2026-06-08T19:47:35-04:00 2025-12-31 823120630 COASTSIDE TAX CONSULTANTS 225 CABRILLO HWY S STE 105D HALF MOON BAY CA 94019 990EZ 2025-01-01 770115302 WADDELL CREEK ASSOCIATION WADD 8314272288 3600 HIGHWAY 1 DAVENPORT CA 95017 NAN SINGH-BOWMAN TREASURER 8314272288 2026-05-20 CINDY CHONG P00787696 6507135089 2026-05-20 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 8074 X 5287 487 7 1671 2558 -887 622 5516 3658 600 4056 8314 -2798 76790 73992 76790 73992 76790 73992 76790 73992 X THE WADDELL CREEK ASSOCIATION IN COOPERATION WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COASTAL SECTION OF BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK. WE SHOWCASE THE ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL GEMS OF THE SEASHORE, MARSH AND LOWER FORESTED AREA INCLUDING MANY FLORA AND FAUNA UNIQUE TO THESE AREAS. WE ALSO SUPPORT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM EVENTS AND THE NEW WILDERNESS PATROL PROJECT. INCORPORATING INFORMATION ON FIRE ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORICAL TENDING AND FORAGING OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR OVERALL EDUCATION EFFORTS. OUR AIM IS TO INCLUDE EVERYONE IN THIS EDUCATION AS WE ARE ALL CITIZENS OF THIS PLANET AND EVERY ACTION (OR NON-ACTION) AFFECTS US ALL. THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE IS VITAL IF WE ARE TO MAKE POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2025 LAST YEAR SAW A GOOD DEAL OF UPGRADING OF INFRASTRUCTURE AT RANCHO DEL OSO. BESIDES NEW SIGNAGE, WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR NATURE CENTER CARPET CLEANING, WINDOW CLEANING AND OTHER BASIC MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS NEW TRACK LIGHTING. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR WEBSITE AND ONLINE PRESENCE TO ENHANCE THE EXPOSURE OF OUR ACTIVITIES TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE PROTECTION IN THE WEB WORLD AND A QR CODE FOR EASE OF PURCHASE. EVENTS INCLUDED SALAMANDER SATURDAY (A SCALED-DOWN VERSION OF SELF-DIRECTED ACTIVITIES), WILDFLOWER WEEKEND AND EVENT/PROGRAM SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF SUPPLIES (NATURE JOURNALS, PENCILS, WATERCOLOR SETS, CHAIR RENTAL AND T- SHIRTS). DIANE WEST-BOURKE, A LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER WITH HULDA HOOVER, GAVE HISTORY TRAINING TO VOLUNTEERS FROM RDO AND ANO AND A MAJOR EFFORT WAS MADE TO START SORTING/ PRESERVING THE ARCHIVE MATERIALS STORED THERE. WE ALSO HAD HULDA HOOVER DAY TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF THIS AMAZING WOMAN WHO FOUNDED THE WADDELL CREEK ASSOCIATION. THERE WERE SPEAKERS, GUIDED WALKS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDED. WCA PURCHASED A WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION FOR THE NATURE CENTER TO ASSIST HIKERS AND VISITORS WHO ARRIVE AFTER HOURS. HIKES INCLUDED THE RETIRED PROFESSORS FROM UCSC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL FROM SEMPERVIRENS FUND AS WELL AS SCHOOL GROUPS. NEST FEST WAS A HUGE HIT WITH THE PUBLIC, HIGHLIGHTING OUR NATIVE DUSKY- FOOTED WOOD RATS AND THEIR PENCHANT FOR BUILDING HUGE DOME-SHAPED HOUSES IN THE MARSH AREA. LEARNING DAYS WITH SOQUEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INVOLVED THE STUDENTS IN REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS AND REPLACING THEM WITH NATIVE VARIETIES IN THE DEMO GARDEN. THIS HANDS-ON TRAINING WAS OVERSEEN BY PARKS STAFF AND WCA BOARD MEMBERS. 3658 4018 4018 SUSAN KRIVIN PRESIDENT 4.00 0 NAN SINGH-BOWMAN TREASURER 2.00 0 LEA HARATANI SECRETARY 2.00 0 JUDY BUCK BOARD MEMBER 8.00 0 FRANK SWANSON BOARD MEMBER 8.00 0 ERIKA PERLOFF BOARD MEMBER 4.00 0 AMY PATTEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false false CA NAN SINGH-BOWMAN 10361 CALIFORNIA DRIVE BEN LOMOND CA 95005 8314272288 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X X X 1 BIG BASIN STATE PARK 680303606 7 true 3658 0 1 3658 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 REFUND 622 TOTAL 622 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES INSURANCE 504 OFFICE SUPPLIES 12 SUPPLIES 19 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 50 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 69 PRINTING & REPRODUCTION 129 GIFTS 300 BOARD RETREAT 1,144 COMPUTER EXPENSES 1,469 EVENTS & PROGRAMS 360 TOTAL 4,056 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE WADDELL CREEK ASSOCIATION IN COOPERATION WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COASTAL SECTION OF BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK. WE SHOWCASE THE ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL GEMS OF THE SEASHORE, MARSH AND LOWER FORESTED AREA INCLUDING MANY FLORA AND FAUNA UNIQUE TO THESE AREAS. WE ALSO SUPPORT INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM EVENTS AND THE NEW WILDERNESS PATROL PROJECT. INCORPORATING INFORMATION ON FIRE ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORICAL TENDING AND FORAGING OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR OVERALL EDUCATION EFFORTS. OUR AIM IS TO INCLUDE EVERYONE IN THIS EDUCATION AS WE ARE ALL CITIZENS OF THIS PLANET AND EVERY ACTION (OR NON-ACTION) AFFECTS US ALL. THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE IS VITAL IF WE ARE TO MAKE POSITIVE IMPACTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2025 LAST YEAR SAW A GOOD DEAL OF UPGRADING OF INFRASTRUCTURE AT RANCHO DEL OSO. BESIDES NEW SIGNAGE, WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR NATURE CENTER CARPET CLEANING, WINDOW CLEANING AND OTHER BASIC MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS NEW TRACK LIGHTING. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR WEBSITE AND ONLINE PRESENCE TO ENHANCE THE EXPOSURE OF OUR ACTIVITIES TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE PROTECTION IN THE WEB WORLD AND A QR CODE FOR EASE OF PURCHASE. EVENTS INCLUDED SALAMANDER SATURDAY (A SCALED-DOWN VERSION OF SELF-DIRECTED ACTIVITIES), WILDFLOWER WEEKEND AND EVENT/PROGRAM SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF SUPPLIES (NATURE JOURNALS, PENCILS, WATERCOLOR SETS, CHAIR RENTAL AND T- SHIRTS). DIANE WEST-BOURKE, A LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER WITH HULDA HOOVER, GAVE HISTORY TRAINING TO VOLUNTEERS FROM RDO AND ANO AND A MAJOR EFFORT WAS MADE TO START SORTING/ PRESERVING THE ARCHIVE MATERIALS STORED THERE. WE ALSO HAD HULDA HOOVER DAY TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF THIS AMAZING WOMAN WHO FOUNDED THE WADDELL CREEK ASSOCIATION. THERE WERE SPEAKERS, GUIDED WALKS AND WORKSHOPS PROVIDED. WCA PURCHASED A WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATION FOR THE NATURE CENTER TO ASSIST HIKERS AND VISITORS WHO ARRIVE AFTER HOURS. HIKES INCLUDED THE RETIRED PROFESSORS FROM UCSC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL FROM SEMPERVIRENS FUND AS WELL AS SCHOOL GROUPS. NEST FEST WAS A HUGE HIT WITH THE PUBLIC, HIGHLIGHTING OUR NATIVE DUSKY- FOOTED WOOD RATS AND THEIR PENCHANT FOR BUILDING HUGE DOME-SHAPED HOUSES IN THE MARSH AREA. LEARNING DAYS WITH SOQUEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INVOLVED THE STUDENTS IN REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS AND REPLACING THEM WITH NATIVE VARIETIES IN THE DEMO GARDEN. THIS HANDS-ON TRAINING WAS OVERSEEN BY PARKS STAFF AND WCA BOARD MEMBERS.