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See the Thank You Ad (2.5 MB) in Tri-City Herald.

The Friends of Badger Mountain would like to thank the people and organizations who helped make it possible to preserve Badger Mountain for our community:

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS:
Benton County Commissioners and Benton County
Richland City Council and City of Richland
Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
The Trust for Public Land
Inter-Mountain Alpine Club
Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society

VOLUNTEERS: Jon Arp, Elsa and Jay Augustenborg, Debbie Berkowitz, Bruce Bjornstad, Kathy Criddle, Doug Gross, Mary Hollen, Tom & Debbi Johnson, Jim Langdon, Wanda Mar, Georganne O’Connor, Ian Roberts, Blanche Wood, David Wunschel, Patty Heasler, Karen Harvey-Nelson and Vicki Patten

ADVISORY COUNCIL: Frank Armijo, Bob Ferguson, Bill Lampson, Mike Lawrence, Sandy Matheson, Kris Watkins.

ENDORSMENTS: Tri-City Herald, TRIDEC, Richland Chamber of Commerce, State Senator Jerome Delvin and Representatives Shirley Hankins and Larry Haler.

FRIENDS OF BADGER MOUNTAIN COMMITTEE: Sharon Grant and Mark Hoza, Co-Chairs, Bob Bass, Brad Benton, Mary Jo Coblentz, Cheryl Eiholzer, Karyn Hede, George Meriwether, Jeremy Michelson, Chris Simonen, Virginia Sliman, Roger Stephens, Joanne Stover.

Preserving Badger Mountain is a joint project of the Inter-Mountain Alpine Club (I-MAC) and the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS). The Friends would like to thank I-MAC and LCBAS for their support.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Summit Club ($1000 and above)

Rudolph and Mary Ann Allemann
Elsa & Jay Augustenborg
Robert & Margaret Bass
David and Becky Bechtold
Debbie & Carl Berkowitz
Bruce Bjornstad & Diana Moeller
Robert S & Linda Claeson
Chinook Cycling Club, Inc
Leland and Eunice Daniel
Dean and Margery Dickinson
Jeanne and Mark Dillner
Tom & Joni George
George & Marianne Grant
Sharon Grant
Grant Land Company
Alan and Linda Gunter
Bill Gurwell
Carol Gurwell
Richard and Mary Harrington
Mary Hartman
Mark Hoza & Cheryl Eiholzer
Inter-Mountain Alpine Club
Richard and June Jaquish
Bill and Becky Kennedy
Dr. Steven & Mary Kincaid
Kinion Excavation
Ice Age Flood Inst. - Lake Lewis Chapter
Rik & Janis Littlefield
John Ludowise
Lisa & Bing Manawadu
Linda and Will Matheison
Tom and Ann Steiger McClelland
Paul & Shirley Mellick
George Meriwether
Eric Meyer
Robert Lee Moore
Carla Chiotti & Chris Murray
Bruce Napier & Judith Bamberger
Chris Newbill
Barbara J Norris
Derek Peacock, MD
David C & Judith A Powell
Kent & Carol Richert
Bob & Mary Rieck
George and Giny Rieck
Bob and Nancy Rosselli
Fred and Chris Simonen
Dick Smith & Elaine Chapman
Roger & Claudette Stephens
Muriel Templeton
Wal-Mart Foundation (Richland store)
O. Dennis Mullen and Karen Wieda
Elane Beach and Craig Witte
John & Marilyn Young
 
2 donors who preferred not to be listed

Ridge Club ($500-$999)

Keith Alleman
Walter & Nancy Bainard
Dave and Chris Barker
Wyn Birkenthal
Leonard & Janet Bond
Rick Zangar and Kelly Bryan
Duane Horton and Mickie Chamness
Paula Clark
Mary and George Cooke
James R and Cynthia Dillman
Steven and Pamela Doctor
Chris and Nancy Doran
Eiholzer - Pangborn - Krell Family
Don Bihl and Susan Ennor
Linda Estes
Steven and Carmen Forsberg
Betty and Max Freshley
Tom and Susan Goetz
Rich Hallen and Family
Gene & Lynn Hess
Mary Hollen
George Hunt
James & Celia Jamison
Tom & Debra Johnson
David and Beverly Kanyid
William & Gayle Kaune
Donald and Barbara Lanning
Pat McDaniel
Terre Mercier & Mark Tardiff
Ethan & Kristi Nelson
The Painters
Dirk Peterson
David Pfund
Olaf Rasmussen
Jon Renholds
Tapteal Greenway
Mary & Larry Thomas
Vista Engineering
Wal-Mart Foundation (Kennewick store)
Widergren Family
James & Barbara Wise
James Wood
David, Sharon & Jacob Wunschel
 
3 donors who preferred not to be listed

Slope Club ($250-$499)

Dana and Steven Allen
Susan and Bruce Ayres
Kim Lessor and Carl Baker
Thomas J. and Patricia F. Baranouskas
Sheila Bennett
Polly B Cadd
Tom & Ruth Chikalla
Mary Jo Coblentz
Jeff and Peggy Estes
Charles & Bernice Frederick
Geeting Family
James & Roberta Guzek
Maureen Hamilton
Islamic Center of the Tri-Cities
Carol & Stan Johnson
Ranata and Dan Johnson
William King and Family
Eric Lund
Ken, Carol, Derek & Emily Moser
Purple Sage Riders, BCHW
Rattlesnake Ridge Riders, BCHW
Dennis and Sherrey Rewinkel
Dean Kurath and Karen Schuchardt
Ed and Judy Simonen
Virginia Sliman
Shirley and John Sonnichsen
Nancy & Paul Stansbury
John & Lola Thorp
Tom & Jan Weber
Scott Petersen and Regan Weeks
Cal and Herdis Witte
 
2 donors who preferred not to be listed

Steppe Club ($100-$249)

Jane and Keith Abel
Ken and Jan Absher
Paul Allen and Karen Matz
Marty Anderson
John Annear
Ann & Tom Autrey
Jenny Barnett
Sally McFarlane and Nathaniel Beagley
Tom & Janet Beaulieu
Norm and Debbie Bell
Karen Hoewing and Wade Bird
Bosquet Family
Sky Bradley
David & Pauline Brantingham
Howard and Rebecca Browers
Marc B. Brown D.C.
Fred Raab and J. Daria Burch
John and Priscilla Butterfield
Greg & Martha Bates Carl
Robert Runkle & Lauren Caslin
Lynette Charity
Katherine Chesick
John and Katherine Cort
Kathy Criddle
Dan and Judy Danko
Don and Jo Anne Doran
Mary Dryburgh & Dick Gustafson
James Dukelow & Kathryn Tominey
Karen Edwards
Mike & Carol Elliot
John and Ruth Fabian
Tom & Joanne Fancher
Jerome Fast
Mike and Mary Fayer
David Pesel and Jacqueline Fernette
John & Kathryn Fox
Adam Fyall
Herbert and Barbara Gamber
Garden Genies Garden Club
Phil and Sue Gauglitz
Rich and Jan Gerlitz
D. Clark Gibbs
Richard & Mary Gies
Global Tower, LLC
Les Walker and Shannon Goodwin
Bryan and Barbara Gore
Craig and Elizabeth Groendyke
Doug and Cam Gross
George Hagen
James Hansen
Patrick & Marian Hart
John and Mary Hartman
Brian and Diana Hatchell
Patricia Heasler
Chet Hinman
Tom Hoeft
Kae & Reginald Hopkins
Mickey and Jerry Hunacek
David Huycke
Erick and Sharon Isaacson
Brad and Rebecca Johnson
Tim and Dawn Johnson
Asim Khawaja
David and Margaret Koppenaal
Kees and Sheila Koster
Lou and Donna Koussa
Max and Betty Kreiter
Stanley and Linda Kuick
Mike and Cindy Lawrence
Marilyn Lee & co-workers
Mike and Mary Lilga
Jerry and Jerri Main
Steve & Michele Martellotti
Melissa & David McBurney
Chuck and Sue McCargar
Myron (Gloria) McConnell
Roger and Mary Lou McVicker
Kathy Mehlenbacher
Gregory and Jeanette Mendell
Diane Molleson & John Jaffe
Stan & Sheila Moon
Dorothea & Bob Narum
Dean and Allison Nester
Bruce & Betty Noordhoff
Jim & Faye Notch
Phillip and Diane Ohl
Tom and Wilma Page
James and Sheryl Paglieri
Bruce Palmer
Steve & Linda Post (for Lee & Eunice Daniel)
Alyx and Kyla Powell
Rod and Darlene Quinn
Beverly and Eddie Reed
Paul and Rachel Reeder
Richland Rod and Gun Club
Rosemary and John Riddington
Richland Riders Club
Peter Rieke
Britt and Melanie Robinson
Paul Certa and Leela Sasaki
Saunders Family
The Serkowskis
Diana Shankle
William & Maja Shaw
Francis & Joan Sherwood
Brian and Cheryl Smith
Linda Smith
Frank & Kathy Spane
Dan Stepnewski
Clint Stuart
Pat and Robin Sullivan
John and Rosalie Swanson
Andrea Swickard
Charles and Maryann Timchalk
Brian Upton
Varnum-Lowry Family
Venture Crew #190
John & Katherine Viita
Wendy & Scott Waichler
David W Walter
Dana Ward
Christine Wikstrand
Mona Wilson
Rose Marie Winters
Blanche Wood
 
16 donors who preferred not to be listed

Trailhead Club (less than $100)

Robert Abrams
Alexandra and Jim Amonette
Sherry Antoniak
Kim Lessor and Carl Baker (from Ann Baker)
Johanna Beaulieu
Rachel Berkowitz
Bruce and Karen Bowman
Elayne Brower
Sean, Paula, and Bridger Call
Bill and Nell Cliff
Kathy Cochran
Carol Coker
Laura Connolly
Jack and Murrel Dawson
Steve Fordham
Fred & Mary Fraser
Howard & Dorothy Gardner
Eric and Jan Greenwell
Codi Hamblin
John & Leslie Ann Hauer
Kae Hopkins
Pete and Kae Hopkins
Kurt Imhoff
Mary Jensen (from Ann Baker)
Donna Johannessen
HC and Susan Kayser
Dave and Carol Larkin
Katie and Richard Larson
Sally Lundgren
David McKenna
Tom and Marlyn Miles
Carole Mylius (Sunrise Veterinary Clinic)
David Harvey and Karen Nelson
Darrell and Kerri Newcomer
Todd and Heidi Newsome
Mark and Jima Lee Painter
Lois Paul
Jeff and Kathy Person
Mary Lynne Peters
Bette and William Porath
Gary and Ann Roberts
Cherie Robertson
Richard and Melvina Romanelli
Ray & Elsa Rose
J. Donald Rude
Anthony Russo, D.D.S.
Karen Skelly
Stephanie Steadman
Richard & Sue Steen
Andrea Stephens
John & Sim Vetrano (from Ginger Vetrano)
Gene and Bobbie Wallace
Nick and Lisa Woehle
 
3 donors who preferred not to be listed

The Friends of Badger organization, and the users of the Badger trails, would like to thank the financial contributors who help make the trails possible.

Original contributors

Adjacent Lands Campaign

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