2025-10-28T09:59:49-04:00 2024-12-31 Arch Accounting & Tax Services 920 SW 152nd St Suite 101 Burien WA 98166 990 2024-01-01 911742694 ORCA CONSERVANCY % SHARI TARANTINO ORCA 2063790331 PO BOX 16628 SEATTLE WA 98116 SHARI TARANTINO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2063790331 2025-04-15 true true RAVI CHANDAR CPA P00617068 2062416886 2025-10-28 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 370738 false X WWW.ORCACONSERVANCY.ORG X 1996 WA ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. 0 0 0 10 0 0 128558 370659 0 902 79 57749 -13044 187209 357694 0 17526 190791 238882 0 0 40892 51550 231683 307958 -44474 49736 111135 160691 0 111135 160691 ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. false false 307958 ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. ORCA CONSERVANCY COLLABORATES WITH SOME OF THE WORLDS TOP RESERACH INSTITUTIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES NOW FACING WILD ORCAS. ORCA CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS. OUR PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO FACE THE THREE BIGGEST THREATS FACING THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATION - LACK OF PREY, TOXINS, AND NOISE. ONGOING INITIATIVES: A. SALMON RESTORATION. BIG SOOS CREEK 1. SITE 1 (COVINGTON, WA) 2. SITE 2 (KENT, WA) ORCA CONSERVANCYS GOAL WILL BE TO CONTINUE WORKING DILIGENTLY TOWARDS RESTORING CRITICAL SALMON HABITAT WITHIN THE GREEN-DUWAMISH WATERSHED AND TO COLLECTIVELY RECREATE HABITATS ADULT SALMON ARE SEARCHING FOR AS THEY TRAVEL UP LOCAL RIVERS TO SPAWN AND POTENTIALLY BECOME ORCA FOOD FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATION. B. HYDROPHONE (AI TECHNOLOGY) 1. VESSEL NOISE AND DISTURBANCE IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE MAJOR ISSUES CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE POPULATIONS RECOVERY BY IMPAIRING THEIR ABILITY TO ECHOLOCATE TO HUNT AND FIND FOOD, AND COMMUNICATE. THE SALISH SEA PLAYS HOST TO HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF VESSELS A DAY RANGING FROM FERRIES, OIL TANKERS, CRUISE SHIPS, PRIVATE BOATS, AND MORE, ALL OF WHICH FLOOD THE WATER WITH NOISE. 2. THE HYDROPHONES WILL BE CONNECTED TO AI TECHNOLOGY WHICH USES MACHINE LEARNING TO DETECT AND IDENTIFY WHALE CALLS AND NOTIFY A USER WHO WILL THEN CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THE AUDIO IS A WHALE OR ANOTHER SOUND. ONCE CALLS HAVE BEEN DETECTED AND CONFIRMED AN ALERT WILL BE SENT OUT IMMEDIATELY TO SELECTED PARTIES SUCH AS THE U.S. MILITARY, LOCAL FERRIES, GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT AND RESEARCH AGENCIES, AND SHIPPING COMPANIES TO NOTIFY PARTIES OF THE PRESENCE OF WHALES TO ALLOW VESSELS TO CEASE DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES (SUCH AS MILITARY TESTING) AND SLOW DOWN OR RE-ROUTE SO TO KEEP WATERS QUIET TO ALLOW SRKWS TO HUNT AND REDUCE ANY RISK OF HARM. 3. CURRENTLY, ORCA CONSERVANCY HAS A SINGLE HYDROPHONE DEPLOYED AT SUNSET BAY BEACH CAMP IN EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AND ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS TO INSTALL TWO NEW HYDROPHONES IN SEATTLE AND IN ROSARIO STRAIT (PENDING LOCATION APPROVAL AND PERMITTING). B. WATER TEMPERATURE AND CHEMISTRY TESTING 1. NUMEROUS PUGET SOUND BASIN WATERWAYS ARE ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT 303(D) LIST OF WATERS IMPAIRED FOR WATER TEMPERATURE. 2. THESE WATERS REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLANS TO REDUCE WATER TEMPERATURES WHILE PROVIDING DATA ON AREAS WHICH NEED RESTORATION AND/OR VIABLE RIPARIAN ZONES. THEREFORE, AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR DEVELOPING SAID PLANS IS UNDERSTANDING WHERE WATERS WARM AND WHERE WATERS COOL. 3. IN ADDITION, HABITAT FEATURES SUCH AS RIPARIAN VEGETATION, SHADE, GROUND COMPOSITION, GREY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER FACTORS MAY INFLUENCE TEMPERATURE CHANGES, AND CAN BE TESTED FOR CORRELATIONS. C. EMERGENCY RESPONSE 1. MITIGATED THREATS: OIL/CHEMICAL SPILLS, STRANDING, AND ENTRAPMENTS. 2. TO BOLSTER PREPAREDNESS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION, ORCA CONSERVANCY IS WORKING WITH THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES SUCH AS WDFW AND NOAA TO TRAIN RESPONDERS ON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND HAZING DURING OIL SPILLS. WITH MULTIPLE RESPONDERS AND AGENCIES BEING TRAINED, THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A LARGER COVERAGE OF A WILDLIFE RESPONSE IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOLS WITHIN A SPILL EVENT AND WILL AID IN MITIGATING THE RISK OF WILDLIFE BEING EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS CHEMICALS. 3. ORCA CONSERVANCY HAS PARTICIPATED AND TRAINED EMPLOYEES AND SCIENTISTS IN RESPONDING TO STRANDING AND ENTRAPMENTS, AND ASSISTS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS NEEDED. 4. READ ABOUT THE BARNES LAKE RESPONSE: HTTPS://WWW.ORCACONSERVANCY.ORG/BLOG/ORCAS D. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 1. CHLOE KOTIK, PHD STUDENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BAY CETOLOGY AND DFO TO CONDUCT PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION SURVEYS ON AT-RISK CETACEANS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 2. PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION IS A CORNERSTONE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND ID EFFORTS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ONGOING STUDIES ON THE HEALTH AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MARINE MAMMALS, WHICH IN TURN HELP TO INFORM MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. E. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS 1. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS A VOLUNTARY, LEGAL AGREEMENT THAT PERMANENTLY LIMITS USES OF THE LAND IN ORDER TO PROTECT CONSERVATION VALUES. ALSO KNOWN AS A CONSERVATION RESTRICTION OR AGREEMENT, IT IS AN OPTION TO PROTECT A PROPERTY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN EARLY 2024, ORCA CONSERVANCY COMPLETED THE TRANSFER OF A 5 ACRE PARCEL WITHIN BOTHELL, WA AND HAS SECURED USE OF SAID LAND IN UNITY WITH THE SNOQUALMIE TRIBE TOWARD PROTECTING THE CONSERVATION VALUE IN PERPETUITY. F. BOATER EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT 1. MITIGATED THREATS: VESSEL DISTURBANCE 2. VOLUNTEERS ARE STATIONED AT VARIOUS MARINAS AND/OR BOAT RAMPS WITHIN CENTRAL/SOUTH PUGET SOUND BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER TO EDUCATE BOATERS ON THE NEWLY REVISED BE WHALE WISE GUIDELINES. 307958 true true false false false false 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 true false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 0 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WA X SHARI TARANTINO 2063790331 PO BOX 16628 SEATTLE WA 98116 X DAVID BAIN CHIEF SCIENTIST 20.00 0.00 X 77450 0 0 SHARI TARANTINO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 72120 0 0 TAMERA KELLEY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 69988 0 0 SARA MUDURA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENDRA NELSON SECRETARY 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLE NOVAK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAYLEY PINGEON DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE CHRISTIANSON PRESIDENT 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA CURTIN DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT GUNDRED TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHLOE KOTIK ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 219558 0 0 0 false false false 297617 73042 370659 79 79 0 13044 -13044 -13044 357694 -12965 0 0 17526 17526 238882 238882 7965 7965 4480 4480 336 336 2520 2520 6977 6977 3563 3563 250 250 UTILITIES 1608 1608 TAXES & LICENSES 339 339 JOB SUPPLIES 2279 2279 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 345 345 20888 20888 307958 307958 0 0 111135 160691 111135 160691 0 0 X 111135 160691 111135 160691 111135 160691 49736 -180 0 X false false false X 198329 170435 177577 128558 297617 972516 198329 170435 177577 128558 297617 972516 242916 729600 203 902 79 1184 725 725 20871 66633 87504 1061929 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 1 4.60 1 1 true true X 1 0 true true false Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS DOCUMENTATION REGARDING ALL MEETINGS. 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