Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE PROTECTION OF THE RENSSELAER PLATEAU'S UNDEVELOPED AND UNFRAGMENTED FORESTS.
THE ALLIANCE WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE CONSERVATION OF THE UNDEVELOPED AND UNFRAGMENTED FORESTS AND OTHER ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT AREAS OF THE RENSSELAER PLATEAU, A DISTINCT UPLAND FORESTED REGION OF APPROXIMATELY 118,000 ACRES IN RENSSELAER COUNTY OF NEW YORK STATE. THE AREA'S MANY NATURAL FEATURES AND BENEFITS INCLUDE HABITATS FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALS, FOREST PRODUCTS, RECREATION, AND WATER AND AIR QUALITY.
THE ORGANIZATION, ALONG WITH RENSSELAER LAND TRUST, A PARTNER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, COMPLETED THE JOINT PURCHASE OF THE 76-ACRE PROPERTY ALONG POESTEN KILL CREEK KNOWN AS POESTEN KILL BENDS. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE THROUGH DONATIONS FROM A JOINT CAMPAIGN. THIS UNDEVELOPED FOREST BLOCK WILL HOST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS A PROTECTED URBAN NATURE PRESERVE.
THE ORGANIZATION WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A DONATED 140-ACRE PARCEL, BARBERVILLE FALLS PRESERVE, IN RENSSELAER COUNTY. THIS 2019 DONATION FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY WAS MATCHED BY TWO GRANTS TOTALING $45,000 THAT WERE RECEIVED IN 2019.
THE ORGANIZATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DYKEN POND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND GRAFTON LAKES STATE PARK, HAS COMPLETED THE SECOND YEAR OF RENSSELAER YOUTH OUTDOORS, A PROGRAM THAT IS PART OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE CHILDREN'S FOREST NETWORK. THIS PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE TROY SCHOOLS IN ADDITIONAL TO OTHER LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN RENSSELAER COUNTY. THE PROGRAM BRINGS NATURE APPRECIATION, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION PRINCIPALS TO AREA YOUTHS.
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 |
|---|
| Francille Egbert | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Walter Kersch | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Richard Gibbs | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Fred Demay | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| August Schneeberg | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Hanns Meissner | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Pam Jacobson | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Fred Mccagg | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Lawrence Howard | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Alice Howard | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon Gibbs | DIRECTOR | 3.5 | $0 |
| David Farren | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Briggs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim De Waal Malefyt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Riemann Akera | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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