VMN Historic Rivers Chapter Projects  

The Historic Rivers Chapter Volunteer Service Projects Committee is chaired by Susan Powell.  To submit a project proposal, please download the Volunteer Project Proposal Requirements and Forms document available in word format or pdf format, and submit Part 1 to Susan
The following table lists all Volunteer Service Projects that have been approved by the Historic Rivers Chapter Volunteer Service Projects Committee.  If additional information is available for a volunteer service project (such as the project proposal form or a link to the website), the title is denoted by green rather than blue text. Clicking the text will link to that information.  To request additional information, please email the contact person(s) assigned to each project. Email links are provided in the table and should open as a separate window.

This table was last updated on 3 August 2010.


E Education/Outreach
E1 General Contact Email
E1a Freedom Park -  Ellipse Garden: Botanical Demonstration and Educational Project Barb Dunbar
Gary Driscole

twotac@cox.net
Adrienne-gary@cox.net

E1b New Quarter Park - Native Plant Teaching Trail Jeanne Millin scotfarquhar@cox.net
E1c Habitat Workshop for Master Gardeners Kathi Mestayer
Susan Powell
Stephen Living
kwren@widomaker.com
smapowell@cox.net
E1d Nature and Flora Sketching Course Linda Miller millerlcmiller@yahoo.com
E1e Nature-Friendly Yardscaping Program Kathi Mestayer kwren@widomaker.com
E2 Youth Education
E2a Estuaries to the Ocean Barb Dunbar
Lisa Pennycuff
twotac@cox.net
lpennycuff@ycsd.york.va.us
E2b The Zoo in My Luggage Clyde Marsteller Clydeccedm@aol.com
E2c Andy's Earth Day Activities - Boy Scouts Mike Millin
Jeanne Millin
mamilli@attglobal.net
scotfarquhar@cox.net
E2d James City County Public Schools - Environmental Education Jeanne Millin scotfarquhar@cox.net
E2e York County/Poquoson/Newport News Public Schools - Junior Master Naturalists/Gardener Program Barb Dunbar
Sheila Jones
twotac@cox.net
skj1s@cox.net
E2f Bird Sleuth Sara Lewis
Mike Millin
saraelewis@cox.net
mamilli@attglobal.net
E2g Jamestown 4-H Center- Wetlands Walk  Larry Riddick larryriddick @cox.net
E2h New Kent Forestry Center - Youth Education Programs
E3 Booths or Exhibits
E3a Farmer’s Market Kathi Mestayer kwren@widomaker.com
E3b Waller Mill - Earth Day Gary Driscole Adrienne-gary@cox.net
E3c New Quarter Park - Cabin Fever Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
E3d York River State Park - Estuaries Day Mary Apperson mary.apperson@dcr.virginia.gov
E3e York County - Horticultural Extravaganza Patty Riddick pattyriddick@cox.net
E3f James City County - Parks and Recreation Expo Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
E3g James City County Coalition (J4C) Adrienne Frank
Gary Driscole
Adrienne-gary@cox.net
E4 Walk and Talks, Speaking Engagements
E4a Walk and Talks and other one-time Speaking Engagements Bruce Hill euplotes@msn.com
C Citizen Science/Monitoring
C1 Wildlife Mapping
C1a WildlifeMapping "Backyard" Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
C1b WildlifeMapping "Chapter Approved Sites" Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
C2 Birds
C2a Christmas Bird Count Shirley Devan sedevan52@cox.net
C2b Spring Bird Count Shirley Devan sedevan52@cox.net
C2c Hawk Watch - Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
C2d Annual Virginia Rusty Blackbird Winter Blitz Linda Cole llcole@cox.net
C2e Red-shouldered Hawk Study Shirley Devan sedevan52@cox.net
C2f Bluebird Box Monitoring - York River State Park Sara Lewis saraelewis@cox.net
C2g Bluebird Box Monitoring - New Quarter Park Sara Lewis saraelewis@cox.net
C2h Prothonotary Warbler Nest Box Project Gary Driscole
Dave Youker
Adrienne-gary@cox.net
youkerd@aol.com
C2i North American Bird Phenology Project Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
C2j Annual Great Backyard Bird Count Linda Cole llcole@cox.net
C2k Project FeederWatch Jeanette Navia jnavia@gmail.com
C2l NestWatch Project
Susan Powell smapowell@cox.net
C3 Other Wildlife
C3a Butterfly Count Alice & Seig Kopinitz askop4@cox.net
C3b Virginia Frog and Toad Calling Survey Felice Bond fbond203@cox.net
C3c Herpetology Data Collection for York County Herp Atlas
Instruction sheets
Tim Christensen
Shirley Devan
mtnc066@msn.com
sedevan52@cox.net
C3d Save Our Streams – Aquatic Macroinvertebrates – Water Quality
C4 Vegetation / Weather
C4a Project BudBurst Sara Lewis saraelewis@cox.net
C4b Big Tree / Remarkable Tree Survey Larry Riddick larryriddick @cox.net
C4c Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) www.cocorahs.org Dean Shostak deanarmonica@aol.com
C4d VIMS Wetland Tree Investigation - New Kent Forestry Center
S Stewardship
S1 Invasive Species Control
S1a Invasive Species Control - Colonial National Historical Park Angier Brock abrock@vcu.edu
S1b Invasive Species Control - New Quarter Park Jeanne Millin scotfarquhar@cox.net
 S1c Invasive Species Control - William and Mary Campus Kathi Mestayer kwren@widomaker.com
S2 Trail and Park Maintenance
S2a Trail & Park Maintenance - York River State Park Mary Apperson mary.apperson@dcr.virginia.gov
S2b Trail & Park Maintenance - Freedom Park Gary Driscole Adrienne-gary@cox.net
S2c Trail & Park Maintenance - Colonial National Historic Park Angier Brock abrock@vcu.edu
S2d Trail & Park Maintenance - Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area Shirley Devan
Patty Maloney
Ted Sargent
sedevan52@cox.net
maloney3013@aol.com
wantted@aol.com
S2e Trail & Park Maintenance - New Quarter Park Jeanne Millin scotfarquhar@cox.net
S2f Trail & Park Maintenance - Zoar State Forest Nature Trail Sibyl Rose & Dave Milby milby@dof.virginia.gov
S2g Clean the Bay Day Mary Apperson mary.apperson@dcr.virginia.gov
S3 Habitat Restoration
S3a Bobwhite Quail Habitat Restoration Project - New Quarter Park Shirley Devan sedevan52@cox.net
S3b New Kent County Forestry Center - Acorn / Pine Seed Collection/Processing Mary Apperson mary.apperson@dcr.virginia.gov
S3c Grasses for the Masses Linda Cole llcole@cox.net
S3d Oyster Restoration Projects - VIMS and Chesapeake Bay Foundation Sara Lewis saraelewis@cox.net
S3e Native Plant Rescue - Native Plant Society Alice Kopinitz askop4@cox.net
A Administrative
A1 VMN Chapter Organization
A1a Participation in Board & Committee Meetings Bruce Hill euplotes@msn.com
A1b Preparation for Board & Committee Meetings Bruce Hill euplotes@msn.com
A1c Chapter Newsletter Barbara Boyer cboyer12@cox.net
Bwboye@wm.edu
A1d Project Toolbox Felice Bond fbond203@cox.net
A2 VMN Chapter Training
A2a Manage & Prep VMN Basic Training Classes Bruce Hill
Shirley Devan
euplotes@msn.com
sedevan52@cox.net
A2b Prepare and Instruct  WildlifeMapping Certification Workshop Susan Powell
Cherie Aukland
Larry Riddick
smapowell@cox.net
aukland.c@cox.net
larryriddick@cox.net