Annual Report2013

We are pleased to share another year of achievements that were made possible through the

support of our Board members, Benefactors, donors, volunteers and dedicated staff. All were essential to the many successes we have enjoyed in 2013.

With their support and passionate belief in the Conservancy’s mission, we surpassed many of our goals in protecting and restoring Catalina Island, its wildlife and its plants, while sustainably growing many of the programs enjoyed by Catalina’s residents and visitors.

We look forward to another year of working together to advance the Conservancy’s mission of being responsible stewards of this exceptional resource through a balance of conservation, education and recreation.

Ann M. Muscat, PhD President and CEO

John P. Cotton Chair, Board of Directors

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people have completed Naturalist Training through the Conservancy, a milestone reached in 2013

1,000

202AVALON RESIDENTS enjoyed Families in Nature's free experiences in Catalina's wildlands

46%INCREASE IN ONE YEAR

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VOLUNTEERS HOURSdedicated to

Conservancy projects

25,000

61,281

44,657

YOUTH CAMPERS enjoyed Conservancy-owned lands, and many of them participated in Stop the Spread, the Conservancy's invasive plant education and removal program for campers

A Year of Accomplishments

1,852FEDERALLY ENDANGERED Catalina Island foxes estimated to be on Catalina, up from approximately 100 in 1999, in one of the fastest recoveries of an endangered species

51FEMALE ADULT BISON received contraceptives in a successful leading-edge wildlife management program aimed at keeping the herd at about 150 animals

PLANT SEEDS, many of rare and endemic species, now stored by the Conservancy

240 million

WEEKLY LISTENERSto the

Conservancy-produced Isla Earth Radio Series

9.5 million

20,418NEST SITES monitored for Scripps's Murrelet, a seabird classified as "threatened"

3Published peer-reviewed SCIENTIFIC ARTICLESby Conservancy biologists

PLANTS GROWN AND MAINTAINED at the Ackerman Native Plant Nursery

1,564ACRES TREATED

to remove invasive plants and restore native plants

VISITORS to theWrigley Memorial &

Botanic Garden

7

3,969INDIVIDUAL INTERACTIONS

WITH STUDENTS by the Education staff INCREASE IN ONE YEAR

131%

FACEBOOK FRIENDS

7,364

VISITORS to the NATURE CENTERS in Avalon Canyon and Airport in the Sky

58,289

PUBLIC ASSISTS by Conservancy

Rangers

62716,783REGISTERED HIKERS

trekked the wildlands trails

JEEP® ECO TOURS

3,848PASSENGERS

919TOURS

46% INCREASE IN ONE YEAR

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The mission of the Catalina Island Conservancy is to be a responsible steward of its lands through a balance of conservation, educationand recreation.

Financial Highlights 2013

SOURCES OF FUNDING ($9.6 Million)

AREAS OF SPENDING ($9.9 Million)

f Contributions: Cash and goods donated to the Conservancy from a broad spectrum of supporters, including individuals, foundations, governmental agencies, businesses and the net proceeds from the annual Conservancy Ball

f Earned Income: Revenue generated via the operation of mission-driven activities managed by the Conservancy, including admissions to the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden; access to the Island’s interior via roads, campgrounds and the Airport in the Sky; educational tours, and various land, mooring and communications leases

f Endowment Distribution: Funds distributed from the Conservancy endowment as approved by the Benefactors and Board of Directors each year

Total sources exclude net investment income.

f Programmatic: Spending that directly supported the Conservancy’s mission activities of conservation, education and recreation, which included the cost to manage the Island’s ecological health through wildlife management and native and invasive plant programs; ecological literacy via communications and outreach, school-based and lifelong learning programs (including the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden and the Nature Centers at Avalon Canyon and the Airport in the Sky); experiences with the wild via visitor services such as Jeep® Eco Tours, hiking, biking, camping and airport access, and management of the Conservancy’s volunteer program

f Supporting Infrastructure: Spending that supported mission activities and maintained Conservancy assets, including those that provide access to the approximately 42,000 acres managed by the Conservancy (roads, trails, rangers, facilities, equipment and vehicle fleet)

f Administrative: Incurred to manage Conservancy operations f Development: Supported fundraising activities, including the Conservancy’s membership program, events, grant writing and individual giving

2013 spending was augmented by nearly $400,000 in restricted-use, multi-year donations and grants received in prior years but not reflected in current year sources of funding.

Endowment Distribution17%

Earned Income57%

Contributions26%

Administrative13%

Development 9%

Supporting Infrastructure31%

Programmatic47%

Cover photo by Jack Baldelli