Spring in Park City is not for the faint of heart. After the splashy fun of March skiing, the hard frosts each April morning almost hurt. A few days of long sunshine call up the daffodils only to face stem-bending snow again, and again.

Sometimes our lives mirror the difficult weather of spring: Earth Day reminds us that there’s no “Planet B;” local development proposals appear as unstoppable as a blizzard roaring over Iron Mountain, and national political decisions seem as incomprehensible as snow on blooming pink crabapple trees. Our resolve is challenged to the point of despair.

The real threat is not the developer or the politician; the real threat is cynicism. Cynicism, like winter’s snow, buries our hearts and lets us turn away from solutions.

Spring demands resilience. Those daffodils bend, but they don’t break. Their sunny

determination to thrive despite harsh realities flares like hope.

Natural landscapes have the power to sustain us through all the seasons of our lives. This power has been demonstrated over and over again as mystics, prophets, pundits, and politicians have found new perspectives in the mountains and deserts.

This power also unites us in a shared love of natural places. Ranchers join forces with hippie chicks, working side by side for the common goal to save rivers, meadows, and mountains.

The land brings us together, connects us to something greater than ourselves, and gives our roots strength when the wind blows thick with snow.

— Cheryl Fox, Executive Director

April is the cruelest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixing

Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain.

Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow

— T.S. Eliot, “The Waste Land”

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LAND PROTECTION

Bonanza Flat| Bonanza Flat is the view we all see from the top of our local ski resorts. As Park City’s local land trust, we mobilized support for the City’s $25 million dollar bond, which passed with over 71% in favor last November.

Impact

Oakley & the Weber River | The Conservancy has been protecting land along the Weber River since 2009 by purchasing conservation easements. This year we watched one critical riverfront property go under contract to developers twice, and we realized that if we wanted to save this land, the Summit Land Conservancy would have to buy it. With a nod of approval from the Oakley City Council and help from

2016 Funding Partners

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All Seasons AdventuresBeagle Foundation

Berkshire Hathaway Home ServicesCromarty Foundation

Cross Charitable FoundationDeer Valley ResortERM Foundation

Eye Care for AnimalsFidelity Investments

GE FoundationGeorge S. & Delores Dorè Eccles

FoundationGlenwild Homeowner’s Association

Hemingway FoundationJEPS Foundation

KrogerKulynych FoundationLand Trust Alliance

Mark C. Lemons FoundationMcCarthey Family Foundation

Mellen FoundationMountain Trails Foundation

Park City Community FoundationPark City Hospital / Intermountain

HealthcarePark City Municipal Corporation

Park City RotaryPark City Sunrise Rotary

ProbarRichard K & Shirley S Hemingway

FoundationRocky Mountain Power Foundation

Skullcandy - Born in PCState of Utah

Summit CountySummit Sothebys

US Bankcorp FoundationVail Resorts Epic Promise

Vinto Restaurant, Park City

“We are thrilled to see the excitement and public support for the new Stevens Park, which will both honor those who lived here before us, and preserve this fabulous area for generations to come.”

— Howard Sorensen, Oakley resident

“I’ve been in this community for over 35 years, and I’ve never seen the kind of widespread support that saving Bonanza Flat has generated.”

— Deer Valley Resort General Manager and President, Bob Wheaton

Summit County, the Conservation Fund, and over 160 individual donors, we purchased the Stevens Grove property in January 2017. Once we’ve worked with our partners to establish trails, signs and fences, 20 acres will be turned over to the City of Oakley as a public natural preserve.

Saving this valuable landscape is truly a gargantuan effort and we are proud to be part of the coalition of nonprofits working with our local governments, businesses, and community to reach this shared goal. While we are not the leaders of this charge, Summit Land Conservancy has raised over $400,000 from over 500 individual donors to save this 1,350-acre property.

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Stevens Grove

CONNECT WITH THE LAND

Hops Hunters | Drink beer; save land! Join our hikes every other Sunday during the summer as we watch the hops grow. After we harvest them late in the summer, the Wasatch Brew Pub crafts “Clothing Hoptional” for consumption in October.

Moon Shine Adventures | Experience our protected lands under a new light. Come with headlamps and jackets, but be prepared for exquisite moonlight and warm nights. Locations and times will be announced via email in the weeks before each adventure.

Outdoor Explorers Camps | Campers will have a chance to experience a unique combination of recreational adventures and free nature play. Children actively engage with the open spaces that make Park City special.

7 NEW CONSERVATION PROJECTS

We are working with the Osguthorpe Family to permanently protect their 158-acre ranch on Old Ranch Road. At the same time, we’ve been working with Summit County and private donors to expand the Round Valley open space towards the Old Ranch Road neighborhoods.

In Eastern Summit County, we continue to work with partner landowners to secure easements along the Weber River and on critical sage-grouse habitat. Support from members like you allows us to access federal and state funding or these projects.

Financials

2016 EXPENSES$473.242

The Conservancy’s IRS Form 990 andits audited financial statements are

available at wesaveland.org.

2016 REVENUES$684.587

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Conservation29%

Stewardship11%

Education21%

GeneralAdministration

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Fundraising18%

2016Expenses$473,242

Conservation Stewardship Education GeneralAdministration Fundraising

Donations39%

Investments4%

Grants19%

Contractrevenue

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Other1%

Events,net29%

2016Revenues$684,587

Donations Investments Grants Contractrevenue Other Events,net

B E N E F I T F O R O P E N S PA C E

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Gregory and Toni AdamsScott and Kathie AmannBen and Paige AndersonGraham AnthonyStephanie and Daniel AucunasMichael & Gail BarilleKimberly and Carl BarkowChristine and Edmond BlaisAnn and Eric BloomquistJanice & James Brown IIIJudy and Larry BrownsteinKaren and Kenneth BuchiScott and Mary BurtonRobin Campbell and Marion RileySally Castleman and Chris McMasterKaren Christian and Richard WenstrupAlex and Catherine CimosGary and Jana ColeJeffrey ColemanMarianne ConeJulie CooperJoe and Kelly CronleyMindy and John D’AgostinoAl Davis and Julie D’AmoreGreg and Lynn DavisLinda DesBarresAllison and Jason DittmerJeff and Leslie EdisonDavid EverittKent FawcettRobin Filion and Patricia PondKaren Fox

Jennifer Gardner and Ken DormanDick and Elsa GaryJim GilliganSteve and Deb GinderRoxane Googin and Kent WinterhollerJon Eric and Amanda GreeneElaine and Gary GrossBarbara Gural-SteinmetzDoug and Connie HayesSusan and Tom HodgsonBill and Barbara HughesJudy Jackson and Dennis GordonMargaret & Kenneth JacobsDiane JamailDianne JohnsonJill JohnsonRena Jordan and Michael HendersonSteve and Julie JoyceJohn Barker and Karen SeamanLinda and Rob KarzLeslie Kautz and Jack WeissRay and Liz KennedyMichael and Michelle KerbyCharlie and Coni LanscheKurt LarsenThomas Laursen and Michele MorrisDavid and Ellen LeeHank and Diane LouisPatty and Mark LucasVictor LundCarolyn Macdonald

Grant and Sherrill MacLarenNicole MacLarenAnn and Mac MacQuoidNancy and John MatroKim MayhewRachel and Alec McAreeHallie and Ted McFetridgePeter and Kathleen MetcalfEric Miller and Dana KunzGreg and Rebecca MinerFranklin and Debbie MortonRory MurphyTyler NelsonKathleen and Scott NicholsMalanie NogawskiMichael and Lauren O’MalleyAnne and Kevin ParkerAndrew Pearlstein and Sandra ShireMike and Barb PhillipsLinda and Ken PluebellAlice and Frank PuleoBrooks and Lenna QuinnGwen and Patrick ReddishCraig and Delia ReeceRetail at Newpark HotelDiane Rinehart and Scott Vultaggio

Carmen RogersSteve and Karen RoneyRichard and Susan RothSchiller Family FoundationMargie and Peter SchloesserDebi and Steve ScogganGregg and Julie SimondsTom and Heidi SmartJonathan and Leslie SnavelyPamela Snell and Ted NolanLawrence and Tracy StevensChristina StoryRichard and Pauline StrasserClayton and Alesia StuardDiana ThompsonBill and Judy TinkNari TrotterTomoko SchlagLauren VitulliCari and William WelliverDavid WienerAllison and Preston WillinghamAlan and Hope WintersMichael and Christina ZavellAnonymous (5)

Summit Society members receiveinvitations to special events and outings.

For more information or to join theSummit Society, please contact Cheryl Fox at 435-649-9884, or email cheryl@wesaveland.org.

BOARD of DIRECTORSJoe Cronley | PresidentEric Bloomquist | Vice PresidentTomoko Schlag | Treasurer

Kent FawcettScott HouseKathleen MetcalfRory MurphyNicole MacLarenHeleena SiderisMeg SteeleAllison WillinghamChristina Zavell

Ex OfficioAnita LewisTim Henney

STAFFCheryl Fox | Executive DirectorKate Sattelmeier | Conservation

Director and Counsel

Caitlin Willard | Education and Outreach Director

Amber Nelson | Operations ManagerSara Jo Dickens | Land Protection

SpecialistKyle Cowdrey | AmeriCorps Intern

CONTACTSummit Land ConservancyPO Box 1775 | Park City, UT 84060435-649-9884 | wesaveland.org

Thank You!SUMMIT SOCIETY

These generous donors gave over $1000 between January 2016 and January 2017

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