by Timothy Rutt
A final two-day appeal by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy manged to put them over the top to purchase lower MIllard Canyon, preserving the popular hiking area "forever."
In an email by conservancy director John Howell, the push for a finall $3.200 in donations by Nov. 30 met with success. The conservancy has spent the past several months attempting to raise $675,000 in order to purchase the canyon for preservation.
In his email, Howard said:
Here's what matters: Millard will be preserved and protected – forever.
What also matters is that we saved it by all pulling together. Thanks so much to all who helped, and for each and every thing you did to make it happen: for money contributed, hikes led and hikes attended, bird studies completed, plant lists compiled, amphibians identified, gatherings hosted and gatherings attended, photos taken, restoration planned, canyon cleanup begun, contacts made, cooperation extended, encouragement given.
Now we celebrate together, in spirit. Soon we’ll celebrate together, in person -- stay tuned for an announcement of the Millard Celebration!
Powell also sent a list thanking those who contributed money toward Millard's purchase and preservation, which we present after the jump.
Landowner:
Michelle and Aaron Corbett
Community Groups:
Altadena Heritage
Arroyo Seco Foundation
Diggers Garden Club
Eaton Canyon Nature Center Associates
Pasadena Audubon Society
Pasadena Beautiful Foundation
Pasadena Community Foundation
Pasadena Garden Club
Pasadena Group of the Sierra Club
San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
Individuals:
Emily and Zachary Abbott
Shannon Acedo
Pamela Allen and Terry Ginsberg
Jane and Tom Apostol
Shari and Nils Asplund
Annabelle Aylmer
Debbie Baird
Laurie Barlow
Mary Barrie and Ted Stork
Judy and Steve Bass
Sally Beer
Arlene Bennett
Priscilla and Richard Benson
Toni Bird
Kara Bjornlie and Christopher Rackard
Liz Blackwelder
Margaret Bradbury
Carole and Jim Bradley
Carole and Jack Brady
Delores and Don Bremner
Joseph Bricio
Holger Brix
Antoinette and Robert Buckner
Greg Buhl
Mary Cardenas
Janet Castro
John Chambless
Michel Choban
Barbara and William Christopher
Gerald Cichlar and William Peer
Carolyn and Stuart Clark
Wendy Cobleigh
Suzanne and Walter Cochran-Bond
Julia Collins
Ellen Conley
Mary Copperud
Pat Corcoran
Dana Coyle
Sharon and Pat Crandall
Ted Crovello
Wendy Crowley
Ron Cyger
David Datz
Andrea Davis-Griffin
Bronwyn Dawson
Amish Desai
Jennifer and Matthew DeVoll
Pam and Wilbur Dong
Dave Doody
Denise Dorgan and Richard Diephuis
Celine Dove
Chris Doyle
Michael Duran
Barbara and Jim Eisenstein
Annmarie Eldering
Jill and Denis Elliott
Barbara and Richard Ellis
Katherine Ellis and Alfred Schoepke
Joan Evans
Michael Evans
Joan and John Fauvre
Marsha Fowler
Janice and Steve Freeland
Jeremy Friesner
Marnie Gaede
Sid Gally
Katherine and Robert Gillespie
Susan and Frank Gilliland
Elizabeth and Kevin Gin
Shirley and Elliot Gold
Ruth and Richard Goldstein
Diana Gonzalez and Ted Moore
Janet and Paul Gordon
David Grant
Sean Green
Christina Halstead
Melanie and John Hamilton
Akiko Hayashi
Paul Hayes
Debbie Heap
Ross Heckmann
Katie and William Henley
Ginny and Jim Heringer
Jane Herrmann
Jennifer Herstein
Robert Hess
Bonnie Hidas
Marilynn and Jim Hildebrandt
Karen Holgerson
Melinda Howell and Steve Cole
Monica and Thomas Hubbard
Walter Hubert and Mark Saltzman
Michelle Huneven and Jim Potter
Frana Hurley
Katie and Jim Ipekjian
Julie Jakoboski
Nancy Johnson
Rosa Johnson and Rosemarie Wallack
Fariba Kakroudi
Joan Kaplan and Rex Mayreis
Laurence Kaplan
Marilynne Kennedy
Vicky and Benny Ko
Charles Kohlhase
Sharon Laubach and Andrew Mishkin
Chris Leclerc
Jeanne and Patrick Lejuene
Lisa and David Lewis
Ilona Linden
Barbara and John Madden
Greta and Peter Mandell
Mitch Marich
Claire Marie-Peterson
Doreen and Peter Mason
Karen Mateer
Stacy Matseas
Dale Matsuda
Ninarose Mayer
Meredith McKenzie
Gabi and Cliff McLean
Robert Meade
Bill Meurer
Kennon Miedema and Julie Reiz
Beth Miles
Gloria Mills
Brenda and Mario Miralles
Emily Montague
Laura Monteros
Marilyn Morgan
Steven Munizich
Lorraine and Ron Munsey
Mary Lois Nevins
Kendra Nitta
January Nordman
Laura Norris and Darius Raulinaitis
Marian and Thomas O'Donnell
Jean O'Hagan
Gregg Oelker
Nami and Kirk Olgin
Sharon and Steven Oliver
Christina Olsen
Jack Orswell
Wanda Ostermann and Peter Lucey
Tom Owens
Cynthia Parenti
Randal Parker
Susan and George Parker
Audrey Parmiter
Antoinette Perry
Dianne Philibosian and Thomas Seifert
Elizabeth Pomeroy
David Popenoe
Nicole Possert
Nancy Power
Paula Rao
Andrea Rawlings and E.J. Remson
Kathie Reilly
Liesel Reinhart and Steve Seagle
Gloria Reynolds
Elizabeth Richardson
Betty and Tommy Rickords
Shirley and Mike Riherd
Melinda and Donn Risolo
Diane and William Robinson
Bertha and Jesus Rodriguez
Pamela Rogers
Lisa and Hugh Savage
Peter Schade
Carla Schamet and Jason Celek
Leonard Schaustal
Alfred Schoepke
Joshua Schwartz
Fred Schwarzenbach
Laura Scott Sellers
Carolyn Seitz
Nevet Seloc
Donna Sider
Scott Siegal
Arnold Siegel
Michael Simpson
Susan Sironi
Carla Slepak and Gary Day
Steve Slobin
Maryrose Smyth
Brenna Snider
Paula and Timothy Snyder
Jean Soule
Nancy and Bruce Steele
Jon Stefansson
George Stevens
Peggy and Bruce Stewart
Kathy Sturdevant
Deborah Swanson Patrick
Jane and Todd Szabo
Lois Tandy
Greg Telle and Hoorik Davoudian-Telle
Jesse Telles
John Thompson
Robert Thurstans
Elaine Tietjen
Edwina Travis-Chin and Robert Miller
William Trousdale
Elizabeth Trueblood
Neal Turner
Betsey and Sidney Tyler
Tracy and Kevn Van Houten
Tierra Verde
Lynn and Donald Voss
Amy Walden
Lisa Walker
Mary Walp
Robert Walp
Mika Walton
Roger Weingaertner
Dierdre Weinstein
Cindy and Bill Wenzlau
Joseph White
Elizabeth Wilcox
Felicia Williams
Robin Williams
Ross Williamson
Phoebe and Lawrence Wilson
Erik Winfree
Bruce Wright
Carol and Gerald Wuenschell
Mary Yui
Michele Zack and Mark Goldschmidt
John Ziemer
Linda Zinn
