A Ref lectionOn Our Past;A Vision ForOur Future

THE CHERRY HILLSLAND PRESERVE

Ten-YearReport 2005-2015

Moving Forward

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From Our Immediate Past andOur Current Presidents

Dear Neighbors and Friends of the Cherry Hills Land Preserve,

Last year marked the Land Preserve’s tenth anniversary of working for the preservation and wise stewardship of the natural landscapes in Cherry Hills Village. For many of us, this is what inspires us to live here.

The private citizens who created the Land Preserve over ten years ago were concerned the Village could fall victim to piecemeal development and growth. They started a non-profit to provide an independent voice and a long-term focus on land protection, stewardship, and advocacy.

As we pause to reflect on our past, we also celebrate our successes and re-commit our energies to our mission. In land protection, these successes include permanent protection of the 17.5-acre Quincy Farm in the heart of the Village, City resources committed to open space acquisition, and the transition of several large parcels to single-family, conservation-minded buyers. We are delighted that our annual Barn Party and Barn Tour bring our community together to celebrate our natural trails and rural heritage — they also attracted record crowds last year. Our education and youth events, like Young at Art, have engaged a new generation in conversations about natural open lands; and the principles of the Blue Ribbon Panel continue to inform the Village Master Plan and public policy decisions.

Today, there are new opportunities. There is more public and private discourse on land protection and stewardship, including a supportive and engaged City leadership, private landowners considering land protection options, and public support for the value of natural assets like the High Line Canal Trail.

Looking ahead, the Land Preserve will continue to serve as a resource and to advocate for land conservation and stewardship, leveraging effective partnerships wherever possible. This report presents our vision and some of our priorities for the coming years. We look forward to launching our new Community Stewardship Grants Program and hope you will join us for our Conversations About Conservation series.

We appreciate all of your support in our first ten years. Your generosity and our shared sense of purpose allow the Land Preserve to be your voice for land protection and stewardship close to home. Enjoy our Ten Year Report, and we hope you will take part in our continued success in the decade to come.

Sincerely,

Janney Carpenter Karen Barsch2016 Board President 2015 Board President

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Open Letter From Our New Executive Director

I love the outdoors. And, since you choose to live in Colorado, I’m betting you do as well. I was thrilled to accept the part-time position of Executive Director for the Land Preserve. This job gets me outdoors, involved in the community, sharing with others our collective appreciation of the beautiful, natural assets right here in Cherry Hills Village.

My role as Executive Director is to engage Villagers in activities and events that promote preservation and stewardship of our open lands and trails. Through education and advocacy, we will provide information we hope will encourage all citizens to stop

and appreciate the value of their local surroundings and decide that these open lands, trails, and wetlands are worth protecting for future generations.

As a result of our Board’s strategic planning process in early December, I have been asked to focus my efforts on three major strategies: providing education to interested property owners who desire to explore the benefits of a conservation easement; supporting City efforts in the stewardship of public open spaces and trails; and engaging the community through our new Community Stewardship Grants Program. I look forward to continuing our education work with our neighbors through our new annual Conversations About Conservation event, scheduled for April 20, 2016, and hosting a rousing Barn Party and Tour in September. I am especially pleased to share our new tagline below, which we think accurately defines our focus for the next ten years.

However you experience and treasure your time in the natural open lands of Cherry Hills Village, we want to hear from you. Visit us on Facebook, or contact us on our website at cherryhillslandpreserve.org with your pictures and stories. We are your Cherry Hills Land Preserve.

Creating Community, Protecting Open Lands Close to Home

Sincerely,

Lucinda Greene

DedicationThis Ten-Year Report is dedicated to two of our early Task Force Members and supporters who have passed: Jim Muhm (August 20, 1925 - December 1, 2009) and Teresa Harbaugh (February 5, 1948 - January 6, 2016). Thank you for your service and support. We miss you and your deep commitment to our work.

Lucinda Greene (and Clyde)

Remembering How It All Began

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The Cherry Hills Land Preserve Board

Our CHLP Board of Directors sets and monitors policy and helps our Executive Director implement these policies.

Pictured (from left to right) Russell Stewart, Janney Carpenter, Ken Mirr, Klasina Vanderwerf, Amy Graden, Lucinda Greene, Phillip Seawalt, Karen Barsch. Board Members not pictured: Rose Lynch and Harriet Crittenden LaMair.

Our Advisory Board supports CHLP’s mission, goals, and land protection activities with their leadership, insight, and financial support. We are very proud of this impressive group of individuals.

Lori Autterson Ann Clark Dennis Clark Lisa DukeJim Fairbairn

Lisa Gould Tracy James Mike LaMair Ralph PickettElizabeth Richardson

Dave Schmidt Sally ScottJane SoderbergJeff WelbornMartha Welborn

Debbie WellesFred WolfeNancy Wolfe

Advisory Task Force Members

Special Event Coordinator Connie Brown

Thank you, Connie, for making our barn events such a success.

Although 2005 is the official year the Cherry Hills Land Preserve Board began its work in the community, the seeds for a non-profit organization focused on the preservation of natural open lands were planted long before then. Like many other citizen-based groups, CHLP was truly a grassroots organization that grew out of a felt need.

‘‘ ‘‘Like many other citizen-based groups, CHLP was truly a grassroots organization that grew out of a felt need.

As early as 2002, a number of Villagers, who wanted to see additional open spaces preserved, began to coalesce around the idea that the Village needed its own non-profit which would focus specifically on this issue. Members of this group were people like Debbie Welles, Lisa Gould and Jeff Welborn, who had grown up in the Village and now, as adults, had returned to raise their own children here. They were first-hand witnesses to the changes that had taken place in the Village in density and development from when they were youngsters.

Another group that became aware of the need to protect open space were members of the Village’s Parks and Trails Committee who served during the period when Cherry Hills Village considered exclusion from South Suburban Park and Recreation District. Part of the Village’s disappointment with South Suburban was that the District was no longer interested in purchasing additional open spaces or parks in the Village due to the high property values. But the City of Cherry Hills Village was also hesitant to pursue an active open space acquisition policy due to a concern for the effect this could have on the price of private properties. The Parks and Trails Committee members and former Committee members who wanted to see an independent

non-profit take on the issue of open space included Jim Muhm, Harriet Crittenden LaMair, Phillip Seawalt, Joan Iseman, Teresa Harbaugh, Dave Schmidt, Jane Soderberg, and Klasina VanderWerf. Other Villagers who stepped forward were Ann Clark and Stephanie Bluher.

Several people began to work behind the scenes to spearhead the effort to form this grassroots organization. Harriet LaMair, with her policy background, conceived of a separate task force comprised of a large cross-section of citizens which would study the issue and then make key recommendations to the City Council for how and what needed to take place for the City to add to its open space. The idea was approved by the City Council; and the Blue Ribbon Panel was born.

‘‘ ‘‘Several people began to work behind the scenes to spearhead the effort to form this grassroots organization.

Daniel Shields, an attorney living in the Village, began to work with a fellow attorney to write the by-laws for the organization and apply for a non-profit tax status. Debbie Welles also drew on the experience of her sister Virginia Welles, who lived

Remembering How It All Began

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Our Mission: We are dedicated to preserving the natural open lands in Cherry Hills Village through leadership, stewardship, education, and advocacy

A Decade of Accomplishments(2005 - 2015)

We spearheaded the project of writing and illustrating the history of Cherry Hills Village, High on Country, a book which delves into the early history of the Village and captures its spirit and highlights its heroes.

We presented the history book to the public in April, 2008, with an event which honored long-time residents of the Village who had contributed so much to our community.

We have been able to play an active role in the City’s Master Plan and the John Meade Park Master Plan. We advocated for protecting the City’s open, natural character, for pursuing opportunities to enhance and expand our trail system and our open space, and for preserving and protecting areas that are important to natural vegetation and to wildlife habitat.

We helped facilitate the Quincy Farm conservation easement in 2007; and then, in June, 2008, we hosted the celebration honoring Catherine Anderson’s generous gift to the City and all those who helped work on it.

We continue to be active participants in the further planning for Quincy Farm by serving on the the Quincy Farm Visioning Committee and by also serving on the current Quincy Farm Management Committee.

We have hosted numerous neighborhood events to educate the community about conservation easements and other means of protecting wildlife habitat and other natural lands from development.

We organized a children’s art event for the fourth and fifth graders of Cherry Hills Village Elementary School from 2010 through 2013, which encouraged students to think about how the outdoors environment was important to them.

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We are represented on the High Line Canal Working Group and are able to offer valuable input and other information which will help set the course for the future of this important amenity that winds its way through our community. This commitment also enables us to develop important relationships with other community leaders and funders. We will continue to work closely with the High Line Canal Conservancy.

We advocated for more permanent protection for our natural parks. After exploring conservation easements, the City ultimately called for a the public to vote for an amendment to the City’s Charter which disallows any uses, other than recreational, for public parks, without specific voter approval.

We have held highly successful barn events which help us raise funds for our operations. But, more importantly, our barn party and barn tour bring our community together to highlight and celebrate our rural roots.

We asked you, our supporters, to turn out in force for the February 18, 2014, City Council meeting to speak to the importance of open lands in our Village and the importance of adding to our open spaces. You did, and

you requested that the City be proactive in identifying and protecting the open spaces in the Village. Our united voice was heard. In the next City budget, a line item of $1.5million was added for the purchase of open space.

We, in conjunction with the City’s Parks, Trails, and Recreation Commission, worked with a community-minded family when they were subdividing their open fields along Quincy Avenue. We encouraged a subdivision plan that protected the mountain views from Quincy Avenue and from the bicycle trail along Quincy. When the City approved that plan in 2014, open fencing, lot lines, and dedicated open space all contributed to preserving, for the public, the spectacular mountain views.

We have developed criteria for determining which Village properties might best contribute to the City’s open space system and enhance wildlife corridors and local conservation values; and we continuously monitor properties that meet these criteria. We reach out to property owners to let them know that we are the local experts on conservation easements, and we offer our help and expertise if they are considering preserving their property.

The Benefits of Conservation

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Our commitment to preserving open lands is strong and steadfast. The role that the Cherry Hills Land Preserve undertakes in a land transaction depends on the individual property and the form preservation takes.

The Benefits of Conservation

The Cherry Hills Land Preserve believes that the more the owner of a property knows about conservation, the greater the potential for successful protection. To this end, we work to inform Villagers about conservation options through speakers, written materials, and through our website (www.cherryhillslandpreserve.org)

There exists a wonderful relationship between people and their land in the Village that is so strong that they wish that their properties remain undeveloped, even after their family no longer lives there. Rather, they want future generations to have the opportunity to experience this same love of land.

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valuable are our open spaces and rural character). So, we are also fortunate to have options for protecting open space that can be attractive for financial and tax planning reasons.

There are a number of ways to preserve natural, open lands. The most commonly used forms are (1) through a conservation easement which is acquired by a governmental entity or non-profit land trust either through a purchase or donation; and (2) through the donation of a property to, or the purchase of a property by, a government entity or a non-profit organization.

Conservation EasementsOne of the most powerful and effective tools available for the permanent protection of private lands is a conservation easement. A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a private landowner and a private organization or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land (usually this is the right to subdivide or develop) in order to protect its conservation values. The easement can be donated or sold to the government agency or private organization.

Conservation easements are often used to preserve open space, protect scenic landscapes, improve wildlife habitat, and protect historically significant property.

When a conservation easement is placed on a property, the rights, which are then restricted,

are spelled out in the conservation easement document. This document is signed and recorded in the county real estate records and runs with and binds all current and future owners of the land. The landowner may continue to own the property or it may be sold, leased and/or conveyed to heirs. But the property always remains subject to the restrictions contained in the easement document.

A conservation easement may or may not grant public access to the property; the intention must be stated in the language of the document. There is considerable flexibility in how development may be restricted. For example, one or more geographic building envelopes where development is allowed may be defined in the document.

‘‘ ‘‘A conservation easement may or may not grant public access to the property

Any real property may qualify for a conservation easement; however, to obtain Federal and State tax benefits, a conservation easement must have a valid conservation purpose. So, for example, any

building envelopes allowed in an easement must be consistent with the conservation purpose of the property as a whole.

The Internal Revenue Code Section 170 defines what constitutes a valid conservation purpose. A valid conservation purpose can be preservation of land areas for outdoor-recreation by, or the education of, the general public; the protection of relatively natural habitat of fish, wildlife, or plants; or open space for scenic enjoyment of the general public following a clearly delineated federal, state, or local government conservation policy. This last purpose explains one reason why it is important to elect City Council members who understand the value of open space.

Monetary Benefits of Conservation EasementsLandowners who donate a qualifying conservation easement to a qualified land protection organization may be eligible for a Federal income tax deduction equal to the value of the easement. This value is the difference between the fair market value of the property before an easement has been placed on a property and the value of the property with the easement in place. Generally, the value of the easement is established by one or more independent appraisals.

Another benefit, then, of a conservation easement is that, if the value of the land has been reduced because some or all of its development rights have been removed, it is highly likely that the owner’s property taxes will be reduced to reflect the lower market value.

‘‘ ‘‘The State of Colorado encourages conservation easements by providing additional incentives to landowners.

The State of Colorado encourages conservation easements by providing additional incentives to landowners. Landowners in Colorado may be eligible for a transferrable state income tax credit for the donation of a qualified conservation easement. Unlike

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a deduction, a credit provides a dollar for dollar write-off on taxes owed. The tax credit currently is set at 75% of the first $100,000 in appraised conservation easement value and 50% of the remaining appraised conservation easement value up to a maximum of $1.5 million.

Further, conservation tax credits are generally transferable to other Colorado taxpayers and may be sold for cash. So, in the case of someone who is not necessarily helped by a tax credit, selling that credit to another Colorado taxpayer for cash may be very attractive.

The tax credit must be applied for through the Colorado Division of Real Estate and — as of 2014 — through a process that cannot be reviewed or disallowed by the Department of Revenue once a tax credit certificate has been issued.

How CHLP Participates in a Conservation EasementThere are several ways the Cherry Hill Land Preserve can put our experience and expertise to work for a property owner.

‘‘ ‘‘We can meet with a property owner and determine if your dreams for your property can be achieved by using a conservation easement.

We can meet with a property owner and determine if your dreams for your property can be achieved by using a conservation easement. If so, we can provide contacts with (1) the State’s foremost real estate experts who can help you conceive and craft an easement;

and (2) the State’s experienced tax attorneys who can help you design the conservation easement to realize the maximum tax benefits.

The Land Preserve also has what we call our “Conservation Fund.” This is a specially designated Fund that may be used to help offset some of the transactional costs of placing a conservation easement on one’s property, such as legal fees, appraisal costs, and the expense of a baseline survey of the property’s conservation values.

For example, the Cherry Hills Land Preserve helped facilitate the generous gift of Quincy Farm to the Village. We facilitated contact with the conservation easement specialist Catherine Anderson used to create the easement on her property, to fulfill her desire to preserve her property for future generations in a way much as it had existed while she and her family lived there. We also organized and sponsored the easement celebration that took place to thank “Cat” for her generous gift to our community.

Land Donations and SalesLand can also be preserved for future generations through the donation or sale to a governmental agency such as the City of Cherry Hills Village or a non-profit organization. A donation or sale can take many forms depending on the landowner’s goals, including a fee simple ownership of the property or a donation made through one’s will. A fee simple sale can reserve a life estate for the owner, that is, the ability to continue living on the property until one’s death.

Land purchase and donation are the most common means of protecting open space in Cherry Hills Village. Three Pond Park and Blackmer Common are examples of properties

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acquired for the Village through a purchase. Quincy Farm was donated to the Village, subject to a life estate reserved by the donor and also subject

‘‘ ‘‘A fee simple sale can reserve a life estate for the owner, that is, the ability to continue living on the property until one’s death.

to a well-crafted conservation easement that spells out how the land must be used and maintained.

Monetary Benefits of Land Sales and DonationsThe benefit of receiving cash for one’s land is obvious. But, to the extent a property is donated or sold at less than appraised value, a charitable deduction may also be available to the donor for tax purposes.

How CHLP Participates in a Sale or a DonationThe Cherry Hills Land Preserve recently worked closely with the City of Cherry Hills Village to try to secure one of the Village’s few remaining large land parcels. Once we determined that the property owners were considering a conservation sale that would protect the natural features of their property, we matched them with a conservation expert who would help them structure the sale. At one point, the sellers considered selling half the property to the City and retaining two lots either for themselves or for sale.

‘‘ ‘‘The Land Preserve has also cultivated relationships with other potential funders who can help with the purchase of a property, including Arapahoe County Open Space.

The Land Preserve has also cultivated relationships with other potential funders who can help with the purchase of a property, including Arapahoe County Open Space. Further, we can help underwrite some costs, such the appraisal of the property.

In the case of a land purchase by the City that will protect important natural open lands, the Land Preserve Board will decide what our own monetary contribution will be toward the purchase of a property; and we are also able and willing to conduct a campaign throughout the Village, to help raise additional private funds that will go toward the purchase of a property. In addition, the Land Preserve can offer the names of real estate brokers who are willing to forgo some, or even all, of their percentage fee to help complete a transaction of this kind.

As entities that use public dollars to fund their activities, both the City and Arapahoe Country Open Space are limited by law to paying no more than appraised value for a parcel of land. This limitation has made the acquisition of prize parcels within the Village difficult — and also demonstrates the magnitude of Catherine Anderson’s wonderful gift to the City.

This section is not intending to offer legal advice. Anyone considering a donation and tax deduction should first consult with tax and legal counsel.

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Moving Forward

In addition to continuing our quiet land conservation activities supporting and facilitating land protection options for private land owners interested in conservation and our strategic public stewardship, we are excited to announce our new programs. We hope these programs will continue to engage our community in the ongoing effort to preserve and protect the natural open lands we all treasure in Cherry Hills Village.

Conversations About ConservationStarting this year, we will present an annual event featuring a leading speaker on a current topic of conservation. We are fortunate to have garnered the generous sponsorship of AMG Bank for this community event. We are excited to present to our community some of the leaders on conservation.

Our Sixth Annual Barn Party and TourWe will continue to present events that have become community favorites, our barn party and barn tour. We are grateful to be working

‘‘‘‘We will continue to present events that have become community favorites, our barn party and barn tour.

with the Rady family again for a fabulous evening event, and we look forward to sharing both new and familiar barns on a tour that celebrates the rural character of our Village.

Community Stewardship Grants ProgramWe are proud and pleased to announce our community grants program. We hope it will encourage young people and adults to take part in conservation stewardship.

The Cherry Hills Land Preserve is interested in engaging student or community groups in the preservation and protection of the natural open lands in Cherry Hills Village through active involvement in our parks and on our trails. Our Board has endowed a grants fund to provide grants to local youth organizations, Boy and Girl Scout troops, student groups from local schools, approved neighborhood organizations, and qualifying non-profit organizations with the means to research, explore, and provide solutions to important conservation actions. Grant applications will be accepted beginning September 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Awards will be made in late February, 2017. For more information, please visit our website and click on the “Grants” page under the “Stewardship” tab.

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Cherry Hills Land Preserve

Statements of Assets, Liabilitiesand Fund Balances

Statement of Revenues, Expensesand Changes in Fund Balances

December 31, 2015 and 2014 2015 2014 ____________ ____________ASSETS Current Assets Checking Account $ 102,852 $ 58,082

Money Market Account 38,988 38,843

Steele Street CD 30,718 30,672 ____________ ____________

Total Checking /Savings 172,558 127,597

Deposit 125 –

Book Inventory 6,338 5,031 ____________ ____________

Total Current Assets 179,021 132,628 ____________ ____________

Fixed Assets Equipment 914 914

Accumulated Depreciation (914) (914) ____________ ____________

Total Fixed Assets – –

TOTAL ASSETS $ 179,021 $ 132,628 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES

Current Liabilities $ – $ – ____________ ____________

Total Liabilities – – ____________ ____________

Fund Balances Conservation Fund 40,000 40,000

Unrestricted Funds 139,021 92,628 ____________ ____________

Total Fund Balances 179,021 132,628 ____________ ____________

TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES $ 179,021 132,628 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 2015 2014 ____________ ____________REVENUE

Individual Contributions $ 89,773 $ 71,354

Corporate Contributions 25,200 12,900

Foundation Grants 2,800 2,800

History Books Sales 690 1,050 ____________ ____________

Total Revenue 118,463 88,104 ____________ ____________

EXPENSE

Administrative 3,411 1,057

Accounting Fees 6,466 3,000

Bank Fees 1,830 950

Printing & Copying 4,730 3,841

Fund Raising 766 377

Dues & Subscriptions 268 330

Education & Community Events 30,205 28,599

Insurance Expense 508 1,213

Website Expenses 2,458 723

Professional Fees 4,300 –

Executive Director 17,319 25,344 ____________ ____________

Total Expense 72,261 65,434 ____________ ____________

Net Ordinary Income (Loss) 46,202 22,670 ____________ ____________

OTHER REVENUE/EXPENSE

Interest Income 191 180 ____________ ____________

Total Other Revenue 191 180 ____________ ____________

Net Income 46,393 22,850

Beginning Fund Balance $ 132,628 $ 109,778 ____________ ____________

ENDING FUND BALANCE $ 179,021 $ 132,628 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

If you would like a copy of the full report, please email us with your request at cherryhillslandpreserve2007@gmail.com

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in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and who was one of the early members of the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. The Lincoln group became a model for the Cherry Hills Land Preserve.

When the Land Preserve received its probationary 501(c)3 tax status, Phillip Seawalt opened the organization’s bank account with its first donation — his own. Dave Schmidt created the organization’s logo to reflect the Founders’ aspirations.

These efforts culminated in a gathering in a private home (and attended by Council members and other citizens) to hear Robert LeMire speak. LeMire was an expert on the tax advantages of protecting land as well as a member of the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. Debbie Welles had purchased the brown bag lunches from Duffey’s Bakery for those attending. Cat Anderson, who would later prove to be the most important and generous person in the room, was also in attendance. She quietly took a seat on the stairs when she saw that the chairs were already taken.

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Protection of undeveloped land can happen on a large parcel by limiting development of the parcel. The few lots which are developed become incredibly valuable when they are adjacent to undeveloped open space.

LeMire’s message was this: Protection of undeveloped land can happen on a large parcel by limiting development of the parcel. The few lots which are developed become

incredibly valuable when they are adjacent to undeveloped open space. The result was that the few developed lots next to open space were highly attractive and could command a price equal to that of a subdivided and completely developed parcel.

An organizational meeting to discuss a private, non-profit was held in February, 2004. Other topics included potential conservation easements, advocacy issues, membership solicitation, fund raising ideas, and how to network with other conservation and local organizations.

It would be another year before those who had the time and energy to serve on a new board officially met. The first board meeting was held in January, 2005. So, when the Blue Ribbon Panel presented its report to City Council in June of that year, CHLP was already up and running. One of the first orders of business was for the Land Preserve to introduce itself to the public. It did this with a mailing and an article in the Crier.

In a letter the Board wrote to City leaders to introduce themselves, they expressed the organization’s capabilities and aspirations this way: A community-based, non-profit organization “can provide a vehicle for citizen ideas; it can channel citizen energy in effective and constructive ways; it can offer a united, coherent citizen voice; it can tap into resources which a government cannot (or will not) such as contributions from individuals and corporations; it can partner with the city itself to secure other resources by demonstrating to a potential funder that there is citizen support for an initiative; and it can even bring a community together through its activities and events.” We believe these words hold true and are still relevant today.

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CHLP Contributors (2014 - 2015)MANY THANKS to all of our contributors. You help make our work possible.

Founders’ Circle Members (Gifts of $2,005 – our founding year – every year for five years)Laura Christman and Bill RothackerKlasina VanderWerf and Tom Thomas

$2,500 GiftsThe Tuchman Family Foundation (with special thanks to Ken and

Debra Tuchman)

$1,000 GiftsKaren and Tom BarschStasia DavisonHarriet Crittenden LaMair and Mike LaMairRussell and Mary Laird Stewart

$250 - $500 GiftsBrian and Jean AddyKathryn and Adam Agron Bill and Liz ArmstrongWilliam and Beverly BarberLinda and Steven Bandt LawJim and Kim Bolt Alex and Nancy BrownTodd and Janney CarpenterJohn CarrollRyan and Victoria CunninghamBuck and Marie FredericksonSam and Nancy GarySara and Larry GraceAmy and Todd GradenLucinda and Jim GreeneGraham and Catherine HollisMark and Katharine HonnenMark and Natalie JohnsonRichard and Linda KellyGregory B. and Shanon A. MaffeiTate and Eileen McCoyKen and Julie MirrMark and Nancy MoskolRobert and Judy NewmanAndy and Nancy NielsenCheryl and Bruce ScottSally Scott and Kevin KearneyGeorge and Julie SecorTimothy and Eva Slattery

Judi and Joe WagnerSuzie Woodard and Sam Kaufman

$100 - $200 GiftsFred and Alice AbramsCatherine AndersonPam and Dutch BansbachJohn and Honey BegginsBecky and Dick BenesBarbara BrauchtKaryn and Michael BristowConnie and Bob BrownCorinne BrownColorado Health Foundation (with special thanks to

Drs. Ruth Nauts and Jack Gallagher)

Jan and Risa BucksteinTracy James and Kevin CollinsBill and Nancy CookKim Cressman and Phil HardingJoan R. DuncanHolly and Larry EngelkenJim and Ivy FairbairnKeith and Kathie FingerStephanie FirmanBuck and Marie FredericksonJack Gallagher and Ruth NautsMark and Jan GriffinFerris and Molly HamiltonLaura and Barry HamiltonMike and Joan IsemanLisa JohnsonRalph D. JohnsonMark and Terri JonesLynn and Walter KellyRoberta and Melvyn KleinLisa and Brad KornfeldDarwin and Barbara KuhlmanJim LarsonSteve and Wendy LadnerJeff Landry and Christine TurnerRobert and Jacqueline McIntyrePeter and Linda NiedermanJack and Jane NorthNancy PetryElizabeth RichardsonRobert and Beth RobinsonGordon and Nancy RockafellowDave and Susan SchmidtPhillip SeawaltSarah D. Shore

Henry and Joan StraussMr. and Mrs. Kerry SullivanJamie Turner and Martha Solis-TurnerGarrett and Nicky TuttleJeff and Martha WelbornFred and Nancy WolfeJesse and Molly WolffKevin and Whitney Zimmerman

Other GiftsPatsy and Jim AronsteinDr. and Mrs. BartlettStanley CarsonAnn and Dennis Clark Suzanne and Andy CooperSydnee and Matt DorighiPaul and Jennifer ElliottSue and John FitzpatrickAnn and Mike GallagherChuck and Ann GargottoBarry and Laura HamiltonTeresa and Paul Harbaugh Richard Heppe and Diane ReederBrian and Shirley JoondephSeymour and Elinor KatzJoe KovarikDustin and Jennifer RidoutNancy and Gordon RockafellowScott and Sheri RoswellMike RosserHoward and Leslie SchirmerJane and Lars SoderbergKerry and Gary VickersKatie and David WilkinsWhitney Zimmerman

In-Kind GiftsBottle Shop 33Troy Carmann - PrintingJanney CarpenterMelissa Harris – Graphic DesignAriel Morales - ParkingPaul and Katy RadySea Shell CellarsRussell and Mary Laird StewartKlasina VanderWerf

Barn Party & Tour Co-ChairsRussell and Mary Laird Stewart

Barn Party & Tour SponsorsLinda Bandt-Law J & M Buckles MidFirst BankLiv/Sotheby’s Participating brokers: Linda and Josh Behr Susie Dews Lori Drew Ernstsen and Brennan Team Jeff Hendley Janet Kritzer Anne Dresser Kocur Ann and John Ludwig Casey Miller Rochelle McNaughton Elaine and Richard Swomley Nancy and Fred WolfeNatural GrocersFairway Mortgage CorporationPhase One LandscapesApplejack Wine and SpiritsMesa Properties Barn OwnersCatherine AndersonBe AspinwallKaryn and Michael BristowJohn and Sue FitzpatrickTrish and Ken GreenDeb and Bryan JonesSteve and Gayle MooneySteven and Karen MoultonPaul and Katy RadyMike and Eve Ruffato, Scott and Katy SchoelzelDoug and Jacqueline Schuck The Village Club

Become a member of the Land Preserve to:n Learn about important

conservation topics in the Village;

n Hear about our upcoming events;

n Help strengthen the organization that is the community’s voice for conservation.

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Collaboration on Conservation EasementsAfter careful consideration, the CHLP Board has decided that, for the foreseeable future, we will not hold conservation easements. Rather, we support the current trend that is taking place in our State and others, whereby, the larger land trusts, those with access to extensive resources, agree to hold conservation easements on smaller-sized properties, but then share the monitoring responsibilities with a local conservation group. For example, the Cherry Hills Land Preserve might collaborate on this kind of effort with Colorado Open Lands, the organization that currently holds the conservation easement on Quincy Farm.

Private Citizen InvolvementOne means of preserving iconic properties in Cherry Hills Village that the Land Preserve has long considered is to help coordinate a private purchase of a property by individuals who intend to preserve its conservation values. Private purchasers are not limited by the same restrictions that public entities (such as the City of Cherry Hills Village) must deal with. If you are interested in learning more about this, please contact us through the website at www.cherryhillslandpreserve.org, or email us at cherryhillslandpreserve2007@gmail.com or call Lucinda at 303-246-3937.

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