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SHELLEY DUBIS

Annual Report

July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

IN 2007-2008
• A landmark purchase at Cherokee Marsh

• 5,000 acre mark passed

• Another parcel added to Patrick Marsh

• More farms protected

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MARIO QUINTANA
Cherokee Marsh is one of the healthiest and best pro-
tected wetlands in Dane County. Nearly 3,000 acres of
wetland, water, and upland are permanently protected
by the DNR, Dane County, and City of Madison, and
the Natural Heritage Land Trust.

T
he Natural Heritage
Land Trust marked 25
years as an independ-
ent non-profit organization in
2008, which is a great accom-
plishment for any non-profit
organization. But what makes this anniversary truly
meaningful is the land we have permanently pro-
tected during that time. Thanks to your support, we
crossed the 5,000 acre mark this year by protecting
some of the great places in our community, like
Cherokee Marsh, Patrick Marsh, and farmland in the
Town of Dunn. In all, we added nearly 750 acres of per-
manently protected land and water to the long list of
cherished places you have helped protect. Thank you
very much for making this success possible.

Jim Welsh, Executive Director

Natural Heritage Land Trust Permanently Protected Land (1983–2008)

6000

5000
Cumulative Acres

4000

3000

2000

1000

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1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

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IN 2007-2008 we protected great places in south-central Wisconsin

T
hanks to the leadership of the City of Madison
and the landowners at Cherokee Park, Inc., we
added 260 acres of marsh and upland to the
city’s Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park. Cherokee
Marsh is Dane County’s largest wetland, and one of
the best remaining in the county. This acquisition is
the largest conservation purchase in the city’s history.
We purchased 22.5 acres on the south side of
Patrick Marsh, adjacent to protected areas owned by
This acquisition brings the total amount of protected
land at the Patrick Marsh Natural Resource Area to 320
acres.
Thanks to the generosity of landowners Barbara
and Brad Glass, we protected a 290-acre forested ridge
and valley landscape along Sneed Creek south of
Patrick Marsh is on the City of Sun
Prairie’s eastern doorstep.

the Land Trust and Dane County.

A historic trail used by Native
Americans crosses the property
and in the future may be part of a
new public trail circling the marsh
east of Sun Prairie. The landown-
ers generously sold the property
to us below its appraised value.
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KIM LAMOREAUX

A new sign announces the protection of the 53-acre

MIKE GRIMES

Hickory Hill Conservancy Park in the Village of Cross

Plains. (left-to-right standing: Mary Mirkes, Mike
Schutz, Wayne and Janet Esser; kneeling: Michael
Mirkes, Lee Swanson, and Kate Wipperman.)

House on the Rock in Iowa County. The property in-

Volunteer Stefanie Brouwer at a
Black Earth Creek work party.
cludes a beautifully restored oak savanna, one of the
rarest plant communities in the state and the nation.
The Glasses donated the conservation easement to
permanently limit development of the property. This
project was completed in partnership with the Drift-
less Area Land Conservancy.
The Natural Heritage Land Trust has made a long-
term commitment to land protection in the Black
Earth Creek valley. We continued to meet and build
relationships with valley landowners, increasing aware-
ness about the conservation options the Land Trust
provides. Sometimes this is accomplished at
landowner drop-in sessions and sometimes by meet-
ing to chat around a kitchen table. The Land Trust re-
cently joined the Cross Plains Area Business Association
in order to build stronger connections in the commu-
nity.
The Land Trust and the Southern Wisconsin chap-
ter of Trout Unlimited hosted work parties on public
land along Black Earth Creek, clearing brush from the
sides of the creek. About 1,800 feet of fish habitat was
improved.

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IN 2007-2008 we protected vital farm land
O
ur region’s farmland is among the best in the
nation. This year, in partnership with the
Town of Dunn, we protected a 96-acre farm,
bringing the total number of farms protected in part-
nership with the town to 19, covering 2,542 acres. The
latest farm to be protected sits between five other pro-
tected farms, creating an 800-acre swath of perma-
nently protected farmland.
Adjacent to Governor Dodge State Park, we pro-
tected a 79-acre farm. The conservation easement was
donated to the Land Trust by Anne Bachner to per-
manently protect the land she and her family have
loved and stewarded for many years. The Bachner
farm has gently rolling agricultural fields as well as a
forest covering sandstone bluffs and a stream that
feeds Mill Creek. The Bachner conservation easement
permanently protects the land and buffers the state
The Natural Heritage Land Trust preserves
high-quality farm land. The total acreage
of farmland protected through the Land
Trust – Town of Dunn collaboration is 2,542.
park from incompatible development. This project
was completed in partnership with the Driftless Area
Land Conservancy.
We also began new partnerships to protect farm-
land. We helped the Town of Windsor develop and
begin to implement a purchase of development rights
program for the town’s very high-quality farmland
east of the Village of DeForest. 21 farmers submitted
applications in the initial round of applications last fall.
We assisted the Town of Springfield in the devel-
opment of an innovative transfer of development
rights program to protect farmland and encourage
compact development west of Waunakee. Like the
Town of Dunn’s program, both programs are geared
towards protecting farmland and the farm economy
that is so important to our region.
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North American Wetlands
Private Gifts 2% Conservation Act 2%
IN 2007-2008 we ensured
that land under conservation
easements is permanently
protected

A
Knowles-Nelson
Landowner
Stewardship conservation easement is a voluntary legal
Donations 12%
Program 45%
agreement between a landowner and the

City of
Land Trust that permanently restricts devel-
Madison 17% opment. The Land Trust’s job of land protection does
not end when a conservation easement is signed; our
signature hails the start of a long-term relationship be-
tween the Land Trust, the landowner, and the land.
The Land Trust accepts the responsibility of ensuring
Dane County that the land stays protected forever. Toward this end,
Conservation
Fund 22% the Land Trust has set aside funds to ensure the con-
tinued strength of our easement monitoring and de-
fense program.
Funding for Land Protection
Each year, Land Trust staff contact landowners and
$4.6 million was provided by local, state, federal, inspect each easement-protected property to make
private gifts, and landowner donations to protect
sure that the terms of the conservation easement are
almost 750 acres of important land and water in
2007-2008. being upheld. In 2007-2008, Jim Welsh and Kate Wip-
perman inspected 41 conservation easements.

25th Anniversary Celebration

Some of the founders of the Natu-

JEFF STROBEL

ral Heritage Land Trust gathered

in March at the Prairie Café and
Bakery in Middleton to celebrate
the Land Trust’s first project —
Wally Bauman Woods— completed
25 years ago on the shore of Lake
Mendota. Standing left-to-right:
Glenn Chambliss, Gail Shea,
Joe Sensenbrenner, Howard
Mead, Bill O’Connor, Nancy Mead;
seated: Hugh Iltis, Sharon Clark
Gaskill, Nancy Heiden, Diane
Derouen, Vera Bauman.

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THANK YOU to our members, donors and partners:

July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008

$100,000+ Bill O'Connor & Krista Roys John & Marian Bolz
Anne Bachner Placon Corporation Bremser Group, Inc. CPAs
City of Madison Richard & Susan Plonsky Robert & Ann DeMars
Dane County Conservation Fund Scott & Cary Reich Clarence & Janet Dlouhy
Brad & Barbara Glass David Rice EcoEnergy
Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson David & Katie Simon Kristine Euclide & Douglas Steege
Stewardship Program State Bank of Cross Plains Sharon & Warren Gaskill
Jeffrey Strobel Gary & Pamela Gates
$20,000 - $99,999 Sun Prairie Rotary Foundation John & Cate Harrington
Madison Community Foundation Vandewalle & Associates Brenda Haskins
North American Wetlands Wal-Mart Sun Prairie Julie Hayward & Donn D'Alessio
Conservation Act Jim Welsh Chris & Mary Hughes
Bill & Sue Paulson Rolf & Susan Wulfsberg Rebecca Krantz & Don Katz
Roma Lenehan
$10,000 - $19,999 $500 - $999 Arthur & Susan Lloyd
Clemens F. & June M. Baime Alliant Energy Terry Marshall & Lesley Johnson
General Casualty/QBE Regional Insurance Steve Bartlett Oak Bank
Martha Lound Mary & Neil Binkley Mary Pautz
Pan-O-Gold Baking Co./Village Frank & Bonnie Burgess Mark & Dana Roffers
Hearth Breads Robert J. Carpenter, DDS Mary & Jerry Schwoch
Doug & Sherry Caves Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
$5,000 - $9,999 Cress Funeral & Cremation Service John Stockham
The Evjue Foundation Emily Earley SVA Wealth Management, Inc.
Evergreen State Bank Town of Windsor
$2,000 - $4,999 Jonathan Filter James & Karen Troupis
BT2 Engineering and Science Haen Real Estate Tom & Rita Tubbs
Sherren Clark John & Judith Hutchinson US Bank
Michael & Shelley Dubis JFNew Margaret Van Alstyne
Ducks Unlimited Richard & Sally Keyel John & Carmen Wagner
Lawrence Hitch Beth Kubly Bill & Karen Weber
John & Lorie Raihala Patrick Marsh Middle School Wegner LLP, CPAs and Consultants
Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach Plastic Ingenuity Gary Werner & Melanie Lord
Ritter Insurance Agency Patrick Marsh Middle School Bill White & Kathie Nichols
Sun Prairie Lions Club Dr. William & Alice Russell Williams Environmental Associates, Inc
Town of Dunn Scott Sauer Rose & James Zerwick
Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C. Sun Prairie Garden Club
The Prairie Enthusiasts $100 - $249
$1,000 - $1,999 Gail & Willi Van Haren Norman & Peggy Anderson
Johanna & Mike Allex Bill & Lorette Wambach Vicki & Conrad Anderson
Bank of Sun Prairie Frank & Mariana Weinhold Elaine Andrews
Tom Bergamini & Herika Kummel Bill & Win Welsh Anonymous (2)
Oliver Berge Patricia Zastrow Patricia Arndorfer
Bob & Anne Bolz Barbara & Stephen Arnold
Ed & Lois Brick $250 - $499 Jim Arts & Helene Nelson
Dentistry of Wisconsin Angela & James Ackley Valerie Bailey-Rihn & David Rihn
John Feith Anonymous Ed Baker
John J. Frautschi Family Foundation Jean Bahr Vera Bauman
Mary & Richard Frey Walter Bauman Family Marvin & Ellouise Beatty
Martha Frey
Rob Gottschalk
& Joy Stieglitz Gottschalk
Thomas & Patty Hebl “We like Natural Heritage Land Trust because your projects
and Gary & Lynn Hebl
Hooper Corporation are local. Other conservation organizations work across the
Phoebe R. and country or across the state, but you work right here. That’s
John D. Lewis Foundation
Bill Lunney & Judie Pfeifer why you receive and will continue to receive our support.”
Tom McGregor & Anita Gallucci Rolf and Susan Wulfsberg
MGE Foundation
Mohs, MacDonald, Widder President’s Circle
& Paradise, Attorneys at Law
Norcross Wildlife Foundation

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Black Earth Creek Watershed Association Friends of Pheasant Branch Tony & Darlene Nowak
Jeanne Behrend Goodland Tree Works Wayne & Jackie Pauly
James & Brenda Bell Joanne Granquist Clara Penniman
Jo Ann & Lloyd Bitzer Rea & David Gustafson Rick Phelps
Curt Bjurlin & Alexandra Wells Laura Guyer Ken & Melinda Potter
Anthony & Mardell Blaschka Tim Hacker & Carol Chen Clarence Ready
Sharon & John Bloodgood Sam, Wilson, Olin & Vivian Hacker Robert Reese
Charles & Dianne Boardman III Nancy & Richard Hagen Ronda Richards
Linda Bochert Terry Haller Kyle Richmond
Thomas & Shaila Bolger Handy Appliance Center Harriet Riley
James Bower & Nina McGuffin Paul & Jackie Hass Eugene M. and Jean O. Roark
Steven Brezinski Pam & Craig Heilman Virginia Rogers
Joan & William Brock Charles Hodulik Ron & Cathy Rotter
Kathie & Tom Brock Les & Susan Hoffman Charlie & Barb Saeman
Ludwig & Nancy Bruch Greg & Jane Hyer Rev. Michael & Trina Schuler
Catherine Bruner Barbara Irvin Gail & Dan Shea
Andrea Buelow Angela James & Forbes McIntosh Kevin Shelley & Sandra Whitney
Stephen & Susan Carpenter Chris James Brent Sieling & Meagan Schliesman
Dana & Patricia Chabot David Jenkins & Mary Pertzborn Laura Smail
Wendel & Carol Chamberlin Derek Johnson Bernadine & Cecil Smith
Nan & David Cheney Bud & Marilyn Jordahl Louis & Elsbeth Solomon
Allan & Ellen Christensen Kari Jordahl & Gary Dunham Julia & Chris Solomon
Martha Christensen Hiroshi & Arlene Kanno Elizabeth Stager
Christenson & Allex, LLC Scott E. Kelly Peter & Pamela Steitz
Susan Clark Matt Kenyon & Dustin Eyestone Judith Strasser
Continental Mapping Douglas & Martha Kintner Summers Christmas Tree Farm LLC
Dan & Pat Cornwell Joyce Knutson Louise Summers
Dr. Andrew & Elsa Crummy Robert Koehler Millard & Barbara Susman
CRW Foundation Paul & Anne Koeppe Ed & Theresa Taylor
Tim Culver David Koltes The Nature Conservancy
Jim & Lisa Cummings Kevin Komarek & Carol Van Hulle Donald & Joanna Thompson
Lois Curtiss Barbara & John Komoroske Ron & Laureen Thorstad
Jack & Mary Davison Tom & Margie Krauskopf Connie Threinen
Charles DeFrang Sara & Matt Kwitek Don & Joanne Tierney
Diane Derouen & Glenn Chambliss Janeen Laatsch Mary Trewartha
Robert Devenish Donald & Michele Last Upper Sugar River Watershed
Cal & Ruth DeWitt Jim & Alice Leidel Association
Diesel Truck Driver Training School Ken LePine UW - Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve
Driftless Area Land Conservancy Libby & Phil Lewis James Van Deurzen
Howard & Jean Druckenmiller Sue & Gene Lloyd Vogel Foundation
Richard & Doris Dubielzig Mary Maher Nathanael Voss
Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC Darren & Dawn Marsh Weary Traveler
Bill & Amy Dunlop Richard McCoy Laurence & Frances Weinstein Foundation
Patrick & Lloyd Eagan Jill & Mike McDermott Keith & Karen Weiss
Daniel & Sandra Eater Sarah & Mark McGuire Jim and Sally Whiffen
Jonathan Ela & Trish Stocking Nancy & Howard Mead Tripp & Nancy Widder
Vicki Elkin & Mike Ivey Philip Miles Kate & Matt Wipperman
Jim Ely Nancy & Thomas Mohs H. Arlene Wolek
Dave & Peg Engleson Stephen Morton Harry & Mary Woll
David Falk & Jo Anne Robbins Peter Mueller & Debra Gottschalk Michael Wollmer
Farrington Foundation National Mutual Benefit Danielle Wood & Bert Dodds
Feiner Furniture Natural Resources Foundation Bob & Nan Woodburn
Wesley & Anne Foell of Wisconsin Jan Zimmermann
Liz Frautschi Joseph Newman & Alida Evans

You can permanently protect more cherished land. Please put the Natural
Heritage Land Trust on the top of your charitable giving list in 2008.

$=$$
2008 is the perfect year to make a year-end gift to the Land Trust. Any amount given
above your 2007 donation will be doubled by the Bradshaw-Knight Foundation.
Your tax-deductible gift by December 31, 2008 can go twice as far. Call: 258-9797.
Click: www.nhlt.org. Mail: 303 S. Paterson Street, Suite 6, Madison, WI 53703. Thanks!

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$75 - $99
Ervin & Helen Bruner “We feel privileged to support Natural Heritage Land Trust.
Marsha & Peter Cannon
David Henige & Janice Behn The work of the Land Trust to preserve agricultural lands and
Rosemary & Lee Jones
natural areas is in line with our values.”
John & Evelyn Peterson
Robin Piper & Kristal Kagy Clemens F. & June M. Baime
Doug Robinson
Janet Schlafer
President’s Circle
Tracy & Marty Simonson
Michael & Molly Strigel
Michael Vahldieck
Benita Walker & Joe Senulis
Peg & Ron Wallace Ken & Debby Levin Laura & Gary Steuck
Carla Wright John & Norma Magnuson Wilbur and Jeane Stites
Marling Lumber Marge Strobel
$50 - $74 Marshall Financial Group James and Margaret Strother
Fernando & Carla Alvarado John Mason Nancy Sugden & Robert Newbery
Doug Andrews & Maureen Murphy Katherine & Charles Mattison Bill Swan
Edith & Deane Arny David McCabe & Andrea Gonstead Linda Taplick
Mary Bakken Chandler & Beverly McKelvey Stanley Temple
Jim & Nancy Baxter Jack McLeod Donna & Chet Thomas
Sandra Bennett Carolyn Meyer Tom & Peter Thurlow
Gregory & Kathleen Berkseth Liz Middleton Unity Health Insurance
Dale Beske & Dorothy Gertsch Gene Mitchell Stephen Ventura
Lisa & C. Edward Binkley Joseph & Mary Mulcahy Lucille & Francis Vickerman
Joan & Darren Blankenship Frank & Helen Myers Waunona Garden Club
Dr. Stephen Born Mikkel Nelson Renee Weber
Tim Boylen & Barbara Bailey Karen Nielsen Peter R. Weiler
Joan Braune & Tod Highsmith Larry & Katherine Nix Marcia & Terry Weisensel
Sue & William Bridson Louise & Donald Novotny Amelia & Garry Williams
Gerald & Jeanne Briggs Richard & Victoria Oberle Daniel Wisniewski
Crystal Buck & Ben Coakley Eric Oelkers
Cristina Celada Kathy Otterson $35 - $49
David Clutter Gary Paust Becky Abel
Barbara & Ted Cochrane Kate Perleberg Vaira Akselis
Community Pharmacy Lynn Persson Barbara Almond
Elizabeth & Scott Cooper Don & Denise Peterson Cecelia Banks
Daniel Cottam & Maria Teresa Arenas Gail Piersen Violet Bartell
Nancy Cox Evan & Jane Pizer Sue & Ellis Bauman
Bill Cronon & Nan Fey Gaylord Plummer & Cathy Edwards Hallie Lou Blum
Jane Dennis Shawn Pourchot James & Betty Bolitho
Glenda & Carter Denniston Caleb Pourchot Thomas Boos II & Amanda Schwoegler
Eagle Optics James, Maria & Sierra Powell Tom & Diane Brys
Pam & Tim Felt Carrel & Lloyd Pray Marty & Kristy Burkholder
Robert & Marjorie Fizzell Nancy & Ken Ragland Eliot Butler
Anne Forbes & Jim Lorman Sheryl Renslo Jane and Ugo Camerini
Nancy Forster Steve Richter Dr. Robin Chapman
Anna Garner-Strickon Jean Rideout Jean Clausen
Dorothy Gosting Fred A. Risser Catherine Coberly
Ted Haglund Steve Robertson Cress Spring Bakery
Warren Hagstrom & Doleta Chapru Mike Roessler Realty Dave & Lori Cresswell
Dan & Trish Hagstrom Robert Rolley Mitchell & Sandie Custer
Don Hammes Mark Rooney and Gail Morton James R. Davis
Lee & Yolanda Hayden Betty & Max Rosenbaum Mike & Sarah DeRubis
Steve & Denise Herzberg Bernard Saley & Ruth Hersko Richard Eager
John & Jill Hutmacher Ruth Saunders & Lawrence Levy Daniel & Gail Einum
Dr. Hugh Iltis & Sharyn Wisniewski Justin Schaefer & Katherine Haig Randall & Karen Endres
Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Iltis Roger & Cheryl Schlesser Kathy Engel-Hunt & Don Hunt
Isthmus Surveying Pam Severson Norman & Wilma Erway
Jim Jensen Pat & Helen Sheahan Ann Fagan
Martin & Ruth Johnson David Sherlock & Jennifer Gottwald Elizabeth Ferguson
Sue Jones Toni Sikes & William Kraus Susan Frey
Paul Kaarakka Janet Silbernagel LJ Geer Design
Nicole Kalkbrenner Peggy Smelser & Jody McCann Marge Gnewikow
Mary Ellen Kearney Mark Smith & Dan Rigney Cassandra Goodwin
Anita Krasno & Daniel Hobson Randall & Marilyn Smith Renee Gouaux & David Smith
William Lane Rebecca Smith Dianne Greenley
Jeff Lange & Dolly Marsh Lee & Marian Sorensen Mary Guay
Steven Lary Bob & Lisa Sorge Barbara Ann Hacker

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Andrew Hanson Karen Bassler & Daniel Mortenson President's Circle

Kent & Colleen Hartung Jon Andrew Becker
Steven Hayes Vernon & Phyllis Buskager We are grateful for the financial stability
Richard Helmholz Debbie & Gregory Cooke that the President's Circle members
Richard & Kathy Henderson Howard Czoschke provide to the Land Trust. President’s
Barbara & Ron Hennings Bob & Jean Dent Circle members contribute $1,000 or
Susan & Dirk Herr-Hoyman Althea & Bryan Dotzour more annually.
Jim & Lucille Hornung John Ebsen
Amy Ihlenfeldt Doris Felland Johanna & Mike Allex
John W. Jacoby Evelyn Fox Anne Bachner
Ed Jepsen Pauline Gilbertson & Peter Medley Clemens F. & June M. Baime
Norma E. Jones Lynn & Michael Golden Bank of Sun Prairie
Mark Koeppl Tura Hoel Graber Tom Bergamini & Herika Kummel
& Sheryl McGlamery-Koeppl Karl & Virginia Granberg Oliver Berge
Donald Kometz Anita Gurda Bob & Ann Bolz
Bert & Anna May Krantz Jost & Elizabeth Hermand Ed & Lois Brick
Harold & Rita Kreitz Bob & Molly Jahn BT2 Engineering & Science
Jeffery Kuesel Gordon & Carol Janney Doug & Sherry Caves
Ron & Patti Larson Amy Johnson Sherren Clark
Renee Lauber Junque Unlimited Antique Study Group Dentistry of Wisconsin
Betty & Anthony Les Don & Luana Kalscheur Michael & Shelley Dubis
Vilja Lorenzsonn Stanley & Dorothy Karls Lloyd & Pat Eagan
Mark & Sue Martin Doris Kennedy William Fairbanks
Bruce Mayer Tom & Jen Kerns John Feith
Carol Meagher Jean Knickmeyer John J. Frautschi Family Foundation, Inc.
Rose Meinholz & Larry Hochman Richard A. Kugler & Erika L. Sevetson Martha M. Frey
Fred & Judy Middleton Karle Lester & George Dolezal Richard & Mary Frey
Don & Pamela Millis Barb Lester General Casualty
Ed & Kay Moffat Geoffrey & Edith Maclay Brad & Barbara Glass
James & Susan Morrison David & Linda Martin Rob Gottschalk & Joy Stieglitz Gottschalk
John Murphy Ron & Kathleen Martin Larry Hitch
Kate Nardi & Clyde Sullivan Dennis Meiller Gary & Lynn Hebl
Dr. Eugene & Olive Nordby Patrick Mommaerts and Thomas & Patty Hebl,
Buzz & Kit Nordeen Nora O'Brien Hooper Construction
Curt Pawlisch & Robin Carlson O'Connell Pharmacy Phoebe & John Lewis Foundation
Marcia Penner Jan & Bill Odegaard Martha Lound
Amy Prevost & Josh Howell Albert & Kathleen Oglum Bill Lunney & Judie Pfeifer
Donald Propsom & Kim Varnell Rev. Charles & Evelyn Payson Tom McGregor & Anita Gallucci
Candace Rabe Leslie & Seth Perelman MGE Foundation,
Paul Rabinowitz Dennis Petzke Mohs, MacDonald, Widder, & Paradise,
Richard & Mary Ann Reale John & Cindy Petzold Attorneys at Law
David & Linda Ripp Sue Poullette Natural Resources Consulting
Harold & Ann Ripp Nicholas Rahn Norcross Wildlife Foundation
Bridgit & William Roeth Cheralyn Randall Bill O’Connor & Krista Roys
Doris Rusch Janine & James Richgels Pan-O-Gold Baking Company/Village
Faith Russell & John Miller Jeffrey & Linda Russell Hearth Breads
Mark & Kathleen Salzwedel Nancy Schlimgen Bill & Sue Paulson
Florence & Robert Schmitt Elizabeth & Lawrence Schmitz Kathy F. & Bill Pielsticker
John Sheski Julie Shiner-Bazan & Bernard Bazan Placon Corporation
Jeff Smith Galen & Rose Smith Richard & Susan Plonsky
George & Anne Smith Shirley Smith & Terry Shelton John & Lorie Raihala
Matthew & Denise Smith Nancy & Thomas Sundal Scott & Cary Reich
William & Roberta Sonzogni Eldred & Virginia Swingen Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach
Bill Stacy Rayla Temin David Rice
Howard Sweet John Thompson Ritter Insurance Agency
Dennis Tande Robert & Dorothy Troller Rotary Foundation of Sun Prairie
Scott Taylor, Taylor Conservation, LLC Teri Vierima Michael & Linda Slavney
Anita Temple & Jerry Sullivan Greg & Penny Vodak State Bank of Cross Plains
Jim Trumpy Shannon M. Wall Jeffrey Strobel
Ross & Rosalie Volkert Rod & Lynne Wealti Sun Prairie Lions Club
Suzanne & Larry Wade Ken & Barbara Wiesner Vandewalle & Associates, Inc.
Matthew & Julia Welch Barbara Wolfe Wal-Mart Foundation
Patrick & Gina Wherley Linda Wooldridge Bill & Lorette Wambach
Ledell Zellers & Simon Anderson Frank & Mariana Weinhold
We make every attempt to recognize Bill & Win Welsh
Under $35 and thank all of our members who Jim Welsh
William & Myra Ahern contributed from 7/1/07-6/30/08. If your Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson, S.C.
Norman & Lucie Arendt name was inadvertently left off our list, Susan & Rolf Wulfsberg
Cheryl Barman we apologize. Please call Martha Frey
Deanna Basile at 258-9797 to let us know.

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Memorial Gifts and Honorariums Financial Report

The Natural Heritage Land Trust’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.
Cheralyn Randall in memory of Bast
John & Carmen Wagner in memory Between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, the Land Trust received $195,588
of Marina Flood for operations and spent $223,667 for operations. In addition, the Land Trust
Dan & Trish Hagstrom in memory received $4,136,691 for the acquisition of 748 acres of land or conservation
of Sam Hagstrom easements. (Information on the sources of these funds is provided on page 6.)
William & Myra Ahern in honor of
Donald Muscavitch Income for operations
Marcia & Terry Weisensel in memory Contributions $146,033
of George Oster Rent and other payments $3,833
Tom & Peter Thurlow in honor of Service fees $26,911
paper route customers who recycled Other income $18,811
________
plastic bags $195,588
Bill & Lorette Wambach in memory
of Harry Washkoske Expenses for operations
Kate & Matt Wipperman in memory Program Services $137,847
of Ken Zander Outreach and education
Easement monitoring
In-Kind Contributors Doing land deals
Christenson & Allex, LLC Land management
Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC Management & Administration $41,473
JFNew Fundraising $44,347
________
John Miller $223,667
Natural Resources Consulting
Bill Pielsticker The operating deficit of $28,079 was financed from reserve funds set aside
Prairie Cafe and Bakery for that purpose.
Mario Quintana Please contact us if you would like a copy of audited financial statements
Cary Reich for July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008. The Land Trust’s federal tax returns (990s)
Steve Robertson are available on Guidestar (www.guidestar.org), which provides information
Jeffrey Strobel to the public on non-profit organizations.
Jamie Young Thank you to our members, donors, and partners July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Zucker Design

Silent Auction Donors

Thank you to the following businesses and
individuals for their generous donations:
BOARD STAFF
American Players Theatre
Arbor House President Executive Director
Herman Bender Johanna J. Allex Jim Welsh
Capitol Kids Vice President Conservation Specialist
Nancy Cox Carla Wright Kate Wipperman
Death’s Door Spirits
Eagle Optics Treasurer Membership Director
Kathleen Falk Mike Dubis Martha Frey
Fontana Sports Specialties
Frank Productions Secretary Volunteers/Interns/Work-study
Fromagination Jeffrey Strobel Crystal Buck
Green Bay Packers Ben Coakley
Directors Shirley Droste
JFNew Tom Bergamini
Steven Kozar Jennifer Keeley
Vicki Elkin Caleb Pourchot
L‘Etoile Rob Gottschalk
Madison Children’s Museum Cary Reich
Brenda R. Haskins Mary Schwoch
Magellan Mapping Tom Hebl
Meuer Art & Picture Frame Natalia Slavney
Chris Hughes Kevin St. Angel
Milwaukee Brewers Angela James
Monkey Bar Gym David Z. Rice
Patrick Marsh Conservancy Kevin B. Shelley
Pielsticker Photos David Simon
Pucci’s Gallery & Custom Framing Willi Van Haren
Mario Quintana
Harriet Riley Past Presidents
The Shoe Box Norman C. Anderson
Sundance 608 Cinemas John B. Hutchinson
Vermont Valley Community Farm William G. Lunney The Natural Heritage Land Trust protects
Wisconsin Historical Society Jean D. Meanwell natural areas, wildlife habitat, working
Carla Wright Kathy F. Pielsticker farms, healthy lakes and streams, and
Zane Williams Michael A. Slavney recreational land to provide a high quality
Mark B. Williams of life in the Dane County region.
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Non-Profit
Organization
US Postage Paid
Permit No. 245
Madison, WI

303 S. Paterson Street, #6

Madison, WI 53703

608 258-9797
www.nhlt.org

ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008