Lower Merion Conservancy 2017 Annual Report

Staff:

Executive DirectorMaurine McGeehan

Director of Historic Preservation Kathleen Abplanalp, Ph.D.

Program and Communication CoordinatorAmy Chapkovich

Conservation Coordinator Tom Clark

Director of Education & Development Associate Chelsea Heck

The Lower Merion Conservancy is a member-supported non-profit organization that protects and enhances our community’s quality of life by preserving streams, open space, and history. Through research, education, and advocacy, on behalf of residents of Lower Merion Township and Narberth and our partners, the Conservancy promotes the collective responsibility for our shared resources.

Dear Friends,

The expression“Water is never missed until the well runs dry,”suggests that one doesn’t know the worth of something until it is gone. This proverb was used often in the literature of the Lower Merion-Narberth Watershed Association, the Conservancy’s founding organization. While we started in the 1970s by collecting water quality data and assembling volunteers to stabilize eroded stream banks, we have now expanded our grassroots efforts to include advocating for local policy change that would preserve more of what we value – our streams, our land, and our history. In 2017, we can honestly say that we took the advice of our predecessor and, in Lower Merion and Narberth, have taken significant steps to ensure that what we care about remains.

With community partners, such as the owner of Red Rose Farm, whose big vision for preservation became reality when he worked with the Conservancy to place 43 acres of open space under private conservation easement, we remain steadfast in our pursuit to protect environmentally sensitive land from subdivision and development. To date, the Conservancy has helped to permanently protect natural resources and important habitat on 183 acres through conservation easements.

Throughout the year, the Conservancy continued to share the William Penn Foundation’s goal of “moving the needle on water quality” with our work in the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI). Over the summer, the Conservancy and our partners planned the second phase of the DRWI, which will involve scientifically monitoring local streams, working with municipal officials to promote strong stormwater policy, and implementing stormwater control measures in focus areas.

The Conservancy has turned to Lower Merion Township’s Comprehensive Plan as a tool for communicating the relationship between open space, natural features and historic resources. Our efforts to increase visibility and a shared vision for the value of our historic resources was evident in our annual Historic Preservation WatchList. We are active contributors to discussions about Lower Merion Township’s rezoning process and Narberth Borough’s preservation planning, both of which will shape the historic character of our community.

This year, the Conservancy celebrated many preservation victories. We could not have done it without you, and the support of so many members and volunteers like you. Thank you for helping us grow from a few individuals with a big heart for preservation to one with a big voice to motivate positive change in our community. Thank you also for continuing your support with a year-end contribution.

Todd W. Bressi Maurine McGeehanChairman Executive Director

Message from the Chairman and Executive Director

Cover Photo: Students rallying support for the Lower Merion and Narberth Watershed Association, the Conservancy’s founding organization, c. 1975.

Open Space Preservation &Watershed Conservation

StreamWatchSince the 1970s, the Conservancy has been collecting and analyzing macroinvertebrates from Mill Creek in an attempt to capture a trend in stream quality. Macroinvertebrates are good indicators of localized conditions because of their sensitivity to changes in sedimentation, habitat loss, and levels of chemical pollution. The Conservancy’s staff and volunteer citizen scientists continue to collect macroinvertebrate and chemical data from local streams, using YSI pro plus and Global Water Instruments flow probes to measure conductivity, dissolved oxygen, flow velocity, and other physical and chemical parameters. Data collected is used to inform local and regional partners about stream conditions within the watershed. During the coming months, the Conservancy will continue to work with its partners to help improve the health of the watershed through the William Penn Foundation’s Delaware River Watershed Initiative.

5th Annual Stormwater RunoffLocally referred to as the “Mount Everest of 5K Runs,” the annual Stormwater Runoff not only gets one’s heart pounding up and down the hills of Rolling Hill Park, but delivers a unified message about the adverse impact of polluted stormwater runoff on our waterways. On October 16, more than 100 runners, sponsors, and volunteers turned up to support action that can be taken by everyone in our community to reduce stormwater runoff and improve a drinking water supply for millions. Co-hosted by the Township’s Environmental Advisory Council, the Stormwater Runoff course winds runners through a 103-acre historic park and along Mill Creek, an impaired stream – and the focus of the Conservancy’s StreamWatch program – that empties into the Schuylkill River.

22nd Annual GalaThere was no better place to observe preservation than on the Meadowbrook Farm estate in Villanova, overlooking the Conservancy’s largest and most recent conservation easement. Attended by more than 250 guests, the Gala celebrated preservation and achievements in our community and raised over $90,000 from generous patrons and sponsors. Proceeds from the event support the Conservancy’s open space, historic preservation, and watershed conservation initiatives.

43 Acres

Conservation EasementIn a community where sprawl continually threatens our scenic landscapes, we are grateful to forward-thinking residents who wave their development rights for the sake of preserving open space. Because of one individual’s vision and a two-year effort by the Conservancy’s open space team, a 43-acre property in Villanova along Spring Mill and Mount Pleasant Roads is now preserved, its natural resources protected. Grand vistas, mature trees, important wetlands, open meadows, and approximately 2,300 feet of Arrowmink Creek are protected through a conservation easement. Several historic structures are located within the boundaries of the easement, including an 18th-century guardsman house and Red Rose Inn, an important respite for early travelers that dates to 1740. Had a conservation easement not been created to protect the property, the land could have been subdivided into more than 12 developable lots and forever stripped of its scenic, natural, and historic character. This conservation easement brings the total number of easements the Conservancy holds to 20 and the total number of acres protected to 183.

WatchListThe Conservancy published its annual WatchList in September 2017. The List, which is in its twentieth year, identifies significant historic properties in Lower Merion and Narberth that are vulnerable to demolition, neglect, or insensitive development. This year’s publication identifies practical strategies in the Township’s new Comprehensive Plan that can help support the long-term preservation of a variety of historic residential, commercial, institutional, and open space properties in the community. Although opportunities for many of the nine WatchList properties have not yet been proposed, several of this year’s listed properties have been at the center of discussions about preservation.

• The Barnes Foundation, an institutional property on the WatchList, recently petitioned the Montgomery County Orphan’s Court to approve its affiliation with St. Joseph’s University. One intent of the affiliation is to preserve the Barnes’s historic Merion arboretum and museum building.

• Clairemont, a 22-acre WatchList property in Villanova, has been the identified by the Lower Merion School District as a possible future school site. The Conservancy encourages the School District and any other potential future owner of Clairemont to respect the property’s historic assets, including its Horace Trumbauer-designed mansion and its landscape.

• Property owners in Ardmore have recently united in a campaign to preserve a 1912 Arts and Crafts house and its associated property from demolition and redevelopment, respectively. The property is contained within collection of equally distinguished historic houses.

Lower Merion Township Zoning Code RevisionsLower Merion Township has recently engaged a nationally-acclaimed consulting firm, DPZ Partners, LLC, to revise the township’s zoning code. The existing code, which has been in place since 1937, was created during an era that witnessed the redesign of the landscape to accommodate suburban development and automobiles. The code has been revised multiple times, but its automobile-oriented directive has remained unchanged. The current zoning initiative aims to upend this model by creating a code that discourages the further subdivision of open space and encourages the preservation and enhancement of the township’s traditional neighborhoods. The Conservancy has appreciated opportunities to engage the public at recent events, including forums that have addressed ways that updated zoning can help preserve the township’s older building stock and its natural landscapes.

Historic Preservation

School PartnershipsUsing Mill Creek and Rolling Hill Park as our classroom, school groups from Lower Merion and beyond learned about the relationship between humans and the natural world. Through hands-on outdoor experiences, children discovered the effects of human activity on clean water, the importance of protecting our local watershed, and went “back in time” to uncover the unique story of the Mill Creek Valley in our History Hikes. By infusing our mission into programming, we are able to give depth and meaning to the complex issues that face our region, leaving students with the understanding that through community action, they can make a positive impact on our planet.

Children’s Earth Day ForestIn May, more than 200 adventure seekers descended on Rolling Hill Park to celebrate Bugs, Slugs and Other Ughs – the 25th Annual Children’s Earth Day Forest. Insects of the edible variety tickled the palates of the daring, while most everyone took pleasure in cuddling up Madagascar hissing cockroaches at the Academy of Natural Sciences’ traveling live bug show. Since 1992, the Earth Day Forest has demonstrated the importance of environmental education for children and their families. The Earth Day Forest event was made possible through generous gifts from PECO and Shreiner Tree Care.

Environmental EducationCorporate SupportPECO • W. Atlee Burpee & Co. • West Laurel Hill Cemetery • F.L. Bissinger Architects, Inc. • John B. Ward & Co. Tree Experts • Miller Investment Management • AQUA • Bartlett Tree Experts • Glenmede • Keystone Gardens • Mac and Craig Brand • Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox • Miller Bros. • NovaCare Rehabilitation • Orion General Contractors • Pennoni Associates • Shreiner Tree Care • Waverly Heights • The Academy of Natural Sciences • Ardmore Toyota • Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, Realtors and The Trident Group • Bryn Mawr Trust • Newmark Grubb Knight Frank • Nolan Painting • Pregmon Law Offices • Ranieri & Kerns Associates • Steel City Displays • John Cipollone Inc. • Navigation Benefits • Keystone Gardens • SavATree • TRA Insurance Solutions • GreenBean Coffee • MOM’s • Delancey Street Bagels

Donor List

$10,000 and greaterAnonymousLower Merion TownshipMelissa Morris and Miquel PerezWilliam Penn Foundation

Robert Abramowitz and Susan StewartLaurie M. BeachFrederick L. Bissinger, Jr.Ellen and Peter DavisJohn Gullace and Joy TakahashiArthur M. Kaplan and R. Duane PerryJane K. KoppelmanMichael McCann and Karen SnetselaarConnie and Sankey Williams

Gifts given July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017The Conservancy thanks our wide circle of donors. Every attempt was made to produce a complete and accurate listing. In the event of an error, please contact us at 610.645.9030.

Bruce D. ReedGail Seygal

Tania and Mark AlexanderAnonymousWilliam and Debbie BeckerJohn P. and Anne Marie BornemanMac and Craig BrandTodd W. BressiBrian and Debbie HoppyDeborah and Timothy Callahan

George and Mary Ann ChouCordelia ClementScott and Alison Cook-SatherSarah CoulsonMrs. Lana CrawfordCharles and Susan DavidsonGeorge S. Day and Alice Donavin DayBob DeSiletsKaren DiNunzio and Joseph T. SmithEvelyn and Marc DuvivierGerry and Marshall FisherJuliet Goodfriend and Marc MoreauDoris and Dana GreenblattPeter and Nancy GroveDavid and Susan HoogStefanie Shattuck HufnagelMr. Richard T. HykesMatthew and Liz KamensJeff and Cynthia MackMargaret Maurin The McLean ContributionshipKaren Reuter Nagel, Ph.D. Heather Osborne and Vincent DuaneRussell Perkins and Susan ChewMr. and Mrs. R. Anderson PewDiana Post and Elizabeth MilroyShivanee and Saideep Raj Dee Silvers and Nicholas C. AdamsBarbara SuppleeMark Taylor and Ilene WassermanDr. Josephine TempletonElizabeth and Anthony ValeMr. and Mrs. Archbold D. van BeurenA. Morris WilliamsAnn Murphy Zabel

Julie and Jim AlexandreChristine and Michael AngelakisAnonymous (7)Ardmore Rotary FoundationRita and Robert AurittDr. Eleanora G. BairdSandra M. BerwindWendy CalhounAdrian Castelli and Molly LoveSusan W. CatherwoodSandy and Pete DrayerGary and Christina FinkTom and Beth GadsdenBruce and Gale GillespieNorah and Howard GoldfineEllen Goodman and David P. CohenBarbara and Bob HeckMr. and Mrs. Jeffery KalanChristine KanterMr. and Mrs. Nicholas KaramatsoukasSamuel T. Lundquist and Laurie Leaman LundquistJoseph E. Lundy Dr. Evamarie MalschFrank and Susan MechuraLeslie Miller and Richard WorleyMichael J. MorrisBenjamin R. and Meta NeilsonThomas and Julia PattersonAlison PottageDr. and Mrs. A Gerald RenthalGretchen and Jay RileyRon and Marcia RubinMort SaundersDoug and Lisa SchoenbergDanny SheridanStephen and Cynthia SinclairDr. Sara Slattery and Dr. Matt RiekeShanin and Tracey Specter

Jonathan SpergelMark Stein and Carol BakerHenderson Supplee Jim Vander and Janice GaultDr. Herbert and Ginette WendelkenWill and Jennifer WermuthJean K. Wolf

Beth AllenTom and Terry Allen Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. AremIsabelle Benton and Aileen WhiteJennifer and Mark BerlingerKathy BoothBruce M. and Elaine E. BrownJim and Maripeg BruderMr. and Mrs. James M. BuckTed and Nancie BurkettElise and Richard CarrBill and Nancy ChandleeRadcliffe and Cheryl ChestonPaul and Cathy ChicosMrs. Eugene ChovanesMr. and Mrs. Michael Cipollone Debbie and Greg ClowerFrank and Margery CooperRichard Couch and James SteinVirginia Davis Julia DeMossMark and Susan DinneenMr. W. Joseph DuckworthPamela Edmonds and David A. ChianeseAmy and Michael ElkinsNorma FabianJonathan and Catherine FiebachJulia and David FleischnerAnne and Grenville FooteAmy FoxHugh Gordon and Bridget Murnaghan

Chad and Alison GrahamMr. and Mrs. Robert GrayMark Greisiger and Jamie ShellerKathleen Hassinger and Brandon HalbertPia and Richard HalloranMr. and Mrs. Clay Hamlin IIIThe Hamlin Family FoundationSharon HarrisAmy and Eli HoltmanJody HoltonLorna B. Hoopes HardtJohn and Anne IskrantPhilip Ivory ArchitectsJean JacobsonAndrea Johnson and Charles ZiccardiCraig and Meg JohnsonThomas and Pegi KaneMr. and Mrs. Devang Kantesaria Warren and Andrea KantorMichael and Kristin KarpJack and Patricia KolffDavid and Jan KollockAnthony and Judy LameBruce and Robyn LetoEd and Jean LipkinWilliam MadwayBill McHughMr. and Mrs. Alan McIlvain Jr. William MeansDennis Milstein and Richard A. LebertLaura and Kenneth MitchellDr. and Mrs. J. Brien MurphyMr. and Mrs. Andrew NehrbasKate NelsonJohn H. NewhallBarbara and Barry NooneMr. and Mrs. John S. Roberts Jr. Susanne RobinsonCaro and Bob RockStephen Roth and Hallam Hurt

$5,000 to $9,999

$2,500 to $4,999

$1,000 to $2,499

$500 to $999

$250 to $499

Frank and Daphne Rowe, Jr. Kris SchollLynn and Samuel ScottRichard and Anna SeltzLeigh Anne SmithMary Swan BravermanElaine and Bill SwyerRobert R. Tabas and Dr. Janine TabasNelson S. Talbott FoundationJeremy TennenbaumMr. and Mrs. Frank ThomasRichard and Carolyn VeithMetty VithayathilWilliam VogelLee and Bill WardenMr. and Mrs. James WeinrottRenata and Linton WhitakerAlan Wood and Hilarie JohnstonFay D. WrightMr. and Mrs. Jeff YassDr. Theresa and Dr. Charles YeoMr. and Mrs. Harvey ZalesneMr. and Mrs. Peter ZelovMr. and Mrs. V. Scott Zelov

Peter Abel Susanne AbplanalpAndrew and Susan AdamsJane and Abass AlaviMr. and Mrs. Harris C. Aller Jerry AltenAnonymous (6)Peter and Maria ArcherJames and Elizabeth ArmourDavid Asch and Lynn CherryNancy AshLaurie BachmanLaurence and Elizabeth Bicking Rebecca Bien and David PollAdam and Maralin BlisteinMr. and Mrs. Clarke Blynn

Ellen Briggs Jessica BriggsConstance BrunerKen BurkMiss Ellen Burr Dorothy BurtonDr. John S. CarsonMr. and Mrs. Howard M. CasperLynne W. ChapmanDavid and Nancy Charkes Daniel CitrenbaumCarson ClarkMr. and Mrs. William L. ConradGreg and Heidi CookeMarc and Barbara CooperMiriam CoopermanPaul Costa and Mia CarpinielloDoug and Laurel CostaSara and Allan CrimmCaroline CuthbertKenneth and Nancy DavisMr. and Mrs. Edward C. DeardenErnest and Jane DellheimMr. and Mrs. Mark DevlinAnne DillonCynthia W. DraytonAnna Durbin and Peter GoldbergerKaren EbbertMr. and Mrs. Paul EdelsteinLinda and Nick EiteljorgJohn Emery and Guissou DabiriMr. and Mrs. Herbert P. EvertWilliam and Christa FarnonJoan FouracreEvan FrankHarry B. FrenchCharles Friel Peter Furcht and Diane Sweeney Karen GarbeilThe Gardeners Matthew and Marie GarfieldJanet GierschNina and Alan Glickman

Philip GoldentyerSteven GoldsmithJudith GoodmanGregg Gorton and Pamela SankarMr. and Mrs. John GreggJeff and Diane GroffLucinda and Richard HamiltonJohn and Eleanor HardingEllen Harvey and Tad SperryKimberly and Kenneth HeftEvan HenkinPatsy HigginsMarc and Susan HowardSusan and Morton HowardRandall HubschmidtMr. and Mrs. Osagie ImasogiePhilip and Karen IvoryScott KalnerMr. and Mrs. Tom KaneMr. and Mrs. R. Mark KeatingMr. and Mrs. Bennett KeiserMr. and Mrs. Morris C. KellettEmily KlebanoffMr. and Mrs. Josh KopelmanDavid and Joan KrahnJane KrumrineStuart and Deborah KurtzMargery P. LeePatricia E. LeeMr. and Mrs. David LevinJoe Lex and Andrea UrbanNelly LincolnAnita and Pete LockhartEugene LongMarcus and Dee Dee LopezEdwin and Elizabeth MahoneyNasreen Malik and Frank SchmiederJoe and Lynn MankoMargaret ManloveJay and Marya MargolisDiana and Sam MasonMr. and Mrs. David Maxey

Sean McCloskeyMr. C. Brian McGuireAnn and Walt McIlvainElizabeth P. McLeanDeborah and Frank MeloniL. Martin MillerMelvin B. MillerMrs. Philippus MillerRoss MitchellGretchen L. MitchellHolly and Jim MoreyHarriet Brown Dalton MuellerNarbrook Park Improvement Assoc. James and Celeste NasutiMr. and Mrs. Lathrop B. Nelson Jr. David and Patricia NogarRochelle Ostroff-WeinbergMichelle PaninopoulosCarol E. ParksSuzanne Pesce-KovachDavid PreeferMr. and Mrs. Alfred PutnamSusan RavenscroftMolly and Joe ReaganDeborah Reeder and Barbara SoniesTed and Minney RobbWilliam RobertJoan C. RobertsGary RosenEileen RosenauSu RudyNancy Savage Dr. Karyn ScherMolly and Berle SchillerMark and Janet SchreinerJ. Sanford and Susan SchwartzBuck and Mary ScottMary Anne ScottJohn and Sara SeniorMr. and Mrs. Mark A. SheehanRuth Gay Brown Sherlock

Keith D. Shively and A. Thomas WilliamsDr. Willys SilversJamie SingerMimi and Howard SnyderPeter and Phyllis SnyderDr. Steve SolotoffMr. and Mrs. John SpagnolaMr. and Mrs. Sandy SprattChristine StankoBetsy and Vernon StantonTina and Eric SteinAnn StrongPhilip SullivanEvelyn Rome TabasMr. and Mrs. Lee E. TabasDrs. Linda and Simon Tasker Richard ThauKristin Thomson and Bryan DilworthJoan Segal TrachtenbergKara and Steve UdiciousMark and Joann Udren Betsey and Mike UseemBarbara Ventresco and Jere BehrmanMary WagnerMr. and Mrs. Wallace H. WallaceMaxine WeberStuart and Elizabeth WeinerDixie G. WigtonMr. and Mrs. Alan T. WilloughbyBert and Lorle WolfsonJohn B. Yerkes Jr. Mary YurchencoDrs. Lorna and Seth Zwillenberg

$100 to $249

Up to $99Susan and William AbramsJosephine W. AigeldingerEstelle Ann AlperinJoanne Althouse

VolunteersSuzanna BaruccoJenna BurkeChristian BuschCarson ClarkHenderson Clark Jeff CohenDerek ColquhounHarriet CramerJen EckhardtPamela EdmondsAngelica FinelliJerry FrancisPhil FranksBill FrezelDan GaleKate GalerMeghan GamboneJim GarrisonChris GeraghtyNorah GoldfineSteve GoldsmithNaveen GooneratneGregg GortonJeff GroffAlex HanevichLonnie HoveyAnn JacksonTony JohnsonPaul Justice Scott Kalner

Clara Jane AmodeiAnonymous (4)Mary C. Ayres and John F. KerrRobert and Wendy BaileyJ.M. Baker and Christiane HertelDr. Ronald BargSusan Barr and Steven WielandJenna BernsteinPam BernstockJan BireschMary BlackMr. and Mrs. Lawrence BlumEmily Blumberg and John MezochowPhyllis B. BlumbergSusan and Glenn BlumenfeldDavid BlumenthalPatricia and David BoyerMr. and Mrs. David BrawerJohn M. BriggsAlexa BurchmoreKathy BurnsPaula BurnsMax and Gloria ButenMr. and Mrs. Ronald Cantor David CaplanEd CaplanDiane CarrollRichard Carter Jr. Jeffrey CepullStephen P. Chawaga and Laura NovoCity Avenue DistrictDeAnn P. ClancyDaniel and Peggy ClarkCheryl A. Clearwater and William BrennanKaren and Stewart CohenHedy and Morris CohenMargaret D. ConnellAnn Pew CurranJeannette CusterEllen and Bob DeMarinisMichelle DetwilerJeanne Devine and Ken PodellSusan DreyfussDouglas DurboskyCarl Duzen and Susan JewettJanet C. EdelsteinMaria and Richard Ellis

Up to $99 continued Earl and Phyllis EpsteinMr. and Mrs. Norm EsibillMr. and Mrs. A. Carter FergussonDavid and Betty FishKatharine M. FisherDrs. Ralph and Lana FishkinJanet FrazerHeather and Charley FrenchZoe and Bernard FriedbergAllison Frisbee and Charlie ReedPatrick GardnerLillian GarfinkelSybil Terres GilmarCarolyn GiordanoMaxine and Jay GoldbergMr. and Mrs. Edmund L. GoldsboroughHerbert GoldschmidtLloyd GoodmanLaura C. GordonStacy GordonSusan and John Hansen-FlaschenBrenda HarderBonnie HaugheyGwen HauserBarbara and David HeatonMr. and Mrs. David HerdmanSteve and Nysa HerzBettina HessKaren R. HiresJoel Hirsh and Toby GangMr. and Mrs. Hank Holmes Ann Shepard HoustonL. Fielding HoweDorothy HuberJames and Donna HunterDonna InnersAudrey IsdanerAlan S. Katz and Sissel Lund-KatzWilliam D. KatzWarren and Bonnie KauffmanLynne Kauffman KayeJohn and Sabrina KeelerJustin and Suzanne KimballDale KinneyRichard and Estelle KluftPhyllis KosherickCarolyn KrichmanSally KuderRichard and Diane Lachman

Dr. Kathy W. LiezAdele LindenmeyrOlga LivshinCarl and Karin MarcusRonnie and Larry MargelBill and Jan MatthaiPriscilla Mattison and Bernard ResnickVirginia S. MattisonAlan and Marilyn MaurerDavid McCarthyTrina McCauleyCarol and Gerald McConomyAlex and Marian McDonnellElizabeth Ray McLeanF. Arthur and Joanna M. McMorrisElizabeth McQuadeSharon and Menachem MellerBarry and Leslie MelmanBernard Mennis and Barbara FermanJeffrey Menzel and Kathleen F. WagnerMerion Friends MeetinghouseDr. and Mrs. Matt MillerMarlene MilnerJudy A. Moneta Dennis R. Montagna and Heidi M. BoiseJohn and Natalie Montgomery Richard and Kay MoonWilliam MorehouseThomas MullaneyJames G. MundySandra and Hyman MyersMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. NigroSteven NussbaumKathleen O’Brien Lisa and Martin OgletreeRosalyn OminskyJim OswaldNina Owen-SimonJosh and Jenny PahysMartin Phillips and Anmiryam BudnerLinda PittElizabeth PorterJudy PotterAndrew PottsPhyllis PowellDavid B. and Helen P. PudlinAlison Purcell and Tyrone Heck

Patricia RenfroHugh and Susan Reynolds Judith RichterNorm Ritterson and Mary PosteJoan Todd RobinetteJesse RocheThe Rogan-Magid FamilyDr. and Mrs. Louis RossmanJoel RubinMr. and Mrs. Sidney RubinAnne and John RuskDan, Roberta and Hallie RuvinDr. David SachsGail and Sheldon SalzmanKatie SamsonElaine SaundersIrene SaxmanMarilyn ScheerMarc SchneierDebbie and Sam SchwartzG.W. ScudderH. Edward SeibertAdam R. ShamesMarion H. ShumwayBart and Sandy SilvermanRichard and Jane SingerPaula Singer and Howard S. KaufoldJan SklaroffBrett Smith and Joseph Stuart Sutton IIIValentina Sokolskaya Alvar SoosaarSuzanne SpainMiriam S. and Arthur SpectorDeborah and Gary StahlEric Stamps and Marlo HallArlyn and Irv SteinDr. and Mrs. Marvin E. SteinbergBob and Marilyn SteinerLinda Tabas StempelRichard and Barbara StephensJudith and Richard Stoltz and BelasPerri Strawn and Bill KunzeMr. and Mrs. Joel E. StreimThe Strickland FamilyMark SullivanKate TepperMarianna ThomasMichele and James TornettaDon I. Trachtenberg D.D.S

Frank Trommler and Natalie HuguetSusan S. TruittDavid H. Vahlsing Elizabeth E.R. and Duncan Van DusenJoseph A. and Mary J. WalheimMr. and Mrs. John WalshStephanie and John Walsh Helen and Robert WeaverDawn and Bob WeisbordJoanne T. WelshDave WilderJulie WilliamsDonna WinsorJudy Lynne WolfeRachel WolgemuthSusan YashanGeorge Guyer Young III

Chris LeswingJeff LevineDennis MontagnaMark PenningtonElizabeth PorterMary PosteSt. Joseph’s University Ecology ClassShirley PurringNorm RittersonJack RuegerHarriet RuffinPerry SchwartzKaren SnetselaarNick Van DusenBill WallVanessa and Keianna WallaceChris WaltersBob WeisbordValerie WhalonAlan WoodJosh Young

Tania AlexanderRita AurittLaurie BeachIsabelle BentonJennifer Berlinger Debbie ClowerDJ FerroGerry FisherAnne FooteJanice Gault, M.D.Emily Klebanoff Laurie Leaman LundquistHolly PagonNicole RobinsonSara Slattery, M.D.Susan StewartHelene van BeurenSuzanne WeintraubGinette Wendelken

Gala Committee

Statement of Activitiesfor the Year Ending June 30, 2017Support and Revenue

Program revenueContributions and GrantsInvestment gainMembership donationsContributed services and facilitiesFundraisersLess: cost of direct donor benefits

Total Revenue and SupportExpenses

ProgramsManagement and generalFundraising

Total Expenses

Assets

Cash and equivalentsContributions receivablePrepaid expenseMarketable securitiesProperty and equipment

Total Assets

Liabilities Accounts payableAccrued expenses Total Liabilities

Net AssetsUnrestrictedEasement Stewardship Fund Temporarily restricted

Total Net AssetsTotal Liabilities & Net Assets

404,448 92,394 72,214

$569,056

17,517439,819124,582 79,115 20,000 97,920 (39,524)

$739,429

FY2017

FY2017 139,418 (13,541) (1,959)1,006,036 39,876

$1,169,830

4,240 12,711

$16,951

909,720340,386 27,063

$1,277,169$1,294,120

263,976103,771107,547

$374,012

13,013352,629(29,571) 65,569 20,000 94,657 (36,068)

$480,229

FY2016

FY2016255,649 15,000 3,513796,715 48,045

$1,118,922

-12,126

$12,126

782,011300,559 24,226

$1,106,796$1,118,922

Non-ProfitUS Postage

PAIDConshohocken, PAPermit No. 6155

Lower Merion Conservancy1301 Rose Glen RoadGladwyne, PA 19035lmconservancy.orgOfficersTodd W. Bressi, ChairKaren A. DiNunzio, Ph.D., Vice ChairMichael P. McCann, Ph.D., SecretaryDavid T. Hoog, Treasurer

Board of DirectorsTania AlexanderRita F. AurittLaurie M. BeachScott D. Cook-Sather, M.D.Ellen B. DavisGeorge S. Day, Ph.D.Karen EbbertGerry A. FisherJohn F. Gullace, Esq.Brian K. Hoppy, CEPArthur M. Kaplan, Esq.Jeffrey E. MackMelissa Morris, Ph.D.Karen Reuter Nagel, Ph.D.Heather OsborneDiana PostShivanee RajBruce D. ReedSusan T. StewartMark E. TaylorAnthony Vale, Esq. Jean K. Wolf

Pro Bono CounselJoseph E. Lundy, Esq.

Honorary DirectorsSandra S. DrayerRobert D. Fox, Esq.Norah GoldfineFielding Howe, EASLAJoseph M. Manko, Esq.Margot McConnelA. Gerald Renthal, M.D.Jonathan H. Spergel, Esq.Robert P. Van BrottCharles F. WardJonathan B. Weller