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Delta,SwanCreekCanyoninTacoma,YakimaRiverCanyon,GreenRiverGorge,WaldronIslandandotherareasscatteredacrossthestate,andstartedworkingtopreservethesespecialplaces. TheConservancyhasgrownandchangedsinceitsbeginnings,bothgloballyandinWashington.Ratherthan“protectingbitsandpiecesofnatureforscientificandeducationalpurposes,”asa1964articleinThe Seattle Timesdescribedit,theConservancynowseekstoprotectwholefunctioningecosystemssothatnatureandpeoplecancontinuetothrive. Thatchangeinfocusisapparentonaglobalscale,astheConservancyworkstorestorecoralreefs,topreventdeforestationinBrazil,topreservefunctioningwetlandsevenasChinadamstheYangtzeRiver.TheConservancyisalsoworkingtobuildaglobalcommitmenttostrengthennaturalsystemsthatprovidecleanairandwater,supportlocaleconomiesandprotectallofusfromthedevastatingeffectsofclimatechange. ThatchangeinfocusisalsoapparenthereinWashington,astheConservancyworkswithpartnersontheeastslopesoftheCascadestorestorethevastpineandoakforeststohealth,inEllsworthCreek

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Dear friends,

As we look back on 50 years of Nature Conservancy work in Washington, I’m struck by the ability of people withvision, creativity andpersistence to accomplish

great things. We’ve grown from a small group of

volunteers gathering in each other’s living roomsto figure out how to save small bits and pieces ofendangered habitat to an organization tackling the most pressing issues facing our planet today. We’re now conserving lands and waters where people live, work and play, so that nature will continue to thrive and sustain us.

It’s your generous support that has enabled the Conservancy to tackle the big issues—restoring Puget Sound, working for healthy forests on the east Cascade slopes, rebuilding healthy salmon populations.

Thank you for your vision, creativity and commitment in supporting this work for the past 50 years. Wait till you see what we can do together for the next 50!Sincerely,

Washington State DirectorKaren Anderson

THE MISSION OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCYis to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands

and waters they need to survive.

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Matte and New Leaf Opaque, made with 100% recycled fiber and an average of 68% post-

consumer waste, processed chlorine free, and manufactured with electricity that is offset with

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nature that inspired your own efforts at conservation? Please contact Robin Stanton at rstanton@tnc.org.Share with us, and we’ll share it on our Web site.

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Mima Mounds, Conservancy leased 512 acresto preserve from development.

Skagit River Bald EagleNatural Area created. 488

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andtheWillapaNationalWildlifeRefugetorestorecoastalold-growthforests,andintheSkagitRiverDeltatoensurethatsalmon,shorebirds,eaglesandfarmerscanallcontinuetothrive. Inthe50yearssincethatsmallgroupgatheredinBellevue,theConservancyhashelpedtoprotectmorethan550,000acresinthisstate.TheConservancyanditsmorethanonemillionmembershavebeenresponsiblefortheprotectionofmorethan15millionacresintheUnitedStatesandhavehelpedpreservemorethan102millionacresaroundtheworld. Washingtonstaff,membersanddonorshaveplayedaroleinglobaleffortsaswell.Togetherwe’vesupportedconservationinPapuaNewGuinea,Chile,Ecuador,BritishColumbia’sGreatBearRainforestandAustralia.DavidWeekes,statedirectorfrom2001to2008,helpedgettheConservancy’sfledglingChinaprogramonitsfeet,servingassenioradvisortostaffandpartnersinthatvastcountry.

Partnerships and Persistence Thesearecommonthemesthatrunthroughthestoriesofhowlandsandwatersaroundthestatehavebeenpreservedforfuturegenerations. Fromthebeginning,Conservancyleadersrecognizedthateffectiveconservationrequiresmany

approachesandmanypartners.“Earlyon,weputamajoremphasisonestablishingpublicfundingmechanisms,”saidMaggieCoon,whose20-yearcareerwiththeConservancywasspentlargelyinWashington.“Thatmeanswe’vehelpedtopreservealotoflandthatwedon’town.” OneofthemostsuccessfulpublicconservationeffortsistheWashingtonWildlifeandRecreationProgram(WWRP),whichturned20in2009.TheConservancy,undertheleadershipofthefirstWashingtondirector,ElliotMarks,spearheadedacoalitionthatwrotethelegislationestablishingthisstateprogram.TheWWRPhasraisedmorethanabilliondollarsforconservationandprotectedmorethan350,000acresacrossthestate. TheConservancyalsoledtheefforttoestablishthestate’sNaturalAreasProgram,whichtodatehasputnearly130,000acresofWashington’sextraordinarynaturaldiversityintopublicprotection. Beyondadvocatingforpublicconservationefforts,theConservancyhasbrokengroundincreatingnewkindsofpartnerships.Forexample,bybringingtogetherlocal,stateandfederalgovernmentandprivatelandowners,we’vebeensuccessfulincontrollingtheinvasivecordgrassSpartina,whichhadovertakentensofthousandsofacresofsaltwaterestuariesinWillapaBayandnorthPugetSound.(continued on p.6.)

The Legacy of Yellow Island by Joel Rogers

IntheheartoftheSanJuanIslandsliesan11-acreislandofwildflowersavannasandold-growthfirssur-roundedbyarock-ribbedintertidalsea.ThisisYellowIsland,thejewelofthe“IslandsofLife,”thefirstmajorcampaignofthethen-newWashingtonFieldOfficeofTheNatureConservancy.In1979,JoeandSallyHallchosetosellYellowIslandtotheConservancybecausetheywantedittobepreservedasitwaswhenSally’sparents,LewandElizabeth“Tib”Dodd,homesteadedin1947.For30yearstheConservancyhashonoredtheDoddandHallfamilylegacy,preserving,restoringandexpandingwhattheDoddsbegan.TheConservancy’sPhilGreenhasbeenthestewardofYellowIslandfor11years,maintainingthedriftwoodandstonehomesteadbuiltbyLew,dailyrecordingtheisland’snaturalhistory,andlightingcontrolledburnstopreservethecenturies-oldgrasslandandwildflowerhabitat.With1,500visitorseveryyear,theislandisnowthecenterpieceoftheConservancy’smarineconservationeffortsintheSanJuans.

Waldron Island Preserve.Conservancy opened NW office

in Portland, OR.

Yellow Island gets its name from the buttercups that bloom

here every spring.

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Skagit River designated Wild and Scenic by Congress.

Yellow and Sentinel Islands purchased.

1st Washington Field Office inSmith Tower. 1,700 Washington

members. Lookout Mt., 1stconservation easement.

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(continued from p. 3) Spartinaspreadsacrossotherwiseproductivemudflats,destroyinghabitatformarinelife,salmonandbirdsliketealanddunlinandthreateningvitalshellfishpopulations.Ittook25yearsandmillionsofdollars,butthismenacehasbeenreducedfrommorethan20,000acrestolessthan100.Monitoringanderadicationwillcontinue. OntheSkagitRiver,abroadcollaborationincludingstateandfederalagencies,SkagitLandTrustandSeattleCityLightwasinitiatedbytheConservancyin1975.Togetherthesepartnershaveprotectedandrestoredmorethan10,000acresofhabitatforsalmonandeagles,whichhasledtoaresurgenceinthepopulationofbaldeagles.OnJanuary3,2007,eaglecounterstallied580oftheiconicraptorsonthe10-milestretchofriverfromMarblemountto

Rockport,theheartoftheSkagitRiverBaldEagleNaturalArea.

Credibility Through Science FromtheinitialsurveysconductedbyKruckeberg,Schefferandothers,theConservancyhasusedthebestscienceavailabletoidentifywhereandhowtodoconservationworkforthegreatesteffect.Earlyvolunteersscoutedtheplacestheyknewasteachersandstudentstohaveecologicalsignificance,anddocumentedtheplantandanimalcommunitiesthatinhabitedthoseplaces. Effortstopreserveourstate’sbiodiversityhavecontinuedincollaborationwithgovernmentandacademicpartners.In2007,Conservancyscientistscompletedanenormoustask—creating(continued on p. 8)

In1985,LauraSmithjoinedthesmallstaffoftheConservancytopreservesignificanthabitatsinEasternWashington.ShefoundahugereserveteemingwithwildlifeanduniqueplantcommunitiesontheHanfordNuclearReservation.TheReservationisthe586-square-milesitewhereplutoniumwasproducedduringWorldWarIIintheracetodeveloptheatomicbomb.Theshrub-steppehabitat,bisectedbytheColumbiaRiver,remainedundisturbedfrom1943until1986,whenforcesfordevelopmentbegantopushfordredgingtheHanfordReach,thelastundammed,free-flowing,salmon-spawningstretchofthe1,214-mileColumbiaRiver. Smithpulledtogetherlocalenvironmentalandsportsgroups,federalandstateagenciesandtribesto

createaregionwidevoiceto“SavetheReach.”TheypreventedthedredgingandinvolvedtheNationalParkServicebyseekingWildandScenicRiverdesignation.BillswereintroducedinCongress,blockedandre-introduced.For15years,SmithlentherConservancyexpertisetoeffortstopreservetheReach. InthewaningdaysoftheClintonadministration,environmentalistspressedhimtoprotecttheReachusingtheU.S.AntiquitiesAct.InJuneof2000,Smithandhertight-knitcommunitycelebratedClinton’sdesignationofthe195,000acresalong51undammedmilesoftheriverastheHanfordReachNationalMonument.“Theyneverlostfocus,neverlosthopeandneverlosttheirsenseofhumor,”shesaid.TheReachwassaved.

SAVE THE REACH by Joel Rogers

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, left undisturbedbecause of its role in producing atomic weapons, is a

refuge for increasingly rare aridlands plant and animal

communities.

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Conservancy and Willapa Hills Auduboncampaigned to save Long Island old-growth.

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(continued from p. 6) assessmentsforthenineecoregionsthatcoverWashingtonandextendbeyondourbordersintoneighboringstatesandprovinces.Anecoregionisalargeareaoflandorwaterdefinedbyitsdistinctclimate,geologyandnativespecies.Assessingevenoneofthemisaheroictask. Forexample,inoneecoregionalone(theWillametteValley-PugetTrough-GeorgiaBasin),abinationalteamlookedatmorethan500species,includingprairiebutterflies,orcawhales,streakedhornedlarks,westernpondturtles,pocketgophers,sandhillcranesandwesterngraysquirrels. Theteamalsolookedatthewiderangeofplantcommunities,habitattypesandnaturalsystemsintheecoregion:oakwoodlands,marineshorelines,prairies,bluffsandstreams.Allthisinformationismappedusingsophisticatedgeospatialsoftware,sothatwecanunderstandwherethesespeciesandhabi-tatsexistandwhatthreatensthem. Conservancyscientistsworkedformorethan10yearswithmanypartnerstocreatetheassessmentsforallnineWashingtonecoregions.Theseassessmentsarenowavailableonlinetohelpconservationistsandplannersgaugewherebesttopreservebiodiversity.They’rebeingusedbypublicagenciesaswellasotherorganizationsinWashingtonandotherstatestoprotectournaturalheritage.

Visionary Philanthropy TheConservancyhasbeenblessedwithremarkabledonorsthroughoutitshistory.Inthelate1970s,PortlandheiressandsculptorMarieLouiseFeldenheimerwrotea$500,000checktoenabletheConservancytobuyPointofArches,ontheOlympicCoast.WhentheConservancysoldthepropertytotheOlympicNationalPark,theproceedshelpedtoestablishtheLandPreservationFund,aConservancyrevolvingfundforacquisitionsaroundtheworld. MicrosoftcofounderPaulAllengavea$5millionchallengegrantin1997forforestconservationthatenabledtheConservancytobuyEllsworthCreekPreserve,nearWillapaNationalWildlifeRefuge.

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Legislature created Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.Legislature created Trust Land Transfer Program.

From Love of PlantsBlooms a Lifelong Career

Horticultural Icon HelpedLaunch Washington Program

Atnearly90,ArtKruckebergstridesthroughhisgardenwithawalkingstaffcarvedfromthebranchofatoweringdawnredwood.Thestickservesasbothwalkingaidandpointerasheintroducesvisitorstohisextraordinarybotanicalcollection,morethan1,000speciesofnativeandexoticrareplantsfromallovertheworldpackedintoafour-acreShorelinelotwhereheandhiswife,Mareen,raisedfivechildren.Nowthatgardenisabotanicalreserveandopentothepublic.

Kruckebergisagiantinbotany,anotedacademicandauthorofimportantscholarlyandpopularbooks,includingGardening with Native Plants of the Pacific NorthwestandBest Wildflower Hikes, Washington.Hehasdevotedhislifetoconservation.KruckebergwasoneofseveralpeoplewhostartedtheWashingtonProgramofTheNatureConservancy.“Iwastoldbymyfatherthatacademicshavearesponsibilitytothepublic,”hesaid.“I’vetriedtorememberthat.”

TheConservancyhasgrowndramaticallysincethosehumblebeginnings,butKruckebergisn’tsurprised.“Iknewtherewasnoplacetogobutup.”Today,aswefaceenvironmentalthreatsonaplanetaryscale,heremains“cautiouslyoptimistic,”hesaid.“Wemustcontinuetocultivateanethicofconservation.”

Foulweather Bluff, purchased in 1966, continuesto draw young naturalists into

the adventure of exploringthe world around them.

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Conservancy initiated multi-yearbiodiversity inventory at Hanford.

Yakima River CanyonPreserve acquired.

Department of Natural Resources created Illabot Creek Preserve.

Seattle City Light joined Skagitpartnership.

Thislaunchedeffortsinthisstatetounderstandhowtore-createthecharacteristicsofacoastalold-growthforestonlogged-overland. Priscilla“Patsy”BullittCollinswasaforceforgoodintheNorthwest,supportingcityculture,providingaidandhousingfortheneedy,andprotectingtheregion’swildernessandwildwaters.HerlegacytotheConservancywillmakeitseffortsfarmoreeffectiveandpowerfulforgenerations. Whenshediedin2003,sheleft$28milliontotheConservancy,tobedividedamonginternational,U.S.andNorthwestconservationefforts.TheWashingtonProgramadministerstheNorthwestConservationFund,whichsupportsinnovative,high-impactresearchforon-the-groundstewardshipinWashington,Oregon,Idaho,Montana,Alaska,BritishColumbiaandNorthernCalifornia. Theprojectsfundedbyhergifthavefar-reachingimpact.Thenewestprojectistestinganaturalbiologicalcontrolforcheatgrass,anastyinvasivethathasdevastatedmorethan50millionacresofgrasslandsacrosstheUnitedStates,wipingoutnativegrassesand

makingthesevastregionsmoresusceptibletocatastrophicwildfire.Thenativebacteriawe’retestinginpartnershipwithWashingtonStateUniversityoffershopetosavethegrasslands.

Conservation for the Future AstheConservancylooksforwardtothenext50years,weagainhavenewleadership.KarenAnderson,anexperiencedleaderinboththefor-profitandnonprofitworlds,tookthehelminFebruary.“Thisisapivotaltimeinourlivesandinthelifeofourplanet,”shesaid.“Wehaveunprecedentedopportunitiestotacklethebigconservationquestions-climatechange,threatstofreshwaterandouroceans,threatstoourownhealthandwell-being.” UnderAnderson’sleadership,theWashingtonProgramisfocusingitseffortstohavethegreatestconservationimpact.“Wehaveasharedresponsibil-itytoprotectournaturalworld,”shesaid.“Wemustmakesmarterchoicesandpassontofuturegenerationsthebeauty,wildlifeandnaturalresourceswehavetoday.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NancyNordhoffbecameinvolvedwithTheNatureConservancywhentheSkinnerFoundation,madeupofmembersofherfamily,providedfundingfortheWashingtonChapter’sfirstSeattleoffice,whichopenedin1979.ShecofoundedCityClubinSeattleand

thenonWhidbeyIslandfoundedHedgebrook,thewomen’swritingretreat,andtheGoosefootCommunityFund,whichenhancesthecultural,environmentalandeconomicvitalityofsouthWhidbey.

WhentheConservancybegantohelptheWhidbeycommunityprotectEbey’sLanding,Nordhoffimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceofthatlandscape.“Therewassomethingveryattractiveaboutthisone-of-a-kindarea,fromboththehistoricalandfarmingpointsofview.Itgrabbedme.Thebeachandbluffweresignaturepieces.” Shemadea$1millionleadershipgiftthathelpedstimulatemembersoftheWhidbeyIslandcommunitytostepupwithmatchingdollarssothattheConservancycouldretaintheforestaspartofthe17,500acre-Ebey’sHistoricReserve. “Blazingthetrailthroughleadershipgiftsdoeswork,”Nordhoffsaid.

Arlecho Creek: 2,240 acres protectedin partnership with Lummi Indian Nation.

Beezley Hills, Moses Coulee became largest preserves.

Ellsworth Creek campaign kicked off.Hanford Reach named National Monument.

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The Conservancy has been working to knit together the Tieton River Canyon into public ownership and restore the forests to

health so wildlife like this northern pygmy-owl can thrive.

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Tieton River Canyonpurchased 695 acres.

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Conservancy, U.S. Bureau ofReclamation protected Yakima Canyon.

Shotwell’s Landing.

Conservancy acquired first-of-its-kind easement on state-owned

submergedlands.

Washington Biodiversity Council.

David Weekes,2nd Washington director.

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Collaborative formed.

Washington EcoregionalAssessments completed.

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Karen Anderson, 3rd Washingtondirector. 30,000 Washington

members. 1 millionnational members.

Working with communities in Puget Sound, the Washington Coast and Eastern Washington, the Conservancy is developing pragmatic solutions so that people and nature can thrive for generations.

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Ifyou’vemarveledatthetoweringcedarsontheBigBeaverTrailatRossLake,ifyou’vethrilledtothecarpetofwildflowersatCascadePass,ifyou’veenjoyedtheNorthCascadesNationalPark,youoweadebtofgratitudetoMargaretandJoeMiller.Thecouplevolunteeredformuchoftheiradultlivesinthepark,ultimatelyrevegetatingCascadePass.Theirworkspannedmorethan25yearsandinfluencedrestorationthroughouttheWest. OneoftheirfirsttaskswastohikeintoBig

BeaverValleyanddocumenttheold-growthcedars.“Thetreesthereweresoold,theforestfloorplantsweregrowingrightupthesidesofthetrees,”Margaretrecalled.Theireffortsultimatelyledtoadecisionagainstraisingthelevelofthelakeandfloodingthevalleyssurroundingit.

TheirsecondbigprojectwasrestorationofthealpinemeadowsobliteratedafterdecadesoftramplingatCascadePass.JoeandMargarethikedinandpackedoutalltheaccumulatedgarbage,took

cuttingsofwildflowersandgatherednativegrassseeds.Theystartedtheplantsintheirowngreenhouseandpackedthembackouttothepassforreplanting.TheirtechniquesweresosuccessfulthattheywereadoptedbyotherparksthroughouttheWest. TheMillershavealsomadelastingcontributionstoconservationasthefirstdonorsofalifeincomegifttoTheNatureConservancy’sWashingtonProgram.AlifeincomegiftisadonationthatgeneratesincometoadonorforhisorherentirelifetimeandthengoestotheConservancytofunditswork. TheyweredrawntotheConservancythroughthepeopletheymet,includingFayetteKrause,thefirstWashingtonlandstewardandacomradeintheefforttosaveBigBeaverValley. “Weknewwehadtogetagroupofpeoplewillingtostandupandact,ornaturewouldnotbeconserved,”Margaretsaid.“Weputourshoulderstothewheelandworkedtogether.” Bychoosingthisformofgiving,Margaretsaid,sheandJoe,whodiedin2007,havebeenabletoenjoyacomfortableretirementwhileknowingthattheirvaluesandtheconservationandrestorationthey’veaccomplishedwillliveonintothefuture.

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