NEW YORK STATE OUTDOOR EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONANNUAL REPORT 2016 Phone: 607.591.6422 Email: nysoea@gmail.com

Fax: .607.753.5982 www.nysoea.org

A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENTNYSOEA

SUNY CortlandDept. of Rec. & Leisure

StudiesPO Box 2000

Cortland, NY 13045

Executive Board

Tim StanleyPresident

Elizabeth YoungVP for Administration

Jolene ThompsonVP for Programs

Kathryn BrillVP for Human Resources

Jessica KratzVP for Communications

Loren SmithSecretary

Elizabeth VanAckerTreasurer

Regional Directors

WesternKimberly Adriaansen &

Shannon Morley

NorthernBrian DeGroat

CentralJosh Teeter

MetroJonathan Billig

EasternRebecca Schultz

Annual Report edited by Jill Eisenstein and Layout by Matt Fraher Photos by: Tim Stanley and Eileen Beare

NYSOEA is YOU and ME. WE are an all-volunteer organization; its greatness is held within

OUR hands. WE are as great as the time, talent and money that we invest to promote

outdoor education in New York State.

The NYSOEA Annual Report highlights the achievements of our professional organization.

During my two terms as President, our goal has been to strengthen NYSOEA’s foundation

to help us prepare to grow even stronger over the next 50 years.

How have we strengthened our foundation? We have worked to continue offering

signature NYSOEA events at affordable rates, such as our annual conference at Watson

Homestead this year and Clearpool Education Center in 2017. We have provided additional

enrichment programs during Environmental Education Week in April (Statewide events),

at Winter Weekend in February (Eastern and Metro regions), and at the Environmental

Exchange Day (Western region). These are the platforms where the membership can

collaborate and network. At these events, shared ideas and knowledge travel back to

our respective work places where our renewed appreciation of the outdoors is spread to

countless people in all walks of life.

In a recent questionnaire we asked our affiliate members to give us information on how

many people are served by their respective organizations. With 10 affiliates responding to

date, the numbers are impressive: 354,442 people (not including an estimated 75 million

visitors to NYS Parks) are given a direct connection to the outdoors and the environment.

With 43 affiliate members, we can surmise that nearly a million and a half people are

served through NYSOEA affiliate networks and connections.

The board of directors has updated our ten-year plan to provide a roadmap to lead us into

the future. One major goal is to build a financial foundation that will give the organization

stability to fund future NYSOEA initiatives. Since 2012, we have more than doubled our

endowment. The principle of this money is responsibly invested to ensure continued

growth. Once the endowment exceeds $100,000, a percentage of the interest generated

can be used to promote outdoor education initiatives through grants and scholarships.

Please take a look at the financial section of this document to see how far we have come.

In 2016, through fundraising and donations to the newly-established Brother Yusuf

Camper Scholarship, we raised enough money to send 5 campers from across New York

State to DEC environmental camps. Camping has a powerful impact in connecting kids

to the outdoors and their camp experiences have enabled young people to cultivate a

relationship with the living environment. Stories of this year’s campers are told within

these pages.

If you haven’t had a chance to read the informative issues of our quarterly publication

Pathways, a valuable member benefit, I invite you to do so. Pathways tells of how NYSOEA

is connecting people to all aspects of the natural world through outdoor exploration.

Affiliate members also receive a digital subscription to Green Teacher magazine, which

offers perspectives on the role of education in creating a sustainable future, practical

articles and ready-to-use activities for various age levels, and reviews of dozens of new

educational resources.

The Legacy Committee is looking ahead to 2018 and the 50th anniversary of the NYSOEA.

We are excited to reflect on our history while setting an agenda to be even a stronger

voice for outdoor education into the next 50 years. In the next year, the history will unfold

within the pages of Pathways and the 2018 conference will be the celebration of a major

milestone for us.

NYSOEA is YOU and ME. Please get involved. Join one of the many committees that

further outdoor education in New York State. Connect with your regional director and

find a place to put your talent to work for the greater good of outdoor education. Unable

to donate time and talent? Support NYSOEA by maintaining your membership and/or

provide financial support to make the organization’s foundation stronger.

It has been a honor to serve the membership as a board member since 2006. Just as I

ask of all of our members, I will continue to serve. The expansive, living outdoors is the

greatest teacher, and the greatest gift we can give our children. It is our greatest legacy for

the future.

Timothy J. Stanley

President, NYSOEA

president@nysoea.org

2015 Award WinnersOUTDOOR EDUCATOR AWARDElizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam

by Kevin Hamilton

Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam, founder of the Student

Conservation Association (SCA) keynoted the Annual

NYSOEA Conference in Fishkill, NY, just a few miles from

Vassar College, where 60 years ago she used her senior

thesis to construct “an SCA.”

Two of the event’s three co-chairs – Kate Brill and Susan

Hereth – are SCA alumnae (and Kate is now with Scenic

Hudson, an SCA partner), while the third co-chair, Rebecca Houser, regularly interacts

with SCA members as a Hudson River environmental educator with New York’s Depart-

ment of Environmental Conservation. Many members of the SCA Hudson Valley Corps,

which had celebrated the conclusion of its 2015 program year the day before with a cere-

mony at nearby Camp Hidden Valley, got to hear and talk with Liz.

The 150 conference attendees spent most of the weekend in workshops focusing on

topics such as pollution in the Hudson, planting school gardens, devising curriculum, and

saving seeds. During Liz’s remarks, however, they spent much of their time on their feet,

punctuating her presentation with spirited ovations.

Liz lamented the politicization of climate change, championed greater inclusivity in

the outdoors, and called for conservation to be a core curriculum in school classrooms,

prompting one conferee to comment, “I am so inspired! You’ve put into words what every-

one in this field thinks!”

And when Liz received the NYSOEA Leadership Award, she turned the spotlight around,

telling the association’s members, “To my eyes, you deserve to be recognized. You are

opening eyes and minds… and you have opened my heart and filled it with renewed hope

for our Earth.”

Liz added that leadership comes in many forms – none more important or influential than

that of a teacher.  “Like SCA, you are creating a positive pathway for our youth,” she stated,

“a pathway that glows with the promise and commitment and light shining from each and

every one of you.

“Thank you, Mr. Stanley [NYSOEA president], from the bottom of my heart.  I am both hon-

ored and humbled.  Coming from such a remarkable organization and group of people –

this means so much to me.

“It moves me deeply to accept your award, but to my eyes YOU ALL deserve to be

recognized.  Like those SCA interns, you are opening eyes to the marvels of our natural

world.  You are opening minds to the challenges facing our great outdoors and how

Photo by Kevin Hamilton

to lead more sustainable lifestyles.  You

are opening doors to careers and other

opportunities that can make such a vital

difference for our beleaguered Earth.

“You have also opened my heart and filled it

with renewed hope.  As I listened in on some

of the workshops here and participated in

so many enriching hallway conversations,

I saw that ‘positive pathway.’  And it glowed

with the promise and commitment and light

shining from each and every one of you.”

They stood again, filling the hall with

thunderous applause. “Thank you,” said Liz,

“for all you do.”

Link to the full version

https://www.thesca.org/liz-putnam-receives-outdoor-educator-award

2015 Award Winners

APPRECIATION AWARDMegan Hoffman, Jan Humbert, Jane Rausch

Jan Humbert and Jane Rausch, outdoor educators with

the Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation, and Megan

Hoffman, Education Manager, Hudson Highlands Nature

Museum, were awarded NYSOEA’s Appreciation Award

for being the foundation of the NYSOEA Development

Committee for over two years, helping to ensure a

bright future for the organization. The result of their

hard work in soliciting donations was an enticing,

professionally run series of raffles, a silent auction, and a

record-grossing live auction at the Annual Conference. Proceeds from the raffle sent two

students to a DEC summer camp, and the auctions supported the endowment, moving

the organization closer the fundraising goal NYSOEA hopes to reach in time for its 50th

anniversary celebration in 2018.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AWARDMark Castiglione

Mark Castiglione was awarded the NYSOEA Environmental

Impact Award, honoring his tremendous vision and energy

in promoting outdoor recreation, community partnership,

and economic vitality in the Hudson Valley region.

NYSOEA’s Environmental Impact Award is presented to

candidates or organizations that are involved in research,

conservation, and political action that has influenced,

protected and/or successfully dealt with problems associated

with the environment.

In the nearly twenty five years since its inception, and with

Castiglione at the helm as acting Executive Director of the

organization, the Hudson Valley Greenway encourages

communities to develop projects and initiatives related to the

criteria of natural and cultural resource protection, regional

and local planning, economic development, public access

to the Hudson River (as well as other regional and local

resources), and heritage and environmental education. It

provides technical assistance and small grants for planning,

water trail and land-based trails and other projects that

reinforce the Greenway Criteria. In keeping with the New

York tradition of home rule, the Greenway program has no

regulatory authority and participation by municipalities in

Greenway programs and projects is entirely voluntary. The

Greenway also manages the Hudson River Valley National

Heritage Area.

Most notably, Castiglione has overseen and helped grow the

Valley’s signature event, the Hudson River Valley Ramble.

The Ramble spans all four weekends in September and

features nearly 300 events run by nearly 200 environmental,

land conservation, trail groups, heritage sites and historic

preservation organizations, and stretching from Saratoga and

Washington Counties and the Capital Region to New York

City. Participants can enjoy guided walking, hiking, kayaking

and biking opportunities, estuary explorations and historic

site tours that highlight significant historical, cultural and

natural resources found throughout the Hudson River Valley.

2014 Award Winners

Photo by Kevin Hamilton

Well Grounded & Growing:NYSOEA’s 47th Annual Conference

The Fresh Air Fund’s Sharpe Reservation

The 47th Annual New York State Outdoor Education Association Conference “Solid Roots”

took place November 5-8 at Sharpe Reservation’s Camp Mariah in Fishkill, NY. Nestled

in the Hudson Valley, surrounded by the Hudson Highlands, this was the ideal place to

reconnect with nature, friends and colleagues. The conference, always a highlight of the

year for NYSOEA, brought in over 190 educators and outdoor education enthusiasts and

featured over 35 workshops on everything from connecting children to the environment

through nature play, to starting a school garden and tips for managing social media.

One of our solid roots is definitely in the people before our time who gained ground in

environmental causes. We were thrilled to have Liz Titus-Putnam, founder of the Student

Conservation Association (SCA) and a graduate of Vassar College, as our keynote speaker.

She complimented NYSOEA for carrying the same vision she had back in 1953 to involve

young people in environmental stewardship. It was also a pleasure to have over 30 new

SCA members at the conference, volunteers who are “on the ground” working to steward

the environment and educate others about it.

by Rebecca Houser

Conference highlights included a field trip to Little Stoney

Point and Storm King on the Hudson River, a folk-rock,

cajun, zydeco, Americana, bluegrass band that had us smil-

ing and dancing from head to toe, storytelling and original

songs by Story Laurie, Chris Bowser’s presentation on the

Hudson River school of painters, and group activities that

were a hoot.

Saturday night’s festivities included a cocktail hour on the

lawn with wine and cheese from around New York, followed

by an elegant banquet and awards ceremony. The night

included our biggest silent and live auctions ever, and we

raised $4500 for the NYSOEA endowment. We also raised

enough money for the Brother Yusuf Campership Fund to

send an additional two campers to DEC Summer Camps in

the Summer of 2016.

Besides being a place for rollicking fun and laughter, and a

deep and wide choice of topics to learn and grow from, our

annual conference is always a place to reflect on all that has

gotten us to where we are today. Gathering with friends and

colleagues inspires us to move forward and continue sow-

ing the seeds of stewardship and positive change in those

we educate and encounter.

2015 NYSOEA Conference

Warm & WonderfulWinter Weekend 2016

NYSOEA Winter Weekend 2016 took place February 19-21 at Taconic Outdoor Education

Center in Cold Spring, NY. Although the weather felt more like spring, we were excited to

have a great turnout of 60 attendees. We were also thrilled to have 20 Hudson Valley SCA

members attending for the first time, bringing their contagious enthusiasm and spirit.

For the first time, we hosted a Friday night potluck for early arrivals. The food was delicious

and plentiful; the company was friendly and fun. This new addition was a wonderful start

to a wonderful weekend.

There were 12 workshops offered and attendees were treated to hikes featuring local

history, opportunities to get crafty, and chances to learn new skills like natural cordage

making and seed saving. The Saturday lunchtime raffle raised $415 for the Brother Yusuf

Camper Scholarship, which was more than enough to send one student to a DEC Summer

Camp. Although the weather was unseasonably warm, guests still got in a rousing game of

broomball on the duck pond.

Without snow, we enjoyed hikes instead of the usual snowshoeing or cross-country skiing

on Sunday morning, then headed home feeling re-invigorated and inspired.

by Kate Brill

Brother Yusuf Camp Scholarships:Making a Difference

I often reflect back to my early childhood

in Prospect Park, when my world was fresh

and new and beautiful, full of wonder and

excitement. I know now that there was an

innate part of me that was drawn to nature.

Yet many of today’s children are growing up

in busy cities without nearby parks or ‘spe-

cial places’ to experience the beautiful and

awe-inspiring. They stand to lose a very

important part of what it is to be human.

~ Brother Yusuf

In 2015, NYSOEA officially named its sum-

mer camp sponsorship the Brother Yusuf

Camper Scholarship in memory of Yusuf Burgess. A long time NYSOEA member, founding

member of the NYSOEA Diversity Committee, and coordinator of the DEC’s Capital District

Campership Diversity Program, Brother Yusuf had a passion for connecting children from

underserved neighborhoods with nature.

This year, through fundraising at the 2015 Annual Conference, NYSOEA Winter Weekend

and the NYSOEA “waffle table” at Fresh Air Fund’s Maple Celebration, we raised enough

money to send FIVE campers to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

Camps!

Raising money for this scholarship initiative is a main focus of the Diversity Committee.

NYSOEA members can join the committee by e-mailing the chair Marylynne Malone at

malone@highlands.com. Those who would like to make an online donation to the new

Brother Yusuf Camper Scholarship can visit www.nysoea.org.

If you know someone who could benefit from camp, especially someone from an under-

served area who wouldn’t otherwise get the opportunity, please encourage them to apply

for the 2017 Camperships. The application will be available at www.nysoea.org beginning

in November; registration for camp begins in mid-January, and applicants will be notified

at least 2 weeks in advance of camp.

Brother Yusuf Camp Scholarships

IN THEIR OWN WORDS...Alexis Scott, 12, Troy, NY

I would like to take the time to say thank you so much

for considering me for the NYSOEA scholarship to attend

Camp Colby (June 26-July 1) in Saranac Lake, NY. Truly

the experience of sleep-away camp at Camp Colby was

totally different, and more fun, than I ever expected.

One of the main experiences was bow-hunting. As I was

reading the booklet, I thought I’d be hunting animals;

actually they were just targets. I passed the course with

flying colors and beyond my own expectations. Another

exciting experience was climbing Haystack Mountain and

camping out. Personally that was a stretch for me. Besides

the sleeping under the stars, the rain and the campfire

stories, I truly enjoyed it.

Jason Luna, 12, Newburgh, NY

I was lucky enough to be able to go to Camp DeBruce

this past summer. I am so thankful to the people of the

NYSOEA for choosing me for this scholarship. I live in

Newburgh, NY. Summers are usually boring and the

streets are loud and dangerous. This experience gave me a

chance to get away and relax for a while.

At camp, I enjoyed many of the activities. Some of my fa-

vorite activities were being able to go hiking in the woods

and having the overnight. Another favorite of mine was

playing the different games with all the campers and the

counselors. Being able to tie dye was fun because I never

did that before, and also I like the colors on the shirt.

Cody Ahrent, 14, Willsboro, NY

I really enjoyed my time at Pack Forest. I learned lots of

cool stuff about the environment. I really enjoyed hanging

out with a lot of the counselors, especially Matt and Elliot.

I also liked hanging out with all the campers. My favorite

activity was fishing.

Brother Yusuf Camp Scholarships

Kevin Deng, 11, Albany, NY

Camp was fun in a different way than other camps. I

learned new things like the three R’s (reduce, reuse and re-

cycle). This means to take less, use less, take your garbage

and turn it into something else useful, and let your gar-

bage be turned into more things to buy. I also learned tips

for hiking (like putting down the heel of your foot, then the

front, and always be prepared for anything), and tips for

life.

I don’t really fish much, but at camp I caught my first fish!

I caught a baby largemouth bass at the dock using real

worms. I hate live bait like worms because they squirm

when you hook or touch them.

Canoeing was fun, too, but I would have rather gone kaya-

king because I never canoed before and kayaking is better,

but I still had a great time. The lake was nice and cool

when we went swimming in it.

O’dane Campbell, 12, Wappingers Falls, NY

This summer was a new experience for me. I say this be-

cause I went to Camp Colby thinking it wasn’t going to be

fun. But I underestimated it and I made some new friends.

Overall, it was a great experience!

Some reasons are the counselors were very fun. The food

was really good. The camp made following the rules an

easy and a fun thing to do. Camp Colby had many physical

activities that I enjoyed. I made a lot of friends in the camp

and befriended the counselors. My friends took my mind

off not being home for a week. Also in camp they let us

make decisions on what we wanted to do. The camp has

broadened my horizons and it has put me out of my com-

fort zone. The camping experience was scary but fun.

National Environmental Education Week in the Empire State

A continuing NYSOEA tradition that began in 2015 as the NYSOEA celebrated National

Environmental Education Week, April 17th-23rd. This week leading up Earth Day is a

signature program of the National Environmental Education Foundation. Recognizing the

importance of this week, NYSOEA Regional Directors worked with affiliate organizations

to promote environmental education and environmental awareness in New York State.

From interpretive hikes at John Burrough’s Slabsides and Taughannock Falls to litter

removal in the Albany Pine Bush, NYSOEA members and the general public honored our

environmental heritage across the state. As a member-driven organization, we hope that

more members and affiliates will step forward with this grassroots effort to expand the

opportunities to share our passion and love of the great outdoors through a diverse and

eclectic offerings in 2017! Reach out to your regional directors today and start planning or

share your event!

The next National Environmental Education Week is April 16th-22nd, 2017! Join us in a

collaborative partnership!

NEEF is the nation’s leading organization in lifelong environmental learning, connecting

people with knowledge to improve the quality of their lives and the health of the

planet. NEEF sees a future where by 2022, 300 million Americans will actively use

environmental knowledge to ensure the well-being of the earth and its people. 

Learn more at neefusa.org.

Earth Day EventsEASTERN REGION

eastern_region@nysoea.org

EARTH DAY IN THE PINE BUSHThe 5th annual Earth Day celebration in the Pine

Bush was held Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m.-

noon. It was our best year yet! The event brought

together over 250 volunteers of all ages, donat-

ing a total of 750 hours of time to accomplish

a multitude of jobs. Thirty cubic yards of metal

was pulled out of a newly acquired property on

Route 155 and 2,500 pounds of garbage was re-

moved from five different areas of the Preserve.

Invasive species were pulled at Rensselaer Lake,

and over 1,000 new trees were planted. The Earth

Day celebration is a great way for our neighbors

to contribute to our efforts to protect and restore

this rare ecosystem. As a token of appreciation,

volunteers received lunch at the end of a suc-

cessful work day.

AN EARTH DAY WALK TO SLABSIDESby Jane Raush

On April 23,NYSOEA President Tim Stanley led a

hike in John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary for the Eastern Region.

This 170-acre tract of land where Burroughs and his son built his hideaway remains a little

known treasure in West Park, Ulster County. After parking on the gravel drive, we walked

in to the cabin Burroughs named “Slabsides” after its outer wall covering. The cabin itself

is only open to visitors twice a year, from noon to 4:30 p.m. on the third Saturday in May

and the first Saturday in October. We headed south and were greeted by several differ-

ent wildflowers, including yellow buttercup, burgundy trillium, and white dutchman’s

breeches. A little further, we climbed over a cliff with the help of a log ladder. The path

made a loop past the lake and a swampy area where Burroughs used to grow celery, then

uphill over striking rock formations and a small waterfall and back to the cabin.

It was clear to see why Burroughs love to spend time at Slabsides, and how fortunate we

are that it has been preserved so that we can still go there to enjoy the unspoiled outdoors.

The John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary property joins Black Creek State Forest in Highland

NY, providing for a longer hike if one chooses.

Photos by Krishna Hill

Earth Day EventsCENTRAL REGION

central_region@nysoea.org

Taughannock Falls, Trumansburg NY

by Josh Teeter

EARTH DAY: HIKE, DINNER AND A MOVIEThis year’s Earth Day activities in the Central Region began on Wednesday with a hike at

Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, followed by a picnic dinner and a screen-

ing of The Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (2015) at the central pavilion. Attendance was low

but all had a great time. On Thursday, seventeen SUNY Cortland students, as part of their

Outdoor and Environmental Education class (taught by the Central Region Rep), prac-

ticed their roving interpretation skills across campus. Students approached other students

and engaged them in short 3-5 minute interactions about topics relating to Earth Day

and making responsible choices concerning the environment. The students did a great

job and it was very cool to see so many mini lessons occurring “spontaneously” with

unsuspecting students smiling and asking for more information.

Earth Day EventsMETRO REGION

metro_region@nysoea.org

On a bright and clear spring day in April, NYSOEA metro region members and a few

affiliates gathered at Wave Hill for an afternoon of ecological learning and service work.

Wave Hill is a small garden and cultural center in the Bronx, located on the former estate

of George Perkins, who was an associate of J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, etc. He was

also an ardent conservationist and a driving force behind the creation of the Palisades

Interstate Park System (along with Teddy Roosevelt, another former Wave Hill resident,) so

we spent the first half of our time discussing the interplay between people and nature in

the past and present day. 

Then we got to work. For the second half the time we cleared greater celandine and garlic

mustard from an area of the Wave Hill woodland. Our small but mighty team removed

seven bags of the invasive weeds as part of the ongoing effort to restore the woodland. Our

tools and other equipment were supplied by the Forest Project, which conducts restoration

work in the woodland. All in all it was a great afternoon in the Metro Region! 

by Jonathan Billig

Other Events

Where might you witness nature-loving adults playing games, singing, coloring,

building, hiking, and learning about the great outdoors? At the annual Western Region

Environmental Educator Activity Exchange!

On February 25, thirty (potential, active, and retired) professionals came together from

various organizations across the Western Region to share their favorite environmental/

outdoor education activity. Beaver Meadow Audubon Center graciously hosted the free,

networking and professional development event sponsored by NYSOEA.

Organizations represented at the event were Beaver Meadow Audubon, Tifft Nature

Preserve, Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Mama Earth Kitchen Band, NY Sea Grant,

NY State Parks Niagara Region Interpretive Programs, Montezuma Audubon Center,

Jamestown Audubon Center, Penn Dixie Paleontological Center, Erie County Department

of Parks and Recreation, and WNY Herpetological Society.

The one-day event is open to anyone interested in effectively sharing and interpreting the

outdoor environment with audiences of all ages. Look out for next year’s Western Region

event in February 2017!

NYSOEA Western Region is an active and collaborative community. Our mission was

shared with hundreds of individuals this past year at events such as the Mini STANYS

Conference at the Buffalo Museum of Science, Genesee County Parks Earth Day

Celebration, WNY Environmental Alliance Conference, 58th Annual Allegany Nature

Pilgrimage, and 16th Annual Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve Fall Festival.

This year the Western Region community is excited to also serve as host for the 48th

annual NYSOEA “Portals to the Outdoors” Conference and connect with even more nature-

lovers from around New York State!

WESTERN REGIONwestern_region@nysoea.org

by Kimberly Adriaansen

Environmental Educator Activity Exchange and More

NYSOEA Spring Annual Appeal

$1 – $49Bosch, Barbara 25.00

Lee, June 25.00

Lee, L. Janet 25.00

$50 — $99Christenson, Gary 50.00

Cunningham, James 50.00

$100 — $200Monat, Midge 100.00

Dewey, Henry 100.00

Boice-Green, Meaghan 100.00

James, Carol Ann 100.00

VanAcker, Elizabeth 100.00

DeGroat, Brian 104.60

Malone, MaryLynne 125.00

Kratz, Jessica 125.00

Swan, Jack 150.00

Stanley, Tim 150.00

$200+Strong, Martin 200.00

The Annual Appeal begins in mid-February at Winter Weekend at Taconic Outdoor Ed-

ucation Center and culminates on Earth Day. Thank you to all those who showed their

support to the continuing work of NYSOEA. Your contributions will have a long lasting

impact, as the money that was slated to the Endowment Fund will, upon maturation, help

fund NYSOEA initiatives into the future. The most immediate goal is to reach $100,000

by the end of 2018, our 50th Anniversary! Revenue for the Endowment is received in two

ways, the Annual Appeal and the NYSOEA Auction (that happens each year at the Annual

Conference).

If you did not contribute this year, we encourage you to consider a tax-deductible dona-

tion in the 2017 Annual Appeal. OR…find interested individuals who believe in the value

of outdoor education and recruit these individuals to be donors. If you know of someone

who should share information with please e-mail president@nysoea.org.

Annual Appeal Contributors

TOTAL: $1,629.60

Albany Pine Preserve Commission

Ashokan Center, Inc.

Buffalo Audubon Society

Center for Northern Woodlands Education

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium

Dyken Road EE Center

E.N. Huyck Preserve

Friend of NYSOEA

Friends of Rogers Env. Ed. Center Inc.

Friends of Van Cortlandt Park

Great Camp Sagamore

Great Swamp Conservancy, Inc.

Green Chimneys Children’s Services, Inc.

Hansen Nature Center

Helmer Nature Center

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Lime Hollow Center for Env. & Culture

Mohonk Preserve

Nassau BOCES Outdoor Education

New York YMCA Camps, Greenkill OE Center

Niagara University Dept. of Biology

NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program

NYS Office ofParks, Rec., & Historic Preservation

Paul Smith’s College

Pfeiffer Nature Center

Poc-O-MacCready OE Center

Pocono EE Center

Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve

Robert Moses State Park

Saw Mill River Audubon

SCA

Scenic Hudson

Sweetbriar Nature Center

Teatown Lake Reservation

The Fresh Air Fund

The Nature Place

Tifft Nature Preserve

Wallerstein Collaborative NYU Steinhardt

Wave Hill Education Department

Westmoreland Sanctuary

Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park

Your Connection to Nature

NYSOEA Affiliates 2016

WATERSHED MOMENTS Connecting to Our Natural World

2017

October 26-29, 2017 Clearpool Outdoor Education Center 33 Clearpool Road Carmel, NY 10512 For more information: John Stowell 845 265 2496 john.stowell@parks.ny.gov

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

NYSOEA

Treasurer’s ReportExpenses

Phone (including InterCall) 2,000

Darleen Lieber (office) 5,000

Jonathan Duda (web) 1,000

Postage/Printing 1,450

Supplies 150

Insurances 1,839

Taxes & fees 125

Website 834

Advertising 1,000

Awards Ceremony 500

Store 650

Conference 2015 653

Conference 2016 8,000

DEC Camperships 1,750

Winter Weekend 3,285

Accounting 1,200

Memberships (GreenTeacher) 0.00

Design 500

Total ________________________ 30,427.84

Income

Membership 5,000

2016 Appeal 1,480

Conference 2016 16,000

Winter Weekend 3725.92

Store 1000

Camper Donations 1400

Total ________________________ 30,608.52

Balance …………………………........ 5,944.52

Starting Balance Jan. 1, 2016 - 5,763.96

Endowment Fund

Value one year ago…............. $47,252

Value on October 1, 2016....…$57,921

Herm Weiskotten Memorial

Fund Endowment

Value one year ago....…….... $4,995

Value on October 1, 2016...... $5,897

General Fund

Value one year ago………...…... $38,183

Value on October 1, 2016.........… $35,896

TOTAL INVESTMENT: $99,714.00

EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS:

Interest will be used to promote Outdoor Education when the Fund matures at $100,000.

Interest will be used for Student Scholarship’s when the Fund matures at $50,000

This is a reserve fund for NYSOEA organizational operations. Generated interest is diverted to the Endowment

Income

Expenses

Membership

16%

Phone

7%

Camperships 6%

Winter Weekend

11%

Memberships

2%

5% 2016 Appeal

Contract Workers

19%

Winter Weekend

12%

5% Postage/Printing

3% Store

6% Insurances

3% Conference 2015

1% Supplies

3% Supplies

3% Advertising

4% Accounting

2%Accounting

2%Awards

2%Store

<1% Taxes

Conference 2016

56%

Conference 2016

27%

Campership Donations5%

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