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CAPITOL G IDEAS Issue 42 The Seasonal N ewsletter of Capitol L and Trust Spring 2004
(continued on page 4)
Denis Hayes to Speak at Gala
This year’s guest speaker for the Capitol Land Trust Summer
Gala will be Denis Hayes, co-founder of Earth Day and presi-
dent of the Bullitt Foundation. Come spend an evening celebrating
the beauty of southern Puget Sound with Capitol Land Trust. The
Gala will again be held on the shores of Mud Bay at Triple Creek Farm,
home of Ralph and Karen Munro. Watch for your invitation in themail soon.
Conservation easement donor Michael Leigh stands
next to an old-growth Sitka spruce on his property.
Eld Inlet Success: 47 Acres Protected
Capitol Land Trust recently completed three conservation
projects, all in the Eld Inlet watershed. The three projects
protect 47 acres of picturesque wildlife habitat on the Cooper Point
Peninsula.
CLT’s efforts to protect threatened habitat within the Green Cove
Creek Basin were recently advanced by the purchase of three
parcels and the donation of a conservation easement on another.
Capitol Land Trust, in partnership with Thurston County, has
acquired three parcels that provide a contiguous habitat corridor
between The Evergreen State College and land already owned by
Capitol Land Trust. The acquisition of this property is the culmina-
tion of more than three years of work that included the negotiation
of a bargain sale with the out-of-town investment group who owned
the property. The seller’s patience, cooperation and support were
essential to the project’s success.
In the second project, Ernie Paul and Michael Leigh donated a
conservation easement on their 23-acre property that spans both
sides of Green Cove Creek. The property contains part of a vast
wetland complex in the heart of the basin. Terms of the conservation
easement prohibit future development that could harm sensitive
wetland and forest areas on the property.
The two projects are part of an ongoing strategic effort involving
Capitol Land Trust, Thurston County and the City of Olympia
Conservation lands within the Basin protect wildlife habitat and
reduce storm water runoff by maintaining forest cover and limiting
impervious surfaces.
These beautiful properties provide habitat for salmon, flying squirrel
beaver, frogs, bald eagle, owls, great blue heron, osprey, woodpeck-
ers and hawks. Both properties will become part of Capitol Land
Trust’s Green Cove Creek Wetlands Preserve. To date, the Green
Cove initiative has protected 110 acres within the central Green Cove
Sav e t he D at e!
4 t h A n n u a l Su m m er Ga l a
Sat ur day A ugust 7, 2004
Volunteers and auction items are still needed for the Gala.Contact Kathleen at 943.3012 or [email protected] or
visit our website www.capitollandtrust.org.
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CAPITOLLAND
TRUSTG
209 4THAVE E #205
OLYMPIA WA 98501
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(360) [email protected]
www.capitollandtrust.org
GEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
Eric Erler
PROGRAMMANAGER
Diane LloydMEMBERSHIP& OUTREACH
COORDINATOR
Kathleen Ackley
GBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pene Speaks(President)
Ken Guza(Secretary)
Pete Holm(Treasurer)
Jeffrey Fisher, Ph.D.
Stephen Langer, Ph.D.
Arden Olson
Tom Oliva
Keith Partlow
Chris van Daalen
William Vogel
Steve Wells
Ward Willits
GPreserving the natural
heritage of the southern
Puget Sound region
Page 2 Spring 2004
Interim Budget Reflects Financial ChallengesPete H olm, Treasurer
At its January meeting the CLT Board of Directors adopted an interim operating budget that
authorizes ongoing expenditures for 2004. The budget highlights a situation currently being
experienced by many nonprofit organizations – the need to draw on member support and creativefundraising to meet challenging economic times. Trust members are invited to participate in this work;
please see the article on CLT's new committee structure on the next page. It can be assumed that this
budget will be amended several times during the year to reflect changes in revenue and board-
authorized changes in expenditures. The interim budget does not reflect funds for acquisitions and
restoration projects, because these programs are only done when corresponding revenue from
grants is assured.
CLT had financial assets on December 31, 2003 as shown below.
Current Assets
Total AvailableDec 31, 03 Operating
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
1000 · Checking 7,434.83 7,434.83
103 · Money Market 3,017.29 3,017.29
104 · Prime Share Account 27.02
105 · Stewardship 6-mo Certificate 80,863.25 863.25
Total Checking/Savings 91,342.39 11,315.37
Other Current Assets
Mitigation Fund 37,688.31
120 · Investments
121 · Stock and Bonds 30,156.50 30,156.50
Total 120 · Investments 30,156.50 30,156.50
Total Other Current Assets 67,844.81 30,156.50Total Current Assets 159,187.20 41,471.87
Funds considered not available for operating purposes are $80,000 in a board-designated reserve
for legal and other defense of our protected properties and the Cowlitz Mitigation Fund, which is held
in escrow pending acquisition of property to mitigate dam construction on the Cowlitz River.
Considering this, the board decided to adopt the following interim budget, which is almost $39,000
out of balance. Capitol Land Trust Operating Budget
(Excludes Property Acquisition and Restoration)
Revenue 2002 2003 budget 2003 budgeted 2004
Dues and Contributions 52,930 102,283 80,444 55,719
Fundraisers 16,228 16,000 14,195 14,000Grants 30,869 10,000 - -
Other 11,345 14,000 5,243 4,000
Total Revenue 111,372 142,283 99,882 73,719
Expenses
Salaries, etc. 77,525 100,626 93,403 84,987
Office Expenses 9,326 10,000 9,186 9,000
Printing, etc. 5,495 17,275 7,073 6,000
Fundraising Expenses 2,888 2,000 3,024 3,000
Other 18,335 15,931 14,625 9,600
Total Expenses 113,569 145,832 127,312 112,587
Balance (2,197) (3,549) (27,430) (38,868)
Available 12/31/2003 41,472
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Capitol Ideas Page 3 Spring2004
We Need Your Expertise
E very successful conservation project creates new
opportunities and tasks for the Capitol Land Trust – and new
possibilities for our members to become involved. At the annual
board retreat in November 2003, the Directors reorganized several
committees to better manage the Trust’s current and future work.
Successful land trusts depend on the efforts of volunteers and staff
who take on the day-to-day tasks necessary to preserve land.
Please consider volunteering for one of the many opportunities
described below. Call the Trust office at 943-3012 or
[email protected] if you would like to participate or find
out more.
COMMITTEES
Finance Committee (Pete Holm, chair) - This committee
assists the treasurer with the planning and maintenance of the
accounting system.
Outreach Committee (Steve Wells, chair) – The Outreach
Committee has several subcommittees and tasks that include
producing the newsletter and other publications, planning the
annual meeting, conducting tours and events (property tours,
kayak and birding tours), providing web site maintenance and
organizing a speakers' bureau.
Summer Gala Committee (Mary Ann Firmin, chair) - This
committee plans and carries out the major annual fundraising event
for the Trust. Volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks between
now and August 2004.
Fundraising Committee (Leslie Romer, chair) - Subcommit-
tees are being developed to foster Trust membership, develop a
major donor campaign, recruit business sponsorships, and de-
velop special fundraising events.
Capitol Land Trust has said goodbye to program manager
Diane Lloyd on May 14th. While we dry our eyes and bemoan
our loss here in Washington, Diane is off on an exciting new
adventure studying environmental law at Vermont Law School. Wewill miss her tremen-
dously – Diane has
been a critical part of
the Trust’s success
over the past three
years. Filling her
shoes won’t be easy
but we found some-
one willing to try.
So Long Diane, H ello Kathleen
CLT has hired Kathleen Ackley as its new membership and outreach
coordinator. A Pacific Northwest native, she has extensive expe-
rience working with non-profit organizations. Prior to joining the
Trust, Kathleen was the communications director for the Pacific
Biodiversity Institute in Winthrop, WA and then the development
director for Hells Canyon Preservation Council in La Grande, OR.
A coastie at heart, she wasn’t able to stay on the east side of the
Cascades for long and now lives in Tenino. “I am delighted to be
back in the Puget Sound area," said Kathleen." I fell in love with
Olympia when I was a student at Evergreen and always hoped tomake my way back here. Now that I'm back, I can’t imagine living
anywhere I can’t smell fresh cedar, walk barefoot on my mossy lawn
and enjoy day after day of rain! Best of all, I get to spend my days
working with an incredible group of people committed to protecting
the astonishing natural beauty of our region.” Feel free to stop by
the office to welcome Kathleen.n
Rotary Awards TrustThe Olympia Rotary Club honored Capitol Land Trust for
outstanding service for a safer environment. The 2004 Envi-
ronmental Protection Award was presented by Oscar Soule to
Trust President Pene Speaks and Executive Director Eric Erler on
behalf of the Olympia Rotary Club. In his presentation, Mr. Soule
cited CLT’s successful conservation of habitat along lower Eld
Inlet and its efforts to build partnerships and work cooperatively
within the community.n
Newsletter Designer - The Outreach Committee is looking for
lay-out and design assistance with the newsletter. Please contac
our office if you have Adobe PageMaker skills and are interested
in volunteering for Capitol Land Trust.n
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Capitol Ideas Page 4 Spring2004
Earth Day Restoration Draws
Special Guests
Amountain of mulch greeted volunteers at the Trust’s
Randall conservation easement property on Sunday, April18. The work party, held in celebration of Earth Day, was part
of the ongoing restoration activities on the site that have
included the removal of two buildings, a tire bulkhead, extensive
patches of invasive weeds, and the planting of hundreds of
native trees and shrubs. The restoration was made possible by
a grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and a partnership
with People for Puget Sound.
Special guests attending this work party included State Repre-
sentatives Sandra Romero and Sam Hunt, Thurston Co. Com-missioner Bob Macleod, Olympia Mayor Mark Foutch, Olym-
pia City Council Member Matthew Green and Staff Assistant
to U.S. Congressman Brian Baird, Michael Kendall. Volunteers
planted wetland plants and willow trees, and mulched plantings.
Capitol Land Trust would like to thank all of the volunteers who
helped with this event.n
New Board Members Elected
The Trust’s annual membership meeting on March 9thprovided a venue for welcoming two new Directors to the
Land Trust Board. Seventy-five members and local citizens at-
tended to elect Tom Oliva and Keith Partlow, and learn about the
Trust’s current projects. Tom has worked for parks organizations
in Washington State for 13 years. He also founded the Barnes Lake
Conservancy and was endorsed by the League of Conservation
Voters as a City Council candidate. Tom is enthused about the
mission of Capitol Land Trust and hopes to help the Trust succeed
in conserving natural areas. Keith Partlow is a native Olympian who
recently returned to the area after spending twenty years practicinglaw in New England. Currently, Keith is working as a Case Manager
for Community Youth Services. Keith said, “I am the fourth genera-
tion of my family to live and work in the Olympia area. I cherish what
it has to offer, and hope to preserve it for future generations.”
Capitol Land Trust would like to welcome these new board members
and thank those members that joined us for the annual meeting. We
would also like to thank the Phoenix Inn for their generosity in
hosting the event. n
Eld Inlet (from page 1)
Earth Day restoration
volunteers from left to
right: State Rep.Sam
Hunt, Olympia Mayo
Mark Foutch, Thurston
County Commissioner
Bob Macleod, Stat
Rep. Sandra Romeroand CLT Board Member
Ward Willits.
Volunteers mulch newly planted trees on Mud Bay.
Creek Basin. The Trust is in the process of acquiring three
additional properties that will add 58 acres to the preserve and
create a connected corridor of wildlife habitat.
In the third Eld Inlet project, longtime CLT members Don and
Cherie Davidson and their neighbors Pete and Patricia Bergman
donated a conservation easement protecting habitat on the Coo-
per Point peninsula. The 11-acre property provides an array of
diverse habitat and open space. The property’s forested marine
shorelines, bluffs and tidelands provide habitat for fish, shellfish,
heron and bald eagle. There are also cliff nesting sites for the
pigeon guillemont, a rare and threatened shorebird. A number of
old growth conifers and a stream are located on the upland portion
of the property.
Charitable donation or bargain sale of land or a conservation
easement may entitle the donor to significant income tax savings.
Placing a conservation easement on your property may also result
in a reduction in property taxes of up to 90%. Please contact us to
learn more about these options.n
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Capitol Ideas Page 5 Spring2004
Members are our greatest source of support. The following folks recently joined,renewed or made contributions to our Stewardship Fund...
Conservator $1000+
Tom & Suzanne Fell
Stephen Langer, Ph.D.
Juliet & John Van Eenwyk
Ward Willits
Protector $500-999
Richard Easterly &
Debra Salstrom
Silvia Grubb
Bart Schmidt
Suzanne Shafer
Richard & Sharon Stewart
Steward $100-499
William Aldridge
Gwen Atkinson
John Aultman & Nona Snell
Tanya Barnett & Jay Geck
Margaret Bell-McKinnon &John McKinnon
Ken Berg & Jan Weydemeyer
Penny Black & Rich Boyesen
Karen & George Bray
Nate Brown & Diana Moore
Karen Brown
Tim & Nora Burke
Ron Clarke & Carol Osborne
Bob Coker & Clarice Kish
Thad & Jo Curtz
Diane Dakin & Steve Bray
John & Marilyn Erickson
John Erickson
David & Gretchen GacettaRich Gailey & Laurie Rogers
Fred & Nancy Garcia
Melissa Gildersleeve
Thomas Haensley
Virginia Hamilton
Dirk & Dixie Havlak
Henry Hollweger
Pete Holm
Tom Honan & Nancy Pringle
John Konovsky
John Labranche
Edward & Jane Laclergue
Al & Flora Leisenring
Donn & Marnie Livingstone
Stan & Hazel Loer
Marijo Loftis
William MacArthur &
Ana Paula Sawaya MacArthur
Stuart Martin & Maris Peach
Ken & Susan Mauermann
Sheila McCartan &
Thomas Schooley
Michael & Priscilla McGee
Joy Michaud
Anne Mills
Rachel & Bill Newmann
Paddy & Edward O’Brien
Arden Olson
Eugene Otto
Dennis & Christine Peck
Joclayre Peters
Leslie Romer
Rep. Sandra RomeroShelley & Jeff Rudeen
Karl Ruppert
Dave & Joanne Schuett-Hames
Steve & Cynthia Sheller
John Sladek
Eric Slagle & Nancy Hanna
Charlie Stephens &
Becky Liebman
Malcolm Stilson
Kristin Swenddal &
Rich Nafziger
Jean Takekawa
Chris Wickham &
Stephanie ClaireFronda Woods
Gary & Sandra Worthington
William & Diane Young
Sustainer $50-99
Jeanette Barreca & Bill Yake
Paul Battan
Gary Benson
Patt Brady & Fred Fiedler
Jack & Nora Brummel
Peggy Bruton-Edwards &
David Edwards
Florence Caplow
Kaleen CottinghamKeith Cotton
Warren & Janet Dawes
Doug & Merrilee DeForest
Joe Digranes & Linda Chesnut
Dee & Eugene Eckhardt
Flora Edmundson
Larry Eickstaedt & Joan Lynch
Jeffrey Even
Daniel Farber
Jeffrey Fisher
Jeff Foisy & Rachael Jamison
Joe Ford & Mary Wilkinson
Russ Fox & Carolyn Dobbs
Mary Frye
Barbara Gooding
Peder & Eleanor Grimstad
Peter Guttchen &
Kristina Smock
Simona Hancock
June Hansen
Thomas Hess
Richard & Kayana Hoagland
Richard Hoey &
Stacey Waterman-Hoey
Chuck Howe
David & Nancy Jamison
Linda Kahan
Eilleen Keller & Stephen Baker
James & Linda King
Nancy & Peter Kmet
Amy Kurtenbach
Hans & Annemarie Littooy
Stephen Lundin &Linda Bondurant
Sheila Lynch
Dana Lynn
Mike & Kathy McCormick
Patti & Victor Moore
Laura Moore
Pat Morin
Susi Obryan
Andrea Parrish
Kathleen Peppard & Jan Vleck
Kaia Petersen
Genevieve Pisarski
Julie Puhich
Randy & Chris RahnJames & Carol Rainwood
Arline Ruef
Margery Sayre
Vince Schueler &
Chris Chapman
Diane & Ted Seagroves
Louise Shaffrath
Joyce & Charles Skidmore
William M. Tweit
Kim Vanzwalenburg
Sally Vogel
Steve Wang &
Kathryn Hamilton Wang
Cathy WassermanSidney White &
Pat Matheny-White
Gary Wilburn
Lance Winecka & Amy Hatch
David & Dolly Yates
William Zachmann &
Patricia Olson
Supporter $30-49
Elizabeth Bachman
Glenn Baldwin
David Bollinger
Doug Canning
Chuck & Elizabeth Chambers
Chris Chappell
Janet Cutlip & Deborah George
Duane Fagergren
Alison & Martin Fisher
Janet Franks
Roger Giebelhaus
Larry Goldstein
John Gursky
Saifudden Hakim
Elie Halpern
Jim & Carolyn Harmon
Jennifer & Andrew Hayes
Charles & Beverly Heebner
Bobbi Hickox
John Jacobson
Nicki Johnson
TJ & Stephanie Johnson
Elizabeth Keppner
Dee & Dave Kirk Barbara & Ronald Kuenstler
Nancy Laich
Ana Link
JoAnn & William Lysak
Suzanne Malakoff & Jan Cnossen
Carol Mason Page
Janet McLane
Dorothy Mehaffey
Thomas Miller
Leslie Morris
Paul Parker & Sally Reichlin
Robert Patrick
David Peeler
Jon PetersonJohn Pool
Helen Pressley
Toby Quinn
Diana & David Ragsdale
Alan Reichman & Diane Kurzyna
Susan Roediger
Jena Rosen
Ralph & Jacky Rudeen
Terry Rudeen
Mary Rulewicz & Keith Mau
Alvin & Patricia Sauer
Kathryn Scott
Radke Sharpe
Marcia & Lonnie SomerLon Sullivan
Gerald Suzawith & Kristin Blalack
Peter Uglesich
Jolene Unsoeld
Lee Walkling
Steve Wells
Callie Jean Wilson
Art Zabel
Friends
John Andersen
Heather Balcomb
Ian Christopher
Alan Copsey & Deborah Feinstein
Marjorie & Russell Day
Tara Galuska
Carl & Barbara Lind
Sonny & Diana Lindvall
Janet McArthur
Carol Mason Page
Lois Smith
Marcella & Richard Yates
Business Members
Deborah Flynn Salon
Olympic Outfitters
Stormans, Inc.
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Olympia, WA
Capitol Land Trust209 East 4th Ave #205Olympia, WA 98501
Address Service Requested
Property Donation H elps E nsure
Future of Local Conservation
Capitol Land Trust has received a donation of forested
shoreline property on Henderson Inlet. The land provides
habitat for salmon, shellfish, bald eagles, great blue heron and many
other threatened species and will now be protected in its natural
state. The generous donation, made by Melody Mayer and Bill
Scheidt, will accomplish two important goals. A conservation
easement recorded at the time of any future sale will ensure the land
will not be subdivided and that additional homes will not be built.
The donation is also part of a plan to provide funding for future
Trust conservation efforts. The donated land is adjacent to another
shoreline parcel that Melody and Bill intend to gift to Capitol Land
Trust. The gifts are being made with the expectation that a future
sale of the parcels to a conservation buyer will provide Capitol Land
Trust with important operating and acquisition funds. Please
contact our office to learn how including Capitol Land Trust in your
estate planning can provide tax benefits while ensuring the future
of local conservation.n
Thank You
Capitol Land Trust would like to thank the following
volunteers who have generously donated their time: Sally
Vogel, Peter Uglesich, Emiko Yokoi & Rick Raist for office
assistance; Mark Peternell and everyone at the law offices of
Wheller & Peternell for legal assistance;Wil Morris for steward
ship advice and consultation. Contributions from Storman’s Com-
munity Rebate cards resulted in a $75 contribution for the first
quarter of this year—thanks to all of you using your cards. Suzanne
Shafer has again asked clients to make contributions to the Trus
for her realtor services and CLT has recently received two generous
donations in her name.n
Defending Wild Washington
Former CLT intern Glenn Burkhart took part in a course at
Evergreen researching grass roots environmental campaigns
The fruit of this class research is Defending Wild Washington: A
Citizen's Action Guide recently published by Mountaineers Books
Glenn's chapter includes a CLT success story.n
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