Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$102,856

Total expenses

$131,091

Contributions and grants received

$102,856

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$47,482

Total liabilities, end of year

$480

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$47,002

Program service expenses (Part III)

$111,612

Program services were 85.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

• IN 2022, THE LCFWG MAINTAINED COMMUNICATION AMONG PROJECT PARTNERS TO COORDINATE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR WATERSHEDS. MAJOR 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS THE WATERSHED ARE DESCRIBED BELOW: -PRIVATE LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM: THE LCFWG CONTINUED THE PRIVATE LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, AIMED AT LANDOWNER OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT INTENDED TO INCREASE ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS. IN 2022, WORKED WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE TO DEVELOP REVEGETATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS IN THE BULL RIVER AND BEAVER CREEK DRAINAGES. NEW REVEGETATION PROJECTS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN THE BULL RIVER ON THREE PRIVATE PROPERTIES AND CONTINUED EFFORTS WERE PLANNED FOR 2023 IN THE BULL RIVER AND BEAVER CREEK DRAINAGES. ADDITIONALLY, THE LCFWG SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT A RANCHING FAMILY ON SQAYLTH-KWUM CREEK HIRE A QUALIFIED ENGINEERING FIRM TO DESIGN AN UPGRADE FOR AN AGING IRRIGATION DIVERSION. -BEAVER CREEK: MADE INITIAL SITE VISIT TO PRIVATE LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE, WHICH LED TO PLANS FOR A PLANTING PROJECT SCHEDULED FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN 2023. -BULL RIVER: CONTINUED ONGOING EFFORTS TO RE-VEGETATE AREAS ALONG THE BULL RIVER, WHICH OVER TIME WILL HELP STABILIZE STREAM BANKS, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, AND CREATE DIVERSE HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2022 INCLUDED NEW PLANTINGS OF APPROXIMATELY 425 TREES AND SHRUBS ON FOUR PROPERTIES ALONG THE EAST FORK AND MAINSTEM BULL RIVER, REMOVING OLD BROWSE PROTECTION MATERIALS AT PAST PROJECTS, AND MAINTAINING ENGAGEMENT WITH LANDOWNERS AND PROTECTING PAST PLANTING EFFORTS FROM BROWSE. ON ARBOR DAY 2023, THE LCFWG HOSTED THEIR FIRST ARBOR DAY PLANTING EVENT, WITH THE HOPES THAT THIS WILL BECOME AN ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN REVEGETATION PROJECTS. ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2023 AND BEYOND, AS THE LCFWG WORKED TO SECURE FUNDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS ANNUALLY FROM 2023-2026. THESE MAJOR PLANTING EFFORTS WILL BE PAIRED WITH SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE EFFORTS, VOLUNTEER, AND LANDOWNER ENGAGEMENT. -THOMPSON RIVER: WORKED WITH PARTNER TROUT UNLIMITED AND OTHERS TO CONTINUE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN THE THOMPSON RIVER. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LOLO NATIONAL FOREST AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, THE PARTNERS AIM TO DEVELOP PROJECTS IN THE DRAINAGE TO REDUCE IMPACTS OF ROADS AND OTHER HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON BULL TROUT, WESTSLOPE CUTTHROAT TROUT AND THE ROBUST RECREATIONAL FISHERY IN THE DRAINAGE. ACTIVITIES IN 2022, PRIMARILY LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND PRELIMINARY ACTION/NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN 2023. -VERMILION RIVER: THE LCFWG CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE SIMS MEANDER STREAM AND FLOODPLAIN RESTORATION PROJECT ON THE VERMILION RIVER, WHICH IN 2021 RESTORED FLOODPLAIN FUNCTION AND CREATED IN-STREAM AND RIPARIAN HABITAT ALONG 2,400 FT OF THE VERMILION RIVER. THE "SIMS MEANDER" STRETCH OF THE RIVER WAS RECONTOURED TO RECONNECT THE RIVER TO THE FLOODPLAIN, AND LARGE LOGS AND ROOT WADS WERE INSTALLED ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER AND IN THE FLOODPLAIN TO ANCHOR THE BANKS AND HELP TRAP SEDIMENT DURING FLOOD EVENTS. THESE MEASURES WERE DESIGNED TO HELP RESTORE NATIVE VEGETATION IN THE FLOODPLAIN AND SLOW WATER DURING RUNOFF EVENTS. THAT IN TURN WILL IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND IMPROVE HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE LCFWG'S ROLE IN THIS PROJECT WAS TO COORDINATE FUNDING, CONTRACTING, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS RELATED TO THE PROJECT. OUTREACH, MONITORING, AND REPORTING WERE THE FOCUS OF EFFORTS IN 2022. ADDITIONALLY, THE LCFWG BEGAN WORKING WITH PARTNERS AT THE KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST AND UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO PLAN AND FUNDRAISE FOR THE FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATION ON THE VERMILION RIVER. PARTNERS LAID THE GROUNDWORK TO ACCELERATE THE PACE OF RESTORATION AND PAIR EFFORTS WITH A ROBUST GROUNDWATER-SURFACEWATER MONITORING PROGRAM THAT WOULD ASSESS THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION EFFORTS ANTICIPATED TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IN 2023, THE LCFWG WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT FURTHER REVEGETATION EFFORTS IN THE BULL RIVER, DEVELOP OTHER PROJECTS ON PRIVATE LANDS SUCH AS A PLANTING EFFORT IN BEAVER CREEK PLANNED FOR FALL OF 2023, AS WELL AS MAINTAIN COORDINATION ACROSS THE WATERSHED WITH ALL PARTNERS REGARDING PAST, ONGOING AND POTENTIAL PROJECTS.

  Expenses $111,612

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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