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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 206,599 | 27,614 | 160,021 | 99,839 | 188,256 | 682,329 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 297,324 | 167,411 | 315,460 | 181,845 | 234,074 | 1,196,114 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 503,923 | 195,025 | 475,481 | 281,684 | 422,330 | 1,878,443 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 56,500 | 57,500 | 114,000 | |||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 56,500 | 57,500 | 114,000 | |||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,764,443 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 503,923 | 195,025 | 475,481 | 281,684 | 422,330 | 1,878,443 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 19 | 17 | 36 | |||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 19 | 17 | 36 | |||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 503,923 | 195,044 | 475,498 | 281,684 | 422,330 | 1,878,479 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | TO CREATE AN ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION-MINDED LANDOWNERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PRACTICE AND PROMOTE ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SOUND LAND MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | FOREST & WATERSHED HEALTH WATERSHED-BASED PARTNERSHIPS (WITH SUPPORT FROM TNC - US FOREST SERVICE R3 CAPACITY GRANT) WATER IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE SOUTHWEST, BUT WITH UNNATURALLY DENSE FOREST LANDSCAPES AND WARMING CLIMATE TRENDS, MANY WATERSHEDS IN THIS REGION ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. WATERSHEDS IN THE CPLA REGION SUPPLY WATER TO AS MUCH AS 80% OF ALBUQUERQUE'S DRINKING WATER, 10 TRIBES AND PUEBLOS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND COUNTLESS ACEQUIA SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. IN 2020, CPLA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SEVERAL WATERSHED-BASED PARTNERSHIPS. THESE INCLUDE THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP (SJCWP), THE SAN JUAN HEADWATERS PARTNERSHIP (SJHP), AND THE 2 -3-2 COHESIVE STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP. THESE PARTNERSHIPS BRING TOGETHER FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND PRIVATE LANDS STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP CROSS- BOUNDARY STRATEGIES FOR PROTECTING WATERSHEDS. BECAUSE THE NEED FOR FOREST RESTORATION IS SO GREAT IN THIS REGION AND BECAUSE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ARE STRONG, A 2-3-2 PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL FOR THE COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM RECENTLY RANKED THE RIO CHAMA PROJECT AREA SECOND IN THE NATION. OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS ARE NOW GEARING UP TO BRING IN 40 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS TO CONDUCT FOREST RESTORATION ON USFS LANDS IN THE RIO CHAMA WATERSHED. RIO GRANDE WATER FUND (WITH SUPPORT FROM TNC - ABCWUA AND MRGCD GRANT) WE ARE CONTINUING A 1 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS FROM CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. IN 2020 WE TREATED APPROXIMATELY 177 ACRES IN THE SAN JUAN-CHAMA PROJECT SOURCE WATERSHEDS IN COLLABORATION WITH TNC AND THE RIO GRANDE WATER FUND. OUR WORK WAS RECENTLY HIGHLIGHTED IN A "VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP" FOR THE NEW MEXICO WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THE VIDEO PROVIDES EXCELLENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION, PERSPECTIVES FROM VARIOUS PARTNERS, AND A DRONE-BASED AERIAL TOUR OF TREATMENTS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. LANDSCAPE PLANNING FOR FOREST RESTORATION (WITH SUPPORT FROM NETWORK FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION - CATALYST FUND) IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING GOALS: UPDATE GEOGRAPHIC PRIORITY AREAS, IMPLEMENT AN ACTIVE LANDOWNER OUTREACH STRATEGY IN PRIORITY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, AND BUILD A CATALOGUE OF ON-THE-GROUND POTENTIAL RESTORATION PROJECTS TO TARGET FOR FUTURE FUNDING. WORKING WITH THE SJCWP, AND OUR FOCAL AREAS CONCEPT IS NOW BEING USED AS A STATEWIDE MODEL AS NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY SEEKS TO DEVELOP FOCAL AREAS IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF THE STATE. DRONE MONITORING OF FOREST TREATMENTS (WITH SUPPORT FROM TNC DRONE MONITORING GRANT) WE ARE PARTNERED WITH TNC AND LANDOWNERS ON MONITORING ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY TREATMENTS. USING STATE OF THE ART PHOTOGRAMMETRY TECHNOLOGY, WE DEVELOPED PROTOCOL FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF OUR TREATMENTS ON FOREST STRUCTURE, INCLUDING METRICS FOR TREES PER ACRE, CANOPY COVER, AND SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY. WE ARE PROMOTING THIS CUTTING-EDGE MONITORING PROTOCOL WITH OUR LAND MANAGEMENT PARTNERS AS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR MONITORING AND TRANSPARENCY IN ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY OPERATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES LAND HEALTH AND WILDLIFE SURVIVAL ARE DEPENDENT ON THE ABILITY OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS TO MOVE ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE. IN THE ALLIANCE REGION, THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AS WILDLIFE ROAM FROM THE HIGH ELEVATIONS IN SUMMER TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR WINTER. RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT PHASE 2: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE ON PRIVATE LANDS. (WITH SUPPORT FROM NEW MEXICO HABITAT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE GRANT) BUILDING OFF OF THE "RETURN OF THE NATIVE: RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT AND PRIVATE LANDS STEWARDSHIP REPORT", WE DID OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS WORKING TO CREATE 'SHOVEL-READY' PROJECTS IN SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE RGCT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES MAY BE MOST IMPACTFUL. CORRIDOR CONSERVATION (WITH SUPPORT FROM SACHARUNA FOUNDATION GRANT) AS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE REGION CONTINUES TO GAIN NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR UNIQUE AND INTACT MIGRATORY WILDLIFE HABITAT, WE ARE EXPLORING PPORTUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM RECENT CPLA-FUNDED ELK AND MULE DEER COLLARING STUDIES AND WESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE'S HABITAT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES FOR MIGRATING WILDLIFE REPORT. IN 2020 WE DID OUTREACH TO TRIBAL WILDLIFE MANAGERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. MIGRATORY WATERFOWL HABITAT (WITH SUPPORT FROM USFWS PARTNERS PROGRAM GRANT) PRIVATE LANDS IN THE CHAMA REGION PROVIDE IMPORTANT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL HABITAT. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO IMPLEMENT A HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY WATERFOWL AND STREAM HABITAT IN THE RIO CHAMITA FOCAL AREA. THIS WORK INCLUDES CROSS- BOUNDARY PLANNING WITH THE EDWARD SARGEANTS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. IN 2020 WE DEVELOPED PLANS FOR 2021 IMPLEMENTATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATION AND ECONOMY EDUCATION IS VITAL TO ADVANCING OUR COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF AND VISION FOR LAND HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH EDUCATION, WE CAN BRIDGE TRADITIONAL DIVIDES, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THEIR SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE, AND SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES THROUGH RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION. CPLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (WITH SUPPORT FROM 2-6-2 RANCH) THE ALLIANCE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AT ESCALANTE AND PAGOSA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT ADVANCED STUDIES AT ANY UNIVERSITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE. STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO BE MAJORING IN CONSERVATION OR THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, BUT MUST WRITE AN ESSAY DESCRIBING WHY LAND AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IS MEANINGFUL TO THEM. 2021 RIO CHAMA CONGRESO (WITH SUPPORT FROM NETWORK FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION - CATALYST FUND) AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR OF THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PROJECT (SJCWP), WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FIFTH ANNUAL RIO CHAMA CONGRESO WAS A SUCCESS 2020'S THEME WAS FOCUSED ON OUTDOOR RECREATION AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN THE RIO CHAMA WATERSHED. THE ANNUAL CONGRESO EVENT HAS A REPUTATION FOR BRINGING TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS AND PROVIDING A SPACE TO TALK ABOUT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION. AN IMPORTANT RIO GANDE SUN ARTICLE FROM CONGRESO HIGHLIGHTS SOME CONCERNS FROM LOCAL RANCHERS ABOUT HOW GROWING RECREATIONAL LAND USE IS CREATING CONFLICTS WITH TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIVING ON THE LAND. VISTA POSITION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (WITH SUPPORT FROM US BOR AND AMERICORPS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM) OUR ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CONTINUED WORK WITH THE AMERICORPS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED CPLA, US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SJCWP WITH A VISTA (VOLUNTEER IN SERVICE TO AMERICA) POSITION, AND WE IN TURN HELP TRAIN THE VISTA FOR A CAREER IN NATURAL RESOURCES. IN 2020, THE VISTA POSITION ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING: HELPED DEVELOP A DRONE-BASED FOREST MONITORING PROGRAM, ASSISTING WITH FORESTRY OPERATIONS IN THE SAN JUAN CHAMA PROJECT SOURCE WATERSHEDS, MANAGING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HOSTING THE RIO CHAMA CONGRESO EVENT, STARTING A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER COLUMN IN THE CHAMA TIMES, HELP WRITING A SUCCESSFUL GRANT APPLICATION FOR BOR'S COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, COMPLETE TRAINING AND ASSIST WITH PRESCRIBED BURNS AS A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER, AND VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. CONSERVATION CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY (WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ELK AND BISON CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANT) IN 2020 WE COMPLETED A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A CONSERVATION CENTER OUTSIDE OF CHAMA. THIS PHASE 1 REPORT ASSESSES DIFFERENT MODELS OF CONSERVATION CENTERS. A CENTER OUTSIDE OF CHAMA COULD BE WELL-SITUATED TO SERVE AS A RESEARCH FACILITY PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON ELK, BISON AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS FACILITY COULD ALSO SERVE AS A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION BY PROVIDING TRAINING RELATED TO RANCH MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, THE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF HUNTING AND FISHING GUIDING, AND RECREATION-BASED COMPANIES. A CENTER COULD ALSO SERVE AS A VENUE FOR PUBLIC EVENTS AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS FOR WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION, WITH AN OVERALL THEME OF HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE SOUTHERN SAN JUANS. AFTER HOSTING A COUPLE OF STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS IN 2020, WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR A PHASE 2 EFFORT, WHICH WOULD SEEK POTENTIAL COLLABORATORS AND FUNDING PARTNERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | PUBLIC POLICY FOR CONSERVATION THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDS IN THE WEST ARE LARGELY IN PRIVATE HANDS, YET THE VOICE OF CONSERVATION-ORIENTED PRIVATE LANDOWNERS IS NOTICEABLY ABSENT FROM MANY PUBLIC POLICY FORUMS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AS WE FACE A GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CRISIS DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITY, LOCAL LANDOWNERS ARE WORKING TO SAFEGUARD BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. CPLA WAS FOUNDED, IN LARGE PART, TO ENSURE THAT LANDOWNERS ARE INFORMED ON RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND HAVE A STRONG VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC POLICY ON CONSERVATION. IN 2020, WE WORKED TO MAKE SURE THAT CONSERVATION-MINDED LANDOWNERS ARE WELL-INFORMED AND HAD AN ABILITY TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON NEW MEXICO STREAM ACCESS ISSUES, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEGRADATION OF PRIVATELY- FUNDED STREAM RESTORATION PROJECTS AND REDUCE INCENTIVES FOR LANDOWNERS TO INVEST IN RIPARIAN RESTORATION. CLIMATE AND WATER A KEY COMPONENT TO ANY RESILIENCE STRATEGY IS ADDRESSING THE AFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT WELL INTO THE FUTURE. CLIMATE MODEL PREDICTIONS FOR THE REGION INDICATE THAT EXPECTED TRENDS INCLUDE WARMER TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN MORE PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN RATHER THAN SNOW, AN INCREASE IN FROST FREE DAYS, AND A MUCH HIGHER CLIMATIC MOISTURE DEFICIT THAT COULD RESULT IN TREE MORTALITY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. RIPARIAN RESTORATION THE CPLA REGION IS HOME TO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE CRUCIAL HABITAT FOR DIVERSE SPECIES AND SUPPLY WATER FOR DOWNSTREAM USERS. IN 2020, WE WORKED WITH NUMEROUS PARTNERS TO PROMOTE RIPARIAN RESTORATION IN THE REGION, WITH OUR PRIMARY GOALS BEING: PROTECT QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF WATER, SLOW DOWN THE MOVEMENT OF WATER WHERE APPROPRIATE, RAISE THE WATER TABLE OF RIPARIAN AND WETLAND SYSTEMS, AND CREATE STREAM HABITAT COMPLEXITY. WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF LOW-TECH, PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION TECHNIQUES. CARBON STORAGE IN FORESTS PROMOTING LONG-TERM CARBON STORAGE IS A GOAL OF ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY ACTIVITIES. TO ACHIEVE THIS, OUR STRATEGY IS TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES THROUGH MECHANICAL THINNING PROJECTS, PRODUCE DIMENSIONAL TIMBER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE LONG-LASTING CARBON STORAGE, AND FINDING MEANS OF UTILIZING SLASH FROM FORESTRY PROJECTS. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO THE REGION ENVIRONMENTALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND IN QUALITY OF LIFE, IS UNPLANNED ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. ALTERNATIVELY, RESPONSIBLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CAN PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS WHILE ALSO PROTECTING IMPORTANT COMMUNITY VALUES SUCH AS WATER, WILDLIFE, CULTURAL AREAS, AND IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE. BIOMASS UTILIZATION (WITH SUPPORT FROM TNC - US FOREST SERVICE R3 GRANT. WITH ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY ACTIVITIES RAMPING UP IN THE AREA, CPLA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE, COMMERCIAL-SCALE BIOMASS UTILIZATION AS OUTLINED IN THE CPLA-FUNDED 2013 CHAMA HEALTHY FOREST AND WOOD UTILIZATION STUDY. WE WILL BE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP BIOMASS COMMITTEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | PETER HARRIS DAVID HARRIS DIRECTOR SECRETARY BROTHERS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIPS ARE NON-VOTING AND ARE UNABLE TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE 990 RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF THE RETURN FOR FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANY CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO THE FULL BOARD AND ARE ADDRESSED AT AN IN- PERSON BOARD MEETING. MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONFLICTS EITHER RECUSE THEMSELVES OR OTHERWISE DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE CONFLICT. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A FORM CONFIRMING THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE ORGANIZATION USES THE TREC NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE. ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS MAY ALSO BE FOUND ON THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S COROS WEBSITE AND ON THE IRS CHARITIES SEARCH WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING SERVICES, VARIOUS 5,803 4,077 0 OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES 268,947 0 0 TOTAL 274,750 4,077 0 |
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