2025-10-07T10:51:32-04:00 2024-12-31 844423518 MBO TAX & ACCOUNTING 3260 HARBOR VIEW DR LANGLEY WA 98260 990 2024-01-01 911656570 WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS WHID 3605791272 PO BOX 617 LANGLEY WA 98260 ROBERT GENTZ TREASURER 3605791272 2025-10-02 true LORI CHRISTIAN EA P02150903 2064596627 2025-10-02 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ROBERT GENTZ PO BOX 617 LANGLEY WA 98260 88590 false X WWW.WHIDBEYWATERSHEDS.ORG X 1995 WA WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS PROMOTES NEARSHORE AND WATERSHED HEALTH BY LINKING WATER, LAND, WILDLIFE,AND PEOPLE ON WHIDBEY ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RESTORATION. 7 7 5 0 352862 73012 1623 3704 19 19 3965 8580 358469 85315 0 0 40795 58008 0 488 18902 22026 59697 80034 298772 5281 542104 548830 11667 13112 530437 535718 X WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS PROMOTES NEARSHORE AND WATERSHED HEALTH BY LINKING WATER, LAND, WILDLIFE,AND PEOPLE ON WHIDBEY ISLAND THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND RESTORATION. false false 49558 3704 EDUCATION: WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SEVERAL NATURAL SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED. IN THE SPRING, VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED GRADE APPROPRIATE K TO 6TH GRADE CLASSES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND AT WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS' OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THESE CLASSES CENTERED AROUND "HABITATS AND CREATURES", WHERE STUDENTS BROKEN UP INTO SMALL GROUPS EXPLORED THE FOREST AND STREAM ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PLANTS AND CREATURES WHO LIVE IN THEM. APPROX. 751 STUDENTS FROM 8 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. IN THE FALL, GRADES 1ST THROUGH 5TH AND 8TH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CLASSROOM PROGRAMS AND FIELD TRIPS TO THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM THAT EXPLORED OUR FASCINATING "DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE FOREST". THIS PROGRAM INVITES STUDENTS ON A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF OUR FOREST ECOSYSTEM. EACH LESSON OFFERS A HANDS-ON EXPLORATION OF LIFE BENEATH THE FOREST CANOPY, FROM TINY SOIL-DWELLING ORGANISMS TO FASCINATING FUNGI. STUDENTS ROTATED THROUGH VARIOUS HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. APPROX. 465 STUDENTS ACROSS 5 SCHOOLS. DURING JULY AND AUGUST TWO DIFFERENT SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH WHIDBEY PARKS AND RECREATION, WERE DEVELOPED. THE "FEATHERED FRIENDS" FOR AGES 6 THROUGH 8 EXPLORED WAS CONDUCTED AT THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THE SALISH SEA JR. SCIENTISTS", FOR AGES 9 THROUGH 12, WAS CONDUCTED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND LANGLEY MARINA. 27 STUDENTS. SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM: INSTRUCTED 3RD AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF SALMON. SALMON EGGS WERE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL AND REARED IN THE SCHOOL AQUARIUMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SALMON LIFE CYCLE LESSONS. WHEN THE FISH HATCHED AND REACHED FRY STAGE, THEY WERE RELEASED IN MARCH BY GROUPS OF STUDENTS WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES INTO MAXWELTON CREEK AT THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. APPROX. 50 STUDENTS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS FAMILY- ORIENTED EVENTS HELD ON WHIDBEY ISLAND, AND ALSO IN NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. CONSERVATION / RESEARCH: CONSERVATION / RESEARCH: PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY, TRIBAL, AND GOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. CONDUCTED A CRAB LARVA RESEARCH PROJECT AND PUBLIC OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CRAB RESEARCH GROUP. 275 VOLUNTEER HOURS. 2197 STEWARDSHIP: STEWARDSHIP: PERFORMED FOREST, WETLAND AND PUBLIC BEACH RESTORATION AT 5 LOCATIONS ON SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND. APPROX. 25 PEOPLE FOR 475 VOLUNTEER HOURS. 1200 SCHOLARSHIP: OFFERED ONE SCHOLARSHIP TO A SOUTH WHIDBEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PLANNING TO STUDY BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN COLLEGE AND WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. 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IN THE SPRING, VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED GRADE APPROPRIATE K TO 6TH GRADE CLASSES IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND AT WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS' OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THESE CLASSES CENTERED AROUND "HABITATS AND CREATURES", WHERE STUDENTS BROKEN UP INTO SMALL GROUPS EXPLORED THE FOREST AND STREAM ECOSYSTEMS AND THE PLANTS AND CREATURES WHO LIVE IN THEM. APPROX. 751 STUDENTS FROM 8 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. IN THE FALL, GRADES 1ST THROUGH 5TH AND 8TH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CLASSROOM PROGRAMS AND FIELD TRIPS TO THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM THAT EXPLORED OUR FASCINATING "DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE FOREST". THIS PROGRAM INVITES STUDENTS ON A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF OUR FOREST ECOSYSTEM. EACH LESSON OFFERS A HANDS-ON EXPLORATION OF LIFE BENEATH THE FOREST CANOPY, FROM TINY SOIL-DWELLING ORGANISMS TO FASCINATING FUNGI. STUDENTS ROTATED THROUGH VARIOUS HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. APPROX. 465 STUDENTS ACROSS 5 SCHOOLS. DURING JULY AND AUGUST TWO DIFFERENT SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH WHIDBEY PARKS AND RECREATION, WERE DEVELOPED. THE "FEATHERED FRIENDS" FOR AGES 6 THROUGH 8 EXPLORED WAS CONDUCTED AT THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. THE SALISH SEA JR. SCIENTISTS", FOR AGES 9 THROUGH 12, WAS CONDUCTED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND LANGLEY MARINA. 27 STUDENTS. SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM: INSTRUCTED 3RD AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF SALMON. SALMON EGGS WERE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL AND REARED IN THE SCHOOL AQUARIUMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SALMON LIFE CYCLE LESSONS. WHEN THE FISH HATCHED AND REACHED FRY STAGE, THEY WERE RELEASED IN MARCH BY GROUPS OF STUDENTS WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES INTO MAXWELTON CREEK AT THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. APPROX. 50 STUDENTS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS FAMILY- ORIENTED EVENTS HELD ON WHIDBEY ISLAND, AND ALSO IN NEWSLETTERS, WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SCHOLARSHIP: OFFERED ONE SCHOLARSHIP TO A SOUTH WHIDBEY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PLANNING TO STUDY BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN COLLEGE AND WORKING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. SOPHIA PATRIN RECEIVED A 1,200 SCHOLARSHIP PAID DIRECTLY TO UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE DOCUMENT WITH THE BOOKKEEPER AND ACCOUNTANT. THE GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS ARE THEN GIVEN COPIES FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. RECUSAL IS REQUIRED IF CONFLICT EXISTS. BEFORE VOTING ON ISSUES OF FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE ORGANIZATION, DIRECTORS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECLARE THEIR CONFLICT AND RECUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC