2023-08-04T15:14:02-04:00 2023-02-28 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2022-03-01 460505155 WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS WILD 3035431411 2100 COLLYER STREET LONGMONT CO 80501 ERIC GERTLER TREASURER 3035431411 2023-08-03 true ERIC GERTLER 999009999 false KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2023-08-04 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATHERINE POSTELLI 2100 COLLYER STREET LONGMONT CO 80501 1991270 false X WWW.WLRV.ORG X 2002 CO BUILDING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT CARE FOR THE LAND. 11 11 23 3814 0 1391752 1418106 305122 549725 17458 8709 20258 14730 1734590 1991270 15165 0 1111290 1360107 0 201855 393290 672104 1504580 2047376 230010 -56106 2417099 2016793 1208338 906707 1208761 1110086 X BUILDING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THAT CARE FOR THE LAND. false false 520645 228251 NATURAL HABITATS - WRV'S PRIMARY RESTORATION PROGRAM ADDRESSES A WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS ACROSS OUR REGION, INCLUDING DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS, URBAN NATURAL SPACES, MOUNTAINS, AND PLAINS. WE STRIVE FOR INNOVATION BY EXPLORING NEW RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, WITH A RECENT FOCUS ON NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS LIKE ZEEDYK STRUCTURES. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL FARMS TO ENHANCE HABITAT DIVERSITY AND IMPLEMENT CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS IN AREAS THAT TYPICALLY LACK HABITAT VALUE BUT OFFER SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL. IN 2022, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 15,257 PLANTS, SHRUBS, AND TREES TO REBUILD SOIL AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR NATIVE SPECIES. VOLUNTEERS ALSO INSTALLED SEDIMENT AND MOISTURE-RETAINING STRUCTURES ALONG 1.77 MILES OF ROADS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE EROSION AND PRESERVE RESOURCES. 337128 89017 SUSTAINABLE TRAILS - AT WRV, WE BELIEVE IN REROUTING UNSUSTAINABLE TRAILS AWAY FROM SENSITIVE WILDLIFE AND CULTURAL SITES TO AVOID HARMING VALUABLE RESOURCES. OUR APPROACH INVOLVES SETTING A PRECEDENT BY PUTTING A STOP TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE (OHV) TRESPASS WHILE PERMITTING PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. OUR EFFORTS INCLUDE CLOSING AND RESTORING OLD TRAILS, CREATING NEW SECTIONS, AND IMPLEMENTING EROSION PREVENTION METHODS. ADDITIONALLY, WE REBUILD TRAILS IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER AFTER FIRE, FLOOD, OR BARK BEETLES. WRV ALSO ORGANIZES GROUPS OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, KNOWN AS CROSSCUT SAWYERS, WHO CLEAR WILDERNESS TRAIL CORRIDORS. IN 2022, THEY REMOVED 922 TREES FROM 31 MILES OF TRAILS. OVER OUR 23 YEARS OF OPERATIONS, WE HAVE COMPLETED 194 MILES OF TRAIL WORK INCLUDING AN IMPRESSIVE 36 MILES OF TRAILS IN 2022. 194073 15165 54500 YOUTH & FAMILIES - NATURE OFFERS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. AT WRV, WE PROVIDE DIVERSE YOUTH WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SERVICE LEARNING. OUR PROGRAM STARTS WITH BUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS CLOSE TO HOME, AND PROGRESSES TO CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND DECISION-MAKING IN THE FIELD. MONTHLY LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON CULTURAL RELEVANT SUBJECTS INCLUDING RESTORATION, OUTDOOR SKILLS, AND CAREERS IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES. WRV ALSO OFFERS A PAID YOUTH CORPS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, WHERE YOUTH LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, NATURAL SCIENCE, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP. IN 2022, OVER 800 YOUTH ENGAGED IN RESTORATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CREATING VALUABLE EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. 531383 177957 HEALTHY FORESTS -COLORADO'S FORESTS HAVE FACED CATASTROPHIC FIRES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION. HOWEVER, WRV IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PREVENTING FLOODS, MUDSLIDES, AND RESTORING THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ECOSYSTEM. WE EMPLOY METHODS SUCH AS SEEDING, MULCHING, AND CREATING EROSION BARRIERS IN THE STEEP UPPER AREAS OF THE WATERSHED. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, LIKE RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2022, WRV VOLUNTEERS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY STABILIZING 43 ACRES OF SEVERELY BURNED SLOPES. OUR DEDICATED SAWYERS ALSO THINNED 30 ACRES OF FOREST. THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESTORATION OF HEALTHY FORESTS, THE RETURN OF NATIVE SPECIES, AND THE MITIGATION OF FIRE-RELATED RISKS. 2022 EXPENSE 172,959 REVENUE 0 VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING OVER 80% OF COLORADO'S WILDLIFE. THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES LIKE FISHING, RAFTING, AND BIRD WATCHING. MOREOVER, CLEAN WATER IS CRUCIAL FOR DRINKING PURPOSES. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED 64 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, ALONG WITH OVER 89 ACRES OF WETLANDS. RECENT EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON USING BEAVER MIMICRY TO JUMP START THE RECOVERY OF STREAMS THROUGH NATURAL PROCESSES THAT REQUIRE LESS INTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND RELY MORE ON THE SYSTEM TO GUIDE ITS OWN RETURN TO HEALTH. THIS WORK CAN BE PAIRED WITH PREVENTATIVE FOREST FIRE METHODS SUCH AS FOREST THINNING, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDES THE MATERIALS FOR THE INSTREAM RESTORATION. IN 2022 ALONE, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6,710 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THESE VITAL RIVER ECOSYSTEMS. 2022 EXPENSES 152,472 REVENUE 119,777 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING- IN 2022, WRV ESTABLISHED AND NURTURED A DEDICATED AND HIGHLY SKILLED COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO CARING FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS. THROUGH THEIR IN-KIND LABOR VALUED AT OVER 1,016,296 , THIS GROUP COMPLETED AN IMPRESSIVE 192 RESTORATION PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS POSITIVELY IMPACTED 370 ACRES OF HABITAT IN 2022. IN 2022, WRV ORGANIZED 33 COURSES, TRAINING 353 VOLUNTEERS IN SKILLS, INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. MOREOVER, IN 2022, WRV CONDUCTED ITS SECOND YEAR OF SPANISH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, RESULTING IN THE ENGAGEMENT OF 350 VOLUNTEERS WHO UTILIZED SPANISH. THIS INITIATIVE HAS FOSTERED GREATER INCLUSIVITY AND PARTICIPATION WITHIN OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY, FURTHER ENHANCING OUR IMPACT. 2022 EXPENSES 79,201 REVENUE 5,420 NATIVE SEEDS - RESTORATION PROJECTS RELY ON A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES, AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE WELL-SUITED TO THRIVE IN OUR REGION. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND BACKGROUNDS JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND CULTIVATE THESE NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN NURTURING PLANTS IN OUR GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED AN INCREDIBLE 43,848 HOURS TO NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, SPREADING COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2022, VOLUNTEERS DEVOTED OVER 2,190 HOURS TO COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS, WHICH WILL BE GROWN OUT AND UTILIZED IN FUTURE PROJECTS. IN 2022, OUR VOLUNTEERS ALSO LEARNED THE SKILL OF PONDEROSA PINECONE COLLECTION, ADDRESSING THE SCARCITY OF PONDEROSA SEEDLINGS FOR POST-FIRE PLANTING IN OUR REGION. THIS INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ENHANCING THE SUCCESS OF RESTORATION EFFORTS. 2022 EXPENSES 77,408 REVENUE 26,260 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS POSE A THREAT TO OUR NATURAL LANDS BY DISPLACING NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND DISRUPTING NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS. AT WRV, OUR FOCUS IS ON ERADICATING WEEDS THAT ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR REMOVAL. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WRV'S DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WEEDED A REMARKABLE 7,077 ACRES. VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE POPULATION OF MEDITERRANEAN SAGE BY MORE THAN 95% ACROSS HUNDREDS OF ACRES. IN ADDITION, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS HAS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THE MYRLE SPURGE POPULATIONS ON THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. THANKS TO THESE AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE TO NATIVE HABITATS. IN 2022 ALONE, OUR VOLUNTEERS WEEDED A TOTAL OF 143 ACRES, MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT IN THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST INVASIVE WEEDS. 2022 EXPENSES 49,352, REVENUE 26,500 531383 177957 1583229 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 31 0 true 23 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X KATHERINE POSTELLI 3035431411 2100 COLLYER STREET LONGMONT CO 80501 KATHERINE POSTELLI EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 112014 0 13121 KEVIN SHUCK ACTING EXECU 40.00 X 94764 0 9998 ANN ERICKSON LANG CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL GOODWIN VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK FLOWER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC GERTLER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY BALZER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN CARPENTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA KUHN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO LOPEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET PAGET DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BREANA WINTERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY VANDER MEEDEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE RIECK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILL MCMULLAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH JUDKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 206778 23119 1 false false false 449194 968912 13652 1418106 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS 900099 539805 539805 TRAININGS 900099 9920 9920 549725 8709 8709 10100 10100 10100 10100 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 4630 4630 4630 1991270 554355 18809 15165 15165 199644 69875 89840 39929 964342 796408 71867 96067 21795 19108 748 1939 82453 69173 5289 7991 91873 69150 12156 10567 3677 3677 10616 10616 158775 158775 3044 3044 26432 6737 5126 14569 39437 23791 7080 8566 60412 53972 3435 3005 22240 22240 1138 1138 35151 35151 40853 29922 6357 4574 22477 20153 2324 PROJECT MATERIALS 111167 111167 PROJECT SUPPORT 67259 67259 TRAINING 16750 16750 OTHER EXPENSES 13478 7624 4334 1520 39198 22916 3154 13128 2047376 1583229 262292 201855 416212 223527 464629 111491 182763 59689 14300 12357 1179242 86591 1064240 1092651 398029 363625 30379 2417099 2016793 158869 107962 287909 1757 412960 403207 348600 393781 1208338 906707 X 1116676 1056912 92085 53174 1208761 1110086 2417099 2016793 X -56106 -33860 -8709 X false true X true true true X 837432 1161591 43100 1391752 1418106 4851981 837432 1161591 43100 1391752 1418106 4851981 305221 4546760 49114 33252 2856 32958 18809 136989 4988970 1782487 0.91140 0.88550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 398029 769 -32853 -2320 363625 396106 1907 2082 -2066 398029 391209 5392 -526 396075 391466 56693 -55000 -1950 391209 420320 54151 -82500 -505 391466 1.00000 false false 160000 160000 902467 902467 116775 86591 30184 1092651 EID LOAN 362302 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION 30379 RENTAL DEPOSITS 1100 393781 1982561 1982561 8709 8709 1991270 2047376 2047376 2047376 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ABSENT ANY DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS, ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENDOWMENT INCOME ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B DIVIDENDS/INTEREST 8,709 true AMERICANS FOR CONSERVATION AND THE ARTS 430 WEST 9TH AVENUE DENVER CO 80206 320261204 501C3 9950 YOUTH CORPS STIPENDS THORNE NATURE EXPERIENCE PO BOX 19107 BOULDER CO 80308 846029250 501C3 5215 YOUTH CORPS STIPENDS 2 FORM 990 IN 2020, WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS CHANGED OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDING FROM DECEMBER 31ST TO FEBRUARY 28TH. THIS ALLOWS THE STAFF TO BETTER PLAN AND PREPARE FOR A FULL PROJECT SEASON. AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE,A SHORT PERIOD 990 COVERING 1/1/21-2/28/21 WAS FILED, AND THE 2020 REVENUE AMOUNTS ON THE SCHEDULE A REFLECT THAT SHORT TAX PERIOD. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 DURING THE YEAR, VOLUNTEERS DONATED 31,959 HOURS OF SERVICE. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THE VALUE OF THESE SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 1,016,296. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D HEALTHY FORESTS -COLORADO'S FORESTS HAVE FACED CATASTROPHIC FIRES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION. HOWEVER, WRV IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PREVENTING FLOODS, MUDSLIDES, AND RESTORING THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ECOSYSTEM. WE EMPLOY METHODS SUCH AS SEEDING, MULCHING, AND CREATING EROSION BARRIERS IN THE STEEP UPPER AREAS OF THE WATERSHED. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, LIKE RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2022, WRV VOLUNTEERS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY STABILIZING 43 ACRES OF SEVERELY BURNED SLOPES. OUR DEDICATED SAWYERS ALSO THINNED 30 ACRES OF FOREST. THESE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESTORATION OF HEALTHY FORESTS, THE RETURN OF NATIVE SPECIES, AND THE MITIGATION OF FIRE-RELATED RISKS. 2022 EXPENSE 172,959 REVENUE 0 VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING OVER 80% OF COLORADO'S WILDLIFE. THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES LIKE FISHING, RAFTING, AND BIRD WATCHING. MOREOVER, CLEAN WATER IS CRUCIAL FOR DRINKING PURPOSES. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RESTORED 64 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, ALONG WITH OVER 89 ACRES OF WETLANDS. RECENT EFFORTS HAVE FOCUSED ON USING BEAVER MIMICRY TO JUMP START THE RECOVERY OF STREAMS THROUGH NATURAL PROCESSES THAT REQUIRE LESS INTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND RELY MORE ON THE SYSTEM TO GUIDE ITS OWN RETURN TO HEALTH. THIS WORK CAN BE PAIRED WITH PREVENTATIVE FOREST FIRE METHODS SUCH AS FOREST THINNING, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDES THE MATERIALS FOR THE INSTREAM RESTORATION. IN 2022 ALONE, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6,710 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL AND SHORELINE, MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THESE VITAL RIVER ECOSYSTEMS. 2022 EXPENSES 152,472 REVENUE 119,777 COMMUNITY BUILDING AND TRAINING- IN 2022, WRV ESTABLISHED AND NURTURED A DEDICATED AND HIGHLY SKILLED COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO CARING FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS. THROUGH THEIR IN-KIND LABOR VALUED AT OVER 1,016,296 , THIS GROUP COMPLETED AN IMPRESSIVE 192 RESTORATION PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS POSITIVELY IMPACTED 370 ACRES OF HABITAT IN 2022. IN 2022, WRV ORGANIZED 33 COURSES, TRAINING 353 VOLUNTEERS IN SKILLS, INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. MOREOVER, IN 2022, WRV CONDUCTED ITS SECOND YEAR OF SPANISH/ENGLISH BILINGUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING, RESULTING IN THE ENGAGEMENT OF 350 VOLUNTEERS WHO UTILIZED SPANISH. THIS INITIATIVE HAS FOSTERED GREATER INCLUSIVITY AND PARTICIPATION WITHIN OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY, FURTHER ENHANCING OUR IMPACT. 2022 EXPENSES 79,201 REVENUE 5,420 NATIVE SEEDS - RESTORATION PROJECTS RELY ON A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES, AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE WELL-SUITED TO THRIVE IN OUR REGION. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND BACKGROUNDS JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND CULTIVATE THESE NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN NURTURING PLANTS IN OUR GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER THE COURSE OF WRV'S 23-YEAR HISTORY, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED AN INCREDIBLE 43,848 HOURS TO NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, SPREADING COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2022, VOLUNTEERS DEVOTED OVER 2,190 HOURS TO COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS, WHICH WILL BE GROWN OUT AND UTILIZED IN FUTURE PROJECTS. IN 2022, OUR VOLUNTEERS ALSO LEARNED THE SKILL OF PONDEROSA PINECONE COLLECTION, ADDRESSING THE SCARCITY OF PONDEROSA SEEDLINGS FOR POST-FIRE PLANTING IN OUR REGION. THIS INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ENHANCING THE SUCCESS OF RESTORATION EFFORTS. 2022 EXPENSES 77,408 REVENUE 26,260 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS POSE A THREAT TO OUR NATURAL LANDS BY DISPLACING NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AND DISRUPTING NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS. AT WRV, OUR FOCUS IS ON ERADICATING WEEDS THAT ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR REMOVAL. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, WRV'S DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WEEDED A REMARKABLE 7,077 ACRES. VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE POPULATION OF MEDITERRANEAN SAGE BY MORE THAN 95% ACROSS HUNDREDS OF ACRES. IN ADDITION, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS HAS EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THE MYRLE SPURGE POPULATIONS ON THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. THANKS TO THESE AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE TO NATIVE HABITATS. IN 2022 ALONE, OUR VOLUNTEERS WEEDED A TOTAL OF 143 ACRES, MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT IN THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST INVASIVE WEEDS. 2022 EXPENSES 49,352, REVENUE 26,500 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE EMAILS OUT A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WRV MONITORS AND ENFORCES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO READ THE POLICY AND FILL OUT THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE INDIVIDUAL, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, TO REMOVE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE SITUATION. STAFF MEMBERS CAN ACCESS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN THEIR EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION OF THE TREASURER WHO UTILIZED COMPARATIVE DATA AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S CURRENT YEAR PERFORMANCE WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO HOW THE FIRM WAS POSITIONED FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES SUCH DOCUMENTS PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AT ITS PRINCIPAL ADDRESS OF BUSINESS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIVIDENDS/INTEREST -8,709