Organizations Filed Purposes:
To conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, waters and other natural resources of the United States and other lands; to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization; to promote wise stewardship of the land and recognize the importance of healthy diverse ecosystems across the diverse landscapes of America.
To conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, waters and other natural resources and promote wise stewardship of the land and the sustainable use and enjoyment of these natural resources.
The Upper Mississippi River Initiative is a collaborative program co-hosting events with presentation by experts and farmers using regenerative practices in their farming operations to educate other farmers about the benefits of healthy soil ecosystems for water quality. The majority of the expenses fund three independent contractors who coordinated events and developed partnerships to expand outreach and education in MN and Iowa. Thirteen stream monitoring events were done in the Driftless area. Another initiative in this program is evaluation of ditch management practices and their impacts on downstream landowners.
Climate Grants were given to Chapters to hold events to educate the public about climate change causes and/or fund mitigation actions. One Chapter co-sponsored a day long Watershed and Climate Summit focusing on regenerative principles and practices in the morning and Minnesota's advances in reducing Green House Gases from renewable energy standards and energy efficiency and electric car developments in the afternoon. This Summit was videoed and made available for regional education events. Other Chapters have partnered with schools to install rain gardens to capture runoff, improve water quality and educate students about water quality benefits.
The MN Division raises funds for scholarships for Environmental majors; students must be Minnesota residents and at least a a college sophomore. Two students qualified for scholarships of $1,000 each.
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 |
|---|
| Matt Norton | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| John Crampton | 2nd Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Jen Wahls | 1st Vice President | 3 | $0 |
| John Rust | President | 10 | $0 |
| Willis Mattison | State Director | 3 | $0 |
| Bill Buckley | State Director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Austinson | State Director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Gates | State Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pat Laib | State Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Scheierl | State Director | 3 | $0 |
| Dick Brown | State Director | 1 | $0 |
| Pdon Pinkham | State Director | 3 | $0 |
| Paul Erdmann | State Director | 1 | $0 |
| Heidi Hoppe | State Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Craig Sterle | State Director | 5 | $0 |
| Barry Drazkowski | State Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Staffon | Director at Large | 5 | $0 |
| John Siekmeier | Director at Large | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Owens | Director at Large | 2 | $0 |
| Howard Markus | Director at Large | 5 | $0 |
| Cherry Schwartz | Director at Large | 2 | $0 |
| Jill Crafton | National Director/ Treasurer | 12 | $0 |
| Gary Schwartz | National Director/State Director | 6 | $0 |
| David Zentner | National Director | 20 | $0 |
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