Annual Report FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013 EDUCATION FOR A HEALTHY PLANET The Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s mission is to foster a greater awareness and understanding of our environment and to develop environmentally literate citizens.
Welcome message from author
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
AnnualReport
FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013
EDUCATION FOR A HEALTHY PLANET
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s mission is to
foster a greater awareness andunderstanding of our environmentand to develop environmentally
literate citizens.
BOARD MEMBERS
OFF ICERS
Jaana Cutson*President FY12 & 13
Nancy EddyClerk FY12 & 13
Sarah la CourVice-President FY13
Marie HessTreasurer FY12 & 13
Martha Hoopes*Vice-President FY12
MEMBERS -AT- LARGE
Danielle Barshak**
Penny Beebe*
Jim Brassord*
Casey Clark
Michael Dover*
Caroline Hanna
John Kowaleski
Kate Lamdin
Susan Loring-Wells
Bob Saul*
Michael Schwartz**
Lisa M. Sihvonen-Binder
Sonya Sofield*
Pamela Stone
Pete Westover*
Larry Winship*
Dan Ziomek**
EX -OFF IC IOHarvey Allen, Conserva-tion Commission Liaison
Julie Johnson, Executive Director
* Board term ended in FY12 or FY13
** Joined Board in FY13
Annual Report
FISCAL YEARS 2012 AND 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from the Executive Director 1
Our Path to Environmental Literacy 2
Volunteer & Community Engagement 10
50th Anniversary 12
Our Supporters 16
Financial Report 21
STAFF MEMBERS
Julie Johnson, Executive Director
Casey Beebe, Community Programs Coordinator
Susan Heitker, Development and Communications Coordinator
Colleen Kelley, Education Director
Katie Koerten, Environmental Educator,Children and Family Programs Coordinator
Micky McKinley, Environmental Educator, Resource Center Coordinator
Patty O’Donnell, Environmental Educator
Jessica Schultz, Center Coordinator
Helen Ann Sephton, Environmental Educator, School Programs Coordinator
Jennifer Unkles, Bookkeeper
Ted Watt, Naturalist and Environmental Educator
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS
Sandra Alton, Robert Barron, Rebecca Brown,Abbe Hamilton, Keegan Kuvach, Leigh Pratt,Patrick O’Roark, Alia Woofenden
Hitchcock Center for the Environmentat Larch Hill Conservation Area 525 South Pleasant StreetAmherst, MA 01002413-256-6006Hours: Tuesday–Friday9:00 AM–4:00 PMwww.hitchcockcenter.org
1
A Quick Snapshot FY12 FY13
Total program participants served 6,417 8,473Children, youth and family participants 1,009 1,113
K–12 student participants 4,326 5,946
Professional development participants 183 266(teachers and student teachers)
Adult participants 899 1,148
Schools, colleges, universities and organizations served 71 83
Urban and rural communities represented 64 61
Percent low income served 35% 30%(K–12 school programs only)
GEOGRAPHIC REGION SERVED
Hampshire County 66% 57%
Hampden County 19% 29%
Franklin County 14% 13%
Other 1% 1%
Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Hitchcock Friends,
We are pleased to share with you our accomplishments for fiscalyears 2012 and 2013, including our historic 50th Anniversary year.With your generosity, we were able to help thousands of peoplefrom a diverse range of communities and perspectives gain new understanding of and greater connection to the natural world.
We could not accomplish all that we have without you. Our deepbase of support through gifts, grants, sponsors, members, partners,and volunteers has made the Hitchcock Center what it is today—a nationally recognized leader in the field of environmental education.
We pay tribute to all of you in the pages of this report. Thank youfor keeping Hitchcock strong and for recognizing the importance of environmental education.
With gratitude,
Julie JohnsonExecutive Director We wish to thank our Premier and Sustaining Business Sponsors
for their generous annual support.
FY12 FY13
2
Our Path to Environmental LiteracyOur environmental education programs help teachers and their students, children and their families, and adultsand their communities understand the complex ecological concepts, principles, and systems that are essential to ahealthy planet and our quality of life. Our major program areas include: Children, Youth & Family, K–12 School,Professional Development, Adult, and Intern & Leadership Training Programs.
Our Children, Youth and Family Programs …inspire young people and their families through hands-on environmental education experiencesembedded in the outdoors.
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
FY12 FY13
Total program participants 1,009 1,113
Children (ages 3–5) 181 174
Children (ages 6–12) 531 656
Youth (ages 13–18) 12 13
Parents & caregivers 285 270
Total unique programs 40 48
Total camp scholarships 10 10
DEF INING ENVIRONMENTAL L ITERACY
An environmentally literateperson understands:
• Our daily choices affect ourenvironment;
• How our choices can help orharm our environment;
• What we need to do—individually or as part of acommunity—to keep our environment healthy and sustain its resources, so thatpeople enjoy a good qualityof life for themselves andtheir children.
2Programs include: Nature Discovery Preschool, Summer and Vacation Camps, Afterschool, Homeschool,
curiositywonder
33
CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMTHEMES INCLUDE :
Amazing Adaptations
Amphibians of Spring
Animal Survival Strategies
Beanstalks to Butterflies
Clues to Nature’s Past
Ecology is Everywhere
GPS in the Wild
Hideouts and Habitats
Hurray for Herps!
Maps, Compasses and Treasure
Nature of Autumn
No Place Like Home
Our Rainbow World
Prehistoric Preschool
Quest for Winter Survival
Simple Machines
Soil, Seeds and Sun
Spectacular Salmon
Spineless Wonders
The ABCs of Living Green
The River in Our Backyard
What Would Nature Do?
and Family Science and Nature Programs
discovery
joy
“We love hearing about anew creature every dayfrom our little naturalist!”
—Hitchcock parent
4
K–12 SCHOOL PROGRAMS
FY12 FY13
Total program participants 4,326 5,946
Pre-K students 160 230
Elementary students 4,166 5,614
Middle & high school students 40 82
Schools served 35 45
Total classrooms 80 108
Total unique programs 156 202
Total fieldtrips 87 99
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
FY12 FY13
Total program participants 183 266
Teachers 133 196
Student teachers 50 70
Total unique programs 7 10
4
ecological understanding
K–12 SCHOOL PROGRAMTHEMES INCLUDE :
Amazing Animal Adaptations
Animals in Winter
Ecology of Salmon in theConnecticut River
Energy Investigations
Forest Ecology
Fungi!
Habitat Studies
Habitats of Larch Hill
Insect Investigations
Life in a Pond
Live Animal Inquiry
Mountains and Valleys
Predators and Prey
Small Animals in the Classroom
Technology of Winter
The Connecticut River:Wildlife and Water
Wild About Water
Our K–12 School Programs … provide students with experiential, interdisciplinaryphysical, earth, life and environmental science curriculausing the local environment as an engaging learning lab.
Our Professional Development Programs …are designed to give educators theconfidence, motiva-tion, and skills theyneed to integratescience, ecology andenvironmental sustainability topicsinto their curricula.
Programs include: Classroom, Field Trip, Naturalist-in-Residence, Curriculum & Professorial Development, and Schoolyard
55
scientific awareness systems thinking
Habitat Programs
Our Adult Education Programs …taught by local experts and Hitchcock educators, seekto encourage life-long learning in environmental literacy,awareness and action.
Our Intern and Leadership Training Programs …enable youth and college students to enhance their civic, academic, andprofessional engagement in environmental fields of study.
JUN IOR CAMP COUNSELORSEmelia Aiken-HafnerKira CairnMaia CallahanTrevor ColoumbeDarienne DeWaltDharam Bir KhalsaCarys LambergColin McLeanAidan MulvihillZofia NobleBrooke OffinSam Rosenberry
Bradley SherwoodChristine SherwoodAlex SierackiLeilani TrimbleKin Wildman-HanlonOrlando Wildman-HanlonEmma Zyskowski
AFTERSCHOOL INTERNSKaty Hofmeister (Hampshire College)Sana Jameel (University of Massachusetts)Nere Kapiteni (University of Massachusetts)Kate Rydell
(Mount Holyoke College)
HOME SCHOOL INTERNSCorrin Meise-Munns (Marlboro College)Diana Ngai (Mount Holyoke College)Lorian Tonna-Lamuniere(Antioch New England)
PRE - SCHOOL INTERNSKaty Hofmeister (Hampshire College)Diana Ngai(Mount Holyoke College)Anna Yoors(Hampshire College)
INDEPENDENT PROJECTINTERNSEliza Fishman(Amherst High School: Schoolto Career—Story Walk)Terra Fletcher (Hampshire College: Exhibiton Native Wildlife Habitat)
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FY12 FY13
Total program participants 899 1,148
Total unique programs 44 50
INTERN & LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS
FY12 FY13
Total participants 17 19
Junior camp counselors 12 13
Program interns 5 4
Project interns n/a 2
ADULT PROGRAMS INCLUDE :
Citizen Science
Natural History
Living Sustainably
Environmental Issues
Green Building
Community Collaboration
Natural Systems
66
lifelong learning community engagement
NEW YOUTH B IRDING COURSE ENGAGES YOUNG B IRDERS
Thanks to expert local birder and Board memberDan Ziomek, the Hitchcock Center piloted a newyouth birding course in Spring, 2013. Dan led eightyoung students ranging in age from 8 to 12 in theearly hours of the morning over a five-week pe-riod to hone their skills in bird identification andbehavior. We are extremely thankful for Dan’sdedication and interest in developing the nextgeneration of birding enthusiasts who can serve as future experts working on behalf of our feathered friends.
CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH PARTNERS WITH HITCHCOCK CENTER
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youthprogram, which identifies and develops the talentsof advanced K–12 learners, brought over 50 giftedstudents from around the Northeast to the Hitchcock Center for an unprecedented twoyears in a row for workshops in geology, birds of prey, and pond ecology.
FACING CL IMATE CHANGE WITH HOPE
Climate activist Reverend Margaret Bullitt-Jonas ledan inspirational program for 16 people on May 30,2013 aimed at instilling hope, not despair, during atime of unprecedented ecological crisis. This programis one of a series of programs that the HitchcockCenter is building upon to help people develop a“framework of being” that allows them be effectivehealers, leaders and change agents filled with compassion, creative energy, scientific understanding,and spiritual strength to champion equitable, healthy,sustainable, and peaceful solutions to climate change.
NEW STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS)LEARNING OPPORTUNIT IES
Thanks to a multi-year National Science Foundationgrant, Hitchcock Education Director Colleen Kelleypartnered with the UMass Amherst School of Education to work with 20 master teacher fellowsand 20 teacher fellows in Greenfield, Holyoke,Springfield and Mahar school districts. Throughteacher summer training institutes, in-class mentoring,afterschool activities, and curriculum development,Colleen assisted teachers with the integration andimplementation of new inquiry-based and culturally
Program Highlights
stewardship change
responsive Science Technology Engineering andMath learning opportunities that engaged over950 students in grades 6–12.
Special thanks goes to Dr. Kathleen Davis, AssociateProfessor, Department of Teacher Education &Curriculum Studies, for her leadership and commit-ment to excellence in science and environmentaleducation and community partnership development.
MOUNTAIN L IONS , MAMMALS AND MORE
The Hitchcock Center was proud to partner withMass Audubon’s Arcadia Sanctuary to bring naturalhistory and tracking expert Sue Morse to the Valleyover a two-day period on February 22–23, 2013.This special event was sold out with over 44 peopleimmersed in the natural world and learning moreabout some of our most fascinating and belovedmammals including cougar, porcupines, fishers,bear, moose, and more.
NEW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCIENCE CURRICULUM
A grant award from the New England EnvironmentalEducation Alliance and the Environmental ProtectionAgency supported a team of Hitchcock educatorsto develop three comprehensive classroom-readycurriculum units using the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS). The NGSS are based on thelatest research by the National Research Council,the National Science Teachers Association, andthe American Association for the Advancement of Science on the most effective K–12 sciencelearning approaches. This curriculum will now bepiloted, published, and implemented in classroomsthroughout the region and include: The PondEcosystem (grade 3), Energy is Electrifying! (grade 4), and The Hydrosphere, Water, and How We Use It (grade 5).
77
Agawam1
AmherstAmherstAmherst6
CharlemontCharlemontCharlemont1
ChesterÞeldChesterÞeld
Chicopee2
DeerÞeld3
EasthamptonEasthamptonEasthampton2
Erving1
Gill1
GreenÞeldGreenÞeldGreenÞeld4
Hadley1
Heath1
Holyoke5
HuntingtonHuntingtonHuntington1
Leverett1
LongmeadowLongmeadowLongmeadow2
Leyden1
Montague1
Northampton7
NorthÞeldNorthÞeldNorthÞeld1
Pelham1
Royalston1
SouthHadley
2SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton1
Southwick1
SpringÞeld7
SunderlandSunderlandSunderland1
Ware1
WesthamptonWesthamptonWesthampton1
Whately1
Conway1
Wilbraham1
WilliamsburgWilliamsburgChesterÞeld
1
Williamsburg2
WestWestSpringÞeldSpringÞeld
WestSpringÞeld
2
8
9
K-12 School Programs—Schools & Communities Served In FY12 & FY13The Hitchcock Center served 66 schools in 34 communities within western Massachusetts during fiscal years 2012 & 2013.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
CharlemontHawlemont Elementary School S
ConwayConway Grammar School S
DeerfieldBement School SDeerfield Elementary School SSOld Deerfield Nursery School S
ErvingErving Elementary School SS
GillGill Elementary School S
GreenfieldAcademy of Early Learning SGreenfield High School SGreenfield Middle School SMath & Science Academy S
HeathHeath Elementary School SS
LeverettCommunity Network for Children S
LeydenPearl Rhodes Elementary School S
MontagueMontague Elementary School S
NorthfieldNorthfield Elementary School S
SunderlandSunderland Elementary School SS
HAMPDEN COUNTY
AgawamRoberta J. Doering School S
ChicopeeSt. Joan of Arc School SSt. Stanislaus School S
HolyokeMaurice A. Donahue Elementary School SE.N. White Elementary School SKelly Elementary School SWilliam G. Morgan School SLt. Clayre P. Sullivan School S
LongmeadowCenter School SWolf Swamp Road School S
SouthwickPowder Mill Middle School S
SpringfieldAcademy Hill School SSBalliet Elementary School SBalliet Middle School SBrunton School SMargaret C. Ellis School SSMLK Charter School SSt. Michael’s Academy S
West SpringfieldFausey Elementary School STatham Elementary School SS
WilbrahamStonyhill School SS
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
AmherstAmherst Montessori School SSThe Common School SSCrocker Farm School SSFort River School SSPioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School S
Wildwood School SS
ChesterfieldNew Hingham Regional Elementary School SS
EasthamptonNeil A. Pepin School SSWhitebrook Middle School S
HadleyHadley Elementary School S
HuntingtonLittleville Elementary School S
NorthamptonBridge Street School SJackson Street School SSLeeds Elementary School SSMontessori School of Northampton SSR.K. Finn Ryan Road School SSSmith Campus School SSSunnyside Childcare Center S
PelhamPelham Elementary School SS
South HadleyMosier Elementary School SSPlains School SS
SouthamptonWilliam E. Norris School SS
WareStanley M. Koziol Elementary School SS
WesthamptonWesthampton Elementary School S
WhatelyWhately Elementary School S
WilliamsburgHelen E. James Elementary School SHilltown Cooperative Charter School S
WORCESTER COUNTY
RoyalstonRoyalston Community School S
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S
K–12 SCHOOL PROGRAMS
FY12 FY13
Total program participants 4,326 5,946% Franklin County 14% 13%% Hampden County 19% 29%% Hampshire County 66% 57%% Other 1% 1%
Total unique programs 156 202Total classroom programs 63 97Total field trip programs 87 99Total naturalist-in-residence programs 6 6
Total low income participants 1,509 1,800% low income participants 35% 30%
10
Khadejah AhmadEmelia Aiken-HafnerHarvey AllenAlpha Phi Omega(UMass)
Rema BoscovLeslie BregerVirginia BrewerMargaret Bullit-JonasKira CairnMaia CallahanVivienne CareyJohn ChamutkaNatalie ChamutkaMadelaine CharneyBrandon ChassionElena CocchiBruce ColdhamTrevor ColoumbeComfort FamilyDan ConlonSarah CooperBick CorsaArtelia CourtMary CushingJulie DeWaltSummer DeWaltDari DeWaltNancy DickinsonDavid Dunn
Mary DunnRonna EricksonTed EllimanAaron EllisonMadison EspositoHowie FaersteinElizabeth FarnsworthAnn FroschauerPeter GariepyEmily GedreyKen GoochDave GottLila GrallertSam GrinnellJulie GrossHampshire College Volunteers
Kripa HarperSusan HeitkerCheryl HerrellKatie HofmeisterDoris HoldenGeorge HoltAnne HommeMartha HoopesJamie HoylePaul ItaMarianne JackusMathew JacobsonBetsey JohnsonNere KapiteniKappa Phi Lambda (UMass)
Devon KeltingDharam Bir KhalsaMaria KopickiJohn KowaleskiSeal LaMadeleineCarys LambergJan LambertHans LeoSusan LewandowskiBridgit LitchfieldRichard LittleSusan Loring-WellsCarole LynchLauren LynchCharles MannEleanor Manire-GattiBob MarstallEric MartinCarolyn MathewsColin McLeanPeter McLeanBecky McNivenDee McWilliamsMalcom MeltzerJoan MilamEmily MonossonAidan MulvihillDiane MurchSandy MuspratJono Neiger Kelly NevinDiana Ngai
Orin NisensonZofia NobleMarty NoblickMarty NordenMickey NovakAnne Novosel-MileskiPatty O’DonnellBrooke OffinOmega Psi Delta (UMass)Jan OrtizSarah PartanPhi Gamma Delta (UMass)Nancy PutmanCharlie ReadBrian ReidKevin ReidyJulie RichburgJoe RobertsKelly RobinsonJoe RogersSam RosenberrySara RossKate RydellLaurie SandersAlex SciarutoAlex SierackiLuke Sedor-ProttiNick ShawChristine SherwoodBradley SherwoodGreta ShultzBeryl Singer
Helen SitarSusan SmithSmith College VolunteersSara SnyderSonya SofieldDavid SpectorSt. Francis of Assissi Volunteers
John StoffolanoJane SteinTom SullivanEric ThompsonEric ToensmeierLeilani TrimbleCarol TrossetLydia TrottmanJennifer UnklesMatt ValliereJohn Van deGraaffJorden Van EmmerikHannah WarrenMarty WellsPete WestoverKin Wildman-HanlonOrlando Wildman-HanlonHannah WilkJonathan and Meg WrightAnna YoorsDerek YorksDan ZiomekEmma ZyskowskiAmherst Cinema
Thanks to all our office, education, trail & garden, and special event volunteers and to all our community partners! Simply put, we could not do it without you!
FY12 FY13
Total volunteers 187 199
Total volunteer hours 3,739 2,999
Volunteer Engagement
Amherst CollegeBig Brothers Big SistersBramble Hill FarmBrookfield FarmCenter for EcotechnologyColdham & Hartman ArchitectsThe Common SchoolCowls LumberDaily Hampshire GazetteDurfee ConservatoryGreat Falls Discovery CenterFamily Outreach CenterFive College Learning in RetirementHampshire Bird ClubHampshire CollegeKestrel TrustJohns Hopkins UniversityLittle Cree Spy ExcursionsThe Lord Jeffery InnMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Many Hands FarmMassachusetts Audubon Society
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
Massachusetts Environmental Education Society (MEES)
Mass Walking TourMaster Gardeners of Western Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke CollegeNew England Environmental EducationAlliance (NEEEA)
New England Wildflower SocietyNortheast Sustainable Energy AssociationRobert E. Barrett Fishway, HolyokeRichard Cronin National Salmon StationRushing Rivers InstituteTown of AmherstThe Trustees of ReservationsUniversity of Massachusetts, AmherstU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceValley Environmental Education Collaborative
Western Mass SavesWright Builders
Program Partners, Collaborators and Alliances
11
2012Penny BeebeJaana CutsonNancy EddyJanice GiffordMarie HessMartha HoopesKatie Koerten
Sarah la CourKate LamdinSusan Loring-WellsJan OrtizLisa Sihvonen-BinderSusan SmithDavid SpectorTed Watt
Pete WestoverLarry Winship
2013Danielle BarshakElizabeth FarnsworthJanice GiffordJohn Green
Martha HoopesJohn KowaleskiKate LamdinSusan Loring-WellsDavid SpectorTed WattDan Ziomek
Biothon
The Hitchcock Center’s Biothon happens each year in May when bird migration is at itspeak and when many plants are in leaf and bloom. It’s when we can expect to see thegreatest biodiversity. Teams choose where and when to go out for up to a 24-hour periodon Biothon weekend and count species—birds, plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians,insects, or everything! Biothon is one of Hitchcock’s two major fundraising events of theyear. Thank you to all of the team “captains” who have made Biothon a resounding success:
EARTH MATTERS
The Hitchcock Center’s bi-weekly column in the Daily Hampshire Gazette continues to offerreaders a wide range of topics on natural historyand environmental issues written by numerousauthors, including Hitchcock staff, present andformer board members, and guest writers.
Hitchcock Center Board member Michael Dovercoordinates the column and co-edits with Boardmember Caroline Hanna, staff member KatieKoerten and Hitchcock photographer RebeccaReid.We wish to thank all of our authors whocontributed columns in FY12 & 13, and our editor at the Gazette, Suzanne Wilson.
CONTR IBUT ING AUTHORSDavid AhfeldKari BloodMichael DoverCharley EisemanMark ElbrochElizabeth FarnsworthJohn FosterKen GoochDaniel GreenbergKatie KoertenMary KrausJoshua RoseMark ProttiDavid SpectorGinny SullivanTed WattLawrence Winship
Celebrating 50 Years!Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Preparing for the FutureThank you for helping the Hitchcock Center celebrate our 50th anniversaryin 2013! Highlights include:
50th Anniversary Open House
On September 15, 2012 over 50 people attended a celebratory open housethat included our first ever Naturalist Roadshow, a virtual tour through theU.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’s Watershed on Wheels exhibit and birthday cake.
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce A+ Legacy Award Recipient
The Amherst Chamber of Commerce honored the Hitchcock Center withit’s A+ Award. Over 200 people attended this special awards ceremony anddinner held at the Lord Jeffery Inn on October 4, 2012.
50th Anniversary Environmental Film Series
We premiered our first-ever film and speaker series in partnership with AmherstCinema that featured three distinctive viewpoints on environmental awarenessand understanding. Films in the series included: Microcosmos, Dirt! The Movie, andThe Greening of Southie. We are grateful to have been joined by local expertsincluding Laurie Sanders, Peter McLean of Brookfield Farm, and Amherst architect Bruce Coldham of Coldham & Hartman Architects. The Lord JefferyInn’s 30Boltwood offered a prix fixe meal for a fun “Green Date” option.
50th Anniversary Gala
On April 26, 2013, over 200 people attended our 50th Anniversary Gala eventheld at the Lord Jeffery Inn, in Amherst. Former U.S. Representative John Olverand naturalist John Green were honored with the Heroes for a Healthy PlanetLegacy Award, and we premiered our new film Roots: 50 Years of Growth. Specialthanks to our keynote speaker, Hampshire College President Jonathan Lashfor his inspirational words.
50 Places for 50 Years Blog
Hitchcock staff and friends introduced 50 special places to explore for walking,hiking and special landscape features in the Pioneer Valley through weekly blogposts. Published on our website in celebration of 50 years of promoting greaterenvironmental awareness and understanding. To read posts in this seriesplease visit: http://ow.ly/yufjI.
Thank you to our blog contributors: Vivienne Carey, Jaana Cutson, Faith Deering,Michael Dover, Elizabeth Farnsworth, John Foster, Arianna Grindrod, Deb Habib,Abbe Hamilton, Julie Johnson, Colleen Kelley, Katie Koerten, Jim Lafley, MickyMcKinley, Patty O’Donnell, Jan Ortiz, Jeff Podos, Joshua Rose, Jessica Schultz,Helen Ann Sephton, David Spector, Gini Traub, Jennifer Unkles, and Ted Watt.
50th Anniversary Field Walk Series
Over 120 people participated in our year-round field walk series thatbrought over six of the Valley’s most experienced naturalists together toshare their skills, favorite spots and new discoveries.
12
Heroes for a Healthy Planet Awards
The Hitchcock Center’s Heroes for a Healthy Planet award acknowledges a person, family, organization or institution in our community that has made a significant contributiontoward increased knowledge, understanding, and stewardship of our local economy.
The Hitchcock Center was pleased to present the 2012 and 2013 Heroes for a Healthy Planet awards to:
2012
The Camera/McKenna Family for Three Generations of Environmental Stewardship
First Generation: Jennie McKenna & Gerry Weiss
Second Generation: Ian & Samantha Camera and Eli McKenna & Kate Filanowski
Third Generation: Jonas Camera & Julian Camera
2013
John W. Olver, former U.S. Representative (Massachusetts 1st District)Legacy Award for Policy & Advocacy
John Green, Jr., naturalist, photographer, and educator Legacy Award for Education
13
Photos: John Green, Jr. (above); John W. Olver, Julie Johnson,Jaana Cutson (below)
FY12 & FY13 Green Building Project in Review
The Hitchcock Center has been working for five years in extensive planning and preparation toward its future, initiating a new green building project calling for a building that will not only serve as a highly visible model of ecological design, but also will teach people of all ages the science of ecology and the practice of sustainability.
Some milestone achievements include:
FY2012
Secured new site and partnership with Hampshire College;
Completed engineering and geotechnical studies of the site;
Hired fundraising advisor Ellen Leuchs of KirschLeuchs Consulting to plan for a future capital campaign.
FY2013
Hired design team lead by designLAB architects;
Received $30,000 technical assistance grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund to complete the conceptual design;
Hired Wright Builders as preconstruction advisor;
Hired Chris Riddle as owner’s representative/manager.
14
Honoring Dubie’s Legacy
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment was founded in 1962 by EthelDubois (1906–1987), a retired guidance counselor. Ethel was deeply inspiredby the works of Rachel Carson (1907–1964) who is recognized as the founderof the contemporary environmental movement. She bought a farm in Leverettand, with the support of a handful of dedicated volunteers, provided summercamp and nature programs for low-income children living primarily in Holyokeand Springfield. Her goal was to provide these children with opportunities otherwise not available to them: to experience the natural world and to develop a sense of wonder about it.
Initially known as the “Long Plain Nature Center,” the Center’s service regionrapidly grew in the ’60s and ’70s to include new science and nature programsfor schools and communities throughout Hampshire, Hampden and FranklinCounties. It soon outgrew its farm location and in 1976, with the generoussupport of the town of Amherst, the Center relocated to its present locationat the Larch Hill Conservation Area in Amherst.
At about the same time, the Center changed its name to the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in honor of Edward & Orra Hitchcock: Edward,the first Massachusetts state geologist and third president of Amherst College,and Orra, a noted botanical illustrator. Today, the Center remains true to Dubie’score mission of fostering a greater awareness and understanding of our environment and developing environmentally literate citizens.
15
16
Scholarship GiftsAlpine Garden Club SJacqi & Scott Ardizzone SAndrew Bellak & Susan Bain SDee Blanton SRuth Elcan SJordan Fea SGarden Club of Amherst S S
Hampshire Bird Club, Inc. SSusan Heitker & Mathew Jacobson STraci Hess & John Wells SSheila Jaswal & Margaret Robertson SSusan Johnson SBernadette & Emlen Jones SJanice Jorgensen S S
Joyce & Bill Mastronianni SMicky McKinley SLenore Miller SAlicia Morton SAlexis & Michael Mulvihill SJoanne Parker & Robert Wilce S S
Thomas Pelletier SLaura Reckford SSouth Amherst Congregational Church SS
Jennifer & Steve Unkles S
Capital Project GiftsAnonymous VI SAnonymous IX SAnonymous X SHarvey Allen S S
Andrew Bellak & Susan Bain SCasey Clark SJaana Cutson & Paul Rothenberg SMichael Dover & Rebecca Reid S S
Nancy Eddy SCharles & Susan Haight S S
Caroline & Howard Hanna SSheri Heitker & Mark Dixon SMarie Hess SJulie Johnson SSarah & Niels la Cour SAnn Romberger & Martha Ackmann SMichael G. Schwartz SGordon Schimmel SPamela Stone & James Humphrey SDan & Emily Ziomek S
Foundations, Nonprofits, Public AgenciesAnonymous VI SCenter for Early Education & Care SThe Common School S S
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts SCommunity Foundation of Tampa Bay SEvergreen Foundation S S
Hampshire Bird Club SInstitute for Training & Development S S
The Kendeda Fund S S
Learning in Retirement S S
Northfield Sitting Group SSunnyside Child Care Center STrustees of Hampshire College SThe Trustees of Reservations SUnited Way of Central andNortheastern Connecticut S S
United Way of Hampshire County S S
United Way of Pioneer Valley S
BequestsEva Schiffer SDorothy Swanson S
Annual Fund & Membership Gifts:$9,999–$2,000Anonymous IX S S
Anonymous X S S
Anonymous XI S S
Rema Boscov S S
Morgan Brill SJaana Cutson & Paul Rothenberg S S
Patricia Finley S S
Janice Gifford S S
Bob Saul & Katie Fretwell S S
Pamela Stone & James Humphrey S S
Neal Abraham & Donna Wiley S S
Annual Fund & Membership Gifts:$1,999–$1,000Anonymous III SAnonymous VI S S
Harvey Allen S S
Dorothy & Ramon Barnes S S
Andrew Bellak & Susan Bain SBig Sur River Inn S S
Margaret Bullitt-Jonas & Robert Jonas SS
Vivienne Carey & Roger Webb S S
Sabina & Norman Cournoyer S S
Steven Gilbert S S
Julie & David Gross S S
Gordon Hall S S
Katherine Hammond SBill & Vickie Hart S S
Mary Hocken & Ann Kearns S S
Jeff & Alex Lefebvre STom Ewing & Marilyn London-Ewing S S
Charles & Polly Longsworth S S
Alice Mertz SSusan Morello & Nathan Salwen S S
Dr. Victoria Pillard S S
Michael G. Schwartz S S
Mary Taft & Leslie Smith S S
Lawrence Winship & Ellen Donkin S S
Annual Fund & Membership Gifts:$999–$500Janice & Louis Albano S S
Anne Appleby S S
Helga Beatty S S
Penny Beebe S S
Elaine Beilin & Robert H. Brown SCatherine Bickford & Bob Cann S S
James D. Brassord S S
Marybeth Bridegam S S
Andrew Brill S S
Anne Cann S S
Susan Heitker & Mathew Jacobson S S
Lynn & Jean Miller S S
John & Rose Olver S S
Rebecca Reid & Michael Dover S S
Shari Roeseler S S
Ann Romberger & Martha Ackmann S S
Nathan & Lenore Rothenberg S S
Jan & Robin Dizard S S
Nancy Eddy S S
Aila Erman S S
Judith Espinola & Susan Perry S S
Timothy Farnham & Ellen Alvord S S
Elizabeth Farnsworth & Aaron Ellison S S
Marie Hess S S
John Kowaleski & Erin Baker S S
Jim Lafley & Sharon Wood S S
Nancy MacMillan Hoopes & Alison Laura Pachynski SRuss & Jan Odwazny S S
Lynn Pasquerella & John Kuchle S S
Harriet & Alexander Pollatsek S S
Mr. Richard Proctor S S
Peter Snedecor & Anne Scarff S S
David Spector & Magda Bechar S S
Alice Swift S S
Annual Fund & Membership Gifts:$499–$250Danielle Barshak & Oran Kaufman S S
Peter & Ellen Berek S S
Jane & Steven Brown S S
Samuel & Karen Butcher S S
Casey Clark S S
Ruth Elcan S S
Susan & Wayne Emerson S S
Rachel Fink & Tom Dennis S S
Susan & Michael Frazier SJudy Gatland & Jon Lord S S
Nancy Goodman S S
Michele Granda SCaroline & Howard Hanna S S
Martha & Robert Hanrott S S
Bruce Hart & Ilene Goldstein S S
Aaron Hayden S S
Sara Hills S S
Doris Holden S S
Justine G. & John C. Holdsworth S S
Rachel Hoopes SGeorge Howard & Barbara Davis SRuthie & Michael Ireland S S
Peter Jessop & Maureen Humpage SJulie M. Johnson S S
Julane Knobil S S
Don Kroodsma S S
Boyd & Janice Kynard S S
Sarah & Niels la Cour S S
Joan & Ken Langley SRich & Cathy Lawlor SEllen Leuchs SCaitlin Lippincott SGeorge Loring S S
Susan Loring-Wells & Marty Wells S S
Elizabeth Loughran S S
Arthur & Elaine Mange S S
Michelle Markley SSarah & Douglas Marshall S S
Jenifer McKenna & Gerald Weiss S S
John & Paula Moore S S
Janet & Carlos Ortiz S S
Thomas Pelletier S S
Lorna & Dale Peterson S S
Kinga Pluta & Michael Rosenblum S S
Mark Protti & Michele Sedor S S
Joshua & Airlie Rose S S
Lauret Savoy SHelen Ann & Graeme Sephton SLisa & Paul Sihvonen-Binder S S
Susan M. Smith S S
Michele & Blake Spirko S S
Dr. Amy Springer & Aaron Hayden S S
Jean & Cassie Springer Toulouse SGretchen & Lewis Stone SScott Surner & Valerie Miller S S
Richard & Mary Thayer S S
Jacqueline & Robert Tuthill S S
John Van de Graaff & Marylee Bomboy SS
Lydia & Russ Vernon-Jones SStephen Warner & Sharon Carty SChris Warren S S
Robert Wilce & Joanne Parker S S
Nancy & Don Wise S S
Anne Zinsser S S
Our SupportersThe Hitchcock Center is grateful for the support of the following individuals, businesses and organizations during our fiscal years July 1, 2011–June 30, 2013. Regular annual support ensuresthat our educational mission and vision remains responsive to the needs of our community.
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S
Annual Fund & Membership Gifts:$249–$100Anonymous IV SJames & Marjorie Abel S S
Doug Adler S S
Jon & Sarah Adolph SSue Alexander SAlice Allen SCraig & Emily Allen S S
Tom & Sandra Alworth SMichele Cooke-Andresen & Gavin Andresen SDavid Arfa & Kim Erslev SJohn & Elizabeth Armstrong SMr. & Mrs. James Babson SJoanna & Clay Ballantine S S
Peter & Anne Barry SPeter & Sandra Beak SRalph & Mildred Beals SEdward & Emily Belt S S
Chris Benfey & Mickey Rathbun SBill Benner & Joe Wicinski S S
Richard Berman & Elizabeth Aries S S
Lisa Maria Bertoldi & William B. Sayre SKatherine Binder S S
Joseph & Jane Bodin SKaren Bourque & Robert Horton SDennis A. Bowen & Elizabeth Pyle S S
Leslie & Dwayne Breger S S
Ginny Brewer & Betsy Howlett S S
Lee & Will Bridegam S S
Renae Brodie & Mwangi Wa Githinji S S
Barry & Judy Brooks S S
Joanna Brown S S
Lindsey Britt SJesse Brownback III S S
Merle S. Bruno & Peter Vincent S S
Nancy & Bill Buchanan S S
Elisa K. Campbell S S
Nancy Campbell SKaren Chauvin Katsanos & Richard Katsanos SJoanne & Sean Cleary SGeorge & Cheryl Cobb STaryn Collins SBeverly Cowdrick SBrad Crenshaw & Deborah Gorlin SCraig B. Cutson SMarvin & Sonya Cutson S S
Charlene D’Avanzo S S
Corinne Demas S S
Daniel & Anna Jean Dindal S S
Sarah Dixwell Brown S S
Paul Dobosh SSarah C. Doering SDiane & Paul Doherty SCarl & Juliana Dupre S S
Sara Eddy & Ken Kleinman S S
Jan S. Eidelson SDawn Ellenwood & Peter Ferguson SSeymour Epstein S S
Ronna Erickson SAdrian Fabos SJackie & Carl Fiocchi S S
Dorothy & Hugh Friel S S
Helen Gibson & James Uguccioni S S
Bill & Connie Gillen SRobert Graham & Judi Pierce S S
Priscilla & Fred Greeley SAnita & Thayer Greene S S
Barbara Griffith SBob & Ann Grose S S
Nora Hanke SMary Hankowski S S
Holly Hanson SDavis Hawkowl S S
Julie H. HawkOwl S S
Bob Hawley & Mary McCarthy S S
Nancy Hazard S S
Dave & Marty Healy SFrank Heitker SSheri Heitker & Mark Dixon S S
John & Priscilla Hellweg S S
Peter & Peggy Hepler S S
Traci Hess & John Wells S S
Kenneth & Lauren Holt SDavid & Katherine Hoopes S S
Matthew Hoopes SJohn Hoops SSusan Howe SMary Hulbert & Anne Morehouse SJoan Marie Jackson & Mitchell Speight SBetsey Johnson S S
Bernadette & Emlen Jones S S
Aaron & Abigail Julien SColleen Kelley & David Perlmutter S S
George Karras & Jeanne Esposito S S
Christopher & Mary Kiely SJan Klausner-Wise S S
Robin Kline S S
Kristine Koczajowski SRichard & Rosemary Kofler S S
Mary Kohler S S
Alan & Jo-Ann Konieczny SMary Kraus & John Fabel S S
Rhett & Susan Krause S S
Bonita & Robert Krotkov S S
Susan Landau & Neil Immerman S S
Libby & Daniel Lass STanya Leise & Andrew Cohen S S
Stacey Lennard & Stephen Saxenian SDavid Levit & Ruth Kane-Levit SBarry Levy SPeter & Maija Lillya S S
Christine Lindeman SPaul & Marcelle Lipke S S
Bridgit & Jerry Litchfield S S
Anne Lombard S S
Samuel Lovejoy SJane Luff S S
James Macallister S S
Lisa MacCullough & Aaron Somoza SEleanor Manire Gatti & Frank Gatti S S
Carol Mardeusz SNora & Tony Maroulis S S
Craig Martin & Lynmarie Thompson SCarolyn & Richard Mathews SKristin Mattocks SRichard McCarthy SGale, Thomas & William McClung S S
Emily & John McDermott S S
Dymphna McWilliams & Todd Walker SJoyce Merriam S S
Will Millard S S
Rebecca Miller & Tom Randall SThomas Millette & Susan Alston S S
Susan P. Millinger S S
Charles & Kay Moran S S
Monica Moran & Bill Wehrli SJohn Morgan & Pamela Wilkinson S S
Alexis & Michael Mulvihill SJohn & Marlene Musante SJames A. & Suzannah F. Muspratt S S
Edith Nye MacMullen SPatty O’Donnell & Rick Gerstein S S
Debra Ogera & George Kohout SSusan Paulson S S
David Peake-Jones SSusan Perry SMrs. Mary Catherine Phinney S S
Lisa Plantefabar & Steve Fischel SDeb Porter SElizabeth Preston & Cindy White S S
Elaine Puleo & John Buonaccocsi S S
Patricia Ramsey S S
Jane Rathbun SNancy & David Ratner S
Clifton & Arleen Read S S
Susan & Steve Rice S S
Margaret & Bob Riddle S S
Anne Robbins & Gretchen Dock S S
John & Lucy Robinson SRobert & Betty Romer S S
Steve Roof & Maddalena Coppi S S
Kenneth Rosenthal S S
Britt & Colin Ruhe SDavid Rundle & Catherine Huntley S S
Douglas & Sara Ruopp S S
Carlos & Mary Santiago SJim & Nina Scott S S
Karen & Dennis Searcy S S
Seth & Bethany Seeger S S
Margarita Shannon & Nina Dabek SMark Siddall SWill & Liz Sillin SKaren Skolfield & Dennis Goeckel SJudith Smith & Kenyon Fairey S S
Judith Souweine S S
Diana & Otto Stein S S
Randi Stein S S
Morton & Helen Sternheim SSandra Surner S S
Hariharan Swaminathan SKen & Kitty Talon SRalph & Vicki Tate SLisa Terrizzi & Bruce Bagdasarian SMarylou Theilman S S
Sarah Todd S S
Nancy & Philip Torrey S S
Jennifer & Steve Unkles S S
Katharine & Tyll van Geel S S
Victoria Vest SPamela C. Victor S S
F. Peter Von Ziegesar & Hallie Lee S S
Tom & Christine Warger SBeverly Weeks S S
Bill Wehrli SKathy & Phil Weilerstein S S
Benjamin Weiner SElizabeth Welsh & Amy Brodigan SPete Westover S S
Josef Wille & Suzanne Parker S S
Beth Willson & Fred Steinberg S S
Brayton & Mary Alice Wilson S S
Lucy Wilson Benson SBob & Jan Winston S S
Jonathan Woodbridge & Diane Steingart SKathleen Woods Masalski & William Masalski SAndrea Wright & Peggy Anderson S S
Jonathan Wright & Margaret Kelsey Wright SErika Zekos & Derek Noble S S
Linda Ziegenbien SErik Zimmerman & Maureen Millea SDaniel & Emily Ziomek S S
David & Maria Ziomek SSue & Mike Zlogar S S
Annual Fund & Membership Gifts:$99 and underAnonymous I SAnonymous II SAnonymous V SAnonymous VII SAnonymous VIII SRobert & Frances Abrams SInge & Robert Ackermann SLisa & Thomas Aiken SDouglas Albertson SAnne Alexander SCharles & Gina Allen SAnn & Arnold Alper S S
Mike & Barbara April SJacqi & Scott Ardizzone SCaroline & Gordon Arnold SJennifer Atkins SDoris Atkinson S S
Marguerit T. Atkinson SStephen & Katherine Atkinson SPatricia & John Auth S S
James & Judith Averill S S
James Ayres & Keira Durrett SAndrea & Jacob Ayvazian SNancy Bair SStephen Baker & Sharon Dombeck SLois Barber SAdelia & Fred Bardwell SAudrey Barker-Plotkin SSean Barry SChristine Barsby S S
Mira Bartok SRick Baruc & Deborah Habib SKaren Bates & Summyr Kerin SAndrea Battle & Whitney Battle-Baptiste SGlenn Benson S S
Kathie Benson SPatricia Benson SMichael & Tina Berins S S
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S 17
18
Paul & Yvonne Berman SMargaret & Al Bernstein SLisa Berry SCarolyn Biagi SAnthony Bishop & Seunghee Cha SNorm Bland SDee Blanton SPeter Blier & Patty Blauner S S
Emily Bloch SAlan Bloomgarden & Kathleen Bredin SMatthew Blumenfeld & Claudia Canale-Parola SMary Bohan SJames & Paris Boice SCarol Booth S S
Kiqe Bosch SJames & Cynthia Boscov SBeatrice Botch SSteven Botkin & Joan Levy Family S S
Elaine Bowditch S S
James Boyce & Betsy Hartman SDenise Boyd & Paul Danielovich SAudrey J. Bozzo S S
Christine Brestrup SJoann Breuer SGerald Bridwell SCharlotte Briggs & Deslonde Parkinson SShirley Brodigan SCatherine & Robert Brooks SSteven Brown & Lisa Oram S S
Cynthia & Jerry Brubaker S S
Jill Bubier & George Stone S S
Nancy Buffone SMargaret Burggren SElizabeth Cahn SSam & Ian Camera S S
Helen Cardinaux SArlene Carmichael SAllan & Barbara Carpenter SMarria & Lex Carrington SElaine Cat & Richard Loomis S S
Wendy Catlin SLaura Chalk SMaria Chao SAnnie Cheatham & Ann Gibson SDavid Chernock S S
Jon Child & Liz Rosenberg S S
Caterina Cianciulli STheodore & Alice Clark S S
Jeanne & John Clayton S S
John Clayton & Sharon Dunn S
Carl Clements & Amanda Barrow SCheri Cluff S S
Cathy & Joe Cohen S S
Ann Collacchi S S
Carolyn Collette SRoger & Shirley Conant S S
Rachel Conrad & Tom Rooney SSara B. Cooper & Jon Chamutka S S
Marion Copeland & Kathryn Holmes S S
Lorraine Cordeiro SSuzanne & Wayne Cordes S S
Janet Cornell S S
Mary & Matt Cornell SCatherine Corson SBrian Costello S S
Artelia Court S S
Sally Crawford & Jane Porter S S
Elizabeth Crone SJennifer Culbreth & Tara Loomis SMerrilyn Cushing S S
Tanya M. Cushman SMarvin Daehler S S
Grace & Edward Dane S S
Marlaine & Richard Darfler SNicholas Darnton & Laura Cadonati SDonald David SJudith Davidov S S
Joan Davis S S
Kathleen Davis S S
Marcia Davis SKristin Deboer & Thomas Hartman S S
Andres del Campo Garcia SIsabella Dellolio SAndree Demay & Sarah Morin S S
Tom & Sheila DeSellier S S
Carol Dick S S
Victoria Dickson & David Ahfeld S S
Richard Dirks SGary & Linda Donnelly SRobert Duby SSally Dumont SSteven Dunn & Jessica Plaut SMary & David Dunn SAlan Durfee SCarolyn Eckert SChuck & Cheryl Edgerly S S
Andrea Egitto SLarry & Tammy Ely SPaul & Deborah Engel SAmy Erard SArthur & Barbara Eve SVeronica & Peter Everett SKent Faerber S
Frances Fairchild SAndy & Sally Fairfield SMolly Falsetti-Yu S S
Ralph & Linda Faulkingham SRuth Feldberg SChris & Todd Felton SLeslie Fields & Sven Aas S S
Barbara Fischer SLaura Fitch & Lyons Witten S S
Kay Fite SGloria Flaim & John McCann SPaul & Susan Fleischman S S
Melanie & Gordon Fletcher-Howell S S
Kyle Forbes Bissell & Christa Ann Drew SBarbara C. Ford S S
Robin Fordham & William Miller S S
John & Georgiana Foster SBarbara Francis & Al Woodhull SJeanne Friedman & Carol-Ann Smalley SS
Barbara Fukushima & Peter Stoneham SJohn & Carol Gabranski SBecky Gahan SJean & John Galbraith SLissa Ganter S S
Tom Gardner & Karen Levine SJanet Gary & Gregory Kerstetter SMichael Giampitro SElizabeth Giannini & Jeffrey McCullough SS
Margot Gifford S S
Cynthia Gill SPenny Gill S S
Elizabeth Gillen SPeggy Gillespie SBob Gilmore & Amy Burnside SLaura & Julien Ginsberg-Peltz SMelissa Giraud SDavid Glassberg S S
David & Anne Goehring SRichard & Elizabeth Goeselt SNancy & Craig Goff SGoldbaum Spitz Family S S
Linda & Graham Gordon SKathleen Gormally SDave Gott SHarold & Sandra Gould SEliza Gouverneur & Richard Cohen SAdrian Grace & Derek Fowles SGerald & Judith Grant SJohn Green S S
Roderic & Ann Greene S S
Viveca Greene & Chris Perry SRachel Greenwood SSara Greisemer S
Carol Grey & Jeff Lee SMary Ann Grim SJames Grogan SJean Grossholtz S S
Louise & Ron Grosslein S S
Rebecca Guay & Matthew Mitchell SJune Guild & Joel Halpern SElizabeth & John Gummere SJudy & Larry Gutlerner S S
Peter Haas & Julie Zuckman SMara & Harry Hahn SMolly Hale SSylvia Halkin S S
Lee Hall SMary Hall SShirley Hammerschmith SThea Hardigg S S
Louise Harper SLesley Harrington S S
Heather Hart SSarah Hart Agudelo SKyla & Keith Hastie SJennifer Haugsjaahabink SRuth Hazzard & Claude Tellier STheresa Heath SSteven & Maria Heim S S
Marnie Henneman S S
Dara Herman-Zierlein & Peter Zierlein SGene & Jeffrey Hersh SJames & Jacquelyn Hickey S S
Elizabeth Higgins & Douglas King S S
Barbara Hoadley S S
Anne & Chris Hoffmann SWilliam Holladay & Patricia Appelbaum SS
Patricia Holland S S
Ann Hondrogen S S
Rhoda Honigberg S S
Bethanie Hooker & Timothy Binzen SHelen Hoopes SHeather & John Hornik S S
Margaret Horsnell S S
Janet Howard SFrieda Howards SMerle & Billie Marie Howes SBetsy Howlett SMary Hoyer SPaul Ita & Katherine Glatter SScott Jackson & Chris Sarfaty S S
Paul Jacobs & Jennifer Swender SShelia Jaswal & Margaret Robertson SJean Jeffries S S
Kent & Jeanne Jenkins SAmy Olney Johnson S
Kyle Johnson SLeslie Johnson & John Tobiason SMark Johnson S S
Nancy & Russell Johnson SMary Jones STeresa Jones & Dewitt Thompson S S
Janice Jorgensen S S
Dan Kaden S S
Laurie Kamins S S
Keith & Julie Kaneta S S
Jacquelyn & Eugene Kang SGina Kaufman SJill Kaufman & Avraham Harris SPatrick Kelly & Cynthia Spell SDiane Kelton S S
Marian Kent & Aaron Meuse SJudith Kenyo SJennifer Killara Burn SLydia King S S
Jonathan Klate & Carlotta Willis SAlisa Klatte SAnna Klein SDianne Klenotic S S
Lu Knox SKatie Koerten & Matt Valliere SWendy Kohler SBrian & Jennifer Konieczny S S
Sujata & Jeffrey Konowitz SSherry Krause SMelissa Kroodsma SSonia Krotkov & Scott Norris S S
Arn Krugman S S
Mohini & Jason Kulp SAnthony Kurpaska & Katherine Robinson Kurpaska S S
Anne Kusiak S S
Kathryn Lachman & Jesse Ferris SPhyllis Ladd SCatherine Lafleur SSeal LaMadeleine SLyssia Lamb-MacDonald SKevin Landau & Jessica Wolff SRichard & Vera Lane SHenry Lappen S S
Susan Lavallee SWinston & Margaret Lavallee SSara Lawrence SCarole Learned-Miller SMathew Lebowitz SJumee Lee SAmity & Scott Lee-Bradley SDonald & Cindy Legare SPhyllis Lehrer S
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S
19
Denise Lello & L. David Smith S S
Vikki Lenhart SKristin & Simon Leutz SSusan Lewandowski S S
C. Renee Lieberman-Bachman SJanet Lieson SKirsten Lindblom & Jay Baudermann S S
Ken & Sylvia Lindsay S S
Jessica & Oliver Lindsey SPaul Lipman & Dulcie Trowbridge SRichard Little SFarnsworth Lobenstine & Amy Ben-Ezra SDeborah Long SAlicia & Celso Lopez SShelly Love & Brian Franczak S S
Susan Lowenstein SRobert Ludwig SKathleen Lugosch SCarole Lynch SRobert & Patricia Lynch SJesse Lytle SRobert & Karen Mack SLaura & Samuel Macleod SMarjorie Macleod & James Bonham SCynthia Magelinski S S
Jessie Mager SMarianne Mahoney S S
Owen Maloney SJohn & Cathy Manly SJoel Martin SAnna Martini & Maria Kopicki S S
Karl Martini & Cynthia Weigel S S
Dawn Marvin Ward & Steve Ward S S
Michael Mascis & Noreen Cmar Mascis SPeter May & Eleanor Gellman SDaniel & Noreen McCarthy SLinda McCarthy SPeg & Paul McDaniel S S
John & Allison Bleyler McDonald SPat McGiffin S S
Susan McGinn & Jay Mankita SCatherine McGraw & Robert Spence SSarah McKee SDaniel & Norma McKenna SPatricia McManamy SBecky & Roy McNiven SMalcolm Meltzer S S
Marcia Merithew & Julie Kosson S S
Karen Merrill & Martha Umphrey S S
Victoria Merson Pickwick SMary & Frank Meyers SLenore Miller S S
William Miller SJoya Misra & David Mednicoff S S
Yuko Mizutani SKyounghee & Kyoung Moon SGillian Morbey SAlicia Morton SJohn Moss S S
Brenda Mueller-Lamore & Ethan Lamore SDavid & Betsy Mullins S S
John & Alice Mullins S S
Cam & David Munska SDiane & Laurence Murch S S
Ralph & K.C. Murphy SLadimer & Anna Nagurney S S
Katherine Naughton SSuzanne Newby Estes SLouise Nicholas SKathryn Nobrega & James Janisch SJohn Nove S S
Anne Novosel-Mileski & James Mileski SS
Melissa O’Brien & Oliver Doisneau S S
Joanna Olin SGary Orliwsky SIsolda Ortega-Bustamante & Jaime Davila SCarol Owen & Michael Posner SFrank Ozereko & Francine Trearchis Ozereko SNorma Packard SNancy Paglia SSandy Pallotta SElisabeth Papademetriou SMark & Sandra Parent S S
Pam Parkhurst & Thomas N. Harris SSheila Patek S S
Laura & Martha Patrick SMimi & Chip Patten S S
Marilyn Patti SRobert Peck SJohn & Jane Pemberton SJudith Perera SAnne Perkins S S
Christina W. Platt SDaniel Pope STish Poulter S S
Sally Powell SLaurie Priest SScott Przystas & Skye Belle SShannon Quinn SJoseph & Elizabeth Rae S S
Karen Raih & Jenn Roberts SSheila Rainford S S
Heather Reed SLuisa Reichenheim S S
Katharine Reichert & Margaret Frerichs SS
Lola Reid S S
Louise & Frank Reilly SDeborah Reiter SJohn L. & Marilyn H. Reynolds SHeidi Rheingold-Bonn & Gregg Bonn S S
Julie Rice DeWalt SDonna Rickerby & Karen McKee S S
Pamela & Bart Rietkerk SCynthia Roberts & Deborah Penzias SLou Roberts SMichael Robinson S S
William & Theresa Rock SVincent Romano & Claire Cocco-Romano SAndra Rose & Joshua Goldstein SFred Rose SJoshua Rosenthal & Amber Douglas SMichael & Peg Ross SSheldon Ross & Diana Peters-Ross SDeborah & Marc Rothenberg S S
Rona Rothenberg & Don Benander SMargery Roy SElissa & Bernie Rubinstein S S
Jennifer Ryan SBrian Sabel & Karen Lederer SAna Marie Salicioni S S
Teresa & Steven Sandler SIlana & William Schmitt SDavid Schneider & Klara Moricz S S
Jessica Schultz SAriella Schwell & Roger Magnus SCara Segal SLinda Seidman SCamil Shaheen S S
William & Noel Shamleffer SMiranda & John Shannon SJeffrey Sharp & Rebecca Matthews SMartha Shea SMichael Shea Bulman S S
Marjorie & Alice Shearer S S
Margaret Sheehan SKate Sheely S S
Jill Sherman SGreta Shultz S S
Jennifer Siddall SBetsy Siersma SMarc & Carol Silver SScott & Marie Silver S S
Beryl Singer S S
Paul Siqueira SBron Skinner SJudith Smedberg S
Hubbard M. & Linda F. Smith S S
Bob Snope & Linda Henry SMary & Dana Snyder S S
Sara Snyder S S
Sonya Sofield S S
Minju Soh & Gyechul Cho SJudith Solsken S S
Diane Souza SHelena Spector S S
Nancy Spencer & Ben Bunker SSteve Stanne SJane & Peter Stein S S
Patti Steinman SLinda & Roger Stenlund Moran SRobert Stern & Judith Glaser S S
Janice Stevens SEric Stocker & Barbara Reily SBeverly Stone Coulombe SJennifer Storey SRepresentative Ellen Story S S
Louis & Anna Maria Strauss SGregory Strong SMary Strunk Sitze & Adam Sitze SElizabeth Sturgen SRoger & Margaret Sudbury SVirginia Sullivan SGary & Linda Surprenant SDeborah Swan S S
Calvin & Joanne Swift S S
Norman Taft SMeghan Taylor SKathleen & Donald Teagno SGary & Faith Thayer SNathan Therien & Susan Newton SEllen Thomas SMartha Sue Thrasher SAnnie Tiberio SJohn Tierney & Patricia Wisocki Tierney SS
Barbara Tiffany SPam Tinto S S
William Tobey SSusan Todd SRebecca Torrey S S
Eleanor Townsley & Ronald Jacobs S S
Richard & Margit Tracey S S
Kathleen Traphagen & Khalid Elkalai SVirginia Traub SKimberly D. Tremblay & Jesse Mager SCarol Trosset S S
Elaine Tucker S S
Alicia Tuohy STim Van Egmond & Gale Kuhn S
Fred Vanderbeck & Nancy Birtwell SJuliana Vanderwielen SFran VanTreese S S
Roberto Veneziani SDonald Verrastro & Heidi Dollard S S
Meg & Peter Vickery SCarol Vincze SEve & Ari Vogel SOlga von Ziegesar SGeorge & Ruth Wade SJim Wald SMary Wall & Byron Koh STanya Wallace SAmanda Walling SSarah Warner, Warner Literary Group SPaige Warren & Lynn Adler SJanet Warren & Robert Wagner SRichard & Marion Waskiewicz SAndrew Watt STed Watt & Dave Gott SMary Beth & Peter Watt SJody Wax & Tom Butler SSharon Wayne & Frank Welte SAnn Weisse SLaura Wenk & Judith L. Stern S S
Al Werner SBob Wertzman SCatherine Wescott & Andrew Starkweather SCindy White S S
Paul & Victoria Wildman S S
Dyan Wiley S S
Todd Wiley SAllison Willette & Paul Phifer SStaunton Williams, Jr. S S
Nancy Wilson & Nicholas Simms S S
Jo-Ann Wilson-Keenan & John Keenan SIrene Winkelbauer SMarie Witham SAnn Wood SMartha & Craig Woodard SSandra Woodrow S S
Alia Woofenden SElizabeth & Carl Worden SAlexander Workman SGeorge Wright SChristopher Yerlig S S
Catherine Youngen S S
Tracy Zafian & David Schmidt SPatrick & Lisa Zephyr SMichael Zide & Jane Winthers Zide S S
Cheryl Zoll & Eric Sawyer S S
Ximena Zuniga & Jane Mildred S S
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S
20
Leadership Gift CircleThe Leadership Gift Circle is a dedicatedgroup of donors who partner with theHitchcock Center by making an annual giftof $1,000 or more. This generous yearly investment helps the Hitchcock Centerpursue its vision to be a premier environ-mental learning center serving westernMassachusetts and beyond.
Anonymous VI S S
Anonymous IX S S
Anonymous X S S
Anonymous XI SNeal Abraham & Donna Wiley S S
Harvey Allen SDorothy & Ramon Barnes SAndrew Bellak & Susan Bain SRema Boscov S S
Morgan Brill SVivienne Carey & Roger Webb SSabina & Norman Cournoyer SJaana Cutson & Paul Rothenberg S S
Patricia Finley SJanice Gifford S S
Steven Gilbert SJulie & David Gross S S
Gordon Hall S S
Katherine Hammond SBill & Vickie Hart SMary Hocken & Ann Kearns SJeff & Alex Lefebvre STom Ewing & Marilyn London-Ewing S S
Charles & Polly Longsworth SAlice Mertz SSusan Morello & Nathan Salwen SAlan Perlmutter & Nancy Sanders,Big Sur River Inn SDr. Victoria Pillard SBob Saul & Katie Fretwell S S
Michael G. Schwartz S S
Pamela Stone & James Humphrey S S
Mary Taft & Leslie Smith S S
Lawrence Winship & Ellen Donkin S S
Valley Gives (FY13)Valley Gives is a one-of-a-kind celebrationof generosity in western Massachusetts. In a24-hour period on December 12, hundredsof local nonprofit organizations rally to raisefunds for their missions, while being eligiblefor bonus prizes throughout the event. Thetop three organizations in most dollars raisedand most unique number of donors also wingenerous prizes. During Valley Gives 2012(FY13), our first year of participating in thisevent, the Hitchcock Center raised $7,771from 84 donors to support our award-winningenvironmental education programming.Thank you!
Anonymous IAnonymous IIAnonymous IIIAnonymous IVAnonymous XMike & Barbara AprilJoanna & Clay BallantineDanielle Barshak & Oran KaufmanGinny Brewer & Betsy HowlettSteven Brown & Lisa OramMerle S. Bruno & Peter VincentSam & Ian CameraElisa K. CampbellElaine Cat & Richard LoomisCasey ClarkCathy & Joe CohenSara B. Cooper & Jon ChamutkaRebecca Reid & Michael DoverMary & David DunnNancy EddyKent FaerberRachel Fink & Tom DennisJackie & Carl FiocchiBarbara Francis & Al WoodhullJanice GiffordPeggy GillespieNancy GoodmanJulie & David GrossCharles & Susan HaightShirley HammerschmithBill & Vickie HartJulie H. HawkOwlSusan Heitker & Mathew JacobsonKenneth & Lauren Holt
John HoopsRuthie & Michael IrelandJulie M. JohnsonColleen Kelley & David PerlmutterEllen Leuchs, KirschLeuchs ConsultingKatie Koerten & Matt ValliereJohn Kowaleski & Erin BakerSarah & Niels la CourJim Lafley & Sharon WoodLyssia Lamb-MacDonaldStacey Lennard & Stephen SaxenianEllen LeuchsChristine LindemanPaul & Marcelle LipkeTom Ewing & Marilyn London-EwingSusan Loring-Wells & Marty WellsJohn & Cathy ManlyNora & Tony MaroulisSarah & Douglas MarshallJenifer McKenna & Gerald WeissRalph & K.C. MurphyRick Gerstein & Patty O'DonnellRobert PeckDr. Victoria PillardMark Protti & Michele SedorDeborah ReiterAnn Romberger & Martha AckmannElissa & Bernie RubinsteinLauret SavoyJessica SchultzMargaret SheehanDavid Spector & Magda BecharElizabeth SturgenRichard & Mary ThayerMarylou TheilmanWilliam TobeyJennifer & Steve UnklesJuliana VanderwielenPamela C. VictorEve & Ari VogelJim WaldTed Watt & Dave GottPete WestoverDyan WileyChristopher YerligErika Zekos & Derek NobleDaniel & Emily ZiomekCheryl Zoll & Eric Sawyer
Multi-Year breakout—Annual & Capital Campaign GiftsSpecial thanks to those who have pledgedgifts over multiple years. Your long-term financial commitment gives the HitchcockCenter the confidence it needs to be responsive to future needs.
Anonymous VIAnonymous IXAnonymous XAnonymous XIHarvey AllenPenny BeebeAndrew Bellak & Susan BainJane & Steven BrownMargaret Bullitt-Jonas & Robert JonasCasey ClarkJaana Cutson & Paul RothenbergMichael Dover & Rebecca ReidNancy EddyJudith Espinola & Susan PerryRachel Fink & Tom DennisJanice GiffordCharles Haight & Susan McDonald HaightCaroline & Howard HannaMarie HessMary Hocken & Ann KearnsJulie M. JohnsonMelissa KroodsmaSarah & Niels la CourSusan Loring-Wells & Marty WellsLynn Pasquerella & John KuchleLorna & Dale PetersonAlexander & Harriet PollatsekAnn Romberger & Martha AckmannBob Saul & Katie FretwellMichael G. SchwartzPamela Stone & James HumphreyAlice SwiftMary Taft & Leslie SmithGordon Thorne & Annie WoodhullDonna Wiley & Neal AbrahamEllen Donkin & Lawrence WinshipNancy & Don WiseDaniel & Emily Ziomek
Business GiftsA. J. Hastings, Inc. SAmherst Farmers Supply S S
Amherst Landscape Design SAmherst Welding S S
Boisselle, Morton & Associates, LLP S S
Boyden & Perron, Inc. SBulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP SConservation Works, LLC S S
Davis Financial Group SE.S.P. Auto, Inc. SEncharter Insurance, LLC S S
Finck and Perras Insurance Agency, Inc SFlorence Savings Bank SGood Search S S
Greenfield Savings Bank SHadley Garden Center SHope & Feathers Framing S S
Integrity Development Construction S S
J.F. Conlon & Associates S S
Kamins Real Estate S S
KirschLeuchs Consulting S S
Kraus-Fitch Architects S S
Kuhn-Riddle Architects S S
Lord Jeffery Inn SMichael Shea Bulman, Attorney at Law SS
New England Environmental, Inc. SNorthampton Cooperative Bank SPelham Auto Service/Pelham Industrial Group S S
PeoplesBank S S
Sandri Energy, LLC S S
Seewald, Jankowski, & Spencer P.C. SSinauer Associates, Inc. S S
Singer Potito Associates SSurner Heating Co., Inc. S S
Teagno Construction, Inc. SThomson Financial Management Inc. STrademark Real Estate, LLC SValley Veterinary Hospital & Inn for Pets SVanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. SWhalen Insurance SWilson Services, Inc. S S
Wright Builders, Inc. S S
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S
In-Kind GiftsBoisselle, Morton & Associates, LLP SBulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP S S
Collective Copies SKyle Forbes Bissell S S
Daily Hampshire Gazette S S
Ronna Erickson SHadley Garden Center SNancy Goodman SHenry Leuchtman SLord Jeffery Inn STown of Amherst S S
Matching GiftsAnonymous Fund SAnonymous Fund II SGrantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. S S
Memorial GiftsIN MEMORY OF GIVEN BY
Elizabeth “Betty” Borgeois Dana & Mary SnyderBenson Bowditch Elaine P. BowditchChristopher Burrage Bonita & Robert KrotkovDavid Collette Elaine Beilin & Robert BrownEthel DuBois Andrea Wright & Peggy AndersonAlice Epstein Seymour EpsteinMargaret Frerichs Katharine ReichertSamuel Green Dorothy & Ramon Barnes, Margaret & Al Bernstein,
Lisa Bertoldi & Wiliam Sayre, Rema Boscov, Joann Breuer, Vivienne Carey & Roger Webb, Annie Cheatham & Ann Gibson,Jaana Cutson & Paul Rothenberg, Caitlin Darfler & Ben Lippincott,Marlaine & Richard Darfler, Ruth Feldberg, Heather Hart, Mary Jones, Colleen Kelley, Katie Koerten, Northfield Sitting Group,Nancy Paglia, Elissa & Bernie Rubinstein, Jennifer Ryan, Jessica Schultz, Sonya Sofield, Jennifer Unkles
William Xander Mar Anna Martini & Maria KopickiBob McClung David & Anne Goehring
Honorary GiftsIN HONOR OF GIVEN BY
Michael April Integrity Development ConstructionCasey Clark Kenneth RosenthalBill Hart The Trustees of ReservationsColleen Kelley Alan Perlmutter & Nancy Sanders, Elaine TuckerKatie Koerten Rebecca Miller & Tom RandallPaul Lipman William & Theresa RockJosh Parker Joanne ParkerCynthia Patterson Martha F. HoopesKorinna Spirko Traci Hess & John Wells, Kathleen Traphagen & Khalid ElkalaiHanna & Emily Worpek Bonita & Robert Krotkov
Fiscal Year 2012 S Fiscal Year 2013 S
REVENUE FY2012 FY2013
Contributed support $124,722.00 $188,483.00
Grant $93,605.00 $599,868.00
Earned revenue $248,743.00 $291,804.00
Membership $15,240.00 $13,880.00
Other $358.00 $355.00
$482,668.00 $1,094,390.00
EXPENSES FY2012 FY2013
General operations $57,930.00 $94,059.00
Development $49,879.00 $56,980.00
Green Building Fund $122,615.00 $220,057.00
Program $286,312.00 $308,865.00
$516,736.00 $679,961.00
Figures based on audited financial statements for FY12 and FY13.
EARNEDREVENUE 52%
GRANT 19%
CONTRIBUTEDSUPPORT 26%
GRANT 55%
CONTRIBUTEDSUPPORT 17%
PROGRAM 55%
CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING 24%
GENERALOPERATIONS 11%
MEMBERSHIP 3%
OTHER 0%
MEMBERSHIP 1%
OTHER 0%
DEVELOPMENT 10%
CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING 32%
GENERALOPERATIONS 14% DEVELOPMENT 8%
PROGRAM 45%
EARNEDREVENUE 27%
FY2012 E
XPENSES FY2012 R
EVENUE
FY2013 E
XPENSES FY2013 R
EVENUE
Hitchcock Center for the Environmentat Larch Hill Conservation Area
525 South Pleasant StreetAmherst, MA 01002
413-256-6006
Public Hours:Tuesday–Friday
9:00 AM–4:00 PM
www.hitchcockcenter.org
Photography: Jessica Schultz & Rebecca ReidAnniversary logo design: Peter Gariepy
Printed on recycled paper.
Related Documents
