Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO PROTECT MARINE WILDLIFE AND THE OCEANS AND INLAND WATERSHEDS THAT SUSTAIN THEM. OUR WORK IS BUOYED BY THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS, VOLUNTEERS AND PRO BONO PROFESSIONALS, WHO HELP US EXTEND OUR NETWORK AROUND THE GLOBE.
TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK IS A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND MARINE WILDLIFE. OUR WORK IS BASED ON SCIENCE, FUELED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE, AND EFFECTIVE AT CATALYZING LONG-LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE THAT PROTECTS THE LIKES OF GREEN SEA TURTLES, WHALE SHARKS, AND COHO SALMON.
SALMON PROTECTION AND WATERSHED NETWORK ("SPAWN") - TURTLE ISLAND'S HEADQUARTERS ARE BASED IN MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE LARGEST SURVIVING POPULATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WILD COHO SALMON MIGRATES AND SPAWNS. THROUGH SPAWN, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR TO RAISE NATIVE PLANTS AND RESTORE WATERSHED HABITAT. IT MONITORS SPAWNING SALMON AND JUVENILE SURVIVAL, ASSISTS LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT CREEKS FROM EROSION, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC. IT SECURES MAJOR WILDLIFE AGENCY GRANTS FOR SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION. IT ALSO ACQUIRES LAND TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS AND PROVIDES FIELD AND CLASSROOM WATERSHED EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 3,500 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STUDENTS EACH YEAR.THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, IT MENTORS RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES AS THEY BEGIN CONSERVATION CAREERS. IT ALSO ADVOCATES FOR FISH-FRIENDLY PUBLIC POLICIES.THROUGH ITS 10,000 REDWOODS PROJECT (10000REDWOODS.ORG), TURTLE ISLAND ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, AND BEYOND, TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE BY ADOPTING AND RAISING NATIVE REDWOOD TREES. REDWOOD FORESTS SEQUESTER MORE CLIMATE-CHANGING CARBON THAN ANY OTHER FOREST AND ALSO PROVIDE THE COOL, CLEAR FORESTED STREAMS THAT SALMON NEED TO SURVIVE. WITH ITS COMMUNITY, SPAWN IS RAISING THOUSANDS OF NATIVE TREES IN OUR PLANT NURSERIES, AND PLANTING THEM TO RESTORE WATERSHEDS AROUND THE BAY AREA.
OCEANS PROTECTION PROGRAMS ("OCEANS") - NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, TURTLE ISLAND WORKS TO RECOVER ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES THROUGH HANDS-ON CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS. SINCE 1989, IT HAS WORKED TO PROTECT AND RESTORE POPULATIONS OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES AND THEIR HABITATS. TODAY THE ORGANIZATION USES ITS SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES TO SAFEGUARD WHALES, DOLPHINS, SEALS, SEABIRDS, SHARKS, AND FISH, AS WELL, AND ALL HUMAN COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON THE OCEANS FOR NOURISHMENT. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO REFORM FISHERIES, CREATE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS, SAFEGUARD KEY SEA TURTLE NESTING BEACH HABITATS, BUILD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATE MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. THESE EFFORTS EXTEND FROM ITS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS OFFICE TO THE WATERS OF THE PACIFIC OFF CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII, TO TEXAS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO, TO COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, AND THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC SEASCAPE AND BEYOND TO OTHER KEY OCEAN HABITATS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Todd Steiner | CHAIR AS OF 6/2020 / EXEC. DIRECTOR | 40 | $131,608 |
| Alex Hearn Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Brendan Cummings | BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 8/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Brock Cahill | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carole Allen | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Deb Castellena | SECRETARY AS OF 6/2020 | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Sivas | SECRETARY THROUGH 11/2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Andrews | VICE CHAIR THROUGH 11/2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Donna Howe | CHAIR THROUGH 11/2019 | 3 | $0 |
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