2009 Annual Report - Pacific Forest Trust

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2009

PACIFIC FOREST TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT


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ON THE COVER: Clockwise from top: Cascade-Siskiyou National Monume

(The Soda Mountain Wilderness Council); Families and friends celebrate

forests in Mendocino County, Calif.; Employees sorting in the Kane Hardw

Dimension Mill (The Collins Companies); McCloud Falls, Calif. THIS PAGE:

Top: Appalachian Mountains, Tenn.; Left: Bald Eagle, Wa. (Paula Swedeen

CAMPAIGN TO COMPLETE THE VISION

the Pacifc Forest Trust, like those we partner

with, went into 2009 prepared to weather some

tough economic times. Many in the orest and

conservation communities struggled with allout rom the

global fnancial upheaval. Yet PFT was able to make remarkable

progress in conserving our nations natural landscapes and

the myriad benefts they provide: wood, water, wildlie and a

well-balanced climate.

Forests touch people every day, whether they realize it or not.

When we turn on the aucet, how oten do we remember the

water that flows orth was carried rom the mountains by

way o a orested watershed? Even the air we breathe has been

cleansed by the orest landscape, as it stabilizes the climate

that makes our planet livable.

Increasingly, our eorts to build awareness o the vital services

orests provide and what must be done to conserve and

steward them has been paying o. Shared purpose and

strong partnerships have been invaluable to our success, as

we expand the scope o our eorts throughout the country

and grow our network o orest champions.

In this annual report we are proud to share the highlights of

this important work and voices of those who support it.

Cheers to the Pacifc Forest

Trust and the Bureau o Land

Management or their eorts

to transer private land in the

Cascade-Siskiyou National

Monument to public ownership.

The Trust has been buying parcels o private land within

the Monument rom willing sellers [primarily timber

companies] since the Monument was created in 2000...

It makes sense to convert as much Monument land as

possible to public ownership so the land can be protected

The Mail Tribune Editorial Board, Jan. 29, 2009

Common Purpose

I am pleased to commend

Wayburn and Best or theirleadership and tremendous

contributions to the national

dialogue on orests and climate by

providing a strategy or achieving

real, verifable carbon reductions

while also contributing to the development o programs

and policies that will enhance legislative and regulatory

climate change reduction goals. Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board Chair

In Forests We Find


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A Trusted Source of Policy Expertise

PFT has long advocated or conservation solutions

that acknowledge and reward orest landowners

or providing ecosystem services, such as climate

stabilization and renewable energy. As widely recognized,

award-winning pioneers in this area, PFT provided

expertise to a remarkably diverse spectrum o audiencesin 2009, ranging rom the Department o Deense to Al

Gores Alliance or Climate Protection to international

carbon investors to Ivy League universities to state, local

and national government agencies. Last year, PFT traveled

as ar as Chile, Argentina and Copenhagen to speak about

the essential benefts orest landscapes provide and how we

can sustain them.

In 2009, awareness o these benefts reached critical mass

as the U.S. Department o Agriculture launched its Ofce

o Ecosystem Services and Markets, led by our 2006 Forest

Fete Keynote Speaker, Sally Collins. Soon ater, the newly

installed Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack began promoting

the USDAs new ecosystem services ocus in national media

and speeches around the country. USDA Deputy Under

Secretary Jay Jensen echoed Vilsacks message as our 2009

Forest Fete speaker.

Despite this rising awareness, our natural landscapes cannot

provide these valuable services i they have been developed

and converted to other uses a act we brought hometo policymakers through our state, regional and national

policy outreach.

In 2009, we pursued new avenues or leveraging existing

environmental quality laws to help mitigate the climate

impact o orest loss and degradation making signifcant

headway with policymakers and environmental quality

guidelines in Caliornia, Washington, Massachusetts

Maine, Maryland and New York. In addition, where state-

level environmental review regulations do not currently

exist, PFT worked collaboratively with our partners

to support new legislation that would recognize theenvironmental and climate impacts o development and

orest loss in particular.

Concurrently, we worked to develop strong standards or

quantiying and veriying the impact o orest-carbon projects

in compliance and voluntary markets. Such standards are

the essential oundation o a robust market or orest-based

carbon osets that will deliver real returns to landowners.

PFT has been a leader in the development of

regional policies that capture opportunities

for greenhouse gas reductions through forest

conservation and management. The Kresge

Foundation is pleased to be a supporter of

PFTs efforts to champion the role of forests

in the federal policy arena. John Nordgren,

Senior Program Ofcer, the Kresge Foundation

Received the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agencys 2009 Climate

Protection Award. In connection with the

honor, PFT co-founders Laurie Wayburn and

Connie Best joined a roundtable of national

and international climate leaders in

Washington, D.C. Photo: USDA Forest Service

The Pacifc Forest Trust has been a

leader in bringing together people to

think about and discuss the utureo Americas orests, particularly

private orests, and youve been a

great partner or the Forest Service,

especially the Forest Legacy Program

or many years. Id like to thank Laurie Wayburn and

Connie Best or their enduring leadership in promoting

opportunities and options or protecting private orests and

or keeping them working orests providing a sustainable

source o wood, water, wildlie and a well-balanced climate.

Jay Jensen, USDA Deputy Under Secretary

or Agriculture

2009 HigHligHts


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Gained inclusion of our top three recommendations

for forest and climate policy in versions of federal energy

and climate legislation now under consideration by lawmakers.

Formed a broad-based national coalition of landowners,

foresters, conservation and environmental NGOs, mill owners

and market makers to advocate for the role natural landscapes

should play in meeting our nations energy and climate goals.

Showcased our successful model for market-bas

conservation incentives in prestigious publications

well as media interviews and presentations at lectur

workshops, conferences and climate talks across the Unit

States and abroad.

Launched new forest carbon emissions reductio

projects and initiatives in nine states around the count

We are delighted PFT will bring their deep bench of expertise to Carbon Canopy.

Developing a credible forest carbon project model for southern landowners is essential

to the success of this initiative and PFTs experience with pioneering projects and

standards in California will be immensely helpful to us as we move forward.

Dogwood Alliance Executive Director Danna Smith

The Environmental Protection Agency applauds the leadership o the Pacifc Forest Trust in

protecting our global environment. You have set the bar high, and or that, we thank you.

Dr. Kathleen Hogan, Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Climate

Protection Partnerships Division

In 2009, PFT participated in several eorts to develop or

refne orest-carbon accounting standards with national

applicability. Our policy sta played a key role in the working

group that revised and expanded the nations leading

standards or orest carbon projects the Climate Action

Reserve (CAR) Forest Project Protocol. Now we are helping

others develop projects designed to meet this standard in

a number o states, including Virginia, Tennessee, Georgiaand Maine. These new initiatives represent major growth

in the national orest-carbon market landscape an

present an exciting opportunity to demonstrate o

orest stewardship model in other geographic region

At the ederal level, PFT has been heavily engaged

coalition building as well as outreach to legislators a

their sta. One o the most signifcant results has be

the ormation o our diverse coalition o working lan

advocates. Members include some o the nations large

land and mill owners and many smaller, amily-or

owners. Conservation groups and market investo

too, have signed on to the eort, which has provida strong and growing base o support or our outrea

in 2010.

PFT Co-CEO Connie Best speaks with landowners at th

Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway, Ga.

From left: Lyme Timber Company General Partner Peter Stein, Senator Stabenows

Legislative Counsel Chris Adamo, and PFT President and Co-CEO Laurie Wayburn.


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A Trusted Provider of Conservationand Stewardship Services

in 2009, PFT embarked on new working orest

conservation easement projects with major timber-

producers and ranching amiles to saeguard the land

and livelihoods across Calornias vital wood basketregion, the Klamath-Cascade. Spanning 9.8 million

acres rom Caliornia

to Oregon, the region

contains some o the

most diverse and

productive conierous

orests in the world

and is a source o

drinking water or

more than 22 million

Caliornians. Oncecomplete, these

easements will ensure

more than 100,000

acres will remain

orested, providing

wood, water, wildlie

and a well-balanced

climate in perpetuity.

In 2009 we completed extensive research and interviews or

a Klamath-Cascade Greenprint for the Future. Intended as a

roadmap to a sustainable, orest resource-based uture or the

region, the Greenprint report will be fnalized in the comingyear with input and support rom a stakeholder advisory

council were convening.

At the southern tip o the Klamath-Cascade the Sierra

Valley region weve joined with local ranching amilies

to create a conservation corr idor o more than 7,775 acres

where the headwaters o the Feather River orm the largest

alpine wetland in North America. This arc o conserved

lands protects the critical lands where the upland orests

flow into the wet meadows o the valley bottomlands. In

2009 we made signifcant progress on our new Sierra

Valley easement projects that w ill conserve an addit ional

4,400 acres.

In these ocal areas and others, our conservation and

stewardship sta reached out to landowners, local

agencies and oresters. They also organized workshops,

built partnerships and solved problems as part o the

work they do to monitor and provide stewardship services

on 21 properties in Caliornia, Oregon and Washington.

Celebrated a major milestone in our Campaign to

Complete the Vision of a more fully conserved Cascade-

Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM), with the transfer of

1,700 acres to public ownership for the CSNM.

Fulfilled the vision of PFTs first easement donor

and longtime supporter Bea Breese, with the bequest

of her beloved Outlet Creek Ranch, a 600-acre property

in Mendocino we are now managing as a model of ourstewardship forestry techniques. (Photo right)

Forged an agreement with several partners to purchase

Stewarts Point Ranch, a historic redwood property

stretching from the Gualala River to Californias Sonoma Coast.

Generated sustainable revenues from forest manage-

ment and carbon sales on Van Eck Forest lands PFT actively

manages in California and Oregon despite the years

economic turmoil.

The Pacifc Forest Trust has been

a great partner in the long struggle

weve ought to conserve land within

the Monument. The Monuments

unique biological diversity is a ragile

treasure that we cant let slip away.

A key step in that process will be

working with the BLM to acquire these critical lands so

that they will beneft our environment and our country or

generations to come. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

AP Photo/Jeff Barnard

2009 HigHligHts

Outlet Creek Ranch


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NOTE: Unaudited fnancials subject to auditor adjustments. The audited 2009 fnancial summary will be available on our website in the summer.

Complete fnancial statements and an independent auditors report will also be available upon request at that time.

Expenses: $2,384,967Programs: $1,904,987 (80%)

General and

Administrative: $270,671 (11%)

Fundraising: $209,309 (9%)

Outlook for 2010

$500,000

$1,500,000

$2,500,000

$0

-$500,000

Income: $2,018,739Foundation Grants for Operations: $1,075,038

Individual and Business Donations: $289,348

Fee for Services & Government Grants: $312,397

Investment & Interest Income: $512,097

Change in Valuation of Charitable Trust: ($182,963)

Other Income: $12,822

At a time when unemployment and political strie

dominate the headlines, the Pacifc Forest Trust

is steadily building bipartisan consensus around

the need to sustain and conserve our working lands and their

contributions to local livelihoods, economies and cultures.

With our partners, were continuing to serve as persistent,passionate advocates or orests in the communities where

we work, in the media and in the nations capital. In 2010

weve already gained considerable traction with national

lawmakers, including the primary architects o the energy

and climate bill now under review by the Senate.

Our efforts radiate from a central set of

recommendations for how policies governing

sustainable land use, environmental quality and

energy security can stem the tide of forest loss.

These include mitigation and investment in our

land infrastructure, accurately accounting for the

carbon stored in U.S. forests; and the creation of

a robust, high-quality offset market for emissions

reductions from forests.

In 2010 were making progress in the following key areas:

Working with a strong coalition to advance

ederal legislation that will conserve our natural

landscapes and their ability to provide green jobs, renewa

energy and climate benefts.

Building up the market or high-quality carbon emissio

reductions by developing new projects around the U.S. th

leverage our past successes.

Mitigating the climate impacts o orest loss with st

evironmental quality act measures.

Closing on key easements in Caliornias Sierra Val

and advancing other major projects that will conser

more than 100,000 acres in the Klama

Cascade region and bring new income

orest landowners.

Transerring more than 3,000 acres to pub

ownership in Oregons Cascade-Siskiyou NationMonument.

Developing a new strategic plan or 20

through 2013.

Unveiling PFTs radiant new visual identi

including a new website and logo (see let).

2009 FinAnciAl Review


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$100,000 and Up $50,000 $99,999

We grateully acknowledge the ollowing individuals, oundations and businesses that helped make our work in 2009 possible.*

Thank You

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Kresge Foundation

Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund

Meyer Memorial Trust**

Robertson Foundation

Bella Vista Foundation

The Energy Foundation

James Irvine Foundation

Merck Family Fund

S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

$25,000 $49,999Compton Foundation, Inc.

Dogwood AllianceJames and Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation

R. Howard Dobbs FoundationCharlie & Darci Swindells

William Laney Thornton/Flora L.Thornton FoundationTown Creek Foundation, Inc.

$10,000 $24,999The Ayrshire FoundationAllan & Marilyn BrownHarney & Sons Fine TeasHeller Charitable &

Educational FundJohn & Elaine French Family

FoundationLaird Norton Family Foundation

The Libra FoundationDixon Long/Springcreek

Foundation

Margaret A. Cargill FoundationMarisla FoundationNational Park TrustNancy NordhoOrchard FoundationResources Legacy Fund

FoundationGregory & Daphne TebbeKarie & David ThomsonWeeden Foundation

$5,000 $9,999Cherida Collins Smith &

Glenn SmithTruman & Kristin CollinsCommunity Foundation

Sonoma Countys SchulzDonor Advised Fund

Peter DavisKongsgaard-Goldman

FoundationLinden Trust or ConservationKirk Marckwald & Chris DesserGilman & Marge Ordway

Pacic Gas and ElectricCompany

Walter & Jeanne SedgwickTimothy & Billie Taylor/

EcohausAndrea & Don TuttleSearle Whitney

$1,000 $4,999Autodesk, Inc.

Benson Woodworking CompanyConstance BestPeter Boyer & Terry Gamble

The Campbell GroupDonald M. Campbell

The Collins CompaniesEvolution Markets

John & Laura Fisher

Fullerton Family FoundationAlison GeballeJohn Graham & Katherine

Munro/Knox Family FoundationGreen Mountain Energy

CompanyHancock Timber Resource Group

Edmund Hayes, Jr

Mrs. A. Carl HelmholzGeorge HelmholzMaurice & Janice HollowayHumboldt Redwood Company,

LLCK&L Gates, LLPRobert & Edie Kirkwood

Nancy Kittle

Perry & Tricia LloydLyme Timber CompanyMendocino Redwood CompanyMark MillerStephen & Amanda MorrisNational Fish and Wildlie

Foundation

Timothy & Ulrike Pirrung

Pisces FoundationLinda SanordWilliam & Claudia StelleSullivan & Worcester LLPCynthia WayburnLaurie A. WayburnW.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.

$500 $999Hans & Marian BaldauLeslie & Doug BallingerAnthony & Carol BoutardJoseph BunkerLew & Sheana ButlerNorman Christensen, on behal

o Laurie WayburnTerry & Barbara Collins

Henry & Vergilia DakinSandy Dean & Cathy

Cockrum-DeanJulie DickersonBetsy & Jesse Fink FundRobert Flint, JrDavid Frenznick

Kass Green & Gene ForsburgAnn HatchCarrie HoytBill HuttonLand Trust AllianceJulie LydickChristopher Mann

Prairie FoundationJudson M. ParsonsHoliday Phelan-Johnson &

Christopher JohnsonRedtree Properties LPGeorge & Anita ThompsonSteve & Renee Thompson

Frank & Frances Reynolds TsaiSteve Van Landingham &

Matthew OGradyJohn C. WalkerEdgar Wayburn, M.D.Mariquita West, M.D. &

Celia Thompson-Taupin

$250 $499Stephen & Terry BeckGreg BlomstromPatricia & Jim BranhamLeslie Walker & Walter BurlockJulia Dakin & Jon FrechEight Arms Cellars

Michael Gallagher &Ruth Shapiro

Lorraine GallardDr. Keith GillessCharles HendersonGary Hendrix

Nancy Hoopes &Alison Pachynski

Arne HultgrenBetsy JewettJacques & Leslie LeslieJoshua MargolisDan Martin

Martha NelsonJames M. PeaGeorge Peyton, Jr.James Rinehart & Carol FinkelsteinMartin & Joan RosenHal J. SalwasserSealaska Corporation

Bob KingmanSandra Slater & Drew MaranGary & Carol TorreBrooks Walker IIIKirby WalkerWilliam WayburnGeorgia Westdahl

$100 $249Michael & Susan AddisonSally BinghamAmy ChesnutEd & Kerry CooperPaul & Anne Ehrlich

Theodore & Patricia EliotJames P. FinertyGeorge Gaines & Mary Moore

Green Diamond ResourceCompany

Chantz JoyceGus Kauman Jr.Samuel & Cindy LivermoreSylvia McLaughlinOsha Meserve

Amy MeyerKarla NemethJim & Lisa NicolJennier NiedermeyerEdward OBrien &

Patricia HickeyJuliet PageGabe Petlin

Bettina RingAlicia RobbinsDr. Je RommLeo RoyCarrie SantiSahara SaudeElizabeth Sedgwick

Peter StentTania & Michael StepanianDoug WickizerPatrice WinchesterKirke WoleElizabeth WroblickaDelphine Zeuli

$1 $99Marion Boggs III &

Clara Thomas BoggsPeggy C. CampbellPeter DeLucchiMatt Fehrenbacher

Thelma & Charles GilmurRonald & Derry GodarMarty & Joyce GrinLaura HamiltonJohn & Mary Ellen Harte

Marianna Kauman & DianaAleman, in honor o EdgarWayburn and Marian Kaufman

Melvin KrebJohn LaughlinKonrad J. Liegel

Dan LuomaWilliam & Janet McLennanElaine McMasterPatrick NoonanDan OlsteinMargit & Richard Roos-Collins

Melanie J. RowlandJoan Rubenson, on behal o

Simon Lucas KaglePaula SwedeenLaurie TippinEd & Jeanette Ueber

In-Kind DonationsAnsel Adams Gallery/Yosemite

National ParkAlexander Valley VineyardsCaliornia SnowDawn Patrol Images

Frey VineyardsHarney & Sons Fine TeasJohn Bentleys RestaurantLagunitas Brewing Company

Tom Lupo & Laura Harvey

Madroa VineyardsMethod ProductsMTR WesternNavarro Vineyards and WineryPatagonia

Phillips Bros. MillRikki PirrungRavenswood WinerySaintsbury WinerySan Francisco Hat Company

San Francisco SymphonySees CandiesSOAR InfatablesSoluri Meserve, A Law CorporationSports BasementVirgin America

**Capital acquisition

*List o supporters represents donations PFT receivedbetween January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010.

Please visit www.pacifcorest.org/partners.html or a listing o the Pacifc Forest Trusts clients.

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