Jeanie Hilten - 1 May, 2001

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 LadyŠ)
> … 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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