2018 Winter Quarterly

QUARTERLY
Winter 2018

AE S R a er selling their “improved” property
with its panoramic views from Longs
by Sybil Barnes Peak to Eagle Rock.

There’s a saying you might have Isabella Bird shared many of her
heard — “The only thing constant is feelings through her wri ng when she
change.” Some mes I wonder how true arrived from England as one of the first
that is. When I look up at Longs Peak or tourists to enjoy the hospitality of Griff
the Twin Owls or The Thumb on Pros- Evans and his family. Evans had moved
pect Mountain, I can easily imagine that up the hill from Lyons to take over the
I’m seeing these mountain features for Estes holdings and was one of the first
the first me, like the early pioneers of to recognize the poten al of entertain-
Estes Park who arrived in the late 1800s. ing visitors as a revenue source. Ms.
And while the geologic skeleton of Bird had a horse and was interested in
this area has remained fundamentally exploring the area, both on horseback
unchanged during these last hundred and on foot, and, as a visitor, she had
years or so, from a human perspec ve, few of the responsibili es of providing
there are many places in Estes Park and a home or entertainment. Her wri ngs
Rocky Mountain Na onal Park about may have encouraged a certain Irish
which I can’t say the same. nobleman to explore this part of Colo-
rado while he was on a hun ng trip to
This brief Estes Park retrospec- Wyoming.
ve begins with Joel and Patsy Estes.
Perhaps as a way to escape from the Unfortunately, no known record
turmoil of the approaching Civil War, exists of the guests at Lord Dunraven’s
Patsy Estes and her family chose to hotel on Fish Creek. There are a few
live a hardscrabble life of subsistence photographs which show women “tak-
ranching in a place with no neighbors. ing the air” in front of the hotel. And
She had followed her husband from a it is known that the Irish Earl was not
rela vely comfortable life in Missouri accompanied by his wife or daughters
to this place he had discovered on a on most of his American trips. He spent
hun ng trip and thought was beau ful. his days riding and hun ng, and his
None of her wri ngs exist so it’s impos- evenings with food and drink. His visits
sible to say if she shared that sen ment. were mostly made in the summer or
Though there was an abundance of wild fall, but he le a land manager on-site
game and fish to eat, it was a lonely life. year round.
The Estes family had only each other
and the rare visitor for entertainment. By the turn of the century, there
Joel and his sons made trips to Denver was a town forming in the open space
to sell meat and skins but Patsy stayed that had been named Estes’ Park by
home with the other children. They the newspaper editor, William Byers.
eventually moved on to New Mexico Ranchers, like the MacGregors and the

(Retrospec ve con nued on page 11)

I : EXPLORE ROCKY’S WEST SIDE WINTER FUN (SEE PAGE 3)

2 Rocky Mountain Conservancy Newsle er

Execu ve Director

Estee Rivera Murdock

Board of Directors Dear Members,

Don Cheley (President) Happy New Year!
Denver, CO It’s been a year since I accepted my posi on as execu ve director of this

Jim Pickering (Vice President) organiza on, and what a year it’s been. It’s been beau ful watching the seasons change, and seeing
Estes Park, CO the joy on the faces of park visitors as they experience the park, some for the first me and some
for the thousandth me. Na onal parks are public lands for all of us, and it’s very important to the
Timothy Davis (Treasurer) Conservancy that everyone have the opportunity to enjoy them and steward them.
Denver, CO
This fall, our phones rang off the hook for a few weeks, with concerned park lovers wan ng to
Elizabeth Grant (Secretary) know more about our posi on on the Na onal Park Service’s proposal to raise peak season-admission
Denver, CO fees at Rocky Mountain Na onal Park (and 16 other na onal parks). At Rocky Mountain Na onal Park,
the proposed increase would result in an up to 350% cost increase, seasonally, from the current $20
Doug Campbell one-day entry fee to $70 for a one- me or one-week admission. While some felt that the increased
Greeley, CO fees might help to support the park and reduce conges on, a er careful review, the Conservancy sub-
mi ed a le er to the NPS opposing the fee increase, considering the actual reduc on in park funding
Charles Cofas and the end result of unethically pricing out visitors who cannot afford the increases.
Estes Park, CO
As the primary philanthropic partner to RMNP, one of the top-five most-visited parks in the
Katherine Dines system, the Conservancy is aware of the funding and visita on challenges here. However, this massive
Denver, CO fee increase is not an appropriate strategy to deal with these challenges. This increased entry price
will only serve as a barrier to accessing public lands, keeping lower-income and middle-income people
Howard Fry from enjoying the park, and se ng the park, and the Conservancy, back years in our investments
Castle Rock, CO and efforts to engage new audiences. Of special note: The ming of the seasonal increase (June 1st
- October 31st) affects families and students in par cular, especially considering that many can only
Lynne Geweke take vaca ons during peak mes when school is out of session. It’s cri cal that parks are accessible to
Estes Park, CO people of all means, not just to those that can afford to pay-to-play.

Julie Harrington For those who can afford the increases, the fee increase would likely encourage people to buy
Denver, CO the $80 America the Beau ful Annual Pass instead of Rocky’s 1-day pass. It’s important to note that if
an annual pass that wasn’t purchased at RMNP is used for entry at RMNP, the park receives $0 of that
Charles Jerden fee-revenue locally. In effect, the end result of this proposed fee increase is that the parks will likely
Flagstaff, AZ see a substan al drop in fee-revenue that would otherwise have stayed on-site to fund visitor services
and ameni es.
Joel Mayo
Centennial, CO Many other partners, including gateway community leaders, and the local business community,
also expressed their strong opposi on to the proposal. This proposed top-down management ap-
Jan Robertson proach from Washington, D.C. also circumvents the though ul local work that RMNP has been pu ng
Boulder, CO into developing strategic visitor-use management plans.

Brian Ross The Conservancy is a non-par san organiza on, and will always remain so, but advoca ng for
Denver, CO issues that are cri cal to the public lands that we, and our partners, love and support is mission-true.
I hope that you, as our members and fellow park lovers, will con nue to engage though ully in these
Bill Tindall cri cal issues with us. We look forward to hearing the final decision from the NPS on the proposed
Carmel, IN increases, and we will share more with you as we learn more. In the mean me, enjoy the quiet of
winter in the park, by foot or sled or ski, and I hope to see you on the trails!
Zachary Wiebe
Fort Collins, CO Best,

Estee Rivera Murdock

(Photo: Conservancy Member Walt Kaesler)

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Photo: NPS/Russell Smith Ask Nancy

The Delights of Rocky’s West Side in Winter Quarterly Editor Nancy Wilson a empts to unearth answers
to any ques ons asked by Conservancy members and park
by Jeffrey Caton visitors. If you are curious about something in or about the
park, email [email protected] or write:
Cascades of ice, skyward views of snowcapped mountains, Nancy Wilson, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, PO Box 3100,
snowy walks in a silent forest, snowshoeing in the wilderness Estes Park, CO 80517.
with a ranger, and cross-country skiing across a frozen valley.
Rocky’s west side guards the quiet of winter, allowing visitors a Why do certain birds like geese and ducks fly in forma on? Geese
personal experience with the park. Excluding a few busy week- and some other waterfowl fly in a V-forma on to save energy with
ends, visitors can o en stand alone below Adams Falls listening the bird behind flying slightly higher than the one in front to take
as the last bit of summer slips away beneath an ice-covered advantage of the upli , kind of like surfing a wave. Birds take turns
waterfall. Farther up the trail the view opens revealing Mt. being in front, allowing them to fly long distances. Other birds like
Craig framed between canyon walls with East Inlet Creek mean- raptors, such as the Swainson’s hawk, fly in ke les (groups of soaring
dering in the meadow below. A stunning winter me view! or migra ng hawks) using thermal updra s to save energy, which re-
sults in a circular migra on pa ern. Some seagulls also do this, such
Some winter me west side charms as the Franklin’s gulls that migrate through Colorado in the spring and
• Enjoy a snowshoe hike on the moderately difficult 2-mile Green fall. Smaller birds, like warblers, fly in large flocks and not in forma-
Mountain Trail, which leads the well-prepared traveler through a
dark spruce forest to Big Meadows and the possibility of a moose ons for a kind of safety-in-numbers kind of thing.— Re red RMNP
wading through the snow. Resources Management Specialist Jeff Connor

• For an easier snowshoe trek, the 1-mile Coyote Valley Trail takes What’s happening with those stems with funny bulbous growths on
hikers across the Colorado River to experience breathtaking views
of the jagged Never Summer Mountains towering over miles of the them? Galls – those “abnormal” distensions or bulges we see in the
pris ne, frozen valley.
twigs, stems and leaves of plants – are the result of mutual adapta-
• Farther into the park: Stop at the Holzwarth Historic site, which
offers an easy trail with an intriguing story. Families can walk one- ons of plant and insect (usually) or other organism (bacteria, fungi).
half mile across the valley to see what remains of the Holzwarth
dude ranch that began welcoming visitors in the 1920s. Here in Rocky, we most commonly no ce insect-induced galls on

• Finally, the Colorado River Trail allows one to get close to the chokecherry, willows, goldenrod and spruce. There are perhaps doz-
headwaters of the majes c Colorado River that flows through nine
Na onal Park Service sites. While on the trail, take a moment to ens of varia ons to gall forma on, but here’s the basic insect model:
reflect on the humble beginnings of such a mighty river that shapes
the western United States. An insect inserts her ovipositor into plant ssue and deposits her egg

For less rigorous ac vi es on the west side: along with some complex secre ons. This irrita on triggers the plant
• Drive up Trail Ridge Road to view the frozen Kawuneeche Valley
• Discover the joys of a ranger-led snowshoe program to protect itself, as it is adapted to do for any wound, by compart-
• Kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge and get more personalized
mentalizing the affected area through increased cell division and/or
a en on during this me of year for this significant achievement
• Enjoy the 30-minute park documentary at the Kawuneeche Visitor cell size, shape and structure (morphogenesis). In this case, the secre-

Center to explore the magic and opportuni es of the west side ons accompanying the egg appear to further direct the increased

Open daily, the Kawuneeche Visitor Center offers ssue forma on of a shape and size specific to that species of insect,
exhibits and friendly staff to help make your winter
experience memorable. resul ng in a unique gall. Meanwhile, (Galls con nued on page 7)

Cover photo credits I’ve heard that there are white-tailed dear occasionally observed in
the park. Is that true? There are several sigh ngs of white-tailed deer
(Upper) “Life As a Snowshoe Hare — Yum!” by Putney in the park each year, most o en observed within groups of mule
Nature Images, Longmont, CO; (Lower) “Lake Haiyaha Ice” deer. These sigh ngs have occurred for at least the last 15 years.
courtesy of NPS/Jon Olsen White-tailed deer do hybridize with mule deer, and whether the
individuals we are observing are hybrids or pure white-tailed deer is
Photos are always appreciated! Scenery, wildlife and wild- unknown. Ungulates, including deer, can easily travel long distances
flowers greatly enhance this publica on, so get out there and for seasonal migra ons or shi ing range use. Although the specific
explore Rocky! reasons for these white-tailed deer observa ons is unknown, we
believe they are natural occurrences. Expect that they will con nue
Please send high-resolu on images to nancy.wilson@RM- into the future with the confirma on that they do not represent a
Conservancy.org by April 1 for publica on in the 2018 Spring resource concern for the park. — RMNP Conserva on Biologist Mary
Quarterly. Kay Watry

Thank You! What are those weird, Styrofoam-like pellets of snow that seem
more prevalent in the Rockies than in other snowy regions of the
country? The sky is dark and threatening – here comes the precipita-

on! Wait a minute – it’s not rain, it’s not sleet, it’s not hail, it’s not
snow … it actually looks like ny Styrofoam pellets. This is graupel,
from the German word meaning “pearl barley.” It looks a lot like
sleet or small hailstones, but the small white balls are made of snow,
not ice. This form of precipita on starts as snowflakes, then those
snowflakes grow larger and larger as supercooled water droplets in
the clouds begin to freeze on them. The products are so , light and
crushable pellets. Graupel is o en called “so hail.”— RMNP Inter-
pre ve Ranger Kathy Brazelton

4 Rocky Mountain Conservancy Newsle er

Park Inholdings:

Partnering to Preserve
Park Landscapes

the grounds re-wilded to help lower the

property value to make it more affordable

for the park, and to make the property

compa ble with the surrounding wilder-

ness area. An appraisal is pending, and

(Photo: Suzanne Silverthorn) the transac on is on the homestretch,

by Suzanne Silverthorn Likewise, when it became known according to Rivera. Once the purchase is

With the reali es of limited federal that a 12.5-acre inholding was for sale in complete, the park will ini ate a process

funding and a lengthy acquisi on process, Wild Basin, a private ci zen stepped in to to administra vely add acreage to be

two cri cal inholding proper es within purchase the property. Not for personal designated wilderness.

Rocky Mountain Na onal Park could have gra fica on, but as a conserva on buyer. The ability for the Rocky Mountain

been sold recently to other private interests. The buyer’s inten on was Conservancy and its land

As Larry Gamble reflects on his 25- to see the land eventually As opportuni es trust partners to acquire

year career as the park’s Chief of Planning acquired by the park ser- present themselves, a property on short
and Project Stewardship, he a ributes the vice. This was accomplished the park service has no ce is a huge benefit to
swi involvement by the Rocky Mountain recently through the efforts a strong interest in the park.
Conservancy and its land trust partners as of the Rocky Mountain Con- “Otherwise,” said

the primary reason these proper es are servancy, Wilderness Land acquiring land, Gamble, “if it were just

now protected. “In terms of acquisi on, Trust and the Na onal Park according to Gamble. up to us, due to our lim-
there’s a misconcep on that the Na onal Trust. The challenge is ited funding, we would
Park Service has a right of first refusal to literally lose opportu-
acquire inholdings, and we do not,” he For Esther Rivera Mur- finding willing sellers. nity a er opportunity
dock, the Rocky Mountain

explains. “Private property within the park Conservancy’s execu ve because no landowner

boundary can be bought and sold on the director, the “what if” sce- is going to wait for us to

open market just like any other property.” nario became all too real. “When you’re acquire the money for

Gamble says the park is grateful for in the middle of nowhere in the wilder- the transac on. Those opportuni es don’t

the Conservancy’s leadership in facilitat- ness and you see a big red cabin, it just come around very o en. And those op-

ing the purchase of the 40-acre Cascade changes your whole connec on with the portuni es don’t remain open very long.”

Co ages property, which had been the place and sense of remoteness,” she said. Being nimble is a role that is well-suit-

largest commercial inholding within the ed for the Rocky Mountain Conservancy,

park. For Gamble, who was interviewed This set into mo on a chain of events said Rivera. “The Conservancy is not a land

for this ar cle before his re rement in that enabled the land trust partners to trust. We’ll hold a piece of land for a period

December, it was a wonderful centennial take possession of the property. The of me with the intent to transfer the land

legacy project and one of the highlights of two-story, 2,000-square-foot dwelling when the park service or forest service is

his tenure. was removed during the summer, and ready to accept it,” she said. “It is never the

Conservancy’s intent to keep

pieces of land in perpetuity.

So, in cases where we think

it’s going to take longer, for

whatever reason, be it an

Act of Congress or a longer

process, we’ll work with a

land trust to hold that piece

of land.”

Opportuni es to

acquire inholdings in the

park are rare, according to

Gamble, who has worked

Wild Basin structure during the deconstruc on View of Wild Basin from the recently acquired on a handful of transac ons

(Photo: Carolyn Kilgore) property

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during his career. Records show only 40 Through the years, Gamble has Rocky Mountain
Conservancy land and
private inholdings remain within the park rou nely kept inholders updated when
water protection
boundaries today, represen ng less than events such as wildfires or floods endan- projects since 1985

one percent of the park’s total acreage. ger their property or might affect access. 2017 Wild Basin property
$350,000
There was a me in the park’s early years He’s also been a resource for ques ons 2016 Cascade Co ages
$3,200,000
where there were 350 or more private about repairs and upgrades to inholder 2009 McGowan Tract
$18,100
inholdings, according to Gamble. Today, proper es. A recent exchange with a 2009 Crane Trust Tract (donated)
2008 Owen-McMahon Tract
the largest concentra on of inholdings is cabin owner in Moraine Park about a $300,000
2007 Kueker Tract
in Moraine Park, which accounts for 21 roof replacement, for example, included a $600,000
2005 Fahy Tract
of the 36 inholdings on the east side of sugges on to use a nonreflec ve material $846,000
2002 Sleepy Hollow
the park. There are four inholdings on the to blend in with the surroundings. “I think $315,248
2002 Enos Mills easement
west side. The largest inholding is Mc- most of our inholders are sensi ve to the $54,136
2002 Miller Tract
Gregor Ranch at 1,200 acres. This is the park and they want to do the right thing, $1,020,000
2000 Lily Lake Water Rights
only property in which the park has the and we appreciate that,” he said. On the $60,000
1991 Adams Tract
right of first refusal to purchase the land if other hand, if a property owner wanted to $280,000
1998 Roessler Tract
it comes up for sale. do something radically different, Gamble $415,000
1990 Baldpate Land
Most of the remaining inholding acknowledges that would be a concern. $20,000
1985 Jennings Tract
parcels are small and have been passed “There’s always the threat that some- $78,000

on from genera on to genera on. Gamble one could acquire a parcel and decide to Conservancy is in lockstep with the park’s
acquisi on philosophy, according to Rivera.
has maintained a longstanding rela onship redevelop in a way that’s not necessarily “Some mes we are the point of entry to
the conversa on, other mes it’s the park.”
with the family members. He describes the compa ble with the park.” Either way, she emphasized that the discus-
sions can only begin with a willing seller or
arrangement as a peaceful, hands-off co- Development outside the park’s donor. She recommends discussing estate
planning op ons early-on, so expecta ons
existence. “We provide them with access, boundaries can also raise compa bil- and long-term goals can be agreed upon as
well as appropriate recogni on.
of course, because that’s required as part ity issues. A high priority of the Rocky
To learn more about estate planning as
of the park’s enabling legisla on.” Mountain Conservancy these days is well as other giving opportuni es, visit the
Conservancy’s website at RMConservancy.
par cipa ng in discus- org, or call us directly at 970-586-0108.

sions involving the Fish Suzanne Silverthorn is a frequent
contributor to the Quarterly. When she’s
Hatchery property owned not wri ng or visi ng the park, she serves
as Director of Communica ons for the
by the town of Estes Park. town of Vail, Colorado.

Located along Fall River

Road near the Aspenglen

campground, the prop-

erty has been iden fied

as a development site for

workforce housing. Rivera

says the Conservancy will

be working closely with

the Estes Valley Land Trust

to propose a conserva on

easement that would be

used to provide a buffer

between the park and the

new development. “We

want to be at the table

during this process to en-

sure the development is

though ul in recognizing

the park’s unique neigh-

bor role,” she said. Protec-

on of sensi ve wildlife

habitat, riparian areas and

viewsheds will be among

the priori es.

As opportuni es present

themselves, the park ser-

vice has a strong interest in

acquiring land, according

Map of property acquired by the Rocky Mountain to Gamble. The challenge is

Conservancy for RMNP over the years, as depicted just finding willing sellers.

before the 40-acre Cascade Co age parcel was acquired, The Rocky Mountain
and not including the recently acquired Wild Basin property.

6 Rocky Mountain Conservancy Newsle er

The Conservancy Welcomes
Rosemary Truman,

2018 Winter Olson Family Fellow

Since 2006, Alan and Carol-Ann Olson of Boulder,
Colorado, have donated to the Rocky Mountain
Conservancy to fund two fellows each year with the
Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s Field Ins tute.

Rosemary fell in love with Rocky best align with her career goals and her and custom programs. She will also be
Mountain Na onal Park as a child. Her
grandparents owned a home in Estes interests. As an Olson Family fellow, helping out behind-the-scenes to learn
Park and every summer she a ended
day camp at the YMCA of the Rock- Rosemary will be involved leading snow- about nonprfoit management, commu-
ies. As a young adult, she developed
a deeper apprecia on for the Rocky shoe walks, kids and family ac vi es nity outreach and program planning.
Mountains during her three summers
working at that very same camp. The Featured Field Institute Programs
majority of her spare me was spent
hiking, camping and exploring Rocky Here’s what’s happening the next few months —
Mountain Na onal Park. visit our website to learn more about these
outdoor adventures in the park!
During this me it became evident
that she wanted to spend her life ex- Avalanche Awareness & Outdoor Safety in Winter
ploring, preserving and learning about
the beau ful lands in this country. It is February 9
her hope that this fellowship opportu-
nity with the Conservancy will be the Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Kids & Families
beginning of a career doing just that.
February 10, 24; March 10, 31
Rosemary went to college at Tru-
man State University in Kirksville, MO. Photographing Winter Landscapes
She graduated in May, 2015, with a B.A.
in psychology and a minor in disability March 9 – 11
studies. Since gradua ng, Rosemary
spent two years living and working sea- Coyotes: Song Dogs of the West
sonally in Colorado in Denver, Estes Park
and Aspen. Most recently, she was living March 24
in Bar Harbor, Maine, and then Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania. In these places her Fire in Ecosystems: Friend or Foe
jobs included teaching outdoor educa-
April 14
on and being a tour guide.
Rosemary loves to travel, work in Beginning Watercolor for the Nature Enthusiast

beau ful places, and educate others. April 28
A er this educa on experience ends
in late May, she hopes to work for an North with the Spring: Bird Migra on
organiza on with an environmentally
related cause. Going back to school to April 28
earn her master’s degree is another
op on on the horizon, once she de- RMConservancy.org
cides which path to follow that would

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(Ask Nancy: Galls con nued from page 3) Common galls visitors may no ce Insect gall on sagebrush
in the park include:
within the plant, the larva emerges from (Photo: Member Marlene Borneman)
the egg and takes advantage of the plant’s On spruce, some mes Douglas fir –
tough, o en fibrous “bomb shelter” gall. pineapple-shaped growth on twig p,
(Well, maybe not exactly a bomb shelter turns brown in fall, caused by an adelgid
— birds and rodents some mes feed on (aphid-like insect)
the galls for a meat-and-vegetable meal). On chokecherry – “poop on a s ck”
Besides providing shelter, the gall serves caused by a fungus; “pimples” on leaves,
as a generously stocked pantry for the caused by a mite
larva to feed, grow and metamorphose On aspen – bulbous swelling on current-
to an adult. The new adult chews its way year twig, caused by a fly
out of the gall to begin the cycle again — On willows – cluster of round galls on
in some cases, returning the favor to its leaves, caused by a sawfly; twig p resem-
plant benefactor as a pollinator for that bling pinecone, caused by a midge
species.
An excellent reference is Colorado State
Word of the day: Cecidiology – University Extension Bulle n 506A,
Insects that Feed on Colorado Trees
the study of plant galls and Shrubs by Crenshaw, Leatherman
and Kondra eff.

Park Puzzler na onal parks by ___, unlike Rocky, which has always been visited by folks on
foot, horseback or by motor vehicle.
by RM Conservancy Member Joel Kaplow
Did you know that Rocky has two “sisters”? Tushe Na onal Park in the
Across country of Georgia, and Tatra Na onal Park, which straddles Poland and ___.
8 Surprisingly, the second na onal park to be established in North America
3 For new construc on, RMNP has adopted the prac ce of “naturalis c design” is ___ Na onal Park in Alberta, Canada, born in 1885, three years a er Yel-
— the use of local materials to blend in with surroundings, e.g., rock used instead lowstone.
of brick, or a footbridge made with logs the same diameter as the surrounding ___. 9 What’s a baby Canada goose called?
6 Trail Ridge Road was built between 1926 and 1932, well before the ‘60s when 11 Technically, Yellowstone Na onal Park is not the oldest in the world — by
green-mindedness arose, but great pains were taken to reduce any impact on the nearly 100 years. Bogd Khan Uul Na onal Park became a “protected area”
surrounding tundra. Work was done only ___ months each year, due to the harsh waaay back in 1788. It’s located south of Ulan Bator, ___.
condi ons up there. 13 What’s a baby owl called?
7 For a park structure to be listed in the Na onal Register of ___ Places, it must be 15 If you took all of Rocky’s trails and laid them end to end, you’d have a trail
considered significant in either architecture, engineering, archeology or culture. over ___-hundred miles long!
9 The ___ Ditch, slicing across the east flank of Rocky’s Never Summer Range, 18 Enos and Esther Mills became parents to baby Edna in 1919. But due to
predates the park by 20 years. It grabs water from the west side of the Divide and a typo on her birth cer ficate, she went by a different name for most of her
channels it over La Poudre Pass, where it enters the Cache La Poudre River. life. What did she call herself?
10 The first auto route to traverse RMNP was ___ River Road, built between 1913
and 1920. It was so un-user-friendly, the whole eastern sec on was bypassed by
Trail Ridge Road shortly therea er.
11 Due to WWII, U.S. na onal parks didn’t see a lot of maintenance, and things fell
into disrepair. A 10-year campaign to give them a face-li was put in place, looking
to finish by the NPS’ 50th anniversary in 1966. The project was dubbed “___ 66.”
12 Abner Sprague’s property became Stead’s Ranch in 1900, situated on the east
end of Moraine Park. It eventually boasted a swimming pool, rodeo grounds,
stables, guest houses, hotel and a ___ course.
14 As of January 3, the Thomas Fire, California’s largest ever, had destroyed 1,063
structures and blackened 440 square miles — an area ___ square miles larger than
all of RMNP!
16 Enos Mills married nature guide Esther Burnell in 1918. A er Enos died in
1922, she took over managing the ___ Peak Inn.
17 The park’s ___ Trail is named for the tribe that summered in the future-RMNP
area up un l the late 1700s.
19 In 1928, NPS women were not allowed to carry the tle of “ranger.” So the
well-creden aled Margaret Fuller Boos, holding a Ph.D. in geology, was given the

tle of “ranger- ___” when hired by Roger Toll.
20 “We can never have enough of ___.” — Henry David Thoreau

Down

1 The park’s snowplow crew gets into gear every spring, targe ng ___ Day for the
opening of Trail Ridge Road.
2 What is a baby moose called?
4 Back in the day, tourists could access Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone

8 Rocky Mountain Conservancy Newsle er

Rocky Mountain Network field crew monitoring stream habitat on the upper Colorado River in 2013 (Photo: NPS/W. Schweiger)

Checking Rocky’s Vital Signs:
Rocky Mountain Network Science in the Park

by Sonya Daw, science writer/editor with the To answer these ques ons, the cially in low-eleva on riparian wetlands,
Rocky Mountain Inventory and Monitoring Na onal Park Service clustered parks has impacted na ve willows, co onwoods
Network into 32 Inventory and Monitoring Net- and understory plants. The drama c
works. Each network comprises a group decline of beaver in the park over the last
Na onal parks are the guardians of of parks with similar geographic and two or three decades has also taken a toll
our unique American natural and cultural natural resource characteris cs served by on wetland integrity. Moose, introduced
history. But perhaps more than ever a small team of Network-level scien sts. west of the park, are now using wetlands
before, parks exist in a rapidly changing The Rocky Mountain Network includes on both sides of the Con nental Divide.
landscape. Urban, suburban and rural Rocky Mountain Na onal Park, as well
areas are increasingly developed. Inva- as five other park units all located within In our efforts, we monitor wetland
sive, exo c species are replacing na ve the central and southern Rocky Mountain health park-wide to learn how these
species. Air and water pollu on remain a Cordillera. Since 2007, Network scien sts biologically rich ecosystems func on and
problem. Visitor-use of parks is increasing, have been collabora ng with park-based respond to stresses. We assess wetland
and the climate is changing. All of these scien sts, resource managers, and other health in the park using a variety of indica-
factors can impact the natural web of life, cooperators to monitor natural resources, tors. We record which plants grow in the
which leads us to ask several ques ons. specifically “vital signs,” within each of wetlands, and whether invasive exo c
How healthy are our parks? How are they these na onal park units. “Vital signs” are plants are present. We count the number
changing? And, how can we best manage resources that serve as red flags if condi- of willow stems in each site, and record if
and protect them? the plants are in good or stressed condi-
ons deteriorate. Network monitoring
Network staff monitor a fen-plant supports park managers’ ability to make on. We measure groundwater level as
community near Haynach Lakes in 2007. science-based management decisions well as human disturbance in and around
by tracking the vital signs of park health the site. We also record the presence and
(Photo: NPS/W. Schweiger) over the long term. habitat-use of elk, moose and a keystone
wetland species — beaver. Water captured
What Do We Monitor in behind beaver dams can drama cally
Rocky Mountain Na onal Park? recharge groundwater levels, influencing,
in turn, the en re wetland community.
Wetland Ecological Integrity
Rocky has abundant wetlands. From Wetland monitoring has many poten-
wet meadows and fens (peatland), to al benefits for the park. Understanding
riparian wetlands, these biodiversity wetland condi ons helps managers iden -
hotspots are important to myriad spe- fy the most pris ne sites for protec on as
cies. Migratory birds, like the Wilson’s well as priori zing degraded sites for res-
warbler and Lincoln’s sparrow, eat, nest tora on. Surveys between 2007 and 2010,
and shelter in wetlands. Amphibians, for example, detected invasive ca ails in
like the chorus frog and boreal toad, some park wetlands. Wetland monitoring
need wetlands to reproduce. Elk dine also helps iden fy how changing snow-
on wetland plants. Yet wetlands are also pack, stream flows, and groundwater pat-
very sensi ve to stress. Rapid climate terns affect the park’s wetlands. Another
change, groundwater changes, and inva- applica on of this kind of monitoring is to
sive exo c plants can threaten wetlands. inform park managers how wetlands are
Heavy browsing by elk and moose, espe- responding to their efforts to reduce elk
overuse of this habitat type.

Rocky Mountain Conservancy Newsle er 9

Alpine Communi es Park managers can use this
Visitors delight in the views atop Rocky’s informa on to compare the condi-
high mountain peaks. On these wind-
swept slopes above tree line, alpine plants on of Rocky’s highly visited alpine
must adapt to extreme wind, tempera- with condi ons in less-visited alpine
ture, snow, ice, and intense solar radia- habitats in neighboring parks. One
interes ng finding from this work
on. To do this, these robust plants are is the rela vely sparse encroach-
shorter, grow frugally, and bear leaves ment by invasive plant species, even
resistant to freeze-damage and desicca- though thousands of visitors explore
Rocky’s alpine slopes each year.
on. Alpine communi es can also serve
as “climate change refugia,” providing Stream Ecological Integrity
areas of habitat that may provide refuge
for high-eleva on species as the climate Rocky’s streams are vital resources.
changes. Predic ons are for alpine tem-
peratures to moderate and snowpack to They anchor the hydrology (water
decrease. This could lead to invasion by
subalpine plants that outcompete alpine cycle) of the park, recycle nutrients
plants in the absence of heavy snow-
pack and extreme temperatures. Alpine like carbon, and provide habitat
communi es are also sensi ve to heavy
visitor-use, air pollu on, and overuse by for wildlife. Visitors fish and recre-
animals, such as elk. The park monitors
alpine communi es because of their value ate along Rocky’s pris ne streams.
to visitors and because of their vulner-
ability to the unique mul ple stresses at However, streams are sensi ve to a
a park like Rocky. Our sites are included
in the interna onal GLORIA research variety of stressors. Excessive nutri-
network (Global Observa on Research
Ini a ve in Alpine Environments) of 130+ ents, sediment and air pollu on de-
alpine monitoring sites worldwide. As
temperatures increase, evidence from grade them. Climate change warms
GLORIA sites indicates that trees and
other subalpine species are, in fact, invad- streams and lowers flow by shrink-
ing alpine communi es.
ing the snowpack that feeds them,
We assess alpine community health
by tracking na ve plants growing in our poten ally affec ng fish and inver-
plots, and documen ng invasive exo c
plants that may have arrived or spread. tebrates. Because streams signal Snow chemistry sampling in Rocky in 2015 (Photo: USGS)
We are par cularly interested in whether
trees — and which species — may be en- the effects of mul ple stressors, we
croaching on the alpine. We also measure monitor their status and long-term trends affec ng downstream ecosystems and spe-
soil temperatures at different eleva ons cies. Each winter we support U.S. Geologi-
and aspects (direc on the slope faces). to inform park resource managers.
From this, we can document changes in cal Survey scien sts sampling snowpack
the growing season and periods of snow We assess stream health in several
cover, both important determinants of ways. We measure water chemistry, like chemistry. This helps track current condi-
plant communi es. ons and long-term trends.
pH and nitrogen concentra on values,
Rocky Mountain network field crew/ In Rocky’s high mountain snowpack, our
botanists monitoring the alpine plant that affect the plants and animals in
community in 2011 with the Never Summer streams. We measure the physical struc- partners test for air pollutants, such as ni-
Range in the background. (Photo: NPS) ture in and around streams that func ons trate, ammonium and sulfate, as well as total
mercury concentra on. They also measure
as fish and aqua c insect habitat, like
the snow depth and the amount of water
woody debris and the size of sand and
contained in the snowpack to help us under-
cobble along the streambed. Because
stand the concentra on of pollutants in water
algae and aqua c insect communi es
respond to cumula ve human and natural (as well as the total amount of pollutants).
Snow chemistry monitoring has shown
disturbances, we also monitor them as
a decrease in some pollutants over me
indicators of stream health.
(such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide),
Stream monitoring informa on is
likely associated with pollu on controls and
currently being applied to the manage-
regula ons under the Clean Air Act. This
ment of the Grand Ditch breach on the
west side of the park. Several monitoring is not true for all pollutants. Ammonium
sites were purposely placed on the upper deposi on and concentra ons in snowpack
Colorado River, above and below the site have been trending upward. For example,
of the breach. Monitoring here, coupled ammonium can cause damage to foliage, al-
ter plant produc vity and growth, decrease
with interpreta on from park staff, will
help track changes poten ally due to the drought and frost tolerance, and harm
development of healthy root systems.
breach, plan ongoing restora on, and

measure the effec veness of this work.

We are also able to place the effects of the

breach in the context of our larger sample Learn More

of streams spread across the park. Park managers can use scien fically

credible, long-term monitoring data to

Snow Chemistry stay abreast of changes in the park’s

High mountain snowpack feeds Rocky’s health, and make be er-informed deci-

streams. Unfortunately, it also acts like sions about its management. For more

a collec on basket for air pollu on. Par- informa on about the inventory and

cles of nitrate, ammonium, sulfate and monitoring work done in Rocky and in

mercury enter falling snow and concen- five other park units, please visit

trate in the snowpack. Over the spring h ps://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/

and summer, these pollutants find their romn/index.cfm .

way into Rocky’s streams as snows melt,

10 Rocky Mountain Conservancy Newsle er

(Retrospec ve con nued from page 1)

McCreerys, and the James and Hondius months of the year.

families, had become accustomed to When Esther

the conveniences of a general store and Burnell and her sister

weekly mail delivery. More and more Elizabeth came west

dudes were discovering the delights of on a summer vaca on,

a summer spent in the cool mountains. they discovered another

Shops selling souvenir photographs se lement in the Tahosa

were opening at the confluence of the Valley at the base of

Big Thompson and Fall River in the Longs Peak. The young

space between Elkhorn Lodge and the women were hired to

MacGregor holdings. Horses and hiking be nature guides at

were the main means of transporta on Enos Mills’ lodge, the

and a pleasant way to explore the area. Longs Peak Inn. A er a

Other families, including the summer spent climbing

Spragues and the Chapmans, had ven- mountains and iden fy-

tured farther west and created another ing wildflowers, Eliza- Estes Park townsite circa 1920

small community in what they called beth went to California (Photo: Clatworthy collec on, handcolored by Cheryl Pennington)

Willow Park (now called Moraine Park). to con nue her educa- Also by the 1950s, a few hundred

Private cabins were built on the east- on, and Esther stayed to homestead people had decided to spend the winter

ern hillside with sweeping views of the property on the Fall River Road. She months in Estes Park. Many of them

meadow between the moraines. Fish married Enos and they welcomed a worked for the Na onal Park Service.

were abundant in the Big Thompson daughter, Enda, into the world. A er
Enos’ un mely death, Esther and Enda Others spent the slower months ge ng
River, and Frank Bartholf grazed his con nued his legacy their tourist accommoda ons ready for

ca le farther to the south the next season. By the 1970s, young
businesspeople were seeing the poten-
off what would later be- “ ... it is some com- by running the inn
come the Bear Lake Road. fort to think that and ensuring that his al for a rac ng visitors all year round.
It is these pioneers that the mountains will nature wri ngs stayed Though the main business district of the
laid the founda ons of in print and that his
remain, no ma er environmental and town was s ll only three blocks long,
tourism in Rocky Moun-
development had reached across all the
tain Na onal Park, which what change occurs, ecological philoso- flat spaces and was beginning to creep
later would become the human-caused or phies were nurtured up the sides of the surrounding moun-
greatest draw into this otherwise.” through the 20th tains.
region. century.
Indeed, change is very appar-
But back to our story. Growth of the
ent when viewed from this angle.
Flora Stanley first came to Estes Park town of Estes Park has always been
with her husband in 1909. He saw the limited by the topography of the area. But it is some comfort to think that
the mountains will remain, no ma er
poten al for growth and development Many people wanted to visit during
what change occurs, human-caused or
as a summer tourist des na on. He the summer but not many wanted to
otherwise. In another hundred years
had the discre onary income to build a spend a windy and cold winter here.
or a thousand years, or even a hundred
fine hotel and create an infrastructure That underwent a drama c shi with
of u li es for the town that had been the construc on of the Alva B. Adams thousand years, the approach to Estes
pla ed by Abner Sprague and was being Tunnel which brought water from the Park will s ll begin in a valley and rise
marketed by Loveland businessman C.H. we er west side to the plains of eastern to breathtaking heights before gliding
Colorado. When Bertha Ramey’s family down to open space surrounded by
Bond, and others. The hotel needed
electric lights and indoor plumbing, so moved to Estes Park from Lyons to offer mountains. And the strains of Cowboy
Brad’s song, “We Live in Paradise” might
Stanley funded a power plant and a insurance and related services to the
sewage system which would serve the businesses and homeowners, the land possibly be heard in the wind.

en re village. He also donated some of where the Estes family had se led was Sybil Barnes has been a researcher, editor,
his property for public use as a commu- s ll a meadow with the Big Thompson proofreader or contributor to many books on
nity park and gathering place. Flora had River meandering through it. By 1950, the history of Estes Park and Rocky Mountain
vision problems, so she was unable to that property had been flooded by a Na onal Park. Over the last 45 years, she has

comment on the view. She was probably reservoir called Lake Estes. Now, when owned a bookstore, served as local history

delighted that her husband’s respiratory visitors make the last turn down Park librarian at the Estes Valley Public Library, been
problems were solved by spending sum- Hill, they see water reflec ng the moun- a part- me librarian at RMNP, wri en newspa-
mers in the mountains, but possibly just tain ranges beyond. per ar cles and authored Estes Park: Images of
as happy to return to Maine for nine America.

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The Rocky Mountain Conservancy
expresses special thanks to the following people

for their donations toward projects
in Rocky Mountain National Park:

October 1, 2017 – January 1, 2018

1,370 gifts ~ total donations: $511,655

CC John Samyn, Wyando e, MI: Mary Ann McHale and Jeffrey Corson, Donald and Rebecca Cus s, Gainesville, GA
F In memory of Mr. Gutaj Loganton, PA Bruce and Lois Ellingwood, Estes Park, CO
Dan Ellio and Mary Anne Maier, Longmont, CO:
Lynda Price Bohager, Hanover, PA: Allie Schmaltz, Granbury, TX: Charles Money and Julie Dreher, Estes Park, CO In memory of John R. and Marian C. Ellio
In honor of ZQP, Forestry Opera ons Specialist In honor of Michael Pierson Pat and Catherine Mulligan, Boulder, CO Tom and Linda Fahrenbruch, Broomfield, CO
Lynn and Michael Stover, Aurora, CO: Esther Rivera Murdock, Estes Park, CO:
Elizabeth Grant, Denver, CO In memory of Gene Schwoebel In memory of Ben S. Rivera Polly Feis, Lincoln, NE
Hallidie and Donald Haid, Sea le, WA Lynn and Michael Stover, Aurora, CO: Larry and Jeri Frederick, Estes Park, CO
In memory of Michelle Schwoebel Terry and Catherine Nance, Overland Park, KS
David Perry and Kathleen Meier, Sandra Sumner, Oviedo, FL Canton and Ann O’Donnell, Denver, CO Kristyn Funk, Benne , CO
Point Pleasant, PA Nancy and John Thut, Estes Park, CO Joe and Rosalie Oliveri, Aus n, TX Linda and Gary Gardner, Grand Lake, CO
Alexander Weiss and Susan Rowley, Evanston, IL Debra Ore, Fairway, KS
Brian and Debby Ross, Denver, CO Mr. and Mrs. Adam Williams, Wildwood, MO Parks Project, LLC, Marina Del Rey, CA Marianne Gaynor, Taylor, MI:
Bryan L. Wyberg, Coon Rapids, MN Adelia Peters, Bowling Green, OH In honor of Martha and Gene Stehman
SR Rodger K. and Holly Poage, Montrose, CO Daniel Goye e and Kathy Falk, River Hills, WI:
F LE Penelope Po er, Mukilteo, WA
F In memory of their parents,
Renate Edmundson, Estes Park, CO Deborah Reithmeyer and Kenneth Burke, Port Lavonne, Carl, Joseph and Emma
Robert and Katherine Gould, Cambridge, WI Kenneth Gamauf, Boulder, CO Ludlow, WA Greater Kansas City Community Founda on/
Joyce and Mark Fleming, Kansas City, MO
RMNP E OF William and Norma Riley, Omaha, NE Riley Hanlon and Ashley Elizabeth Huff Hanlon,
OF F John Rossie, O umwa, IA
Broomfield, CO:
American Inst. of Organ Builders Conven on Fund, Carol Ann and Alan Olson, Boulder, CO Patrick Sandoval, Greenwood Village, CO: In honor of Be y and Wayne Huff
Champaign, IL In honor of Vanessa Sandoval
CC Elaine Hawley, Fairfax, VA:
Mark DeGregorio, Masonville, CO F Carlen Schenk and Barry Brezan, New Berlin, WI In memory of Andrew Wells Barron
Na onal Park Founda on, Washington, DC Lorraine Schraut, Saint Louis, MO Chuck and Jeanne Jerden, Flagstaff, AZ:
Barbara Ahrens and Raymond Hauschel, Gwendolyn and John Sco ,
FR V Grand Lake, CO Colorado Springs, CO In memory of Jack A. Cheley
CE Dr. Harry P. Konen, Huntsville, TX
LaVerne Anderson, Boulder, CO Thomas Stanar, Highlands Ranch, CO Benjamin and Chris na Kra , Estes Park, CO
Dr. and Mrs. John G. Chris ano, Tequesta, FL: John and Mary Ann Andrews, Lakewood, CO W. Jeffrey Terrill, Lakewood, CO
In memory of their son, John P. Chris ano, Kendall and Suzanne Angevine, Lafaye e, CO Gary Kubik, Omaha, NE
and in honor of Marilyn Hubbard Clare and Gary Torso, Slippery Rock, PA Wayne and Jane Larsen, Loveland, CO
Melinda Bart, Loveland, CO Todd Truby, Zion, IL Loveland Mountain Club, Loveland, CO
C Walter and Marlene Borneman, Estes Park, CO Doug and Lyne e Mannering, Loveland, CO
OF Carrie Viso, Schaumburg, IL: Kim and Claude Mays, Carol Stream, IL
Steven and Cindy Brant, Beulah, MI In memory of Richard Prucha
James and Gail Coze e, Estes Park, CO Kenneth and Susan Brunk, Centennial, CO Marc McCurry, Muskegon, MI
Curt and Heidi Buchholtz, Estes Park, CO: Sarah Webb, Alstead, NH Frank and Paula Megorden, Colorado Springs, CO
HP Gary and Dawn Wexell, Sycamore, IL
F In honor of Bruce and Dorothy Dines Larry and Mary Alice Woody, Kailua, HI George D. Miller, Punta Gorda, FL
Douglas and Patricia Campbell, Greeley, CO: Marvin and Hannah Woolf, Boulder, CO Merle and Patricia Moore, Estes Park, CO
Carolyn and Verl Carlson, Johnstown, CO: James and Jeanne My on, Broomfield, CO
In memory of Barbara Ricke In memory of Nick Wiesen Lynn L. Young, Fort Collins, CO The Peterson Charitable Lead Trust, Houston, TX:
Mary and Orrie Capone, Walworth, NY
Renate Edmundson, Estes Park, CO Richard and Janet Coe, Estes Park, CO TR R In memory of Harry Peterson and
Joel Rogers, Grand Lake, CO Robert and Kimberly Copple, Manha an, KS F In honor of Anna Faye Peterson

LP Thomas Coziahr, Denver, CO Edgar and Barbara Bi le, West Des Moines, IA Cason Pierce, Denver, CO:
F Richard Cross, Estes Park, CO Jane Sto s, Blue Ash, OH In honor of Diane Goodwin and Rush Pierce
Carolyn and Darryl DeMara, Lafaye e, CO
Autumn and John Githara, Monument, CO Brian and Louise Desmond, Estes Park, CO: NG Anne e Ready, Cincinna , OH
Irene Healy, Albuquerque, NM In memory of Janet Desmond F William and Norma Riley, Omaha, NE
Daniel and Donna Dilts, Albuquerque, NM
Margaret and John Henderson, Belton, TX: Barbara J. Dowd, Cedar Falls, IA Nancy Abbo , Kremmling, CO Deborah Scharp, Valparaiso, IN
In honor of Mary Beth Cast & Charles Blome Larry and Linda Emsing, Estes Park, CO Brenda L. Adamson, Aurora, CO Garland and Marlys Seibert, Ankeny, IA
Rasmus and Marian Erdal, Fort Collins, CO Carol and Ron Anderson-Lehman, John Simonson and Susan Hard, Kansas City, MO
Katherine Hutson, West Orange, NJ: Fidelity Charitable/Eide Charitable Fund,
In honor of Julia Currie Miller Castle Rock, CO Pete and Carol Smith, Estes Park, CO
Wailes James, Black Hawk, CO Cincinna , OH Alexander Barron, Northampton, MA: Mark and Gwen Sparn, Boulder, CO
Rebecca Kea ng, Clinton, CT: John and Lynne Geweke, Estes Park, CO Thomas Stanar, Highlands Ranch, CO
Raymond and Michele Gibson, Estes Park, CO: In memory of Andrew Barron Tom and Ann Stark, Poulsbo, WA:
In memory of Lucy Rathbone Elliot In memory of Michele Hacke Gibson Eleonore Barron, Pinckney, MI:
Janet I. Kilgore, Estes Park, CO Margaret and Brian Greene, Longmont, CO In memory of Andrew Wells Barron In memory of Rebecca Ann Stark
Jennifer Steiner, Ann Arbor, MI:
Charles and Laurel Krider, Lawrence, KS Jo Ann Hasselmann, Monroe, IA Thomas Barron, Boulder, CO In memory of Andrew Wells Barron
Carol T. Linnig, Estes Park, CO: Robert and Colleen Haven, Louisville, CO Rebecca Bartle , Lansing, MI: William and Shirley Sterling, Jr., Georgetown, TX
In memory of Andrew Barron Brian Talmadge, Lafaye e, CO:
In memory of Janet and Rob Ludlum Joseph and Judith Heck, Racine, WI Michelle Beninga, Iowa City, IA: In honor of Chloe and Adelyn Talmadge
Larry Mills, Florissant, MO Ann and Walter Hecox, Colorado Springs, CO In honor of the Patrick Family
Laurie Oliver, Estes Park, CO: Beverly F. Berry, Longmont, CO: Judy Taphorn, Estes Park, CO
In memory of Kurt Oliver Marianne Holmes, Arvada, CO In memory of Verne P. Berry Eleanor Tjossem, Marshalltown, IA
Barbara Hood, Tampa, FL Peter and Mary Bielat, Arlington Heights, IL John and Tate Todd/Todd Family Founda on,
Derk and Marjorie Osenberg, Chicago, IL Wendy Blanchard, Madison, WI:
James Immelt, Worthington, OH In honor of Paul and Mary Kay Blanchard, Carol Greeley, CO
James and Gerry Irvine, Estes Park, CO Blanchard and Ellen Schroeder Chuck Westerheide, S llwater, OK
Robert and Mary Ann Jackson, Houston, TX Kathryn Bolinsky, Loveland, CO Shanell Westerheide, Edmond, OK
Judy Burke, Grand Lake, CO Linda and Mike Wold, Estes Park, CO:
Carolyn E. Kilgore, Estes Park, CO
Joseph Krol, Joliet, IL Jim Burstein, Evanston, IL In memory of Katy Henry
Sandra Cardillo, Fort Collins, CO
Theodore and Susan Larson, Centennial, CO Ron and Sherry Colburn, Addison, TX TI
Andrew Maldonado, Armonk, NY Madelynn Coldiron, Frankfort, KY F

Mr. Gay A. Mayer/Family Mayer Founda on, Nancy Cowen, Denver, CO: Rick and Kate Adams, Danielsville, PA
Closter, NJ In memory of Tim Fromelt Robert Akins, Fort Collins, CO
Joanie Crocke , Estes Park, CO
Deyan Crow, Warren, IN Richard and Sarah Amos, Minneapolis, MN
John Cullen, Estes Park, CO Norma L. Andersen, Fort Collins, CO

Steve and Janet Andersen, Estes Park, CO
Gilbert and Mary Susan Anderson, Estes Park, CO:

In honor of
John Anderson and Benne Richardson
Paul and Melisse Anderson, Fort Collins, CO

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Taylor Anderson, Denver, CO: Gordon and Barbara Hefner, Llano, TX: Gustav and Jane No berg, Loveland, CO Katherine and Sammy Allen, Springfield, MO
In honor of Sco Anderson In memory of Fowler Brown Gordon and Susan Novak, West Lake Hills, TX Kenneth and Donna Allen, Estes Park, CO
Don and Martha Baker, Highlands Ranch, CO
Edward and Carol Balint, Ki y Hawk, NC Margaret and John Henderson, Belton, TX: Chris ne Olsem, Luxemburg, IA Allstate: The Giving Campaign/Kurt Knudsen,
Wendell L. Ball, Loveland, CO In honor of Ma hew Firth Michael and Jane Olson, Loveland, CO Norfolk, VA
Evelyn Beebe, Monument, CO Christopher and Linda Paris, Boulder, CO
Kathleen Benson, Spearfish, SD: Margaret and John Henderson, Belton, TX: David and Jeane e Perin, Columbia, MD Bill and Nancy Almond, Estes Park, CO
In memory of David Woods In honor of Michael Fra ani Joanne and Robert Peterson-Falcone, Robert and Audrey Ambler, Boulder, CO
Jerry and Vicky Berger, Williston, ND
Yvonne Besvold, Burbank, CA Elizabeth Heppner, Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO American Endowment Founda on/
Eleanor M. Blaha, Wheaton, IL Jacquelyn Hertel, Estes Park, CO Sheila Pe ersen, Fort Myers Beach, FL Ruth Medak, Hudson, OH
Rae Ann Blakey, Fort Collins, CO
David and Mary Ann Bliley, Erie, PA Ruth Hess, Loveland, CO: Janet Prehn, Arvada, CO Thomas and Sandra Ames, Longmont, CO
Richard and Judith Bliley, Erie, PA In honor of Ford and Merry Nielsons’ birthdays Prescilla and Robert Pries, Golden, CO Swami Anantananda, Hurleyville, NY
Kathryn Bollhoefer, Denver, CO Jim and Faye Prue , Germantown, TN Marty Anders, Castle Rock, CO
Arnold Braasch, Rensselaer, IN Susanne Hicks, Nashville, TN Paul Pryzant and Victoria Blanks, Houston, TX
Patricia Brand, Longmont, CO: Teresa and Michael Hicks, McKinney, TX Roger Alan Walton and Helen T. Anderson,
In honor of the H.O.T. Hikers Allison Pugh, Denver, CO Lakewood, CO
Virginia Brant, Loveland, CO: Carolyn Hilliard, Belton, TX: Richard Reeve, Arboles, CO
In memory of Millie Carlson In honor of Michael Allen Hilliard Robert and Donna Ricklefs, Olathe, KS Phillip and Vickie Anderson, Thornton, CO
Hans and Mary Brodzik Rohner, Nederland, CO Catherine Hilliard, Dripping Springs, TX: Nancy and Stanley Roberts, Longmont, CO Carol and Ron Anderson-Lehman,
James and Janel Brown, Longmont, CO In memory of Michael Allen Hilliard David and Beth Robinson, Loveland, CO Castle Rock, CO
Alonia and Ryan Calvert, College Sta on, TX: Patricia Robinson, Bolingbrook, IL: Alfred Angulo and Mary Sanders,
In honor of Steven and Tanya Dutro Dale Hilyard, Louisburg, KS In memory of Richard and Ruth Vander Mey Faye eville, AR
D’Ann Campbell, Billings, MT Carol Holden, Tiburon, CA Anne Rogers, Estes Park, CO
Alice Carlson, Longmont, CO Mike and Mary Homiack, Broomfield, CO Jim Rolewicz and Tim Curfman, Estes Park, CO Wayne and Cindy Anthofer, Denver, CO
Janet Casterton, Caledonia, MI Susan Horvath, Lansing, MI John Rossie, O umwa, IA Elaine and Paul Arguien, Grand Lake, CO
Jane Charbonneau, Saint Louis, MO Donald and Rie a Huddle, Houston, TX Paul and Kim Rosswork, Evergreen, CO Barbara and William Armstrong, North Rid-
Gerald and Margaret Chris an, Greeley, CO Kathleen and Lindell R. Hurst Jr, Katy, TX Marvin and Merilyn Rowan, College Springs, IA
Robert Cleary, Westlake, OH Jeffrey and Shirley Hya , Melbourne, FL Joy Russenberger, Superior, CO geville, OH
John and Grace Cogan, Minneapolis, MN Marilyn Irwin, Estes Park, CO: Jane Rutledge, Estes Park, CO David M. Armstrong, Loveland, CO
Colorado Gives: Community First Founda on/ In memory of Rob and Jan Ludlum William and Lori Sandberg, Parker, CO
Charles and Be y Jackman, Baldwin City, KS: Karyn and Don Saucier, Estes Park, CO: Virginia Arter, Longmont, CO
Kevin Stout, Denver, CO In memory of Gad Clarke Smith In memory of Ken Teselle Alden and Stephanie Atkins, Alexandria, VA
Joyce Condon, Englewood, CO Julie Jacobs, Fort Worth, TX: Marla Schiebout, Loveland, CO
Jeffrey and Susan Conklin, Loudon, TN John Schmi , Denver, CO: Barbara A eln, Saint Louis, MO
John and Kelli Connor, Denver, CO In honor of Rick Jacobs In honor of Steve Horace Laurie Augspurger, Broomfield, CO
Trudy and Charles Cowman, Woodbury, MN Mary Johnson, Longmont, CO Dave and Jan Sco , Lake Charles, LA
Catherine Cozzarelli, Washington, DC Patricia Jean Johnson, Davenport, IA: Robert and Mary Seifert, Estes Park, CO Sco Awender, Hudson, OH
James and Millicent Cozzie, Estes Park, CO In honor of Howard D. Johnson David and Amanda Shirbroun, Spencer, IA: Jane Axtell, Highlands Ranch, CO
Harold and Joyce Cunningham, Jr., Steven and Jenifer Johnson, Fort Collins, CO In honor of Randy and Amy Shirbroun
Michelle and Sco Shonbeck, Bellaire, TX Bev Bachman, Estes Park, CO
Baton Rouge, LA Steven Joliat, Kingston, TN Karen and Donald Shubeck, Lakeland, TN Karla Bachman, Lincoln, NE
James Davis, Somers Point, NJ Jennifer Jones, Castle Pines, CO Donna Singer, Broomfield, CO James Bainbridge, Erie, CO
Elena Slusser, Longmont, CO Marion and Nancy Bakehouse, Has ngs, IA
Erika Delzell, Denver, CO: Sharon Jones, Pearland, TX: Nicole Smith, Manchester, NH: Amy Baker, Colorado Springs, CO
In honor of Linda Zimmerman In honor of Michelle Jones-Pauley Robert and Noreen Baker, Estes Park, CO
David and Sandra Dent, Warrenton, MO In honor of Dorsi Smith Tamara and Thomas Baker, Powell, OH:
John and Dolores Dolan, Mahwah, NJ Sharon Jones, Pearland, TX: Kathleen Srack, Pleasant Valley, MO: In memory of Charles William “Bill” Gray
Mary Ann Dornfeld, Lafaye e, CO In honor of Natalie Kee Barco Trust, Stanwood, WA
In memory of Paul A. Srack John and Marlene Barnes, Fort Madison, IA
Kaleb Dozier, Parker, CO Sharon Jones, Pearland, TX: Thomas Stanar, Highlands Ranch, CO Stephen Barne , Dallas, TX
Neil and Joyce Dunbar, Golden, CO In honor of Neil Jones Chris ne and Donald Steger, Placitas, NM Bryan and Stacy Barr, Roseville, CA
Daniel and Debra Swanson, Loveland, CO John and Sandra Barron, Gu enberg, IA
Donna Dye, Muncie, IN F. Kasparek, Williamsburg, VA Marcia and David Tavel, Estes Park, CO: David Bartel, Longmont, CO
William and Cynthia Eaton, Palm City, FL Inez Kelley, Houston, TX: Thomas and Laurie Barthold, Layhill, MD
Dale and Melinda Egeberg, Verona, WI In honor of Ruth Hess In memory of Jean Weaver Shirley J. Bas lla, Highland, IL
Robert Kendig, Denver, CO Detlev Thienhaus, Germany: Louise and Rae Batch, Fort Collins, CO
Virginia Ely, Estes Park, CO In memory of Arnold Rieder Schenk John N. and Nina S. Bates, Osage, IA
Richard Ernst, Saint Louis, MO Peter and Janet Kim, Olympia, WA Julie and John Tobin, Highlands Ranch, CO William and Jody Baty, Park Ridge, IL
Barbara Ferguson, Deerfield, IL: Maureen and Bruce Kiphart, Arvada, CO Leonard R. and Be y Todd, Lenexa, KS Donald Bauman, Wilmington, DE
In memory of Arnold Schenk Gretchen and Thomas Kirk, Germantown, TN Trail Trekkers, Estes Park, CO Mary Jo Beaugh, Estes Park, CO
Vickie Ferguson, Farmington, AR Cecilia Travis and Thomas Grose, Golden, CO David and Nancy Jo Beery, Louisville, CO
Fidelity Charitable/John and Karen Mize, Gilbert and Mary Knapp, Spencer, NY Donald P. and Susan Trentel, Lakewood, OH Claire and Richard Beesley, Estes Park, CO
Alice E. Knox, Denver, CO Marinda Trout, Loveland, CO: Cindy and Steven Belcher, Highlands Ranch, CO
Cincinna , OH J.D. and Rose Marie Benisek, San Angelo, TX
Fidelity Charitable/Byron Prinzmetal, Deborah Kodros, Morton Grove, IL In memory of Tina Natali, Lore a Bentel, Lockport, IL:
Sco and Tricia Kostner-Nicholson, Deborah Tyler, Estes Park, CO In memory of John W. Bentel, Sr.
Cincinna , OH Richard and Angela Vandegri , Warren, OH: Steve and MJ Bergstrand, Loveland, CO
Jim Fisk, Bartlesville, OK Broomfield, CO Heidi Berkenbosch, Prairie City, IA
Twyla Fremit, Windsor, CO Frederick Krampetz, Lakewood, CO In memory of Jim Page Gary and Elizabeth Bernhard, Aus n, TX
Barbara Fuerhoff, Westlake, OH: Robert and Marilyn Krisinger, Altoona, IA Patricia VanDevander, Denver, CO John and Connie Berry, Castle Rock, CO
In honor of Johnny and Kathy Witkowski’s Jane and Ray Verm, Asheville, NC William Berry, Jr., Estes Park, CO
50th wedding anniversary Thomas Landgraff, Toledo, OH Mark and Jodi Voyles, Luther, OK Carolyn and Jon Bible, Estes Park, CO
Marianne Gaynor, Taylor, MI: Dennis and Kris ne Lane, Lawrence, KS Susan and Wayne Bichel, Monument, CO
In honor of Kelly and Ryan Dick William and Josephine Lawson, Memphis, TN Jan Waddington, Golden, CO Thomas Bielecki, Fort Collins, CO
Kathleen Geer, Columbia, CT Dean and Kathy Waits, Colorado Springs, CO Marla and Brian Biggs, Paola, KS:
Bill and Susan Gentle, Cheyenne, WY: Russell Le wich, Cortaro, AZ: In memory of Stella Valen ne
In memory of Ruth Nelson In memory of Kenneth R. Blue Robert and Lynn Waltman, Greeley, CO James Bingham and Julie Lai n, New York, NY
Janice and Wayne Gibb, Berthoud, CO Keith Li le, Mount Holly, NJ Jennifer Warner, Greenwood, IN Marilyn and Dave Binkley, Grand Lake, CO
Deryl Gingery and Marla Schiebout, Jim and Barbara Louk, Lutz, FL Lisa L. Weisensel, Beaver Dam, WI Laura Bi ner, Boulder, CO
Martha and Larry Loyd, Houston, TX Anne and Robert Blackford, Dallas, TX:
Loveland, CO Steven and Frances White, Arvada, CO: In memory of Barbara Foiles
James and Yvonne Glendenning, Lee Machin, Estes Park, CO In memory of Aaron White Verle and Virginia Bland, Colorado Springs, CO
Paul and Kimberly Madden, Owasso, OK Larry and Karen Blinn, Oskaloosa, IA
Mount Vernon, WA Kerry and Kris ne Maletsky, Monument, CO Wesley Williamson, Kingwood, TX Linda Bloyer, Upper Marlboro, MD:
James and Chris ne Glenski, Shawnee Mission, KS: Andrew Wilson, Highlands Village, TX: In honor of Richard Mahan
Gene Mammenga and Char Brooker, Pat Blue and Jeff Kaas, Denver, CO
In memory of John A. Morgan Maplewood, MN In honor of Daniel Dunn William and Cheryl Bock, Cumberland, RI
Charlo e Godbey, Springfield, IL JR and MJ Wilson Founda on, Golden, CO Jane Bodmer, Gilbert, AZ
Kari Gomez-Smith, Loveland, CO Loraine Mandelko, Longmont, CO Boeing Company Gi Match/BPAC Program/
Joel and Ellen Gordon, Denver, CO Kathy L. Marlow, West Des Moines, IA Suzy Winchester, Boca Raton, FL Patricia Feit, Renton, WA
Melanie Gorrell, Greenwood, IN: Norman and Shirley Mar n, Leawood, KS Janet Winterrose, Aurora, CO Chris ne Boesch, Santa Barbara, CA:
Michael and Marilyn Maskell-Pretz, Fort Collins, CO Vicki Wright, Estes Park, CO In memory of Arthur and Ruby Andrews
In memory of Dave Jacks James and Mary Beth Mason, Longmont, CO Irene Yap, Longmont, CO Deanna Boihem, Metairie, LA
William Graybeal and family, Li leton, CO: Robert and Kimberly Boisvert, Edina, MN
Helen Masterson, Arvada, CO Bill and Pamela Zarrella, Boca Raton, FL Gerald and Darcy Boock, River Falls, WI
In memory of Dorothy Asnicar William McDonald, Pi sburgh, PA Sco and Marilyn Bourn, Parker, CO
Judith Graziano, Poland, OH Mary Ann and Alexander McLanahan, B UF Sigrid Bower, Ann Arbor, MI
Freddy and Jerri Grimland, Cypress, TX Ralph and Carolyne Bowles, Tucson, AZ
Donald Groves, Glen Haven, CO Houston, TX The Community Founda on Boulder County/ Richard and Dorothy Boyer, Tucson, AZ
April and Tim Gruber, Oviedo, FL Jill Melbye, Sacramento, CA: Thomas and Kathyrn Hornbein, Boulder, CO Elizabeth Bradley, Charlo esville, VA:
Donna Hahn, Estes Park, CO In honor of the Dallas Melbyes In honor of William E. Johnson
Carl and Nancy Hane, Fort Collins, CO Martha and Philip Melcher, Saint Paul, MN Richard Acheson, Windsor, CO Richard and Dorothy Bradley,
Susan Harris, Estes Park, CO K C and Regine Mericle, Highlands Ranch, CO Teresa and Steven Ahrenholz, Cincinna , OH
Cheryl Hayman, Colorado Springs, CO Maxine Mestas, Mead, CO Colorado Springs, CO
Chris ne and James Hazen, Lexington, NC Dana and Janet Miller, Greeley, CO Elvira G. Ale a, Williamsville, NY William and Louise Bradley, Boulder, CO
Gloria and Barry Miller, Boulder, CO Shelley and William Alexander III, Brentwood, TN:
Richard and Carol Minker, Fort Worth, TX
Frances and Albert R. Mi erer, Arvada, CO In honor of Sage Johnson
Rebecca and Jack Morgan, St. Petersburg, FL James Alfred, La Grange Park, IL
Chris ne Mueller, Longmont, CO Kermit and Judy Allard, Fort Collins, CO
Mark Neibling, Westwood, KS: Lorraine Alleman, Highlands Ranch, CO
In honor of Bob and Chris Neibling

Andrew Nelson, Savoy, IL
Peggy and Sco Neslund, Lakeland, FL
William and Janice Newman, Fort Collins, CO
Deborah Nordeen, Falls Church, VA:
In memory of Raymond and Gloria Nordeen

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Barre and Cheryl Brady, Kansas City, MO: Bobby Craton, Woodstock, GA Rich and Sheri Fedorchak, Estes Park, CO Daniel Goscombe, Nashville, TN
In memory of Gad Smith Marvin and Lela Criswell, Estes Park, CO Ethelwyn Fellinger, Phoenix, AZ Graham Edwin and Sharon Janosik Mitchell
John and Suzanne Cruse, Evergreen, CO Lyn Ferguson, Estes Park, CO
Elizabeth Brammer, Mound, MN Founda on, West Chester, OH
Jason and Noelle Breiding, Morrison, CO Don and Meg Culver, Louisville, CO Fidelity Charitable, Cincinna , OH Elizabeth Grant, Denver, CO
Do e and Eugene Brenner, Arvada, CO Richard and Donna Cur s, Brewster, MA: /Jennifer and Charlie Wood, Gertrude Grant, Denver, CO
Bruce and Marlene Brown, Glen Haven, CO /Mark and Katherine Young Katharine Grant, Denver, CO
In memory of parents and brother Melanie Grant, Denver, CO
Jason Brown, Severance, CO Bert and Jackie Cushing, Estes Park, CO /Mr. and Mrs. William L. Stoehr,
Rufus Lee Brown, Newport News, VA Karen and Bradley Czebotar, Mc Farland, WI / Charles and Janet Hooper Deborah and John Green, Drake, CO
Nathaniel and Brenda Dahm, Kirkwood, MO /Georgina and Phil Boge o Susan Greenquist, Louisville, CO
Scot Brown, Aurora, CO Christopher and Patricia Daly, Bryn Mawr, PA /Al and Mary Anne Sanborn
Sue Brownlee, Prairie Village, KS: Lee and Margaret Dameron, Iowa City, IA /Mark and Jane e Morgan Colleen Greer and Deb Peterson, Bemidji, MN
Duane and Beatrice Griego, Arvada, CO
In memory of Gad Smith Peg and Robert Dana, Coralville, IA /Mr. James Blackwood Pearson and Linda Pickle Allen Griffin, Denver, CO
Stephanie Bruce, Denver, CO Karla Danes, Denver, CO /DeMers Coker Family Fund, Larry DeMers Chadwick Griffin, Denver, CO
Kenneth and Susan Brunk, Centennial, CO /Warner - Wick Rela onship Charles and Linda Griffin, Estes Park, CO
Daniel S. Chillemi Charitable Founda on, /Mark and Katherine Young Dus n Griffin, Greenwood Village, CO
Barry Bryan, Glenside, PA Eastchester, NY /Bob and Susie Ladenburger Mary Grigsby, Aus n, TX
Anne Bryant, Dallas, TX /Anonymous: Carol Grimson, Arvada, CO
R. Russ and Ann A. Buckley, Erie, CO Merle Daniels, Golden, CO: In memory of Beatrice Rasof Anthony Gualdi, Brighton, CO
Bill and Carol Buikema, Englewood, CO On behalf of Rocky Mountain Gateway /Burgess & Niple Charitable Gi Fund:
Doris Burd, Denver, CO In memory of Charles William “Bill” Gray Robert and Mary Ann Gudmundson, Wheaton, IL
Timothy Burke, Estes Park, CO Jann Dappen, Omaha, NE: Terri and James Gustafson, Lincoln, NE
Wally and Laurine Burke, Estes Park, CO In memory of Kari Dappen Ann Fields, Aus n, TX:
Cynthia and Michael Burne , Houston, TX Leigh Darbee, Indianapolis, IN In memory of Enos Mills Margaret and Steven Guthrie, Estes Park, CO
Greg and Stacey Buxton, Creston, IA: James and Karen Daugherty, Estes Park, CO: Gwyn and James Fields, Silver Spring, MD Gary and Cathy Gutjahr, Saint Louis, MO
In memory of David Woods In memory of Rob and Jan Ludlum Carl Filoreto, Arvada, CO Reginald and Judy Guy, Estes Park, CO
Wanda Buxton, Creston, IA: Brian Davis, Westminster, CO Guido and Annemarie Finocchiaro, Estes Park, CO Kathryn Hacke , Richardson, TX:
In memory of David Woods Lawrence Davis, Windsor, CO First Bap st Church of Fort Davis Texas, Fort Davis, TX: In honor of Jim and Diane Carlton
Charlene Byers, Denver, CO William H. and Peggy C. Davis, Baton Rouge, LA In memory of Ann Rhudy Collin and Natalie Hahn, Houston, TX
Kathryn J. Cameron Living Trust, Gallipolis, OH: Linda Delano, Boulder, CO Chris ne and James Fischer, Overland Park, KS Heather Hahn, Takoma Park, MD
In memory of Rob and Jan Ludlum Delaware County Founda on, Lewis Center, OH Steven M. Fishburn, Aus n, TX Hallidie and Donald Haid, Sea le, WA
Douglas and Patricia Campbell, Greeley, CO Lynn and Tim Dennis, Saint Paul, MN Barbara and Daniel Fisher, Masonville, CO Chris na Hall, Louisville, CO
Jerry and Karen Campbell, Greenwood, IN David and Laura Denton, Louisville, CO Thomas and Janet Fixmer, Firestone, CO Valorie Hambley and Kenneth Wong,
Ryan and Elizabeth Campbell, Saint Charles, IL Jane Depp, Boston, MA: Hope L. Flack, Chicago, IL Ba le Ground, WA
Tyler and Debby Campbell, Chestertown, MD In memory of Gad Smith Sara Fletcher, Clinton Township, MI: Barbara and Richard Hamman, Denver, CO
Robert and Patricia Canfield, Leawood, KS Csilla DePue, Salida, CO: In honor of Dwight and Adrienne De loff The Hammond Family, Loveland, CO
Laura and Carlos Cano, Vilas, CO In memory of Raymond J. Samoska David and Debra Fli er, Denver, CO John and Jan Hana, Garner, IA
Joseph Caplan, Boulder, CO Diane Desmond and Sco Brodsky, Pasadena, MD April L. Floerke, Florissant, MO: David and Regina Haner, Loveland, CO
William Carle, Golden, CO Janet Desmond, Henderson, NV In memory of Charles Bud Floerke Larry and Shirley Hannert, Phoenix, AZ
Liz and Dwight Carmichael, Lees Summit, MO Carolyn and John Diana, Boulder, CO Richard J. Flynn, Boulder, CO George and Sandra Hansen, Roca, NE
Peggy Carr, Denton, TX Pamela Dorn, Windsor, CO:
Lee Carvell, Cumming, GA In memory of Kelly Ann Dorn Ramirez Alan Folz, Dallas, TX Nicholas and Patricia Hanson, Cincinna , OH
Norman and Elaine Carver, Estes Park, CO: Marcus Dougan, Longmont, CO: Ann J. Folz, Dallas, TX William Harbert, Spokane, WA:
In memory of Barbara Foiles In honor of Cheryl and Steve Dougan Peter Fonash, Washington, DC In memory of Gad Smith
Madison and Marty Casey, Estes Park, CO Janet Dowker, Berthoud, CO Ryan Foo, Houston, TX
Katherine Chadwick, Loveland, CO Dr. Frank C. Marino Founda on Inc., Bal more, MD Alan Fortney, Colorado Springs, CO: Brian Harms and Amy Schlo hauer, Boulder, CO
Adrian and Melanie Chamberlain, Gary Dragseth, Lakewood, CO: In memory of Susan Calver Franklin and Ruth Harold, Sea le, WA
In memory of Dorothy J. Asnicar Lowell and Jane Fortune, Li leton, CO
Fort Collins, CO William Dreas, Wildwood, MO Jessica Foster, Denver, CO Cathy and John Harrington, Madison, WI:
Kevin Chapin, Tybee Island, GA: Meagan Druey, Aurora, CO Four Star Realty, Boulder, CO: In memory of Leo Harrington
Alexander Drummond, Salida, CO In honor of Chris na Whalen
In honor of Laura Chapin David and Jane Dunatchik, Bloomington, IN Lorna and John Fox, Lakewood, CO Julie and Mar n Harrington, Denver, CO
Chapman Hanson Founda on, Agoura Hills, CA James Duncan, Leawood, KS: O. Lehn and Johannah Franke, Boulder, CO Ernest and Be y Sue Harris, Broomfield, CO
Anne e and Gregory Chavez, Trotwood, OH In memory of Gad C. Smith David Franklin, Longmont, CO
Dorothy H. Dunn, Augusta, NJ Grace Franklin, Pataskala, OH Lynn Harvey, Mantua, OH
Robert Checkley and Susan Kummer, Robert and Jane Dunphy, Arlington, VA Perry Franklin, Springfield, MO: Eric Haugdahl, Tallahassee, FL
High Ridge, MO Steven and Tanya Dutro, Windsor, CO In memory of Glenn L. Franklin Mary Jo Havlicek, Omaha, NE
Phyllis A. Easley, Loveland, CO Larry and Jeri Frederick, Estes Park, CO William Hay and Christopher Wold, Estes Park, CO
Don and Carole Cheley, Denver, CO Gary Eastman and Kathy Reid, Fort Collins, CO Barbara Free and Jay Johnson, Albuquerque, NM Carol and William Hayden, Estes Park, CO
Richard Chiaramonte and Sally Eberhardt, Richard and Michelle Eckert, Woodland Park, CO Marion M. Freeman, Houston, TX Tim Hayden and Sherry Doctorian, Jefferson City, MO
Victor T. and Kay Ecklund, Colorado Springs, CO Kip Freytag, Shingle Springs, CA Peggy and William Haynes, Monument, CO
Stamford, CT Paul and Susan Edney, Amesbury, MA Skye Fried, Norman, OK Stephanie Hearn, Denver, CO:
Kathi Child, Dallas, TX David and Be y Edwards, Emporia, KS: Geoffrey Friefeld, Boulder, CO:
Derek Chisholm, Edgewater, CO In memory of Milruth Millie Busby In memory of Dave Madson In memory of Gad C. Smith
Laurie Chotena, Li leton, CO Olivia Edwards, Louisville, CO Charles and Lori Friend, Garden Ridge, TX Shannon Heers, Li leton, CO
Beverly Christenson, Estes Park, CO William and Gretchen Edwards, Centennial, CO David and Catherine Friend, Lone Tree, CO Kathleen and Louis Hegeman, La Grange, IL
George and Barbara Clark, Meriden, KS Edmund and Pamela Eglinski, Lawrence, KS Dennis and Jane Froman, Broomfield, CO David and Marjean Heidt, Englewood, CO
Sandra J. Clinch, Centennial, CO Peggy Eisel, Boulder, CO Fujitsu Network Communica ons Inc., Gerald and Ann Heinz, East Dundee, IL
Mary Susan Coble, Colorado Springs, CO Muriel Elijah, Loveland, CO: Roberta Heisterkamp, Denver, CO
Richard and Janet Coe, Estes Park, CO: In memory of Dorothy Asnicar Richardson, TX: Carl and Lauren Helmste er, Leawood, KS:
In memory of Rob and Janet Ludlum Josephine Eliot, Clinton, CT: In memory of Dorothy Jean Asnicar In memory of Gad C. Smith
Charles and Olga Cofas, Estes Park, CO In honor of the Doug Eliot and the Joe Eliot Families Beverly Henderson, Estes Park, CO
Edward and Elizabeth Cohen, Denver, CO Elizabeth Elser Dooli le Charitable Trusts/Philip Julia Fuller, Belle Mead, NJ Karla Henderson, Estes Park, CO
J M Collins-Smythe, Decatur, GA: T. Nicholson, Milwaukee, WI: Eric Furst, Ellico City, MD Robert and Gene e Henderson, Denver, CO
In honor of Charlene and Gran Smythe In memory of Elizabeth Elser Dooli le Krista Gaedtke, Champaign, IL: Tim Henson and Nancy Dale, Longmont, CO
Colorado Gives: Community First Founda on/ Annikki Elkind, Fort Collins, CO Richard and Diane Heppner, Claremont, CA
Kent Paschal, Denver, CO Dan and Lucy Ellerhorst, Li leton, CO In honor of Zelek and Jane Herman, Palo Alto, CA
Community Founda on of Greater Des Moines/ Douglas Elliot, Clinton, CT Jason, Leanne, Oliver, and Naomi Gaedtke Victoria L. Herring, Des Moines, IA
Tim & Wendy Haight, Des Moines, IA Luke and Teresa Ellis, Fort Worth, TX Marilyn Herrmann, Estes Park, CO:
Community Founda on of Northern Colorado/ Alan Ellsworth, Fort Collins, CO Helga Gaffron, Niwot, CO In memory of Barbara Foiles
David and Carol Anderson Family Fund, Melinda B. and Gary J. Ely, Flower Mound, TX Patricia Gallagher, Prairie Village, KS Julia Hershey, Colorado Springs, CO
Nancy Endsley and Vincent Wagner, Indianapolis, IN Tom and Susan Gapter Dority, Estes Park, CO
Fort Collins, CO Catherine and Pedro Engel, Fort Collins, CO Ruth Hess, Loveland, CO:
John and Lisa Conkling, Cedar Rapids, IA Deborah Engel, Lees Summit, MO John Garay, Denver, CO In memory of Ruby Pearson
Fred and Tena Engelman, Colorado Springs, CO Harvey Gardiner, Niwot, CO David Hewi , Castle Rock, CO
Roy Conley and Rita Hart, Aurora, CO Chris Engleman and Joan Alexander, Boulder, CO Mary and John Gardner, Lakewood, CO James and Marjorie Hewi , Lincoln, NE
Robert and Linda Connelly, Lee’s Summit, MO Carolyn Ennis, Dallas, TX: Michael Garmon and Bridget Stauring, Divide, CO Barry and Patricia Hia , Li leton, CO
In memory of Rob Ennis Kay Garrison, Gainesville, FL Philip Hiester, Denver, CO
ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX Susan and Leonard Epstein, Fort Collins, CO Frederick and Catherine Gaupp, Covington, LA Lynn Hilkene, Ann Arbor, MI
Sco Conway, Lakewood, CO Melissa Esposito and Patrick Fallon, Bellingham, WA W. David Gemmill, M.D., Perrysburg, OH Carolyn Hilliard, Belton, TX
Deke and Cathi Cook, Bailey, CO Martha Evans, Boulder, CO Jacki Gerber, Virginia Beach, VA Debbie Hilliard, Aus n, TX:
John Everard, Denver, CO John and Mari Lane Gewecke, Lincoln, NE In memory of Michael Allen Hilliard
Keith Cook, Thorton, CO Clark B. and Martha W. Ewald, Li leton, CO Marykay L. Gillam, West Des Moines, IA Eugene and Wilma Hoath, South Bend, IN
Cynthia Cooper, Temple, TX Gary and Kathleen Falk, Boise, ID Tammra Gilliland, Peyton, CO Thomas Hochstetler, Estes Park, CO
Michael Corbin, Livermore, CO Spencer Fane, Kansas City, MO: William and Linda Ginsberg, Parker, CO Michael and Kathryn Hockley, Overland Park, KS:
Rodolfo Sosa Cordero Camacho, Denver, CO In memory of Gad Clarke Smith Gregory Goetz, Fort Collins, CO In memory of Gad Clarke Smith
Arlene Corey, Tucson, AZ: Robert and Mary Farmer, Athens, TX Janet Truman Gold, Denver, CO David and Martha Hoekstra, Woodbury, MN
In honor of Estee Murdock Kevin Farrell, Davenport, IA: Barbara Goldman, Coral Gables, FL: Lance and Heidi Hoffman, Omaha, NE
Delores and Ron Hoisington, Commerce City, CO
Victoria Cote, Tucson, AZ In honor of Anne Farrell In memory of Joe Susan and Steven Hollinger, Prairie Village, KS
Carole Cotham, Corvallis, OR Judy and Don Gordon, Aurora, CO Brenda Hollis, Morrison, CO
Hope and Tom Covey, Morgantown, WV Ronald and Vivian Gordon, Estes Park, CO Peter B. and Nancy H. Holt, Longmont, CO:
Coleen Cox, Davenport, IA: In honor of Tom and Rachel Williams
Mark Gormley, Thornton, CO Stanley Honda and Ann Levin, New York, NY
In honor of Walt Cox
Gloria Cox, Denton, TX Kye Hoover, Denver, CO
Ma hew Cox, Davenport, IA:
In honor of Walt Cox
Kim M. Cran, Meridian, ID

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Aubrey Hopkins, Kansas City, MO: Rick and Pa Kostue, Kingwood, TX Robert Massey, Durango, CO Holly and David Osborn, Fort Collins, CO
In memory of Gad Clarke Smith Terri Ko al, Denver, CO David and Diane Matlock, Golden, CO Albert and Dorothy Ossinger, Lakewood, CO:
Nancy and Earl Matson, Estes Park, CO
Julia Hopkins, Greeley, CO Mary and Mike Ko ke, Fountain Hills, AZ In memory of Madeline Framson
Janet and David Horn, Loveland, CO Ron and Linda Krein, Estes Park, CO Marcia Ma hews, Longmont, CO and Jim De erline
Deborah and James Horst, Estes Park, CO Martha L. Maxwell, Boulder, CO
Charles and Laurel Krider, Lawrence, KS Leonard McCain, Brighton, CO Douglas O e, Greeley, CO
Harlan L. Horst, Fort Collins, CO John and Joyce Kriedeman, Janesville, WI Barbara McCornack, Fort Collins, CO Be y and Frank O esen, Greeley, CO
Sheryl Horvath, Beloit, WI Mr. and Mrs. Dale McCutcheon, Plano, TX Todd and Patricia Owen, Estes Park, CO
Ellen Kruk, Thornton, CO Bill and Beth McDonald, Boise, ID Ricky and Vicki Papineau, Estes Park, CO
Steven and Donna Horwitz, Lincolnwood, IL Paul Krusa and Marie Curry, Longmont, CO Regina McGuire, Springfield, IL: Wayne and Sally Park, Estes Park, CO
Robert and Ellen Hostetler, Monument, CO In memory of Dorothy McGuire
Mr. and Mrs. James Kubichek, Elizabeth Parker, Broomfield, CO
Jean Howell, Belvidere, IL Red Feather Lakes, CO Phyllis McIver, Lakewood, CO Rudy and Hassie Parzl, Glendora, CA
Sandy and Eric Hozempa, Longmont, CO Priscilla and Malcolm McKenna, Boulder, CO Kent and Dawn Paschal, Fort Collins, CO
Debby Hughes and Leo Weber, Estes Park, CO Sherrilyn Kuehn, Morgantown, WV:
In honor of Donna Cole Colleen A. McLaren, Hygiene, CO Sandra Peacock, Estes Park, CO
Susan Hughes, Longmont, CO Raymond and Margaret McMahon, Omaha, NE Judith Pearson, Fort Collins, CO
Dianna Hulbert, Estes Park, CO Dennis and Kathleen Kumbalek, Green Bay, WI Kyle Pearson, Castle Rock, CO
Carol Hundley, Homer Glen, IL Brandon Kuschel, Englewood, CO Charla and Ronnie McManus, Hurst, TX: Paula and Timothy Peele, Arvada, CO
In memory of Madeline Framson Stephen and Melanie Pel er, Highlands Ranch, CO
Hiroko Hung, Li leton, CO Patricia and Richard Kwasigroch, Joliet, IL James McMillen, Coppell, TX Susan Pensinger, Champaign, IL
Patricia Hunt, Loveland, CO JoAnne Lafley, Estes Park, CO Leque a Perkins, Fort Collins, CO
David and Nancy Hurt, Loveland, CO Robert and Kathleen Megginson, Ann Arbor, MI: Mary Perkins, Prairie Village, KS:
Ned and Patricia Husman, Centennial, CO James and Sharon LaFoe, Wichita, KS In memory of Ferrel Atkins
Ryan and Hillary Hutcherson, Denver, CO: James A. Lageschulte, Brighton, CO In memory of Gad Smith
Margaret Meister, Estes Park, CO Mary Jocelyn Perry and Daniel Samelson,
In honor of Jean Scoon Karen Laine, Lakewood, CO Sco and Laura Menard, Boulder, CO
Anne and John Hutchinson, Wichita, KS Jan Lamar, Parker, CO Travis and Kathlyn Menard, Castle Rock, CO Anchorage, AK
Diane Lenicheck Hutchinson, Aurora, CO James and Elizabeth Petersen, Metairie, LA
Sanders Lambert, Kansas City, MO: Joyce Meyer, Redmond, WA:
Sco and Joanne Hyde, Apollo, PA In memory of Gad C. Smith In memory of Kim West Karen Peterson, Saint Paul, MN
Daniel and Mary Hymans, Loveland, CO Mary Lamy, Hygiene, CO Merike Philips, Kenosha, WI
IBM Interna onal Founda on, Armonk, NY Jamie Meyers, Winona, MN
Laird and Carol Ingham, Hollywood Park, TX Jacqueline Landahl, Prairie Village, KS Dan and Kris Michener, Aus n, TX Denise Phillips, Vancouver, WA:
Investment Security Group, Inc., Denver, CO: Frank Langan, Boulder, CO In memory of Darrell Phillips
Nicholas Lange, Wheaton, IL David Miley, Edmond, OK
In memory of Dorothy Asnicar The Alan Miller Family, Estes Park, CO Dennis and Candice Phillips, Merriam, KS:
Carmen E. Irizarry, Staten Island, NY Margaret Langford, Marble, CO In memory of Diane Ayres
Erik and Nancy Larsen, Lawrence, KS Alison Miller, Fort Worth, TX:
Donald Irwin, Yucca Valley, CA: In honor of Mary and Andy Peters Michael and Amy Phillips, Omaha, NE
In memory of Robert and Janet Ludlum Lorchid LaRue, Longmont, CO Alison and Paul Pierpoint, Bethlehem, PA
Victor and Barbara Jack, Colorado Springs, CO Lynn and Linda Latham, Loveland, CO: Betsy Miller, Encinitas, CA
Jane and Bill Jackson, Fort Collins, CO In memory of William Edward Latham Mary and Charles Miller, Landenberg, PA Shirley J. Pine, Li le Rock, AR
William and Sue Pinkham, Estes Park, CO
Mark Jamieson, Boulder, CO Brian Lato, Golden, CO Bob Miller, Bay Shore, NY: Stephen and Ann Pisarik, Windsor Heights, IA
Harriet Jardine, Macon, GA Larry and Teresa Lay, Aus n, TX In memory of Jack Gojan
Jeff and Eileen Jasica, Broomfield, CO Kenneth Leary, American Canyon, CA Roland and Carol Miller, Houston, TX Sarah Pita, Estes Park, CO:
Michael and Leah Leaves, Northglenn, CO Dawn Mitchell, Arvada, CO In honor of Karen Lasota
Peter Jaumann, Erie, CO Joseph Lebel, Cornwallville, NY Josephine Moffi , Creston, IA: Ariana Plascencia, Fredrick, CO
Jean and Walter Jazun, Parker, CO Paul R. and Georgina Lee, Westminster, CO In memory of David Woods
David and Kim Jennings, Cedar Rapids, IA Ulla and Mani Lee, Loveland, CO David and Joy Mohr, Estes Park, CO Lisa Polo, Niwot, CO
Richard and Katherine Jensen, Lyons, CO: Lester and Carol Lehman, Lakewood, CO Michael Monahan, Longmont, CO Sco Pope, Estes Park, CO
In memory of Kathleen Ann Jensen Gary Lehr and Suzanne Trueblood, Longmont, CO Mike Moncivais, Thornton, CO Jules and Margaret Porsche, Aurora, CO
Tom and Winnie Leiendecker, Greensboro, NC: Will Monks, Estes Park, CO Armand Potes o, Boulder, CO
J.S. Jiracek, Westminster, CO In honor of Ka e and Ma Brockmeier Chris Moore, Denver, CO: Rebecca and Barry Power, Mishawaka, IN
Christopher Jobe, S llwater, OK Wesley and Heather LeMasurier, Boulder, CO In memory of K.O. and Anna Moore Kathy Powers, Plymouth, MI:
Douglas and Rosemary Moore, Loveland, CO In honor of Leah Powers
David Jobusch, Windsor, CO: Thomas and Jane Leshinsky, Fred Moore, Boulder, CO Joel and Linda Prehn, Lakewood, CO
In honor of Louis and Pauline Jobusch Greenwood Village, CO Marilyn Moore, West Palm Beach, FL Presbyterian Church of the Rockies
John and Cynthia Johnson, Alexandria, VA Mike and Marcia Moore, Oklahoma City, OK (Merry Marthas of Estes Park), Estes Park, CO:
Joseph Lesnak, Greeley, CO Charles and Shirley Morgan, Pla eville, CO In memory of Janet Ludlum
Kay I. Johnson, Evergreen, CO Eric and Audrey Lester, Saint Joseph, MI Kerry Morimoto, Denver, CO:
Kent and Emiko Johnson, Evergreen, CO In honor of Linda Goff’s Birthday Art Price, Erie, CO
Howard and Toni Levine, Wayne, IL Connor and Nancy Morris, Leawood, KS Joe and Marcia Pugh, Loveland, CO
Pamela Johnson, Westminster, CO James and Peggy Lewis, Apache Junc on, AZ Molly Morrow, Lafaye e, CO: Susan Putnam, Aurora, CO, Randy Putnam
Richard K. Johnson, Kenosha, WI Douglas and Johanna Liebling, Parkville, MO In honor of Pa y Sue and Jim Gildart Terry and Jean Quinn, Colorado Springs, CO
Willard and Patricia Johnson, Peoria Heights, IL O s and Teresa Morrow, Arkansas City, KS
Barb and Douglas Jones, Lakewood, CO Jason and Linda Lillegraven, Laramie, WY Max and Jeanne Morse, Lakewood, CO Bianca Rachal, Aurora, CO:
Jean Ann Jones, Holmes Beach, FL Lembit and Karen Lilleleht, Charlo esville, VA Dianne and James Moss, Dekalb, IL In honor of Eliseo Antonio-Rachal
Donna Jordan and Brian K. Lindley, Estes Park, CO Samuel A. and Vicki Mossman, Evans, CO Padma Raghavan, Nashville, TN:
The Joseph Charitable Trust, Louisville, KY Lincoln Community Founda on/ Edward and Mary Moyer, Peoria, IL
William B and Dorothy Julian, Loveland, CO Ray and Carolyn Zeisset, Lincoln, NE Juanita R. Muntz, Tuala n, OR In honor of Dr. Bernd Mohr
David and Barbara Lindsey, Arvada, CO Kristy Myers, Brighton, CO Fred Rainguet, Ph.D., Allenspark, CO
Ingrid Jus n, Timnath, CO Marilyn and John Lines, Clarkston, MI Susan A. Myers, Newark, CA
George Jus son, Denver, CO Margaret and Jeffrey Link, Centennial, CO Robyn Nagy, Li leton, CO Jerry and Ann Raisch, Boulder, CO
Allen Kallenbach, Estes Park, CO: Mark and Kathleen Li le, Arvada, CO: Naktenis Family Founda on, Nian c, CT Edward and Georgia Randini s, Plymouth, MI
In memory of Barbara Foiles Dr. Ray R. Nassimbene, Denver, CO
Terry and Paul Kane, Faye eville, PA In memory of John R. Li le Jr. Carol and Paull Na on, Denver, CO Eugene Rardin, Overland Park, KS:
Bruce Karsner, Minneapolis, MN Mary Loberg, Plymouth, MN James Nau, Lincoln, NE In memory of Juanita Rardin
Stephen Kascht, Centennial, CO Georgia and John Locker, Fort Collins, CO Be y Neale, Estes Park, CO
Charles Kau old, Cincinna , OH Valerie Neff-Rasmussen, Ann Arbor, MI: Mary Ann Rasnak, Lawrence, KS
Kara Keenan, Colorado Springs, CO Karl Long, Houston, TX In honor of Jennifer DeHart Bonnie Ravesloot, Saint John, IN
Katherine Keener, Palouse, WA: Kent and Corrie Long, Wetumpka, AL Doug and Marcia Nelson, Rock Island, IL John Reber and Sarah Wynn, Longmont, CO
In honor of Linda McWilliams Theresa and William Lorkowski, Fairbanks, AK John and Janet Nelson, Longmont, CO
Christopher Keller, Big Lake, MN Ruth Nelson, Simsbury, CT: Jennifer Rechlin, Garfield, AR
Kourtney Kellogg, Aurora, CO Los Alamos Na onal Security/ In memory of Jim De erline Lucas Reed, Belvedere Tiburon, CA
Victoria Kelly, Estes Park, CO Christopher J. Stull, LLC, Andover, MA Richard Nichols, Corvalis, OR: Gene and Polly Reetz, Denver, CO
Cathy Kemper-Pelle, Grants Pass, OR Stephen and Leslie Loughhead, Bellaire, TX In memory of Rick Nichols
Stephen and Connie Kensinger, Excelsior, MN Ford and Merry Nielsen, Estes Park, CO: Ron Reeves, Nederland, CO
Karen Louis, Boulder, CO Frank and Nancy Reilly, Phillipsburg, NJ
G. Keracik, Boulder, CO Gregory Lovato, Monument, CO In honor of Ruth Hess Steven Reinmund, The Woodlands, TX
Maxim Kiefer, Golden, CO Sally O’Brien, Monument, CO
David and Sandy Kielsmeier, Arvada, CO Diane Lunde, Racine, WI William O’Donnell, Grand Lake, CO Richard Remington, Arvada, CO
Kristy Killian, Henderson, NV Aaron Lu rell, Li leton, CO James and Mary O’Hara, Denver, CO Robert M. Renwick, Phoenix, AZ
Miller R. and Billie King, Waco, TX Ma hew Lu rell, Salida, CO Julianne O’Keefe, Omaha, NE:
Steven King, Saint Louis, MO Robert Luzzi and Lisa Pisano, Silverthorne, CO In honor of Jack and Joanna O’Keefe Cody Reyes, Zionsville, IN:
Larry and Frances Kingery, Gallipolis, OH: Lydia E. Kelley Rev. Trust, Tucson, AZ Dick and Kay Olde, Lakewood, CO: In honor of Charles Jerden
In memory of Rob and Jan Ludlum Fred F. Lyle, Jr., San Antonio, TX In memory of Dorothy Asnicar Huey and Cathy Rhudy, Fort Davis, TX:
Ann and Joe Kinney, Dingmans Ferry, PA Lynne Paxton Real Estate, Beverly Hills, CA Dayton and Rosina Olson, Estes Park, CO In memory of Gertrude Ann Rhudy
Martha and Barklay Kirk, Li leton, CO Mr. Sherburne MacFarlan, Boulder, CO Omaha Community Founda on/James and Gail
Michael and Julia Kirk, Fairway, KS: I. Thomas Macgillivray, Windsor, CO Robert Rich, Denver, CO
In memory of Gad C. Smith Madelyn Madsen, Batavia, IL: Coze e, Omaha, NE Don and Sondra Richard, Humeston, IA
Jack and Terry Klecka, Highland Park, IL In memory of Robert and Kathryn Haines Joseph and Julie On veros, Li leton, CO Alan and Karen Richardson, Northglenn, CO
Charles Knapp, Kansas City, KS The Mary Maffei Family, Bend, OR Rick’s Electric Service, LLC, Loveland, CO
Alice E. Knox, Denver, CO William and Patricia Malina, New Baden, IL Marie Orchard, Houston, TX: Louis and Patricia Riedmann, Omaha, NE
Cur s and Tonya Knudsen, Highlands Ranch, CO Rala Mandelson, Estes Park, CO In honor of Brendan Hedel Michael and Jane Riegel, Highlands Ranch, CO
Mark and Cathy Koch, Elmhurst, IL Ronald and Sherryl Mannis, Longmont, CO Edmund Orsini, Jr. and Chris ne Robinson, Hon. William Riley and Norma Riley, Omaha, NE
Jennifer and Daniel Koel, Richfield, WI: Catherine and Gregory Marich, McLean, VA Kevin and Carla Rinehart, Canyon Lake, TX
In memory of Jim North Verle Maring, Loveland, CO Li leton, CO John Riola and Ellen Hauge, Sugar Land, TX
Robert Koncier, Denver, CO Sue Ellen Markey and James Boyd, Fort Collins, CO
John and Louise Koss, Fort Collins, CO Karen Marley-Sture, Boulder, CO Diane Ritz, Highlands Ranch, CO
Kenneth and Louise Mar n, Houston, TX Susan Roach, Longmont, CO
Mitchell Mar n, Colorado Springs, CO
Mary Lou Riedy Trust, Wauwatosa, WI Joan and Terry Roberson, West Des Moines, IA
Darby Masland, Brooklyn, NY: Carlene and Cameron Roberts, La Crosse, WI
In honor of Chris Gleeson
Lawrence and Margaret Mason, Fort Collins, CO Gary and Karen Roberts, Lakewood, CO
J. P. and Marjorie J. Roberts, Jersey Village, TX

Mary Roberts-Bailey, East Syracuse, NY
Janet and David Robertson, Boulder, CO

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Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson, Richard and Deborah Sisung, Grand Lake, CO Rebecca Timmins and Michael Barnes, James Weaver, Columbia, MO
Merrifield, MN: Jeffrey and Emily Webb, Gahanna, OH:
Colorado Springs, CO Jo Anne and Robert Slizeski, Estes Park, CO
In honor of Shirley J. Timmins In memory of C. William Gray
Elizabeth and James Robinson, Wayne, PA Sherwin and Marjory Small, Westlake Village, CA William and Jan Tindall, Carmel, IN Thomas Wedell, An och, IL
Karen Weedman, Fort Collins, CO
Gary and Sharon Robinson, Fort Collins, CO Carol Ann and Randolph Smith, Spring, TX Tyler Tingley, Tucson, AZ Dr. Walter Weinstein, Boca Raton, FL
Julie and John Tobin, Highlands Ranch, CO Anne Weir, Mt Pleasant, IA
Larry and Nancy Robinson, Plano, TX Denise Smith, Sellersburg, IN
B. Todd, Centennial, CO: Tim Welch, Li leton, CO
Jaime Rodriguez, Thornton, CO Ernest Smith, Houston, TX: In memory of Dorothy Asnicar Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign/Jane
Joel Tojornehoj, Poolesville, MD, First Gi
Franklin Rogers, Belleville, IL In honor of Elizabeth M. Smith Tom and Jill Farber Family Trust, Aurora, CO Stout, St. Paul, MN
Kenneth and Rachel Towbin, Potomac, MD Sharon K. Welton, Springfield, MO
Kathryn and James Rolfes, Boulder, CO James and Carolyn Smith, Highlands Ranch, CO Gary and Suanne Townsend, Longmont, CO William and Marlene Wenk, Denver, CO
James and Kim West, Westminster, CO
Phillip and Jane Romig, Golden, CO Jean and G. Smith, Kansas City, MO: Roger Treichler, Arvada, CO Donald R. and Mary Sue Wester, New Hope, MN
Bryan Trelstad, Monument, CO
Brian and Debby Ross, Denver, CO In memory of Gad Smith Barbara Tro olz, Estes Park, CO: Diane Westervelt, Loveland, CO
In honor of daughters, Megan and Ka e Suzanne Westgaard, Boulder, CO
Elizabeth and Mark Rowan, Aurora, CO Lara Smith, Denver, CO: Larry and Linda Tryon, Fort Collins, CO Gene and Lisa Whannel, Estes Park, CO
Donelda and Newt Wheatley, Yukon, OK
William and Margaret Rowe, Saint Louis, MO In memory of Archie and Carolyn Spencer Carl Tubbs, Franktown, CO Pamela and Roger Whi ed, Springport, IN
Kevin and Nane e Turco, Arvada, CO Daniel J. and Joy L. Wilhelm, Phoenix, AZ
Lynn Roy, Carmichael, CA: Ma hew C. Smith, Li leton, CO Joanne and Richard Tusa, Fort Collins, CO Lawrence and Linda Williams, Estes Park, CO

In memory of Clayton Hughes Myron C. Smith, Greeley, CO Leslie and Floyd Tyson, Eaton, CO Nancy Williams, Sea le, WA
Elizabeth Ugalde, Estes Park, CO Be y Williamson, Longmont, CO
Josef Ruhl, Arvada, CO Rebekah Smith, Oxford, MS James and Sandra Unger, East Brady, PA J. Michael and Peggy Wilson, Whitefish Bay, WI
Bill and Susan Urick, Parker, CO Joe and Lori Wisniewski, Lansing, MI
Barbara and Joseph Rumburg, Rio Rico, AZ Robert L.A. Smith, Walterboro, SC Jonathan and Janice Vail, Highlands Ranch, CO
Doug Van Auken, Prairie Village, KS Amy Wolf, Loveland, CO
Henry and Laurine Russell, Lees Summit, MO Stuart and Elizabeth Smith, Waco, TX Barbara Van Doren, Estes Park, CO Thomas and Allie Woods, Creston, IA:
Vanguard Charitable/William and Jane Stuart
Kay J. Saltus, Denver, CO Vernon Smith, Bloomington, IN: In memory of David Woods
Charitable Fund, Warwick, RI Ruth M. and Kent L. Woodward, Loveland, CO
Richard and Karen Sandberg, Omaha, NE In memory of Gad C. Smith Vanguard Charitable/The Tu le Family Fund, Marion and Chris Woolam, Albuquerque, NM
Cathy and Randolph Word-Allen, Fort Collins, CO
Robert and Karen Sanders, Houston, TX Nancy Sohner, Columbus, OH: Warwick, RI
Susan Vanicek, Lincoln, NE Jenny Wuehrmann, Reston, VA:
Be y Sanderson, Homosassa, FL In memory of Bill Gray Robert and Karen Venohr, Aurora, CO In honor of Herb and Jessica Saperstone
Tania Ventura, Boulder, CO William and Suzanne Wuerthele, Denver, CO
Michael Saunders, Niwot, CO Gretchen Solidum, Colorado Springs, CO Marilyn J. and John Vergoth, Estes Park, CO Jenifer and Terrence Wynne, Plain City, OH:
Steve Virden, Monument, CO
Ellery Say, Flint, MI Larry and Sue Sonner, Urbandale, IA Tom Waddell, Golden, CO In memory of Charles William Gray
Gary and Diana Wade, Loveland, CO Susan Yancik, Boulder, CO
Darrell C. and Judy A. Schaper, Bri , IA Greg and Carin Spalla, Seymour, IN Sheila and Keith Wagner, Wichita, KS
Beth Waldinger, Sco sdale, AZ Cynthia and Steven Yomantas, Brookfield, WI
Craig Schartz, Erie, CO Tracy and Rudy Spano, San Diego, CA Richard O. and Carol J. Walker, Butler, PA Carolyn and Jerry Young, Madison, WI
Patrick Walsh, Lakewood, CO Chris ne H. Young, Broomfield, CO:
Mr. Michael Schaughency, Loveland, CO Elmer Sprague, Brookline, MA Brian and Lucinda Walsworth, Broomfield, CO In honor of Becky Young
Walt Disney Company Founda on/T. Gruber, George and Gail Young, Denver, CO:
Gladys Scheid, Cheyenne, WY: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sprenkle, Boulder, CO In memory of Dr. O. W. Bud Hampton
Lake Buena Vista, FL Nelly Young, Aus n, TX
In memory of Karen Scheid Thomas Stanar, Highlands Ranch, CO Weldon and Eva Wamble, Houston, TX YourCause/Laura Weiss, Plano, TX
YourCause/Willard Lewis, Plano, TX
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Scheuermann, Alina Stancovici, Chicago, IL Dave Warburton, Newhall, CA YourCause/Bryan Berry, Plano, TX
Darlene Ward, Aurora, CO Richard A. Zelenka, Loveland, CO
Chesterfield, MO Stanley Black & Decker/
Ross and Nancy Ward, Huntsville, AL Jenny and Gary Zi ergruen, Van Horne, IA
Neil and Judie Schmachtenberger, Gowen, MI Lyda P. Bohager, New Britain, CT Steve and Carol Watson, Bozrah, CT Kenneth and Eilene Znidersic, Louisville, KY

Craig Schmidle, Longmont, CO Ken and Diane Staroscik, Firestone, CO

Andrew Schmidt, Ridgefield, CT Judith Steel, Ashland, VA

Sandra Schmoker, Ann Arbor, MI Mary Jo Steele and Debbie Mertz, Estes Park, CO

Linda and Ron Schneider, Estes Park, CO Ned Steele, Sunnyside, NY

Larry and Kathy Schnuck, Whitefish Bay, WI Gene and Martha Stehman, Fort Collins, CO

Dee Schranz, Denver, CO Lorraine Steuck, Appleton, WI:

Ilene Schroeder, Atlanta, GA In honor of Rod and Jean Olsen

Jane and Ken Schroll, Highlands Ranch, CO Anna Stevens, Madison, WI

Susan and Robert Schubert, San Jose, CA Danne Stevens, Loveland, CO

Richard and Renee Schwengel, Aurora, CO Gary Stevens, Stuart, IA:

Susan Sco -Chambers, Heber Springs, AZ: In memory of David Woods

In honor of Ron and Kim Sco James Steverson and Pam King, Bailey, CO

John and Vicki Seeck, Be endorf, IA Richard and Karen Stewart, Longmont, CO

Douglas and Nancy Seemann, Aurora, CO Mary Stogdill, Colorado Springs, CO

Chandra Sekar, Birmingham, AL Gerald and Elizabeth Stonecipher, Fort Collins, CO

Albert Sellen, Coralville, IA Cynthia Story, Louisville, CO

Shazana F. Shahrir, Highlands Ranch, CO Jane Sto s, Blue Ash, OH

John and Patricia Shearer, Johnstown, CO Stephen M. Strachan, Parker, CO

Charlo e and John Shepic, Lakewood, CO Brad Strader, Storm Lake, IA

Morris Sherman and Ann Su on, Sco Strader and Cathy Taphorn, Li leton, CO

Westminster, CO Robert and Maryann Strain, Evanston, IL

Brie Shoemaker, Commerce City, CO: Francis and LaVerne Strehl, Oak Brook, IL

In honor of Amy Batchelor and Brad Feld, from Mark and Joan Strobel, Saint Paul, MN

Brie, Josh, Ben, and Henry Shoemaker Maurita Stueck, Monroe, OH

Nicole Shoemaker, Mission Hills, KS: Christopher and Caroline Stull, Los Alamos, NM

In memory of Gad Clarke Smith David and Carla Stu s, Houston, TX

Cassi Shoeneman, Golden, CO Evan Sugarbaker, Columbus, OH

Dana Shonbeck and James Orshaw, Somerville, MA: Allen and Chris ne Susedik, Eau Claire, WI

In honor of Sco and Michelle Shonbeck Barbara and Ralph Swanson, Phillips, WI

Ralph and Theresa Shroba, Boulder, CO Susan Swanson, Denver, CO

Tim Shropshire, Boulder, CO Lucinda E. Swearingen, Fort Collins, CO:

Lois Shroyer, Springfield, OH In memory of Gad C. Smith

Alan Shults, Centennial, CO Michael and Corrisue Sweeney, San Antonio, TX

Leland and Jill Shurin, Kansas City, MO: Mike and Cynthia Sweeney, Lone Tree, CO

In memory of Gad Smith William and Nancy Sweet, Denver, CO

Michael Sich, Omaha, NE Houston and Ma lda Swenson, Indianapolis, IN

Anne e Siemens, Li leton, CO Nancy and Ned Sworts, Arvada, CO

Cathryn Simkins, Chicago, IL Karen Szews, Greenfield, WI:

Be y and Richard Simms, Denton, TX In memory of Ed and Jean Szews

Harriet and Dennis Sisson, Faye eville, AR: Cara Taback and Alexander Feinstein,

In memory of their son, Aidan Brooklyn, NY:

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Chad Taylor, Conifer, CO

Susan Taylor and Lazi Senn, Fort Collins, CO

Karen and Kevor TenHuisen, Mountain Lakes, NJ

Diane Teto, North Gra on, MA:

In memory of Ellen M. Smith

The Adorjan Family Founda on, St. Louis, MO

The Denver Founda on/William and Rhondda

Grant, Denver, CO

The Wildland Trekking Company, Flagstaff, AZ

Catherine and Billy Thomas, Aus n, TX

Herbert and Sharon Thompson, Decatur, IL

Bruce Thornblad, Omaha, NE:

In honor of President Barack Obama

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And who hasn’t had a day like this?
(Photo: Conservancy Member Jim Ward)

Nature Notes
Winter is here, with the winds to prove it, but snow has been sparse on high in a bare aspen tree,
both the east and the west sides of the park so far. Unseasonably warm
temperatures alternate with spells of bi er cold which keeps us all on most likely scanning the
our toes c Conservancy Director of Donor Rela ons Julie Kle watched a
red-tailed hawk swoop to the ground to nab a small vole-like creature just area for its next meal c
outside the Conservancy’s membership office window. The hawk stayed in
the vicinity for quite a while, keeping a sharp eye out for bonus appe z- At the end of November,
ers c Conservancy member Marlene Borneman reported that during a
Thanksgiving wander in Li le Horseshoe Park something on the ground RMNP Landscape Architect
caught her eye. She was surprised to see a common dandelion, Taraxacum
officinale, in bloom! She then spo ed several more. This was the end of Hanem Abouelezz noted
November and she remembered that flower guides did indicate that these
plants can bloom through October. But then she looked down at her a re: that there had been some
no gloves, no warm wooly hat, no layers upon layers of warm clothing. It
could definitely be called warm on these south slopes of Li le Horseshoe enormous mule deer
meadows... And then a few days later, a hiking friend sent her a photo of
a blue aster in bloom that she’d seen on a recent walk. And while it’s true bucks seen along the
that these flowers of the sunflower family are hardy and adaptable, it was
startling to see another poten al harbinger of things to come in Rocky c forested sec on of Bear
Marlene also par cipated in the Winter Bird Count the first week of Janu-
ary, and when she was hiking along Lumpy Ridge area, much to her delight, Lake Road just before
she caught her first sigh ng of a northern pygmy owl! It was perched
Moraine Park. As it was
T’is the season for the shedding of antlers for mule deer. This shedding process takes two
to three weeks to complete, while the regenera on takes an en re summer to complete — the end of the rut for mule
before the cycle starts all over again. (Photo: Conservancy Retail Staff Member Sherry Caldwell)
deer, it was clear that

some of the bucks had Depending on environmental temperature and humidity, ice

been through the wringer, crystals can develop from the ini al hexagonal prism into numerous
symmetric shapes, including columns (like these), needles, plates
with roughed-up hair
and evidence of damage. and dendrites. (Photo: Kent Carlson)

Earlier in November, Hanem was lucky to see two large bucks, antlers locked, one

pushing the other down a hillside. It was apparent that the buck on the uphill side

of the fight was winning the struggle. All of a sudden the buck on the downhill

side called it quits, unlocked his antlers, whirled 180 degrees and dashed off c

RMNP Interpre ve Ranger Kathy Brazelton spo ed a wee weasel near the Beaver

Meadows Entrance in early January — it was quite easy to see, as it had turned

white when there was no snow to camouflage it. The color change in its coat

is driven by the amount of daily sunlight, or photoperiod. It will turn white, no

ma er what the temperature or amount of snowpack. Ques ons we must ask: As

we see more and more effects of our changing climate, what will befall our winter

friends with color-changing proper es, like weasel, snowshoe hares, and ptarmi-

gans? c In mid-December, Conservancy Finance Director Sarah Rhode was work-

ing at the office in the late a ernoon when Annie, the office dog, started making

the strangest whining noises in the accoun ng office. A glance to the window

revealed a healthy-looking bobcat si ng right along the office building. Sarah and

some of the other Conservancy staff were delighted to watch it close-up un l it

walked toward a nearby rocky ledge, giving one over-the-shoulder gaze at its au-

dience before moseying away c Speaking of office dogs, the Conservancy’s Field

Ins tute office dog, Henry, has been doing a commendable job collec ng the

plethora of deer bones that were sca ered by a mysterious predator throughout

the Field Ins tute property c Startled Conserva on Corps manager Geoff Elliot

dodged a daring bighorn ram that darted across the road as Geoff was driving to

work from Glen Haven. Hooray for Geoff’s speedy reac on me! The ram then

scaled the roadside cliff without appearing to no ce the car that nearly hit it c

Take heart — the days are ge ng longer again!

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