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THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE CONSERVATION AREA AND SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STUDIES AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION EFFORTS AS WELL. DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR POPULAR, IN-PERSON, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, THE NAPATREE INVESTIGATORS THIS YEAR. NONETHELESS, WE HAVE RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE STEWARDSHIP OF PROPERTIES CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE WHFD AND THE CONSERVANCY WITHIN THE CONSERVATION AREA AS WELL AS EXPLORING THE ACQUISITION OF OTHER REMAINING OUT-PARCELS OF NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE ON NAPATREE POINT. NAPATREE POINT IS THE MOST PRISTINE BARRIER BEACH ECOSYSTEM IN THE REGION AND IS HIGHLY VALUED BY THE PUBLIC WHO VISIT THE CONSERVATION AREA YEAR-ROUND. CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY WHICH ARE OUTSIDE OF THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA. 81181 PRESERVING COMMUNITY CHARACTER - THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT IS A NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE REGISTERED HISTORIC DISTRICT WITH MANY CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS AND FEATURES. A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS OF THE CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, AND MAINTAIN BOTH THE SCENIC AND HISTORIC VALUES OF WATCH HILL. IN 2020, THE CONSERVANCY WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THE TOWN OF WESTERLY'S 2020-2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TOWN ZONING CODE AMENDMENT PROCESSES DISCUSSING WITH TOWN STAFF AND SUBMITTING SIGNIFICANT COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO MONITORS AND RESPONDS TO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY THAT WOULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER OR HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS IN THIS ARENA WERE TIME CONSUMING AND SUBSTANTIAL IN 2020. 51465 INFORMING THE COMMUNITY - THE CONSERVANCY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE THIRD YEAR OF ITS LANPHEAR LIVE SPEAKER SERIES, HELD IN THE CHAPLIN B. BARNES READING ROOM AT THE LANPHEAR LIVERY. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, IN 2020 THIS PROGRAM WAS TAKEN TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. FREE TO ATTEND, LANPHEAR LIVE, HOSTED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, IS DESIGNED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF IMPORTANT ISSUES IN SCIENCE, HISTORY, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSERVANCY IS LEADING A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON SEA LEVEL RISE AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IMPACTING WATCH HILL. THE 2020 PLANNING FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE WORK FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE MITIGATION PLANS TO REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON BAY STREET AND THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA FOR A 3-5' SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIO. 5610 BAY STREET INFRASTRUCTURE AND STREETLIGHT PROJECT - 2019 MARKED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE CONSERVANCY'S MULTI-YEAR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN THE VILLAGE OF WATCH HILL. THE PROJECT BEGAN WITH A TWO-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDY AND YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, ALLOWING FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING OF WIRES AND THE RELOCATION OF TRANSFORMERS. THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT INVOLVING THE INSTALLATION OF AN UNDERGROUND DUCT BANK ON BAY STREET BEGAN IN LATE 2011, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN OF WESTERLY'S INSTALLATION OF THE DECORATIVE STREET LIGHTING PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS COMBINED INTO A LARGER MUNICIPAL "TIP" PROJECT, CONCERNING A MULTITUDE OF BAY STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS NEW CURBING, CROSSWALKS, SIDEWALKS AND PAVING, MANAGED PRIMARILY BY THE TOWN OF WESTERLY. 5610 281998 true true false false false false true false true false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 16 false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true false true true true false X X JOCELYN LAHEY 4013155399 ONE BAY STREET WESTERLY RI 02891 X DENNIS ALGIERE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PETER AUGUST DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN BETH BROWN DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA COTTRELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURENCE F WHITTEMORE III VICE PRESIDE 8.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER S TOMENSON JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM J MILLER JR DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 T WILSON EGLIN JR DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGIA JONES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD R KELLY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LAMM PRESIDENT & 20.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS F MCWILLIAMS DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT C MURRAY DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MUSSER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H NICKERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN PATTON DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 H BRIAN THOMPSON DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 PETER GUMMESON TREASURER 8.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT G SIMMONS III VICE PRESIDE 8.00 X 0 0 0 JANE B O'CONNELL SECRETARY 6.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD H SAYRE PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 201595 75830 128799 406224 16860 16860 211834 14591 223991 -12157 14591 2434 2434 1750 75830 8716 -6966 1164 21628 -20464 -20464 398088 -1170 X 53423 34390 13825 5208 96996 91960 5036 6117 3976 1529 612 11522 9684 1451 387 41709 36976 4733 8085 8085 2613 2613 48733 32067 13372 3294 4745 500 4245 4141 1295 2647 199 7937 3573 3173 1191 17830 13226 3464 1140 4956 4658 266 32 11195 5994 5201 NAPATREE POINT PROGRAMS 15872 15872 KELP FARM OPPOSITION 12417 12417 INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMEN 5610 5610 LANPHEAR LIVE 4940 4940 8163 5360 2579 224 367004 281998 68474 16532 128810 123559 50000 22745 1117 1386784 23204 1158104 1363580 728408 712194 3119 2262 25737 22356 2116923 2225068 5810 41623 17449 17449 23259 59072 X 1989435 2165996 104229 2093664 2165996 2116923 2225068 31084 41248 X true X false true false X 161849 298977 246617 421080 406224 1534747 161849 298977 246617 421080 406224 1534747 512716 1022031 15007 15460 18879 16212 28839 94397 1856 603 679 168 1164 4470 1633614 63754 0.62560 0.42170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X X 3 65.44 1 false 1257.00 102376 false true X 1142809 1142809 208054 889 207165 35921 22315 13606 1363580 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 LAND HELD FOR CONSERVATION IS STATED AT COST OR, IF DONATED, AT FAIR VALUE AT THE DATE OF CONTRIBUTION, WHICH WAS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISERS. THE APPRAISERS ESTIMATED THE VALUES BASED ON THE PERMITTED USE OF THE LAND. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CARRYING VALUE APPROXIMATES FAIR VALUE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B THE CONSERVANCY IS ACTING AS AN AGENT FOR THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, THE CONSERVANCY ACCEPTED A GRANT OF 50,000 ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DISTRICT. THE REMAINING FUNDS OF 17,449 WILL BE DISBURSED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GRANT GUIDELINES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE FOUNDATION DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SUMMER FUNDRAIS 77580 75830 1750 8716 77580 75830 1750 8716 8716 -6966 RI ONE BAY STREET CENTER INC COMMON BOARD MEMBERS PURCHASE OF CONDO UNITS false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE WATCH HILL CONSERVANCY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1999 TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS OF WATCH HILL, RI; TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC, OPEN SPACE AND HISTORICAL VALUES AND THE CHARACTER OF WATCH HILL AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED VITALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE SAME; AND TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY; AND ANY OTHER PURPOSES INCIDENTAL TO THE AFORESAID PURPOSES, WHETHER ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT OR IN NEARBY AREAS OF THE TOWN OF WESTERLY, RI OR STONINGTON, CT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONSERVATION EFFORTS - 2020 WAS THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE CONSERVANCY'S INVOLVEMENT IN NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA PROGRAMMING, AND THE FIFTH YEAR THAT THE CONSERVANCY WAS LEAD STEWARD OF NAPATREE, ASSUMING THIS ROLE FROM THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT IN 2016. THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE CONSERVATION AREA AND SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STUDIES AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION EFFORTS AS WELL. DUE TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR POPULAR, IN-PERSON, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, THE NAPATREE INVESTIGATORS THIS YEAR. NONETHELESS, WE HAVE RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE STEWARDSHIP OF PROPERTIES CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE WHFD AND THE CONSERVANCY WITHIN THE CONSERVATION AREA AS WELL AS EXPLORING THE ACQUISITION OF OTHER REMAINING OUT-PARCELS OF NATURAL SIGNIFICANCE ON NAPATREE POINT. NAPATREE POINT IS THE MOST PRISTINE BARRIER BEACH ECOSYSTEM IN THE REGION AND IS HIGHLY VALUED BY THE PUBLIC WHO VISIT THE CONSERVATION AREA YEAR-ROUND. CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY WHICH ARE OUTSIDE OF THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PRESERVING COMMUNITY CHARACTER - THE WATCH HILL FIRE DISTRICT IS A NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE REGISTERED HISTORIC DISTRICT WITH MANY CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS AND FEATURES. A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS OF THE CONSERVANCY'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, AND MAINTAIN BOTH THE SCENIC AND HISTORIC VALUES OF WATCH HILL. IN 2020, THE CONSERVANCY WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THE TOWN OF WESTERLY'S 2020-2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TOWN ZONING CODE AMENDMENT PROCESSES DISCUSSING WITH TOWN STAFF AND SUBMITTING SIGNIFICANT COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO MONITORS AND RESPONDS TO PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY THAT WOULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER OR HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS IN THIS ARENA WERE TIME CONSUMING AND SUBSTANTIAL IN 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C INFORMING THE COMMUNITY - THE CONSERVANCY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE THIRD YEAR OF ITS LANPHEAR LIVE SPEAKER SERIES, HELD IN THE CHAPLIN B. BARNES READING ROOM AT THE LANPHEAR LIVERY. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, IN 2020 THIS PROGRAM WAS TAKEN TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. FREE TO ATTEND, LANPHEAR LIVE, HOSTED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, IS DESIGNED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF IMPORTANT ISSUES IN SCIENCE, HISTORY, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSERVANCY IS LEADING A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON SEA LEVEL RISE AND STORM SURGE IMPACTS IMPACTING WATCH HILL. THE 2020 PLANNING FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE WORK FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE MITIGATION PLANS TO REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON BAY STREET AND THE NAPATREE POINT CONSERVATION AREA FOR A 3-5' SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIO. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D BAY STREET INFRASTRUCTURE AND STREETLIGHT PROJECT - 2019 MARKED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE CONSERVANCY'S MULTI-YEAR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN THE VILLAGE OF WATCH HILL. THE PROJECT BEGAN WITH A TWO-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDY AND YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, ALLOWING FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING OF WIRES AND THE RELOCATION OF TRANSFORMERS. THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT INVOLVING THE INSTALLATION OF AN UNDERGROUND DUCT BANK ON BAY STREET BEGAN IN LATE 2011, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN OF WESTERLY'S INSTALLATION OF THE DECORATIVE STREET LIGHTING PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS COMBINED INTO A LARGER MUNICIPAL "TIP" PROJECT, CONCERNING A MULTITUDE OF BAY STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS NEW CURBING, CROSSWALKS, SIDEWALKS AND PAVING, MANAGED PRIMARILY BY THE TOWN OF WESTERLY. FORM 990, PART VI LINE 28 - SOME MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVANCY'S BOARD ARE MEMBERS OF ONE BAY STREET CENTER FROM WHICH THE CONSERVANCY LEASES ITS OFFICE SPACE. SOME MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVANCY'S BOARD ARE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBERTS FOUNDATION FROM WHICH THE CONSERVANCY REQUETS GRANT FUNDING FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR REVIEW, THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ATTORNEY REGULARLY MONITOR FOUNDATION RELATIONSHIPS AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON AN AGREED UPON ANNUAL AMOUNT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION FOR CONSULTANTS AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IS DETERMINED BY RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON AN AGREED UPON AMOUNT. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS DO NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS SUCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 990 MAY BE AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 3,250 3,250 3,250 CONSULTING 8,250 0 0 CONSULTING 19,500 0 0 STRATEGIC PLANNING 0 10,001 0 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 845 0 0 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 111 121 44 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 111 0 0 TOTAL 32,067 13,372 3,294