2020-06-22T16:53:21-05:00 2019-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2019-01-01 460505155 WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS WILD 3035431411 2100 COLLYER STREET LONGMONT CO 80501 JEAN-PIERRE GEORGES SECRETARY/2020 TREAS 3035431411 2020-06-20 true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2020-06-22 24.8.89.74 2020-06-22 16:53:21 CD P F510452ABB4A09DEF72ED4AF0FBBE4EEFED67493 F510452ABB4A09DEF72ED4AF0FBBE4EEFED67493 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z X KATHERINE THOMPSON 2100 COLLYER STREET LONGMONT CO 80501 1574765 false X WWW.WLRV.ORG X 2002 CO TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS ACROSS COLORADO AND BEYOND. 12 12 22 3703 0 837432 1161591 528231 373436 20554 11154 69683 28178 1455900 1574359 0 0 924142 960168 0 135750 519771 504266 1443913 1464434 11987 109925 972563 1594902 206183 675380 766380 919522 X TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS ACROSS COLORADO AND BEYOND. false false 212611 102649 NATURAL HABITATS - WRV'S CORE RESTORATION PROGRAM RESPONDS TO DIVERSE NEEDS IN OUR AREA. THE LAND AGENCIES WITH WHICH WE WORK EXPRESS GREAT SATISFACTION WITH OUR WORK, REPEATEDLY ASK FOR OUR HELP, AND RECOMMEND US TO OTHER AGENCIES. WRV IS ALSO INVOLVED IN TESTING NEW RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. IN 2019, WRV VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 7,349 PLANTS, SHRUBS AND TREES, WHICH REBUILD SOIL AND CREATE FOOD, FORAGE, STRUCTURE AND SHADE FOR NATIVE SPECIES. 223846 45833 SUSTAINABLE TRAILS -WRV'S PHILOSOPHY WITH TRAIL WORK IS TO RE-ROUTE UNSUSTAINABLE TRAILS AWAY FROM AREAS THAT CONTAIN SENSITIVE WILDLIFE (SUCH AS RARE PLANT COMMUNITIES) OR CULTURAL SITES TO AVOID RESOURCE DAMAGE. WE ESTABLISH NEW PRECEDENT TO STOP OHV TRESPASS WHILE STILL ALLOWING FOOT TRAFFIC WHERE APPROPRIATE AND CEASE BRAIDING OF SOCIAL TRAILS BY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE ROUTE THAT ACCOMPLISHES THE GOALS VISITORS SEEK. WE CLOSE AND RECLAIM OLD TRAILS, CONSTRUCT NEW SEGMENTS AND CONNECTIONS, AND PREVENT EROSION BY MAINTAINING TRAILS. WE EVEN REBUILD TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY FIRE, FLOOD, OR BARK BEETLES, IN MORE SUSTAINABLE WAYS. OVER WRV'S 20 YEARS, WE HAVE COMPLETED OVER 64 MILES OF TRAIL WORK, AND IN 2019 ALONE WE COMPLETED 3.75 CHALLENGING MILES. 168522 18386 COMMUNITY BUILDING - IN 2019, WRV BUILT AND MAINTAINED A PASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR PUBLIC, PROTECTED, AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDS. WRV WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE 148 RESTORATION EVENTS BECAUSE THIS GROUP CONTRIBUTED OVER 799,100 WORTH OF LABOR AND EXPERTISE. THESE VOLUNTEERS BENEFITTED 5,165 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN 2019 ALONE. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. IN 2019, WRV HELD 15 COURSES AND TRAINED 132 VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY SKILLS. SINCE 2003, WRV HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 3,300 VOLUNTEER LEADERS IN SKILLS INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. 565689 206568 VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OVER 80% OF COLORADO WILDLIFE DEPENDS ON THEM RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE ENJOY FISHING, RAFTING, WATER SCENERY, AND DRINKING CLEAN WATER. OVER WRV'S 21 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESTORED OVER 62 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND OVER 78 ACRES OF WETLAND. MUCH OF THIS WORK IN THE PAST SIX YEARS HAS FOCUSED ON STABILIZING STREAMBANKS AFTER POST-FLOOD ROAD CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS DESTROYED THEM, AND ON REMOVING THE NOXIOUS WEEDS THAT FLOODING INTRODUCED. IN 2019, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6.5 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE. EXPENSES 144,500, REVENUE 121,643 FAMILIES & YOUTH - TIME SPENT IN NATURE PROVIDES DEMONSTRATED MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. WRV PROVIDES DIVERSE YOUTH WITH BROAD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, BEGINNING WITH KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS; LEADING TO CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION-MAKING; AND CONCLUDING WITH SERVICE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE, AND TEAMWORK; SEVERAL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN MORE ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES WITH MONTHLY LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES BASED AROUND RESTORATION CYCLES. WRV ALSO ENGAGES YOUTH IN OUR YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH PEERS AND LEARN TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOR LEADING CREWS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE FIELD. WRV AND OUR PARTNERS ALSO HOST YOUTH EXPLORING STEWARDSHIP, A TWO-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH LEADERS FROM A BROAD ARRAY OF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH YOUTH ARE HELPING TO FACILITATE AND RUN. IN 2019 ALONE, WRV ENGAGED OVER 1,100 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THESE YOUTH PLANTED OVER 1,700 NATIVE PLANTS, TREATED 21 ACRES FOR INVASIVE SPECIES, SEEDED NEARLY 143,000 SQUARE FEET, OBLITERATED 1,700 FEET OF TRAIL, AND MUCH MORE. EXPENSES 129,797, REVENUE 700 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS THREATEN TO OVERTAKE OUR NATURAL LANDS, CROWDING OUT NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND WEAKENING THE ECOSYSTEM. WRV FOCUSES OUR EFFORTS MOSTLY ON WEEDS WHICH ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION. OVER WRV'S HISTORY, OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE WEEDED 6,565 ACRES FOR MEDITERRANEAN SAGE, A TUMBLEWEED LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION, VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK OVER 18 YEARS HAS REDUCED THE POPULATION BY MORE THAN 95% OVER HUNDREDS OF ACRES. SINCE A SINGLE MATURE PLANT CAN PRODUCE 100,000 SEEDS, THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT MOMENTUM. FOR MYRTLE SPURGE, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PRIVATE LANDOWNER PARTNERSHIP HAS HELPED TO ADDRESS THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PROBLEM POPULATIONS ON LANDS THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. AS A RESULT OF THESE PROJECTS AND MANY OTHERS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS NOW CAN IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING THE DAMAGE THEY DO TO NATIVE HABITAT. IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED OVER 116 ACRES. EXPENSES 115,178, REVENUE 31,200 HEALTHY FORESTS - COLORADO FORESTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY UNNATURAL FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR DECADES, BUT WE CAN HELP RARE NATIVE SPECIES RETURN AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION. TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO CONDUCT FOREST THINNING PROJECTS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND UTILIZE WOODY MATERIAL FOR NEARBY HABITAT RESTORATION. IN ADDITION TO THINNING, VOLUNTEER SAWYERS HELP WITH TRAIL CORRIDOR CLEARING AFTER BARK BEETLE DEADFALL AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES SUCH AS RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2013 ALONE, WRV SAWYERS RESTORED 32 ACRES TO FOREST HEALTH. EXPENSES 93,237 REVENUE 12,700 NATIVE SEED - RESTORATION PROJECTS REQUIRE A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE GENETICALLY ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN THIS AREA. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND GROW-OUT NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP TEND PLANTS IN A GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER WRV'S 21-YEAR HISTORY, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 32,800 PERSON-HOURS OF NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, PLANTED NEARLY 394,000 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS, AND SPREAD UNTOLD MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 1,500 HOURS COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS TO BE GROWN-OUT AND USED ON FUTURE PROJECTS. 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FRIEND-RAISERS 18511 18511 406 18511 18511 406 406 -406 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR LABOR AND EXPERTISE. IN 2019, 3,703 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 31,424 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING THE YEAR, MANY OF WHOM ATTENDED MULTIPLE PROJECTS. MANAGEMENT ESTIMATES THAT THESE SERVICES HAD A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY 799,100. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OVER 80% OF COLORADO WILDLIFE DEPENDS ON THEM RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE ENJOY FISHING, RAFTING, WATER SCENERY, AND DRINKING CLEAN WATER. OVER WRV'S 21 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESTORED OVER 62 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND OVER 78 ACRES OF WETLAND. MUCH OF THIS WORK IN THE PAST SIX YEARS HAS FOCUSED ON STABILIZING STREAMBANKS AFTER POST-FLOOD ROAD CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS DESTROYED THEM, AND ON REMOVING THE NOXIOUS WEEDS THAT FLOODING INTRODUCED. IN 2019, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6.5 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE. EXPENSES 144,500, REVENUE 121,643 FAMILIES & YOUTH - TIME SPENT IN NATURE PROVIDES DEMONSTRATED MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. WRV PROVIDES DIVERSE YOUTH WITH BROAD ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, BEGINNING WITH KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS; LEADING TO CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING & DECISION-MAKING; AND CONCLUDING WITH SERVICE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE, AND TEAMWORK; SEVERAL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN MORE ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES WITH MONTHLY LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES BASED AROUND RESTORATION CYCLES. WRV ALSO ENGAGES YOUTH IN OUR YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH PEERS AND LEARN TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOR LEADING CREWS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE FIELD. WRV AND OUR PARTNERS ALSO HOST YOUTH EXPLORING STEWARDSHIP, A TWO-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH LEADERS FROM A BROAD ARRAY OF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH YOUTH ARE HELPING TO FACILITATE AND RUN. IN 2019 ALONE, WRV ENGAGED OVER 1,100 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THESE YOUTH PLANTED OVER 1,700 NATIVE PLANTS, TREATED 21 ACRES FOR INVASIVE SPECIES, SEEDED NEARLY 143,000 SQUARE FEET, OBLITERATED 1,700 FEET OF TRAIL, AND MUCH MORE. EXPENSES 129,797, REVENUE 700 INVASIVE WEEDS - INVASIVE WEEDS THREATEN TO OVERTAKE OUR NATURAL LANDS, CROWDING OUT NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND WEAKENING THE ECOSYSTEM. WRV FOCUSES OUR EFFORTS MOSTLY ON WEEDS WHICH ARE LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION. OVER WRV'S HISTORY, OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE WEEDED 6,565 ACRES FOR MEDITERRANEAN SAGE, A TUMBLEWEED LEGALLY MANDATED FOR ERADICATION, VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK OVER 18 YEARS HAS REDUCED THE POPULATION BY MORE THAN 95% OVER HUNDREDS OF ACRES. SINCE A SINGLE MATURE PLANT CAN PRODUCE 100,000 SEEDS, THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT MOMENTUM. FOR MYRTLE SPURGE, WRV'S INNOVATIVE PRIVATE LANDOWNER PARTNERSHIP HAS HELPED TO ADDRESS THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PROBLEM POPULATIONS ON LANDS THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS. AS A RESULT OF THESE PROJECTS AND MANY OTHERS, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS NOW CAN IDENTIFY AND SAFELY REMOVE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES, PREVENTING THE DAMAGE THEY DO TO NATIVE HABITAT. IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED OVER 116 ACRES. EXPENSES 115,178, REVENUE 31,200 HEALTHY FORESTS - COLORADO FORESTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY UNNATURAL FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR DECADES, BUT WE CAN HELP RARE NATIVE SPECIES RETURN AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION. TRAINED VOLUNTEERS USE CHAINSAWS TO CONDUCT FOREST THINNING PROJECTS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND UTILIZE WOODY MATERIAL FOR NEARBY HABITAT RESTORATION. IN ADDITION TO THINNING, VOLUNTEER SAWYERS HELP WITH TRAIL CORRIDOR CLEARING AFTER BARK BEETLE DEADFALL AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES SUCH AS RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2013 ALONE, WRV SAWYERS RESTORED 32 ACRES TO FOREST HEALTH. EXPENSES 93,237 REVENUE 12,700 NATIVE SEED - RESTORATION PROJECTS REQUIRE A DIVERSE SUPPLY OF NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES AND WILDFLOWERS THAT ARE GENETICALLY ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN THIS AREA. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOIN US TO COLLECT, CLEAN, AND GROW-OUT NATIVE SEEDS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP TEND PLANTS IN A GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY. OVER WRV'S 21-YEAR HISTORY, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 32,800 PERSON-HOURS OF NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, PLANTED NEARLY 394,000 NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS, AND SPREAD UNTOLD MILLIONS OF SEEDS IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 1,500 HOURS COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS TO BE GROWN-OUT AND USED ON FUTURE PROJECTS. EXPENSES 82,976 REVENUE 40,325 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER 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 AND STAFF 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. 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.