Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ENSURE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND OUTDOOR ENJOYMENT OF MIDLAND'S URBAN PLAYA FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS:THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EXPANDED FROM K-12 TO INCLUDE PRE-K SCHOOL READINESS FOR 1 1/2- 3 YEAR OLDS AND 4-6 YEAR OLDS. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM IS "STARTING OUT WILD" AND "GROWING UP WILD" DEVELOPED BY TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT. THE FIRST YEAR HOSTED 30 STUDENTS AND PARENT/GUARDIANS FOR 2-EIGHT WEEK SESSIONS IN THE SPRING AND FALL. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TEACHER COMPLETED TRAINING TO BE A FACILITATOR TO TEACH TEACHERS THE "PROJECT WILD" CURRICULUM.IN ADDITION, OTHER GROUPS ARE USING THE PRESERVE FOR THEIR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING FOREST SCHOOL WHICH MEETS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 14 CHILDREN AND MOTHERS.THE K-12 PROGRAM HOSTED 434 STUDENTS FROM MIDLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REGION 18 SCHOOLS AND THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM HOSTED 32 STUDENTS FROM WEST TEXAS UNIVERSITIES AND 20 STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA.THE PRESERVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 681 WEEKLY VISITORS INCLUDING EXERCISERS, BIRD WATCHERS AND FAMILY GROUPS
HABITAT RESTORATION & CONSERVATION PROGRAM:THE BUTTERFLY MEADOW HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT WAS BASED ON THE MEADOW AT THE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE AREA WAS IDENTIFIED, CLEARED OF INVASIVE PLANTS AND THE INSECTARIUM BEGAN CONSTRUCTIONCATTAIL MANAGEMENT: THE INVASIVE CATTAILS WERE MOWED AND AN AREA WAS SELECTED TO REMOVE THE CATTAILS BY THE RHIZOMES TO FORM A TRANSECT TO BE MONITORED FOR REGROWTH
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 |
|---|
| Paul Davis | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Hannifin | SEC/TREAS | 1 | $0 |
| Elaine Magruder | President | 1 | $0 |
| Hill Krause | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Allen | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
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