2017-04-11T10:17:40-05:00 2016-09-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4099 TAMIAMI TRAIL N STE 300 NAPLES FL 34103 990 2015-10-01 591157084 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC CONS 2392620304 1450 MERRIHUE DRIVE NAPLES FL 34102 VICTORIA POLLOCK CFO 2392620304 2017-03-18 1 AMELIA COOPER CPA P00437898 2392628686 2017-02-26 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ROB MOHER 1450 MERRIHUE DRIVE NAPLES FL 34102 10823709 0 X WWW.CONSERVANCY.ORG X 1964 FL OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S UNIQUE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. 31 31 83 600 -13816 -13816 6385623 7050240 381477 357552 1134007 202336 142802 -485165 8043909 7124963 0 0 0 0 3753563 3900903 0 0 883596 3704126 3741063 7457689 7641966 586220 -517003 52829972 53161288 4568582 3806057 48261390 49355231 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 1269306 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 1388646 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 DEVELOPMENT, SMART GROWTH, WATER ISSUES, ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 1757328 357552 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 1445830 CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S VON ARX HOSPITAL WILDLIFE HOSPITALTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 3,500 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.IN 2016 THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OPENED EXPANDED OUTDOOR WILDLIFE RECOVERY AREAS. THE GOAL OF THESE ENCLOSURES IS TO SERVE A BROADER VARIETY OF PATIENTS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WE ARE ABLE TO REHABILITATE. THE EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDES A PUBLIC AREA WHERE NATURE CENTER GUESTS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENTING INJURY TO WILDLIFE. BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXPANSION FEATURES INCLUDE:O A NEW AND ENLARGED SHOREBIRD RECOVERY AREAO TWO LARGE OUTDOOR REHABILITATION STRUCTURES TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO CARE FOR OTTERS THROUGH THE ENTIRE REHABILITATION PROJECTO EIGHT SMALL MAMMAL RECOVERY AREASO IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING WATER, POWER AND CAREGIVER ACCESSO ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITIES GUEST EDUCATION AREAS DUE TO PERMITS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WORK AT THE VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL HAPPENS BEHIND-THE-SCENES, AWAY FROM PUBLIC VIEW. THE NEW PUBLIC EXHIBITS PROVIDE GUESTS WITH A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT WORK THAT TAKES PLACE INSIDE THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND HOW TO PREVENT INJURY TO WILDLIFE. SAPAKIE WILDLIFE EXHIBIT HALLTHE NEW SAPAKIE WILDLIFE EXHIBITS ARE GEARED TOWARD EDUCATING MEMBERS AND VISITORS ON THE REASONS WHY ANIMALS ARE ADMITTED TO THE VON ARX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL, THE TYPES OF MEDICAL CARE THEY RECEIVE, AND THE WAYS THE PUBLIC CAN HELP PREVENT WILDLIFE INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE EXHIBIT HAS A KIDS' PLAY AREA, WHERE CHILDREN CAN TRANSFORM INTO JUNIOR VETERINARIANS AND JOIN DR. OLLIE OWL FOR HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES EMPHASIZING HOW THE HOSPITAL CARES FOR PATIENTS. VON ARX WILDLIFE VIEWING PAVILIONTHE NEW VON ARX WILDLIFE VIEWING PAVILION GIVES GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FACE-TO-BEAK WITH THREE WILDLIFE AMBASSADORS. THESE PERMANENT RESIDENTS ARE FORMER HOSPITAL PATIENTS. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THEIR INJURIES, THEY ARE UNABLE TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD. GUESTS CAN MEET A RED-TAILED HAWK, BALD EAGLE AND AN EASTERN SCREECH OWL. PREVENTION OF INJURY TO WILDLIFE CAMPAIGNDURING THE EXPANSION CELEBRATION, THE CONSERVANCY ANNOUNCED A NEW PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, THROUGH THEIR EYES. THE CAMPAIGN INTENDS FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S WILDLIFE. THE INITIATIVE'S CALL TO ACTION URGES THE COMMUNITY TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND PRESERVE THEIR HABITATS. THE CAMPAIGN WAS INSPIRED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CONSERVANCY AND ADVERTISING STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION. 1445830 5861110 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 54 1 83 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 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 KEN KRIER CHAIRMAN OF BOARD 15.00 X X 0 0 0 VAN WILLIAMS VICE CHAIRMAN 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY TOMPKINS TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNNE SHOTWELL SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 LEW ALLYN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS BROWN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BOYAJIAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ED EATON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS GIBSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE GOFORTH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL GRESH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN R HALL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR JUDITH HURSHON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LOIS KELLEY 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 GERRI MOLL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KARL WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR KAMELA PATTON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MAYELA ROSALES DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATSY SCHROEDER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BOB SALTARELLI DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL COLLINS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MORAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TUCKER TYLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY WHITE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JANE PEARSALL DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE RISMILLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WALTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUE SHULTZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON VON ARX DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN SLABAUGH DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOH WALTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROB MOHER CEO 60.00 X 216703 0 16469 VICTORIA POLLOCK CFO 60.00 X 99296 0 7510 PAUL SIEFERT VP OF MARKETING 60.00 X 183577 0 10427 499576 0 34406 2 0 1 0 STEVENS CONSTRUCTION 62808 WHISKEY CREEK DR FT MYERS FL 33919 CONSTRUCTION 192977 PRESSTIGE PRINTING 10940 HARMONY PARK DRIVE BONITA SPRINGS FL 34135 PRINTING 149082 HEATHERWOOD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 8880 TERRENCE COURT BONITA SPIRNGS FL 34135 CONSTRUCTION 122064 TENTLOGIX INC 2820 SE MARTIN SQUARE STUART FL 34994 RENT OF A TENT 114542 GLMV ARCHITECTURE INC 1525 E DOUGLAS WICHITA KS 67211 ARCHITECTUAL SERVICES 107012 5 1885026 503904 4661310 648574 7050240 PROGRAM INCOME 611710 206044 206044 ADMISSIONS 713990 151508 151508 357552 199317 199317 33403 0 33403 33403 33403 2516624 2491515 22090 25109 -22090 3019 3019 120745 1885026 744003 -623258 -623258 508773 441138 67635 81451 -13816 OTHER INCOME 900099 31958 31958 TAX REFUNDS 900099 5097 5097 37055 7124963 439003 -13816 -350464 528259 101131 191509 235619 2700935 2077715 353973 269247 47700 36877 5282 5541 392205 279130 61083 51992 231804 157619 38676 35509 40444 31626 4112 4706 47047 47047 37967 37967 351881 264901 40557 46423 167155 152238 5216 9701 199688 155342 5999 38347 22243 14518 3096 4629 57633 44939 3629 9065 101412 99384 2028 1311849 1164015 69732 78102 275742 236779 19065 19898 MAINTENANCE 271572 225104 18765 27703 MATERIALS AND SMALL EQU 242880 205951 18760 18169 TELEPHONE AND UTILITIES 225519 199149 11089 15281 INTERNS 154260 154260 233771 213385 6722 13664 7641966 5861110 897260 883596 562520 492933 1464199 218890 1765695 1317017 10387 10647 138415 31462 187989 192112 32500789 7372193 24065973 25128596 10804793 11478007 5000 5511 13825001 14286113 52829972 53161288 654646 529195 182858 146481 12719 0 3712759 3126631 5600 3750 4568582 3806057 X 26238354 27099845 11469544 11590354 10553492 10665032 48261390 49355231 52829972 53161288 X -517003 825857 784987 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4802653 4799475 10554665 6385623 7050240 33592656 4802653 4799475 10554665 6385623 7050240 33592656 3882229 29710427 221681 233453 299242 293393 232720 1280489 34237 132833 49780 31775 0 248625 52034 8642 15158 37055 112889 35234659 2548847 0.84320 0.88130 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 52,034. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 8,642. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 15,158. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 37,055. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22147 24900 47047 5821990 5869037 443452 110863 0 0 465654 487456 434521 443452 1831083 2746625 28701 38944 46603 47047 161295 116414 121864 108630 110863 457771 686657 1954 13862 22147 37963 X X 2 10.00 0 1 1 350.00 22146 10154617 111540 936687 500000 10702844 10386854 503799 -236036 500000 10154617 9941441 330121 615292 500000 10386854 9302844 263640 726957 352000 9941441 10513485 16662 1227303 9302844 1 0 579046 579046 28408277 5746028 22662249 745435 474716 270719 2768031 1151449 1616582 25128596 LAND HELD FOR CONSERVATION 5065002 OTHER RECEIVABLES 221337 TRUST RECEIVABLES 8999774 14286113 FACILITY DEPOSITS 3750 3750 7912854 825858 825858 7086996 37967 37967 7124963 7604000 0 7604000 37967 37967 7641967 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. X X X X X X FL PA MAGIC UNDER THE MANGROVES 1751816 1640121 111695 139784 137299 365842 RED SNOOK FISHING TOURNAMENT 108089 104239 3850 1740 52270 2 145866 140666 5200 47068 2005771 1885026 120745 139784 139039 465180 744003 -623258 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROB MOHER CEO 216703 0 0 0 0 0 6111 0 10358 0 233172 0 0 0 PAUL SIEFERT VP OF MARKETING 183577 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10427 0 194004 0 0 0 X 22 361814 X AUCTION ITEMS 166 286760 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: A THIRD PARTY IS USED TO SELL CONTRIBUTED SECURITIES UPON RECEIPT. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CONSERVANCY SCIENCE TEAM IN 2015-2016: - ADVANCED WORK ON RESTORATION OF MANGROVE DIE-OFF AREAS, INCLUDING AREAS NEAR GOODLAND FL. - CONTINUING ONE OF THE LONGEST LOGGERHEAD SEAT TURTLE MONITORING PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. 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 AND EMERGING EXOTIC SPECIES SUCH AS THE TEGU AND MONITOR LIZARDS. - ONGOING STUDY OF WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS IN COAST SYSTEMS, AND RESEARCH AND ASSESS STORM WATER RUNOFF, WATER RESOURCE AND WATERSHEDS. SEA TURTLES THE CONSERVANCY'S SEA TURTLE NESTING AND BEACH MONITORING PROGRAM ON KEEWAYDIN ISLAND IS 34 YEARS OLD. THE SUMMER OF 2016 WAS ANOTHER BUSY NESTING YEAR. THIS YEAR ALONE AN ESTIMATED 26,000 HATCHLINGS MADE IT SAFELY TO THE GULF. FECAL SAMPLES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FROM 31 KEMP'S RIDLEYS FOR USE IN DIET STUDIES. FIFTEEN YEARS PRIOR TO CURRENT STUDY, KEMP'S RIDLEY CONSUMED SOLITARY TUNICATES (SEA SQUIRTS) AND SECONDARILY CRABS. THE CURRENT STUDY HAS DOCUMENTED A SHIFT IN THE DIET WITH TURTLES INITIALLY FEEDING ON SPONGES, (WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN OBSERVED IN KEMP'S RIDLEYS), SWITCHING COLONIAL TUNICATES, AND THEN SWITCHING TO CRABS. THE SHIFTING DIET IS YET ANOTHER "RIDDLE OF THE RIDLEY AND IT IS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME SORT OF DISTURBANCE IN THE TURTLE'S FEEDING GROUNDS ALTERING THE AVAILABILITY OF THEIR PREY. MANGROVES THIS PROGRAM SPANS 3 DIFFERENT MANGROVE RESEARCH AND RESTORATION PROJECTS, WHICH EVALUATE RESTORATION SUCCESS IN AN AREA WHERE MANGROVES HAVE DIED OFF; HELP TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY FOREST CONDITIONS IN RESTORED FORESTS BY SPOTTING PROBLEMS EARLY; AND PERFORM RESEARCH TO ASSESS FOREST RESPONSE TO HUMAN ALTERATION. WE ALSO ARE RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THESE IMPORTANT FORESTS UPON WHICH NUMEROUS FISH, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND INVERTEBRATES DEPEND UPON DURING SOME PART OF THEIR LIVES. MANGROVES, ALONG WITH SEAGRASS, FORM THE BACKBONE OF ESTUARIES AND WITHOUT THEIR PRESENCE THE WILDLIFE, INCLUDING THE FISH AND BIRDS THAT THRIVE IN THESE AREAS WILL DECLINE. THIS IS WHY MANGROVE RESTORATION IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE, OUR ECONOMY AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN YEARS TO COME. THIS YEAR WE ASSESSED THE HEALTH AND VIABILITY OF 21,405 MANGROVES! WESTERN EVERGLADES PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE HYDROLOGIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERATION IN THE 1960'S WHEN A NETWORK OF CANALS, LEVEES, AND ROADS WERE CONSTRUCTED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NOW DEFUNCT SOUTHERN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES DEVELOPMENT. THE RESTORATION IS ALL ABOUT RETURNING THIS AREA, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, TO ITS PRE-DEVELOPMENT HYDROLOGIC REGIME. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT PLANT AND ANIMAL COMMUNITIES IN THE AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RESTORATION PROJECT. CONSERVANCY BIOLOGISTS PERFORMED THE BASELINE FAUNAL STUDIES PRIOR TO RESTORATION AND NOW ARE BACK AT WORK DOCUMENTING ANY CHANGES IN AQUATIC FAUNAL AND ANURAN COMMUNITIES (FISH, AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES AND FROGS) RESULTING FROM HYDROLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC RESTORATION OF THE INITIAL TWO PHASES OF THE PSRP FOR THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THIS WORK SHALL PROVIDE THE FIRST POST-CONSTRUCTION MONITORING OF AQUATIC FAUNA PLOTS THAT WE ESTABLISHED DURING THE PSRP BASELINE MONITORING EFFORT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED ON THE PROJECT. ALTHOUGH THIS WORK HAS JUST BEGUN GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO KAYAK DOWN OLD TORN UP ROAD BEDS TO GET TO THE MONITORING SITES IS AN ENCOURAGING SIGN THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED! INVASIVE SPECIES MORE THAN 50 SPECIES OF NONNATIVE REPTILES ARE CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED IN FLORIDA! A GROWING COALITION OF PARTNERS INCLUDING THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, DENISON AND DAVIDSON UNIVERSITIES, ROOKERY BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE NAPLES ZOO, FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SWFL COOPERATIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AREA AND OTHER GROUPS HAVE BANDED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF CONTROLLING BURMESE PYTHON POPULATION LEVELS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THIS PYTHON IS OF PARTICULAR ECOLOGICAL CONCERN, AS THIS INVASIVE EXOTIC APPEARS TO BE CAUSING MASSIVE DECLINES IN A RANGE OF NATIVE MAMMAL SPECIES IN THE EVERGLADES. BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SCIENTIFICALLY APPLIED METHODS TO LESSEN PYTHON DISPERSAL RATES AND CONTAIN THEIR POPULATION WE WILL LESSEN THE IMPACT ON OUR NATIVE WILDLIFE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. BULLETS: - 37 KEMP'S RIDLEYS CAPTURED AND TAGGED IN THE TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014 - 4 TAGGED RIDLEYS HAVE BEEN RECAPTURED IN THE STUDY AREA AND 2 OF THESE TURTLES HAVE BEEN RECAPTURED TWICE - 7 KEMP'S RIDLEYS TRACKED WITH SATELLITE TELEMETRY IN 2014-15. ONE OF THESE TURTLES (OB1) HAS BEEN RECAPTURED TWICE FOLLOWING TRACKING AND ANOTHER (CASPER) WAS RECAPTURED ONCE. - 9,665 JUVENILE FISH IDENTIFIED, MEASURED AND SEXED FOR VARIOUS STUDIES. - 75 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS WERE OBSERVED DURING SURVEYS IN THE UPPER GORDON RIVER - REMOVED A TON OF PYTHONS DURING DECEMBER 2015-EARLY MARCH 2016. - 21,405 MANGROVES GOT A PHYSICAL THIS YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CONSERVANCY POLICY TEAM IN 2015-2016: POLICY LED INITIATIVES GROWTH MANAGEMENT 1. PROMOTED MORE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY CHARLOTTE COUNTY PLANNING & ZONING BOARD ACCEPTS AND SUPPORTS INPUT FROM THE CONSERVANCY TO THEIR STAFF REPORT ON PROPOSED COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS INCLUDING: ORETAINING BUFFERS AROUND WETLANDS AND WETLAND PROTECTIONS ORETAINING CONSERVATION LAND PROTECTIONS FOR NEIGHBORING DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY ODIRECTING GROWTH TO LESS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS OHOLD MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON UPCOMING TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT POLICY CHANGES 2. RIVER HALL SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED RESIDENTS IN THEIR CHALLENGE AGAINST THE RIVER HALL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND ACTED AS THEIR EXPERT PLANNING WITNESS DURING THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS. 3. LEE COUNTY DENSITY REDUCTION/GROUNDWATER RESOURCE (DR/GR) AREA ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AND PRESERVATION COMMUNITIES OVERLAY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THIS OVERLAY BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INCREASED HYDROLOGICAL AND WILDLIFE HABITAT BENEFITS. 4. COLLIER 2040 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN SERVED AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE COLLIER METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S (MPO) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WORKED WITH THE MPO TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE IN THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IDENTIFYING THE NEED TO FURTHER STUDY APPROPRIATE ROAD ALIGNMENTS WITHIN THE AREAS OF NORTH BELLE MEADE AND CR951. 5. LEE COUNTY'S CONSERVATION 20/20 PINE LAKES PRESERVE PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF PLACING THE NEW BONITA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN PINE LAKES PRESERVE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD ELIMINATING THIS CONSERVATION LAND FROM CONSIDERATION. 6. GORDON RIVER GREENWAY WORKED WITH THE CITY OF NAPLES AND THE NAPLES AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE AIRPORT'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT, FOR WHICH THE CONSERVANCY IS A GRANTEE, TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WHILE MAINTAINING THE ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE PRESERVE. 7. EASEMENT AND SETTLEMENT DEFENSE CONTINUE TO ENSURE ACTIVITIES WITHIN AREAS PROTECTED BY CONSERVANCY-HELD EASEMENTS OR SETTLEMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS AND INTENT OF THESE AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING THE DELTONA SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. OIL & GAS 8. FIRST FRACKING SUMMIT HELD IN FLORIDA PRESENTERS CAME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN THIS 2 DAY EVENT. OVER 100 ATTENDEES INCLUDING LOCAL AND STATE ELECTED LEADERS ATTENDED AND COMMENTED FAVORABLY ABOUT THE EVENT. RESULTED IN RAISING COMMUNITY AND POLICY MAKER AWARENESS, AS WELL AS INCREASED MEDIA AND POLITICAL PRESSURE. 9. BAD OIL BILL DEFEATED WEAK AND DEFICIENT OIL BILLS THAT WERE ON FAST TRACK IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE KILLED. THANKS TO A SOPHISTICATED MULTI-PRONG STRATEGY AND EFFORT, WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT LEGISLATION THAT PURPORTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT BUT ACTUALLY DOES NOT, WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. LEGISLATORS ARE NOW BETTER EDUCATED (INCL. FAMILIAR WITH MATRIX ACIDIZING AND HOW THAT DIFFERS FROM "FRACKING" ETC.) WATER 10. CONSERVANCY SUPPORTS PASSAGE OF LEGACY FLORIDA CONSERVANCY SUPPORTED, THROUGH ISSUING ACTION ALERTS, OP EDS AND LOBBYING IN TALLAHASSEE FOR EVERGLADES ACTION DAY, FOR THE PASSAGE OF LEGACY FLORIDA. THIS BILL DEDICATES 25% OR 200 MILLION DOLLARS OF AMENDMENT 1 TO EVERGLADES RESTORATION FOR YEARS TO COME. 11. MARCO ISLAND APPROVES A FERTILIZER ORDINANCE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND PASSES A FERTILIZER ORDINANCE INITIATED BY CONSERVANCY STAFF THAT PROTECTS OUR LOCAL WATERS FROM EXCESS NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION DURING FERTILIZATION OF LAWNS. 12. WATER BILL LEGISLATION REVIEWED LENGTHY 140+ PAGE WATER BILLS FROM 2015 AND 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS OPROVIDED COMMENTS TO LEGISLATURE AND MET WITH STATE LEGISLATORS IN TALLAHASSEE AND LOCALLY OISSUED TWO ALERTS FOR CONSERVANCY MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION IN ADVANCE OF COMMITTEE AND FLOOR VOTES OSUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A STUDY OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BMP VERIFICATION PROGRAM. WILDLIFE 13. CONSERVANCY SUCCESSFULLY CONTRIBUTED TO A POSTPONEMENT OF THE BLACK BEAR HUNT IN 2016. NOT ONLY DID THE CONSERVANCY PROVIDE COMMENT LETTERS, PATRICIATE IN MEETINGS AND WEBINARS, DRIVING UP TO THE PANHANDLE TO GIVE COMMENTS, BUT ALSO REACHED OUT TO EXTERNAL BEAR BIOLOGISTS TO PROVIDE A REVIEW OF THE AGENCY'S BASIS FOR THE HUNT. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO REQUESTED THE FWC TO PRESENT A SUITE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO VOTE ON OPTION 3 FOR A MORATORIUM TO FOCUS ON OTHER BEAR MANAGEMENT ISSUES. 14. BOAT RAMP THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE FOR MANATEES WAS REMOVED FROM ARGO MANATEE PLAN AND AN ADDITIONAL 11 ACRES OF UPLANDS WERE PERMANENTLY CONSERVED. 15. FWC IMPERILED SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPROVED TO REMOVE USE OF SINGLE USE NEST REMOVAL POLICY ON BURROWING OWLS, AND TO REQUIRE ALL AVOIDANCE MEASURES BE IMPLEMENTED PRIOR TO USE OF AVERSIVE CONDITIONING. 16. CONSERVANCY INPUT CREATES BETTER REVIEW OF COLLIER HCP USFWS RESPONDED TO CONCERNS RAISED BY CONSERVANCY AND DECIDED NOT TO HIRE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE EASTERN COLLIER HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (HCP) AFTER ALL. INSTEAD, THEY HIRED NEW STAFF PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT THE HCP WAS REVIEWED BY AN INTERNAL STAFF PERSON. 17. REDUCED IMPACTS TO BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE BURNETT SEISMIC SURVEY STAGING AREAS MOVED OUT OF WETLANDS WITHIN THE PRESERVE AND INTO OFFSITE UPLANDS. 18. CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION CONSERVATION 20/20: SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO MOVE 579 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE LEE DR/GR AND ADJACENT TO CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY TO THE APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION PHASE. SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE "ASKING PRICE" FROM 20/20 NOMINATION FORM TO RE-EMPHASIZE REVIEWING NOMINATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA, NOT PRICE ASKED FOR. SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH LEE BCC AND COUNTY STAFF TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO DRAFT 2016 BALLOT REFERENDUM LANGUAGE TO ENSURE STAYS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT ORDINANCE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR CONSERVANCY EDUCATION TEAM IN FY 2014-2015: STEM EDUCATION NUMBERS # OUTREACH PROGRAMS: 128 # STUDENTS REACHED IN THEIR SCHOOLS: 3,816 # FIELD TRIPS: 196 # STUDENTS ONSITE: 3,454 # ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS: 27 # ADULTS REACHED ON FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: 519 # COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED: 17 # COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED: 2,916 KIDS FREE SATURDAYS OVER 1,200 PEOPLE VISITED THE CONSERVANCY'S NATURE CENTER ON SATURDAYS DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGUST FOR KIDS FREE SATURDAYS. EACH SATURDAY FEATURED A DIFFERENT NATURE THEME, AND FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO COME BACK WEEK AFTER WEEK TO LEARN ABOUT THE OLYMPIC ATHLETES OF THE ANIMAL WORLD, HOW INVASIVE SPECIES ARE TAKING OVER FLORIDA, AND THE BRILLIANT BIRDS THAT RELY ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HABITATS FOR SURVIVAL. COMMUNITY SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATION TEAM IS FORTUNATE TO BE SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS CORPORATE AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS. THIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT ENABLES THE TEAM TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, IMPACTFUL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE NAPLES CHILDREN AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH THE NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN TO OFFER AN EXTENDED SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE TO 32 CHILDREN FROM AVALON AND SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO ALL CHILDREN, SO THAT THEY COULD ATTEND CAMP AT NO COST. THESE CAMPERS, AGES 7-10, SPENT TWO WEEKS IN THE CONSERVANCY'S AWARD WINNING SUMMER CAMP, WHERE THEY MET BECAME CRITTER SCENE INVESTIGATORS AND GOPHER TORTOISE BIOLOGISTS, "TRACKED" AN ENDANGERED FLORIDA PANTHER ON THE TRAILS, DISCOVERED AQUATIC LIFE IN THE FILTER MARSH, TOOK A BOAT RIDE ON THE GORDON RIVER, AND LEARNED HOW FEMALE SEA TURTLES DIG THEIR NESTS ON FLORIDA BEACHES. THE IMPACT WAS ENORMOUS. PARENTS REPORTED THAT NOT ONLY DID THEIR CHILDREN COME HOME WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR NATURE, BUT THE CAMPS HELPED THEIR CHILDREN MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BE MORE ACTIVE AND HEALTHY, AND OVERCOME SHYNESS! PNC FOUNDATION GRANT EXPANDS PRE-K PROGRAM OFFERINGS THE CONSERVANCY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THE CONSERVANCY SECURED FUNDING FROM THE PNC FOUNDATION TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S PRE-K PROGRAMS. THIS $28,000 GRANT ENABLED THE EDUCATION TEAM TO CREATE AND OFFER THREE NEW PRE-K OUTREACH PROGRAMS, TERRIFIC TURTLES, AWESOME ALLIGATORS, AND SLITHER, SLITHER SNAKE. DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUNG CHILDREN WITH ANIMALS AND NATURE, THE CONSERVANCY'S PRE-K OUTREACH PROGRAMS IMPACTED 952 PRE-K STUDENTS IN 2015-16. ADDITIONALLY, DUE TO THE INCREDIBLE SUCCESS OF THE LITTLE EXPLORERS PROGRAM, THE EDUCATION TEAM USED THE GRANT TO CREATE NEW PROGRAMS AND DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - REACHING 237 CHILDREN AND 194 PARENTS. FINALLY, WITH HUNDREDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES PLAYING IN THE LITTLE EXPLORER PLAY ZONE, GRANT FUNDS WERE USED TO ADD ADDITIONAL INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS TO THE SPACE, GIVING CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE WILDLIFE TRACKS, DISCOVER ANIMAL HABITATS, AND DRESS UP LIKE THEIR FAVORITE WILD ANIMAL. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT NATURE-BASED PLAY IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE FOR HEALTHY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO BECOME THE FUTURE CONSERVATIONISTS WE NEED. CONSERVANCY HOSTS HIGH SCHOOL MARINE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DISCOVERY EDUCATION, AND ROOKERY BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE, THE CONSERVANCY EDUCATION TEAM WORKED WITH MARINE SCIENCE STUDENTS AT BARRON COLLIER AND NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLS TO CREATE DOCUMENTARY FILMS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE TOP TEN FILMS WERE SHOWN AT A MARINE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL IN EATON CONSERVATION HALL IN SPRING 2016, DRAWING OVER 100 STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO THE CONSERVANCY CAMPUS FOR AN ENGAGING EVENING SHOWCASING STUDENTS' CREATIVITY AND PASSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. FGCU INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THIS YEAR MARKED THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF THE CONSERVANCY'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY. THESE SEMESTER-LONG INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO OBTAIN REAL-WORLD CAREER EXPERIENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FIELD. STUDENTS COMMIT TO GIVING 150 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO THE CONSERVANCY, LEARNING HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS, CARE FOR AND PRESENT WILDLIFE AMBASSADORS, AND DEVELOP CURRICULUM BASED LESSONS FOR K-12 STUDENTS. ASPIRING TO BE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS, BIOLOGISTS, OR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, THESE STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AT THE CONSERVANCY, HELPING TO LAUNCH THEIR CAREERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS. A FAREWELL TO BETSY AND A WELCOME TO LUNA! THE CONSERVANCY SAID A FINAL FAREWELL TO BETSY, THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE IN MARCH 2016. AFTER SERVING AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR HER SPECIES IN THE DALTON DISCOVERY CENTER FOR TWO YEARS, BETSY WAS RELEASED NEAR THE TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS TO CONTINUE HER JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD. SHE WAS FITTED WITH FLIPPER AND PIT TAGS BEFORE BEING RELEASED - WE HOPE TO SEE HER AGAIN IN TWENTY YEARS WHEN SHE RETURNS TO THE BEACH TO LAY A NEST OF HER OWN. THIS SPECIAL TURTLE WAS NAMED AFTER THE LATE BETSY SANDSTROM, A LONG-TIME SEA TURTLE ADVOCATE AND VOLUNTEER FOR THE BONITA SPRINGS / FORT MYERS BEACH ORGANIZATION TURTLE TIME. FOLLOWING BETSY'S RELEASE, THE CONSERVANCY WELCOMED LUNA TO THE AMBASSADOR TEAM. THIS NEW LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE WAS PART OF A LONG-TERM SEA TURTLE RESEARCH STUDY CONDUCTED BY FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY. SHE WILL LIVE AT THE CONSERVANCY UNTIL SHE GROWS LARGE ENOUGH TO BE RELEASED. 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 11 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. 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 784,987. TCI PEACEFUL HORSE LLC 1496 SMITH PRESERVE WAY NAPLES FL 34102 999999999 N/A FL THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA