What's New (Updated 6/23/09)
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spring we launch our annual membership campaign. Thanks so much for
your support! We urge you to continue your membership in 2009/2010
by returning the renewal form enclosed in the May newsletter, or click here to DONATE NOW.
You can make a secure online donation by credit card, or print a mail-in
contribution form.
Because of your support and that of our partner, the BLM, we've accomplished much to save the Empire Ranch historic structures. We have much more to do, and need your help! A 2008 structural and seismic assessment report has provided a blueprint for preservation work to come, including preservation work by specialists and by our growing corps of volunteers. (Click here to see a cumulative list of preservation projects completed or scheduled since 2000.) |
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The reputation of our education programs is outstanding. Our well attended
annual Roundup & Open House public event, our Legacy Day onsite
program in cooperation with local area schools, and our outdoor summer
camp Wild About the Grasslands! interpret the ranch and our
historical ranching legacy for visitors, youth, and the community.
And with your help we can continue and do more.
Your membership is more important than ever! Please contribute as
generously as you can. Thank you so much! Click here to make your contribution now. |
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WATG! 2009 Summer Camp, June 8-12 |
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| The Wild about the Grasslands! (WATG!) Summer
Camp is the
Empire Ranch Foundation's widely applauded ranching heritage and ecology
day camp for youngsters, Grades 6 - 8. It brings middle school
students outdoors for one fun-filled week of authentic, meaningful
educational experiences that foster real connections to our ranching
history, nature, and stewardship. |
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WATG! 2009 Summer Youth Program To Benefit from Key Foundation Grants |
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| The Foundation's 2009 "Wild about the Grasslands!" (WATG!) summer camp activities will be enhanced this year thanks to three generous education grants from the following local charitable foundations: | |||||||||
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Landmark NLCS Legislation Signed |
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| On March 30, President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009. The act includes provisions that establish under law the 26-million-acre National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) within the BLM, thus providing permanent protections to Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, home of the Empire Ranch Headquarters. | |||||||||
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ERF's "Western Shindig" Honors Northern Trust and Marion Hyland |
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It was an event to remember as more than 120 guests
"saddled up" to attend ERF's Western Shindig on March 7 at the
Mountain Oyster Club in Tucson. It didn't take long before guests
crowded the dance floor, two-steppin' to lively western serenades, while
other enjoyed quickdraw artists demonstrations. |
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Donaldson Legacy |
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| The Foundation bids a fond farewell to the
Donaldson family members as ranchers on the Empire. They discontinued
their 34-year ranching operations at the Empire Ranch in March 2009. In 1975, when Anamax Mining Corporation purchased the Empire Ranch, the entered into a ranching lease agreement with John Donaldson. In 1978 John's son Mac and his wife Billie partnered with John; the partnership later expanded to include their son Sam. In addition to their ranching stewardship of Empire Ranch lands, all family members have contributed countless hours as ERF volunteers. |
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SAVE THE DATE! Empire Ranch 2009 Roundup & Open House Scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2009 -- 10am to 4 pm |
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