Organizations Filed Purposes:
NATURE COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE A PASSION FOR NATURE, FOR ALL. WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE EXPERIENCES, CONNECTS WITH, AND PROTECTS NATURE.
NATURE COLLECTIVE'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE A PASSION FOR NATURE, FOR ALL.
HABITAT CONSERVATION:NATURE COLLECTIVE MANAGES INVASIVE PLANTS AND NATIVE RE-VEGETATION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE 1,000-ACRE RESERVE. OUR STEWARDSHIP WITH LANDOWNERS ASSISTS THOSE LIVING ADJACENT TO THE RESERVE WITH INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT. EACH SPRING, THE TIDAL INLET IS BREACHED WITH MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE TIDAL FLOW AND WATER QUALITY IN THE ESTUARY. THIS WORK IS CONDUCTED AT THE LAGOON'S ONLY INLET TO THE OCEAN LOCATED AT CARDIFF STATE BEACH. THE COMMUNITY HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM ENGAGES MORE THAN 500 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO HELP RESTORE TRAILS, COLLECT NATIVE SEEDS FOR THE SAN ELIJO NURSERY, REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS AND REPLANT HABITATS WITH NATIVE SPECIES. INTERNS RECEIVE LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION TRAINING, MENTORED BY STAFF BIOLOGISTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN COMMUNITY CONSERVATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND REGIONAL AGENCIES. IN OUR SAN ELIJO NURSERY, WE CAN ENSURE GENETIC INTEGRITY OF THE NATIVE PLANTS UNIQUELY THRIVING IN THE DIVERSE HABITATS OF THE WETLAND. BY SOURCING SEEDS AND REPLANTING NATIVE SPECIES IN DISTURBED HABITATS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT BY NOT RELYING ON OUTSIDE NURSERIES. NATIVE HABITATS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENHANCED IN THESE LOCAL EFFORTS. NATURE COLLECTIVE TEAM SCIENTISTS MONITOR INDICATORS OF ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND FUNCTION IN SAN ELIJO LAGOON ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, AND IN LANDS AND WATERS BEYOND. MONITORING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SURVEYS OF THE CONDITIONS OF MULTIPLE PLANT COMMUNITIES, WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, WATER QUALITY, AND HYDROLOGIC CHANGES IN THE RESERVE. DATA ARE SHARED WITH REGIONAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR WATERSHED MONITORING.
CONSERVATION EDUCATION:THE MISSION OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS TO CONNECT, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO ACT TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THEIR WATERSHED. K-12 STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN EXPLORE THE WETLAND THROUGH NATURALIST-LED TOURS, EVENTS AND FAMILY PROGRAMS. CURRICULUM-BASED CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CALLED OUR LIVING WATERSHED, MEET CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS AND NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. A PRIMARY COMPONENT IN OUR LIVING WATERSHED ARE FAMILY FIELD TRIPS CALLED GET OUT IN NATURE (GOIN'). GOIN' CONNECTS 3RD TO 5TH GRADERS IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN ESCONDIDO WITH THEIR LAGOON AND WATERSHED. WE INSPIRE UPSTREAM ESCONDIDO WATERSHED COMMUNITIES TO ENJOY PARKS AND OPEN SPACES, AND TAKE ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THESE PLACES ARE PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY. OUR GOALS ARE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUTDOOR NATURE EXPERIENCES IN ESCONDIDO; TO CONNECT STUDENTS TO NATURE THROUGH WATERSHED LITERACY AND RELEVANCY LESSONS AND PROGRAMS; AND TO INSTILL A LIFE-LONG CONSERVATION ETHIC AMONG STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTNERING ESCONDIDO SCHOOLS. WE MENTOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER IN FAMILY PROGRAMS; DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP AND CONNECTIONS WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN. TEACHER EVALUATIONS AND A TEACHER COMMITTEE MEET REGULARLY TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM. EVALUATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE PLANNING IN CONSERVATION EDUCATION.
LAND TRUST:A KEY PRIORITY IS TO PROTECT LANDS IN THE ESCONDIDO WATERSHED, AND IN LANDS BEYOND, BY MANAGING HABITATS AND THE IMPORTANT SERVICES THAT NATURE PROVIDES. THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE IS LOSS OF HABITAT. AS A LAND TRUST WE ACQUIRE AND PROTECT LANDS IN THE WATERSHED, INCLUDING THE LATEST ADDITION OF 77 ACRES THAT IS CONSERVING RARE COASTAL SAGE SCRUB AND SOUTHERN COASTAL BLUFF SCRUB HABITATS. IN THESE ACRES, SPECIAL STATUS PLANTS SURVEYED INCLUDE: DEL MAR MANZANITA (FEDERALLY ENDANGERED), SEA DAHLIA AND NUTTALL'S SCRUB OAK. AT LEAST TWO SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES OF CONCERN CALL THIS PLACE HOMETHE SAN DIEGO POCKET MOUSE AND THE CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER. NATURE COLLECTIVE OWNS 143 ACRES THROUGH FEE-TITLE OWNERSHIP, AND HOLDS MORE THAN 70 ACRES OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR LAND IS PROTECTED FOR GENERATIONS CAN CONTACT NATURE COLLECTIVE ABOUT WAYS WE CAN HELP CONNECT CONSERVATION GOALS. THE NOW-SECURED HARBAUGH SEASIDE TRAILS WILL NEVER BE DEVELOPED. RESTORATION OF THIS COASTAL OVERLOOK WILL ENHANCE NATIVE HABITAT, PUBLIC TRAILS AND SCENIC VIEWS. THIS WORK WILL BE OVERSEEN BY OUR AWARD-WINNING HABITAT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND WILL INVITE THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. AS A NONPROFIT LAND TRUST, NATURE COLLECTIVE COLLABORATES IN RESERVE MANAGEMENT WITH COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
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 |
|---|
| Doug Gibson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $171,380 |
| John Osborne | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Brenda Hall | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ingrid Flores | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Megan O'Toole Lyons | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nathalie Hall | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Worthington | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Helmer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Lea | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Schingler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Hayworth | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Hedrick | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Gillingham | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| David Kramer | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Adams | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Nicolle Selby-Thomas | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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