2025-10-02T06:16:26-07:00 2024-12-31 582361357 GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC 50 LENOX POINT SUITE C ATLANTA GA 30324 990 2024-01-01 200412328 WILD ARIZONA WILD 5203264300 PO BOX 40340 TUCSON AZ 85717 MICHAEL QUINLAN President 2025-10-02 true true Gregg S Bossen P01444127 4048929513 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PO BOX 40340 TUCSON AZ 85717 1503980 false X wildarizona.org X 2004 AZ Wild Arizonas mission is to protect, unite, and restore wild lands and waters across Arizona and beyond, for the enrichment and health of all generations, and to ensure Arizona's native plants and animals a lasting home in wild nature. 10 10 38 245 0 840314 1363528 52332 74532 224 196 37811 38251 930681 1476507 0 0 691964 1013234 0 112725 219075 359620 911039 1372854 19642 103653 273354 358180 48216 29389 225138 328791 Wild Arizonas mission is to protect, unite, and restore wild lands and waters across Arizona and beyond, for the enrichment and health of all generations, and to ensure Arizona's native plants and animals a lasting home in wild nature. false false 1111426 January 1 December 31, 2024 Program Service AccomplishmentsWILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Wild Stew: Wild Stew is dedicated to restoring and protecting wilderness areas and other wild lands across Arizona to preserve ecological integrity. Arizona has 90 designated wilderness areas and agency resources are insufficient to address needs such as habitat restoration, trail maintenance, erosion control, removal of invasive species, installation of signage and wilderness stewardship activities. Wild Arizonas Wild Stew program employs a professional field crew to address these needs, while connecting volunteers to outdoor experiences in the wild. In concert with stewardship activities, we provide ecological and socio-cultural education to inform and inspire conservation advocacy.In 2024, Wild Stew completed projects located in the Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Gila and Coronado, and Tonto National Forests. Project partners included: Tonto and Coronado National Forest District Offices, National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Friends of the Verde River, Friends of Cave Creek, and Chiricahua Regional Council. In 2024, 245 Wild Stew volunteers provided 3,388 hours of service.Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaParia Beach Restoration: Wild Arizona completed the final stages of a multi-year project at the Colorado River to restore native woody vegetation across the lower and upper riparian terraces of Paria Beach. Many bird, reptile, and small mammal species have begun to use the habitat. Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestWild Arizonas crew improved more than 15 miles of trail, placed 134 cairns, built or repaired more than 100of drainage outlets, and removed hundreds of logs. Volunteers provided 1,640 hours of service to improve 12.05 miles of trail and remove 161 logs. Coronado National Forest2024 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program: Wild Arizona led a team of ten high school students from Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, and Alaska to live and work in Rucker Canyon on the southwest side of the Chiricahua Mountains. Projects included brush removal and corridor clearing along the Turtle Mountain Trail, Rucker Trail and around Cima cabin. Specifically, the group improved more than 2 miles of trail, installed bear-proof food boxes in a campground, improved a creek crossing, built a retaining wall/ramp, constructed multiple cairns for way finding, and constructed a 200 foot trail reroute.Sky Island Trail Maintenance and Improvement: In the Santa Rita, Dragoon and Santa Catalina wilderness areas, Wild Arizonas crew maintained more than 4 miles of trail, repaired some downward sloping sections of trail, installed multiple retaining walls, 58 steps and 22 drains, and constructed mile of new trail. Volunteers contributed more than 180 hours, improving erosion control, constructing 500 ft of tread, and installing multiple steps.Dry Blue Creek: Wild Arizona conducted a youth restoration field camp in the Dry Blue watershed, with the Chiricahua, Warm Springs, and Fort Sill Apache peoples. Youth and chaperones camped out in the Dry Blue watershed and took part in restoration efforts including willow pole planting, trail maintenance, springs assessment and monitoring. Seven volunteers attended for a total of 400 volunteer hours. Additionally, Wild Arizona crews completed meadow thinning over a 10.24 acre area. Approximately 3,356 trees were felled, two thirds of which were less than 6 in diameter. Such work reduces the risk of intense fire and erosion that can add sediment to streams.Tonto National ForestSierra Ancha and Salome Wilderness Areas: Wild Arizonas crew built a line of drainage structures, cairns, cut in more visible tread, and installed several wilderness signs. Wild Arizona also drafted a solitude monitoring plan for the Salome Wilderness area. Volunteers contributed 270 hours in gathering solitude monitoring data and in wilderness education.Highline Trail: Wild Arizona Field Crews rerouted dozens of miles of the trail to new, sustainable layouts. Crews made 519 rock dams, 53 rock mulch downs and one massive Zuni bowl meant to stop the process of headward erosion. In coordination with the Forest Service, Wild Arizona crews installed multiple gates, barriers, and trail signs to improve navigation for trail users.ENDURING PROTECTION, POLICY & PLANNING: This program proactively addresses diverse public lands, wildlife, and water issues facing Arizona, seeking to expand preservation of wilderness areas, natural waters, cultural landscapes and broad regional movement corridors through administrative, legislative, and executive plans and actions. Wild Arizona works with agencies, organizations, and constituents to advance wilderness stewardship and preservation, public lands protection, and conservation management across Arizona in our priority Wild Connections framework. This framework encompasses landscape and waterway protections within regional-scale corridors for sustaining wildlife, wilderness recreation, and Indigenous communities. Sky Islands Wild Connection: In 2024, Wild Arizona built a Western Sky Islands national monument campaign work group, adding collaboration with The Protection Campaign of Resources Legacy Fund and with Western Conservation Foundation program staff to conservation organization partners and the Arizona Trail Association. We collaborated through regular meetings and coordinated activities, which include planning, outreach, advocacy, organizing, and events, locally, regionally, and in Washington, D.C.Colorado River Wild Connection: In 2024, Wild Arizonas Grand Canyon Wildlands Council(GCWC) distributed the 9th printing of The Colorado River in Grand Canyon, River Map& Guidereaches thousands of commercial river rafting passengers annually witheducational information about the Colorado River and Grand Canyon. GCWC continued tolead a 'resource' group of Adaptive Management Program (AMP) stakeholders of theAdaptive Management Work Group, to strengthen conservation and tribal voices andtheir participation in informing Department of Interior decision-making on damoperations, with science based advisement to protect and enhance the Colorado Riverecosystem in Glen and Grand Canyons.Verde-San Pedro-Gila Rivers Wild Connection: Developed draft text for Upper Verde Wild and Scenic River legislation with input from Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN). Conducted outreach in DC in spring 2024, especially for YAN Tribal Chairwoman Tanya Lewis who joined us for the meetings. Continued gaining business supporters, community orgs and local governments letters of support and resolutions, and media coverage. Grand Canyon to the Gila Wild Connection: Cosponsored Rumble on the Mountain event at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff. Artists featured at the event included Native American Award winning reggae rock band Innastate, Grammy nominated Dine' Musician/Activist Radmilla Cody, celebrated acoustic metal singer/songwriter Sage Bond, Hopi singer/composer Ryon Polequaptewa, the high elevation sounds of Summit Dub Squad, IrieZonaReggae Rock with Ed Kabotie & Tha 'Yoties, upcoming Nava-Hopi metal sensation Icy Whisper. 1111426 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 38 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X LYNNE WESTERFIELD 5203264300 738 N 5TH AVE SUITE 209 TUCSON AZ 85705 KELLY BURKE Executive Dir. 35.00 0.00 X 84000 0 0 MICHAEL QUINLAN President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KURT MENKE Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDON ARENTS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM VACARIU Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DON HOFFMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BART KOEHLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG HULMES Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS FINLEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WINNIE LIANG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL BARNES Advisor 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 84000 0 false false false 0 1095663 267865 1940 1363528 NGO PROJECT CONTRACT FEES 74532 74532 74532 196 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 65724 27473 38251 38251 0 1476507 112783 196 X 0 0 0 0 84000 50400 15960 17640 0 746690 597352 74669 74669 0 112530 90024 11253 11253 70014 56011 7002 7001 0 0 0 0 0 0 139537 133538 5311 688 500 500 0 4326 4326 0 5815 4652 582 581 146521 142881 3640 0 3429 3429 1980 1980 0 2244 2244 3313 3313 SUPPLIES 31997 25859 6138 DUES AND SUBS 12558 2197 9771 590 PAYROLL PROCESSING 3691 3691 FIELD SERVICES 1940 1940 1769 399 1067 303 1372854 1111426 148703 112725 107757 64972 0 0 133964 247081 0 0 0 29389 46127 0 0 0 0 0 0 2244 0 273354 358180 25883 6360 22333 23029 48216 29389 X 225138 328791 225138 328791 273354 358180 103653 X false false false X 372577 466335 835791 840314 1363528 3878545 0 0 372577 466335 835791 840314 1363528 3878545 137937 3740608 0 0 0 3878545 0.96440 0.94220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 1624 1624 1371230 1372854 212285 53071 false 92526 160392 161656 212285 626859 940289 11070 100 1624 12794 23132 40098 40414 53071 156715 235073 10656 8237 18893 EIDL LOAN 23029 23029 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Once the draft of Form 990 is completed by an outside accountant, it is reviewed in detail by the Chief Executive Officer and staff bookkeeper, along with a copy of the preparer's detailed workpapers. An electronic copy of the updated draft 990 is then sent to all board members and officers for their review before it is finalized and filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The COI policy is reviewed annually along with potential conflicts stated by each director. This is documented in the board meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors reviews and compares the CEO's compensation to salary information for conservation nonprofits from a comprehensive annual survey report by consulting advisor TREC (Training Resources for the Environmental Community) along with a detailed analysis of funding for staff salaries in current and projected budgets and consideration of the staff salary structure and limitations of WildAZ's budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 The annual Form 990, conflict of interest policy and the application for tax-exempt status under IRS section 501(c)(3) are made available to the public upon request. The 990 is also available at guidestar.org. The organization's Articles of Incorporation and annual report to the Arizona Corporation Commission are available at azcc.gov. Other governing and key policy documents are also available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. Additional Program Accomplishments: Lobo Trail: Held successful Mogollon Rim trail exploration campout and strategy meeting in May 2023. Worked on identifying and mapping a trail route, and connecting with partner organizations. Our Highline Trail restoration project in partnership with Tonto NF will form approximately 50 miles of the western part of the route. OUTREACH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Wild Arizona gave community presentations on Wild and Scenic Rivers in northern Arizona and tabled at YAN Exodus and Earth Day events. GCWC helped organize and present at the annual Flagstaff Indigenous 'edutainment event called Rumble on the Mountain (September 2023), to bring awareness to the Colorado River, the Confluence, and water on the Colorado Plateau. Additionally, we collaborated artist/musician/advocate Ed Kabotie, Rumble creator, to present and film Native Voices of the Grand Canyon (Rumble on the Hill) at the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian in celebration of the new Baaj Nwaavjo Itah Kukveni Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, acknowledging the many thousands of years of Indigenous connection and stewardship on the rimlands of Grand Canyon and celebrating the new monument. Performances included Hopi singer, Ryon Polequaptewa, seven-time world champion hoop dancer, Derrick Davis (Hopi/Choctaw), and his family of musicians and storytellers, contemporary reggae/rock band Tha Yoties, and traditional songs by a special Supai delegation led by Carletta Tilousi, president of the Red Rock Foundation. We also debuted our short film at NMAIPaatuwaqatsi, Water is Life was selected for screening at 8 film festivals from Flagstaff and Tucson to Santa Fe, and 2 years on tour internationally with the Wild and Scenic Film festival, a short ?lm about the Hopi peoples ancient relationship with the Grand Canyon and Little Colorado River.