Great Salt Lake Audubon

“Utah open lands 35,410 0 0”

“Expenses supplies 602 telephone 335 conferences 225 insurance 2,652 annual event expense 1,100 bank fees 369 christmas bird count exp 351 climate change expeniture 245 educational program & sup 117 equipment 1,526 jrmbr expenses 654 miscellaneous expenses 735 volunteer gifts 1,210 website costs 160 non-investment depreciation 302 total 10,583”

“Unrealized gain on investments 0”

“Accounts receivable 500 0 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 250 524 fixed assets 1,512 1,512 less accumulated depreciation 953 1,256 total 1,309 780”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,087 5,042”

“Great salt lake audubon, a chapter of the national audubon society, was founded in 1912 and is the oldest conservation organization in utah. This volunteer organization strives to meet its mission through volunteer opportunities, seminars, educational field trips, urban riparian restoration and informative general meetings with guest presenters. We also support state and local conservation efforts. Great salt lake audubon is dedicated to protecting and enhancing habitat for wild birds, animals and plants, and to maintaining healthy and diverse environments for wildlife and people throughout the state.”

“- education programs including monthly general meetings for members and the public,some specifically designed for children and families - special presentations in collaboration with the great salt lake institute at westminster college - bi-monthly distribution of the gsla newsletter the pelican highlighting conservation issues, field trip offerings, recent accomplishments of gsla, and notices of general interest - sponsored approximately 70 birding field trips open to the audubon members and the general public - sponsored the annual basin and range weekend educational seminar for audubon members and the general public - conducted local participation in the annual christmas bird count (national activity), the jordan river bird count (local activity) and the brighton bird count (local activity) - management of the bluebird box trail at strawberry reservoir - ongoing development of a website (www.greatsaltlakeaudubon.org) and email alert system to keep members informed about current events and action alerts - continue to monitor the health and management of the jordan river migratory bird refuge (jrmbr), which we managed and restored for over twenty years before turning it over to the utah reclamation, mitigation and conservation commission (urmcc) in 2016 - partnering with other local environmental and community organizations such as tracy aviary, utah audubon council, friends of the great salt lake, the coalition to keep the lake great and the shared solution coalition which offers an alternative to freeway expansion in a locally important bird area - maintained the presence of a legislative advocate to lobby the utah legislature on issues regarding habitat conservation - submission of comments and position statements to decision-making agencies regarding local environmental issues that impact birds, wildlife and habitat”