2012-11-12T14:55:16-06:00 2011-12-31 581763570 JONES AND KOLB 3475 PIEDMONT ROAD SUITE 1500 ATLANTA GA 30305 990EZ 2011-01-01 020648202 BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE INC BLUE 4048148228 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 NANCY JONES 4048148228 2012-11-06 1 G BLISS JONES P00087087 4042627920 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X X X WWW.BHNP.ORG X 155501 X 79810 4028 900 25 313 313 70425 155501 6599 22702 1904 98912 2611 16414 149142 6359 13756 0 20115 X 21311 16972 0 7698 21311 24670 7555 4555 13756 20115 X TO GROW AND PROVIDE A PLACE OF NATURAL BEAUTY FOR THE WETLAND HABITAT IN NANCY CREEK WATERSHED, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. EDUCATION: WE STARTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN OUR NEW SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER 2011. SO, THE NUMBERS REFLECT OUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY MAINLY FROM SEPT - DEC. FOR THIS TIME PERIOD, WE CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 20 CLASSES SERVING 200-250 PEOPLE. WE ADVERTISED OUR CLASSES THROUGH ROUGHLY 10 VARIOUS PRINTED PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE SERVICES GEARED TO RESIDENTS IN THE NORTH BUCKHEAD COMMUNITY, BROOKHAVEN, AND SANDY SPRINGS, ALSO TO CITYWIDE PUBLICATIONS AND FOR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS SUCH AS BIRD WATCHERS WITH THE ATLANTA AUDUBON SOCIETY. PART OF BLUE HERON'S MISSION STATEMENT IS EDUCATION SO WE MADE A GREAT START WITH FALL 2011 PROGRAMMING IN OUR NEW EDUCATION ROOM. 0 7847 FIVE STAR GRANT: WE WERE AWARDED THIS FEDERAL GRANT TO FOCUS ON THE REMOVAL OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES SUCH AS PRIVET AND ENGLISH IVY IN THE NATURE PRESERVE. THE PROCESS IS MANAGED BY HAND CUTTING AND PULLING THE INVASIVE PLANTS PLUS A SYSTEMATIC SPRAYING AND PAINTING OF THE CUT BASE OF THE PLANTS WITH HERBICIDES. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES IN OVER HALF OF OUR 25 ACRES OF LAND. 0 5500 HELEN BRANCH GARDEN: HELEN BRANCH AND HER FAMILY DONATED MONEY AND TIME TO CLEAR AND MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCE TO BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE. THIS INVOLVED, PLANTING NEW PLANTS, REMOVING WEEDS, RE-SETTING A FENCE AND SIGN RESTORATION. THE ORIGINAL MONEY FOR THIS GARDEN WAS DONATED FOR HELEN'S DECEASED HUSBAND FRED BRANCH AND HER FAMILY CONTINUES TO GIVE TIME AND MONEY TO KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL AND FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. AN AVERAGE OF 20 PEOPLE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS GARDEN OVER THE PAST YEAR FOR THE BENEFIT FOR EVERYONE WHO VISITS THE PRESERVE. THE SPACE IS A GATHERING SPACE, A PLACE TO SIT AND REST AND PROVIDES INFORMATIONAL SIGNAGE ABOUT THE PRESERVE AND THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE. IT IS ONE OF OUR PUBLIC ENTRANCES THAT WELCOMES PEOPLE TO BLUE HERON. 0 1455 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED GRANT, COMMUNITY GARDEN, BUTTERFLY GARDEN, AND OTHER EVENT EXPENSES. 0 1677 16479 NANCY JONES 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 40.00 22702 0 0 KEVIN MCCAULEY 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 2.00 0 0 0 CHARLIE BAUBE 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 1.00 0 0 0 RITA CHRISTOPHER 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 1.00 0 0 0 JAY LEVINE 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 1.00 0 0 0 LIBBA SHORTRIDGE 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA NANCY JONES 4055 ROSWELL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 4043451008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 9313 9313 75425 75425 84738 84738 84738 70450 70450 155188 0.54600 X OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 INTEREST INCOME 25.. OTHER REVENUE FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 DESCRIPTION: RENTAL REVENUE. AMOUNT: 70,425. OTHER EXPENSES FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,479. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAX AND SERVICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,314. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,740. DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY GARDEN. AMOUNT: 328. DESCRIPTION: SPECIAL PROJECTS. AMOUNT: 9,553. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 16,414. OTHER ASSETS FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,335. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,363. OTHER LIABILITIES FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 DESCRIPTION: CURRENT LIABILITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,555. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,555. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.