Watershed Agricultural Council Annual Report 2008 Supplement

The new Board of Directors for 2009 is ready to hear your com-

ments about the Council’s future vision and mission as they

update the organization’s strategic plan. Chairman Fred Huneke

(seated far right) is leading the charge. Feel free to call him at (607)

865-7790, ext. 110 or by email: [email protected].

Council members for 2009 include (back row) Dave Post, Ken

Smith, John Schwartz (DEP), John Verhoeven, Dan Palm, Richard

Giles, Darby Hartwell, Tom Hutson, William Coleman and Dave

Cammer; (seated) Sally Fairbairn, Linda DeWitt, Barbara Howard,

Fred Huneke; (not pictured) Joe Eisele.

Thanks to outgoing Council members, Aissa O’Neil and Gail

Hillriegel, for their time and contributions to the council over the

years!

NOTE: Dan Palm is currently acting as the WAC’s Interim Executive

Director, effective April 2009. Tom Donnelly filled his Board seat.

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20082008 Online Annual Report Supplement: Last Updated May 18, 2009

Welcome to the Watershed Agricultural Council’s 2008 Online Annual Report Online Supplement. On the pages that follow

are details, financials, tables, charts, photos and descriptions that didn’t appear in our printed 2008 Annual Report. Not

only does an online report allow us to give you more information, it’s environmentally responsible and financially prudent.

If you don’t see it here, contact our Outreach & Communications Department at [email protected]. We will be sure to

add whatever’s missing!

2 • 2008 WATERSHED AGR ICULTURAL COUNC IL ONL INE ANNUAL REPORT SUPPLEMENT

Finance Report

The Watershed Agricultural Council Finance Report reflects a fiscal year of July 1,

2007 through June 30, 2008. The Council derived 87% of its revenue through a con-

tractual arrangement with the New York City Department of Environmental Protec-

tion. Other Revenue included cash from the WAC’s fundraising efforts, stewardship

donations and registration fees for events/workshops. Donated Services included

required matches from Forestry bus tour grants recipients.

The WAC allocated the majority of these funds to finance best management prac-

tices applied to landowner properties throughout the watershed. The remainder

was applied to program administration, outreach and education. Expenditures from

Donated Services represented expenses associated with posted Revenue Donated

Services.

Revenues

Federal $697,604 (6.3%)

Donated Services $702,835 (6.3%)

Other Revenue $28,770 (0.3%)

Interest and Gain/loss of Asset Sale $49,405 (0.4%)

NYC DEP $9,658,403 (86.7%)

Total $11,137,017 (100.0%)

Expenditures

Sustainable Farmer Education $349,203

Conservation Reserve Enhancement

Program $108,406

Small Farms Program $147,691

Whole Farm Planning $827,924 $1,433,224 (13.3%)

BMP Implementation & Construction $3,373,834 (31.2%)

Program Administration $1,392,614

Research $101,266

Depreciation $146,557

Donated Services $702,835 $2,343,272 (21.7%)

Croton System $802,306 (7.4%)

Forestry $1,076,204 (10.0%)

Easements $1,771,083 (16.4%)

Total $10,799,923 (100.0%)

31.2%

21.7%

16.4%

13.3%

10.0%

7.4%

86.7%

6.3%

6.3%

0.3% 0.4%

2008 WATERSHED AGR ICULTURAL COUNC IL ONL INE ANNUAL REPORT SUPPLEMENT • 3

THREE-YEAR FINANCIALS

2008 2007 2006Revenue:Program Services:Whole Farm Planning 721,942 837,857 $520,597 BMP Implementation and Construction 3,361,457 3,567,673 3,289,563 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 108,099 122,319 64,075 Croton System 802,064 806,775 554,296 Small Farms Program 146,377 150,754 135,406 Sustainable Agricultural Education 348,214 280,642 273,208 Program Administration 1,801,720 1,395,008 860,494 Forestry 552,506 432,412 412,009 Easements 1,755,957 5,299,299 3,716,539 Research 60,067 68,803 55,215

Total Program Revenue 9,658,403 12,961,542 9,881,402 Other Revenue: Federal Awards 697,604 657,006 763,075 Foundation Grants 51,639 42,819 Interest 16,619 15,058 7,673 Economic Development and other Grants – 179,977 78,431 Other 28,770 27,352 10,305 Gain or loss of sale of asset 32,786 – 0 Donated Services 702,835 310,146 1,174,100

Total Other Revenue 1,478,614 1,241,178 2,076,403

Total Program and Other Revenue Carried Forward 11,137,017 14,202,720 $11,957,805 Expenditures: Whole Farm Planning 827,924 828,211 520,597 BMP Implementation and Construction 3,373,834 3,545,377 3,289,983 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 108,406 122,319 64,075 Croton System 802,306 830,772 633,780 Small Farms Program 147,691 151,399 135,406 Program Administration 1,392,614 1,223,409 850,589 Forestry 1,076,204 1,046,685 925,138 Natural Resource Viability – 317,977 Education and Outreach 349,203 338,424 0 Easements 1,771,083 5,336,113 3,711,571 Research 101,266 88,291 253,123 Depreciation 146,557 117,765 101,817 Donated Services 702,835 310,146 1,174,100 Acquisition of Fixed Assets (113) (50,171)

Total Expenditures 10,799,923 13,938,798 11,927,985

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures 337,094 263,922 29,820 Net Assets, Beginning 1,159,143 895,221 865,401

Net Assets, Ending 1,496,237 1,159,143 $895,221 *per independent auditors report and notes to financial statements.

Watershed Agricultural

Council of the New York City

Watershed, Inc.

Schedule of Activities—

By Program - Unrestricted for the

years 2007, 2006 and 2005

ending June 30, 2008, 2007, 2006


Agricultural Program

Through Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP),

farmers enrolled 94.9 acres in 13 new riparian forest buffers.

On average, they received $112 per acre in exchange for leasing

stream-frontage to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The CREP,

which concentrates on fencing animals out of water courses and

providing alternative watering facilities, currently totals 1,929

acres. Streambank stabilization is also a major focus of the CREP

program.

Projects, like this Hamden pasture pictured below, combine fenc-

ing, treeplanting and CREP buffer protocols to improve the grazing

herd’s living conditions while protecting water quality and stabiliz-

ing water courses.

Water Quality Stewardship Programs

Each year, the Council visits with farm owners to review their

business practices to see how they are doing, if anything has

changed and if the farm needs additional help. In 2008, the Agri-

cultural Program visited nearly 250 farms for annual reviews. The

Program continues to bring new participants into the clean water

practices provided by the WAC. In Catskill/Delaware watershed,

new Whole Farms Plans for 10 small and one large farm were writ-

ten; another six farms joined the ranks of pro-active, whole farm

planning in the Croton watershed. The Council’s relationships with

farmers, landowners and the land are long term, nurtured by our

mutual respect for the environment far into the future.

For more information on the Agricultural Program’s 2008 accom-

plishments, visit the WAC’s 2008 Annual Report at www.nycwater-

shed.org.

Hamden Project:

Animal Trail/Walkway


Hamden Project:

Streambank Stabilization

(Left) Middletown Project:

Riparian Forest Buffer

(Right) Middletown Project:

Tree Planting


Forestry Program

During 2008, seven core logger training courses and three con-

tinuing education course were held. Logger Training courses

were offered through the WAC Forestry Program in partnership with

Greene County Cornell Cooperative Extension. Game of Logging

Level I had a total of 29 loggers attend, Game of Logging Level II

had 4 loggers attend, Forest Silviculture and Ecology workshop had

19 loggers attend, adult CPR and First Aid course had 14 loggers

attend, a critical injury response workshop had 10 loggers attend

and a forest pest workshop had 11 loggers attend.

Press releases, calendars, radio spots and additional CCE Greene

County and WAC Forestry Program communication and outreach

continue to be used to promote the program. Information outlin-

ing the 2009 Trained Logger Certification (TLC©) programs, in a

traditional flip calendar format, was developed for the 2009 cal-

endar year. This calendar listed core workshops offered as well as

continuing education programs and incentives for those harvesting

timber in the NYC Watershed region. The calendar featured pictures

and brief descriptions of three TLC© watershed loggers, as well as

three regional saw mills that support TLC©. The 2009 TLC© calen-

dar is available online or by calling (607) 865-7790, ext. 101.

Four TLC© education events were held at the Siuslaw Model

Forest during 2008. Thirty-eight loggers attended classes in first-

aid/CPR, logger rescue, forest ecology and silviculture. A one-day

landowner workshop covering forest management planning drew

31 landowners. At the Lennox Model Forest, the WAC hosted one

Silviculture & Ecology TLC© training event attended by eight log-

gers. Two, 3-day landowner conferences were held at the Lennox

Model Forest and organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension of

Delaware County. Forty-five landowners attended these events

which covered wildlife management, vernal pools and forest man-

agement planning.

Indoors, the Forestry Program held a series of one-day work-

shops in Delhi, Hortonville, and Gilboa for local building code

enforcement officers, sawmill operators, architects, builders, and

engineers. The trainings—“Using Locally Produced Framing Lum-

ber: The Local Option”— focused on the use of regionally produced

structural softwood lumber in residential and commercial build-

ings. During the three days of trainings, over 200 people learned

TLC© logger, Steve Bott, installs

the Forestry Program’s 30-foot

bridge on a timber harvest in

Schoharie County. During the

2008 calendar year, the WAC

Forestry Program’s bridges were

used to cross streams on three

active logging operations. The

bridges were used for a total of

10 months each.

Last July, Forestry Program

Manager Tom Pavlesich led a

tree identification workshop at

the 2008 Watershed Forestry

Institute for Teachers (WFIT) at

the Menla Mountain Retreat in

Woodland Valley, NY. Twenty

teachers attended the fifth an-

nual Institute sponsored by WAC.

Nine watershed school teachers

joined 11 others representing

the New York metropolitan area.

To date, 239 teachers have

participated in this annual event

since its inception in 1998.


Green Connections partner-schools from Stamford Central School and

PS-33 met up in downtown Manhattan, and again at Mount Utsayan-

tha, Delaware County. During the 2007-2008 school year, 12 class-

rooms with 475 students and 17 teachers participated in the Green

Connections Program. Overall, the Green Connections Program has

educated over 1,760 students from 41 classrooms since its creation

in 2000.

The Bus Tour Grant Program conducted 16 tours from New York

City to the Croton and Catskill/Delaware watersheds during 2008. A

total of 867 people attended the tours, 782 individuals from schools

and 85 individuals from community organizations. Since its inception

in 2003, the Bus Tour Grant Program has funded more than 76 bus

tours for 3,367 students, teachers, environmental professionals and

individuals from community groups.


the basics of softwood lumber grading and how to identify critical

framing lumber characteristics. Each day-long course ended with

a local sawmill tour. Depending on the workshop location, partici-

pants visited Pawlikowski’s Sawmill in Delhi, Hofer Log & Lumber

in Callicoon, and Hardwoods Unlimited in East Conesville. The mills

During a tour of the Frost Val-

ley Model Forest, WAC Water-

shed Forester Tom Foulkrod,

pointed out how everyday

landscaping species such

as barberry quickly become

prolific invasives in the Catskill

region.

participate in the Pure Catskills Buy Local Wood campaign that pro-

motes local forest products on www.catskillwoodnet.org.

For more details on the Forestry Program’s 2008 accomplish-

ments, visit the 2008 Annual Report at www.nycwatershed.org.


Outreach

Solid Waste Director, Sue McIntyre (top left), Delaware County

Department of Public Works, coordinated the 12th Annual Clean

Sweep at the County’s Public Safety Building in Delhi last Septem-

ber. WAC staff member Lorinda Backus (top center) and Kim Holden

of CCE-Delaware County (top right) helped with logistics and event-

day registrations. Twenty-two farms properly disposed of nearly

two tons of farm waste through the Clean Sweep event, with the

Council covering the costs of farmer redemptions. In total, 357

county residents turned in 35 tons of potentially hazardous ma-

terials; collections included pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, paints,

TVs and computer monitors. “This was the busiest in 12 consecu-

tive years of this project,” said McIntyre, “a 35% increase over our

historic average.” SUNY Delhi students Catherine Leibig, Deana

Kani, and Ashley Willsey from the O’Connor Center for Community


Service, WAC Communications Director Tara Collins, and longtime

volunteers Joe Wright, Jim Wright and Peg Kenyon assisted residents

by answering questions, directing traffic, and collecting feedback

surveys. The 2009 event is scheduled for September 25-26; pre-

registration is required. Check www.nycwatershed.org for details.

To raise program awareness on a grander scale, Council achieve-

ments were highlighted in a photo exhibit, interactive displays

and Ag Awareness Days at the Delaware County Fair. Staff regu-

larly promoted programmatic accomplishments by tabling at local

community festivals like Water Fest in Marina Cove, New York City

(photo above). They also spoke at public forums, talked with radio

and television news programs and submitted stories to regional

newspapers and magazines. To reach its audience better, the WAC

started a monthly e-newsletter, Pure Catskills biweekly eBurst, and

instituted a convenient online, credit card pre-registration system

for workshops.

The WAC funded 15 events through the Farm to Market program’s

Sustainable Agriculture Grants. The Susquehanna Valley Garlic Fes-

tival, (above) held in August, was one grant recipient that connect-

ed festival goers with their local food, farmers and the benefits of

both. Below, Diane Francis of La Basse Cour Farm in South Kortright

(below) shared her secrets of the “Perfect Pickle” at a WAC-Slow

Food Catskills canning demonstration, “Putting It Up, Preserving


the Harvest.” The event was held, under a tent outside, at the Dela-

ware County Historical Association, Delhi, in September

Farm and forest land play a critical role in the cycle of fresh,

clean drinking water. Asphalt, concrete and water treatment facili-

ties don’t do nearly as good a job of “cleaning” rainwater and runoff

as the earth does. Through its programs and events, the Council

helps people understand the importance of farmers and forest pro-

fessionals. Part of that success stems from getting people out to

farms and seeing how it works. Weekend farm tours help families

understand the value of food and what goes into growing it. Farm

families bridge the two, like visitors to Barber’s Farm pictured here

before Vroman’s Nose in the heart of the Schoharie Valley.


CATSKILL/DELAWARE WATERSHED LARGE FARMS

# of Best

NRCS Code BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE Management Practices

313 Waste Storage Facility 4 314 Brush Management 2 328 Conservation Crop Rotation 2 362 Diversion 1 382 Fencing 17 391 Riparian Forest Buffer 21 393 Filter Strip 5 395 Stream Restoration 1 412 Grassed Waterway 2 468 Lined Waterway 1 512 Pasture & Hayland Planting 3 516/614 Pipeline & Trough 5 528 Prescribed Grazing 6 558 Roof Runoff Management System 2 560 Access Road 9 561 Heavy Use Area Protection 10 574 Spring Development 15 575 Animal Trails & Walkway 12 580 Streambank Protection 1 587 Structure of Water Control 1 590 Nutrient Management Plan 50 606 Subsurface Drain 3 612 Tree & Shrub Planting 8 612.1 Tree & Shrub Planting - Site Prep 1 612.3 Tree & Shrub Planting - Natural Regeneration 9 614 Watering Facility - Trough 7 620 Underground Outlet 3 633 Waste Utilization 46 634 Waste Transfer System 3 635 Wastewater Treatment Strip 1 707 Barnyard Water Management System 1 748 Record Keeping 42 749 Manure Pile 2 3010 Roofed Barnyard 4 3050 Manure Storage - Covered 1 3110 Calf Greenhouse 1 3175 Enhanced Nutrient Management Credit 4

Total Catskill/Delaware Large Farm BMPs Implemented in 2008 306 Total DEP Cost $1,813,628 Total Other Funds $101,126


CATSKILL/DELAWARE WATERSHED SMALL FARMS

# of Best


382 Fencing 7 391 Riparian Forest Buffer 4 516/614 Pipeline & Trough 4 560 Access Road Improvement 2 561 Heavy-Use Area Protection 2 574 Spring Development 5 578 Stream Crossing 1 580 Streambank Protection 2 587 Structure for Water Control 1 590 Nutrient Management Plan 12 612 Tree & Shrub Planting 3 612.2 Tree & Shrub Planting - Shelters 1 612.3 Tree & Shrub Planting - Natural Regeneration 2 620 Underground Outlet 1 633 Waste Utilization 12 748 Record keeping 10 749 Manure Pile 4 3020 Portable Run-In Shed 1 3425 Dump Wagon 1 Total Small Farms BMPs Implemented in 2008 75 Total DEP Cost $179,367 Total Other Funds $46,390


CROTON WATERSHED FARMS

# of Best


317 Manure Composting Facility 2 340 Cover Crop 1 342 Critical Area Planting 3 382 Fencing 3 390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover 1 412 Grassed Waterway 2 468 Lined Waterway 1 516/614 Pipeline & Trough 5 528 Prescribed Grazing 3 558 Roof Runoff Management System 8 560 Access Road 4 561 Heavy Use Area Protection 6 578 Stream Crossing 1 587 Structure for Water Control 3 590 Nutrient Management Plan 1 614 Watering Facility 3 620 Underground Outlet 5 633 Waste Utilization 1 635 Wastewater Treatment Strip 5 707 Barnyard Water Management System 1 719 Waste Infiltration Area 1 748 Record Keeping 1 3310 Farm Fueling Facility 4

TotalCroton Watershed BMPs Implemented in 2008 65

Total DEP Cost $552,578 Total Other Funds $10,974


CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM 2008*

# of Farms # of Acres Total Cost

2008 1 387 $563,820 To Date* 82 16,529 $16,670,543

* Includes two donated easements outside the watershed totaling 1,043 acres; 15,487 acres were protected in the watershed with PDRs, Purchase of Development Rights.

FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2008

# of Farms # of Acres Total Cost

2008 58 10,740 $45,041 To Date 745 132,583 $736,763

FOREST AND TIMBER HARVEST ROAD ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUMMARY 2008

Broad Open Code # Amount Road Water Based Hay Silt Top Rubber Paid footage Bars Dips Geotextile Stone Bales Fence Corduroy Stabilized Culverts Pipes Dams

FR 7 $19,069 22,840 – 26 875 503 60 0 0 2 120 0 0

THR 45 $137,396 353,406 – 140 420 1,264 45 430 72 26 190 0 0

Total 52 $156,465 376,246 2,535 166 1,295 1,767 105 430 72 28 310


TOTAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT CREDITS 2008

NRCS Code BMP Description Payment Amount Number of Farmers

3160 Nutrient Management Credit Program - Equipment 167,698.42 77 3165 Nutrient Management Credit Program - Repairs 47,710.70 28 3168 Nutrient Management Credit Program - Custom Service 2,600.11 2 Total Nutrient Management Credits in 2008 218,009.23 107

Payments To Date Available Credits

Credit Earned By Crop Year @ 12/31/2008

2000-2001 $20,573.60 $20,573.60 $0.00 2002-2003 $162,173.00 $157,269.39 $4,903.61 2003-2004 $181,993.00 $176,564.37 $5,428.63 2004-2005 $190,156.00 $177,103.44 $13,052.56 2005-2006 $199,349.00 $159,427.99 $39,921.01 2006-2007 $208,077.00 $110,500.25 $97,576.75 2007-2008 $297,844.80 $51,627.33 $246,217.47

$1,260,166.40 $853,066.37 $407,100.03

Watershed Farm & Forest 2008 Online Annual Report Supplement is a publication of the Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support the economic viability of agriculture and forestry through the protection of water quality and the promotion of land conservation in the New York City watershed region. The WAC is funded by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service and other federal, foundation and private sources. The WAC is an Equal Op-portunity Provider and Employer.

Photo credits: WAC staffers Heather Hilson and Tara Collins, Agricultural Program and Delaware County Soil & Water staff, Blue Farm Graphic Design, Drew Harty.com




Behind the Mission

Executive Committee:

Fred Huneke, Chair

David Cammer

William Coleman

Sally Fairbairn

Gail Hillriegel

Tom Hutson

Dave Post

John Schwartz, DEP

AESOP Committee:

John Verhoeven, Chair

Richard Giles

Gail Hillriegel

Fred Huneke

Marianne Kiraly, CCE

Aissa O’Neil

Bob Partridge

John Schwartz, DEP

Holley White

Audit Committee:

Barbara Wilkens, Chair

Darby Hartwell

Aissa O’Neil

Easement Committee:

Tom Hutson, Chair

Linda DeWitt

Darby Hartwell

Fred Huneke

Dan Palm

John Schwartz, DEP

EoH Committee:

Barbara Wilkens, Chair

Ed Blouin, DEP

David Cammer

Kristen Carollo

Michael Dignelli

Paul Heller

Barbara Howard

Fred Huneke

Betsey Ryder

Finance Committee:

William Coleman, Chair

David Cammer

Linda DeWitt

Fred Huneke

John Schwartz, DEP

Forestry Committee:

Dan Palm, Chair

John Schwartz, DEP

Robert Bishop

David Cammer

Eric Dahlberg

Gail Hillriegel

Fred Huneke

Larry Schaefer

Kenneth Smith

Governance Committee:

Dan Palm, Chair

William Coleman

Barbara Howard

John Verhoenven

Barbara Wilkens

Policy Committee:

John Verhoeven, Chair

Sally Fairbairn

Darby Hartwell

Gail Hillriegel

Fred Huneke

John Schwartz, DEP

Agricultural Committee:

Dave Cammer, Chair

Ed Blouin, DEP

Joe Eisele

Steve Fleming

Sally Fairbairn, Vice Chair

Bill Coleman

Gail Hillriegel

Fred Huneke

Bob Partridge

Aissa O’Neil

Dave Post

Steve Reed

Joseph Walsh, CCE

MIC Committee:

Dave Post, Chair

Tom Hutson

Bob Partridge

Outreach Committee:

David Cammer

Sally Fairbairn

Fred Huneke

Dan Palm

John Schwartz, DEP

John Verhoeven

2008 Committees and Members

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