2022-11-15T15:30:33-06:00 2021-12-31 030210880 AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP 24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402 WEST LEBANON NH 037841663 990 2021-01-01 030346759 NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER NORT 8027236551 PO BOX 220 EAST CHARLESTON VT 05833 CHARLES CAPALDI TREASURER 8027236551 2022-11-15 1 CHARLES CAPALDI 999009999 MANDY C GILES CPA P01204048 6033060100 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CHARLES CAPALDI PO BOX 220 EAST CHARLESTON VT 05833 2261811 0 X WWW.NORTHWOODSCENTER.ORG X 1995 VT CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND ACTION. 13 13 137 49 0 0 1268949 1581944 399844 627420 -4363 5248 11883 22005 1676313 2236617 0 0 0 0 795511 1179392 0 0 121492 327647 474407 1123158 1653799 553155 582818 2226358 2872601 372518 432907 1853840 2439694 X CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND ACTION. 0 0 830364 280968 CONSERVATION CORPS - THE NORTHWOODS CONSERVATION CORPS IS A HANDS-ON CONSERVATION-BASED EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH (AGES 15 - 18) AND EMERGING PROFESSIONALS. CREW MEMBERS ARE HIRED FROM COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING PROJECT AREAS AND ARE PROVIDED WITH HIGH-QUALITY CONSERVATION TRAINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE EXPERIENCE PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO EXPLORE CAREER PATHS IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCE FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS. IN 2021, WE EMPLOYED JUST OVER 100 CONSERVATION CORPS STAFF! WE WERE EXCITED TO WELCOME BACK IN PERSON TRAINING, WITH THE FIRST EVER ORGANIZATION WIDE COLLABORATIVE TRAINING. IN ADDITION, CONSERVATION SKILL SPECIFIC TRAINING WAS ALSO INCREASED. THIS INCLUDED CERTIFICATE-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDING WILDERNESS FIRST AID AND CHAINSAW TRAINING, AS WELL AS MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING AND RESOURCES FOR BUILDING INCLUSIVE TEAMS. NORTHWOODS ALSO RECOGNIZED THE GROWING NEED TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR SEASONAL STAFF, IN A POST-PANDEMIC INFLATED SHORTAGE OF LOW-COST HOUSING. TO SUPPORT THIS CHANGE, IN THE SPRING OF 2021 NORTHWOODS CONSTRUCTED AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN PAVILION, TO PROVIDE A GATHERING SPACE AND COOKING SPACE FOR SEASONAL STAFF. WE ALSO DEDICATED THE BUNKHOUSE FOR SEASONAL STAFF USE. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, AND ENABLED NORTHWOODS TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN RECRUITING CREW MEMBERS AND LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO THE REGIONAL PROJECTS THAT BROUGHT CREWS TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS FOR 12 WEEKS OF HISTORICAL TRAIL RENOVATION, TO THE RUGGED AND REMOTE COOS TRAIL, TO KINGDOM TRAILS AND VICTORY HILL FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE SPECIFIC TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND ON TRAIL PATROL AROUND THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM, ALL LOCAL CREWS WERE ABLE TO SPEND A WEEK ON THE NORTHWOODS TRAILS - REPLACING SKIDDER BRIDGES FOR FORESTRY AND RECREATION ACCESS, BOG BRIDGES ON THE HIKING TRAIL, AND INSTALLING EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE. THE BACKCOUNTRY CREW COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF 35 BOG BRIDGES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, AND ALL TOGETHER THE CREWS COMPLETED 51 SOIL RETAINING STRUCTURES TO PREVENT EROSION. AT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LOCATIONS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND, NORTHWOODS HOSTED 32 CONSERVATION INTERNS. THIS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GIVES EMERGING PROFESSIONALS FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE WITH DATA COLLECTION, RESEARCH AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION WITH A FOCUS ON WILDLIFE. 159653 181973 EDUCATION, GROUPS & CAMPS - THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO FOSTER A SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BRING AWARENESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS WITH EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND PROVIDE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE. 2021 WAS MARKED BY A REBOUND FROM THE EARLY ISOLATION AND RESTRICTION OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. FOR OUR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES, NEW EXPECTATIONS WERE SET AROUND THE NECESSITY OF CONNECTION WITH THE OUTDOOR AND EACH OTHER, TO BUILD RESILIENT KIDS, TO OFFER STRESS RELIEF, AND TO REPLACE FEAR AND ISOLATION, WITH JOY AND CONNECTION. IN 2021 WE SAW WHAT WE THINK WILL BE A PERMANENT CHANGE - A RECOGNITION THAT HANDS-ON OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT ENRICHMENT, THEY ARE ESSENTIAL! IN 2021, NORTHWOODS HOSTED 615 STUDENT VISITS FOR WINTER OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS RETURNED TO PRE-COVID NUMBERS, WITH MORE THAN 3,000 ANNUAL STUDENT VISITS, AND 125 CAMPERS THROUGH 10 WEEKS OF SUMMER PROGRAMS. WE OFFERED CAMPS IN OUR TWO LOCATIONS AT THE NORTHWOODS CAMPUS IN EAST CHARLESTON AND IN THE HUB FOR REGIONAL OUTDOOR RECREATION IN EAST BURKE. CAMP THEMES INCLUDE EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, BUILDING SKILL AND SENSE OF PLACE THROUGH OUTDOOR RECREATION AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE, FOSTERING INCLUSIVE TEAMS, AND TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HOST THE LOCAL NORTH COUNTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH 4 WEEKS OF ENRICHMENT EDUCATION - WORKING WITH 8 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE SUPERVISORY UNION, AND BRINGING 100 LOCAL STUDENTS TO NORTHWOODS FOR A WEEK-LONG NATURE CONNECTION AND EXPLORATION PROGRAM. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOMEMADE, HEALTHY FOOD, IN PART THANKS TO THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE USDA. LEADERSHIP REMAINED A KEY THEME THROUGHOUT ALL NORTHWOODS PROGRAMS, A CHARGE LED BY THE EDUCATION TEAM. 12 8TH GRADERS PARTICIPATED IN THE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMONT RURAL ED COLLABORATIVE AND 13 ADULTS COMPLETED THE NEK LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. BOTH PROGRAMS COMBINED LEADERSHIP SKILLS, NETWORKING, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SENSE OF PLACE AS AREAS TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE LEADERS. UPGRADES TO THE CHALLENGE COURSE BROUGHT NEW ELEMENTS FOR FACILITATING TEAMBUILDING WITH 32 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS. NORTHWOODS FACILITATED IN DEPTH NATURE APPRECIATION AND EDUCATION WITH NEWPORT CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S K-2 GRADERS, WHERE ALL 9 CLASSROOMS AND OVER 150 STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THESE MONTHLY VISITS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE FALL. IN 2021, WE WELCOMED A FULL TIME EDUCATION DIRECTOR TO THE TEAM, AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION. 186549 69553 CONSERVATION SCIENCE - THE GOAL OF THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM IS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS, PARTICIPATE IN WORK GROUPS, AND PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, WATER QUALITY, AND OTHER OUTCOMES WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO EXEMPLIFY GOOD STEWARDSHIP THROUGH GOOD SCIENCE. IN 2021, THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM WORK RAMPED UP SIGNIFICANTLY TO MEET THE INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED CHALLENGES AROUND WATER QUALITY. BY THE NUMBERS, THE CREWS COLLECTED 59.267 GALLONS OF SEED, PLANTED 22,459 TREES, SHRUBS, AND TUBESTOCK, WORKED ON AT LEAST 27 OFF-SITE PROJECTS, HOSTED 3 ECO AMERICORPS MEMBERS, AND BUILT 55 INFILTRATION STEPS (5 SEPARATE PROJECTS).IN 2021, THE LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG WATERSHED WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN IMPAIRED WATERWAY. THIS DESIGNATION HIGHLIGHTED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AROUND TOXIC NUTRIENT LOADING AND SPURRED INCREASED STATE-WIDE RECONGNITION AND FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS TO REDUCE THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) OF PHOSPHOROUS IN THE WATERSHED. NORTHWOODS WORKED CLOSELY WITH STATE AND REGIONAL PARTNERS THROUGH WATERSHED ACTION PLANNING CONVENINGS, AND TO PRIORITIZE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS. THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM RIPARIAN LANDS AND WATERSHED CREWS WORKED FROM APRIL THROUGH NOVEMBER IN AN EXTENDED SEASON TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS. A NEW PROJECT WITH VERMONT FISH AND WILDLIFE ADDRESSES RIPARIAN HEALTH WITH NATIVE SEED COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION THROUGH HYDRO-SEEDING, WHICH WILL BE USED TO RESTORE RIPARIAN BUFFERS IN LARGE OPEN PLAINS SUITABLE TO THIS EQUIPMENT, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRADITIONAL TREE PLANTING METHODS. IN 2021, THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE CREWS PLANTED TREES AND COLLECTED NATIVE SEED, WITH A WIDE SPECIES DIVERSITY INCLUDING SILVER MAPLE, HIGH BUSH CRANBERRY, AND RED OSIER DOGWOOD TO LIST A FEW. THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE TEAM ALSO ADDRESSED SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC ACCESS TO RIVERS AND LAKES, IN PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM, PARTICULARLY ON THE MOOSE RIVER IN VICTORY, VT. THE CREWS ALSO IMPLEMENTED A WIDE RANGE OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS - INCLUDING OPEN TOP CULVERTS, INFILTRATION STEPS, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, RIPARIAN BUFFER NATIVE PLANTINGS ETC. IN 2021, THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM INCREASED TECHNICAL TRAINING OF OUR WORKFORCE TO INCLUDE HERBICIDE APPLICATION AND TECHNICAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. KEY PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, STATE WIDE ORGANIZATIONS, AND MUNICIPAL GROUPS WERE ESSENTIAL TO IMPLEMENTING THESE PROJECTS. 139226 94926 FOREST STEWARDSHIP - THE GOAL OF THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE IS TO PRACTICE AND PROMOTE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND LAND MANAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTHWOODS DEMONSTRATION FOREST, BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO FOREST LANDOWNERS, AND THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. ON THE NORTHWOODS DEMONSTRATION FOREST, IMPROVED SIGNAGE ON THE DEMONSTRATION FOREST AIDED WITH WELCOMING VISITORS TO THE TRAIL AND PROVIDING A SELF-GUIDED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THIS INCLUDES THE FOREST ECOLOGY SIGNAGE ALONG THE LANG BROOK TRAIL, AND NATURAL HISTORY SIGNAGE ON THE GARDNER PATH. THE FORESTRY INTERNSHIP GRADUATED ITS FOURTH SUCCESSFUL COHORT - WITH A FOCUS ON INVASIVE SPECIES, FOREST ECOLOGY, LANDSCAPE LEVEL FOREST HEALTH, AND BUILDING A SET OF BOTH FIELD AND OFFICE SKILLS FOR EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS. IN 2021, FORESTRY INTERNS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THE DEMONSTRATION FOREST, CONDUCTING TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT, AND IMPROVING TRAIL ACCESS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ON THE HISTORIC HOPKINS HILL TRAIL. ADDITIONALLY, WORK WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE VERMONT LAND TRUST AND THE STATE OF VT FORESTS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK AMONG OTHER NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS. AT THE LANDOWNER LEVEL, IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH OVER 40 LANDOWNERS ON LAND MANAGEMENT GOALS THROUGH CURRENT USE APPLICATIONS, WILDLIFE HABITAT ASSESSMENTS, AND INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL PROJECTS, THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE SOUGHT TO BRING MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTO THE PROCESS OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO ACHIEVE LANDSCAPE SCALE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING FOREST CONNECTIVITY FOR WILDLIFE, TRAIL COMPATIBILITY FOR RECREATION, AND PRESERVING PUBLIC ACCESS FOR HUNTING. 139226 94926 1315792 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 137 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X SUSAN MOORE 8027236551 154 LEADERSHIP DRIVE EAST CHARLESTON VT 05833 CHARLES CAPALDI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN GIESE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GERRY CAHILL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE COE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HAP ELIASON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL IRONS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA MAURO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER NORMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA MCDONOUGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KILEY BRIGGS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA ROSENCRANTZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WORDEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANNY SEGUIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA YOUNG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 56469 0 9294 56469 0 9294 0 0 0 0 DENNIS R CHOQUETTE INC 900 BORLAND RD GLOVER VT 05875 BARN CONSTRUCTION 196704 1 28679 1145753 407512 43753 1581944 CONSERVATION CORPS 541900 280968 280968 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEES 611600 110333 110333 FSI LAND MANAGEMENT SE 541900 94926 94926 CAMP FEES 721210 71640 71640 CONSERVATION SCIENCE 541900 69553 69553 627420 927 927 17114 0 17114 17114 17114 23888 783 20350 0 3538 783 4321 783 3538 0 28679 3194 -3194 -3194 6492 1650 4842 4842 WOOD SALES 111000 1840 1840 MISCELLANEOUS 999999 1403 1403 3243 2236617 653402 0 1271 56469 16941 22587 16941 986163 880999 63196 41968 7852 6089 1486 277 45672 33616 10172 1884 83236 70254 6570 6412 18000 18000 721 721 4730 3668 828 234 2759 1532 1227 8866 2423 1817 4626 10185 3363 2317 4505 31229 6213 20356 4660 19204 18587 472 145 140 140 14522 11674 2848 35159 35159 72888 65780 4414 2694 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 106518 76221 6864 23433 CONTRACT LABOR 38875 28963 4672 5240 VEHICLE EXPENSES 37661 28097 9208 356 AMERICORPS MATCH 37392 37392 35558 23840 4828 6890 1653799 1315792 216515 121492 33490 19325 250853 484594 166563 243753 13372 2305260 283019 1734590 2022241 4507 48475 36355 40841 2226358 2872601 17886 111534 1250 348939 319183 4443 2190 372518 432907 X 1687243 2341452 166597 98242 1853840 2439694 2226358 2872601 582818 3036 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 681649 831138 914841 1256799 1570194 5254621 6450 4653 5237 12150 11750 40240 271753 304161 333752 909666 959852 1139952 1253830 1268949 1581944 6204527 6204527 5419 1650 14010 18041 39120 1150 3243 4393 6248040 1351466 0.99300 0.99560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36355 0 5207 721 40841 35528 3109 1694 588 36355 32083 3445 35528 37281 -5198 32083 0.00000 0.76000 0.24000 1 0 1112900 1112900 749426 200049 549377 148246 82970 65276 294688 294688 2022241 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 1490 SECURITY DEPOSITS 700 2190 2243776 3036 3036 2240740 721 -4844 -4123 2236617 1657923 4844 4844 1653079 721 721 1653800 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES COST OF GOODS SOLD PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES COST OF GOODS SOLD WESTMORE MOUNTAIN 18604 18604 3194 18604 18604 3194 3194 -3194 X 2 15843 FAIR MARKET VALUE X MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 18 27910 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PROCESS USED TO REVIEW THIS FORM IS CREATED IN CONSORT WITH THE BUSINESS MANAGER, REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER. 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