2023-08-11T12:16:58-07:00 2022-12-31 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2022-01-01 473365113 EcoForesters ECOF 8284846842 PO Box 16007 Asheville NC 28816 Rob Lamb Treasurer 8284846842 2023-08-11 true Rob Lamb true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2023-08-11 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Rob Lamb 38 Old Charlotte Highway Asheville NC 28803 703141 false X www.ecoforesters.org X 2015 NC EcoForesters is a nonprofit group that strives to conserve and enhance the resiliency and sustainability of Appalachian forests. 9 9 29 10 0 0 317093 181892 358315 520347 133 5008 769 680416 703141 2000 0 361575 563139 0 58378 105801 155614 467376 720753 213040 -17612 407269 368386 113002 93759 294267 274627 EcoForesters is a nonprofit group that strives to conserve and enhance the resiliency and sustainability of Appalachian forests by developing and implementing ecologically sound management strategies, educating the public on positive impact stewardship, and preparing the next generation of natural resource professionals. false false 568163 2000 520347 EcoForesters continues to seek solutions for helping private landowners and public land managers fund important forest restoration and stewardship. The costs associated with forest management are consistently the top reason for inaction and EcoForesters has made creating and funding forest stewardship activities a priority. The FOREST Fund was created in 2021 to fill this need with local land trusts and was available to local conservation stewardship managers as a cost share match that included professional planning and forest restoration. Those projects continued in 2022 with five projects on permanently protected and ecologically sensitive forests. Our Sandy Mush Forest Restoration Project was continued and expanded in conjunction with our partners from the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, the NC Forest Service, NC Forestry Extension, and the Forest Stewards Guild, providing landowner workshops and training to this rural community. This partnership resulted in 2 free landowner workshops, invasive plant control on conservation property and state game lands. Thirteen forest management plans were also written and funding was used to restore forests through the Natural Resource Conservation Service's EQIP program on 7 properties. We have received full funding for the project for 2023 as well. The success of this pilot project resulted in an expansion into a total of 3 project areas covering 12 rural counties in Western North Carolina. This expansion was supported by USDA grant funding for Landscape Scale Restoration projects and in support of the North Carolina Forest Action Plan. Objectives from this expansion include reaching over 25,000 landowners and impacting over 8,000 acres. This project was awarded in July of 2022 and created a project manager position that will improve our organizational capacity and expand our reach. In 2022 EcoForesters provided professional forestry consulting services to over 100 forestland owners covering 14,000 acres. Across western NC, EcoForesters' staff wrote 41 comprehensive ecological forest stewardship plans covering 3,000+ acres, including thorough forest stand improvement recommendations for enhancing biodiversity, wildlife habitat, controlling invasive species, restorative timber management, recreation, and aesthetics. We did general ecological forestry consulting for another 15 clients covering over 1,500-acres to help them understand and improve their forests. EcoForesters also conducted 3 sustainable and even ecologically beneficial timber harvests - including converting a pine plantation to a mixed oak forest and finalizing a golden winged warbler habitat harvest for a regional land trust - to meet the landowners' goals while conserving the forest for future generations too. EcoForesters expanded its on-the-ground impacts and completed over 65 invasive plant treatment projects covering more than 500-acres, including work for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Southern Appalachians Highlands Conservancy, Conserving Carolina, the Foothills Conservancy, Wildlands Engineering, and NC Game Lands. These permanently protected forests are now in much better health moving forward to provide even more natural benefits. We also did 2 planting projects to expand forests and increase carbon sequestration while improving water quality. Our staff's work advising the US Forest Service in the development of the Forest Management Plan for the 1-million-acre Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests culminated with the plans release. Along with dozens of partners like The Nature Conservancy, the timber products industry, The Wilderness Society, as well as recreational and wildlife advocates, EcoForesters advocated for ecological restoration and conflict resolution that will impact forest management for the next 15-20 years. To assist in helping the USFS implement this plan and make wise management decisions, EcoForesters entered into an agreement with the USFS to restore forests and control non-native invasive plants. Staff also remain involved through the USFS All Lands Strategy group and the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project. These partnerships are vital to accomplishing much needed restoration on public lands. We continued to publish two newsletters per year and presented at multiple webinars to reach an audience far and wide. A social media coordinator was hired to enhance our social media presence resulting in an increase in posts, likes, shares, and people following EcoForesters. EcoForesters is committed to making a positive impact on our forests through both education and boots-on-the-ground work. 568163 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 29 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false NC X X Andrew Tait 8284846842 38 Old Charlotte Highway Asheville NC 28803 Andrew Tait Co-Executive Director 40.00 X 56350 0 0 William Hornthal Co-Executive Director 40.00 X 52815 0 0 Linda Tatsapaugh President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Alex J Finkral Vice President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Rebekah Robinson Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Lamb Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Josh Kelly Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Lanier Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Ruane Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Snyder Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Pitillo Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 109165 0 0 false false false 181892 181892 Stewardship Planning 541620 145135 0 0 Timber Sale Administration 541620 9208 0 0 Forest Stand Improvements 541620 58964 0 0 Invasives Control 115310 297211 0 0 General Consulting 541990 5899 0 0 3930 0 0 520347 133 0 133 Travel Revenue 115310 607 607 0 0 Other Income 900099 162 0 0 162 769 703141 520954 0 295 2000 2000 109163 84056 15283 9824 409100 315007 57273 36820 44876 34554 6283 4039 2638 0 2638 0 3831 3448 383 0 2317 1059 118 1140 12823 7159 1000 4664 2446 2201 245 0 14076 12668 1408 0 20749 19184 1565 0 5442 4626 544 272 189 0 189 0 7699 6929 770 0 9489 5025 4464 0 Forestry Supplies 3130 3130 0 0 Professional Development 812 731 81 0 Invasive Supplies 48659 48659 0 0 Other Expenses 17016 15314 1702 0 4298 2413 266 1619 720753 568163 94212 58378 75826 318111 321246 54654 27134 10197 27520 22755 407269 368386 5475 3627 62627 41231 44900 48901 113002 93759 X 111622 61386 182645 213241 294267 274627 407269 368386 -17612 -2028 X X false false false X 0 0 10984 114066 269535 317093 181892 893570 196080 229737 145482 358315 520347 1449961 0 0 207064 343803 415017 675408 702239 2343531 0 0 0 0 14999 14999 0 0 0 0 0 14999 14999 2328532 131 847 0 0 133 1111 131 847 0 0 133 1111 1105 1780 3836 5008 769 12498 2357140 0.98790 0.99270 0.00050 0.00050 X Pt III Ln 12 Other Income Part III, Line 12 Description: Travel Revenue 2018: 975. 2019: 1590. 2020: 3151. 2021: 3983. 2022: 607. Description: Refunds 2018: 90. 2019: 190. 2020: 685. 2021: 1025. 2022: 0. Description: Misc 2018: 40. 2019: 0. 2020: 0. 2021: 0. 2022: 162. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 17191 13480 3711 37463 13654 23809 27520 Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Board for review, proposed revisions and final approval. Pt VI, Line 12c Enforced as necessary. Any Board Member with a conflict of interest on any specific issue informs the Board and abstains from voting on the issue. Pt VI, Line 18 Forms 990 are available through the websites of many charity watch organizations and upon request. The Form 1023 is available upon request. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents and financial statements are available upon request. Pt VI, Line 15a In the annual budgeting process, the Board approves the budget line for aggregate salary expense. Thereafter, individual salaries and salary increases for employees are determined by the Co-Executive Directors. Pt XII, Line 1 In a previous year, the organization changed its method of accounting from Cash to Modified Cash.