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Friends of
NACHUSA GRASSLANDS




2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1   A   N N U A L   R   E P O R T
Prai-rie
       Noun, often attributive meaning a land in or predominately of grass.
From old French praierie, from Vulgar Latin prataria and from Latin prata, meadow.
Message from the President
                                                 Midwesterners may enjoy the change of season. But those restoring prairie are acutely
                                                 conscious of the annual cycle of growth and decline. We watch and feel and listen as
                                                 plants and animals change from week to week. This rich awareness of “now” is a great
                                                 gift - the chance to be totally present in our work.

                                                 Whether it’s harvesting native seed before it scatters in the wind or clearing weeds
                                                 before they generate another cadre of intruders, we witness the cycle of nature
                                                 changing every day. Consider prescribed burns, for example. Seasonal changes in
                                                 temperature, humidity, or wind, and the presence of animals like ornate box turtles and
                                                 grassland birds dictate when and where we can burn the landscape.

                                                 Yes, for everything there is a season. But nature’s seasons come and go without regard
                                                 for human plans. We are in charge of our efforts, but not in control of the prairie.
                                                 Our seasonal aspirations often exceed the time allowed. Nature is in charge but always
                                                 grants us the chance to experience this moment…and the next one.
                                    ROPSEED ★
                    ESTING PRAIRIE D
BERNIE BUCHHOLZ HARV                             The Friends of Nachusa Grasslands (Friends) made great use of its year of seasons.
                                                 This annual report, the first at this level of detail, is appropriate for this young but
                                                 growing collaboration. Our progress and gifts of the past year are amazing.

               Friends of Nachusa Grasslands     Consider just two highlights. First, our gifts this year to the Nachusa Grasslands
                           Board of Directors    Stewardship Endowment exceeded $31,000. Second, in a program that has the
                                                 power to change how we think about prairie, we awarded our first two science grants
                            Mike Adolph 2013     to graduate students from Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois Universities.
                          Hank Hartman 2012
                          John Heneghan 2013     Take a moment to celebrate the wonderful work that you are part of. And let
                                                 your keen awareness of nature’s seasons plant you fully present in the beauty that
                    PRESIDENT: Bernie Buchholz   is Nachusa Grasslands.
                    VICE PRESIDENT: Alan Meier
                       TREASURER: David Crites   Bernie Buchholz
                        SECRETARY: Mary Meier    October 2011
                                                 President, Friends of Nachusa Grasslands




                                                                                                                     ORNATE BOX TURTLE ★
Friends of                                                  “The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy and,
Nachusa                                                     after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains
Grasslands                                                  of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” ~WENDELL BERRY
                                 FEMALE WIDOW SKIMMER
Nachusa Grasslands is a
leader in restoring one of                                                                                 Accomplishment: Friends’ gifts to the Endowment this year
the world’s most endangered
                                       Mission                                                             grew from $31,096 compared to $1,050 donated in the prior
ecosystems.                            Our mission is to keep prairie alive in the Prairie State           period. The Nature Conservancy reports a fiscal year end
                                       so that others can walk through waves of prairie grasses,           Endowment balance of $35,530.28 which includes earnings
   The Nature Conservancy
                                       enjoy the native flowers and hear the grassland birds               and losses.
(the Conservancy) owns and             that give Illinois its special character.
operates Nachusa Grasslands.                                                                               Need: The Friends has committed to raise $100,000 to
The Friends of Nachusa                 We feel strongly that through encouraging volunteerism              donate to the Endowment by 2015.
Grasslands (the Friends) is            and supporting science, we can accelerate the pace of
                                       restoration - literally protecting this treasure for the
a 501(c)(3) not for profit
                                       generations that will follow. The goals of the Friends of
                                                                                                           How to Help
registered organization                Nachusa Grasslands are to:                                          V Become a Member: Volunteer 40 hours annually and
founded in 2008 by volunteers                                                                                make a gift of your choosing; or have contributed
dedicated to providing for                                                                                   40 hours annually for any three years plus an annual gift.
                                       Build an Endowment
the long-term care and                                                                                     V   Restoration Benefactor: $5,000 or more
management of the project.              In 2009 the Conservancy and the Friends established
                                                                                                           V   Conservation Champion: $1,500 or more
                                       the Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment (the
   Over the past twenty-five                                                                               V   Supporter: $1,499 or less
                                                                    Endowment) to provide for
years, hundreds of concerned                                        the long-term management               V   Include Friends in your estate plan
people have invested thousands                                      of Nachusa Grasslands. The             To include the Friends in your will, we should be named
of hours protecting and                                             Endowment is invested and              as: Friends of Nachusa Grasslands, a nonprofit corporation,
restoring remnant prairie                                           managed by the Conservancy             organized and existing under laws of the State of Illinois,
at Nachusa Grasslands.                                              in accordance with its                 with address of 8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL
                                                                    policies and procedures.               61031; tax identification number: 26-3303031.
Although many more years
of effort lie ahead, Nachusa                                           Our vision and goal are that        To name the Friends as a beneficiary of your retirement
is already one of the most                                             this Endowment will provide         account, use this information for the form:
successful restorations in                                             annual cash to assist in protect-
                                                                       ing the preserve in perpetuity.     NAME: Friends of Nachusa Grasslands
the world. We have now                                                                                     ADDRESS: 8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031
begun to guarantee its              JOHN SANTUCCI PRESENTS             The Conservancy and the             TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 26-3303031
long-term survival.                   A GIFT TO FRIENDS ✱              Friends are not affiliated,         RELATIONSHIP: Nonprofit Corporation
                                                                       but the Friends strongly
                                                                       support the Conservancy’s           Make a designated donation to the Nachusa Grasslands
                                                                       efforts at Nachusa.                 Stewardship Endowment.
Encourage science and education
                                                                                                       Accomplishment: In 2011, Friends
                                                                                                       awarded two $500 Scientific Research
                                                                                                       Project Grants to Michael Saxton and
                                                                                                       Kimberly Schmidt.

                                                                                                          Michael is pursuing a Master’s
                                                                                                          degree in Geography at Northern
AL MEIER LEADS NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS         ON A   WORK DAY TOUR ★
                                                                                                          Illinois University. For his thesis,
                                                                                                          he is studying the restoration success
                                                                                                          of oak savanna by quantifying             MIKE SAXTON EXPLAINS HIS
Promote volunteerism                                                                                      herbaceous species diversity in           RESEARCH PROJECT AT THE
                                                                                                          managed and unmanaged savanna             FRIENDS ANNUAL MEETING ✥
Accomplishments: The Friends has 25 members who
                                                                                                          units at Nachusa Grasslands.
volunteer a minimum of 40 hours a year.
                                                                                                          Kim is studying for her Master’s degree in Zoology at Southern Illinois
Need: Additional volunteers for the weekly Saturday work
                                                                                                          University in Carbondale. Her research focuses on the presence,
days that provide opportunities to either be a Steward or
                                                                                                          population characteristics, and habitat use of ornate box turtles in
assist a Steward on seasonal restoration mission work.
                                                                                                          Nachusa’s restored tall-grass prairie, remnant prairie, and oak savannas.
Youth and community groups visit Nachusa monthly, and
                                                                                                       Need: Increase amount of individual research grants awarded annually
educational volunteer opportunities abound to help create,
                                                                                                       and/or increase the number of grants awarded in order to further the
lead and inspire the next generation who will be the Stewards
                                                                                                       science being conducted at Nachusa.
of prairie restoration for years to come.
                                                                                                       Build a Citizen Scientist program for species monitoring and data
Spring and Fall are prescribed burn season on the prairie,            DICKCISSEL
                                                                                                       collection such as amphibians, birds, bees, butterflies and dragonflies.
and there is a need for more trained and dedicated volunteers.

There are several hundred acres of land awaiting Stewardship
in order to begin restoration.                                                KIM SCHMIDT   WITH   TEAM MEMBERS   AND   SPECIAL PERMITTED TURTLE HUNT DOG ❦

Several of the activities described in this annual report,
including work days, prescribed burns, and youth stewardship
opportunities, are offered and overseen by The Nature
Conservancy. Except for specific Friends-sponsored events,
such as the annual Prairie Potluck, all Nachusa visitors and
volunteers are under the auspices of The Nature Conservancy.
Friends provides information about The Nature Conservancy
programs to help fulfill our goals of promoting volunteerism,
science, and education, but Friends is not responsible for these
activities.


    “I am the grass. Let me work.”
                                       ~ CARL SANDBURG, “GRASS, 1918
Fall
 A         Ye a r           i n         t h e       l i f e . . .




FOG   BEFORE   SUNRISE ✜




BROWNING   GRASS DOMINATES THE   MAIN UNIT ★   SEED ROOM OVERFLOWING   WITH THE   GRASSLAND SPLENDOR   IN   EARLY FALL ✿   PRAIRIE GENTIAN ★
                                               FALL HARVEST ★
Winter
COYOTE POINT ♥




PLANTING   IN THE   SNOW ♥   WINTER WORKDAY BREAK TIME ★   BRUSH PILE FIRE ★
Spr ing

SAND BOIL   IN THE   FEN ★




PAUL SODERHOLM AT PRESCRIBED PRESCRIBED FIRE ★   DUTCHMAN’S BREECHES   WES GIBSON PHOTOGRAPHING PASQUE FLOWER ★
BURN DEBRIEFING ★
Summer
ROUGH BLAZING STAR   ON   DOUG’S KNOB ★




CINDY BUCHHOLZ IN THE           SALLY BAUMGARDNER ENJOYING   COMMON YELLOWTHROAT   JAY STACY WEEDING GOBBLER   PRAIRIE SPECIES FLOURISHING   ON   THELMA
PRAIRIE DROPSEED GARDEN ★       CONEFLOWER ABUNDANCE ★                             RIDGE PLANTING ★            CARPENTER RESTORATION ✱
July 2010 - June 2011 Donors to the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands and the
              Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment via the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands

            SUPPORTERS ($1 TO $1,499)          Tricia Lowery                          Charles and Betty Laliberte
                                               Alan and Mary Meier                    Theresa Lechner
            Mike Adolph
                                               Jeff and Joan Meiners                  Anthony and Michele Lefebvre
            Keith Anderson
                                               Steve and Mary Meiners                 Nori Lopez
            Ellen Baker
                                               Diane Moore                            Catherine D. Lucas
            Bob Bartles
                                               Morrison Family Foundation on          McDonalds Corporation on
            Sally Baumgardner
                                                 Behalf of Bruce and Beth Boyd          Behalf of Frank Huck
            Katie and Rich Beilfuss
                                               O. Ruth Najacht                        Minneapolis Speech Language Clinicians
            Leon Bernstein
                                               Oregon Healthcare Pharmacy Services,   Trish and Tim Murphy
            George Bouska
                                                 Inc., Marc Mongan, President         Netrix, LLC
            Bruce and Beth Boyd
                                               Sandy Phillips                         Kathleen Petrak
            Bernie and Cindy Buchholz
                                               David Rawlinson                        Michael and Lynn Petrak
            Laura Hotchkiss Capaldini
                                               John and Barbara Rutherford            Pillsbury Public School Staff
            Alan Carpenter
                                               Jim Ryan                               Mary Rohlicek
            Gary Chipman
                                               Adam Sadkowski                         Susan Rossi
            Kathy Cole
                                               Martha and Zink Sanders                Schafer School Faculty
            Damian Considine
                                               Tim Sherck                             Glenn and Julia Schlichting
            Douglas and Elizabeth Considine
                                               Mary Scott                             Laura and Keith Schreiner
            Ron Cress
                                               Bob Shone                              Seventh Avenue School Staff
            Jonathan and Emily Dempsey
                                               Judy Snyder                            Ronald L. Skwarek
            Conrad and Carol Fialkowski
                                               Rebekah Snyder                         Susan Snowden
            Michaela Friedrichova
                                               Paul and Carol Soderholm               Nick and Julie Stay
            Jan Grainger
                                               Daniel Thompson                        Denise Struve
            Hamill Family Foundation on
                                               Jim and Mary Vieregg                   Julie Stukel
              Behalf of Nancy C.H Winter
                                               Gerry Voelliger                        Gladys A. Tomala
            Hank and Becky Hartman
                                                                                      Maria Tomala Hamelin
            Ann Haverstock
            John Heneghan
                                               SUPPORTERS –                           James and Susan Trapskin
                                                IN MEMORY OF ROXANA HUCK              Kari Trapskin
            Don Homer
                                                                                      Candy Vanthorre
            Carolyn Hotchkiss                  Tim Bixler - Credit Suisse HOLT        Pierre and Grace Younan
            Nancy Hotchkiss                    ELL Special Education Department
BLOODROOT   Jim Hoyt                              Minneapolis Public School System    CONSERVATION CHAMPIONS
            John Huck                          Gladys Manzur de Tomala
            Tan Fui Lian and Robert Inger                                               ($1,500 TO $4,999)
                                               Ann Gornick
            Bill and Susan Kleiman             Donna Kodet and Debbie Hopper          Dave Crossett and Mary Walsh
            Char Knudten                       Peter J. Huck                          Dale Shriver
            Lisa Marie Lanz                    James and Lynn Huck
            Patrick Lessner                    Frank and Amy Huck                     RESTORATION BENEFACTORS
            Judie Leonard                      LMS and LMS Coordinates of              ($5,000+)
            Laura Hostetler and Mark Liechty      La Grange School District 105       Anonymous (2)
            Lee and Janice Lockwood            J.P. and Martha Kastens
            Dennis and Charlene Loescher       Kathleen Keenan
BUDGET         AND       ACTUAL RESULTS
                                  2012 BUDGET       2011 ACTUAL           2011 BUDGET           2011 VARIANCE
                                 7/1/11 - 6/30/12                        7/1/10 - 6/30/11
BEGINNING CASH BALANCE           $    5,712.15      $    3,882.51        $       3,881.51       $        1.00

REVENUE
Cash Donations                   $   33,000.00      $   37,208.68        $       8,580.00       $   28,628.68    TIGER SWALLOWTAIL
Donations in Kind                $        0.00      $       63.56        $           0.00       $       63.56
CRP Annual Payment               $   13,633.00      $    9,794.00        $       9,794.00       $        0.00
CRP Cost Share                   $        0.00      $    2,070.00        $           0.00       $    2,070.00
Total Revenues                   $   46,633.00      $   49,136.24        $      18,374.00       $   30,762.24    “…the joy of
          Total Cash Revenue     $   46,633.00      $   49,072.68        $      18,374.00       $   30,698.68    prairie lies in its
DISBURSEMENTS                                                                                                    subtlety. It is so
Gifts to TNC Endowment           $   44,400.00      $   31,096.00        $      12,251.00       $ (18,845.00)    easy—too easy—
Government Fees                  $       25.00      $       82.50        $          98.00       $       15.50
Insurance                        $      295.00      $      297.00        $         275.00       $     (22.00)    to be swept away
Certificate of Deposit           $        0.00      $   10,000.00        $           0.00       $ (10,000.00)
PayPal Fees                      $        0.00      $        6.36        $           0.00       $       (6.36)   by mountain
Development
Science Grants
                                 $
                                 $
                                      1,050.00
                                      2,000.00
                                                    $
                                                    $
                                                         1,409.93
                                                         1,000.00
                                                                         $
                                                                         $
                                                                                   950.00
                                                                                   500.00
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                $
                                                                                                     (459.93)
                                                                                                     (500.00)
                                                                                                                 and ocean vistas.
Miscellaneous                    $      400.00      $        0.00        $         300.00       $      300.00    A prairie, on
CRP Herbicide                    $    1,000.00      $    3,351.25        $       2,000.00       $ (1,351.25)
         Total Disbursements     $   49,170.00      $   47,243.04        $      16,374.00       $ (30,869.04)    the other hand,
ENDING CASH BALANCE              $    3,175.15      $    5,712.15        $       5,881.51       $     (169.36)
                                                                                                                 requests the favor
Cash Accounting Method                                                                                           of your closer
                                                                                                                 attention. It does
                                                                                                                 not divulge itself
                                                                                                                 to mere passersby.”
BALANCE SHEET 6/30/11
                                                                                                                            ~SUZANNE WINCKLER
ASSETS                                                          LIABILITIES                                        (2004, PRAIRIE: A NORTH AMERICAN
                                                                                                                     GUIDE, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS,
Cash                             $    5,712.15                  Liabilities                     $        0.00
                                                                                                                                  IOWA CITY, IA, P. XI)
Certificate of Deposit           $   10,000.00                  Funds Balance                   $   15,712.15
                  Total Assets   $   15,712.15                                   Total Assets   $   15,712.15
Reading
                                                              A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
                                                              Miracle under the Oaks, The Revival of Nature in America by William K. Stevens
                                                              Nature’s Second Chance: Restoring the Ecology of Stone Prairie Farm by Steven Apfelbaum
                                                              Of Prairie, Woods & Water edited by Joel Greenberg
                                                              Prairie Restoration Handbook by Packard & Mutel
                                                              Prairie, A Natural History by Candace Savage
AUTUMN PRAIRIESCAPE ★                                         Where the Sky Began by John Madsen


                       To Learn More                     Resources
                                                              Friends of Nachusa Grasslands
                                                              www.nachusagrasslands.org
                                                              The Nature Conservancy
                                                              www.nature.org
                                                              Prairie Enthusiasts
                                                              www.theprairieenthusiasts.org
                                                              Chicago Wilderness
                                                              www.chicagowilderness.org

                                                                                                                   JAN GRAINGER IDENTIFIES   A   SPECIES ★
                                                         How to Contact Us
                                                              Friends of Nachusa Grasslands
                                                              8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, Illinois 61031
                                                              708-406-9894
                                                              nachusagrasslands@gmail.com




                                      Special thanks to our contributing photographers & donors...                                   ✥ Ron Cress
                                                                                                                                       Wes Gibson
                                      Thank you to all our photographers who contributed to this Annual Report by capturing          ❦ Aaron Gooley
                                      the beauty of Nachusa Grasslands through the seasons. Each copyrighted photo is marked         ★ Kirk Hallowell
  BEE   ON   PALE PURPLE CONEFLOWER   with a symbol indicating the photographer’s name.                                              ♥ Hank and Becky Hartman
                                                                                                                                     ✱ Bill Kleiman
                                      Front Cover: CONEFLOWERS ON DOT’S KNOB, Nachusa Photo Archives                                 ✿ Heather B. Marshall
                                      Back Cover: HEATHER B. MARSHALL SEARCHING FOR LADIES TRESSES ✦                                 ✦ Kim Schmidt
                                                                                                                                     ✜ Robert Shaw

                 THANK    YOU AS WELL TO THE TWO ANONYMOUS DONORS WHO UNDERWROTE THE COST OF THE ARTWORK AND PRINTING
                            OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT AND TO THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED WRITE AND ASSEMBLE IT.
“Then I discovered the prairie, and a slow healing began.
                                                        ”
             ~STEPHEN R. JONES, THE LAST PRAIRIE (2000), Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, ME
nachusagrasslands.org
“A passion builds inside anyone
                                                   who spends time on the prairie.
                                                                                 ”
                                                                               — D. SHOWALTER
                                                             2007, Prairie Thunder: The Nature of Colorado’s Great Plains
                                                                              Skyline Press, Pueblo, CO




       Yes, I wish to support THE FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS.
              Restoration Benefactor $5,000 & Up     $ _______
              Conservation Champion $1,500 to $4,999 $ _______
              Supporter $1 to $1,499                 $ _______


       Please check and complete as applies to make my donation:
              In Honor of:
              In Memory of:
              I would like my gift to be listed as anonymous
              I would like my gift to be undesignated, to be used as most needed
              Designated for:     Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment
                                  Scientific Research Grants at Nachusa
              Please contact me about including THE FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS in my estate planning
              Please contact me about volunteering at Nachusa
      PLEASE PRINT


      NAME (as you wish it printed in the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Annual Report)




      ADDRESS                                                                            CITY                                          STATE & ZIP CODE




      DAYTIME PHONE                                               EVENING PHONE                              EMAIL




      Enclosed is my check to FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS for:
                                                                                                                              You can also make a
                                            $                                                                               credit card gift online at:

       Please mail check to:                                                                                      www.nachusagrasslands.org
       FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS
       8772 S. LOWDEN ROAD
       FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031

THE FRIENDS   OF   NACHUSA GRASSLANDS is a non-profit registered 501(c)(3) organization. Your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law.

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Friends of Nachusa Grasslands 2010-2011 Annual Report

  • 1. Friends of NACHUSA GRASSLANDS 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 A N N U A L R E P O R T
  • 2. Prai-rie Noun, often attributive meaning a land in or predominately of grass. From old French praierie, from Vulgar Latin prataria and from Latin prata, meadow.
  • 3. Message from the President Midwesterners may enjoy the change of season. But those restoring prairie are acutely conscious of the annual cycle of growth and decline. We watch and feel and listen as plants and animals change from week to week. This rich awareness of “now” is a great gift - the chance to be totally present in our work. Whether it’s harvesting native seed before it scatters in the wind or clearing weeds before they generate another cadre of intruders, we witness the cycle of nature changing every day. Consider prescribed burns, for example. Seasonal changes in temperature, humidity, or wind, and the presence of animals like ornate box turtles and grassland birds dictate when and where we can burn the landscape. Yes, for everything there is a season. But nature’s seasons come and go without regard for human plans. We are in charge of our efforts, but not in control of the prairie. Our seasonal aspirations often exceed the time allowed. Nature is in charge but always grants us the chance to experience this moment…and the next one. ROPSEED ★ ESTING PRAIRIE D BERNIE BUCHHOLZ HARV The Friends of Nachusa Grasslands (Friends) made great use of its year of seasons. This annual report, the first at this level of detail, is appropriate for this young but growing collaboration. Our progress and gifts of the past year are amazing. Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Consider just two highlights. First, our gifts this year to the Nachusa Grasslands Board of Directors Stewardship Endowment exceeded $31,000. Second, in a program that has the power to change how we think about prairie, we awarded our first two science grants Mike Adolph 2013 to graduate students from Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois Universities. Hank Hartman 2012 John Heneghan 2013 Take a moment to celebrate the wonderful work that you are part of. And let your keen awareness of nature’s seasons plant you fully present in the beauty that PRESIDENT: Bernie Buchholz is Nachusa Grasslands. VICE PRESIDENT: Alan Meier TREASURER: David Crites Bernie Buchholz SECRETARY: Mary Meier October 2011 President, Friends of Nachusa Grasslands ORNATE BOX TURTLE ★
  • 4. Friends of “The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, Nachusa after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains Grasslands of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” ~WENDELL BERRY FEMALE WIDOW SKIMMER Nachusa Grasslands is a leader in restoring one of Accomplishment: Friends’ gifts to the Endowment this year the world’s most endangered Mission grew from $31,096 compared to $1,050 donated in the prior ecosystems. Our mission is to keep prairie alive in the Prairie State period. The Nature Conservancy reports a fiscal year end so that others can walk through waves of prairie grasses, Endowment balance of $35,530.28 which includes earnings The Nature Conservancy enjoy the native flowers and hear the grassland birds and losses. (the Conservancy) owns and that give Illinois its special character. operates Nachusa Grasslands. Need: The Friends has committed to raise $100,000 to The Friends of Nachusa We feel strongly that through encouraging volunteerism donate to the Endowment by 2015. Grasslands (the Friends) is and supporting science, we can accelerate the pace of restoration - literally protecting this treasure for the a 501(c)(3) not for profit generations that will follow. The goals of the Friends of How to Help registered organization Nachusa Grasslands are to: V Become a Member: Volunteer 40 hours annually and founded in 2008 by volunteers make a gift of your choosing; or have contributed dedicated to providing for 40 hours annually for any three years plus an annual gift. Build an Endowment the long-term care and V Restoration Benefactor: $5,000 or more management of the project. In 2009 the Conservancy and the Friends established V Conservation Champion: $1,500 or more the Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment (the Over the past twenty-five V Supporter: $1,499 or less Endowment) to provide for years, hundreds of concerned the long-term management V Include Friends in your estate plan people have invested thousands of Nachusa Grasslands. The To include the Friends in your will, we should be named of hours protecting and Endowment is invested and as: Friends of Nachusa Grasslands, a nonprofit corporation, restoring remnant prairie managed by the Conservancy organized and existing under laws of the State of Illinois, at Nachusa Grasslands. in accordance with its with address of 8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL policies and procedures. 61031; tax identification number: 26-3303031. Although many more years of effort lie ahead, Nachusa Our vision and goal are that To name the Friends as a beneficiary of your retirement is already one of the most this Endowment will provide account, use this information for the form: successful restorations in annual cash to assist in protect- ing the preserve in perpetuity. NAME: Friends of Nachusa Grasslands the world. We have now ADDRESS: 8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 begun to guarantee its JOHN SANTUCCI PRESENTS The Conservancy and the TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 26-3303031 long-term survival. A GIFT TO FRIENDS ✱ Friends are not affiliated, RELATIONSHIP: Nonprofit Corporation but the Friends strongly support the Conservancy’s Make a designated donation to the Nachusa Grasslands efforts at Nachusa. Stewardship Endowment.
  • 5. Encourage science and education Accomplishment: In 2011, Friends awarded two $500 Scientific Research Project Grants to Michael Saxton and Kimberly Schmidt. Michael is pursuing a Master’s degree in Geography at Northern AL MEIER LEADS NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON A WORK DAY TOUR ★ Illinois University. For his thesis, he is studying the restoration success of oak savanna by quantifying MIKE SAXTON EXPLAINS HIS Promote volunteerism herbaceous species diversity in RESEARCH PROJECT AT THE managed and unmanaged savanna FRIENDS ANNUAL MEETING ✥ Accomplishments: The Friends has 25 members who units at Nachusa Grasslands. volunteer a minimum of 40 hours a year. Kim is studying for her Master’s degree in Zoology at Southern Illinois Need: Additional volunteers for the weekly Saturday work University in Carbondale. Her research focuses on the presence, days that provide opportunities to either be a Steward or population characteristics, and habitat use of ornate box turtles in assist a Steward on seasonal restoration mission work. Nachusa’s restored tall-grass prairie, remnant prairie, and oak savannas. Youth and community groups visit Nachusa monthly, and Need: Increase amount of individual research grants awarded annually educational volunteer opportunities abound to help create, and/or increase the number of grants awarded in order to further the lead and inspire the next generation who will be the Stewards science being conducted at Nachusa. of prairie restoration for years to come. Build a Citizen Scientist program for species monitoring and data Spring and Fall are prescribed burn season on the prairie, DICKCISSEL collection such as amphibians, birds, bees, butterflies and dragonflies. and there is a need for more trained and dedicated volunteers. There are several hundred acres of land awaiting Stewardship in order to begin restoration. KIM SCHMIDT WITH TEAM MEMBERS AND SPECIAL PERMITTED TURTLE HUNT DOG ❦ Several of the activities described in this annual report, including work days, prescribed burns, and youth stewardship opportunities, are offered and overseen by The Nature Conservancy. Except for specific Friends-sponsored events, such as the annual Prairie Potluck, all Nachusa visitors and volunteers are under the auspices of The Nature Conservancy. Friends provides information about The Nature Conservancy programs to help fulfill our goals of promoting volunteerism, science, and education, but Friends is not responsible for these activities. “I am the grass. Let me work.” ~ CARL SANDBURG, “GRASS, 1918
  • 6. Fall A Ye a r i n t h e l i f e . . . FOG BEFORE SUNRISE ✜ BROWNING GRASS DOMINATES THE MAIN UNIT ★ SEED ROOM OVERFLOWING WITH THE GRASSLAND SPLENDOR IN EARLY FALL ✿ PRAIRIE GENTIAN ★ FALL HARVEST ★
  • 7. Winter COYOTE POINT ♥ PLANTING IN THE SNOW ♥ WINTER WORKDAY BREAK TIME ★ BRUSH PILE FIRE ★
  • 8. Spr ing SAND BOIL IN THE FEN ★ PAUL SODERHOLM AT PRESCRIBED PRESCRIBED FIRE ★ DUTCHMAN’S BREECHES WES GIBSON PHOTOGRAPHING PASQUE FLOWER ★ BURN DEBRIEFING ★
  • 9. Summer ROUGH BLAZING STAR ON DOUG’S KNOB ★ CINDY BUCHHOLZ IN THE SALLY BAUMGARDNER ENJOYING COMMON YELLOWTHROAT JAY STACY WEEDING GOBBLER PRAIRIE SPECIES FLOURISHING ON THELMA PRAIRIE DROPSEED GARDEN ★ CONEFLOWER ABUNDANCE ★ RIDGE PLANTING ★ CARPENTER RESTORATION ✱
  • 10. July 2010 - June 2011 Donors to the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands and the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment via the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands SUPPORTERS ($1 TO $1,499) Tricia Lowery Charles and Betty Laliberte Alan and Mary Meier Theresa Lechner Mike Adolph Jeff and Joan Meiners Anthony and Michele Lefebvre Keith Anderson Steve and Mary Meiners Nori Lopez Ellen Baker Diane Moore Catherine D. Lucas Bob Bartles Morrison Family Foundation on McDonalds Corporation on Sally Baumgardner Behalf of Bruce and Beth Boyd Behalf of Frank Huck Katie and Rich Beilfuss O. Ruth Najacht Minneapolis Speech Language Clinicians Leon Bernstein Oregon Healthcare Pharmacy Services, Trish and Tim Murphy George Bouska Inc., Marc Mongan, President Netrix, LLC Bruce and Beth Boyd Sandy Phillips Kathleen Petrak Bernie and Cindy Buchholz David Rawlinson Michael and Lynn Petrak Laura Hotchkiss Capaldini John and Barbara Rutherford Pillsbury Public School Staff Alan Carpenter Jim Ryan Mary Rohlicek Gary Chipman Adam Sadkowski Susan Rossi Kathy Cole Martha and Zink Sanders Schafer School Faculty Damian Considine Tim Sherck Glenn and Julia Schlichting Douglas and Elizabeth Considine Mary Scott Laura and Keith Schreiner Ron Cress Bob Shone Seventh Avenue School Staff Jonathan and Emily Dempsey Judy Snyder Ronald L. Skwarek Conrad and Carol Fialkowski Rebekah Snyder Susan Snowden Michaela Friedrichova Paul and Carol Soderholm Nick and Julie Stay Jan Grainger Daniel Thompson Denise Struve Hamill Family Foundation on Jim and Mary Vieregg Julie Stukel Behalf of Nancy C.H Winter Gerry Voelliger Gladys A. Tomala Hank and Becky Hartman Maria Tomala Hamelin Ann Haverstock John Heneghan SUPPORTERS – James and Susan Trapskin IN MEMORY OF ROXANA HUCK Kari Trapskin Don Homer Candy Vanthorre Carolyn Hotchkiss Tim Bixler - Credit Suisse HOLT Pierre and Grace Younan Nancy Hotchkiss ELL Special Education Department BLOODROOT Jim Hoyt Minneapolis Public School System CONSERVATION CHAMPIONS John Huck Gladys Manzur de Tomala Tan Fui Lian and Robert Inger ($1,500 TO $4,999) Ann Gornick Bill and Susan Kleiman Donna Kodet and Debbie Hopper Dave Crossett and Mary Walsh Char Knudten Peter J. Huck Dale Shriver Lisa Marie Lanz James and Lynn Huck Patrick Lessner Frank and Amy Huck RESTORATION BENEFACTORS Judie Leonard LMS and LMS Coordinates of ($5,000+) Laura Hostetler and Mark Liechty La Grange School District 105 Anonymous (2) Lee and Janice Lockwood J.P. and Martha Kastens Dennis and Charlene Loescher Kathleen Keenan
  • 11. BUDGET AND ACTUAL RESULTS 2012 BUDGET 2011 ACTUAL 2011 BUDGET 2011 VARIANCE 7/1/11 - 6/30/12 7/1/10 - 6/30/11 BEGINNING CASH BALANCE $ 5,712.15 $ 3,882.51 $ 3,881.51 $ 1.00 REVENUE Cash Donations $ 33,000.00 $ 37,208.68 $ 8,580.00 $ 28,628.68 TIGER SWALLOWTAIL Donations in Kind $ 0.00 $ 63.56 $ 0.00 $ 63.56 CRP Annual Payment $ 13,633.00 $ 9,794.00 $ 9,794.00 $ 0.00 CRP Cost Share $ 0.00 $ 2,070.00 $ 0.00 $ 2,070.00 Total Revenues $ 46,633.00 $ 49,136.24 $ 18,374.00 $ 30,762.24 “…the joy of Total Cash Revenue $ 46,633.00 $ 49,072.68 $ 18,374.00 $ 30,698.68 prairie lies in its DISBURSEMENTS subtlety. It is so Gifts to TNC Endowment $ 44,400.00 $ 31,096.00 $ 12,251.00 $ (18,845.00) easy—too easy— Government Fees $ 25.00 $ 82.50 $ 98.00 $ 15.50 Insurance $ 295.00 $ 297.00 $ 275.00 $ (22.00) to be swept away Certificate of Deposit $ 0.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 0.00 $ (10,000.00) PayPal Fees $ 0.00 $ 6.36 $ 0.00 $ (6.36) by mountain Development Science Grants $ $ 1,050.00 2,000.00 $ $ 1,409.93 1,000.00 $ $ 950.00 500.00 $ $ (459.93) (500.00) and ocean vistas. Miscellaneous $ 400.00 $ 0.00 $ 300.00 $ 300.00 A prairie, on CRP Herbicide $ 1,000.00 $ 3,351.25 $ 2,000.00 $ (1,351.25) Total Disbursements $ 49,170.00 $ 47,243.04 $ 16,374.00 $ (30,869.04) the other hand, ENDING CASH BALANCE $ 3,175.15 $ 5,712.15 $ 5,881.51 $ (169.36) requests the favor Cash Accounting Method of your closer attention. It does not divulge itself to mere passersby.” BALANCE SHEET 6/30/11 ~SUZANNE WINCKLER ASSETS LIABILITIES (2004, PRAIRIE: A NORTH AMERICAN GUIDE, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS, Cash $ 5,712.15 Liabilities $ 0.00 IOWA CITY, IA, P. XI) Certificate of Deposit $ 10,000.00 Funds Balance $ 15,712.15 Total Assets $ 15,712.15 Total Assets $ 15,712.15
  • 12. Reading A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Miracle under the Oaks, The Revival of Nature in America by William K. Stevens Nature’s Second Chance: Restoring the Ecology of Stone Prairie Farm by Steven Apfelbaum Of Prairie, Woods & Water edited by Joel Greenberg Prairie Restoration Handbook by Packard & Mutel Prairie, A Natural History by Candace Savage AUTUMN PRAIRIESCAPE ★ Where the Sky Began by John Madsen To Learn More Resources Friends of Nachusa Grasslands www.nachusagrasslands.org The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org Prairie Enthusiasts www.theprairieenthusiasts.org Chicago Wilderness www.chicagowilderness.org JAN GRAINGER IDENTIFIES A SPECIES ★ How to Contact Us Friends of Nachusa Grasslands 8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, Illinois 61031 708-406-9894 nachusagrasslands@gmail.com Special thanks to our contributing photographers & donors... ✥ Ron Cress Wes Gibson Thank you to all our photographers who contributed to this Annual Report by capturing ❦ Aaron Gooley the beauty of Nachusa Grasslands through the seasons. Each copyrighted photo is marked ★ Kirk Hallowell BEE ON PALE PURPLE CONEFLOWER with a symbol indicating the photographer’s name. ♥ Hank and Becky Hartman ✱ Bill Kleiman Front Cover: CONEFLOWERS ON DOT’S KNOB, Nachusa Photo Archives ✿ Heather B. Marshall Back Cover: HEATHER B. MARSHALL SEARCHING FOR LADIES TRESSES ✦ ✦ Kim Schmidt ✜ Robert Shaw THANK YOU AS WELL TO THE TWO ANONYMOUS DONORS WHO UNDERWROTE THE COST OF THE ARTWORK AND PRINTING OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT AND TO THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED WRITE AND ASSEMBLE IT.
  • 13. “Then I discovered the prairie, and a slow healing began. ” ~STEPHEN R. JONES, THE LAST PRAIRIE (2000), Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, ME
  • 15. “A passion builds inside anyone who spends time on the prairie. ” — D. SHOWALTER 2007, Prairie Thunder: The Nature of Colorado’s Great Plains Skyline Press, Pueblo, CO Yes, I wish to support THE FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS. Restoration Benefactor $5,000 & Up $ _______ Conservation Champion $1,500 to $4,999 $ _______ Supporter $1 to $1,499 $ _______ Please check and complete as applies to make my donation: In Honor of: In Memory of: I would like my gift to be listed as anonymous I would like my gift to be undesignated, to be used as most needed Designated for: Nachusa Grasslands Stewardship Endowment Scientific Research Grants at Nachusa Please contact me about including THE FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS in my estate planning Please contact me about volunteering at Nachusa PLEASE PRINT NAME (as you wish it printed in the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Annual Report) ADDRESS CITY STATE & ZIP CODE DAYTIME PHONE EVENING PHONE EMAIL Enclosed is my check to FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS for: You can also make a $ credit card gift online at: Please mail check to: www.nachusagrasslands.org FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS 8772 S. LOWDEN ROAD FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031 THE FRIENDS OF NACHUSA GRASSLANDS is a non-profit registered 501(c)(3) organization. Your gift is tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law.