Marin Agricultural Land Trust

Ye a r i n R e v i e w

2003-2004
p r e s e r v i n g m a r i n c o u n t y f a r m l a n d s
 Dear Members & Friends

Twenty-five years ago, dairywoman Ellen Straus and biologist Phyllis Faber sensed that
Marin County agriculture was in imminent danger of being lost to non-agricultural devel-
opment, and they set out to do something to keep that from happening. They had a vision
of protecting the land that has been a source of food and inspiration for thousands of years.
The instrument they created to realize their vision was Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
Today, 35,000 acres—almost one-third of Marin’s farm and ranch lands—are protected for
agricultural use, permanently, by malt agricultural conservation easements.

Malt pioneered this type of preservation, which compensates farmers and ranchers for
the development value of their land, while permanently protecting the land for agricul-
ture. Since 1980, our organization has served as a model for communities across the coun-
try concerned about the loss of their productive farmland.
“We need to be talking about
On the home front, malt this year completed the acquisition of
the family farmers who live on conservation easements on three ranches—the Lanatti Dairy in
Chileno Valley, the James Grossi Ranch in the Stafford Lake
and care for small tracts of
watershed west of Novato, and the landmark Moore Ranch in
land, out of the motivation that Nicasio Valley. Information about each of these important prop-
erties is provided later in this report.
long association and deep

knowledge can produce peo-
ple who know the difference
between duty and love. We
need to know what that kind
of spirit means for a person as
well as a place, and then we’ll
begin to understand the practi-
cal value of the family farm.”
—Wendell Berry
The virtues of collaboration and partnerships are touted so fre-
quently these days that these words risk becoming slogans with-
out meaning. But malt’s success truly is the product of many
partnerships: with farming families committed to their land and
the future of their operations; with county government to main-
tain strong land-use policies and zoning that value and protect
agricultural land from speculative development; with public
agency funders who have provided almost half of the $10 million
cost of acquiring agricultural conservation easements over the
past five years; and with you, our members and individual sup-
porters who, through your annual dues and contributions, sustain
an organization capable of carrying out an ambitious and chal-
lenging program. You also, through your extraordinary gifts, have
provided more than $5 million towards the purchase of conserva-
tion easements during that time period.

top: The James Grossi family; middle: The June &
Alvin Lanatti family; bottom: The Margaret & Jim
Moore family. family photos by Dexter Roberts
We are very proud to have permanently protected twelve properties totaling 6,745 acres
since 1999. Right now we are working on seven projects that would preserve as much land
in half the time. We project that malt will have an opportunity to preserve more than
12,000 acres by 2010!
If she were alive, Ellen would have been urging us on (maybe she still is!). In the next 25
years, with your help, we will try to complete her and Phyllis’ vision.

Chris Kelly Robert Berner

Chair, Board of Directors Executive Director
 Operating Ellen Straus Board-Designated Temporarily June 30, 2004 June 30, 2003
Fund Fund Endowment Restricted Total Total
SUPPORT & REVENUE:

Grants 30,000 2,285,000 45,000 2,360,000 756,568

Contributions, dues & bequests 740,693 367,186 337,668 13,263 1,458,810 1,580,271
Programs 28,552 28,552 24,748
Merchandise sales 4,598 4,598 6,853
Special events 1,270 101,458 102,728 12,643
Interest & dividends 1,005 94,431 27,697 123,133 174,680
Gain/loss on investments (85,733) 201,552 115,819 120,435
Assets released from restrictions 37,376 2,260,629 (2,298,005)
Total revenue & support 843,494 5,022,971 566,917 (2,239,742) 4,193,640 2,676,198

EXPENSES:
Programs 554,326 4,596,425 5,150,751 2,166,858
General & administration 143,134 5,886 149,020 155,158
Fundraising 157,770 110,488 1,261 269,519 321,166
Total expenses 855,230 4,712,799 1,261 5,569,290 2,643,182

CHANGE IN N E T A SS E T S (11,736) 310,172 565,656 (2,239,742) (1,376,650) 33,016

N E T A SS E T S , J U LY 1, 2003 181,400 1,265,150 1,409,992 3,875,713 6,732,255 6,699,239

N E T A SS E T S , J U LY 1, 2004 169,664 1,575,322 1,975,648 1,635,971 5,356,605 6,732,255

Marin County
Protected by MALT
agricultural conservation
easements

Statement of Activity &

Changes in Net Assets
July 1,2003—June 30, 2004

The Operating Fund provides the money to carry out malt’s day-to-day activities in con-
Programs 92% 56% Grants servation easement acquisition, stewardship monitoring, and raising public awareness about
the importance of preserving Marin County’s productive farmlands. Most of the revenue for
Expenses Revenue the Operating Fund comes from membership dues and contributions.

The Ellen Straus Farmland Preservation Fund includes grants from foundations and public
35% Member Dues
agencies and contributions by individuals. These are used to purchase agricultural conservation
and Contribution easements. Temporarily restricted funds have been designated by donors to be used for such
purchases. When malt purchases a conservation easement, it also takes on a permanent
Fundraising 5% responsibility for seeing that the terms of the easement are carried out and that the agricul-
General and
Administrations 3%
9% Other tural and natural resource values of the land are protected. The Board-designated endowment
provides an assured source of funding for that stewardship now and in the future.
 Education & Outreach

Malt continually strives to broaden the community that understands the value of local agri-
culture and is willing to support it. These community-building efforts help ensure that the agri-
cultural lands that malt preserves today will sustain viable agricultural operations for genera-
tions to come.
Anne Murphy

Malt’s Outreach Program creates awareness of our organization and of agriculture’s historic,
economic, and environmental importance to the area. Public relations efforts have resulted in
malt’s easement and education programs being the subject of both regional and national media
attention. These, in turn, have led to increased membership and greater support for our farm-
land preservation efforts.

The hikes, tours, and events that are part of malt’s core Education Program bring visitors onto
Marin’s beautiful farmland and introduce them to the people who grow their food. The connec-
tions made at the these events between farmers and the public and between the public and the
land help form a strong sense of community that will be the foundation for a sustainable agri-
cultural future for the area.

Malt also works in collaboration with the Marin Agriculture and Education Alliance to train
teachers about local agriculture and to coordinate farm field trips for Bay Area students. The
Marin Food Systems Project, another facet of this collaborative effort, builds community
between schools and local farms by supporting the use of locally grown and produced foods in
Marin school cafeterias.

Volunteers are a vital part of our efforts. They are our ambassadors, not only as Hikes & Tours
leaders and helpers at our many special activities, but also in their own communities. They gen-
erously donate their time for our events, and some even create events of their own to introduce
malt and local agriculture to their friends, business associates, and family members. Ranchers
who host tours of their property give visitors a behind-the-scene look at family farms. Finally,
many organizations, agencies, and individuals have helped us spread the word about the impor-
tance of local agriculture. Our thanks to all of you. Agricultural land conservation is truly a com-
munity effort.
Marin County farmers and ranchers continue to express a high level of interest in malt’s ease-
ment program, which provides willing landowners with a conservation alternative to the sale or
development of their property. Malt purchased three agricultural conservation easements this fis-
cal year, permanently protecting a total of 2,463 acres. To raise the significant funds needed to pur-
chase these easements, malt leveraged private money raised from our members with public grants
from state and federal agencies.

Malt secured $1.75 million in state funding and used those dollars for two projects: In the
Stafford Lake watershed, we purchased an easement on the 870-acre Marindale Ranch, owned by
the James Grossi, Sr. family, with funds raised from the California Department of Conservation’s
Farmland Conservancy Program (cfcp) and the State Coastal Conservancy, as well as from our
members. Malt’s easement on Nicasio Valley’s landmark 1007-acre Moore Ranch was also fund-
ed in part by a cfcp grant. The remainder of the funds came from malt members and contributors.
Our third easement is located on the 585-acre Lanatti Ranch in Chileno Valley, where a new
generation has taken over operating the family’s dairy. The easement was purchased entirely
with funds from malt’s members and contributors. Even during difficult economic times, malt
has always received overwhelming public approval for its programs. We now have several appli-
cations pending for additional state grants for future projects, and we look forward to the con-
tinuing support of public agencies and our members as we carry on our efforts to permanently
protect Marin County farmland for agricultural use.

Each conservation easement malt acquires brings with it a perpetual responsibility to safeguard
the agricultural, scenic, and open space values of the property. We share this responsibility with
those who own the land, and our relationships with them are the cornerstone of our
Stewardship Program. Malt’s Stewardship Coordinator annually visits each ranch on which we
hold a conservation easement to track the condition of protected values, to catch potential
problems early, and to gain an understanding of the management challenges facing agricultural
operators in West Marin. This knowledge helps us connect landowners with programs and
resources that will enable them to meet those challenges.

Three years ago, malt initiated its Stewardship Assistance Program. We recognized that adapt-
ing management systems to fit current standards of water quality may place an economic strain
on some agricultural operations. Since then, malt has allocated a total of almost $80,000 to
landowners on eight different ranches to fence creeks and riparian areas, protect springs, and
arrest erosion. These projects will help improve water resources and wildlife habitat and, in
most cases, expand management opportunities for agricultural operations, too.

Each of the easements purchased this year also incorporates creek conservation areas which provide
additional protections for waterways while increasing the value of the easement. Malt works with
landowners to develop a management plan for appropriate uses along creeks, so we can ensure that
activities on the land will continue to foster clean water, stable soils, and dynamic plant and ani-
mal communities while maintaining the productivity and health of Marin County farmlands.

Easement Acquisition & Stewardship

 Since its founding in 1980, malt’s success has been the result of inspiration from its
founders and dedication on the part of those who have followed in their footsteps.
Malt members provide the financial support that helps protect Marin’s agricultur-
al heritage and preserve its spectacular landscapes. We gratefully acknowledge here
the Guardians, Stewards, Benefactors, Patrons, and Sponsor donors who have made
contributions in 2003-2004. We extend our appreciation to each of our many other
donors at all levels whose names are too numerous to list. Our thanks go also to our
Partners for Preservation for remembering malt in their estate plans, and to those
who give through the Earthshare workplace giving program.
Partners for Preservation
John D. Abramson
Helen & Stanley Anderson
Peter & Janet Anderson
William & Melba Anderson
Barbara Andrews
Linda Anton
Kathleen Brannigan
Sharon Call
Sarah Cameron Lerer, JD
Michael & Jeanie Casey Contributions
through September 30, 2004
Chelsea Congdon
Joan Dedo
Evans Family Charitable Remainder Trust
Spring Friedlander
Joseph P. Gillach
Kay Gillis
Charles P. Gresham
Maureen J. Groper Cassandra Benjamin & Michael Patterson Hope Robertson & Neal Anderson Mark & Kimberley Harmon Michelle & Alan Sullivan
Estate of Donald Gunn Annikka Berridge Carlo R. Rocca & Susan Flagg Richard & Virginia Havel Steven L. Swig
Vicki Harrison Nancy Bertelsen Doris & Kenneth Roe Gerald & Maryanne Hill Cynthia Tablak
Joanne Hively Delia Brinton Christine H. Russell Russell & Susan Holdstein The North Ridge Foundation
Sheila & Michael Humphreys Priscilla & Michael Bull Tim & Annette Ryan Mildred & Malcolm Holliday Andrew Thompson & Rebecca Spring
Jacqueline Kientz Amy & Harold Bush Sarah Mathews Legge Fund Janice & Maurice Holloway Lois & Mel Tukman
Monique S. Lau Gerald Cahill & Kathleen S. King Gage A. Schubert Lisa Honig Robert Wiedenmayer
David Legge Mrs. John E. Cahill Frank & Lelia Seidner Mr. & Mrs. John Howe Jane S. Woolf
Kate Levinson & Steve Costa California Land Title of Marin Thomas A. Skornia Bettina Hughes Peter & Nancy Young
Haynes Lindley Robin F. Cameron John & Suzanne Speh Scott Hughes & Marilyn Krieger Jon & Carole d’Alessio
Pat & Richard Locke Dave Carniglia & Claire Baker Jean Starkweather Harry & Mardie Johnson Anonymous (8)
Peter J. Mackby Randy & Polly Cherner Frances L. Stein Christopher & Karla Kelly
Estate of Gerda S. Mathan Sponsors ($250-$499)
Yvon Chouinard Ann & Ellis Stephens Michelle Kelly Susan S. Aaron & Steven E. Sherman
Claire McAuliffe Sue Conley Elizabeth & Martin Terplan, M.D. Bill D. King
Sandra McCabe Ingrid E. Akerblom
Crawford & Jess Cooley The Madison Company Laurence Dana Kirsch & Ivy L. Brezina America’s Charities
Lawrence McFadden Donald W. Davis Marjorie & Barry Traub Joan & Jim Kirsner
Suzanne Murphy David H. Anderson
Peter J. Davis Warren Weber Christopher W. & Lizabeth Klein Lillie & James Anderson
Karyn Nelson George Dirkes & Gail Stern Kay & David Werdegar, M.D. Donna & Sylvan Kline, Jr.
Ellie Rilla Judy & Robert Aptekar
Sharon & Steve Doughty Searle Whitney Suzanne & Gerald Knecht Sharon Aquilino
Frederica Rohlen John & Viki Duff William Lester Gallery Carolyn Kohler
Anne Sands Howard & Eva Arneson
William & Barbara Eastman Ted & Lisa Williams Russell Krug Hank Bannister
Rudi & Sonja Schmid Jack & Dorothy Edelman Mr. & Mrs. James Wintersteen Michael D. Lagios &
Joan Shiels Peter Barnes
Patricia Elvebak Burton & Myra Wise, M.D. Sheila E. Concannon Thomas & Johanna Baruch
Jerry & Marge Smith Stephanie & Andy Evans William & Diane Zuendt Amy Larson & Robert Uhlaner
Richard & Lillian Smith Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Anne & Mason Flemming, Jr. Anonymous (3) Amy Lauterbach & James Yurchenco Richard & Ann Behrman
Charles Thompson Margot Fraser Mark & Sandy Levine
Steve Thorne Patrons ($500-$999) Charles Bennett
Joel & Brenda Fugazzotto Deborah & Arthur Ablin, M.D. Maryon Davies Lewis Lillian S. Benzinger
Richard & Barbara Tracy Timothy C. Gee Douglas Ley & Linda Gaudiani
Ken & Christina Waldeck Margaret J. Allen William I. Bernell
Robert & Dean Giacomini Joe & Caryn Ansel Colin & Anne Lind Robert Berner & Barbara Garfien
David & Barbara Whitridge Anthony & Laurel Gilbert Margaret J. Linden
Estate of Pat Louis Wolf Tom & Julie Solomon Atwood Gunilla Bjork
Jennifer Gilbert & Rob Fagen Mary Bachman & William Downing Pamela & W. James Lloyd Linda L. Blackwood
Anonymous (13) Charles & Leslie Gompertz Richard & Jean Lyttle
Bank of Marin Robert Blitzer & Henry Small
Guardians ($10,000 or more) Greenlight Solar Bank of Petaluma David W. Mabon Gordon & Ann Blumenfeld
Buck Institute for Education Sara & Richard Griffith, Jr. Nancy & Donald Barbour Mary E. MacCready & Douglas Boszhardt
Clarke Charitable Lead Unitrust Lucile Griffiths Andrew Barrengos Melvyn C.H. Wright Carroll & Elias Botvinick
Joanne & Peter E. Haas, Jr. Ralph & Judy Grossi Hathaway Barry G. Steven & Gail Martin Barbara Boucke
JEC Foundation Donald & Lillian Hanahan Anne Baxter Grace & Morton McMichael Tom & Carol Branan
Katherine Johnson Joanne Hively Dave & Anne Bernstein Carolyn O. Merrill Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brayton
Forrest C. Lattner Foundation Alfred Holck Annette Billingsley & Terry Bergmann Christy T. Mihaly & Marc B. Mihaly Ann & Paul Brenner
Roger Mendelson/Mendelson Family Fund Susan Hedge Hossfeld Carol & Gerald Block John Monson Wendy Breuer & Charles Crane
Dale & Sue Missimer Dwight Jaffee & Lynne Heinrich Christian Bremser & Jennine Heller Julie & Jim Monson Erica Briggs
Mary Mitsui David Jones & Inta Vodopals Ellen Buchen Daniel & Constance Morse Joyce Elaine Britt
Frances Stein G.G. Kampmeyer Debora Busse Marcia & Warren Nute Allan & Muriel Brotsky
Jim Wilson Carol & Douglas Kerr, Ph.Ds. Shirley & Richard Cahill Jean M. Ostaggi Royal & Margery Brown
Anonymous (8) Collier Kimball Mrs. Elsie Carr Jane & Roderic Phibbs Ava Jean & Harold Brumbaum
Nancy L. Kittle A. Michael & Jeanie Casey Kristina & George Phipps David & Patricia Bubenik
Stewards ($5,000-$9,999) Susan Kraft Preston & Lynda Pitts
The Cleaves & Mae Rhea Foundation Sheila Cauldwell Christa Burgoyne
The Arie Kurtzig Memorial Fund William Carey Chenoweth Kathryn & John Rakow Lisa Bush & Christopher W. Frazier
David & Vicki Cox Ronald Lamson Grace & Jerome Raube
Dick & Pat Daly Tom Childers Barbara B. Carlitz
Herbert M. & Naomi Leavitt Family Malinda Pennoyer Chouinard Andrew Reback Dian & Dow Carpenter, Jr.
Eldorado Foundation Charitable Trust Carl & Patricia Reitchardt
David Gamble Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc. Herb Case
Wil Levine Lewis & Susan Coleman Bill & Jane Robbins William J. Cassidy, Jr.
Victor & Lorraine Honig T. Dixon & Ruthanne Long Diane Rosenberger
Eric & Barbara Johnson Bruce & Liz Daniels Joseph & Susan Cerny
Diane Lynch Thomas L. Davis & Marden N. Plant Philip J. Rosenthal & Kandice Strako Kerrie Chappelka
Nancy & James Kelso Peter J. Mackby Conn & Susan Rusche
Haynes Lindley Virginia Debs James & Linda Clever, M.Ds.
Kimberley Magowan Timothy & Melissa Draper Henry & Karin Safrit Margaret P. Compagno
Carrick & Andrew McLaughlin Marin County Farm Bureau Jeff & Trish Scales
Brenda & John Newcomb Cynthia Gould Dunn Ed & Nancy Conner
Jody Martin Ellen T. Edwards Rudi & Sonja Schmid Paul Coopersmith & Suzanne Parker
Roger & Susan Schoe Allan & Eleanor Martini Joyce Schnobrich
Ken & Christina Waldeck John F. Eisberg & Susan Kline Idgi D’Andrea
Andrew & Tracy Matthes David & Ellen Elliott Steven & Barbara Schwanke Elizabeth Dakin
Gretchen Regnery Wallerich McEvoy Olive Ranch Michael & Susan Schwartz
Anonymous (3) David & Erin Elliott Christopher & Kathryn Dann
C. Alison McLean & Brian D. Smith Phyllis Faber Maggie & Contee Seely Chandler & Paula Dawson
Benefactors ($1,000-$4,999) Mrs. William McLeod Pamela H. Fabry & Edward Chiera John & Elinor Severinghaus Douglas W. Debs
Christopher & Jane Adams Dwight M. Merriman Marianne & Albert Figen Steven E. Sherman Marie-Louise & Gunther R. Detert
Winnifred & Harry Allen Foundation Jane Miller Denise Filakosky & Richard Bergmann Michael & Alice Shiffman Don & Noel Dickey
Barbara Andersen Douglas & Margaret Moore Andrew & Eileen Fisher Roane & Clare Sias Dickson Bros. Ranch
Jane Anderson & Tess Ayers George & Sandra Morris Caleb & Hope Foote Mary Louise Simon Earl & Micky Dolcini
Arntz Family Foundation Tim & Nancy Muller Ned & Kaki Forrest Kathleen Ann Skeels Draper Foundation
Atwood Ranches. Inc. Brenda & John Newcomb Launce E. Gamble Kerry Skelton William & Phyllis Draper
Autodesk, Inc. Andrew Noble, M.D. Lisa Gansky Martin D. & Elizabeth C. Sleath Mary Ann Dunlap & Malcolm Dunlap
Anne Baele Kouns & John Kouns Edna O’Connor Theodora Gauder Polly Smith Tedi Dunn & William H. Svabek
Sheryl L. Bartolucci Diane Parish Jim & Margaret Gault Virginia Sorgi & Cathy Schwabe Mark & Gail Edwards
Skip Battle William & Elizabeth Patterson Susan Johann Gilardi Richard Stanley Jerome & Linda Elkind
David & Lydia Bell Bill & Carol Press Charles P. Gresham Steve Starkey & Olivia Erschen Robert & Gilda Elliott
Pamela & Albert Bendich Kristina and Eric Riemer James J. Grossi, Sr. Deborah Sullivan & Phyllis & George Ellman
Courtney and Jennifer Benham Brett Robertson & David Schrader Kirk L. Pasquinelli, M.D.
David & Carol Essick
Evan & Joan Evans III
Nancy & Robert Farese
Scott & Jennifer Fearon
First Federal Savings
Timothy & Diana Fitzpatrick
Rick Flaster & Alice Mead
R. Neil & Ruth Foley
Dianne & Carlo Fowler
Suzanne & Craig Frazier
Harvey Freed
Jeffrey C. Freedman
Henriette & Robert Fremont
David Frey
Lila Friday
Shaluinn Fullove &
Ramsey Allington
Trip & Alice Gabriel & Beau &
Henry Gabriel
William Gala
William & Florence Garvie
Andrew & Natalie Giacomini
Gary & Linda Giacomini
Alexandra & Hanson Gifford, III
David & Cynthia Gilbert
Stan Gillmar
John & Elisabeth Gleason
Kate Godfrey
Nancy & Frederic Golden
Alex Goodman, M.D.
Anita Googins
Kristin & Peter Gordon
Laurence Graham &
Susan Seymour
John & Frankie Gray
Laurie F. Gregory
David J. & Terry Griffiths
Maureen J. Groper
Alfred Grossi
George & Mary Grossi
Francine Halberg & Terry Kessler
Peter & Georgia Hamilton
Nancy Prince Hanson &
Dean F. Hanson
Meredith & Roger Harris
Willam B. & Susan A. Harris
H. Keith Hastings
Michael & Patricia Hayes
Marjorie & Anthony Helfet
Miranda Heller
Dale & Mark Hillard
Kathryn Hohenrieder
Christopher & Holly Hollenbeck
Kris & Barry Hovis &
Shannon Hovis
Peter Hricak
Hunt & Behrens Inc.
Bill & Lynda Hutton
Frances Ibleto
Suzanne Irwin-Wells
Eugene & Joan Jacks
Lee & Barbara Jay
Jeri Johnson
Richard & Cynthia Jordan
Catherine A. Joseph
Benjamin & Jean Kahn
Roanne & David Kaplow
Morris Katkov
Robert & Barbara Kaufman
Alan and Jean Kay
Robert & Diana Kehlmann
Wayne & Lorelei Kennedy
Mary T. Kent
Peter B. Kibbee
Jonathan Kling Marianne Ramer California State Coastal Mendelson Family Fund Gene Kushner
Thomas F. Koegel & Ranchweb.com Conservancy Meshewa Farm Foundation Donnie Lamson
Anne U. Lafollette Gail & Bill Reid County of Marin Michael & Susan Schwartz Fund Neil McIsaac
Abner P. Korn & Katherine & Phil Reilly Foundations & Family Minneapolis Foundation Joseph Moore
C. Bethan Powell Toni Rembe Funds Miranda Miller Foundation Joseph Pease
Mary Krier Nina & Richard Respini & Aptekar Family Philanthropic Morrison & Forrester Foundation Joanne Sobel
Robert & Mary Hall Kroninger Eda Lucas Fund Muller Family Foundation Marge Spina
Cynthia LaMar & Jon Goerke John R. Rhodes, Jr. Andrew W. Evans Family Nancy & James Kelso Fund Boyd Steward
Scott Lafranchi Denis T. Rice Foundation Northridge Foundation Bill Straus
Juliet Lamont & Phil Price Barbara Rich Arie Kurtzig Memorial Fund Pinecrest Fund Leonard Tennyson
Nathan & Mary Lane Janice & Roderic Roche Arntz Family Foundation Prudential Foundation Lois Tustin
Naomi Langbecker Jane & Phillip Rollins Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation Purple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin John Walters
Shana Larkin Melanie & Stan Russell Barry & Marjorie Traub Fund Fund Joyce Wernsman
Philip Lathrap Michael & Carol Sabarese Blair & Hillary Peterson Family Robinson Family Foundation Pat Wolf
Leo Lavio Anne Sands & Russell Faure-Brac Fund Russell & Susan Holdstein And in Honor of:
Lyn Lawton Jack & Betty Schafer Brewster West Foundation Philanthropic Fund Jo Boero
George & Renata Lee Mary Kent Schardt Christine H. Russell Fund San Francisco Foundation Laura DeBonis & Scott Nathan
Stephen & Mimi Lewis Max & Molly Schardt Cleaves and Mae Rhea Sarah Matthews Legge Trust Fund Craig Hope
Pete & Doris E. Lindfors Joan & Willis Schaupp Foundation Schow Foundation Kathy McCaffrey &
Sue Anne & Stanley Loar Norma H. Schlesinger Columbia Foundation Schwab Fund for Charitable William Corbett
Shirley Loube Susan Schneider Community Foundation Silicon Giving Pauline Henderson
Stanley & Judith Lubman Betty J. Schreiner, M.D. Valley Shirley & Dick Cahill Fund Mary Mitsui
Paul Lucheta Christine Scott Community Fund of MCF Springcreek Foundation Jim & Julie Monson
Catherine & Richard MacDonald Alan K.L. Scroggie & Compton Foundation, Inc. Sun Microsystem Foundation James Normandie
Patrick & Jeanne MacLeamy Adrienne B. Scroggie Conn & Susan Ruche Fund Tamalpais Bank Community Roger Schow
Craig & Susan MacLeod Anneke Seley Cox Family Fund Outreach Program Polly Smith
Sean Madden Serenity Knolls Crawford and Jessie Cooley Fund Thomas Foundation Bob & Mary Stewart
Keven & Philip Madvig Suzanne Shelhart Dale & Sue Missimer Fund Tides Foundation Doug & Joan Stewart
Hildegard Manley Sandra Jean Shepard Draper Foundation Tone Family Fund Susanne Tilp
Marché Aux Fleurs Williston & Joan Bopp Shor East Bay Community Foundation Verla K. Regnery Foundation Joan Troppmann
Jeanette & Alan Margolin, M.D.s Leonard Shustek Edward & Lisa Williams Fund Winnifred & Harry Allen Ranches & Rolling Hills
Marin Garden Club Eleanor Siperstein Eldorado Foundation Foundation Artists
David & Marilyn Martin Richard & Jeanne Slinn Elkind Family Foundation Wintersteen Family Fund Meredith Brooks Abbott
Paul & Susan Matteucci Glenn D. Smith & Verlinda Rose Faber Family Fund Wise Family Fund Whitney Abbott
Mark & Nancy Maymar Mary Smith Fidelity Investments Charitable In-Kind Contributions Martha Borge
Lisa & Edgar McEachron Harold Sogard Gift Fund ($250 or more) Ralph Borge
Ellen & Harold McElhinny Robert & Jean Soost Forrest C. Lattner Foundation, Inc. Bovine Bakery Marcia Burtt
Don McIsaac & Charles Spaletta Gap Foundation Brickmaiden Breads Chris Chapman
Ted & Rhea McIsaac Nicki & Thomas Spillane Gerald K. Cahill & Kathleen S. Chileno Valley Natural Beef Russell Chatham
Susan McNear Gary Spratling King Fund Chalone Wine Group Dan Cooper
Charles A. Meacham Georgia A. Stapleton Gordon & Betty Moore Clover-Stornetta Farms Christin Coy
Barbara Meislin Eileen & Norman Staub, Sr. Foundation Cowgirl Creamery William B. Dewey
Robert & Suzanne Mellor Gynne Riese Stern Griffiths Family Charitable Fund Debra’s Bakery Willard Dixon
Doris, J.H. Mendoza, Joey & Radha Stern Hamilton Family Fund Corda Vineyards Michael Drury
Linda Mendoza Marilyn & Arthur Strassburger Haynes Foundation Hog Island Oyster Co. Michael Enriquez
Daniel E. Metz David & Mika Strassman Help on the Way Fund House of Daniels Jon Francis
Spencer & Roberta Michels George & Helene Strauss Herbert M. & Naomi Leavitt Inverness Park Place Karen Gruszka
John Miller J. Dietrich Stroeh Family Charitable Trust Marin Sun Farms Susan Hall
Alexander W. Mitchell Cynthia Taves Herbst Foundation McEvoy Olive Ranch Glenna Hartmann
John & Elizabeth Mitchell Majorie & Paul Taylor Howe Family Fund Nicasio Valley Farms Dana Hooper
Eric Moeller Natsu Ota Taylor IBM International Foundation Pacheco Ranch Winery Timothy Horn
George R. Monds Sandra Terzian-Feliz Intuit Foundation Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese John Iwerks
Dennis & Susan Moritz Tom & Janice Tharsing Jane, Stacey & Scott Miller Fund Point Reyes Vineyard Inn & Larry Iwerks
Rob, Jennifer & Ronan Morrill Ted & Paige Thomas JEC Foundation Winery Marty Knapp
Nadine & Francis J. Muller, Jr. Peter & Toni Thompson Jerry J. Wilson Memorial Straus Family Creamery Manny Lopez
Robert Newcomer Marcello & Susan Todaro Foundation Barbara & Michael Whitt Rick Lyttle
Paul Newhagen Jerry Tone Jewish Community Endowment Michael McBride
June & Frederick Newirth, M.D. Travel Smith Fund MALT gratefully acknowl-
edges contributions in Zenaida Mott
William K. Nisbet Douglas & Donna Vernet Joanne & Peter E. Haas, Jr. Fund Bill Roberts
Robb & Jerri Ollett Gary Vogt John E. & Helen H. Cahill Fund memory of:
Letha Bacon Ane Carla Rovetta
Outdoor Art Club, Inc. Leon & Barbara Weitz John F. Eisberg & Susan Kline Rick Schloss
Stephen & Marjorie Paradis Norma & Bob Wells Fund Gerald Black
Herb Brauner Wendy Schwartz
Georgene & Stanley Pasarell Donald M. West Jon & Carole d’Alessio Family Susanne Siminger
Mary & Angelo Perone Scott Whidden Fund Kay Chelalier
Ruth Hunter Colby Gary Smith
Roger J. Peters & Lisa Whitaker & Michael Casey Kane-Barrengos Foundation Skip Smith
Stephanie Moulton Tracy & Jewel Wilk Katherine H. Johnson Fund Eleanor Corda
Elou Dericke J. Thomas Soltesz
Robert E. Phelan Peter Windhorst Kirsner Family Charitable Fund Ray Strong
Sarah Phipps Mike & Katie Wright Levi Strauss Foundation Jean Fahey
Catherine Farnkopt Arturo Tello
Ellie Phipps-Price Anonymous(23) Margot Fraser Fund Sarah Vedder
James & Eleanore Plessas Marin Community Foundation Micky Graeser
Public Grants Ned Griffith Sr. Ward Walkup
Suzanne Porteus California Dept. of Conservation Mary Bachman & William Patricia Wallis
Myra Preston Downing Fund Kay Holbrook
Farmland Conservancy Shirley Weddell Huckins Thomas Wood
Anthony & Mary Prud’homme Program Matthes Foundation
Elisabeth & Gene Ptak Mel & Lois Tukman Fund John Jones
V o l u n t e e r s Cherie Anderson, Katrina Anderson, Michelle Beaulieu, Roy Benvenuti, Steve Bjerklie, Diane Bolman, Ann Brenner, Ginny Cannon, Jude Cassel, Ed Christiansen, Susan Colletta, Joyce
Crews, Sandy Davis, Blair Edwards, Sue Evans, Amy Forseth, Sandra Forsyth, Laurel Gilbert, Tony Gilbert, Joe Gillach, Leslie, Chuck & Ross Gompertz, Julie Grantz, Karen Gray, Sara Guinness,
Anne Hellman, Pauline Henderson, Carl Hoagland, Jennifer Johnson, Pam Johnson, Cindy Jordan, Diane Judd, Muniera Kadrie, Roanne Kaplow, Steffi Karliner, Heide Kawahata, Anna & Janice
Kehoe, Brian Lamoreaux, Joan Lamphier, Silvia Lange, Bonnie MacLaird, Pete & Mary Jo Maendle, Bev McIntosh, Ewell McIsaac, Amy Morse, Liz Muller, Laura Nunes, Novato, Olema, Pt Reyes
& San Rafael 4-H clubs, Sandra Peck, Linda Peterson, Mary Pileggi, Claire Ptak, Gene Ptak, Grace Raube, Joyce Rhodes, Rebecca Rohrkast, Tracy Salcedo-Chourre, Bob Schafgans, Don Seitas,
Donna Shoemaker, Sarah Slaughter, Joy Stillian, SRJC Ag Ambassadors, Winifred Tarpey, Christina Waldeck, Margot Walker, Alice Wallace, Barbara & Michael Whitt, Rebecca Wright, Joe Youmans
P a r t n e r s i n E d u c a t i o n Marin Conservation Corps; Nicasio Fire Department; Nicasio, Olema, Novato, Point Reyes & San Rafael 4-H Clubs; Halleck Creek Riding Club; Marin County Farm Bureau;
Marin Wine Growers Association; Nicasio School; Environmental Education Council of Marin; Marin Food Systems Project; Marin Master Gardeners; Marin County Office of Education;
Marin Organic; The Bay Institute; Slide Ranch; Walker Creek Ranch; University of California Cooperative Extension
R a n c h e r s , T o u r L e a d e r s & S p e a k e r s AllStar Organic, Big Rock Ranch, Black Mountain Ranch, Blue Water Kayaking, Devil’s Gulch Ranch, Dixie School House, Doughty Dairy & Point Reyes Vineyard,
Drakes Bay Hereford Ranch, Draper Farms, Evans Ranch, Fairlea Ranch, Fresh Run Farms, Gale Ranch, Gospel Flat Farms, Green Gulch Farm, Wyn Hoag, Hog Island Oyster Company,
Johnson’s Oysters, Lafranchi Dairy & Nicasio Valley Farms, Dewey Livingston, Marin Sun Farms Grass Finished Beef, McEvoy Olive Ranch, Meadowsweet Dairy, Murphy Ranch, Nunes Dairy,
Pacheco Ranch Winery, Paradise Valley Produce, Lois Parks, Poncia Beef and Sheep Ranch, Steve Quirt, Slide Ranch, Star Route Farms, Norman Staub, Stewart Ranch, Straus Family Dairy
and Creamery, Tomales Bay Herring Fishery/Marshall Boatworks, Alice Waters, David Wimpfheimer, Windrush Farms
 M A R I N A G R I C U LT U R A L L A N D T R U ST is a private, member-supported nonprofit organ-
ization created in 1980 by a coalition of ranchers and environmentalists to
permanently preserve Marin County farmland for agricultural use. Malt
eliminates the development potential on farmland through the acquisi-
tion of conservation easements in voluntary transactions with
landowners. Malt also promotes public awareness and encourages
policies which support and enhance agriculture.

Board of Directors 2003—2004

Chris Kelly, Chair Conservationist, Larkspur
Sam Dolcini, Vice-Chair Rancher, West Marin
Sue Conley, Secretary Businesswoman,
Dexter Roberts

Point Reyes Station

Stanley Gillmar, Treasurer Attorney, Inverness
Bill Barboni II Veterinarian, Hicks Valley
Janeann Erickson Ranchwoman / Youth
Leader, Valley Ford
Anne Flemming Community Volunteer, Staf f
Ross Robert Berner Executive Director
Tim Furlong Rancher / Contractor, Aimee Crawford Easement Program
Tomales Manager
board of directors (top left to right): Doug Moore, Steve Kinsey Marin County Supervisor, Julie Evans Membership Director
Anne Flemming, Loren Poncia, Sue Conley, Stan Gillmar, 4th District Laura Holter Bookkeeper
Haynes Lindley Attorney, Ross Tony Nelson Stewardship Coordinator
Karin Urquhart, Janeann Erickson, Chris Kelly, Tim Jim McIsaac Rancher, Novato Robb Ollett Associate Director/
Furlong, Bill Barboni not pictured: Sam Dolcini, Steve Douglas Moore Businessman, Director of Development
San Francisco Laura Patterson Development Associate
Kinsey, Haynes Lindley, Jim McIsaac, Tim Nunes, Warren Tim Nunes Rancher, Point Reyes Elisabeth Ptak Associate Director/
Weber; staff (bottom left to right): Elisabeth Ptak, Loren Poncia Rancher, Tomales Director of Outreach
Karin Urquhart Community Activist, Leah Smith Volunteer Coordinator
Tony Nelson, Laura Patterson, Robb Ollett, Aimee San Anselmo Katherine Landreth Office Manager
Crawford, Laura Holter, Leah Smith, Julie Evans, Warren Weber Organic Farmer, Bolinas Constance Washburn Education Director
Katherine Landreth, Constance Washburn, Bob Berner

On the cover: Makin’ Hay, Respini Ranch by Tim Horn, one of the participating artists in Ranches
& Rolling Hills, a show and sale of landscape art to benefit MALT and the preservation of
MARIN AGRICULTURAL L AND TRUST Marin County farmlands. The eighth annual show will take place on May 21 & 22, 2005,
Post Office Box 809 Point Reyes Station California 94956 at the Druid’s Hall in Nicasio.
415-663-1158 farmland@malt.org www.malt.org
The Year in Review © is published by Marin Agricultural Land Trust, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
Editor: Elisabeth Ptak. Graphic design: Gay Stack. Photos by Elisabeth Ptak, except as noted.