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Each year, America loses more than two million acres

of farmland, forests and open space. Pristine land-

scapes are converted to shopping malls, subdivisions

and highways. In the process, more than 100,000 acres of

wetlands are destroyed, degrading water quality and

contributing to flooding.

Americans everywhere are looking for ways to take charge of

growth, while still respecting the rights of landowners.

Increasingly, they are finding the solution in legislation that

dedicates new public funds to the protection of land and water

resources – and they are voting to make this legislation happen.

The Conservation Campaign was formed in 2000 to support

this national movement in order to preserve the quality of life

for future generations.

Cover: Flat Tops Wilderness Area in Routt County, Colorado. With help from theConservation Campaign, county voters extended a levy that will raise more than$20 million in conservation funds.

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ABOUT THECONSERVATIONCAMPAIGN“The Conservation Campaign is a uniquelystructured, and as a result extremely effi-cient, nonprofit organization. Our missionis to mobilize voter support for publicfinancing to protect land and waterresources through legislative and ballotmeasures. We believe that successful landpreservation initiatives take place wheneveryone works together toward a com-mon goal.”

The Conservation Campaign supportspublic funding for a wide range of landconservation programs, from the acquisi-tion of urban parks and playgrounds to thepurchase of development rights on work-ing forests, ranches, and farms. Our guid-ing philosophy is to champion measuresthat offer full compensation to landownersin open market transactions.

Since its start, the Conservation Campaignhas helped to win approval of nearly $20billion in funds for conservation and relat-ed purposes in all parts of America.

A 501(c) 4 nonprofit organization, theConservation Campaign is nonpartisanand works cooperatively with elected offi-cials, farmers, ranchers, the business com-munity, civic organizations, developers,realtors, and conservation groups.Although not a tax-exempt organization,the Conservation Campaign receivesbroad support in the form of gifts fromindividuals, corporations, and communityfoundations.

Because of the Conservation Campaign’sunusual and highly leveraged businessmodel, every dollar contributed to it gen-erates more than $1,000 in new publicfunds for land conservation.

In 2005, Maine approved another $12 mil-lion for the popular Land for Maine’s Futureprogram, which has protected pricelessassets such as Scarborough Beach.

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2005: A YEAR OF PARTNERSHIPS FORCONSERVATION FUNDING The Conservation Campaign was estab-lished in 2000 by the Trust for Public Land– a national land conservation organization– to serve as its partner in lobbying andballot measure campaigns. Since thattime, the Conservation Campaign hasgrown to serve conservation advocates ofall sizes and types, from local land trusts tostate farm bureaus to national wildlifeorganizations.

Our partners can bank on theConservation Campaign’s track record ofsuccess, our ability to make the most effi-cient use of their funds, and our patientexpertise in dealing with the confusingarray of laws and regulations that governlobbying and campaign activities.

In 2005, the Conservation Campaign sup-ported 41 ballot measure campaigns. Ofthese, 37 passed with voter approval ashigh as 89%. These measures generated atotal of more than $1 billion in new publicfunds nationwide. In addition, the

Benefits of Partnering With the Conservation Campaign

Conservation leaders across the country are working in partnership with theConservation Campaign. We have the staff, the expertise, and the experience tomake their land conservation funding goals a reality. The Conservation Campaignoffers the following:

Broad mission. We support measures to protect every type of open space, includ-ing city parks, community water supplies, agricultural land and wildlife areas.

Cost savings. We offer substantial savings on direct mail campaigns.

Legal expertise. We have a full-time attorney who is a leading expert in campaignfinance and lobbying matters.

Experience with tax filings. We understand the tax laws and take care of IRS fil-ings for our campaigns.

Liability insurance. All campaign officers are covered by our corporate liabilitypolicy.

Fast action. Through our national network of political consultants and vendors,we ensure fast, low-cost service.

Conservation Campaign supported a widerange of funding legislation that wasadopted by state and local legislatures.

In every instance, our success was reallythe success of the partners and coalitionsthat combined forces and worked collec-tively through the ConservationCampaign. Our 2005 annual report isdedicated to the partners who make ourwork possible.

Pennsylvania’s rich agricultural heritage is under threat by unchecked sprawl. The Growing Greener II bond provides the funding to pro-tect Pennsylvania’s water quality, natural areas, and farms like this one in Cherry Valley.

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PENNSYLVANIA GROWS GREENERThe state of Pennsylvania has a legacy ofrich agricultural lands, scenic mountainsand free-flowing rivers. But it also has alegacy of abandoned mines needing recla-mation and acid drainage that pollutesrivers and streams.

Supporters of environmental protection inPennsylvania conceived a program called“Growing Greener” that would addressboth of these issues – protecting the state’smost valuable farms, forests and naturalareas while investing to clean up the lin-gering damage from years of mining. Acoalition called the Pennsylvania Alliancefor Restoration and Conservation (“PARC”)took shape and began the effort to con-vince the legislature to take a major stepforward in funding land conservation andenvironmental restoration.

After two years of negotiations, a fragilelegislative alliance finally produced a com-promise bill on April 13, 2005. The legis-lation, which was immediately signed byGovernor Rendell, placed a $625 million“Growing Greener” bond on the May 17primary election ballot – just 34 days later!

With less than five weeks to design andcarry out a statewide campaign, everyminute was critical. Five days after thelegislature approved the referendum, thePARC coalition held a meeting inHarrisburg to hammer out a campaignstrategy. The partners asked theConservation Campaign to serve as thestatewide campaign committee and com-mitted to raise at least $300,000 for thecampaign’s expenses.

Within a few days, the ConservationCampaign:u secured a proposal from an experienced

direct mail consultantu registered a campaign committee and

opened a bank accountu created a strategy to target likely voters

in an unusual electionu designed and produced over half a mil-

lion pieces of mail.

On election day, 61% of the voters gaveGrowing Greener a sweeping victory.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future

Natural Lands Trust

Penn Environment

Pennsylvania Audubon

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Pennsylvania Land Trust Association

The Nature Conservancy

Trust for Public Land

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

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In 2005, the North Carolina general assembly fully funded its Clean Water Management Trust Fund at $100 million for land conservation andwatershed protection, helping maintain areas like Linville Falls pictured above.

NORTH CAROLINA SAVESLAND FOR TOMORROWWith a warm seacoast on one side, coolmountains on the other, and major finan-cial and technology centers like Charlotteand Raleigh-Durham in between, NorthCarolina arguably has it all. People seemto agree, because the state’s population hasmushroomed by 60 percent in the last 30years, making it the sixth fastest-growingstate in the nation.

But one thing missing in North Carolinais enough government funds to protectthe state’s heritage of open lands. Recentestimates predict the state will lose onemillion acres of natural and rural lands inthe next ten years. Much of this land isvitally important to the state’s farmingand fishing industries, to the quality ofits drinking water, to its unique wildlifeand ecosystems, and to the quality of lifefor its growing population.

In response, organizations that care about

North Carolina’s parks and natural resourcesformed the Land for Tomorrow Coalition.Early in 2005, the coalition published areport that documented the need for $3.2billion in new state funding for land conser-vation over the next five years.

The coalition urges the general assemblyand governor to put a $1 billion bondbefore the voters. Existing state funds pro-vide roughly $138 million each year forland conservation and related purposes.The proposed land and water conservationbond would provide another $200 millionper year.

While the bonding proposal is being stud-ied, the coalition has advocated for morefunding for land conservation throughexisting programs. And in 2005, for thefirst time, the coordinated lobbying of sev-eral members of the Land for Tomorrowcoalition achieved full funding of $100million for the North Carolina CleanWater Management Trust Fund. Abouthalf of this appropriation will go to landconservation – an encouraging down pay-

ment on the coalition’s goal.

On behalf of its partners in NorthCarolina, the Conservation Campaign hasopened a bank account in the state and hasalready begun raising funds in anticipationof the upcoming ballot measure campaign.

P A R T N E R S :

American Farmland Trust

Conservation Fund

Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Environment North Carolina

Land Loss Prevention Project

North Carolina Community DevelopmentInitiative

North Carolina Recreation and ParkAssociation

Preservation North Carolina

The Nature Conservancy

The Wilderness Society

Trust for Public Land

Children playing at a pond in West Tisbury, MA, one of 23 towns in Massachusetts to approve funding for community preservation in 2005.

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MASSACHUSETTS PRESERVES ITS COMMUNITIESIn the fall of the year 2000, MassachusettsGovernor Celucci signed into law a pio-neering bill called the CommunityPreservation Act. This law gives each ofthe state’s 351 cities and towns the right to levy a property tax surcharge of up to3% for the purposes of land conservation,affordable housing and historic preserva-tion. The new levy requires the support of a majority of voters in a local election.Each community that adopts the surchargereceives matching funds from the state.Backing up that promise is a new docu-ment recording fee that is collected by the registry of deeds and deposited into adedicated fund.

Making a success of the CommunityPreservation Act required unprecedentedcollaboration among groups that support-

ed interests as varied as senior citizenhousing, construction of soccer fields, pro-tection of historic sites and conservation ofwildlife habitat. These groups agreed tocome together as the CommunityPreservation Coalition under the umbrellaof the Conservation Campaign.

As the Massachusetts economy stumbledin the early part of the decade, the statebudget faced a serious squeeze. Many leg-islators began to eye the burgeoning cof-fers of the Community Preservation Fundas a way to make ends meet.

The Community Preservation Coalitionadopted a two-part strategy: first, directlylobby state lawmakers in opposition to anyraids on the dedicated matching funds, andsecond, get at least 100 cities and towns inall parts of the state to adopt theCommunity Preservation Act so that alarge sample of the state’s municipalitieswould have a direct stake in protecting thenew state program.

The year 2005 was a breakthrough yearfor the Community Preservation Act inMassachusetts. The ConservationCampaign supported 24 local campaigns,and 23 of them were successful – a stun-ning success rate of 96%! Over 100 com-munities have now entered the program,and many more are lined up for 2006.The state matching fund remains intact,and the prospects for keeping it that waylook better than ever.

P A R T N E R S :

Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association

Preservation Massachusetts

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance

Massachusetts Audubon Society

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Trust for Public Land

The Conservation Campaign developed the campaign message and the direct mail outreach to voters for the Routt County campaign.

COLORADO CAMPAIGNSTO PROTECT ITS RANCHING HERITAGEThe open farms and ranches of rapidlydeveloping Routt County, Colorado,northwest of Denver, are crucial to thecounty’s quality of life and agricultural andtourist economies. In 1996, Routt Countybecame the first county in America toadopt a tax that was dedicated exclusivelyto the protection of working farms andranches by paying landowners for theirdevelopment rights. The proposal wascontroversial, and the new program barelysurvived at the polls by a margin of fewerthan 100 votes.

Since its passage, the Ranchland andNatural Areas Program has preservedalmost 9,000 acres, helping to protectwater quality, wildlife habitat, and thescenic views and vistas that draw visitorsfrom around the nation. Routt Countyhas attracted generous matching grantsfrom both state and federal sources, andmany landowners who were skeptical ofthe program have been won over.

In fact, the program has become so popular with farmers and ranchers thatopportunities to protect high-prioritylands far exceed the available funds. So the county decided to go back to the voters in 2005 with a proposal toincrease the property tax and to extendthe levy for 20 more years.

The Conservation Campaign helped itspartners form a campaign committee, raisefunds, design the direct mail program andrun the campaign. On election day, 59%of the voters approved the additional tax.This time, the margin of victory was morethan ten times the narrow majority of1996.

P A R T N E R S :

Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust

Community Alliance of the Yampa ValleyThe Nature Conservancy

Trust for Public LandYampa Valley Land Trust

Eastern Promenade, Portland, Maine. Sixty five percent of voters approved renewed funding for the Land for Maine’s Future program.

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MAINE VOTES YES ONLAND FOR THE FUTURELong-standing traditions of private man-agement of timberland in Maine are com-ing to an end. More and more of Maine’sfamous Northern Forest is falling into theownership of investment groups that areseeking to maximize short-term returnsfrom the land. That often means openingup more land to development – especiallythe land along lakes and rivers, which isalso the land most important to hunters,backpackers and wildlife.

The Land for Maine’s Future Program wascreated in 1987 when Maine voters passeda $35 million bond to acquire conservationand recreation lands. In 1999, votersapproved another conservation bond for$50 million. By 2004, Land for Maine’sFuture had protected almost 200,000 acresin all of Maine’s 16 counties, almost alwayswith the help of public and private match-ing funds. The lands protected includemore than 323 miles of shorefront and 75

miles of rail-trails as well as valuablewildlife habitat, entire islands, and workingforests and farms. But the state funds wererunning out, and a new bond was urgentlyneeded.

The leading conservation groups inMaine joined together to sponsor a leg-islative campaign to place a new bond onthe ballot. The Conservation Campaignsupported a staff person to coordinatethe group’s activities. The coalitionworked particularly hard to reinvigoratethe broad-based coalition of sportsmen,environmentalists, businesses and civicgroups that supported the 1999 conserva-tion bond campaign.

Despite an intensive lobbying effort andan urgent need for new funds as the state’sresources ran out, the legislature failed toput a bond on the ballot in 2004. Thecoalition regrouped, raised more money,and turned up the pressure in 2005.Finally, in the closing days of the legisla-tive session, a new bond was referred tothe November 2005 ballot.

The same partners asked the ConservationCampaign to sponsor the ballot measurecampaign. The “Citizens to Save Maine’sHeritage” committee raised over $200,000with the help of all the partners. On elec-tion day, 65% of the voters gave theirendorsement to the Land for Maine’s Futurebond, ensuring that the state’s vitally impor-tant conservation programs can continue.

P A R T N E R S :

Appalachian Mountain ClubMaine Coast Heritage Trust

Maine Audubon SocietyMaine League of Conservation VotersNatural Resources Council of Maine

The Nature ConservancyThe Northern Forest Alliance

Trust for Public Land

State Jurisdiction Date Finance Total Funds Pass? Status % Yes % No Total Funds Name Mechanism at Stake Approved

CO Durango 04-05-2005 Sales tax $70,000,000 P Pass 55% 45% $70,000,000

CO Routt County 11-01-2005 Property tax $20,780,000 P Pass 59% 41% $20,780,000

CO Superior 11-01-2005 Bond $12,000,000 P Pass 55% 45% $12,000,000

FL Davie 09-29-2005 Bond $25,000,000 P Pass 60% 40% $25,000,000

MA Belchertown 05-16-2005 Property tax $4,400,000 P Pass 55% 45% $4,400,000

MA Bourne 04-06-2005 Property tax $14,800,000 P Pass 84% 16% $14,800,000

MA Brewster 05-17-2005 Property tax $11,506,380 P Pass 82% 18% $11,506,380

MA Bridgewater 04-23-2005 Property tax $5,600,000 P Pass 62% 38% $5,600,000

MA Dennis 05-10-2005 Property tax $15,500,000 P Pass 89% 11% $15,500,000

MA Edgartown 04-14-2005 Property tax $8,156,980 P Pass 52% 48% $8,156,980

MA Fairhaven 04-04-2005 Property tax $3,757,220 P Pass 57% 43% $3,757,220

MA Hamilton 05-12-2005 Property tax $5,360,000 P Pass 57% 43% $5,360,000

MA Harwich 05-17-2005 Property tax $6,000,000 P Pass 82% 18% $6,000,000

MA Kingston 04-23-2005 Property tax $7,200,000 P Pass 68% 32% $7,200,000

MA Manchester-by-the-Sea 05-17-2005 Property tax $1,280,000 P Pass 57% 43% $1,280,000

MA Mashpee 05-07-2005 Property tax $14,000,000 P Pass 88% 12% $14,000,000

MA Northampton 11-08-2005 Property tax $12,000,000 P Pass 51% 49% $12,000,000

MA Oak Bluffs 04-14-2005 Property tax $6,804,660 P Pass 54% 46% $6,804,660

MA Randolph 04-05-2005 Property tax $8,640,000 P Pass 50% 50% $8,640,000

MA Sandwich 05-05-2005 Property tax $11,700,000 P Pass 80% 20% $11,700,000

MA Tisbury 04-19-2005 Property tax $6,951,820 P Pass 61% 39% $6,951,820

MA Waltham 11-08-2005 Property tax $35,000,000 P Pass 50% 50% $35,000,000

MA Watertown 11-08-2005 Property tax $8,000,000 Fail 41% 59%

MA Wellfleet 05-02-2005 Property tax $5,800,700 P Pass 72% 28% $5,800,700

MA Wenham 05-07-2005 Property tax $4,000,000 P Pass 77% 23% $4,000,000

MA West Tisbury 04-14-2005 Property tax $4,743,540 P Pass 53% 47% $4,743,540

MA Weymouth 11-08-2005 Property tax $9,000,000 P Pass 51% 49% $9,000,000

MA Yarmouth 05-02-2005 Property tax $21,515,980 P Pass 80% 20% $21,515,980

ME Maine 11-08-2005 Bond $12,000,000 P Pass 65% 35% $12,000,000

NJ Camden County 11-08-2005 Property tax $50,000,000 P Pass 68% 32% $50,000,000

NJ Point Pleasant Beach Borough 11-08-2005 Property tax $1,300,000 P Pass 66% 34% $1,300,000

NY Putnam County 11-08-2005 Bond $20,000,000 Fail 49% 51%

OH Erie County Metroparks 11-08-2005 Property tax $9,811,570 Fail 41% 59%

OH Lake County Metroparks District 11-08-2005 Property tax $123,000,000 P Pass 57% 43% $123,000,000

PA Pennsylvania 05-17-2005 Bond $625,000,000 P Pass 61% 39% $625,000,000

PA Pike County 11-08-2005 Bond $10,000,000 P Pass 67% 33% $10,000,000

TX Arlington 05-07-2005 Bond $13,600,000 P Pass 59% 41% $13,600,000

TX San Antonio 05-07-2005 Sales tax $90,000,000 P Pass 55% 45% $90,000,000

TX San Antonio 05-07-2005 Sales tax $45,000,000 P Pass 54% 46% $45,000,000

TX Travis County 11-08-2005 Bond $62,150,000 P Pass 66% 34% $62,150,000

UT Alpine City 11-08-2005 Bond $5,000,000 Fail 25% 75%

TOTAL 41 $1,426,358,850 37 $1,383,547,280

The Conservation Campaign’s 2005 Ballot Measures

From Individuals$550

FromOrganizations$1,139

Administrationand Fundraising$340

Lobbying andCampaigns$1,073

I N C O M E($ thousands)Total $1,689

E X P E N S E S($ thousands)Total $1,413

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(Ending March 31, 2006)

Financial Support

$10,000 or moreAnonymous Appalachian Mountain Club Brandywine Conservancy Caribbean Venture of Naples Citizens For Pennsylvania’s Future Jay Cowles and Page Knudsen CowlesChristopher and Sharon DavisDMB Associates, Inc. Fairfield County Community Foundation Douglas and Jane FergusonLeon and Lisa GormanGrand Canyon Trust John and Chara HaasHarbor Oaks DevelopmentHeritage Conservancy Hudson Highlands Land Trust JVT Asset Management L.L. Bean, Inc. Maine Coast Heritage Trust Allan H. McAlpin III Elizabeth MoranDiane L. MyerNatural Lands Trust, Inc. Michael and Elena PattersonPeter PinchotPlum Creek, Inc. Sonoran Institute Suncor Development Co. The Nature Conservancy The Trust for Public Land Tri-Co, Inc. Valley Partnership Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Julia and Nigel Widdowson

$1,000 - $9,999AnonymousBenjamin Lester Abberger III and William West

Abberger, in memory of Eric Hardy AbbergerDavid Abel and Brenda Levin Maria BaierJohn W. BairdRebecca BarrantesArthur BergeronPeter P. Blanchard IIIBlue Hill Heritage Trust The Boulos Company Brunswick Topsham Land Trust Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. CarlsonDavis R. Chant, Inc. Thomas M. Chappell

Cherry Hill Democratic Party Cheshire Land Preservation Fund Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association Coalition of Pinnacle Peak, Inc. Coastal Mountains Land Trust Joyce K. ColemanColorado Conservation Trust The Conservation Fund Ernest and Cynthia CookGale L. DavisDead River Company Deer Haven, LLC Delaware Highlands Conservancy Durand and Anastas Environmental Strategies Evergreen Foundation David FlanaganFriends of Acadia Steven M. GlazerAnthony P. GrassiCarole Haas GravagnoGreat Works Regional Land Trust, Inc. The Gypsy Hill Conservation Charitable Trust Susan W. HarveyPeter HelmsHorace A. Hildreth, Jr.Historic Massachusetts, Inc. Sherry F. HuberL. Stockton Illoway and Eleanor Morris Illoway Investors Economic Assurance, LLC William B. Johnston and Leslie F. Ruppert Henry JordanPatricia KettleEdward J. KfouryKittery Land Trust, Inc. Leslie LabbeAnn Gray LargeLaudholm Trust Eugene C. Lee and Joanne K. Hurley David T. LenderAmy LitzenbergerLoon Echo Land Trust Henry D. LordR. James MacaleerJane C. MacElreeMacerich Management Company Maine Audubon Society Maine Farmland Trust James and Katharine MannMarion Layton MannMassachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance Massachusetts Audubon Society Gerrish H. MillikenRoger Milliken, Jr. Scott Robert Montgomery Ranney R. Moran and Theresa M. Moran J. Mason MorfitCatherine and James MurdockNational Trust for Historic Preservation Natural Resources Council of Maine Arthur E. Newbold IVPaul Coe Nicholson, Jr.

NJ Conservation Foundation John C. Oliver IIIOpen Space Institute, Inc. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Regina R. PhelpsPhippsburg Land Trust Katherine S. PopePortland Trails Putnam County Land Trust Quoddy Regional Land Trust, Inc. Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Marie RidderRobbins Lumber Richard G. RockefellerMr. Will Rogers and Ms. Kate Weese Neil R. RoldeMr. and Mrs. E. Michael RosserScenic Hudson, Inc. Jean ScudderJohn and Elizabeth ShoberRichard SnyderRichard A. SpencerJames M. StewartSuperstition Area Land Trust Betty J. TatroNathaniel P. ThompsonAnna Marie ThronF. Jerome ToneMatthew G. TrifiroLinda J. Whitehead Robert J. VairoPamela D. VargoVestar Development II, LLC Vestar Sundance Towne Center, LLC Vestar, CTC - Gilbert Phase 2, LLC Vinalhaven Land Trust Bruce WallaceWDP Partners, LLC William and Nancy WeaverGordon WildermuthWilderness Society Wilkins and Associates Ann WinnLyndel J. WishcamperAlan WoodWoodloch Pines, Inc. Martha M. WyckoffYork Land Trust, Inc.

$250 - $999Anthony and Sharon AbesonCarlton AlbrightN.C. AndersonThomas and Elizabeth Balderston Marion BanzhafP. James and Nancy BartheSanford BeecherBiddeford Pool Land Trust

The Conservation CampaignBoard of Directors

Page Knudsen Cowles, Chair, St. Paul, Minnesota, is aformer investment professional and was a founder andpartner in Ruminator Books Press, an independent tradebook publisher. Currently, she serves on the boards ofthe Trust for Public Land; the Minnesota League ofConservation Voters; St. Paul Academy and SummitSchool, a K-12 independent school; Unity AvenueFoundation, a family foundation; and Lawrence Creek,LLC, a private investment company.

Lester Abberger, Tallahassee, Florida, is an investmentbanker and lobbyist. He is president of 1000 Friends ofFlorida and chairman of the City of Tallahassee’s UrbanDesign Commission. He also serves on the boards ofM+S Banks, Fugelberg-Koch Architects, the Museums ofFlorida History, the Florida Humanities Council, BlueHeron Water Systems, and numerous other civic, chari-table, and business organizations.

Maria Baier, Phoenix, Arizona, is the executive director ofthe Valley Partnership, a group of business leaders in thePhoenix area concerned with guiding sound economicgrowth in the region. Formerly, she directedConservation Finance in Arizona for the Trust for PublicLand, and she has also served as the top environmentalpolicy advisor to two Republican governors of Arizona.

Ernest Cook, Brookline, Massachusetts, is president of theConservation Campaign and senior vice-president of theTrust for Public Land. He oversees TPL’s national pro-grams, including its Conservation Finance program,which he helped to found. He serves on the boards ofthe Commonweal Conservancy and the Green BurialCouncil.

Adam Eichberg, Denver, Colorado, is the executive director of the newly created Western ConservationFoundation, a nonprofit serving the diverse needs of theWest. Prior to this endeavor, he served as the associatenational director of the Trust for Public Land’sConservation Finance Program and as a vice-president ofthe Conservation Campaign, which he helped to found.

Douglas P. Ferguson, Mill Valley, California, is an attor-ney concentrating in business, entertainment and realestate law. He serves on boards of directors for the Trustfor Public Land and Lucasfilm Ltd, and is an advisor to anumber of other nonprofit organizations in the areas ofthe environment and the performing arts.

Jennie E. Gerard, Oakland, California, is chief of staff toOakland Councilmember Patricia Kernighan, a boardmember and former chair of the Rails-to-TrailsConservancy, and a former member of the senior execu-tive staff of the Trust for Public Land. She was co-leaderof the campaign for the successful City of Oakland’sTrust for Clean Water & Safe Parks in 2002, a $198.5million bond measure to renovate and build waterfrontparks.

William B. Johnston, Arlington, Virginia, is the presidentof the Jane Goodall Institute, and a member of its boardof directors. Prior to joining the Institute, he was execu-tive director of the Conservation Campaign. He alsoserved as managing director and executive vice-presidentof the public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller, leadingthe firm’s environmental and knowledge managementgroups.

Jim Mann, Chicago, Illinois, is the executive director of theIllinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. He hasover 30 years experience in public policy and communitydevelopment in both the public and the private sector.He has also held leadership positions in major Chicago-area civic organizations.

Officers of the Conservation Campaign

P r e s i d e n t

Ernest Cook

V i c e P r e s i d e n t s

Will Abberger

Tim Raphael

Alan Front

G e n e r a l C o u n s e l

Bill Lee

C h i e f F i n a n c i a l O f f i c e r &

T r e a s u r e r

Tod Dobratz

S e c r e t a r y

Nelson Lee

A s s i s t a n t T r e a s u r e r

Constance de Brun

A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r i e s

Barbara L. Roger

Bonita Morgan

Markley H. BoyerSheila BradyJames BrownMargaret and Allen BrownRobert BruckerFrederick BuchholzRichard CaridiDavid M. CarlisleBenjamin CartDavis R. ChantJames M. CohenTristram Colket, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. CooperZeblyon R. CraigCumberland Mainland and Island Trust Damariscotta River Association Charles and Barbara DavisSandra DiedrichLee F. Driscoll and Phoebe DriscollCraig C. DunnAdam R. EichbergDr. William L. Elkins William ElmoreFields Pond Foundation Sydney and Ruth FluckPeter FontaineFreeport Conservation Trust Friends of the Great Swamp Michael GeitzJennie Gerard and Steven Steinhour William J. GinnMartin GoldNorman J. GoldbergNancy GrayWhitney and Elizabeth Hatch Chris HerterJ. Richard HunterIntegra Krauser & Cirz, Inc.Islesboro Islands Trust Allen KaplanKennebunk Land Trust William KigerJames LabbeWilliam and Pamela LattaCaroline M. MacomberMahoosuc Land Trust, Inc. Maine Wilderness Watershed Trust Maloney Properties, Inc. Ecton and Betsy ManningDavid and Jane Rice MartininiMaskenozha Rod and Gun Club Malcolm McAlpinJeanette MihalyLee MillerRanlet Miner, Jr. Susan S. MullinNicholas H. NilesHelen NortonPhoenixville Town Center LP C. Davis PikeDouglass and Katherine RaffRamsey Properties LP Rich ReubenJoseph RiceHelen RippleGregory RomanowskiGerald RorerMartin and Joan RosenThomas A. RumpfBarbara RushmoreVirginia RushmoreJames D. SanoKevin ShanleyBetsy Shure Gross, in honor of Arthur Bergeron Mr. and Mrs. E. Clement ShuteAnn C. SnyderMark E. SteinSean StrubMaleyne SyracuseThe Kennebec Land Trust William TroyMark and Dawn Van DenendRichard S. Vogels, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth IIAlbert WaldmanR. Anthony WaldronWeinstein, Schneider, Kannebecker and Lokuta Wildlands Conservancy, Inc. Penelope Wilson

Van Parish, Washington, DC is senior vice president ofWinning Directions, a strategic communications firmspecializing in the direct mail needs of political candi-dates, nonprofit associations and labor organizations.Mr. Parish creates strategy, messaging and voter con-tact programs for Winning Direction’s major clientsin the nation’s capital and throughout the country.Founder and Principal of the Parish Group prior tojoining Winning Directions, Mr. Parish’s extensivebackground in politics and public affairs spans morethan a quarter century.

Roy Richards, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia, is a board memberof the Trust for Public Land. He has previously servedas chair of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, pres-ident of the International Cablemakers Federation,and chairman and CEO of the Southwire Company.

Will Rogers, Kensington, California, is president of theTrust for Public Land and former director of its west-ern region. He was previously a project manager ofinfill urban development projects for a commercialreal estate company based in Chicago.

Mike Rosser, Aurora, Colorado, serves on theArapahoe County Open Space and Trails AdvisoryBoard. As chairman of TCC’s campaign committeeArapahoe Neighbors for Open Space, Water Quality,and Parks, he led the successful campaign for a newsales tax for open space in Arapahoe County,Colorado, in 2003. He also serves on the ColoradoAdvisory Board of the Trust for Public Land.

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In 2005, Hawaii’s governor approved the state’s first conservation funding program.