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Page 1: The Year in Review - Thousand Islands Land Trust · completed in 2016, conserving mature forest and undeveloped shoreline on the eastern end of the Island. Phases III & IV were completed

2018 The Year in Review

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Thousand Islands Land Trust2018

Working to conserve the natural beauty, diverse wildlife habitats, water quality and outdoor recreation opportunities of the 1000 Islands region for present and future generations

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Board of Trustees

Mike Phelps, PresidentLarry Kingsley, Vice PresidentRobin Hoffman, SecretaryGreg McLean, TreasurerJane Heffron, Member at LargeArt Mack, Member at LargeTodd AtkinsonCindy Bower Jeff Burt John Cardamone Jane CarverSarah CompoDavid LucasMolly Macsherry MacWadeJanice McPhailBen Walldroff

Message from the PresidentIt certainly was a year to celebrate!

During 2018 we celebrated the protection of 1,150 acres of conservation land in the Thousand Islands. These properties include wetlands that provide spawning areas for our fish populations, grasslands that provide habitat for many of our bird species, forest lands and pristine shorelines that make this place so special. Additionally, we surpassed our goal of achieving a new major milestone for TILT and can now celebrate the preservation of over 10,000 acres across our service area!

To highlight a few of the other significant accomplishments during the year:

• CompletedathreeyearstrategicplanthatwilldriveTILT’smissionthrough2021

• EstablishedtheDevelopmentCommitteeandappointedourfirstDirectorofDevelopment

• Securedstateandfederalgrantfundingacrosstheorganizationtotaling$733,000

• DeliveredahighleveloflandstewardshipacrossallofourSignaturePreserves

• ContinuedtoexecutetheZendaFarmssustainabilityplan;inpartnershipwithtwolocalbusi-nesses,atwoacrevineyardfortheproductionofZendaFarms® Winewasplanted,andZendaFarms®CheeseiscurrentlyagingintherefurbishedCreamery

• EstablishedtwonewAdHoccommittees,theGrindstonePreserveAdvisoryCommitteeandFriendsofWellesleyIsland,tofurtherengagevolunteersandpromoteTILTinitiatives

On the cover, Ken Deedy and friends on Grindstone in May 2018. Overleaf, Delaney Bay, Grindstone Island, by Chris Murray

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We celebrate the passion for land conservation demonstrated by the world-class team at TILT that worked so hard to make this all happen. And we enter 2019 with thesamelevelofexcitementandhaveestablishedambitiousplansforanotherout-standing year.

We celebrate and thank all of you, our loyal and dedicated members who faithfully turn up for all of our events and who have helped TILT in achieving our ambitious goal for the Conserving the Place We LoveMissionSupportCampaignof$3.7Mil-lion! What a remarkable group of TILT friends and supporters we have.

Finally,wecelebratethelifeandlegacyofourdearfriend,KenDeedy.Oneofhisfi-nal wishes was for the creation of an environmental scholarship fund which has now beenestablishedandnamedinhishonor.TheKennethDeedyEnvironmentalIn-ternshipFundwill,inaveryimportantway,helptoengageawholenewgenerationof conservationists, continuing the legacy he established for land conservation in theThousandIslands.KenhasleftusbuthislegacywillliveinperpetuitythrougheverywalkonPottersBeachortheMacsherryTrail,everypaddleupCrookedCreek,everyZendaPicnic,andeverySummerGathering.Wemissyoumyfriend.

With warm regards,

Mike Phelps, President

Ken Deedy

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10,000 Acres Conserved!Healthy LAND = Healthy River

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Picton Islandwasconservedinfourphases;PhasesI(49acres)&II(51acres)werecompleted in 2016, conserving mature forest and undeveloped shoreline on the eastern endoftheIsland.PhasesIII&IVwerecompletedin2018andprotectedanadditional32acresand49acres,respectively.Overthreemilesofshorelineandatotalof181acreshave been protected on this magnificent island.

AdjacenttoGrindstoneIsland,muchofwhichisprotectedopenspace,andneartoWellesleyIslandStatePark,PictonispartofacorridorofwildlandsthatcrossestheSt.LawrenceRiver,providingsafepassageforwildlifetravellingalongtheFrontenacArch.

Protectedthroughconservationeasements,theentireislandwillremainonthetaxroll.

Conservation Easement and In-Fee acquisitions propelled TILT past the 10,000 acre milestone in 2018!

Picton Island

facing page: Barnett Creek, Wellesley Island. Approximately100 acres of wetlands surrounding the creek were donated to the Land Trust in 1995 to protect this important tributary to the Lake of the Isles.

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Many Oaks

LocatedintheSt.LawrenceCountytownofRossie,this180acreparcelprotects2,500linearfeetofundevelopedIndianRivershorelineandmorethan40acresofwetlands.ManyOaksislocatedintheheartoftheAlgonquintoAdirondack(A2A)corridor. This corridor connects the two large wilderness parks and is a critical link for biodiversity and resilience. The corridor crosses through the 1000 Islands over theFrontenacArch,ageologicalformationthatsupportsremarkablydiversefloraand fauna and is a wildlife highway between the two parks.

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MacFarlane Parcel

TILT Owned

TILT Easements

ZendaAlongtermgoalwasmetin2018throughtwoprojectsthatabutZendaFarmsPreserve.TheforestedbackdropsofthePreservehavebeense-cured through purchase and conservation easement.

AmajorportionoftheunbrokenforestbehindtheMacFarlaneTrailwaspurchasedwiththehelpofseveralgenerousdonors.UnderTILT’sownership,theparcelwillremaininitsnaturalstate,offeringscenicqualityandimportanthabitatforthefloraandfaunaofZenda.ThehilltopbehindZenda’shistoric Jamesway buildings has also been protected through a conservation easement.

ThebeautyofZenda’ssweepingmeadows,itsgrasslandssoimportanttothreatenedsongbirds,andits growing presence as a community hub are all enhanced by these two parcels that serve to buffer the Preserve from nearby development, helping to create an oasis for all to enjoy.Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, Esri, HERE,

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MacFarlane Parcel

TILT Owned

TILT Easements

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YellowLakeState

MultiuseArea

Pulpit RockState Forest

Toothpick Is.

Payne Lake

TheaptlynamedToothpickIsland,inChippewaBay,isafavoritefishingspot, and provides breeding and loafing habitat for seabirds and shorebirds. ItjoinsTILT’sportfolioofmorethanfortyprotectedrocksandshoals.

ThePayneLakepropertybridgestheSt.Lawrence-JeffersonCountylineandisadjacenttothePulpitRockStateForest,intheheartoftheA2Acorridor.Its500acresfeatureundevelopedshoreline,expansivewetlandcomplexesandimpressivewaterfrontcliffs.

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Grindstone Is.

SituatedbetweenDelaneyBayandTILT’sRushoFarmPreserve,thenewRushoproperty’s64acresofforested riparian habitat and marsh fringes will serve asasanctuaryfortheIsland’swildlifeinperpetuity.

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Rusho Property Map (64± Acres)TILT Easements

TILT Owned

Property Boundary

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Rusho Property Map (64± Acres)TILT Easements

TILT Owned

Property Boundary

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Crooked Creek

The28.7-acreWeisbergpropertyboastsrollingforestedhabitatadjacenttothenorthGooseBaywetlandcomplex,andsub-stantial undeveloped road frontage along Route 12. This project bringsTILT’sCrookedCreekPreservetoover2,100acres.

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TILT's Fort Haldimand Preserve

Carver Parcel

Monks ParcelsCarleton Island

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5.1±ac.

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FortHaldimandwasaBritishfortontheheadofCarletonIslandbeforeandduringtheAmericanRevolution.TILTacquiredthepropertywheretheFortwaslocatedin1986.

With the support of two very generous do-nors,twoparcelsoutsideoftheFort(outlinedinyellow)wereacquiredin2018toprotectthe historic features of the surrounding area. TheyarepurportedlythesiteofMollyBrant’squarterswhenshelivedontheIslandinthelate18thcentury.BrantwasanIroquoiswhoworked as an intermediary between the Brit-ishandtheIroquoisduringthewar.

Athirdparcel(outlinedindottedblack)hasbeenacquiredtosecuretheareaaroundthehistoricFortandtoprovideaccesstothesite.

Carleton Is.

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Immediately adjacent to TILT’sHeinemanSong-birdForestonthefootofGrindstone,KenDeedyand his nephew Matt donated a conservation easement on nearly 26 acres of mature forest and undeveloped shoreline. The Deedy easement has spurred new conservation easement projects on its neighboring lots, further bolsteringKenDeedy’sconservation legacy.

Deedy

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TILT Properties

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Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail

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Fitzgerald Parcel

TILT Owned

TILT Easements

TILT's Ingerson Preserve

TheFitzgeraldparcelwasacquiredinJulytoallowTILTtoextendtheSissyDan-forthRivergateTrailintotheVillageofClayton.The6-acrelotwillsoonhostaparking area and 1,000 feet of new trail leading to the historic trestle bridge over McCarnCreek.TILThopestobeginworkontheparkingareaandtrailextensionin2019.

In2017,TILTreceivedagranttoas-sess the condition of the trestle bridge. Fundraisingeffortsareunderwaytomakenecessary improvements that will allow foot traffic on the bridge.

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Fitzgerald Parcel

TILT Owned

TILT Easements

TILT's Ingerson Preserve

photo by Chris Murray Photography

Fitzgerald

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Zenda Farms Comes Alive!

Partnerships established withlocalproducers,CoyoteMoonWineryandHomesteadHeritageCheese,continuedtodevelopatZendaFarmsPreserve.

ZendaFarms® Red became availableatallCoyoteMoonoutlets. And, grape vines were planted on two acres at the Preserve.

Meanwhile,intheCreamery,HomesteadHeritageCheeseis aging cheddar style cheese, which will be available to the public in 2019. A spe-cial cheese launch in January 2019 raised funds to develop plans for renovating thePreserve’sDairy Barn.

The production team from LTRCorpcompletedanewvideoaboutZendaFarmsPre-serve in the fall.

Findthevideoonourwebsite,www.TILandTrust.org/ex-plore/why-we-need-tilt.

Ourheartfeltthankstothefol-lowing for their help in creating the video:

DougMcLellan&CarolineYungofLTRCorp

BobKittleRalph Downey

CharleneGreeneTaraClark

Fundingprovidedby:

LandTrustAlliance’sNYSConservationPartnership

Programand

LTRCorp

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Grasslands: Controlling vegetation and invasives on Carleton & Grenadier Islands

Wetlands: Restoring access to historic spawn-ing and feeding habitat at Otter Creek Preserve and Goose Bay wetlands

Trails: Improving access to the Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail and the Macsherry Trail at Crooked Creek

Goose Bay wetlands

Carleton Island Grenadier Island

Sissy Danforth Rivergate Trail

Macsherry Trail Parking Lot

Otter Creek

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On the Preserves:Stewardship

KatieBeeles,SeanDeedy,NikaFicanoandSeanHea-gertywere2018SummerLandStewards.Theyas-sistedBrandonHollisandtherestofthestaffwiththecaretakingresponsibilitiesrequiredbyour8SignaturePreserves, and helped with TILTreks and more.

Summer Land Stewards plant a tree in Ken Deedy’s honor on Grindstone.

Nika FicanoSean Heagerty and Katie Beeles Sean Deedy

Installing a new fence at the Zenda Community Garden

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Bud and Diane AmesAnonymousMaryHannahArnotTheAtkinsonFamilyDon and Debbie BadourBarclay Damon LLP Don and Janet BarterBCAArchitects&EngineersSkipBehrhorstandDonnaFisherLouise BirkheadBlueLineEngineering,DPCSusanBockusandMichaelBrownJimandCindyBowerJeff BurtJack ButtsJohnandSallyCardamoneJaneCarverandRonCooperBeverlyandRachelColeEileenandMikeComerfordBillCosgroveCoyoteMoonVineyardsBill Danforth*Robyn and Tom DavisonKenDeedy*MattandSusanDeedyDeLuke’sGardenCenter&Northern

FlowVineyardsDebandJoeDelVecchioDan DolanVeronicaandJamesDolan

Robert and Mary Nell DolanKathyandTedDrumEdithDundonKathyElliottL.C.andM.F.FergusonFoundationLyndaandBillFergusonMikeandGladyFitzsimmonsJoanFlintPatrickandMaryFowlesKellyandDanFrenchFrenchBay,Inc.FreshSoundFoundationM.S.andA.S.GaffneyFoundationTheGoldenCleatRickandJanetGregwareAnnandGeorgeGrobeMegandSteveHartKevinandJaneHeffronDebbieHeinemanTheHeinemanFamilyDebbyHirscheyRobinHoffmanHomesteadFieldsFarmsLindaandFredJacksonDavid and Robyn JohnsenJoan JordanBillKaiser,NancyandPeterBrittonTomandLynnKassoufDanandJanetKeaneScottandKimKempton

2018 Islanders, Guardians & Friends of the Landwhose annual gifts of $1,000 and above are the foundation for TILT and land conservation and environmental education in the 1000 Islands region.

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JimandJudyKiernanLarryandDianeKingsleyLaFave,White&McGivernLS,PCPeggyandDanLeKanderSuzanneLipmanLP BuildersRobin and David LucasArtMackandMaryJoChampionThe Makowski TrustMolly and Darden MacWadeMary and Ted MascottChetandAnnMassariChrisandCindyMatthewsDanMcCollisterandJackieSansonJimMcGarryandLynPohlDougMcGheeGregandCindyMcLeanAndrewandJeanineMcNallyIVTeddy and Peggy McNallyJanice and Dan McPhailBarbara MeadAlexandMaggieMehranDiane and Bob MironMorgia MasonryDr.MarleneHajalMouaikeland

Mr.CyrilMouaikelEricandJudyMowerCarolandDickMunroChrisMurrayPhotographyAllan Newell

MargotRemingtonandRickOmanJohn and Pat PeachMike and Amy PhelpsChrisandNickiePhinneyJim and Peggy PontiousMark and Maria PurcellRobert PurcellMichaelandVirginiaRangerTheRossmasslerFamilyJoan RueckertManley RushoStephenandHarrietSaboKristanRodgerSammonsPhyllisSchwartzNancySeeleySharonandJamesShermanSueSmithJeremySmithSusieSmithandMarceliWeinEmmySorthZellSteeverandLizRaisbeckDavidandSusanStilleyAnnieandKentStrobelJudySweetAnnSweetenandRandyYoderLoisSwickDan TackJim Tague and Lori ThistleRick and Tricia TagueDavidandShirleyTaylor

DonandElaineTextorLauran and Dan ThroopJake Tibbles and Alicia DeweyJoanandSkipToletteJohn TuckerJamesandCharleneTylerBert and Avis UlrichTreyandBarbaraVarsT. Urling and Mabel WalkerBen and Jada WalldroffWatertownSavingsBankRoy and Peggy WhitePattiWoodandJimSchnauberDaneandCarolZabriskie

* deceased

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In 2018...

22 TILTreks4 KidTreks

721 Trekkers563 Adults158 Kids

KidsTrek: Dairy Farm Day

2nd Annual Mutt Strut

KidsTrek: Planting the Kids Korner

TILTrek: Winter Yoga in Nature

TILTrek: Potters Beach Cleanup

TILTrek: Rookery Hike

KidsTrek: Ichthyologist for a Day

Moonlight Kayak Trek with IRLC

TILTKids Camp

Otter Creek Fun Run

KidsTrek: Pollinators

TILTrek: Fall Foliage

TILTreks & Talks

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2018 Donations

927donors

Membership .............................................$231,269MissionSupportCampaign .....................$174,050Foundation-Grants ..................................$154,788Events-Raffles .............................................$57,740Underwriting ..............................................$45,700LandAcquisition .....................................$733,270OtherIncome ...........................................$589,379Total ...............................................$1,986,196

AlexandriaBay ..................................................72CapeVincent .....................................................55ChippewaBay ....................................................72Clayton ............................................................258FishersLanding ....................................................6Gananoque .........................................................12Grindstone .........................................................88Hammond .............................................................6Indian Point .......................................................14OakPoint ...........................................................11Redwood ............................................................15River .................................................................134Wellesley Island ...............................................100Elsewhere ...........................................................84Total ...........................................................927

Fall Foliage Hike at Otter Creek Preserve

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1

2

3

4

Expense

Program Services (67%)

Management & Support(24%)

Miscellaneous (1%)Fundraising (8%)

2018 Financial Statement

1

2

3

4

5

6

IncomeMembership (37%)

Grants (25%)

Events (9%)

Underwriting & InKind (7%)

Other (12%)

Endowment (10%)

* This financial information will be reviewed during TILT’s annual independent audit in April 2019.

Statement of Financial PositionasofDecember31,2018

Cash&investments $1,525,102Otherassets 9,924,138Total Assets 11,449,240Liabilities 24,824Net assets 11,424,416

Total liabilities and net assets $11,449,240

Financial Overview

ForthefiscalyearthatendedDecember31,2018,TILT’smem-bershipincomewas$231,269,up10%from2017.Operatingexpenseswere$637,087,upapproximately12%from2017.

TILT’sBoardofTrusteesoverseesaninvestmentportfoliothatismanaged by an outside investment management firm, under the guidanceofTILT’sFinanceCommittee.Inaddition,TILThasseveral agency funds that have been established at the Northern NewYorkCommunityFoundation.

ThefirmofStackel&NavarrawassecuredtoperformTILT’sannual independent financial audit.

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Foundation SupportFreshSoundFoundationLeonardC.andMildredF.FergusonFoundationMillerS.andAdelaideS.GaffneyFoundationThe Makowski TrustNorthernNewYorkCommunityFoundationPriceChopperGolubFoundationTextorFamilyFoundationTwinTreesFoundation

Grant SupportGreatLakesRestorationInitiativeSLELOInvasiveSpeciesRapidResponse&ControlLandTrustAllianceConservationPartnershipProgramNorthAmericanWetlandsConservationActWater Quality Incentive Program

photo by Sarah Ellen Smith

10,560 Acres Conserved

Conservation Easements148 easements - 4,272 acres

GrindstoneIsland HammondMainland CarletonIsland Kippy’sIsle PigIsland GrenadierIsland MurrayIsle LaFargeville OakIsland IndianPoint Wellesley Island Picton Island ClaytonMainland AlexandriaBayMainland CapeVincentMainland TibbetsPoint

Land In-Fee123 properties - 6,288 acres

AnniversaryIsland IronsidesIslets&Shoals HammondMainland AlexandriaBayMainland EagleWingIslands(Clayton) MurrayIsle FortHaldimand FosterBlakeWoods GrenadierIsland GrindstoneIsland TownofAlexandriaIslets HammondIslets&Shoals PayneLake TownofDeKalb PottersBeach OtterCreekIslandsSissyDanforthRivergateTrail ZendaFarms Tidd Island Wellesley Island CapeVincentMainland IndianPoint TownofRossie CarletonIsland

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Land & Water Conservation and Restoration$1,900,000

Signature Preserve Stewardship Endowment$1,250,000

Connecting People to Nature$325,000

Building Institutional Capacity and Excellence$225,000

Otter Creek Preserve, Chris Murray Photography

Campaign Goal: $3,700,000 Reached and Surpassed!

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As a vocation, land conservation is ultimately an act of hope. Whether the goal is protecting wetlands or forest, the pursuit ischartedbythevisionofafuturethatextendsfarbeyondourimagination.

Inthewinterof2015,TILTembarkedonaMissionSupportCampaigndesignedtoensurethattogether,weareabletoprotectourregion’secologicalhealth,economicvitalityandoverallqualityoflife.

OurConserving The Place We LoveMissionSupportCampaignwasdevelopedfromtheRivercommunity’ssharedvisionofconservingandstewardingtheThousandIslandsregion’smostprecious natural resources.

Thankstopeoplelikeyou,todate,wehaveraisedover$3.9million,surpassingour$3.7millioncampaigngoal.Together,with your commitment, we have achieved our most ambitious goal ever, raising critical operating, endowment, and capital improvement funds needed to ensure the future of our land conservation and environmental education work.

ConservationoftheThousandIslandsisessentialtothefutureof our freshwater resource, the diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat, and the very character that makes this region so spe-cial.Anditrequiresaninvestmentfromallofustosupporttheconservation of the place we call home.

Awisewomanoncetoldme,“Everythingbeginswiththeland.Whether it is the old growth trees teeming with the sound of song birds in the spring, or the crystal blue waters that our chil-dren and grandchildren swim in during the long summer days, it all begins with the land. And there is no more defining legacy than the character of the place we leave for those who follow.” Today, we are defining the future of the Thousand Islands and the great River that runs through them.

Now, more than ever, we are grateful for all who stand with us, aswecontinuetopressforwardwithoursharedvisionofCon-serving The Place We Love.

JakeTibbles,ExecutiveDirector

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has made a commitment to our “Conserving The Place We Love” Mission Support Campaign.

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$100,000 & aboveNationalFish&WildlifeFoundationMary&TedMascottCarol&DickMunroAnonymousMolly&DardenMacWadeMaryJoChampion&ArtMackDiane&BudAmesAndrewHeineman*&FamilyNorthern New York CommunityFoundation

$50,000 - $99,999John TuckerAllee*&JeffBurtKenDeedySally&JohnCardamoneGlady&MikeFitzsimmonsFreshSoundFoundationAnonymousDiane&LarryKingsleyJackieSanson&DanMcCollisterAmy&MikePhelps

$25,000 - $49,999Cindy&JimBowerNY Land Trust AllianceLeonard&Mildred

FergusonFoundationCindy&ChrisMatthewsKristen&JonTaylorDiane&BobMironAllan NewellJeremySmithLauran&DanThroop

$10,000 - $24,999Jane&KevinHeffronJaneCarver&RonCooperMaryHannahArnotRichard Macsherry*Mabel&TomWalkerCindy&GregMcLeanTheAtkinsonFamilyRobert PurcellBarbara MeadEdithDundonTheGaffneyFoundationDebby&Lee*HirscheyLizRaisbeck&ZellSteeverPattiWood&JimSchnauberDan TackElaine&DonTextor

$1,000 - $9,999Debbie&DonBadourLiz&JeremyPrice-KelloggJanet&DanKeaneMartha&JimO’DonnellNickie&ChrisPhinneyRobinHoffmanLaFave,White&McGivernP.C.Peggy&JimPontiousLouise BirkheadSusanBockus&MichaelBrownJanet&RickGregwareTheHeinemanFamilyJeanine&SandyMcNallySusieSmith&MarceliWein

AliciaDewey&JakeTibblesJoan&SkipToletteSue&Dave*SmithJada&BenWalldroffMeg&SteveHartPhyllisSchwartzJanice&DanMcPhailBetsy Ravenel*Barbara&TreyVarsBeverly&RachelColePat&JohnPeachJudy&BillMunroPureBlueFundLesleySnelling&JohnBoberBillCosgroveBill Danforth*Kathy&TedDrumJoanFlintLinda&FredJacksonPeggy&DanLeKanderStewartMacsherryChrisMurrayPhotographyLaurie&PeterPikeElaineTack

Below $1,000Deb&ArnCaddickPatricia&RonCocquytJoan Trimble JordanMargotRemington&RickOmanJudyClark

Campaign Pledges

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MaryLyons&EarlBennettBarbara&BillFeikertRoberta&PaulMacLeanDr.MarleneHajalMouaikel&

CyrilMouaikelCaroline&DaveMunroPat&DonPickworthPeggy and Roy WhiteCorningIncorporatedKim&ScottKemptonMaryLu&TomDixonKaren&BruceHarrisonJan&MichaelJoycePhyllisRawlins&JimScottPaula&RobertStreetSandraHeerkensKathryn&JeffFeatherJudy&JohnMcCulloughPenny JoelKara&ChrisBraunJenniferCaddickErinMcBride&JeremyFoltzRob AliassoMerilee&RonBertramBob BinhammerWilliam BriggsLinda&WilliamBush

SarahCompoJeanneRichards&BillDakinRobert DalyBeverly DavisonFeatherinFlightSandy&MikeGeissCathy&PeteHaakeVictoria&MannyJeromeKathy&DavidJohnsonHolly&AndrewKaneCarol&RonMacDonaldJann&BillMcBrideJohn McNaughtonJennifer&JonathanMeadWilliam MillarElizabethChapman& William MunnBrooke&BobRunoLouise&MarkScarlettLisa&DavidSchenkerTerry&EdScottJoan&JimSouleElizabeth&CharlesSpauldingSandy&Wyatt*UhleinMary&TomVaryUta WisterSusieWood&DavidDuffLeah&ThomasNeely

Sarah&DennisBaldwinElizaBailey&SidQuarrierMargaretHummel&JohnNuberElissaOrlandoLynVanAlstyne&DeanHurleyAudrey&WaringBlackburnDr.HeidiCrow&

Dr.JohnCampbellBobCarnegieMargaret&AlCrenshawAndrew DahlDonna&JimDoneganDevonEnglishElizabethGraterBarbara&TomHollisterSharonKlingenbergerFlorenceLewisRice&LeroyLewisR.AverellManes&AngelBritoRoberta&RoccoManganoJean MurrayDeborah&DavidNeurothDarlene&JohnNielsenPeterO’SheaConstancePetersJeanne&BillReynoldsTuni&RobRodormerKaren&RossRowlandLisa&StephenSarfatyPat TaylorIrene&MikeTibbles

Anna&JerryTiddAnne WagnerAnn WardBuzzWardHeather&JonathanWhiteCarolynYoungsElaine&BruceBrooksChuckBurlingameBarbara DulingFrancoisePironCici&DonSaudaMattSherrillDebz&SteveSweetPatricia RichTomBachert&JoannaAllmanAmy DavenportKathryn&ThomasHillDaleKenyon*Judy&JerryLafferBonnie&CharlieMarkRoberta&JohnMorrisonGloria&VincentPalmieroAnn&BobScalesLindaWatson&KenSchwarzSusanShelatoJeffZollerPatricia&FrankDahlJulianaEamesKathy&JoeLeskoskeArlene&EugeneLongTammi&MikeScalesChristine&DonFredericks

* deceased

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The Many Faces of TILT

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Thousand Islands Land TrustPOBox238

Clayton,NY13624www.TILandTrust.org

Grindstone Island


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