Annual Report 2012

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

1COVER: QUINAULT RIVER, OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON. PHOTO BY BRETT COLE PHOTOGRAPHY.

At the Western Environmental Law Center, we wake each day with a simple question on our minds: How can we best safeguard our climate, protect and restore resilient wildlands, and empower communities in the American West?

It is this question that we ask and answer as we work in service of the West’s wide open skies, snow capped mountains, free flowing rivers, vast forests, sublime deserts, iconic wildlife, and healthy communities.

There is no question that this treasured region provides a legacy worth protecting for today’s generation and for those to come. We are proud of the 20-year legacy that we have built.

Of course, this legacy would not be possible without your support, so we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything that you give.

As front-line advocates working to protect the West, the success of our work is contingent on building networks of people—a community—that share our vision and values for the West, and who see the opportunity inherent in this iconic region to help shape a better world.

As we work in partnership to further this legacy, we are also conscious that it will not be without controversy and challenge.

Indeed, it is hard to imagine that the public interest work we do would not create controversy or face challenge given the

massive forces arrayed against environmental protection in the West.

That’s why we remain committed to defending your rights, as citizens, to use the full power of the law to level the playing field with these forces and to spark opportunities for reform and protection.

As we celebrate our 2012 successes in this Annual Report, and the broad 20-year legacy that these successes are a part of, we look forward to engaging with you to further strengthen this legacy. Such work—difficult as it may be—is absolutely necessary.

While we’re proud of our accomplishments, we know that there is much work to be done and that this work is more important than ever before.

We thank you for making all of our shared work—past, present, and future—possible.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Executive Director

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Wildlands

The American West is defined by its magnificent natural landscapes of majestic mountains, rushing rivers, lush forests, open skies, and untarnished wilderness.

We strive to preserve and restore these unique characteristics of the West, and to protect our national forests and public lands, which provide vital habitat for wildlife, drinking water for communities, smog-free air, recreation, and spiritual renewal for all.

“Wallace Stegner wrote that ‘something will go out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed.’ Each day I think about those who came before us, and how to honor their hard work making

the West such a special place.”

Pete Frost Wildlands

Program Director

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Safeguarding Water QualityPreserving Forests

ü VICTORY! Final Punch Knocks Out Disastrous Forest Plan. Issued in late 2008, the Western Oregon Plan Revision would have quadrupled old-growth forest logging and substantially reduced wildlife reserves, which provide critical protections for salmon and clean water on 2.6 million acres of federal public forests in Oregon. After several court battles, we finally defeated the plan in 2012. Now, we can move forward with sound forest management grounded in science, not politics.

ü VICTORY! Funding Secured to Restore Distressed Forests. We created a unique collaborative project to help restore the Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon. In 2012, the project won a $25 million grant from the U.S. Forest Service, which will create 154 new jobs, restore approximately 272,000 acres of wildlife habitat, and produce significant economic benefits for the region’s rural counties.

ü Battling Timber Industry’s Lawsuit to Ban Science. We are taking the lead in the fight against a timber industry lawsuit that seeks to drastically limit the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to use science in deciding how to manage our public lands. This preposterous endeavor won the distinction of “most obnoxious lawsuit of the week” by the Courthouse News Service. We are working to defend the agency’s use of science in decisions that affect your air, water, and natural heritage.

ü VICTORY! Defending New Mexico’s Waters. We defeated the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association’s effort to overturn our recent hard-fought victory that protects 700 miles of perennial rivers and streams, 29 lakes, and 4,930 acres of wetlands in New Mexico.

ü Preserving Montana’s Flathead River Watershed. The South Fork of the Flathead River is a congressionally protected “wild and scenic” river, and the surrounding forests are home to some of the most imperiled wildlife—lynx, wolverine, grizzly bears, gray wolves, and bull trout. Yet, in what is one of the last wild places in the lower 48 states with suitable habitat for this vast array of wild native species, the U.S. Forest Service has planned two large-scale, industrial logging projects in these old-growth forests. We have filed suit to stop these reckless and misguided timber sales.

ü Protecting Oregon’s McKenzie River. The U.S. Forest Service plans to aggressively log 2,100 acres along the McKenzie River in an area that includes endangered species habitat and a potential wilderness area, just an hour upriver from Eugene. We filed suit after months of passionate opposition to the logging plan by the local community. Oregonians cherish the McKenzie River for its clean drinking water, recreational opportunities, and varied wildlife. Due to these outstanding values, forest activities should be exclusively focused on restoration to preserve the integrity of this prized watershed.

YOUR IMPACT: 2012 HIGHLIGHTS

CASCADE MOUNTAIN RANGE, OREGON. PHOTO BY BRETT COLE PHOTOGRAPHY.

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Wildlife

We are fortunate that the American West remains a place for wildlife as varied as the grizzly, wolverine, spotted owl, and salmon.

Historically, humans’ impact on wildlife and its habitat has been dramatic as we’ve struggled to share the landscape. Now, with climate change, it is more important than ever that we provide wildlife with space to roam as they search for new, suitable habitat.

Understanding that the future of the West means little without its iconic wildlife, we are dedicated to preserving and restoring native wildlife and functioning natural ecosystems.

“If the wild and remote places we seek to protect in Montana are devoid of wild animals like grizzlies, lynx, elk, and wolverine then we aren’t really protecting them at all. We’re just talking about conserving nature while we settle for something less. I’m not willing to settle for something less—not here, not in the Last Best Place.”

Matthew BishopRocky Mountains

Office Director

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Saving Wildlife & Natural Habitat

ü VICTORY! Rare Wolverines Protected. The wolverine is the rarest carnivore in the lower 48 states, yet Montana still allows the animal to be trapped for recreation. After negotiations failed, we sued and won an injunction closing the 2012-2013 wolverine trapping season. But, the wolverine is not yet safe from trapping. The state intends to petition the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to re-open the season next year. We will fight to ensure the wolverine trapping season stays closed.

ü Preserving Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Habitat. Located in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Idaho’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest contains highly sensitive forest lands, streams, and fisheries, including the imperiled Yellowstone cutthroat trout. The U.S. Forest Service plans to construct an off-road vehicle trail system in this same area that would cut through streams and steep slopes, destroying critical fish and wildlife habitat. We have filed suit to protect this fragile landscape.

ü VICTORY! Canada Lynx Protected. We halted a 2,038-acre logging project in designated lynx critical habitat on the Lolo National Forest in Montana’s Seeley-Swan Valley. This is one of the most biologically rich areas of Montana and serves as a key wildlife corridor for lynx and grizzlies moving between two major wilderness areas. The U.S. Forest Service approved the project without adequately analyzing the cumulative impacts of the logging on the imperiled lynx living in the area.

ü VICTORY! Path of the Pronghorn Protected. We reversed a U.S. Forest Service decision allowing livestock operators in Wyoming to put up fencing that threatened to block the 6,000-year-old migratory path for pronghorn. Bonus: The deal we negotiated also requires the removal of existing cattle corrals along this route, which is critical to the survival of North America’s fastest land animal.

ü VICTORY! Ancient Forest Wildlife Saved. Some remnant stands of ancient forest still exist in Oregon’s heavily logged Coast Range. These 150+ year-old trees provide unique habitat for rare species, such as the red tree vole, spotted owl, and marbled murrelet. We halted a plan to log an area with active red tree vole nests, a protected species and critical food for the threatened spotted owl.

ü VICTORY! Wildlife Protected from ATV Damage. For years, ATVs and dirt bikes were allowed to drive cross-country in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest with few limitations, destroying terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat. Our successful lawsuit is helping to stop this abuse and sets the stage to restore the health of this cherished forest.

ü Protecting Wild Salmon Streams from Mining. Every year, the U.S. Forest Service authorizes suction dredge gold mining operations in Oregon’s Rogue River Basin without analyzing impacts on the vulnerable wild coho salmon population. We filed a lawsuit to require the agency to ensure dredging won’t harm wild coho and their habitat if miners are allowed to disturb streambeds.

YOUR IMPACT: 2012 HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERINE. PHOTO © ISTOCK/ANNA YU.

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Climate & Energy

As the saying goes, in every crisis rests opportunity. And with the climate crisis comes the opportunity to sharply reduce greenhouse gas pollution and transition to a clean, carbon-free energy economy.

While fighting dirty energy, we also protect the landscapes that provide us with clean water, clean air, land to farm, and places to hunt, fish, and play.

We are committed to helping shape our laws and policies to proactively end our dependence on dirty fossil fuels and to propel us into a clean energy future.

Megan AndersonClimate & Energy Program Director

“Climate change is terrifying, and if we continue with the status quo, the consequences are unthinkable. But human ingenuity is astounding; already, we have the solutions and tools to realize a future where all of our energy can come from clean, renewable sources. I am

proud to be working with many others to ensure that we achieve that future.”

7COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE WIND TURBINES, WASHINGTON. PHOTO BY MEGAN CULBERTSON.

Fighting Dirty Energy

ü VICTORY! North Fork Valley Saved. We halted plans to drill and frack for natural gas on 30,000 acres surrounding Colorado’s bucolic North Fork Valley—a region famous for its organic farming, vineyards, tourism, and outdoor recreation.

ü Cleaning the Air in the Four Corners. New Mexico’s San Juan Generating Station, a coal power plant, is one of America’s largest sources of air pollution. We are leading the fight to retire this plant or force it to update its pollution control equipment to protect public health and our national parks.

ü VICTORY! Protecting Scarce Water from Toxic Coal Pollution. With our partner the Sierra Club, we reached a legal settlement obligating New Mexico’s San Juan Coal Company to prevent toxic contaminants from reaching the surface and groundwater supplies used by local residents.

ü VICTORY! Gas Pipeline and Terminal Blocked. For the past four years, we have been working to protect Oregon communities and wildlands from shortsighted energy development projects. We celebrated a win this year when approval for a liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal along Oregon’s southern coast was rescinded.

ü Helping Montana Ranchers Clean Up Coal Mines. We are providing legal muscle to Montana ranchers who are demanding that the state enforce rules intended to protect their families and livelihoods from toxic water pollution and disrupted water flows caused by upstream coal mines.

YOUR IMPACT: 2012 HIGHLIGHTS

ü VICTORY! Promoting Renewable Energy. Working with the Vote Solar Initiative, we defeated an attempt to rollback rules requiring New Mexico utilities to meet the Renewable Portfolio Standard. We established that renewable energy can avoid environmental and new dirty power plant costs, and that these cost savings should be considered when evaluating the competing prices of energy.

ü Preserving Powder River Basin’s Last Sanctuary. Fortification Creek is the last remaining largely undeveloped, intact landscape in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin—an area dominated by colossal coal mines and gas fields. We have filed suit to oppose the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial plan allowing industrial-scale gas drilling in this fragile landscape, which also threatens to decimate the area’s rare prairie elk herd.

ü VICTORY! Coal Complex to Undergo Full Review. The massive Navajo coal mine and Four Corners power plant on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico is one of the nation’s most polluting coal operations. When we opposed the expansion of the coal mine, the court ordered a comprehensive environmental review of the full mine-to-mouth operation—the first in the complex’s 50-yr history.

ü Reducing Climate Pollution From Fracking. We are leading the campaign to require that fracking operators on public lands install readily available, cost-effective equipment to plug natural gas leaks, which will help safeguard our climate and provide more energy for homes, schools, and businesses.

Protecting The Climate

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Clients & Partners

The Western Environmental Law Center was pleased to partner with the following organizations and individuals in 2012.

Whether litigating, collaborating, or advocating for policy changes, we provide the legal muscle and strategic expertise that leverages the important work of our conservation partners to tackle some of the West’s most pressing environmental issues.

Thank you to all of our clients and partners with whom we share a passion for defending the American West’s treasured landscapes and iconic wildlife, and empowering our local communities.

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Alliance for the Wild RockiesAmercian River HatcheryAmerican RiversAmigos BravosAssociation of Northwest SteelheadersBARK Beartooth Backcountry HorsemenBenton Forest CoalitionBlackfooters for Responsible Rural GrowthBlue Mountains Forest PartnersCalifornians for Alternatives to ToxicsCascadia WildlandsCenter for Biological DiversityCenter for Native EcosystemsCenter for Sierra Nevada ConservationCentral Sierra Environmental Resource CenterChama Peak Land AllianceCitizens for a Healthy CommunityClark Fork CoalitionCoalition for Clean Affordable Energy Coalition for the Valle VidalColorado Wild Community Association for Restoration of the EnvironmentConcerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety

Conservation NorthwestDefenders of WildlifeDiné CAREEarthworks’ Oil and Gas Accountability ProjectEnvironmental Protection Information CenterFootloose Montana Friends of Silver King CreekFriends of the ClearwaterFriends of the Wild SwanFrontier Heritage AllianceGeorge WuerthnerGifford Pinchot Task ForceGreater Yellowstone CoalitionHelena Hunters and Anglers AssociationHells Canyon Preservation CouncilHigh Sierra Hikers AssociationHorse Creek Water UsersJaime Lynn ButlerKlamath Forest AllianceKlamath-Siskiyou Wildlands CenterMcKenzie FlyfishersMichael and Dona PenfoldMontana Ecosystem Defense CouncilMontana Environmental Information CenterMontana Smart Growth CoalitionMontana Wilderness Association

National Center for Conservation Science and PolicyNational Parks Conservation AssociationNational Wildlife FederationNative Ecosystems CouncilNative Fish SocietyNatural Resources Defense CouncilNew Mexico Backcountry Hunters and AnglersNew Mexico TroutNew Mexico Wildlife FederationNorth Cascades Conservation CouncilNorthwest Environmental Defense CenterOregon WildOur Children’s TrustPacific Rivers CouncilPhillip and Barbara JaquithPilchuck Audubon SocietyPowder River Basin Resource CouncilPrairie Falcon Audubon SocietyPublic Employees for Environmental ResponsibilityRichard Walton and Susan NewellRogue FlyfishersRogue RiverkeeperRural Voices for ConservationSan Juan Citizens AllianceSierra ClubSierra Forest Legacy

Siskiyou Audubon SocietySteamboatersSwan View CoalitionTahoma Audubon SocietyThe Lands CouncilThe Vote Solar InitiativeThe Wilderness SocietyTrout UnlimitedUmpqua WatershedsUtah Environmental CongressWaterwatch of OregonWildEarth GuardiansWilderness WatchWildlands CPRWildWest InstituteWoodbrook Hunt ClubWyoming Outdoor CouncilYellowstone Valley Audubon Society

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON. PHOTO BY BRETT COLE PHOTOGRAPHY.

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We aim to provide an accurate and complete report of annual contributions. If you find an error, please accept our

sincere apology and contact David Lawlor, Director of Donor Relations: lawlor@westernlaw.org or 541-485-2471 x 117.

Thank You

The board and staff of the Western Environmental Law Center appreciate the generous contributions from the following individuals, foundations, businesses, and organizations in 2012.

Your support allows us to use our expertise in solving the most pressing environmental issues facing the West.

Thank you for helping us defend and protect the American West’s treasured landscapes, iconic wildlife, and communities.

LEFT: RAINY LAKE, MONTANA. PHOTO BY MEGAN CULBERTSON.BACKGROUND: DEVIL’S WILDERNESS, IDAHO. PHOTO BY BRIZZ MEDDINGS.

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Individuals and Families

AnonymousAnonymous*Judith AbelesEmory W. AckleyKerstin M. and Robert H. AdamsFred Adler and Anne CollopyLeona K. AdlerGeorge and Eva AhunaJonathan and Joy AlfernessGeorge M. AlgerAndrew AllenSteve and Jodi Allison-Bunnell*David and Nellie AllnuttBenjie AlvisLoren AmelangLaurel W. AmesBruce H. and Edith W. AndersonChandra LeGue and Eric AndersonClifford E. AndersonCraig and Lizbeth AndersonFrank and Dorothy AndersonFred Anderson, IIIJohn and Agnes AndersonLarry S. AndersonAndy O’Reilly and Megan Anderson O’ReillyEdrey S. AnkerSusan ApplegatePilar AraGeorge L. ArmantroutMayling ArmijoSu Anne Armstrong and Ted A. HopkinsLenore ArnautoffChristie and Bill AspegrenLarry and Margie AtenLori Maddox and David AtkinStephen and Judith K. AuerbachSusan F. Ayres

Florence BachemFritz M. and Ginger BachemStephen R. and Irene BachhuberAndy and Lawson BagwellPeter BahlsPamela and Chris BaillioAndrew and Jadwiga BajerVirginia H. BakerSteven BalagnaJim D. and Nancye F. BallardPat and Nick BalogScott and Laura BandoroffJonathan and Julie BarberBob and Gail BarkerRebecca Hallgarth and Robert BarnesBruce C. BaronRosalie M. Barr, MDLinda Barrett and Adam SchmoegerRobert G. and Ann S. BarrettSusan BarterEzra S. and Liana BaylesGary L. Beach and Mona L. Beach-BernardiMary BeathRobert D. BeckMichael Becker and Susan HayEsther M. BeebeRichard G. BeidlemanNorton and Ann BellCathy BellavitaRobert BellucciEdward L. and Mildred J. BennettLarry E. BennettMary BerganBirch BermanJuli BertramVirginia S. and Edward L. Binkley**David S. BinnsDon L. and Joan Bishop

Matthew and Kristin BishopAmanda BissellPatricia M. BittonEarl U. BivenHarvey C. and Sheila L. Bjornlie*Diane BlackLinda C. BlackSara and Bob BlairGerald and Louise Rose BlumeEdith BockianPaul R. BoehnerDaniel J. Booser, MDT. William and Beatrice BoothThomas P. BooyElizabeth BotteroJoseph BowerTom and Kristine BowermanRobert M. BowmanWilliam BrabenderSarah BrandenburgArlene BrandweinKalman Brauner and Amy D. CarlsonDaniel R. and Susan R. BresnahanFrances BrinkerhoffWilliam BrooksCharla Brown and Rob BurnettRodney L. Brown, Jr. and Catherine ConollyKenneth and Virginia BrownRichard T. BrownSusan Jane and Paul BrownEugene BruceJohn David BulliardSidney BurgessSara ButcherMyles and Mary Joanne ButnerJohn and Jessie BuzawaAlcyon Lord and Wendy ByrneTimothy McNally

Jon CainChristopher and Carol CalvertShirley R. CameronMary Lyman CammannNancy CampbellWilliam N. Cannon, Jr.Jim CarlsonRobert CarolanArleta and Duane CarrLinda L. CarrollRichard L. CarrothersDonald T. CasavantDeb Casey and John WitteJim Cassidy and Erika SalinasMary CedarwolfLyn ChambersKevin and Katrin ChandlerMichael W. ChapinLynn G. ChiapellaElisabeth M. ChieraLinda D. and David H. ChippingTina Choi and Shawn PowellAnn ChristensenRalph and Barbara ChristensenPhyllis B. and Dudley F. ChurchRobert H. ClarkSusan N. ClarkTom ClarkWilliam ClarkePhyllis I. ClausenRichard CoanDavid M. Grant, MD and Lisa CogswellFelice D. CohenDavid M. ColeMary Patricia ColeMary Ellen Collentine and George PubanzPhilip R. Colvard

* Contributors to Montana Smart Growth Coalition ** Contributors to Chama Peak Land Alliance

Individuals and Families

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Peggy J. NelsonSan Cristobal, New MexicoKeystone Partner and Donor Since 1999

As an attorney, and retired judge, I know the value of an organization that is strong, organized, and prepared to take on the issues of our day. WELC fits that bill.

I have always valued wilderness, water, and wildlife. We, as a species, are diminished as we remove ourselves from, or worse yet, lose those invaluable assets.

As we face increasing human populations, loss of wild habitat, and a changing climate, the time to act is now. WELC is an ally in our action. Thank you!

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Sarah ConnLinda A. and Del B. CoolidgeLori Houck CoraPatrice and Howard CorneliBernard G. CorriganJames CoxMya Coursey and Walter CoxKeith W. CowanJemma T. CraeRebecca L. CramerThomas and Lila V. CreagerSylvia F. CrislerIrwin D. and Florence C. CromwellMary Beth CulbertsonIdgi D’AndreaNatalie T. and Douglas DanforthMay D. DaschKaren Davidson*James and Deama DavisJon F. DavisonLiz De Niro and Paul SwetikMichael and Lauri DeYoungGerard and Rita Van DeeneDennis A. DewittRaya C. DiGiorgioMonique DiGiorgioJoan B. DibleDonald L. DickHelen DickJudith P. DillmanHenry and Nancy DizneyJohn DoaneJohn and Joan L. DobsonDavid J. DominCharlie D. Donnes and Carol HardyLee DoughtyJohn E. DouglasDaniel DrakeRoger DubaMarianne DuganKaty D. DunathanSandra L. DunhamNauzad DustoorLois DuvallMelinda and Gary EderLarry EdwardsJohn and Laurie EgbertWilliam H. Eger, MD

JoAnne EggersDan E. Eggleston and Ann C. KlokaJeanne W. EisenstadtAlan EliasonNeil ElliottRay ElliottDavid K. Engen and Kasia QuillinanSusan Epstein and Spencer ShropshireDavid D. ErleyHeike and Wallace EubanksAlice B. EvansAudrey D. EvansDavid EvensonKathryn S. Evers and Robert GordonJoan C. EwingKathleen A. FayRobert W. Feldhousen, Jr.Kathy and Ed FenzlNorman B. FergusonPatty FerrariYvonne B. FichtenauDavid J. and Ann C. FidanqueRita C. Fiedler and FamilyHolde FinkScott FinleyBob and Carol FischerThomas J. FischerEdward FisherErik W. FisherMichael B. FishlenJoseph FitzgeraldJudith FitzpatrickJohn W. FosterNicole FosterJames C. FowlerBruce L. FoxworthyNorman C. FrankHarry A. Freiberg IIISidney Friedman and Marilyn WalsterJohn FriesHarold FrommJean FrostPete Frost and Julia OlsonEva M. FuldMarnie W. and Marc GaedeKen GallardJohn M. and Lynn G. GarbersonDiana V. Gardener and Judson M. Parsons

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Bill GardnerRebecca GardnerLydia GarveySusan GaryMarion GarzaLinda H. and Keith M. GelbrichKevin GeraghtyDoris GerhartCheryl Chevis and Edwin GerowDavid Gibson, Jr.Thomas J. and Molly M. GillcristBarb GilmoreTullio GiudiciGerard A. GixTheo J. GlennMichael A. and Patricia GoldMarshall C. GoldbergChris M. GoldePhil Goldsmith and Susan NewmanMichael B. GoldsteinDina Gonzales and Matt GladstoneMark Alan GoodBrendan and Tanya GoodrichGail Goodwin and Michael BalassoneMichael GosenskiJohn Paul Graff and Katherine O’NeilMary GrafiousJohn Graham and Ann MedlockMalcolm GrahamFay C. GraningEugene and Emily L. GrantAlan and Sallie GratchJeffrey L. GrathwohlRandy GrayJohn F. GreenMorris H. and Joyce C. GreenRev. Steven E. GreenebaumMichael GrossAlan GrossbergerJoyce GudgerWarren GuntherothJohn R. GustafsonAlfred and Nellie HabeggerJonathan HaberStephen W. HagerFrederick J. HaggersonJohn M. HagopianJanet Hall

Martha J. HallThomas Patrick HammondJudith R. HanceRobert and Sharon HandelsmanBrad N. and Leisa HansenDavid HansonDennis G. HansonRoger and Margaret B. HarmonDouglas N. HarnessJ. Barton HarrisonCharles and Bonnie HashMark and Jane HealdGerilyn Gess HealeyCheryl HeddenLinda Hedstrom and Richard SteffelJune E. HeilmanHolly HeinDan Heinz and Karen BoegerPete and Margo HeinzelmannPatricia B. HelveyDennis and Karen HendersonJohn A. and Laura HenningsHannah Hernandez and Jeremey LizotteNancy M. HerrickJoseph W. HessGary M. HeymannJohn and Hermi HiattWalter HigginsMilton HildebrandRichard and Suzanne HildnerMary Licini HillJohn HirschiJana M. HobbsLen C. and Phyllis J. HockleyLinda HodappSteve HollowellAnn S. and Mark HollyfieldAlbert E. HonicanJudith HorstmannKathy HortonNatalie T. HoughtonJeanette H. HowardRosemary HowesDorothy Hudig, PhDWilliam B. HullJarlath HumeDavid Hunter and Margaret Bowman

Roy W. HunterJulie HuntingtonJohn H. HutchisonPamela W. HydeJames L. and Wendy L. InksterGlenna Telder IrwinRebecca H. F. IvesterLesley IvyDouglas J. JacksonRichard JacobiHilary Jacobs and Daniel D. SchellingLarry JacobyMajduddin and Patricia JafferMarilyn JasperElizabeth JavensWendell and Bernice JeffreyDavid and Marjorie JeffriesBarbara B. and Timothy A. JenkinsRobert W. JensenStephen C. JettHeidi S. Jochem and Craig A. JensenDavid JohnsArt and Anita JohnsonCarolyn Johnson and Kevin CookErik JohnsonHillary and Bern JohnsonJackie JohnsonMariel Margery JohnsonTerry JohnsonKevin JohnsrudeDoreen Royston JonesFrances D. JonesR. Steven JonesTeri and Bob JonesLonay and Susan Jones-NelsonLinda Agerter and Rick JuddCharles and Marilyn JudsonMarcus A. JungKaren DaviidsonLee-Anne KadenDonald R. KalkwarfAl Kaplan and Judy MacfarlanePaul Kaplan, MD and Jane SquiresPhil Katzen and Joan KleinbergJames and Vickie KeatingStephen and Alice KeilJoanne and Dennis KeithMarilyn Kelly-Clark and Dennis Clark

Jonathan and Janet Kempff*Helen KennedyMichael KenningWilliam A. KernLinda KervinKevin Kirchner and Mary SingRuth J. KistlerFlorence KittredgeJohn R. KittredgeRussa Kittredge and Christian LangpapAdam C. J. KleinJon KlingelSally KlllgoreAndrew B. KnoxLauretta and William KoopmannBonnie Korman and Bob BishopCina KraftLorraine KristofersonEllen B. KritzmanPamela L. KromerMichael KrumperDavid Kumpe and Rosemarie Wipfelder KumpeDonald E. KuslerLonnell KyleJohn Laboyteaux IIIRoger LaisJanet and Kenneth LakinGary D. LandersMatthew Latterell and Ina ZuckerKatie and Josh LaughlinSteve LauterbachDavid and Nancy Le’cherLinda Z. LeblangMichael R. LederleJoseph LeeCraig and Nancy LemanAmy Jo LevinAdam E. LevineAbe and Pat LevyDavid B. LewisJohn D. LewisWilliam Z. Lidicker, Jr. and Louise N. LidickerCarmen and Stephen LieuranceHelen LiguoriJason A. and Linda E. Lillegraven

* Contributors to Montana Smart Growth Coalition ** Contributors to Chama Peak Land Alliance

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Phil KatzenWELC Board MemberDonor Since 2001

WELC has impressed me in so many ways. They work on behalf of community groups by looking for pragmatic solutions that have benefits for all sides, where possible.

Where not possible, WELC pursues vigorous litigation—which it does extremely well. And unlike many environmental organizations, WELC recognizes that Indian tribes are strong allies in preserving our natural resources.

As an attorney who has represented Indian tribes for over 30 years, that was enough to convince me to support WELC.

Sandra P. LilligrenKathi LindsayMichael E. and Tammy K. LindsayWilliam G. LindsayAnita S. LinkeJohn Eric LinstadtDr. and Mrs. Harold P. LiptonPeter and Judy ListEdna LittenTom LivelyLaura and Walter LongMichael S. LongoWalter W. LoniakGlen and Rhoda LoveNorris LovePatricia LovejoyGreg L. LowerAnnette LowryJonathan LuchsMarc LuchsCheryl LugenbillJohn and Stephanie MackinEdward MainlandTerrie MangatLisa ManningLisa MaragonRobert J. and Susan MarettArlen and Patricia MarkusJackie Marlette and Rich DambrovElizabeth MartinezJoel W. MarxJoel MasserMary Ann MatthewsJohn I. MattillRaymond A. MayerSally A. MayerB. Riley and Pat McClellandJoan and Clyde L. McClellandAnnette McClureRichard McCrackenTim McGuireLarry D. McKnightBarbara Kumpf McManusJean McNamarH. Glenn MearesBarbara Meier and David LaidlawBarbara J. MeislinJohn Mellgren

Julie A. MellgrenJune E. MellgrenMillie and Jeff MellgrenGerri MeyerWilliam H. and Nancy L. MeyerM. Jane MeyerdingMarcia MichaelsYolande MichaelsGaia Mika and Hank BrusselbackKendrick W. MillerPhilip S. and Linda J. MillerJoe and Becky MillonMichael Milstein, MDBob and Naomi MindelzunLeigh and Carol MintzRene Minz and Robert BrastedRebecca MirskyChuck and Dian MissarMarv W. and Elizabeth A. MizellT. Charles MooreC. Albert MorenoClark and Georgia MorganGerald Morsello and Elaine ReesJack Morton and Mary Ellen WhiteLinda MoscarellaRobert C. and Janet H. MountjoyVirginia Mudd and Clifford BurkeDavid Muller and Kim M. HubbardBrian MulryKenneth MurdoffLinda and John MurtfeldtJean MusteKathryn MutzTim MyersBette K. MyersonKevin NadelLawrence D. NagelBarbara NakataClyde NakayamaCynthia NeilPeggy J. NelsonRonald B. NelsonKirkwood and Susan NevinLinda L. NicholesBetsy S. NicholsMichael O. NimkoffWilliam K. NisbetDavid G. Noble and Ruth Meria

15* Contributors to Montana Smart Growth Coalition ** Contributors to Chama Peak Land Alliance

Deborah A. NobleAndrew V. NowakErnest and Marietta O’ByrneRoy O’ConnorMoira O’HanlonAlison O’ReillyJohn and Lani OchsMartin W. and Martha L. OnishukRachael Paschal Osborn and John OsbornJeff OstlerJohn M. and Suzanne OtterKathryn L. OwensRobert PabstLavonne PainterTheodore W. and Laramie PalmerRuth and Mark PashKarl W. and Isabelle C. PattenEric and Nora PattersonJean M. PaulkJulia A. Paulsen and Kevin O’ConnorMartha and Warren PavlatDorothy A. PearsonMark William PearsonJane C. Pedersen and Steve SomoraMichael A. PelizzariThomas and Marie Lousie PenchoenJanelle K. PerreiraRandall B. and Roberta P. PerryPamela J. PerrymanIlsa PerseRichard A. PerseDavid H. PetersenRoger S. PetersonTenold and Karen PetersonDonald A. PhilippDamon R. PhillipsNancy PitbladoSpencer and Margot PlattDaniel and Cindy PlatterDavid and Kay PollackPaul H. PreusserRichard A. ProdgersLauri ProvencherSuzi ProzanskiStephen W. and Sandra A. PursellLee and Paul QuintanaKenneth H. and Colleen S. Rand

Ann Marie RasmussenPhilip RatcliffPatricia A. RathmannMargaret C. RawlinsSteven RaymenRobert C. Raymond and Dorothy DownesGretchen ReadeRichard and Janet ReedJames RegoRoslyn P. RegudonArthur ReidelRobert A. ResnikRobert G. RibeMargaret Gardner and David A. RichRachel RichardsSusan and John RichmondH. Allan RidleyNoriko Riggleman and John DixonDavid RobertsEllen and Michael RobinsonBill and Helen RockettWilliam H. Rodgers, Jr.Vivian RogalaPaul D. RoglandPatricia R. RooneyMarnie Rose and Gabriel LefthandPatricia Weber and Mark RoseStephen J. Rose and Barbara ZaringH. Gerritt RosenthalErno H. and Charlotte RossSandra RossiAnne B. RotherJames D. RothneyLinda RowlandMelanie J. RowlandJean RusciolelliRobert RussellRonald and Judy RutledgeMichael P. RyanHugh and Sam RychenerHelen RynaskiCharlotte R. SahnowSiena and Ian SandersonSally SaulvesterJoseph L. SaxMarrick E. SayersRichard and Judi Schiller

Wayne and Gail SchimpffErich F. SchimpsMarvin SchinnererPierre F. SchlemelErik Schlenker-Goodrich and Rachel ConnEdward A. SchmidtNicholous F. SchneiderEric T. SchoenfeldMary Lou SchrinerDavid J. SchroederDonald R. SchumanEugene ScottThomas SeddonRichard SeeleyKarl SeifertWilliam L. SeimFrank and Chris SelkerJohn ShaferKathleen SharpeJames H. and Katherine SheaJulie ShedkoMark SheldonFlorence ShepardMary SherlockJohn M. ShermanJohn J. F. Sherrerd, Jr.Charles and Leslie ShimerRuth I. ShimondleRuth ShirleyRobert ShotolaNathan T. SidleyPhilip J. SiemensBret SilerLinda SilverbergWendy S. SimmonsLawrence J. SimonPeter SinclaireNorman SingfieldRichard H. SinkoffDiane L. SipePaul Skarin-WilleyMatthew L. SlickFranklin A. and Irmeli I. SmithGeorge SohnIrwin Solomon, MDJeffrey A. SootsSamuel D. Sparck

Marianne SpitzformSusan StackGilbert F. StaenderJoyce StahmannJ. Michael StarrEd StauberJohn H. SteadTyrone SteenRodger and Laura SteenhoekHerbert M. SteinMarc SteinbergSusan L. SteinbergFrances W. StevensonKenneth Martin and Elizabeth StevensonLaura StewartRobert and Jill StoeckerMary Ellen StroteNicholas W. SturchRenee SuchBruce and Roberta SullivanJohn SulzbachDevin Sundaram and Wendy MusterArdis A. SussellKristy Swanson and James BirchillKaren Swenson and Jay ShueDan and Sandra SzymanskiGary TackmanEd and Donna Taggart MurphyStephen J. TanMary TaraDalton and Nancy TarwaterAnn TattersallJ. Holley TaylorPatricia A. TheisenLincoln ThomasMegan ThomasBruce K. ThompsonInga ThompsonLinda ThompsonThomas R. ThompsonVirginia ThompsonHarold W. ThorneRichard R. Thweatt*Sara TiedeJane R. TimmermanKyle and Dillon TisdelWilliam J. Toaspern

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Sabine du ToitKaren A. TrainorJoyce Trawle and Douglas BergCharles H. TrostJoan and Louis N. TruskoffPaul TullisRichard TurkFrank N. and Pam TurnerWalter S. and Nancy K. TylerRoss and Kristin UlibarriJesse and JoAnne UlloaJane and Elizabeth UngarRon UngerAlvin W. UrquhartDr. Jack M. ValpeyK.E. van HoldeMark Van RyzinEric VanDerveerJohn and Marion VanceMike VandemanEberhard and Catherine VeitKathy and Stan VejtasaMoritz VickJoel VignereEve VogelPeter H. and Josephine Von HippelJack Gray and Mary Jo WadeDonald and Eunice WaggonerFlorence WagnerLuise E. WalkerStephen P. WalkerStephanie and Ken WallaceDick Walton and Susan NewellBetty G. WareRichard and Doris WaringNancy Warner, MDLoyle V. WashamFrank T. Watrous, IIIA. J. and Susana WatsonMatthew WatsonFrederick WearnJo Ann Weaver and Roland AtkinsonLarry H. Weaver and Sheila J. HaleDonald B. WebsterJeffrey A. WeihBrian K. WeissbuchDavid WeissmanVictoria and Edward Welch

Christine L. WellsDrena and Wayne WeltyScott and Mary WesterlundRichard S. WheelerHoward J. WhitakerAlan Louis WhiteDoris T. WhiteLornie WhitePritchard WhiteRobert F. WhiteChristian J. Wihtol and Jody RolnickSarah and Stephen WilderGail WilkePaul and Jane WilkenF. McKinnon WilkinsonBruce Williams and Gro BuerChristopher and Priscilla WilliamsDave WillisWalter and Joan WillisMolly A. Wilson and Jay A. JaninRobert E. WilsonRobin Winfree and Mark AndrewDiane L. WingEdward Winter and Jan NelsonRobert and Janet WitzemanChristoph WitzgallTerry P. WizigDonald L. and Eleanor S. WolfEleanor M. WolfMike A. WolfDavid C. WoodJon WoodSteven WoolpertThomas K. and Lois E. WorcesterKathleen WorleyGail M. WrayCorrie J. YackulicJane and Lawrence YazzieKatherine YoungArline Zeidler and Warren HarndenAlison Zelizer

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Legacy Gift

We gratefully acknowledge the

generosity of Mr. Arthur Fry of

Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Mr. Fry made a significant gift to

Western Environmental Law Center through a

bequest.

We honor Mr. Fry for making a lasting contribution to the

protection of the West.

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Legacy Donors

We deeply thank our loyal supporters who have included WELC in their estate plans.

Joseph BowerJemma T. CraeThomas and Lila V. CreagerRay ElliottPam FletcherArthur FryMary LevyMichael P. RyanCharlotte R. SahnowJohn M. ShermanEileen TsaiDavid WeissmanLornie White

Keystone Partners

Thank you to our monthly donors!

Jim D. and Nancye F. BallardCathy BellavitaPatricia M. BittonWilliam BrabenderArleta and Duane CarrLinda CarrollRichard CarrothersLyn ChambersLori CoraNatalie T. and Douglas DanforthAudry EvansBill GardnerMary GrafiousHolly HeinJoseph W. HessRosemary HowesLarry JacobyRussa Kittredge and Christian LangpapSandra P. LilligrenAnita S. LinkePatricia LovejoyKenneth Martin and Elizabeth StevensonH. Glenn MearesPeggy J. NelsonMark William PearsonAnn Marie RasmussenRobert C. Raymond and Dorothy DownesJames RegoRoslyn P. RegudonRobert A. ResnikSusan and John RichmondJ. RusciolelliHelen RynaskiNorman SingfieldRobert ShotolaAnn TattersallSara TiedeCharles H. TrostMark Van RyzinEve VogelEffie E. WesterveltRichard WheelerArline Zeidler and Warren Harnden

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My name is Jemma Crae and I live in rural Southern Oregon, 12 miles west of Roseburg on a piece of timber property that I have named Steppingwoods. I have lived here for 38 years.

Starting in 1975, I spent nine years building a cabin with hand tools, a few outbuildings, a carport/wood shed/living space, and art studio.

About 20 years ago, I designed and helped build, with women carpenters, a larger home called Woodsong where I host concerts and community events.

I am involved with the Oregon Women’s Land Trust (OWLT), and it was through my work with them that I heard about the liquefied natural gas pipeline that would be constructed to bring gas across Oregon from Malin to Coos Bay for export. The pipeline would cross land owned by OWLT.

I became involved with the fight against condemning the property to build the gas

pipeline, which would destroy farms, creeks, rivers, and timberland—not to mention affect people’s livelihoods and harm wildlife.

I heard about the good work that WELC has been doing in fighting the LNG pipeline and I decided to support them.

I really believe that one of the best ways to counteract environmental injustice is to contribute to groups that use the legal system to protect our environment. And WELC is one of those groups that is really making a difference in our world.

YOUR LEGACY: THE WEST

Jemma T. CraeRoseburg, OregonDonor Since 2009

Jemma has made a lasting legacy by including WELC in her estate plans. If you are interested in making a planned gift to WELC, please contact David Lawlor, lawlor@westernlaw.org or 541-485-2471 x 117.

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Don WeedenExecutive DirectorWeeden Foundation

The Weeden Foundation’s mission is to protect biodiversity. In the U.S., we work in the Klamath-Siskiyou and Northern Rockies bioregions. When I took over as Executive Director, WELC’s name kept popping up as the go-to group for litigation and other strategic support.

We began funding WELC nearly a decade ago and have consistently been pleased with the results.

We consider WELC to be the “backstop” for environmental protection for the entire Western region.

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Foundations &Charitable Funds

444S FoundationAnonymous**Aria FoundationBank of America Charitable FoundationBella Vista FoundationBlue Oak FoundationBrainerd FoundationCampion FoundationChildren Count FoundationChristensen Family FoundationChristopher and Priscilla Williams Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationCompton FoundationConnolly Brown Charitable Trust at The Seattle FoundationEnergy FoundationEugene and Emily Grant Family FoundationEvergreen Hill Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundHarder FoundationHewlett-Packard Company FoundationJoseph Rosen FoundationJubitz Family FoundationKenneth White TrustKenney Brothers FoundationMcCune Charitable FoundationMcCune Charitable Foundation**Mitchell David Solomon Foundation, Inc.Mountaineers FoundationNew-Land FoundationPatagonia Environmental Grants ProgramSacharuna Foundation**

Schwab Charitable FundShared Earth FoundationThe Alper FoundationThe Jonathan and Kathleen Altman FoundationThe PECO FoundationThe Purple Lady/Barbara J. Meislin Fund of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment FundTides FoundationTurner FoundationUnited States Department of Agriculture**Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramWeeden FoundationWiancko Charitable FoundationWilburforce FoundationWilliam and Flora Hewlett FoundationWinky Foundation

Businesses & Employee Giving Programs

Applied Scientific Instrumentation, Inc.Blue Dog MeadCaffry and Flower, Attorneys at LawCapella MarketCerro Vista FarmChase Community GivingCid’s Food MarketDragonfly Cafe and BakeryEske’s Brew Pub and EateryFirst Alternative Natural Foods Co-opFive Star BurgersGearing Up Bicycle ShopGroup 3 Development, LLCJandreau Art

* Contributors to Montana Smart Growth Coalition

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Mark LewOwner, Capella Market

Donor Since 2008

I’m a local businessman who loves Eugene, Oregon and what it stands for. I’ve been a resident since the late 1970s and I am the owner of Capella Market. I am an avid fisherman and enjoy all aspects of the outdoors, from the mountains to the coast.

As a local business, we enjoy partnering with and supporting smaller, non-profit organizations with ties to the land, the environment, and its people.

We became involved with WELC through fundraising events over the past few seasons. We like their philosophy and goals to support environmental causes so that future generations can enjoy the same natural beauty that we do now.

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Knight Financial LimitedLos Rios River RunnersMarrone Construction, Inc.Mudd-n-Flood Mountain ShopNetwork for GoodNew Belgium BrewingOrganically Grown CompanyParadigm WineryPetree’s Nursery and GreenhousesPG&E Corporation Campaign for the Community ProgramPhil’s Electrical ServicePhilip Bulliard InvestmentsPortland NurseryPriory Design & Construction Co.Shree Yoga TaosTacticsTaos Gardening SupplyTeam Estrogen, Inc.The Boeing Company Gift Match ProgramThe Regence Employee Giving CampaignTrillium Natural Foods Organic GroceryUnited Way of the Columbia- WillametteWorld Cup CaféYourCause, LLC - Trustee for Hewlett-Packard

Organizations

Amigos BravosEmmanuel Parish of Orcas IslandField Institute of TaosIzilwaneMcKenzie Fly FishersNatural Resources Defense CouncilRocky Mountain Youth CorpsSanta Fe Garden ClubSierra ClubTaos Land TrustWildlands Network

In Kind Donations

Amigos BravosBent St. Café and DeliBetsy HandsCenterPoint CommunicationsCerro Vista FarmDoc Martin’s RestaurantEl MezeEl Monte Sagrado Living Resort and SpaErnest and Marietta O’ByrneEske’s Paradise Balloonshair KKIT The MountainKTAO Solar Radio and BarKUNMKVOT AM 1340Luna 103.7 FMMabel Dodge Luhan HouseSan Geronimo Lodge and Retreat CenterSangre de Christo ChronicleSanta Fe New MexicanShree Yoga TaosTaos Cow Ice CreamTaos Mountain OutfittersTaos Pizza Out BackTaos Ski ValleyThe Good SoleThe Historic Taos InnThe Sweet LifeThe Taos NewsTraining Resources for the Environmental CommunityWorld Cup CaféWild Earth Llama Adventures

** Contributors to Chama Peak Land Alliance

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Please contact our Northwest office in August for a complete audited financial report.

Financial Report

2012 REVENUES:

Program Services $233,210

Foundation Grants $957,250

Contributions $262,162

Investment & Other Income $15,244

TOTAL $1,467,866

2012 EXPENDITURES:

Program $1,613,941

Administration $185,662

Fundraising $179,849

TOTAL $1,979,452

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STAFF

Erik Schlenker-GoodrichExecutive Director

Megan AndersonAttorney, Climate & Energy Program Director

Matthew BishopAttorney

Jason BlakeIT and Office Coordinator

Susan Jane BrownAttorney

Mary CedarwolfFinance Officer

Greg CostelloAttorney

Monique DiGiorgioConservation Strategist

Pete FrostAttorney, Wildlands Program Director

Dan GalpernAttorney

Dina GonzalesAdministrative Coordinator

Shiloh HernandezAttorney

Betsy HandsEnergy & Conservation Associate

Geoff HickcoxAttorney

Hillary JohnsonDirector of Communications

Matt KennaOf Counsel

Russa KittredgeDirector of Donor Relations

Katie LaughlinDirector of Foundation Relations

Jackie MarletteDevelopment & Communications Coordinator

John MellgrenAttorney

Tom SingerClimate & Energy Advocate

Kyle TisdelAttorney

Corrie YackulicPresident

Lori MaddoxVice President

Phil Katzen

Kevin Kirchner

Mike Lindsay

Lisa Manning

Penelope Pierce

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rodney Brown, Jr.

James Cox

Joe Feller

Jim Furnish

Alex Levinson

Andrea Rodgers Harris

William H. Rodgers, Jr.

James R. Strittholt, PhD

Scott Summy

Charles F. Wilkinson

Mary Wood

ADVISORY BOARD

About Us

Western Environmental Law Center is a non-profit public interest law firm that works to protect and restore western wildlands and advocates for a healthy environment on behalf of communities throughout the American West.

Using the power of the law, we defend and protect the American West’s treasured landscapes, iconic wildlife, and rural communities.

We combine our legal skill with sound conservation biology and environmental science to strategically and effectively address

major environmental issues in the American West.

Working in all three branches of government at the national, regional, state, and local levels, we integrate national policies and regional perspective with the local knowledge of our 100+ partner groups to implement smart and appropriate place-based solutions.

Our team of highly experienced attorneys and policy experts work close to the ground from our offices in Oregon, New Mexico, and Montana, as we strive to defend the West.

Help Defend the West at www.westernlaw.org/donate

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