Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE RESOURCE RENEWAL INSTITUTE FACILITATES THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO SOLVE THE ENTIRE COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM BY ADDRESSING IT COMPREHENSIVELY.
TO STRENGTHEN SOCIETY'S ABILITY TO SECURE THE FUTURE HEALTH OF THE PLANET BY FOSTERING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO INCREASINGLY COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE.
PUBLIC TRUST PROGRAMS DEFENSE OF PLACE: HUEY JOHNSON'S 1997 FOUNDING OF DEFENSE OF PLACE SERVED AS A CLARION CALL TO FIGHT FOR PUBLIC LANDS WHOSE PROTECTIVE DEEDS AND STATUTES ARE NULLIFIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPMENT OR NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION. AS NEFARIOUS ATTEMPTS ESCALATE TO UNRAVEL THE LAWS THAT SHIELD LANDS HELD IN THE PUBLIC TRUST, DEFENSE OF PLACE COMMENDS THE OPPOSITION BY EXTRAORDINARY ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO SURRENDER THEIR PUBLIC LANDS. WE CONTINUE TO BE HONORED TO OFFER COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGIC ASSISTANCE TO THE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGNS WORKING TIRELESSLY -- OFTEN FOR YEARS -- TO ENSURE THAT PRESERVATION PROMISES ARE NOT BETRAYED.RESTORE POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE (RPRNS):RRI CONTINUES ITS ROLE AS THE CENTRAL ORGANIZATION INTEGRATING EFFORTS TO DEFEND POINT REYES AGAINST THREATS TO ITS FUTURE. RPRNS'S RECENT PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE INCLUDED PUBLIC MEETINGS, PARK TOURS, MEDIA OUTREACH, VIDEOS AND OTHER METHODS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF LOCAL RANCHERS AND POLITICIANS' INTENTION TO FURTHER ENCROACH ON POINT REYES' WILDERNESS AREAS. OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN OVER 7,600 INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS BEING SENT TO THE PARK SERVICE DURING ITS CRITICAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF ITS GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. MORE THAN 96% OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FAVORED PARK RESTORATION OVER PRIVATE RANCHING INTERESTS. WE CONTINUE TO PRESS THE PARK SERVICE FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT.INSTREAM WATER TRUST:FOR 26 YEARS, RRI HAS SOUGHT TO PROVE THAT SECURING WATER RIGHTS FOR WILDLIFE COULD REVOLUTIONIZE WATER CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTIONS AS DID THE LAND TRUST MODEL PIONEERED BY HUEY D. JOHNSON AT THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING BUTTE CREEK WATER RIGHTS FROM RRI, WHICH WILL BE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SALE AND PROOF OF CONCEPT. RRI HOPES THAT THE COMPLETED SALE WILL USHER IN A NEW ERA OF WATER CONSERVATION.
FORCES OF NATURE: ENVIRONMENTAL ELDERS SPEAK: LAUNCHED IN 2013, OUR VIDEO INTERVIEW SERIES CURRENTLY SHOWCASES 170 PIONEERING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LONG CAREERS HAVE MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT. THIS YEAR WE COMPLETED A FRESH NEW WEBSITE TO PRESENT OUR GROWING COLLECTION OF PERSONAL STORIES, CASE STUDIES AND GEMS OF WISDOM TO INFORM AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES. 628,069 PEOPLE FROM OVER 147 COUNTRIES HAVE VISITED THE FON WEBSITE SO FAR, WITH HUNDREDS OF LIKES," "SHARES AND "COMMENTS." IN THE YEAR TO COME WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON THEMES SUCH AS CLIMATE JUSTICE, REWILDING, INTERSECTIONAL ENVIRONMENTALISM AND ARE SELECTING NEW INTERVIEWEES WHO REFLECT AND ENCOURAGE THE BROADEST COALITION OF VOICES FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. FURTHERMORE, THE FORCES OF NATURE INTERVIEWS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TURNED INTO A SERIES OF PODCASTS, TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2021.
FISH IN THE FIELDS AND METHANE REDUCTION PROJECTAFTER COMPLETING OUR GROUNDBREAKING 2019 RESEARCH PROVING THAT FISH/RICE CO-CULTIVATION DRAMATICALLY REDUCES METHANE EMISSIONS FROM RICE FIELDS, RRI CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE FIF PROJECT. WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PRESENCE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY TO OVER 40 ACRES AND ARE GAINING ACCEPTANCE BY RICE FARMERS IN BOTH CALIFORNIA AND ARKANSAS (THE LARGEST RICE PRODUCER IN THE U.S.). IN FEBRUARY, RRI CONDUCTED FIF'S FIRST FIELD-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION, YIELDING OVER 120 POUNDS OF SMALL FISH, INCLUDING NATIVE SPECIES. THIS YEAR'S FISH HARVEST IS BEING USED AS A PET FOOD INGREDIENT. OUR GEOGRAPHIC INFLUENCE CONTINUES TO GROW AS WELL. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AT THE UNITED STATES RICE FEDERATION TO LAUNCH A FISH IN THE FIELDS PILOT PROGRAM IN ARKANSAS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PRESIDIO GRADUATE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSIDAD EAN IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, WE ARE SUPERVISING A RESEARCH PROJECT TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE FISH IN THE FIELDS MODEL THROUGHOUT THE RICE-GROWING REGIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA WITH A TEAM OF 11 GRADUATE STUDENTS. FINALLY, WE HAVE JOINED AN INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF COMPANIES EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE FEED WITH FISH IN THE FIELDS FISH AS A CORE INGREDIENT.
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 |
|---|
| Deborah Moskowitz | PRESIDENT | 40 | $83,000 |
| Ron Lovitt | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Huey D Johnson | BOARD CHAIR | 40 | $0 |
| Bernard Shanks | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Yvon Chouinard | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Bryan | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Annette Gellert | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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