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WATERSHEDS IN THE CPLA REGION SUPPLY APPROXIMATELY 75% OF ALBUQUERQUE'S DRINKING WATER AND 50% OF SANTA FE'S DRINKING WATER. THESE WATERSHEDS ALSO DELIVER PRICELESS WATER TO 10 TRIBES AND PUEBLOS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND MANY ACEQUIA SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. A HUGE PRIORITY OF CPLA IS TO PROTECT THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF WATER FLOWING FROM THESE WATERSHEDS, AND WE SERVE AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAN JUAN HEADWATERS PARTNERSHIP AND THE 2-3-2 COHESIVE STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALL ATTRACT A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS AND LAND MANAGERS, AND ARE VALUABLE FOR GETTING FOLKS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TOWARDS COMMON GOALS OF WATERSHED PROTECTION, HABITAT CONSERVATION, RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND RESTORING FOREST HEALTH IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE. A US FOREST SERVICE INITIATIVE KNOWN AS THE COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM, RECENTLY RANKED THE RIO CHAMA PROJECT AREA SECOND HIGHEST IN THE NATION DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE WATERSHEDS, RISK OF SEVERE WILDFIRE, AND DIVERSITY OF STAKEHOLDERS STRIVING FOR THE SAME GOALS. RIO GRANDE WATER FUND (WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY) RIO GRANDE WATER FUND WE ARE CONTINUING A 1 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS FROM CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. IN 2023 THE RIO GRANDE WATER FUND AND PRIVATE LANDOWNER COST-SHARE FUNDED TREATMENTS IN THE SAN JUAN- CHAMA PROJECT SOURCE WATERSHEDS IN COLLABORATION WITH TNC AND THE RIO GRANDE WATER FUND. SJCWP FOCAL AREA ATLAS WORKING WITH THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A FOCAL AREA ATLAS THAT HELPS LAND MANAGERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VALUES AT RISK AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLEVIATE THREATS IN OUR INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WATERSHEDS AND COMMUNITIES. 57455 CLIMATE AND WATER 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. WE ARE WORKING 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. 41189 5000 EDUCATION AND ECONOMY CPLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 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. READ ABOUT THE 2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://CHAMAPEAK.ORG/EDUCATION-AND-ECONOMY RADIO SHOW CPLA BEGAN HOSTING A LOCAL RADIO SHOW WITH KXJR 96.1 FM RADIO IN CHAMA, NM ON WEDNESDAYS AT 11AM. THE SHOW CONSISTS OF A MARKET REPORT AND EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS ALONG WITH GUESTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE AREA ON AGRICULTURAL AND LANDOWNER TOPICS. THIRTY-FOUR RADIO SHOWS WERE OFFERED IN 2022, WITH SOME RECORDED AND AVAILABLE TO LISTEN AT ANY TIME THROUGH THE RADIO STATION ICLOUD HOSTING SITE. ONLY SHOWS WITH GUESTS ARE RECORDED AND STORED. FIREWOOD FOR SENIORS MANY FOLKS PARTNERED WITH US IN 2023 TO HELP PROVIDE BYPRODUCTS OF WATERSHED RESTORATION TO FOLKS IN NEED OF FIREWOOD. 57641 PUBLIC POLICY FOR CONSERVATION ENSURING A VOICE FOR PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION AS WE FACE A GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CRISIS, LOCAL LANDOWNERS ARE WORKING TO SAFEGUARD BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE SAN JUAN-CHAMA REGION. CPLA WAS FOUNDED, IN LARGE PART, TO ENSURE THAT LANDOWNERS ARE INFORMED ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND HAVE A STRONG VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC POLICY ON CONSERVATION. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT PHASE 2: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE ON PRIVATE LANDS (WITH SUPPORT FROM NEW MEXICO HABITAT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE) BUILDING OFF OF THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE: RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT AND PRIVATE LANDS STEWARDSHIP REPORT, THIS EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON CREATING 'SHOVEL-READY' PROJECTS IN SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE RGCT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES MAY BE MOST IMPACTFUL. WE WORKED WITH LANDOWNERS, AGENCY, AND NGO PARTNERS TO DEVELOP PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES DESIGNED TO SET THE STAGE TO APPLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING TO BETTER PROTECT HIGH QUALITY EXISTING POPULATIONS OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT. 57641 404490 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false NM X X CALEB STOTTS 8884457708 31 CACTUS DRIVE PAGOSA SPRINGS CO 81147 TINA MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE WEISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK OLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT FERRELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM HAARMANN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON JONES VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD L BINKLEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH DEMAY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CALEB STOTTS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 85275 0 15011 85275 15011 false false false 2359 56587 277263 336209 CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES 541900 164863 164863 164863 OTHER REVENUE 1467 1467 1467 502539 166330 X 5000 5000 103929 79657 14719 9553 64537 53020 9553 1964 1508 936 436 136 12128 9251 2127 750 18125 18125 216383 216383 1984 1601 56 327 8467 3530 4836 101 6232 5703 365 164 10464 8847 1617 15418 12815 1891 712 1597 1597 6755 4847 1423 485 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1821 1288 361 172 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 192 15 137 40 474540 404490 55646 14404 275391 225256 83076 137067 6772 597 365239 362920 9621 17240 36747 1159 46368 18399 X 318871 344521 318871 344521 365239 362920 27999 -2349 X false false false X 99839 188256 201528 232245 336209 1058077 181845 234074 220689 237079 166330 1040017 281684 422330 422217 469324 502539 2098094 57500 57500 57500 125000 297500 57500 57500 57500 125000 297500 1800594 281684 422330 422217 469324 502539 2098094 0.85820 0.86210 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 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 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE BOARD MEMBERS SERVE ON VOLUNTEER BASIS. A FEW VOLUNTEERS HELPED DELIVER FIREWOOD TO ELDERLY PEOPLE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FOREST AND WATERSHED HEALTH WATERSHED-BASED PARTNERSHIPS WATER IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE SOUTHWEST, BUT WATERSHEDS IN THIS REGION ARE AT RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. WATERSHEDS IN THE CPLA REGION SUPPLY APPROXIMATELY 75% OF ALBUQUERQUE'S DRINKING WATER AND 50% OF SANTA FE'S DRINKING WATER. THESE WATERSHEDS ALSO DELIVER PRICELESS WATER TO 10 TRIBES AND PUEBLOS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND MANY ACEQUIA SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. A HUGE PRIORITY OF CPLA IS TO PROTECT THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF WATER FLOWING FROM THESE WATERSHEDS, AND WE SERVE AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAN JUAN HEADWATERS PARTNERSHIP AND THE 2-3-2 COHESIVE STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALL ATTRACT A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS AND LAND MANAGERS, AND ARE VALUABLE FOR GETTING FOLKS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TOWARDS COMMON GOALS OF WATERSHED PROTECTION, HABITAT CONSERVATION, RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND RESTORING FOREST HEALTH IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE. A US FOREST SERVICE INITIATIVE KNOWN AS THE COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM, RECENTLY RANKED THE RIO CHAMA PROJECT AREA SECOND HIGHEST IN THE NATION DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE WATERSHEDS, RISK OF SEVERE WILDFIRE, AND DIVERSITY OF STAKEHOLDERS STRIVING FOR THE SAME GOALS. RIO GRANDE WATER FUND (WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NATURE CONSERVANCY) RIO GRANDE WATER FUND WE ARE CONTINUING A 1 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM DOWNSTREAM WATER USERS TO PROTECT WATERSHEDS FROM CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. IN 2023 THE RIO GRANDE WATER FUND AND PRIVATE LANDOWNER COST-SHARE FUNDED TREATMENTS IN THE SAN JUAN- CHAMA PROJECT SOURCE WATERSHEDS IN COLLABORATION WITH TNC AND THE RIO GRANDE WATER FUND. SJCWP FOCAL AREA ATLAS WORKING WITH THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A FOCAL AREA ATLAS THAT HELPS LAND MANAGERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VALUES AT RISK AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLEVIATE THREATS IN OUR INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WATERSHEDS AND COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION AND ECONOMY CPLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 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. READ ABOUT THE 2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://CHAMAPEAK.ORG/EDUCATION-AND-ECONOMY RADIO SHOW CPLA BEGAN HOSTING A LOCAL RADIO SHOW WITH KXJR 96.1 FM RADIO IN CHAMA, NM ON WEDNESDAYS AT 11AM. THE SHOW CONSISTS OF A MARKET REPORT AND EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS ALONG WITH GUESTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE AREA ON AGRICULTURAL AND LANDOWNER TOPICS. THIRTY-FOUR RADIO SHOWS WERE OFFERED IN 2022, WITH SOME RECORDED AND AVAILABLE TO LISTEN AT ANY TIME THROUGH THE RADIO STATION ICLOUD HOSTING SITE. ONLY SHOWS WITH GUESTS ARE RECORDED AND STORED. FIREWOOD FOR SENIORS MANY FOLKS PARTNERED WITH US IN 2023 TO HELP PROVIDE BYPRODUCTS OF WATERSHED RESTORATION TO FOLKS IN NEED OF FIREWOOD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PUBLIC POLICY FOR CONSERVATION ENSURING A VOICE FOR PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION AS WE FACE A GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CRISIS, LOCAL LANDOWNERS ARE WORKING TO SAFEGUARD BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE SAN JUAN-CHAMA REGION. CPLA WAS FOUNDED, IN LARGE PART, TO ENSURE THAT LANDOWNERS ARE INFORMED ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND HAVE A STRONG VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC POLICY ON CONSERVATION. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT TROUT PHASE 2: PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE ON PRIVATE LANDS (WITH SUPPORT FROM NEW MEXICO HABITAT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE) BUILDING OFF OF THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE: RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT AND PRIVATE LANDS STEWARDSHIP REPORT, THIS EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON CREATING 'SHOVEL-READY' PROJECTS IN SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE RGCT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES MAY BE MOST IMPACTFUL. WE WORKED WITH LANDOWNERS, AGENCY, AND NGO PARTNERS TO DEVELOP PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES DESIGNED TO SET THE STAGE TO APPLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING TO BETTER PROTECT HIGH QUALITY EXISTING POPULATIONS OF RIO GRANDE CUTTHROAT. 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 FORESTRY SERVICES MANAGEMENT 62,620 0 0 CONSULTING-RESTORATION OPPORT 23,000 0 0 LOGS CUTTING 1,800 0 0 OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES 128,963 0 0 TOTAL 216,383 0 0