2012-07-12T18:15:47-05:00 2011-06-30 ULLRICH DELEVATI CPAS 433 2ND ST STE 106 WOODLAND CA 956954065 990 2010-07-01 680472121 CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING CENT 5307951520 5265 PUTAH CREEK ROAD WINTERS CA 95694 CRAIG MCNAMARA 5307951520 2012-07-12 true ANTHONY J DELEVATI CPA 5306666671 2012-07-11 X 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CRAIG MCNAMARA 5265 PUTAH CREEK ROAD WINTERS CA 95694 790434 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. 14 13 11 0 382877 398856 197291 358246 -42 783 17575 580951 774635 705 0 405089 466198 0 36092 208488 271328 613577 738231 -32626 36404 110577 194731 119908 166997 -9331 27734 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. true false 248877 705 149511 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. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 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 11TH FULL SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY 2011. 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 THIRD YEAR OF RESTORATION IN SOLANO AND NAPA COUNTIES, AND CONTINUED A SLEWS RESTORATION PROGRAM IN SONOMA COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUDUBON CANYON RANCH'S BOUVERIE PRESERVE. OUR 2010-2011 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED 10 RESTORATION SITES IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, WITH 13 SCHOOLS AND 36 FIELD DAYS. WORK WAS COMPLETED IN THE COUNTIES OF YOLO, COLUSA, AND SOLANO. TWO HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SLEWS PROGRAM, WITH A TOTAL OF TWO RESTORATION SITES AND EIGHT FIELD DAYS. THREE HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED AT THREE RESTORATION SITES AND 12 FIELD DAYS IN NAPA COUNTY. ONE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED WITH FIVE FIELD DAYS AT A RESTORATION SITE IN SONOMA COUNTY. ONE RESTORATION SITE IN SONOMA COUNTY BENEFITED FROM ONE HIGH SCHOOL'S PARTICIPATION IN FIVE FIELD DAYS. 131507 19326 THE FARMS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PUTS STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY 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 CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING (CLBL) PROGRAMS, SINCE WE EXPECT THE PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS WORKING WITH OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. 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. THIS IS ALL CONSIDERED A KEY IN MOVING TOWARD PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG TERM. THE 2010-2011 STATEWIDE FARMS PROGRAM FEATURED SIX SITES RANGING FROM YUBA CITY IN THE NORTH TO ORANGE COUNTY IN THE SOUTH. THIS YEAR CLBL MAINTAINED THE SAME NUMBER OF FARMS SITES AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS FUNDING HAS BECOME RELATIVELY STABLE. THIS WAS THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE "SLEWS TO FARMS" PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE SLEWS PROGRAM IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN 2009-2010 WERE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR THE FARMS PROGRAM IN 2010-2011. OVER 50 SLEWS STUDENTS FROM FIVE SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR FARMS AND WERE SELECTED BY THE FARMS COORDINATOR WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SLEWS COORDINATORS AND THE TEACHERS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 43 FIELD DAYS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1400 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, DAVIS 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 AND EAST NICOLAUS HIGH SCHOOL. SAN JOAQUIN FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 180 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE DELTA VISTA, DURHAM FERRY ACADEMY, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND MERLO INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY. SONOMA FARMS: NINE FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 270 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE CARPE DIEM HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL,AND WINDSOR OAKS ACADEMY. ORANGE FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL. FRESNO FARMS: NINE FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 270 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE DUNCAN POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL, CENTRAL WEST HIGH SCHOOL, CLOVIS EAST HIGH SCHOOL, FIREBAUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND CART (CLOVIS). 70163 45261 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 AND SLEWS PROGRAMS. IT IS ALSO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE GREENCORPS PROGRAM, CONDUCTED FROM MAY 2010 THROUGH JUNE 2011. WE WELCOME VISITORS TO OUR DEMONSTRATION GARDENS, PONDS, NURSERY, FARMING, AND HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS. FOPC REPRESENTS AN INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CENTER FOR LANDBASED LEARNING AND AUDUBON CALIFORNIA'S LANDOWNER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. FOPC IS ALSO HOME TO THE PUTAH CREEK COUNCIL, A LOCAL EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED GROUP FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF PUTAH CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK 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 (SIX ACRES) 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. THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK HOSTS VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS INTERESTED IN SEEING REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING ITS WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES. THIS INCLUDES 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. PROGRAMS ON SITE INCLUDE: YOUTH EDUCATION FIELD DAYS TEACHING GARDENS WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FARMING PROJECTS & TOURS INTERN AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EVENTS FACILITY RENTAL FOR WEDDINGS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT FOPC, INCLUDING THE FARM RENTALS AND CLBL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS. THE 2010-2011 YEAR SAW 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. THE FOPC ALSO HOSTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM SAN FRANCISCO'S DOWNTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, LOCATED IN THE MISSION DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE JULIA MORGAN SCHOOL IN OAKLAND. 111347 144148 OUR GREENCORPS PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 2010, EXPOSED YOUTH AGES 16-20 FROM LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS IN BOTH SACRAMENTO AND YOLO COUNTIES TO A MULTITUDE OF "GREEN" CAREERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. EACH INTERN LEARNED ABOUT, AND PARTICIPATED 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. THIS SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM WAS FUNDED FOR A YEAR BY THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE (WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT) AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SACRAMENTO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AGENCY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOURS WORKED BY ALL INTERNS LAST SUMMER(MAY-OCTOBER) WAS OVER 5,000; AVERAGE INCOME PER INTERN WAS 1,500. AS THESE INTERNS WERE FROM VERY LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS, THE EARNINGS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. FOR SOME, IT HELPED WITH FAMILY HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. FOR OTHERS, IT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO PAY FOR THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS OR TAKE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS. OF THE 25 YOUTH EMPLOYED THROUGH GREENCORPS, OVER HALF ARE NOW ATTENDING COLLEGE OR WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 2011. AT LEAST SIX OF THE INTERNS HAVE CHOSEN AGRICULTURE OR NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR THEIR AREA OF STUDY. ANOTHER FIVE HAVE PART-TIME JOBS IN THE "GREEN" INDUSTRY. IN OCTOBER 2010, CLBL BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "SACRAMENTO VALLEY BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING AND INCUBATOR PROGRAM" FUNDED BY A SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. EXTENSIVE WORK WAS DONE TO HIRE A HIGH-QUALITY DIRECTOR, CREATE JOB DESCRIPTIONS, COMPILE CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES, HIRE CONSULTANTS AND CURRICULUM TEAM MEMBERS. A BEGINNING FARMER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP AND MIXER AT THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK WAS WELL ATTENDED. IN JANUARY 2011, CLBL PARTICIPATED IN THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF "CREATING OPPORTUNITIES: YOLO COUNTY BEGINNING FARMER WORKSHOP," IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YOLO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE WORKSHOP WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 80 BEGINNING FARMERS. THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT THE ECOFARM CONFERENCE AND VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, CLBL WAS ABLE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE BEGINNING FARMER PROGRAM. 111347 144148 561894 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 8 0 11 true false false false false false false X 14 13 true false false false false true false true true false false true 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 X 0 0 0 SUE HADERLE 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 GERALYN GORSHING 2.50 X 0 0 0 JAY CUTLER 2.50 X 0 0 0 ANNIE KING 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARGARET FORTUNE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARK LINDER 2.50 X 0 0 0 FATIMA MALIK 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RIZZO 2.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SLOBE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARY C KIMBALL 40.00 X 83456 0 7057 83456 7057 false false false 26080 49639 323137 2330 398856 FIELD DAYS 167605 167605 BEGINNING FARMERS PROGRAM 108757 108757 FACILITIES RENT 37765 37765 GREEN JOBS CORPS 35391 35391 TOURS AND WORKSHOPS 7476 7476 1252 1252 358246 42 -42 -42 -42 27350 26080 11510 15840 2033 5982 4247 1735 1735 774635 358204 3768 705 705 95003 63353 20267 11383 318876 298817 10907 9152 23667 20357 926 2384 28652 26204 919 1529 17780 17780 59208 44877 6052 8279 9647 5931 2776 940 21132 10119 9978 1035 8087 229 7858 52443 7203 45240 30517 28179 2166 172 3422 2552 870 3309 3309 8077 5449 1410 1218 5574 253 5321 SUPPLIES & REPAIRS 30046 29502 544 AWARDS 11701 11701 SUBSTITUE TEACHERS 6327 6327 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1358 110 1248 MERCHANT CREDIT CARD FEES 1330 1330 1370 26 1344 738231 561894 140245 36092 992 15002 6 48984 99951 8383 3535 1251 5569 113813 43868 49982 69945 979 729 110577 194731 51613 67424 6895 3804 61400 95769 119908 166997 X -9931 -3867 600 31601 -9331 27734 110577 194731 X 36404 661 X false false false X 531226 320876 357580 382877 398856 1991415 531226 320876 357580 382877 398856 1991415 436540 1554875 3 143 1 147 11 1033 1044 2062 3560 22406 783 17575 46386 2038992 380596 0.76260 0.81910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false false false 69430 13821 55609 44383 30047 14336 69945 LINE OF CREDIT 95769 95769 CA KAWAMURA RETIRE 46100 23750 22350 8001 542 CHEF EVENT 7330 2330 5000 2866 101 53430 26080 27350 10867 643 11510 15840 CRAIG MCNAMARA LANDLORD 29890 RENT false CRAIG MCNAMARA LANDLORD 6443 FOPC RENTS true SUE HADERLE CONSULTANT 17780 CONTRACT MANAGER false 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. ANY SIGNIFICANT NEW PROGRAM SERVICES NOT LISTED ON A PRIOR RETURN FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 CLBL BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY BEGINNING BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING & INCUBATOR PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED FURTHER UNDER "ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS." FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 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 11TH FULL SCHOOL YEAR IN MAY 2011. 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 THIRD YEAR OF RESTORATION IN SOLANO AND NAPA COUNTIES, AND CONTINUED A SLEWS RESTORATION PROGRAM IN SONOMA COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AUDUBON CANYON RANCH'S BOUVERIE PRESERVE. OUR 2010-2011 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED 10 RESTORATION SITES IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY, WITH 13 SCHOOLS AND 36 FIELD DAYS. WORK WAS COMPLETED IN THE COUNTIES OF YOLO, COLUSA, AND SOLANO. TWO HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SLEWS PROGRAM, WITH A TOTAL OF TWO RESTORATION SITES AND EIGHT FIELD DAYS. THREE HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED AT THREE RESTORATION SITES AND 12 FIELD DAYS IN NAPA COUNTY. ONE HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED WITH FIVE FIELD DAYS AT A RESTORATION SITE IN SONOMA COUNTY. ONE RESTORATION SITE IN SONOMA COUNTY BENEFITED FROM ONE HIGH SCHOOL'S PARTICIPATION IN FIVE FIELD DAYS. SECOND ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 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. THIS IS ALL CONSIDERED A KEY IN MOVING TOWARD PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE THAT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG TERM. THE 2010-2011 STATEWIDE FARMS PROGRAM FEATURED SIX SITES RANGING FROM YUBA CITY IN THE NORTH TO ORANGE COUNTY IN THE SOUTH. THIS YEAR CLBL MAINTAINED THE SAME NUMBER OF FARMS SITES AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS FUNDING HAS BECOME RELATIVELY STABLE. THIS WAS THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE "SLEWS TO FARMS" PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE SLEWS PROGRAM IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN 2009-2010 WERE ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR THE FARMS PROGRAM IN 2010-2011. OVER 50 SLEWS STUDENTS FROM FIVE SCHOOLS APPLIED FOR FARMS AND WERE SELECTED BY THE FARMS COORDINATOR WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SLEWS COORDINATORS AND THE TEACHERS. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 43 FIELD DAYS WITH APPROXIMATELY 1400 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, DAVIS 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 AND EAST NICOLAUS HIGH SCHOOL. SAN JOAQUIN FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 180 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE DELTA VISTA, DURHAM FERRY ACADEMY, MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, AND MERLO INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY. SONOMA FARMS: NINE FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 270 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE CARPE DIEM HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SONOMA MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL,AND WINDSOR OAKS ACADEMY. ORANGE FARMS: SIX FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL, WESTMINSTER HIGH SCHOOL, AND FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL. FRESNO FARMS: NINE FIELD DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 270 STUDENT VISITS. PARTICIPATING WERE DUNCAN POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL, CENTRAL WEST HIGH SCHOOL, CLOVIS EAST HIGH SCHOOL, FIREBAUGH HIGH SCHOOL, AND CART (CLOVIS). THIRD ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FOPC IS ALSO HOME TO THE PUTAH CREEK COUNCIL, A LOCAL EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED GROUP FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF PUTAH CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK 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 (SIX ACRES) 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. THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK HOSTS VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS INTERESTED IN SEEING REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING ITS WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES. THIS INCLUDES 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. PROGRAMS ON SITE INCLUDE: YOUTH EDUCATION FIELD DAYS TEACHING GARDENS WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FARMING PROJECTS & TOURS INTERN AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EVENTS FACILITY RENTAL FOR WEDDINGS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT FOPC, INCLUDING THE FARM RENTALS AND CLBL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS. THE 2010-2011 YEAR SAW 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. THE FOPC ALSO HOSTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM SAN FRANCISCO'S DOWNTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, LOCATED IN THE MISSION DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE JULIA MORGAN SCHOOL IN OAKLAND. ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OUR GREENCORPS PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 2010, EXPOSED YOUTH AGES 16-20 FROM LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS IN BOTH SACRAMENTO AND YOLO COUNTIES TO A MULTITUDE OF "GREEN" CAREERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. EACH INTERN LEARNED ABOUT, AND PARTICIPATED 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. THIS SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM WAS FUNDED FOR A YEAR BY THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE (WORKFORCE INITIATIVE ACT) AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH SACRAMENTO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AGENCY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOURS WORKED BY ALL INTERNS LAST SUMMER(MAY-OCTOBER) WAS OVER 5,000; AVERAGE INCOME PER INTERN WAS 1,500. AS THESE INTERNS WERE FROM VERY LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS, THE EARNINGS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. FOR SOME, IT HELPED WITH FAMILY HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. FOR OTHERS, IT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO PAY FOR THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS OR TAKE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS. OF THE 25 YOUTH EMPLOYED THROUGH GREENCORPS, OVER HALF ARE NOW ATTENDING COLLEGE OR WILL BE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 2011. AT LEAST SIX OF THE INTERNS HAVE CHOSEN AGRICULTURE OR NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR THEIR AREA OF STUDY. ANOTHER FIVE HAVE PART-TIME JOBS IN THE "GREEN" INDUSTRY. IN OCTOBER 2010, CLBL BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "SACRAMENTO VALLEY BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING AND INCUBATOR PROGRAM" FUNDED BY A SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. EXTENSIVE WORK WAS DONE TO HIRE A HIGH-QUALITY DIRECTOR, CREATE JOB DESCRIPTIONS, COMPILE CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES, HIRE CONSULTANTS AND CURRICULUM TEAM MEMBERS. A BEGINNING FARMER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP AND MIXER AT THE FARM ON PUTAH CREEK WAS WELL ATTENDED. IN JANUARY 2011, CLBL PARTICIPATED IN THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF "CREATING OPPORTUNITIES: YOLO COUNTY BEGINNING FARMER WORKSHOP," IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YOLO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE WORKSHOP WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 80 BEGINNING FARMERS. THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT THE ECOFARM CONFERENCE AND VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, CLBL WAS ABLE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE BEGINNING FARMER PROGRAM. RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 SIERRA ORCHARDS, LP 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. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 ADDITION OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVED RETAINAGE FROM PRIOR YEAR 660 ROUNDING 1 --- TOTAL ADJUSTMENT 661 === INFORMATION NECESSARY TO FILE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RETURN WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN A TIMELY MANNER.