagner<br />
Thomas and Adrianna Walcott<br />
Jeffrey and Kathryn Walczyk<br />
Fay and Richard Walker<br />
Joyce Walters<br />
Damian and Sharon War<strong>the</strong>r<br />
John and Elizabeth Watry<br />
Lorri Weber and Family<br />
Carl and Chris Wegner<br />
Jane and Jim Wegner<br />
Eric and Fay Weinhold<br />
Theresa and Tony Weisse<br />
Thomas Wellnitz<br />
Jon and Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Westphal<br />
Stephen and Jeannine Weyker<br />
C.T. Whitehouse<br />
Susan Wiesmueller<br />
John Wiesolek and Family<br />
Calvin and Mary Williams<br />
Susan Winans and Judy Krause<br />
James and Carol Winget<br />
Frank and Inge Wintersberger<br />
Eric and Sheryl Wold<br />
Jerry and Katharina Zach<br />
Marco and Kristie Zach<br />
Donald and Ruth Zerfas<br />
David and Sharyl Zillmer<br />
Cheryl Zuccaro<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Annual</strong> Fund Gifts<br />
Anonymous (2)<br />
Norbert and Suzanne Badten<br />
Moriah Butler<br />
Ka<strong>the</strong>rine deShazer<br />
William and Karen Dushek<br />
David and Beth Fritz<br />
Daniel and Janelle Hagerman<br />
Mary Halter<br />
Thomas and Karen Mashek<br />
Kathy and Nathan Nissen<br />
Robin Replogle<br />
Penny Schiller<br />
Karen L. Secor<br />
A. Lu Steinert<br />
Laurie Valerius<br />
Fred and Mary Wellman<br />
Edward Zieve<br />
Give Back Programs<br />
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.<br />
Matching Gift Companies<br />
GE Foundation<br />
Johnson Controls Foundation<br />
Meredith Corporation Foundation<br />
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network<br />
Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation<br />
Windhover Foundation<br />
Gifts-in-Kind<br />
American Legion Rose-Harms Post 355<br />
Daniel and Maureen Anhalt<br />
Doug and Laurie Arendt<br />
Joanne E. Becker<br />
Edward and Janet Beimborn<br />
Bernie’s Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning<br />
Paul and Dorothy Boyer<br />
Ralph Buchweitz<br />
Dawn Hockerman<br />
Dorothy Diggs<br />
Patricia Fairchild<br />
Walter Hohner<br />
Tom Hill<br />
Irene Luethge<br />
John Janik<br />
Van Olson<br />
Michael and Diane Pike<br />
Ernest Pochert<br />
Robert and Laurie Prestby<br />
Daniel Rambo<br />
Kathryn Reuter<br />
Joan M. Schilke<br />
Mona Simpson<br />
Lori Steinbach<br />
Barbara Trummer<br />
Lloyd Tupper<br />
Designated Gifts<br />
Anonymous (2)<br />
Joseph and Cindy Berger<br />
Michael and Mary Comerford<br />
Dennis and Sue Duffy (2)<br />
Raquel Engelke and Todd Korb<br />
Robert and Mary Ellen Fitts<br />
Richard and Diane Fowler<br />
Home Depot<br />
Carl F. and Marilyn John<br />
David and Gail Nelson<br />
Candice Nokes<br />
Kevin and Linda Steiner<br />
William A. Wernecke, Jr. and Susan Wernecke<br />
R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler<br />
Project Grants<br />
An<strong>to</strong>nia Foundation, Inc. (Sturgeon Project)<br />
Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin Coastal<br />
Management (Sturgeon Project)<br />
Faye McBeath Foundation (Natural Playground)<br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s<br />
Greater Cedarburg Community Foundation<br />
(<strong>Riveredge</strong> Speaks Out)<br />
Mary L. Nohl Fund (Art in <strong>Nature</strong>)<br />
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District<br />
(Testing <strong>the</strong> Waters)<br />
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin<br />
C.D.Besadny Conservation Grant<br />
(Kettle Hole Teaching Platform)<br />
Service Club of Milwaukee, Inc.<br />
(Windows for Outdoor Classroom)<br />
Pochert Property Purchase<br />
Aussprung & Associates Appraisals, Ltd.<br />
Peter Bemis<br />
Michael and Virginia Bolger<br />
Mark and Cheryl Brickman<br />
Greater Milwaukee Foundation<br />
Carr Opportunity Fund<br />
Greater Cedarburg Community Foundation<br />
Hale Family Fund<br />
James and Mary LaVelle Fund<br />
Cedarburg-Graf<strong>to</strong>n Rotary Foundation, Inc.<br />
Arthur J. Donald Foundation<br />
Harris Bank<br />
James N. and Barb Heiligenstein<br />
Mal and Jill Hepburn<br />
Michael and Amy Italiano<br />
Patrick and Nancy Kennedy<br />
David and Karen Kinnamon<br />
Levy Foundation, Ltd.<br />
Delos and Janice Lut<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc.<br />
Robert and Janet Montgomery<br />
Ozaukee Gift <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Future Fund<br />
Puelicher Foundation<br />
James and Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Rittinger<br />
Thomas J. Rolfs Family Foundation<br />
Oscar and Augusta Schlegel Foundation<br />
Bert L. and Patricia Steigleder Charitable Trust<br />
Lynde Uihlein<br />
West Bend Community Foundation’s<br />
West Bend Mutual Insurance<br />
Company’s Charitable Fund<br />
Ziegler Family Foundation Fund<br />
R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler<br />
Bike Ride Sponsors<br />
AllianceStaff, LLC<br />
Bemis Manufacturing Company<br />
Columbia St. Mary’s<br />
Harris Bank<br />
Levy & Levy S.C. At<strong>to</strong>rneys at Law<br />
Paul and Tammy Lorge<br />
My S<strong>to</strong>rage Home<br />
Schueller Harring<strong>to</strong>n & Associates<br />
West Bend Community Foundation’s<br />
West Bend Mutual Insurance<br />
Company’s Charitable Fund<br />
Westbury Bank<br />
Wisconsin Energy Foundation<br />
Bike Ride Gifts-in-Kind<br />
Big Apple Bagel<br />
Chocolate Fac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Columbia St. Mary’s<br />
Graf<strong>to</strong>n Ski & Cyclery<br />
Green Bay Glacier Water<br />
Lakeside Pepsi Cola<br />
Olympic Supply<br />
Pedal Moraine<br />
Pine View Rehabitation <strong>Center</strong><br />
Rainbow Jersey<br />
Sargen<strong>to</strong> Foods, Inc.<br />
Saukville Chiropractic <strong>Center</strong><br />
Schreiber Foods<br />
Silver Creek Brewing Co.<br />
Usinger Sausage<br />
WBKV-AM, WBWI-FM<br />
WHAD-FM<br />
Wheel & Sprocket, Inc.<br />
Maple Sugarin’ Sponsors<br />
Forest County Potawa<strong>to</strong>mi<br />
Community Foundation<br />
Port Washing<strong>to</strong>n State Bank<br />
Maple Sugarin’ Gifts-in-Kind<br />
Gordon and Shirley Decker<br />
The Third Sec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
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Highlights of <strong>2010</strong><br />
Woodland Harvest<br />
The Woodland Harvest Project, a permaculture and local foods collaboration between <strong>Riveredge</strong> and neighboring<br />
Wellspring Farm and CSA, provides a regional model for sensible and sustainable land use on any scale. Since<br />
2008, on about 10 acres of former Wallner Farm land, an array of perennial plants have been woven<br />
in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> landscape in a way that mimics <strong>the</strong> structure, energy flow and nutrient cycling of our regional<br />
woodlands. Instead of a washed-out corn and soybean field, a system of swales gently carries water <strong>to</strong><br />
thousands of plants which occur naturally in <strong>the</strong> woodland ecosystem at <strong>Riveredge</strong>. Select cultivars<br />
of chestnut, hazelnut, pine nut and walnut seedlings form <strong>the</strong> backbone of <strong>the</strong> design, while currants,<br />
raspberries, grapes, asparagus and rhubarb fill in niches between <strong>the</strong>se trees. An orchard of plums, pears,<br />
cherries and apples overlooks <strong>the</strong> site.<br />
Children’s Natural Playground<br />
Construction of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> Natural Playground is ongoing and will be completed in <strong>the</strong> fall of 2011,<br />
thanks <strong>to</strong> foundation and individual funding support, as well as hundreds of volunteer hours. The<br />
playground is a rich learning environment for children of all ages. The <strong>Riveredge</strong> landscape and vegetation are<br />
<strong>the</strong> play setting and nature provides <strong>the</strong> play materials. It will have some “peoplebuilt”<br />
elements, but ultimately is designed for children <strong>to</strong> embed <strong>the</strong>mselves in<br />
nature in a positive, hands-on way.<br />
Property Acquisition<br />
In May <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> sanctuary grew <strong>to</strong> 379 acres with <strong>the</strong> purchase of 8.92<br />
acres of privately-owned land located in <strong>the</strong> center of <strong>the</strong> sanctuary. The property<br />
contains a large number of sugar maples, which for many years, Ernie, <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
owner (affectionately known as “Fa<strong>the</strong>r Fire” due <strong>to</strong> his years of volunteering<br />
with our Maple Sugarin’ events and school programs), allowed <strong>Riveredge</strong> <strong>to</strong> tap.<br />
This land also includes examples of mesic and wet forest and many different tree<br />
species, including red oak, bur oak, basswood, hickory, beech, birch, poplar and of<br />
course, <strong>the</strong> sugar maple.<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> deconstructed <strong>the</strong> house, garage and outbuildings and recycled all<br />
materials as much as possible. The deconstruction process carefully dismantles<br />
a building, using hand <strong>to</strong>ols <strong>to</strong> take it apart board by board, beam by beam. All<br />
usable materials were sorted and distributed for donation and reuse, saving <strong>to</strong>ns of<br />
building materials from going in<strong>to</strong> a landfill.
Prairie Day Sponsors<br />
Anonymous (4)<br />
Garden Room<br />
Johnson’s Nursery, Inc.<br />
Monches Farm, LLC<br />
The Flower Source<br />
Sturgeon Event Sponsors<br />
AllianceStaff, LLC<br />
Bonestroo, Inc.<br />
Forest County Potawa<strong>to</strong>mi Community Foundation<br />
Harris Bank<br />
Harvest<br />
Krier Foods, Inc.<br />
Kurt R. Kwiatkowski, D.D.S., S.C.<br />
Michael Best & Friedrich<br />
Newman Chevrolet<br />
Shully Catering, Inc.<br />
Sturgeon Event Gifts-in-Kind<br />
Valley Hydro-Excavation, LLC<br />
Glenn and Kathleen Walters<br />
Gifts in Honor of:<br />
DONALD AND BARBARA GILMORE (Anniversary)<br />
Jerold and Diane Kiesow<br />
SUE HITLER<br />
Susie K. Apple<br />
LARRY HOPWOOD AND VICKI PIASKOWSKI (Anniversary)<br />
Robert and Dawn Truitt<br />
DARLENE BOEHLKE AND DONALD MEDLIN (Wedding)<br />
Dennis and Sue Duffy<br />
JOSEPH NOLAN AND MICHELLE CILIA (Wedding)<br />
Mary Nolan<br />
GINNY PLUMEAU AND AL GOSEWEHR (Wedding)<br />
Mal and Jill Hepburn<br />
MARVIN AND VERA SOERENS (Anniversary)<br />
Pat Stapelkamp<br />
Gifts in Memory of:<br />
A. E. (ANDY) ARNOSTI<br />
Donald and Margaret Arnosti and Family<br />
David and Regula Arnosti<br />
PARK BERRY<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
JOHN BOATMAN<br />
William and Carole Tiedemann<br />
BRUCE M. BRADEN<br />
Joseph and Linda Cardinale<br />
Jerrell Coggburn<br />
Stephen and Cari DiTullio<br />
Kathleen Gross<br />
Nancy Hall<br />
John and Kay Jordan<br />
Rick Kearney<br />
Judith Lindsay<br />
Del and Juanita Marty<br />
Joan McCracken<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w and Megan Murphy<br />
North Carolina State University/Psychology Department<br />
Patricia Rasley<br />
Joseph and Gayle Santucci<br />
Shaila Sikand<br />
Lynn Silverman<br />
Jim and Missy Sosman<br />
Carol Tenney<br />
Curtis and Linda Wenthur<br />
Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Whaley<br />
Mark and Elizabeth Wittmann<br />
KAY BRAUNER<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
LYNN ELEY<br />
Michael and Virginia Bolger<br />
Tom and Joan Mulry<br />
GLADYS FRIEDMAN<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
JAN GOECKE<br />
Norman and Judy Lasca<br />
GERALD GRUEN, SR.<br />
Martin Bassett<br />
David Blado<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher & Banks Corporation<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher & Banks Corporation Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
Genie and Jack Donohue<br />
Joel and Shirley Entringer<br />
Gene and Carol Erl<br />
Kim Fischer, Larry, Diana and Tanya<br />
Harry and Mary Franke<br />
Robert and Nancy Froehlke<br />
Michael Frome and June Eastvold<br />
Mary Holt<br />
Ruth Scott and Jerry Jenkins<br />
Elliot Hurwitz and Kathy Kiewel<br />
Helen Kittsley<br />
Richard Klemm<br />
Curtis and Myrtle Knutson<br />
Gloria Kocher<br />
Brian and Andrea Kreft<br />
La Valley Family<br />
Jean La Valley<br />
Chap Leffingwell Family<br />
Harry and Susan Leffingwell<br />
Michael Lyf<strong>to</strong>gt<br />
Jane and Bill Marshall<br />
Robin Morgan<br />
Sue Moy<br />
Earl, Lucile, Dan, Tom and Barb Netzow<br />
Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Ott<br />
Francis and Barbara Pierron<br />
Michael Rubin<br />
Mike and Ellen Sanko<br />
John Strauss and Deirdre Schanen<br />
Robert Schuknecht<br />
Michael and Elizabeth Shinners<br />
Julie, Pat, Jeanette and Georganne Spencer<br />
A. Lu Steinert<br />
Jon and Ka<strong>the</strong>rineWestphal<br />
Wendy Whiting<br />
KATHRYN HAYDON<br />
James and Gwen Plunkett<br />
JIM HERGET<br />
Lori Steinbach<br />
WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON, JR.<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
GARY JUEDES<br />
Dennis and Sue Duffy<br />
ANNE JUNKERMAN<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
GERTRUDE LASKE<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
JAMES CHRISTIAN NELSON<br />
Jim Morrison and Ramona Anderson<br />
William and Diane Emory<br />
Robert L. Feind, Jr. and Mary Feind<br />
Daniel and Sheila Gannon<br />
James and Judith Gehl<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
Karen Glanert<br />
Lyn Koonce and Sharon Gray<br />
Edward and Sharon Hipke<br />
Peter and Sue Hitler<br />
Ryan and Laura Hmielewski<br />
Roger and Betty Honold<br />
Thomas and Debora Jansen<br />
Donald and Terry Johns<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Douglas and Karen Johns<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Cecilia Kim<br />
Philip and Marilyn Koonce<br />
Norman and Judy Lasca<br />
Longfield Shores Association, Inc.<br />
Michael and Sue Miller<br />
Robert and Janet Montgomery<br />
David and Anne Mrotz<br />
Mark and Deb Murphy<br />
Patricia Nelson<br />
Mark Phillips<br />
James and Gwen Plunkett<br />
Range Line Court Association<br />
Herbert and Lisa Schactner<br />
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Seidl<br />
Wayne and Joanne Siesennop<br />
Paul and Joan Stuhr<br />
Michael and Peg Uihlein<br />
Thomas and Kathy Wigdale<br />
(Memorial gifts were used <strong>to</strong> fund <strong>the</strong> James Christian Nelson<br />
Education Intern position at <strong>Riveredge</strong>)<br />
LORRIE OTTO<br />
G. Andrew and Judy Larsen<br />
Patricia Ot<strong>to</strong><br />
K.DUDLEY (HOBEY) PIERSON<br />
Dean and Anne Fitzgerald<br />
JUDY PREO<br />
Sandie Lofte<br />
Mary Nolan<br />
MARK JOSEPH RAFFEL<br />
Michael Evers and Dawn Raffel<br />
Meredith Corporation Foundation<br />
ALICE REYNOLDS<br />
Susan Aledwan<br />
Michael and Lesley Ammons<br />
Anonymous<br />
Appleland<br />
Todd and Patricia Backus<br />
Janet Bar<strong>to</strong>s<br />
Craig and Elizabeth Beecher<br />
Tom and Roberta Bispala<br />
Richard Carter and Carolyn Kenney Carter<br />
Jean Clement<br />
Rick Cooper<br />
Jonathan and Vicki Deruyter<br />
Carolyn and Daniel Doedens<br />
E. Jean Downie<br />
Robert and Joy Dreier<br />
Dennis and Sue Duffy<br />
Daniel F. and Mary Ellen Fromm<br />
GE Foundation<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
Adrienne Ahlgren Haeuser<br />
Harry and Elsbeth Hohn<br />
Bob and Sue Karlman<br />
Douglas and Judith Kornemann<br />
Norman and Judy Lasca<br />
Lee Leipsner<br />
Bridget M. Letnes<br />
Mr. and Mrs. MCF Lindert<br />
Jon and Karen Lohr<br />
Gilbert and Kathy Nock<br />
Mary Nolan<br />
Philip and Judith Olson<br />
Norman and Janet Petersen<br />
Ruthann Peterson<br />
James R. Petrie<br />
Laura J. Petrie-Anderson<br />
David and Linda Salisbury<br />
Margaret A. Salzman<br />
Annabelle Schauer and Kristin Summerfield<br />
Ruth Schinner<br />
Mona Simpson<br />
Stanley and LaVonne Suring<br />
Dean and Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Thome<br />
Larry and Donna Tredrea<br />
(Memorial gifts were used <strong>to</strong> fund <strong>the</strong> Alice Reynolds<br />
Education Intern position at <strong>Riveredge</strong>)<br />
MARY STAMP<br />
Dean and Anne Fitzgerald<br />
A Leaf was placed on <strong>the</strong> Giving Tree for:<br />
• Gerald Gruen, Sr.<br />
Bricks were placed for:<br />
• Mary Stamp<br />
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Experience is What<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> is All About<br />
Whe<strong>the</strong>r you are a child participating in science-based school programs or<br />
an adult taking in a workshop or our master naturalist program, experiencing<br />
and connecting <strong>to</strong> nature can be life-changing or just a pleasant day in <strong>the</strong><br />
outdoors. Each child – each person – who comes <strong>to</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> leaves much<br />
richer in knowledge and experience, which <strong>the</strong>y will ultimately use <strong>to</strong> shape<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir lives and, in turn, our world.<br />
But as a not-for-profit<br />
organization, we can’t offer <strong>the</strong>se<br />
experiences or maintain this place<br />
without your help!<br />
Make a tax-deductible gift now<br />
and know that you are supporting<br />
a place that will be here for your<br />
children and grandchildren <strong>to</strong><br />
enjoy far in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> future.<br />
Thank you<br />
Events and Fundraisers<br />
Thanks, in part, <strong>to</strong> a generous sponsorship by The Forest County Potawa<strong>to</strong>mi<br />
Community Foundation, <strong>the</strong> Pancake Breakfast raised $3,550 for Environmental<br />
Education programs at <strong>Riveredge</strong>.<br />
The 18 th annual River Valley Ride, June 27, <strong>2010</strong>, was wet and s<strong>to</strong>rmy, but 900 riders were<br />
not deterred. They enjoyed <strong>the</strong> day (between <strong>the</strong> downpours), rode, ate, enjoyed <strong>the</strong> music<br />
and helped us raise $25,810 <strong>to</strong> support <strong>Riveredge</strong> Environmental Education programs.<br />
Return <strong>the</strong> Sturgeon event continues <strong>to</strong> attract a growing audience. On Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 3, 2009,<br />
families came <strong>to</strong> Thiensville Park <strong>to</strong> enjoy a day of activities and <strong>to</strong> help release over<br />
1,000 sturgeon fingerlings in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Milwaukee River. $10,825 was raised <strong>to</strong> support<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong> Programs<br />
2009-<strong>2010</strong><br />
Financial Statement<br />
Fiscal<br />
Year<br />
REVENUE 2009-10<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Fund Prior Year Unrestricted $302,359<br />
Investments $197,833<br />
Restricted Gifts/Grants $60,223<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Investments $316<br />
Program Fees $96,634<br />
Visi<strong>to</strong>r Fees $2,837<br />
Fund Raisers $41,238<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Income (net) $27,697<br />
Total Operating Revenue $729,137<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Salaries $479,856<br />
Benefits $92,233<br />
Professional fees $17,498<br />
Supplies $28,890<br />
Telephone $10,428<br />
Building Expenses $21,547<br />
Postage $4,445<br />
Equipment & Maintenance $9,944<br />
Printing & Publication $3,225<br />
Travel $15,341<br />
Staff Development & Conferences $683<br />
Insurance $25,350<br />
Membership Dues $1,183<br />
Marketing $13,938<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Expenses $4,576<br />
Total Operating Expenses $729,137
Gifts in Memory Of,<br />
continued<br />
MARK TAUCHER<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
DAVID UIHLEIN<br />
Cedarburg Science, LLC<br />
JOHN VIGLEITTI<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
JENNIFER HELEN WILDER<br />
Donald and Barbara Gilmore<br />
JOHN ZINECKER<br />
Daniel and Sue Haislmaier<br />
Andy Larsen Rock Assemblage<br />
A “glacial recreation” was established in<br />
November 2009 <strong>to</strong> reflect and celebrate <strong>the</strong> legacy of<br />
Andy Larsen at <strong>Riveredge</strong> and <strong>to</strong> be a visible reminder<br />
of his life work.<br />
The following friends funded <strong>the</strong> rocks:<br />
Mike and Ginny Bolger, Joanna Bratt, Barb and Don Gilmore,<br />
Janet and Wayne Hansen, Sue and Bob Karlman, David and<br />
Carolyn Macklem, Janet and Robert Montgomery, Marlowe<br />
and Janet Nortrom, Robert and Mary Peterson, Ted and Hattie<br />
Purtell, Mary Ellen Sampe, Nell Schneider, David and Collette<br />
Sorgel, Carol Stephenson, Lynde Uihlein,<br />
Wells and Mary Wagner<br />
Members of Maple Leaf Legacy<br />
<strong>Riveredge</strong>’s Planned Giving Program<br />
George Affeldt, Jr.<br />
Jean Ansay<br />
Anonymous (6)<br />
Doug and Mary Bockstiegel<br />
Richard Carter and Carolyn<br />
Kenney-Carter<br />
Noel Cutright and Kate Redmond<br />
Patricia Fairchild<br />
Don and Barbara Gilmore<br />
James and Barbara Heiligenstein<br />
Peter and Sue Hitler<br />
David R. and Beverly A. Hotchkiss<br />
Trust<br />
James L. Hus<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Gustav (deceased) and Bernice<br />
Janssen<br />
William and Charlotte Johnson<br />
Conservation Fund<br />
A small band of donors stepped up <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> challenge of streng<strong>the</strong>ning our financial<br />
position by contributing <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> Conservation Fund, designating <strong>the</strong>ir gifts<br />
<strong>to</strong> support and ensure <strong>the</strong> continuity of our mission. Donors of $10,000 or more are<br />
recognized as <strong>Riveredge</strong> Leadership Circle members. The opportunity <strong>to</strong> contribute <strong>to</strong><br />
The Fund is ongoing and open <strong>to</strong> all. Several pledges have been made and are payable<br />
over a three year time frame.<br />
Leadership Gifts 2009-10<br />
William James Taylor<br />
Donor Gifts 2009-10<br />
Jill Hapner<br />
Patrick and Nancy Kennedy<br />
Robert D. and Mary Peterson<br />
George and Wendy Walcott<br />
Lenore Juvan<br />
Robert and Nan Kohls<br />
Norman and Judy Lasca<br />
Joan Marie Laux<br />
Peg Lewis<br />
Sally Lewis<br />
Al and Claudette Moll<br />
Janet Montgomery<br />
Jane Moore<br />
Timothy and Alice Nixon<br />
Joan Schilke<br />
Linda Short<br />
Lori Steinbach<br />
William James Taylor<br />
Thora Vervoren<br />
R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler<br />
2009-<strong>2010</strong><br />
Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
Officers<br />
President, John Turner<br />
Vice-President, Jill Hepburn<br />
Secretary, Kate Bechen<br />
Treasurer, Rick Fox<br />
Past-President, Norm Lasca<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
Doug Bockstiegel<br />
Bradley Brin<br />
JoAnn Corrao<br />
Sally Duback<br />
Raquel Engelke<br />
Mike Grisar<br />
Korinne Haeffel<br />
Jill Hapner<br />
Pat Kennedy<br />
Kurt Kwiatkowski<br />
Susan Martin<br />
Jane Moore<br />
Ginny Plumeau<br />
Kate Redmond<br />
Mary Rozek<br />
Linda Short<br />
TJ Sommer<br />
William James Taylor<br />
Rich Twietmeyer<br />
Sharon Ziegler<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r Emeritus<br />
G. Andrew Larsen<br />
Current Staff<br />
Administration<br />
Patrick Boyle, Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Tammy Lorge, Bookkeeper<br />
Pat Fox-Schindler, Volunteer Resource<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
LaVonne Suring, Visi<strong>to</strong>r & Staff Support<br />
Assistant<br />
Fund Development<br />
Mary Nolan, Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Development<br />
Jennifer Hamm, Development Assistant<br />
Youth and Family Education<br />
Sunny Knutson, Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Youth and Family<br />
Education<br />
Lesley Ammons, Environmental Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Moriah Butler, Environmental Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Naomi Cobb, Environmental Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Katie Handler, School Programs<br />
Coordina<strong>to</strong>r & Environmental Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Carrie Hiestand, Environmental<br />
Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Jayne Henderson. Environmental<br />
Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Tristan Kloss, Environmental Education<br />
Intern<br />
Lauren Wendland, Environmental<br />
Educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Research, Stewardship and Adult Education<br />
Phyllis McKenzie, Interim Direc<strong>to</strong>r of Research,<br />
Stewardship & Adult Education<br />
Mary Holleback, Adult Programs<br />
Coordina<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Building and Sanctuary<br />
Don Gilmore, Building & Sanctuary Manager<br />
Richard (Lefty) Fowler, Building<br />
Maintenance Assistant<br />
Keith Hiestand, Building Maintenance<br />
Assistant<br />
Desiree Mercado, Building Maintenance<br />
Assistant<br />
Eric Oleson, Building Maintenance<br />
Assistant<br />
We wish <strong>to</strong> thank <strong>the</strong> following past staff members<br />
who were part of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Riveredge</strong> team during <strong>the</strong><br />
2009-10 fiscal year.<br />
Carly Hasler<br />
John Hoff<br />
Heath Johnson<br />
Marc White<br />
We believe our donor information is complete. If we<br />
have made an error, please call <strong>the</strong> Development<br />
Office so we can correct our records.<br />
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<strong>Riveredge</strong> <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
P.O. Box 26<br />
Newburg,WI 53060-0026<br />
Ph: 262-375-2715<br />
Ph: 800-287-8098<br />
Fx: 262-375-2714<br />
Email: info@riveredge.us<br />
web: www.riveredge.us
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