Jeanie Hilten - 30 January, 2001
DLIA monthly report
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:54:51 -0500
To: dl@pick.uga.edu
From: Jeanie Hilten (by way of John Pickering)
Subject: DLIA monthly report
Hello, all
Attached and below is my report for Jan/01.
Jeanie
Discover Life in America
Monthly Report
January, 2001
Jeanie Hilten
Contacts and Communications
* Spoke with Jean Bushyhead of the Cherokee Language Project about Chuck
Parker's ideas for student participation in ATBI.
* Revised ATBI brochure sent to Twin Creeks staff for proofreading. Then
back to Coralie at NHA for printing. Funds from Sorting Center allocated
monies.
* Winter issue of the ATBI Quarterly went to press Jan. 22--3500 copies
printed. To be delivered to Matrixx mail service Tuesday, Jan. 30 for bulk
mailing: 1586 on the mailing list, which includes media and political
officials. Thanks, Ruthanne and all contributors!
* Received word that US Postal Service has approved our permit for bulk
mailings (newsletter) at the low non-profit rate.
* Attended "Discovery Center" exhibit opening at Oconoluftee Visitor
Center. (Park Service display showcasing ATBI work and park biodiversity).
* Updated Board member and TWIG lists. Send changes to webmaster Cassie
at UGA.
* Attended Park Partners meeting at Headquarters-Friends, NHA, Tremont,
NPS, DLIA.
Science/ATBI
* Vertebrate study monies disbursed for partial reimbursement of fish
parasite work done by Dr. Joseph Camp.
* Discussed June 28-July 1 "Beetle Blitz" with Twin Creeks staff and
volunteer Tom Rogers, who will help coordinate the effort.
* To Cades Cove and Goshen Prong ATBI plots with Ian to learn more about
the instrumented plots and possibilities of volunteer help with maintaining
them.
* Sent out notices to potential applicants about the 2001 Mini-Grant
program--$50,000 this year from Friends and NHA.
* Spoke with Keith Langdon about DLIA involvement with long term
tree/shrub/vine range mapping project.
Housing
* With help of volunteer Marion Schlauch, did "Deep Cleaning Day" for
Cosby house January 24, including steam cleaning carpet. Contacted Joe
Suttles, NPS North District maintenance about water leaks in kitchen and
bathroom and they were promptly repaired. Thank you!
* Considering how to manage increasing ATBI housing needs for 2001 season;
spoke with Park, Tremont, and Friends about possibilities. Suggestions
welcome!
* Updated housing calendar. Sent "person/nights" to the Park.
Volunteers
* Discussed possible ATBI volunteer projects for 2001 with Keith Langdon,
Becky Nichols, and Chuck Parker.
* Began planning for Volunteer Training Day Saturday, March 10, to be led
by DLIA, Park and UT staff and volunteer coordinators Tom Rogers, Kevin
Fitz Patrick and others as team leaders for projects. Event will be held in
the morning at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont with field
sessions in the afternoon at Twin Creeks. Please contact Jeanie if you
would like to participate.
* Contacted volunteer Jim Burbank for work with Dana Soehn on Cades Cove
insect sample processing.
* Obtained ATBI conference slides and photos from volunteers Kevin Fitz
Patrick and Kemp Davis.
Financial
* Received notice from the Internal Revenue Service that DLIA has been
granted federal tax exemption status. All right!
* Met with Charles Maynard and George Ivey to develop DLIA 2001 budget,
including funds for hiring a fundraiser. Budget sent to Board for
comments, revised and re-sent. Awaiting responses for final approval.
* Wrote checks for phone, electric, office support, and housing.
* Filed year 2000 budget records.
Education
* Attended Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont's strategic planning
meeting in Maryville to contribute thoughts on interactions between
Tremont's environmental education programs and the ATBI.
* Attended planning meeting in Gatlinburg for proposed Biodiversity Museum
with the aim of highlighting ATBI and generating funding for it.
Office/Clerical
* Updated spreadsheets for budget and Vertebrate Study funds allocation
* Updated DLIA mailing list.
* Met with Al Collazos, Information and Business Services, to arrange
import of web-site records to a usable format for DLIA mailing list in
FileMaker Pro.
* Prepared draft of Notebook for Board Members. Sent to Frank Harris for
review.
Publicity
* Arranging second order of DLIA T-shirts to have ready for Volunteer Day
and for 2001 research season. Will also have some mouse pads and mugs.
Thanks to the Natural History Association for supporting this.
* Prepared press release on Volunteer Day and sent to Park staff for OK.
* Contacted James Kiser, Appalachian Technical Services, about the
excellent posters they developed and produced with support of various
partners, including a Kentucky utility company. Will investigate Keith's
suggestion of posters for ATBI promotional and educational use.
Planning and Up-Coming Concerns
* Need to confer and make decisions relative to web site records access
system and how to coordinate DLIA web registrations with DLIA office needs.
* Volunteer training.
* Educational programs and outreach.
* More ATBI housing? How to clean and maintain properly.
* TWIG leader roles for 2001 research year.
* Need for committees to meet and finalize plans. (See list of Board
members and committees)
* Advertise for and hire fund-raiser.
* On-going 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
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Jeanie Hilten
Discover Life in America
(865) 430-4752
1314 Cherokee Orchard Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
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