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ANNUAL REPORT 2017–2018

2 The mission of the Adirondack Council is to ensure the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park for current and future generations.

Board of DirectorsChair Robert J. Kafin

Vice-Chairs Michael A. Bettmann, M.D.Sarah C. Hatfield

TreasurerDaniel J. Ryterband

SecretaryCharles D. Canham, Ph.D.

Emily M. Bateson

Jill Choate Beier

David E. Bronston

Liza Cowan

Georgina Cullman, Ph.D.

Thomas Curley

Philip R. Forlenza

Ethan Friedman

Lea Paine Highet

Kevin McNulty

Sherry Nemmers

Justin Potter

Meredith M. Prime

Brian Ruder

Kate Russell

Douglas Schultz

Laurel Skarbinski Douglas StewartCurtis R. WellingEthan Winter

Directors EmeritiKevin ArquitTimothy L. BarnettRichard BeamishEtienne BoillotPeter BorrelliJeff BronheimJohn P. CahillAnn E. CarmelAlison Hudnut ClarksonTom CobbDr. Dean L. CookKathryn CusumanoEvan A. DavisGeorge D. DavisJames C. DawsonEdward D. EarlBetty EldridgeChristopher EllimanJohn L. ErnstJ. Edward FowlerBarbara L. Glaser, Ed.D.Christopher J. Gorayeb Robert L. Hall, Ph.D.

David Heidecorn

Theodore L. Hullar, Ph.D.

Sheila M. Hutt

Lee Keet

Daniel L. Kelting, Ph.D.

George R. Lamb

Virginia M. Lawrence

Douglas S. Luke

Lawrence Master, Ph.D.

Cecilia A. Mathews

James B. McKenna

Karen Meltzer

Sarah J. Meyland, MS, JD

Scott L. Paterson

James S. Phillips

Richard L. Reinhold

Avery Rockefeller III

John K. Ryder Jr.

Ellen Marshall Scholle

David A. Skovron

James L. Sonneborn

Curt Stiles

Constance A. Tate

Joel H. Treisman

Patricia D. Winterer

Aaron Woolf

Cecil Wray

Tony Zazula

Staff MembersRocci AguirreDirector of Conservation

Jacqueline BowenConservation Associate

Kate BrookerClarence Petty Intern

Elaine Burke Director of Operations

Kevin ChladDirector of Government Relations

Meg DesmondClarence Petty Intern

Diane FishDeputy Director

J. A. Tyler FrakesMembership Director

Lisa M. GenierProgram Analyst

Mary GodnickDevelopment and Marketing Assistant

Susan HughesExecutive Assistant

William C. JanewayExecutive Director

Dana ManciniAdvocacy and Outreach Assistant

Revée Needham Colgate Fellow

Deborah J. PastoreDevelopment Director

Kyle PlaskeClarence Petty Intern

John F. SheehanDirector of Communications

Ongoing Project ConsultantsLegal Counsel

Doug Ward & J. Michael Naughton, Young/Sommer

Phil Gitlen, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Karyn A. Booth, Thompson Hine LLP

Bernard Melewski, Esq.

Clean Water Initiative

David J. Miller

Adirondack Diversity Initiative

Melanie Reding

Adirondack Vision

Tom Woodman

All photos by Carl Heilman II / Wild Visions, Inc. unless otherwise noted.

OUR BOARD & STAFF

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Adirondack Council: Annual Report 2017–2018 3

Page 2Our Board & Staff

Page 4A Message From the Board Chair & Executive Director

Page 6Action Notable Accomplishments

Page 8Financial Summary

Page 9Giving July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


The report recently released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reminds us that the Adirondack Park is neither an island shielded from outside forces, nor a static museum artifact that can be perfectly conserved in its present state. It is a dynamic ecosystem threatened by climate change.

Will the cool waters, green forests and traditional natural characteristics of the Park that make it special lose viability? Some say change is inevitable, and our species will make adaptations to survive. But, the relationship of our human species to climate change is different in that we are both the driver of change as well as the victim. We have no other place to go than Planet Earth and no backup Adirondack Park.

Major Adirondack Council programs align well with combating climate change. Protecting and expanding the Forest Preserve, and preserving well-managed working forests on private lands, help maintain the wild character and communities of the Park. Forests also absorb pollutants and sequester carbon. This gives us additional reasons to guard zealously the “forever wild” Article 14 section of the State Constitution and protect Adirondack forests.

Likewise, our fight for clean air and water in the Park includes measures to reduce the burning of carbon-emitting fossils fuels through energy conversation and clean, smart renewable energy.

The Adirondack Council has a role to play in combating climate change. This is completely consistent with our mission. The threat we now face means we have to do everything better and more energetically. We must do this while also protecting the Adirondack Park from overuse, acid rain, invasive species, road salt, and other threats.

We greatly appreciate your support and continued participation in the Council’s endeavors.

With gratitude,

Robert J. Kafin William C. Janeway Board Chair Executive Director

With Gratitude:A Message From the Board Chair & Executive Director

Robert J. Kafin Photo: Erika Bailey

William C. Janeway Photo: Council Staff


“There is nothing in the world to equal the forest

as nature made it.”– Bob Marshall (1901-1939)

Thanks to tens of thousands of Adirondack Council citizen activists and donors, the Adirondack Council-led coalition of regional and national conservation organizations, collectively representing millions of people, successfully secured Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s classification of a large portion of the famous Boreas Ponds tract as forever wild Wilderness. The addition of 25,000 acres of new, motor-free wilderness lands, including Boreas Ponds, Casey Brook, an Open Space Institute tract, and most of MacIntyre West and MacIntyre East parcels, expanded the High Peaks Wilderness to nearly 275,000 acres. The Council is continuing to advocate for management actions that preserve the Boreas Ponds and other sensitive natural resources and wetlands. Thank you for helping achieve this historic expansion of Adirondack Wilderness.


“Our goal is to leave it

even better than before for our children.”

— Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo

ACTION Notable Accomplishments

New Forever Wild Adirondack Wilderness

When the federal government made D-111 oil tanker cars illegal following several tragic explosions, the company holding the lease on the Tahawus rail line in the shadow of Mt. Marcy started using the line as a junkyard for dozens of decommissioned tanker cars. Parked along the Boreas River and other tributaries, the tankers threatened the ecological integrity of the area and the future use of the line for a constructive and compatible purpose.

Thousands of Adirondack Council citizen advocates, New York State leaders, environmental and local government partners, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway companies together successfully opposed establishment of an oil train junkyard in the heart of the Adirondack Park. When the last of the snow melted, all the junked cars were removed.

Junked Oil Tanker Cars Removed

Tanker cars are lined up by Iowa Pacific

along the Boreas River.

(Photo: Brendan Wiltse)

The Adirondack Council launched a clean water initiative in 2017 advocating for state funding to help Adirondack communities upgrade wastewater treatment plants. With few residents in the Park’s rural towns, communities struggle to shoulder the expense of water treatment facilities critical to residents, thousands of visitors each year, and small business development. The Council’s advocacy and community outreach helped secure $40+ million in grants over 3 years from the distribution of $2.5 billion of state funding for clean water infrastructure improvement grants for local communities. In addition, the Council worked with a

statewide coalition to secure $300 million dollars for New York’s dedicated Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). The EPF supports environmental projects including open space protection, combating invasive species, smart growth planning, climate change, state land stewardship, farmland protection and more.

With your support and decades of leadership in the effort to stop acid rain, the Adirondack Council worked with the NY Congressional delegation in Washington, DC to halt the Trump administration’s plan to cut the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by 31 percent. The cuts

endangered programs that monitor and control

acid rain, smog, fine particle pollution and

climate change, including in the Adirondacks. The Council also secured state funding for five more years of acid rain monitoring and joined with partners in a successful legal action against the roll back of Clean Air Act “good neighbor provisions,” a rule that requires the EPA to prevent smog created in one state from causing harm to residents of another state. Together we‘re assuring that the Adirondacks steadily recover from acid rain allowing thriving loon and fish populations, healthy lakes, and improved human health.

State Funds Clean Water and Other Adirondack Projects

Preserving Gains in Acid Rain Recovery

Notable Accomplishments



The charts represent overall income and expenses for the Adirondack Council, in addition to a breakdown of the annual operating financial activity.

NOTES: 1. The Adirondack Council does NOT accept government funding of any kind. 2. Contributions of $313,130 for special future projects such as the Adirondack Vision are included.3. In addition to contributions for operating support and future projects, gifts totaling $239,452 were donated to the Adirondack Council’s Forever Wild Fund in FY18 (July 1 - June 30). 4. Net Assets at year-end of Fiscal Year 2018 stood at $7,103,105 up from $6,308,281 at year-end of the previous fiscal year. You can view the Adirondack Council’s IRS 990 at www.guidestar.org.

A complete audited financial statement can be obtained by calling the Adirondack Council at 877-873-2240 or through the office of the New York State Attorney General.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

72%

14%

12%2%

16%

4%

80%

Operating ExpensesTotal: $1,973,594

Operating Support & RevenueTotal: $2,228,984

Program: Environmental Preservation, Education, Outreach & Advocacy

Management & General

Fundraising & Membership

Contributions (Individual, Foundation & Corporate)

Special Future Projects**

Board-approved 5% draw from Forever Wild Fund*

Special Events, Sales (net), Other Income

*Released from temporary restriction **Temporarily restricted


Society ListingListed here are individuals, foundations, and corporations that have given gifts (cash-in-hand) of $250 or more to the Adirondack Council’s annual operating fund (BLACK) and/or the quasi-endowed Forever Wild Fund (GREEN). The Adirondack Vision Project and special programs within the annual operating fund (BLUE) include the Clean Water Initiative, Cool Farm/ Healthy Park micro grants, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, and the Clarence Petty Intern program. The Forever Wild Fund strengthens the Council’s programs and ability to be proactive in our mission to protect the Adirondack Park. Two additional funds managed by the Adirondack Foundation, the Adirondack Council Fund and the Clarence Petty Intern Fund, are also a part of the Council’s Forever Wild Fund. The commitment of ALL Council members and donors to a wild and resilient Park makes the Adirondack Council the largest, most effective advocacy organization working on behalf of New York’s six-million-acre Adirondack Park. THANK YOU for caring about the Adirondacks!

GIVINGForever Wild Society (Gifts of $50,000+)

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

John and Margot Ernst

Estate of Richard E. Garman

F.M. Kirby Foundation

Annette Merle-Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Snyder

Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust

Defenders(Gifts of $25,000 – $49,999)

Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation

Kathryn and Dino Cusumano

Christopher J. Gorayeb

Estate of Kalista S. Lehrer

Overhills Foundation

Owenoke Foundation

Ellen Marshall Scholle

Laurel Sherwood

The Walbridge Fund

Guardians (Gifts of $10,000 – $24,999)

Anonymous

Jill and Bob Beier

Ellen and Michael Bettmann

Estate of Alan Belmont Cobham Mr. and Mrs. John C. BogleDeborah Loeb Brice FoundationAnn E. Carmel and Rabbi Daniel S. WolkCloudsplitter FoundationGeorgina Cullman, Ph.D.Thomas Curley and Marsha StanleyMary and Russell DoomanEstate of Joanne Dwyer Richard and Harriet Eisenberg FoundationPhilip R. and Kathleen P. ForlenzaMark T. Gallogly and Elizabeth B. StricklerGeorge V. & Jean A. Smith Charitable TrustHamill Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. William C. JanewayBob and Carol KafinThe Longhill Charitable Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. McKeigeThe Klipper Family Fund of the Open Space InstituteEdward D. PettyMr. and Mrs. Matthew W. QuigleyBrian and Ginny RuderDaniel and Dianne RyterbandMichael and Hazel SchultzPatricia M. StevensonKeith D. StoltzMr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Welling

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


GIVINGProtectors(Gifts of $5,000 – $9,999)

Anonymous

Adirondack Foundation - Adirondack Gives Fund

Adirondack Foundation - Keet Family Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Asiel

Emily M. Bateson

Ted and Aileen Burdick

Howard P. Colhoun Family Foundation

Fred*and Sara Cook

Frederic W. Cook & Co.

Harold and Betsy Janeway

Virginia M. Lawrence

Kate and Henry Mannix

Mary Norris Preyer Fund

Merrick Family Charitable Fund

Jane N. Mooty Foundation

Patagonia

Justin Potter and Claire Love

Meredith M. Prime

Richard L. Reinhold

John M. and Sandra W. Reschovsky

John and Deanna Sammon

Douglas K. Stewart

The Suwinski Family Foundation

Charles and Nancy M. Trautmann

Henry Uihlein II and MildredA. Uihlein Foundation

Charles S. Warren

Patricia and Philip Winterer

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wray Jr.

Explorers(Gifts of $2,500 – $4,999)

Abrahamson Family Foundation

Adirondack Foundation - Evergreen Fund

David E. Bronston and Patricia A. Brown

Rev. and Mrs. C. Frederick Buechner

Alpin J. and Alpin W. Cameron Memorial Fund

Charles and Judy Canham

Dr. and Mrs. James L. Dannenberg

Garden Homes Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Friedman

Jeff and Vicky Hadden

Jeb Hart and Peggy Wallin-Hart

Sarah Collum Hatfield and Charles J. Hatfield

Ian and Lea Highet

Joan K. Davidson (J. M. Kaplan Fund)

Karen and Peter Jakes

Nancy Jeffrey

Raymond and Lola Johnson

Peter Kim

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Luke

Karen and Laurence Meltzer

William and Sue Morrill

Sherry Nemmers

Jonathan P. Neustadter

Mr. and Mrs. L. George Rieger

Paul Ryan

Douglas and Alyson Schultz

William M. and Susan C. Schulman

Jeffrey Sellon and Marilyn Burns

John and Susan Skovron

Mr. and Mrs. James L Sonneborn

Scott A. and Krista M. St. George

Charles O. and Sally Svenson

Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Valkenburgh Jr.

The Weatherup Family Foundation

Aaron Woolf and Carolyn B. Sicher

Tony Zazula and Mark Chamberlain

Stewards(Gifts of $1,000 – $2,499)

Anonymous (2)

Adirondack Foundation - Anonymous Fund

Adirondack Foundation - Northern Lights Fund

Claudia Anderson and Lewis T. Buckman II

Jan C.K. and R. Steven* Anderson

Douglas and Marcia Bateson

Reginald R. and Jameson A. Baxter

Ronald W. Becker

Bill and Vicki Boies

Etienne and Lisa G. Boillot

Boquet Foundation

Graham Boyken

Evergreen Foundation

John C.M. and Mary D. Brust

Jodi Bryon and Brett Essler

Butler Conservation Fund

Rhonda L. Butler and David Brunner

Frederick C. Calder

Michael T. Carr

Cedar Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation

Charles Cerf and Cynthia Dunbar

Diana T. Childress

Liza Cowan

Kimberly Crowe

Leslie and James B. Cunningham

William T. Deane

E. Ann DiLorenzo

Thomas P. Doolittle, D.D.S.

Rich and Ann du Moulin

Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Eisenberg

Michael R. and Nancy L. Elitzer

Llewelyn Engel

Mike and Ellen Esposito

Diane and Peter B. Fish

Mr. and Mrs. Irvine D. Flinn

Ben Ford and Jean M. Dugan

FJC, A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds

Ethan and Emily Friedman

Jacqueline M. Garrett

Thomas R. Gerety and Adelia Moore

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


James GoldbergGrabe Family FoundationRobert L. and Charlotte H. HallHamilton College Thrift StoreHarding Educational and Charitable FoundationDan HarrisWilliam Talbott Hillman FoundationJanice Kyle and Hans HimeleinCaroline P. HoffmanNorman and Nancy HowardJerald JacobikSarah JeffordsJames and Jacqueline JenkinsGerrick L. and Ann JohnsonJohnson Family FoundationRaymond and Lola JohnsonNicola and David M. JordanEugene and Carolyn KaczkaFrank J. and Bonnie KeelerAnn Pfohl KirbyJesse and Maris KrasnowJohn B. Lane, Ph.D.Philippe E. LaumontHarold T. Leidy and Colleen M. DuffyRonni and Carl LiebermanMr. and Mrs. Robert J. LievenseJohn F. Luard and Toni A. GahnSerge and Caroline LussiRoy S. and Nancy J. MalpassLinda Markeloff

Daniel H. Mason and Debora RiceMr. and Mrs Ihab MassoudMr. and Mrs. W. Scott McGrawJenni K. McGrewBruce McLanahanEdward W. McNeilKevin McNultySarah J. Meyland, MS, JDJim and Peg MillerJim and Ann MrazekCharles J. MullinRobert J. Murphy and Dr. Cynthia E. RyeHeidi NitzePeter J. and Linda W. ObournWendy W. O’BrienJohn Orberg and Janet KuhlJerome F. PageM. Jeanne Place Charitable Foundation

Kathryn Conway Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust

Red Crane FoundationHanson S. ReynoldsNancy Owen RiegerDrs. Christopher and Doria RitchlinJack and Mary Ellen RyderStephen and Karin SadoveThe Paul D. Schurgot Fdn., Inc.The Seagears Family FoundationSnyder Watchorn Foundation Inc.Karen and Frederick Spaulding

Taylor R. and Marie SpencerBrian and Cheryl StarerSusan C. Stevens and Samuel JamesBill and Lisa StrombergAlexis and Steve StronginSusie and Tom SwayneGavin ThomasDave Thompson and Gloria KochMuriel and Enos ThroopSaralee TiedeAnthony and Jen WaltonCandace King WeirJonathan M. Weld

Nathaniel and Lois S. WellsWild Woods FoundationDave Wilson and Chips LaBontéNancy Hamill WinterDr. Patricia Kelsh WoolfJess Yan and Brian LucasMr. and Mrs. E. Richard YulmanZisson Foundation

Advocates (Gifts of $500 – $999)

Anonymous (5)Adirondack Foundation - Wray Family Fund

The Adirondack Council worked with donors and a coalition of partner organizations to award our Cool Farms/Healthy Park micro-grants and help build a climate-friendly park. Micro-grants of between $500 and $1,500 were awarded to 15 Adirondack farmers and 4 small businesses for energy conservation, reductions in carbon emissions, and sustainable and environmentally healthy farming and small business projects.

Micro-Grants to Farms and Businesses Photo courtesy of Full & By Farm


GIVINGEugene F. Agan Jr.Christopher K. Aidun and Susan WeinerMichael T. AlexanderChris and Debbie AndrewsJohn and Diane AsielLee E. Bailey and Linda RosenstockRussell BanksFrederick and Susan BeckhornHeather BennettSandy and Chip BissellMary-Lynne V. and Bruce CampbellDavid D. CoffinLinda CohenLinda Scholle Cowan and Frederic J. CowanChester and Saône CrockerAnn E. DauConnie DavisJohn E. DeanPhilip and Lenore DeflieseSara Jane and Bill DeHoffPatrick and Mary DunleavySarah DunnThe Durst OrganizationNancy D. FieldJill FodnessR. Jeffrey and Karen FollertJill FoxLinda M. Freundlich and Melissa S. SchwartzTimothy C. FritzingerJoseph K. Gerberg and Barbara C. Dangman

Reginald and Joan GignouxJohn GlynnStephen Gray and Kathy UlrichTom and Suzanne HallWilliam HamiltonMolly S. and Stephen HannGlenn and Kathleen HarrisWalter F. Harrison IIIDavid Hayes M.D.Barbara L. HennigMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Herdt

Hershey Family Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capitol Region

Michael R. HerzogWilliam and Wendy HilburnLawrence A. HinkeySarah Holland and Lauree FeldmanSarah L. Horowitz and David F. VenardeGordon E. HowardDavid P. HuntSusan Jakes and Jeffrey PrescottBarbara R.H. JamesTom and Sandy JorlingJustin KlabinProfessor Carl W. KohlsSteve Lakomy, M.D. and Cheryl A. LylesCarl W. and Judy LammDoug LeeDouglas and Carol LeithGerald and Madeline Malovany

Amey MarrellaCecilia and Michael MathewsTheresa and William T. McCutcheon Jr.James and JoAnn McKenna Merle D. MelvinAndrew L. and Sharon D. MeyersJohn and Carol MillerJeffrey Mora and Wendy Fuller-MoraF. Scott Murray and Jill P. MurrayJason OlshefskySarah and Mark O’NeillVirginia and Alan PabstMr. and Mrs. Peter S. Paine Jr. Karen D. and Terry PalchoDwight ParkerEdward C. and Carol PfeifferAndy Pickett and Donella RapierGreg and Susan G. PuglianiRon and Linda PusheeJane Radack and Jane HutchinsRyan RademacherBarbara and Scott RenningerRobb and Elizabeth Tyler FoundationGlenn and Ann Dannenberg RosenHeather L. RossMr. and Mrs. John M. RothJohn and Martha RozettGerard SantoraHarriet SavageCarol Craft Schaefer

Kira SergievskyMarc ShermanFlorence L. ShortPeg ShutzeAndy and Harriet SingerNancy SquierJohn C. StewartCurt and Susan StilesJohn StrepelisSteven and Shiela SwettPerry and Peggy TeillonMaury TignerGarret B. and Jane Pauley TrudeauBob and Sarah UnderhillWebb Family FoundationAmelia Weir and Terry CundiffPeter and Polly WhiteEthan and Anne WinterWilliam WorkmanFrederick S. and Patricia A. YoscaF. Anthony and Sally Zunino III

Conservationists (Gifts of $250 – $499)

Anonymous (2)

Adirondack Foundation - Ruth M. Kuhfahl Designated Fund

Cyrus H. AdamsStu and Bev AlsenbreySusan Amron

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


Vincent J. Andretta Jr.Ann and Joe ArmstrongTony and Penny AtkissRuth and Louis Baker Family FoundationJudith A. BakerWilliam T. Baker Jr.Jonathan BarkerDarcie BaumKatharine S. BealeBrigitte R. BeehlerNancy BenjaminGary and Frances BergstromMary Ann BernaldHarrison and Jane BicknellKenneth M. BijurGeorgina M. BissellRalph W. Blackwood and Nancy NicholasJohn BowserElsa and William BoyceGreg BoyerKristi BrennanLeo D. and Frances Bretter

The Brooks Foundation, Anthony and Linda Brooks

Constance F. BrownWilliam and Katherine BrownH.B. BullardDavid BumstedElaine and Russell BurkeRobert F. Burt

Tom ButlerBritt ByerleyJane CarmodyDavid and Lucy CarsonCathy D. CarterMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. CassillyBruce and Holly CatlinMary Voris ChenNina and Stephen ChristiansenSteven K. Clinton and Sandra KostykKathryn S. and Douglas M. CochraneHoward and Marjory* CohenSarah CohenRita and Aims C. Coney Jr.Jack F. and Cheryl B. ConverseWilliam CorriganMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Craft Jr.Linda CromwellPeter and Margaret CrounseJudith A. CrowellRobert L. CummingsRichard G. DavisShawn DavisDrs. James C. & Caroline W. DawsonCarol L. Dimond and Lawrence LeeKaren DippoldMr. and Mrs. Courtlandt P. Dixon IIIMichael P. DouglassJake and Pat DresdenJerry P. and Jane Drumheller

David and Melanie DumontGerald E. and Shirley W. DunnKatherine D. DurantGeorge EdmondsonMark and Debby EpsteinLori FabianKirsten E. FazzariDiane K. FentonLinc FieldMr. and Mrs. James T. FlynnJanice M. FontanellaKristine K. Forney and William F. PrizerCarolyn and Ed FowlerPeter FudgeStephen D. Gardner and Mary VoceMr. and Mrs. Robert S. GarverJohn C. GarveyWilliam C. and Dorothy R. Gay Jr.Nancy L.M. and David E. GernertN. Richard and Monique GershonErnest O. and Lynne E. GiraudMichalene and Bob GlennonTherese M. GoodwinJack E. GraverRoger T. GrayMr. and Mrs. Kirk P. GreggMr. and Mrs. Harry Groome IIIHila GutfeldAndrew and Judy HadjandreasMartin B. Hammond

Daniel A. Harris and Jane L. ButtarsDr. and Mrs. Edmund HecklauDavid and Barbara Holowka

Rush Holt and Margaret Lancefield Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation

Richard Hooker IIIJon HopemanJohn and Patti HopkinsonJames K. HoveyDavid and Allyson HoweThe Hutchins Family FoundationAudrey and Christopher HysonElizabeth IrvineRobert V. JacobsJames P. JamilkowskiChristopher and Catherine JanewayRoger JanewaySydney JayapalThomas and Christine JenssenWalter H. and Peggy JonesSteve and Margaret JurowKeene Valley Congregational ChurchDon and Martha KentJoan and David KernanPamela Pickert KindlerWilliam F. KoebbemanWilliam KostenkoKatherine E. KrierJan KublickAtsuo Kuki


Dara and Todd La PorteLake George RV Park, Inc. Martin P. LanahanMark P. and Tara LangworthyMark LarsenRichard C. LaskeyAnne Adams LaumontPamela G. and Daniel P. LeffRobert and Glenna LeonardFrank and Alethe LescinskyRichard LillestonPaul and Barbara LillyD. Russell Luke and Anja SturmKelly and Michelle C. MaggsAndrea and Steve MaikowskiGeoffrey and Laurel MartinMary McCarthyDouglas M. and Barbara McIlroyThomas E. MeathRichard MerbaumRichard and Joan MerilBarbara W. MeyerTimothy G. MilesMarcus Moench and Elisabeth CaspariJohn K. and April MontgomeryMr. and Mrs. Richard W. MooreW. Bradley and Marion MorehouseMr. and Mrs. James T. Morley Jr.Daniel A. Moros M.D. and Ann W. Schongalla, M.D.

Ruth I. MortonDan H. MylottNational Academy of Human ResourcesAllen NewmanGary and Cathie NielsenSteven L. NissenNormandyJohn G. and Dale D. O’BrienThomas and Sarah Coffin Klebnikov O’ConnorDoreen E. O’KaneTheodore M. O’LearMark and Victoria OlivaMr. and Mrs. Robert M. OlmstedGlenn and Linda OstranderAlexander and Alison B. PackardGeorge R. Packard III and Lavinia LemonPaul PagnozziDebbie and Tom PastoreWilliam and Nancy PaternottePeabody Family Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable FoundationCarolyn PeduzziPerkins Charitable FoundationClifford S. and Wilhelmina O. PetersEric A. PikeMark and Sara PoePeter W. PostKatharine M. Preston and John BinghamPhilip PrestonAllison E. Prince and David Clauss

Colin and Ellin Purcell

Jeanne and Martin Puryear

Roger and Sue Quinby

Heather M. and Lee R. Raker

Elisabeth A. Raleigh and Vincent Guardino

Susan Riggins

Michael Robinson

James Rodewald, Nature’s Sake Photography

John Rosenthal

Lucinda Rosenwald

Karen C. and Jeffrey S. Ross

Mr. and Mrs. David Ruppert

Kate Russell

Paul C. Rutkowski and Sylvia Meinert-Rutkowski

Jonathan M. Ryan

Peter Schleicher

Mary A. Schneidenwind

Linda H. Schroth

John A. Shaheen

James and Penelope Sherrard

Dhananjay Shetty

Stanley Siegel

Marian K. Solleder

Spann Family Charitable Fund

E. Michael Specht

James G. and Laurie D. Speer

Aaron and Martha Spital

Elmer D. Sprague

Robert N. Swanson and Rosemary D. Karaka

Robert Taub

Tooher & Barone, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Trench

Ronald M. Turbayne and Charlotte J. Lee

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Venanzi

William A. Veronesi

Gary and Jean Ward

Scott Warner and David Kirchner

Patricia Watt

David K. and Claudia Weber

Andrew Weissmann

Heidi Wendel

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Werner

Cynthia Whitehouse

Bob and Barbara Wolfe

Benjamin P. Wood

Sam Wood

Samantha Wood

Terrie Wood

Sarah Woodin and David Wethey

Eleanor Worth

Fay Wright and Jeff Weig

Toni Yagoda

Barbara Zajac

Mr. and Mrs. William Zisson

GIVING

*Deceased

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


Adirondack Legacy SocietyWe are grateful to the following members who have informed the Adirondack Council of their commitment to leave a lasting legacy of their support for the Adirondack Park by including the Adirondack Council in their estate plans.

The Adirondack Council has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these lists. If you discover an error, please contact us at 877.873.2240.

AnonymousJames K. AuDavid and Stephanie BanksReginald and Jennifer BedellDavid* and Alice C. BeldenMary Ellen BlissDavid E. Bronston Carol F. BullardMargaret E. Cawley Alan Belmont Cobham*William and Susan CowdenKay S. CramerChester CrockerLyn DuMoulinJohn B. EggerPhilip J. Ehmann Gloria FantDiane and Peter B. FishSam Fisk David H. GaskellThomas J. GerberGeorge Giannakos

Barbara L. GlaserSarah Holland William C. and Mary B. JanewaySteven A. JervisDonna M. LoganMary Adams Loomba Douglas S. LukeLinda MarkeloffChristine C. Grant McRellPeg and Jim MillerRaymond and Nancy NadaskayJohn D. NorlundEdward D. PettyAlbert N. PodellMartha J. ReddoutJohn M. and Sandra W. ReschovskyLinda and Edward RoesnerJohn L. Rundle Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. RyderEllen Marshall ScholleJean ShirleyLinda I. Shuster

David SkovronGerald and Susan SmithDennis G. SullivanBarbara A. SurprenantDonald M. SwainMark E. Swanson

Constance A. TateSue A. WhanPatricia and Philip WintererTony Zazula

“We have lived near the Adirondacks all our lives and have canoed and hiked to enjoy many beautiful sites. We support the Council’s work to preserve the Adirondacks for future generations. Therefore, as part of our estate plans, we have designated that a portion of our tax deferred IRAs will go to the Adirondack Council. Our charitable gift will have tax benefits, and gives us an opportunity to help assure the future of the Adirondacks.“

Leave a Legacy for the Adirondacks

— Richard and Kay Ryder

*Deceased

Photo courtesy of the Ryder Family


In Honor OfPeter BagdovitzElizabeth Bagdovitz

Tim BarnettRobert Barnett and Susan Mandler

Mary BaumDarcie Baum

Lanny CardowAndrea Faubert

The Conley and Cody FamilySara Conley

Judith CrowellHelen Shaw

Delorenzo-Crans-Lance FamilyCraig and Ann Kolb

The DeTore-Westfall FamilyEmily Ohland

The Doyle FamilyAlyssa Becker

Don DukeReid Duke

Gennie DuncanFrank Wright

Betty EldridgeMolly Eldridge

James FirthTorre Taylor and James Firth

Grayson ForresterJill Fodness

Emily FrankDale Demy

Hal GlickRhoda and Martin Lonow

Glen HagarMadison Hagar

Bev and George HaradSusan and Alex Stone

Greta HeilmanKevin Fodness

Memorials & TributesOften, there are people who touch our lives in a meaningful way and we look to honor or remember them in an equally special way. We are honored to share the names of these special people and those who chose to recognize them.

John KravecDennis Dunne

Marc and Jan LimeriLisa Limeri

Mary Adams LoombaCaroline A. and Nicholas P. Christy

Brian Lucas-Jess Yan WeddingNate GaeckleJon HopemanIan KwokJames MannionDuc NguyenKetty RosenfeldCatherine TheodorakisJess Yan and Brian LucasMelissa Yu

Craig MachemerDr. Richard H. Machemer Jr.

Ethan G.P. MachemerDr. Richard H. Machemer Jr.

R. Gordon MachemerDr. Richard H. Machemer Jr.

Jill MaddenKate Punderson

Shaun Paul, Becky Manore and Sara ManorePaula M. Carosella

Tom McIlroyMichelle McIlroy

Aaron MengelAnonymous

Elizabeth MorganThomas Morgan

Jack and Hatsumi MossJackson Moss-Hawkins

Dr. Kevin MuddAlexander Solky

John O’BrienPatricia Watt

Debbie PastoreSusanne Jones

Sonja PoeWinston and Jackie Smith

Kate and Chris PottsMary Flack

Maridale RayGayle and Charles Lawrence

Roselle RicottaErin Beck

L. George RiegerNancy Owen Rieger

Dan RyterbandLori Fabian

Austin and Zoë SandlerGabriel Sandler

GIVING July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


Ellen Marshall ScholleLinda Cowan

Cheeze EB SheaGeorge Edmondson

Tim and Phyllis SpindlerRichard Spindler

Jessica SteinhilberLuan Jenifer

Joe Steiniger and Mary McDonaldJennifer Valenti

John StenclikKatherine and John M. Manfred

Cheryl SternliebGlenn Kashan

Elizabeth TaberMr. Richard Riggs

Tanager FamilySherry Pachman

TATRMark Flanagan

Saralee TiedeSusan Sands

In Memory Of

Nicholas McCabe AffelCharles and Elizabeth Affel

Howard AmannMs. Dianne M. Keller

Robert Steven AndersonAlvin BoydNancy DerenLydia B. Stokes

Charles AxtmannCynthia J. Tomaski

BanjoDavid Tukey

Suzanne BauerMichal and David Kuttler

Ted BlackmarLance Seberhagen

Roy BuyerLizabeth Allewelt

Pamela CochraneBonnie Ohye

Frederic W. CookStu and Bev AlsenbreyBritt ByerleyLawrence and Helen CurtisSarah DunnMr. and Mrs. Irvine D. Flinn

Ellen GalanteAnn GallelliMr. and Mrs. Kirk P. Gregg Lisa HagenMadeline G. HassonWilliam and Wendy HilburnLarry Kressley and George KimmerlingMr. and Mrs. F. Scott and Jill P. MurrayNational Academy of Human Resources Barry B. PerlmanRoss PerryDaniel and Dianne RyterbandDhananjay ShettyAmy SirotTodd StricklandRonald Worth

Harold Haxie Curtis and Gwen CurtisChristopher Curtis

Vic CuscunaSally Slavinski

Bridge deNemoursSherry Nemmers

Buzz deNemoursSherry Nemmers

Joanne DwyerDr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Venanzi

William R. EldridgeRachel A. Wiener

Isaac HernandezVanessa Hernandez

Olavi HerttuaEdward Naso

Barbara HertzJonathan Barker

Ralph F JacoxChristine Jacox

Eva JudgeTadeusz Naumowicz

Martin F. KellishGeorge AueDonald F. and Victoria E CookJustin RehmanRobert SchaeferEmily SchanckEric Vowcheck

Laura KingJerald Jacobik

Hilari Connington LandauMs. Randall C. Kennedy

Mindy, Maggie and KrissyPaula Mahan

Timothy McDonoughMark LambDiane Larter

Paul Moore Jr.Thomas R. Gerety and Adelia Moore


The Council’s new Adirondack Vision Project will use the best available science and technology to build on the foundation of the Council’s 2020 Vision series and the Common Ground Alliance Adirondack Futures project. A strategic plan for the Adirondack Park in 2050, the Adirondack Vision Project will go beyond land protection to look at concerns that were not well understood in 1988, such as climate change, invasive species, and best practices for management of the Park. Thanks to special initial planning gifts from generous supporters, we were able to digitize and analyze the original Vision 2020 series; compile a baseline conditions and resiliency report; begin the process of hiring a full-time Vision Project Director, and set ambitious goals and objectives for the future.

Adirondack Vision Project

GIVINGCarl Wheeler Nichols Jr.Jennifer AndersonNancy Luick BryanAngela ChamberlinLucy ChiswellSusan ColeJean CortesShawn DavisAudrey DetrickThomas DrakeJames GoldbergHila GutfeldMargaret HandCatherine KillefferJoanne LeffertsMarshall LeffertsMr. and Mrs Ihab MassoudCynthia NeimanScott Oakford Jr.John G. and Dale D. O’BrienElizabeth OzzanoFenella PearsonDan PoznerAnne PuglieseJosephine RichardsonAlyssa RomanoArabelle RoweCynthia RyanMark SchaefferSusan ScottArthur & Betsey SelkowitzElizabeth SmithSandra StadtmillerCaroline Taufic

Evelyn TharpBen TomaszewskiStuart UpsonTerrie WoodLinda Wren and Liberty Safe

Harold A. OotRev. Suzanna E. Harriff

Scott PierceDeb Pierce

Zebulon Robbins Jr.Jo Anne Robbins

Ernest RothsteinJudy Rothstein and Gad Gruenstein

Rosina B. RueBeth MillerLois Miller

Arthur SavageSusan S. Speers

Robert D. ShawLinda H. Schroth

Robert SillSusan Gewinner

Walter SmithKelley Hamilton

SoniaTom Swigart

Michael J. SopchakThomas Sopchak

Thomas D. ThacherMeaghan DalyPeter HaugenRichard C. LaskeyRenee LercherRichard LillestonFrank MayesOverhills Foundation Mark and Laura PageBarbara PlimptonJessica Rubin

Richard WoodfordJacqueline EndlichMary Weiner

Thomas P. YoungClaire McClain

Special Occasion

Phoebe LewisAndrea Lewis

Jim LitynskiDiane Litynski

*Deceased

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018


Gifts-in-KindAdirondack LifeAdirondack Mountain CoffeeSheri AmselThe Bacon BrothersEmily Bateson, Tahawus ClubMichael & Ellen BettmannBig Slide BreweryBob Padden Wood CarvingsBrian Styk PhotographyCarl Heilman II, Wild Visions, Inc.Ann Carmel & Dan WolkChamplain Area TrailsDepot TheatreE-Nable Business SolutionsES11 Web DevelopmentFinch Pruyn PaperPhil Forlenza, Patterson Belknap, LLPKurt Gardner, Gardner PhotographyBarbara GlaserGreenberg TraurigCarl Heilman II, Wild Visions, Inc.Sarah L. Holland, CareerfixPeter Hornbeck, Hornbeck BoatsIntegrated Marketing Services, Inc.International Paper, Ticonderoga MillWilliam C. JanewayBob Kafin, Proskauer Rose LLPLake George Mirror

Lake Placid Center for the ArtsLake Placid Pub & BreweryLake Placid SinfoniettaVirginia LawrenceLarry MasterPendragon TheatreThe Pony BarPure AdirondacksRick ReinholdKate Russell, Mountain GreeneryThe SembrichGus Stewart* & Hewitt Lake ClubZak & John SuharSymQuestTrampoline Advertising & DesignThe ViewTown of Webb Union Free School DistrictCurt & Kathy WellingJamie West-McGiverWhiteman Osterman & Hanna LLPYoung/Sommer LLC

Matching Gift Companies & Web Cause GivingAIGAmazon SmileAvon Foundation for WomenBenevity Community Impact FundBristol-Myers SquibbChevronEarth Share NY CampaignEasymatchExcelon FoundationFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.GE FoundationIBMJP Morgan JPMC Good WorksNYSE Euronext FoundationPerkins Charitable FoundationPfizer Foundation MatchingPrudential Financial Inc.UBSUnited Health GroupUnited TechnologiesUSB Matching GiftVerizonWorkplace GivingYour Cause

*Deceased

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July 14, 2018 at the Town of Webb School in Old Forge, NY. Celebrating science and conservation, the Adirondacks, and the people who love the Park.

FOREVER WILD DAY

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