Organization for the Assabet River 2009 Annual Report

The Organization for the Assabet River is a nonprofit organization established in 1986 to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural and recreational features of the Assabet River, itstributaries and watershed.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSDave Griffin, MaynardPresidentRomaine Randall, Concord TreasurerDick Lawrence, Hudson ClerkDon Burn, WestboroughAllan Fierce, StowPaul Goldman, MarlboroughMarguerite Kosovsky, NorthboroughMartin J. Moran, HudsonPam Rockwell, ConcordPete Shanahan, ActonElizabeth Stokey, ConcordDave Williams, Marlborough

STAFFAlison Field-JumaActing Executive DirectorPolicy Director

Suzanne FlintStaff Scientist

Julia KhoranaDevelopment Director

Debbie CrookeOffice Manager

Michelle WoodardBookkeeper

ANNUAL REPORTAlison Field-JumaJulia KhoranaRomaine Randall

Organization for the Assabet River23 Bradford Street, Concord, Massachusetts 01742Tel: (978) 369-3956 Fax: (978) 318-0094Email: oar@assabetriver.orgWebsite: www.assabetriver.org

OAR

Dear Friends,

OAR began 2009 knowing that it was going to be a difficult year for many of our supporters, both businesses and indi-viduals. We soon discovered, however, that despite a tough economy and job losses, our member support remained strong. Concern for our environment, and our rivers in particular, did not diminish. When it came time to support OAR’s science-based advocacy, education, and recreational activities, our supporters came forward.

We are able to be so effective because of member support. Having about 900 members who contribute financially to the organization through membership dues, annual appeals, and major gifts, and as volunteers, makes it possible for OAR to take action quickly, to monitor the river’s water quality consistently (for 18 years!), and help bring into being the next generation of river stewards.

Two new initiatives have taken off in 2009 that reflect the needs and interests of our watershed communities: monitoring the water quality of the Sudbury River, and our first annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Our ongoing science, steward-ship, and advocacy activities were undertaken, as always, with a small but dedicated staff and a large corps of volunteers.

Thank you for your dedication to restoring the health of our beautiful rivers.

Alison Field-JumaExecutive Director

Science• Completed the 18th water quality and streamflow monitoring season on the

Assabet, 7th season on the Concord, and first season on the Sudbury River. Twenty-eight volunteers tested water quality and streamflow at 25 sites.

• Completed a sixth season assessing aquatic plant biomass in the large impound-ments of the river.

• Presented a long-term trends analysis of water quality data on the Assabet River at the New England Association of Aquatic Biologists’ annual conference

• Assisted volunteers from the Westford Watersheds group to continue montor-ing their streams, and volunteers from the White Pond Association to test water quality in White Pond.

Stewardship• Volunteers participated in the 23rd Annual Assabet River Cleanup in seven

towns along the Assabet.• Presented walks, paddles, celebrations, and slide shows for OAR members and

the public. • Provided in-school presentations and hands-on Water Wise workshops for chil-

dren; held our first Intel-OAR Environmental Innovators contest for high school students.

• Our first annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival played to a sand-ing room-only audience.

• Intel Assabet Aquifer Recharge Fund sought and evaluated additional proposals.• Raised awareness about the Assabet River and OAR’s mission through the

Boston Globe, MetroWest Daily News, Worcester Telegram and Gazette, and local weekly newspapers.

• Successfully used Action Alerts to engage members in local issues of concern• Volunteers removed water chestnuts from the Assbet in Stow and Maynard

Speaking up• Held extensive watershed-wide consultations on river restoration and dam

removal, with two scientific workshops and a podcast for the OAR website. • Reviewed and commented on draft Assabet River Sediment and Dam Removal

Study reports as member of Study Coordination Team..• Maintained pressure for funding and completion of wastewater treatment plant

upgrades. • Commented on permit applications for water withdrawals, municipal water

resource management plans, and development and riverfront projectsto ensure that state and federal rules to protect the river are upheld.

• Participated in state-wide river advocacy with other watershed groups to make a louder collective voice; commented on proposed state regulatory changes to protect surface waters.

2009 Accomplishments

A big thank you to all our volunteers!

Harland AplaughMary AntesEd BeaucheminConrad BeckmannSusan BeedeAndrea BelfordJessica BeliveauJudy BennettFrank BennettKathleen Bennett Martin BoyleBev BryantMalcolm BryanDon BurnAnn CairnsMatt CairnsKay CartensGene CassidyDidi ChadranRebecca ChafelFrances ChafelJulia ChisholmMichael ColbertJeff CollinsHuy and Matthew Dang

Michael DonohueMadison DouglasGlenn DucheneMike DuclosMark DurrenbergerRussell DurrenbergerAliza EdwardsSteve FickAlan and Lisa FierceOlivia FilippiJulie FinnMarjorie FisherBrett ForestJess FyderkevezJamie GaglianoJanani GaneshPaul GoldmanDonald GormanDave GriffinBob GubaClaude GuerlainOded HaberWill HeffernanKenneth HeimJeffrey Heinrichs

Ingeborg HegemannLibby HerlandAlan and Isaac HershonKyle HollaschJulian HornMatt HowesLois HutchingsHannah JaiswalMary JaiswalMaya JaiswalSam JaiswalJeanne KangasJohn KarpukMichael KarpukScott KarpukAmy HaskellPeter KeenanMaggie KosovskyJason KupperschmidtCarol and Richard KyteJack LangsdorfAdam LastDick LawrenceDenise LeBlancDennis Lia

Jonathan LiangDebbie ListernickDottie MacKeenMike MacKeenMarvin MaoJim McCannGay Gibson McDonaldJack McParthenDerek NeimiSteven MillmanDoug MoffatMarty MoranPatricia MoranAustin MorganSean MouraMichal MuellerDan MurphyJeffrey NottonsonLewis NottonsonEric O’BrienMark Van OrdenSuraj PatelTom PeacockJeanine PfiefferBetty Pounders

Gregory PozerskiMark PriorRomaine RandallLen RappoliPam RockwellLaura RomePriscilla RyderMichael SandersPeter SeverancePete ShanahanBetsy StokeyRavish SunnyVyshi SuntharalingamJoseph Sweet Matthew SweetMure TePeter TobinChristine, Daniel, and Sadie TowleLaurence UllmannJoanne WardSarah WarshawDave WilliamsPeter WongFred Yen

OAR’s complete financial report is available upon request.

2009 Operating Support

Grants and Contracts61%

Other Contributions25%

Membership Dues14%

2009 Operating Expenses

Member Services, Fundraising, and General & Administrative

24%

Program Services76%

2009 Financial Highlights

FINANCIAL REPORT SUMMARY 2009 2008Operating Support Grants and Contract 146,736 92,936 Membership Dues 32,862 29,513 Other Contributions 59,386 73,730Total Operating Support $238,984 $195,169

Operating Expenses Program Expenses 182,542 143,878 Membership Services, Fundraising, and General & Administartive 59,114 66,086Total Operating Expenses $241,656 $209,964

Change in Net Assets ($2,672) ($14,795)

Gifts of Time

Our 2009 Donors

We have tried to make these lists accurate. We apologize for any errors or omissions and hope that you will notify us of them.

Contributions of $5,000 and up

AnonymousStearns Charitable TrustIntelAstra Zeneca

Contributions of $1,000-$4,999Moree Bodner and David CarlisleDigital Federal Credit Union Rohm and Hass Alan FieldMarty MoranPatagoniaSaint-Gobain Corporation Elizabeth SluderWal-Mart Stores

Contributions of $500-$999AnonymousNancy and Reinier BeeuwkesBose CorporationJeff ClementsEpsilon AssociatesE.T.&L. Corp.Lisa and Allan FierceDave and Betsy GriffinSusan Avery and Joe HolmesHudson MillJudy and Tony KingRichard NewmanLaura RomeBonnie and Tom RosseSteve and Cindy SechrestPeter and Suzanne ShanahanEdmund ThompsonWilhelmina and Paul Van der WansemCarter and Lisa WinstanelyRichard and Linda WolkWoodard and Curran

Contributions of $250-$499 Arnold & Kangas, P.C.Avidia BankAdcole CorporationMichele BembenekPatricia and John BoltonPaul and Jan CellucciChrista and Jeff CollinsDr. and Mrs. William CooperGary CragoLeslie DeSimone and Ken DescoteauxAliza and Wade EdwardsFamily Federal Savings Marsha and Paul GoldmanConcord Land Company Donald GormanTheresa and Christopher HouckPatrice McCabe and Richard LawrenceDeidre MenoyoAlice H. Moulton

Nashoba Brook Bakery Lisa and Nicholas NevinKaren O’Neill and John GrosjeanO’Reilly, Talbot and Okun Bette PoundersRomaine RandallSt. Mary’s Credit Union Mark SmithDan SmithDyane and Clif SmithSolidWorks Corp Studio-eDonna Wainwright

Contributions of $100-$249 Acton Hydro CompanyActon Survey and EngineeringTim and Lisa AllenJane Ambler and Aidan ParleWarren and Janet AndersonLynda and Kenneth AndersonColin and Melody AndersonRobert M. ArmstrongAssabet Sand and GravelDavid AtkinsChris AveryThomas BaileyRobert and Katherine BeedePeter BenesJulia Blatt and Ken SiskindEmily BlattHoward and Judy BlattMr. and Mrs. William BogerAmy and Joshua BogerLee CarasStephen CarrUrsula and Albert CollinsonBruce ComjeanNancy ConfreySteve CorcoranJohn CostelloJohn CostelloGeraldine DaltonBob DarlingtonDekkers and Barbara DavidsonFrank and Izaline DavidsonMary DavidsonLinda and Radford DeckerDavid DobrinKirk DoggettDomus LLCDavid DowningPam Weathers and Steve DunganEckel, Morgan & O’ConnorTim and Linda EckersleyRobert EvansGary and Bernice FallickJohn and Joan FergusonWilliam FirthRichard and Barbara FormanSerena Furman and Peter ChristiansonCharles and Margaret FreemanGallagher Real Estate

Pam and Tom GardnerRoger and Jeanne GayJanice GedaminskyNancy GillisDouglas GovanDavid GraterKaren and David GrayJanet Griffiths and Tom OffenbacherCarol and Tom GumbartH. H. Warren InsuranceCathy and Dick HatfieldShelley and James HawksHayes Pump Libby and Jim HerlandDavid and Dianne HoaglinKathy Dwyer and David HoldorfHowes Insurance Dr. Hugh E. HuxleyDoug Johnson and Patricia DroneyLawrence JoyceCynthia Kagno and David WittenbergThomas KeerGobind KhoranaKarl and Sarah KussinCharlie LandinoJudge and Mrs. LauriatLindy and Mark LewandowskiMatthew LiebmanLulie Munson and Andy MageeJohn MaroldKen MarrinerPhilip MayJim and Elaine McCannJim and Caroline McCloyVirginia McIntyre and John StevensDavid McKinleyCarol MilliganSarah and Rob MitchellDerek and Jennifer MoranFreelon Morris, Jr.Timothy MurphyElizabeth NahasNew England Breeze LLC Hank and Peggy NorwoodJohn and Lynda NugentWilliam J. OssmannDr. M. Valentina PasquantonioJudith S. PerkinsRobert PfostFrank and Jane PhillipsDavid PoirierElmer and Rebecca PurcellMargaret H. RaymondPam ResorRobinsons Ace Hardware Laura Johnson and Tooey RogersMary and Larry RoyGretchen and George RuckertEric and Carol RussellPriscilla Ryder

Ted and Rosemary SchantzDr. Sally SeaverGordon and Joy ShawNancy and Tom ShepherdAnn and William ShubertThomas and Heidi SikinaDrew and Cathy SimmonsBrian SmithDan SmithRemo SodanoJon SolinsChris and Laura SpearEdith StokeyBetsy Stokey and Ron McAdowCarolyn King and Thoma TarpeyRichard and Marian ThortonGeorge TraganosHelen and Laurence UllmannGlen UrbanGail and Petter VeibyLisa VernegaardJeannie Vineyard and Tom GreenBarbara Volkle and Stephen MooreVibram USA Wellesley Rosewood MaynardIrene WeltonJanet Silver and Jeff WieandDick WilliamsonRuss and Kathleen WillisAnne WinslowKaren WrightCharles YoungMarc J. ZimmermanLarry Zuk

Grants Greater Worcester Community FoundationIntelMassachusetts Environmental TrustNational Park ServiceSudbury FoundationTown of ActonTown of Concord Town of Maynard Town of Wayland

Matching Gifts Exxonmobile FoundationGE FoundationGillette CompanyHewlett PackardIBM International FoundationITW Foundation

Gifts In-Kind Bentley CollegeDamonmill Square PropertiesMaynard Fine Art’s TheatrePowers GalleryU. S. Environmental Rental Vintages