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2019-2020 Annual Report to Community

Getting to Know Your Land

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A Note from Our Leadership

Angela Twitchell Emily Swan

What a year! Considering how the pandemic has upended all aspects of our lives, we’re tempted to focus

this message on the things that didn’t happen – events cancelled, educational activities put on hold, programs postponed. But as the pandemic became entrenched and it was clear this was not a short-term disruption, BTLT moved with astonishing nimbleness to find new ways of fulfilling our mission.

Without missing a beat, our ever-resourceful, committed, and hard-working staff pivoted from in-person staff, committee, and board meetings to virtual ones, and the land conservation, stewardship, and program work that are central to our mission continued with scarcely a hiccup.

Although we had to cancel in-person gardening programs, nature walks, and educational activities, our staff created a series of weekly newsletters chock-full of resources for learning about and safely engaging with nature and BTLT properties during the pandemic. People have stopped us in the street to thank BTLT for the ray of sunshine these emails brought them during these dark times.

Although pandemic safety requirements made it impossible to hold our weekly Farmers’ Market at Crystal Spring Farm, our staff worked with the Brunswick School Department to create a temporary market in the high school parking lot. Then, when fall sports started at the high school, the staff rallied again to move the Market to Brunswick Landing. Thus we were able to maintain this crucial link between local farmers and all of us who rely on the fresh, sustainably produced food they provide.

Work continues apace at the Tom Settlemire Community Garden, with the Common Good Garden on target to deliver a record amount of fresh, healthy food to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. The pandemic also brought us a wonderful set of high school students volunteers, enthusiastic about being active in the community while they were not in the classroom.

You – our members – have shown us how much you value BTLT and the resources we provides our community, by renewing your memberships at record levels. Thanks to you, BTLT will come through these challenging times stronger than ever. You are BTLT. Thank you!

Angela Twitchell, Executive Director Emily Swan, Board President

DIRECTORSElizabeth ArmstrongBrad BabsonDoug BennettWilliam Ferdinand, SecretaryAveril FessendenKristine GanongWells JohnsonJohn LichterRichard MersereauDaniel Morgenstern

Jeff NelsonKeisha PaysonTom SettlemirePeter SimmonsCharles SpiesSandy StottEmily Swan, President James Tatham, TreasurerLloyd Van LunenNick WhatleyMargaret Wilson, Vice President

ADVISORY COunCIlJohn Berry Janet Bodwell Claude Bonang Dana CaryAndy Cook Jane Crichton Forrest DillonNelia DunbarJaki Ellis Rollin Fessenden

Spike Haible Elizabeth HertzAlicia Heyburn Henry Heyburn Heather Higbee Eileen JohnsonMatt Klingle Fred Koerber Lisa Martin William MasonDan Meyer

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ADVISORY COunCIlJohn Berry Janet Bodwell Claude Bonang Dana CaryAndy Cook Jane Crichton Forrest DillonNelia DunbarJaki Ellis Rollin Fessenden

Spike Haible Elizabeth HertzAlicia Heyburn Henry Heyburn Heather Higbee Eileen JohnsonMatt Klingle Fred Koerber Lisa Martin William MasonDan Meyer

Arlene Morris Herbert Paris Steven PelletierRalph Perry Liz Pierson Jan Pierson Debora Price Richard PulsiferCarla Rensenbrink Patricia RyanBecky Shepherd

Jym St. Pierre Steven Stern Millie Stewart Brooks Stoddard Kathy Thorson David Vail Steve Walker Nate Wildes Jan WilkMartin Wilk Richard Wilson Sarah Wolpow

STAffAngela Twitchell, Executive DirectorNikkilee Cataldo, Director of ProgramsMargaret Gerber, Stewardship ManagerKristi Hatrick, Membership & Development Manager Jamie Pacheco, Program ManagerKaty Mendenhall, Administrative & Program AssistantJacqui Koopman, Farmers’ Market Manager

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Aside from the global pandemic and the need to revamp virtually everything we do and how we do it, the big news at BTLT this year was our new home!

We recently moved to Neptune Drive at Brunswick Landing – the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. This new location provides a wealth of opportunities to engage with nearby recreation land and the growing community at Brunswick Landing.

Our new home, which provides opportunities to enjoy the trails right out the back door and to connect with neighbors like the YMCA and the Town Rec Department, is very much in keeping with our mission.

The new location has the potential to become a true community hub for outdoor recreation and conservation efforts in a reclaimed part of Brunswick that is rapidly growing. Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA) and Teens to Trails have relocated to the adjacent office spaces, and in the future, we hope to see programs like Bikes for All Mainers, a gear hub, and

Welcome!

Katy Mendenhall joined the Land Trust as Administrative & Program Assistant in July of 2020, having previously worked for Viles Arboretum in Augusta. A desire to be a part of conservation efforts in the community led her to BTLT. Katy is originally from Peachtree City, Georgia, where she often visits (mostly for the homemade southern food). Katy is a certified yoga teacher, but also enjoys art and exploring Maine, and is currently continuing her education in Historic Preservation.

A New Home at Brunswick Landing

BTLT’s new windows offer a spectacular view of surrounding forest.

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other recreation and conservation-focused programs join us, too.

With a large deck, shared meeting rooms, ample parking, and easy access to outdoor space, the location is perfect for expanded events and activities. Additionally, we look forward to more community use of our office space as a resource, eventually offering things like a library of guidebooks, guided outings, and – maybe one day – trailhead restrooms.

Thanks to the vision of community member Larry Klein, local developer Tom Wright, and a generous grant from the Jane’s Trust foundation, BTLT is thoroughly enjoying our new space. When it is safe to do so, we look forward to officially opening the office and welcoming the community to visit and celebrate our new home.

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Supporting a Healthy Watershed, Resilient Ecosystems, and Safe Recreation at Brunswick Landing

Farewell! We bid a fond farewell to Kate Klibansky, Communications & Outreach Assistant since 2018. Kate has brought positivity, creativity, and a strong sense of social and environmental justice to the BTLT team. As she prepares to complete her master’s degree this fall, Kate is moving on to pursue a career in sustainability policy. We wish her all the best on her next endeavors!

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is thrilled to be part of the revitalization of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. As both landholders of the Neptune Woods recreation property and tenants at Brunswick Landing, we are excited to join Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, the Landing’s businesses and residents, and other conservation organizations to help make Brunswick Landing a center for sustainable growth and outdoor recreation.

That work involves imagining what the next version of the Landing might be, with consideration of what is best for the long-term health of our economy, ecosystems, and community.

This year BTLT joined others in in trying to understand the stormwater system at Brunswick Landing inherited from the US Navy. How the water runs off surfaces at the Landing during storms and what it carries are of paramount concern for nearby watersheds in which the Landing lives, and for the environmental health and recreational safety of visitors. Those watersheds flow into Mere Brook and the Androscoggin River, both of which, in turn, flow into the sea. And both brook and river are recovering from a long history of pollution.

Mere Brook is officially classified as “urban-impaired” by the State of Maine, and the Town of Brunswick has a grant to plan for improving the health of the watershed. BTLT is an active participant in this effort and has been diligently working to understand the complexities of infrastructure and history of pollution in the stormwater system in the Landing portion of the watershed. We are endeavoring to collaborate with the key stakeholders – the Town, MRRA, DEP, US Navy, and others – to assure that the future of Brunswick Landing and its waters provide safe, healthy opportunities for recreation, natural areas, homes, and businesses.

Much of the eastern portion of the Mere Creek watershed runs across Brunswick Landing.

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Survey Results Inspire All Programs and Projects

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In mid 2019 BTLT undertook a survey to help us be sure that the goals of our organization were well aligned with the needs and expectations of our members and community. With over 1,000 responses from the community and our members, including dozens of one-on-one interviews and focus groups, your feedback has helped us refine and target our work.

Overall, respondents said the work we are doing is meeting community needs and is highly regarded. It was no surprise that you love the Farmers’ Market and often visit Crystal Spring Farm and Cathance River Nature Preserve. We heard clearly that land conservation should continue to be our main priority, though trails and programs are also important to you.

You let us know we need to balance conservation focused on important ecological and habitat qualities with the need to conserve parcels that provide public access, particularly to water and trails. You want more access for picnicking, camping, mountain biking, and skiing. Many of you told us it is important that we engage young people with the natural world, and that we should take action

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This feedback – along with a whole lot more – is being actively integrated into our organizational strategic plan and annual committee work plans, and is helping us prioritize as we adapt to the world in a global pandemic. Thank you to all of you who provided your input. Please continue to share your thoughts with us!

You can read more about our survey results at www.btlt.org/Survey2020

The words most commonly used to describe the work of BTLT.

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BTLT Conserves Two Properties in Key Focus Areas in 2020 The Land Trust worked with landowners in Pennellville and on Highland Road in Brunswick to conserve properties in 2020.

In Pennellville, we conserved 18 acres, establishing a connection between two previously conserved properties – Packard Farm and Coleman Farm. Connecting conserved land and piecing together larger habitat blocks as well as potential future trail corridors is a priority for BTLT. We are especially grateful to landowner Julie Isbill for her generosity and for the commitment to conservation she showed in donating this meaningful easement.

On Highland Road, the Land Trust was honored to work with the Lachance Family to draft an easement on 134 acres to ensure that their more than century-old family farm will remain just that into the future. Working with local farm

families to maintain our region’s strong agricultural heritage is a core focus of BTLT’s land conservation work. We thank the Lachance Family for working with us to make progress towards this goal.

Wetlands at the Lachance Farm

The view of Middle Bay from marshland at the Isbill property.

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Each year BTLT staff and volunteers spend many hours planning and running events. Although COVID wreaked havoc on our spring and summer 2020 plans, that didn’t stop us from finding new ways to connect the community to local food, our lands, and the outdoors.

Before COVID, during the summer of 2019, we extended our program with Perryman Village families to include weekly activities with the children. They grew their own garden, created nature art, learned about nutrition and tooth care, and explored the outdoors with place-based educator Robin Huntley. While we were unable to offer the program during summer 2020, we hope to bringing it back in 2021.

We partner with Forest Play Group, a weekly outdoor exploration group led by area parents, to do a monthly walk exploring BTLT’s properties. These excursions include snow painting, scavenging for winter forest treasures, and exploring wildclaimed apple orchards.

We began a new partnership to offer our Winter Garden Workshops collaboratively with Curtis Memorial Library, exploring new topic areas based on the interest of their membership and our own.

These three partnerships are among dozens of active collaborations that make BTLT’s diverse programming successful and help us effectively meet the needs of our community.

When in-person programming came to a halt this spring, we developed new ways to help engage our community so they might better get to know their lands. We communicated about how to use BTLT lands safely and offered resources to help community members connect with nature

BTLT supports Friends of X-Country skiing As the summer of 2019 ended, a group of Nordic ski coaches and cross-country skiing enthusiasts gathered to discuss how they might improve skiing opportunities in the Brunswick-Topsham area. With a shared interest in promoting year-round outdoor recreation, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust adopted Brunswick-Topsham Friends of X-Country Skiing (FOXCS), as a Community Advisory Group.

FOXCS identified three critical needs: the creation of more trails, improved grooming of existing trails, and the development of a communication network to inform skiers of trail conditions. By addressing those three needs, they hope to empower more people to get outside and stay active through the winter. In addition, FOXCS maintains a Facebook page, providing real-time snow and trail conditions.

During the 2019-2020 winter BTLT and the Town of Brunswick hired professional groomers for Crystal Spring Farm, Tarbox Preserve, and Woodward Point Preserve. And the Brunswick Department of Parks and Recreation opened the eastern portion of Kate Furbish Preserve. We’re all looking forward to a great season on the snow!

To get involved or donate to keep the momentum going on trail work and grooming, visit www.btlt.org/FOXCS or visit FOXCS’ Facebook page facebook.com/BTFOXCS/.

Program Successes Before and During the Pandemic

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from home through podcasts, books, and videos. We are working closely with Cathance River Education Alliance to develop resources for families and support schools in developing outdoor learning spaces.

Your responses to our survey expressed a desire to learn more about BTLT properties and to have more guided experiences on the properties. Program and stewardship staff are teaming up to plan outings that engage you more directly with the land. This fall stewardship staff and volunteers will be leading small (10 person or fewer) walks on BTLT properties. These walks will feature things like tree identification, invasive plant identification, responsible foraging, and general information about how BTLT stewards its properties.

Forest Play Group participants paint snow with BTLT Program Manager Jamie Pacheco.

Perryman Village youth at a TSCG visit.

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There were once an estimated 4-billion American chestnut trees along the east coast. This dominant forest species provided plentiful chestnuts for animals and humans alike, and was an important timber resource. The arrival of chestnut blight, a tree-girdling canker caused by fungus, destroyed virtually all American chestnuts between 1904 (when the disease was first detected in New York City) and the 1950s.

In June 2020, Land Trust staff and volunteers worked with Larry Totten of the American Chestnut Foundation (ACF)

to plant twelve wild American chestnut tree seedlings at Tarbox Preserve. ACF is working very hard to restore the iconic American chestnut to its native range and reached out to BTLT for a site to plant saplings. Planting American chestnuts helps

BTLT Lands supporting American Chestnut restoration

preserve their genetic diversity, though they are still susceptible to the blight and have a high mortality rate. Land Trust staff and volunteers have been watering and monitoring the chestnut trees every week, and with any luck a few will reach maturity and help propagate other chestnut trees nearby!

To read more about the chestnut trees at Tarbox, www.btlt.org/american-chestnuts-at-tarbox/.

Larry Totten and BTLT volunteers planting chestnut seedlings at Tarbox Preserve.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

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The past fiscal year held many challenges and triumphs for the Land Trust, from building new trails and expanding four-season public access in our region (see article on FOXCS) to learning how to navigate stewardship during a global pandemic.

In July of 2019, the hottest month on record at the time, Land Trust staff worked with the Regional Field Team to construct new trails at Tarbox Preserve, a property conserved in 2017 with frontage on both the Cathance River and the Muddy River. Now open to the public, this mile-long loop trail brings visitors past old stone walls, alongside vernal pools, and to the edge of the Cathance River at Picnic Point, where a nice breeze can be felt even on a hot summer’s day.

After battling the heat and humidity of July while building the trails at Tarbox, a greater challenge lay ahead. In March of 2020 when schools and workplaces closed due to the pandemic, staff saw a significant spike in trail use as people found solace and exercise outside. Many people explored local trails for the first time. Staff and volunteers worked hard to ensure that the increased demand and use of the trails during the spring mud season, when use is usually still quite low, could be sustained without causing damage or unsafe overcrowding on the trails. At Cathance River Nature Preserve, to ensure safety of nearby residents, trails were closed for the first time in the Preserve’s history. On our other properties, use of trails returned to somewhat normal levels by late spring, the Land Trust and easement landowners are still navigating uncharted territory and are dealing with new public access issues associated with increased usership of the trails. Please read all trail signage and follow all posted rules to ensure continued access.

To read BTLT’s COVID-19 trail safety guidelines, please visit: www.btlt.org/covid-trail-safety/

StEWARDSHIPA Year to Remember

Crushed stone pathway at Tarbox Preserve

Post-blowdown steward selfie of Stewardship Manager Margaret Gerber

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BTLT has been an active participant in the First Light Learning Journey since its inception in January 2018. First Light is an effort to build trust and relationships between the conservation community and the tribes of Maine. Today, Wabanaki people legally steward just 0.01% of their ancestral lands in Maine, while the conservation organizations of Maine steward some 23% of the land in our state. The goals of First Light are to create a stronger conservation movement by including and reflecting Indigenous expertise and perspective, and to increase the access of Wabanaki people to their ancestral land and its many resources.

It is important for every landowner in Maine to remember the historic and current connections that Wabanaki people feel to the entire Maine landscape – and land trusts are no exception. As a conservation organization working to ensure that natural spaces are accessible to everyone and that the natural resources of the

landscape are effectively stewarded, it is imperative that we remember these unique and profound connections. While many people are not aware of the indigenous people in our community, they are here – in our schools as students, and as our neighbors acting as leaders in education, food security, business, and advocacy. In addition, there is a large Wabanaki diaspora of people that once lived in our region who retreated to the relative safety of their tribal relatives to the north. Those refugee families still feel close ties to our region.

The First Light effort has just entered a second phase, expanding to include many additional conservation groups, and diligently building relationships, sharing resources, and moving forward ‘at the speed of trust’ with our Wabanaki neighbors. BTLT is proud to be a partner in this effort and we look forward to enhancing our work and our community through stronger relationships with Wabanaki people, and by learning from their expertise and perspectives.

To learn more about First Light and contemporary and historic Wabanaki connections to the land and community around you, please visit www.firstlightlearningjourney.net.

BTLT is commiTTed To diversiTy, equiTy, and incLusion The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust stands in solidarity with all who fight against racism and social, economic, and environmental injustices. We recognize how much work we must do as an organization, as a community, and as individuals to combat systemic racism and injustice.

We have established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work Group to assure that in the accomplishment of our mission, we are equitably meeting the needs of every member of our community, no matter their background, and that we are supporting our community in becoming a place where all people feel safe and welcomed. We are striving to bring more diverse voices to the table at every level of our work and assure that the culture of our “table” is equitable and empowering to everyone. Our goal is to make our organization and the conservation and recreation lands in our region welcoming and diverse.

BtLt Active in First Light Learning Journey

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Farewell to market manager Jacqui Koopman Jacqui Koopman established herself as part of the team at BTLT as a Saturday Farmers’ Market volunteer, assisting her daughter, Jane, who was Market Coordinator at the time. Jacqui took over as Market Manager in 2013 and helped shape the Market into what it is today. She has worked intentionally to create a market with a festive atmosphere and to curate vendors to ensure a wide variety of produce, value-added products, dairy, meat, and seafoods. Throughout her years at the market, Jacqui has formed friendships with parking staff, coworkers, market vendors, and customers, whom she deeply cherishes.

Thank you, Jacqui, for your friendship and your dedication to celebrating, supporting, and increasing access to local food!

COVID-19 led to the shutdown of many businesses during the spring of 2020. Initially it was unclear if BTLT’s Saturday Farmers’ Market would be able to open to meet the local food needs of our community and support local farmers. In late March, the State of Maine deemed markets an essential service, and we dove into the complex task of figuring out how to open our Market while keeping our community, staff, and vendors safe.The Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets created valuable guidelines, which BTLT adapted to our unique needs, and the Market was open without a hitch for the full season.

Part of our plan meant moving the Market to Brunswick High School and

then to Brunswick Landing, where we could ensure safe social distancing for both vendors and customers. The 32 vendors who chose to return for the season stepped up to the plate with an exceptional spirit of cooperation, creatively adjusting to new requirements which necessitated major changes in both the marketing of their products and the handling of payments.

We are so grateful to everyone – including the Brunswick School Department, TBW, Inc, Flight Deck Brewing, the REAL School, Wild Oats, our vendors, volunteers, and many customers – for making this unique season a success.

BTLT Farmers market an “essential service”

Jacqui at the market booth at Crystal Spring Farm

Customers enjoying the shade at BTLT’s Saturday Farmers Market at Brunswick High School during the summer of 2020.

BTLT remains dedicated to strengthening the local food system. As part of this work BTLT takes an active role in the Merrymeeting Food Council (MFC). This year MFC received COVID emergency funds from the Elmina Sewall Foundation to purchase food for food access program partners in the region due to food shortages. MFC is also co-leading an ongoing statewide initiative to identify the issues and opportunities in Maine’s local food system. Merrymeeting Gleaners, a program of MFC, have partnered with Cooking for Community to support Maine restaurants and the food insecure during COVID, while continuing to partner with local farms to bring thousands of pounds of excess harvest to food insecure community members.

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tom Settlemire Community Garden Celebrates Bountiful Season This season has affirmed the value of access to community growing space. In our community plots, a host of new gardeners joined this season, including four New Mainer families who are growing foods unique to their culture, in partnership with volunteer mentors. Our Common Good Garden (CGG) has expanded to cover 11,000 square feet, and area farms donated excess seedlings to allow for some new crops. The CGG team experimented with different tomato mulches and some late-season broccoli. A new hoop house extended the season of greens production for Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. CGG is also proud to have several new volunteers, among them four Brunswick High School students who engaged with the Garden in the spring when the schools closed. One of these students is working towards an experiential learning credit. None of this would have been possible without the dedicated leadership of Dev Culver, volunteer coordinator for the CGG.

Brunswick High students Kate Shaughnessy (left) and Lily Hatrick (center), and Bowdoin Summer Fellow Dylan Sloan working in the tomato patch. Photo by Dev Culver.

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Volunteer Spotlight Ellen Maling is a woman of many diverse talents, and she generously shares them all with BTLT. Over the years she has helped in the office, consulted, facilitated meetings, jumped in to be plant sale coordinator, and generally been a joyful, positive advocate and ally for BTLT. But it’s clear that the Tom Settlemire Community Garden (TSCG) is what truly holds Ellen’s heart and where she has dedicated countless volunteer hours.

Ellen is a leadership volunteer, a treasure who leads entire projects. Ellen organizes volunteer workdays, coordinates with other garden groups, and simply gets things done.

This year we could not host our Annual Taking Root Plant Sale due to the COVID pandemic. But that didn’t keep Ellen from continuing to build “The Bank,” where donated plants are held, cared for, and propagated for future plant sales. With her dedicated support and loving care of the many generously donated plants we are holding at the garden, we’ll return with a bigger and better than ever plant sale – which provides a huge portion of our annual garden budget.

We are so fortunate to have Ellen’s positive, generous support. Thank you sincerely!

tom Settlemire Community Garden Celebrates Bountiful Season This season has affirmed the value of access to community growing space. In our community plots, a host of new gardeners joined this season, including four New Mainer families who are growing foods unique to their culture, in partnership with volunteer mentors. Our Common Good Garden (CGG) has expanded to cover 11,000 square feet, and area farms donated excess seedlings to allow for some new crops. The CGG team experimented with different tomato mulches and some late-season broccoli. A new hoop house extended the season of greens production for Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program. CGG is also proud to have several new volunteers, among them four Brunswick High School students who engaged with the Garden in the spring when the schools closed. One of these students is working towards an experiential learning credit. None of this would have been possible without the dedicated leadership of Dev Culver, volunteer coordinator for the CGG.

Brunswick High students Kate Shaughnessy (left) and Lily Hatrick (center), and Bowdoin Summer Fellow Dylan Sloan working in the tomato patch. Photo by Dev Culver.

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Community Support THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY! We, like you, weren’t sure what to expect as the pandemic made its way to Maine last spring. We knew that our trails, properties, and other offerings would be more important than ever to provide respite from the uncertainties COVID-19 brought to our lives. We also knew that to keep these resources going, we would need your help. We were hopeful that if our members and partners could continue their financial support of Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, they would. You absolutely did, and we are so grateful.

Highlights of fY 2020: • 85% of our Community Members and 75% of our Community and Business Partners

maintained their memberships and partnerships with us, despite the onset of a global pandemic. This level of loyalty is incredible — Thank you;

• BTLT was supported by 67 Community Partners and 33 Business Partners; • We welcomed 210 NEW Community Members and Partners and 31 new Business

Members and Partners, meeting or exceeding our goals in nearly every category and helping us to increase our overall membership by 4% with a total of 1,078, our highest annual growth in five years;

• We created a Business Spotlight feature in our e-communications in an effort to support our Business Parners as they navigate the devastating effect the pandemic is having on them;

• With the help of a Payroll Protection Program loan to help cover staff salaries, our Annual Fund ended the year 1% ahead of budget;

fY 2021 fundraising Goals Include: • Maintain overall membership at more than 1,000 members; • Raise $257,753 through our Annual Fund; • Encourage long-term donors to consider supporting BTLT in perpetuity through a

legacy gift; • Seek major gifts and grant awards for imminent land conservation projects and

community programs; • Increase our stewardship endowment funds to $800,000 by the end of FY2021, with

an overall goal of reaching $2 million in the next few years.

Business Partner Spotlight “Now more than ever, we recognize the value of the work that Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust does to preserve and protect the natural treasures that provide a peaceful space in our newly chaotic world,” says Heather D. Blease, CEO of SaviLinx. “BTLT plays such an important role in our community, including right in SaviLinx’s back yard with the Landing’s gorgeous Neptune Woods trails. We are proud to support BTLT’s ongoing stewardship of outdoor spaces and agricultural programs.”

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Business members - many thanks to our 45 Business members, who provide up to $1,000 of annual support.

Albert Putnam Associates Applewald Farm Apogee AdventuresAtayne LLC Casco Bay Dental Chef Paul Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Cook’s Lobster & Ale House Copper Tail Farm Country Fare Crystal Spring Farm Fall Design

Business Supporters Thank you to the local Business Members and Partners who continued to support our work in FY2020, despite the onset of a global pandemic. Though many faced

economic hardships and an uncertain road ahead, they nonetheless maintained their loyalty to our work and dedication to our mission. For that, we are grateful.

Business Partners contribute $1,000 or more to the Land Trust annually. Please help us thank our Business Partners:

To learn more about how your business can participate in one of these programs, visit www.btlt.org/business or call the Land Trust at (207) 729-7694.

Fresh Pickins Gelato Fiasco Gracie’s Garden Hannaford Supermarket Hardshore Distilling Company Heidi Boyd LLC Hootenanny Bread IDEXXJade Integrated Health Keough Family Farm Little Dog Coffee Shop Little Ridge Farm

Maine Pines Racquet & Fitness Maine Waterside Homes Milkweed Farm Moderation Brewing Movement Matters Nemrow Maine LLC Office of Cornelia Viek, CPA Olivia’s Garden Pretty Flowers Senze Scarpe Six River Farm LLC Smith’s Smokehouse

Spear Farms, Inc. StantecThe Black Tie Company The McLellan LLC The Picture Framer The Whole Almond Turtle Rock Farm Vail’s Tree Service, Inc Welltree, Inc. Wildflours Gluten-Free Bakery Winter Hill Farm LLC Wright-Pierce

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thank You!Brunswick-topsham Land trust gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, foundations, and organizations for their annual membership and other contributions during fiscal year 2019-2020 (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020).

community Partners Community Partners contribute $1,000 or more to the Land Trust annually. These annual gifts are key to the Land Trust’s ability to continue to innovate and creatively meet the needs of our community. The Land Trust is grateful for the broad base of support we enjoy, and we are especially grateful to those who are willing and able to give at this higher level.

$5,000+ Anonymous Fred and Jill Haer Helen Norton Susan E. Russell

$2,500+ Anonymous (2) Lloyd Van Lunen and Margaret Wilson

$1,000+ David and Michelle Amann Ellen Asherman Bradley and Katharine Babson Tim and Anne Banks Mark Battle and Kathy Thorson Jef and Susanne Boeke Les and Michelle Borodinsky Angel Braestrup and Mark Spalding Amanda and Kevin Bunker Helen L. Cafferty and Otto Emersleben Michael Cain and Debra VamVikites Jeffery Cohen and Nancy Heiser Sandy Colhoun and Selina Rossiter Philip and Jane Crichton Kevin and Annemarie Curnin Nelia and Charles Dunbar James W. Ecker and Jane W. Nichols-Ecker Bill and Catherine Ward Ferdinand Rollin and Averil Fessenden Virginia Fish Bill Fitzsimmons and Liz Armstrong Marta and Robert S. Frank Jerrold and Robin Galleher Rick and Kris Ganong Chris and Alyssa Goodwin Reginald L. and Tinker Hannaford

Kristin Hite David and Marcy Holmblad Dewitt and Jane John Robert C. and Nancy King Elizabeth Knowles Jeannine Tetu and Kent Leslie Chris and Susan Livesay Linda H. and Kerford Marchant Betty Masse Kevin and Sheila McManus Richard Mersereau Daniel A. Morgenstern and Moriah Moser Jeff and Ann Nelson P. Andrews and Brooke Nixon Clifton and Susan Olds Steven Pelletier and Mary Hobson Ralph Perry and Mary Louise Seldenfleur Liz and Jan Pierson Wallace Pinfold Priscilla Sargent Tom Settlemire and Sharon McHold Robert M. Spivey and Marian L Dalton Sarah Stevens Lucille and Sandy Stott Emily and Ben Swan Adelaide and Joe Trafton Austin and Mary Alice Treworgy David and June Vail Wendy Walsh and Jerielle Young Steven and Susan Weems Nat and Genie Wheelwright Rupert and Ruth White Wayne Whitney and Shelby Patton Marty and Jan Wilk Marc and Sarah Zimman Mitch and Holly Zuklie

To find out more about becoming a Community Partner please visit www.btlt.org/community-partners or call the Land Trust at (207)729-7694.

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Members $500+ Jim Brokaw and Mollie Sandock Clayne and Cynthia Chase Blake Civiello Marcus and Sarah Deck Tim and Stephanie Foster Frank R. and Nancy Goodwin Lisa Gorman Joel Harrington Heather and Bill Higbee Cynthia Howland Marguerite (Libby) Hyatt Stemple and Catherine Johnson Wells Johnson Angus S. King and Mary Herman Ronald A. Lessard and Mary E. Fox John McKee Douglas A and Georgette Morrell Richard and Sandra Neiman David B. Osborne Arthur and Deborah Pierce Jake Plante and Marcia Harrington Patricia Riley William Robitzek and Barbara Raimondi David and Deborah Schall Lauren Smith Jennifer Snow and Dave Wilby Charles and Bonnie Spies Sheldon J. and Denise Tepler Kelsie West and Nicole Ezzo Paul and Cindy Wood Nancy Zugehoer

$250+ Edwin Allen, Jr. and Barbara Bean Polly Ashworth and Rob Horner Michael Battaini Doug and Ellen Bennett John and Jane Berry Scott and Barbara Blackburn Peter and Carol Blyberg Carl Braestrup Samuel and Sally Butcher Suzanne Carr and Jan Loeb Thomas and Heather Carr Kevin Cashman and Birgitta Peterson Susan Chadima and Mike Steitzer William and Elizabeth Cheever Janice Collins Barbara Combs Andrew Cook and Jacqueline Ellis Brenda Costello and Ruby MacDonald Madison and Deborah Cravey Eileen and John Currie William J. Dana and Emily L. Boochever Cynthia Dechenes and Donald Woolever Vlad Douhovnikoff and Laura Henry

Margaret Duhamel and Randolph Howell David and Melanie Dumont John and Arabella Eldredge Richard Estabrook and Ann Havener John B. and Deborah Farnham Robert C. and Laurel Friedmann Lauren Geiger John and Lile Gibbons Benjamin I. Grant and Caroline S. Eliot Spike and Amy Haible Howard and Sarah Haimes Kevin Hart Kristi and Eddie Hatrick Mary Hepburn Seth Holbrook Thomas and Barbara Job Eileen and Gordon Johnson Gail Johnson Michael and Dorothy Jones Bruce and Barbara Kantner Gail K. Kezer Bruce and Joan Kidman Andrew and Jennifer Kosak Anthony and Cynthia Lamport Henry and Sarah W. Laurence Matthew Leiwant John Lichter and Kathy Claerr Stephen Majercik and Faith Barnes William and Linda McCullough Gregory and Linda Millert Judith Montgomery and Paul

D’Alessandro Jean Morgan Betsy Niven Chad and Susan Olcott Herve and Dot Ollier Gerry Orem William Pond Deanna Pouliot and Michael Maguire The Romac Family Howard T. and Mary Jane Rosenfield Thomas A. Rumpf and Annee Tara Joan Savage Edward C. and Elisabeth E. Schmidt Rob Schulz and Corie Washow Miles A. and Leslie Simmons Craig and Barbara Snapp Beth Stemmler Barbara and Richard Trafton David and Elisabeth Treadwell Dale and Anna Twitchell Jeannie and Peter Vaughn Marymina Wallis David and Jane Warren Katharine Watson Susan Wegner and John Fischer William and Marilyn Wilkoff B.J. and David Williams Mark and Rita Worthing

$100+ Anonymous Claudia LaBella Adams Andrew and Mary Allen Robert and Patricia Allen Rudolf and Elizabeth Amann Bob Anderson and Nancy Hasenfus Dan Ankeles and Catherine Fredricks Jane Arbuckle Randall and Linda Arendt Elliot and Nancy Ashley Charles Ault George and Christine Bachrach Peter and Susan Bachrach Shannon Banks and LK Gagnon Tony Barrett Al and Lee Barth Chip Bartlett Peter and Kathie Basquin Jack and Dana Bateman Donna and Alan Baughcum Rachel Beane and Eric Chown Edgar and Carolyn Beem David Bellows and Barbara Held Sherrie Bergman and Donald Quaid David N. Biette Robert and Mary Biette Donna Bissett and Rob Goodenow Janet M. Bodwell Maury Bohan Robert and Susan Boothby Steven D. and Joanna Bradley Dick and Anne Brautigam Sarah Brayman and Mark Petroff Gerry and Anne Brookes Lewis and Mary Brown Jane Brox Evelyn and Eric Bryant William and Nicole Bryant James and Janice Buckner James and Marybeth Burbank Paul Burns and Kristin Jhamb Richard and Martha Burns Jeffrey Bush Philip Cantelon and Eileen

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Roger and Charlotte Hewson Henry R. and Alicia P. Heyburn Malcolm and April Hill Ronald and Marjory Himmer Lester and Sidney Hodgdon Robert and Heather Hollenbach Harry and Virginia Hopcroft Paul and Jean Horn John and Margaret Hutchins Nancy Hynes and Daniel Cecil Carol and John Ingram Jim and Sheila Irish George S. Isaacson and Margaret D.

McGaughey Lisa Ivy and Gregory Anderson Judith Johanson and Victoria Kirshe Clare Johnson and Constantine

Valaoritis Mary and Eric Johnson Suzanne Johnson and Craig Small Candy Sue and Wayne Jones Paul and Marion Kalkstein Candace Kanes and Barbara Murphy Michael and Barbara Kasabian Robert Kassel and Bronwyn Sale Joshua Katz and Joanne Rosenthal James W. Kay and Cynthia Mariotti Chris and Linda Kelly Jack and Sue Kennedy Ariel Kernis and Sonja Pieck Reta and Dick King Rich Knox and Robin Stidworthy Fred and Kathy Koerber Susan and Bruce Kohorn Diana Krauss and Jere LaPointe John A. and Susan C. Lacasse Alice A. Lachance and Dana J Snyder Neil and Cathy Lamb Laura Lee and Brad Burnham David and Janice Leeman Robert and Anne Leonard Steven and Stephanie Levy Phil and Linda Libby Maurice Libner and Sharon Bouchard Jon and Lorna Lichter Candace Litchfield William S and Jane Littlefield Barry Logan and Stephanie Morris Dana Lombardi Burke O. and Judith H. Long Susan V. Lowery John F. and Susan Loyd Henry Lukas A. Scott MacEachern and Genevieve

LeMoine Dan F. and Hope Mahoney Ellen Maling William and Paige Mangum Lisa Mark Burnham and Lisa Martin William and Jennifer Mason Vanessa and Darren Matthews

Kelly and Linda Matzen Jeanne D’Arc Mayo Anne McBride Hollis and Martha McBride Judy McCollum Carol P. McCoy Vincent and Joanne McDermott Cathy McDonald Sarah F. McMahon Janet E. Mead Brian Meldrum and Beth Pochopien In memory of J. Lorenzo & Liane B. Masse Kerry Michaels and Brett Pierce Robert and Christine Millar Margaret Miller Raymond Minchak and Jeanne Roulet

Minchak Ethan and Amy Minton Jytte Monke Stanley and Michelle Moody Richard and Eleanor Morrell William D. Morrell Benjamin and Deb Morse David and Joan Morse Sara Louise Mull Gilda Nardone Courtney Neff Ann Nemrow John Newlin and Patricia Carton Heather Newman and George Mackinnon Lorrel Nichols William and Tobi Nichols Bronda and Alfred Niese Kathleen Ann O’Connor and Tom Kelly Ralph and Rebecca Odom Ken and Sharon Oehmig David and Nancy Olson Elizabeth Owens and Douglass Faherty Alan Packard and Patricia Mattina Alex and Darcee Pantaz Herbert and Harriet Paris John and Karen Parker Keisha Payson and John Blood David and Julie Pease Frederic A. Pease Paul Pelletier Paul and Leigh Peranteau Michael Perry and Christine Wolfe Jeffrey Pidot Sue and Bob Pinette Jeffery Pinnette and Peggy Schick Alex Plante Stephen Podgajny and Laura Bean Marlene Potter Debora M. Price Sheldon and Yvonne Prosser Josie Quintrell and Duncan Wood Benjamin and Maruta Ray John and Carla Rensenbrink Joan Reynolds Ashby T. and Nancy Richards Leanne Robbin and John Chapman

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Carl Von Saltza Steve Walker and Jackie Sartoris John M. and Gina Wallace Carolyn Welch Jeffery N. and Joyce Welt Kevin Wertheim and Ann Kibbie Linda and Don Westfall Emma White Dick and Rosemarie Whiting David and Lois Widmer David Wiggin and Diane Schetkty Becky and Nick Wilkoff Robert C. and Ann K. Williams Richard E. Wilson and Cheryl

Sleeper Ellie Winninghoff Tyler Wood Michael D. Wormser

uP To $99 Janet Adams Sydney Alberg Carol Anderson Gregory Anderson and Patsy

Dickinson Charles and Monica Annable Priscilla Anson Poppy and Loren Arford Doris Armstrong Meg and Jeffrey Austin Suzanne Austin Ronald and Mary Baard Maureen Babicki Joanna and Todd Bachelder Peter and Laura Baecher Darcy Baggett and Robert Bilodeau Jennifer Baldwin Mackey and Martin

Mackey Jeanne Bamforth John and Georgia Bancroft Richard and Kathy Baribeau R. Elizabeth Barnhart John C and Judith Bauman Robert J. Baumer Kathryn Baxter Robert Beaumont and Lenora Burke Josephine H. Belknap Nancy and Dennis Belt Kira Bennett Robert Beringer Richard Bernasconi Lindsay Binette Reid Birdsall Beth and Keith Bisson Ed Blanchard Howard B. and Nancy Bliss Adrian and Lisa Bossi Helen Boucher David Boulter Lionel and Judith Bourque Mary Boutin Nate and Susan Bowditch

Phil and Nancy Brackett Audrey Bradbury and Joseph Bradbury Claude P. Brancart and Leslie Randolph-

Brancart Jessica Brassard Susan Brew James and Kathy Bridge Gordon and Rosemary Brigham Frank W. Broadbent David and Debbie Brooks Abbie Brown Casey Brown Catherine Brown Eleanor Brown Marc Brown and Deirdre Heersink Holly and Mitchell Brown Nancy and Bucky Brown Patricia Brown Anne and Roger C. Buchholz Bob and Jan Buck Ruth R Budd and John Ehrenfeld Carolyn Bulliner Elizabeth L. Bullock Robert and Therese Burgess Barbara Burr Michael Butterfield Jim and Leslie Byrne Sean Callahan and Elisabeth Biemann Cathy Carey and Lewis Kohnle Phil Carey and Alida Snow Joan Carney Ann M. Carter Patti and Blaine Carter Donna Chale Jessie Chalmers and Jaed Coffin Terry and Barbara Chalou Winnie and James Chan Stephen and Lynda Chandler Ann VanVolkenburgh Chang Kathleen Chase J. Peter and Sarah W. Chingos Yuen Na Chun Katie Clark and Rob Wiener Newton and Patricia Clark William Clark Ronald and Leslie Clayton William P. Cockburn James and Elizabeth Coleman Nancy J. Coleman Barbara Collamore and Judi Soule Frank and Jane Connors Nancy and Steve Conway Michael Cook and Rebecca Flanders Christopher Corey Jesse Bishop and Tina Cormier Christa Cornell Mark Costa and Margaret Lonsdale John Cotton Denise Courtemanche Douglas and Mimi Covell Cynthia Crawford Timothy and Cheryl Crockett

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Richard and Virginia Culgin Rosemary Cummings Jennifer Curtis Michelle and Scott Curtis David and Gayle Cutler Lisa and Scott Cylinder Janice Cyr and Allen Halvorsen Jane Danielson Harry Clayton Davies Kelly Davis Patti Davis Deborah S. Degraff Christine M. Detroy John and Soxna Dice Forrest and Deborah Dillon Judy and Frank Dillon Linda J. Docherty Donald and Carol Doele Daniel Doiron Marty and Steve Dome Eliza Donoghue Nancy and Scott Donsbach John J. and Laura Dorrer Kathryn and Lawrence Doughty Mary Ann and Ken Douglas Nancy Dout Christian Dinsmore and Kimberly

Dovin Atwood P. and Marilyn Dunham Clare Durst Christopher A. and Jennifer Dwinal Richard W. and Joan C. Earl Robert D. and Betsy Elder Stanley Eller and Margaret Duston William Howard Ellis Frederick J. and Sue Elsaesser Timothy and Kathy Emerson Byron and Darlene Escoe James and Amy Fagan Mitchell Feeney Susan Fenn and William Nickerson Raymond E. and Peggy Fisher Cathy Fogler and Bruce Ketchum Martha Fogler and Irwin Gross Sara Fogler Lynn Frank Carol and Craig Freshley Cathy Furness Sandra Fussell Linda Gagne Toben Galvin Ann Gardner and Elizabeth Durrell Robert Gardner and Nancy Riley Peter and Kitty Garlid Nancy Gilbert Lisa Gilson Floyd B. Goffin Anita and Stephen Goller Alice M. Goodwin Susan Goodwin Mark Grandonico and Jill Weybrant Chris Gray

Jennifer Burns Gray and Douglas Gray

Stephen and Len Gray Beula Green Chris Green Isaac Greenberg and Ronna Casper Holly Greene Phyllis Greene Marji Greenhut William Greenwood Kathleen T. Greer-Burns and Scott

Burns Elizabeth Grobe Kathy Grossman Donald Groves and Christine Pearson Frank Guidi and Janice Daley Anne and Michael Gutch Linda-Jean Hall Kathleen Halliday Michael and Moreen Halmo Alison Harris and Bernie Breitbart Jonathan Harris Megan Hartman Margaret M Haskell and Barb Ames Marjorie Hassen-Germer Dorothy Hassfeld Marianne Haughwout Maria Havinga Robert and Jill Hazard Dorothy Heig Lucile Heilshorn Margaret Helmuth Julie and Larry Hendrickson Elizabeth Hertz Rebecca and Andrew Hill Maria Hinteregger John and Kacy Hintze David and Dana Hirth Ward and Lynne Holland Arlene and Gerald Holzman Hadley and Fred Horch Martha Horn Brian and Katherine Houseal James and Theresa Howell Nathan and Melissa Hoy Thomas H. Hughes Cheri Hurst Wayne and Kyoko Ingalls Charles and Judy Ipcar Christopher and Roberta Jekeli Mary Johannessen Betty Johanson Stanley and Ruth Johnson Larry and Carol Kalajainen Dodie Kaloust Richard Kania Lewis and Adria Kaplan Susan Kaplan Sandra Kauffman and Michael

Doucette David and Janet Keffer Suzanne Keller and Andrew Sarapas

Molly O. Kellogg Rodney Kelshaw Keith and Melissa Kennedy Leon and Beth Kenney Louise Kester David and Diane P. Kew Katharine King Marcia King Peggy and Joe King Donald Kitchen Keith and Judith Klein Steven H and Leslie Klockow Constance Kniffin Don Kniseley Ruth and Lorraine Koelle Robert Koenig Janet Kolkebeck and Glenn Gutsche Jacqui Koopman Daniel and Mary Kornegay Susan Kring Myron and Doris Krueger Ronald and Elaine Kurtz Pamela LaJeunesse Rachel A. Lamarre Jean and Alan Lamson Victor Langelo and Jeanette MacNeille Michele LaVigne and Shaun Boyle William LeFurgy and Karen Diamond Dennis and Nancy Lemieux Michele Lettiere Marc Levy Elizabeth Cotheal Linnell Stephen and Carol Liscovitz Patricia Livesay Joan T. Llorente Steve and Sue Loebs Abigail Lourie Wendy Love Ed and Barbara Lovely G. Calvin and Sally MacKenzie Mike and Carol Macomber Patricia Maloney Christine Manderson Mark T. Margerum and Elizabeth C. Nelson Jessica Marion Beth Markow Karen Marlin and Judith Chamberlain Frances Marquis and Robin Manson Benjamin Martens Tom and Kathy Martin Fred and Fran Masciangelo Frederick and Susan Mason James and Pamela Matson Bruce Matznick James Maurer Steven and Ursula McAllister Diana McCain Laura McCandlish and Daniel Stone Joanne McCartan Karen and Bruce McEwen Scott McFarlane and Molly Seaward Eveline and Brian McGregor

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Verville Thomas and Dorothy Nadeau Richard Nelson and Elizabeth Muther Sarah Nelson and Michael Heep Jefferey Newell Margaret Newell Catherine and Andrew Nickas Flower Noble Cecilia Nolan Ruth Ann and Raymond Nowak Margaret R. Nulle Mary M. O’Brien and Stephen G.

Naculich Carol O’Donnell Christina Oddleifson Marlene Oliver Martin and Barbara M. Ollinger Carlyn Orians and Richard Swann Kelly Orr and Sam Feldman Molle and Mike Pacheco David S. and Barbara Page John and Lee Paige Dwight Paine Jr. and Catharine

Withers Gwyneth Palmer S. Victor and Evie Papacosma Richard Papetti Carol and Paul Paquette Ronald R. Paradis Pamela Park Judith Parker Albert S. and Karen Pasternak Bill and Cindy Patterson Richard and Christine Patton

Kathryn and Tim Paul Rosalie Paul Carrie and John Pavan Daniel Peabody William and JoAnne Rush Peabody Ruth B. Peck Susan Pelley James and Marie Pennell Brian and Celeste Perkins Kathleen Peters Eleanor Peterson Tina Phillips Russell and Anne Pierce Barbara Pike Ernie Pike Paul E Plumer and Kerry A O’Brien Benet and Beth Pols Alice P. Ponziani Eileen Poulin and Richard McGuire Frank Powers Carole and Lawrence Prendergast Charles Priest and Patricia Ryan Kristen Puryear and Sean Donohue Donald and Sharon Rahn Mike Ranen Jaime Reatiraza Judith Redwine and Henry Schwartz Tony and Bonnie Redzinak Cathi and Rodney Reed David and Susan Reed Rodney J. Regier Gail Reinertsen Judith Ann Reynolds Todd and Karen Rider Jon Riggleman and Robin Brooks Gordon and Barbara Riggs Christina and Eugene Ring Sandra Rivard Paul and Sally Roane David and Rosemary Roberts Mary Robinson Anne C. Rogers Ted Rooney and Pat Cannon Julianne and Clayton Rose Michaelanne Rosenzweig Penny Roth Jennifer Ruid and Ben Hemberger Linda and Samuel Saltonstall Carole Sargent Donald Sarles and Carolyn Bryant Jane Scease Erin Seegers and Jason Steinhouser Kenneth and Judy Segal Charles Seyffer Heather Sharkey Barbara and Peter Shaw Derik and deSha Shean Cynthia Shelmerdine and Katherine

Bracher Vineet and Hillary Shende Cathy Hanks and Michael Brett Shields Alina Shumsky and David Chatalbash

George Siatos Christine and Peter Simonson Thomas and Roberta Skaling Melinda Small and Raymond Rutan Carl Smith Janvier K. and Maureen Smith Owen Smith Priscilla Smith Robert L. Smith Tammie and Evan Smith Ervin Snyder and Wanda Webber

Snyder Robert Sobak and Karin

Hoppenbrouwers Alan and Carol Sockloff Eric Sofen and Allison Burson Judith B. Solomon Monique and Arthur A. Sondheim Daniel Sortwell Amy M. and Jon Spelke Eugene and Alice Cunningham

Spindler William T and Patricia Spock Allen and Anne Springer Maurice and Sonia St. Pierre Jill Standish Jeffrey Stann and Ellen Shillinglaw Lenore Stanton and Robert Greene Nancy Steele Richard and Sally Steele Ellen Steinbart and Daniel Possumato Millie Stewart Howard and Eileen Stiles John Stormer Charles and Sherrill Strauss Daniel Strauss Peter Streng Bonnie and Linton Studdiford Thomas Studwell Andrew Sturgeon Raija Suomela Susan L. Tananbaum and Joe Frazer James and Melissa Tatham Dana Teboe and Brenda Mower-Teboe Dennis and Paula Tefft Frank and Susan Tesar Janice Thompson James Thornton and Lorrie Gage David H. and Maryli Tiemann Karen Tilbor Lee Townley Linda Trapp William and Belle Traver Mel and Irene Tremper Ryan and Danielle Triffitt Priscilla Trudell Barbara Tsonis Barbara Tucker Willis and Roberta Tucker Roger and Kathleen Tuveson Emily Vail Bruce and Susan Van Note

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Will and Jennifer Vernick Charles Verrill Barbara Vickery Kristin von Donop Josephine Eaton and Richard Wagner Robert and Julia Walkling Darren Wallach Judy Wallingford Melissa Walters and Bob Black Sarah G. Ward Barbara and James Warner Daniel and Meg Warren Loraine Washburn

Bonnie Wood Tenley Wurglitz Katie Wyatt Leland Yee and Christine

Leachman-Yee Maureen Young-Seller Anthony and Barbara Yuodsnukis David and Mary Zamarripa Mary Lou Zeeman Steven and Julie Zimmerman Joseph Zrioka Ruth Zumstein

William E. and Frances Weatherbie David and Susan Webbert Leslie and Prentiss Weiss Ruthie Wentzel Leonard Westra and Beth

Thompson Nancy Whatley Katharine Wheeler Peter and Hilda Wiley Ann Williams Bob Williams Kenneth Wise and Julia Criscitiello Joann Withington

FoundaTions and PuBLic GranTs Elmina B. Sewall Foundation Helen Clay Frick Foundation Jane’s Trust Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund Marilyn Settlemire Fund Merrymeeting Bay Trust Moser Family Foundation, Inc. New England Grassroots Environment Fund North American Wetland Conservation Act Onion Foundation Quimby Family Foundation The Henry Foundation

orGanizaTions 6 Rivers New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) Androscoggin River Watershed Association Appalachian Mountain Club ArtVan Bowdoin College Brunswick Housing Authority Brunswick Police Department Brunswick School Department Cathance River Education Alliance Coastal Enterprises Inc. Curtis Memorial Library Extended Food and Nutrition Education Program First Parish Church Forest Play Group Garden Hands Maine Harpswell Garden Club Harpswell Heritage Trust Independence Association / Spindleworks Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Maine Coast Heritage Trust Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets Maine Wardens Service Maine Network of Community Food Councils

Master Gardeners / Cooperative Extension Merrymeeting Audubon Mid Coast Hospital / Access Health Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Mt. Ararat Middle School Pejepscot Historical Society Southern Maine Astronomers Club The Nature ConservancyThursday Hikers Topsham Public Library Town of Brunswick Town of Topsham Youth Cycle Project

Land and easemenT donaTions Julie K. Isbill Schoodic Forestry LLC Carolyn Williams

LeGacy circLe Anonymous (4) Edwin Allen, Jr. and Barbara Bean Macky Bennett* Barbara Clark* John Cullen and Natasha Kempers-Cullen Margaret Dunlop*Marilyn Dwyer* Bill Fitzsimmons and Liz Armstrong Arian Heald Margeurite (Libby) Hyatt David Osborne Keisha Payson and John Blood Tom Settlemire and his children Todd, Julie, and Scott David and June Vail Lloyd Van Lunen Wendy Walsh and Jerielle Young Margaret Wilson Thomas and Carol Wood

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Gift Planning Legacy gifts can extend your commitment to conservation. Your bequest to Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust helps to secure our long-term sustainability and ensure that your commitment to protecting natural habitat, watershed areas, and scenic landscapes is maintained in the future. Your bequest will ensure that the places we conserve today will remain well taken care of for generations to come.

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust created the Legacy Circle to recognize and thank individuals and families who include us in their estate plans. Legacy gifts, created in a will or other estate planning vehicle, are the cornerstone of the Land Trust’s long-term sustainability. We are deeply grateful to each Legacy Circle member for this very special expression of loyalty, confidence, and support.

For more information on planned giving opportunities, please contact us to request a brochure, or visit www.btlt.org/planned-giving.

When Libby Hyatt’s birding buddy Tom Peterson asked her to become a BTLT member, she did. But Libby didn’t just join BTLT, she embraced it! Since joining in 2005, Libby has participated in BTLT-led kayaking and hiking trips, helped build trails at Crystal Spring Farm, skied at Bradley Pond Farm Preserve, and has had a plot at TSCG since its inception. She learned gardening “by the seat of [her] pants” and now grows asparagus, kohlrabi, cilantro, tomatoes, radishes, kale, and lots of green beans for dilly beans. When asked how she is doing despite the pandemic, she reports, “My gardens, both at home and at TSCG, have been saviors. I can go out and lose myself in the beauty of nature.” She supports BTLT in the present through gifts to the annual fund, and through her legacy gift, she will support BTLT for years to come.

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Throughout the fiscal uncertainty and fluctuations of the past months, BTLT has remained financially stable and is positioned to endure further pressures. The organization’s strong financial base and robust community support have allowed for continuing operations, especially stewardship of conserved properties. We are optimistic, however will continue to manage the finances of the organization thoughtfully and responsibly.

statement of Activities for the year ended June 30, 2020 suPPorT, revenue, and Gains

Contributions $269,000Donated land and easements $270,000 Grants $510,000Other revenues $106,000Total support, revenue and Gains $1,155,000 eXPenses Programs $593,000Supporting Services $132,000Fundraising $65,000Total expenses $790,000 cHanGe in neT asseTs $365,000 neT asseTs Beginning of year $4,482,000end of year $4,915,000* *Of this total, $2.9 million represents land and conservation easements held by the organization; $688,000 of property and equipment; and $732,000 of funds held in the organization’s endowment fund, dedicated for stewardship purposes.

BreaKdoWn oF ProGram eXPenses Agricultural Programs $123,000 Education, Outreach & Other Programs $113,000Land Conservation $232,000Stewardship $125,000 Total Program expenses $ 593,000NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a publicly supported organization as defined by Section 170(b) A-6. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. An independent auditor’s report is available upon request.

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Totaling $1,155,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020

Expenses by CategoryTotaling $790,000K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020

Program Expenses by CategoryTotaling $593,000K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020

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