April DLIA Report
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 13:11:59 -0400 To: dl@pick.uga.edu From: John Pickering <pick@discoverlife.org> Subject: DLIA April monthly report > > Hello, everyone > Attached and below is my report for April. > Jeanie > -- > Jeanie Hilten > Discover Life in America > (865) 430-4752 > 1314 Cherokee Orchard Road > Gatlinburg, TN 37738 > > Discover Life in America > Monthly Report > April, 2001 > Jeanie Hilten > > Contacts and Communications > > Met with Ruthanne Mitchell and Becky Nichols to review the Spring ATBI >Quarterly newsletter. Thanks, Ruthanne! Another fine issue! > Updated DLIA mailing list for newsletter mailing and sent to Matrixx >mail service. (Still need to import latest web site registrations.) > > Science/ATBI > > Coordinated with John Morse on mini-grant awards. Letters written and >checks to be sent to 16 recipients this week. > Received grant executive summaries and sent to Sharon Lim (new DLIA >webmaster at U. of GA: dl@discoverlife.org) for posting on the web site. > Arranged for ATBI plot sample pick up from Cades Cove and Foothills >Parkway (UGA) sites. > Obtained GSMNP scientific collecting permit to use for DLIA projects >with volunteers. > Organized trip with volunteers to high country for snowbank myxomycetes >collecting. Holding samples for Steve Stephenson. > Began use of Access data base format designed by Michael Kunze for >entering trillium surveys and possibly other trail survey information. > Worked with Richard Schulz on transfer of database info to ArcView map >program. > > Housing > > Updated housing calendar. Sent "person/nights" to the Park. > Visited both Cades Cove and Cosby houses. Installed washer and dryer >in Cades Cove ATBI house (donated by the Hiltens). Don Stephenson's staff >repaired leaky faucets and light fixtures in the utility room. Volunteer >Mary McCord assisted with Cosby house-set up of bed frame, delivery of >table from Warehouse for computer, check-in/check-out forms. > Finalized arrangements for use of Abrams Creek house by Liz Raulerson >of Towson University for salamander research. Discover Life will rent the >house from NPS and Liz will reimburse Discover Life. Talked with Park >Ranger Al Vaughn (Abrams Creek). > > Volunteers > > Took registrations and planned for second Volunteer Training day: Sat. >May 12, 2001 at 9:00am in the Sugarlands Training Room, and then at Twin >Creeks. 25 signed up as of 4/30/01. > Set up e-mail groups and FileMaker Pro records for volunteer project >teams-Sorting Center, Beetle Blitz, Trail Surveys, Snowbank Myxos, >Adopt-a-Plot, Photography, Scientist Host & Housing, and Fern Foray. > Sent volunteer job descriptions to Babette Collavo. > Developed Volunteer Hours Form. Entered hours. > Met with volunteer Photography Team Leader Kevin FitzPatrick. > Provided Discover Life display board and materials for Ian, Stephanie, >and Lee Ann Stocks to take to booth at Earth Day event in Oak Ridge. > Thanks, guys! > > Financial > > Updated spreadsheets for monthly income/expenses. > Wrote checks for phone, electric, office support, Sorting Center >contractual, ATBI projects, printing, and housing. > Consulted with Lewis Grooms about changes needed for Vertebrate Study >reimbursements in order to have monies come directly to Discover Life bank >account rather that first to Friends of the Smokies. In the works. > Wrote final payment to U. of GA for conclusion of the wasp study. > Welcome to Emily Jones, our new DLIA fundraiser/development officer! > > > > >Education > > Discussed with Paul Super needs for coordinated databases involving >information obtained from trail surveys. Students, teacher, and interns >will be using Park trails to inventory ferns, snails, beetles, etc. Need >to connect Tremont, DLIA, and Park computers if possible. > Gave slide presentation to Gatlinburg Rotary for the Biodiversity >Museum team, a proposed attraction to help finance the ATBI. For more >information about this project, contact Mary Phillips, >mar2draw4you@earthlink.net Judy Dulin, dulinj@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us or >Kent Cave, kent_cave@nps.gov. > Received DLIA Education Plan from Glenn Bogart. > Arranged materials and gave orientation to high school group from >Illinois to conduct trillium surveys on several trails. > Led "Biodiversity Ramble" up Sam's Creek for NHA/Friends Park Partners >event. > > Office/Clerical > > With help of Beth Buchanan, evicted most of the lady bugs from the >horse barn! > > Publicity > Continuing to sell DLIA T-shirts, mugs, and mouse pads. Will have them >available for the summer researchers and volunteers. > Sent out press releases about ATBI mini-grant recipients and second >volunteer day. > With Keith Langdon, gave interview to Barbara Barrett of the Asheville >Citizen-Times about current ATBI activities. > > Planning and Up-Coming Concerns > > Need to meet about the DLIA web site: configuration, review of pages, >protocols, oversight? and import of records for office use (is there >better/easier software for this process?), etc. > Continue plans for on-going volunteer training and supervision. Next >year arrange for a Tennessee day and a North Carolina day (use of Purchase >Knob?) > Conduct educational programs and outreach-spring and summer work with >Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont and other groups and schools. > TWIG leader roles for 2001 research year. > Beetle Blitz June 28-July 1, 2001-plan training, schedule, supplies, >methods. > Need for DLIA Board Committees to meet and finalize plans. (See list of >Board members and committees) Draft reports by May 18 DLIA Board Meeting >at 1pm at the Park Headquarters Conference Room. Remember to RSVP to >Jeanie about attendance at this important meeting! (If you don't RSVP, you >might not get any cookies or lemon-poppy seed bread from The Bakery Lady) > On-going planning for 2001 research season needs: housing, volunteers, >education, publicity, mini-grants, other funding of scientists and TWIG >coordinators, grants and scholarships. > Keynote speaker for 2001 ATBI Conference?? Invite now! > > 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 > > >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:Apr. Monthly Report (WDBN/MSWD) (0000A094) >
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