2019-06-21T13:51:00-05:00 2018-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2018-01-01 460505155 WILDLANDS RESTORATION VOLUNTEERS WILD 3035431411 3012 STERLING CIRCLE SUITE 201 BOULDER CO 80301 ERIC GERTLER TREASURER 3035431411 2019-06-19 true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2019-06-21 173.14.30.85 2019-06-21 13:51:00 CD P F510452ABB4A09DEF72ED4AF0FBBE4EEFED67493 F510452ABB4A09DEF72ED4AF0FBBE4EEFED67493 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z KATHERINE THOMPSON 3012 STERLING CIRCLE BOULDER CO 80301 1467106 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. 13 13 32 2238 0 803756 837432 710890 528231 16483 20554 29040 69683 1560169 1455900 0 0 872204 924142 0 119686 695593 519771 1567797 1443913 -7628 11987 1052817 972563 257219 206183 795598 766380 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 301558 311782 VITAL RIVERS - WATERWAYS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND OVER 80% OF COLORADO WILDLIFE DEPEND ON THEM OVER WRV'S 19 YEARS, VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESTORED OVER 50 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND OVER 74 ACRES OF WETLAND. MUCH OF THIS WORK IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS HAS FOCUSED ON STABILIZING STREAMBANKS AFTER FLOODS AND POST-FLOOD ROAD CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS THAT DESTROYED THEM. IN 2018, WRV VOLUNTEERS RESTORED 6.9 MILES OF STREAM CHANNEL & SHORELINE AND RESTORED 3.47 ACRES OF WETLAND. MOST OF THE WORK IN 2018 WAS ALONG THE ST. VRAIN CREEK, NORTH OF LYONS, RESTORING THE STREAMLINE AFTER THE 2013 FLOOD. OVER 375 VOLUNTEERS WORKED ON 5,000 FT OF SHORELINE PLANTING MORE THAN 9,000 NATIVE PLANTS AND SEEDED OVER 289,000 FT2. 258855 52667 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 19 YEARS, WE HAVE COMPLETED OVER 54 MILES OF TRAIL WORK, AND IN 2018 ALONE WE COMPLETED SIX MILES. 252977 80100 WILDLANDS RESTORATION - WRV'S CORE RESTORATION PROGRAM RESPONDS TO DIVERSE NEEDS IN OUR AREA. WHILE EACH LOCATION AND ECOSYSTEM ARE UNIQUE, WE HAVE A VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE, BARRING ECOLOGICAL BARRIERS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL. OUR PARTNER LAND AGENCIES 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. WE HAVE A LONG TRACK RECORD OF PROJECT DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. IN 2018, WRV VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 21,580 PLANTS, SHRUBS AND TREES, WHICH REBUILD SOIL AND CREATE FOOD, FORAGE, STRUCTURE AND SHADE FOR NATIVE SPECIES. 371952 83682 COMMUNITY BUILDING - IN 2018, WRV BUILT AND MAINTAINED A PASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR PUBLIC AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDS. WRV WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE 138 RESTORATION EVENTS BECAUSE THIS GROUP CONTRIBUTED OVER 883,500 WORTH OF LABOR AND EXPERTISE. THESE VOLUNTEERS BENEFITTED 1,725 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN 2018 ALONE. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. WRV'S VOLUNTEERS ARE SO COMMITTED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE 493 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED TEN PROJECTS, 27 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED 100 PROJECTS, AND 31% OF VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED MORE THAN ONE PROJECT DURING THE YEAR. IN 2018, WRV HELD 19 COURSES AND TRAINED 213 VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY SKILLS. SINCE 2003, WRV HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 3,200 VOLUNTEER LEADERS IN SKILLS INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. 2018 REVENUE: 4,481 2018 EXPENSE: 128,308 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, CONCLUDING WITH SERVICE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE AND TEAMWORK. SOME YOUTH GO ON TO TAKE HIGH SCHOOL CREW LEADER TRAINING, WHERE THEY LEARN INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOR LEADING CREWS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE FIELD. WRV AND OUR PARTNERS HOST YOUTH EXPLORING STEWARDSHIP, A TWO-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH LEADERS FROM A BROAD ARRAY OF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2018 ALONE, WRV ENGAGED OVER 800 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THESE YOUTH PLANTED OVER 1,200 PLANTS AND RESEEDED OVER 13,000 FT2. 2018 REVENUE: 3,500 2018 EXPENSE: 89,825 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 OVER 6,117 ACRES OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS, WRV VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK HAS REDUCED THE MEDITERRANEAN SAGE POPULATION BY 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 THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. 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 2018, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED OVER 332 ACRES. 2018 REVENUE: 38,313 2018 EXPENSE: 66,185 HEALTHY FORESTS - COLORADO FORESTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY UNNATURAL FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR DECADES, AND THROUGH FOREST THINNING AND REMOVAL OF INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, WE CAN HELP RARE NATIVE SPECIES RETURN. 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 CHAINSAW OPERATORS HELP WITH TRAIL CORRIDOR CLEARING AFTER BARK BEETLE DEADFALL AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES SUCH AS RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2018 ALONE, WRV SAWYERS RESTORED 31 ACRES TO FOREST HEALTH. 2018 REVENUE: 5,000 2018 EXPENSE: 45,074 NATIVE SEEDS - 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. 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HEART & SOIL 44581 44581 11206 44581 44581 11206 11206 33375 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION DEPENDS ON AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR LABOR AND EXPERTISE. IN 2018, 2,238 VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME ON OVER 138 WRV EVENTS, WHICH EQUALS 35,552 HOURS OF SERVICE VALUED AT 877,770. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D COMMUNITY BUILDING - IN 2018, WRV BUILT AND MAINTAINED A PASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR PUBLIC AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDS. WRV WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE 138 RESTORATION EVENTS BECAUSE THIS GROUP CONTRIBUTED OVER 883,500 WORTH OF LABOR AND EXPERTISE. THESE VOLUNTEERS BENEFITTED 1,725 ACRES OF WILDLIFE HABITAT IN 2018 ALONE. THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. WRV'S VOLUNTEERS ARE SO COMMITTED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE 493 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED TEN PROJECTS, 27 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED 100 PROJECTS, AND 31% OF VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED MORE THAN ONE PROJECT DURING THE YEAR. IN 2018, WRV HELD 19 COURSES AND TRAINED 213 VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY SKILLS. SINCE 2003, WRV HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 3,200 VOLUNTEER LEADERS IN SKILLS INCLUDING RESTORATION DESIGN, CREW LEADERSHIP, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION. 2018 REVENUE: 4,481 2018 EXPENSE: 128,308 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, CONCLUDING WITH SERVICE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS LEARN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES, ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE AND TEAMWORK. SOME YOUTH GO ON TO TAKE HIGH SCHOOL CREW LEADER TRAINING, WHERE THEY LEARN INTERPERSONAL SKILLS FOR LEADING CREWS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE FIELD. WRV AND OUR PARTNERS HOST YOUTH EXPLORING STEWARDSHIP, A TWO-DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH LEADERS FROM A BROAD ARRAY OF REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2018 ALONE, WRV ENGAGED OVER 800 YOUTH IN RESTORATION & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THESE YOUTH PLANTED OVER 1,200 PLANTS AND RESEEDED OVER 13,000 FT2. 2018 REVENUE: 3,500 2018 EXPENSE: 89,825 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 OVER 6,117 ACRES OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS, WRV VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK HAS REDUCED THE MEDITERRANEAN SAGE POPULATION BY 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 THAT BORDER PUBLIC LANDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. 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 2018, VOLUNTEERS WEEDED OVER 332 ACRES. 2018 REVENUE: 38,313 2018 EXPENSE: 66,185 HEALTHY FORESTS - COLORADO FORESTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY UNNATURAL FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR DECADES, AND THROUGH FOREST THINNING AND REMOVAL OF INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, WE CAN HELP RARE NATIVE SPECIES RETURN. 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 CHAINSAW OPERATORS HELP WITH TRAIL CORRIDOR CLEARING AFTER BARK BEETLE DEADFALL AND REMOVE INVASIVE TREE SPECIES SUCH AS RUSSIAN OLIVE. IN 2018 ALONE, WRV SAWYERS RESTORED 31 ACRES TO FOREST HEALTH. 2018 REVENUE: 5,000 2018 EXPENSE: 45,074 NATIVE SEEDS - 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 19-YEAR HISTORY, VOLUNTEERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 30,000 HOURS TO THE NATIVE SEED PROGRAM IN 2019, 520 VOLUNTEERS SPENT OVER 1,500 HOURS COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS TO BE GROWN-OUT AND USED ON FUTURE PROJECTS. 2018 REVENUE: 32,389 2018 EXPENSE: 42,562 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.