Jeanie Hilten - 15 February, 2002

January DLIA Report

Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:49:20 -0500
To: dl@pick.uga.edu
From: John Pickering 
Subject: put on web
Cc: jeanie@discoverlife.org

   Hello folks,
 Attached and below is DLIA's report for January, 2002.  Please note dates
scheduled for the coming year's events.
 I'll fax copies of this report to NPS staff who are still "off-line".
 Jeanie
 Jeanie Hilten

1314 Cherokee Orchard Rd.

Gatlinburg, TN  37738

865-430-4752



Discover Life in America
 Monthly Report
 January, 2002
 Jeanie Hilten and Emily Jones


Highlights:


… DLIA Board sets Strategic Planning meeting March 8-9, 2002

 … ATBI/DLIA Annual Conference 2002 set for December 4-7, Glenstone Lodge

 … Daddy-Long-Legs volunteers assist ATBI scientist James Cokendolpher

 … Four volunteers help Emily and Jeanie "deep-clean" two ATBI houses

 … Bio-Quests and Fern Forays planned for Spring and Summer, 2002 (see
calendar in ATBI quarterly)

 … Volunteer Orientations for 2002 scheduled for March 23-24 at Sugarlands
Training Room and May 18-19 at Purchase Knob.

 … Photographers develop new slide presentation/video/power point show for ATBI

 … Emily Jones and Color Central  create new Discover Life exhibit


 Contacts and Communications

 … Winter issue of the ATBI Quarterly will be mailed to over 2100 people
and be posted on the web site. Thanks again to newsletter editor Ruthanne
Mitchell and science (and grammar!) editor Becky Nichols!
 … New DLIA exhibit set up during Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge.
 … Volunteer Eric Guinn imports new web registrations to office database.
 … "New Contact" postcard mailed to over two dozen recent inquiries.
 … Slide shows updated by Jeanie and Paul Super.

 Science/ATBI

 … Participated in Twin Creeks meetings about NPS Science Center
 … Collected slime mold samples and visited Cades Cove ATBI plot
 … Mailed Opiliones samples to James Cokendolpher
 … 6 Bio-Quests are being planned for 2002:  millipedes, protista, ferns,
snails, lepidoptera, bats.
 … Plans underway for DLIA interns:  one through Warren Wilson College, one
through USGS funds for Sorting/ATBI pilot study.

 Housing

 … Thanks to volunteers Jim Lowe, Virginia Harrow, Bill Smith, and Ansley
Haman for joining us for the cleaning day Jan. 26 at the Cades Cove and
Cosby ATBI houses.
 … Met with Park staff about the Purchase Knob Learning Center;  gave input
on DLIA's role for scientist housing.
 … Developed updated housing info. packets for researchers.
 … Renewed lease for ATBI houses with GSMNP.

 Volunteers

 … New slide/video/power point presentations developed by volunteer
photographers Kevin Fitz Patrick, Rebecca Shiflett, Don McGowan
 … Training for new volunteers set for March 23 and May 18.
 … Project team leader meeting set for Feb. 22 to plan for 2002 projects
and volunteer coordination.
 … Sorting Class #2 set for Feb. 23-24, taught by Tom Rogers with Chuck
Parker, Ian Stocks, Jim Lowe.  To register, call Jeanie Hilten at
865-430-4752, or jeanie@discoverlife.org

 Education

 … Gave ATBI slide talks to two Wilderness First Responder groups.
 … In contact with several high school teachers for their involvement in 2002.
 … Organized ATBI slide notebooks.
 … Developed drafts of undergraduate internship job description and student
project opportunities.

 Office/Clerical

 … Bills paid.   
 … Office database updated.
 … Developed draft of job description for clerical help.

 Publicity

 … Contacted Wayt Gibbs of Scientific American about article on Lepidoptera
Quest in June.
 … Southern Living (Feb.) has article on Discover Life in the Tennessee
Living section.
 … Emily has had several other press releases in local papers.

 Financial and Development

 … Working with Millstone Accounting's Joyce Guerrera, David Scanlon, Emily
Jones to bring final report of DLIA's 2001 profit/loss statement
up-to-date.  Joyce will prepare monthly balance sheet for DLIA staff.
 … Arranging for improved method of depositing $ into DLIA bank account
from Friends.

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 January Development Report / DLIA
 Submitted by Emily Jones

 $ for Corporations
 Proposal submitted to Dollywood, ($10,000 for Lepidoptera Quest) and met
with Ken Bell Feb 1 to discuss the project. (We will know funding level in
early March)

 Proposal submitted to Leica Microsystems requesting in-kind product
donation (teaching microscope, compound scope or dissecting scope) ($4,000
to $25,000 in product)

 Worked with George Ivey on Westgate Proposal ($10,000 for volunteer
training) (Field visit scheduled for Feb. 7, 2002)

 Participated in a conference call with Fujifilm regarding potential
projects such as photography workshops, web site development, data storage.
Invited to submit a proposal in the $7,500 to 10,000 range. Pre conference
consultation with Keith Langdon and followed up with consultation with
Jeanie Hilten Kevin Fitz Patrick, Don McGowan, and John Pickering on most
pressing needs for ATBI/ DLIA.

 Attended Tremont / Alcoa Celebration at Park Grill. Met members of the
Alcoa Community Advisory Board and Alcoa Foundation staff
 .
  $ from Foundations
 Worked with Rich Harrington to submit a proposal to Lyndhurst Foundation
on Baseline Aquatic Habitat Health Project for $30,000. Request was denied.
 This proposal will be resubmitted to Winslow Foundation based on Peter
Raven' suggestion that we submit something to Winslow about conservation
and in the $30,000 - $40,000 range.

 Marketing and Communications
 Met with Drs. Caudill, Lippmen and (Bonnie) Reichert to discuss the field
placement and an internship for a  Communications graduate student.

 Developed a new DLIA exhibit and premiered it a Wilderness Wildlife Week.
Attended opening event.

 Distributed press release on grand daddy long legs and DLIA volunteer
opportunities.

 Worked with Tonya Burk, Bob Miller and George Ivey on maintaining Friends
WBIR Live at Five slot (Jan. shows on Elk Release and Tremont)

 Organizational development
 Organized and participated in 1st meeting of ad hoc Development and
Marketing Committee.

 Assisted Jeanie and our wonderful volunteers in cleaning out Cades Cove
and Cosby House.

 Worked with George on Blackbaud data base project to streamline Friend's
special event work and generate Wildflower Week mailing list.

 Education
 Participated in two Air Fairs in Sevier County Schools. DLIA's message is
on the Puzzle of Life, the interdependence of species and the importance of
clean air. We have 15 Diversity of Life puzzles created as an activity to
illustrate ATBI work with children.

 Prepared mailing list and invitations for the Taste of the Grill to
benefit Parks as Classrooms. Recruited volunteers and am coordinating with
Sue Bock on event details.

 Partnerships
 Met with Kurt Butefish and Bruce Ralston regarding the possibility of
developing an arrangement with U.T. Geology Department to utilize UT
students and Upward Bound students to enter data for mapping programs.

 Attended GSMNP Commission and gave report on DLIA and ATBI and Met Robert
McCollum who may be able to help us obtain lab equipment and other in-kind
donations for the Purchase and for the Bio Quests.

 Attended Wildflower Week meeting at NHA. Friends will promote event at the
Dogwood House and Garden Show, do a fundraising auction for projects
related to Wildflowers and native plants, and recruit volunteers to assist
with registration.  DLIA is presenting an all-day ATBI program Tuesday,
April 23,


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 Planning and Up-Coming Concerns

 … Continue volunteer training and supervision.
 … Approval of student intern job descriptions.
 … Clean and organize Sorting Center for 2002 work and arrange for other
space for sorting.
 … DLIA Board Strategic Planning Meeting March 8-9, 2002
 … DLIA Mini-Grants program for 2002 underway.  Deadline for submission
Feb. 28, 2002.
 … Continue planning for fundraising for immediate and long term needs.
 … Organize Bio-quests for 2002.
 … Arrange more scientist housing and coordinate scientist "hosts".


 We appreciate everyone's help, ideas, and suggestions.  If you have any
questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.  Thank you!

 Jeanie Hilten                                Emily Jones
 Jeanie@discoverlife.org                        fotsej@icx.net
 Ph: 865-430-4752                            Ph: 865-453-2428

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