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WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION

A N N U A L R E P O R T

2011


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OUR VISION

Western National Parks Association believes allhumanity will fnd peace in spirit, cultural touch-stones, historical knowledge, and grace in naturethrough our national parks. WNPA will connecteveryoneemotionally and intellectuallyto theinherent value o national parks by oering boldinnovation, providing real and virtual experi-

ences, and eectively telling compelling parkinterpretive stories.

By the 100th anniversary o the establishment othe National Park Service in 2016:

WNPA philanthropic dollars will signicantlyenhance interpretation, education, andresearch in parks in new and impactul ways.

WNPAs national park stores will havesomething or everyonea wide rangeo products that provide long-term meaningand connections to parks.

WNPA will provide in-park experiences tonontraditional visitors, particularly urbanand diverse youth, to create lielongexperiences and instill values that will bepassed down through generations.

WNPA investments in research will yieldimportant results to parks and theNational Park System as a whole.

In the spring of 2011, the WNPA board of directors met with National Park Service employees at John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California. They are pictured here at the Vincente Martinez Adobe ranch house, built in 1849.

Cover: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado. In 2011 WNPA funded a project at the park that produced a geological map and assessment of the area burned by the Medano Fire of 2010.

Western National Parks Association


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FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS (200911), it has been my pleasure to serve as boardchair o Western National Parks Association during a particularly important time inthe organizations history. Changes in leadership are always tricky, and when longtimeExecutive Director LeAnn Simpson decided to step down in the all o 2010, there was understandabletrepidation by both board and sta. But in the proud traditions o WNPA, everyone pulled togetherthroughout the selection process, and James E. Cook was named executive director early in 2011.

Together, James, the board, the rest o the sta, and the regional leadership o the National Park Serviceaced budgetary challenges that this proud partner had never beore aced. Despite such constraints, WNPAcontinued and built on many o its core activities supporting the associations programs. I think you willfnd it a testimony to hard work and dedicationby sta, board, and our National Park Service partners.

In 2011 the association continued its cornerstone aid to national parks, providing more than $4.3 millionin direct fnancial assistance, research grants, and in-kind donations (including inormation services andnational park-store sta, proessional publishing activities, and much more).

The association also published books and created educational products that were sold to park visitors andother national park enthusiasts, engaged communities through a wide variety o outreach activities,and operated more than eighty stores in its afliated parks and home ofce in Tucson, Arizona.

For seventy-three years, WNPA has remained a steady, reliable, critically important partner o the NationalPark Service. The year 2011 saw the association move strongly orward under new leadership to strengthenthis partnership while maintaining the long-term health o the organization. The uture looks bright, indeed.

And, like a proud parent, I applaud the results reported here.

Karen Wade

LETTER FROM THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR

OUR MISSION

In partnership with the National Park Service since1938, Western National Parks Association advanceseducation, interpretation, research, and commu-nity engagement to ensure that national parks areincreasingly valued by everyone.

Adopted May 20, 2012

ABOUT WNPAWestern National Parks Association is a nonprofteducation partner o the National Park Service, withsixty-six afliated sites throughout twelve westernstates. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, the asso-ciation was ounded in 1938 to support the interpre-tive activities o the National Park Service. In additionto developing educational products and publications,

WNPA supports park research and helps und pro-grams that make park visits more meaningul.

WNPA by the Numbers

7373-year partnershipwith the National

Park Service

6666 national parkssupported by

WNPA

5757 parks at whichWNPA provides thevisitor center sta

1212 states in theWNPA network

8080 visitor centerswith WNPA stores

100$100+ thousand inree publications

provided

1.9$1.9 million in researchaid provided

64$64 millionin park aidprovided


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2 WE ST ER N NAT IO NA L PAR KS ASS OC IAT IO N

5. Donations (ISA), w/ summary of why/what/how much WNPA donates, etc. (34

pages)

A. BRVB living history event (talk to Valerie)

B. BRVB art competition winners

C. BRVB Civil War symposium

D. SAGU cultural fair (info, no pics)

E. FOSC candlelight tour

F. Chaco cultural exchange? (info and pics)

G. TUMA citizenship day

H. TUMAesta(pics,noinfo)

I. PAIS sand sculpting (pics, email Chelsea for info)

J. TUZI visitor center redone (info and pic)K. BANDlm

L. Separate side-bar list of performances, demonstrations, etc.

WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION has

been committed to donating aid to our national

parks since 1941, when the frst donation was a

modest $160. Today, aid totals $4.3 million a year,

with a cumulative total o more than $64 million!

For nearly eight decades, this aid has played an

essential role in enhancing the experiences o park

visitors by supporting the National Park Service(NPS) in educational, interpretive, research, and

publication activities at each o our sixty-six afli-

ated sites.

An essential part of WNPAs mission is to provide

unding or the scope o activities that NPS employ-

ees would like to oer park visitors, since ederal

unding is not always enough. Proceeds rom sales

at our national park stores in park visitor centers

and at our home-ofce store in Tucson are the

oundation or this support, as well as contributions

through various in-kind activities.

Read on to learn about the abundance o diverse

activities that WNPAs support provided to park

visitors during 2011.

Funding for Parks


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Guitarist Felipe Ruibal and double-bass pl ayer Luis Guerra performed soothing

Latin songs at White Sands National Monuments Full Moon Nights.

WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Full Moon Nights

White Sands National Monument hosted Full Moon Nights rom May through October2011. Once a month, the park oered a variety o ree events to park visitors, rangingrom regional music to ranger-guided tours o the monument to tales o historical fgures

who once lived in the area.

FORT SCOTT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE30th Annual Candlelight Tour

Held the frst ull weekend in December, this years Candlelight Tourwas in commemoration o the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

The light o 700 candle lanterns set the scene orbreathtaking historical reenactments.

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

International Indigenous Cultural Exchange

In August 2011 a group o indigenous Maya youths rom Yucatn, Mexico,and Laguna Pueblo youths rom New Mexico participated in a weeklong

feld study and cultural exchange at Chaco Culture National Historical Park.


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ADDITIONAL WNPA DONATIONS

ALIBATES FLINT QUARRIES NMAudio/visualmedia system or visitor center

BANDELIER NMStudent Conservation Association interns

BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NPFilmre-editing

BENTS OLD FORT NHSPeriod appropriate ood and sup-plies or Living History Encampment demonstrators

BROWN V. BOARD NHSArt competition prizes;Civil War symposium

CAPULIN VOLCANO NMLibrary bookcases

CASA GRANDE RUINS NMAmerican Indian Arts

and Music Fest CHANNEL ISLANDS NPWorld Ocean Day storyteller

FORT DAVIS NHSPhoto contest prizes

GREAT SAND DUNES NPPGeological mapping andassessment o area burned by 2010 fre

LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD NMArcheologyfeld survey

NICODEMUS NHSBualo Soldier reenactors

PADRE ISLAND NSSand-sculpting classes

PETROGLYPH NMHigh-defnition video ootage o

steaming volcanoes SAGUARO NPAmerican Indian Heritage Cultural Fair

SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS NMVisitor center muraldesigned by artists in the community

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NHPArcheology Day;economic impact study that determined visitor use andpotential expansion o park boundary and programming

TUMACCORI NHPLa Fiesta de Tumaccori;Citizenship Day

WALNUT CANYON NMR. Carlos Nakai perormance

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITEForging Freedoms PathwayLiving History Walks

On June 11, 2011, park visitors participated in livinghistory walks rom Ritchie House to Brown v. Boardo Education National Historic Site, highlighting theevolving views o race and reedom that developed inKansas. The walks eatured the Lecompton Reenactorsand National Park Service rangers portraying historicalcharacters.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON NATIONAL

HISTORICAL PARK

Frontier Lie Days

Frontier Lie Days is held each October in JohnsonCity at the Johnson Settlement, the 1860s home oPresident Lyndon B. Johnsons grandparents. The pro-gram began in 2006 as a two-day educational programto complement the parks already popular Farm andRanch program.


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ResearchWESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATIONproudly supports scientifc research in our

national parks with grants awarded to qualifed

individuals and institutions. The unds are used

to support a wide range o research projects that

have helped create a better understanding o our

parks, including the natural resources, the culture

and heritage o the people who once lived there,and the social, economic, and political history

o the sites. In 2011, research grants or new

projects totaled $52,329. WNPA also supported

thirty continuing projects awarded in previous

years, many o which were completed in 2011.

GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARKResearchers rom Ohio State University (BryanMark, David Porinchu, and Jason Box) areconducting research at Great Basin National Parkinto the sources o high levels o contaminants,such as DDT and mercury.


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EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Many o the lava tubes and caves at El MalpaisNational Monument support bats. Unortunately,the lava tube and cave climates also urnish the idealconditions or White Nose Syndrome. This highlycontagious disease, frst discovered in 2006 in New

York, has spread across seventeen states and killed

at least 5.5 million bats. Dr. Diana E. Northup andDebbie Buecher, o Buecher Biological Consulting,are conducting research in an eort to understand

which species o bats are at greatest risk o contract-ing the syndrome.

SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK

Four graduate students rom the University oArizona received unding to conduct research during the 2011 BioBlitz at Saguaro National Park, anevent that allowed scientists, students, and citizens the opportunity to participate in a twenty-our-hour inventory o the ora and auna o the desert park. The students led programs related to ungi,

passerine birds, beetles, and saguaro cacti.

ADDITIONAL WNPA-FUNDED RESEARCH

AZTEC RUINS NMCeramic provenance and raw

materials study BANDELIER NMStudy o ancestral Puebloan agricultural felds

BIGHORN CANYON NRADeveloping cultural interpretationso prehistoric tipi rings and Native domestic lie

CHANNEL ISLANDS NPLone Woman historical researchor connecting youth to national parks via award-winningchildrens literature

EL MALPAIS NMStudy o the age, history, andcomposition o pygmy orests

LYNDON B. JOHNSON NHPResearch into the resonance withvisitors o park educational programming

MONTEZUMA CASTLE NMRemoval o nonnativeslider turtles and eects on native Sonora mud turtlesat Montezuma Well

NAVAJO NMFootprints o the Ancestors: community-basedresearch at Keet Seel

PINNACLES NMLead exposure-monitoring in Caliorniacondors

SAGUARO NPEects o buelgrass invasion on habitat use

o desert tortoises SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NRAWater sources oSanta Monica Mountains streams and creeks

SONORAN DESERT NETWORKPilot project in mentoringor improved science communication in national parks

TIMPANOGOS CAVE NMMonitoring cave climate changes

WHITE SANDS NMAssessment o moths and discovery onew species


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Publications& EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS

Top: The Juan Bautista de Anza trail gu ide isavailable in both English and Spanish.

Bottom left: Frequently Asked QuestionsAbout Bats is the newest addition to ourFAQ series.

Bottom right: Tumaccori National Historical

Parks Junior Ranger booklet was the rstpublished by WNPA with full-color illustrations.

WNPA has been publishing books and producing other educational products since

the associations founding in 1938. In cooperation with the National Park Service,

WNPA also publishes numerous ree publications distributed in parks and online.

OUR MOST ANTICIPATED PUBLICATION in 2011was Frequently Asked Questions About Bats by Rose Houk.WNPA also produced three trail guidesthe Civil War Battleof Glorieta Pass Trail Guide or Pecos National HistoricalPark, and English and Spanish language versions o theJuan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail in Arizona. Theassociation also released two DVDsSky Island, an award-

winning flm about the mountains, canyons, and mesas othe high Pajarito Plateau in Bandelier National Monument;and Treasure in the Sea or Channel Islands National Park.

Civil War reenactors marched at the 2009 dedication of the Glorieta Pass battle site at Pecos NationalHistorical Park, New Mexico. WNPA released a trail guide to the battle site in 2011.


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In 2011 we redoubled our eorts to add many more American-made items to our store lines. Deneen Pottery crated handmademugs or twenty o our parks. T-shirts and sweatshirts rom EarthSun Moon Trading Companys Advice rom Nature line havebroadened our shirt oerings. And collapsible hats rom HenschelManuacturing Company help keep visitors cool.

We continue to expand on our popular Junior Ranger products,which make up our biggest sales category and accounted or alarge portion o an overall 34% increase in 2011 wholesale sales.

In addition to providing over $100,000 or printing ree publica-

tions in 2011, WNPA worked collaboratively with the NPS tocreate many o these non-sales items, including park newspapers,site bulletins, periodicals, trail guides, translations, and brochures.

WNPA also produced new Junior Ranger booklets or several oour parks, including Coronado National Memorial, TumaccoriNational Historical Park, and Fort Davis National Historic Site.

WNPA publications and products were exhibited at select tradeshows and events, including the third annual Tucson Festival oBooks. In addition to our expansive National Parks Store tent atthe estival, WNPA hosted twenty afliate national parks boothsin our National Park Pavilion.

VISIT WWW.WNPA.ORG TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND PRODUCTS ONLINE.

A Junior Ranger shows off his new vest.

Above:Treasure in the Sea, an ofcial lm about Channel Islands NationalPark, includes this aerial view of one of the islands.

Left: The DVD Sky Island about Bandelier National Monument was releasedin 2011.

Deneen Potteryhandcrafted mugsfor twenty afliated

parks.


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1 0 WE ST ER N NAT IO NA L PAR KS AS SO CI ATI ON

WNPAS NATIONAL PARK STORES hosted

a variety o events throughout the year.

Events and programs enable outreach to

a wide audience, provide positive and

inormative experiences to visitors, and

ultimately deepen the publics connection

to our national parks. Our home ofce

in Tucson oers events nearly every

Wednesday and Saturday, almost all o

which are ree to the public and attract

over 10,000 attendees annually. Our

revenue-generating events help support

research and education in our sixty-six

afliated national parks.

Chief of Interpretation Andy Fisher shared animal bones with children at Saguaro National Parks Touch Table at the third annual Tucson Festival of Books.

Connecting People to Parks


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NATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS

In 2011 WNPA hosted a myriad o shows and sales eaturing native arts and crats.Pottery rom Mata Ortiz, Mexico, was eatured at one o our most popular eventsand included demonstrations and live frings throughout the day by three o the fn-est Mata Ortiz potters: Jorge Quintana, Damian Quezada, and Diego Valles. Othershows included Zuni etishes and carvings, Navajo rugs rom Hubbell Trading PostNational Historic Site, native basketry, Huichol beaded art, Oaxacan wood carvings,and Tarahumara and Mayo Indian art.

BASKETMAKING WORKSHOPS

WNPA oered two highly successul basketmaking workshops in 2011. TohonoOodham artists Della and Frederick Cruz taught about the plants, materials, tools, designs, techniques, and traditions o

American Indian basketry. Participants spent a ull day learning how to make their own Tohono Oodhamstyle basket.

TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

The third annual Tucson Festival o Books attracted nearly 100,000 people in 2011. WNPA sponsored the National ParksPavilion, which was a highlight o the two-day estival and eatured twenty national parks rom throughout the westernUnited States. NPS rangers oered interpretive materials and a plethora o hands-on activities or kids. In addition, thepavilion included an event tent and our National Parks Store with WNPA publications and products or sale.

CONCERTS AND FILMSThroughout 2011 WNPA hosted numerous concerts and ree flm screenings. Our Kiva Gallery was at capacity or flmsincluding Sky Island(the ofcial flm o Bandelier National Monument) and The Sun Dagger(narrated by Robert Redord),as well as or concerts eaturing classical guitarists Michael Lich and Tabajara Belo, historic music o the West by MarkGardner and Rex Rideout, and American Indian utist and cultural storyteller Gary Stroutsos.

KIVA GALLERY

Our auditorium, where our home-ofce events take place, doubles as an art gallery. Throughout 2011 the Kiva Galleryeatured monthly rotating exhibits by varied southwestern artists including photography by Jack Dykinga, western art byDon Weber, and paintings by Dick Myers.

Artist and instructor Della Cruz helps abasketmaking workshop participant.

Mata Ortiz pottery was featured at popular events.

Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout performed at a

sold-out show in our Kiva Gallery.


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AfliatedParks

Alibates Flint QuarriesNational MonumentFlint, Texas

Aztec Ruins National MonumentAztec, New Mexico

Bandelier National MonumentLos Alamos, New Mexico

Bents Old Fort National HistoricSiteLa Junta, Colorado

Big Thicket National PreserveKountze, Texas

Bighorn Canyon NationalRecreation AreaNorth District: Fort Smith, MontanaSouth District: Lovell, Wyoming

Black Canyon o the GunnisonNational ParkMontrose, Colorado

Brown v. Board o Education

National Historic SiteTopeka, Kansas

Canyon de Chelly NationalMonumentChinle, Arizona

Capulin Volcano NationalMonumentCapulin, New Mexico

Casa Grande Ruins NationalMonumentCoolidge, Arizona

Chaco Culture NationalHistorical Park

Nageezi, New Mexico

Chamizal NationalMemorialEl Paso, Texas

Channel IslandsNational ParkVentura, Caliornia

Chickasaw NationalRecreation Area

Sulphur, OklahomaChiricahua NationalMonumentWillcox, Arizona

Coronado National MemorialHereord, Arizona

Curecanti NationalRecreation AreaGunnison, Colorado

El Malpais National MonumentGrants, New Mexico

El Morro National Monument

Ramah, New MexicoEugene ONeill National HistoricSiteDanville, Caliornia

Ft. Bowie National Historic SiteBowie, Arizona

Ft. Davis National Historic SiteFt. Davis, Texas

Ft. Larned National Historic SiteLarned, Kansas

Ft. Scott National Historic SiteFt. Scott, Kansas

Ft. Union National Monument

Watrous, New Mexico

Gila Cli DwellingsNational MonumentSilver City, New Mexico

Golden Spike National Historic SiteBrigham City, Utah

Great Basin National ParkBaker, Nevada

Great Sand Dunes National Parkand PreserveMosca, Colorado

Hubbell Trading Post NationalHistoric SiteGanado, Arizona

John Muir National Historic SiteMartinez, Caliornia

Juan Bautista de Anza NationalHistoric TrailOakland, Caliornia

Lake Mead NationalRecreation AreaBoulder City, Nevada


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Lake Meredith NationalRecreation AreaFritch, Texas

Lewis and Clark National HistoricTrailOmaha, Nebraska

Little Bighorn Battlefeld National

MonumentCrow Agency, Montana

Lyndon B. Johnson NationalHistorical ParkJohnson City, Texas

Mojave National PreserveBarstow, Caliornia

Montezuma Castle NationalMonumentCamp Verde, Arizona

Navajo National MonumentTonalea, Arizona

Nicodemus National Historic SiteNicodemus, Kansas

Northwest New Mexico VisitorCenterGrants, New Mexico

Organ Pipe Cactus NationalMonumentAjo, Arizona

Padre Island National SeashoreCorpus Christi, Texas

Palo Alto Battlefeld NationalHistorical ParkBrownsville, Texas

Pecos National Historical ParkPecos, New Mexico

Petroglyph National MonumentAlbuquerque, New Mexico

Pinnacles National MonumentPaicines, Caliornia

Port Chicago Naval MagazineNational MemorialDanville, Caliornia

Saguaro National ParkTucson, Arizona

Salinas Pueblo Missions NationalMonumentMountainair, New Mexico

San Antonio Missions NationalHistorical Park

San Antonio, TexasSand Creek Massacre NationalHistoric SiteEads, Colorado

Santa Fe National Historic TrailSanta Fe, New Mexico

Santa Monica Mountains NationalRecreation AreaThousand Oaks, Caliornia

Southern Arizona OfcePhoenix, Arizona

Sunset Crater National MonumentFlagsta, Arizona

Timpanogos Cave NationalMonumentAmerican Fork, Utah

Tonto National MonumentRoosevelt, Arizona

Trail o Tears National Historic TrailSanta Fe, New Mexico

Tumaccori National Historical ParkTumaccori, Arizona

Tuzigoot National MonumentClarkdale, Arizona

Walnut Canyon National MonumentFlagsta, Arizona

Washita Battlefeld NationalHistoric SiteCheyenne, Oklahoma

Whiskeytown NationalRecreation AreaWhiskeytown, Caliornia

White Sands National MonumentAlamogordo, New Mexico

Wupatki National MonumentFlagsta, Arizona

A ranger at Port Chicago Naval Magazine

National Monument stands before the remainsof a dock where two ships carrying more than

5,000 tons of TNT exploded in 1944,

killing 320 men.

Mexican folklorico dancers performed at La Fiesta de Tumaccori at Tumaccori National

Historical Park

The LBJ presidential airplane is on permanent display in the hangar at Lyndon B. JohnsonNational Historical Park, seen here with Ranger Cindy J acoby.

Ruby Hubbard is a master weaver

at Hubbell Trading Post National

Historic Site.


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EMIL W. HAURY AWARD

David Grant Noble, noted author andphotographer, was honored with WNPAsEmil W. Haury Awardat the annual Boardo Directors reception in Denver. He isthe author o several books, including Inthe Places of the Spirits, 101 Questions AboutAncient Indians of the Southwest (publishedby WNPA), and In Search of Chaco. TheHaury Award, which honors outstandingscientifc research and eorts that createa greater understanding o public lands, isnamed or Emil W. Haury, the Universityo Arizona anthropologist and archeolo-gist instrumental in the ounding o theSouthwest Monuments Association, nowknown as WNPA.

NEW AWARD UNVEILED

In 2011 WNPA announced the creation othe Stewart L. Udall Award, which recog-nizes conservationistsincluding authors,photographers, artists, and publishers

who have made outstanding contribu-tions to publications about Americasnational parks. The award is named orormer U.S. Secretary o the Interior andCongressman Stewart Udall, who servedon the WNPA board and cowrote In

Coronados Footsteps, published by WNPAin 1991.

Accolades

David Grant Noble received WNPAs

Emil W. Haury Award.

Above: Stewart L. Udall, former secretary of theinterior and later WNPA board member, left, andEmil W. Haury, noted archeologist and member ofWNPAs rst board, at a 1991 signing for their book,In Coronados Footsteps, which they co-authoredfor the association.

David Laird served two consecutive ve-year terms on WNPAs board of directors

from 1993 to 2002, and a third term beginning in 2008 ending with his retirementin 2011. David served as a member of the Publications Committee and, during thelast year of his second term, served as the committees chair.

Derek Gallagher, WNPA director of publications, retired in June 2011 after fteenyears with the association. He oversaw the publishing of dozens of books and trail

guides for retail, and hundreds of free publications for WNPA-afliated parks.

Carla Van West retired from WNPAs board of directors in 2011. She served twoconsecutive ve-year terms and was reelected for a third term in 2007. Duringher board tenure, Carla served on the Nominations, Strategic Planning, and Per-formance Review committees. She is pictured here receiving a special achievementaward from Executive Director James E. Cook at the Denver board meeting.

After a nationwide search by WNPAs board of directors, JamesE. Cook was appointed executive director in 2011. James wasthe obvious choice to lead the association through a period ofsignicant change. He has many years of experience in nonprots,

proven management skills, and a love of our national parks. Heis enthusiastic about nding new and creative ways to supportthe National Park Service, and his face-to-face contact withNPS staff has strengthened our associations connections withthe parks we serve.

LeAnn Simpson retired as executive director after seven years at the WNPA helm.During her time with the association, she was instrumental in guiding us

through a period of expansion and, most recently, a time of economic

challenges. Her support of education, research, and interpretation in ournational parks was valued by all and evident in her many achievements.


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WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY and commitment o our many volunteers and members, WNPA would notbe able to achieve its core mission o ensuring that our national parks are increasingly valued by everyone.In 2013 WNPA will celebrate its 75th anniversary. We have thrived or so long thanks to the plentiulcontributions o our supporters.

Our volunteers inspire us daily. Your donation o service is an enormous resource and plays a key role inmaking our accomplishments possible.

Our members remind us why this proud organization was ormed. Your passion to protect and preserveour national parks is at the core o all our endeavors.

We are tremendously grateul and orever indebted to everyone who has helped this organization supportour national parks.

I youre interested in becoming a member or volunteering, please call (800) 910-9672, or send an email [email protected]. Download a volunteer application at www.wnpa.org/volunteer_app.pd, or contact ourhuman resources manager at [email protected].

Manred (Manny) Fleischer19332011

Manny Fleischer wasone o the frst to

volunteer at West-ern National Parks

Associations newheadquarters when itopened in Oro Valleyin 2002. At the timeo his death in August2011, he had volun-teered nearly 2,000hours, working frst in the warehouse and thenin Publications. He was retired rom ColumbiaHouse Records where he supervised that com-

panys nationwide shipping operations, skillsput to good use at WNPA. So much was hevalued at WNPA that he was nominated or theGovernors Volunteer Service Award or 2006,receiving a letter and certifcate rom GovernorJanet Napolitano noting Mannys dedicationto community and special spirit o service. Heleaves behind many riends among the sta and

volunteers at WNPA.

Thank You!

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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

Year Ended September 30, 2011

CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS

Revenues and support:

Sales $9,258,436

Less: cost o goods sold (4,878,680)

Gross proft 4,379,756

Contributions 4,366

Investment income (loss) 125,854

Memberships 59,279

Creative services 84,320

Other revenue 4,288

Total revenues and support 4,657,863

Expenses:

Personnel expenses 3,414,335

General and administrative 543,450

Selling expenses 360,611

Depreciation expense 114,814

Creative services expenses 72,320

Donations to National Park Service 720,553

Total expenses 5,226,083

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (568,220)

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 9,392,371

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $8,824,151

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

September 30, 2011

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,308,205

Investments 1,212,627

Accounts receivable, net 92,065

Inventories 4,493,884

Prepaid expenses and other assets 50,909

Property and equipment, net 2,122,647

TOTAL ASSETS $9,280,337

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable 146,282

Accrued expenses 238,021

Amounts due others 71,883

Total liabilities 456,186

NET ASSETSUNRESTRICTED

Property and equipment 2,122,647

Board designated or uture donations 759,806

Available or operations 5,941,698

Total net assets 8,824,151

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $9,280,337

2011 AID TO THE PARKS: $4,337,163

99% OF GROSS PROFIT ON SALESOperating activities attributable to aid 3,616,610

Interpretive programs 582,278

Research 56,348

Pre-publication/production expenses 35,363

Other 32,530

Free publications 14,034

2011 Financial Summary


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Karen Wade, ChairmanNational Park Service, RetiredFortine, Montana

James Brooks, Vice ChairPresident and CEO,School or Advanced ResearchSanta Fe, New Mexico

Nancy Laney, Secretary/Treasurer

Executive Director,Tucson Botanical Gardens, RetiredCastle Hill, North Carolina

Christine Szuter, Advisor

20072009 Board Chair

Director & Proessor o Practice,Scholarly Publishing Certifcate Program,Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona

Edward B. Danson, Director Emeritus

Marilyn AlkireAttorney (non-practicing)Castle Rock, Colorado

Bill BroylesAuthor/research associate,University of Arizonas Southwest CenterHigh school teacher, RetiredTucson, Arizona

Jeffrey FrokeEnvironmental consultantCo-ounder, Santa Lucia ConservancyPebble Beach, Caliornia

Eugene GieselerAttorney, Dufeld Young Adamson &Alred, P.C., RetiredTucson, Arizona

David LairdOwner, rare-books websiteDirector o University o Arizona Library,Retired

Tucson, ArizonaEdna RomeroPotterSchool administrator, RetiredTaos, New Mexico

Bill ShawProessor o Wildlie and Fisheries Science,University o ArizonaTucson, Arizona

Kim Sikoryak

Chie o Interpretation and Education,National Park Service, RetiredGolden, Colorado

Sue SirkusSenior Philanthropy Ofcer,The Nature Conservancy o ArizonaTucson, Arizona

Carla Van WestDirector o Preservation Research,SRI FoundationRio Rancho, New Mexico

WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION

201011 Board o Directors

WNPA BOARD COMMITTEE

APPOINTMENTS FOR 2011

James E. Cook, Executive Director(as o January 2011)

LeAnn Simpson, Executive Director(Retired January 2011)

Scott Aldridge, Chie Operations Ofcer

Nancy Kroell, Human Resources Manager

Katie Walter, Director o Human Resources

Chris Anderson, Director o Marketing

Derek Gallagher, Director o Publications(Retired June 2011)

Dana Garza, Chie Financial Ofcer

201011 HOME OFFICE SENIOR STAFF

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEKaren Wade, ChairmanJames Brooks, Vice ChairNancy Laney, Secretary/TreasurerChristine Szuter, Advisor

20072009 Board ChairJames E. Cook, Executive Director

(nonvoting)

AUDITMarilyn Alkire, ChairDavid LairdKim Sikoryak

FINANCENancy Laney, ChairJames BrooksEugene Gieseler

Sue SirkusChristine Szuter

NOMINATIONS& GOVERNANCEBill Shaw, ChairMarilyn AlkireBill BroylesDavid LairdNancy LaneyChristine Szuter

PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS,& SERVICESJerey Froke, ChairJames BrooksBill BroylesDavid LairdEdna RomeroKim Sikoryak

RESEARCHBill Broyles, ChairJames BrooksJerey FrokeBill ShawCarla Van West

STRATEGIC PLANNING& PERFORMANCESue Sirkus, ChairNancy LaneyCarla Van WestChristine Szuter

Above: Research into the resonance with visitors of

national park educational programming was conductedat numerous parks, including Lyndon B. Johnson

National Historical Park, pictured here.


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Written and edited by Laurie Miller with contributions from Dan Stebbins

Designed by Theresa Reindl Bingham

Photographs courtesy of:

Scott Aldridgeinside front cover, pages 1, 9 (lower right), 10, 11, 13 (upper right, middle), 14, 15 (left), inside back coverErnesto Burciagaback cover

James E. Cookpage 5 (far left)Larry Kolvoord,Austin Statesmanpage 13 (lower right)

David Grant Nobleself-portrait, page 14Connie Rosepage 9 (mugs)

All other photographs courtesy of the National Park Service

Map, page 12: Eureka Cartography

Pie chart, page 16: Theresa Reindl Bingham

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In 2011 WNPA funded a study of ancestral Puebloan agricultural elds at Bandelier National Monument, pictured here.

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