• 18th farm conserved in Town of Dunn

• Wisconsin Dells landmark protected

See what you helped accomplish:
President Financial Report
Kathy F. Pielsticker

Vice President The Natural Heritage Land Trust’s fiscal year runs from July 1
Jeffrey Strobel
to June 30.
Treasurer
Mike Dubis Between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the Land Trust re-
Secretary ceived $306,980 and spent $291,885. The Land Trust’s in-
Johanna Allex come and expenses fluctuate annually depending on its
Directors land protection work in a given year. Natural Heritage Land Trust
Tom Bergamini
Lloyd Eagan
Rob Gottschalk
Income
Tom Hebl Contributions*
Chris Hughes
$206,951
Ken LePine
David Simon Other Income**
Carla Wright $100,029
Past Presidents Total
Norman C. Anderson $306,980
John B. Hutchinson
William G. Lunney
Jean D. Meanwell Expenses
Michael A. Slavney
Mark B. Williams
Program Services: $215,100
Management and Administration: $40,208
Executive Director
Fundraising: $36,577
Jim Welsh
Total: $291,885
Director of Development
(through December)
Meg Nelson Please contact us if you would like a copy of our audited
financial statements for July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007. The
Conservation Specialist
Kate Wipperman Land Trust’s federal tax returns (990s) are available on
Guidestar, which provides information on non-profit
Membership Director
organizations (www.guidestar.org).

www.nhlt.org

Madison,WI 53703
303 S Paterson St, Suite 6
(since January)
Martha Frey
* Includes funding from Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson
Volunteers/Interns/
Work-study Stewardship Program for land protection.
Shirley Droste **Includes investment income, rent, other sources of income.
Phillipa Kohn
Cary Reich
Mary Schwoch
Pooja Singh
Kevin St. Angel
Aaron Stephenson
Luke Van Schyndle

Income Expenses
C O N S E R VAT I O N W H E R E YO U L I V E

Fundraising
12.5%
Program
Other income Services 73.7%
32.6% Management
& Administration
Contributions
13.8%
67.4%

US Postage Paid
Permit No. 245

Organization
Madison, WI

Non-Profit
Annual Report
July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007
 T hank you for helping to protect the landscapes In 2006-2007 we stewarded conserved lands. The Natural Heritage Land Trust is Kathy F. & Bill Pielsticker
that make the Dane County region a great place to grateful to all of its members for Placon Corporation
live and work. This annual report summarizes our Conservation easements monitored. We inspected 34 properties on which we hold their support during the 2006-2007 Michael & Linda Slavney
accomplishments for the fiscal year which ended conservation easements. The annual visits ensure that the landowners are complying fiscal year. Jeff Strobel
June 30, 2007. I hope you will take pride in your with the terms of the easements – which are voluntary agreements that protect impor- Vandewalle & Associates, Inc.
contribution to these successes. tant natural resources and high-quality farm land. Major Donors Bill & Lorette Wambach
–Jim Welsh, Executive Director Land management began at Patrick Marsh. With the help of the Patrick Marsh $75,000+ Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C.
Conservancy and the Patrick Marsh Middle School, fifty people turned out on a fall day Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Wal-Mart Foundation
The Natural Heritage Land Trust protects natural areas, wildlife habitat, working farms, to clean up the woods purchased by the Land Trust at Patrick Marsh. In addition, we put Program Bill & Win Welsh
healthy lakes and streams, and recreation lands that contribute to a high quality of life up a sign thanking major donors and inviting additional support from the community to Jim Welsh
in the Dane County, Wisconsin region. create a landmark nature preserve in Sun Prairie’s backyard. $50,000+
Prairie increased at Wilke Preserve. We planted four additional acres of prairie at Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation $500+
In 2006-2007 we protected some of the important landscapes of the Wilke Prairie Preserve north of Waunakee. We also repaired the berm that maintains Anonymous
south-central Wisconsin. the preserve’s wetland and conducted a prescribed burn to rejuvenate the prairie and $10,000+ Kathryn & Paul Anderson
wetland at this public nature preserve. Madison Community Foundation Frank & Bonnie Burgess
A Wisconsin Dells landmark protected. Louis’ Bluff and more than one mile of Wetland restored at Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area. The Natural Resources Conserva- Walter A. & Jean Meanwell Farrington Foundation
Wisconsin River shoreline were safeguarded forever thanks to the foresight and gen- tion Service began to implement a wetland restoration project on the 350-acre Lakin Southern Wisconsin Chapter Waterfowl Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
erosity of Frank and Mariana Weinhold. The dominant feature of the northern end of Trust property we bought in 2006 as an addition to the Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area in USA Limited Bob Gurda & Betty Craig
the Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area, Louis’ Bluff is a beautiful sandstone Rock County. Frank & Mariana Weinhold Gary & Lynn Hebl
formation cloaked in white pines and oaks. The conservation easement we placed on Thomas & Patty Hebl
the property in May permanently limits development of this privately-owned property. $2,500+ Jay Knight
Funding for the purchase of the conservation easement was provided by the Knowles- Sherren Clark Beth Kubly
Include the Natural Heritage Land Trust in your estate
Nelson Stewardship Program. Natural Resources Consulting Inc Roma Lenehan
planning or will. Your gift will provide generations of con-
18th farm conserved in Town of Dunn. In June, the Town of Dunn and the Natural Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach Oscar & Geraldine Mayer
servation benefit to the community. Talk to your financial
Heritage Land Trust became co-holders of a conservation easement protecting the 68- Thomas & Katherine Pientka
planner or legal advisor about including the Natural Her-
acre Everson farm. The farm is located near the Yahara River and Lake Kegonsa. The $1,000+ Scott & Cary Reich
itage Land Trust, Inc. in your estate plans. [Be sure to note
conservation easement allows for the establishment of a link in the proposed Lower Johanna & Michael Allex Rolf & Susan Wulfsberg
our federal tax identification number, 39- 1452825]. For more information, please
Yahara River Bike and Pedestrian Trail. Funding for the purchase of the conservation BT2 Engineering & Science
contact Martha Frey at 608/258-9797 or martha@nhlt.org.
easement was provided by the federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program and Tom Bergamini & Herika Kummel In-Kind Contributions
the Town of Dunn. Robert & Ann Bolz Alliant Energy
Sherry & Doug Caves Cave of the Mounds
In 2006-2007 we developed new partnerships. Michael & Shelley Dubis Copp’s Whitney Way
Lloyd & Pat Eagan Wayne Esser
New frontier for farmland preservation in Dane County opened. The Town of William Fairbanks Mary Maher Writing & Creative Concepts
Windsor and the Natural Heritage Land Trust agreed to work together to implement Rob Gottschalk & Joy Stieglitz Gottschalk John Murray Mason
the Town’s new program to protect farmland through the purchase of development Julie Hayward & Donn D’Alessio John Miller
We will turn 25 in 2008. Larry Hitch MoCo Market
rights. Located northwest of Sun Prairie, Windsor has some of the best farmland in the
county. Our job is to work with interested landowners to develop conservation ease- John J. Frautschi Family Foundation, Inc. Mario Quintana
Since our inception in 1983, the Natural Heritage Land Trust—working in partner- Lathrop & Clark LLP Jeff Strobel
ments and secure matching grant funds to purchase the conservation easements.
ship with local groups, government agencies, landowners, and members and Phoebe and John Lewis Foundation Terry’s Piggly Wiggly
Word spread about conservation easements in Black Earth Creek Valley. We
donors—has protected 4,681 acres of important land and water. Our 25th an- Martha Lound Mariana & Frank Weinhold
had face-to-face meetings with nineteen landowners in the Black Earth Creek Valley, in-
niversary Stewardship Awards Celebration will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Bill Lunney & Judie Pfeifer Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C.
cluding ten landowners who attended spring and fall open houses in the valley. As
5:30 p.m. at Monona Terrace in Madison. Please join us there. Tom McGregor & Anita Gallucci Zucker Design
those landowners make decisions about the future of their farms, they will know about
conservation options that might work for them. Bill O’Connor & Krista Roys

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