Organizations Filed Purposes:
COMMONWEAL CONSERVANCY IS A NONPROFIT CONSERVATION-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FORGING DEEP AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PEOPLE, LAND, AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. COMMONWEAL ACQUIRES AND ARRANGES FOR PRESERVATION OF PROPERTIES OF UNIQUE CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ENGAGES IN COLLABORATIVE LAND PLANNING THAT INSPIRES THE CREATION OF WHOLE COMMUNITIES. COMMONWEAL ALSO CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, LANDSCAPES, AND COMMUNITIES TO LIVE IN CLOSER AND HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS BY INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, COMMONWEAL PROMOTES AN INCLUSIVE PROCESS OF COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT IS ROOTED IN THE AMERICAN WEST'S TRADITIONAL VALUE OF LAND STEWARDSHIP, A VALUE WHICH HONORS NATURAL RESOURCES, HISTORIES, AND NEIGHBORS. AT THE SAME TIME, COMMONWEAL FOSTERS A PRACTICE OF REGENERATIVE LAND CONSERVATION IN WHICH PEOPLE ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
COMMONWEAL CONSERVANCY IS A NONPROFIT CONSERVATION-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.
CONSERVATION DONATIONS -- COMMONWEAL REDUCED THE BOOK VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THAT IT WAS CARRYING ON ITS BALANCE SHEET TO REPORT THE DONATION OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO SANTA FE CONSERVATION TRUST. THIS REDUCTION REFLECTS A DECREASE IN THE VALUE OF COMMONWEAL'S ASSETS, IT WAS NOT A CASH EXPENDITURE.
CONSERVATION TRANSACTIONS -- IN SEPTEMBER 2019, COMMONWEAL CONVEYED A 530-ACRE FULLY RESTRICTIVE CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE SANTA FE CONSERVATION TRUST TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY'S PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR OPEN SPACE, TRAILS AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION PURPOSES. COMMONWEAL CONSERVANCY'S DONATION SUPPORTS SANTA FE COUNTY'S OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE LARGER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GOALS OF THE GALISTEO BASIN PRESERVE. THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT WILL PROTECT GRASSLAND HABITAT FOR A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AS WELL AS ENSURE PERMANENT ACCESS TO APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES OF HIKING, CYCLING AND EQUESTRIAN TRAILS.IN MARCH 2020, COMMONWEAL DONATED A 548-ACRE FULLY RESTRICTIVE CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE SANTA FE CONSERVATION TRUST TO ENSURE THE PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE PROPERTY'S OPEN SPACE, TRAILS AND WILDLIFE HABITAT VALUES. THE EASEMENT ENSURES PERMANENT PUBLIC ACCESS TO MORE THAN SIX MILES OF HIKING, CYCLING AND EQUESTRIAN TRAILS.
CONSERVATION AND RECREATION PLANNING -- IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, COMMONWEAL DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED TWO MILES OF NEW PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE HIKING, CYCLING AND EQUESTRIAN TRAILS WITHIN THE GALISTEO BASIN PRESERVE. COMMONWEAL'S 2019-20 TRAIL BUILDING PROGRAM EXPANDED THE PRESERVE'S TRAIL NETWORK TO INCLUDE 30 MILES OF TRAILS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TRAIL BUILDING WORK BENEFITS MORE THAN 30,000 VISITORS TO THE GALISTEO BASIN PRESERVE EACH YEAR. MORE THAN 400 HOURS OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TIME WERE DEVOTED TO TRAIL BUILDING IN 2019-2020.
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 |
|---|
| Kathrynn L Drahn | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 7 | $0 |
| Ted O Harrison | PRESIDENT | 13 | $0 |
| Marilyn Harris | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| D Ernest Cook | VICE CHAIR/ASST TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Edison Buchanan | CHAIR/VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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