The Annual Report of the

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum

LeafingsNOVEmber 2015

NSA makes a difference... more gardens to visit, more native plants in the ground, more home and public landscapes beautified,

more people and beauty outdoors!

Inside This IssueNSA’s Horticulture Program 2 Plants AND People 4Waterwise Landscapes 6Trees for Nebraska Towns 6Sustainable Schoolyards 7Affiliated Arboretums 8More than 100 Gardens 10New Affiliates 10Arboretum Tours 12Replanting at Maskenthine 12Contributors 14NSA Financials 15

Dear Friends of NSA, This year has been a whirlwind for all of us here at NSA. With the loss of a wonderful part-time Executive Director, the need for a full-time director to oversee the organization became apparent. It was with enthusiasm that I accepted the position in July. But who would have thought, 12 years ago as an NSA intern, that this is where I would be. Not me! As I told my colleagues, there were only two reasons I accepted the job: I believe that NSA does tremendous work and I work with the some of the greatest, most passionate people—including those of you reading this note. Latefallisagreattimetositbackandreflectonaseason’shard work. This is why we have chosen to move Leafings to the fall and re-purpose it as our annual report. For us the timing is perfect—afewmonthsafterthecloseofourfiscalyearandatthe close of the growing season—a perfect time to celebrate our impacts from across the state. AsIreflectonthisyear,oneofthethingsIamremindedofis that NSA is just as much about the people as it is about making our communities and environment healthier through landscapes. NSA is a community of people like you, from the home gardener to the community advocate to the professional, all trying to make their corner of the world better. As an organization we get the pleasure of being at your side and giving support in many forms: grants made possible by our partnership with the Nebraska Environmental Trust, which has allowed your community greening vision to take shape; inspiring educational programing; advice and technical expertise; new-to-you plants that brighten your landscape; or one of many other myriad ways we support on-the-ground efforts. Earlier this year, helping plant a pollinator garden at a Sustainable Schoolyard Project, I asked a few students about their experiences. Sixth grader Nicole said, “What I love about

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A Letter fromNSA Executive Director

Christina Hoyt

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The Horticulture Program manages plant sales, new plant evaluations, the GreatPlants® for the Great Plains plant promotionprogramandassistsNSAaffiliatesiteswithincreasingtheirplantcollections.It’salsoinvolvedwithevents,outreach,grant projects and promotion of underutilized prairie and woodland plants for Nebraska and the Great Plains. This year alone we collected, grew and distributed more than 200 different species of woody plants and 160 different herbaceous plants. Our goal is to increase the selection of plant material currently being offered and planted in our landscapes. We aim to improve biodiversity in our landscapes by increasing plant availability. We always say we could start an arboretum anytime, anywhere, with the diverse selection of plants we offer.

Grow Native, Grow Local The NSA greenhouse and nursery works hard to acquire seed from unique and important native populations in Nebraska and the surrounding region. Our goal is to conserve valuable seed source, promote it and make it available to consumers. Nebraska lies at a sort of ecological crossroads between the northern and southern Great Plains. With many tree species at the end of their range in terms of rainfall and temperature, it offers a unique range of hardiness, diversity and habitat for wildlife and pollinators that may prove increasingly valuable with climate variability.Wearefindingthataveryimportantpartofourtaskispromotion and distribution of these overlooked plants.

Bur Oak Canyon in southern Hitchcock County has sheltered a remnant bur oak population for thousands of years. The last several years, along with other native plant growers, we have collected a plethora of acorns to produce saplings for growing intolandscapetrees.Thefirsttreesforthenextgenerationarealready growing and contributing to the diversity of our planted landscapes. The plan is to promote this unique bur oak as a new treeforNebraskaandsurroundingHighPlainsstateswhereit’softendifficultforatreetothrive,letalonesurvive. Another tree that grows on the fringes of its natural range in Nebraska can be found in a small spring-fed canyon near Sidney called Lehman Springs. This is an area surrounded for miles and miles by treeless shortgrass prairie. The cool waters of the canyon have supported a grove of trees there that has been carbon-dated back 18,000 years based on fossilized seeds. Our native hackberry has been calling this “hackberry hollow” home for a long time, one of only a few tree species that have stood

Plants, People and Beautiful, Long-lived LandscapesNSA’s Horticulture Program

the test of time on the High Plains. We are growing seedlings from this rare population for distribution and testing. Although hackberries vary in popularity, many people are looking to this hardy native tree to shade our streets, parks and yards. We are also taking a lead in more sustainable nursery production of trees and shrubs, both in our nursery as well as in other nurseries across the state. Our goals are to minimize water use, reduce maintenance and offer more successful shipping and transplanting. We have been a catalyst for the use of root-pruning containersasanalternativetotraditionaltreeproduction,findingthat it results in much better long-term rooting and establishment.

Beauty in Utility We are leaders in providing, promoting and using native plants for stormwater management in public green projects like prairie gardens, bioretention cells, swales, rain gardens and even green roofs. We provide a wide variety of plants—many of which are native and/or not readily available—to add form, color and texture to both home and community landscapes. Last fall we provided a wide array of native sedges and other wetland plants for the new rain gardens on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln east campus Backyard Farmer garden. These rain gardens showcase native plants that may not be available at

local garden centers. We also recommend gardening techniques thatfilterstormwaterandreducetimespentonmaintenance. In June we put our roots down in Gering, providing plants for a new High Plains native plant garden at the Legacy of the Plains Museum. They wanted to tell the timeless stories of the Nebraska prairie by using plants native to the Panhandle. We

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From a Fan“I wanted to pass on a few pictures from the garden by my house that you planted three years ago. I love this planting! It is a little wild but there is always something going on. Each season I have a new favorite plant. This fallitisdefinitelyOctober Skies aster, oh wait, maybe Wichita Mountain goldenrod, or hold on, maybe that crazy licorice plant? And I love the 7' tall big bluestem! Thingsarefillinginandmanyarereseeding.Comanchecampfireisarockstar.Ithasbeenbloomingprolificallysince June and has daily blossoms still this fall. I have only watered the garden twice this year. The plants like it best that way. Never mind we have had 20 inches of rain this summer... they still went crazy when the rain stopped in August. Thank you all for your creative talents. This garden is so fun to watch evolve and has really connected me with others in my neighborhood. Thank you for creating a little prairie on my block.” Amy Seiler

From top: October Skies aster and big and little bluestem; Wichita

Mountains goldenrod and senna; senna and

October Skies aster.

wereabletotoprovideplantsthatweredifficulttofindlocally.With the help of volunteers and staff, we planted hundreds of little prairie plants to create a garden designed to educate and inspire museum visitors about the importance of native plants.

The idea is to help promote and demonstrate a Nebraska-style of landscaping so the public will consider using them in their own landscape, and create demand for these plants so garden centers have a reason to carry them.

Plant Evaluation We have been evaluating plants through our Research Consortium program since 1991. Members and curators test rare or overlooked plants with little history of being planted in Nebraska. We use these evaluations to determine the overall performance of a plant throughout the state and whether or not it should be recommended for Nebraska landscapes.

GreatPlants® Program The GreatPlants for the Great Plains program has introduced more than 33 new ornamental plants into commercial production since 1998, plants that can meet the challenging growing condition of Nebraska and the Great Plains. We promote an increased diversity of plant material in Nebraska landscapes by identifying overlooked but proven Plants of the Year for trees, shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses and conifers.

Bob Henrickson, Horticulture Program Coordinator

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Sarah Masek UNL Senior from Pella, IA Of all the classes I’vetakenduringcollege,working for NSA has been one of the most valuable and enjoyable learning opportunities I have been offered. Working here has been theperfecthands-oncomplementtotheplantidentificationandplantpropagationclassesI’vetaken.Afterlearningtheprinciplesbehind seed germination in class, Bob taught me how to collect, store and grow seeds from all different types of trees, shrubs and perennials and how to adapt to their individual requirements. Spring Affair and our open house plant sales have given mefirsthandexperienceineducatingpeopleandrecommendingplants suited to their needs. These events also gave me a chance to meet and talk to many people who are interested and passionate about using plants to improve their community.

Julian RamirezUNL senior from Omaha, NE

I’vebeenfortunatetobe an intern for NSA for the last two years. What I’veenjoyedthemostisthefreedomtolearn.I’ma horticulture student with an emphasis on design, and I’vebeenabletofollowprojects all the way from beginning to end. While I was creating designs, NSA staffdidn’tholdmyhandthe whole time. They let me go through the process of designing a landscape on my own so I would really learn it. Once it was completed, they helped me consideroptionsIhadn’tthoughtofandthenIwasabletoreviseit before it went into the ground. It was a great learning process. IlovethevarietyofworkI’vehadatNSA,dividingupmytimebetweendesignandofficework,timeinthegreenhouseand installing actual landscapes. All the plant information I’velearnedhereisgreat—plantcharacteristics,bloomtime,installationandmanagement.I’vegottentoseewhatworksandwhatdoesn’tandI’vebeenabletotakedesignsthatwerejustonpaper and work alongside others to translate those designs into real landscapes.

The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum has a lot of wonderful friends, supporters and members. In this publication, we would like to highlight longtime members Fred and Marlene Gakle from Beatrice. Fred and Marlene Gakle became members of NSA in 1999 when Marlene was a college intern at Bluebird Nursery in Clarkson because they believed in the work being done by the Arboretum. Over the years the Gakles have supported NSA through membership, dona-tions, purchasing plants at NSA plant sales and joining us at events. AfterMarlene’sretirement,shewent back to college to pursue a two-year degree in horticulture. She is a Master Gardener and is currently employed as the prin-ciple gardener at the Beatrice Public Library which is an NSA historical landmark arboretum site. In 2006, Fred and Marlene were named Volunteers of the Year for their long involvement with gardens in Beatrice. The Gakles have worked with NSA staff for landscape de-signsupportinmanybeautificationprojectsinBeatrice.Marlenesays, “We believe that plants need people and people need plants and hope to leave a legacy of beauty behind in our community and state. We believe in NSA!” We salute Fred and Marlene Gakle on their commitment to NSA and to their community.

Plants AND PeopleWe’re proud of our members, board, interns...

Thank You!O UNL Institute Agriculture Natural Resources for your

continuousin-kindsupportofoffice,facilitiesandassistancewith accounting.

O Dr. Ron Yoder and Dr. Scott Josiah, for your support and belief intheworkwedo,andforservingasex-officioboardmembers.

O Nebraska Forest Service Community Forestry and Sustainable Landscape Program, under the leadership of Eric Berg, for a great partnership.

NSA Executive Board President Wanda Kelly, PenderSecretary Jo Seiler, HastingsTreasurer Bob Brandt, UnadillaPast President Bill Pospichal, Elkhorn

Board Members at large Carol Nelson Bodeen, North PlatteJames F. Nissen, Lincoln

M. J. Hart, CozadMardy Carlson, MindenAnnie Folck, MorrillJeff Shimek, GarlandBryan Lubeck, AlmaNance Harris, LincolnRocky Steinbrink, KearneyAlan Weiss, PapillionEx-officio,Dr.ScottJosiahEx-officio,Dr.RonYoder

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Updates on events for gardeners atarboretum.unl.edu/calendar-events

our community activists, our eventsArboretum Award Winners The people behind the plantings were celebrated Febr. 26 in Lincoln when Nebraska Statewide Arboretum awards were given to community and organization leaders, planters, volunteers and educators throughout the state. OJan Riggenbach of Omaha received the Blazing Star Award

forsignificantcontributionstowardadvancingthehorticul-tural use of native plants or the restoration of native plant communities in Nebraska.

OCommunity Landscape Awards for efforts that significantlyimproved the green infrastructure of their communities went to Omaha’sEnvironmentalServicesQualityControlDivision—NinaCudahyandAndySzatko;UNL’sStormwater Management Education Team—Steve Rodie and Bobbi Holm of Omaha, Kelly Feehan of Columbus, Thomas

Franti of Lincoln, Katie Pekarek of Lincoln, Dave Shelton of Concord and colleagues (photo above); and Annie Folck, city planner for Scottsbluff.

OThe Educator Award went to UNL professor Kim Todd for advancing the knowledge and appreciation of plants among her students.

OThe Volunteer Award went to Russell Moomaw of Wayne for sustained contributions to the Northeast Arboretum.

OThe Jim Kluck Honor Award went to John Royster, President ofBigMuddyWorkshop,forsignificantcontributionstoNSA.

OTheNSAPresident’sCitationAwardwenttoGaryZimmerin recognition of exemplary efforts and outreach through the Gilman Park Arboretum.

OAnd the Johnny Appleseed Award went to Galen Wittrock for sustained personal involvement in tree-planting in Nebraska.

Ifyouhavesuggestionsornominationsforthecomingyear’saward winners, send them to arboretum@unl.edu for a celebra-tion in early spring.

Spring Affair Gets Better and Better Beautiful, thriving plants from Bluebird Nursery, Inc. once againprovidedthecentralfocusfortheMidwest’slargestplantsale that drew more than 3,000 gardeners in April. Wider aisles allowed more space for plant-laden gardeners and checkout lines were shorter than ever thanks to the addition of more checking lines—the result of careful planning by NSA staff. Highlights of 2015 included a Friday night preview party with live music from the Wildwoods, a Lincoln bluegrass group, a relaxed sitdown meal and both a silent and live auction. Startmakingyourplantlists,gardeners.We’llseeyouattheLancaster Event Center April 22-23 of 2016!

Invisible but Essential—Young Lecture Focuses on Soil Health JournalistKristinOhlsonpresentedNSA’sYoung Memorial Lecture in Horticulture Oct. 23 in Lincoln. The presentation, like her book The Soil Will Save Us, looked at the work of pioneering scientists and agriculturalists to develop practices that respect nature and heal landscapes. It won a 2015 Books for a Better Life award in the “Green category” and wasafinalistfora2015OregonBookAward. The tone of the evening was optimistic, consistent with the quality Ohlson found in doing the research, “I noticed it over and over again as I worked on this book... a quality so often missing intheongoingdialogueaboutourworldthatIatfirstmistookit for happiness, the sheer pleasure one takes in work that one loves. But it was more than that. It was optimism.” This was one in a long series of inspiring presentations:Michael Forsberg, “Roots of Hope—20 Years Photographing in

Flyover Country”ChrisHelzer,“ComplexityandResilienceofNebraska’s

Prairies”Rick Darke, “The Layered Landscape”Douglas Tallamy, “Bringing Nature Home”David Salman, “The Water Thrifty Garden”Mike Heger, “Distinctive Perennials for Northern Gardens”Jan Riggenbach, “Pen and Trowel”James Van Sweden, “The New American Garden”Guy Sternberg, “In Celebration of Oaks”

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TNT—from What-if to RealityLike most good ideas, the Trees for Nebraska Towns (TNT) grant started small, but it rapidly went from a tiny what-if to a huge lasting impact. The result is that now, and for decades to come, Nebraskacommunitiesallacrossthestatearebenefitingfromthemany trees this grant helped get into community landscapes. Community forests in Nebraska were devastated by losses from Dutch elm disease in the 1970s and 80s and from pine wilt diseasesincethe1990s.Manycommunitiesdidn’treplant,andthose that did often planted from an unfortunately small list of trees,riskingsimilarsignificantlossesfromfutureoutbreaks…like the emerald ash borer quickly nearing our borders. Unfortunatelyit’sveryeasytotakethetreesinourcom-munities for granted, and not even notice gradual declines. But after a serious disease, insect invasion or devastating storm, the absence becomes dramatically clear. Not only do we lose the ob-viousbenefitsofshadeandbeauty,butalsoenvironmental,socialandeconomicbenefits,includingstormwatermanagement,pollu-tioncontrol,wildlifehabitatandmanylessquantifiablebenefits. The original Trees for Nebraska Towns grant was approved for funding by the Nebraska Environmental Trust in 2008. The idea was to offer one-to-one matching grants to communities to fund tree-planting, but the scope went much further. Assistance was given to reverse tree loss and increase community forest resilience by planting from a diverse list of hardy, long-lived trees, many of them natives. In addition, communities were given guidance in selecting high quality tree stock, and then in properly planting and maintaining the trees. Now that the TNT program is coming to a close, we look back and ask, “What are the results?” During the eight-year run, this grant contributed over $1.5 million to Nebraska communi-ties, and had a hand in planting more than 12,500 large trees, along with thousands of companion plants. With the community match, the value of these projects exceeds $3.8 million. Thenumbersabovearesignificant,butwhattheNebraskaStatewide Arboretum is most proud of are the intangibles TNT contributed toward. Every project increased awareness, apprecia-tion and opportunities for a closer connection to trees and the wonders of nature. A majority of the projects were cooperative efforts that brought diverse groups together. Each of these efforts increasedthetowns’confidenceintheirabilitytoworktogetheron similar challenges, giving them a sense of pride and bringing them closer to their neighbors. Thebestnewsisthatallofthesebenefitswillgrowasthetrees mature. These improved community forests will have a long-lasting impact and become a legacy of the foresight and ef-forts of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and of all the partici-pating communities. Kendall Weyers, TNT Coordinator

An Overview of NSA’s Grant ProgramsMORE Waterwise Landscapes, MORE Sustainable

Schoolyards, MORE Trees in Nebraska Towns

Waterwise LandscapesThe Waterwise Landscape Initiative was a multi-partner, state-wideinitiativethatmadeNebraska’sgreenspacesmoresustain-able through waterwise stewardship practices. It was made possible by a grant from Nebraska Environ-mentalTrust,abeneficiaryoftheNebraskaLottery,withthegoal of demonstrating and promoting horticultural practices that conserve water, reduce stormwater runoff and keep lawn and landscape pollutants out of local water supplies. These projects expanded the use of native and ecologically appropriate plantings that provide food and shelter for community wildlife. Projects were implemented from 2010 through 2014. Results included:OMore than 30 sustain-

able landscape and rain garden work-shops, webinars and presentations were held across the state over the last four years.

OTwelve planting par-ties, with more than 500 participants.

OA series of publica-tionsonbeneficial,sustainable and wa-terwise landscapes.

OMore than 50 newspaper columns promoting waterwise principles and prac-tices.

OKey plants were tested in demonstration projects to evaluate their long-term performance in rain gardens. Sedges (Carex) arebeingtrialledstatewideforfilteringandreducingstorm-water.

OProjects also allowed watershed departments to test newly-developed and lower cost construction methods for bio-retention and rain gardens.

OIn terms of funding, $400,000 went to communities in a one-to-one match for cash and in-kind contributions for demon-stration projects with NSA assisting in project development, design, plant procurement, education and installation. The total project value, including NET funds and in-kind match, exceeds $931,000.

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Sustainable SchoolyardsMore grants, more green, more learning. Great things have been happeningatschoolsacrossNebraska…

OAuburn High. A great native garden was created.OBlair, Arbor Park Middle. Yay for pollinator gardens!OClarkson Elementary. Kindergarten students, volunteers and

teacherstransformedHarlan’sHillbyseedingprairieandplanting native trees shrubs for wildlife.

OColumbus, Scotus Central Catholic High. A barren spot was turned into a great shade garden.

OGering,NorthfieldElementary.Anamazingwholeschoolyard transformation took place. More nature!

OGrand Island Senior High. Students planted native trees and shrubs.

OHoldrege Elementary. A great new landscape with trees and shrubs will welcome students back to school.

OLexington High. Future Farmers of America students grew and planted 1,000 grasses and perennials for their landscape.

OLincoln, Beattie Elementary. A huge open space was transformed into native gardens for classes and learning.

OLincoln, Morley Elementary. Several seasons of planting by students and volunteers resulted in a wonderful outdoor classroom.

OLincoln, Saratoga Elementary. With the help of a local nursery, staff and students transformed the whole landscape.

OOmaha, Benson West Elementary. A water-capturing and filteringraingardenwasinstalled.

OOmaha, Millard North Middle. Students planted an outdoor classroom for hands-on learning.

All of these grants were made possible thanks to funding from the

Nebraska Environmental Trust, a beneficiary of the Nebraska Lottery.

OOmaha,MontessoriCo-opSchool.Filteritanduseit…agreat rain garden was installed.

OOmaha, Norris Middle. Students planted trees and a pollinator garden.

OSchuyler Central High. More than 150 students were involved in transforming part of their schoolyard into an area to collect rainwater runoff and provide pollinator plants.

OTecumseh, St. Andrew Elementary. Students and volunteers transformed the entire side of the school into a native plant outdoor classroom.

Elementary students throw “flower bombs” at Harlan’s Hill in Clarkson.

ReTree Nebraska Mini-grants Through fall 2015 mini-grants, more than 655

trees were planted in 85 communities statewide.

A fourth grader from Omaha wrote:“Thank you for letting us come today. I really enjoyed it and I learned how to plant a tree.

I want to come back to see my tree.”

What makes for a successful SSP project? ODedicated teachers and volunteersOAssistance with design, plant

purchasing and project layoutOPlanting day oversight from NSA

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Accredited ArboretumsAshland Camp Carol Joy Holling ArboretumBeatrice Chautauqua Park ArboretumBlair Blair Community ArboretumBrownville Governor Furnas ArboretumCrete Doane College Osterhout ArboretumCurtis Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture,

Curtis ArboretumFremont Clemmons Park ArboretumFremont Midland University Heritage ArboretumGering Northfield Park ArboretumLincoln Downtown Lincoln ArboretumLincoln Lincoln Regional Center ArboretumLincoln Nebraska Wesleyan University Alice Abel

Arboretum Lincoln Pioneers Park Nature CenterLincoln Prairie Pines ArboretumLincoln UNL Botanical Gardens & ArboretumNorth Bend Franklin-Cotterell Greens ArboretumOmaha Lauritzen GardensOmaha Metropolitan Community College ArboretumOmaha Omaha Public Power District ArboretumOmaha St. Roberts Church & SchoolPeru Campus of a Thousand Oaks ArboretumPierce Gilman Park ArboretumSchuyler Jim Kluck Memorial Railside Green ArboretumScottsbluff D.A. Murphy Panhandle ArboretumScottsbluff Riverside Discovery Center

Historic Landmarks

Beatrice Beatrice Public Library ArboretumFairbury Historic Fairbury ParksFremont Hormel ParkFremont May MuseumKearney Harmon Park ArboretumLincoln Nebraska State CapitolNebraska City Arbor LodgeOmaha Forest Lawn Memorial ParkOmaha Prospect Hill Cemetery Legacy Arboretum

Landscape StewardsAlliance Sallows ArboretumAlma Pheasant Point ArboretumBassett Bassett Memorial Park & Nature TrailBellevue Bellevue Community ArboretumCambridge J. Norman Walburn Memorial ArboretumChadron Chadron State CollegeConcord Northeast ArboretumCreighton Bruce Park ArboretumCrete Crete Area Medical Center ArboretumCrete Crete Public Schools ArboretumCrofton Crofton Courts ArboretumFalls City Itha Krumme Memorial ArboretumFremont Ridge Cemetery

Nebraska Statewide ArboretumAccredited, Historic and Landscape Steward Sites

An arboretum can be many things—an outdoor classroom, a place for play or reflection, a testing ground for new plants, a stage for the performing arts—

always they are places where plants are displayed to foster an appreciation of their beauty and educational value.

Northeast arboretum tours in August allowed for first-hand enjoyment of Gilman Park Arboretum in Pierce; Wayne State College Arboretum;

and the Pender Community Arboretum.

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Not everyone climbed trees at the Oct. 9

Omaha arboretum tour, but it was tempting.

Right: Evelyn Herbst at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Left: CABG Patch Arboretum.

Gothenburg Ehmen Park ArboretumGrand Island Suck’s Lake and Park ArboretumGretna Eastern Nebraska 4-H Center ArboretumHastings Central Community CollegeHastings Good Samaritan Society - Hastings VillageHastings Hastings College ArboretumHastings Highland Park ArboretumHastings Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor & Agricultural

LearningHebron Arrowhead Gardens ArboretumHemingford Community Care Center & Assisted LivingHickman Hickman Linear Park ArboretumKearney CemeteryKearney Kearney Public Schools ArboretumKearney University of Nebraska-Kearney ArboretumLexington Stenberg ArboretumLincoln Bertrand Schultz ArboretumLincoln Joshua Turner ArboretumLincoln Lincoln Water System, Mayor's Water

Conservation Task Force GardenLincoln Lower Platte South NRD ArboretumLincoln Prairie Song ArboretumLincoln South Ridge Village AssociationLincoln Taylor ParkLincoln Wyuka CemeteryMadison Historic Barnes ParkMilford Stan Matzke ArboretumMinden Minden Community ArboretumNebraska City Nebraska City Schools Partnership ArboretumNebraska City Wildwood Park and Golf CourseNeligh Riverside and Penn Park

Nebraska Statewide ArboretumAccredited, Historic and Landscape Steward Sites

An arboretum can be many things—an outdoor classroom, a place for play or reflection, a testing ground for new plants, a stage for the performing arts—

always they are places where plants are displayed to foster an appreciation of their beauty and educational value.

Norfolk Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk Skyview Park ArboretumNorth Platte Cody ParkNorth Platte Glenn Viehmeyer ArboretumOgallala Ogallala Community ArboretumOmaha Basswood LodgeOmaha Bridlewood ParkOmaha CABG PatchOmaha Chalco Hills ArboretumOmaha Creighton University ArboretumOmaha Elmwood & Memorial Park ArboretumOmaha Joslyn Art MuseumOmaha Omaha Downtown ArboretumOrd Aagaard Farm Arboretum, Lower Loup NRDPapillion Halleck Park ArboretumPender Berried Treasures ArboretumPender Pender Community ArboretumPlattsmouth Horning State Farm Scottsbluff Downtown ArboretumScribner Good Sam GardenScribner Scribner City ParkSeward Concordia University ArboretumSouth Sioux City South Sioux City ArboretumSpringfield Springfield Library ArboretumStanton Maskenthine Lake ArboretumStella Stella ArboretumTaylor Taylor Community ArboretumTekamah Hancock Home FarmUnadilla Unadilla Community ArboretumWayne Wayne State College ArboretumYork Foster Park Arboretum

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By Leaps and Bounds Our Gardens Grow

More than 100 Gardens in NSA Network

Grand IslandSucks Lake Park and Arboretum (pronounced sooks as in books) is a beautiful neighborhood park in south central Grand Island. The park includes a sandpit lake and is situated along the busy John Brownell Trail, making it a popular destination of hikers and bikers. The park is a relatively recent development with mostly young trees and shrubs, comprised of over 40 different species. Sucks Arboretum has resulted from the vision of Gregg Bostelman and Barry Burrows, employees of the Grand Island Parks Department.

HastingsThe Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning does just that: it helps Hastings area residents learn about agriculture, gardening and the outdoors. Since the center began operations in 2007, more than 36,000peopleofallageshaveattendedprograms,events,fieldtrips and other activities on the 8-acre site, which is the former working farm of the Hastings Regional Center. Recent landscape improvements include a 2,400 square foot rain garden, a 6,500 square foot community garden, and the planting of nearly 100 trees. Although numerous people have been involved in the development of the Prairie Loft Center landscape, current director Amy Sandeen has been the visionary force.

Hemingford Community Care Center and Assisted Living Prayer Garden has an amazing variety of trees, shrubs and perennials in this well-tended landscape that provides a beautiful and tranquil setting for residents and visitors of the center. Volunteer Jodine Sorensen has provided the vision and much of the muscle to move this project along.

LincolnBertrand Schultz Arboretum, located on a hilltop in northwest Lincoln, has a rich history. Originally it was the site of the Worthington Military Academy which opened in 1892. The academy was short-lived, however, since an explosion leveled the grand Trinity Hall in 1898. In 1941, the site was purchased

Breaking News! Stop the Presses! This just in! NSA recently surpassed100affiliatedarboretumsites,reachingacurrenttotalof 105. Instead of picking out just one site to honor as the 100th affiliate,we’lljustsaythatthefollowingrecentaffiliateshelpedpush NSA over the century mark. We are honored to welcome them all to the family. Collectively,theaffiliatedsitesoftheNebraskaStatewideArboretum encompass thousands of acres, making them one of the largest and most diverse botanical gardens in the world. Althoughtheexactnumberisn’tknown,itisestimatedthatmore than 1,000 distinct types of plants—trees, shrubs, vines, perennials and grasses—are growing in this broad collection. Over time, the mission of NSA has evolved beyond just collections and plant testing to also include landscape sustainability and environmental stewardship. The network of affiliatedsitesiscriticalinconveyinghowthosebroadconceptscan best be applied at the local level. The public is becoming more aware of issues surrounding water conservation, stormwater

management, biodiversity, pollinator health and impacts from climate change. As such, many NSA sites now emphasize the planting of more native plants and the development of such things as prairie gardens, bioretention plantings and pollinator gardens, while emphasizing environmentally-friendly management practices. The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum has grown steadily from less than 10 sites when it was formed in 1978 to 105 today. The size, form and mission of each individual site can vary significantly,buttogethertheycarryoutthebroadmissionofNSA which is to “support a statewide system of arboretum sites for education, research and the display of plants; to promote the knowledge, appreciation and use of indigenous, endangered and introduced flora of the state; and to enhance the culture and beauty of Nebraska.” We are excited that the following new affiliateshavejoinedtheefforttohelpcarryoutthismission.

Justin Evertson

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by Dr. C Bertrand Schultz and his wife Marion, who were avid tree enthusiasts and eventually planted over 100 different types of trees, many of which can be found today. The site became generally known as Hilltop and now includes the Hilltop House Education Center, run by and for the Girl Scouts of Nebraska. Along with a variety of trees, the beautiful site includes a small spot of unplowed prairie and a 30-acre restored prairie. Many people have been involved in the development of the Schultz Arboretum,includingBertrand’sdaughterDonnaWilcox,whogrew up on the site and now serves as curator. The Lincoln Center Kiwanis Club has planted many trees and has assisted with labeling.

LincolnPrairie Song Arboretum is the personal property of Peg and Larry Fletcher. Located a few miles east of Lincoln near Walton, the 30-acre site has become a richly biodiverse landscape boasting an incredible variety of plants that help support an equally amazing variety of insects, birds and other wildlife. The site includes about 20 acres of some of the best restored prairie to be found in Nebraska, planted with the hand-collected seeds of more than 150 different species of plants found growing in the area. In addition to the prairie, the site includes tree and shrub plantings, a vineyard, a home and an education center. Larry is a retired physician and Peg is an early-childhood educator. Prairie Song is a remarkable personal achievement, protected well into the future by a conservation easement.

MadisonBarnes Park Arboretum, situated on the high south side of Madison, affords a wonderful view of the community and the Elkhorn Valley beyond. The most notable feature of the site is the unplowed prairie at the top of the site which was thetown’soriginalpioneercemetery,datingtoabout1875andtherestingplaceofthetown’sfounder,HenryMitchellBarnes.Many new developments are planned in the park, including a new concrete pathway winding throughout, a bioretention garden to capture stormwater and the planting of 150 new trees tocelebratethetown’s150th anniversary in 2017. Byron Brogan, former Madison City Administrator, has been instrumental in recent developments of the park and arboretum, including securingsignificantfundingtoaddnewplantingsandpathways.And the project would not be where it is without the hard work and dedication of the Trine family including Gene, Phyllis and Denise.

NorfolkSkyview Park Arboretum is a popular green oasis attractingpeopleforrecreationalactivitieslikefishing,hiking,biking, picnicking, disk golf and nature study. Located in northwest Norfolk, the 175-acre park is home to more than 100 different tree and shrub species, making it one of the most diverse arboretum collections in northeast Nebraska. Pat Mrsny, Norfolk Parks Superintendent, has been the visionary force of Skyview Park for more than 25 years

Ogallala Community Arboretum weaves together public parks, some historical sites, the local trail system and unique private trees across the community to create a one-of-a-kind arboretum conveying the green-minded spirit of the community. Ogallala has a rich history as a cowboy town and as a convergent point for several important pioneer trails. The

community arboretum picks up on this theme and helps remind residentsthattreeshavebeenanimportantpartofOgallala’shistory since its earliest days. The Ogallala Community Arboretum has primarily been the brainchild of Rod Ruzanic, a local landscaper and enthusiastic tree advocate.

OmahaBasswood Lodge is the corporate headquarters of Big Muddy Workshop, one of the premiere landscape architecture andmasterplanningfirmsintheregion.ThesiteofBasswoodLodgeisaformerpollutedbrownfieldresidentiallotintheheartof south Omaha. John Royster and Katie Blesener, principals of Big Muddy Workshop, worked diligently to blend the architecture of the building into the surrounding neighborhood and to preserve many large trees on site. Today, this jewel of a space includes an amazing variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses capturing the essence of sustainable landscape beauty at a residential scale.

OmahaBridlewood Park is the primary public green space of the Bridlewood Neighborhood located on the west edge of Omaha, justnorthofBlondoStreet.Theparkissituatedalongtheflood

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Omaha Arboretum Tours included Lauritzen Gardens.

2015 Tours focused on Arboretums in Northeast Nebraska and Omaha For the last several years, NSA has coordinated regional arboretum tours. This year we visited northeast Nebraska in mid-August and toured Skyview Park and Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Gilman Park in Pierce, Wayne State College, Maskenthine Lake (near Stanton) and the Pender Community Arboretum.Dayoneincludedacurator’smeetingontheNortheast Community College campus and ended with a fun barbecue gathering at the farmstead of Kim and Dan Radenz nearNorfolk(allwe’llsayisthatwhathappensontheRadenzfarm stays on the Radenz farm). Day two ended with a tasty and fun gathering at the home of Ron and Wanda Kelly which is also known as the Berried Treasures Arboretum. What a fun couple of days! We also toured arboretums in Omaha on Oct. 9, visiting CABG Patch Arboretum (a private site in north Omaha), Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lauritzen Gardens and the new Bridlewood Park on the west edge of town. The cool day started with a brisk hayrack ride through Forest Lawn but ended with perfect temperatures at Bridlewood Park. Although NSA is generally considered an organization about plants and landscapes, it is just as much about people. The many people involved in developing and managing the affiliatedsitesofNSAaretrulyanamazinggroup.They’rehard-working, knowledgeable, generous with their time, supportive of each other and incredibly enthused about what they do. Most importantly,we’renotawareofasourpussamongthem.Treesandlandscapesjustseemtomakepeoplehappy!Theaffiliatesitetours are a wonderful way to see and learn about plants and to share great times with fellow plant and landscape enthusiasts.

plain of Papio Creek and includes many native riparian trees and shrubs that grow along it. Over the last several years, neighbor-hood volunteers have cleaned up weedy and overgrown natural areas and have planted an amazing variety of trees, many of which are unique to the area. Led by curator Warren Vickery, the beautiful arboretum conveys what can happen when a committed group of volunteers work together.

PenderBerried Treasures Arboretum is the personal home and landscape of Ron and Wanda Kelly, situated on about 5 acres

atthenorthendofthePenderGolfCourse.Wanda’shorticulturalknowledge and green thumb have transformed this former farm ground into an amazingly diverse and beautiful landscape with trees and shrubs, colorful perennials, water features and unique hardscaping. It is truly a treasured garden with a richness of plant species, color, form, texture, fragrance, sound and wildlife.

Scottsbluff Downtown ArboretumItisdifficulttoconveyinmerewordstheincrediblegreentrans-formation happening in downtown Scottsbluff in recent years. What was once a sea of buildings and pavement is now punctu-ated by many vital green spaces, many of which serve a triple purposeofbeautification,stormwatermanagementandpollinatorhabitat. Many parking lots that were once hot and unappealing are now edged with shade trees and mixed with a great diversity ofnativegrassesandperennialflowers,beckoningavarietyofbees,butterfliesandotherinsectsthroughoutthegrowingseason.Thanks to the hard work and vision of people like Annie Folck, Leann Sato and Amy Seiler, downtown Scottsbluff is quickly becoming a showcase for how greenspace can be woven into the fabric of an urban center.

Unadilla Community ArboretumUnadilla might be a small town (about 350 people) but it has a large green heart. Led by local banker and tree enthusiast extraor-dinaire Bob Brandt, the community has been working hard at tree planting and landscaping improvements for many years, in-cluding the complete renovation of the downtown area about 10 years ago. The community arboretum encompasses several sites including the downtown area, Nemaha Park, the former school site and the community center. A new trail being installed in the park will serve as an anchor for the planting of many new trees, including many varieties unique to southeast Nebraska. Unadilla, which has become known as the Groundhog capital of Nebraska, is also becoming known for its great trees.

Replanting at Maskenthine MaskenthineLake,anNSAaffiliatearboretumsitelocateda few miles north of Stanton, was hit by the same devastating tornadoes that tore through Pilger in June 2014. The tornado destroyedthesitesuperintendent’shome,severalmaintenancebuildings and the incredible nursery that surrounded it (Leonard Boryca, Park Superintendent, and his Natural Resources District cohort Pam Bergstrom were lucky to survive the storm in the home’sbasement).Althoughmostofthetreessurroundingthelake itself were spared, this part of the property was home to some of the most unusual trees in northeast Nebraska and they were lost in an instant.

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(Director’s Letter continued from the cover)

this garden is that it brings people together because, if you have a garden, then everyone comes together and works in it... you can say we made it together.” Aswereflectbackoverthelastyear,knowthatNSA’ssuccesswasbecausemembers, program partners, donors and communities worked together. OWe did more than 60 educational programs and events.OWe planted 74 community landscape projects with thousands of native and adapted

plants and trees.OWe distributed more than 3,700 trees and shrubs and 4,000 perennials and grasses.OWe had 2,536 facebook followers and 788 Twitter followers.OWe created 50 publications, including e-news and monthly news columns.OWewelcomedninenewaffiliatesitesand80newmembers.

Where are we going? Over the next year you will notice quite a few changes from the practical, like changing the membership renewal system and the look of our membership communications, to huge opportunities for you to participate in the work of NSA in a deeper,moreimpactfulway.NSAislaunchingitsfirstAnnualFundwithopportunitiesfor many types of giving from yearly gifts to estate giving. We are busily working behind the scenes to bring these things to pass. First and foremost, our on-the-ground work remains at the center. Our programs continue to grow and strengthen around sustainable landscaping with great educational and volunteer opportunities for everyone to be engaged. Christina Hoyt

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As part of the northeast arboretum tours, a service project was coordinated to assist in the replanting of the nursery as well as several landscape trees in the house and maintenance area. At least 20 volunteers took part in the effort,plantingover50newtrees.We’reincredibly impressed with the resiliency of Leonard and his crew. Over the last fewyears,they’veseentheworstofNebraska’swildweatherincludingwickeddroughts, devastating hail storms and life-threatening tornadoes. It would have been easy to give up on tree and landscape planting in the devastated area. Instead, knowing the incredible value that trees and landscapes provide to the present as well as future generations, they resolved tostartoverandplantagain.We’regladthey did.

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NSA gratefully acknowledges the following generous contributors for gifts given from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

$10,000 or aboveNebraska Environmental Trust

$5,000 to $10,000Kelly, Wanda & Ron

$2,500 to $5,000Barcel Landscape Products, Inc.Brandle, Carolyn & James Enenbach, MarkWhite, Paul & Ann Marie

$1,000 to $2,499Arbor Day Foundation Berried Treasures, LLCCABG Patch Arboretum—Lynch,

Bob & CarolFaller Landscape, Inc. Hahn, Russell Joseph & Dorothy Young Memorial

Fund Miller Evolved, LLC Minier Family FundPeden, Gordon Stock Seed Farms TMCO

$500-$999Arbor AestheticsTree Service Bluebird Nursery Bodeen, Carol & GaryBrandt, Bob & Barbara City of Omaha—Environmental

Quality Countryside Bank Evertson, Justin & TammyGreat Plains Nursery Gross, Pamela & David Haney, Ryan Loeffel, Susan Claire Murrow, Chip Outdoor Recreation Products Papio Valley Nursery, Inc. Pender Community Hospital Roth, Lynette & TerrySteinbrink Landscaping, Inc. Steinbrink, Dione Vlcek Gardens West Gate Bank

$250-$499Acker, George Aesthetics, Inc. Ameritas Life Insurance Group Berg, LauraBig Muddy Workshop Inc. Bowers, Paula Chambers, Joan & Jim CharterWest National Bank City of Fairbury Arboretum City of South Sioux City Arboretum Crampton, RonaldDakota/Thurston County

Pheasants Forever Dasenbrock, Betty & Wilbur Doxtator, Robert & Brenda Finders Keepers Landscaping LLC Harris, Nance Hemsath, Del & Alice Hosford, Ann Jensen, LaytonKennedy Landscape Services Kraus, CarolLierk, Meredith Lincoln Electric SystemMcFayden, JohnMorris, CarlMoseman, LoriMulhall’s Nebraska Nursery & Landscape

Association Nissen, JamesOlsson Associates Physicians Mutual Schmadeke, Gregg & Debbie Seiler, JoAnn Shimek, Jeff & Linda Stalder, Tom & Eileen Rock Stenberg, Dave & Peggy Thelen, Janis & StevenWeldon, Don Wenke, Maureen & Bill

$100 to $250Ahlschwede, William (Bill) &

Margreth Anderson, Mary Anna & Clyde Andrew, Jane Angell, Kirsten & Blake Angle, Catherine Antelope Memorial Hospital Banks, Beverly

Basoco, Jane Beineke, Rojane Bloomquist, Ray & Betty Campbell’s NurseryCarlson, Gary & Sharon Carr, Jim & Rosalind Case, Ron & Karen Chalupa, Ann & Gary Francis, Charles & Barbara Chase, Gerry (Geraldine) City of Auburn City of BurwellCity of CreteCity of Hartington City of Minden City of Papillion City of Plainview City of Schuyler City of Sidney City of Springfield City of Tilden City of Valley City of WayneCleveland, Marla Common Scents Cook, Phyllis Creswell, Karen & JohnD & B Hoffman Inc. Dietrich, Kirk & Joan Diller, Robert F.B. (Bob) Dimon, Gerald & Karen Douglas County Environmental

Services Duffack, Mary Ellen & Jim Dundee Garden Club Elmwood Park Neighborhood

Association Else, Barbara & Brad Carson Embury, Lynn Fessler, Bob & NilaFlader, Nancy & StevenFletcher, Larry & Peggy Frey, Shirley Fuchs, Lawrence & Julia Funk, Dale Gale, John & Carol Garcia, ChristinaGeis, Deborah Gobber, Jane & RobertGrabenbauer, Lisa Graber, Kay Greenlife Gardens, Inc. Gress, Ronald

Gretna Arbor Society Greving, Amy & Mike Hake, Ken & Maureen Hart, Mary Jeanne & BruceHartman, Cynthia Hastreiter, David Hedderich, Giles & Lynne Helton, Linda & Larry Robertson Herbolsheimer, Robert Heritage Nursery, Inc. Hier, BernieHinnah, Nancy & Daniel Hohman, CatherineHoyt, ChristinaIngram, LindaJeffers, Howard & Kathy Jensen, Carolyn Jirousek, Carol John G. Neihardt Foundation, Inc. Johnson, Dennis & Dianne Jorgensen, Jan & Bruce Josiah, Scott Keene, Ruth & Jim Kelly, Brent & Sanya Kenner, James Kluck, Thomas & Arlene Kosman, Willa Kruse, John & Sydney Lainof, Wayne Lewis & Clark NRD Lewis, RonaldLexington Tree Board Ley, Kaki Lock, William (Bill) Locke, Will & Ginny Love, Betty Lower Platte North NRD Lowndes, Connie & Bill Lubeck, Bryan Maier, Charles Marsh, Ann Martin, Ann May, Carrie & Ed, Family FundMcCawley, Mary Mesner, William & Lillian Miller, Jeanne Miller, Russ Moriyama, Etsuko & Hideaki Mulcahy, Mary Ellen Nebraska Arborists AssociationNebraska Nursery & Color Gardens New Trees for Nebraska Initiative Niemeyer, Charles

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NSA FinancialsJuly 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Nolan, Michael Northeast Nebraska Master

Gardeners Ohlmann, Glenn & Patricia Ott, Mary Overcash, Allen Packard, Nancy Pamdorf-Halbur, M.E. Pender Tree Board Petersen, AllisonPetersen, Gene & Patricia Pflanz, Jerry & Joan Pierce, Phil & Edi Ponca State Park Pospichal, Bill & JenniferPrice, RitaPrice, Robert Pyrzynski, James Rasmussen, CharleneRiley, Thomas E & Kelly Rink, RandallRussell, Dennis & Gail Salyards, Phyllis & Harry

Southeast Community College Physical Plant

Schmidt, JohnSchuyler Middle School Scott, Ross Sharp, Pat & Mike Shaw, Linda Shuck, Cynthia Sibbernsen, NancySmith, Doug & Karyl Smith, Judith Smith, Richard & Donna Spiegel, Amy & Michael Hoffman Spilker, Bruce & Lisa Stenberg, Dave & Peggy Strahm Consulting ServicesSutton, Richard & Lisa Telesis, Inc. Tusha, Mary Union Bank & Trust Company United Seeds Inc.Urban Bird & Nature Society Urban, Lorraine

Vala, Tim Village of Cook Tree Board Voeltz, Richard & BarbaraWaldron, Carlene & Phil Wanamaker, Elizabeth & Craig Ward, Kiley Wettlaufer, Kirsten Wheelock, Peggy White, Phillip Wigton, Deborah & Robert Wigton, James (Jim) & Judy Wilen, Madelyn & John Wolf, GeorgeWright, Robert Yepes, Jessica & Fernando Zieg, BarbaraZobell, Dwayne

$50 to $100Aichmeier, Shriley Autumn Taddicken Beacom, MarkCariotto, John & Penny

Dahlstet, Forrest & Ellen Dam, Richard & Lois Dixon, Joyce Goeke, James Grams, Renee & CraigHack, Tim Kneifl, Donald Knowles, Glenda Lahrs, JeanMaxon, RogerMcCarthy, Michael Petersen, Jim Plattsmouth Garden Club Rowe, Martha Rutan, Cindy Smith, PamelaSmith, Pete Valencia, SharonWehrbein, Steve

DID YOU KNOW?NSA is a 501c3 and receives a majority of its income from program fees, memberships, contributions and grants.

In FY2015, NSA distributed $392,468 to communities, which means that 40 percent of expenditures were dollars given directly back to communities.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONCURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents:Unrestricted $68,558Restricted cash & cash equivalents 264,781Spendable endowment funds held 18,175Total cash and cash equivalents 351,514

Accounts receivable 5,976Grants receivable 120,240Inventory 15,967Prepaid Expenses 2,335Total current assets $496,032

OTHER ASSETSInvestments 334,603Property and equipment, net 8,924Total other assets 343,527Total assets $839,559

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSAgency accounts payable 57,741Accrued sales tax 214Accrued vacation payable 19,917Other Accrued expenses 3,533Total current liabilities $81,405

NET ASSETSUnrestricted 58,735Temporarily restricted 414,856Permanently restricted 284,563Total net assets 758,154Total liabilities and net assets $839,559

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESUNRESTRICTED NET ASSETSRevenues and support: Affiliate site program fees $15,730Community Landscape fees 0Contributions 36,030 Grants 109,688In-kind contributions 70,297Plant Sales 203,667Investment Income 4,452Memberships 51,670Advertising 11,090Royalties 1,167Special Event Revenue 18,431Other income 3,807Unrealized gain 40Total revenue and support 526,069Net assets released from restrictions $466,831

Expenses Program Services:Community Landscape 615,233Horticulture 110,816Other program services 140,332Support activities:Management and general 126,655Fundraising 9,941Total Expenses 1,002,977(Decrease) in unrestricted net assets $(10,077)

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETSRevenues and support:Grants $300,000Contributions 8,500Investment income 8,039Net assets released from restrictions (466,831)(Decrease) in temporary restricted net assets $(150,292)

PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETSRevenues: Contributions $1,625Unrealized (loss) gain (16,690)(Decrease) in permanently restricted net assets (15,065)Total (decrease) in net assets (175,434)Net assets at beginning of year $933,588

Net assets at end of year $758,154

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