2019-03-29T07:07:37-05:00 2018-09-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4501 TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH SUITE 200 NAPLES FL 34103 990 2017-10-01 591157084 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CONS 2392620304 1495 SMITH PRESERVE WAY NAPLES FL 34102 VICTORIA POLLOCK CFO 2392620304 2019-03-16 1 AMELIA COOPER CPA P00437898 2392628686 2019-03-16 67.137.57.251 2019-03-16 09:16:34 ED P 2AEB61507DCC7F9CD840C370178C53350C3F626D 82F5A25729340CD2DDA7E95D42FEF7B6EBEA1427 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ROB MOHER 1495 SMITH PRESERVE WAY NAPLES FL 34102 22922837 0 X WWW.CONSERVANCY.ORG X 1964 FL OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S UNIQUE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. 29 29 82 627 0 0 6693077 11345187 385775 414797 347217 1504171 -547968 1854183 6878101 15118338 0 17728 0 0 4025132 4112259 0 1885 956795 4076947 3855585 8102079 7987457 -1223978 7130881 52938289 57483682 2999747 582820 49938542 56900862 X WE ARE A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF OUR PROGRAMMATIC DEPARTMENTS: SCIENCE, POLICY, EDUCATION AND WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. 0 0 1526553 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING UNBIASED STUDIES AND ENJOYS A NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR THEIR EXPERTISE. WITH MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE, THE SCIENTISTS PROVIDE THE DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE RANGING FROM CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDITS TO DETAILED LABORATORY STUDIES. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH TO ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND THE BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON WHICH THEY DEPEND - FOR USE IN MORE EFFECTIVELY CONSERVING, MANAGING AND RESTORING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S NATURAL SYSTEMS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 1526553 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TEAM USES A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO TACKLE BROAD REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND COLLABORATES WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO ENSURE THE PROPER STEWARDSHIP OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S WATER, LAND AND WILDLIFE. THEY PROVIDE OUR REGION'S DECISION MAKERS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION ISSUES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TACKLED BY THE TEAM ARE MINING, SMART GROWTH, WATER ISSUES, ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 1458301 17728 414797 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TEAM IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP OF TOMORROW. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S UNIQUE NATURAL RESOURCES. THROUGH THIS WORK, WE STRIVE TO EQUIP OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. PEOPLE WHO APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE RESOURCES ARE MORE WILLING TO HELP PROTECT AND TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FACING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S LAND, WATER AND WILDLIFE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 1648680 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 3,700 NATIVE ANIMALS THIS YEAR. FOREMOST THE HOSPITAL IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF INJURED, SICK AND ORPHANED NATIVE BIRDS, MAMMALS AND REPTILES, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO BE RELEASED BACK IN TO THE WILD. THE SECOND GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO OUR NATURE CENTER VISITORS ON HOW TO PREVENT INJURIES TO WILDLIFE.THE VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS KIND WITHIN COLLIER COUNTY. THE INJURED, SICK AND ORPHANED NATIVE WILDLIFE ARE CARED FOR BY A DEDICATED STAFF OF FIVE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, A STAFF VETERINARIAN, AND SEASONAL INTERNS. STAFF EFFORTS ARE SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH DIET PREPARATION, CAGE CLEANING, ANIMAL RESTRAINT AND WILDLIFE RESCUE AND RELEASE.THE COST TO TREAT EACH ANIMAL IS MORE THAN $250. OPERATING EXPENSES FOR FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND STAFF EXCEEDS $350,000 ANNUALLY. INCREMENTAL OPERATING COSTS ARE SUBSIDIZED BY A SMALL NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO DONATE BASIC SUPPLIES SUCH AS FOOD, MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES NEEDED TO CARE FOR THE WILDLIFE PATIENTS. THE VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL TEAM RELEASES ABOUT HALF OF THE ANIMALS TREATED BACK INTO THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. 1648680 6160087 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 0 82 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL PA X X VICTORIA POLLOCK 2394034202 1495 SMITH PRESERVE WAY NAPLES FL 34102 VAN WILLIAMS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD 15.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE GOFORTH VICE CHAIRMAN 15.00 X X 0 0 0 ED EATON TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 GERRI MOLL SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LEW ALLYN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 EDDIE ANDREW DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS BROWN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL COLLINS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL DINARDO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL DOUGLAS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY FRANK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL GRESH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HALL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN HARTMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR JUDITH HUSHON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEN KRIER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LORALEE LEBOEUF DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE MELAND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MORAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR KAMELA PATTON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS PENNIMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE RISMILLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MAYELA ROSALES DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SALTARELLI DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUE SCHULTE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JP VAN DONGEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON VON ARX DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN R WALTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY WHITE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROB MOHER CEO 60.00 X 222560 0 15554 VICTORIA POLLOCK CFO 60.00 X 105640 0 7108 PAUL SEIFERT VP OF MARKETING 60.00 X 192733 0 9510 520933 0 32172 3 0 1 0 PRIORITY MKTING 8200 COLLEGE PARKWAY 201 FT MYERS FL 33919 MARKETING 271040 TENT LOGIX 1121 DIGIORGIO RD FT PEIRCE FL 34982 TENT FOR EVENTS 139267 THE ROCK CUSTOM HOMES PO BOX 111646 NAPLES FL 34108 CONSTRUCTION 122931 PRESTIGE PRINTING 10940 HARMONY PARK DRIVE BONITA SPRINGS FL 34135 PRINTING NEEDS 122311 CRS TECHNOLOGY 4426 SE 16TH PL STE 4 CAPE CORAL FL 33904 IT WORK 109754 6 467967 1772937 20447 9083836 3604133 11345187 PROGRAM INCOME 611710 275801 275801 ADMISSIONS 713990 138996 138996 414797 458353 458353 10872 0 10872 10872 10872 7673601 85533 6687641 25675 985960 59858 1045818 1045818 375297 1772937 1054122 -678825 -678825 62942 37061 25881 25881 BP OIL SETTLEMENT REVENUE 900099 2383947 2383947 INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT 900099 98878 98878 OTHER INCOME 900099 13430 13430 2496255 15118338 440678 0 3332473 17728 17728 583466 122702 269098 191666 2799469 2193244 241559 364666 61511 49225 4899 7387 432110 307113 57729 67268 235703 162481 34857 38365 22911 11925 10986 17922 17922 1885 1885 46498 46498 297441 262828 3509 31104 221540 203528 4847 13165 249994 185735 25217 39042 19239 12053 3442 3744 66802 52274 4500 10028 43879 42695 1184 1399231 1232900 73295 93036 297187 255581 20803 20803 MAINTENANCE 298850 242412 26491 29947 MATERIALS AND SMALL EQU 272547 236708 18422 17417 TELEPHONE & UTILITIES 241798 210368 17984 13446 INTERNS 134385 134385 225361 206280 5255 13826 7987457 6160087 870575 956795 418103 920674 64234 4028858 907743 1112671 13373 30125 36443 27028 157285 197889 33037467 9637336 24246906 23400131 12767171 21087470 6061 6337 14320970 6672499 52938289 57483682 448732 505714 49084 73356 2499181 2750 3750 2999747 582820 X 26855414 37258063 11786746 3507264 11296382 16135535 49938542 56900862 52938289 57483682 X 7130881 -322190 153629 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10554665 6385623 7050240 6693077 11345187 42028792 10554665 6385623 7050240 6693077 11345187 42028792 5981093 36047699 299242 293393 232720 347098 469225 1641678 49780 31775 81555 8642 15158 37055 9137 2496255 2566247 46318272 2431990 0.77830 0.86410 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 8,642. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 15,158. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 37,055. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,137. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 13,430. BP SETTLEMENT - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,383,947. INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 98,878. 17922 0 17922 6142166 6160088 458004 114501 0 0 434521 443452 463549 458004 1799526 2699289 46603 47047 27464 17922 139036 108630 110863 115887 114501 449881 674822 13862 22147 5464 17922 59395 X X 3 10.00 0 0 0 1 1 11876877 4889153 598375 546000 16818405 10702844 471350 1202683 500000 11876877 10154617 111540 936687 500000 10702844 10386854 503799 -236036 500000 10154617 9941441 330121 615292 500000 10386854 0.00000 0.95000 0.05000 1 0 579046 579046 28655642 7590259 21065383 3368314 1880847 1487467 434465 166230 268235 23400131 LAND HELD FOR CONSERVATION 5050921 OTHER RECEIVABLES 1210014 TRUST RECEIVABLES 401130 SCIENCE CONTRACT WORK IN PROGRESS 10434 6672499 FACILITY DEPOSITS 3750 3750 14749650 -322190 -322190 15071840 46498 46498 15118338 7940959 0 7940959 46498 46498 7987457 PART II, LINE 9: LAND HELD FOR CONSERVATION: LAND HELD FOR CONSERVATION IS RECORDED AT COST WHEN PURCHASED OR AT FAIR MARKET VALUE AT THE DATE OF ACQUISITION, IF DONATED. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS EACH PARCEL PERIODICALLY TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAS BEEN IMPAIRMENT TO THE VALUE THAT IS RECORDED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PART V, LINE 4: A FUND HELD IN PERPETUITY, THE INCOME FROM WHICH CAN BE SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AND USES OR USED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL NEEDS. MAGIC UNDER THE MANGROVES 1968404 1636271 332133 233923 190785 177437 351360 RED SNOOK FISHING TOURNAMENT 125630 88526 37104 27804 6813 4838 45722 1 54200 48140 6060 4500 10940 2148234 1772937 375297 261727 197598 182275 4500 408022 1054122 -678825 1 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY 1110 PINE RIDGE ROAD 200 NAPLES FL 34108 592396243 501(C)3 12150 BOOK TO ASSIST IN THE REBUILDING OF EVERGLADES CITY AFTER HURRICANE IRMA. 1 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON NEED. IF THE FUNDS CANNOT BE USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE, WE REQUEST THAT THE FUNDS BE RETURNED. WE VERIFY THAT EACH GRANTEE IS A QUALIFIED CHARITY AS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROB MOHER CEO 222560 0 0 0 0 0 6276 0 9278 0 238114 0 0 0 PAUL SEIFERT VP OF MARKETING 192733 0 0 0 0 0 232 0 9278 0 202243 0 0 0 X 1 3000 DONOR X 20 3350270 MEAN OF DAY X AUCTION ITEMS 196 249613 FMV X SUPPLIES 1 1250 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: A THIRD PARTY IS USED TO SELL CONTRIBUTED SECURITIES UPON RECEIPT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CONSERVANCY SCIENCE TEAM IN 2017-18: - ADVANCED WORK ON RESTORATION OF MANGROVE DIE-OFF AREAS, INCLUDING AREAS NEAR GOODLAND FL. - CELEBRATED 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND MONITORING PROGRAM, ONE OF THE LONGEST IN THE COUNTRY. MONITORED MORE THAN 400 TURTLE NESTS - THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES APPLYING SATELLITE TAGS TO MONITOR SEA TURTLE TRAVEL HABITS. - CONTINUE WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MANAGE EXOTIC SPECIES, IN ORDER TO HELP LIMIT THE DESTRUCTION OF NATIVE PLANTS AND WILDLIFE. THIS INCLUDES THE TAGGING OF PYTHONS TO STUDY THEIR BEHAVIOR IN HOPES OF CONTROLLING THIS NON-NATIVE INVADER. STUDY EXPANDED THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE BEHAVIORS OF PYTHON HATCHLINGS. URBAN ECOLOGY THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RECENTLY COMPLETED A STUDY ON HOW WILDLIFE CAN UTILIZE GOLF COURSES AND WAYS TO ENHANCE THEIR PRESENCE WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE GAME; IN OTHER WORDS - A LITTLE BIT OF URBAN ECOLOGY. CONSERVANCY BIOLOGISTS WERE ABLE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF WILDLIFE BY INCREASING OR ENHANCING THE AVAILABLE SPACE. APPROXIMATELY 24,113 AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES WERE FOUND DURING THE STUDY REPRESENTING 88 SPECIES. BIOLOGISTS CAPTURED AND RELEASED 20,970 FISH REPRESENTING 25 SPECIES. A TOTAL OF 7,346 BIRDS WERE DOCUMENTED DURING THE STUDY, REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 75 SPECIES. RED TIDE'S IMPACT ON SEA TURTLES NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CONSERVANCY BIOLOGISTS PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK. ITS PURPOSE IS TO REPORT DEAD OR IMPAIRED SEA TURTLES THEY ENCOUNTER. SO FAR, 2018 HAS BEEN A RECORD YEAR FOR STRANDINGS WITH 1,232 STRANDED TURTLES REPORTED FROM PINELLAS TO COLLIER COUNTIES. STATE BIOLOGISTS ATTRIBUTE 563 OF THESE TO RED TIDE, AN INCREASE OF 2.5 TIMES THE 5-YEAR AVERAGE. IN COLLIER COUNTY THERE WERE 125 STRANDINGS, 85 OF THESE WERE ATTRIBUTED TO RED TIDE. THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT A FRACTION OF THE ACTUAL MORTALITY. MOST OF THE SEA TURTLES THAT DIE NEVER WASH UP ON OUR BEACHES. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR MANATEES, DOLPHINS, SHOREBIRDS, FISH AND COUNTLESS OTHER SPECIES. ON A BETTER NOTE, HATCHLING RECRUITMENT ON KEEWAYDIN ISLAND SET A RECORD IN 2018 WITH 21,467 ASSUMED TO HAVE REACHED GULF WATERS. HATCHLINGS DON'T FEED DURING THE SWIMMING FRENZY ONCE THEY ENTER THE WATER SO THEIR EXPOSURE TO RED TIDE IS LIMITED. CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH PRESERVE BIOLOGISTS MELINDA SCHUMAN AND LEIF JOHNSON SPENT FOUR MONTHS GATHERING THE RESIDENT TORTOISES WITHIN THE CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH PRESERVE, RECORDING LENGTH AND WEIGHT INFORMATION, AND RELEASING THEM BACK AFTER EACH RECEIVED A FULL HEALTH CHECK. A TOTAL OF 109 BURROWS WERE LOCATED IN THE PRESERVE DURING THE APRIL 2018 BURROW SURVEY. OF THIS TOTAL, 90 BURROWS WERE ACTIVE AND 19 WERE INACTIVE. BURROW COUNTS ARE A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, AS MANY NEW BURROWS WERE CREATED AND/OR ABANDONED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS ALONE. WITH HELP FROM OUR EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERS, A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND ENERGY ALSO WENT INTO HABITAT IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF EXOTICS, INCREASING GROWING SPACE FOR FORAGE PLANTS, AND PLANTING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE. LIFE IN THE PRESERVE IS HEALTHIER THAN EVER! FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CONSERVANCY POLICY TEAM IN 2017-2018: TOXIC ALGAE CRISIS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THE SUMMER OF 2018 WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE SUMMER OF ALGAE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. FROM RED TIDE PLAGUING OUR COAST, TO BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN THE CALOOSAHATCHEE FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE DISCHARGES, THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT HAS BEEN DEVASTATING. IN RESPONSE TO THESE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS (HAB), THE CONSERVANCY RELAUNCHED OUR RIPPLE EFFECT CAMPAIGN IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CASCADING IMPACTS OF POLLUTED LAKE OKEECHOBEE DISCHARGES. THE CONSERVANCY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SUPPORTING THE EVERGLADES AGRICULTURAL AREA (EAA) RESERVOIR'S AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING TO REDUCE THE HIGH-VOLUME DAMAGING DISCHARGES TO THE ESTUARIES AND SEND CLEAN WATER SOUTH TO THE EVERGLADES AND FLORIDA BAY. THE CONSERVANCY WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING A MEETING WITH FIVE LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE THAT RESULTED IN CONCRETE SHARED PRIORITIES FOR ADVOCACY: FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING OF THE EAA RESERVOIR, $200 MILLION MATCH IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN (CERP) PROJECTS, STATE GROUNDBREAKING ON THE EAA RESERVOIR WITHIN THE NEW GOVERNOR'S FIRST YEAR, AND CLEANING UP OUR WATERS BY EMPLOYING STRATEGIES TO STOP POLLUTION AT THE SOURCE AND IMPLEMENT ENFORCEABLE CLEAN-UP PLANS. COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS INTERESTS IS BRINGING NEW AND POWERFUL VOICES TO THE TABLE ADVOCATING FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND CLEAN WATER. FRACKING BAN: FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, SENATOR DANA YOUNG INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN FRACKING AND OTHER WELL STIMULATION TREATMENTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE BILL WAS HEARD IN TWO OF ITS SENATE COMMITTEES, AND WHILE IT DID NOT MAKE IT BEYOND THAT POINT, THE UNANIMOUS COMMITTEE SUPPORT THAT IT DID RECEIVE WHEN HEARD DEMONSTRATES THE FRACKING BAN CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRONG SUPPORT AND MOMENTUM. SUPPORTING A BAN REMAINS THE CONSERVANCY'S TOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR 2019. EASTERN COLLIER: WITH UNBRIDLED GROWTH EXPECTED IN EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY, THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR A COMMON SENSE APPROACH THAT DIRECTS DEVELOPMENT TO APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS, WHILE PROTECTING ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES, LISTED SPECIES AND TAXPAYERS. UNFORTUNATELY, AT BOTH THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVELS, THERE IS TREMENDOUS PRESSURE FOR AUTHORIZATION OF MORE DEVELOPMENT, AND THUS, MORE IMPACTS TO SPECIES SUCH AS THE ENDANGERED FLORIDA PANTHER. WITH THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY WEBPAGE, MEMBERS NOW HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES IN ONE LOCATION TO BECOME ENGAGED AS THE FUTURE OF EASTERN COLLIER COUNTY IS DECIDED OVER THE COMING MONTHS. COLLIER-HOGAN WELL: THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP) WILL BEGIN TO TEST FOR MORE TOXINS AT THE COLLIER-HOGAN WELL, THE SITE OF FLORIDA'S FIRST DOCUMENTED FRACKING AND SUBSEQUENT ILLEGAL DUMPING OF OILY WASTE. FDEP WILL NOW TEST FOR SEVERAL CHEMICALS USED AT THE WELLSITE THAT CAN BE CANCER-CAUSING, AND WILL CONTINUE TO TEST FOR IMPORTANT MARKERS OF OIL CONTAMINATION THAT WERE PROPOSED TO BE DISCONTINUED. ESTERO PRESERVE: THE CONSERVANCY WAS A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF THE VILLAGE OF ESTERO'S DECISION TO ACQUIRE 62 ACRES OF LAND ALONG THE ESTERO RIVER. THIS PARCEL, WHICH CONTAINS A MOSAIC OF UPLANDS, WETLANDS, CULTURAL RESOURCES AND RIVER ACCESS, IS IN THE HEART OF ESTERO AND IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE A PORTION OF "OLD FLORIDA" FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CONSERVANCY EDUCATION TEAM IN FY 2017-2018: STEM EDUCATION NUMBERS # OUTREACH PROGRAMS: 148 # STUDENTS REACHED IN THEIR SCHOOLS: 5410 # FIELD TRIPS: 202 # STUDENTS ONSITE: 3,415 # ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS: 35 # ADULTS REACHED ON FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: 678 # COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED: 14 # COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED: 3,788 TEEN PROGRAM LAUNCHED THIS YEAR THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED THE TEEN ECCO (EXPLORING CONSERVATION CAREER OPPORTUNITIES) PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM WELCOMED EIGHT STUDENTS REPRESENTING FOUR AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMMERSE STUDENTS WITH AN INTEREST IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH) CAREERS IN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE AND TO HELP GUIDE THEIR CAREER PATHS. STUDENTS SHADOWED CONSERVANCY STAFF MEMBERS, LEARNED FROM PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD, INTERACTED WITH GUESTS AT OUR EARTH DAY EVENT, TOURED FGCU'S VESTER MARINE LAB AND BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, AND EVEN ASSISTED IN A BURMESE PYTHON NECROPSY WITH OUR SCIENCE TEAM. LOOKING AHEAD, STUDENTS WILL WORK IN SMALL GROUPS TO COMPLETE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT THEY WILL PRESENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR PROGRAM. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM. EDUCATION ALLIANCE EXPANDS THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED THE 5TH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE IN OCTOBER. PARTNERING WITH THE LEAGUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS OF FLORIDA (LEEF) AND FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (FGCU), THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BROUGHT IN EDUCATORS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. COVERING A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS AND CURRENT EVENTS IN THE WORLD OF EDUCATION, THE CONFERENCE WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS, WHILE ALLOWING EDUCATORS TO GROW THEIR SKILLSETS. NEW ANIMAL AMBASSADORS SEVERAL NEW ANIMALS FOUND A HOME AT THE CONSERVANCY'S NATURE CENTER THIS YEAR. NIN, THE AMBASSADOR LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE ARRIVED IN APRIL. WE BELIEVE HE IS THE FIRST MALE LOGGERHEAD WE'VE HAD HERE AT THE NATURE CENTER. OLIVE, A BARRED OWL, IS NOW HELPING TO EDUCATE GUESTS IN THE VON ARX WILDLIFE VIEWING PAVILION. AND GUMBO, THE CONSERVANCY'S GREEN MORAY EEL IS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION IN THE DALTON DISCOVERY CENTER'S PATCH REEF AQUARIUM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE COB, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TREASURER, CHAIR OF EAC, CHAIR OF DEVELPMENT COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND CHAIR OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET REGULARLY IN THE "OFF SEASON OR UPON CALL BY THE BOARD CHAIR, TO REVIEW AND ACT ON MATTERS BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS. IT SHALL HAVE THE FULL POWER TO ACT FOR AND IN PLACE OF THE BOARD AS PROVED BY FLORIDA LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS WHO PAY DUES. ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE 990; THE 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING, ALL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WILL BE BROUGHT TO BUDGET & FINANCE FOR FINAL REVIEW. SUBSEQUENT TO FILING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WE DISTRIBUTE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS FOR BOARDMEMBERS TO SIGN AT BEGINNING OF YEAR. AT EACH MEETING, COMMITTEE OR OTHERWISE, WE ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND THEN ASK IF ANYONE HAS A CONFLICT WITH ANY ITEMS. IF YES, THEY EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON SAID ITEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THERE IS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT MEETS AND RECOMENDS SALARIES TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD PERFORMS A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO LOCAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY. THE COMPARABILITY STUDY WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: APPRECIATION OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT & TRUST RECEIVABLE 153,629.