Irvine Nature Center | Annual Report 2012

What I learned at Irvine will stick with me forever.

– high school summer fellow participant

Irvine is an environmental education organization.

Our mission is to educate and inspire current and future generations to

explore, respect and protect nature.

At Irvine: we guide learning. We live green. We foster respect.

And we thrive outdoors.

Dear Members & Friends,

What an amazing year this has been!

The last 12 months at Irvine have seen tremendous growth: opening the Outdoor Classroom, raising a new barn for campouts, expanding and improving our trails, adding an additional preschool classroom, and more. Our highlights, on the next two pages, point to select achievements that bolstered this year’s successes. We couldn’t be more proud!

But even with all these impressive developments, one thing has remained constant. Irvine has held steadfast to the belief that children need nature in their lives. Young people thrive outdoors and, in today’s digital society, Irvine’s programming makes it possible for them to do so.

Now securely out of the woods after the tough global economic times that began in 2008, Irvine has been able to make concrete progress on our ever-lengthening list of ways to educate about the environment. And after such a momentous 2011-2012, we’re certain that you’ll be inspired by our plans for the year ahead.

We are pleased to share this 2012 annual report with you, our greatest supporters, as it so well represents the work we are able to accomplish together.

Thank you so much for your continued contributions. They magnify what Irvine is able to do, and as you’ll see from the following pages, they are making an indelible impression on the next generation of nature’s explorers, respecters and protectors.

Sincerely,

Angus M. Burton Peggy F. O’NeillBoard President Executive Director

About Our New Multi-Purpose Classroom

In keeping with our mission to educate, Irvine’s Board of Trustees decided in June 2012 to make some necessary modifications to the exhibit hall near our main entrance. This involved relocating the Nature Store to a more forward, eye-catching position, and retro-fitting the old store space as a second multi-purpose classroom. This beneficial transformation accommodates our growing preschool, and strengthens our ability to provide environmental education programming to all.

from our Board president & executive director

outdoor classroom grand opening

With a ceremonial snip of the ribbon on October 1, 2011, Julie Bowen, star of the ABC comedy Modern Family, officially opened our Outdoor Classroom. Since then, the natural space has been a star attraction for hundreds of youngsters who climb, create, perform, explore, observe, build and learn in a setting with musical instruments, a stage, tree-stump seating and a real water pump.

first national nature preschool conference

In June, Irvine hosted the Nature Preschool Conference – the first of its kind in the nation. Nearly 100 educators, some from as far away as Colorado, attended the 2-day event to learn and share insights about nature-based learning for preschool children. Keynote Speaker David Sobel, author of the acclaimed book Beyond Ecophobia, urged educators to give students frequent opportunities to be at-one in nature.

relaunched urBan education program

In late 2011, Irvine launched a new urban education program, piloting a comprehensive initiative at New Song Academy in Baltimore, aimed at increasing

environmental literacy through hands-on learning and teacher professional development. Irvine is also developing an Upstream Downstream curriculum with Blue Water Baltimore, which will give students a real-world introduction to the Chesapeake Bay and its watersheds.

new classroom, revamped store

Irvine’s swift growth has created demand for more education space. In

June 2012, Irvine initiated a plan to have a second multi-purpose classroom available in time for September’s doubling of The Nature Preschool. This meant moving the Nature Store to a more prominent location across from a new and more welcoming reception space. Already, the classroom is used daily by our preschool and for educational programs.

learning from dusk to dawn

Sixty scouts gathered at Irvine’s newly opened campsites in May 2012 for their very first overnight experiences. Irvine’s three-sided barn provided a central

IRVINE’S ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTSthe word that defines the past year at irvine is “expansion.” it’s Because we Built a strong foundation, made possiBle By donor support, that we can continue this momentous growth.

gathering space, and our fire pits were used to smoke dinner and cook s’mores. The 7- to 10-year-old children went on a nighttime nature hike, listened for owls, and created a hide-out in the rebuilt wigwam at Irvine’s Native American site.

neared 70,000 visitors

In June, Irvine welcomed its 68,000th annual visitor, an increase of more than 20,000 from the 2010-2011 year. This 28% growth has been seen across the board, with website visitors doubling and education programs selling out. Our donors and members have made it possible for Irvine

to support this amazing growth, and we expect the trajectory to continue this year.

successful PumPkins on the Green & Birdies on the GreenIrvine’s third annual “un-gala” was Irvine’s highest grossing fundraiser to date, raising more than $115,000 for environmental education programs. The jean-casual event saw one of the live auction items going for more than $20,000! New this year was Birdies on the Green, a friendly golf tournament held on May’s first rainy day. The event raised in $15,000.

national recognition for roB mardiney

Director of Education Rob Mardiney joined the prestigious group of Garden Club of

America’s Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Award winners. The award, given for outstanding achievements in furthering the early environmental education of children, was presented at the Green Spring Valley Garden Club annual meeting, held at Irvine in March 2012.

summer camp expansion with multi-week options

Irvine’s newest summer camp program, Chesapeake Chefs, introduced campers to the way our food gets to our tables. The week-long camp, which sold out in its first year, taught “tweens” about food sources using

biology, chemistry and nutrition. Many of this summer’s 540 campers attended multiple sessions with a variety of themes.

exploring every inch of irvine

After a year of work, Irvine completed its comprehensive map of the 116-acre property’s trails and features. This map, combined with new signage, encourages everyone to explore the far reaches of our land, including the meadows and wetlands. In 2012, we focused on the back portions of the property with “geo-caching” programs, meadow restoration, tree plantings, trails signs and a bigger wigwam.

OUR FOCUS: CONSERVATION & CHILDREN

Here at Irvine, we teach children to explore, respect and protect nature. But are we succeeding at

creating the next generation of environmental stewards?

For this year’s Annual Report, we decided to go right to the source, and ask the

children in our programs to share their thoughts about Irvine, nature, and

what they can do to preserve the planet.

Their responses encourage us to continue our important work, and gives us confidence that the

future is in good hands!

To read the interviews of all five children in their entirety, please visit www.explorenature.com/annualreport.

You’ve got to think about the future, and what will be left behind for children.Children growing up in Baltimore City might feel removed from the wealth of nature in our Piedmont region, but not for 16-year-old Kristina. For the past two summers, she has worked at Irvine, training to be a naturalist and summer camp counselor, with a paid part-time job supported through the St. Paul’s Bridges program. “Everyone looks puzzled when I say ‘I took the opossum for a walk.’ They ask all sorts of questions,” she said. “It’s a really cool job.”

Irvine’s Summer Fellowship Program, part of its urban education initiative, has welcomed eight participants in the past two years. The program is funded by The Albert Shapiro Fund.

How would you describe Irvine?Educational.

What would you say to the President to convince him to support environmental causes?I would relate it to his kids. When his daughters grow up, doesn’t he want them to be surrounded by trees? No one wants to be surrounded by trash. You’ve got to think about the future, and what will be left behind for children.

How is this program helping you?Well, I really like nature. And I consider myself an environmentalist, like I think we should recycle and care about the future of the planet. You can learn stuff from any job, but I really love what I learn here. And it’s important that I have access to all these different opportunities.

summer fellowship program | featuring kristina Bayton

Irvine is so appreciative of our help. We’re coming back.

PLastic bags can make it to the Chesapeake Bay.

To celebrate turning 12 on Earth Day 2012, Sam asked family and friends to join her for a day of volunteering at Irvine. Sam and 40 of her guests placed rocks in the Outdoor Classroom’s dry river bed and removed invasive plants from Irvine’s gardens. “Irvine is so appreciative of our help,” said Sam, a self-described “nature child,” who promised, “we’re coming back again next year.”

About 350 people under the age of 18 volunteered at Irvine in the past year. Volunteers of all ages who donate their time and skills to Irvine reap the physical and emotional rewards of being outside and doing good work.

How would you describe Irvine?Woodsy.

What’s your favorite animal at Irvine?I love all animals and it’s so hard to choose. I do really like the terrapins. They have such cute faces!

How do you encourage your friends to volunteer?My friends are all such troupers. They enjoy coming with me and spending Earth Day helping and doing good. I hope they’ll all start volunteering with me here too, when we’re old enough.

Without doubt, 9-year-old Adam is a naturalist in training. In fact, he arrived for his interview with us carrying his new gecko habitat, and he explained in detail how he would care for the animal by using its favorite food, as he learned during one of Irvine’s Day Off camps. When he grows up, Adam wants to be a herpetologist, a job he said “is special because you can study things that are creepy, crawly and cool.”

Irvine offers 150 nature-themed programs, including many that are free, to families and children each year, instilling in children a love and respect for nature.

How would you describe Irvine? Awesome.

Why should we recycle?Recycling helps the earth. And trash can eventually go other places. If we throw plastic bags in the woods, it can make it

to the Chesapeake Bay, and then it could hurt a sea turtle. Sea turtles can accidentally think a plastic bag is a jellyfish.

What has been your favorite program here? I like the Junior Naturalists because you learn different things and because it’s something to do on weekends besides taking a nature walk with my family.

volunteering | featuring samantha fuss

general education programs | featuring adam powell

We did lots of art, like a nature journal and painting.

Because I just want to run around outside!

Cypress, a shy and whip-smart 7-year-old, was a Rookie Ranger and a Nature Nut in his third year at Irvine’s summer camps, which combine outdoor fun with lessons in nature and ecology. In 2012, Irvine enrolled a record 540 campers, including Cypress, who said he wants a “fun” job when he grows up. What’s fun? “A scientist,” he said, “because they work with gems and fossils.”

How would you describe Irvine?Fun.

What’s your favorite color?Rainbow! I like to show my little brother that when you spray the hose near the sunlight, it makes a whole lot of colors, just like a rainbow.

What’s Summer Nature Camp like?I wanted to go for the whole summer! We did lots of art, like a nature journal and painting. I met the opossum, and

it only liked blueberries, but not strawberries. That’s the opposite of me, since I like strawberries but not blueberries. And I told the kids to look out for poison ivy. It has three leaves and a furry vine.

Five-year-old Daniel graduated from our licensed Nature Preschool this past May. Like his peers, he explored trails, played in our Outdoor Classroom and met live animals in a program that combines academic readiness with environmental awareness. His favorite thing about The Nature Preschool is Bug Bingo with Miss Sophie, which has taught him to identify grasshoppers and click beetles. “With four bugs in a row, you win,” he explained. “ And then I find the bugs outdoors too!”

Now in its third year, The Nature Preschool has doubled enrollment to 55 students, who learn about the natural world by being immersed in it.

How would you describe Irvine?Happy.

What do you want to be when you grow up?I don’t know. Maybe something like a police officer. Or an

athlete that goes running and plays a sport. Because I just want to run around outside!

What do you like to do with your family at Irvine?I like to climb the one hollow, stand-up tree in the back of the Outdoor Classroom that you can get inside. And I like to hike to the Gazebo too.

summer nature camp | featuring cypress chen

the nature preschool | featuring daniel gonzalez

INDIVIDUAL GIVINGpioneer $25,000+Mr. and Mrs. Kent Croft*Mr. and Mrs. James R. Garrett*Mr. and Mrs. James Shea*

leader $10,000+Mr. and Mrs. Angus M. Burton*Suzanne E. Chapelle, Ph.D.*Mr. and Mrs. Terral Jordan*Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Pinkard*Mr. and Mrs. James Piper III*Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Willard

conservationist $5,000+Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal III*Mr. Reuben Eaves and Ms. Eileen ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Justin HanesMr. and Mrs. R. Dixon Harvey, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Timothy KrongardMr. and Mrs. Clement J. Palevich*John and Katharine Patterson*Mr. and Mrs. Josh Slater*

explorer $2,500+Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allchin*Mr. and Mrs. Preston Athey*Mr. and Mrs. William Balfour*Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Brennen*Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown III*Mr. and Mrs. Carmen DeyesuMr. and Mrs. John L. Flanigan III*Mr. Louis Hillman*Mr. and Mrs. E. Robert Kent, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. John A. Luetkemeyer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John G. McCormickMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Obrecht*Mr. and Mrs. G. Peter O’Neill*Mr. and Mrs. James S. Riepe*Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Schapiro*Mr. and Mrs. George Van DykeMr. and Mrs. Peter Van Dyke*

Mr. William H. Winstead III*Mr. and Mrs. James D. Witty

adventurer $1,000+Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Kurt AarsandMr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker*Mrs. C. Marshall Barton, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Brad BennettMs. Mary C. Bunting*Mrs. Laura A. BurtonMs. Virginia T. CampbellMrs. Ann Clapp*Ana M. ColwillMs. Donna Craig and Dr. Jose DominguezMr. and Mrs. George C. DoubMs. Donna EdenMr. and Mrs. Joseph Galli*Sandra Levi Gerstung*Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Dixon Gibbs, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Michael GitlinMr. and Mrs. B.H. Griswold IV*Mrs. Brigitte HarperMrs. E. Phillips HathawayMr. and Mrs. H. G. HathawayMr. and Mrs. Robert E. HeddenMrs. Joan M. HoblitzellMr. and Mrs. Louis A. Hogan III*Ms. Mary HowardMr. Stephen S. Howard and Mr. Monty Howard*Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Hubbard, Jr.*Mr. Robert H. Johnson*Mr. Cyril Keene, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. KellyMr. and Mrs. Daniel I. Kemper*Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. KnottMr. and Mrs. Stephen LeGendreMr. and Mrs. Robert Mardiney*Mr. and Mrs. Alexander T. MasonMrs. Carol McCord*Mr. and Mrs. Adam MillerMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Mullan IIIMr. and Mrs. Edward Murray*Mr. Carl Osterman and Ms. Sandra LiottaMr. and Mrs. Walter D. Pinkard, Jr.Mr. Jim Ries

Mrs. Eleanor R. Riggs*Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rockwell*Mr. and Mrs. Brett D. RogersMr. and Mrs. J.M. SchapiroMr. and Mrs. Truman T. Semans*Mr. and Mrs. Matthew SewardMr. and Mrs. Robert E. SmithMr. Patrick J. SmythMrs. Clare H. Stewart*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Washburne, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Chip WeinmanMr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. WeinmanMr. and Mrs. Rufus M. Williams*Mrs. Jean R. Worthley*Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Wyeth, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. C. Douglas York

protector $500+Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David W. AllanMs. Louise A. Armstrong*Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. BarnhillTina and George BenemanMr. and Mrs. Chris C. BennettMr. and Mrs. David J. BergMr. and Mrs. Brian BillickMr. and Mrs. William F. BlueMr. and Mrs. Warren Boutilier*Mr. and Mrs. Chris BowersMr. and Mrs. James D. Brown IV*Mr. Quent McKennis and Mrs. Judith F. Campbell-McKennisMs. Susan T. Cashman*Mr. Howard P. ColhounMr. and Mrs. Mark CollinsMs. Betty Cooke*Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DaleMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey DurkeeMr. and Mrs. Jonathan FarberMr. and Mrs. Hobart V. Fowlkes*Mr. Malcolm Gee*Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock Gillet*Mrs. Jennifer GloseMr. and Mrs. Darryl GonzalezMr. and Mrs. Grant GooderMrs. Charlotte Goodwin*Mr. and Mrs. John W. Greene, Jr.Ellen W. Halle

Mr. and Mrs. Jim HalleMr. and Mrs. Ned HalleMr. Michael Hardie and Mrs. Susan HarveyMr. and Mrs. Bruce HeidebrechtMr. and Mrs. Charlie HillMrs. Townsend Hoen*Ms. Julia A. Jitkoff and Mr. Stanislaw MaliszewskiJoy N. JoyceMrs. Virginia M. Karr*Mr. and Mrs. Michael KeeltyMrs. Ellen Harvey Kelly*Mr. and Mrs. Anthony KingMr. and Mrs. Clark J. Lare, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Robert LawrenceMr. William Legg*Mrs. Anne F. LeveringMr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Levering IV*Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. LinehanMr. and Mrs. A. Lee Lundy, Jr.*Carter MasonMr. and Mrs. Douglas McGregorMr. and Mrs. Michael A. Meredith*Mrs. Alleyn W. Moore*Mr. and Mrs. George A. Murnaghan*Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. NewhallMr. and Mrs. Chris NewmanMr. and Mrs. Talbott NoyesMr. and Mrs. D.W. Wells ObrechtMr. Philip D. Orwig*Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pakula*Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Payne*Mrs. Kathy PhillipsMr. and Mrs. George RichMr. and Mrs. Arnold RichmanMr. and Mrs. Francis G. Riggs*Mr. and Mrs. Jason RockwellMr. and Mrs. Patrick Rodgers*Mr. and Mrs. Brian RogersMr. and Mrs. Edward Rosenberg*Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. SchaeferMr. and Mrs. Thomas Schweizer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Seville*Mrs. Elizabeth SmithMr. Stephen SpragueMr. and Mrs. Franklin W. StaleyMr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart

GivinG for fiscal Year 2012 (JulY 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012)

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*Indicates five or more consecutive years of giving.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stifel IIMs. Anne L. Stone*Mrs. Ann C. Stonesifer*Mr. and Mrs. M. David Testa*Mr. and Mrs. Rob WellingMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. WhiteMr. Thomas E. Wilcox and Ms. E. Whitney Ransome

supporter $250+Anonymous Mrs. Jessie BakerMr. and Mrs. William C. BakerMr. and Mrs. Raymond L. BankMs. Paula D. BarkerMs. Andrea Bechtel-MathiasMr. Sean BerenholtzMr. and Mrs. Dante BerettaMs. Katharine BlakesleeMr. and Mrs. Michael BowersMr. Edwin L. BoydMr. and Mrs. William B. BoydMr. and Mrs. Andrew M. BrooksMr. and Mrs. Edward W. Brown, Jr.Ms. Sandra C. Brown*Mr. and Mrs. Neil BrownawellMr. Gregg CampbellMr. and Mrs. John ColstonMrs. Marion P. DeGroff*Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Drachman*Ms. Jaime ElwoodMr. and Mrs. Christopher FeissMr. and Mrs. Alex FisherMr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Fleming*Beth Lacey GillMr. and Mrs. Christopher GoeletMr. and Mrs. James R. Grieves, Jr.Mr. Henry S. Gruner and Mrs. Rebecca HenryMr. and Mrs. James D. HardestyMr. and Mrs. G. Ridgely Hardy*Mr. and Mrs. Christopher HarrisMr. Curran W. Harvey and Ms. Joanne M. LarsonMs. Lee M. Hendler and Mr. Rich LowitzMr. and Mrs. John C. Hilgenberg*Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Ingraham*Mr. and Mrs. Mitch KearneyMr. and Mrs. Robert S. Killebrew, Jr.Mr. Joseph KontoffMr. and Mrs. Clarke Langrall, Jr.Mrs. Henry F. LeBrunMr. and Mrs. Craig LewisMs. Joan P. Locke*Mr. and Mrs. Clark F. MacKenzie

Mr. and Mrs. Andy MacPhailMr. and Mrs. T.H. Maddux IVMr. Richard MalsbaryMr. and Mrs. Erich March*Mrs. William Marr*Mr. Gene MarriottMr. J. Carey Martien*Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MartinMs. Marilyn Mause*Dr. and Mrs. William McConnellMr. and Mrs. Michael McGonigleMr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Merz*Brent and Sam MooreMrs. Cassandra S. Naylor*Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Neuman*Mrs. Linda PanitzMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Partridge, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter PinkardMr. and Mrs. A. MacDonough Plant, Sr.*Mr. and Mrs. Albin M. Plant, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsay*The Honorable Barry D. Richmond*Ms. Meghan C. RoyMr. and Mrs. Otto SheridanLaura and David Sill*Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. SlatkinMr. and Mrs. P. David Sowell*Mr. and Mrs. William H. Spencer-StrongMs. Margaret P. StoutMr. M. Kent StrosniderMr. and Mrs. Henry ThomasMr. and Mrs. Richard ThomasMs. Yolanda VazquezMr. and Mrs. John P. Ward*Mr. and Mrs. John WareMr. and Mrs. David T. WarfieldMr. and Mrs. E. Hambleton Welbourn, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. William W. Whitehurst, Jr.Mrs. Ann L. B. Yellott*Mr. and Mrs. Jason H. Zahn

naturalist $100+Mr. and Mrs. William Adams*Mr. William H. Adler and Ms. Rebecca ElonMr. and Mrs. Frank AndrewsMrs. Mary Hannah Arnot*Mr. and Mrs. Des ArrupMrs. Jeanne H. Baetjer*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.G. Bailliere*Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BalfourMs. Lawrie Balfour and Mr. Chad Dodson

Ms. Laura BankeyMr. and Mrs. Chris BarattaMr. Jacob Barlow IIMr. and Mrs. Richard M. Barnes*Mr. Ethan Bauman and Ms. Susan BakerMr. and Mrs. Peter BeckerMr. and Mrs. John W. Beckley*Mr. and Mrs. Nathan BeidleMr. and Mrs. Lance BendannMs. Nancy H. Berger*Dr. and Mrs. Brian BermanMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Bernard*Mr. Daniel M. BilligMs. J. Catherine Bishop*Mr. J. Wesley BlackwellMr. and Mrs. Parker BlatchfordMr. and Mrs. Christopher BlockMr. and Mrs. Richard F. BlueMr. and Mrs. Perry J. Bolton*Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Bond IIIMr. and Mrs. William Bone*Mr. and Mrs. Andre BrewsterMr. and Mrs. Ed J. BrodyLTC and Mrs. Glenn A. BrownMrs. Jaclyn BrownMrs. Marjorie Brown*Mr. and Mrs. Charles BuckMr. and Mrs. R.B. Buck III*Mr. and Mrs. Timothy BurdetteDr. and Mrs. Joseph BurnettMrs. Laura Burton-Graham and Mr. Alec GrahamMr. and Mrs. Kimball ByronMr. and Mrs. Benjamin CadwaladerRabbi Nina Beth CardinMs. Sarah S. CareyMr. and Mrs. David H. Carroll, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jeff CashmanMr. and Mrs. George Cassels-SmithMr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Christhilf IIIMr. and Mrs. Taylor S. ClassenMr. Phillip Closius and Ms. Merritt PridgeonMrs. Peyton S. Cochran, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cole, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Conklin, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Grafflin Cook III*Dr. and Mrs. William S. CouchMr. and Mrs. Corky CrozierMrs. Chris Cullison*Ms. Nancy Dalsheimer SavageMrs. Eileen D’AndreaMr. and Mrs. Andrew DavisMr. and Mrs. Timothy W. DavisMr. and Mrs. Richard Davison

Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. DeCostaMr. Ralph L. DeGroff, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. David M. DiPietroMr. and Mrs. W. Boulton DixonMr. and Mrs. John DoakMrs. Anne R. DorseyMr. and Mrs. William R. Dorsey IIIMr. Richard EhrlichMr. and Mrs. Michael EicherMrs. Valerie Eisman and Dr. Steve BreiterMs. Lori Joy Eisner*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Elder*Mrs. Hartley C. Etheridge*Mrs. Christina B. FelicianoMs. Michelle FewerMr. and Mrs. Scott FisherMr. and Mrs. Ross P. FlaxMr. and Mrs. Mitchell FordMs. Diane FortuinMr. and Mrs. Franklin W. FosterMr. and Mrs. Richard W. FrischDr. William F. FritzDr. Joseph Gall and Dr. Diane Dwyer*Dr. and Mrs. Earl P. Galleher, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas GaylerMr. and Mrs. A.C. GeorgeMr. and Mrs. Austin H. GeorgeMr. Gary T. GillMr. and Mrs. Doug GodineMr. and Mrs. Philip A. GoeletMr. and Mrs. Irvin Greif, Jr.*Mr. George Grose and Ms. Amy Macht*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haines*Ms. Leigh McDonald HallMr. and Mrs. David HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Joseph R. HardimanMr. and Mrs. Leonard J. HartwigMr. and Mrs. Robert D. Harvey*Mr. and Mrs. Kevin HausMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey G. HengererMs. Julie HigginsMr. and Mrs. William HodgettsMr. Benjamin Hoen and Ms. Patricia PaffendorfCarrington D. HooperMr. and Mrs. Trey HooperMr. and Mrs. Edward HordMrs. Michelle HruzMr. and Mrs. Brett IngermanMrs. Ellenor B. JarrettMr. and Mrs. Jay JarrettMr. and Mrs. Henry Jenkins II*Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Jenkins IIIMr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Johnson

*Indicates five or more consecutive years of giving.

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Johnson*Hank and Josie KaestnerMr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Kelly, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. David Kilminster*Mr. and Mrs. Justin KleinMr. and Mrs. Brian KowitzMs. Kathleen LagemanMr. Antonio Lee and Mrs. Candis Grace-LeeMr. and Mrs. Michael Lee*Dr. Robert Leighty and Kristel Donner*Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. LietmanMrs. Nora J. Linstrom and Mr. Stephen A. BurchMr. and Mrs. Henry R. LordMr. and Mrs. James MacfarlaneMr. and Mrs. Michael MadsenMr. and Mrs. Andrew MaraniMr. and Mrs. Bruce MatthaiMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McCordWinifred P. McDowellMr. and Mrs. William McMillan, Jr.*Mr. John L. McShaneMr. and Mrs. Andrew F. MeredithMr. and Mrs. Samuel S. MerrickMr. and Mrs. William S. Merrick IIIMr. Albert H. Michaels and Mrs. Lindsay HarrisMrs. Sally MichelMr. David G. MockMr. and Mrs. Paul Monaghan*Mr. and Mrs. Alex MontagueMrs. Helga Morrow*Mr. and Mrs. John S. Morton IIIMr. James C. Murray and Mrs. Alice LumpkinMr. and Mrs. C. P. Neer, Jr.*Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newhall IIIDr. Mark Noar and Dr. Martine NoarMr. and Mrs. George ObrechtMr. and Mrs. Paul Obrecht, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Offutt*Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Oster*Mr. and Mrs. William M. OwenMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. OwselyMr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer*Mrs. Mary C. Parr*Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ParrMr. and Mrs. Michael PeersMs. Beverly PierceMs. Katherine PisanoMrs. William Pistell*Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Pistell

Mr. and Mrs. Tom PopeMr. James L. Potter and Mrs. Virginia W. Naylor*Mr. and Mrs. W. K. PowellMs. Carolyn M. PuckettMr. Thomas Queeney and Ms. Clare WalkerMs. Erica Quigley*Mrs. Mary Lou Randolph*Mr. Russell R. Reno, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Eugene ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. Clifton RheaMr. Edwin F. RiberoMr. and Mrs. John H. Riehl IVMr. Chandler Robbins*Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rollfinke*Ms. Nancy RomeMs. Courtney SagalMs. Wendy Salkind and Mr. Ronald M. PearlMs. Nancy SavageMr. and Mrs. Jerome SchnydmanMs. Susanne SeagraveMr. and Mrs. John R. SeifertMr. Sanford ShapiroMrs. Patricia L. Shea*Mr. and Mrs. Steven SheaDrs. Gordon and Barbara SheltonMs. Charlotte Sherman and Mr. James DavisMr. and Mrs. Nikhil ShethMr. Stewart ShettleMr. and Mrs. Bernie ShiffmanDr. and Mrs. Charles ShubinMs. Rachel Siegal and Mr. Samuel P. AndorskyMr. and Mrs. Jack Simons*Mr. Andrew E. SinwellMr. and Mrs. Steven SiperkoMr. and Mrs. Carter SmithMr. and Mrs. H. J. Smith IIIMr. and Mrs. James T. Smith, Jr.Ms. Marion S. Smith*Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. SongMr. Michael J. Sonnenfeld and Ms. Betty SymingtonMr. and Mrs. C. D. Springer, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William StallingsDr. and Mrs. Harold StandifordMrs. Evelyn R. M. StewartMr. William and Rev. Caroline StewartMr. and Mrs. Hubert M. StilesMr. and Mrs. Hank SuelauMs. Eva SunellMrs. Margaret C. Taliaferro*

Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. TarantinoMr. and Mrs. Charles TindellMr. and Mrs. Chris VaughnMr. and Mrs. Kevin M. VileMrs. Umberto VillaSanta*Mr. John Wagener and Ms. Vivian Schimberg*Mr. Joseph WagnerMr. and Mrs. David E. WalbeckMs. Genevra WaldronMs. Clare Walker and Mr. Thomas QueeneyMr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Watkins*Mr. and Mrs. J.W.T. WebbMr. and Mrs. Edward H. Welbourn IIIMs. Irene B. Wells*Mr. and Mrs. John D. WellsMr. and Mrs. William W. Whitehurst IIIMr. and Mrs. F.W. WhitridgeMs. Doria WiedelMr. and Mrs. Michael WightMr. and Mrs. David WilliamsMr. and Mrs. David WilmerdingMr. and Mrs. Brad WolosonMr. and Mrs. John WorthingtonMr. Christopher WrightMr. and Mrs. Vernon WrightMr. and Mrs. William WrightMr. and Mrs. William F. YonkersMr. and Mrs. Todd Yuhanick

Endowment GivingMr. and Mrs. William BalfourMr. and Mrs. Robert S. BrennenMr. and Mrs. Angus M. BurtonSuzanne E. Chapelle, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Kent CroftFeather Foundation, Inc.Ms. Ruth FegleyMr. and Mrs. John L. Flanigan IIIMr. and Mrs. R. Dixon Harvey, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. HeddenMr. Robert H. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Stephen LeGendreMr. and Mrs. G. Peter O’NeillMr. and Mrs. Clement J. PalevichJohn and Katharine PattersonMr. and Mrs. James Piper IIIMr. and Mrs. James SheaMr. and Mrs. James D. Witty

CORPORATE GIVINGBenefactor $10,000+PNC

sustainer $5,000+Charm City RunConstellation EnergyLegg MasonMiles & StockbridgeThe P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationT. Rowe PriceW.P. Carey and Co. Wells Fargo

patron $2,500+Becton Dickinson Diagnostic SystemsBiohabitats, Inc.CFG Community BankCroft Leominster, Inc.Ebay FoundationMarathon Capital Management, LLCMcCormick & Company, Inc.Stevenson UniversityVenable FoundationWard-Boland Associates, Inc.

friend $1,000+CBREGreenspring AsscociatesThe Joseph Mullan CompanyLifeBridge HealthMacKenzie Commercial Real EstateMGH, Inc.Natural Concerns, Inc.Platt Development Group, Inc.Rosemore, Inc.Segall Group Commercial Real EstateStarbucks Community Service ProgramStevenson University Science Department

advocate $500+CANUSA CorporationCooke & SteinmetzDavid S. Brown Enterprises, LTD.Larson & AssociatesThe Whit Harvey GroupThe Wine Merchant, Inc.Yoicks!, LLC

GivinG for fiscal Year 2012 (JulY 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012)

*Indicates five or more consecutive years of giving.

supporter $250+BB&TCoffee With TCRW Parts, Inc.Greenspring Energy LLCJ. McLaughlinMcCauley’s Landscaping, LLCObrecht-Riehl & Pinkard PropertiesOffit Kurman Attorneys at LawRatcliffe ArchitectsWhitmore Group

FOUNDATIONs & GRANTSThe Albert Shapiro FundThe Baltimore City FoundationBaltimore Community FoundationBaltimore County Commission on Arts and SciencesBonsal Family FundBrandywine Foundation, Inc.Bunting Family FoundationThe Campbell Foundation, Inc.Carmen and Victoria Deyesu Family Foundation, IncCecilia Young Willard Helping FundThe Clayton Baker TrustDeVito Family TrustDrachman Family FoundationThe Elizabeth B. and Arthur E. Roswell FoundationEnvironmental Fund for Maryland, Inc.Feather Foundation, Inc.Fidelity Charitable Gift FundGeorge S. Rich Family Foundation, Inc.The Hecht-Levi FoundationThe Heidebrecht Family Charitable TrustHoffberger Family PhilanthropiesThe Huether-McClelland Foundation, Inc.J.C. Crothers Foundation, Inc.The John Ben Snow Memorial TrustL’Aiglon FoundationThe Marion I. & Henry J. Knott FoundationMD Department of Transportation- State Highway AdministrationMcGregor Family FoundationThe Pennyghael Foundation, Inc.

The Platt FoundationRobb & Elizabeth Tyler Foundation, Inc.The Rouse Company FoundationSacred Heart School of GlyndonSt. Paul’s School Bridges ProgramStevenson UniversitySylvan Laureate FoundationThe T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable GivingThe Thomas F. and Clementine L. Mullan Foundation, Inc.The Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore CityThe Toby & Melvin Weinman Foundation, Inc.Van Dyke Family FoundationWright Family Foundation

Gifts In Memory/ HonorIn Honor of Nancy Allchin Mr. and Mrs. Jack RachlinIn Memory of Ruth Arndt Ms. Martha ChestemIn Honor of Jeanne Baetjer Mrs. Marion P. DeGroff Mr. and Mrs. John P. WardIn Honor of Bill and Dale Balfour Mr. and Mrs. Parker Blatchford Mr. and Mrs. Charles BuckIn Memory of April Bishop Ms. Laura SchulmanIn Honor of Kim Brock Dr. and Mrs. Charles O’Donovan IIIIn Memory of Sibyl Brown Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Hubbard, Jr.In Memory of Ted Colwill Ana M. ColwillIn Memory of Zoey Crumpton Ms. Alexia KariotisIn Honor of Rebecca Elon Mr. William H. Adler and Ms. Rebecca ElonIn Honor of Linda Eustis and Linda Jacobson Ms. Joan P. LockeIn Memory of Margaret E. Fox Mrs. Betty M. Yox

In Honor of Dick Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Lord Mr. and Mrs. William H. Spencer-StrongIn Honor of Mary Gogel Ms. Shirley A. YoxIn Memory of Albert Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kolodny-HirschIn Memory of Gonzo Beth Lacey GillIn Honor of Marshall Greer Ms. Ellen Lewis Mrs. Nicole P. NaylorIn Honor of Kaila Harrison Ms. Susanne SeagraveIn Memory of Lawrence Hettleman Tina and George BenemanIn Memory of Townsend Hoen Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Greif, Jr.In Honor of Charles C. Johnson Ms. Shirley A. YoxIn Honor of Bobby Johnson Mr. Edwin F. RiberoIn Memory of George Kariotis Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. KariotisIn Memory of E. Lee Kaufman Ms. Marjorie K. ThursbyIn Memory of Cornelia R. Levering Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Levering IVIn Memory of Sylvia Lieberman Jane and Stan RodbellIn Honor of Adam Marx Mr. and Mrs. Adam MarxIn Memory of Betsy Moran Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Partridge, Jr.In Honor of Mac and Wickie Plant Wedding Anniversary Ms. Charlotte Sherman and Mr. James DavisIn Honor of David Penney Ms. Helen BaylinIn Honor of Lizzie Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Mark Connolly Mrs. Jennifer RobertsIn Memory of John A. Rogers Capt. Georgia Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Brett D. Rogers Ms. Kelly TinsleyIn Memory of Julia Ambler Russell Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rockwell

In Memory of Beatrice Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. KariotisIn Memory of Albert Schramm Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Blake Ms. Kathleen J. Burke Mrs. Mary Lee Busick Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Chen Ms. Stephanie Coustenis Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Craun Ms. Karen Makino Ms. Shirley McCumbie Ms. Susan L. Perkins Ms. Nicole ReganIn Memory of Richard Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Garland P. Moore, Jr.In Memory of Libby Winstead Mr. Robert H. Johnson

Matching GiftsAnonymousPNCT. Rowe Price Foundation

In Kind DonorsThe Daily RecordCarroll Tree Service, Inc.Rouge Fine Catering

Garden ClubsFederated Garden Clubs of MarylandGarden Club of TwentyGlen Arm Garden ClubGreen Spring Valley Garden ClubGuilford Garden ClubLake Roland Garden ClubMt. Washington Garden ClubRoland Park Garden ClubRoslyn Garden ClubSt. George’s Garden ClubWiltondale Garden ClubWoodland Garden Club

Consecutive Year Donorsthe donors Below have given for five or more consecutive years and have not yet appeared in this report.

Dr. William A. AndersenMr. Charles R. AndersonMrs. Jane BagbyMrs. A. Clarke Bedford, Jr.Dr. Bruce W. Berger, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Alan BettenMs. Valerie BinderMs. Sarah B. BloomerMr. and Mrs. Anthony E. BolardMrs. Nelson BondMr. Stephen P. Bowler and Ms. Anita P. KraemerMs. Virginia K. BraceMr. and Mrs. Bob BrownMrs. Julia W. BuchananMs. Virginia S. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Sanford R. BuxbaumDr. and Mrs. Gaylord L. ClarkMr. James G. ClarkMr. Tim CliffeMr. and Mrs. Beverley C. ComptonMs. Elizabeth ConklinMr. Frank Conlan

Mr. and Mrs. Robert CookMr. and Mrs. Paul DittmarMrs. Georgia L. EackerMr. and Mrs. Sigmund R. EckhausMr. and Mrs. Jack FinkelsteinMr. and Mrs. Charles Fleury IVMr. Frederick H. FreyMs. Rosemary B. GeyerMr. Donald N. GluckmanDr. Baroness G. GodenneMs. Lorraine B. GoldsteinMs. Charlotte E. GraheMr. Lewis H. Gross, Jr.Ms. Dorothy GustafsonMs. Katherine Hancock PorterMr. and Mrs. Edward B. Harris IIIDr. Robert and Dr. Zoh HieronimusMr. and Mrs. Frank HoenMs. Katharine M. HoffmanMr. Patrick Holmes and Ms. Elizabeth BiliskeMrs. Frances HorichMr. and Mrs. Erwin Huber

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. KennyMr. David E. Kern and Ms. Susan GauveyMr. and Mrs. Marc KillingstadMrs. Patricia H. LaidlawMr. Marc I. LipnickMr. Charles Locke and Ms. Elissa HozoreMs. Anita M. LutzMs. Carol Macht and Mr. Sheldon LermanMr. and Mrs. Patrick MaherMr. and Mrs. George P. Mahoney, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. MansonMs. Vanessa R. MilioMs. Jean E. MillerMs. Joan MooreMrs. Dixie MullineauxDr. and Mrs. Charles O’Donovan IIIMr. Edward L. PolochickMiss Barbara H. PorterDr. and Mrs. Harry QuigleyMr. and Mrs. Jack Rachlin

Mr. John P. Railey and Ms. Christine J. KudukMr. and Mrs. Walter D. RambergMs. Sue A. RicciardiMrs. Kathryn C. RienhoffDr. and Mrs. Randolph W. RobertsMs. Suzanne E. RubinDr. and Mrs. Martin S. SchugamMs. Martine SchwartsMrs. John ScoccaMr. and Mrs. Timothy ShowalterMr. and Mrs. Chips ShuttMs. Marjorie SimonMr. and Mrs. Timothy SomersMr. and Mrs. Michael StrouseMrs. R. C. TilghmanMr. and Mrs. Donald F. Topper, Jr.Ms. Susan WeinsteinMrs. Betty F. WeitzMs. Katherine WhiteMr. and Mrs. Joe WoodwardMr. Gavin Youngquist and Mrs. Daisy Hopkins-Youngquist

I joined the Legacy Society so Irvine can continue its work for future generations.The Legacy Society is a group of Irvine supporters who have made a lasting commitment to sustaining our educational programs and natural resources for future generations. They have designated Irvine as a beneficiary in their estate plans.

Past Board President and Legacy Society Member Nancy Allchin said, “Irvine is a leader in teaching children about the natural world, with the ultimate purpose of protecting the environment. I decided to join through a bequest in my will, so Irvine can continue its work for future generations.”

We thank our members for their dedication to Irvine and for their foresight in providing for its future. For information about planned giving, call Anna Lincoln Whitehurst at 443-738-9236.

the olivia irvine dodge legacy leadership society | featuring nancy allchin

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Richard AllchinJoan Slatkin Barton*Mrs. Olivia Irvine Dodge*Ms. Ruth Fegley*

Mr. Louis HillmanMr. and Mrs. Daniel I. KemperMr. and Mrs. Edward MurrayMr. and Mrs. G. Peter O’NeillMr. and Mrs. James Piper III

donors

*Deceased

2012 2011

support & revenue

Contributions 695,839 406,278Grants & Foundations 223,054 262,897Membership 40,006 36,156Program Income 303,032 235,317Special Events 100,114 125,115Rental Income 51,411 39,325Retail Revenue 114,113 116,946Investment Return (4,883) 228,207

Total Support & Revenue 1,522,686 1,450,241

expenses

Program 1,029,624 1,021,832Retail 121,106 129,039Management & General 106,046 107,521Fundraising 260,701 261,880

Total Expenses 1,517,477 1,520,272

Change in Net Assets 5,209 (70,031)

assets, liaBility & net asset summary

Cash & Cash Equivalents 250,671 218,951Marketable Securities 893,884 1,089,161Pledges Receivable, net 303,856 73,102Inventory 32,716 30,786Prepaid Expenses 15,029 2,400Property & Equipment, net 6,415,336 6,510,096

Total Assets 7,911,492 7,924,496

Total Liabilities 146,808 165,021Total Net Assets 7,764,684 7,759,475

Total Liabilities & Net Assets 7,911,492 7,924,496

financial Information

Contributions63%

Rental Income3% Special Events

7%Retail Store7%

Program Fees20%

Income

Fundraising17%

Retail8% Program

68%

Management& General7%

expenses

Board of TrusteesFounderOlivia Irvine Dodge

PresidentAngus M. Burton

Vice PresidentBarbara B. Shea

Vice PresidentFrances H. Flanigan

SecretarySuzanne E. Chapelle, Ph.D.

TreasurerJames D. Witty

TrusteesKent G. CroftJaime ElwoodEdith H. GarrettSarah Haines, Ph.D.Christopher HarrisRobert E. HeddenJ. Zohara Meyerhoff

Hieronimus, Ph.D.Maxine V. HoenSusan B. KearneyStephen J. KellyGlenda LeGendrePeggy F. O’Neill ex officioKatharine PattersonGregory C. Pinkard James Piper IIISage PlattPage Ward SevilleKathi Shea ex officio

Michele Speaks-MarchClare H. StewartAdair B. StifelYolanda VazquezThomas D. Washburne, Jr.

Honorary Board MemberJulie Bowen

Trustees EmeritiNancy B. AllchinJeanne H. BaetjerWilliam L. BalfourMalcolm GeeW.T. Dixon Gibbs, Jr.Robert H. JohnsonLynn R. JordanEllen H. KellyJudy Van DykeWilliam H. Winstead IIIJean R. Worthley

Staff Peggy F. O’NeillExecutive Director

Robert MardineyDirector of Education

Janet H. HarveyDirector of Development

Doria Wiedel, CPA*Director of Finance

Beth Lacey GillDirector of Marketing, Communications & Rentals

Anna Lincoln Whitehurst*Director, Endowment Campaign

Monica Wiedel-LubinskiDirector of The Nature Preschool

Steven MickletzNaturalist & Manager of Public Programs

Sara MillsManager of School & Urban Education Programs

Karen MadiganAssistant Director of The Nature Preschool

Sophie Gerard*Preschool Lead Teacher

Stephanie Misner*Preschool Lead Teacher

Beth Savitz*Preschool Lead Teacher

Melanie Hansen*Preschool Assistant Teacher

Jen Ruggles*Preschool Assistant Teacher

Rose Brusaferro*Preschool Assistant Teacher

Linda Eustis*Assistant Naturalist

Evelyn NastosOffice Manager

Courtney SagalEducation Administrative Assistant

Valerie Becker*Development Associate

Julie Bennett*Special Events Coordinator

Karen Nitkin*Grant Writer

Laura Soder*Animal Care & Exhibit Coordinator

Carin Smith*Manager of Volunteer Services

Heather Wight*Group Project Coordinator

Kallie Amentas*Marketing Assistant

Linda Jacobson*Retail Manager

Laura Bracken*Retail Assistant

Bill Wiedel*IT Coordinator

Jack Fromm*IT Coordinator

Wally VaitBuilding & Grounds Manager

Fred Goldman*Receptionist

Kathy Kadow*Receptionist

*Part-time employee

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