DLIA December monthly report
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 16:16:53 -0500 Subject: DLIA December monthly report From: Jean Hilten <millerscove@earthlink.net> To: Frank Harris <harrisf@ornl.gov>, George Briggs <hjansson@ncarboretum.org>, Glenn Bogart <bogartg01@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us>, Norm Johnson <johnson.2@osu.edu>, Tom Kiernan <tkiernan@npca.org>, Meredith Lane <lane@acnatsci.org>, Charles Maynard <fotsdir@icx.net>, John Morse <jmorse@clemson.edu>, John Pickering <pick@discoverlife.org>, Stephanie Ramsey <slr@mindspring.com>, Susan Riechert <sriecher@utk.edu>, David Scanlon <jltdhs@yahoo.com>, Elizabeth Skillen <lockard@pick.uga.edu>, Peter White <pswhite@unc.edu>, Rex Lowe <lowe@opie.bgsu.edu>, Mary Williams <mjwillia@tricon.net> CC: Keith Langdon <Keith_Langdon@nps.gov>, <Becky_Nichols@nps.gov>, <Chuck_Parker@nps.gov>, <Karen_Ballentine@nps.gov>, <Phil_Francis@nps.gov>, <Michael_Tollefson@nps.gov>, <Chris_Stein@nps.gov>, Ken Voorhis <ken@gsmit.org> Hello, everyone. Attached and below is my December report. (Encoded for Windows) --Jeanie Discover Life in America Monthly Report December, 2000 Jeanie Hilten Contacts and Communications * Coordinated ATBI Annual Conference. Fine support of volunteers, Park staff, and DLIA board. Excellent presentations and idea exchange. Thank you! * Participated in winter Board Meeting December 21, 2000. (See minutes.) Spring meeting set for Friday, May 18 at 12:00pm at Park Headquarters. * Revising ATBI brochure with assistance of Meryl Rose, NPS and Coralie Bloom, NHA. Will likely have an updated one to the printer by the end of January. * Working with Ruthanne Mitchell on the Winter ATBI Quarterly. Please send in articles or any info to her at cwmitchell@ntown.com Science/ATBI * Vertebrate study monies disbursed for all of mammal portion for year 1 ($25, 000) and for part of reptile portion for year 1. Have requested other participants to send me their reports of completed work. Waiting to hear from them. * Visited Gregory Cave with USGS's Jeff Corser and NPS's Carey Jones, looking for salamanders, invertebrates, and bats. Took photos and sent to Michael Harvey's grad student. Housing * With help of volunteer Jim Burbank, did "Deep Cleaning Day" for Cades Cove house: December 4, including steam cleaning carpet. Smells good. * Visited Cades Cove and Cosby houses and received scientists' housing check in/check out forms. Cosby House needs plumbing work in kitchen and master bath. * Updated housing calendar. Sent "person/nights" to the Park. Volunteers * Developed proposed volunteer plan and presented ideas at Annual Conference. * Suggest Volunteer Training March 3 and/or March 10, using Volunteer Coordinators as team leaders for various projects. * Directed volunteer help with the ATBI annual conference-A/V assistance for presenters, exhibits, entertainment, set-up, registration, transportation, etc. Thanks! Financial * Received notice from IRS that non-profit tax exempt application has been received. Hope to have the IRS letter in a couple of months. * Wrote checks for phone, electric, office support, housing, ATBI conference expenses. Education * Coordinated Glen Este High School visit to ATBI conference as well as involvement from Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. * Contacted Karen Ballentine and Susan Sachs concerning their ATBI education presentation at the conference. Office/Clerical * Updated spreadsheets for budget and Vertebrate Study funds allocation * Updated DLIA mailing list. * Met with Al Collazos and John Pickering about computer/web site/database management, especially on concerns of methods of access to records and currency of the data. Process in the works. * Wrote "thank you" letters for ATBI conference help. Publicity * Met with Greg Stewart and received DLIA T-shirts to donate and sell at the ATBI conference. He did a great job with them. * Sent out press release on ATBI conference to about 40 media contacts. * Discussed ATBI brochure update with NHA's Coralie Bloom. Planning and Up-Coming Concerns * Continuing to work on web site records access system with Al Collazos and John Pickering. * RFP's for 2001 research year. * TWIG leader roles for 2001 research year. * Volunteer coordination and planning meeting March 3 and/or March 10? * Need for committees to meet and finalize plans. * Develop 2001 and 2002 budgets (will meet with Frank and Charles Jan. 11). * Planning for 2001 research season needs: housing, volunteers, education, publicity, mini-grants, other funding of scientists and TWIG coordinators, grants and scholarships. I appreciate everyone's help, ideas, and suggestions. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you! Jeanie Hilten Jeanie@discoverlife.org Ph: 865-430-4752 Jeanie Hilten DLIA 1314 Cherokee Orchard Rd. Gatlinburg, TN 37738 865-430-4752 jeanie@discoverlife.org
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