2025-11-14T19:26:36-08:00 2024-12-31 352464309 Penny Lundgren CPA Inc 33733 Yucaipa Blvd Suite 5 Yucaipa CA 92399 990 2024-01-01 921957811 MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL CONSERVATION COUNCIL MOHA 9092894649 PO BOX 1660 WRIGHTWOOD CA 92397 Karl Fairchild Treasurer 9092894649 2025-11-14 true true Penny Lundgren P01006125 9097972272 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Donald R Mitchell PO BOX 1660 WRIGHTWOOD CA 92397 1083350 false X MGSCONSERVATION.ORG X 2023 CA THE MISSION OF THE MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL CONSERVATION COUNCIL IS TO ASSURE THE PERPETUAL SURVIVAL OF VIABLE POPULATIONS OF MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRRELS REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORICAL RANGE. 11 11 0 80 0 1072721 7792 1 2067 1082581 0 0 0 0 3721 818147 818147 264434 13546 280267 2480 4767 11066 275500 X THE MISSION OF THE MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL CONSERVATION COUNCIL IS TO ASSURE THE PERPETUAL SURVIVAL OF VIABLE POPULATIONS OF MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRRELS REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORICAL RANGE. true false 750725 1064441 The Mohave Ground Squirrel Conservation Council received a grant from the State of CA to advance its Mohave Ground Squirrel (MGS) Conservation Program, dedicated to studying and preserving the MGS population and its habitat. The program provides comprehensive leadership to oversee all activities, ensuring effective coordination and execution. It administers the grant, managing budgeting, compliance, and detailed reporting to the funder, while also supervising contractors involved in specialized tasks. To monitor the MGS population and habitat, the program establishes spatially explicit camera-trap grids to track squirrel activity and distribution. Live-captured MGS are temporarily marked with fur-dyeing or fur-shaving for identification in photographs and permanently tagged with Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags, detected passively through PIT tag reader arrays. Tissue samples are collected from captured squirrels for population genetics analyses to assess genetic diversity. The program also experiments with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to elicit and record MGS vocalizations, enhancing behavioral studies, and collects high-resolution vegetation data using both UAVs and traditional on-the-ground methods, such as quadrats and transects, to evaluate habitat conditions. To improve efficiency, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are developed to process camera-trap photographs into analyzable data. A robust data management plan ensures the organized storage and accessibility of all data, including photographs, genetic samples, and identification records. Through these efforts, the MGS Conservation Program advances scientific understanding and supports the long-term conservation of the Mohave ground squirrel, serving over 200 acres of critical habitat in the reporting year. 42765 ALLOCATED AND SUPPORTING EXPENSES DEVELOPING AND MAININTING CURRENT AND FUTURE PROGRAMMING. 8427 7792 THE MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL WORKSHOP COVERS the natural history, regulation, and survey techniques of the Mohave ground squirrel (MGS), a California state threatened species endemic to the Mojave desert. A One-day lecture IS FOLLOWED BY in the field learning techniques for capture, identification, and processing of desert squirrels.Participants acquire an introduction to the techniques and other knowledge required for biologists authorized by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to work with the Mohave ground squirrel. Successful completion of the workshop IS a useful start in building the qualifications needed to obtain a CESA Memorandum of Understanding to capture and handle the species, or to be designated as a qualified biologist for MGS in an Incidental Take Permit. 801917 true false false false false false false false false false true 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 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true false false false false false false true true true true false false false false false CA X KARL FAIRCHILD 5416091038 PO BOX 1660 WRIGHTWOOD CA 92397 X Kathy Simon Asst. Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Donald R Mitchell Co-Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward Lee LaRue Jr Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Karl Fairchild Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Denise LaBerteaux Co-Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jacob Robinson Asst. Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Karla Flores Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phil Leitner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Milena Mokhayesh Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erin Whitfield Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Garlinger Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 3880 1064441 4400 1072721 PROGRAM WORKSHOP FEES 7792 7792 7792 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2836 769 2067 2067 0 1082581 9860 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 935 935 0 0 0 750725 750725 1372 1372 37214 24189 9304 3721 0 0 0 0 0 8427 8427 0 0 0 1355 1355 FIELD SUPPLIES 14189 14189 Postage and Shipping 2430 2430 OFFICE SUPPLIES 597 597 VOLUNTEER MEALS 398 398 505 187 318 818147 801917 12509 3721 13542 95135 0 0 0 0 0 0 3937 0 181195 181195 0 0 0 0 4 0 13546 280267 2480 4767 2480 4767 X 11066 275500 11066 275500 13546 280267 264434 X false false false X 25177 1072721 1097898 0 0 25177 1072721 1097898 0 1097898 0 0 0 1097898 X 0.00000 181195 181195 181195 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 4767 4767 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 IN ITS SECOND YEAR AS AN ORGANIZATION, THE MOHAVE GROUND SQUIRREL CONSERVATION COUNCIL DEVELOPED PROGRAMMING THAT DID NOT EXIST IN ITS FIRST YEAR AS AN ENTITY. THE PROGRAM SERVICES DEVELOPED IN 2024 INCLUDED A CONSERVATION PROGRAM AND TRAINING/EDUCATION WORKSHOP. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a The chairpersons of ad hoc committees shall report their findings to the Board in written reports and verbally, as needed, at scheduled Board meetings. Authority of each standing committee to (1) commit resources of the MGS Conservation Council, (2) to develop and distribute technical comment letters, (3) to establish position statements for the MGSCC, and to (4) pursue legal actions shall be delegated and formally approved by the Board prior to implementation on a committee-by-committee basis, providing for full and open communication of each committee with the Board while facilitating timely action. Ad hoc committees lack the four authorities given above, and report directly and solely to the Board. Prior to the Annual Business Meeting, the chairperson of each standing committee shall provide a written report to the Chairperson of the Board, identifying the members of the committee and summarizing the activities of the committee during the previous year. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION WITH AN INTEREST IN MOHAVE GOURND SQUIRRELS OR THEIR CONSERVATION SHALL BE ELGIBLE FOR MEMERSHIP UPON SUBMISSION OF MEMBERSHIP FORM AND PAYMENT OF DUES. NO PROFESSIONAL AFIILIATION IS REQUIRED. THE MGS CONSERVATION COUNCIL DOES NOT DISCRIMATE AGAINST ANY PERSON ON THE BASIS OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS, CREED, RELIGIONS, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGGIN, AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS, DISABILITY, ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION, OR ANY OTHER PHYSICAL, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC FACTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS DIGITALLY Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBER ENFORCEMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 UPON REQUEST.