2026-08-13T13:36:17-04:00 2025-09-30 851091386 Connie Christiansen CPA PO Box 33875 Reno NV 89533 990 2024-10-01 830411414 Alpine Watershed Group % Zach Wood ALPI 5306942327 PO Box 296 Markleeville CA 96120 ZACH WOOD Board Chair 5306942327 2026-08-13 true true CONNIE CHRISTIANSEN P00398106 7754134084 2026-08-13 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kimra McAfee PO Box 296 Markleeville CA 96120 411233 false X www.alpinewatershedgroup.org X 2006 CA To protect, conserve, and restore the watersheds of Alpine County by promoting sustainable community and science-based collaborative solutions. 6 6 4 321 0 0 314615 410159 0 15 21 1518 903 316148 411083 0 0 148892 158752 0 6324 139415 209198 288307 367950 27841 43133 148627 256752 30425 110726 118202 146026 X To protect, conserve, and restore the watersheds of Alpine County by promoting sustainable community and science-based collaborative solutions. false false 325720 See Schedule O 325720 true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false CA X Kimra McAfee 5306942327 PO Box 296 Markleeville CA 96120 Kimra McAfee Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 64743 0 0 Dan Kaffer Member at Large 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carl Ruschmeyer Member at Large 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 January Riddle Member at Large - part year 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zach Wood Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rich Harvey Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Twiss Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Young Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 64743 0 0 0 false false false 242 325037 84880 410159 21 21 1053 242 150 903 903 411083 0 0 924 X 69482 56221 9134 4127 72587 70117 1336 1134 3419 2538 835 46 13264 11443 1355 466 9195 9195 174231 174231 1731 68 1123 540 3894 266 3628 2400 2400 2017 1957 60 304 108 196 4031 4031 Permits 1375 1236 139 Supplies 9560 7336 2213 11 Training and volunteers 460 199 261 367950 325720 35906 6324 15384 29684 45827 57646 85962 168363 1454 1059 148627 256752 12514 103593 7133 17911 30425 110726 X 118202 146026 118202 146026 148627 256752 X 43133 -15309 0 X false false false X 281054 111323 287895 314615 410159 1405046 281054 111323 287895 314615 410159 1405046 32399 1372647 10 8 4 15 21 58 1518 903 2421 1407525 0.97520 0.94770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Executive Director and Board Chair review the draft Form 990 for any necessary changes or corrections. The updated draft is provided to the full Board prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The Executive Director annually provides each Board Member with the policy and disclosure forms. Each Board Member signs a statement affirming that they have received a copy of the policy and agree to comply with it and provide information about possible conflicts or relationships. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a Initially, the Executive Directors wages were set by the Board of Directors utilizing comparability date. Annual increases are evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors with periodic use of comparability data to ensure that wages are reasonable. Deliberation and discussion occurs at regularly scheduled Board meetings for which meeting minutes are retained. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Board Members are not compensated and there are no key employees. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Organizational documents are available upon request via email, regular mail, or at the Organizations office. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Planning and design fees totaling $173,787 were paid to consultants with expertise in water restoration projects, engineers, and other professionals for the restoration projects; $444 was paid for environmental education program assistance. Part III response or note to any other line in Part III FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS -A total of 321 volunteers participated in 22 different monitoring and restoration activities during 2025, contributing approximately 667 volunteer hours. In 2025 AWG staff led one environmental education field trip and six in-classroom lessons, reaching 48 local school children. We continued work on a large planning effort to guide the way for future restoration projects, the West Fork Carson Prioritization Project.Monitoring Programs: AWG River Monitor volunteers and staff continued to conduct water quality monitoring at eight sites in the Upper Carson River watershed, measuring stream and air temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and conductivity. We also continued post-project photo monitoring for the Hope Valley Restoration and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Project, which was constructed in October 2020. We continued to conduct post-Tamarack Fire monitoring in the Musser and Jarvis watershed and seedling survivability surveys in the Tamarack Fire burn scar, with the intent of determining restoration planting success. We continued aspen regeneration monitoring associated with a fuels reduction project in the West Fork Carson River watershed and started a new aspen regeneration monitoring project in conjunction with fuels reduction work around Monitor Pass.Restoration Projects: AWG hosted the annual Creek Day community workday on September 20, 2025; a total of 33 participants worked at five project sites hauling out trash. We partnered to lead two community tree planting workdays in burned areas, planting approximately 1,235 trees. We were instrumental in the start of implementation of the Markleeville Creek Floodplain Restoration Project, and we started conducting monitoring for the project.Education and Community Outreach: AWGs community outreach and education program included distribution of a monthly newsletter, website maintenance, social media posts, tabling/presenting at 15 community events, hosting a bioblitz, and presence at regional conferences. We continued to provide administrative support for the Forest Health Community Working Group, working to make progress over the long-term on improving forest health and resilience; this included helping to host three community workshops and one field tour. We also started working with Amador, Calaveras County, and Tuolumne County Resource Conservation Districts on a regional climate resilience strategy for natural and working lands. Part XI response or note to any line in Part XI LINE 8 - PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTThe Organization reduced the beginning net assets by $15,309 to correct an error in the accrual of prior year grants receivable.