Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LAND, AIR AND WATER.
LIS: THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PROGRAM USES CITIZEN SCIENCE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND ON-THE-WATER WATCHDOG ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE HEALTH OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND ITS HARBORS AND EMBAYMENTS. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM COORDINATED THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY, AN EFFORT TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY IN 24 HARBORS/EMBAYMENTS; PUBLISHED A REPORT ON NEW YORK CITY AND ITS NITROGEN LOADS TO THE EAST RIVER AND LONG ISLAND SOUND; LED ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION EFFORTS THAT RESULTED IN AN HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN CLEAN WATER BY NEW YORK; AND RELAUNCHED THE SOUNDKEEPER SUBPROGRAM, WHICH PATROLS THE WATERS OF LIS TO ENSURE POLLUTION IS STOPPED.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE GI PROGRAM USES PLANTS AND STRUCTURAL SOILS LIKE A SPONGE TO DIVERT AND CLEAN RAINWATER BEFORE IT REACHES OUR RIVERS STREAMS AND LONG ISLAND SOUND; LIMIT FLOODING; AND PROTECT COMMUNITIES AGAINST COASTAL CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF 2 MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AT THE BEARDSLEY ZOO, 4 BIOSWALES AT THE TROUP SCHOOL IN NEW HAVEN, AND 6 RESIDENTIAL RAIN GARDENS IN THE NEWHALLVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEW HAVEN. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ENGAGING AND EDUCATING LOCAL YOUTH, PROVIDING A STORMWATER WORKSHOP, AND INVOLVING VOLUNTEERS IN PLANTINGS. THE PROGRAM ALSO BEGAN NEW PROJECT IDENTIFICATION THROUGH ITS MILL RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT.
ENDANGERED LANDS: THE ENDANGERED LANDS PROGRAM USES GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, POLICY AND LEGAL TOOLS TO ENSURE CONNECTICUT'S ICONIC LANDS ARE PRESERVED AND THE FORESTS THAT FILTER DRINKING WATER ARE PROTECTED. LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM FOUGHT AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT 131 ACRES OF LANDS KEEPING DRINKING WATER SAFE WERE NOT DEVELOPED BY A MINING COMPANY; ENSURED THAT A NEW 32 ACRE STATE PARK WAS NOT SOLD OFF TO DEVELOPERS; EDUCATED THOUSANDS OF NEW PEOPLE ABOUT THE EFFORT TO PROTECT AN 840 ACRE DEFACTO WILDLIFE REFUGE; AND CONTINUED A DECADES LONG BATTLE TO PRESERVE 238 ACRES OF FOREST ABUTTING A NATURE PRESERVE ALONG THE COASTLINE OF CONNECITCUT.
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 |
|---|
| Curtis Johnson | PRESIDENT | 40 | $122,640 |
| Heidi Green | DIRECTOR | 40 | $104,832 |
| Leah Lopez-Schmalz | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | 40 | $103,097 |
| Barbara Setlow Phd | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anne Lacouture Penniman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christine Lodewick | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katherine Kennedy Md | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Todd Cort | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| W Campbell Hudson Iii Esq | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Thomas F Holloway | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Evan Heller | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Gilson Esq | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Raphael Elkind | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barbara David | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Blandina W Brewster | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Don Elliott | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth C Alexander | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marjan Mashhadi | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Diane B Stoner | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Johan Varekamp Phd | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Lee | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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