2014 Year in Review/Alabama
Alabama Chapter Staff
Chris Oberholster
Director
Allison Bains
Donor Relations Manager
Mary Kate Brown
Coastal Conservation Specialist
Chuck Byrd
Land Steward
Mary Beth Charles
Coastal Projects Manager
Paul Freeman
Aquatic Ecologist
Kellyn Garrison
Director of External Affairs
Lisa Lane Gilchrist
Director of Operations
Judy Haner
Director of Marine and Freshwater Programs
Beth Hamric
Executive and External Affairs Assistant,
Trustee Liaison
Charlotte Lewis
Philanthropy Assistant
Jacqueline Gray Miller
Marketing Manager
Contents
3 Inspiration for Another Quarter-Century
4 For the Love of Alabama
5 25 Years of Conservation Success
6 Protecting and Restoring Iconic Forests
8 Helping Communities Transform Streams
10 Restoring the Coast, One Person at a Time
12 A Legacy for the State We Love
14 Thank You, Donors
Linda Montgomery
Director of Development
Steve Northcutt
Director of Protection
Brent Shaver
Conservation Forestry Project Director
Becky Stinson
Senior Grants Specialist
Keith Tassin
Director of Terrestrial Conservation,
Fire Manager
Martin Taylor
Associate Director of Development
F rom the Dir ector
Inspiration for Another Quarter-Century
A
round the same time 25 years ago, the newly-formed Alabama Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and
I both embarked on our first conservation adventures in this state. I was a new graduate student in
agriculture at Auburn University, fresh off the plane from South Africa where I grew up. The Conservancy’s
first project in Alabama was to protect a modest three acres at Coosa River Bog near Centre.
From modest beginnings, the Conservancy has now protected nearly 160,000 acres across Alabama. From
the Walls of Jericho to the Cahaba River and on to the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, we’ve protected some
spectacularly beautiful and ecologically priceless parts of our state.
Little did I realize back then that within a few years of receiving my master’s degree I would start working for
the Conservancy in Alabama and would have the privilege of being involved in so many of the conservation
successes achieved over the first 25 years of the Alabama Chapter.
Recent years have brought challenges and opportunities that have expanded the Conservancy’s approach. We
now go beyond protection to reach for the innovative and collaborative restoration, management and policy
strategies that can achieve the greatest conservation impact in Alabama and beyond. The Conservancy has
become a go-to partner for getting important work kick-started, and a leader in forest, freshwater and marine
restoration in Alabama. Through the projects described in this annual report, and many others like them, we
are protecting and restoring our state’s natural lands and waters.
We are actively seeking new and inspiring ways to scale up our work so that we can achieve the maximum
benefit for people and nature. Exciting plans in the near future include bringing the Conservancy’s urban
conservation approaches to Birmingham, exploring new financing models for large-scale conservation of
longleaf pine forests, and building on Gulf oyster restoration successes.
The success we’ve had so far in our “For the Love of Alabama” fundraising campaign points to a bright future,
but we can’t realize this potential alone. With great partners, both new and long-standing, I’m excited to
embark on another quarter-century of protecting our special places and inspiring our supporters and partners
to deeper engagement and investment in conserving the rich natural heritage that sustains our lives, livelihoods
and quality of life.
Chris Oberholster, Director
Chris Oberholster. © Beth Maynor Young; cover: Jess Elliot Cave,
Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Jackson County, Alabama.
© Alan Cressler; previous page: Children and their mother explore
nature. © Erika Nortemann/ TNC
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F rom the C ampa ign C o - Cha ir s
For the Love of Alabama
The Nature Conservancy
in Alabama
Board of Trustees 2013–2014
Officers
Braxton C. Goodrich, Chairman
P
rotecting Nature. Preserving Life. Four words that
embody the connection we have with the nature
that surrounds us. Our “For the Love of Alabama”
campaign is a natural expression of that connection
and of our desire to protect the nature we love so that
our children and grandchildren can enjoy it.
Shapard D. Ashley, Vice-Chairman
As you will read in the pages of this annual report,
the Conservancy has accomplished great things in
Alabama over the past quarter-century and has made
great progress in the past year in protecting our
forests, rivers and shores. This campaign is about the
accomplishments of Alabama’s dedicated Conservancy staff, trustees and supporters statewide—and even
worldwide. Most importantly, it is our opportunity to express our appreciation and financial commitment to the
beautiful home state where we live, work and play.
Edwin C. Bridges, Ph.D.
W. Roger Carlisle, M.D., Treasurer
Stephanie Hill Alexander, Secretary
Trustees
Charles Ball
Ben T. Barnett
We believe in The Nature Conservancy, and we want to share our enthusiasm for nature—for life—that is so aptly
represented by the Conservancy. The Conservancy has a good story, a story that touches the soul. When a donor
makes a commitment, it feels good and right to the donor and to us.
To all those with whom we have met, we say a big “Thank you.” Your gifts and pledges have brought us two-thirds of
the way to our goal!
There is still work to be done to reach our goal of $15,000,000 in private funding with an additional $45,000,000
in public funding over the four years left in the Campaign. We hope you’ll want to be part of preserving Alabama’s
wonderful natural heritage! Please join us!
Elizabeth Downing
David H. Drenning, M.D.
Patricia G. Edington
Arthur B. Forward
William M. “Matt” Fowler
Steven V. Graham
Markell A. Heilbron
Walter A. Hill, Ph.D.
James W. Hodo
Richard D. Holland, Ph.D.
Nicholas H. Holmes III
William R. Ireland Jr.
Albert W. “Watt” Key Jr.
Arthur S. “Sandy” Kirkindall
D.D. Martin
Ralph E. Mirarchi, Ph.D.
Meg McGriff North
J. Schley Rutherford
Beverley “Becky” H. Smith
John E. Steiner
Steve Graham and Becky Smith
Campaign Co-Chairs
Cameron M. Vowell, Ph.D.
James D. Wadsworth
Becky Smith and Steve Graham. © Linda Montgomery/ TNC
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The Nature Conservancy in ALABAMA
George E. Wilbanks
By the
numbers
159,895.38
acres protected in Alabama
25 Years of Conservation Success
in Alabama
More than
4,533
documented species,
the 5th most
diverse state
12
years working to maintain
and improve the water quality in
the Paint Rock River watershed,
including 37 restoration projects and
38,000 acres permanently protected
Thriving partnerships with
2 historically black colleges
and universities
( Tuskegee University
and Alabama A&M
University)
18
passionate employees
with 1 mission to conserve the lands and
waters on which all life depends
100
More than
partnerships
with federal, state and
non-governmental organizations
2 online osprey nest cameras,
3 chicks and
more than 80,000 visitors
$10 million
Amount campaign volunteers
have raised so far
“For the Love of Alabama” Campaign
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P rot ect
Protecting and Restoring Iconic Forests
T
wo centuries ago, towering longleaf pine forests
covered more than two-thirds of Alabama’s
land area and extended northeast to Virginia and
west into Texas. But by the 1990s these “piney
woods” had become one of the most endangered
ecosystems in North America. For the last 25 years,
The Nature Conservancy in Alabama has focused on
protecting model examples of longleaf pine forests
in places like Splinter Hill Bog and the Kathy Stiles
Freeland Bibb County Glades preserves. Now we
are expanding that work to take a leading role in
regional-scale longleaf restoration.
Longleaf forests were decimated by cutting for
timber, farming and development—reduced from
more than 92 million acres across the Southeast to
about 3 million acres by the beginning of the 21st
century. Longleaf forests are among the world’s most
biologically diverse and are home to 29 federally
endangered species. They are also critical to
protecting streams and springs that provide fresh
water to millions of Alabamians.
For perhaps the first time in recent history, the future
is looking brighter for longleaf forests. Last year
marked the first time since monitoring began that
the total longleaf acreage in the Southeast has
grown—topping 4 million acres—and other exciting
developments are on the horizon.
In 2009, the Conservancy joined the America’s
Longleaf Restoration Initiative (ALRI), a coalition of
public agencies, NGOs and businesses dedicated to
the goal of restoring longleaf to a total area of 8 million
acres over 15 years. ALRI has been ramping up activity
in 16 different geographic landscapes, three of which
include Alabama forests—the Chattahoochie Fall Line
Hills Ecosystem, the Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem
and the Talladega Mountains Ecosystem.
The Conservancy in Alabama has taken a leadership
role in the Talladega Mountain Longleaf Pine
Conservation Partnership—a coalition formed in
April of 2013 to begin implementing coordinated
longleaf restoration strategies in the mountain
longleaf forests ranging from just southwest of
Birmingham to just northwest of Rome, Georgia.
This multi-partner effort was recently granted
funding from the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation and Southern Company to hire a
coordinator who will lead on-the-ground restoration
projects and conduct outreach to educate private
landowners about restoration. The Conservancy
also has a new agreement with the U.S. Forest Service
to assist the National Forests in Alabama with
prescribed burns—a critical component of restoring
and maintaining healthy longleaf forests.
Longleaf forest restoration has a long road ahead
to reach 8 million acres and beyond, but state and
regional partnerships are allowing the Conservancy
and other groups to coordinate for maximum impact
across the range of these iconic forests.
Burn Boss
The Conservancy in Alabama’s Keith Tassin won
recognition this year as the “burningest” burn
boss for leading the most prescribed burns of
any staff member across the country—30 in all.
The Alabama burn crew’s activity is a testament
to the importance of fire to maintaining the
health of our forests, especially longleaf pine
forests. Tassin and his crew led and participated
in burns on Conservancy land, private land and
public land, working with a wide variety of
partners to ensure safe and effective use of fire
as a restoration tool.
Rare Plant Listed
Alabama’s Kathy Stiles
Freeland Bibb County
Glades Preserve is
home to a staggering
number of rare plants—
61 so far. One of those
species, Georgia
rockcress, has now
been listed as federally
endangered. The
listing includes critical
habitat in the bluffs
along Six Mile Creek and the Little Cahaba River
within the preserve.
previous page: Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forest. © Rich Reid/ TNC;
AT RIGHT, top: Alabama’s burn crew. © Keith Tassin/ TNC; bottom:
Georgia rockcress. © Alan Cressler
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T r ansfor m
Helping Communities Transform Streams
L
ast winter, the sounds of heavy equipment
pierced the quiet along two Alabama streams—
Big Canoe Creek and Estill Fork. Rather than a
harbinger of human encroachment, the noise and
activity was a sign of hopeful transformation for these
creeks. A dam and a roadway were being removed in
order to return the steams to a more free-flowing
state that is better for the plants and animals that
call them home.
The removal of barriers from streams is an important
strategy for the Conservancy and our partners
throughout Alabama. The state has the greatest
diversity of freshwater fish, mussels and snails in
North America. It is home to about 180 mussel
species—a full 60 percent of all mussel species in the
nation! With that incredible diversity comes a great
number of rare and threatened species—many of
which are limited to a single watershed or even a
single creek.
One small stretch of Estill Fork boasts at least eight
species of rare, threatened or endangered mussels,
including the best known population of the pale
lilliput. Estill Fork feeds into the Paint Rock River,
a longterm priority area for the Conservancy because
of its impressive freshwater diversity.
But the Estill Fork project benefitted more than just
wildlife. High water in the river often washed over
the roadway and posed a serious danger to cars and
school buses. The Jackson County Commission, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and the Tennessee Valley
Authority supported and funded the project for its
combined benefits to people and nature. The old
roadway was removed and replaced with a new bridge
that allows vehicles to pass safely over the stream
while animals pass unimpeded below.
Before demolition started on the Estill Fork,
researchers collected baseline data on the species
present above and below the road crossing, so that
they will be able to measure the benefits of the new
bridge. Monitoring efforts are showing that the
removal of Goodwin’s Mill Dam across Big Canoe
Creek, a similar site to the east of Birmingham, is
already benefitting the creek’s wildlife. Within a few
months of project completion, species previously
present only below the dam are now found upstream.
Stones from the deconstructed Goodwin’s Mill Dam,
which was built from natural materials in the 1880s,
were used to stabilize the creek’s banks and were
placed in the creek bed to create new habitat where
fish can feed, hide and breed.
As part of the Alabama Rivers and Streams Network,
the Conservancy is working with private partners
and state and federal agencies to pursue more
opportunities to improve water quality and habitat
in Alabama’s highest priority streams.
Watch a video about the Goodwin’s Mill Dam removal,
created by the Coosa Riverkeeper, a local partner in
the project along with the Friends of Big Canoe Creek:
Mussels Come Home
Thanks to the Conservancy and partners, one
of the rarest mussel species in the United States
is no longer limited to a single Alabama stream.
The pale lilliput is part of a breeding program
conducted by the Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, and now
more than 800 hatchery-bred mussels have
been released into the Duck River in central
Tennessee. The program has also returned rare
mussels and snails from Georgia and Tennessee
to Alabama streams.
previous page: Construction in progress on the new
clearspan bridge across the Estill Fork. © Paul Freeman/TNC;
ABOVE: Pale lilliput mussels being placed in Tennessee’s
Duck River. © Sally Palmer
youtu.be/pI1fL3delYE
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Insp ir e
Restoring the Coast, One Person at a Time
A Jewell in Alabama
F
our years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
something good is spreading across the Alabama
coast. From neighbor to neighbor and community to
community, people are getting involved and inspired
to protect their shorelines and improve the health
of the Gulf. The Conservancy and our partners are
connecting people to the science, expertise and
volunteer help they need to get coastal restoration
projects done.
Concern for the environment is not new along the
coast, says Judy Haner, the Conservancy in Alabama’s
Marine and Freshwater Programs director, but
the oil spill made people more acutely aware of
the value of Alabama’s waters and shores. About
80 percent of Mobile Bay’s shoreline is privately
owned, by individuals, organizations or businesses,
so individual action is essential. “If we want to move
the needle on habitat restoration in coastal Alabama,
we have got to work with these private landowners,”
says Haner. “We’ve got to figure out what works and
doesn’t work for them.”
Finding what works means taking a look at each
section of shoreline and assessing the needs,
structures, techniques, plants and funding options
that will be best for that site. Since the oil spill,
more than 50 individuals and organizations have
approached the Conservancy and our partners with
an interest in shoreline restoration on their property.
Pulling together partners who can help make as many
of these projects a reality as possible is the challenge
Haner and her team have taken on.
Three projects completed last spring and summer
serve as examples. At Beckwith Camp and Retreat on
Weeks Bay, camp leadership called in the Conservancy
to help upgrade and improve an old living shoreline
that was decaying. At Taylor’s Riverview Park along
the Bon Secour River, the Conservancy helped a
homeowner’s association install oyster castles and
marsh plants to reduce the effects of boat wakes on
the shoreline. And at a private home along Fowl
River, the Conservancy and partners are testing a
new design by retrofitting a failing bulkhead.
All three projects involved scientific and community
partners and generous funders (National Fish and
In July, U.S. Secretary
of the Interior Sally
Jewell paid a visit to
Birmingham as part
of Land and Water
Conservation Fund
(LWCF) Week. Jewell
met with Conservancy
Trustee Becky Smith,
learned about
Alabama’s natural
treasures and spoke
inspiringly about the value of the LWCF, which
brings direct economic benefits to communities
by protecting natural areas and recreational
opportunities. The Nature Conservancy is part of
the national LWCF Coalition.
Wildlife Foundation at Beckwith and Taylor’s
Riverview and Chevron Corporation on the Fowl
River). Each project engaged and educated community volunteers who can now spread information and
inspiration to friends. And each will have lasting
benefits in reducing erosion and building healthy
shoreline environments that are better homes for
oysters, fish, plants and people.
“Everybody thinks that they’re just one small piece
or one small property,” says Haner, “but if hundreds
of properties made these changes, what would the
cumulative benefit be?” We’re excited to find out!
previous page: Volunteers at work on a restoration project in Mobile
Bay. © Erika Nortemann/ TNC; left: Volunteers placing oyster castles at
Taylor’s Riverview Park. © Mary K ate Brown/ TNC; ABOVE: Becky Smith (left)
with Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell (right) in Birmingham’s East
Lake Park. © Kellyn Garrison/ TNC
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Insp ir e
A Legacy for the State We Love
J
im and Sally Hodo see the impact of The Nature Conservancy all around Alabama, and
that impact has led them to become Legacy Club members by leaving a portion of their
estate to the Conservancy.
“I love the whole state,” says Jim Hodo. “The Conservancy has been involved in protecting
property all the way from the Gulf Coast to the Tennessee line.” And Jim has visited many
of those sites, from Mobile Bay to the Walls of Jericho to projects much closer to the Hodo’s
home in Selma.
“We live 5 to 6 miles from the Cahaba River, where the Conservancy has done as much work as
anywhere in the state,” says Jim. “It’s a wonderful river.” He and Sally are especially interested
in the natural prairies of the Black Belt region in central Alabama, where the Conservancy
worked with the Forever Wild Program to protect the Old Cahawba tract and has been
involved in restoring some of the best remaining examples of tallgrass prairies in Alabama.
Jim has been a member of the Conservancy since even before the formation of the Alabama
chapter, and has served on and led the Alabama Chapter’s Board of Trustees. “My concept
of conservation has developed alongside
the Conservancy’s and they’re very closely
aligned,” he says. “We really started out in the
same place, which was buying and protecting
land, and evolved into an understanding
that to do effective conservation you need
to protect whole systems.”
The Hodos see the Legacy Club as the best
way to maximize their support for the
Conservancy in Alabama, and they hope
that others will be inspired to do the same
“For the Love of Alabama.”
Sally and Jim Hodo. © Courtesy of Jim Hodo; previous page: The Cahaba River near Selma, Alabama. © Hunter Nichols; AT RIGHt:
Birmingham’s railroad park. © Dystopos/Flickr Creative Commons License
Urban Conservation Comes
to Birmingham
The Conservancy’s urban conservation program is poised to
expand into Birmingham! Alabama’s largest city is one of 10
selected nationwide for expansion of the program, which started
in New York, Los Angeles and Houston.
The urban conservation program was founded on the principle
that we cannot succeed in our mission to conserve the lands and
waters on which all life depends without addressing the needs of
cities, where the vast majority of the U.S. population lives. Cities,
in turn, cannot succeed without conserving the natural resources
and services that allow them to function and grow. In Birmingham,
the urban conservation program will address urgent and important
needs and opportunities such as urban stream restoration and
stormwater management, protection of water at its source, and
building the next generation of conservation leaders.
“Human well-being is underpinned by urban forests that clean
the air, healthy watersheds that provide clean water and a green
economy that provides a range of benefits to all urban residents,
including the most socially and economically vulnerable,” says
Conservancy in Alabama Director Chris Oberholster.
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You Insp ir e Us !
Thank You, Donors
Gifts listed below represent all gifts and pledge payments of $1,000 and above
from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014. / We sincerely appreciate every gift and regret
that we cannot list all donors.
Corporations
GIFTS OF $250,000–$499,000
Alabama Power Foundation Inc.
GIFTS OF $25,000–$49,999
Abahac Inc. / The Goodrich Foundation / William R. Ireland Sr. Family Advised Fund of CFGB
GIFTS OF $10,000–$24,999
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cole Foundation Trust / Hill Crest Foundation Inc. / Hobbs Foundation / Kuehlthau Family Foundation /
Ben May Charitable Trust / A. S. Mitchell Foundation Inc.
GIFTS OF $25,000–$49,999
GIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999
GIFTS OF $50,000–$99,999
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama LLC
GIFTS OF $10,000–$24,999
Protective Life Foundation
GIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999
Crampton Trust / The Doy and Margaret McCall Family Foundation / Kuehlthau Family Foundation /
The Steiner Foundation
GIFTS OF $1,000–$2,499
Lillian C. McGowin Foundation / The Miller Charitable Foundation Inc. / Reese Phifer Jr. Memorial Foundation
Burr & Forman / National Bank of Commerce / Regions Financial Corporation / Wadsworth Oil Company
of Clanton Inc.
Individuals
GIFTS OF $2,500–$4,999
GIFTS OF $500,000 AND ABOVE
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP / Mitchell Industries Foundation / Saunders Yachtworks
GIFTS OF $1,000–$2,499
Alabama Outdoors / Ard Contracting Inc. / EGS Commercial Real Estate Inc. / McCullough Snappy Service
Oil Co. Inc. / McWane Foundation / Mobile Gas Service Corporation / Oil Equipment Company / Shook &
Fletcher Insulation Co. / The Thompson Foundation
Foundations
GIFTS OF $100,000–$249,999
Mike and Gillian Goodrich Charitable Foundation / Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust
GIFTS OF $50,000–$99,999
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham / Horsley Family Fund of CFGB / Hugh Kaul Foundation /
Robert R. Meyer Foundation
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Estate of Mary Lou Moore
GIFTS OF $100,000–$249,999
Beverley H. Smith & Mr. William E. Smith Jr.
GIFTS OF $50,000–$99,999
Ms. Carolyn King / Donie N. Martin / Mr. James D. Wadsworth
GIFTS OF $25,000–$49,999
Estate of John R. Sanders / Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ireland II / Dr. Cameron M. Vowell & The Honorable J. Scott
Vowell / Mr. James D. Wadsworth
GIFTS OF $10,000–$24,999
Drs. J. Milton Harris & Alice Chenault / Dr. & Mrs. David H. Drenning / Mr. & Mrs. Braxton C. Goodrich /
Mr. & Mrs. Steven V. Graham / Mr. William C. Hazelrig & Mrs. Lynn S. Hazelrig / Dr. J. Douglas Lowe Jr. /
Shirley D. McCrary / Mr. & Mrs. Murray W. Smith / Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. South III
Alabamians Snap
Selfies of Natural
Treasures
GIFTS OF $5,000–$9,999
Dr. & Mrs. Edwin C. Bridges / Estate of Carolyn B. Brown / Mr. Gordon A. Bryant / Dr. & Mrs. W. R. Carlisle
/ Mr. William E. Cornelius / Elizabeth W. Downing & Dr. Hardy Downing / Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Jackson Jr. /
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Kirkindall / Mr. & Mrs. William A. North / Mr. & Mrs. Roland Norton / Mr. B. Greer Radcliff
/ Mr. J. Schley Rutherford Jr. / Dr. & Mrs. Carl Shory / Mr. & Mrs. William A. Terry / Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. York
GIFTS OF $2,500–$4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Shapard D. Ashley / Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Daniel / Mr. & Mrs. Brooks L. Darby / Mrs. Martha T.
Douds / Mr. Martin Gutman / Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kuehlthau / Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Martin / Mr. & Mrs. A.
Andrew Saunders / Ms. Erin R. Wheeler
GIFTS OF $1,000–$2,499
This summer, the Conservancy and
Honda challenged Alabama residents
to take photos of themselves at
natural sites in the state and submit
them for the chance to win a new
Civic Hybrid. The contest includes
incentives to travel to as many sites
as possible and earn an entry for
each site photographed—inspiring
summer exploration and fun! More
than 250 entries were received
from Alabamians who enthusiastically
accepted the challenge.
Ms. Stephanie H. Alexander / Mr. Michael S. Bennett / Mr. Luigi F. Bertoli / Dr. & Mrs. Roland Bridges /
Mr. and Mrs. F. Dixon Brooke Jr. / Drs. Kevin A. Cassady & Masako Shimamura / Mrs. Peggy Clarke /
Dr. and Mrs. Edward V. Colvin / Mrs. Martha Crosby / Janice Dejonge / Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Dohrman /
Edwaldan Foundation / Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Eichold II / Mr. & Mrs. William M. Fowler / Friends of the
Hayes Preserve & Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary / Drs. Joe L. & Ann K. Gerald / Mr. & Mrs. James
W. Gewin / Mr. Thomas Godfroy / The Hatchett Foundation / Mr. & Mrs. Jim Heilbron / Dr. & Mrs. Walter A.
Hill / Mrs. Basil Hirschowitz / Mr. & Mrs. James W. Hodo / Dr. & Mrs. Richard D. Holland / Mr. & Mrs.
Nicholas H. Holmes III / Mr. John R. Ireland / Mr. & Mrs. William R. Ireland Jr. / Dr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Jackson
/ Ms. Georgia F. Kearney & Mr. Roy Caldwell / Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Key Jr. / Dr. & Mrs. Gary Kolb /
Mr. & Mrs. Chris S. Leigh / Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Lott Jr. / Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord C. Lyon Jr. / Mrs. V. L. Martin
/ Dr. & Mrs. Douglas T. McGinty / Ms. Jan Midgley / Ms. Linda Boswell Montgomery / Dr. Gary D. Mullen /
Ms. Linda Neighbors / Mr. & Mrs. Jay Newkirk / Mr. & Mrs. Chris Oberholster / Mr. Hans Paul / Mr. William
Kevin Pelin / Mr. Joe F. Pittman / Mr. Dirk Rehder / Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Rogers / Mr. Jeremy Schmutz &
Ms. Jane Grimwood / Mr. & Mrs. John B. Scott Jr. / Dr. Frederick M. Silver / Elizabeth Trawick / Dr. Edward
R. Uehling / Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Ward / Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Weidler / Mr. George E. Wilbanks /
Ms. Rachel Young
New Legacy Club Members
Anonymous (4) / John & Ann Bowles / James & Kathleen Campbell / Judy Love / Joe & Sherry Steiner /
Barbara Wengel / Joe & Christine Wilson
from top to bottom:
© K ayleigh N.; © Brett C.;
In-Kind and Non-Cash Donations
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry K. Lanning / National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program /
Mr. Stephen F. Northcutt / Trutta Consulting
above: Kevin M.;
previous page: Longleaf
pine stand with new growth
after a prescribed burn.
© Dustin G.;
© Pam Marfiso
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AT RIGHT: The rare, native panhandle lily (Lilium iridollae) along the
new nature trail at Betty and Crawford Rainwater Perdido River Nature
Preserve. © Brent Shaver
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