CAPITOL LAND TRUST NEWS

Furthering collaborative and strategic conservation of southwest Washington’s essential natural areas and working lands.
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Bonnie Liberty

Spectacular Oakland Bay Estuary and Farm ConservedBy Eric Erler

Twin Rivers Ranch is unlike any other place in the
southern Puget Sound ecosystem. The property
spans the entire north end of Oakland Bay north of
Shelton, Washington. Salmon-bearing Deer and
Cranberry Creeks flow through the property and
into Oakland Bay, twin estuaries that provide
critical wildlife habitat. This estuary delta is one of
Mason County’s signature properties. Together with
fifteen project partners, Capitol Land Trust has
permanently conserved Twin Rivers Ranch, further
demonstrating that working strategically and
collaboratively is our best hope for sustaining and
recovering the health of Puget Sound.
Capitol Land Trust purchased the 133-acre property
in August 2010 from the Rohde family. The
there are no bulkheads, docks or other shoreline
modifications.
Twin Rivers Ranch provides essential habitat for
five salmon species and multiple forage fish
species. The property’s coastal and freshwater
habitat is used by Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia
coho, native Puget Sound winter steelhead, Puget
Sound fall chinook, coastal sea-run cutthroat, and
native Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia summer
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Habitat Restoration at Twin Rivers Ranch 3
Native Pigeons Thrive at Eld Inlet Preserve 4
Calendars & Note Cards Available Now 5
Summer Gala Breaks Fundraising Record 6
Inside this issue:

purchase permanently conserves one mile of creek Thank You Supporters 8

frontage on Deer and Cranberry Creeks and 2/3 of
Farewell to Kathryn Moore 10
a mile of intact estuarine habitat. The Rohde’s
Welcome Guy Maguire 11
stewardship and commitment to sustaining the
Ranch’s diverse habitats has been exemplary: Upcoming Habitat Restoration Work Parties 11
Sixth Annual Conservation Breakfast 12
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Oakland Bay Estuary and Farm continued from page 1

chum. Exemplifying the interconnectedness of the entire Puget Sound

ecosystem, juvenile chinook salmon from the Puyallup Basin, 50 miles away,
were found in 2003 by the Squaxin Island Tribe in waters close to the Ranch.

This unique coastal

habitat is also utilized
by 113 waterfowl,
shorebird, waterbird
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zards, osprey and other
raptors. The Ranch’s
Coordinator coastline and uplands

Emily Sanford
Kathleen Ackley contain 66 acres of
wetlands including
Executive Director estuarine habitat, salt
Eric Erler marsh vegetation, tidal
sloughs and adjacent Eric Erler briefs Governor Christine Gregoire,
Stewardship Coordinator tide flats. 36 acres of Congressman Norm Dicks and other officials on
Guy Maguire native coniferous and Capitol Land Trust’s Oakland Bay conservation work.
hardwood forests more
Office Manager closely resemble Alaska’s spruce-dominated bogs than the region’s other
Jamie Morgan lowland forestlands.

Conservation In 2005 Capitol Land Trust purchased the Malaney Creek estuary
Projects Manager immediately south of Twin Rivers Ranch. The acquisition was the result of a
Laurence Reeves partnership with Mason County, the Squaxin Island Tribe and the state’s
Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Because of the incredible intact condition
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and strategic location of both of these properties, the acquisition and
protection of these two properties alone constitutes an unprecedented
Pene Speaks (President) contribution to the health of Oakland Bay and the southern Puget Sound
Cathy Wiggins (V.P.) region.
Bill Scheidt (Treasurer)
Mary Ann Firmin (Secretary) Jeanne Koenings of the WA Department of Ecology says, “We are always
Bonnie Bunning pleased to partner with Capitol Land Trust to protect important coastal
Diane Cooper wetlands in south Puget Sound. Acquiring Twin Rivers Ranch means that
Steve Hyer, Jr. we’re that much closer to ensuring Oakland Bay’s water quality remains high
John Konovsky
and that its shellfish are protected. No one entity can do this work alone, but
J. Paul Malmberg
having Capitol Land Trust as a partner makes this work a joy.”
Tom Terry
Michael Welter
Chris Wickham With this acquisition Capitol Land Trust is half way toward achieving its
strategic goal to conserve four of Oakland Bay’s largest remaining shoreline
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properties by 2013. And with the purchase of Twin Rivers Ranch, Capitol
Land Trust has now conserved more than thirteen miles of southern Puget
Mark Peternell Sound’s coastline.

Eric Erler is Capitol Land
Bean, Gentry, Wheeler & Trust’s Executive Director.
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Thank you to the following partners whose support made
the purchase of Twin Rivers Ranch possible:
Lisa Johnson The Rohde Family, WA Dept. of Ecology, US Fish and Wildlife Service,
WA Salmon Recovery Funding Board, WA Recreation and Conservation
Office, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Squaxin Island Tribe, The Trust for Public
Land, Margery Sayre, Mason Conservation District, Mason County, WSU
Masthead photograph courtesy of Thi Dang Cooperative Extension Office, ADESA Environmental Services LLC
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Habitat Restoration at Twin Rivers Ranch

Bonnie Liberty

By Kathryn Moore

Each time Capitol Land Trust acquires a property or concrete and other building debris. We will replant
accepts a conservation easement, our responsibili- these areas with more than 1,000 native trees and
ties are just beginning. For conservation shrubs. Already, the project has removed a
easements, Capitol Land Trust commits to monitor mobile home, two barns and a septic system lying
the property at least annually and to enforce the within 60 feet of Cranberry Creek. Capitol Land
terms of the conservation easement forever. For Trust and Mason Conservation District are currently
properties that we own, we commit to manage and preparing two sites along Deer Creek for new
steward the property, and to protect and restore, if native plants later this fall.
necessary, the conservation values of the property.
With the purchase of Twin Rivers Ranch, Capitol Keep an eye out for notices of work parties out at
Land Trust has accepted an exciting responsibility Twin Rivers Ranch for your opportunity to visit the
to restore the property’s diverse habitat. site and help restore this unique and breathtaking
wildlife preserve in Oakland Bay!

Although the majority of the landscape at Twin
Rivers Ranch provides healthy habitat for fish and Bull Barn Before Demolition
wildlife, some of the property needs more intensive
management to enhance its conservation values.
Twin Rivers Ranch was historically a working farm,
but for many years the agricultural activity has
been limited to periodic haying. Because of this
transition away from intensive farming, invasive
weeds such as reed canary grass, Himalayan
blackberry, scotch broom, and others have
managed to gain a foothold in areas, displacing

Kathryn Moore
native vegetation. Additionally, the Ranch contains
several agricultural and residential structures that
are no longer in use. With support from the WA
Department of Ecology’s Hussman Grant, the US
Fish and Wildlife Service, the EPA, the Squaxin
Bull Barn After Demolition
Island Tribe, the WA Conservation Corps, and the
Salmon Recovery Funding Board, Capitol Land
Trust and Mason Conservation District are
developing a restoration and management plan for
Twin Rivers Ranch.

The plan will address wetland restoration and

native plant reforestation, as well as low-impact
agricultural techniques. The plan will encourage the
use of haying and limited grazing as a means for
Guy Maguire

dealing with invasive weeds in the former

agricultural areas. Mason Conservation District has
already removed 218 cubic yards of weeds on the
property. Over the next six months Capitol Land
Trust and the District expect to remove additional
pockets of invasive plants, and several tons of
Kathryn Moore is a Project Manager for the WA State
Recreation and Conservation Office and Capitol Land Trust’s
former Conservation Projects Manager.
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Leave a Legacy for Conservation

Thank you to our many members who have already included Capitol Land Trust in their wills and estate
plans. Making a bequest is one of the simplest ways to leave a personal legacy that will last into
perpetuity. As part of a will, a charitable bequest specifies that a sum of money or percentage of an estate,
or a particular asset, be given to a named charitable organization upon the donor’s death. Retirement
plans are often considered the smartest assets to leave to charitable organizations. These assets are
unusual in that they are subject not only to estate tax, but to income tax when received by heirs. Both
taxes can be avoided when a qualified charitable organization such as Capitol Land Trust is named as the
beneficiary. For more details visit Capitol Land Trust’s website at www.capitollandtrust.org.

Is Capitol Land Trust already in your will? Please let us know so we can thank you in your lifetime.

Native Pigeons Thrive at Eld Inlet Preserve By Chris Maynard

During purchase arrangements for the newly

acquired property at the south end of Eld Inlet on Band-tailed Pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata
Mud Bay, Capitol Land Trust staff learned of an
unexpected bonus: mineral deposits that attract
Band-tailed Pigeons.

Doves and pigeons are names used interchangea-

bly. By name, when the Passenger Pigeon became
extinct, Band-tailed Pigeons became the only
pigeon native to the United States north of Florida.
Those familiar city birds, Rock Pigeons, are smaller
and hail originally from the cliffs of Europe and
North Africa. The Band-tailed Pigeons seem to
share this fondness of heights by perching in the
tops of the tallest trees. A white stripe on the back
of their neck and a banded tail provide good ways
to recognize our native pigeon. It also sports bright

Bill Walker
yellow feet.

Like Passenger Pigeons used to do, Band-tailed

Pigeons often gather in flocks, especially at mineral
springs where they eat the salts. This makes them
Band-tailed Pigeon tail feather showing
easy targets for shotgunners. Market hunting in the
early 1900s decimated their numbers, as did lax
the characteristic band.
game laws even up to the 1980s. Now hunting is
strictly limited, and completely prohibited at this
Capitol Land Trust preserve. But these birds aren’t
out of the woods yet.

These pigeons rely on mixed conifer forests with a

special fondness for fruits from cascara and
elderberry. A more recent threat is the reduction in
their forest habitat in the form of even stands of
Chris Maynard

single-species commercial fir forests.

So, it is not really surprising to find them on lands

managed by Capitol Land Trust. These complex
habitats attract and sustain communities of plants
and animals who find refuge from an increasingly
humanized landscape.

Chris Maynard works for the WA Department of
Ecology’s Water Resource Program, is a photographer,
and has a passion for the natural world.
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Calendars & Note Cards Available Now!

Throughout 2009 and the early parts of
2010, Olympia Camera Club members
roamed Capitol Land Trust conserved
properties, capturing some amazing
images of our lovely corner of the world.
The result is a beautiful 2011 calendar
and two boxed sets of note cards.
Images range from farmland to forest to
shoreline — all conserved landscapes
thanks to your generous support!

Supplies are limited, order yours today!

CALENDARS:
12 x 12, full color calendars are only $12 each.

NOTE CARDS: Special thanks to the

4.25 x 5.5, full color set of eight different images are only $15 following photographers:
per box. There are two separate boxes of eight different note Allynn Balch, Julie Bennett
cards for a total of sixteen different cards. Teresa Gypin, Rich Kalman
Wes Kirkpatrick, Bonnie Liberty
Terry Liberty, Greg Mennegar
Ann Rockway, Kay Schultz
Stacie Singleton, John West

Thanks also go to Jennifer Santoyo for

her original calendar design, as well as
star volunteers Donna Buxton, Barbara
Morson and Tom & Priscilla Terry for
making the project happen!

ORDER FORM
Ship to:
Name: Method of Payment:  Check  Credit Card
Address:  Cash (in person only)

City: State: Zip:  I will pick mine up!

Credit Card Information: Item Price Quantity Total

Name on Card:
2011 Calendar $12 $
Billing Address:
Box of $15 $
City: State: Zip: Note cards

Account #: Shipping $2.50 per Total $

calendar enclosed:
$1.50 per
Exp. Date: / note card box

Signature:

Clip and mail with your payment to: Capitol Land Trust, 209 Fourth Ave E, #205, Olympia, WA 98501
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Summer Gala Breaks Fundraising Record!

Capitol Land Trust’s tenth annual Summer Gala was held Saturday August 14th at Helsing Junction Farm.
Folks from throughout the region gathered just outside Rochester to help us celebrate conservation in
southwest Washington and raise critical funds for Capitol Land Trust’s work. This year’s Gala was our
most successful fundraising event to date! Perhaps it was the beautiful setting; perhaps it was the
amazing local food and drink; or perhaps the people around here are simply incredibly generous and care
deeply about the future of our community. Whatever your reasons are for supporting the conservation of
southwest Washington’s essential natural areas and working lands, we thank you!

Special guest speaker

We are grateful for the incredible Dr. John Marzluff
diversity of items and services
donated by the following
businesses and individuals:

Appetizers Courtesy of:

Black Sheep Creamery
Blue Heron Bakery
Costco
Auction chair Heather Walker and
Estrella Family Creamery
a Tony Angell lithograph.
Helsing Junction Farm
Ramblin' Jack's Xinh Dwelley’s amazing gourmet clams.
San Francisco Street Bakery
Steamboat Island Goat Farm

Drinks Courtesy of:

Acqua Via Restaurant
Batdorf & Bronson
Fish Brewing
Fred Meyer
Gordon Dairy
L & E Bottling
Enjoying all the fresh
Lenny Young
McCrea Cellars
local foods on the appetizer table.
Walter Dacon Wines Even the
Waterstreet Bar & Café neighboring
cows wanted to
Dinner Courtesy of: join the party.
Xinh Dwelley
Helsing Junction Farm
Squaxin Island Tribe
Taylor Shellfish

Dessert Courtesy of:

Penny Black
Olympic Mountain Ice Cream
Spooner Farms
Wagner's Bakery

Decorations Courtesy of:

Capitol Florist Additional Donors:
Celebrations The Fireside Bookstore
Amy Hatch-Winecka Music 6000
Helsing Junction Farm South Bay Press
Simply Life Farm Tom & Priscilla Terry
Karin Strelioff Mimi Williams

All photographs by Bonnie & Terry Liberty

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Capitol Land Trust Summer Gala 2010 Income: $ 71,319

board member
Diane Cooper. Summer Gala 2010 Expenses: $ 10,094
Net: $ 61,225

Volunteer Carolyn McIntrye

talks with Margery Sayre.

Capitol Land Trust

Executive Director
Eric Erler.

Volunteers Karin Strelioff & Amy

Hatch-Winecka take a much de-
d served break.

Our youngest guest,

Jonah Sanford.

Thank you sponsors!

Your generosity makes the Gala possible:

Ocho Pies entertaining guests.

Guests are
captivated by
Dr. Marzluff’s
tales of crows
and ravens.
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Thank you to our supporters! We are grateful to the following individuals and businesses whose

$5,000 and above Janet McLane & Dorothy Gist Sandra & Fred Romero
Bruce Rouillard Jamie & Becca Glasgow Jeff Rudeen &
The Alpine Experience
Mark & Candace Jewel & Christine Goddard Shelley Kirk-Rudeen
Anonymous Messinger Barbara Gooding Douglas & Lillian Ryan
Ralph & Karen Munro Judith & Richard Greer Jim & Jean Schafer
$2,500 - $4,999 Arden Olson Marlene Groening & John & Anna Scherer
Margery Sayre Dave & Maria Peeler Jim Kainber Vince Schueler &
Shane & Janet Peterson Erica Guttman & Chris Chapman
Cleve & Marty Pinnix Michael Melton Norma Schuiteman
$1,000 - $2,499 Velma Rogers Dan & Judy Guy Cheryl Sebaska
Deskoba, Inc. Mike Ryherd Gene & Karen Hall Jack & Jean Sisco
Ken Guza & Mary Skelton & June Hansen Sandia Slaby &
Diana Larsen-Mills Paul Meury Joann Harper Stan Butler
Connie Harrington & Skip & Gloria Strait David Hays & Ann Potter Diana Smith
Bill Carlson Karin Strelioff & Bobbi Hickox & Bob Briggs R. Peggy Smith
Henry Hollweger Andy Anderson Linda & David Hoffman Stormans, Inc
Moore Trees, Inc. Joe & Chris Townley Tom & Lynne Holz Chuck & Dorothy Turley
Sally Vogel George & Lou Anne Houck Karen Valenzuela
Olympia Federal
Chris Wickham & Steve & Beth Hyer Ms. Vanschravendijk
Savings Stephanie Claire Tom & Marge Juelson Jeff Weeks
Bob & Jo Ann Scott Cynthia Wilson & Linda Kahan Michael & Lynn Welter
William Graeber Heather & Leo Kapust Shelby Wilson
$500 - $999 John Woodring Eilleen Keller & Fritz Wolff & Mary McCann
Janet Anderson Gary & Sandra Stephen Baker Bonnie Wood
Penny Black & Worthington Judy & Martin Kimeldorf
Rich Boyesen Linda Kunze & $50 - $99
Connie Christy $100 - $249 Gordon White
Doug Allen &
Mary Ann Firmin Joe & Kathy La Tourrette
Ruth Abad Jocelyn Lyman
Timothy Gregg Joanne LaBranche
George & Brenda Ackley Carol & John Ames
Joy & Bill Justis David Lazar & Ann Evans
William Aldridge Dick & Judi Anderson
Kathy Leitch & John & Linda Lentz
Anonymous Jon Bennett
Robert Delaney Bill Lepman &
Anne Appleby Thera Black
Paddy & Edward O'Brien Verena Zellar
Tom Badger & Susan & Jeff Bowe
Olympia Food Co-op Karen Lichtenstein &
Wendy Gerstel Patt Brady & Fred Fiedler
Bill Scheidt & Kaye V. Ladd
Bean, Gentry, Wheeler & Bonnie & Paul Bunning
Melody Mayer Mary Linders &
Peternell Donna Buxton
David Schoen & Peter Plimpton
Andrew & Shirley Beelik Ken & Katie Cameron
Irina Makarow Donn & Marnie
Maggie Bell-McKinnon & Angela Campbell &
Scottrade Livingstone
John McKinnon Douglas Tuman
Sterling Savings Bank Stan & Hazel Loer
Ann Berry Cecilia Clynch
Gerald Suzawith & Mary Longrie
Janine Bogar & Barbara & Tom Cook
Kristin Blalack Steve Lundin &
Robert Payne Carol Cushing
Quita & Joe Terrell Linda Bondurant
Scott Breidenbach Don & Cherie Davidson
Tom & Priscilla Terry Jim & Denise Lynch
Betty Brinkman Sue & John Davis
Cynthia Walker & Marta McClure
George & Marcia Brown Doug & Merrilee DeForest
Larry Seale Steve & Linda McCormick
Nathan Brown & Steve & Carmen
Worth Law Group Chris & Debbie Meehan
Diana Moore Desimone
Charlene & Tom Wynne Joy Michaud
Ann Butler & Elizabeth Drake
Bonnie & Ken Morimoto
Paula Connelley Dee & Gene Eckhardt
Patrick Morin
$250 - $499 Warren Carlson &
Carrol Morris
John & Marilyn Erickson
Judy & Warren Arnold Pat Gallagher-Carlson Evergreen Rowing
Barbara Morson &
Walter & Linda Briggs Carpenter Drilling Co. Marianne Finrow
Bill Stoner
Tim & Nora Burke Dan & Darci Coyne Alison & Martin Fisher
Virginia Mouw
Chelsea Farms Bill Dewey Jeff & Stacy Fisher
Michael Moy
The Fireside Bookstore Larry Eickstaedt & Mark Fleming &
Anne & Dudley Panchot
Gregory Grimstad Joan Lynch Maggie Reardon
Mark & Jessica Peternell
Dirk & Dixie Havlak Tom & Suzanne Fell Joe Ford & Mary Wilkinson
Ginger Phalen & Jeff Chan
Norman Johnson Janet Franks Russ Fox & Carolyn Dobbs
Donovan & Meredith
John Konovsky & Kaylin Furry Holly & Jim Gadbaw
Rafferty
Don Martin Rich Gailey & Sam & Christine Garst
Tim & Melanie Ransom
Sharon & David Love Laurie Rogers Tamilee Griffin
Peter Reid & Barbara Ogle
J. Paul & Robyn Malmberg Rex Garrett Andy Haub
Elizabeth Rodrick
Colleen & Patrick Gillespie Dick & Betty Hauser
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contributions were received between June 2 and November 1, 2010:

Jack & Susan Havens Pene & Jim Speaks Chuck Howe Lenny Young
Peter Heide Lee Stacie Joe Hyer
Whittier Johnson
John Henrikson Wendy Sternshein
Sonja Johnston
In-
In-Kind Contributors
Pamela Hetland Malcolm Stilson Acqua Via Restaurant
Carla Jonientz
Richard & Kayana Janet Swanson John Keates Tony Angell
Hoagland Pete & Ginny Taylor Kimberly Kelley Anthony's Restaurants
Tom Honan & Polly Taylor Sandy Kerr Art House Designs
Nancy Pringle Steve Tilley & Anne Kirske Bagel Brothers
Barbara Kuenstler Bark & Garden Center
Carol Horner Christine Parke
Nathan Lubliner Batdorf & Bronson
Elsi Hulsey Preston & Mary Lee Troy Jeau Bishop
Jean Iverson Lauri Vigue Bruce Lund & Nancy Pritchett
Dana & Alan Lynn Penny Black
David & Nancy Jamison Gary & Diane Walker Black Sheep Creamery
William Lysak
Karen Janowitz & Robert Walker Anand Maliakal Kristin Blalack &
Craig McLaughlin Keitlyn Watson Linda Martin Gerald Suzawith
Nicki Johnson Nikki & Ed Weber Pat McLachlan Blue Heron Bakery
Eve Johnson Ross & Cathy Wiggins Sam Merrill Capitol Florist
Patricia Kay Dorothy Wilke & Cheryl Metcalf Carpenter Drilling
Sam & Jennifer Meyer Celebrations
Steve & Terry Kelso Mike Wills
Leslie Morris Costco
Dave Kirk Wayne Williams & Xinh Dwelley
Scott Morrison
Rob Kirkwood & Melanie Stewart Estrella Family Creamery
Peter Moulton
Valerie Hammett Robin Williams Gretchen Nicholas Evergreen Rowing
Kathy Knight Jim & Shirley Wilson Joanne Nichols Falls Terrance Restaurant
Kristi Knudsen Lance Winecka & Justina Novak Fertile Ground
Jeanne Koenings & Amy Hatch-Winecka Joyce Ogden Guesthouse
Daniel Silver Carrie Wolfe Marianne Ozmun Fish Brewing
Heath Packard Fred Meyer
Del & Jennifer Larson Mark & Linda Woytowich
Stetson & Linda Palmer Gordon Dairy
Dan & Dottie Lehuta Barbara & Dick Yunker June Hansen
Jerry Parker
Terry & Bonnie Liberty Gary & Susan Zandell Harlequin Productions
Joclayre Peters
Marijo Loftis Michele Zukerberg Jon Peterson Amy Hatch-Winecka
Barbara MacGregor Christina Peterson Dixie Havlak
Helsing Junction Farm
Bernadene Main $1 - $49 John Pool
HoneyBaked Ham
Susan & Robert Markey Rick Bacon Jerry & Carrol Probst
Gregory Provenzano & Hoodsport Winery
Tom McDonald & Mark & Kathy Bauer
Karen Pyle Bob Jacobs
Anne Hirsch Ann & Nigel Blakley L & E Bottling
Patrick McHale Bryson Bristol Darin Rice
Martha Rosemeyer & Ross Matteson
Judy & Steve Metcalf Peggy Bruton-Edwards & McCrea Cellars
David Edwards Mario Gadea-Rivas
Dick & Pat Miller Terry Rudeen Carolyn McIntryre
Patti & Victor Moore Martin Casey & Brian Cole McMenamins
Alan Chickering Catherine Rudolph
Elizabeth Morrison & Deborah Ruggles Rinee Merritt
Rebecca Christie Patti Moore
Geoff Crooks Joe & Aimee Christy Angela & Tomas Ruiz
Karl Ruppert Moore Trees
Rachel & Bill Newmann Diane & Rick Cooper
Sandra Salisbury Music 6000
Greg Nordlund Keith Cotton Old Town Bicycle
Kathleen O'Connor Clydia Cuykendall Anna Schlecht
Joseph Shorin Olympia Area Rowing
Tom Oliva Lauren Danner Olympia Film Society
Llyn de Danaan Suzanne Simons
Marianne & Ken Partlow June Simpson Olympia Frame Makers
Marilou Powers Ashley DeMoss & John Daly Olympic Mountain Ice
Carole Dickerson Lois Smith
Pamela Quinn Greg Sorlie & Cream
Emmett Dobey Olympus Women's Day Spa
Randy & Chris Rahn Bob Duffy & Gale Blomstrom
Shelley Spalding Orca Books
Jim & Carol Rainwood Katherine Randall-Duffy
Ed Stanley Josie Preston
Marv & Mary Lynne Reiner Susie Ann Engelstad Ramblin' Jack's
June & Truxton Ringe Frank & Jacklyn Feeley Tim Sweeney &
Kim Henderson San Francisco Street
Judy & Don Rogers Jody Ferguson Bakery
Lori & John Flemm Kristin Swenddal &
Leslie & Henry Romer Rich Nafziger David Schoen
Jacky Rudeen Karen Fraser Simply Life Farm
Mary Frye Susan Tenkhoff
Richard & Diane Russell Theodore Thomas SoundBody Fitness
Rosalie Gittings South Bay Press
Meri Russell Norma Green Carol Thompson
Chris & John Sabo Sally Toteff Spooner Farms
Janice Greenfield Squaxin Island Tribe
Emily & Dave Sanford Eleanor Grimstad Jeanette Turner
Richard Van Wagenen Steamboat Island Goat Farm
Vincent Schwent Sue Gunn Karin Strelioff
Simona Hancock Jeff Weathersby
Mary & Steve Shinn Taylor Shellfish
Jerry Handfield Ann Welz
Ilene Silver & Cynthia Worth Tom & Priscilla Terry
Frank Nelson Jim & Carolyn Harmon Thai Garden Restaurant
Cheryl & David Heywood Marcella & Richard Yates
Allen & Carol Smith Josephine Young The Fireside Bookstore
Woody Hill
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The Painted Plate

The Yoga Loft
Steve Hyer, Jr.
Bill Justis
David Schoen
Kathryn Scott
Memorial Gifts
Trader Joe's Joy Justis Cheryl Sebaska In Memory of
Sally Vogel John Keates Kim Sebaska
WA Center for the Jeanne Koenings Jack Sisco
Helen Lanning
Performing Arts John Konovsky Sandia Slaby Therese Swanson
Wagner's Bakery Kathy Leitch Shelley Spalding
In Memory of
Walter Dacon Wines Bonnie Liberty Pene Speaks
Waterstreet Bar & Café Terry Liberty Ed Stanley Susan Merrill
Beth Whitney Ed Laclergue Kathy Strauss Robert & Nancy Houck
Mimi Williams Jane Laclergue Karin Strelioff Therese Swanson
Joan Winden Diana Larsen-Mills Don Sturdevant
Lenny Young Marijo Loftis Gerald Suzawith In Memory of
Mary Longrie Priscilla Terry Al Mix
Anand Maikal Tom Terry
Volunteers Irina Makarow Carol Thompson
Patrick Morin
Ruth Abad Paul Malmberg Hillary Tregillus In Memory of
Janet Anderson Candi May Susan Ujcic
Jeannette Barreca Carolyn McIntrye Angie Van Camp Dorathy Moreno
Jon Bennett Jeff Morris Anne Van Sweringen Bob & Bonnie Jacobs
Penny Black Barbara Morson Sally Vogel
Thera Black Cynthia Walker In Memory of
Peter Moulton
Kristin Blalack Mike Moy Heather Walker David Skelton
Rich Boyesen Tom Oliva Michael Welter Paulette Edgbert
Bob Briggs Arden Olson John West Mark & Linda Fischer
Donna Buxton Mechelle Peterson Cathy Wiggins Donald Garner
Diane Cooper Cleve Pinnix Ross Wiggins Richard & Joy Garner
John Daly Teresa Rangel Mary Wilkinson Jack & Dorothy Garner
Sue Danver Peter Reid Ward Willits Thomas Gray
Cherie Davidson Josh Riggins Gary Worthington Steve Lundin & Linda
Don Davidson Catherine Rudolph Sandra Worthington Bondurant
Derek De Vries Diane Russell Bill Yake Dave & Joanne Schuett-Hames
Ashley DeMoss Dick Russell Lenny Young Mary Skelton & Paul Meury
Emmett Dobey Meri Russell Gary Zandell John & Dolores Skelton
Xinh Dwelley Anna Salafsky
Alison Fisher Bill Scheidt
Mary Ann Firmin
Joe Ford
Alex Frix Thank you to the generous state employees giving
Dorothy Gist through the Combined Fund Drive.
Jay Gordon
Marlene Groening If you are a current or retired state employee,
Caitlin Guthrie please consider giving through the CFD: an
Brian Hall
Amy Hatch-Winecka easy, convenient, and secure way to support
Rob Healy conservation in your community.
Bobbi Hickox
Capitol Land Trust CFD #314950

Farewell to Kathryn Moore

Our Conservation Projects Manager of four years, Kat Moore, is leaving us
for a position with the Washington State Recreation and Conservation
Office. We thank her for all her efforts and will greatly miss her!

“I’ve really enjoyed working at Capitol Land Trust; it’s been a wonderful
experience. I will miss working with my coworkers and colleagues, who
have become great friends and not just professional contacts. I think one
of the things I’ll miss the most about working at the Land Trust is working
with landowners and volunteers who are so committed to conservation.
During the process of working on a conservation easement or acquisition
you really get to know each landowner, their land and their conservation
ethic. I will miss that day-to-day contact with landowners and spending
time out in beautiful places. Thanks so much to everyone who made me
feel welcomed and appreciated, I hope our paths cross in the future!”

Susan Parish
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Capitol Land Trust Welcomes Guy Maguire

Erin Caldwell

Please join Capitol Land Trust in welcoming our

new AmeriCorps Stewardship Coordinator Guy
Maguire! Guy hails from right here in Olympia
where he’s spent the last five years getting his
undergraduate degree from Evergreen then
working for the Native Plant Salvage Project.
Guy is originally from Portland, OR where he
grew up playing in the wonderful forest behind
his parents’ house… which is now covered in ivy,
an occurrence which motivated him to pursue
botany and restoration ecology in college. Guy
practices Aikido in downtown Olympia, is an
avid Blazers fan, and almost never wears
matching socks (ask him why sometime). You
may have seen him pedaling around town on his
eye-catching recumbent bike. Guy says he
“feels very fortunate to be a part of the Capitol
Land Trust team” and he looks forward to a
great year.

You can reach Guy at (360) 943-3012,

guym@capitollandtrust.org.

Bonnie Liberty

Upcoming Habitat Restoration Work Parties

Join Capitol Land Trust as we pull up weeds, plant trees and spread mulch at various restoration sites
around the South Sound this fall and winter. To sign-up for any of the dates below and get directions,
contact Guy Maguire at guym@capitollandtrust.org, (360) 943-3012.

WHAT DATE TIME WHERE

Replanting native trees, Harper Property, near the
Friday
shrubs, ferns and emergents 1:00 to 5:00 PM intersection of Kaiser Rd. &
Nov. 19, 2010
as well as spreading mulch. Evergreen Parkway, Olympia.

Replanting native trees, Harper Property, near the

Wednesday
shrubs, ferns and emergents 1:00 to 5:00 PM intersection of Kaiser Rd. &
Dec. 15, 2010
as well as spreading mulch. Evergreen Parkway, Olympia.

Planting native plants and in-

Saturday Randall Preserve, 4937 Mud
vasive weed removal with Peo- 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Dec. 18, 2010 Bay Rd. NW, Olympia
ple for Puget Sound
 Nonprofit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit #371
Olympia, WA

209 Fourth Ave. E, #205

Olympia, WA 98501

Address Service Requested

Bonnie Liberty

SAVE the DATE

Sixth Annual Conservation Breakfast
Tuesday February 15, 2011
7:00 - 8:30 AM
The Worthington Center
Lacey, Washington
Keynote Speaker: David Batker

Each year Capitol Land Trust hosts an early morning breakfast to celebrate Sponsored by:
conservation leaders from throughout southwest Washington and raise vital funds Green Diamond
for our work. Please join us this coming February as we honor community
members who have shown exceptional dedication and leadership in preserving our Resource Company
region’s essential natural areas and working lands. Sponsorships still available.

Our keynote speaker will be David Batker, chief economist and executive director of Earth Economics, and lead
author of the report, “Valuing the Puget Sound Basin: Revealing Our Best Investments.” This report looks at the
economic value placed on the ecosystems that our region relies upon.

Last year’s Breakfast was a packed house. This year we are moving the event to the gym at the Worthington
Center. Help us make this Breakfast our most successful yet by registering now, agreeing to be a volunteer or a
table captain! Contact Kathleen for more details or to register at (360) 943-3012, kathleen@capitollandtrust.org.