Organizations Filed Purposes:
CUSP SEEKS TO PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE UPPER SOUTH PLATTE WATERSHED THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF STAKEHOLDERS WITH EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY VALUES AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY. CUSP IS A WATERSHED PROTECTION ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON WATER QUALITY THROUGH FOREST HEALTH & FUELS REDUCTION, HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS.
CUSP SEEKS TO PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE UPPER SOUTH PLATTE WATERSHED THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF STAKEHOLDERS WITH EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY VALUES AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.
FOREST HEALTH AND FUELS MITIGATION - ASSESS & MITIGATE FUELS TO CREATE DEFENSIBLE SPACE & REDUCE THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES & LOSS OF LIFE & PROPERTY. OPERATE FUELS REDUCTION PROGRAM & THREE SLASH DROP-OFF SITES SERVING THE WATERSHED AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES. ALSO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT & MANAGEMENT OF BURN SCAR REHABILITATION PROJECTS.
WATER QUALITY MONITORING - PERFORM SURFACE WATER & SOIL SAMPLING TO ASSESS RUN-OFF & IN-STREAM WATER QUALITY FOR LONG-TERMS STUDIES, INCLUDING MINE RUN-OFF ASSESSMENTS. ALSO PERFORM LONG-TERM STUDY OF FOREST MATERIAL DEGRADATION.
HABITAT - ACCOMPLISH HABITAT IMPROVEMENT WITH RIVER/STREAM & RIPARIAN AREA RESTORATION, EROSION CONTROL STUDIES & PROJECTS, TRAILS CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE, AND NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT.
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 |
|---|
| Carol Ekarius | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $46,097 |
| Dave Wissel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Rice | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynne Buchanan | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Christina Burri | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne O'Neill | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Dawson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Dettenrieder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynda James | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Repp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Don Logelin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Swithin Dick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Eisenman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Berry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Drucker | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Idema | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick O'Connell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Howell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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