Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING EXPERIENCES THAT LEAD THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CONNECTION TO THE NATURAL WORLD.
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - WE SERVE OVER 56,000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH AWARD WINNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OVER 12,700 SQUARE FEET OF INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, 14 MILES OF TRAILS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO SOME OF KALAMAZOO'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE BOTH ONE-TIME AND EXTENDED EXPERIENCES THAT INCLUDE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT NATURE'S WAY PRESCHOOL, ON- AND OFF-SITE SCHOOL K-12 PROGRAMS, CAMP EXPERIENCES FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CONSERVATION STUDIES AT HERONWOOD FIELD STATION, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-LEVEL INTERNSHIPS, TRAVEL EXPERIENCES "GEARED FOR ADULTSMORE.
RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - ENGAGES HUNDREDS OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST IN CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE IMPORTANT DATA FOR MONITORING AND PROTECTING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. FOCUSES INCLUDE THE NATION'S LONGEST RUNNING BIRD BANDING PROGRAM, AVIAN SURVEYS, LEADING THE BUTTERFLY MONITORING NETWORK, MONARCH TAGGING, NEST BOX MONITORING AND AQUATIC SAMPLING.
STEWARDSHIP OF COOPER'S GLEN & OTHER NATURAL AREAS - OUR CONSERVATION STAFF MANAGES AND PROTECTS 1,400 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED INCLUDING FORESTS, PRAIRIES, ARBORETUM, PONDS, FEN AND WETLANDS. KNC'S ACREAGE ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE TROUT RUN STREAM WATERSHED THAT LEADS TO OVER 2 MILES OF FRONTAGE ALONG THE KALAMAZOO RIVER. IN ADDITION, KNC'S CONSERVATION TEAM IS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE LAND MANAGEMENT FOR THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND EACH YEAR.
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 |
|---|
| Nathan Smallwood | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $72,179 |
| Christina Adams | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE | 40 | $57,581 |
| Denise Keele | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Clarke | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Afifa Thaj | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Todd | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James Stark | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Manstrom | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Durham | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lucas Mansberger | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Rypma | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Standish | PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Hagen | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Kittredge | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Loftus | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| James Justice | CHAIR ELECT | 1 | $0 |
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