As we begin 2026, Rachel Ruiz, of Boreas Consulting, is no longer serving in the role Executive Director of Friends of the Lower Blue River. We thank Rachel for her energy and creativity demonstrated in 2025. We appreciate her effort launching the Blue Valley Ranch collaboration, maintaining conversations with key stakeholder groups and assisting with the community use data collection process. Rachel maintained and grew connections with many FOLBR community organizations, laying the groundwork for future partnerships. We wish her well.