2024-10-01T07:05:56-05:00 2023-12-31 231909723 MCKONLY & ASBURY LLP 415 FALLOWFIELD ROAD CAMP HILL PA 17011 990 2023-01-01 237046908 LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY LANC 7173927891 117 SOUTH WEST END AVE LANCASTER PA 176033396 KEVIN ROLFS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 7173927891 2024-07-18 1 1 GARY J DUBAS P00252339 7177617910 2024-07-18 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR 117 SOUTH WEST END AVE LANCASTER PA 176033396 8581576 0 X WWW.LANCASTERCONSERVANCY.ORG X 1969 PA THE MISSION OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY IS "PROVIDING WILD AND FORESTED LANDS AND CLEAN WATERWAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOREVER." THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY INCLUDE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES, AND WATERWAYS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONSERVANCY PRESERVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. OUR WORK RESULTS IN PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, RECREATION LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, AND PRESERVES MATURE FORESTS THAT CLEAN OUR AIR AND WATER. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE SPECIAL PLACES WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY AND ALONG ITS STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS EFFORT ALSO TAKES US INTO YORK, CHESTER AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON LAND, WATER AND COMMUNITY. 18 18 38 933 0 0 7221415 7469995 195995 254438 184164 535462 -19970 68890 7581604 8328785 42000 77354 0 0 1766378 1993763 0 0 290136 3014205 1280140 4822583 3351257 2759021 4977528 79273882 86630348 1460364 2760479 77813518 83869869 X THE MISSION OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY IS "PROVIDING WILD AND FORESTED LANDS AND CLEAN WATERWAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. FOREVER". THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY INCLUDE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES AND WATERWAYS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONSERVANCY PRESERVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. OUR WORK RESULTS IN PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, RECREATION LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, AND PRESERVES MATURE FORESTS THAT CLEAN OUR AIR AND WATER. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE SPECIAL PLACES WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY AND ALONG ITS STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS EFFORT ALSO TAKES US INTO YORK, CHESTER AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON LAND, WATER AND COMMUNITY. 0 0 333170 PROGRAM 1 - LAND PROTECTION AND ACQUISITIONPROTECTING NATURAL LANDSFORESTS, MEADOWS, AND STREAMS ARE CRITICAL FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. IN 2023, LANCASTER CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO PROTECT OUR WOODS AND WATER, ENSURING PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NATURAL SPACES AND WILDLIFE HAS PLACES TO THRIVE. THE CONSERVANCY PROTECTED 101 NEW ACRES LAST YEAR AND ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ACQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL 470+ ACRES IN 2024.NATURAL LANDS PROTECTED IN 2023DE PERROT WOODS NATURE PRESERVE ADDITIONTHE CONSERVANCY ACQUIRED 77 ACRES ADJACENT TO DE PERROT WOODS NATURE PRESERVE WITHIN THE HIGHLANDS REGION OF LANCASTER COUNTY. THESE NEWLY PROTECTED LANDS INCLUDE A SECTION OF THE CONESTOGA TRAIL AND A TRIBUTARY TO SPEEDWELL FORGE LAKE. WITH THIS ACQUISITION, DE PERROT WOODS NATURE PRESERVE, LOCATED NORTH OF LITITZ, NOW ENCOMPASSES OVER 100 ACRES. THIS ACQUISITION PROTECTS CRITICAL WATER RESOURCES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE CONESTOGA TRAIL AND THE ORIGINAL DE PERROT DONATED LANDS. FUNDERS & PARTNERS: DCNR, LANCASTER COUNTY, RESSLER MILL FOUNDATION, PRIVATE DONORS, THE WIKER FAMILY, PA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSIONHISTORIC IRONMASTER PROPERTYTHE CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH DCNR TO PROTECT A 21-ACRE PROPERTY IN YORK COUNTY'S HELLAM HILLS THAT INCLUDES THE 18TH CENTURY IRONMASTER HOUSE AND HISTORIC REMAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CODORUS FURNACE. THE PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CONSERVANCY AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO DCNR FOR MANAGEMENT AS AN ADDITION TO THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS STATE PARK.FUNDERS & PARTNERS: STATE PARKS, SRCL, PRIVATE FUNDING FOR INITIAL ACQUISITION REIMBURSED THROUGH SALE TO PA STATE PARKSCONSERVATION IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDSA VICTORY FOR NATUREIN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ACQUIRE ALMOST 500 ACRES OF NATURAL LANDS ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN YORK COUNTY. BY PROTECTING THIS AREA, KNOWN AS ROUNDTOP, THE CONSERVANCY IS CONSERVING OLD GROWTH FORESTS, RIPARIAN BUFFERS THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, OUTLOOKS WITH STUNNING VIEWS, AND A BEAUTIFUL FORESTED VIEWSHED FROM CHICKIES ROCK, MARIETTA, AND THE ROUTE 30 BRIDGE.ROUNDTOP IS LOCATED IN THE HELLAM HILLS CONSERVATION AREA, WHICH SPANS FROM JUST NORTH OF WRIGHTSVILLE TO CODORUS CREEK AND IS THE LARGEST CONTIGUOUS FOREST BETWEEN THE CITIES OF YORK, LANCASTER, AND HARRISBURG. THIS CONSERVATION AREA CURRENTLY INCLUDES THE CONSERVANCY'S HELLAM HILLS AND WIZARD RANCH NATURE PRESERVES A TOTAL OF OVER 1,000 ACRES OF CONTIGUOUS FORESTS. THE HELLAM HILLS CONSERVATION AREA WILL EXPAND TO ALMOST 1,500 ACRES WITH THE ADDITION OF ROUNDTOP IN 2024. THESE PRESERVES ARE ALSO ADJACENT TO THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS STATE PARK, WHICH THE CONSERVANCY ACQUIRED AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO DCNR FOR MANAGEMENT IN 2022.FUNDERS & PARTNERS: DCNR, YORK COUNTY, PRIVATE DONORS, SRCLTHE FIGHT FOR NATURE CONTINUESIN FEBRUARY 2023, YORK ENERGY STORAGE APPLIED FOR A PRELIMINARY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A PUMPED STORAGE FACILITY IN THE AREA WHERE CUFFS RUN MEETS THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. LANCASTER CONSERVANCY CAME TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND NEIGHBORS TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT, WHICH WOULD HAVE A FOOTPRINT OF OVER 1,000 ACRES AND IMPACT FOREST, A SECTION OF THE REGIONAL MASON-DIXON TRAIL, PRESERVED FARMLAND, AND AROUND 50 PROPERTIES IN CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY ALONG THE RIVER.IN 2024, THE CONSERVANCY AND PARTNERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CONTINUING TO FIGHT TO PROTECT CUFFS RUN AND ENCOURAGE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION TO PREVENT THE PROJECT FROM MOVING FORWARD. 1691851 47354 50944 PROGRAM 2 LAND STEWARDSHIPACCESS & RESTORATIONTHE CONSERVANCY'S STEWARDSHIP TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS WORK YEAR-ROUND TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO NATURAL SPACES TO ENJOY THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL BENEFITS OF BEING OUTDOORS. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY UNDERTAKE RESTORATION PROJECTS TO CARE FOR OUR PRESERVES AND SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF OUR ECOSYSTEMS. MILL CREEK FALLS NATURE PRESERVE OPENEDTHE CONSERVANCY OPENED 1.2 MILES OF TRAILS AT MILL CREEK FALLS NATURE PRESERVE IN AIRVILLE, YORK COUNTY, IN 2023. ONE OF THESE TWO NEW TRAILS IS A UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAIL, OFFERING VISITORS WITH WHEELCHAIRS, STROLLERS, WALKERS, OR OTHER MOBILITY CONSIDERATIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAD OUT INTO A MIXED-HARDWOOD FOREST ON A CRUSHED STONE PATH. THE OTHER TRAIL TRAVELS ALONG A CREEK WITH SMALL STAIR-STEP WATERFALLS, CONNECTS WITH THE REGIONAL MASON-DIXON TRAIL, AND LEADS TO THE 10-FOOT-TALL MILL CREEK FALLS.PARTNERS: CBJ SERVICES, SITE DESIGN CONCEPTS, LOWER CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIPWIZARD RANCH NATURE PRESERVE TRAILS & RESTORATIONWIZARD RANCH NATURE PRESERVE, LOCATED IN YORK COUNTY'S HELLAM HILLS CONSERVATION AREA, IS A MODEL INTERSECTION OF THE CONSERVANCY'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO OUTDOOR SPACES WHILE ALSO CARING FOR NATURE.ACCESSTHE CONSERVANCY OPENED THE FIRST TRAILS AND A PARKING AREA AT WIZARD RANCH NATURE PRESERVE IN MAY OF 2023. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1.8 MILES OF LOOPING TRAILS AT THE PRESERVE, WHICH TRAVERSE MEADOWS AND FOREST, AND WE PLAN TO ADD ADDITIONAL TRAILS TO THE PRESERVE IN THE FUTURE.RESTORATIONWHEN THE CONSERVANCY ACQUIRED WIZARD RANCH, THE UNHEALTHY FORESTS WERE SUFFERING CANOPY COLLAPSE DUE TO UNCHECKED INVASIVE PLANT AND INSECT SPECIES. RESTORATION OF THIS NATURE PRESERVE HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE CONSERVANCY. VOLUNTEERS AND OUR STEWARDSHIP TEAM MEMBERS TRIMMED AND REMOVED INVASIVE PLANTS LIKE MULTIFLORA ROSE, BITTERSWEET, AND BUSH HONEYSUCKLE AND USED FORESTRY MOWERS TO REDUCE THE IMPAIRED FOREST TO A SAVANNA-LIKE HABITAT.IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY CONDUCTED OUR FIRST-EVER PRESCRIBED BURN AT WIZARD RANCH TO MANAGE INVASIVE PLANTS GROWING THERE. THE 18-ACRE PRESCRIBED BURN PREPARED THE SOIL FOR PLANTING NATIVE UNDERSTORY AND CANOPY TREES WHILE KILLING OFF THE INVASIVE SPECIES SEED BANK.ALTHOUGH INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT WILL BE ONGOING AT WIZARD RANCH, THE CONSERVANCY HAS ALSO BEGUN REFORESTATION AND WETLAND RESTORATION EFFORTS AT THE PRESERVE. IN THE FALL, WE PLANTED 2,750 TREES AND SHRUBS ON ABOUT 10 ACRES OF THE PRESERVE, WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS PLANNED TO IMPROVE FORESTS, GRASSLAND MEADOWS, AND POLLINATOR HABITAT.PARTNERS: FARM SERVICE AGENCY, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DCNR, PENNVEST, PHEASANTS FOREVER, CHESPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, OCTORARO NATIVE PLANTS, AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION COMPANY, SILVIX FORESTRY & PRESCRIBED FIRECARING FOR TRAILS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDSTHE CONSERVANCY'S STEWARDSHIP TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO NATURAL SPACES BY MAINTAINING THE NETWORK OF TRAILS ON OUR PRESERVES WHETHER THAT MEANS TRIMMING AWAY FALLEN TREES, RESTORING TRAILS DEGRADED BY EROSION OR OVERUSE, OR PLANNING FUTURE TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS AND ROUTES.IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY'S SUMMER STEWARDSHIP CREW WORKED ON CONSTRUCTING, RESTORING, AND IMPROVING MILES OF TRAILS IN NATURE PRESERVES INCLUDING HELLAM HILLS, MILL CREEK FALLS, AND TUCQUAN GLEN AND PYFER. THE CREW WAS MADE UP OF EIGHT PEOPLE, MOSTLY YOUNG ADULTS IN OR JUST OUT OF COLLEGE, WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT A CAREER IN CONSERVATION. CREW MEMBERS BUILT DRAINAGE STEPS OUT OF LOGS AND ROCKS AND CLEARED AND WIDENED EXISTING TRAILS IN ADDITION TO CONDUCTING HABITAT RESTORATION WORK.RESTORING NATIVE HABITATRESTORATION WORK ON LANCASTER CONSERVANCY NATURE PRESERVES INVOLVES MANAGING INVASIVE SPECIES AND SUPPORTING NATIVE ONES TO CREATE BIODIVERSE, THRIVING HABITATS. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY BEGAN OR CONTINUED RESTORATION WORK AT NATURE PRESERVES INCLUDING SHENKS FERRY, WIZARD RANCH, CLARK, DONEGAL HIGHLANDS, SAFE HARBOR, HOMEWOOD, WINDOLPH LANDING, AND KELLYS RUN.CREATING POLLINATOR PARADISE AT KELLYS RUNAT KELLYS RUN, THE CONSERVANCY STARTED PLANTINGS TO TURN 9 ACRES OF THE PRESERVE INTO A POLLINATOR PARADISE. THE GOAL AT KELLYS RUN IS TO CREATE DISTINCT POLLINATOR MEADOWS RINGED BY A TRAIL SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE NEWLY RESTORED SITES AND NATIVE PLANTS AND WILDLIFE. THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED MEADOWS WILL CREATE CONTINUOUS HABITAT FOR POLLINATOR ANIMALS LIKE MONARCHS AND REGAL FRITILLARIES, AND IT WILL CONTAIN DIVERSE PLANT SPECIES SUCH AS BUTTERFLY MILKWEED, FROST ASTER, AND LITTLE BLUESTEM GRASS.KELLYS RUN RESTORATION PARTNERS: NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, PHEASANTS FOREVER, CEDAR MEADOW FARM, CHESPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, OCTORARO NATIVE PLANTS, AQUATIC RESOURCES RESTORATION COMPANYIN 2023, VOLUNTEERS:- PLANTED 250 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS AND 600 POLLINATOR PLANTS.- PULLED 1,600 GALLONS OF INVASIVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS LIKE GARLIC MUSTARD.- REMOVED 790 CUBIC YARDS OF INVASIVE SHRUBS LIKE MULTIFLORA ROSE.- DONATED 2333 HOURS TO CARING FOR OUR NATURE PRESERVES AND CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL TABLING. 690395 30000 203494 PROGRAM 3 COMMUNITY IMPACTCONNECTING COMMUNITY & NATUREBY PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SURROUNDS US, WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION TO NATURE AND INTEREST IN BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR WILD LANDS. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY HELD 240 EDUCATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EVENTS, HELPING 9,431 COMMUNITY MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT AND CONNECT WITH NATURE. OUR ENGAGEMENT TEAM LAUNCHED A NEW HAPPY HIKER SERIES, WHICH OFFERS INFORMATION ON SAFE AND SMART HIKING BASICS. WE ALSO STARTED TRAININGS FOR A VOLUNTEER PHENOLOGY COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT, CREATING THE FIRST MONITORING SITES FOR THE USGS-NATIONAL PHENOLOGY NETWORK IN LANCASTER COUNTY.LANCASTER WATER WEEKDURING THE 7TH ANNUAL LANCASTER WATER WEEK, MORE THAN A DOZEN PARTNERS HOSTED OVER 40 EVENTS INCLUDING CONESTOGA RIVER PADDLES, LANCASTER SCIENCE FACTORY WORKSHOPS, RAIN GARDEN AND WETLAND TOURS, MUSIC AND POETRY EVENTS, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND MORE. WE GAVE AWAY OVER 1,700 NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS THAT CAN HELP CLEAN OUR WATERWAYS, AND VOLUNTEERS REMOVED LITERAL TONS OF TRASH DURING THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP. TWO WATER WEEK BEERS CREATED BY POUR MAN'S BREWING COMPANY AND OUR TOWN BREWERY ADDED AN EXTRA WAY TO CELEBRATE OUR STREAMS AND RIVERS, AND A PORTION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE BEERS AS WELL AS FUNDS FROM WATER WEEK SPONSORSHIPS WENT TOWARDS THE LANCASTER CLEAN WATER PARTNER'S CLEAN WATER FUND AT THE LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.HABITAT ADVOCATE CERTIFICATION SERIESTHE CONSERVANCY WORKS ON A LANDSCAPE SCALE TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, BUT THERE ARE STEPS EVERYONE CAN TAKE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR BACKYARD, OR EVEN A FLOWERPOT TO CARE FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT. THE HABITAT ADVOCATE CERTIFICATION SERIES OF CLASSES TEACHES COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOW TO CREATE AND CARE FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT. THE CONSERVANCY LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM IN 2023 AND HELD ONE SERIES OF CLASSES AT CLIMBERS RUN IN THE SPRING AND A SECOND AT WEST ART IN THE FALL. TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE COMPLETED ALL 10 CLASSES TO EARN THEIR CERTIFICATION, AND MANY MORE ARE ON THEIR WAY TO EARNING THE ACHIEVEMENT.THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY LANCASTER CLEAN WATER PARTNERS AND LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THROUGH THE LANCASTER CLEAN WATER FUND. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS WAXWING ECOWORKS CO. AND THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION.LEAVE NO TRACETIME IN NATURE IS VITAL FOR OUR GOOD PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. WHEN WE'RE SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE RESPECT OUR OUTDOORS AND HELP CARE FOR THE NATURAL PLACES WE LOVE. LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR EXPLORING THE OUTDOORS SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY. IN 2023, CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEERS TABLING AT PRESERVES OFFERED 2,575 VISITORS EDUCATION ABOUT LEAVE NO TRACE ETHICS.LANCASTER CONSERVANCY'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE LEAVE NO TRACE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY ARE MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.PARTNERSHIPSTHE CONSERVANCY IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGING EVENTS ABOUT NATURE. IN 2023, SOME OF THOSE PARTNERS INCLUDED:- LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY THE CONSERVANCY PARTNERED WITH THE LIBRARY FOR CONSERVANCY PRESENTATIONS WHICH WE THINK WILL MAKE OUR WORK MORE VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO A WIDER SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALSO INVOLVES WORKING WITH THE LIBRARY TO ESTABLISH A STORYBOOK TRAIL AT CLIMBERS RUN WHICH WILL ENGAGE YOUNG FAMILIES.- THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION THIS PARTNERSHIP INVOLVES MAKING CLIMBERS RUN AVAILABLE FOR WEEKLONG RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING LED BY CBF STAFF WITH CONSERVANCY STAFF DOING INSTRUCTION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WILL LOOK LIKE AT SUNNYSIDE BETWEEN CBF AND THE CONSERVANCY HAVE BEGUN.- THE SCIENCE FACTORY THIS PARTNERSHIP INVOLVED THE CONSERVANCY RUNNING THE SCIENCE CAF PROGRAM TWICE A MONTH THROUGH THE SUMMER AT THE SCIENCE FACTORY. THIS ENGAGED A NEW SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY YOUNG FAMILIES, AND LED TO A PARTNERSHIP ON A GRANT TO FUND THE PARTICIPATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LANCASTER STUDENTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, WHICH WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO THE SCIENCE FACTORY AND CLIMBERS RUN NATURE CENTER. - MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY WE HOSTED MANY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE MILLERSVILLE BIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENTS AT CLIMBERS RUN AS PART OF THEIR COURSE CURRICULUM IN BIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCES, AND PSYCHOLOGY. THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE AND EXPAND INTO 2024.- THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP THIS PROGRAM INVOLVED HOSTING YOUNG AT-RISK FAMILIES ON CONSERVANCY PRESERVES TO INTRODUCE THEM TO OUR PROTECTED LAND AS PLACES WHERE THEY CAN TAKE THEIR FAMILIES AND TO DO SOME BASIC NATURAL HISTORY EDUCATION GEARED TOWARD PRESCHOOL- AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. - LANCASTER LGBTQ+ COALITION WE CREATED A SERIES OF HIKES OPEN ONLY TO THE LGBTQ+ COALITION AND USED OUR NEWLY DECORATED MINIBUS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE HIKES. 2715416 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 0 1 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X X KEVIN ROLFS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 7173927891 117 S WEST END AVENUE LANCASTER PA 17603 JENNIFER LAUVER BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX SNYDER ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DR SARA LAMICHANE BOARD MEMBER/PAST BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC NORDSTROM BOARD MEMBER/BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN F PYFER JR BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ARDIA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SPIKE BRANT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SILAS CHAMBERLIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GINDER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG HOKE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY JEFFORDS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE L JONES MD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY KINSLEY BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE ROTTMUND BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SHENK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LOUISE SHENK BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FOLLIN SMITH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRES ZORILLA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 LISA MARSHALL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 132343 0 22021 KEVIN ROLFS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 109260 0 12038 KATHIE S GONICK IN-HOUSE COUNSEL/SVP LAND PROTECTION 40.00 X 149236 0 5977 BRANDON TENNIS SVP OF STEWARDSHIP 40.00 X 101668 0 21027 492507 0 61063 3 0 1 0 0 658017 1997443 4814535 2767313 7469995 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 254438 254438 254438 495649 495649 87907 48094 39813 39813 39813 176230 658017 204697 -28467 -28467 OTHER REVENUE 990099 97357 97357 97357 8328785 351795 0 506995 X 77354 77354 275663 219120 24663 31880 1401494 1114028 125387 162079 316606 250655 33210 32741 780 780 29068 29068 31682 31682 375242 350976 17796 6470 205252 144560 56910 3782 140189 86136 54053 53277 49237 2540 1500 172121 166118 4402 1601 62080 29153 32886 41 MEMBER EVENTS 84772 52517 2994 29261 MISCELLANEOUS 43587 127529 -68277 -15665 RENTAL MAINTENANCE 30010 27468 2542 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 15626 3181 12081 364 36454 17384 14670 4400 3351257 2715416 345705 290136 678 796 6662451 9299662 9670488 9511269 243520 322216 43534 50131 57965646 903508 54443293 57062138 6804165 8823102 1168854 1254861 236899 306173 79273882 86630348 59216 152240 1399318 2605909 1830 2330 1460364 2760479 X 57029226 60590473 20784292 23279396 77813518 83869869 79273882 86630348 X 4977528 1067055 11768 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 7623594 11313769 13230586 7221415 7469995 46859359 7623594 11313769 13230586 7221415 7469995 46859359 8873855 37985504 178038 136355 160361 208540 495649 1178943 44416 14475 64245 35843 97357 256336 48294638 515133 0.78650 0.79700 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 73 944.00 0 0 0 1 1 608.00 30668 1 0 7714508 115550 1252223 -269010 9813271 529630 9559490 -1228239 1146373 7714508 40050 485670 5449 1539 529630 39226 2324 1500 40050 35936 5075 1785 39226 0.13000 0.87000 1 0 55502932 55502932 284388 119922 164466 2178326 783586 1394740 57062138 SECURITY DEPOSIT 2330 2330 X 9407608 1067055 11768 1078823 8328785 0 8328785 3351257 0 3351257 0 3351257 PART II, LINE 9: THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON VARIOUS PROPERTIES IN LANCASTER COUNTY THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OR ALTERATION OF THE PROPERTY IN ANY WAY INCONSISTENT WITH THE EASEMENT. ALTHOUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS BRING SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE CONSERVANCY'S PURPOSE, THEY HAVE NO FINANCIAL VALUE, OTHER THAN THE DIRECT ACQUISITION COSTS. FOR THIS REASON, ONLY DIRECT COSTS INCURRED TO ACQUIRE EASEMENTS ARE CAPITALIZED, WHEREAS DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO HOLDS A CONSERVATION INTEREST IN THE FORM OF A LEASE. THE LEASE IS BEING RENEWED ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS AND PAYMENTS ARE EXPENSED AS THEY ARE PAID. THE CONSERVANCY HAS THE ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITS CONSERVATION INTERESTS. ALTHOUGH THE AMOUNTS FOR LAND HELD IN FEE ARE SHOWN AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, IT IS THE CONSERVANCY'S INTENTION TO HOLD THEM INDEFINITELY. IN MOST CASES, THE CONSERVANCY WOULD NEED TO OBTAIN THE PERMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL FUNDER FROM WHICH THE GRANT OR CONTRIBUTION PROCEEDS USED TO PURCHASE THE LAND HELD IN FEE WERE RECEIVED BEFORE SELLING A PARCEL OF LAND. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE CONSERVANCY HELD THE FOLLOWING CONSERVATION INTERESTS: CARRYING AMOUNT ACREAGE LAND HELD IN FEE $55,502,932 7,289 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD $59,463 944 TOTAL $55,562,395 LEASES,CONSERVATION LAND USE 67 TOTAL ACRES HELD IN FEE OR EASEMENTS 8,166 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED IN STRICT ADHERENCE TO DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN FUTHERANCE OF THE CONSERVANCY'S MISSION AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN LAND PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION AND LAND STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE CONSERVANCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE CONSERVANCY ADHERES TO THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, INCOME TAXES. ASC 740 ESTABLISHES RULES FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN AN INCOME TAX RETURN, INCLUDING DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS (UTPS). ASC 740 MANDATES THAT COMPANIES EVALUATE ALL MATERIAL INCOME TAX POSITIONS FOR PERIODS THAT REMAIN OPEN UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTES OF LIMITATION, AS WELL AS POSITIONS EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN FUTURE RETURNS. THE UTP RULES THEN IMPOSE A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD ON EACH TAX POSITION. A COMPANY CAN RECOGNIZE AN INCOME TAX BENEFIT ONLY IF THE POSITION HAS A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" (I.E., MORE THAN 50 PERCENT) CHANCE OF BEING SUSTAINED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE CONSERVANCY HAS TAKEN NO MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS ON ITS APPLICABLE TAX FILINGS THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. AS A RESULT, NO AMOUNT FOR UTPS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2020. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT 11,768. X X X X X X 1 LINDSLEY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING 89 LEAMAN ROAD LANCASTER PA 17603 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO 50TH ANN. CAPITAL 0 3385149 31682 3353467 3385149 31682 3353467 PA DINNER/AUCTION 408119 231889 176230 161692 EXTRAORDINARY GIVE 367325 367325 40077 58803 58803 2928 834247 658017 176230 204697 204697 -28467 0 LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION 2098 LONG LEVEL ROAD WRIGHTSVILLE PA 17368 16925 0 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER - WRIGHTSVILLE,PA LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 24 W KING STREET LANCASTER PA 17603 30000 0 LANCASTER CLEAN WATER FUND LANCASTER COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 28 PENN SQUARE SUITE 200 LANCASTER PA 17603 16429 0 MARIETTA TRAILHEAD FACILITY X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KATHIE S GONICK IN-HOUSE COUNSEL/SVP LAND PROTECTION 140597 0 8639 0 0 0 4579 0 1398 0 155213 0 0 0 FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR PRESIDENT & CEO 124168 0 8175 0 0 0 4333 0 17688 0 154364 0 0 0 X 34 2767313 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT & CEO BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS MUST MAKE ANY CONFLICT KNOWN AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AVAILABLE PUBLIC DATA WAS RESEARCHED, A HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL WAS CONSULTED AND COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTING AND CONTRACTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 350,976. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 17,796. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,470. TOTAL EXPENSES 375,242. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT 11,768. PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.