Our missionWestern Reserve Land Conservancy seeks

to preserve the scenic beauty, rural characterand natural resources of northern Ohio.

Embracing the future

O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.

Donor Report July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

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Chair James C. Spira

Vice Chair Richard S. Grimm

Vice Chair Sandra Pickut McMannis

Vice Chair William C. Mulligan

Treasurer David Halstead

Secretary David L. Herzer

Assistant Secretary Edward F. Meyers

Ned BakerJulia S. Bolton Dick Brubaker Owen ColliganEvan CornsBeau DaaneStanley L. FischerJames GerspacherRobert N. GudbransonRick HawksleyWilliam J. HlavinJ. Jeffrey HollandRichard C. HydeElizabeth B. Juliano Dale LaPorteKathy Keare LeavenworthJohn D. Leech James R. LevineG. Russell LincolnKathryn L. MakleyS. Sterling McMillan IVScott MuellerMarion OlsonFranz SauerlandMichael R. Shaughnessy Grant M. ThompsonJames G. Watterson

Richard D. CochranPresident & CEO

Officers and Trustees

P.O. Box 314 · Novelty, Ohio 44072 • Phone: 440-729-9621 • Fax: 440-729-9631e-mail: info@wrlc.cc • www.wrlc.cc

FIELD OFFIcEs:Akron Field Office

34 Merz Boulevard, suite G, Akron, Ohio 44333 • Phone: 330-836-2271 • Fax: 330-836-2272Medina Field Office

141 Prospect street, Medina, Ohio 44258 • Phone: 330-722-7313 • Fax: 330-722-6592

Firelands Field OfficeP.O. Box 174, Oberlin, Ohio 44074 • Phone: 440-774-4226 • Fax: 440-774-6409

Eastern Field OfficeP.O. Box 114, Orwell, Ohio 44076 • Phone: 440-773-5582

O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.O U R L A N D . O U R L E G A C Y.

Photo by David Chew

StaffKim Bihler Dennis BowerEddie Dengg Jean GokorschScott Hill Janet Hoover Dawn HummerBill Jordan Pete McDonald Andy McDowell Ed Meyers Anne MurphyJulia Musson Katie Outcalt Bob Owen Gina Pausch Kate Pilacky Sheila Randel Amy Rogish Mark Skowronski Chris Szell Leah Whidden Ken Wood

eginning in October 2008 a strange thing happened in America; it seemed that our collective psyche was gripped by fear; the

stock market crashed, falling more than it has since the Great Depression, iconic companies like Lehman Brothers failed, and a pervasive sense of dread swept across our great country, blowing the debris of a tumultuous time from Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between. It was and remains a challenging time. And it is with respect for the struggle that many face around the country and around the world, and across our beautiful Western Reserve, that we write to you with a profound sense of hope, hope based on an understanding of history and hope based on the Land Conservancy’s vision for today and tomorrow.

History tells us that we repeatedly face cycles of economic intemperance followed by periods during which unintended consequences eat all of the excess for lunch. Once the painful process of digestion is over, our excess is gone and, like a hopeful spring season, a new cycle begins. Happily for the Land Conservancy, we have enjoyed of late our most rewarding results ever. Fiscal year 2008, ending 30 June 2008, was by all measures a breakthrough year for the Land Conservancy. But since June 30 our country has struggled and now we and, for that matter, all enterprises will face a severe challenge, possibly for a long time. As you peruse this report and consider the strides we have made, we hope you will agree that this is not a time when we should pull in our horns and pause. Rather, now is the time for the Land Conservancy to view our recent success as the

Fundraising results: In terms of fundraising for our operations, we had another excellent year during which we raised a little more than $2 million (a 9 percent increase over last year in terms of donations to our operating fund). This represents growth of 170 percent since 2003.

These results represent a very hopeful vision for our region; a vision for the future that has inspired our donors to invest in an effective organization that makes a difference now and forever. Our work enhances our quality of life today and will enrich the world our great-great grandchildren inherit. Just imagine the extreme level of Hope that our mission and our work implies; we hope for a healthy and better world for our successors, and we know that if we do not preserve land today, then our heirs will not have land to celebrate and enjoy. This is our hopeful choice to make, not theirs. Like a tree we plant today with the hope our children will sit in its shade, our system of preserves must be created today so that our successors will have natural areas to enjoy.

While the Land Conservancy is but one little part of our region and our world, it does represent many of the things we cherish: the breathtaking natural beauty of our region; the relationships we have with land, with local foods, and with nature-loving people; the fresh water that supports our lives; and the love we feel for our children and their children, and the need to leave for them a sacred place that serves them. Please join us in celebrating another wonderful year, and please reflect on and embrace our hopeful vision for the future of our region and world.

James C. Spira Richard D. Cochran Chair President and CEO

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foundation on which we will build our country’s best land conservancy, and on which our region will assemble its world-class network of natural areas, working lands, and river and trail corridors.

Below we share with you a few highlights of the year …

Land protection results: We preserved almost 4,000 new acres of beautiful, sacred land. This remarkable performance represents more than a 100 percent increase over last year and last year represented a 100 percent increase over the previous best year ever. The projects we worked on represented almost $13 million of public funding we have secured to advance our mission.

Conservation Planning and Stewardship: We completed the first-ever parcel specific conservation plan for northern Ohio, which we call the Anchor Strategy. It generated a list of 1,200 critical properties across all 14 counties. This is the first iteration of our vision for a 400,000-acre network of interconnected preserves woven throughout the fabric of our entire region. And, to honor all of our conservation partners, we visited all of our conservation easement properties, and we intend to maintain this exceptional record of stewardship now and forever.

Financial results: During FY2008 our net assets grew from $5.3 million to $5.6 million. This change occurred due to total revenue of approximately $12,500,000 (a 35 percent increase over last year) and total expenses of approximately $12,200,000. As always, the vast majority of our expenses related to the cost of conservation property. Of the $12,257,000 we spent during FY2008 in pursuit of our mission, $11,517,000 of it, or 92 percent, was due directly to mission or program related expenses while only 8 percent could be attributed to administration or fundraising expense. Of the 8 percent devoted to non-direct program related items, only 2 percent was devoted to fundraising cost.

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a need to protectLand protection spotlight:A Scout camp is preserved

ryan Van Deusen grew up loving the land.Van Deusen, 18, an Eagle scout and member of Brunswick Troop 407, lives on a farm in Medina County’s Hinckley

Township and says, “I don’t think I could live in a city – everything is too crowded.” So it is not surprising that Van Deusen enjoys staying at Camp Firelands Boy Scout Reservation, the sprawling 453-acre patch of fields, forests and wetlands along the Vermilion River in Lorain and Erie counties.

“It’s a great place, more outdoor-oriented than a lot of other camps,” he says. “There is a lot to explore and the trails are very nice. We’ve all had a great time camping there.”

Scouts will always be able to camp there, now that the property has been permanently preserved by a land protection agreement – also known as a conservation easement – that is co-held by the Land Conservancy and Lorain County Metro Parks.

Operating deficits were forcing Scout officials to consider selling portions of the property. The Land Conservancy enabled the Scouts to keep the land intact and continue camp operations by purchasing a conservation easement – essentially purchasing the development and timbering rights to the property, enabling the Scouts to realize the equity in the land without selling it or sacrificing the natural resources that make it so valuable as a camp.

The Land conservancy was able to secure $880,000 from the state’s Clean Ohio Conservation Fund for the easement and another $600,000 in federal funding through the efforts of U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Barry Norris, executive director of the Boy scouts of America Heart of Ohio council, praises the land-preservation project.

“A Scout’s charge is to leave that which is entrusted to him, better than he found it. This is the essence of good stewardship,” he says.

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Bryan Van Deusen, above, is one of the thousands of area Boy Scouts who have enjoyed camping at Camp Firelands. The Land Conservancy helped preserve the camp, left, with a conservation easement.

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1,018 acres protectedThe single largest project in the Land Conservancy’s history was completed when the Babcock family protected 1,018 acres in Lorain County. This project preserves both agricultural and natural resources in partnership with the Ohio Department of Agriculture via its Agricultural Easement Protection Program. Steven Babcock, who now manages and operates Babcock Farm, is the sixth generation to work and steward the land.

Preserving historyAbove, Leo Summers, Melissa Summers, Land Conservancy trustee Dick Grimm and Garry Summers stand on the Summers family property. Garry and Leo Summers donated conservation easements totaling 245 acres for the Land conservancy’s first land-protection project in Stark County. The land has been in the Summers family for five generations, and the original homestead deed is signed by President James Madison.

Largestdonated easementLucia Nash made the largest conservation easement donation in the Land Conservancy’s history when she agreed to permanently protect a 762-acre tract in Geauga county. The easement protects a mixture of forests, wetlands and agricultural land, as well as part of the Chagrin River and its numerous headwater streams. Sandstone and Sharon conglomerate ledges on the property are part of a series of rock formations extending from Geauga County to Portage County.

Ashtabula milestoneThe first project completed by the Land Conservancy in Ashtabula County was a conservation easement on 286

acres owned by Dick Thompson. A stretch of Pymatuning Creek runs through the property in Ashtabula and Trumbull counties.

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Acres protected by county

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A record year for preservationn fiscal year 2008, the Land conservancy protected more land than ever before, completing a total of 31 projects and

preserving 3,815 new acres – a 300 percent increase in the number of acres protected from the previous year.

The year was also notable in that we expanded our land-protection reach by preserving property in four new counties: Ashtabula, Erie, Huron and Stark.

By the end of our fiscal year, we had 226 properties and 13,625 acres.

The Land conservancy was formed in 2006 by the merger of eight local land conservancies. At the time of the merger, it had taken those eight organizations 19 years to preserve 8,340 acres. In the two years since the merger, the Land Conservancy, as one entity, has preserved an additional 5,285 acres – a nearly 65 percent increase over a two-decade total.

The eight merged land conservancies had preserved a combined average of 439 acres per year before joining forces. Since the merger, the Land Conservancy, as one organization, has preserved an average of 2,269 acres per year. Therefore, the average number of acres we preserve per year has increased by more than 400 percent since the merger.

The results fulfill the promise of the merger: that we could preserve more land in less time by working together as one entity. These results also move us closer to creating the world class natural resource infrastructure that is necessary to making sure our communities, economy and families flourish and prosper in northern Ohio. Our water is cleaner, more farmland is protected and more public parks have been created.

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he Land Conservancy has reached a milestone in its mission to preserve green

space, farmland and natural areas in the 14-county Western Reserve region of northern Ohio.

Nearly 1,200 parcels in the region have been identified as key properties for preservation. The list was developed through the Land Conservancy’s Anchor Strategy, a parcel-level, GIs-driven plan that is praised by other conservation groups.

Land Conservancy staff members, trustees, advisory council members and volunteers have now started ‘ground-truthing’ each location — verifying the accuracy of our data and results.

“Focusing on the anchors and corridors allows us to connect the natural and working landscapes to create the greatest ecological, agricultural and scenic benefits and the most manageable goals for land protection,” said Anne Murphy, the Land Conservancy’s director of stewardship and conservation resources.

There are 83 properties in each county on the priority list. Properties are first evaluated on a number of factors ranging from their proximity to other protected land to the presence of rare species on the site. The sites ranked highest for their conservation value are placed on the priority list.

Preservation isn’t limited to the parcels on the list — the Land Conservancy continues to work with landowners to protect additional property.

The Land Conservancy has used a variety of means to protect more than 13,700 acres. One way is through a land protection agreement — also called a conservation easement — in which the owner retains full ownership but voluntarily agrees to certain restrictions on the use of the land. The Land Conservancy also buys property for park systems and communities, and has a conservation buyer program for owners who want to sell their land but also see that it is permanently protected.

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Anchor Strategy providesa roadmap to the future

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the public good

These greens will remain green

elissa MacDonald and Matt Seitz of Mayfield Heights hike down one of the paved cart paths at the former Orchard Hills Golf Course, pausing

every so often to take in the view.“There aren’t enough scenic places open to the public,”

MacDonald says.Orchard Hills – the name pays homage to the adjacent

Patterson Fruit Farm in Geauga County’s Chester Township – is now one of those picturesque places that everyone can enjoy. The Land Conservancy is now helping the Geauga Park District purchase the property and has worked out an agreement allowing the land to be used by the public.

The Land Conservancy stepped in after a residential development was proposed for the old golf course, which closed at the end of 2006, and the park district didn’t have the funding to compete against the developer’s bid. The move effectively preserved the 246-acre site – now known as Orchard Hills Park– in Geauga and Lake counties.

Sean McGinnis of Chester Township, walking with his daughter Megan, 3, says passive parks are particularly important “out here, where there is little in terms of government services.”

Keith McClintock, deputy director of the park system, says Orchard Hills “has rapidly become one of our most popular parks.” He says this is a rare instance in which a golf course is being returned to its natural state rather than developed for housing or commercial use.

The Land Conservancy is continuing to seek grants and private funding to complete the purchase of the property, which is on Caves Road.

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We can never have enough of nature.-Henry DaviD THoreau

A former golf course, above, is now a beautiful trail for hikers like Carol and Sam Marchuk of Lyndhurst, left.

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Parks gain ground through partnershipslake McFarland is a prodigy

in a sport dominated by the experienced: fly fishing. At 15, he has hand-tied more than 300 flies and has casting skills that usually take decades to master.

Today, he is unable to coax a single steelhead trout to take one of his flies while fishing in the Chagrin River in Willoughby Hills. All he has to show for his efforts is a five-inch chub.

“I think this will be a really good spot around December or January,” he says, pointing to the shallow water and the gravel streambed. “We’ve got to come back.”

He will always be able to do just that. The stretch of river on which he is fishing has been permanently protected by the Land

B Conservancy, the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Wildlife and Lake Metroparks. The acquisition of the 77-acre former Warner Nurseries property will open nearly a mile of prime Chagrin River frontage for fishing.

It is one of seven public land projects in Cuyahoga, Geauga,

Portage and Lake counties that the Land Conservancy completed during fiscal year 2008. These projects added 271 acres to county park districts and local community parks. Other park projects included the 64-acre Molly Luce Preserve in Portage County and the 246-acre Orchard Hills property in Geauga County.

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Making sure land remains protected

keeping watch

t the Land Conservancy, we hike with a purpose.Our stewardship staff walks every protected property each year in order to check for any significant changes and to maintain

good relationships with the wonderful people who own these beautiful parcels. With 226 properties and 13,625 acres preserved at the end of fiscal year 2008, the Land conservancy has an awesome responsibility to ensure these properties are protected forever.

Stewardship represents the last step in our land protection process. We identify priority parcels, use a variety of tools to protect them and monitor preserved properties in perpetuity.

We also worked with several communities and park districts on trail projects for newly acquired passive parks. The Munson Township Scenic River Retreat in Geauga County, Forest Ridge Preserve in Cuyahoga County and Seneca Ponds Park in Portage County are passive parks that are now open to the public. The Land Conservancy, in partnership with the Munson Township Trustees, Moreland Hills Village and Portage Park District, is working to develop trail systems through these magnificent parks so that the general public can enjoy all of the unique habitats and features of each property.

In addition, we developed new signs for landowners to place on their protected properties and updated many baseline inventories of these parcels to include new maps, photos and ecological narratives. We don’t always do it alone: We appreciate the work of numerous volunteers who have helped us clean up properties, plant trees and accompany us on monitoring visits. The Land Conservancy extends a big thanks to everyone who gave us a hand this year.

We’re looking forward to completing our latest monitoring season this fall. Next spring, we’ll lace up our hiking boots and start all over again.

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The Land Conservancy’s Pete McDonald talks to Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin students.

A volunteer, above, helps clear a trail, while others, right, get an up-close look at life in a creek.

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Land Conservancy honors 2008 conservation heroesThe Stephen C. Morris Sugar Maple Award:

Lucia Nash

The Grimm Family Conservation Medal:Garry and Leo Summers

Steve Morris and award-winner Lucia Nash

Garry Summers Leo Summers

The medal was hand-wrought by the Land Conservancy’s Anne Murphy

wo brothers whose Stark County property has been in their family for five generations are this year’s recipients of the Land Conservancy’s

highest award for conservation. Brothers Garry and Leo Summers were named

the 2008 recipients of the Grimm Family conservation Medal presented by Dick Grimm.

Grimm, a Land Conservancy trustee, said “cherishing the land” was part of the Summers family legacy. The brothers have preserved 245 acres because of their love of the land and the family history there. The original homestead deed is signed by President James Madison.

Geauga County woman who chose to preserve her 762-acre tract was the recipient of the stephen c. Morris Sugar Maple Award for land conservation.

Lucia Smith Nash, who was described by presenter Steve Morris as “the ultimate conservationist,” received the award at the Land Conservancy’s annual Conservation Celebration at White North Stables in Hunting Valley.

Mrs. Nash in 2007 donated a conservation easement to protect her beautiful fields, woods and farmland in Russell and Newbury townships. It is the largest property the Land Conservancy has protected in Geauga County. Mrs. Nash’s father, Kelvin Smith, assembled much of Crosscavan Farms after World War II.

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the value of conservation

Our visionThere is nothing more beautiful than a crisp fall day in

northern Ohio: the sun shimmering on our great Lake Erie; the red and yellow leaves of a beech maple forest; the long views of crop and pasture land framed by towering

forests; and the gentle murmuring rivers that run through our glacial landscape. We love the Western Reserve. It is where we rear our children and where our hearts reside.

Our vision is that today, a decade from now, and beyond the time that we can imagine, the Western Reserve will

be a stunningly beautiful and healthy place. An authentic place filled with breathtaking scenic views, abundant clean rivers and lakes, miles and miles of connected

trails for hiking, biking, skiing, and horseback riding; and an accessible, clean and safe great lake for world class

fishing, swimming, and boating.

Development will be concentrated in historic urban areas such as Cleveland and Akron, in historic Western Reserve villages such as Chagrin Falls, Brecksville, Medina and Bay Village and, as needed, in new areas that promote lasting,

community-oriented development. Working farms will flourish, supported by local markets that provide healthy and fresh produce that connects citizens to the land in a tangible, enduring way. Parks and preserves will provide

people with a special connection to the land, a safe place where children can play, and a quality of life that attracts

and retains as residents a great diversity of people.

The Land Conservancy inspires citizens throughout our region in the effort to protect land and water for the

benefit of all of our communities; to create a habitat that serves people. We envision a healthy and scenic landscape,

a patchwork quilt of large natural areas connected by wildlife and river corridors, a beautiful region interspersed with well-planned agricultural, residential, and commercial

development that supports the people of our regionnow and forever.

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Identify.Western Reserve Land Conservancy first evaluates what

properties in northern Ohio should be protected, then finds ways to preserve these parcels — as well as others connected to them. The Land Conservancy’s Anchor Strategy serves as our guide.

Protect.A landowner may donate land and receive a tax

deduction or grant a land protection agreement, also called a conservation easement. The person voluntarily agrees to restrictions on the use of the land but retains ownership.

Sometimes we are able to find a conservation buyer interested in owning a permanently protected property. Or we will buy land for park systems and then work with governments to secure funding.

Steward.What’s the point of preserving all this land if no one

makes sure it stays protected? The Land Conservancy makes annual stewardship visits to check the land’s use and to protect its conservation value.

The three steps to land preservation

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Reaching out, making connections

a sense of community

the link between people and land is a strong one.

The Land Conservancy embraces that connection by offering events and volunteer opportunities that bring people to preserved properties – in most cases, parcels we have helped protect. At Seneca Ponds Park in Portage County, volunteers cleared hiking trails. In Chagrin Falls and Medina, we sponsored fall festivals. In Geauga County, moms, dads and children caught critters and splashed around at our 10th annual Kids in the Creek event. In Akron, volunteers helped clean up Adam’s Run. In Erie County, we organized a canoe trip on Old Woman’s Creek, one of Ohio’s few remaining natural estuaries. In the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, kids and parents were drawn to a Land Conservancy

event featuring hawks, owls and eagles rehabilitated by the Medina Raptor Center.

We love to hike, too. We organized numerous walks on protected properties and in other places throughout the region, visiting everywhere from the spectacular Lake Erie coast to our mature forests to our prime agricultural lands.

Land Conservancy staff members and volunteers also spread the word about our mission at community events such as Burning River Fest, the Lorain County Fair, the Great Geauga County Fair, the Tinkers Creek

Watershed Festival, the Trumbull County Fair and the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Our own events included our annual Conservation Celebration, honoring our current and past trustees at White North Stables, and Summer Breeze, a gathering at historic Breeze Hill Farm near Wakeman that was attended by more than 170 people.

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Roger Judson with a red shouldered hawk.

Volunteers helped clean up Adam’s Run in Akron.

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Future Fund will launch a new era

generous support

he Land Conservancy has embarked on an initiative designed to diversify our fundraising and funding mix while allowing us to pursue our strategic aspirations

-- preserving green space, natural areas and working lands in northern Ohio.

The Future Fund, which seeks to raise $2 million, is another way we seek to maximize the return on your investment in our organization. We are already adept at leveraging the investment made by donors: last year, we preserved $40 million in land with a $2.5 million operating fund. The Future Fund will enable the Land Conservancy to develop new revenue sources and reduce our reliance on philanthropy from nearly 90 percent to 50 percent by 2012.

We will invest $2.7 million -- $2 million from the Future Fund and another $700,000 from reserves or new monies as we diversify – over a four-year period to develop new revenue sources, including funding from memberships, corporate sponsorships and land protection fees. By developing all of this additional capacity pursuant to the plan, we will generate at least $1.3 million of annual net new revenue on a going-forward basis. An endowment stream of the same amount would have required a fully funded endowment of at least $26 million – 10 times the investment needed under the plan we adopted.

This plan maximizes the efficiency of donor funding, and, unlike an endowment, will also add professional capacity while enabling us to pursue our important mission.

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It is our task in our time and in our generation, to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.

-John F. Kennedy

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Statement of financial position

June 30, 2008

June 30, 2007 Changes June 30, 2008ASSETS

cash and cash Equivalents $ 3,322,630 $ 892,044 $ 4,214,674 Accounts Receivable 1,004,575 3,692,754 4,697,329 Real Property 3,307,934 35,504 3,343,438 Fixed Assets 71,670 8,016 79,686 Other Assets 14,205 (5,942) 8,263

TOTAL ASSETS 7,721,014 4,622,376 12,343,390 LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE

Accounts Payable 50,641 (13,294) 37,347 Loans Payable 1,439,764 3,111,769 4,551,533 Other Liabilities 916,063 1,253,768 2,169,831

TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,406,468 4,352,243 6,758,711 NET ASSETS

Unrestricted 2,090,826 339,696 2,430,522 Temporarily Restricted 3,223,720 (69,563) 3,154,157

TOTAL NET ASSETS 5,314,546 270,133 5,584,679 TOTAL LIABILITIESAND NET ASSETS $ 7,721,014 $ 4,622,376 $ 12,343,390

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Statement of revenue and expenses

July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

% FY2008 RevenueREVENUE

sale of conservation Property $ 7,585,473 61%Program Related Revenue 676,209 5%Foundation Grants 634,800 5%Individual Donations 3,503,646 28%special Events Net Ticket Revenue 16,005 0%Interest & Investment Revenue 120,498 1%

TOTAL REVENUE 12,536,631 100%

EXPENSEProgram 11,517,143 92%Fundraising 256,830 2%Management and General 492,525 4%

TOTAL EXPENSE 12,266,498 98%

REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENSES $ 270,133 2%

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Forging fiscal partnershipsn fiscal year 2008, the Land

Conservancy secured more than $12.8 million in funding from federal, state, local and private sources for land protection projects in northern Ohio. This is money set aside specifically for land preservation projects – the acquisition of property or the purchase of conservation easements – and is separate from operating funds.

One example of partnership was the Scheeff East Point Nature Preserve project on South Bass Island. The Land Conservancy worked with the Put-in-Bay Township Park District, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to secure a $1.8 million

I federal grant, more than $385,000 from ODNR and the Clean Ohio Fund and $561,000 in private donations.

This funding partnership produced big dividends for the public.

On Aug. 16, the Land Conservancy and its partners officially dedicated the new 9-acre park at the

eastern tip of the island. The nature preserve is now open for hiking, fishing and bird watching.

The Land Conservancy will continue to pursue funding collaborations like this one to protect more parcels throughout northern Ohio at an even faster pace. And we use these funds efficiently: Last year, we preserved more than $40 million worth of land on a $2.5 million budget, leveraging $16 worth of land protection for every dollar of operating support.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. -alDo leopolD

FY 2008 Land Protection Funding Sources

PRIVATE$2,921,904

23%

STATE$605,298

5%FEDERAL

$3,748,25729%

LOCAL$5,557,375

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Here are ways you can support the Land Conservancy

Invest in our mission by making an outright gift. These might include cash or appreciated securities in the form of a memorial gift, a matching gift, an online donation or participation in a monthly giving program. For more information, contact Leah Whidden or Jean Gokorsch at 440-729-9621.

Ask about becoming a member. For membership information, contact Kim Bihler at 440-729-9621 or kbihler@wrlc.cc, or check our Web site, www.wrlc.cc.

Donate a conservation easement or land to Western Reserve Land Conservancy to protect the character of your property.

Consider planned gifts, such as life income plans, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead annuities or unitrusts.

Make deferred donations, including testamentary gifts, retirement plan benefits, life insurance and life estates.

Attend Land Conservancy activities and become a volunteer.

Tell your friends about the Land Conservancy.

Get outside and enjoy our beautiful region.

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he beauty of the natural world is something we all enjoy. Wildflowers in the

spring, a babbling brook in the summer, the sounds and smells of the forest in the fall and the quiet solitude of the woods in winter. What would our lives be like if this were gone forever?

You want your children and grandchildren to enjoy the wonders of the outdoors and to share some of your fondest memories. Ensure that they will with a charitable gift annuity with Western Reserve Land Conservancy. You will receive the benefit of tax savings, the financial stability of a fixed income for life and the comfort of knowing that you are protecting precious open space for the enjoyment of generations to come.

For more information on how you can help, please visit our Web site at www.wrlc.cc or contact Jean Gokorsch at 440-729-9621 or jgokorsch@wrlc.cc.

Help keep the joy of nature in her future.

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Western Reserve Land Conservancy DonorsVisionaries$25,000 and overAnonymous (4)Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ames Jean Astrup Faubel BlancheMr. & Mrs. Evan R. Corns Dolphin TrustPaul & Maxine Frohring Foundation, Inc.GAR FoundationSusan & Dick GrimmThe Grimm Family Foundation Scott & Christy Hill Jon & Aimee Grimm Scott Grimm Tom & Katie GrimmMr. & Mrs. David HalsteadHerbert W. Hoover FoundationMs. Elizabeth JulianoMr. & Mrs. Lee McMannisMr. & Mrs. Scott MuellerWilliam J. & Dorothy K. O'Neill FoundationMr. & Mrs. Franz Sauerland Rose ScheeffMr. & Mrs. Michael ShaunghnessyThe Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Mavec Mrs. Lucia NashMr. & Mrs. James SpiraThe Tecovas FoundationEmily Hall Tremaine Foundation

Conservators$10,000 - $24,999Anonymous (3)Mr. & Mrs. Owen ColliganCommunity Foundation of Lorain CountyCorns Family Foundation Andrea Corns Hill Katie Corns Walker Nancy Corns Littlehale Barbara P. CornsMs. Carol Horner Donaldson George Gund FoundationHaslinger Family FoundationMrs. John HildtMr. & Mrs. Richard C. HydeJP Morgan ChaseMr. & Mrs. William S. Kilroy IIMr. & Mrs Stewart KohlKathleen K. LeavenworthMr. & Mrs. John Leech Dan & Marjorie MooreMr. Robert O. Moravec Mr. & Mrs. William MulliganThe Nord Family FoundationThe O'Neill Brothers FoundationThe Orvis-Perkins FoundationPerkins Charitable FoundationCarol & Bill PriorPysht FundMr. Charles RatnerRobert & Eleanore RismanStocker FoundationMr. & Mrs. James G. WattersonMr. Scott Wolstein

Guardians$5,000 - $9,999Anonymous (4) Dr. & Mrs. J. L. Ankeney Barbara & Mike Bass Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bolton Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bowen Ann C. Briechle Mrs. Margarete E. Byrne Mr. & Mrs. R. Bruce Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Harry Carlson, Jr. Kathryn A. Carlson Mayor & Mrs. William Currin Dr. & Mrs. Michael Eppig Marjorie Frohring Trust William O. & Gertrude L. Frohring Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Andy Fulford Julie & David Given Harrington/McLaughlin Family Foundation Andrea & Eric Hill Dr. Bill & Laura Hlavin Mr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie Muirden Mr. & Mrs. Jack Holland Lorie & Nick Howley Mr. & Mrs. Peter Joyce Mr. & Mrs. John Kohl Jean T. Lambert Foundation Byron & Elsie Lutman The Amanda Ford Morris Charitable Lead Annuity TrustMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Morris John P. Murphy Foundation Primus Capital Funds Transcon Builders, Inc. Walter Sheppe Lloyd & Louise Smith Foundation Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tyrrell The Veale Foundation Mr. David Wilmot Mr. & Mrs. Loyal Wilson Mr. & Mrs. David A. Wolfort

Stewards$1,500 - $4,999Anonymous (3)Akron Community FoundationMr. Edward Baker & Dr. Anna Van HeeckerenMr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Bannerman Jerry & Janet BenderLarry & Karen BettcherJack R. Blakeslee, Jr.Jeffrey & Kim BlumerMr. & Mrs. Edward BrandonAnn & David BrennanBarbara Brown & Steve WardGail & Don ButlerMrs. Gerald N. CannonMrs. Walter M. Charman, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Childres

Mr. Richard & Dr. Jennifer CochranMr. & Mrs. William E. Conway Roger & Fran CooperMr. & Mrs. John CoroginMr. & Mrs. Edward CrawfordMrs. Robert CullMr. & Mrs. David S. Dickenson IIPerry & Mary DoermannMr. & Mrs. Alton F. DoodyMrs. Ralph L. DunnMr. & Mrs. Frederick FloydLouise M. FosterMr. & Mrs. Greg FoustDavid J. Eichenmiller & Alison W. GeeJames & Adrienne GerspacherMichael & Barbara GiarrizzoMr. & Mrs. Steve GokorschMr. & Mrs. Phillip W. GutmannCorinne HadleyThe Hankins FoundationJane & Shattuck HartwellMelissa HaslingerMr. & Mrs. Peter HellmanThe Higley FundMr. Ken HirschMr. & Mrs. Michael Hoffmann Richard & Sally HollingtonMr. & Mrs. Lee Howley Jr.Ms. Karen HoyHudson Community FoundationJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesAnne M. JonesBarbara & Michael KaplanCharlotte E. Karson

Mrs. James Kehres The Kendis Family Trust Hilary & Robert Kendis & Susan & James Kendis, TrusteesCleveland Museum of Natural History Trout ClubJoan M. KoskoMrs. Robert Kruse Mr. Dean KulwickiLake MetroparksGretchen & Bob LarsonCurtis & Catherine Babcock LearyDr. Edith Lerner Mr. & Mrs. G. Russell LincolnMr. & Mrs. Jon LindsethMr. & Mrs. Edward Lozick The Lubrizol FoundationMr. & Mrs. Neil LuriaMr. & Mrs. Al LuziusCraig & Carla MacklinDr. & Mrs. John T. Makley Mr. & Mrs. Bassem A. MansourMr. & Mrs. Alexander McAfee Julien L. McCall Family FoundationMrs. Henry McGinnessMr. & Mrs. Neil McGinness Mike & Tina McGuireMr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, IIIMr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan, IVMr. & Mrs. Edward F. Meyers Mr. Mark MittlerMr. & Mrs. Brian MurphyMr. & Mrs. Paul Neidhardt Marion Olson

DonorsUp to $1,499Anonymous (8)Roberta E. AberMr. & Mrs. AbrahamLouise AchesonJon Adams & Pam ConoverMr. & Mrs. Peter W. Adams Richard C. & Patricia Ann AdamsWalt & Nancy AdamsStanley & Hope AdelsteinTom & Joanie AdlerDr. Raj & Karen AggarwalMr. & Mrs. C. Edward AikenDick & Joan AinsworthMarnie & Wayne AlbersDr. Elizabeth AlbrechtMr. Christopher AllenThe Allgire FamilyThomas & Elizabeth AmbroseR. John AndersonKen Anderson & Karin KnutsenMr. & Mrs. A. Chace AndersonMr. Glenn AndersonMr. & Mrs. J. Edward C. AndersonMargaret AndersonMr. & Mrs. John AndesHenry AnnableKayla ApplebaumJudith L. AppletonMr. John AquillaMr. Richard AronShirley M. AshbyAtlas Steel Products Co.Mr. & Mrs. Patrick V. AulettaDarrell & Susan Austin

Mr. & Mrs. William O'NeillKathy & Jim PenderMs. Mary B. Perkins Faith E. PescatoreJohn & Mary PickenMr. & Mrs. Emery C. PriorMr. & Mrs. Todd Ray Mike & Susan RendaBud & Susie RogersJustin & Jane RogersMr. & Mrs. David SangreeMr. & Mrs. Victor ScaravilliSouth Waite FoundationDavid & Kelly StaatsMr. Nelson TalbottThomas & Mildred Taylor Fund ADr. & Mrs. Friedrich ThielMrs. C.C. TippitECP Humanities FundMr. Philip R. Uhlin Hal & Ronna UhrmanThomas & Iris VailMr. & Mrs. Jim WalkerJosephine Hannel WeberMr. & Mrs. William Weber Western Reserve Internet Services, IncMr. & Mrs. Blair M. WhiddenCarter & Genevieve Wilmot

Tom & Colleen AustinMr. Christopher G. AxelrodBecky BabcoxBruce & Johanna BacikErgun N. BaharogluRobert & Ingrid BahlerMrs. Kenneth Baker Patricia & Christopher BakerDr. Les BallardSara BaloghMr. & Mrs. Steven BaloghMr. & Mrs. Peter BalunekKathleen L. BarberMr. & Mrs. James S. BarkerMr. & Mrs. John S. BarkerRita & Earl BarnesMr. & Mrs. Patterson Barnes Mr. & Mrs. William Barnes, IVMichael & Vivianne BarrettDavid S. BarrieDon & Ginny BartelsWilma BartholomayMichael & Judith BartokAmy BartterWestern Reserve Properties, LLCJudith B. BatdorffMr. & Mrs. Robert Bathgate Mr. Tom BatiukTom & Judy BauerJanine & Craig BaumanMr. & Mrs. John BaumannRenee BausDr. Irene H. Bautista Munson Township TrusteesJim & Reita BaymanDavid BeachMr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. BeckHorst & Maria BeckerMr. & Mrs. Andrew BeckerBedford Historical SocietyBowman Beeman & Sara GurenMr. & Mrs. Edward BeesMr. & Mrs. Murad BegMr. & Mrs. William BehnkeJohn & Donna BeleticMr. & Mrs. James BelkMr. & Mrs. Chris BellDr. & Mrs. Ronald BellMr. & Mrs. Vaughn BellMr. & Mrs. Eric BellMr. & Mrs. Earl BenderPatricia BennettMr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. Bennett Edward & Mary BenzelDavid H. BenzingDavid & Susan BercheckBarbara S. BergMr. Richard BergJohn A. Bergfeld M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Irving BergrinLance & Alice BergstromAnn & John BeringerCharles J. BerkeyBerlincourt FamilyMr. & Mrs. John BernetDavid H. BernsRobert BerryDan Best

Thank you!The Land Conservancy is deeply grateful to those

whose donations make our work possible. Your support is vital to our mission, and the money

you invest with us will be put to good use.

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Frank & Leslie BuckMr. Gary BuehnerChris & Maureen BunchRobert A. BurgeJ. C. & Helen Rankin ButlerDan & Judy ButtlerLou & Dave ButzMr. & Mrs. Marc ByrnesMr. Leo CaitoCatharina M. CaldwellKenneth & Jill CalkinsBenjamin CalkinsDon & Dot CampbellDavid & Trisha CampbellJudith CampbellJennifer CampbellJeff & Linda CampbellPhilip CampbellSusan & David CannonMr. Michael Cannon & Ms. Marie SaulMr. & Mrs. Peter A. CarfagnaAndi & Larry CarliniJohn J. & Kathleen P. CarmichaelDorothy CarneyMr. & Mrs. David J. CarpenterNancy & Bill CarpenterDr. & Mrs. Charles M. Carr Mr. David D. CarrMr. & Mrs. William M. Carran, Jr.Virginia P. CarrolBeverly CarterMr. & Mrs. Hall CaryMr. & Mrs. Lucien H. Case Edward & Susanne CassBill & Judie CasterMarcia B. CatalanoCaterpillar FoundationRandy & Mary-Scott CebulMr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Chadbourne Chagrin Valley Trails & Riding ClubMrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr.Russ & Mary Ann ChambersAnna R. ChapmanMr. & Mrs. Joseph ChaseEdith ChaseMs. Mary ChauvinMr. & Mrs. Richard ChenowethMr. & Mrs. Richard ChernusDave & Carrie ChewMr. & Mrs. Christopher ChildresMrs. Austin B. ChinnMr. Corning ChisholmMr. & Mrs. Homer ChisholmRene & Charles ChlystaMr. & Mrs. ChristensenMr. & Mrs. Herbert ClarkMr. & Mrs. William ClarkMr. & Mrs. Charles H. CleminshawJohn & Elizabeth ClickSandy & Gaye CoakleyDavid & Sandra CobbThe Ellen E. & Victor J. Cohn FoundationMr. & Mrs. Lawrence ColeCharles E. ColitreRichard & Diane CollierMr. & Mrs. George Collins, IICT ConsultantsCynthia H. ComerCommunity Church of ChesterlandR. Jack Conley & Susan J. HansfordMr. & Mrs. Richard ConnerMr. Peter F. ConwayMr. Gerald ConwayMr. & Mrs. David J. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Cooper

Paul & Natalie CooperMs. Debra CooperRick & Suzanne CooperTom S. & Miwako K. CooperriderSara CopelandJack & Marilyn CornellMr. & Mrs. A. G. CorradoMr. & Mrs. Eric CorwinJane D. CovenWayne A. CoxEugene L. CoxPatrick G. Coy & Karin L. TanquistKenneth L. CrandallGlenn & Mary CrawfordPriscilla CrossHarvey CulbertMichael CullenSherri & Jim CulverMargaret E. CumminsMichael Cunningham & Andrea DawsonGeauga Park DistrictPitt & Sally CurtissJohn & Kelly CurtissMr. & Mrs. Jay Cusick The Cutujian FamilyMr. Beau Daane & Mr. Chris PanekMr. & Mrs. David Daberko Bob & Carol DakinMargit K. DaleyJohn & Betty DaltonKathi Damitz-SirLouisNorm DammPeter W. DanfordKirby DateBeth & Steve DavidianMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Glen Davidson Sr.Rebecca De BoltMr. & Mrs. Jonathan DeanJohn & Cyndee DeboMr. & Mrs. Edward H. deConingh Jr.Mr. Chris Deeb

Willoway Nurseries IncorporatedMarilyn P. DemeterMr. & Mrs. Bourne Dempsey Thomas J. Denbow & Barbara ClintMr. & Mrs. Edwin DenggMr. Robert DeningtonJon & Lucinda DenneyKathleen A DennisMr. Guy Denny Mr. & Mrs. Gary DesbergWilliam & Betty DeWittRoderick A. DibbleSteve & Kathie DiceMr. & Mrs. Jonathan DickFrances DietrichCathy & Leigh DigelJames A. DingusMs. Helen DixMarilyn & Dick DoerrJerry DolciniMr. & Mrs. Phillip DollRR Donnelley FoundationEddie DoonerDr. Katharine A. Downes & Dr. Walter H. Hendricks IIIChristine Dresser, D.V.M.Bob & Lisa DrewJohn & Chris DrinkoMr. & Mrs. Robert DromanMr. & Mrs. Mark J. DruckenbrodKimberly A. DudekLouise & Richard DunnMr. & Mrs. David DunstanMr. & Mrs. Melvyn DurchslagRichard & Patricia DwightEarly Morning Garden ClubBill & Linda EberhardTom EbnerMr. & Mrs. Edward M. EchanInternational Order of Kings Daughters & SonsBernard & Sheila Eckstein

Ms. Elizabeth EddowesRobert H. EhlersMr. S. Stuart Eilers Mr. & Mrs. Mark EiselePhyllis Patton EkelmanMr. Othmar ElberMr. & Mrs. Scott EmersonMr. & Mrs. Oliver F. EmersonMr. Clint Ensworth Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Ibrahim ErenSandra ErlangerJoan K. ErnstHugh & Libby Erwin Jr.Jennifer W. EvansPhyllis H. EvansMs. Letitia EvansDavid & Olivia FactorFaith United Church of Christ Mission FundJanet & Bill FalsgrafBruce A. FarkasMr. & Mrs. R. Scott FarnhamWarren & Diane FarrMarion & Gene FaubelDr. & Mrs. V. W. FazioJohn & Betsy FeighanNancy Grim & Rick FeinbergMr. Aaron Feldman & Ms. Margo HarwoodSteve & Mary FeldmanMr. Marvin A. Feldstein Mr. & Mrs. Thomas FennPeter & Suzanne FielderMike & Heidi FigasMr. Keith W. FilipDr. & Mrs. Rodney H. FinnRuth & Vincent FiordalisGwen & Stan FischerV. FisherJ. Donald FitzgeraldMr. & Mrs. Richard FlennerCasey & Signe ForbesGateway Animal ClinicFetnat Fouad-TaraziTom & Rosalie FranekMark FrankCindy & Andy McPherson FrantzMr. & Mrs. David J. FratusRobert & Christine FreitagRichard J. FrenchieMark & Margee FreyMr. & Mrs. Ross FrickEvelyn R. FrohringMr. & Mrs. William FuchsmanMr. Robert Fuerst & Ms. Louise AbramsAnn L. FullerTodd B. FulmerMr. & Mrs. John Fulton Funny TimesGeorge & Loretta FureyMr. & Mrs. Dell FutchSue GaetjensMr. & Mrs. Robert R. GallowayJohn & Julie GannonWilliam E. Garapick Jr. & Dr. K. L. BarnesTodd GardinerMr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. GarfieldMr. & Mrs. Dale GarrisonMr. & Mrs. Scott GarsonMary GarvinMr. & Mrs. Michael Garvin Ramesh & Gaye GavhaneKenneth & Mary GazdagJan GehoLee & Pat Geissman

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard I. GelbMr. & Mrs. Victor GelbRichard & Diane GentBill & Nancy GerdesDr. & Mrs. Don J. GermanoTerry A. GerspacherMr. Stuart GertmanMr. & Mrs. Joseph K. GetzChristopher & Margaret GibsonMs. Linda K. GilbertDoris GilbertRichard L. GildenmeisterCharles H. & Fannie M. Giles Memorial FoundationNancy S. GilkesonMr. Christopher D. GilmoreMr. & Mrs. Terry GinleyAlda & Nick GiorgianniGoldberg-Ponsky-Frankel Philanthropic FundMr. & Mrs. Michael GoldbergDavid J. GoldenMr. & Mrs. Michael GoodmanMr. & Mrs. Terrance GorgesMr. & Mrs. Joseph GormanJoan Gostich Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gould IIIMr. Herbert I. GoulderPreformed Line ProductsGrainger Matching Charitable Gifts ProgramSusan & Chris GrantGreater Cleveland Community SharesRon & Rita GreenbaumMr. Donald H. GreeneRose GreenwaldDrs. Peter & Barbara GreenwaltJanet L. GrembaMr. Carl Greppin & Ms. Elizabeth ChandlerLaurel GressJoan & Thomas GretterFulton, Brej & Grieco, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Paul Grieco Peter & Joanne GriesingerTom & Sara GrimmMr. & Mrs. Jonathan GrimmMr. & Mrs. James GriswoldMary Ann & Boyd GrumblingColette GschwindOvidia GuaderramaMr. & Mrs. Robert GudbransonAnn & Marty GulbransenMr. & Mrs. William E. GuntonMr. & Mrs. Alan R. GurdBill & Pam HaagChristina HaasLainie HaddenCorinne HadleyHageman Family FoundationMr. Richard HahnClark A. HahnMr. & Mrs. Gregory HaibachMr. & Mrs. Scott HaighMr. & Mrs. Jeff HaleRichard & Prudence HallMr. & Mrs. Robert S. Halliday Mr. & Mrs. James R. Halloran Mr. & Mrs. James HambrickMr. & Mrs. Mark Hanna Glenn & Barbara Hanniford

Did you know……that 20 plant and animal species listed by the state of Ohio as endangered, threatened or rare were found on properties preserved by the Land

conservancy during fiscal year 2008?

Jim & Maryann BetzAnn BeurskenMr. Joe BiaglowMelanie & Mark BicheMr. & Mrs. Michael BidwellRobert K. BissellMr. & Mrs. Rich BissellMs. Alice BissellMr. & Mrs. Charles BittenbenderBlack River AudubonMr. & Mrs. J. Donald Blake Jack R. Blakeslee, Jr.Mr. Roger BlatnickJane BlodgettMr. Louis J. Bloomfield Mr. & Mrs. Perry Blossom Richard & Viola BlountKen & Grace BlowerRichard J. Blum & Harriet L. WarmRob & Peg BobelMicheal & Georgia BobrykMr. & Mrs. Duane BoehmkeMr. Richard Bogomolny & Ms. Patricia KozerefskiMr. & Mrs. James BolandRonald Bone & Callie ElliottForest & Kristen BookmanRobert BooneErnest & Louise BordenMr. Stuart BordenGregory P. BorkowskiDavid & Julie BorsaniRobert Botti Jr. M.D.Thomas D. & Jean C. BowenMr. & Mrs. Robert BowenMs. Susann P. BowersMr. & Mrs. Samuel A. BowmanGreg & Susan BoxCarol BoydMr. & Mrs. Gabor S. BrachnaMark BrafordMr. & Mrs. Paul Brandt Ms. Emily BrasfieldBratenahl Community FoundationBarbara L. BreedonR. William BreitzigTom & Louise BrickMr. & Mrs. Matt Brinn Mr. Dick BrockettDr. & Mrs. Jerald BrodkeyMr. & Mrs. Robert BroestlBill & Holly BrooksMr. & Mrs. William S. BrooksMr. & Mrs. Jere H. Brophy Jeanette G. & Glenn R. BrownKenneth L. & Nancy E. BrownClare & Wes BrownThe Honorable Sherrod Brown & Connie SchultzCarl & Susi BrownRick & Barbara BrownJack & Katie BrownMr. & Mrs. Robert W. BrownDan & Amy BrownMr. Dan Brown, Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc.Pat & Hank BrownellMr. & Mrs. C. Richard BrubakerMr. & Mrs. William BrumfieldDr. & Mrs. William Bruner IIRichard C. & Carolee BrunkenMr. & Mrs. John B. BryanLawrence & Barbara BrynerMs. Ann BuchananFrances S. Buchholzer

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Stan & Pam HanoverMr. Russell F. HansenMr. & Mrs. Richard L. HanslerMr. & Mrs. Mark HardenburghMr. & Mrs. Michael HardyJack Harley & Judy ErnestDonald Harley & Holly CrabillMr. & Mrs. Doren HarleyScott & Mary Lynn HarperClark Harvey & Holly SelvaggiMrs. Nancy H. Harvey Tom & Judy HarveyMartha D. HarveyMs. Mary HaskinsMs. Susan HastingsMr. & Mrs. William HatchMr. & Mrs. Lawrence HatchLary A. HawgoodMr. & Mrs. Harry HawkesMs. Barbara HawkinsRickard Hawksley & Joan InderheesLouis A. HayesShirley HaywardDorothy & John HazenMr. Wayne HedrickDavid L. HeinNancy & Jeff HeinenWilson A. HellerPreston Heller Jr.Jean HellerEleanor HelperBrenda HemburyMr. & Mrs. Frank Henck Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Norman HendersonMr. & Mrs. Dwight HendricksDr. & Mrs. Ronald G. HendriksonMr. & Mrs. Herb HenkeThe Herb GuildMr. & Mrs. Tom HerbertPeter Herbruck & Pamela MascioAnn Lawrence HerbruckMrs. George HessMr. & Mrs. Richard HetrickMrs. Charles Hickox Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hicks R. T. Hicks Family FundMr. & Mrs. Scott HillTom Hinson & Diana TittleEdith F. HirschMarilou & Brian HittMr. & Mrs. Greg HocevarBob & Mary HoernerRobert & Margo Roth Family Philanthropic FundThomas W. & Joann Adler Family FundGertman Family Philanthropic FundMark & Ellen HoffmanMr. & Mrs. Jack HofstetterMr. & Mrs. William M. Hogan IIILaura J. HolanShirley HoldtMr. & Mrs. Pat HollandMr. & Mrs. Richard HollingtonMr. & Mrs. John Hollister, Jr.Mary Louise HollyRalph & Rita HoltMr. & Mrs. Kenneth HolzmanDavid & Nancy HookerSandy Hooper & Bernadette DelgadoJohn & Pam HoopingarnerMr. & Mrs. Steve HopkinsMr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hopping Kip & Jean HorsburghMr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. HorthMr. & Mrs. Robert Horton

The Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationMs. Maxine HouckLeslie & Peter HowellMr. & Mrs. Michael Howson Mr. Charles W. Hridel Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hridel Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. HrubyBentley & Mary HudsonMarguerite HumphreyJeff & Sally HuntsbergerMr. & Mrs. Richard HurleyMr. & Mrs. Robert HutchinsonMr. & Mrs. Lee HuttonSuzanne & Jeff HydeMichael & Tina HylantCharles & Charlene HyleDebra IllesRedmond S. IngallsSarah Jane & Roger IngrahamDr. & Mrs. Scott InkleyMr. & Mrs. Dale Inkley Laurence G. IsardMr. & Mrs. Ronald IsroffMr. & Mrs. Thomas IvanHelen L. JacobsonMr. Owen JanderPaul & Christine JanickiNancy N. JanochSusan & Stanley JarosJohn & Virginia JeandrevinMr. Norman JeavonsNancy & Ed JefferyMarylee & Jon JensenPark FoundationFerdinand & Marguerite JerebStephen C. JettEllen & Merritt JohnquestMax & Melody JohnsonDouglas R. & Shirley R. JohnsonWilliam M. & Elizabeth W. Jones FundBob & Mary JonesMr. & Mrs. Bill JordanJohn & Barbara JosephMs. Mary Ann JoyceBarbara & Jim JungPhilip Junglas & Lynn KriesslerMr. & Mrs. William KaatzMary Vidmar & Mario Kamionkowski, MDMr. & Mrs. James KarabecMr. & Mrs. Stephen KaraffaJeffrey & Teresa KarlovecMr. & Mrs. KaszaMr. Donald KattMr. & Mrs. Doug KatzMichael & Catherine KatzMrs. David A. KaufmanMary & Norm KeaneDr. C. William & Ardith M. KeckEvelyn A. KeeferMr. Brett KeithMr. & Mrs. Joseph KeithleyDr. & Mrs. Frederick KellerMayfield Village Garden ClubFrank J. KendrickSusan R. KentMs. Nancy KepnerMr. & Mrs. Steven KestnerJudy & Jim KewleyBarbara H. KichlerBob & Betty KileyMr. & Mrs. Eric KimballMr. & Mrs. Ray KimberlyBenjamin A. KingMr. Henry King Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Cal KirchickMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. KirkMr. & Mrs. Stephen KirkAndy & Kristin KirkpatrickTom & Ingrid KissingerGeorge & Susan KleinDr. Nina KleinJimmy & Lynn KleinmanKarl R. KleveKlimek FamilyMr. & Mrs. Frank KlingshirnGeorge & Phyllis KnepperJesse KnipshildMr. & Mrs. KobayashiDavid & Sara KobeltHerschel & Maxine KoblenzAngela KochBill & Jean KoehlerBetty H. KoellikerMr. & Mrs. Mark A. KoenigKeith Koenning & Patricia MurphyCarol KoetheMr. Steve Kohn & Ms. Ann SindelarMadelyn KoltczJoe & Susan KoniecznyBill & Nancy KoonsEd & Barbara KoosedRon & Linda KooserDavid & Karen KopchakWilliam & Ruth KoptisDr. & Mrs. James Kotapish Jr.Mr. Michael KovachCharlotte R. KramerDarlene Rae KratoMr. & Mrs. Richard KrauseRobert R. KrihwanKay M. KritzerMs. Fae KrokeyMarjorie B. KrupanskyMr. David KrusMr. & Mrs. Kevin KruszenskiRobert & Sharon Kuaber

Mr. & Mrs. Carl KudrnaJohn C. KuhnPeter & Cathy KuhnDrs. Thomas & Janet KuivilaKulas FoundationMr. & Mrs. J. Andrew KundtzDr. & Mrs. Ewald E. Kundtz, IIIS. Manning & John M. KundtzBob & Brenda KunkelBinnie E. KurtznerGene P. KurzenConstance LaessigMr. & Mrs. Arthur J. LaFave Jr.Lakeland Community CollegeElaine & William LambMaximillian P. LammersMuriel M. LamppertMichael Landini & Katie Ong-LandiniSally LangSue & Terry LangGeorge H. LangelerHal & Susan LaPineMr. Tim LaRicheDick & Libby LarrabeeNancy & Neal LavelleJohn & Beth LawtonJan LeathermanMs. Ting Fong LeeMr. & Mrs. E. Dennis Lehman Tom & Bettsy LeibBen & Pam LenzMr. & Mrs. Frank LeonettiMr. & Mrs. Edmund LeopoldDr. Hugh J. Leslie Jr.Mr. Raymond Lesser & Ms. Susan WolpertMs. Tracy LeverentzThe Levering FamilyMarilyn Bayer & Harris LevineMarcia W. LevineMr. & Mrs. John Lewis Dr. & Mrs. Roger L'HommedieuMr. & Mrs. Tom Liebhardt

Thomas S. LiggettJohn LillichMr & Mrs. John Limbocker Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Leonard LindhMr. Richard K. LinternMr. Harvey LisleChris & Brooke LittmanChristina LiversBarry & Mary LivingstonPep Llinas & Amy DickensonMolly & John LoganMr. & Mrs. Robert LomasJoan LongJohn & Corrine LopatkovichRobert Lorenz & Aylin OzdemirFred LosiNina & Duncan LoveMr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Lowe, Sr.David & Stephanie LoweNan Jamieson LowerreMs. Sherry LowryMr. & Mrs. James A. LucasBetsey L. LuceRandall & Sari LukeMr. & Mrs. Tim LuliDale & Val LumbyMr. Michael LuxMary & Dale LyndallMs. Jeanne LyonsDale & Sue LyonsJohn MacDonald & Helen KoppMr. Charles MacDowellPeter & Kathleen MacewanMr. & Mrs. Robert MacintyreMs. Linda MacklinMacklin Family FundCraig & Carla MacklinSheldon & Marilyn MacLeodMrs. Dorothy MacNabAnna MaereanMarjorie MageeMs. Catherine MahonyFrank & Gail MaimoneJennifer MalkinJune & Michael MancusoMr. & Mrs. Michael ManderenJohn & Teresa MannenMr. & Mrs. Richard A. ManuelMr. & Mrs. Richard MargolisKevin & Sheila MargolisMr. Vincent Marotta, Jr.Wiley Cornell & Rich MarschnerSandra MarshDr. & Mrs. James S. MarshallMs. Barbara MarshallDrs. Richard & Patricia Martin Dr. William R. MartinTerri MartincicMrs. Walter MartingNancy MarttCharles & Nancy MatthewsThomas McBrideJohn & Margaret McBrideGeorge W. McCabePeter McCarren & Stacey FeinerRich & Cheryl McClellanChuck & Judy McConnellAnn McConnellHugh & Lois McCorkleNancy McCormackMr. & Mrs. William McCoyBetty J. McCrayRob & Merry McCrearyPatrick & Jane McCullaghBill & Jane McCullam

Stephen & Patricia McCurleyMr. Halley McDonald & Ms. Kate DeboMr. & Mrs. Patrick McDonnellMr. & Mrs. Andrew McDowellMalcolm & Marnie McFarlandJoe & Bev McGlameryThomas McKeeMr. & Mrs. Christopher McKennaRush McKnightJames & Cynthia McKnightMr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IV Irene & Dan McMullenKevin McMunigal & Tara BroderickMedina County Community FundMr. & Mrs. Gerald MedingerRoy & Leanne MeierMs. Amanda Meitz Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth MellertAlan & Mary MelnykMr. & Mrs. Arthur Merriman Joseph E. MersnikMr. & Mrs. Tom MertensMr. & Mrs. Henry Meyer IIIMr. & Mrs. Trent M. MeyerhoeferMr. & Mrs. Basil MihuJohn & Laura MilgramLee & Linda MillerMr. David P. MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Miller Jane MillerDr. Edward Miller & Ms. Joan WebsterMr. & Mrs. Richard MillerDavid & Sue MillsPatricia H. MillsWilliam MillsDr. Arnold MilnerMr. & Mrs. Daniel MiltnerMr. & Mrs. Charles MinerMarge & Jim MisakMr. & Mrs. Charles Mlakar Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. MockJim MocklerMr. Curtis & Dr. Sara MollMrs. Walter E. MollMr. & Mrs. Robert MollJonathan & Jane MoodyJohn & Mary MooreDava MooreMichael J. MooreDonald & Jane MoosRob Morgan & Julie PattersonAnn J. MorganMr. & Mrs. Chris MorganStanley MorgansternKatie & Tom MorleyKatherine & Richard MoroscakMr. & Mrs. Warren MorrisMr. & Mrs. J. Patrick MorrisDonald W. MorrisonMortensen's GreenHouseLarry & Sophia MortonMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. MoseleyJan & Linda MoskowitzDr. & Mrs. Nelson MostowJoseph A. MosyjowskiMr. Edwin MotchMarjorie & Bert MoyarMrs. Margaret MuellerMr. John MuellerKaren & Wally MuellerThomas J. Mullaney

Did you know……Western Reserve Land Conservancy was created by the largest-ever merger of its type when eight

local land trusts joined forces in 2006?

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Jim & Florence MullerBeatrice MullerJulia H. MulliganAmy & Pat MullinBob & Tami MunsonSusan MurphyMr. & Mrs. Stephen T. MurphyThomas O. MurphyDr. & Mrs. Paul MurrayLarry & Mary MurrayLawrence & Lori MusarraThe Musca Family Charitable FundRita F. NaguskyHelen & David NaguskyStuart Bruce & Cynthia Campbell NairnPeter B. NartenMr. & Mrs. Lyman F. Narten IIDeb & Les NashMr. & Mrs. Douglas NearyStuart & Sally NeidusJohn G. & Karen R. NestorMr. & Mrs. Fritz Neubauer, Jr.Michael NeundorferPaul A. NeundorferMs. Evelyn NewellMr. & Mrs. Gordon D. NewellMr. & Mrs. James W. Nichols, Jr.Don & Nancy NicholsMr. & Mrs. Jack W. NicklausTerence NickoletteStephanie Niehaus & Greg GaleMr. & Mrs. Tyler NoallDavid & Patricia NobiliJoseph H. Nook Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin NorchiHolly NortonWilliam L. NorwickRobert J. Norwick Jr.Sisters of Notre DameMr. Michael OakleyCity of Oberlin - Open Space CommitteeMr. David OberthalerMr. & Mrs. Michael O'ConnorDr. & Mrs. Patrick O'HaraOhio Central Basin SteelheadersGina & Dave OkrezMr. & Mrs. Paul OleckiMr. David OlsonMarion OlsonRory & Dedee O'NeilAlec & Allison O'NeillMr. & Mrs. Richard OngLydia Bruner OppmannRick & Debbie OprzadekJohn & Jean OrlandoDr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Ormond Jr.Kim Barton & Doug OrrMrs. Merritt OsbornPhil & Katie OsbornMr. & Mrs. William Osborne Jerome T. Osborne Sr.Ken & Helen OstermillerJane & Jon OutcaltKatie & Ken OutcaltMr. & Mrs. David OutcaltMr. & Mrs. Robert OwenMr. & Mrs. Phil Owen Mildred Owen-WeedonMr. & Mrs. Lawrence PaceMr. & Mrs. Gary PaganoRobert T. PageMr. & Mrs. Christopher I. PageMr. & Mrs. C.W. Eliot PaineMr. & Mrs. Robert M. PaineRandy & Amy Paine

John E. PaisEvan & Maryanne PalikDiane PalkerJeff & Jeanne PalkerMr. & Mrs. Paul PalliniMr. & Mrs. Hugh D. Pallister, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. William A. Papenbrock Larry & Joan PapesPardo ConsultantsBarbara & T ParkinsonBarb & Dave PartingtonSurety Title Agency, Inc.Tom & Sally PateJeanne PeaseMr. & Ms. Craig PeckDonald PennDr. & Mrs. Donald PensieroMs. Marjorie PercyLawrence J. PerkPerry K. PeskinDon & Janet PetersJohn Petersen & Nancy LondonMrs. Robert C. PetersenJoan & Roger PettiboneRalph & Joan PfingstenDennis & Donna PfoutsMr. & Mrs. Raymond PiankaRonald & Barbara PierreMrs. Stanley PijorKate Pilacky & David DiTullioDan & Andrea PollockMr. & Mrs. Keith PolsterNancy Sarro & Richard PorrittMr. & Mrs. Frank PorterRichard & Suzanne PottsGail PowellMrs. Brenda PowersMr. Richard T. PrasseMs. Katherine PrescottKen Press & Tim DowningDale & Kim PrestonMr. & Mrs. John Prexta Laurie PriceFranklin Price M.D.Susan PriorCynthia Prior GascoigniMs. Katherine ProcopDr. & Mrs. Luis ProenzaJo ProffittMr. Ronald J. PrzybylskiJim & Linda PuffenbergerBob PugsleyMr. & Mrs. Herbert N. Putnam Jr.Mr. & Mrs. William H. QuandtMr. & Mrs. T. A. QuintrellRaymond R. RackleyBetsy Rader & Dave WatsonMr. & Mrs. Herbert RamermanMrs. Edward L. RandallMrs. Alfred M. Rankin Mr. & Mrs. Claiborne R. RankinMr. & Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.Chuck & Kathie RankinBruce RankinPeter A. RasmussenMr. & Mrs. Albert RatnerMr. Frank RauscheMr. & Mrs. Ralph RaynerLinda & Jim ReaRoger & Judy ReadMichael ReaganLynn P. ReboulMr. Robert C. Reed Jr.Laurie & Dick ReedSally Reed

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew ReehorstLori & Doug ReighartJoan Smart & Bert ReimannPauline ReimerAnn ReinthalMr. & Mrs. Glenn RenwickMichael ReschMr. & Mrs. A. Williams ReynoldsThe Garden Club of ClevelandRebecca ReynoldsRob & Lynn RichardsonMr. Sean RichardsonSally & Norm RichenbacherKen Riley & Nora Suder-RileyDr. & Mrs. Nicholas RinaldiMrs. Charles RitchieDr. & Mrs. Richard RobertsDavid RoberstonMr. & Mrs. Gregory Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Richard RoddieJohn RodeJohn & Ann RodewigGeorge & Ruth RodgersMr. & Mrs. Richard RogersMr. Harold RohlikDavid & Carol RollinsKenneth & Gretchen RooseBetty A. RootRoss Equipment CompanyMr. & Mrs. Robert RothRobert & Nancy RothTerrence & Carole RoundsMary H. RountreeHoward E. Rowen, MDMr. & Mrs. Marc RubinRichard & Marcie RubinMr. & Mrs. Kevin K. Ruddock Michael & Barbara RudyNancy & Bryan RuezMr. Adrian O. RuleSteve & Kathleen RungwerthMr. Dave Runta

Janice A. RusakTim RyanGrace & Rich RymerDonald RynbrandtDavid & Joyce RynearsonMr. Fred Rzepka John & Eliza SaadaMr. & Mrs. Robert Saada Marvin & Sharon SableDoris S. SableSage FoundationMr. & Mrs. Peter SalkFrances SalmenBob SalmenMr. & Mrs. Jack SalzmanMr. & Mrs. David SandbergMr. & Mrs. John SandersMr. & Mrs. Steve SanfordMr. & Mrs. Nelson L. SangerPaul Sauerland & Teri ConeLila & Walter SauerteigMichael & Terri SavageJackie & Tom SavocaDavid & Susan ScarponiTwinsburg Garden ClubMs. Rose ScheeffPaul SchefftMr. & Mrs. Albert H. SchemppMrs. Robert ScherLenore & Jim SchillingA.C. Schinagle Jr.Gail & Elliott L. SchlangChris SchlossMr. Kenneth R. SchmeichelDr. & Mrs. Richard C. SchmidtDanny's Organic MarketplaceAudrie & John SchneiderBetty T. & David M. SchneiderMr. Duane SchoeweBeth A. SchoonoverHelen M. SchultzTom & Fran Schultz

Mr. & Mrs. John Schulze The Schwab Fund for Charitable GivingMarci & Jeff SchwabAnne & Douglas SchwanDrs. Richard & Ilze SchwartzThomas & Sara SchwartzNancy & Shel SchweikertMr. & Mrs. Alexander ScovilMrs. Samuel ScovilSally & Larry SearsMrs. Ellery Sedgwick Jr.Nancy & Bill SeelbachValley Tack ShopMr. & Mrs. Henry E. SeibertHenry E. & Dorothy R. Seibert FundDr. & Mrs. Frank SeidelmannTom & Tracy SeifertMr. & Mrs. Oliver SeikelTom & Nancy SeitzMr. & Mrs. Jack H. SelbyKen & Mary SeligaChuck & Kris SellsMr. & Mrs. David Selman Jason & Jennifer SemikPat SerioG. Richard & Evelyn A. SharpMs. Julia ShawDean & Carol SheldonDr. & Mrs. William C. SheldonDick & Mary Lou ShellerMr. & Mrs. Jack ShelleyKevin ShermanJeff & Pam ShermanMr. & Mrs. Reginald ShiverickMr. & Mrs. Terry ShockeyMr. & Mrs. Scott ShortenMetro Parks Serving Summit CountyBurton P. SiegelPat & Walt SilverMr. & Mrs. David SimonBruce & Sue SimonsonJeff & Celia SinclairMr. & Mrs. Geo SindelarMr. & Mrs. Mark SindelarMr. & Mrs. Harry SingerMs. Charlotte SironenDr. Faye SivazlianRon & Rita SiwikG. Michael & Kathy Mead SkerrittMark Skowronski & Michelle KahlenbergDan & Anne SkowronskiMr. & Mrs. John SliterMr. Kenneth SloaneSusan Slotnick & Matthew SobelVince & Becky SlusarzMr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. SmithEdward W. SmithBob SmithCarole P. SmithMr. Gregory SmithMr. & Mrs. Bertrand SmyersMarc & Betty SnitzerMrs. Patricia SnyderSnyder Tree FarmChris & Vicki SoukupMr. & Mrs. Stephen H. SpaethDr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. SpanoDeborah Banyas & T. P. SpeerBill & Missy SpellacyJack & Marilyn SpelmanMs. Anna SpenceMs. Karen SpiliewskiMs. Connie SpillarMr. & Mrs. Steven SpilmanMiller Family Foundation

7-D Marketing Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. SpositoTom & Carole StanleyMr. & Mrs. William StarkPeter & Bridget SteckMr. Thomas SteckelMrs. Billie Steffee Mr. Edward R. Stege Mr. Gilbert SteinenMr. & Mrs. Adam SternMrs. Virginia StewartMr. Ray StewartMr. & Mrs. James StewartWilliam J. StipePhilip & Ellen StoutMr. & Mrs. James Streicher Valerie StrongLynette & Richard StuartJoyce & Greg StudenMr. & Mrs. Joseph StudniarzMr. Daniel StyerCarl & Nancy SuchovskyMr. & Mrs. Edward K. SuitMr. Timothy M. SukelMr. & Mrs. John SulakMr. & Mrs. John SullivanMr. & Mrs. Edward SullivanMr. & Mrs. Joseph SullivanWilliam & Rita SummersMs. Rosanne SummervilleMr. & Mrs. John SusanyMr. & Mrs. J. Mark SutherlandMr. P. Matthew Sutko & Ms. Francine RosenbergerJane SwainKaren S. SwanMr. Scott Swierkosz & Ms. Lee WillJames Switzer & Gretchen LaatschMr. & Mrs. Kenn SynekLorraine S. SzaboBert SzaboChris Szell & Sarah MabeyMr. & Mrs. Michael J. TaborBill & Edie TaftMr. & Mrs. Rick TaftSeth & Franny TaftAhmad TahajodMr. Thomas TamulewiczMr. & Mrs. Paul C. Taylor Jr.Dr. Samuel E. TaylorSadie W. TaylorCraig TellerdEd & Lora TempleMr. & Mrs. Richard TeresiJoe & Dianna TesauroCarol & Virginia TevisMr. & Mrs. Frederick ThaxtonMr. Thomas R. ThoburnMr. & Mrs. Joseph ThomasMr. & Mrs. Bruce W. ThomasMr. Grant ThompsonMr. Jack ThorpHenry R. TimmanMr. & Mrs. Matt TimmonsKenneth & Jan M. TkachN. J. TobbeJudy & Hugh TobinSteve & Rita ToddMr. & Mrs. Melvin TolsmaMr. & Mrs. F. Jerome Tone IIIJerry & Laurel Torrelli

Caption Did you know……At the end of fiscal year 2008 – June 30, 2008 –

the Land conservancy had preserved 226 properties and 13,625 acres throughout northern Ohio?

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Mr. James Toth & Ms. Ana Hirsch TothErnie & Ruth TothMr. & Mrs. Dennis J. TothMr. & Mrs. Sheldon K. Towson Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway Mr. Kurt TreuMr. & Mrs. David Trimble Richard S. TrumpDr. & Mrs. Gary TruxtonMr. & Mrs. Lou TsipisEsther & Sylvia TurkTurtlecon FundMr. & Mrs. William TuttleMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Twells U. S. Bank Community FundMr. & Mrs. Edward Ullman Mr. & Mrs. William UvegesPaul & Lin VajnerCurt & Barbara Van BlarcumMs. Betty VandenboschDr. & Mrs. Gordon F. VarsRay & Helen VawterSandy VerDuinDr. Paul VignosMusette T. VincentMr. Kenneth VinciquerraMr. James VogusLaurie Von MehrenRich & Betce WainioDod & Annie WainwrightMr. David Waite & Ms. Fran SarroJim & Jean WaiteMr. Mark Wakefield & Ms. Kris DuboisDr. Barry WalkerMr. & Mrs. James C. Wallace Richard & Donna WalshEdward J. WalterCharles W. WaltonJennifer WasilkDr. & Mrs. Frank WeakleySherri N. WeaverMr. & Mrs. Louis F. WeberJosephine Hannel WeberGeorge WeemhoffMr. & Mrs. Kevin WeidenbaumMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Weil Robert & Joanne WeilerChristine Croissant & Chip WeinbergSusan WeingoldBetty WeinstockGail & Ed WeintraubDr. & Mrs. Lee Weisberg Mr. & Mrs. Fred Weisman Mr. David WeissMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Weiss Gary & Kris WelchDiane & Edward WelshThe Doctors & Staff-Roberts & Wendt Animal Hospital, IncDr. & Mrs. Terrence Wenger Rich & Martha WertzTim & Elene WestWestern Cuyahoga Audubon SocietyWestern Reserve Federation of ConservationistsMr. & Mrs. David WetzelJames W. WhiteMr. Gary WhiteRichard & Jane WhiteheadMr. & Mrs. Alton W. WhitehouseBarbara WhitnerMr. & Mrs. Dickson Whitney Jr.Mr. Dickson Whitney Betsey & George WickAnn M. Wieland

Sisters of St. DominicMrs. Thomas R. WigglesworthDr. & Mrs. John H. WilberFred & Marilyn WilderJohn & Ginny WilhelmStanley WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Joseph WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Thomas WillisMr. Seth WilmoreMary Ann WindersMr. & Mrs. Timothy WiningsAmy & Tim WinnickiDan & Doris WinterDavey Resource GroupJohn & Andrea WiseWalter WisnieskiMichael H. Wolf & Antonia Rivas WolfMr. & Mrs. Alan Wood Ted & Diana WoodbridgeMr. & Mrs. Kevin WrightMr. & Mrs. Howard WrightAlan D. & Gloria WrightPeter & Carol WykoffJohn & Sylvia YankeyTim YeagerBetty J. YelicMr. & Mrs. Edward Young John & Nancy YoungMr. Robert Yui & Dr. Anna KooMr. & Mrs. Allan ZambieMrs. Marian E. ZehnderMr. Robert Zeitz Monica ZelisMr. & Mrs. William ZieglerMs. Margarete ZieglerZion, Synek & AssociatesWilliam & Janet Zollinger, IIIRobert & Ruth ZollingerJim & Tracy Zuccaro

Our gratitude to the following individuals for becoming members of theWestern Reserve Land Con-servancy Founders Society.Anonymous (7)Ames Family Foundation (The)Dr. Jay Ankeney & Dr. Julie ClaymanMr. Edward Baker & Dr. Anna Van HeeckerenMr. & Mrs. W. Douglas BannermanBarbara & Mike BassJerry & Janet BenderMarion Berick IR TrustMark & Melanie BicheJean Astrup Faubel BlancheRob & Peg BobelMr. & Mrs. Charles BoltonMr. & Mrs. Richard BowenDennis & Laura BowerVikki & Peter Broer Barbara Brown & Steve WardMr. & Mrs. C. Richard BrubakerGail & Don ButlerR. Bruce & Jane CampbellMary Alice CannonMrs. William B. Chamberlin, Jr.Mrs. Walter M. Charman, Jr.Mr. Richard & Dr. Jennifer CochranThe George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationElizabeth P. ColebrookMr. & Mrs. Owen ColliganMrs. Rita ConwayMr. & Mrs. William ConwayRoger & Fran CooperMr. & Mrs. Evan R. CornsMr. & Mrs. John CoroginPatrick G. Coy & Karin L. TanquistMargaret E. CumminsThe Cyrus Eaton FoundationMr. C. Beau DaaneMr. & Mrs. Edward H. deConingh, Jr.Dolphin TrustMs. Carol Horner DonaldsonRichard & Louise DunnDr. & Mrs. Michael EppigDiane & Warren FarrFirstEnergy FoundationMr. & Mrs. Greg FoustWilliam & Sarah GardnerFred Geis, Geis CompaniesMr. & Mrs. James GerspacherMr. & Mrs. Steve GokorschJohn Gresock & Teresa Holland-GresockSusan & Dick GrimmThe Grimm Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert N. GudbransonCorinne P. HadleyMr. & Mrs. David HalsteadLydia & Ron HarringtonNancy & Ron HarringtonDr. & Mrs. Shattuck W. Hartwell, Jr.Melissa HaslingerMr. & Mrs. Peter HellmanMr. & Mrs. Albert M. Higley, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Michael HoffmannMr. J. Jeffrey Holland & Ms. Marjorie MuirdenMr. & Mrs. Jack HollandMr. & Mrs. Richard C. HydeMs. Elizabeth B. Juliano

Barbara & Michael KaplanCharlotte E. Karson DaiberCynthia KnightJoan M. KoskoMr. Dean KulwickiKenneth Kuttner & Laura Bentz William & Bonny Lafave Elaine & Bill LambKathy Keare LeavenworthMr. & Mrs. John LeechMr. & Mrs. James R. LevineThe G. R. Lincoln Family FoundationGail Marie LipovskyPhyllis & Robert LucarelliByron & Elsie LutmanDr. & Mrs. John T. MakleyThe Milton & Tamar Maltz Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Alexander McAfeeJulien L. McCallMr. & Mrs. Lee McMannisMr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IIIMr. & Mrs. S. Sterling McMillan IVMr. & Mrs. Edward F. MeyersEstate of John W. MitchellMr. Mark MittlerMr. & Mrs. A. Malachi MixonMr. Robert O. MoravecMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. MorrisMrs. Werner MuellerMr. & Mrs. William C. MulliganJohn P. Murphy FoundationSusan MurphyMr. & Mrs. Paul NeidhardtMarion OlsonMr. & Mrs. William O’NeillKenneth R. ParkerMr. & Mrs. James PattersonMichael Pender Memorial FundFaith PescatoreAva Joyce PetersonCarol & Bill PriorMr. & Mrs. Emery C. PriorPYSHT FundMr. & Mrs. Todd RayJosh Rubin, The CJR GroupMr. & Mrs. Franz SauerlandJames & Lenore SchillingMs. Adrian ScottMr. & Mrs. Michael R. ShaughnessyWalter SheppeStephanie SiresThe Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust South Waite FoundationMr. & Mrs. James SpiraDavid & Kelly StaatsMr. & Mrs. Joseph D. SullivanMr. Nelson S. TalbottRenold D. Thompson, Jr.Mrs. C. C. TippitLivingston H. UlfMr. & Mrs. James G. WattersonJosephine Hannel WeberMr. & Mrs. William WeberMr. & Mrs. Blair WhiddenCarter & Genevieve WilmotDavid WilmotMr. & Mrs. Scott Wolstein

Circle of Giving(Monthly Giving Program)Mr. & Mrs. Earl BenderGail & Don ButlerMr. & Mrs. Herbert ClarkRichard & Jennifer CochranBeau Daane Jean & Steve GokorschTom & Marcy HerbertJ. Jeffrey Holland & Marjorie MuirdenSarah Jane & Roger IngrahamBill & Laura JordanDr. & Mrs. James Kotapish Jr.Joan LongDiane PalkerGeo & Nora SindelarJames Switzer & Gretchen LaatschLeah & Blair WhiddenCarter & Genevieve Wilmot

MatchingCompaniesCaterpillar FoundationEaton CorporationGE FoundationIBM International FoundationKey FoundationMicrosoftNACCO Industries, Inc.Nuveen Investments, LLCPark FoundationPerkins Charitable FoundationPPG Industries FoundationPreformed Line ProductsSaint-Gobain CorporationThe Glenmede CorporationThe PBG FoundationThomson West Community Partnership Program

Caption Did you know……The Land Conservancy protected more than

$40 million worth of critically important natural lands, working farmland and scenery last year on a $2.5 million budget, leveraging $16 worth of land protection for every dollar of operating support?

We apologize for any omissions. If your name has been omitted or listed incorrectly, please contact Leah Whidden at 440-729-9621 or lwhidden@wrlc.cc.

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EverGreen EverBlue: An evening of country charmMore than 740 friends

of Western Reserve Land Conservancy attended the fifth annual EverGreen EverBlue on sept. 6 at the 280-acre English country estate of Charlie and Julie Bolton in Mentor.

The largest-ever benefit on behalf of the nonprofit Land Conservancy netted $425,000. More than half of the EverGreen EverBlue guests also purchased special tickets to a prelude party that included a tour of the exquisite Bolton home and gardens.

The celebration of conservation included welcoming remarks by James Spira, chairman of the Land Conservancy Board of Trustees, and President/CEO Richard Cochran, who thanked supporters for helping preserve “special places” in the Western Reserve.

A morning shower gave way to clear skies, and the setting sun provided a gorgeous backdrop for guests who sipped vintage wines, walked the stately property and took rides in wagons drawn by Percheron draft horses brought in by the Boltons from their farm in southern Ohio.

Paddles for Preservation, the auction held at the event, raised $325,000, which will help the Land conservancy preserve at least 650 acres throughout the region.

Cochran thanked those who made the event possible, including the Boltons, who were the honorary chairs; chairs Sarah Hollington and Debbie Weber; presenting sponsors Kinetico Incorporated

and Huntington Bank; corporate sponsors The CJR Group, Inc., Baker Hostetler, The Lake House of Hunting Valley, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Fifth Third Bank, Jones Day, Primus, Key Wealth Management, Lorain National Bank, Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista, Clanco Management Corp., Thompson Hine, National City, Oswald Companies,

Solon Manufacturing Co., Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer, Dealer Tire and Western Reserve Partners; and the EverGreen EverBlue Committee.

committee members were: Anna Adams, Alice Armstrong, Siri Benjamin, Karen Brubaker, Laura Christie, Nancy Gilkeson, Lydia Harrington, Andrea Hill, Patty Hridel, Sally Hollington, Margaret Juergens, Barb Jung, Kathy Leavenworth, Pat Leech, Kitty Makley, Holley Martens, Claire McMillan, Fran Meyers, Meg Mueller, Amy O’Neil, Faith Pescatore, Kris Rogers, Eliza Saada, Marci Schwab, Connie Searby, Lorie Smith, Nicole Twells, Renee Van de Motter, Monica Wagner and Mary Weber.

Corporate committee members were Owen Colligan, Ron Harrington, Dick Hollington and Scott Mueller.

The Land Conservancy also extends a special thanks to Great Lakes Brewing Company and the Pattie Group.

Chairs Bill and Debbie Weber andSarah and Dick Hollington

Bill Kilroy raises his Paddle for Preservation as Mary Adele Horner, left, and Wendy King look on.

Josh and Natalie Rubin and Sandra and Lee McMannis

Photos by Joe Darwal

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Sharon and Dave Herzer and Lynn and Alan Wood

Charlotte Karson, Joyce Studen and Kathy Leavenworth with the Percherons

Peter and Vikki Broer, Faith Pescatore and Gary Schambs

Tom Gretter, Bob and Nicki Gudbranson andBill and Mary Weber

Julie Bolton, Rich Cochran, Kitty and John Makley

Joan and Dick Ainsworth and Michael and Ruth Eppig

Jay Ames makes a pledge to the Land ConservancyBill and Laura Hlavin, Iska Hain and Tim Hlavin.

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Mr. Willard P. AchesonLouise Acheson

Ms. Maia BaloghMr. & Mrs. Steven BaloghMr. & Mrs. Mark EiseleMr. & Mrs. Dell FutchMr. & Mrs. Scott HaighMr. Anatoly Kapinos & Ms. Tanya GroysDrs. Thomas & Janet KuivilaMr. & Mrs. Patrick McDonnellMr. & Mrs. Kevin NorchiMr. & Mrs. Raymond PiankaMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Weiss

Mr. Bruce BlakeMr. & Mrs. Harry Singer

Bratenahl Courts CondosMr. & Mrs. Howard Garfinkel

Jim & Christine CarlsonMr. & Mrs. Harry Carlson, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. William ChiltonMr. & Mrs. William Lamb

Mr. Owen ColliganMr. Steven Lindseth

Mr. Evan R. CornsMr. & Mrs. Bruce W. RogersMr. & Mrs. Richard S. Rogers

Bethany L. & Kristin L. CurrinMayor William Currin & Deborah Currin

Mr. John ElderMr. & Mrs. Herb Henke

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. GrimmMr. & Mrs. Charles Ames

Mrs. Peg HetrickMr. & Mrs. Tom Mertens

Mr. & Mrs Roger Howe & FamilyMr. & Mrs. John Picken

Mr. & Mrs. Dan IllesDebra Illes

Marcella F. Anderson Mr. Glenn G. Anderson

Mr. Thomas E. BenichMarjorie Benich

Anne & Howard BrollierMrs. James Marsh

Mr. William DurhamerMr. & Mrs. Blair Whidden

Mr. Robert 'Whitey' EdlerSawka Family

Mr. Fred EmbresciaMr. & Mrs. Thomas Embrescia

Mr. Michael GallagherMr. Mark Wakefield & Ms. Kris Dubois

Dr. Harvey KassebaumMrs. Margarete E. Byrne

Flora LonswayMark Skowronski & Michelle Kahlenberg

Minnie Lee MacDowellMr. Charles MacDowell

Ms. Julia PilackyMr. Doren Harley

Mr. Robert H. ReboulReboul Family

Dr. William RenseMrs. Max Muller

Mrs. Frances SalmenMr. Robert Salmen

Bertha SchuesslerMr. & Mrs. Gene Wright

Carl TevisCarol Tevis

Dr. Wallace WendtMr. Christopher AllenMr. & Mrs. Rodney AllgireMs. Margaret AndersonMr. & Mrs. John AndesMr. & Mrs. Edward BeesMr. & Mrs. Duane BoehmkeMs. Dorothy V. CarneyMr. & Mrs. Richard ChernusMr. & Mrs. David J. CookMs. Paulette CutujianMr. Robert DeningtonMr. & Mrs. Phillip DollDr. & Mrs. Ibrahim ErenMs. Letitia EvansMr. & Mrs. Ross FrickFulton, Brej & Grieco, Inc.Gateway Animal ClinicMr. & Mrs. Richard Gould, IIIMs. Catherine MahonyMr. & Mrs. Kenneth MellertMr. & Mrs. Chris MorganMr. & Mrs. Gordon OneyMr. & Mrs. Ralph PfingstenKate Pilacky & David DiTullioMr. & Mrs. Andrew ReehorstDr. & Mrs. Richard RobertsRoberts & Wendt Animal Hospital, IncMr. & Mrs. Jack SalzmanMr. & Mrs. John SandersMs. Rose ScheeffMs. Patricia SeeleyMs. Charlotte SironenMr. & Mrs. John SliterMs. Anna SpenceMr. Ray StewartMr. & Mrs. Robert StrakaMr. Grant ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Melvin TolsmaMr. & Mrs. Lou TsipisMr. & Mrs. William UvegesDr. & Mrs. Frank Weakley

Mrs. Eleanor WolodzkoMr. & Mrs. AbrahamMr. Gary BuehnerMs. Debra CooperMr. & Mrs. Tim LuliMr. & Mrs. Robert HutchinsonMr. & Mrs. Paul OleckiMr. Ron OranskiMrs. Brenda PowersMrs. Florence SkalaMrs. Ginny SkalaMr. & Mrs. Tom SparengaMr.& Mrs. Blair WhiddenMs. Margarete Ziegler

Mr. Roy ZookCarol Tevis

Katie OutcaltMr. & Mrs. David Outcalt

Ms. Kathryn PetersenMs. Constance Laessig

Mr. James SpiraDealer TireAmy FulfordEnlight Advisors, LLCMargaret & Richard Margolis Philan-thropic FundMr. & Mrs. Richard Margolis

Ms. Charlene StoeckichtDr. & Mrs. John T. Makley

Mr. & Mrs. Mark TeagueMr. Aaron Feldman & Ms. Margo HarwoodMr. & Mrs. Oliver SeikelMr. James Toth & Ms. Ana Hirsch Toth

Marion & Florence YenneyMr. & Mrs. Mark Barnhill

Jared BartleyMary BeckerLizette BenzingLarry and Karen BettcherJohn BlakemanAnn BriechleBuehlers Food Markets, Inc.Gail ButlerCatharina CaldwellChagrin Valley NurseriesDavid ChewCleveland Museum of Natural History

Jim BissellRenee BoronkaLarry RoscheJudy Semroc

Jan CooperRoger and Fran CooperJim CrouseMargaret CumminsDavey Resource Group

Todd CrandallMark JohnsonKaren Wise

Tom Demaline, Willoway Nursery David DiTuillioAlan EdererDr. Ibrahim Eren, Lorain County Tropical Greenhouse and MuseumErie MetroParksThe Farmland CenterBen Franklin (Oberlin)Christine FreitagSally GardnerMary GarvinGeauga County Board of CommissionersGeauga Park DistrictGeigs OrchardJim GerspacherThe Glenmede Trust Company

Jan HavenerJennifer GoetchiusBob GravesPat GravesRick HawksleyBrenda HemburyKent State University Biology ClubDavid and Sharon HerzerSarah Hollington

Roger and Joyce HoweLee and Jo Ann HowleyJoann HutchinsonLenore HutchinsonLaura JordanCongresswoman Marcy KapturCharlotte KarsonJohn KatkoGeorge KleinRita KleinRoger KlodtDan KoloskySimon KornblithFae KrokeyDiane LucasLake MetroparksBill Lamb and Lippman Day School StudentsDale and Kathy LaPorteKrista Long Frank Lopez, Old Woman Creek EstuaryDan Martin, Lorain County Metro ParksFred MaierGail MaimoneMantua Township Zoning CommissionSandra McMannisThe Medina Raptor CenterOberlin College Department of Biology Oberlin College Office of the President Oberlin College Environmental Studies Program Oberlin College Office of the DeanOhio Department of Agriculture

Mike BaileyRobert Boggs Kelly CarnealMark ForniKristen JensenHelen Wheeler

Ohio Department of Natural ResourcesOffice of Coastal Management

-John Watkins, Chief-Sandra Kosek-Sills

Division of Natural Areas and Preserves-Steven Maurer, Chief-Nancy Strayer

Division of Wildlife-David Graham, Chief-James Marshall-Carolyn Caldwell-Phil King

Thank you to the following people on behalf of Western Reserve Land Conservancy and our local chapters

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Ohio Environmental AgencyRuss GibsonMartha SpurbeckTheresa GordonKevin SpurbeckJerry RouchMark Bergman

Connie OneyCandace PallanteFaith PescatoreJohn and Mary PickenMeredith PoczontekBridget PopelarsPut-in-Bay Township Park DistrictRandolph Township Zoning CommissionOscar RochaSusie RogersTammy and Dick RynearsonDoris SableRose ScheeffMike Shaughnessy Kevin SkerlJack SmithSandra SmithJean SortonShawn SpindelDan StyerAmie SwopeU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Megan SeymourMary KnappLucinda Corcoran

Tim WallaceDebbie WeberBetty WeinstockLee WillCarter Wilmot

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