2013-05-14T15:13:32-05:00 2012-06-30 ULLRICH DELEVATI CPAS 433 2ND ST STE 106 WOODLAND CA 956954065 990 2011-07-01 680472121 CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING CENT 5307951520 5265 PUTAH CREEK ROAD WINTERS CA 95694 MARY KIMBALL 5307951520 2013-05-13 true MARCUS E ULLRICH CPA 5306666671 2013-05-14 X 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MARY KIMBALL 5265 PUTAH CREEK ROAD WINTERS CA 95694 939966 false X WWW.LANDBASEDLEARNING.ORG X 2001 CA THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE CENTER FOR LANDBASED LEARNING IS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY INTERPLAY BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, NATURE, AND SOCIETY THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS AND AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 10 9 16 25 0 398856 438438 358246 468787 -42 0 17575 -4980 774635 902245 705 0 0 466198 555268 0 122002 271328 336103 738231 891371 36404 10874 194731 195387 166997 156782 27734 38605 X THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE CENTER FOR LANDBASED LEARNING IS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY INTERPLAY BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, NATURE, AND SOCIETY THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS AND AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. false false 196603 126256 THE STUDENT AND LANDOWNER EDUCATION AND WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP (SLEWS) PROGRAM ENGAGES OVER 500 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SEVEN COUNTIES (YOLO, SACRAMENTO, SOLANO, COLUSA, SONOMA, NAPA, AND SAN JOAQUIN) IN HABITAT RESTORATION THAT ENHANCES CLASSROOM LEARNING, DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND RESULTS IN REAL HABITAT RESTORATION. SLEWS ADDRESSES THE IMMEDIATE NEED FOR HEALTHIER LAND AND MORE WILDLIFE HABITAT, WHILE MEETING THE LONG-TERM NEED TO INSTILL CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP VALUES IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. NOT LONG AGO, CALIFORNIA WAS A DIVERSE HABITAT OF STREAMS, WETLANDS, WOODLANDS AND GRASSLANDS. AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF THESE ECOSYSTEMS. REMOVAL OF NATIVE VEGETATION AND OVER-GRAZING HAS CONTRIBUTED TO LARGE-SCALE EROSION, DEGRADATION OF WATER QUALITY, AND LOSS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT. MANY FARMERS, RANCHERS AND LAND MANAGERS WHO WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS CRISIS LACK THE TIME, LABOR, AND EXPERTISE TO SUCCEED AT LONG-TERM RESTORATION. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION IS A PERFECT "LABORATORY" FOR TEACHING TEENS A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS PLUS DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS LIKE COOPERATION AND LEADERSHIP. SINCE MOST SCHOOLS LACK THE FUNDING, EXPERTISE AND/OR RESOURCES TO TRANSPORT AND TEACH STUDENTS IN THE FIELD, SLEWS IS A PERFECT SOLUTION. WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESTORATION PROFESSIONALS FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES, LOCAL WATERSHED GROUPS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE PROJECTS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE LAND. OVER MULTIPLE VISITS, STUDENTS PLANT OAKS, COTTONWOODS AND OTHER NATIVE SPECIES ON "THEIR" SITE, COLLECT NATIVE SEEDS, BUILD AND INSTALL BIRD BOXES, REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES AND INSTALL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; ALL TO INCREASE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE LAND. MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS TAKE THEIR WORK SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY SEE HOW THEY ARE HELPING TO HEAL THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS YEAR, THE SLEWS PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS 12TH FULL SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY 2012. THE PROGRAM SUCCEEDED IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ECOSYSTEMS IN THE PUTAH-CACHE WATERSHED, THE SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED, THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA, THE SAN JOAQUIN WATERSHEDS OF THE LOWER MOKELUMNE WATERSHED AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, SONOMA CREEK, AND THE NAPA RIVER WATERSHED. WE CONTINUED IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF RESTORATION IN SOLANO AND NAPA COUNTIES, AND CONTINUED A SLEWS PROGRAM IN SONOMA COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUDUBON CANYON RANCH'S BOUVERIE PRESERVE. OUR 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED 8 RESTORATION SITES IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, WITH 11 SCHOOLS AND 34 FIELD DAYS. WORK WAS COMPLETED IN THE COUNTIES OF SACRAMENTO, YOLO, COLUSA, AND SOLANO. THREE HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SLEWS PROGRAM, WITH A TOTAL OF THREE RESTORATION SITES AND TEN FIELD DAYS. TWO HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED AT TWO RESTORATION SITES AND SIX FIELD DAYS IN NAPA COUNTY. ONE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED WITH FIVE FIELD DAYS AT A RESTORATION SITE IN SONOMA COUNTY. 112302 8570 THE FARMS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PUTS STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT AND EXPERIENCE THE RELEVANCE OF BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN SIX REGIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, WE WORK PRIMARILY WITH URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS TO SELECT 200 STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YEAR-LONG PROGRAM. DIVERSITY AMONG PARTICIPANTS IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF ALL OF THE CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING (CLBL) PROGRAMS, SINCE WE EXPECT THE PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS WORKING WITH OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. DURING MONTHLY FIELD DAYS, FARMS STUDENTS WORK WITH - AND LEARN FROM - FARMERS, RANCHERS, TEACHERS, AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS OWNERS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS IN A CURRICULUM TAILORED FOR THEIR REGION. STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND COMPLETE A RELEVANT COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS ALSO EXAMINE HOW SOCIETY'S CHOICES AFFECT THE WATERSHED, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, SOIL CONDITIONS, AND AIR QUALITY. WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS THAT DRIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPECIFIC CHOICES IN PRODUCING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. THESE ARE ALL CONSIDERED KEY ELEMENTS IN MOVING TOWARD PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG TERM. THE 2011-2012 STATEWIDE FARMS PROGRAM FEATURED SIX SITES RANGING FROM YUBA CITY IN THE NORTH TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN THE SOUTH. THIS YEAR CLBL MAINTAINED THE SAME NUMBER OF FARMS SITES AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS WELL AS ADDED AN OLD SITE - LOS ANGELES FARMS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 49 FIELD DAYS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,510 STUDENT VISITS AS A RESULT OF THE FARMS PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THESE FIELD DAYS AND VISITS WERE AS FOLLOWS: SACRAMENTO VALLEY FARMS: SEVEN FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 210 STUDENT VISITS.PARTICIPATING WERE GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, SACRAMENTO HIGH SCHOOL, THE MET SACRAMENTO AND FLORIN HIGH SCHOOL. NORTH VALLEY FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 180 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE COLUSA HIGH SCHOOL, YUBA COUNTY CAREER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (MARYSVILLE AND CAMPTONVILLE), MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, EAST NICOLAUS HIGH SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT CHICO, BUTTE COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD). SAN JOAQUIN FARMS: SEVEN FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 140 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE MERLO INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, CESAR CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL, SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE AND UCD. SONOMA FARMS: EIGHT FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 240 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE CARPE DIEM HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, WINDSOR OAKS ACADEMY, ANALY HIGH SCHOOL, AND SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, SHONE FARM. ORANGE FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 360 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL. FRESNO FARMS: EIGHT FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 240 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE DUNCAN POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL, CLOVIS EAST HIGH SCHOOL, CENTRAL WEST HIGH SCHOOL, FIREBAUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT FRESNO. LOS ANGELES FARMS: SEVEN FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 140 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE VENICE HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, PIERCE COLLEGE, AND CAL POLY POMONA. 135921 181950 CALFORNIA FARM ACADEMY (CFA), A BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMERS, IS CLBL'S NEWEST EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE. FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PLANNING TO MARKETING OF SPECIALTY CROPS AND LIVESTOCK, CFA STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR OWN BUSINESS PLAN DURING THE SIX-MONTH PROGRAM. PROGRAM GRADUATES WITH SATISFACTORY CROP AND BUSINESS PLANS WILL BE ABLE TO LEASE LAND FROM CFA TO START THEIR OWN FARM BUSINESS THROUGH THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM. 2011-12 WAS THE "START-UP" YEAR FOR CFA. THE PROGRAM BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 16, 2012 WITH A FULL CLASS OF 20 STUDENTS. EARLY WRITTEN AND ORAL FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENTS INDICATED A HIGH DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH THE PROGRAM. 95 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WERE VERY SATISFIED AND MANY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM TO OTHERS. INCUBATOR SITES FOR 2012 ARE SIERRA ORCHARDS AND THE RUSSELL RANCH AT UCD. 166478 152011 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK, GREENCORPS, AND CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS (CFOW). THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK IS MORE THAN THE HEADQUARTERS FOR CLBL. WITH 40 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND ON PUTAH CREEK IN WINTERS,CALIFORNIA, THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK (FOPC) IS WHERE WE PRACTICE THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE FARMS LEADERSHIP, SLEWS, CFOW, AND GREENCORPS PROGRAMS. IT IS ALSO WHERE OUR NEWEST PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA FARM ACADEMY, IS HOUSED. FOPC CONTINUES TO BE THE BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR FREE SPIRIT FARM AND ITS FARMER, TOBY HASTINGS. IN A CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP, CLBL LEASES A SMALL PLOT OF LAND TO FREE SPIRIT FARM TO GROW PRODUCE AND FLOWERS, SOME OF WHICH IS PROVIDED FOR FARMS AND SLEWS FIELD DAYS. FREE SPIRIT FARM ALSO PROVIDES PRODUCE FOR DAVIS FARM TO SCHOOL FIELD DAYS WITH SECOND-GRADERS IN THE SPRING AND FALL, A WORK AREA AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE GREENCORPS INTERNS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL DAYS AT FOPC. IN ADDITION, FREE SPIRIT FARM AND TOBY ARE A PART OF ALL EDUCATIONAL TOURS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR K-6 GRADE GROUPS. VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING ITS WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES ARE WELCOME AT FOPC. THE APPLICATIONS AND PRINCIPLES INCLUDE TAILWATER PONDS AND SEDIMENT TRAPS, RIPARIAN BUFFER STRIPS AND UPLAND RESTORATION, INSECTARY HEDGEROWS - INCLUDING NATIVE POLLINATOR HABITAT - AND NATIVE WINDBREAKS. THE PROGRAMS AT FOPC CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, LAND-BASED EDUCATION AND LAND USE POLICY AND PLANNING. WE HOST TOURS, WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, SEMINARS, RETREATS, AND MEETINGS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE LANDOWNERS, LOCAL RESOURCE GROUPS AND NONPROFITS, STAFF AND BOARDS OF RURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION STAFF, RESEARCHERS AND PROFESSORS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND INTERNS. THE WORK AT FOPC ADDS TO THE RESEARCH, LEARNING, NETWORKING AND DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES - WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK IS PRIVATELY HELD LAND PROTECTED BY AN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NEARLY EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT FOPC, INCLUDING FARM RENTALS AND CLBL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS DURING 2011-12. THIS YEAR SAW A CONTINUED INCREASE AT THE FARM FOR K-6 GROUPS, ESPECIALLY "FARM TO SCHOOL" PROGRAMS FROM THE DAVIS AREA, AS WELL AS PREK-6 GROUPS FROM WOODLAND AND SACRAMENTO. GREENCORPS THE GREENCORPS PROGRAM SERVES UP TO TEN LOW-INCOME YOUTH, AGES 16-20, FROM YOLO, SACRAMENTO AND SOLANO COUNTIES, AND EXPOSES THEM TO A MULTITUDE OF "GREEN" CAREERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. EACH INTERN LEARNS ABOUT, THEN PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING JOBS: HABITAT RESTORATION, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, CONSERVATION, GREEN BUILDING, WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING, HEALTHY SOIL MANAGEMENT, COMPOSTING, SUSTAINABLE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION (PLANTING, MULCHING, ORGANIC PEST MANAGEMENT, DRIP IRRIGATION, HARVESTING, AND PACKING FOR MARKET) AND OTHER GREEN TECHNOLOGIES. BEGINNING IN LATE JUNE, THE SUMMER OF 2011 SAW TEN STUDENTS FROM YOLO COUNTY QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM. THESE INTERNS PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER LABOR IN COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THE SACRAMENTO REGION. CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS THE FINAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CLBL WAS A JOINT PROGRAM WITH AGRIUM, INC. CFOW IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROPOSAL CONTEST AND A PROJECT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR SACRAMENTO REGION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO IMAGINE AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND TURN THEIR IDEAS INTO ACTION. THERE WERE 150 PROPOSALS FROM 177 STUDENTS AT EIGHT DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CFOW. 166478 152011 611304 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 16 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 10 9 true false false false false true false true true false false false true true true true true true true false CA X X X BETSEY BALLASH 5307951520 5265 PUTAH CREEK RD WINTERS CA 95694 MARIO GUTIERREZ 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS YALONIS 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RIZZO 2.50 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA CLARK 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG MCNAMARA 2.50 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY DELEVATI 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH O'DONNELL 2.50 X 0 0 0 JAY CUTLER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 ANNIE KING 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID SHABAZIAN 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARK LINDER 2.50 X 0 0 0 FATIMA MALIK 1.25 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SLOBE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARY C KIMBALL 40.00 X 81942 0 7500 81942 7500 false false false 43880 5200 389358 6950 438438 BEGINNING FARMERS ACADEMY 181950 181950 FIELD DAYS 134826 134826 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 111345 111345 FACILITIES RENT 31624 31624 TOURS AND WORKSHOPS 8892 8892 150 150 468787 32420 43880 37425 -5005 -5005 321 296 25 25 902245 463807 97882 40188 23375 34319 393571 365632 14307 13632 29954 26625 1762 1567 33861 31951 675 1235 102555 21048 14208 67299 5407 2695 2500 212 23016 10188 11180 1648 10392 716 9676 54960 8511 46449 27244 22991 4082 171 15483 7927 7556 5706 5706 9575 7261 1148 1166 6582 6582 SUPPLIES & REPAIRS 26279 25932 347 AWARDS 20327 20327 COORDINATORS/TEACHERS 19029 19029 EQUIPMENT LEASE 4210 4210 5338 283 4302 753 891371 611304 158065 122002 15002 31697 99951 47201 3535 2999 5569 1249 164955 53193 69945 111762 729 479 194731 195387 67424 53405 3804 8200 95769 95177 166997 156782 X -3867 31105 31601 7500 27734 38605 194731 195387 10874 -3 X false false X 320876 357580 382877 398856 438438 1898627 320876 357580 382877 398856 438438 1898627 507567 1391060 143 1 144 11 1033 1044 3560 22406 783 17575 -4981 39343 1939158 882124 0.71740 0.81910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false false false 118732 16933 101799 46223 36260 9963 111762 LINE OF CREDIT 95177 95177 CA CHEFS' DINNERS 51900 28000 23900 2312 22968 2135 ARIEAS DINNER W 23800 15880 7920 9786 75700 43880 31820 2312 32754 2135 37201 -5381 SIERRA ORCHARDS LANDLORD 29630 RENT false SIERRA ORCHARDS LANDLORD 2535 FOPC RENTS true ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE CENTER FOR LANDBASED LEARNING IS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY INTERPLAY BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, NATURE, AND SOCIETY THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS AND AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OVER-GRAZING HAS CONTRIBUTED TO LARGE-SCALE EROSION, DEGRADATION OF WATER QUALITY, AND LOSS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT. MANY FARMERS, RANCHERS AND LAND MANAGERS WHO WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS CRISIS LACK THE TIME, LABOR, AND EXPERTISE TO SUCCEED AT LONG-TERM RESTORATION. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION IS A PERFECT "LABORATORY" FOR TEACHING TEENS A RANGE OF ACADEMIC SUBJECTS PLUS DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS LIKE COOPERATION AND LEADERSHIP. SINCE MOST SCHOOLS LACK THE FUNDING, EXPERTISE AND/OR RESOURCES TO TRANSPORT AND TEACH STUDENTS IN THE FIELD, SLEWS IS A PERFECT SOLUTION. WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESTORATION PROFESSIONALS FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES, LOCAL WATERSHED GROUPS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE PROJECTS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE LAND. OVER MULTIPLE VISITS, STUDENTS PLANT OAKS, COTTONWOODS AND OTHER NATIVE SPECIES ON "THEIR" SITE, COLLECT NATIVE SEEDS, BUILD AND INSTALL BIRD BOXES, REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES AND INSTALL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; ALL TO INCREASE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE LAND. MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS TAKE THEIR WORK SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY SEE HOW THEY ARE HELPING TO HEAL THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS YEAR, THE SLEWS PROGRAM COMPLETED ITS 12TH FULL SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY 2012. THE PROGRAM SUCCEEDED IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ECOSYSTEMS IN THE PUTAH-CACHE WATERSHED, THE SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED, THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY DELTA, THE SAN JOAQUIN WATERSHEDS OF THE LOWER MOKELUMNE WATERSHED AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVER, SONOMA CREEK, AND THE NAPA RIVER WATERSHED. WE CONTINUED IN OUR FOURTH YEAR OF RESTORATION IN SOLANO AND NAPA COUNTIES, AND CONTINUED A SLEWS PROGRAM IN SONOMA COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUDUBON CANYON RANCH'S BOUVERIE PRESERVE. OUR 2011-2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED 8 RESTORATION SITES IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, WITH 11 SCHOOLS AND 34 FIELD DAYS. WORK WAS COMPLETED IN THE COUNTIES OF SACRAMENTO, YOLO, COLUSA, AND SOLANO. THREE HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SLEWS PROGRAM, WITH A TOTAL OF THREE RESTORATION SITES AND TEN FIELD DAYS. TWO HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED AT TWO RESTORATION SITES AND SIX FIELD DAYS IN NAPA COUNTY. ONE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED WITH FIVE FIELD DAYS AT A RESTORATION SITE IN SONOMA COUNTY. SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS IN A CURRICULUM TAILORED FOR THEIR REGION. STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND COMPLETE A RELEVANT COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS ALSO EXAMINE HOW SOCIETY'S CHOICES AFFECT THE WATERSHED, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, SOIL CONDITIONS, AND AIR QUALITY. WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS THAT DRIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SPECIFIC CHOICES IN PRODUCING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. THESE ARE ALL CONSIDERED KEY ELEMENTS IN MOVING TOWARD PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG TERM. THE 2011-2012 STATEWIDE FARMS PROGRAM FEATURED SIX SITES RANGING FROM YUBA CITY IN THE NORTH TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN THE SOUTH. THIS YEAR CLBL MAINTAINED THE SAME NUMBER OF FARMS SITES AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS WELL AS ADDED AN OLD SITE - LOS ANGELES FARMS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 49 FIELD DAYS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,510 STUDENT VISITS AS A RESULT OF THE FARMS PROGRAM THIS YEAR. THESE FIELD DAYS AND VISITS WERE AS FOLLOWS: SACRAMENTO VALLEY FARMS: SEVEN FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 210 STUDENT VISITS.PARTICIPATING WERE GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, SACRAMENTO HIGH SCHOOL, THE MET SACRAMENTO AND FLORIN HIGH SCHOOL. NORTH VALLEY FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 180 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE COLUSA HIGH SCHOOL, YUBA COUNTY CAREER PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (MARYSVILLE AND CAMPTONVILLE), MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, EAST NICOLAUS HIGH SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT CHICO, BUTTE COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS (UCD). SAN JOAQUIN FARMS: SEVEN FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 140 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE MERLO INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY, CESAR CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL, SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE AND UCD. SONOMA FARMS: EIGHT FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 240 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE CARPE DIEM HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, WINDSOR OAKS ACADEMY, ANALY HIGH SCHOOL, AND SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, SHONE FARM. ORANGE FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 360 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL. FRESNO FARMS: EIGHT FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 240 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE DUNCAN POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL, CLOVIS EAST HIGH SCHOOL, CENTRAL WEST HIGH SCHOOL, FIREBAUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT FRESNO. LOS ANGELES FARMS: SEVEN FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 140 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE VENICE HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, PIERCE COLLEGE, AND CAL POLY POMONA. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM TO OTHERS. INCUBATOR SITES FOR 2012 ARE SIERRA ORCHARDS AND THE RUSSELL RANCH AT UCD. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK, GREENCORPS, AND CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS (CFOW). THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK IS MORE THAN THE HEADQUARTERS FOR CLBL. WITH 40 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND ON PUTAH CREEK IN WINTERS,CALIFORNIA, THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK (FOPC) IS WHERE WE PRACTICE THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE FARMS LEADERSHIP, SLEWS, CFOW, AND GREENCORPS PROGRAMS. IT IS ALSO WHERE OUR NEWEST PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA FARM ACADEMY, IS HOUSED. FOPC CONTINUES TO BE THE BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR FREE SPIRIT FARM AND ITS FARMER, TOBY HASTINGS. IN A CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP, CLBL LEASES A SMALL PLOT OF LAND TO FREE SPIRIT FARM TO GROW PRODUCE AND FLOWERS, SOME OF WHICH IS PROVIDED FOR FARMS AND SLEWS FIELD DAYS. FREE SPIRIT FARM ALSO PROVIDES PRODUCE FOR DAVIS FARM TO SCHOOL FIELD DAYS WITH SECOND-GRADERS IN THE SPRING AND FALL, A WORK AREA AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE GREENCORPS INTERNS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH MANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL DAYS AT FOPC. IN ADDITION, FREE SPIRIT FARM AND TOBY ARE A PART OF ALL EDUCATIONAL TOURS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR K-6 GRADE GROUPS. VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING ITS WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES ARE WELCOME AT FOPC. THE APPLICATIONS AND PRINCIPLES INCLUDE TAILWATER PONDS AND SEDIMENT TRAPS, RIPARIAN BUFFER STRIPS AND UPLAND RESTORATION, INSECTARY HEDGEROWS - INCLUDING NATIVE POLLINATOR HABITAT - AND NATIVE WINDBREAKS. THE PROGRAMS AT FOPC CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, LAND-BASED EDUCATION AND LAND USE POLICY AND PLANNING. WE HOST TOURS, WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS, SEMINARS, RETREATS, AND MEETINGS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE LANDOWNERS, LOCAL RESOURCE GROUPS AND NONPROFITS, STAFF AND BOARDS OF RURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION STAFF, RESEARCHERS AND PROFESSORS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND INTERNS. THE WORK AT FOPC ADDS TO THE RESEARCH, LEARNING, NETWORKING AND DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES - WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK IS PRIVATELY HELD LAND PROTECTED BY AN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NEARLY EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT FOPC, INCLUDING FARM RENTALS AND CLBL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS DURING 2011-12. THIS YEAR SAW A CONTINUED INCREASE AT THE FARM FOR K-6 GROUPS, ESPECIALLY "FARM TO SCHOOL" PROGRAMS FROM THE DAVIS AREA, AS WELL AS PREK-6 GROUPS FROM WOODLAND AND SACRAMENTO. GREENCORPS THE GREENCORPS PROGRAM SERVES UP TO TEN LOW-INCOME YOUTH, AGES 16-20, FROM YOLO, SACRAMENTO AND SOLANO COUNTIES, AND EXPOSES THEM TO A MULTITUDE OF "GREEN" CAREERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. EACH INTERN LEARNS ABOUT, THEN PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING JOBS: HABITAT RESTORATION, WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, CONSERVATION, GREEN BUILDING, WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING, HEALTHY SOIL MANAGEMENT, COMPOSTING, SUSTAINABLE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION (PLANTING, MULCHING, ORGANIC PEST MANAGEMENT, DRIP IRRIGATION, HARVESTING, AND PACKING FOR MARKET) AND OTHER GREEN TECHNOLOGIES. BEGINNING IN LATE JUNE, THE SUMMER OF 2011 SAW TEN STUDENTS FROM YOLO COUNTY QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM. THESE INTERNS PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER LABOR IN COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THE SACRAMENTO REGION. CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS THE FINAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CLBL WAS A JOINT PROGRAM WITH AGRIUM, INC. CFOW IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROPOSAL CONTEST AND A PROJECT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR SACRAMENTO REGION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO IMAGINE AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND TURN THEIR IDEAS INTO ACTION. THERE WERE 150 PROPOSALS FROM 177 STUDENTS AT EIGHT DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CFOW. RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 CRAIG MCNAMARA SIERRA ORCHARDS, LP PRESIDENT GENERAL PTR LANDLORD ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED EACH YEAR AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED EACH YEAR FROM AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE IT IS FILED. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THE FORMS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT A BOARD MEMBER MAY EITHER NEED TO RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM AN AFFECTED ACTION OR BE REQUIRED TO STEP DOWN FROM THE BOARD. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) REVIEW COMMITTE MEETS ANNUALLY TO PERFORM A JOB EVALUATION OF THE ED. ADDITIONALLY THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IN COMPARISON TO THE NON-PROFIT RESOURCE CENTERS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SALARY SURVEY. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B N/A GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AS REQUESTED.