Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, MANAGERS, AND SCIENTISTS TO INNOVATE SOLUTIONS THROUGH MOUNTAIN RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICE.
RESEARCH: MOUNTAIN STUDIES INSTITUTE (MSI) CONNECTS SCIENTISTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN REGION TO APPLY THE RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TOWARD THAT END, MSI COMPLETED AND FACILITATED RESEARCH WHICH EXPLORES SOLUTIONS TO NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR REGION AND BEYOND. THESE INCLUDE: - ENHANCE AND PROTECT AIR AND WATER QUALITY - UNDERSTAND CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE - TRACK CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND FOREST HEALTH - ASSIST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION FROM EXTRACTION ECONOMIES IN 2019 MSI WORKED ON 64 PROJECTS, INCLUDING 30 RESEARCH AND MONITORING INITIATIVES. OTHER WORK INCLUDED FACILITATING APPLIED RESTORATION AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. MSI COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 200 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE MOUNTAIN SCIENCE AND TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE SAN JUAN REGION.
COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP: MSI SPONSORS COMMUNITY SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS ANNUALLY FOR A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND AGES, INCLUDING K-12 EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, CITIZEN SCIENCE, FIELD TOURS, CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, COLLEGE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS, AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS. MSI PROGRAMS COVER AN ARRAY OF TOPICS INCLUDING CLIMATE ADAPTATION, FOREST HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY, AND WATER QUALITY. THESE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AGES FROM STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MSI SEEKS TO SHARE CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION FOR NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE AND TO GET ALL AGES OUTSIDE IN NATURE BENEFITING THEIR COMMUNITY. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL SERIES ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2019, MSI GUIDED 485 YOUTH AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS IN STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES TO RESTORE OUR NATURAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASSETS, THEIR VOLUNTEER VALUE EQUALING 28,939 IN SERVICE TO OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. MSI OFFERED 6 FIELD TOURS, 8 PRESENTATIONS, 2 CONFERENCES, 7 WORKSHOPS, 1 TEACHER TRAINING, 37 YOUTH EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, AND 7 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. THESE PROGRAMS BROUGHT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES OUT INTO THE MOUNTAINS, LEARNING AND GIVING BACK TO THE AREA THEY LOVE. IN SUMMARY, MSI REACHED OVER 2,605 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 6,210 CONTACT HOURS. MSI PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY REMOVED 200 POUNDS OF INVASIVE WEEDS FROM ICONIC TRAILS, TREATED OR MONITORED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 ACRES OF FORESTS AND RESTORED 2 WETLANDS PLANTING OVER 500 GRASSES, SEDGES, AND CAREX.
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 |
|---|
| Marcie D Bidwell | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $82,500 |
| Mark Stiles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Rich | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Rapp | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Rancatti | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Morris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Robert Milofsky | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| David Mckeever | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nik Kendziorski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Tim Haarmann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Sam Foster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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