2015 ANNUAL REPORT HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION

Celebrating you!“I had a dream of SAVING a fox habitat ...”

Jan and Sam Wade, members since 2007John Denny Frost, member since 1981

“... many POSITIVE accomplishments ...”

David Dolinsky, member since 1990

“... a great feeling to IMPROVE  ...”

“I feel we must PROTECT ...”

Kathy Stanley, volunteer ...fi rst river cleanupPhilip Terni, member since 1987

Mariah Auman and Dylan Cipkowski enjoy paddling near Great Falls in Canaan, Conn.

Board of DirectorsPresident

F. Anthony ZuninoVice Presidents

Robert P. HoulihanEllen M. Rosenberg

SecretaryBarton Jones

TreasurerJames H. Maloney

Linda AllardChristine Baranski

Joseph EllisPeter GreenoughEinar LindholmGeorge LoganEcton Manning

James S. McInerney, Jr.Michael M. Nesbitt

Barclay PrindleRichard Stebbins

Honorary MembersAllan L. Frew

Diane von Furstenberg

Advisory CouncilLeendert DeJongDavid DolinskyW. Paul Dooley

Shep EvansChristopher Kukk, Ph.d

David PlattHarmon Smith

Steven J. Whitman

ALL PHOTOS FROM HVA FILES EXCEPT WHERE NOTED

e can’t say it enough – thank you! Your passion and leadership are evident all across this great river valley. And your enthusiasm is contagious. Land

conservation leaders throughout the Litchfi eld Hills are collaborating to build the fi nancial power needed to protect our remaining forests and habitats. Town leaders are teaming up with stream ecologists to protect our most precious cold water streams. Students and volunteers are planting rain gardens and buffers to restore clean water.

Yes, we do face unprecedented environmental threats. Changing climate conditions push habitats northward and threaten our precious and fi nite supplies of clean water. We spent a good part of the year examining new ways to tackle these issues. Our new strategic plan challenges us to share the urgency of our watershed’s story and attract the very best human and fi nancial resources to our cause.

The decisions we make in the next ten years will profoundly impact the nature and health of the Housatonic Watershed. You balance the odds. You make success possible. Imagine where this valley would be without you. Imagine what dreams we will achieve together.

On behalf of the rest of the HVA team, thank you!

F. Anthony Zunino, President

T O M E M B E R S A N D F R I E N D S Special Thanks to ourCorporate Associates

Advanced Multifamily Security Systems, Inc.

Aqua Environmental LabAquarion Water CompanyB & L Construction, Inc.

Bennett Sullivan AssociatesBicron Electronic Company

Bouvier InsuranceC.H. Nickerson & Co., Inc.

Con Serv, Inc.Connecticut Institute for

Communities, Inc.Cramer & Anderson Law Offi ceCranwell Resort and Golf Club

Crystal Rock, LLCDixon Golf, Inc.DSA CompaniesEdgerton, Inc.

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc., subsidiary of GDF Suez N.AForesight Land Services, Inc.

Franklin G. Pilicy, P.C.Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation

Harney & Sons Fine TeasHeritage Development Group, Inc.

Ion Bank FoundationIroquois Gas Transmission System

Klemm Real EstateLee Bank

Litchfi eld BancorpMatthews Group Real Estate, LLC

National Iron BankO & G Industries, Inc.O’Connor Davies, LLP

Pawling Engineered Products, Inc.Phoenix Realty Management

R.H. White Construction CompanySalisbury Bank & Trust

The Stephen B. Church Co.The Stone Construction Co., Inc.

Sturges & MathesTata & Howard, Inc.

Tighe & BondWestage Companies

Winters Brothers Waste SystemsZuberry Associates

Lynn Werner, Executive Director

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“I especially appreciate the importance of HVA and its many POSITIVE accomplishments when I think about the negative impacts that would have occurred without its help.”

— Dave Dolinsky

“Thank YOU for the opportunity and privilege of participating in the river cleanup. It was such a great feeling to IMPROVE the environment to make this Earth a healthier and more beautiful place. This means so much to me.”

— Kathy Stanley

“... a great feeling to IMPROVE ...”

“... many POSITIVE accomplishments ...”

You restore trout streamsFor more than two decades, trout gathered at the mouth of Cornwall’s Furnace Brook. Year after year they sought relief on hot summer days as the brook’s cooler waters spilled into the warm Housatonic River. In the early fall, they struggled with little success to migrate upstream to spawn.

Then one day last September, with the brook’s cool waters rushing through fi sh ladder baffl es installed moments earlier, the fi rst trout in 20 years made its way into Furnace Brook and upstream to spawn. It’s a rescue story written by many, including the adjacent landowner, Natural Resource Damages Fund, Inland Fisheries Division of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s Association, Princeton Hydro, LLC – and YOU!

You also: Find barriers to water fl ow and fi sh and

wildlife movement at culverts carrying streams under our roads. Interns and river technicians inventoried 617 culverts – 488 in northwest Conn, 39 in N.Y. and 90 in Seymour, Conn. More than half are harming stream health!

Launch a project to save the Still River with town leaders and local river groups in Bethel, Brookfi eld, Danbury, New Fairfi eld New Milford and Ridgefi eld.

Restore Seven Wells Brook in Dover, N.Y. and sections of the Ten Mile River by planting hundreds of shoreline trees and shrubs with

Dover High students and volunteers. Improve Webatuck Creek in downtown

Millerton with a rain garden that buffers the creek from incoming polluted runoff.

Study conditions along the Housatonic River in Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington, and Sheffi eld, as well as on the East, West and Southwest Branches, Hop Brook and the Williams and Green rivers – see results at hvatoday.org!

Meet with community leaders in Amenia, Dover, Northeast and Pawling N.Y. to collaborate on protecting the Ten Mile River – Dover and Northeast are leading the way!

By year’s end, we were organizing the next Ten Mile Watershed Roundtable for town leaders; prioritizing culvert replacement projects in northwest Connecticut; planning a new wetland buffer for Town Hall in Amenia; and developing new regional protection plans across the entire Housatonic Watershed.

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Jan’s dream come true – Whales Tails Farm in Sharon, Connecticut.

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“I would walk my dog on a bridle trail through the woods to a big meadow in Darien where I would often see deer, rabbits and foxes. One time, a fox was trotting close behind a deer waiting for mice to be roused from the ground so he could have lunch! In the 1960’s, Darien built a country club turning the meadow into a golf course, with a clubhouse and pool. My heart was broken. There was no place for the animals to go. So I had a dream of SAVING a fox habitat in Connecticut. We met Lynn and realized that HVA would be the perfect organization to make this dream come true and we did at Whales Tails on the Housatonic River.”

—Jan Wade

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You protect spectacular riverfronts …… keeping abreast of proposed development projects and leading a collaborative of land trust partners across the Litchfi eld Hills takes persistence. Because of you, we stay the course.

You make it possible to: Create a riverfront mapping tool to locate

habitat and conservation land for land trusts and land owners. This year we mapped the Ten Mile and Aspetuck watersheds, and tested the model in Kent, too.

Review the proposed Silo Ridge Golf Club and its 250 proposed residences in Amenia, N.Y., making the case for major plan improvements to protect fragile resources.

Review and strongly oppose a proposed construction materials crushing and storage facility near fragile wetlands and within the fl oodplain of the Still River in New Milford. The application was withdrawn.

Achieve accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission! We’re proud to share this distinction with seven Greenprint land trusts (14 in total across Connecticut).

Greenprinting the Litchfi eld HillsThis year you enabled the Litchfi eld Hills Greenprint Collaborative members to gain

access to funds that will assist with land protection transaction costs – often the only road block to completing conservation projects! Now, thanks to a grant of $100,000 from the Jesse B. Cox Charitable Fund (administered by HVA with guidance from the Greenprint Collaborative), land trusts and landowners can move full steam ahead.

And you also helped: Attract $200,000 from an anonymous

Greenprint donor to help our partner Cornwall Conservation Trust purchase Trinity Forest in West Cornwall – more than 300 acres upslope from the Housatonic River.

Work with Kent, Roxbury and Sharon to update land parcel data, and maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive database of protected land across Litchfi eld County.

At year’s end, we were scouting the Housatonic River corridor for conservation and river access opportunities; working with Litchfi eld Hills Greenprint partners on the next phase of conservation projects for state and federal funding; and collaborating on building new private funds to save our most precious places before it is too late.

Special Thanks to ourProject Sponsors

Donald and Elizabeth AbbottBernard Adams and Edna H. Travis

Linda AllardAlnasco Co., Inc.

AnonymousAquarion Water Company

John and Mary ArnoldWilliam Arnold and Stephanie Wargo

Berkshire Hills Regional School DistrictBerkshire Taconic

Community FoundationBlue Q

Scott and Roxanne BokCity of Pittsfi eld

Commonwealth Of MassachusettsCommunity Foundation of

Dutchess CountyCommunity Foundation of

Northwest ConnecticutConnecticut Community Foundation

David and Sandy DolinskyEllen Knowles Harcourt Foundation

Joseph and Barbara EllisFairfi eld County’s Community

FoundationField’s Pond Foundation, Inc.

Firstlight Power Resources, Inc., Subsidiary of GDF Suez N.A

Valerie FriedmanHanser Land Aquisition Fund

Louis and Elaine HechtHighstead Foundation, Inc.

Ion Bank FoundationIroquois Gas Transmission System

Jeniam FoundationJessie B. Cox Charitable Lead Trust

Barton and Debby JonesRon and Hildegard Jones

Katharine Matthies FoundationPeter and Eileen LitwinJames H. Maloney, Esq.

Ecton and Betsy ManningMarcia Brady Tucker Foundation

Millbrook Garden ClubWilliam F. and Sue Morrill

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationNatural Resources Damages Fund

Nelson Mead FundMichael and Martha Nesbitt

New York-New Jersey Trail ConferenceJohn and Nancy Novogrod

Oppenheimer Environmental FundPeter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg

FoundationPitney Bowes, Inc.

Primitive Artisans, Inc.Hector and Erica Prud’homme

RBC Foundation

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more learned how to be RiverSmart – around their homes and communities – in 24 towns throughout the Naugatuck, Pomperaug and Aspetuck valleys.

You also make it possible to: Host Still River Day for more than 100 students in Danbury who studied aquatic life, learned

about water quality and habitat, identifi ed aquatic insects, learned how stormwater pollutes rivers and about invasive plants – and were delighted to see fi sh, ducks, deer, muskrats and birds along the Greenway.

Expand the Naugatuck River website with additional recreational and river resource information – visit www.naugatuckriver.org.

Partner with the Torrington Conservation Commission and Torrington Trails Network to advance the Naugatuck Valley National Heritage Area project.

Create new paddling access site plans for Pittsfi eld, Stockbridge, West Cornwall and Kent – so far!

At year’s end, we were exploring new ideas to strategically connect teachers across the Housatonic Watershed, completing education work with youngsters and Trout Unlimited on the Salmon Kill in Salisbury, and planning new outreach programs to engage more people in 2016!

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You inspire a life-long love of nature!

“How wonderful to fi nally be cruising down the Housatonic in a canoe – something I’ve always wanted to do but didn’t dare try on my own. What a feeling! I heard Prospero cry from the bridge ‘Go, make thyself like to a nymph

of the sea; be subject to no sight but mine; Invisible to every eyeball else...’” — Leslie Middlebrook Moore

Leslie joined hundreds of kids of all ages who danced, laughed, paddled and celebrated the Housatonic River during HVA’s RiverFest – part of Cornwall’s 275th anniversary party in early August. Connecting people to nature – that’s what you do!

This year, more than 500 students across the Berk-shires took part in 33 water programs, learning about storm drain pollution and how to keep our water clean – and having fun! Hundreds of adults re-discovered their love for nature, too, when they joined us on paddling trips, cleanups, river assessments and riverbank plantings. And scores

Special Thanks to ourProject Sponsors

Red Lion InnRobbins-De Beaumont Foundation

The Honorable Andrew and Kara Roraback

Ellen Rosenberg, Ph.D.S. L. Gimbel Foundation Fund

Bruce Schnitzer and Alexandra Champalimaud

Siemon CompanyRichard and Pamela Stebbins

TD Charitable FoundationTown of Cornwall

Town of StockbridgeGay Tucker

U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnion Savings Bank

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

Valley Community FoundationRoyal Victor, III

Eliot and Annick WadsworthWerth Family Foundation

Wesson Energy, Inc.Anthony F. and Sally A. Zunino

SPECIAL THANKS TO … Auction guests, donors, bidders and chairs: Christine Baranski, Linda Allard, Jack and Pam Baker, Graydon and Anna Carter, Robert Couturier, Annette de la Renta, Dorothy Hamilton, Denis and Ann Leary, Diane Meier and Frank Delaney, Nancy Novogrod, Hamilton South, Anne Swift, Diane von Furstenberg

Tournament golfers and sponsors: Aquarion Water Company; Crystal Rock, LLC; Heritage Development Group, Inc.; FirstLight Power Resources; O’Connor Davies, LLP; C.H. Nickerson; Tighe & Bond; Zuberry Associates; Advanced Multifamily Security Systems; Republican-American; The Stephen B. Church Co.; Winters Brothers Waste Systems; Cramer & Anderson, LLP; R.H. White Construction Company; Salisbury Bank; Tata & Howard, Inc.; Heritage Village Golf Course, and Hole-in-one and Tee and Green sponsors.

Massachusetts Audubon SocietyMassachusetts Department of Fish & WildlifeMassachusetts Department of Environmental RestorationMassachusetts Rivers AllianceMassachusetts Watershed CoalitionMcDonald’s CorporationMerchants of New Preston VillageMillbrook Garden Club Miss Hall’s SchoolMorris Land TrustNaromi Land TrustNational Oceanic and Atmospheric

AdministrationNational Park ServiceThe Nature ConservancyNaugatuck River Revival GroupNaugatuck Valley Council of GovernmentsNew England State Foresters AssociationNew Hartford Land TrustNew York State Offi ce of Parks, Recreation

and Historic Preservation Norfolk Land TrustNorth Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity

CollaborativeNorth East Community CenterNorthwest Connecticut Conservation DistrictNorthwest LandscapesOblong Land ConservancyOnota Lake AssociationPark Avenue Elementary SchoolPomperaug River Watershed CoalitionPontoosuc Lake AssociationPrinceton HydroProject NativeRegional Land Conservation (RCP) NetworkRennia Engineering Rivers Alliance of ConnecticutSalisbury Association Land TrustSharon Land TrustSheffi eld Land TrustShepaug River AssociationSierra Club – Connecticut ChapterSteep Rock AssociationStill River Alliance CommissionStockbridge Bowl AssociationThe Trust for Public LandTown of AmeniaTown of BethelTown of Brookfi eldTown of CanaanTown of ColebrookTown of CornwallTown of DoverTown of EgremontTown of Great BarringtonTown of KentTown of LeeTown of Litchfi eldTown of New MilfordTown of NewtownTown of NorfolkTown of North CanaanTown of NortheastTown of Oxford

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Angry Beavers Paddling ClubAppalachian Mountain Club, Berkshire and

Conn. ChaptersAton Forest, Inc.Berkshire Community CollegeBerkshire County League of SportsmenBerkshire Environmental Action TeamBerkshire Hatchery FoundationBerkshire Litchfi eld Environmental CouncilBerkshire MuseumBerkshire Natural Resources CouncilBerkshire Regional Planning CommissionBrandeis University Center for Ethics and

Social JusticeCandlewood Lake AuthorityCity of AnsoniaCity of DanburyCity of DerbyCity of Pittsfi eldCity of SheltonColebrook Land ConservancyCommonwealth of Massachusetts

Department of Ecological RestorationConnecticut Department of Energy and

Environmental Protection Connecticut Farmland TrustConnecticut Forest and Park AssociationConnecticut Fund for the EnvironmentConnecticut Land Conservation CouncilConnecticut League of Conservation VotersConnecticut River Watershed Council, Inc.Cornell Cooperative Extension – Dutchess CountyCornwall Conservation TrustCrane & Co., Inc.Dover Plaza Dutchess County Parks Dutchess County SWCDEarthShareFairfi eld County RCPFarmington River Watershed AssociationFlanders Nature Center and Land TrustForesight Land Services Engineering Co.Friends of the Great SwampFriends of the LakeGlobal ImpactGoshen Land TrustGreat Barrington Trails & GreenwaysGreater Valley Chamber of CommerceHarlem Valley Rail Trail Association Hartland Land TrustHealthy Valley Committee of VHHS CouncilHeritage Land Preservation TrustHighstead Foundation, Inc.Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s AssociationHousatonic River CommissionHousatonic Valley Council of Elected Offi cialsHousatonic Valley Regional High SchoolKent Energy and Environmental Task ForceKent Land TrustLake Waramaug Task ForceLand Trust AllianceLand Trust of DanburyLitchfi eld Land TrustMark K. Morrison, Ltd.

Town of Ridgefi eldTown of SalisburyTown of SeymourTown of SharonTown of Sheffi eldTown of StockbridgeTrout Unlimited – Candlewood Valley, Conn.,

Taconic and National ChaptersThe Trustees of ReservationsTwin Brooks Gardens U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnited Way of Great WaterburyUniversity of MassachusettsUpper Housatonic Valley National Heritage

AreaUSDA NRCS CTUSGS CT Water Science CenterValley Council of GovernmentsValley United WayVillage of MillertonWarren Land TrustWatertown Land TrustWeantinoge Heritage Land TrustWestchester Land TrustWestern CT Council of GovernmentsWestfi eld River Watershed AssociationWhite Memorial FoundationWinchester Land Trust

“When I was a kid, I used to poke around in the woods and streams and fi nd all kinds of salamanders, fi sh and birds. I feel we must PROTECT what we have for our children’s children!”

—Philip Terni

“I feel we must PROTECT ...”

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Thank you for your generous support!PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000+Linda Allard Scott and Roxanne BokJoseph and Barbara Ellis Louis and Elaine Hecht Peter R. Kellogg Roger and Fa Liddell Anne H. Swift and Lee Lord Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller Eliot and Annick Wadsworth Stephen M. Wolf F. Anthony and Sally Auer Zunino

BLUE HERON SOCIETY $5,000+Tucker and Karen Andersen Scott W. Asen Jack and Pam Baker William and Marjorie Coleman Robert Couturier and Jeffrey P. Morgan Edward and Meg Hoffman Barton and Debby Jones

James and Margaret Beauregard Ben’s Shop, Inc. Jean Michel Bergougnoux Berkshire Enviro-Lab, Inc. J. Andrew Billings and Susan Block Judy Black and Richard Schlosberg C.D. Blinn Edward and Elenor Bloom Jeffrey and Lynne Bolson George W. and Kathleen Bossers

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Gifts received from August 2, 2014 through July 31, 2015

Ezra and Reeva Mager Kirsten Peckerman Marguerite Purnell Richard and Pamela Stebbins Jean Vitalis

GREEN HERON SOCIETY $2,500+Christine Baranski Anne H. Bass David Behnke and Paul DohertySharon Casdin David and Sandy Dolinsky Allan L. Frew Valerie Friedman and Frank Adams Ron Garfunkel and Sande Breakstone Thomas J. and Anne Hubbard Robert and Jane Keiter Ecton and Betsy Manning William and Sue Morrill Michael and Martha Nesbitt John and Nancy Novogrod Kate Paley Barclay Prindle and Amy Schuchat Warriors in Pink

WATERSHED GUARDIANS $500+AnonymousRichard Berry and Lucy Commoner Larry and Martha Bingaman Ralph S. and Elizabeth Brown, Jr.Arthur L. and Linda Carter Elizabeth and Jay Chandler Leendert and Maryellen DeJong Doolitle Lake Co. Thomas P. and Maureen Kirby Dore John and Eileen Field Mrs. Grenville Garside Michael Gordon Molly B. Hart and Michael D. Griffi n Meryl Streep and Donald Gummer

Susan and Murray Haber Bruce Haims and Judy Jackson Scott and Ellen Hand Dena and Felda Hardymon Mrs. Montgomery Hare Ronald D. Jones Pat and Paul D. Kaplan Dr. Henry and Nancy Kissinger Charles D. and Jane Parsons Klein Lewis and Sharon Korman Ron and Carol Kurtz Lawton S. Lamb Jonathan and Bonnie Landman*Sheryl Leach and Howard Rosenfeld Dwight Lee and Blair Brown Kurt F. Leopold Einar and Patience Lindholm John D. and Sue Lynch Peter and Leni May Liz McCarthy and Brian O’Leary*Nancy McWilliams J. Thomas and Cynthia Mitchell Mrs. David Moore Larry Noe and Leslie Singer Michael B. and Deborah Osborne Philla Osborne John Perkins and Hope Dana Eugene and Diana Pinover Joseph and Emilie Pryor Mrs. Millard Pryor L. George and Nancy Rieger David C. Robinson and Margaret Field Benjamin and Donna Rosen

Dr. Ellen M. Rosenberg Brian and Lucinda RossBruce Rowland Warren Rubin and Bernice Wollman Beth P. Schober Daniel D. Sherr and Margaret Ferguson Jeffrey and Amy Silverman Elizabeth W. Smith Nicholas Solley Barbara A. Syer Dorothy R. Walker**Bruce and Kathryn WandelmaierSteven J. and Sheila Whitman Phyllis Wojan James Worth

RIVER SPONSORS $100 to $499Byron Abreu Mary M. Ackerly and Michael Sconyers Michael and Courtney Addy Michelle Schakelford and Norman Adler William and Elizabeth Ahrens Michael P. Albert Rick and Victoria Alterman Drs. Lewis and Karen Altfest Ansonia Rod & Gun Club Appalachian Mountain Club, Connecticut Lawrence Appel and Ellen DunnArch Street Communications, Inc.Kip and Merry Armstrong John and Mary Arnold William Arnold and Stephanie Wargo John E. Avery, III Robert Avian William T. Baker and Bayard Gordon Jane Bakker Mrs. Malcolm Baldrige Christopher Baldwin Mitchell Baruchin*Dr. Andrew N. and Ann Bazos Dan and Christy Beardsley

Members

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“As a farmer in the Housatonic Watershed, I appreciate the great work HVA does. The river is vital to the quality of life in our region.”

Terry Jones, member since 1980

Volunteers Lily and Maggie Zucco clean up the river in Great Barrington, Mass.

Montessori student with storm drain mockup.

Alex and Catherine Brandorff Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Brant, Jr.Mary Reid Brash Randolph E. Brown and Diana R. Hodgson Michael S. Bruno, M.D. Teresa F. Buchan*John and Denise Buchanan James L. Buckley Ronald Budny

Wheaton B. and Laura Byers Charles and Eileen Byrne Elizabeth and Blake Cabot Steven B. Callahan and Randal R. Dwenger Graydon and Anna Carter Mrs. Pat Catchpole William G. Cavanagh Todd R. and Kalyn Johnson Chandler *Drs. Mitchell Charap and Karen Gilmore Paul Chesloff*

“Could not have asked for a better experience for myfi rst internship position. The combination of staff, projects, hands-on learning, and passion towards what is being accomplished made everything great.Working outside in the most beautiful section of Connecticut also had its perks.”

— Intern Cole Baldino

Members

Philip and Gretchen Farmer Margot H. Feely Ian and Carol Feldman Kimberly and David Ferris Peter and Patty Findlay Alexander Fisher James and Elizabeth Fishman Martha J. Fleischman Henry A. and Susan Flint Steven Fordyce and Victor Jimenez Joe Loose, Jr. and William Fore Milos and Martina Forman Dr. Diane L. Fountas Mary Ann and Jeffrey C. Fox*Steve and Sharon Francis Anne Fredericks Charles G. Fredette David K. Freeman Peter S. Frey Benno and Stephanie Friedman Ray and Maryellen Furse Peter Galant Joseph A. and Donna Gallucci*John A. Garraty, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William G. GarrisonAndrea and Mary Ellen Geisser Dr. William and Joanna Gemmell Michele Gilligan*Linda Gillotti*Susan Ginns Brigid K. Glackin and Michael J. Murphy Mark Goldfus and Beverly Rubman Sherwin M. Goldman Joel Goldstein Edward and Diana Greene

Kenneth L. Greif David and Hanna Grossman Albert R. Gurney Thomas and Stephany Haines Peter and Helen Haje*Michael Hallows and Lynn Perry James R. Hamilton George Hardman Benjamin and Lucy Bardo Harms Elyse Harney Thomas W. Hartch Harold M. and Gretchen HastingsHarkness Haupt Mary P. Hawvermale Dr. Harvey Hayden Nancy Hengen and Henry Monaghan Charles E. and Anne Hepner Donald and Diane Hewat Frank Hood Ellen and Jean-Marie Horovitz Fred Hosterman*Robert and Suzanne Houlihan Housatonic Fly Fishermen’s Assn.David and Sally Howe Charles R. and Anne S. Hummel John and Maggie Humphrey Meghan Hurley*Gordon and Carole Hyatt Interlaken Resort & Conference Center Michael and Cindy Italiaander William and Joanna Seitz Jim Jacobs Dr. Raymond and Karen E. Jankowich

Hope Childs Gary Christensen and Lee Buttala Michael and Jennifer Cippoletti Jared Clark and Jessica Rose Nancy G. Clark Joyce Clateman Walter and Ursula Cliff Darlene Clouther John and Anne Coffi n Casey and Ellen Cogut Joseph and Phyllis Cohen*Lawrence and Ronnie Cohen*Terry and Joel Cohen J. Barclay Collins, II Donald S. and Leslie Connery James Nicoll and Mary Cooper Robert and Elaine Cooper John Creasy James W. Crowley Candace Cuniberti Charlotte Dallett Stuart S. Daly Nan and Richard Davis J. Richard deBart, Jr. Lee and Sophia deBoer Joyce DeCesare Glenn R. Dennis*John and Janet DePiero*Frank and Sandra Dignard Suzanne Dixon Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Dooley Kerry Douglas Dr. David M. and Deborah Dressler Sarah Gager and Arthur J. DuBois David and Livia Duffee Constance I. DuHamel and Carolyn B. Handler Mary M. Dusenbury Joseph Dwyer Natalie Dyer Dr. Richard Dyer, Jr. Cheryl and Pierre Dziubina Robert T. and Betsy Eaton Walter J and Mary Engels Joel Ernst Maks and Rochelle Etingin Dr. Richard Evans Michael Exstein Mrs. Jano Fairservis Dr. Ralph and Jean Falkenstein Peggy Farber

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Joel Jones and Felicia Brodzky-Jones Terry and Jean Jones Francoise A. Kelz Mrs. Wilbur H. Kempe Thomas and Kay Key Jeffrey Kimball and Pamela HoganJerah Kirby Robert Kitchen Judy and John Kittredge David and Suzanne KlausmeyerPhyllis and Harvey Klein Eugene and Barbara Shattuck Kohn Andrew and Elizabeth Kriegman*Bernice T. Krupp*Fran Kumin and Richard TicktinAlice La Prelle Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaBonne Robinson B. Lacy and Karen Doeblin*Jon C. Lafl eur Tillie Page Laird Mary and Richard Lanier Joan N. Larned Anthony Larusso*Carlene Laughlin Rev. and Mrs. Ledlie Laughlin J. Vinton Lawrence and Anne Garrels Starling R. Lawrence Charles Lay Ronald and Jo-Ann Lee Robinson Leech, Jr. Lenox Garden Club Michael Lesch Dr. Martin G. Levine Ann H. Lilley Mary Lincoln

Cornwall farm

“I volunteered to help a friend and stayed because I found an exceptional cause and a wonderful group of people!”Darlene Clouther, member since 2005

“How wonderful it is to paddle the river on a sunny day and see a heron fl y overhead with the leaves refl ected in the water.”

Carol Powers, member since 2008Members

Christopher Alonzo Karin M. Altman Augusta and Desiree Alvarez James Anderson

Jeanne L. Anderson Edward D. Andrews Helen Applebaum and Mark Kletter Arcadian Shop, Inc. Leon Arden Lewis Austin Samuel and Susan Averill Alphonse and Ruth A. Avitabile Jeff Bacon John and Liddy Baker Emmert and Alberta Balis Julia Devlin and Fred Balling Martin Baltus Paul and Anne Baren Stephanie Ann Barlow Jane L. Barnet Ann B. Barrett John and Lorna Barrett Thomas and Arleen Barrett Ronald Barron Matthew and Greta Basile William J. and Christine M. Basiliere Joseph J. Baxer Malcolm and Joan Beatty Richard Beckerman

“Interning for HVA has been great. It’s an excellent opportunity to learn more about the environmental fi eld by gaining hands-on experience and have fun doing it.”

— Intern Isaiah Cherkas

Stephen A. Morocco Jacolyn Mott Lucia Mulder Mr. and Mrs. Gardner M. MundyDr. and Mrs. Quentin M. MurphyNew Morning Market Clark W. Nicholls*Barbara E. Niles Mrs. Robert P. Noble John C. O’Brien Bart Ogden Jonathan Opdyke Orange Land Trust Gerald O’Reilly Eliot Osborn and Louise Lindenmeyer Steven Paggioli Sharon and Robert Perlman *Clarisse Perrette*Michael T. and Judy Hanna Peschel Mark M. Peterson Judith Petrovich and Philip Grausman James and Sarah Picton Jane Poehler Joseph and Janet Aspen Polizzotto The Pope Family Diana Hitt Potter Carol Powers T. Merrill and Marie Prentice Hector P. and Erica Prud’hommeAndrew and Sally Ellis Quale Robert V. and Ellen Skaff Re David L. Resnick and Catherine M. Klema Richard L. Revesz and Vicki BeenCristin and David Rich

Clyde J. Richardson Ellen Rittman Brian Roach Clarence L. and Frances Roberts Charles and Barbara Robinson Stephen Root Marc Rosen and Susan Pinsky Lon Rubackin Joseph and Jennifer Ruggiero Stuart and Stephanie Saft Pat Saling Richard B. and Bette SaltzmanJames and Julia Samartini John Sanzo Diana Simrell Savory Eric Schiffman George Schoellkopf and Gerald Incandela Dr. John R. and Rebecca Schreiber Frederick Schroeder Lorraine Schulze Mrs. Marvin Schwartz H. Marshall and Rae Schwarz Susan and Jim Scott John F. and Julia Scott Richard Sears Alexander and Charlene SedgwickGene and Lee Seidler Ann Seregi Catherine Setterlin Llewellyn Sinkler and Oscar Shamamian Lee Sheldon Shelton Conservation CommissionSusan and Judd Shoval*David and Jennifer SimsRobert and Renné Slonaker Christopher and Marlene Smith George T. Smith Scott and Jerilyn Smith Stephen Sondheim Wesley Sparks and Dennis Margulies*Michael and Joan Spero John and Elizabeth Sprague John H. Staub Joseph and Marianne Stineman John Hoyt and Katherine Stookey Robert Strassler*Stephen Tabb Linda Tally and Jeff Schaengold Aso O. Tavitian Janet F. Taylor

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David and Jane Lindley Honey Sharp and David Lippman Eileen and Peter Litwin Michael and Ann Loeb Henry L. and Mary Long Mrs. William Luers Joseph and Christine MammanoJames D. Manning Jeffrey and Annette Marcus Dr. Paula Marcus Phil and Susan Markert John and Ada Masiero Skip and Lyn Mattoon*Katherine R. McCurdy Raymond A. McGarrigle Thomas A. J. McGowan Betsey McKearnan Deborah A. McLachlan Christine McLaughlin Alan H. McLean Arlene McMullin Mike McTeigue*Hans-Joerg Meili Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Melillo*Dr. Faith A. Menken Drs. Fred and Andrea Mensch Georgianna L. Middlebrook Millbrook Garden ClubJames and Catherine Miller John A. and Edwina S. Millington Kate and Joel Millonzi*John M. Mills, Jr. Timothy and Nancy Minkler Jennifer and Neil Mitchell Alan and Alice Model Craig and Laurie Norton Moffatt

Robert and Rebecca Thomas Robert Tobin*Robin Tost Shari and Jonathan Turell*John Van Der Tuin Lee Vance and Cynthia King Vance Michael and Elizabeth Varet John Villios and Nancy Kriegel Rita G. Vitalis Kathleen and Michael Voldstad Janet Wade Ann and Larry Wagner Carolyn and Edward Wagner Alexandra Walcott David and Lauren Walker*James Walker*Cynthia F. Walsh Arete Warren John and Liza Olsen Waters Marc and Rita Weingarten Jay and Susan Weintraub David Welch Abby Wells Lynn Werner and Kevin Honan Anita K. Westsmith White Hollow Farms, Inc. Lisa Kimmel White Reid and Laird White Bruce Whiteford Marcia Wilkins Mrs. Robert D. Williams Robert G. Wilmers Andrew Wilson Dennis and Judy Mareb David B. Wolf Alice Wolfe Willard and Susannah Wood Eugene and Susan Bishop WrabelRoy and Ginny Young Richard and Lauri Zarin Anne Zinsser Linda H. Zonana Gary and Debra Zrelak

STREAM SPONSORS under $100Michael and Nancy Ackerman Drs. Phyllis Ackman and Lawrence Viernstein Patricia Acree Polly Adams Ellen Adler and Moshe Adler Dr. Henry and Elyse Allen

“ I volunteer to help preserve the Housatonic River and enjoy the friendship of others who feel about the river as I do!”

Lynn Stonebridge, member since 2010Members

Dan and Tricia Farley-Bouvier*Elizabeth Faulkner Zahra Fazeli Franklin and Naomi Feldman George K. Fenn, Jr. Milton and Marian Ferguson Spencer Finch Dr. Jack and Joyce Finkelstein Dr. Robert W. Finley, III J. Leslie Firth

John Fitzgerald Laura Salas Flores Gary Ford*Michael Ford Bill Willis Suzie Fowle Susan G. Fox A. King Francis*Paul and Linda Frank Dr. Carol Franken Louise Frankenberg Ingrid Freidenbergs Katherine Freygang Jacob E. and Katherine H. Fricker Stephen Friedberg Rosele Frishwasser*John A. Frost Arthur J. Frumkes Austin Frye Andrew and Lillian Tobin FultonSofi a Gakopoulos*Jacek M. and Coby Galazka

“I’ve always had an interest in the environ-ment. You don’t notice until it’s gone. What worries me most is the illusion of plenty.”

— Intern Emma Okell

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Meg Begley Michael Belknap Dick Bell Linda Bell Edward S. and Rebecca Bent Susan and Bruce Berger Lloyd Berkeley*Neil and Merle BermanTim Bertaccini Robert and Barbara Bettigole Susan Binger*Drs. Daniel Birger and Ellen GlassGeorge and Nancy Bissell James and Virginia Blackketter Anne Blodgett Russ and Tracy Bodnar*Sebastian Bonner*Martin Bookspan Carter and Sally Booth Jeffrey Borak*Wendy Boroski Nelson Botwinick Anne Bowen Benjamin Boyar John and Jane Boyer Joy G. Boyum Maureen A. Brady Sarah and Edward Brash G. William Brautigam Austin and Linda Brazee Anita Brean*Jeremy Brecher Dermott M.and Sue Breen Michael R. Breitman Elaine and Charlie Brenner Joyce G. Briggs Brookfi eld Conservation Commission

Richard J. Brophy Barbara Austin Brown Jean Brown and Jeffrey Liebowitz Joshua Brown*Louise and Malcolm Brown Alice Browne Mark and Patricia Bruder Cecilia Buck-Taylor Morgan G. Bulkeley, IV Bulls Bridge Body Shop John and Portia Buquicchio* Linda Busch Nancy Bushnell and Victor ReilingJeanette Byers Timothy Cage and Eric Nelson Irene Caligan Mark and Jane Capecelatro Lynn and Mike Carano*Joshua Carey*Carmen and David Carlson Clay and Karolene Carlson Edward and Joanna Carpenter Williston and Patricia Case James and Nancy Cebik Roger and Heather Chace Gene and Jeanette Chague Eric and Lisa Chamberlain John P. and Sharon L. Charde Oscar and Jane Chase Michael and Sara Chelminski Glen Cherry*Joseph and Evelyn Chiarito Katherine P. Chilcoat*Anthony Chiodo Lee Ellen Chontos Maggie Clarke Thomas W. and Nioma Coen

Peter Coffeen Margaret Cogswell Marc Cohen and Emily Mekler Russ Cohen Connie Cohrt and the Rev. Deacon Amy ReichmanJay Coles Colibrimhb Translation Service Kenneth and Claire Collier K. Lee and Barbara Collins Eugene T. Connolly, Jr. Frank A. Consolati Jim and Karen Consolati Gildo Consolini Margo Conte Gavin Cyrus Cook and Megan P. Shea Kevin Cook Susan M. Cook Margaret Cooley Sarah and Chris Coon*Michael Cooney Stephanie W. Copeland Victor S. Coppleson and Linda B. Coppleson*Eugene and Adeline Coppola James Copsey Mary Corbett*Mary Corcoran Robert and Maribel Corona*Spedito and Josephine Costa Kerry and Bonnie Couchman Roger and Mary Coutant Dana B. Cowin Thomas and Mieke Crider Anni Crofut*Judith Crouch*Edward and Barbara Currie Jane Curtin and Patrick Lynch Denis L. and Barbara J. Curtiss Mrs. Franklin Curtiss Linda J. Cysz William and Suzan Dahl Stuart and Zoe Dalheim Sunita Carrasco Dennis Daugherty Nancy and David Deakin Ralph and Lucille Decelles Frank DeFino and Terri DeFino Paul J. Delasco Rick and Barb DelPrete Vincent and Lois DeMarco Peter and Dale Demy*Dr. Philip C. Dennen

Herb Dershowitz and Liane Montesa Paul and Nicole Desrosiers Lawrence and Elizabeth Dexheimer Clayton Dilts Kate DimancescuAlexandra and Anthony DiPentima Gregory L. Diskant and Sandra S. Baron Dr. Richard D. Dixon Carole A. Dmytryshak Joseph C. Doboszynski Rosemarie and Frank Dolson*Robert and Mary Donaldson Richard and Lisa Donovan Jerry and Gretchen Doolittle Paul Dorphley Suzanne C. Doss*Dr. John and Janis Downey John Downie Peter Downs Victoria Ann Doyle Walter J. Drozeck James Duffy Carl Dunham David Dunleavy*Helen Durgy John and Yvonne Dutton Tom Dwyer Gary L. Dycus William and Pauline Dyer Mary Dzenutis*Diane and Paul Edwards Dr. and Mrs. T. Donald EisensteinBerry R. Eitel*Christine Elia and Eric Simon*Bradford H. Elker Cia Elkin George Elling*David and Bonner Elwell Barbara Enberg*Diana and John Engel Barbara Ensign Kenneth J. Erdmann Joan Ermish Gerard Esposito and Andrea Dubrow Neil and Anne Estern James F. Evans*Ronald Faanes, PhD George and Lorraine Faison Tom and Connor Farley

Susan Kaufman John A. Keefe Dennis and Elizabeth Keenan Paul Kellman*John Kellogg*James Kelly Kenneth E. Kelly Marilyn A. Kelly Olga Kennedy Mark and Jackie Kettunen Alice J. King and Thomas E. KingLarry S. King Louise W. King Nancy King*Susanne King and Richard BerlinMartha Klein Philip D. Knowles Thomas Koelle Leslie Koenig*June M. Kostick Mary Homer Kotrotsios Stephen and Cheryl Kowalik Robert T. Kowalski Anne Kreamer*James Krivonick*Sherrel Andrews and Rob Kuhbach*Harold Kuplesky*Dr. and Mrs. David Kurish Mr. and Mrs. Phil Laban Noel Labat-Comess*Elaine E. LaBella and Ann Sherwood Dr. Norman and Susan Ladov

Louisa Mattoon LaFontan Daniel Lake Cary and Elizabeth Lakenbach Laura Lane and David R. Devoe Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Larson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Larson Richard and Diana Larson Wendy A. Laurin and Jeff Konowitch Regine Laverge-Schade*Christopher Lawrence Judith Lee*Kathleen G. Lee Dr. Robert K. Lee Robert B. Lee, M. D. Dr. Cavin Leeman and Diane L. Zimmerman Elias and Kathleen Lefferman Cheryl Lein Dan Leonard Msgr. Thomas P. Leonard Christopher Leone Jerry Levey Richard M. Levich Dr. Howard and Judith Levin Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Levine Harold and Jeanette Levy Richard and Leslie Levy Ross Levy, M.D. Seth Levy*Marilyn Lieff Charles F. Lilley McAdory Lipscomb*

“What a joy to work with HVA and the Oxford Land Trust since 1988 and to protect the fi rst 4.5-mile greenway link in Oxford.”

Nancy G. Clark, member since 1991Members

Jurian Hughes*Sharon Hughes Neil and Nancy Humphreys Boyd Hutchison Peter and Lucille Insalaco Susan Irwin Charlotte R. Isaacs*Carolyn B. Ivanoff Paul and Rita Iverson Alfred and Joann Ivry Maura Jabbonsky Cathy Jacobs*Rocco Jacouzzi Ronald and Adriana Janis Josie Janssen Joan Jejer Wayne Jenkins Andrew Jimenez*Mary Lee Johansen Jill and Alexander Johnson*Eric and Elizabeth Jones Frederick and Kay Joseph Rick and Bonnie Kaeser Ruth G. Kahn Leo and Merle Kailas Otto and Nina Kaletsch* Peter and Nancy B. Kalmes Dr. John and Anita Kane Walter R. Kane Lorraine Kapinos Carol Kastendieck Nicole Kasuba*Rima Katz Robert and Linda Katz

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Dr. John and Ann Galt Robert and Kathy Gambino Doris Ganong Dr. Marilyn and Robert Gansel Everett and Mary Gendler Richard Genova and Pamela Friedman*Joseph and Phyllis Geraghty Gordon H. Gertsen James and Virginia Giddens Alison Gilchrist June Ginand

Sarah Sedgwick Ginocchio R. Ginzel Mr. and Mrs. Martin Glendon Kevin Godburn Barbara Gold David Goldberg Willard and Vivian Gombert Douglas Good Lisey Good*Michael and Kathie Gordon Barry Gorfain Drs. Richard Gottlieb and Josephine Wright Doug Goudey Carol F. Gourley Eric Greenberg* Dorothea Greene and Linda Morse Dr. Richard A. Greene Shirley C. Greenfi eld Lawrence and Patricia Greenspan Robert E. and Patricia Groeschner Louise Gross Mark and Hannah Gross

Martin Grossman Robin and Virginia Grossman Harold Gurnee Michael and Kim Guy Bob Hagadorn Michael H. Hainsselin Paul E. Hale Harry Hall Gustav Haller, Jr. Phyllis Hammer Kathleen and Gary Handel Mark and Jane Hanley and Family Edward J. and Janis Hardy Marilyn M. Hart John Hartje and Carol Camper*Thomas and Anne Hartnett Craig L. Haurand Ken Hawley Elizabeth Haxo John Hazard Jean Hazelton David Heck Pat and Dick Hellawell Michael Heller Elizabeth and Jerome Hellman Ernest and Elsie Helmke Lynne and Jose Henriquez James and Lynn Herbert*Caroline Herrick George Hertag James B. and Alice Hicks John C. Hicks Albert Hintenach Stuart and Susanne Hirshfi eld Bernard and Ruth Hoberman Herbert L. Hochberg Peter and Phyllis Hofman*Mary Ann Holden Theodore C. and Barbara Hollander Laura Black Holt Joan and Norman Holub Steven Homer Carl and Janet Hooper John J. Hopkins Margaret Hornick*Peter and Louisa Horth David and Beverly Hosokawa Dorothy Hosterman Michael Howard Barbara and Duncan Hoxworth David J. Hubbard Karen Huber

BeaverBY STEVE HDC

“The sparkling river and its lovely watershed are what they are today because of HVA – we’re grateful for such an effective guardian.”Tom & Mieke Crider, members since 1995

Members

Dwight D. Miller Gloria Miller and Macey Levin John L. Miller John and Dorothea Miller*Michael G. and Nancy Miller Michael A. Miller Dr. Rodman Miller and Family Mrs. Victor Mills Margaret Miner Susan A. Mingione Wendell and Florence Minor Albert Misiewicz, Jr. and Nicole Cignoli Robert and Wanda Moeller John and Marilyn Moller William B. and Sheila L. MooreGeoffrey MorrisElizabeth Morrison William Morrison Rene Moser Robert R. Mott Wendy Murphy Charles Murray James M. and Elizabeth Murray Raymond B. and Holly S. Murray*Scott and Karen Murray*Robert L. Nason and Lisa Sloane Phyllis Nauts and Hendon ChubbBruce E. Nayowith Sharon and Joseph Nechasek Richard Neimeth Ruth Nelkin*Harold and Joan Nelson Perry and Laura Neminski Alexander and April Stevens Neubauer Myron and Carolyn NeugeborenThomas and Susan Neumann

Adam Halasi-Kun Cynthia Newby Rob and Nell Nicholas Dan and Sue Nichols Nancy A. Nichols R. J. Nickerson Robert E. and Janet Nickson Carolyn Noble and John Morrissey Karen Noble Margaret Nock James and Anne Marie Noel Stephen and Mary Norris Jean Nutini Christopher Nye Ann Oberkirch, M.D. Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman Kristin O’Connor*John Oddy*Angel Olmeta Ron and Barbara Olson John O’Neil*Patricia O’Neil Adam Orsi Charles and Ann Orsillo William G. C. Ortel and Norine Harris John and Della Ostendorf Lawrence and Carol O’Toole James Overmyer and Ellen WeidenOxford Land Trust, Inc.Richard and Lois Pace Nickitas F. and Penelope Panayotou Sandra Pantorno*Alan Papscun*Margaret Parish*Janet Parsons

Alma Roginel Guy A. Rosato Steven and Christine Rosen Michel Rosenfeld Dr. Bennett L. and Sarelle Rosner Michael Rosow*Karen Ross and James Schriber Wesley and Suzanne Ross Harvey and Barbara Rothenberg Edward G. Rothstein Ruth Charny Rotko*Chris Royer*William J. Rudge III Mary Carol Rudin*Irene J. Ruggiera*Rocco and Mary Ruggiero Aladin Sabanovic Stephen and Susan Saccardi*

Kay and Parvis Sadighi*Marjorie Safran*Thomas Sagendorph Mauricio Salazar Barbara and Lewis Salerno Jeet Sandhu, M.D. Alan and Pamela Sandstrom Marian Conway Santoli Susan Sayle*Dr. Wynn and Elizabeth Sayman Mr. and Mrs. George B. Schaller Rolf Schenkel Larry and Marietta Schiff Dr. Philip and Hannah Schorr Robert Schroter Gunther A. Schuller

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Laurie Lisle Charles J. and Carmen C. ListonRobert S. Ljungquist John and Susan Logan Russ and Mimi Longyear James Looney Dr. Richard and Mary Loyer William and Kathy Lyon Bruce and Joan MacFarlane Louis J. Maggio, M.D. Mrs. Samford L. Maier Ron Majdalany, V.M.D.*Michael Makes and Esther Conolly Jean-Paul and Betty Lou MandlerMark E. Manville Julia Gray and Paul Marantz David and Allison Marro Robert C. Marshall Shelby Marshall*Lona Martin Robert and Carol Martin Oscar Martinez George Massey Millicent Matland Medora A. Matson Harold and Marie McCarthy James and Helen McCarthy Lee McClelland Ralph McDermid*William and Phyllis McGoldrick James and Mary Ellen McMellonLinn Mehta and Katherine Cary L. Armand and Barbara MenegayJohn and Carol Messerschmitt Nancy Metcalf Harold and Louise Meyer Steven Miano and Roseann Mistretta*Carl and Patricia Miller

Priscilla and Asher Pavel John and Susan Payne Peter and Pat Pearce Philip Pechukas Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Peltier Moses Pendleton Dr. Richard and Evelyn Perera John and Shirley Perotti Victoria Perotti Stephen Peters Carl D. and Odessa Peterson Steven and Diane Peterson Margaret Mary Pezzolo Eric Pfi rman*John Phelan Janet Pickering Judith Pinkerton and Alan Tikotsky Richard Pinner John and Jane Pittari Ernest J. and Michele Pizzuto Drs. Eric Plakun and Deborah Buccino Richard Pomerantz Robert and Virginia Potter George and Elissa Potts Bruce and Margaret Powell*Jeffrey and Sharon Prager Dale B. Prindle Norma Probst*Elsie Puglisi Susan G. Purdy Henry and Anne Putzell Michael R. Quenneville and Michael K. Quenneville Donald E. Quinn Stuart and Stacey Rabinowitz*Keith and Marie Raftery Patricia Ranson Melissa Rathburn*Mrs. William H. Reid Rev. Dorothy V. Reinhard Paul and Judy Reisman Barbara Reynolds Craig and Christine Reynolds Robin and Catherine Ringler Janet Rippel*Kathryn and George Ritter*Edward Rizzi Stephen Robertson Jean Robinson and Dawn MacNuttMr. and Mrs. Scott Robinson Jeanne B. Robison Adele P. Rodbell

Eastern painted turtlesBY STEVEN PINKER

Are YouRiverSmart?

Find out atwww.riversmartct.orgwww.riversmartny.orgwww.riversmartma.org

Bald EagleBY USFWS

James A. Newman**Edward R. Peckerman**Kirsten PeckermanL. George RiegerRichard C. SearsHarmon D. SmithMarc** and Janet TaylorLynn A. WernerF. Anthony and Sally Zunino

**deceased

Michael C. Stephen*Sylvia G. Steucek and Rosemary Dziubinski Missy Stevens Anne Stewart-Fitz Roy Nick Nadorff Lynn Stonebridge Eric Stones Richard and Betty Stratton H. Arnold Strauch Joe and Betsy Strauch Gregory and Holly Miller Sullivan*Paul and Lenore Sundberg Sunny Side Acres, Inc. Alan Surman Lori Pine Sustiel*Charlotte Sutherland Virginia Bush Suttman Carol Swanson Maureen A. Sweeney Trudy Swenson and Robert McKinnaDeborah H. Swigart Kurt Syer Joan S. Tait Karen and Frank Tansey*Imkje Mathilde Tarazi Alex Taylor*Jean C. Taylor Jack and Janet Teich Philip Terni Edgar and Leona Thomas J. Daniel and Laurie B. Thornton Rebecca Thornton*Wesley E. Thornton Bill and Sharon Tingley Richard and Joan Toder Irene Toffey Tony Blair Real Estate Marlene Sanders Toobin David S. Torrey and Shelley E. Harms C. Joseph and Cheryl Tracy Mr. and Mrs. Peter Traub Tom Trautwein and Family Ann Trowbridge and David MarohnHerbert B. and Nancy Z. Tully Thomas J. Turek, DMD Jeffrey Turner J. Wyatt and Sandra Uhlein Roger Ullman Sally Underwood Miller*Charles C. and Margaret C. Vail Jo Valens John and Sarah Van Doren

Harriet Schweitzer*Edward and Martha Schwerdtle Andrea Scott and Rob Jenter The Sebranek Family Nick Sedelnik Frederick R. and Arleen Sell Daniel and Nell Semel John A. Setaro Ken and Gwynne Seufert Sharon Optical James and Jill Sheffi eld Shelton Land Conservation Trust, Inc.Molly Sheriff*Dr. Michael and Jean Shirley Priscilla Shurick*

Carolyn and Peter Sibner Donna Silbert*Leonard and Gail Silverman Ellery W. and Mary Lusanna Sinclair Rev. Peter Skaller Kate Stine and Brian Skupin Jim and Dana Slaughter Elizabeth Slotnick Steven Small*Mrs. Mason Smith Philip and Kathleen Smith Virginia Smith*Donn and Suzanne Smith-Castonguay Harvey Snitiker Dominick and Arlene Sorrentino Southbury Land Trust Southbury Planning Commission Jos Spelbos Jack Spencer L. P. Sperry, Jr.Janet Stead William V. and Janice K. Steers Joel M. Stein Mary G. Stephen

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Larry Van Horn Mrs. William Vaun Loet and Edith Velmans Peter Viale Bill Voldstad Robert and Linda Volz Henry and Eva Von Ancken Jeff Waingrow John Waldman*N. C. Waldow*Richard Wallach*John Walsh Phyllis Walt Gregory and Christine Ward Gregory Ward and Michael Ward Washington Food Market Malcolm and Donna Wattman Ladd Weinberg Wendy Weinberg E.J. Weldon Christina Wellenkamp Lynton A. and Margaret E. Wells Leni Welte Gerald S. Wertlieb, M.D.*Adele Whalen Connie L. Whippie Mrs. Robert Whitehead Dr. John C. Whitsell II Charles and Cecile Whittemore John G. and Marilyn Wightman Robert G. Wilbur William O. and Jerri Wiley Joan T. and Peter C. Williams Robert Williams Roberta Willis

Alton and Janet Wilson Mathew and Alicia Winter Barbara and Richard Wolkowitz Stuart and Patrizia Wurtzel Yuiko Yampolsky Claudine Yannoni Ron Yaple Thomas and Susan Young Mrs. Thornburgh Zay Virginia F. Zic Martha and Murray Zimiles Faith and Al Zubasky*Donald T. Zukowski Dr. Natalia Zunino

*new members

Charles Downing Lay SocietyBequests and Planned GiftsNancy S. BushnellLeendert T. DeJongMary V. Flynn**Valerie FriedmanJudith Seaton Gates**Lawrence Gates**J. Richard Hackman**Mary Mallory Hadlow**Reidar N. Jespersen**William J. Kugeman**Elaine E. LaBellaCharles Downing Lay**George C. Lay**Chauncey C. Loomis, Jr.**Ecton and Betsy ManningClaire Murphy**

And a special thank you to all those who donated to, attended and supported, our “Fore the River” Golf

Tournament and Auction to Benefi t the Environment.

“Walked the Old Mill trail with my grandkids and they thought it was real cool .... especially pick-ing blackberries along the way.”

Dale Prindle, member since 1999Members

BY EMERY WAY

Gifts Honoring OthersIn honor of Tyler and Jean Solomon SmithEcton and Betsy Manning

In honor of Vickie ShuftonMary Carol Rudin

In memory of Cora Laverge AbbottDonald and Elizabeth Abbott

In memory of William N. VitalisBarbara Aalfs Robert and Bonnie Buchanan Germaine DiPaolo David and Sandy Dolinsky Philip S. and Helga Fast Edward and Audrey Ferman Richard T. Fleming John F. GreenEdward and Diana GreeneEdwin T. Hyde, Jr.Barton and Debby JonesElena Kingsland Einar and Patience Lindholm Marilyn M. Paganucci Rita G. Vitalis Dorothy R. Walker Pamela Wilson

Barred Owl

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F I N A N C I A L R E P O R T

HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION, INC. AND HVA FOUNDATION, INC.

TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL

REVENUES, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORTMembership Dues $ 56,685 $ - $ - $ 56,685Contributions Above Dues 351,603 - - 351,603Grants 526,013 306,175 - 832,188Events 172,729 - - 172,729Fees 14,291 - - 14,291Rent 9,702 - - 9,702Miscellaneous Income 3,461 - - 3,461Investment Income 5,803 48,294 - 54,097Unrealized Gains on Investments 14,374 1,882 - 16,256Net Assets Released From Restrictions 97,368 (97,368) - - _________ ___________ __________ ___________

Total Revenues, Gains and Other Support 1,252,029 258,983 - 1,511,012 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

EXPENSESProgram Services

Watch 113,091 - - 113,091Geographic Information Systems 32,076 - - 32,076Environmental Education 169,529 - - 169,529Land Protection 262,725 - - 262,725Water Protection 372,642 - - 372,642 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Total Program Services 950,063 - - 950,063 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Supporting ServicesMembership 71,140 - - 71,140Events 114,846 - - 114,846Management and General 21,119 - - 21,119Fundraising 112,700 - - 112,700 __________ ___________ __________ __________

Total Supporting Services 319,805 - - 319,805 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Total Expenses 1,269,868 - - 1,269,868 __________ ___________ __________ __________

Change in Net Assets (17,839) 258,983 - 241,144 __________ ___________ __________ ___________

Net Assets at Beginning of Year 494,275 391,239 849,025 1,734,539 __________ ___________ _________ __________

Net Assets at End of Year $ 476,436 $ 650,222 $ 849,025 $1,975,683 __________ ___________ ___________ ___________ __________ ___________ ___________ ___________

ASSETSCurrent Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 275,132Accounts Receivable 181,852Prepaid Expenses 11,446 __________

Total Current Assets 468,430 __________

Property and EquipmentLand 216,206Buildings and Renovations 328,414Furnishings and Equipment 174,713Less Accumulated Depreciation (433,194) __________

Net Property and Equipment 286,139 __________

Other AssetsInvestments 1,230,089Deferred Land Sale Costs 6,342 ___________

Total Other Assets 1,236,431 ___________TOTAL ASSETS $1,991,000 ___________ ___________

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSAccounts Payable $ 3,932Accrued Salaries and Wages 10,794Tenant’s Security Deposit 591 ___________

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 15,317 ___________

Net AssetsUnrestricted, Equity in Property

and Equipment 286,139Unrestricted, Designated by the Board 32,000Unrestricted, Undesignated 158,297 ____________

Total Unrestricted Net Assets 476,436Temporarily Restricted 650,222Permanently Restricted 849,025 ____________TOTAL NET ASSETS 1,975,683 ___________

TOTAL LIABILITIESAND NET ASSETS $1,991,000 ____________ ____________

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESFOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL POSITION

JUNE 30, 2015

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MA: P.O. Box 251, South Lee, MA 01260 413-394-9796 E-mail: mass@hvatoday.org NY: P.O. Box 315, Wassaic, NY 12592 845-879-1381 E-mail: toniashou@gmail.com.

2 0 1 5 A T A G L A N C E

The Housatonic Valley Association’s mission is to save the natural character and environmental health of our communities by protecting

land and water in the Housatonic River Watershed.

How we spent our resources

LAND PROTECTION

30%OUTREACH/EDUCATION

15%WATER

PROTECTION

37%

ADMINISTRATIVE/FUNDRAISING

18%Massachusetts

17%

Northern Connecticut

65% New York8%

SouthernConnecticut

10%

Where we spent our resourcesTHE HOUSATONIC

WATERSHED

Welcome Savannah and Ryan! We are so pleased that Savannah Judge and Ryan Williams have joined our staff fulltime.

Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754-0028

NONPROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT NO. 124

DANBURYCONNECTICUT

06810

HVA STAFFLynn Werner

Executive Director

MASSACHUSETTSDennis Regan

Berkshire Program Director

Alison DixonOutreach Program Manager

CONNECTICUT LAND PROTECTION

Tim AbbottGreenprint Director

Elaine LaBellaLand Protection Director

Sam DziekenGIS Manager

CONNECTICUT/NEW YORKWATER PROTECTION

Michael JastremskiWater Protection Director

Tonia ShoumatoffNew York Watershed Manager*

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACHRichard Sears

Development Director

Brenda SingerMembership/Volunteer/Auction Coordinator

Jane BakkerCommunications Manager*

FINANCIALPatience LindholmFinance Director

Carol PowersGrants Consultant

Joseph RuggieroIT Consultant

Ron SkuratVolunteer Southern Valley Ombudsman

*PARTTIME

WITH OUR THANKS TO YOU!

“I loved my time at HVA as a River Steward this summer doing fi eld work, watershed planning, macroinvertebrate sampling, GIS mapping, web design, buffer restoration and so much more. Believe it or not, I’m coming back for more this fall!”

— Savannah Judge

“As an avid hiker and rock climber I’ve discovered the rare wildness in my back yard. As a musician, the Housatonic River and its rich local history provide me with a wealth of inspiration for songwriting. I am happy to be home here and a part of the HVA team.”

— Ryan Williams

Greenprint Collaborative

Aton Forest, Inc.Colebrook Land ConservancyConnecticut Farmland TrustCornwall Conservation TrustFlanders Nature Center and

Land TrustThe Goshen Land Trust, Inc.

Hartland Land TrustHousatonic Valley Association

The Kent Land TrustLake Waramaug Task Force

Litchfi eld Land TrustThe Morris Land Trust

Naromi Land TrustNew Hartford Land Trust

Norfolk Land TrustSalisbury Land Trust

Sharon Land TrustSteep Rock Association

The Trust for Public LandWarren Land Trust

Watertown Land TrustWeantinoge Heritage Land Trust

The White Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Winchester Land Trust

Conservation Technician Conservation Projects Manager