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Audubon CAnyon RAnCh4900 ShoReline highwAy oneStinSon beACh, CA 94970415.868.9244

www.egret.orgacr@egret.org

when to visit

Cypress Grove Research CenterBy appointment only 415.663.8203

Bouverie PreserveSee calendar of events at egret.org/calendar

Martin Griffin PreserveMid-March to mid-July Saturday, Sunday and holidays10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Weekdays by appointment only 415.868.9244 Closed Mondays

Martin Griffin Preserve is adjacent to Bolinas Lagoon on Shoreline Highway One, three miles north of Stinson Beach.

Designer: Studio BEditor: Jennifer NewmanCover photo: Jocelyn KnightPrinted locally on recycled paper© 2011 Audubon Canyon Ranch

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOCELYN KNIGHT

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An Incredible 50-Year Journey Rumor has it there’s a big birthday just around the corner. In fact, Audubon Canyon Ranch will be lighting 50 candles next year as it celebrates five remarkable decades of protecting nature through land preservation, environmental education and conservation science!

As we stand on the threshold of this remarkable chapter in ACR’s history, we want to thank you — our supporters, benefactors and volunteers — for giving us the gift of this incredible journey.

During the past 12 months, Audubon Canyon Ranch has made a number of important and lasting achievements in the communities which we serve. Among these are:

• Completing the Natural Resources Management Plan for the Modini Ingalls Ecological Preserve to guide its future management

• Hiring a Director of Education to guide ACR’s education programs and adding a part-time Community Outreach Coordinator

• Touching the hearts, souls and lives of nearly 7,000 school children through our docent-led nature hikes and programs and attracting more than 5,000 visitors to our preserves

• Putting our conservation science on full display by producing several scientific reports, presentations and peer-reviewed publications to educate key opinion-leaders on critical conservation issues

• Hosting our first major fundraising event, The Art of Eating, drawing more than 300 guests to ACR’s Bouverie Preserve

Before we light the candles, however, let’s look at the many opportunities that await ACR in the coming year. In addition to continuing the many elements of our education, habitat restoration and conservation science programs, we are:

• Creating a long-term vision for the next 50 years that will keep ACR effective, relevant, credible and cutting edge

• Preparing to double ACR’s land holdings by expanding our preserve system by an additional 3,000 acres in northern Sonoma County

• Evaluating the start of a multi-year capital campaign to raise new and urgently needed funds for renovating and “greening” ACR’s physical properties

• Expanding and deepening collaborations and partnerships with like-minded organizations in the Bay Area

We encourage you to take time to explore these pages and learn how your financial investment in ACR helps us to meet and deliver on our mission — day in and day out. It is because of your generous and caring support that ACR is able to make a difference and be an agent for positive and lasting change.

Thank you … and now let’s light the candles!

FOUNDERL. Martin Griffin, M.D.,

Emeritus Director

EMERITUS DIRECTORSDeborah AblinRichard B. BairdNancy BarbourJack Harper Flora MacliseGeorge Peyton, Jr.Helen PrattPaul Ruby

BOARD OF DIRECTORSOfficersAndy Lafrenz, PresidentJudy Prokupek, Vice PresidentValerie Merrin, SecretaryBill Richardson, Treasurer

DirectorsJulie AllectaTom BradnerAnna-Marie BrattonAndré BrewsterDave ChenowethKevin ConseySam DakinJesse GranthamBryant HichwaDiane JacobsonTurk KauffmanDavid KavanaughBarbara KosnarHelen McKennaSusan MoritzDan MurphyDoug MurrayIvan ObolenskyDiana SansonJane SinclairApril Starke SlakeyStephen SmithSue StoddardLowell Sykes Patrick Woodworth

ADVISORSTom Baty Gordon BennettLen BluminPatti BluminSuzie ColemanMichelle DenchRoberta DowneyPeter EhrlichTony Gilbert Robert HahnJim Horan Alan Margolis, M.D. Leslie R. Perry Gerry Snedaker Betsy Stafford Jean StarkweatherFrancis Toldi Nancy Young

J. Scott Feierabend ACR Executive Director

Andy Lafrenz ACR President, Board of Directors

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STAFFJ. Scott Feierabend, Executive DirectorJohn Petersen, Chief Operating OfficerMaurice A. ‘Skip’ Schwartz, Senior Advisor

and Executive Director Emeritus

Finance and DevelopmentDidi Wilson, Director of Development &

CommunicationsTrisha Fontan, Administrative AideJennifer Newman, Annual Fund and

Communications OfficerStephen Pozsgai, Controller

Education, Conservation Science and Habitat ProtectionBeth Gurney, Director of EducationJohn Kelly, Ph.D., Director of Conservation

ScienceSherry Adams, Biologist, Modini Ingalls

Ecological Preserve Emiko Condeso, Ecologist/GIS SpecialistMatthew Danielczyk, Vegetation

Management SpecialistGwen Heistand, Resident Biologist, MGPJulie Keating, Weekend Program

Facilitator, MGPMichelle Krieg, Restoration Specialist, MGPTheo Michaels, Resource Ecologist, BPSarah Millus, Helen Pratt Field BiologistJennifer Potts, Resource Ecologist, BPJeanne Wirka, Resident Biologist, BP Raquel Ximenes, Community Outreach

Coordinator

AdministrationYvonne Pierce, Executive Administrator/

MGP ManagerLeslie Sproul, Receptionist/

Office Assistant, MGPNancy Trbovich, BP ManagerBonnie Warren, CGRC ManagerBarbara Wechsberg, Cashier/

Receptionist, MGP

Preserve Stewardship David Greene, Land Steward, CGRCJohn Martin, Land Steward, BPSteve Trivelpiece, Land Steward, MGP

Martin Griffin Preserve (MGP) Bouverie Preserve (BP) Cypress Grove Research Center (CGRC)

Audubon Canyon Ranch is grateful to every one of the over 2,200 individuals, businesses and organizations that made a broad range of financial and in-kind gifts from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011. Your generosity makes it possible for ACR to protect nature through land preservation, environmental education and conservation science programs. You make the ACR mission possible, and we thank you. Though we believe strongly that ‘every gift makes a difference,’ space constraints make it possible to print only gifts of $250+.

We are eternally grateful to the 820 ACR volunteers who taught, inspired, monitored and devoted their time and energy to our programs this past year. We wish to thank the ACR Board of Directors, all of whom made personal financial gifts to Audubon Canyon Ranch, in addition to their gifts of time and leadership.

DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS($100,000+)Katherine S. Dalgero Estate

MAJOR BENEFACTORS($50,000-99,999)Marin Community FoundationJim & Shirley ModiniSouthern Sonoma County Resource

Conservation District

BENEFACTORS($25,000-49,999)Cooley LLP*Frank A. Campini FoundationGeorgiana De Ropp Ducas EstateTurk Kauffman*National Audubon SocietyRosemary Ames Estate

PATRONS($15,000-24,999)AnonymousAgilent Technologies FoundationJulie AllectaDennis & Carol Ann Rockey Fund of Marin

Community FoundationFullerton Family FoundationThe George L. Shields Foundation

LEADING SPONSORS($5,000-14,999)Anonymous (2)Deborah & Arthur Ablin Family FundBank of America FoundationMary Ann Cobb & Peter WilsonCobb Charitable FundJohn Fisher & Jennifer CaldwellCarolyn Johnson & Rick TheisJonas Family FoundationJosephine Lawrence Hopkins FoundationG. Paul MatthewsNapa County Wildlife Conservation CommissionPRBO Conservation ScienceQuigley/Hiltner FundRobert J. & Helen H. Glaser Family FoundationThe Safeway FoundationThe San Francisco FoundationThe Schow FoundationJeffrey & Marilyn SellonSonoma County Fish & Wildlife CommissionBetsy & Bob StaffordJean StarkweatherUnion Bank Foundation

MAJOR SPONSORS($1,000-4,999)AnonymousDorcas AllisonTom & Julie AtwoodNancy & Donald BarbourBarbara BarkovichAlbert & Pamela BendichGeorge BensonBishop Pine FundPatty & Bill BlantonAnna-Marie BrattonAndré BrewsterHelen BuchananJohn E. & Helen K. Cahill FundSuzie ColemanScott & Janel FeierabendBinny & Charles FischerMichelle & Robert FriendDennis & Susan FujitaDr. James Gallagher Family FundAnthony & Caroline GrantL. Martin & Joyce GriffinBryant & Diane HichwaRobert & Christine HunterDwight JohnsonKern Family FundKiwanis Club of San FranciscoJocelyn Knight & James CacciatoreBarbara KosnarAndrew & Diane LafrenzLenore & Howard Klein FoundationLeo & Miriam Bodian EstateLaurie LewisMarin Audubon SocietyRobert & Carolyn McElhanyHelen McKenna & Allan RidleyJane MillerArlene Naschke & Russ MessingMitch & Pam NichterOutdoor Art ClubOutrageous FoundationPaul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP*Julia PollockJeanne PriceJudy ProkupekBetty & Bill RhoadesMendel Rosenblum & Diane GreeneGlenda & Harold RossDiana Sanson & Benjamin ComptonSonoma Valley FundSteve SperberRon Steinau*Joel TosteAmanda WeitmanWells Fargo BankWilliam K. Bowes FoundationWinifred & Harry B. Allen Foundation

* Gifts-in-kind

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SHARING NATURE WITH THE BAY AREA • Engaged 6,952 children from 128

schools in nature-based education on ACR preserves, a 15% increase from 2010

• Increased bus scholarships by 13% to $30,285, making ACR field trips possible for 57 underfunded schools

• Provided 124 urban students a deep nature experience – including habitat restoration and wilderness survival skills – through the Overnight Program

• Graduated 27 docents from ACR’s acclaimed 23-week training program, preparing them to teach natural and cultural history at the Martin Griffin Preserve

• Guided more than 5,700 visitors on nature exploration hikes, led by ACR Docents, Ranch Guides and Hosts at Bouverie and Martin Griffin Preserves

• Added 26 junior naturalist graduates to the 150 active Junipers, who now help lead Guided Nature Walks at the Bouverie Preserve

• Taught nature concepts through song to 2,500 students during Quercus Quire visits to 10 schools

• Expanded the ACR Education Program by hiring a director of education and an outreach coordinator

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT A GLANCE

SPONSORS($500-999)Anonymous (2)Robert & Gertrude AllenBank of America Matching Gifts ProgramIda Baugh & John HarringtonRosemary BlackstoneLeonard & Patti BluminJerry & Lynnette BourneBarbera Brooks & Henrik JonesPhillip & Kate CarlsenDave & Margaret ChenowethAnn & Doug ChristensenGeorge & Sheri ClydeEmiko & Hugo CondesoNancy & Dale CoxJohn & Beth DadoDartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon ValleyBarbara E. DittmannPatricia DonchinEquity FoundationTony Gilbert & Laurel WrotenRobert GlauzRobert & Julie HahnJack & Deyea HarperRosemary & James JepsonThe Keon-Vitale FamilyLouis & Jan LeeArt & Lyn MagillMerrill LynchAnne MontgomeryMorgan Stanley & CompanySusan & Dennis MoritzDan & Joan MurphyDiane Parish & Paul GelburdGeorge PeytonPG&E Corporation FoundationRegina PhelpsMarilyn & Don SandersMaria & David ScottCarol Joyce SheerinMarion SlusserStephen Smith & Denise BergeronGary & Cathy SpratlingSubaruRuth & Alan TobeyValley of the Moon Lions ClubWhole Foods MarketSuzanne Zimmerman

FRIENDS($250-499)Julie BarneyRoy BouqueLarry & Brennie BrackettPatricia BrennanPeter & Eugenia CaldwellLeila & Jeffrey CavallaroSteven & Karin ChaseSylvia ChaseRobyn & Anthony ContiniNancy CurleyJohn Daugherty & Jeanie AhnSheldon Donig & Steven DeHartSteve & Sharon EdelmanEpic InternationalPaul Feigenbaum & Mary KemenyStuart & Lu FloydTeri & Dan Fruchtman

Gayle GilbertIngrid GilletteGoogle*Karlene HallMichael & Judy HenkeHewlett-Packard Company FoundationIBM Corporation Matching Grants ProgramIron Springs Pub & BrewerySolomon KleinLam Research Corp. Community AffairsSusan LuberStephanie & William MacCollDavid MarisG. Steven & Gail MartinJulian & Charlene McCaullPurple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin FundMill Valley MarketRoss & Jess MillikanMission Avenue SchoolCarolyn MooreKirk Pessner & Russ MillerThomas Porter & A. Christine BaronPatricia & Charles RavenPaul & Loretta RubyNeil Rudolph & Susan CluffSausalito Woman’s ClubSave the BayJoan SteinbergMartin & Elizabeth TerplanJohn & Patricia ThumaFrancis & Leigh ToldiElizabeth TraylorNancy & William Trbovich*Patrick Woodworth & Lee BrewsterLyle & Timathea WorkmanChristopher Yates

PARTNERS IN EDUCATIONAudubon Canyon Ranch Partners in Education make an annual commitment of $5,000 or more to directly support ACR’s environmental education programs, which are designed to inspire respect and appreciation of our natural resources in thousands of schoolchildren and adults every year.

AnonymousAgilent Technologies FoundationBank of America FoundationCobb Charitable FundFullerton Family FoundationJonas Family FoundationMardi LelandG. Paul MatthewsQuigley/Hiltner FundThe Safeway FoundationBetsy & Bob StaffordUnion Bank Foundation

* Gifts-in-kind

Every effort is made to reflect a complete and accurate listing of donors. Please accept our apology if an error or omission has been made, and contact Jennifer Newman at 415.868.9244 ext. 19 or jennifer@egret.org so we may correct our records.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF WYN HOAG AND BARBARA BECK

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STEWARDING OUR WILDLANDS • Provided the technical content for a

$1M grant awarded to the GGNRA and Point Reyes National Seashore for wetland restoration in West Marin

• Achieved a major victory – after years working to preserve the Tomales Dunes, they are now protected by the Master Plan for Lawson’s Landing

• Prevent invasion of non-native pest plants with an “early detection rapid response” system for the nearly 5,000 acres ACR now manages

• Coauthored a regional report, The State of Birds in San Francisco Bay

• Planted 7,000 native grass plugs and monitored 500+ oak trees for Project GROW thanks to 18 Bouverie Preserve stewards and other volunteers

• Monitored the effects of rainfall and climate change on heron and egret populations as part of ongoing research projects

• Collaborated with local scientists on creating a list of species of local interest in the Tomales Bay Watershed

• Propagated thousands of plants in the ACR native plant nursery for restoration projects at Martin Griffin Preserve and Bouverie Preserve

• Celebrated 22 years of shorebird and waterbird monitoring on Tomales Bay, a program that provides important avian conservation data

• Completed the plan for managing the Modini Ingalls Ecological Preserve in northern Sonoma County, after two years of field study

• Surveyed heronries in the Northern California coastal region to provide the US Fish and Wildlife Service a population snapshot for conservation and planning

• Discovered several uncommon serpentine-dependent plants, including Collomia heterophylla, in the remote Ingall’s Bluffs of the Modini Ingalls Ecological Preserve

• Concluded year two of the Breeding Bird Assessment at the Modini Ingalls Ecological Preserve, and reported preliminary results in the 2011 Ardeid

• Published a scientific study on the effects of predation pressure on Great Egret nesting behavior

PARTNERS IN CONSERVATIONACR’s Partners in Conservation directly support conservation science and habitat protection work being conducted on ACR’s thousands of acres of protected wildlands in Marin and Sonoma counties. With annual gifts of $5,000 or more, Partners in Conservation are helping ACR scientists provide solutions to regional problems in conservation biology that affect the ecological landscapes in central coastal California.

AnonymousJulie AllectaDennis & Carol Ann Rockey Fund of Marin

Community FoundationCarolyn Johnson & Rick TheisMarin Community FoundationJim & Shirley ModiniRobert J. & Helen H. Glaser Family FoundationJean Starkweather

CLERIN ZUMWALT LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERSWe thank the members of the Clerin Zumwalt Legacy Circle, who have remembered Audubon Canyon Ranch in their estate plans.

Anonymous (17)Kristen & David AddicksRosalie AlexanderBen & Barbara AlizaJulie AllectaJudy AllenDavid Arkin & Anni TiltRichard BairdGordon & Kate BennettGeorge BensonSara BlaumanLeonard & Patti BluminPeter & Shirley Bogardus*Robert & Leslee BoninoJerry & Lynnette BourneAnna-Marie BrattonElizabeth BurridgeNeil & Mimi BurtonPeter & Eugenia CaldwellSharon CallSuzie ColemanBarbara ColerJudith CooleyElizabeth Crispin**Alex D’Ayata-NewbySam & Skye DakinJanette & John DangSheldon Donig & Steven DeHartSharon EnrightCarolyn & Martin FarrenBinny & Charles FischerLeslie FlintLibby FrankcomLewis Fredrickson & Jan PurcellNicole GallagherDr. James Gallagher Family FundMary GibbonsGresham EngelbergL. Martin & Joyce GriffinDoris Hadley & Thor RaywardMelissa Hamilton

Don & Lillian HanahanJean & M. Thomas HanksLinda HansenHarlan HarknessJack & Deyea HarperPeg HaugnerRoy & Barbara HeistandBill & Suzanne HeringBryant & Diane HichwaJeff & Kimberly HoltzmanRobert & Christine HunterCharlotte IrvineAnna-Kajs JohnsonBarbara KosnarJoan LamphierLouis & Jan LeeNorma LinerKathleen L. LingoAnne Lynn & Daniel OliverStephanie & William MacCollMaria MangoldGloria Markowitz & Ken AckermanBarbara MartinelliDorothy MendelsonJim & Shirley ModiniJim & Melinda MoirDan & Joan MurphyJean OlsonLois & Hi PattonJohn Petersen & Carol CagleGeorge PeytonLewis & Joanna PicherHelen PrattJeanne PriceJudy ProkupekRobin & John ReeseBetty & Bill RhoadesBill & Betsy RichardsonGlenda & Harold RossAne Carla RovettaMarilyn & Don SandersPhyllis Schmitt***Skip & Teresa SchwartzRobert & Janis ScottCarol Joyce SheerinLaurin ShumanJane SinclairRobert Smith & Janet HusebyErnestine SmithWallis SmithJan Gerrett Snedaker & Diane KrausePegi & Doug SobeyBetsy & Bob StaffordApril Starke SlakeyJean StarkweatherSusan StoddardScott & Tish TeafordStephen & Britt ThalCharles ThompsonRichard & Barbara TracyAnnie TrouveLouise TrudeauWilliam James TyukodiPatrick Woodworth & Lee BrewsterRobert YanagidaEmil ZollingerJill & Don Zumwalt

* ACR sends condolences to Shirley and the entire Bogardus family for their loss of Peter this past year.** ACR sends condolences to the Crispin family for their loss of Elizabeth in late 2010.*** ACR fondly remembers Phyllis Schmitt, dedicated volunteer, talented naturalist and inspired educator, and offers condolences to her family.

PHOTO ACR

Audubon Canyon Ranch Annual Report 2011 6PHOTOS COURTESY OF LEN BLUMIN, WALLY CHIN, WYN HOAG AND GERALD MUGELE

ACR MEMBERSHIPIn 2011, Audubon Canyon Ranch launched a membership program, through which many of our longtime (and new!) supporters became members of ACR. This program allows us to acknowledge members with specific benefits, while helping us better predict future funding. We are grateful to the following supporters who became ACR members in 2011.

FRIEND OF AUDUBON CANYON RANCHJulie AllectaDorcas AllisonTom & Julie AtwoodMary Ann Cobb & Peter WilsonSuzie ColemanKevin & Susan ConseyScott & Janel FeierabendJane & Douglas FergusonLeslie FlintAnthony & Caroline GrantGresham EngelbergBryant & Diane HichwaEllie InsleyKaren & Robert KustelLaurie LewisPaul & Barbara LichtNancy & Tony LillyRobert & Carolyn McElhanyHelen McKenna & Allan RidleyMiddleton O’Brien & Susie VukasinEdna O’ConnorJulia PollockAnne RoughtonJane SinclairJean StarkweatherMordechai & Barbara WinterKaren Young & J. Otis

BOUVERIE PRESERVE PROTECTORJulie AllectaRuth & John BailliePhillip & Kate CarlsenPhillip & Naomi HolmMarilyn & Don SandersJane SinclairNoellene Sommer

CYPRESS GROVE RESEARCH CENTER PROTECTORValerie Merrin & William DeyoJane Sinclair

MARTIN GRIFFIN PRESERVE PROTECTORL. Martin & Joyce GriffinJane SinclairNancy & Peter Young

PATRONJim & Jan BerklandPeter & Eugenia CaldwellSylvia ChaseNancy Kent DanielsonRoberta & Paul DowneyElaine & Donald DvorakCandice FuhrmanMadelon & Gerald HalpernJack & Deyea HarperJohn & Sara HartwellHarriet & Thomas KosticVirginia MartinAnne MontgomeryJohn Odell & Gloria KempKevin & Nancy PadianTim & Pat Preston

Jeanne PricePatricia M. RameyLinda & Jeff ReichelBill & Betsy RichardsonMargaret SaulsberryMaria & David ScottAmy SmithWill & Jennifer SousaeLisa TeotNancy WarfieldMary WebsterSuzanne Zimmerman

SPONSORManuela AlbuquerqueLorraine & Chris BazanRoy BouqueRena G. BranstenAnna-Marie BrattonTerry & Zeo CoddingtonSally ColeHugh Cotter & Susan CoghlanNancy CurleyLisa DoranWendy & John DoughtyDaniel & Lee DrakeJudy DuganSteve & Sharon EdelmanStuart & Lu FloydTeri & Dan FruchtmanMary Anne GailliotSusan & Mike Garcia FoshayTony Gilbert & Laurel WrotenMarya Glass & Geof SyphersBruce & Joan HerrigesAnn & Don HughesAlan & Eleanor HumphreyLinda & Robert JuddDavid KavanaughEverdina LampeJohn & June LilienthalRoss & Jess MillikanMarcia PhippsRudolph & Eugenie PipaDavid Presotto & Caryl CarrJean RhodesR. J. & Kathryn RiddellPaul & Loretta RubyJoyce & Jim SchnobrichLee SeidnerNicki & Tom SpillaneCraig & Jane SpriggsApril Starke SlakeyStollmeyer Family FundLarry & Barbara TaylorNatsu Ota TaylorMildie WhedonMason WillrichChristopher Yates

SUPPORTERNeil & Mimi BurtonNorman CarlinChris & Karen CarpenterRonald & Rosemary ClendenenCarla D’Antonio & Tom DudleyDavid & Lee DevineCia & James DonahueDennis & Heather DoughertyJay ErnstMarion Falk & Bill KanemotoNancy & Jerome FalkJohn & Janet Gerhart

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Don & Lillian HanahanDolores M. HansenDavid & Jane HartleyRon Hausmann & Mary Ann MuirheadDonald HowardMary Jean JawetzBeverlee JohnsonAndrew & Diane KalletDavid Kasdan & Randy SalzmanEdwin & Susan KatibahDenise KreuzerAnne Lynn & Daniel OliverGeorge MarchandLinda MarshikGerald & Mary Edith MooreAlbert & Bette MoormanMary Belle O’BrienDenise PattersonEarl & Myra PomerantzPatricia & Charles RavenAnne & Scot Scanlan-RohrerJohn & Elinor SeveringhausJean & Joe SkornickaErrol & Ellen StevensBeryl SymmesScott & Tish TeafordTanis WaltersPeter John WatkinsMatthew WerdegarPeter & Rachel ZinggMatt & JoAnn Zlatunich

CONTRIBUTORMarsha ArmstrongJim & Myrto AsheRobert BaldwinJerry BeachJoAnne BlackDyann BlaineNick & Marilyn BowlesLarry BravermanPatricia BrennanRussell & Ellen BreslauerThomas BrowneWendy BuchenGerald & Kathleen CahillKathleen CecilMona & Mary CleeDaniel ColemanLarry DeGrassi & Nancy DolphinThomas & Veronica DevittPeter & Carol DominguezMark EllenbogenJane Cutler EllisHeather EnglishMichelle & Donald EnochsonHugh & Ann EvansGisela EvittCarol FrakerMuriel FrenchCarol FriedmanDenise GaroneRichard & Sara GriffithRichard HallLouise HallbergLaura HansenGary HarriganMary Ann & Albert HarrisonAlan & Christie HochschildRobert HodasJanet & Raymond IckesMelanie Ito & Charles WilkinsonBill & Nancy Johnston

Nathan Kaufman & Lynn FrancoMirka Knaster & Larry JacobsNell KneiblerWarren & Barbara LevinsonVernon & Megan LightfootJohn & Barbara LillichMimi & Charles LowreyJoAnn McAllisterBridger & Katherine MitchellMelville OwenEarl & Kathy RathbunGail RichardsonJudy SchwartzLorrin & Marilyn TarltonRichard & Barbara TracyMary TurnerArthur & Susan WalentaGrace WeisserDavid & Kay WerdegarSue WestJames WintersteenAlan & Jane WoolfTomoza Yano & Lisa Spalding

MEMBERGeorge AllenRobert & Gertrude AllenMargarita AltamiranoKenneth & Linda BackRobert BarthSue & Daniel BeittelReed & Anne BementCarol BenedettiJohn & Silvia Strong BennetBonnie BernhardtGeorge & Virginia BingGilbert BlackRobert & Marion BlumbergMary Anne BrownJohn & Mary CarisRichard & Cathy CarlsonTheodore & Victory ChaseBeverly ChernerPatricia CoffeyFrank ColinJohn ConleyWilliam & Susan CouchKathy & Robert CuneoHans-Dieter & Hildegund DeissRaj & Helen DesaiJane DrakeAlice DunningJean & Fred EspeyLouise EstupinianRobert & Chris EvansJan FarrenRobert FeistDonald & Priscilla FeltEarlene FolsomMark ForneyCharlie & Gail FrancisBill & Annette FranzLewis Fredrickson & Jan PurcellSteve & Marjorie GarnerBrian GiffordJoe & Jane GleasonRenée Goldstein & George RoemerJerry Griffin & Janice SchwartzNaomi GroeschelMaureen GroperSally & James GudeRalph & Marsha GuggenheimJeffrey Harrison

SAVE THE DATE!JOIN US FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL

FUNDRAISING EVENT

THE ART OF EATINGSUNDAY, JUNE 3, 20121:00 - 5:30 PMAT THE BOUVERIE PRESERVE OF

AUDUBON CANYON RANCH

13935 SONOMA HIGHWAY 12

GLEN ELLEN, CALIFORNIA

Please join us for sustainable food and wine tastings inspired by the writings of MFK Fisher, coupled with a silent and live auction.

CONTACT LAURIE VERMONT

FOR DETAILS

laurie.vermont@egret.org

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John & Tamra HegeJudd & Debra HowellJohn & Quoc IlligeRoss & Karen JenningsErv & Denise JindrichLinda & Chuck JosephsRozanne JunkerRonald & Joyce KardonNorman & Vida KirshenDavid KohlerKevin Koopman & Jessica ZittereBernard & Katherine KrauseJesse & Sharon KriderForrest KrutterJoan LamphierShirley Lee-PooEdgar & Joyce LehmannMolly LevitPeter LibbyMerwin & Gail MaceDonna MaierEllen MarquisSteve & Kathleen MartinekKathy & Erwin MartinezScott MathiesonJulia & Dean MayberryNoel McCarthyCarl McGrew & Jo ScottDon & Mara MelandryAmy MeyerMilly MogulofJulie & Jim MonsonDaniel & Katharine MorganJ. Fraser & Helen MuirheadTim NardellSteve & Ruth NashJohn & Susan NelsonFranz NestlerodeKay & Kerry NicholsonSteven & Carol ParnesAllen & Susan PirkleNicholas PoisterSue & Bill RemickMary RemyIsabelle RobertsonPeter RobrishJudy RothmanJack & Mattie RudinowMel & Kathy RuizTom Rusert & Darren PeterieRobert RyderGareth & Doreen Marsh SadlerEdward SattizahnBruce SchineVirginia SchrockSusan & Dave ShargelAudrey & Bob SockolovPhilip & De Ann SpaldingElizabeth StoneLorene StranahanJulie Taylor & Thomas NeuburgerRichard & Mary ThompsonTheresa Thornton & Miguel AlsonBracey & Richard TiedeScott Ullman & Carol RothmanSharon & Steve Van MeterLaura WareLinda WightDon & Annette WildLarry & Lorna WilliamsonFoster & Betty Wright

E. William & Alice YundEmil Zollinger

EDUCATORS & ACR VOLUNTEERSKen Ackerman & Gloria MarkowitzJane AllenJudy AllenGeorge & Stephanie AlmeidaNina AntzeDick & Jan AstonAudrey & Leslie AyersAnkie BajemaFred & Dede BarnhartPatricia & Bill BartonDaria BauerDouglas & Pam BenderMary & Mike BenzigerMary BicknellDiane BloomLeonard & Patti BluminJanet BosshardJerry & Lynnette BourneTom Bradner & Sarah DavisJoan & Howell BreeceRalph & Betty BrittonMary Lee & Anthony BronzoJanet BrunoElizabeth BurridgeJeannette CarrKathy CarrollLeigh Anne ChandlerWally ChinRobyn & Anthony ContiniRichard & Mary ConwayMickey & Erik CookeSharon & John DadoCheryl DajczakSam & Skye DakinAnn & R. Kennedy DavisLeslie DoughtyMichelle EatonIrene EhretBill EnglishJaneann EricksonBinny & Charles FischerDennis FlemingJobina ForderEdwin GeerKaren GibsonGretchen GillfillanMary GleimBill GordonLaurie Graham & Jeff FaircloughLori GriffinLeigh HallKarlene HallElizabeth HarperHugh Helm & Christine EngelPat & Tom HildrethMarjorie HollingerAnn HowardClaire Hunter ChowSam & Laura HutkinsLynda HuttonMonique InciarteCharlotte IrvineBobbie JenkinsDiana JorgensenMargaret KleinBhavani KludtKaren KnudtsenPaul Koski

Carol KuelperPat LaBergeMaureen LahiffKatherine & George LeeRobin LeongJoan & Mike LippmanPattie LittonRuth LombardSusan LuberBarbara MadickEugenie MarekPeter MasonChris & Judith MaucheDavid & Merilyn McConnellJeanne & Wendell McHenryLydia MendozaBarbara MeyerBill & Macell MillardAudrey MillerJean MillerJim & Melinda MoirSteve MonroeKelly MooreAngela & Lance MorganSusan & Dennis MoritzPaul MoschettiGerald & Lilly MugeleKathy MugeleJackie Nystrom-ParkerPatricia O’BrienSheila O’DonnellEarle & Elizabeth OwenJanet & Harald OyenCari PaganiniTony PazDominique PeytraudMyfanwy PlankSarah & Bernard PolaErica PosnerGrace & Harry PrattJudy ProkupekRaymond RappAlison Rayner-HoosonPaula ReidKathy RuizMaryla SaltSharon SavageRichard Schiller & Judy SpelmanJohn SchwonkeRobin SharpMary Lynn ShimekRichard ShippsRobert SholtzElliott SmedsPatricia SmithSue & Robert SpoffordCornelia SteinbergLaurel & Martin StevensonStephanie SugarsNahal & Farhad TaleghaniRuth TjerandsenMillie TrippJoan TurnerChristine WalwynMarilyn WatkinsEric Watterud & Lisa Della ValleEllen WitterPatrick Woodworth & Lee BrewsterSherry WrightJill & Don ZumwaltLoretta & Richard Zweig

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Audubon Canyon Ranch Annual Report 2011 10

Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2011 and 2010

ASSETS 2011 2010

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $308,275 $565,835

Current portion of pledges receivable 108,818 13,645

Grants and bequests receivable 3,027 230,675

Accounts receivable 49,201 24,862

Inventory 18,351 23,127

Prepaid expenses 30,618 34,253

Total Current Assets 518,290 892,397

Pledges receivable, net of current portion - -

Endowment Investments 20,647,593 18,070,928

Life income gifts, at present value 126,527 49,098

Remainder interest in trusts - 72,335

Property, equipment and improvements, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,804,115 at 2011 and $2,679,099 at 2010 5,593,797 5,594,623

Total Assets 26,886,207 $24,679,381

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 208,462 217,175

Total Liabilities 208,462 217,175

Net Assets:

Unrestricted 2,954,742 3,026,914

Temporarily restricted 12,676,071 10,394,223

Permanently restricted 11,046,932 11,041,069

Total Net Assets 26,677,745 24,462,206

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $26,886,207 $24,679,381

The following is a condensed presentation of the ACR Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Activities. The complete audited financial statement as prepared by Doran & Associates is available upon request.

Audubon Canyon Ranch Annual Report 2011 11

Statement of Activities For the Year Ended June 30, 2011

Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted

Permanently Restricted

Total

SUPPORT, REVENUE AND TRANSFERS

Public Support:

Gifts and Bequests $309,043 $221,416 $5,863 $536,322

Grants 335,296 335,296

In-kind services 41,961 41,961

Total Public Support 686,300 221,416 5,863 913,579

Revenue:

Endowment income transfers 1,608,800 1,608,800

Special Event, net of expenses of $50,899* 5,041 5,041

Bookstore sales, net 2,348 2,348

Contract Income 117,464 117,464

Other revenue 1,515 1,515

Total Revenue 1,735,168 1,735,168

Net assets released from restriction 397,214 (397,214)

Total Public Support, Revenue and Transfers 2,818,682 (175,798) 5,863 2,648,747

EXPENSES

Program services 2,115,177 2,115,177

General and administrative 401,157 401,157

Fundraising 370,965 370,965

Total Expenses 2,887,299 2,887,299

Change in net assets from operations (68,617) (175,798) 5,863 (238,552)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

Endowment income (loss), net of transfers (3,555) 2,457,646 2,454,091

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (72,172) 2,281,848 5,863 2,215,539

Reclassification (168,667) 168,667

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 3,026,914 10,394,223 11,041,069 24,462,206

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $2,954,742 $12,676,071 $11,046,932 $26,677,745

* In addition, $24,500 of revenue from the Art of Eating is included in Gifts and Bequests above.

Audubon Canyon Ranch Annual Report 2011 12

Contributions & Grants $ 610Endowment $ 1,609In-Kind Contributions $ 42Contract Income $ 117Bequests $ 262Other $ 9

TOTAL REVENUE $ 2,649

Fiscal Year 2011 Revenue

Fiscal Year 2011 Expenses

Education $ 647Conservation Science & Habitat Protection $ 719Facilities Preservation $ 749Fund Development $ 371General & Administrative $ 401

TOTAL EXPENSES $ 2,887

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when to visit

Cypress Grove Research CenterBy appointment only 415.663.8203

Bouverie PreserveSee calendar of events at egret.org/calendar

Martin Griffin PreserveMid-March to mid-July Saturday, Sunday and holidays10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Weekdays by appointment only 415.868.9244 Closed Mondays

Martin Griffin Preserve is adjacent to Bolinas Lagoon on Shoreline Highway One, three miles north of Stinson Beach.

Designer: Studio BEditor: Jennifer NewmanCover photo: Jocelyn KnightPrinted locally on recycled paper© 2011 Audubon Canyon Ranch