SUPPORTERS
THANK YOU to the many individuals and organizations that support the Conservancy's mission and vision and work toward the same goals. Donors will be listed for one year from their donation.
The Kings River Conservancy is a 501(c)3 public benefit corporation and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Diamond Supporter ($1,000 and above)
Don and Sally Clark Foundation
John and Gail Gray
James and Coke Hallowell
Nancy Jones
Kings River Conservation District
Kings River Water Association
Susan and Hank Urbach
Vulcan Materials
Sapphire ($500-$749)
Donn Furman
and Cynthia Fialho
Jim Ishimaru
Michael Linton
Ingrid and Tim Morris
John and Jolene Telles
Kenneth and Sally Zech
Emerald ($250-$499)
Terrance Allen
and Kim Thorburn
Hillary Chittick
Kay Cummings
David and Terry Gilmore
William Hedrick
Linda Hurst
Laird Family Foundation
Linda Salwasser
Stuart and Lisa Woolf
Amethyst ($100-$249)
Rick and Gayle Barton
Tom Biglione
Patrick and Wendy Carroll
Genny Church
Philip Decker
Chris and Jenny Delgado
Steven Diaz
Arthur Dyson
Heidi Isner
Helen Kerz
Arthur and Carol Krehbiel
Elise and Larry Layne
John McDaniel
Robert McParland
T. Russell Mitchell
Mike and Georgia Murach
George and Jenny Parchman
Patty Parks
Rod Riffel
Jill Rosenberg
and Walt Sheppard
JoAnn Schmidt
Alex Sherrifs and Joan Rubinstein
Patricia Shubin
Obie Silverwood
Vivian Smith
Mike Snell
and Stephanie Parchman
Murray and Erin Stevens
Story Sales
John Telles
Steve and Linda Wilson
Topaz ($99 and below)
Eileen Apperson
John Ballis
Ronald and Megan Bohigian
Tom Bohigian
Richard Calderwood
and Karen Hale
John Cameron
Bruce Campbell
David Cehrs
William Domoto
Charlotte Downing
Patrick and Patricia Dunning
Rob Gong
Linda and David Grubbs
Marilyn Biernot Hess
Arlette Ito
Jim Jacobsen
MaryBeth Janzen
Leo Labbe
Tim Leary
Brian Loven
Corina Lucero
Susan McAndrew
Dennis McCullogh
Anne Merrill
Joseph Moore
Benita Morris
Shane Murphy
Scott Piggott
Mary Rising
Wayne and Lynn Ritchey
Gary and Deborah Shahbazian
Warren and Helen Shaw
Glenn Skankey
Mark Spencer
Clint Thaxter
In Memory of David Downing, From:
Mitchell Cohen
Friends
Ron and Jean Gerstenberg
Tricia and Darryl Johnson
David and Carol Krehbiel
Michael Michaud,
Susan Wigh Michaud,
and Sara Wigh McManis
George Riddle
D.P. Singh
Janet Sward and Warren Sargent
Jeffrey and Patricia Trafican
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
City of Sanger:
Kaweah Fly Fishers:
Kings Basin Water Authority (the IRWM group):
San Joaquin River Parkway Trust:
Sequoia River Lands Trust:
PARTNERS
The Conservancy has many partners that have supported us throughout the years. Our Thanks go to all these partners. Their support continues to help us grow and protect the Lower Kings River.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Central Valley Community Foundation
The Conservancy works closely with the Central Valley Community Foundation to secure and manage a variety of grants as well as our non-wasting endowment.
Cowell Foundation
Fresno County Parks and Recreation
Fresno County Department of Parks and Recreation have partnered with the Conservancy on Thorburn Access Park and the soon to be completed North Riverside Access Park. Both parks are on county land and maintained by the Kings River Conservancy through an agreement with Fresno County Parks and Recreation.
Fresno Fly Fishers for Conservation
Fresno Fly Fishers for Conservation work with the Conservancy to raise funds for the Frank Jones Memorial Enforcement Fund. The FFFC are also partners in the implementation of the Ted Martin Family Grant Project that will remove invasive species, restore the original genetic strain back into the river that will increase the rainbow trout population of the Lower Kings River, and add additional funds to the Frank Jones Memorial Enforcement Fund.
Jimmie Morales/Sierra Fly Fisher Tours & Yosemite Rivers Fly Shop
Yosemite Rivers Fly Shop is the base of operations for the Sierra Fly Fisher Tours guide service; one of few permitted service within Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. They are also valued, long time supporters of the Conservancy. We are proud to have Jimmie and the crew as partners. and www.yosemiterivers.com.
Kings River Conservation District
The Conservancy has partnered with the Kings River Conservation District for development of the North Riverside Access Park at the base of Pine Flat Dam. KRCD also serves in an advisory capacity to the Conservancy Board of Directors.
Kings River Fisheries Management Program
The Kings River Fisheries Management Program works in partnership with the Conservancy for the implementation of the Ted Martin Family Grant Project that will include construction of an incubator house ( hatchery) facility which will give the project control of the genetic characteristics of fingerlings to be released into the river. The Project will select and purchase trout eggs over a twenty year period with the goal of eventually producing the most adaptive, best suited eggs for the Kings River that will once again, as it did fifty years ago, result in a superior strain of rainbow trout.
Kings River Water Association
Deborah & Greg Lapp
The Lapp Family supports the Conservancy with annual donations to support projects and education.
Miramonte Sanitation
Miramonte Sanitation donates a dumpster to help keep our beautiful Kings River clean.
Mullholland Farms supports the Conservancy with annual donations to support projects and education.
Otis Booth Foundation
Reedley Veterinary Hospital
The Reedley Animal Hospital supports the Conservancy on an ongoing basis with donations of materials and dollars for maintenance of the access parks, fundraising events, and day to day operations.
Running Luck Ranch
Running Luck Ranch supports the Conservancy with annual donations to support projects and education.
State Department of Boating and Waterways
The Department of Boating and Waterways has partnered with the Conservancy to develop both Thorburn Access Park and North Riverside Access Park at the base of Pine Flat Dam.
State of California Natural Resources Agency
The California Natural Resources Agency supplied 100% of the funding for the North Riverside Access Park, which opened in the summer of 2012.
State Wildlife Conservation Board
The Wildlife Conservation Board was a major funder of the first Conservancy project, Thorburn Access Park.
Ted Martin Family
In 2011 the Ted Martin Family chose to support the Conservancy with a grant that goes to support and expand three innovative Conservancy programs; the Rainbow Trout Improvement Project, the Invasive Species Removal Program, and the Frank Jones Memorial Enforcement Fund.
Thorburn Family
Margaret Thorburn was the founding president of the Conservancy and helped to establish the non-wasting endowment that supports ongoing maintenance of the access parks and other Conservancy projects and operations. The Thorburn family continues to support the Conservancy as we grow and plan for expansion of programs and staff.
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service