a bountiful harvest - Saratoga PLAN

S A R A T O G A P L A N 2 0 1 5 A N N U A L R E P O R T

a bountiful harvest

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

John Munter, Sr., Chair Jaclyn Hakes, Vice-Chair Karl Newton, Treasurer Will Orthwein, Secretary Jay Arnold John L. Barone, Esq.Jennifer Hunt DempseyChip EllmsFil Fina IIIRichard HigginsTim JaquesJane MastaitisKatharine Petronis Alain Polynice

Jim Sevinsky E M E R I T U S B O A R D Tim Barnett Peter R. Brooks John Colley Barbara L. Glaser Lisa Nagle Brad Oswald Ray Seymour

Julia A. Stokes

A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L Barbara FaraoneJoe GrassoCharles HanehanScott Miller

Libby Smith-Holmes

S T A F F

Maria Trabka, Executive Director Trisha Foster, Operations Director Emily Oswald, Community Relations Coordinator Devin Rigolino, Stewardship Coordinator

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

2015 will be a difficult year to top because it has taken a decade of greasing gears, tuning the tractor, and cultivating the community for the seeds to ripen for this year’s conservation harvest. Our efforts were joined with those of landowners, local municipalities, businesses, other nonprofit organizations, county government, and volunteers. Together we filled the silo with an additional 1,471 acres of land, one new public nature preserve, and two new trails for the well-being of current and future generations.

Through PLAN’s long-term dedication to community conservation, 2015’s harvest included:

T H E O P E N I N G O F T H E R O U N D L A K E P R E S E R V E , T H E S A R A T O G A S I E G E T R A I L , A N D T H E

S P R U C E M O U N T A I N T R A I L A N D F I R E T O W E R

T H E C O N S E R V A T I O N O F T H E W M . H . B U C K L E Y F A R M , T H E C O C O Z Z O F A R M , T H E A N C H O R - D I A M O N D P A R K A T T H E H A W K W O O D

E S T A T E , A N D T H E H A I Z L I P F A M I LY T R U S T P R O P E R T Y

T H E A D D I T I O N O F L A N D F O R C H A M P L A I N C A N A L W A Y T R A I L C O N N E C T I O N S

T H E E X P A N S I O N O F M O R E A U L A K E S T A T E P A R K T H R O U G H T H E T R A N S F E R O F F O R M E R M C G R E G O R P R I S O N L A N D S T O T H E

O F F I C E O F P A R K S , R E C R E A T I O N A N D H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N

As a Board of Directors, we are humbled and thrilled to be leading this dynamic organiza-tion to build a vibrant community for current and future generations; a community full of healthy and sustainable natural resources and long-term economic well-being for the highest quality of life. It is with your support that we’re able to achieve this, support that I know we can count on for even greater successes in 2016. —j o h n m u n t e r , c h a i r

“We’ve had a great response from the community. t h e y f o u g h t h a r d t o

m a k e s u r e t h i s f a r m d i d n’t g e t d e v e l o p e d. s a r a t o g a p l a n i s a h u g e p a r t n e r.. .

a n d t h e i r r o l e i n t h e p r o c e s s t o k e e p t h e s e f a r m s a s

f a r m s i s v i t a l. They do what the average farmer can’t do, which is to put the

whole plan together to preserve farms. . . t h e y h e l p t h e f a r m e r s s e l l t h e i r f a r m’s

d e v e l o p m e n t r i g h t s, e n a b l i n g f a r m b u s i n e s s e s t o u s e t h a t

c a p i t a l t o r e i n v e s t i n t h e f a r m.”— Mark Sacco, Owner of Wm. H. Buckley Farm

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The Wm. H. Buckley Farm, owned by the Saccos, is a dynamic emerging business on Route 50 in the Town of Ballston overlooking Ballston Lake. The farm raises beef, heritage pigs, chickens, eggs, and turkeys. The public is welcomed onto the farm where they can see firsthand the animals and fields, meet their farmers, purchase items from the butcher shop, and enjoy breakfast or lunch in the café. They can even schedule a “farm stay” in the restored farmhouses or a wedding in a large barn. The former Cappiello and Lakeridge dairy farms have re-emerged as the cherished places in the hearts of the community.

As a result of their efforts, the community is assured that these beautiful views and 252 acres of productive soils will always be there to feed them. A major grant from NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, combined with a “bargain sale” donation by the Saccos, funded this transaction.

Right across Route 50, the Town

of Ballston inherited 246 acres of woodlands. The Taylor family has placed a conservation easement on the land, which will be held and enforced by Saratoga PLAN, while selling the property formerly known as Hawkwood to the Frank

W. Schidzick, Jr. Trust, which has donated the land to the Town of Ballston as a “forever wild” preserve for the public.

On the other side of the county, in the Town of Stillwater, Joe and Amanda Cocozzo completed conser-vation of their farmland bordering the Saratoga National Historical Park. They added 264 acres to the 70 acres they had previously protected in 2012. Welcome Stock Dairy Farm and Koval Family Dairy Farm utilize the Cocozzo fields which overlook the Hudson River and the hills to the east. As part of their project, the Cocozzos also donated a strip of land

In March, PLAN shared the exciting news that we had reached an agreement with the Pitney family to purchase their scenic 166-acre farm and, in partnership with the City of Saratoga Springs, ensuring their land would remain an agricultural asset for our community for generations to come. The Community Farm at Pitney Meadows presents a unique opportunity to connect the people of Saratoga County with the land that sustains us. We envision an agricultural hub that will provide local residents access to fresh produce and opportunities to enjoy the land through community gardening and educa-tional programs, while simultaneously supporting critical small-scale and regional agri-business in a variety of ways. Follow the Community Farm at Pitney Meadows on Facebook for more about this exciting project!

planting seeds P L A N N I N G T O D A Y

F O R L I F E T O M O R R O W

Saratoga PLAN is honored to have

been given the opportunity to help

Mark and Beth Sacco, Joe and

Amanda Cocozzo, Claire Haizlip and

family, New York State Corrections

and Parks departments, and the

Schidzick Trust, Town of Ballston,

and Taylor family with accomplishing

their conservation goals this year,

resulting in the permanent conser-

vation of 1,471 acres of Saratoga

County’s best land.

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along their eastern boundary to the Town of Stillwater. This property lies between the Battlefield and former Champlain Canalway lands owned by Saratoga PLAN. This land pro-vides a critical link for the (eventual) 71-mile long Champlain Canalway Trail that will extend between Waterford and Whitehall. Neighbor Claire Haizlip and family joined in the effort, conveying a portion of their land to the town, too, creating a better route for the trail along a steep streambank. Many part-ners worked together to make this multi-faceted project come together: NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, Open Space Institute, Town of Stillwater, National Park Service, Champlain Canalway Trail Working Group, Saratoga County Planning

Department, the Haizlip family, and the Cocozzo family. We appreciate every single person who played a role in this farm and trail project.

Saratoga County received a tremen-dous gift in its northern reaches when New York State made the decision to transfer 709 acres of the 1,600 acres shuttered McGregor Pris-on property to the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation as an addition to Moreau Lake State Park. Saratoga PLAN, NY Audubon, Open Space Institute, and local and state officials banded together to encourage the Governor’s office and the four state agencies involved to transfer the land to the park. The property, located in the Palmertown Range Conservation Area, includes

the Grant’s Cottage Historic site and Lake Bonita and is a critical link for the trail planned from Moreau to Saratoga Springs.

The tremendous conservation accomplishments of 2015 are a testament to the conservation efforts that Saratoga PLAN and its part-ners have invested in over the past several years. Critical to these accomplishments have been the community relationships that PLAN maintains, the expertise of staff and Board and volunteers, the generosi-ty of PLAN supporters, and the leadership of town, county, and state representatives. Saratoga PLAN is grateful for these relation-ships, for the community support we receive, and for the many wonderful

landscape features of Saratoga County worthy of conservation. The seeds for the harvest of 2015 were planted many years ago and tenderly cultivated as they blossomed and ripened for the harvest.


“IT’S LIKE THE SEED PUT IN THE SOIL—THE MORE ONE SOWS, THE GREATER THE HARVEST.” O R I S O N S W E T T M A R D E N

from heart to harvestS E E D S O F P A S S I O N Y I E L D

N E W G R O W T H

It starts with a rather big decision;

should this land be protected?

From this beginning comes a lasting commitment. When Saratoga PLAN acquires a new property or easement, we are making a promise that this

land will remain conserved for-ever. This is what stewardship is all about. So what does it take to conserve the land that sustains us? It takes a PLAN.

Each and every conservation proj-ect begins with an idea, and from this small seed, roots spread, a plan grows, and work begins. Just as the apple tree takes many years to mature, so do our trails and preserves. We are proud to say that after many years of hard work and investment, we successfully opened three new preserves & trails to the public in 2015.

Round Lake Preserve. After nearly a decade of planning, Saratoga PLAN and the Town of Malta opened the Round Lake Preserve, located on Route 67 in Malta, this past September. This land, burst-ing with a diverse ecosystem of wetlands and farm fields, has been drawing people for thousands of years. It is our hope that this new preserve will continue to draw people to this site, to fish and paddle, to view wildlife and study the natural world, and to get lost in the beauty that this special place still offers us, now more than 6,000 years after its first discovery.

Saratoga Siege Trail. The completion of this historic trail is another example of how community improve- ment projects such as trail building don’t happen overnight and take persistent support and effort.Saratoga PLAN brings different groups together for community proj-ects, and we are proud to have been able to hold the role of facilitator for this project. Support for the creation of this trail came in many forms from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charita-ble Trust, the American Battlefield Protection Program, the Bender Family Foundation, Brookfield Power, the Community Foundation

S P R U C E M O U N T A I N T R A I L

4 Partners, 8 years

of planning, ½ mile

historic trail, 9 funding

sources, 238 years of

history honored.

S A R A T O G A S E I G E T R A I LR O U N D L A K E P R E S E R V E

2 Partners,

9 years of planning,

90 acres of protected land,

¼ mile boardwalk

and launch.

4 Partners, 12 years of

planning, 1.2 mile trail,

360° views.


for the Greater Capital Region, Greenman-Pederson, Inc., NYSO-PRHP, Saratoga National Historical Park, Siena College, Saratoga County, the Town of Saratoga, the Village of Victory, and the RBC Foundation. It is our hope that the new Saratoga Siege Trail will draw and educate visitors for years to come.

Spruce Mountain Trail. We are thrilled to report that this past October the Spruce Mountain Trail and its fire tower were officially reopened to the public thanks to the hard work and dedication of many partners over many years. This ~1.2 mile trail crosses properties owned by NYS, Saratoga PLAN, and Lyme Timber. PLAN acquired its 100 acre tract in 2004 because we knew back then that the property was going to be a critical piece of the puzzle in maintaining public access up the mountain. The views of the county from atop this fire tower just can’t be beat, so for PLAN this project was especially significant; it was more than just about opening land up to the public, it was also an opportunity to save one of the only places where people can see the greater landscape and take in just how beautiful and special our county truly is. We want to thank everyone at NYS, the Adirondack Mountain

Club, the Friends of Spruce Mountain group, Saratoga County, Lyme Timber, and countless other supporters who helped work on this rewarding project!

stacking woodS E C U R I N G P R O V I S I O N S

F O R T H E L O N G - H A U L

This past year Saratoga PLAN

was awarded a multi-year grant of

$125,000 for the stewardship of conserved lands within the Galway Central School District from the Dockstader Charitable Trust. The Galway Central School District covers a large portion of Saratoga County, and includes 41% of PLAN’s protected lands. This support will be critical in ensuring that Saratoga PLAN has the proper resources to care for our conserved lands in perpetuity. We are humbled by the trust’s generosity and belief in our work and credibility, and proud to have a mission that benefits the greater Galway community and all Saratoga County communities.

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Y O U R N E I G H B O R D O W N T H E R O A D

Each year, PLAN’s preserves see

several improvements thanks to

donations of time, energy, and

resources from local community

groups and volunteers:

Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161 and Wilton Cub Scout Pack #16 partnered on a project to build and install bat houses and two large kiosks at the Hennig Preserve in the Town of Providence.

Girl Scout Troop #3086 cleared trails at the Coldbrook Preserve in Northumberland.

Eagle Scout candidate Jake Hurtt from Ballston Spa Troop #2 built walkways, filled in wet areas on trails, and repaired a wildlife blind at the Galway Nature Preserve in the Town of Galway.

Eagle Scout candidate Tyler Gileski from Galway Troop #4005 planned, built, and installed information boxes at each of our public preserves. These boxes contain maps, letterbox clues, nature preserve passports, newsletters, and brochures.

A big ‘thank you’ to the many groups

& individuals that help us “farm the

fields and forage the forests.”

Seasons come,

and seasons go, but with

each passing year PLAN

remains prudent in its

responsibilities as a land

trust and community

partner.


fruitful abundanceH A R N E S S I N G C O M M U N I T Y

C O N S E R V A T I O N

2015 was a banner year for Saratoga

PLAN. We completed many projects that have been in the works for years and took on bigger initiatives than ever. As we harvest the bounty and fill the barn and root cellar, the cleared fields beckon us to prepare for next year’s plantings. We plan to keep the momentum going in the coming year, while recognizing the added stewardship, communications and fundraising capacity neces-sary to tackle bigger projects and to responsibly care for our growing portfolio of lands and easements.

Farmland. Engaging the community to help us envision a future for the Community Farm at Pitney Meadows will be a top priority in 2016. Working with partner nonprofit The Saratoga

Institute, we will formulate a program for the 166-acre farm that serves the agricultural and educational needs of the region while honoring the land and crafting a viable business plan for the farm that will support its educational programs.

With the restoration of state and county funding for farmland con-servation, more landowners are seeking our assistance in conserv-ing their fertile fields and working lands. Aging farmers are requesting retirement and estate planning assistance. New farmers are seeking experience and access to afford-able land. We will be addressing these community needs related to farmland conservation and own-er transitions through individual consultations, workshops, funding applications and management of easement transactions, publications, surveys, farmland matching service, partnerships, and designing trans-fer of development rights programs in the towns of Stillwater and Ballston. The additional capacity to supply these services is possible due to the support of the Hudson Valley Farmlink Network, coordinated by the American Farmland Trust with primary funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Trust.

Planning the Feast of the Fields, stewardship of preserves, trail planning and building, videography, photography, writing, leading outdoor programs, and serving as an ambassador are some of the countless ways people assist PLAN with conserving the landscape and natural resources of Saratoga County. Over the course of the year, Saratoga PLAN’s dedicated and diverse Board of Directors will be leading a strategic decision- making process, looking down the road toward the years ahead and gathering the best ideas our community has for maintaining the exceptional quality of life we enjoy for generations to come.

Citizen Bio-science. PLAN is launch-ing a series of biological surveys to learn more about the Palmer-town Range Conservation Area, a geographic priority in northern Saratoga County. Ornithologists, botanists, herpetologists, and ecologists will be training and leading interested citizens in canvassing the former McGregor Prison lands which NYS recently transferred to Moreau Lake State Park and in our own preserves, the fun, educational treasure hunts are being upgraded with preserve passports and t-shirt prizes (for kids of all ages).

Trails. As more trails are built and linked together, we are working to keep up with all the advances and publish a new trails map, including boat launches and blue trails this time. We will continue working on segments of the Champlain Canalway Trail, Palmertown Trail, Saratoga Green-belt Trail, and Zim Smith Trail.

Human Resources. The pace of conservation in Saratoga County is only possible because so many people contribute their time and talent. Volunteers, interns, and consultants more than triple the efforts of our small staff of four.


LEGACY CIRCLE

We appreciate the long-term commit-ment of donors who have made planned gifts through their wills and life in-surance policies to Saratoga PLAN. These supporters ensure that funds will always be available to conserve farms, woods, waters and trails for the benefit of current and future generations.

Tim BarnettBarbara FaraoneBarbara L. GlaserBarbara HennigField HorneMerry HuberBarbara JeftsRobin KaskaCarolyn MalstromChuck MartinSusan MillerEdith PilcherMartha StrohlLarry WoolbrightMeg Woolbright

FOUNDATIONSAlfred Z. Solomon Charitable TrustAmerican Battlefield Protection ProgramAnchor-Diamond TrustBank of America FoundationBender Family FoundationBernice B. Godine Family FoundationClaudia W. Sokoloff FundCommunity Foundation for the Greater Capital RegionCommunity/Land Preservation

thank you!2015 financial report

Notes This financial summary is derived from unaudited 2015 books. 2015 Revenues in-clude restricted pledges and receivable grants of approxi-mately $555,000 for projects in other years, as well as borrowed loans of $78,750. Saratoga PLAN’s fiscal year runs from January 1 through December 31. The number and scale of land projects varies wildly from year to year, with closings in 2015 being exceptionally high. Saratoga PLAN is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization and a registered NYS charity. Complete audited statements are available from the NYS Department of Law Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

and Planning FundDockstader Charitable TrustDoris Duke Charitable FoundationGE FoundationHamill Family FoundationJane N. Mooty Foundation TrustLand Trust AllianceNewkirk FoundationNordlys FoundationRBC Blue Water ProjectThe PCLB Foundation, Inc.The Swyer Family FoundationThomas and Diana Ryan Charitable FoundationUnited Way/SEFAWalter S. Borisenok Family Foundation

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTNYS Conservation Partnership ProgramNYS Department of Agriculture and MarketsTown of Stillwater

STEWARDS ($25,000+)Joseph and Amanda CocozzoBarbara Linell GlaserRichard HigginsJohn and Rosemary MunterOpen Space Institute, Inc.Mark and Beth SaccoEstate of William Dana TaylorJohn Hubbard Taylor

CONSERVATIONISTS ($10,000+)Catherine Walbridge-Allen and Bob AllenSusan BokanJohn and Chrissy ColleyJames and Cheryl GoldJulia and Robert Stokes

BARNRAISERS ($5,000+)AnonymousAmerican Farmland TrustBuckley Gent MacDonald & Carey, PCPhyllis and Samuel Aldrich

Land Projects

86%

Grants

4.1% Investment Income

.3%

Misc.

.2%

Land Projects

85.6%

Fundraising Events

1.1%

Salaries & Benefits

6.9%

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,470,182

Programs & Operations

6.2%

TOTAL REVENUE $4,137,250

Donations

6.1%

Contracts

1.7%

Fundraising Events

1.7%

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Mary and John HessGregory and Claudia HigginsWilliam HinckleyBruce HiscockLydia HoffmanDave Munro and Eileen HoffmanJohn HollandKelly and Casey HolzworthArthur Porter and Katharine HooperLaurence HorvathJames and Glenda HuntEdward HuntingtonPatrick and Jamie IorioSuzanne JagodaCharles and Kim JaquesKate JaroshJeffrey JonesMary Margaret Jones Joseph P. Mangione, Inc.Edward J. Kelley Jr.Terry KilmerPam King-HallRich KinneyMargaret KinosianLoretta and Kenneth KleinThomas and Joanne Klepetar Koval Bros. Dairy, LLCKim Poli and Theodore LaddisMarti and Greg LairdPatricia LanePaul and Mary LaskeyDavid and Thayer LavielleMieka LeClair-LundyJennifer and Marc LeidigShirley and Roy LermanLinda LetendreAndrew and Barbara LevineJoseph LevyJeannette and Ed LiebersChris Lincoln and Tammara Van Ryn-LincolnThomas and Erin LindsayRick LofstadEd and Judith LoweJason MacGregorCarolyn MalstromDonna MarchLoretta and Daniel Martin

Elliott and Cathy MasieChristian MathiesenChingyen MayerKatherine Scharff and Chris MaylahnJohn and Randy McDermottStephanie MelvinMatthew MiczekNicholas MillerRobert and Marcia MillerHubert MillerMary Ann MillerBen and Jenny MirlingCheryl MonacoMichael MooreMark MoreauDouglas Wildes and Julia NalwalkJonathan NemerMary Alice and Michael NyhanElizabeth O’ConnorHenrietta O’GradyErin O’Grady-ParentPeg OlsenAngelique OlszowkaMarne OnderdonkKathryn OppedisanoRonald OwenJosephine PasciulloBeth and Chris PayerRachel Ward and Simon PedrottyTimothy PehlAmy and Matt PetroMark and Michele PhillipsMary PieperDavid PierceDavid and Liza PorterMarion PrestonLeeanne and Gary RagaLester RamsdillEllen and Hal RedlingLee and Cynthia ReevesAshley and Bryam RieckDr. Luke RigolosiKenneth RobbinsRichard and Candyce RobensteinDonald RobertsonJoshua and Stefanie Rockwood

Tom and Kristie RoohanNoah and Mary RosensteinMary Anne RossKen and Jill RotondoKarl and Elizabeth RugerMary Ellen RyallSuzanne and Robert SandKenneth SchickKaren and Bernhard ScholzSusan SechristAnn SettelMarilyn SheaAlfred SivePhyllis and Richard SleeperBeth SmisloffTina Marie SmithRobert and Holly SofarelliJudy and Kevin SoukupCynthia SpenceCynthia SwadbaLawrence and Leah SweeneyJason and Tamara TepperThomas and Sharon TherriaultAudrey ThompsonAnnie TownsentPatricia TschannenThomas and Rachael UccelliniMary Caroline and John Van Der VeerMargie Van MeterRichard VanderwarkerMatthew and Stephanie VeitchSunjay and Pinki VermaVictoria VetschAllen and Jane VollmerJames VomackaMarian Wait WalshCaroline and Richard WalterJason and Heather WardVal WashingtonEd WilliamsJay and Marilyn WilliamsAlexander WilliamsLloyd WilsonByron WinneyJohn WittCarrie WoernerDan and Carol WojcikJanice WoodburyElizabeth Woodbury Kasius

HONORING PAST GROWERS

This past year saw new growth in many areas, but also saw the loss of several beloved community members who were steadfast in their dedication to the conservation of Saratoga County’s resources:

Amy Stock, community advocate

Martha Carver, protected Carver Farm

in Greenfield, 2002

Howard Reilly, protected Reilly Ridge

Farm in Halfmoon, 2005

Shirley Van Arnum, protected

Van Arnum Farm in Saratoga, 2012

Joanne YepsenJanice Zurbrugg

OTHERSAnonymous Virginia AdlerRebecca AllmondJay AndersonMary AndersonDiane Fitzgerald and Frank ArcangeloPaul BenzonCraig BillieScott Blaha and Laura RappaportJacqueline BokusAubrey BolesJames and Jan BornheimGregory and Bonnie BovermanVirginia Boyle TraverBradley and Patricia BrownellDavid BrunoPatricia BurnhamJohn BurnsJames Caiello and Marcia GoldfederLarry and Regina CamillettiCatherine CasellaMark and Betty CassidyElizabeth Gordon and Thomas ChristenfeldAnna Mae ClarkPamela ClementsTom and Alene CobbDevra Cohen and Uwe TigorCatherine CommerfordKevin ConnellFrank ConteKathleen CorbettJoAnn Cote-RoundSusan CoveneyJohn CrawfordAlison CrockerCourtney and Christopher CurtisCharles and Darlene CurtissRobert CutlerJackie CzubDinda DahlstromLaura Rose Dailey


Francoise HerveWilliam Hetzer and Mary E. JonesSara HewittAnne HockenosMark and Linda HofmannElla HornFranklin HornSandra HorwitzRachael Hunsinger PattenThomas IzykowskiJay Rogoff and Penny JollyJane KanaLeonard KerrRichard KingKathleen KirbyLorna KircherBruce and Linda KlionKaren and Ken KlotzKathleen KohlerM. Anne and John KrasnickiMartha KuapangLynn LacrossThomas LangeJoel and Maxine LautenbergPeter and Kathleen LeeJohn and Janet LillibridgeMargaret LynchMargaret and Anthony ManganoOtis and Carol MaxwellLurana McCarronBrooke McConnell and Christopher HemsteadMark and Alice MillerLeslie MillsMary MinerJennifer MonacoVictoria and Norman MoreyAlexandra MorganAllen MossmanRabbi Linda Motzkin and Jonathan RubensteinDeborah MullEmily and Brien MullerMichael and Elizabeth MulshineLisa NargisAmelia NigroLester NimskerMichael Naughton

Kevin and Carol O’DellKay OlanMichael O’RourkeMichelle Paquette-DeuelJean and Ralph PascucciHelen PattiEdward John PeckJoseph and Patricia PeckEllen and Kyle PemrickPatricia PetersonJulia PopovaDavid and Helen PorterLiz and John PrybylowskiFranesa PyleJack and Lenore ReberSarah Reed-HauensteinDevin RigolinoHolly Rippon-ButlerJaime RitcheyAlyssa RivenburgSandra RohnerAnne and Peter RokeachGayle and Roy RotheimJoyce RubinJoan RugerErin RupnickMaureen SagerGene and Ellen SalerniHelmut and Erika SamideAnthony SandyJohn and Eileen SchneiderRuth and Tom SchottmanHelen Schwarz-LawtonBeth Sciumeca and Dale WillmanMartin ShieldsFrank ShippMichelle and Ronald SloneEric and Marie-Noelle SmassanowJill SmithKeith SnowTeam Snyder: Denise, Richard, Bennett and Josephine Spa City Brazilian Jiu-JitsuDavid SpingarnAnita StabrowskiJohn StaffordHenry Stebbins

Karen Weltman and Jon SterngassSusan and Fred SutchBarbara SutherlandMargaret SweetHeather TangoraThomas TannerBarbara ThomasToby and Melissa TobrockeDave and Sara TorreyJessica TownsendSusan TrimarchiAnne Van AckerZealie and Susan Van RaalteTrudy Van-RynHarry and Noreen WadeDr. David WasserScott and Laura WeaverLaura WellesKarin WelshRita and Robert WhitemanLena WilkinsBeth WurtmannCatherine ZimmermanSandra and Will Zwink

IN HONOR OFAngela BrownellBradley and Patricia Brownell

Barbara L. GlaserRabbi Linda Motzkin and Jonathan Rubenstein

Barbara L. Glaser and Paul ZachosChristine Swann

Bill PitneyJohn and Jonna Burns

Diego IbarguenLuke Rigolosi

Emily H. OswaldPatrick and Maureen Cummings

Field HorneBerkshire Hathaway Home Service, Blake Realtors

Jennifer Hunt DempseyJason and Heather Ward

Julie StokesLinda and Michael Toohey

Mark StrausBerkshire Hathaway Home Service, Blake Realtors

Meg WoolbrightJoyce RubinCatherine ZimmermanMary and John HessPamela ClementsPatricia and William BurnhamMaria-Noelle and E ric Smassanow

Megan Mumford and Colin KlepetarBrooke McConnell and Christopher Hemstead

Nancy CaparuloAdrianne Maros

Our ChildrenMark Lawson and Annette Decresce-Lawson

Pamela King-HallMary Ann Miller

Scott MillerEd Miller

Will OrthweinSimon Pedrotty

IN MEMORY OFAnne A. DavidAllen David

Anne BaveDaniel Dolan and Jackie Bave

Anne PalamountainMary Withington

Barbara OswaldEleanor and Edward Fernau

Dell ThompsonAudrey Thompson

Gail MattssonMarcia DeSieno

Helen DeckerMary Rosenstein

Karl E. RugerElizabeth Ruger

Maryanna and Bill MiltonRalph and Nancy Caparulo

Michael McCarronLurana McCarron

Olivia Irene CrosseJack and Lenore Reber

Sara and Sasha SechristSusan Sechrist

Tim KylerThe family of Tim Kyler

IN-KIND SUPPORT3-Corner Field Farm4 Seasons Natural Food Store and CaféAdirondack SignAdrienne MarosAirstream CateringAlpine Sport ShopAnderson AcresAnna Mae’s Homemade JamsArnold’s Farm Fresh ProduceAssemblywoman Carrie WoernerBabara Jefts – Native Farm FlowersBarbara and Megan HanehanBeth Della RoccoBeverly TracyBowman OrchardsBrew SaltBuckley Gent McDonald & Cary, P.C.Burton SnowboardsC.T. Male AssociatesCapital GenealogyCapital Region Living MagazineCarla KucharChamplain Canal Tour BoatsChic UnderneathChildren’s Museum of SaratogaChristina Starr PhotographyCommon Roots BreweryCourtyard by Marriott Saratoga SpringsCreative SparksDancing Ewe FarmDavid SmithDouble A’s Bees

Druthers Brewing CompanyEmpire State CollegeEnchanted Forest Water SafariEric Tisaj, Prime at Saratoga NationalErica and Scott FullerFred StoneFresh Take FarmGarden of SpicesGardenworks FarmGEM Farms BuffaloGlenville SportplexGordon ElmersGreenfield’s ForeverGround AerialHand Melon FarmHanehan’s PumpkinsHarvest and HearthHealthy Living MarketHeidi HoytHeidi Hoyt, Parkside Eatery & Black Diamond CaterersHeritage Farm & MarketHMT Spa Little TheatreHot Club of SaratogaIan Brower, Capital City GastropubJake HurttJay Saunders, Prime at Saratoga NationalJen KovalJen PasekKate EdwardsKayak ShakKettewell and EdwardsKim Klopstock, 50 South and Lily & the RoseKing Brothers DairyKnight OrchardsKoval DairyLake George Steam Boat CompanyLeah Stein, Leah’s CakeryLibby Smith-HolmesLily and the RoseLinda EastmanLis Designs, LLCLong Lesson FarmMack Brin FarmsMaple Valley Farm

Richard DaleoMatthew and Robin DaltonPeter DaltonMaureen and Larry DanaMichelle Dannenhoffer-CauDeb DarflerPatricia DeCaprioTerry DeCorahBeth DellaRoccoTara DeLukeCara DempseyNorah DempseyJustine and Brian Denison – Denison FarmStephen and Marilyn DetmerJared Dinsmore and Kate MaynardJulie DiRomaChristopher and Claire EatzWally EltonKaren ErnstCharolotte EvanofskiRobert FoodyRita and Dan ForbushBernard FormanTeddy and Dorothy FosterThomas FoxRobert Frawley Gabe Anderson ConsultingElizabeth GallagherKathryn Gallien and Kenneth HapemanSusan GarnettJohanna Garrison and Bob LippmanAllison GemmellRajat Kumar GhoshalStephan and Lindy GodlewskiPaul and Virginia GriffenBruce GrundyAlanna GuayBeth HalesRobert and Margaret HallJudith HalsteadNancy Hamill WinterClifford and Kathleen HanehanGeorge HansenNancy HarpleSelma and Gilbert HarwoodJohn Henry


Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161Saratoga ZymurgistSerendipity FarmShawn LachapelleShushan Valley Hydro FarmSilverwood Home Goods and GallerySlyboro Cider HouseSpa CascadaSPACSprout/HeavenScentSystems IntegrityTammy KirkwoodThe Wild CenterThe Williams-Ness FamilyThomas Gulbrandsen, Saratoga Marriott Courtyard

& Excelsior SpringsThomas Poultry FarmTom Roohan, Roohan RealtyTown of BallstonTown of SaratogaTown of StillwaterTyler GileskiVivian Brammer, Prime at Saratoga NationalWanabea RabbitryWest Wind AcresWhalen’s Horseradish FarmWillow Marsh FarmWing Road FarmWinney’s Blueberry FarmWishing WellWm. H. Buckley FarmYono Purnomo, Yono’s and dp BrassarieZachary HallZest Catering

VOLUNTEERSKraig ArmstrongJay ArnoldTim BarnettJohn BaroneOlivia BarretoKevin BartJacki BaveFrank BerlinTim Biello

Renee BirnbaumJoyce BixbyDianna BlanchardMarsha BoelioGeoff BornermannPeter R. BrooksAmy BrownJoan ButlerSteve ButlerClaudia CarmenSuzanne Carreker-VoigtJohn ColleyPandora DavisClaire DeihlDan DolanJackie DonnellyGeorge EhingerChip EllmsWally EltonBarbara FaraonePeter FedorickFil Fina IIIErica FullerJeanette FultzRobert FraserMicah GabelmanEllie GeorgeCarol GlansbergBarbara L. GlaserJoe GrassoDorothy (Dot) GrayJaclyn HakesKym HanceCharles HanehanAnita HarrisTom HarrisSally HartWalter HayesBarbara HennigArlene HernandezRichard HigginsJim HodsollLauren HolmesCasey HolzworthJennifer Hunt DempseyLarry IsfelpelBarbara JeftsGina Johnson Michaela Kerxhalli-KleinfeldPamela King-Hall

Lindsey KirklandTammy KirkwoodBill LasherJoanna LasherPaul LaskeyMary MacDonaldAmy MarshallChuck MartinMary Martini-FaithJane MastaitisGreg MeyersScott MillerHeather MontiAlexandra MorganPaul MoyerHilary Moynihan-LoyolaJohn Munter, Sr.Pat MurphyLisa NagleBlue NeilsTom NelsonKarl NewtonDave NortonMary Alice NyhanBetty O’ConnerWill OrthweinBrad OswaldJanet OswaldChristopher ParkerJackie ParkerNeil ParkerRay PasiekaKen PerezKatharine PetronisChris PoirierJael PolnacAlain PolyniceAndrew PytlinskiGreg RedlingArlene RhodesDusty RhodesJosh RockwoodAmy RosoffCliff SamsonEric SchnitzerJess SchulLisa SchwartzAnne SchwartzmanWilton Cub Scouts Pack #16Jim Sevinski

Ray SeymourJ’Mae ShemroskeLorraine SkiboDan SmithKara SmithLibby Smith-HolmesPat StephanMadelyn StevensonJulie StokesTyler SusaJacky ThomsonGenevieve TriggGirl Scouts Troop #3086Anika VermaJim WalkerDon WashburnEmily WeaverBryan WhalenCynthia WhalenShane Williams-NessAndrea WiseCarrie Woerner

SUSTAINING FRIENDSJohn and Chrissy ColleyAlan JustinMartha StrohlDouglas and Cory Ward

Maria TrabkaMarian BigelowMariaville Mushroom MenMegan Mumford PhotographyMerry HuberMichael GaigeMichael Stamets, Susan Hatalsky & Students, Junior ACF Chapter of SCCCMichelle Zawadzki, Druthers at McGregor LinksMiller Printing & Litho, Inc.Milton Manor Pet SpaMorningside GalleryMountain ManNancy CaparuloNative Farm FlowersNEQ-Audi Club of North America, Northeast ChapterNettle Meadow FarmOld World FarmOpera SaratogaOpici Family DistributingOtrembiak FarmPassaretti Geological & Environmental Consultants, Inc.Peter BrooksPin Ups Blow BarPleasant Valley FarmPlum DandyPrime at Saratoga NationalPulse EntertainmentR&G CheesemakersRaymond StockwellRed SoxReform PilatesRenaissance Hotel by Marriott, AlbanyRock Hill Bakehouse and CaféRocksportRopitzky Family FarmSally HartSaratoga AppleSaratoga BotanicalsSaratoga CrackerSaratoga National Golf ClubSaratoga Paint & SipSaratoga Regional YMCASaratoga Sweets Candy Co.

We truly appreciate each and every one of you and wish to acknowledge the indi-viduals, foundations, business partners, partner organizations and volunteers who make it all possible. Inevitably, some names are missed or misspelled. We sincerely apologize. Please let us know!

photography

Amber Osterhout, Linda Eastman, Takeyce Walter, Olivia McKee, J’Mae Shemroske, Samantha Bosshart, Devin Rigolino


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