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Arkansas
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07/13/95 12:01
501 771 2439
Bruce Leggltt
+++ COMM-ASSISTANCE
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THIRD QUARTER AMERICORPS REPORT
APRIL 1-JUNE 30, 1995
ARKANSAS
1. NUMBER OF MEMBERS ENROLLED AT THE TIME OF THE LAUNCH
10
2. NUMBER OF MEMBERS ENROLLED AT THE END OF THE QUARTER
10
3. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICE PERFORMED
4,528
4. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS IN TRAINING
498
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JUL 6 '95 12:59
FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE. 002
HIGH SIERRA
United States
Natural
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA
Department of
Resources
251 AUBURN RAVINE RD., SUITE 201
Agriculture
Conservation
Service
AUBURN, CA 95603
(916) 823-5687 FAX (916) 823-5504
To:
Tim Cattron, Information Systems, Director - Davis S.O.
Lin Brooks, A.C. - Red Bluff A.O..
Cliff Heitz, D.C. - Auburn F.O.
Ron Zinke, D.C. - Grass Valley F.O.
John Beyer, A.C. - Fresno A.O..
Jim Kimmel, D.C. - Placerville F.O.
Subj:
Third Quarter MatriCorps Report
This is the third quarter AmeriCorps report for the High
Sierra RC&D Area cluster. The time period is April 1,
1995 to June 30, 1995.
1. Number of Members Enrolled at the Time of the
Launch:
Five participants reported on October 17, 1994, and
the sixth reported on November 21, 1994
2. Number of Members Enrolled at the End of the
Quarter (June 30, 1995)
Four members
3. Total Number of Hours of Direct Service Performed
1st Quarter
1392 hours
2nd Quarter
4020 hours
3rd Quarter
2956 hours
Total
8368 hours
4.
Total Number of Hours in Training for 3rd Quarter
Group training
280 hours
Individual training
620 hours
The cluster met with the Petaluma cluster for a
three day training in Sonoma County. Two members
attended the AmeriCorps leadership one day course
in Oakland.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service,
formerly the Soil Conservation Service.
Is an agency of the
1
trited
States
of
AN FOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
JUL 6 '95 13:00 FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE. 003
5. Progress Towards Meeting Community Service
Objectives:
Watershed associations (Coordinated Resource
Management Projects (CRMPs) have been formed in
two watersheds. The third watershed had to be
changed due to some political problems. A grant
(319 Clean Water Grant) has been prepared and
submitted for this new watershed and reactivation
of a CRMP is underway.
The AmeriCorps members have identified a number of
landowners and are developing conservation plans
with an emphasis on fuel reduction.
6. Primary Accomplishments
- Two CRMPs formed and meeting on fuel reduction.
- Three workshops completed.
- Conservation/fuel management plans have been
developed for five landowners with additional
landowners identified.
- Grant requests have been prepared and submitted
on three project watershed, one has been
approved.
7. Projected Outcome for Next Quarter
- Conduct additional workshops.
- Complete conservation/fuel management plans.
- Develop implementation schedules for completed
plans.
8. Primary Challenges
- There are concerns from some agencies that this
program is competing with their
responsibilities. Our challenge is to prove
that we are there to support and help their
programs. Also, some State laws require that
fuel management plans be certified by a
Registered Professional Forester (RPF). We are
working on a system of review to reduce
paperwork and time on our plans.
We have applied for a one year extension of our
project. We need prompt information on
approval of that extension so we can begin the
recruitment process.
JUL 6 '95 13:00 FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE. 004
9. Primary Training and Technical Assistance Needs
- We could use an NRCS forester assigned to our
area to assist AmeriCorps and an upcoming
workload from approved grants.
10. Media Coverage
On June 14, Joel Berg, USDA AmeriCorps Director,
toured our project area and met with AmeriCorps
members. There was news coverage from the
Sacramento Bee, Auburn Journal, Roseville Press
Tribune and Georgetown Gazette (copies attached).
Volunteer Hours This Quarter: NONE
SAC
Rancho Cordova / Gold River / Folsom / El Dorado H. Cameron Park / Shingle Springs / Placerville
JUL
Reducing
6
S6,
he fuel for
13:00
killer fires
mericorps volunteers
et up model programs
CATHERINE BRIDGE
FROM U.S.D.A.
ighbors statt writer
Off Shoo Fly Road near Kelsey last
cek, two vanloads of Natural Resources
onservation Service officials and the
mericorps volunteers working with them
I a four-county fuel reduction pilot pro-
an surveyed the lingering devastation
m August's arson-set fire.
Despite recent salvage logging, crowded
nds of thin blackened poles, looking like
oothpick forest, still mark the site where
c roared over 860 acres.
"Burns in the foothills casily get to
1,000 to 30,000 acres," Cliff Heitz, the
inservation service district's conserva-
LEZUIE STERLING / NEIGHBORS
nist in Auburn told the group, which
Jesse Haramati and Aleta Apgar are Americorps volun-
behind as habitat for birds and other animals. The vol-
:luded Jocl Berg, head of the U.S.
teers who educate people on how to clear a firebreak to
partment of Agriculture's contingent of
unteers demonstrated the technique in El Dorado
keep their homes safe. They leave islands of manzanita
County i nd several other foothills countles.
nericorps volunteers. "It was just luck,
a fluke that the fire didn't sweep on to
everything. These trees won't come back
help set up model fuel reduction programs
orgetown."
landowners receive public agency help
for 10 to 15 years, and when they do,
on private land in Amador, Nevada, Placer
Bob Roan, head of the High Sierra
developing fuel reduction and defensible
they'll look like hairs on a dog's back
and Et Dorado counties. The conservation
source Conservation and Development
space plans for fires and up to $200 per
and burn up again within 10 years."
service, together with officials of area fire
ca, said, "Because the fuel load is so
acre or 75 percent of the costs to clear the
That's why the USDA-funded conserva-
districts, the California Department of For-
land.
ivy, these become killer fires, not just
tion service has recruited six Americorps
estry and the U.S. Forest Service, envisions
canup' fires, but the kind that fry
In El Dorado County. volunteers Aleta
volunteers with science backgrounds to
a public-private partnership in which
SEE FIRE, PAGE 5
Powerhouse theme charges Folsom historical conference
PAGE.005
NICOLE MASSARA
powerhouse, which made long-distance
restaurants.
well. Some 40 hotel rooms have been
thburs Maff writer
transmission of electric power possible.
"It's not often that you get 10 host a state
reserved in Folsom for conferees and oth-
Mary Otis, conference liaison with the
conference," said Claudia Cummings,
crs have been booked in Rancho Cordova.
alsom, billing itself as "the city on the
Folsom Historical Society, said the Folsom
president of the Folsom Historical Society
said June Hose curator of the Folsom Hie_
JUL
6
95
13:02
FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE 006
Then what do you do with the
the foothill forests, this area was
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
slash? It's another $40 an hour to
Come See Our
selected for special focus and
Apgar and Jesse Haramati are
chip what you've cut."
effort, according conservation ser-
working under the supervision of
Property owners who try to
vice officials.
conservation service officials to
recoup some of that expense by
While most volunteers receive
Stamp
model sites on the 40 square
selling timber must pay an aver-
Vista-level salaries of $7,900
Sacramento Area's OI
the Traverse Creck water-
age of $4,000 to $5,000 to a regis-
annually, these volunteers earn
stween Gcorgetown and
tered forester for an official tim-
$12,000, paid by the USDA to the
For Teachers E
Kensey, the only area thus far eli-
ber harvest plan, no matter how
tune of $22 million in the
Embossing Powders
gible for cost sharing.
small the actual harvest Current-
program's first year. The Corpora-
Confetti Great Gifts & Sta
"At first we thought it was just
ly, the only legal exemptions to
tion for National Service provides
Give a G
an issue of gening people to clean
that requirement include cutting
a voucher of $4,725 per service
up the forests," said Haramati, 20,
150 feet of defensible space
year to a maximum of two years
who's taking a year off from his
around buildings for fire safety.
for each participant, applicable
Stamp
dual degree program in environ-
one-time conversions of 3 acres to
only to educational expenses
Mon.-Sat. 10-6 Sun. 12-6 Thurs
mental studies and engineering in
agriculture or a building site, a
within the next seven years.
"sanitation cut" of no more than
807 Sutter St.,
the University of California
system.
10 percent of dying or dead trees,
"But we were naive. People
or harvesting Christmas trees.
knew. The fire districts - particu-
Ultimately. conservation service
larly (Fire Chief) Rick Todd at
officials hope to put in place tim-
Join Us June 24th
Georgetown — have done a good
ber management plans for a whole
PR job. The issue is cost. So we're
watcrshed, so that individual
property owners could conduct
For A Very
doing a cost-share plan. where WE
limited cuts under its conditions
pay some and they pay some, and
that saves their house."
without incurring the full expense
One version of the ideal fire-
of separate plans per parcel.
Special Lladró
proof forest is the Darling Ridge
Meanwhile Apgar and Haramati
fuel break; another stop on last
are putting the finishing touches
Event
week's tour. It is a 20-mile stretch
on a fuel reduction plan for a 40-
of U.S. Forest Service land to the
acre site owned by Berton
Threlkel, who sits on the board of
The debut appearance of
northeast of Kclsey that has been
the Georgetown Divide branch of
"For a Perfect Performance"
turned into a sort of meadowland,
the Resources Conservation Dis-
with big old trees scattered across
trict. Three more sites in the
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
open space.
Traverse Creek Watershed have
here would do almost
Drawings for figurine will be held 11:00-1:00
been targeted for demonstrations,
n
said Apgar, a teacher
once homeowners are enlisted.
Quantities limited. Drawing to be held at 12:30.
W.
sialized in organic viticul-
They include Hotchkiss Hill, the
Preview new fall items
ture at her own Las Montanas
heart of the watershed near the
Winery in Sonoma County for
intersection of Bear and Traverse
Advanced notice of figurines being retired 12/31/95
many years.
creeks, and an area at the edge of
Free gift for all who purchase a figurine or join the
She pointed out that oily manza-
the Kelsey burn.
nita bushes have been cleared
Lladro Society
We Buy & Sell
Raising community awareness
Lladro & Swarovski
along with "fuel ladders" that take
of the need for fuel reduction gen-
Retired Items
grass fires into the trees so that the
erally has also led to extensive
recent prescribed burns have
work in the schools, with Apgar
The Golden Swann
blackened the tough bark on the
working to design a unit on the
older, more resilient trees, but left
importance of watersheds with
895 LINCOLN WAY
AUBURN
hem alive and healthy.
instructors at Sierra Ridge School
This "firc-safe" ridge top will
LLADRÓ
823-7926
in Pollock Pines, classes cleaning
800-272-7926
SWAROVSKI
stop fires racing uphill from the
up stretches of the American
Across from Clock Tower
canyons that fall away on either
River and both she and Haramati
Mon.-Sat.
10:00-5:30
Sun.
10:30-5:00
side, protecting both the Forest
working with Debra Powers'
Service land and Georgetown to
environmental classes at El
he west. "We have a pretty sick
Dorado High School on projects
orest in the Sicrra," said Roan.
along Hangtown Creek. Apgar
'because of so many small trees
hopes to start an "Adopt A Water-
MEISS
competing for space. But this is
shed" program in area schools
deal: It's parklike, and fires that
next year.
to come through here will stay on
The fuel reduction program
employing Americorps volunteers
NEW
Sewing & Lea
he ground."
The goal is to cnlist property
is the only one of its kind among
Introduces..
owners to start managing their
the USDA's contingent of 1.200
and similarly. "But the biggest
corps members at work on 42
The 3-in-1 Exclusi
roblem," said Apgar, "is that
sites across the nation since last
6 labor force at a low rate
fall. These volunteers are either
Sewing
work. Loggers have the
older and/or have already special-
NEW
HOME
PROFES
y need, but if it's strictly
ized in the sciences. Because of
uc,
auction, it's a minimum of
the wildland-urban population
Memory Craft 9000
Eve Exams
JUL
6
95
13:03
FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE 007
June 29, 1995
Volunteers
competing for space. But this is
"because of so many small trees
forest in the Sierra," said Roan,
the west. "We have a pretty sick
Service land and Georgetown to
'side, protecting both the Forest
canyons that fall away on either
stop fires racing uphill from the
This "fire-safe" ridge top will
them alive and healthy
older, more resilient trees but left
blackened the tough bark on the
the recent prescribed burns have
grass fires into the trees so that
along with "fuel ladders" that take
zanita bushes have been cleared
many years.
Winery in Sonoma County for
culture at her own Las Montanas
who specialized in organic viti-
nothing said Apgar, teacher
open space
She pointed out that oily man-
Fire here would do almost
with big old trees scattered across
turned sort of meadowland,
help snuff
chainsaw. Then what do you do
problem, said Apgar is that
northeast of Kelsey that has been land similarly But the biggest
of U.S Forest Service/land to the ownerswto starten sanaging their
weck's tour. It is a 20-mile stretch
fuel break, another stop on last
proof forest is the Darling Ridge
One version of the ideal fire-
the fuel for
killer fires
Ultimately, conservation service
or harvesting Christmas trees
10 percent of dying or dead trees,
'sanitation cut" of no more than
agriculture or à building site,
BY CATHERINE BRIDGE
one-time conversions of 3 acres to
around buildings for fire safety,
150 feet of défensible space
that requirement include cutting
ly, the only legal exemptions to
small the actual harvest: Current-
ber harvest plan, no matter how
tered forester for an official tim-
age of $4,000 to $5,000 to a regis-
selling timber must pay an aver-
recoup some of that expense by
Property owners who try to
hour to chip what you ve cut.
with the slash? another $40 an
mum of $12 an hour to wield a
strictly fuel reduction, a mini
people they need, but if it's it
to do the work Loggers have the
there no labor force at a low rate
the ground.
The goal is to unlist property
Neighbors staff writer
Off Shoo Fly Road near Kelsey recently,
two vanloads of Natural Resources Conser-
vation Service officials and the Americorps
volunteers working with them on a four-
county fuel reduction pilot program sur-
eyed the lingering devastation from
.ugust's arson-set fire.
the Kelsey bum
without
Despite recent salvage logging, crowded
stands of thin blackened poles, looking like
a toothpick forest, still mark the site where
fire roared over 860 acres.
"Burns in the foothills easily get to
20,000 to 30,000 acres," Cliff Heitzi the
up stretches of the American
in Pollock Pines, classes cleaning
instructors at Sierra Ridge School
importance of watersheds. with
working to design unit on the
work in the schools, with Apgar
erally has also led to extensive
of the need for fuel reduction gen-
Raising community awareness
creeks, and an area at the edge of
intersection of Dear and Traverse
heart of the watershed near the
They include Hotchkiss the
once homeowners are enlisted the wildland-ur population years
been targeted for demonstrations ized in the sciences Because of expenses
Traverse Creek Watershed have older and/or have already special-
trict Three more sites in the
the Resources Conservation Dis- sites across the nation since last
the Georgetown Divide branchio of corps members at work on 42
Threlkel who sits on the board USDA "contingent of 1,200
acre site owned by Berton is the only one of its kind among
on fuel reduction plan för a 40 employing Americorps volunteers
are putting the finishing touches
Meanwhile Apga and Haramati
of separate plans per parcel
incurring
the
full
conservation service district's conservation-
ist in Auburn told the group. which
expense
included Joel Berg, head of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's contingent of
Americorps volunteers. "It was just luck or
a fluke that the fire didn't sweep on tò
Georgetown.
year IXQU
Bob Roan, head of the High Sierra
In El Dorado County. volunteers Aleta
Resource Conservation and Development
Apgar and Jesse Haramati are working
Area, said, "Because the fuel load is so
under the supervision of conservation SCS
heavy; these become killer fires, not just
vice officials to set up model sites on the 40
'cleanup' fires, but the kind that fry every
square miles of the Traverse Creek water
thing. These trees won't come back for 10
shed between Georgetown and Kelsey. the
to 15 years, and when they do, they 11 look
only area thus far eligible for cost sharing
fall These volunteers are either
The fuel reduction program
shed program in area schools
hopes to start an Adopt ARWater
like hairs on a dog's back and burn up
"At first we thought it was just an issue of
again within 10 years"
getting people to clean up the forests, said
limited cuts under its conditions kalong Hangtown" (Creeker Apgar vice officials
That's why the USDA-funded conserva-
Haramati, 20, who's taking a year off from
tion service has recruited six Americorps
his. dual dègree program in environmental
property owners could conduct Dorado High School on projects effort, according conservation
watershed, so that individual environmental classes at El selected for special focus
do come through here will stay on ber management plans for a whole working with Debra Powers the foothill forests, this area
ideal: It's parklike, and fires that officials hope to put in place um and both she and Haramati intertace and the "fue loadh
volunteers with science backgrounds to
studies and engineering in the University of
help set up model fuel reduction programs
California system.
on private land in Amador, Nevada. Placet
"But we were naive People knew. The
and El Dorado counties. The conservation
fire districts particularly (Fire Chief)
ervice, together with officials of area fire
Rick Todd at Georgetown
have
done
a
istricts, the California Department of For-
good PR job. The issue is cost. So we're
estry and the U.S. Forest Service, envisions'
where some
a public-private partnership in which land
ahd the some: and that their
owners receive public agency help develop-
ing fuel reduction and defensible space
within the next se
cable only to education
years for each participant, ap
vioe year to a maximum of 1
vides a voucher of $4,725 per
ration for National Service P
program first year. The Cor
tune of $22 million in
$12,000, paid by the USDA to
annually, these volunteers
Vista-level salaries. of $7.5
While most, volunteers rece
plans for fires and up to $200 per acre or 75
percent of the costs to clear the land.
base.
"The public will see an in
School
"We're in training right now,"
creased effir
and service at a
award-
DePietro said, noting that civil
court loca
DePietro said
cases will be the first to be incor-
ilifornia
The key WI
ie computer sy
porated into the system, followed
olarship
tem which linns all courts togethe
by small claims, criminal and traf-
The system, developed and ma
fic cases.
keted by the company SUSTAIN
PAGE.
The change occurring on July 1
is in operation in 17 Californ
focuses mainly on consolidating
counties, and 250 court systems
the two court systems' administra-
the nation. DePietro envisior
tions and staffs. DePietro said it
Placer County's system bein
required changing some staff as-
available via computer to the DI
signments, reclassifying jobs,
trict Attorney's Office, Public D
changing forms and procedures to
fender's Office, Probation Depat
have consistency in managing the
ment, all law enforcement agenci
JEFF McPHEE/Auburn Journal
people and the work.
in the county and selected pub
Synchronized swimming coach for the Auburn Mermaids Sheri
Consolidation's goal is to make
access points, such as the Place
Patton and her son Jeffrey, 4, take cover underneath an umbrella
courts more efficient, but the pub-
County Law Library.
during the first meet of the Mermaids at the Recreation Park Pool
lic may not notice anything dra-
in Auburn, which went ahead as planned Wednesday.
matic for many months.
Please See MERGER, A8
They do
ey're not
Students 'fight' fires; earn dollars for college
- now
group's national director Wednes-
promotional tour.
culs in the program.
By Sharon McCullough
to say
day.
Berg admired the work -- a dem-
The federal Americorps progra
Journal Staff
her hus-
The director, Joel Berg, a Clinton
onstration project aimed at educat-
operated under the Agriculture
g to say
Local Americorps workers proud-
appointee, visited the Waldorf
ing area residents about fuel reduc-
partment, may be on the chopp
ly showed off their Applegate wild-
School in Applegate and other area
tion strategies - and tried to reas-
he heav-
fire prevention project to the
projects as part of a "whirlwind"
sure them in the face of potential
Please See CORPS, A8
interview
Live."
dded.
FROM U. D.
Sawyer
Newcastle Scout hailed as hero for saving siste
irst given
cue training he learned in Boy
they ex-
By Linda DuBois
Scouts Troop 13 in Newcastle.
Journal Staff
"The training starts as soon as
When Ed Koons found his 6.
you get into Boy Scouts and they
year-old daughter unconscious and
make you review it a heck of a
not breathing, he knew exactly
lol," said Adam, who joined Cub
what to do - he ran to his son
Scouts in about the second grade.
6 13:05
Adam.
Scouts have to pass first-aid and
Adam, then 14, cleared his chok-
cardiopulmonary resuscitation tests
ing sister's airway and performed
before they can carn a new rank,
stand
rescue breathing, probably saving
added Adam, now a First Class
her life.
Scout.
For his courage and clear-
Until last November, the youth
headed action during a life-
had never used his rescue training.
threatening emergency, Adam was
"There was nothing serious before
JUL an I
awarded the Heroism Award by
then," he said, "just small bleeding
the National Court of Honor of the
and things like that."
Boy Scouts of America. National
Adam recalls how everything
"
representatives were present at a
he'd learned came back to him
ceremony in the Newcastle Fire
when it most counted. He was
JUL
6
95
13:06
FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE 009
Auburn Journal
Page A8
Thursday, June 15. 1995
ORPS
HERO
When the ambulance arrived,
before her dad
Continued from A1
Continued from A1
Adam rode with Emily to the
conscious. The fa
hospital. About halfway there,
later what had 1
block in Washington. Berg said
something had happened to
she came to, and began to cry.
to her. She devel
funding has already been se-
Emily and she wasn't breath-
Throughout the whole inci-
high fever - fc
cured for next year, but funding
ing' Adam recalls. "I told my
dent, Adam says he was scared,
reason - whic!
for the following year is less
dad to call 911."
but remembered what Scouts
brile seizure.
certain.
Adam's dad had found Emily
had taught him about the stag-
induced seizure
The Americorps program is a
lying unconscious, face-down in
es of panic to control his emo-
common in infa:
pet project of President Clinton,
vomit.
tions. "I was breathing fast, but
children Emily's
but has come under attack by
Adam hurried to his sister.
what I learned helped me to
Carol, said.
some who say it discourages
"Her eyes were rolled back and
keep calm. I knew when I
volunteerism and promotes a
she wouldn't respond to any-
would start to panic, so I could
Carol was SF
liberal agenda, according to
thing," he said.
trauma, since
control it," he said.
Berg.
He tried a mouth-to-mouth
when Emily fei
The program began last Sep-
test breath, but the air would
Resuscitating his sister, "was
find out about
tember. Workers perform a va-
emotional, but also mechani-
not go into her lungs. So he
¿day when I g
riety of tasks for $7 per hour
cal," Adam said, because he
said. "It was a
turned her onto her back and
and are eligible for $4,700 to
began performing the abdomi-
had practiced the procedure so
miss."
repay student loans or graduate
nal thrusts that are used to
many times.
She wasn't SU
school tuition. The minimum
clear the airways of uncon-
Without his training, Adam
of Adam's
age is 17 and there is no maxi-
scious choking victims. She
says, "I don't think I would
"Adam's the kir
mum age.
began to vomit again, and he
have known how to do any-
you're in a crisi:
Americorps has three catego-
turned her head to the side and
thing."
around. He's {
cleared out her mouth.
head," she said.
ries of service: anti-hunger,
Meanwhile, his dad had
He'd encourage anyone of
rural development and environ-
called for help and his brother,
any age to learn first aid and
ment.
Brandon, now 13, had run out-
CPR techniques. "It's probably
Two Auburn Americorps
side to the street to guide the
one of the most important
fire department paramedics into
things I've ever learned," he
workers are collaborating with
the proper driveway.
said. "I didn't think it would
staff from the U.S. Department
Adam's efforts opened
ever happen to me. But you just
of Agriculture's local office in
an effort to promote brush and
Emily's airway, and he contin-
never know when you'll need
tree clearing to prevent massive
ued to help her breathe. About
it."
fires that can destroy homes
six minutes after his dad had
Emily's incident is a perfect
and vegetation.
called 911, the paramedics ar-
example of unexpected disaster.
rived and immediately gave
The happy, healthy child had
The local Americorps project
Emily oxygen.
no signs of illness only an hour
goal is to help prevent the out-
of-control wildfires that level
tens of thousands of acres of
forest lands each year. Workers
have been meeting with land-
RCA
owners in the MeadowVista
area to discuss ways of safe-
guarding their property.
Digital Satellite System
The Waldorf School has do-
nated land to be used as a dem-
onstration site showing what
No Payments
can be done to prevent disas-
Each T
trous fires.
ПОЛ
Only 18" Wide
No Interest
the
Besides protecting homes and
natural vegetation, the project
'til January '96!*
Joi
pub
saves the cost of bailing out fire
victims. One staff member said
a
the 800-acre Kelsey fire de-
celebr
stroyed 13 homes and cost $4
million, but would have only
to an
required $10,000 for prevention
your II
efforts.
System prices start at $699
D51120RW
(Programming sold separately.)
Call 8
MERGER
Continued from A1
Dynamite Picture! Dynamite Deal!
x110
-JUL 6 95 13:07
FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE. 010
clining deficits in order to demonstrate
prepared," "poorly thought out," and
that his hard-fought 1993 deficit-
That's OK. Clinton probably is a
"irresponsible."
reduction package was part of a long-
better prospect for re-election in 1996
Judy Cannedy, assistant Superinten-
term strategy.
if he separates himself from the "old"
dent for business of Placer Union
Unfortunately, Clinton was waylaid
Democratic thinking that dominates
High School District, says, "I'm really
bv political considerations -- a desire
Congress and follows a "new Demo-
disappointed that somebody at the
: Republicans suffer the conse-
crat strategy of moderate government
state level would strike a low blow
either of failing to deliver on
downsizing.
like this."
1.
romises to balance the budget
Everything depends, however, on
Placer County Supervisor, Ron Li-
or of slashing so deeply that they of-
fended masses of voters.
Clinton's being able to demonstrate
chau, picks up the pace by calling the
This tactic was gleefully taken up by
sustained conviction. Right now, that's
report, "a knee jerk reaction," and
in doubt.
"What you're seeing is job justifica-
most congressional Democrats, who
tion. I think they don't have anything
have failed to offer any alternative
Morton Kondracke is executive editor of
to do down there."
programs of their own - except for a
Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.
Am I missing something here?
Senate welfare plan derived from
Opinions are the writer's and not neces-
In lieu of what happened recently
Clinton's and seemingly expected
sarily those of the Journal.
in Orange County with its costly de-
rivative speculation, I would think
Letters policy
our county would pull back from its
ors
60 percent ($200,000 million!) invest-
ment.
As a taxpayer, I would appreciate,
D.C.: (202) 224-3841.
The Auburn Journal welcomes let-
as the song in "Oliver" puts it, a "re-
ters to the editor, preferably 250
viewing of the situation.
words or less, typed and double-
Gail Wise
PLACER COUNTY BOARD
spaced.
Newcastle
OF SUPERVISORS:
Writers should include their full
1st District, Bill Santucci, Ros-
name and the name they are known
eville.
by. The name they are known by will
On Americorps. As an Amer-
2nd District, Bob Weygandt,
be used. Except under rare circum-
iCorps member in Auburn, thank you
Newcastle, Lincoln, Rocklin.
stances, the writer's name will be
for the article in the Aubum Journal.
3rd District, Ron Lichau, Au-
published. Anonymous letters will
I would like the public to know
burn.
not be published.
that implementation of the wildfire
4th District, Kirk Uhler, Granite
Letters must be signed and include
prevention demonstration project at
Bay, Loomis, Rocklin.
the writer's full address and daytime
the Live Oak Waldorf School could
5th District, Rex Bloomfield,
and evening telephone numbers. Ad-
not have been completed without the
CH
an Valley, Meadow Vista, Ap-
dresses and phone numbers are for
cooperation of the California Conser-
F
Foresthill, Colfax, Tahoe.
Journal records only, and will not be
vation Corp, County of Placer, Placer
Supervisors can be reached at 889-
given out.
Hills Fire Protection District, Califor-
The Journal will not knowingly
nia Department of Forestry and Fire
4010. Placer County Board of Supervi-
print false information, but individual
Protection, Placer County Resource
sors, 175 Fulweiler Ave., Auburn,
Calif. 95603
letter writers are responsible for facts
Conservation District, and USDA
they present.
Natural Resources Conservation Ser-
Write to President Bill Clinton: 1600
As far as possible, all letters which
vice.
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington,
comply with this policy will be pub-
I know your main emphasis was
D.C. 20500. (202) 456-1414.
lished, usually in the order in which
AmeriCorps, but I want to say that
they are received.
this was a multi-agency cooperation
Vice President Al Gore: Old Execu-
Letters should be addressed to
to educate the public about fire haz-
tive Office Building, Washington,
Journal Editor, P.O. Box 5910, Au-
ard and prevention.
D.C. 20500. (202) 456-2326.
burn, CA, 95604.
James Newman
AmeriCorps
Aubum
BY GARRY TRUDEAU
People
REMEMBER MY LITTLE
so YOU
WELL, OKAY,
OUDONT REALIZE
INFATUATION WITH N/-
WERE AN
SURE, IT
YOU'RE GIVING UP!
COLE? SHE WANTED ME
IDIOT.
After five years of marriage, comic
LOOKS THAT
"VE BEEN THROUGH
TO GO AWAY WITH HER,
WAY NOW..
Rita Rudner gave her husband, film-
-I KNOW!
BUTI TOUSHED ITOUT!
maker Martin Bergman, a choice.
I STAYED THE COURSE!
"I asked my husband, Would you
rather have a baby or a movie this
year?' she said in the June 24 TV
Guide. "He said a movie."
At least Rudner gets to play preg-
nant in the movie he made, "A
Weekend in the Country."
In addition to directing, Bergman
produced and co-wrote the romantic
comedy that also stars Jack Lemmon.
serving
ov
companies
tuding all of the
"Office employees must be veng on
Roseville
PAGE 011
AmeriCorps director visits Auburn during stat tour
fires.
3,000-acre watershed area.
From staff reports
"AmeriCorps has really been of
Powers said AmeriCorps is
AUBURN - Joel Berg, Ameri-
help in working with landowners
good investment with excelle
Corps director for the U.S. De-
in developing fuel reduction
return for America
partment of Agiculture, recently
plans," said Heitz. "The main pur-
California.
visited Auburn to discuss
pose of these plans is to reduce the
"AmeriCorps is working
"healthy forest" concepts to re-
understory vegetation in the
many worthwhile projects," B
duce the destruction of forest fires
forest, thus reducing the fuel load
said. "I'm delighted Berg was a'
in Northern California.
and eliminating the ladder fuels."
to come here and see for him
Meeting with Berg and other
Heitz goes on to point out the
the great work AmeriCorps is
AmeriCorps members were Rich
program promotes the protection
ing in California. Its members
Gresham, Placer Resources Con-
of rural residences and natural re-
really a great group of people a
servation District manager; Stan
sources from fire and serves to
work hard for their stipend.'
McDonald, RDC board member;
keep a heathy forest concept. He
Roan succinctly puts the valid
Cliff Heitz, Natural Resources
added that attention will be fo.
ous fuel reduction projects
Conservation Service district con-
cused on Meadow Vista's 2,000- to
perspective.
servationist; Bob Roan, NRCS
project coordinator; and Wilam
Powers, Consolidated Farm Ser-
Chevron's CEO sets Capital tal
vices Agency and AmeriCorps fa-
cilitator for Northern California.
In Deer's view, corpo
Berg discussed ongoing com-
From staff reports
America is not asking for per
munity projects in the Northern
SACRAMENTO -Kenneth
sion to pollute. What he belie
Sierra Nevada Region and then
Deer, Chevron's chairman and
business wants a logical ba
toured the Waldorf School Fuel
chief executive officer, will talk
in a system that has grown
Reduction demonstration project
about the drive for legal and regu-
handicap to innovation and
FROM U.S.D.A.
at the site of last year's Kelsey
latory reform July 10 at the Sac-
nomic growth.
Wildfire, and the Darling Ridge
ramento Comstock Club.
Fuel Reduction and Hansen Hol-
The Juncheon meeting will be-
low Defensible Space projects.
gin at noon at the Radisson Hotel,
The meeting, a joint effort of the
500 Leisure Lane, off Highway
Placer RCD, NRCS and High
160 at Canterbury Road. Cost is
Sierra Resource Conservation &
$14 for members in advance and
Development Council, focused on
$20 for guests and all door sales.
AmeriCorps members participa-
Reservations can be made by call-
Special to The Press-Tribune
HOT SUI
tion in fuel reduction efforts and
ing 485-6494, faxing 485-6492, or
Joel Berg, right, AmeriCorps director, listens to Jim Newman of
"healthy forest" concepts to re-
mailing them to 2717 Cottage
JUL 6 '95 13:08
the Auburn AmeriCorps during a visit to Placer County.
duce the destructiveness of forest
Way, Suite 8, Sacramento, 95825.
Beep! Beep!
I was tired of feeling
Come and get
AAMCO
Just bring this
TRANSMISSIONS
and receive a
so tired.
month Certifica
transmission
Minimum CD opening
-JUL
6
'95
13:09
FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE 012
Americorps director
continued from page 1
lowed a maximum of two years service.
the members work for private companies.
YEAR 116, No 11 JUNE 20, 1995
They must be at least 17 years old with no
Working in conjunction with agencies
maximum age limit for participation.
like the Natural Resource Conservation
Adjudicated as a Legal Newspaper Court Decree No. 1858
The USDA operates three types of
Service, the USDA Soil Conservation Ser-
AmeriCorps teams throughout 38 states: an
vice. and the Consolidated Farm Service
Anti-Hunger Team. a Public Lands and
Agency to name just a few. AmeriCorps
Environment Team, and a Rural Develop-
volunteers provide labor and skills neces-
ment Team, being used on the Georgetown
sary for whatever their local communities
Divide. The Rural Development Team
need similar to the work force provided by
members in Placer and El Dorado counties
the California Conservation Corps.
are working on Fuel Reduction Projects on
"Wc stress four points." said Berg. "Get-
U.S. Forest Service and private lands, edu-
ting the job done, building strong commu-
cating people on preventing brush from
nities, expanding educational opportuni-
igniting and creating massive fires.
ties, and promoting personal responsibil-
of the Gold Country
The criteria for a project has several
ity."
components, Berg said. "We must be able
Although the program has been criti-
to see measurable concrete results that are
cized by some Americans, it has received
meeting the community's needs. Fuel re-
high bipartisan support in Congress. Most
duction really matters to this community.
of the criticisms. Berg said, come from
We make sure members will get something
people who know nothing about the pro-
out of it. And we must balance different
gram.
parts of the states and counties which get
"They say volunteers should not be paid
projects."
because then others will not volunteer for
Appropriately, Berg's first stop follow-
nothing," he said. "Our members have
ing lunch at Parra's Mexican Restaurant
inspired and energized others, not discour-
was the Kelsey Fire burn area which excm-
aged them from providing their own public
plified the need for fuel reduction in the
service. We believe in order to transform
area. Other stops included the Darling
civic ethics, people should do more to im-
Ridge Fuel Reduction Project and Hansen
prove communities."
Hollow Defensible Space Project all of
To becòme a paid volunteer in the
which are being aided by AmeriCorps vol-
AmeriCorps program. you can call (800)94-
unteers.
ACORP to receive an application. A cata-
"We're not the federal government com-
log listing individual projects will be mailed
ing in." said Berg. "We're empowering
from which you may choose 10 participate.
Historical Voice
communities to get done what they need.
Local volunteers meeting with Berg poses
We believe that states and local communi-
were James Newman. Jesse Haramati, Athea
ties should have control. The majority of
Brusin. Carol Rutenbergs. and Aleta Apgar
National Americorps director
El Dorado Gazette, Georgetown Gazette & Town Crier
visits Divide projects
by Rebecca Murphy
received the largest grant for its AmeriCorps
Following the first year of President
projects with 1,200 members in 38 states."
Clinton's AmeriCorps program, the Divide
The program provides jobs and a $12,000
was visited last week by Joel Berg. Director of
$20,000 stipend to volunteers performing com-
the Department of Agriculture's component
munity service-type work. The process tc
of the program.
acquire funds through the Corporation for
"I'm systematically visiting all our sites
National Service is a competitive one for dif
throughout the country, he said. "The USDA
forent federal agencies and resulted in the
USDA's award of $2.5 mil-
lion. The $20,000 maximum
payment made to volunteer
designing and working Of
projects that are helpful "
their particular area include:
catastrophic health benefits
and an education award of
$4,725. Volunteers are ?'
-JUL 6 '95 13:10 FROM U.S.D.A.
PAGE. . 013
JUNE 20, 1995
El Dorado Gazette, Georgetown
Joel Berg (second from right), Director of the Department of Agriculture's
AmeriCorps Program, visited the devastation of last year's Kelsey Fire.
United States
Natural Resources
44811 N. Date Ave Suite G
Department of
Conservation
Lancaster, CA 93534
Agriculture
Service
(805) 945-2604
FAX (805) 942-5503
Third Quarter AmeriCorps Report
Lancaster/Somis Field Offices
Phillip Sam, Sandy Haynes, April Jurgen,
Nasreen Alam, David Macias, Shannon Perkins
April 1, 1995 - June 30, 1995
1. Number of members enrolled at beginning of quarter.
6 of 6
2. Number of members enrolled at the end of quarter.
3 of 6
3a. Total number of hours of direct service performed.
Lancaster FO = 543 hours
Somis FO
= 318 hours
3b. Total number of hours contributed from other volunteers.
Total number of other volunteers
= 62
Total number of volunteer hours
= 786 hours
4. Total number of hours in training.
Lancaster FO = 240 hours
Somis FO
= 100 hours
One could add an additional 510 hours for support of direct service/training from NRCS
staff as in:
EWP investigation
windbreaks
engineering survey
plant identification
vegetation transects
NRI field surveys
FOCS data entry
soil survey
5. Progress towards meeting community service objectives.
1 Objective #1 is to provide technical assistance to residents of the 1993 Kinneloa fire area in Los
Angeles and the Malibu fire area in Ventura County. The AmeriCorps staff has met with the
following agencies:
Eaton Canyon Recovery Alliance
County Fire Department
Communities homeowner associations
Altadena Flames
L.A. County Board of Supervisors
Altadena Town Council
Office of Emergency Services
L.A. County Public Works
Americorps members from Lancaster FO have been working with community organizations to
conduct a survey on residents awareness on emergency preparedness and on NRCS and other
agencies involvement with flood mitigation measures. The Eaton Canyon Recovery Alliance
Newsletter is a possible channel to distribute the survey questions to residents.
Americorps members from Somis published a newsletter article to promote awareness and to
educate the community in taking fire prevention steps for their properties. Three hundred
newsletters were sent out to fire affected residents.
AmeriCorps members from Somis FO assisted NRCS staff in ECP projects with on-site damage
reports and field surveys in flooded farm lands. They also assisted the office engineer and
conservationist in the development of conservation plans in damaged areas for the ECP program.
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster FO assisted the Urban and Community Assistance Team
with engineering surveys for an erosion control structure design in Pasadena. They also assisted
the Urban Team in collecting soil samples for testing at potential urban garden sites in the City of
Los Angeles.
The Memorandum of Understanding and project agreement on vegetative trials between
NRCS/Ventura County Fire District has been signed. This is a 50/50 funded project under the EWP
Program. The purpose of the project is to help individuals, groups and units of government to do
better resource planning to protect lives and property. AmeriCorps members from Somis FO are
completing the second newsletter about the Fire Retardant Plant Projects.
The project consists of a field trial which will help people select fire resistant plants by
evaluating effective fire resistant, drought tolerant and erosion controllable plant species from
preselected plant species. There will also be three demonstration trials to educate people on
planting and maintenance of these plants in better landscaping to reduce fire hazards and to provide
esthetic values from these plants.
Objective #2 is to assist residents of Antelope Acres with technical needs in establishing
vegetation for windbreaks on and around windblown area in Antelope Valley. The AmeriCorps staff
has met with the following agencies/groups:
Antelope Acres Town Council
Antelope Acres Community Center
Waste Management of Lancaster
Antelope Valley R.C.D.
Dustbuster Task Force
Antelope Valley College
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster FO produced brochures for the AVRCD Nursery on tree
windbreak plantings. They also assisted AVRCD in putting together the mailing list for the Southern
CA Coalition of RCD newsletter.
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster FO assisted Patti Novak and Dave Vaughn with line-point
vegetation transects at the Dustbuster EWP and research plots. They also assisted Richard
Campbell in organizing the Dustbuster tour and put together an information packet for the tour.
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster and Somis field offices did grounds work at the AVRCD
Nursery which involved weeding potted plants, planting tree seedlings into band boxes, and
transplanting young trees to gallon size pots.
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster FO assisted California Cooperative Extension with
vegetation transects in Antelope Valley and collected plant samples to measure the productivity of
different plant communities.
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster FO assisted Patti Novak in collecting seeds from Indian
Rice Grass, Needle Grass, and Squirrel Tail from Antelope Valley for the Plant Material Center.
Objective #3 is to have an educational outreach program to educate the public on soil and water
conservation and the conservation of our natural resources. The AmeriCorps staff have met with
the following organizations:
Antelope Valley College
Quartz Hill High School
Malibu High School
California Envirothon
Schools' Involvement Program
Nasreen Alam presented a soils training session, for the Malibu High School students involved in
the California Envirothon, at the U.S. National Forest Service in Ojai. This program provided a
hands-on educational experience as well as classroom exercises on soils.
Richard Campbell, from Antelope Valley RCD, and AmeriCorps members, from the Lancaster
and Apple Valley field offices, participated in the Schools' Involvement Program, which is organized
by the 48th District Agricultural Association. This involved judging agriculture and science projects
from 1st through 8th grade students (aproximately 600 students involved).
AmeriCorps members from Somis were involved in the summer job fair in Simi Valley in order to
provide information about NRCS and AmeriCorps.
Other Community Activities
AmeriCorps members from Lancaster, Somis, and Edwards AFB Soil Survey field offices
assisted the Allied Art Center in refurbishing their historic building in downtown Lancaster. The
Alied Arts Association is operated by senior citizens and is a non-profit organization.
6. Primary accomplishments.
Educational outreach efforts have been successful with the soils presentation to CA Envirotho
students, with the participation in judging agricultural and science projects, and with involvement in
the Summer Job Fair.
Accomplished community service activities for the Allied Arts Center and the Lancaster Public
Library. AmeriCorps from somis provided information on fire-wise landscaping for Malibu residents
through newsletters.
7. Projected outcome for next quarter.
Conduct demonstration and field trials for Fire Retardant Plants project.
Publish newsletters on the progress and results of the demonstration/field trials.
Progress on putting together and mailing out survey questions to fire area residents in Altadena
and Pasadena.
Begin organizing a slide presentation on windbreaks, plants, and AmeriCorps activities.
8. Primary challenges.
For FY 96, planning for windbreak and plant projects should be done by winter season so that
plans can be implemented during optimum weather condition in the spring.
Plans for educational outreach is being developed with slide presentations to schools and
communities.
A few staff members are trained in watershed/ecosystem conservation planning.
Considerabletime from the NRCS staff is being used for technical support.
9. Primary training and technical assistance needs.
Formulation of conservation plans and writing narratives for plan.
Knowledge of soil and water conservation to develop an effective and economic conservation
plans for the community.
Knowledge of engineering principals related to hydrology, debris flows, erosion, windbreaks,
etc.
Technical assistance on desert vegetations, landscaping, irrigation systems, etc.
Step 10 can better be presented at the end of fourth quarter.
11. Other creative documentations.
1. Photo-Log of AmeriCorps Activities.
2. Letters from Hershel Read, Schools' Involvement Program, ECRA, Allied Arts Association,
and OES.
3. News articles from USDA News, and Current Developments.
4. Certificates of Appreciation from AVRCD and NRCS.
Sincerely,
BabDen
Bob Dean
District Conservationist
Lancaster Field Office
cc:
Bill Gradle
Area Conservationist
Salinas Area Office
,
SANd
United States
Natural
2121-C Second Street, Suite 102
LKC
Department of
Resources
Davis, CA 95616
Agriculture
Conservation
(916) 757-8200
Service
Subject:
PGM - Examples of AmeriCorps
Date:
APR 03 1995
Contributions to Community Service
To:
Lloyd E. Wright, Director,
File Code: 440
Community Assistance and Resource
Development Division, NRCS, Washington, D.C.
Enclosed, please find two publications titled "Plants and Their Characteristics In
The Antelope Valley" and "Establishing Tree Windbreaks for Residents In Antelope
Valley." These publications were developed by AmeriCorps members in the
Lancaster field office. Los Angeles County, which houses the Antelope Valley,
suffered severe damage during the 1993 fire storms and the 1995 floods. Residents
will be able to utilize this information to restore their property.
The publications are examples of how the AmeriCorps program is effectively
providing community service.
Hemy . Wynn @ Wyon
for
HERSHEL R. READ
State Conservationist
cc: w/o enclosures
Manuel A. Roman, Assistant State Conservationist (P), NRCS, Davis, Ca
William J. Gradle, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Salinas, CA
Robert L. Dean, District Conservationist, NRCS, Lancaster, CA
Timothy D. Cattron, Information Systems Director, NRCS, Davis, CA
The Natural Resources Conservation Service,
formerly the Soil Conservation Service,
is an agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
United States
Natural
2121-C Second Street, Suite 102
Department of
Resources
Davis, CA 95616
Agriculture
Conservation
(916) 757-8200
Service
APR 20 1995
Phillip D. Sam, AmeriCorps Member
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
44811 North Date Ave., Suite G
Lancaster, CA 93534
Dear Phil:
On behalf of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in California, I am honored to
present this Special Act of Volunteer Service Award for the outstanding service you have
provided to the residents in the Kinneloa and Laguna fire areas.
Robert Dean, District Conservationist from the Lancaster Field Office, has kept me informed
on the conservation mitigation plans you and your AmeriCorps team members prepared in
order to better protect the residents and their personal properties from possible mud and
debris flows due to winter rains in Southern California. Bob has also made me aware of the
countless hours you have contributed in the evenings and weekends working side by side
with fire victims for the purpose of putting the mitigation plan in action. Your generosity in
sharing your time and expertise is greatly appreciated--you have made a significant
contribution in controlling future damage and in furthering the recovery efforts from these
tragic fires.
We know that hundreds of Californians affected by these events join us in our gratitude.
You have demonstrated by your actions the true intention of the AmeriCorps program.
Sincerely,
actingfor
HERSHEL R. READ
State Conservationist
CC:
William J. Gradle, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Salinas, CA
L. Robert Dean, District Conservationist, NRCS, Lancaster, CA
The Natural Resources Conservation Service,
formerly the Soil Conservation Service,
is an agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SCHOOLS' INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM
State of California
48th District Agricultural Association
June 8, 1995
Mission
To promote an
Mr. Phillip Sam
understanding of, and
Americorps
appreciation for, the
U.S. Dept.of Agriculture
role of agriculture in
4811 N. Date Avenue, Ste D
contemporary society
Lancaster, CA 93534
through classroom
education, community
events and distribution
of information through
Dear Mr. Sam:
a public information
program.
Agriculture is alive and well in urban Los Angeles, as I am sure you noticed
as you judged plants and later student pilot projects at the 1995 Schools'
Involvement Exposition at the Puente Hills Mall. Our Expo clearly
demonstrated that students in the city really can learn by using agriculture,
even if they have never seen real farms.
The 48th District Agricultural Association Board of Directors and our staff
want to thank you for a job well done. It is important to the success of this
project that our judges come from the agriculture world, so your time and
expertise were appreciated. While every student receives a ribbon just for
participating, many classrooms won $$$ for what they taught.
Thanks again for your help.
Sincerely,
Carol Spoelstra- epper
Executive Director
Post Office Box 707 312 Paseo Tesoro Walnut, California 91788-0707
909/594-3991
FAX 909/598-1260
EATON CANYON RECOVERY ALLIANCE
AFFILIATED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Supported by the Community Disaster Recovery & Preparedness Center
3746 Foothill Boulevard. Pasadena. California 91107
Telephone 818.583.7245
Fax 818.583.7288
April 24, 1995
Mr. L. Robert Dean
District Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
44811 N. Date Avenue, Suite G
Lancaster, CA 93534
Dear Bob:
I'm so sorry that you were not able to join us at our dessert party in
commemoration of the closing of the OES office. Thanks so much for sending Phillip. He
did a great job on his presentation and the plaque was most appreciated by Virginia.
I hope all continues to go well.
Very truly yours,
Ursula
Ursula H. Hyman
of LATHAM & WATKINS
cc:
Richard Baumer
Supporting Residents and Homeowners Associations in Altadena. Eaton Canyon. Kinneloa Ranch. Kinneloa Canyon.
Kinneloa Mesa. Sierra Madre Villa. Pasadena Glen. and other foothill communities damaged by the Firestorm on October 27. 1993
Antelope Valley
Allied Arts Association
April 28, 1995
Mr. Bob Dean, District Conservationist
United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
44811 N. Date Avenue, Suite G
Lancaster, CA 93534
Dear Mr. Dean:
The Executive Board of Allied Arts Association would like to extend
our heartfelt thanks to the AMERICORPS volunteers who gave SO freely
of their time and muscle to clean and paint at the Cedar Centre.
"Thank you" just cannot convey how much we appreciate all the things
they accomplished in such a short time.
The main crew - SANDY HAYNES, PHILLIP SAM and APRIL JURGEN - were
there faithfully each work day. Others who helped were: CHRISAND
GILES, PRISCILLA GUERRERO, DAVID MACIAS and SHANNON PERKINS. We will
be forever grateful for your help.
We of Allied Arts want to make the Cedar Centre a showcase of fine art
to benefit the entire Antelope Valley, children and grownups alike.
With the help of your outstanding AMERICORPS organization, our dreams
are much closer to being realized.
Again, thank you for your invaluable help. If we can do anything to
help your organization, please call us at (805) 726-0655.
Sincerely,
Butty Midkiff
Betty Midkiff,
President
BM/mt
OES COMMUNITY DISASTER RECOVERY & PREPAREDNESS CENTER
3746 Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
(818) 583-7245; FAX: (818) 583-7288
April 20, 1995
Bob Dean
District Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
44811 North Date Ave. Suite G
Lancaster, CA 93534
Dear Bob:
Thank you so much for the certificate of appreciation and kind words delivered
by Phillip Sam of AmeriCorps. I was surprised and thrilled by the
recognition. This effort to support recovery from the firestorm and prevent
future disasters has been a true public-private partnership.
Recovery from a firestorm is very slow. and only 66 of the 115 completely
burned private homes have entered the permit process, with about 20 of those
complete. Still, at this point almost all of the fire veterans, as they prefer to
call themselves, are moving forward. Our second mission, to prevent a
second disaster, has been accomplished -- with your help. Through the
placing of 60,000 sandbags, dozens of k-rails, enlarging and frequent cleaning
out of the debris basins, installation of block walls and other barriers, the
Altadena Kinneloa area avoided serious damage to property.
Your agency provided immeasurable help through the survey and identification
of homes which needed mitigation measures, the door-to-door and face-to-face
contacts, and your leadership in bringing all the affected agencies together to
discuss the threat. AmeriCorps volunteers Phillip Sam, Sandy Haynes, and
April Jurgen have been extremely helpful, and I believe that the entire fire-
impacted community realizes it. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to
work with such an outstanding group of people. from the public and private
sectors, and together, we have accomplished a great deal. Thank you very
much.
Sincerely,
Virginia Verginia Kimball
Manager
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Volume 54 No. 1
March-April 1995
We Welcome Our 26th Secretary
The swearing-in makes it
official, as Dan Glickman
(right) becomes our 26th
Secretary...page 1.
STATE
INSII
Dan Glickman takes helm of Department
NRCS civil engineer Laura Lundin (center) explains
USDA's FY96 budget calls for a $2.1 billion g
to AmeriCorps volunteers Phillip Sam (left) and
When it floods-twice-in Calif.. our em
Sandy Haynes in Altadena, Calif. how NRCS
Around & About USDA-For Employees
employees directed the placement of the two
cement barriers, known as "K rails." This ensured
Editor's Roundup on USDA People in the
that the barriers worked as a conservation measure
by deflecting and redirecting sediment during the
rains and subsequent flooding that hit the state in
January and March. USDA employees initiated a
number of actions, in both urban and rural settings.
to combat the effects of these floods. Note the storv
United States Department of Agriculture
Pub
on page 3.
CURRENT
EVELOPMENTS
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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
May 1995
In this Issue
Message from the State Conservationist
New USDA Secretary Launches
NRCS Reorganization continues to move along the path as we have
Rural Meetings In Davis
3
discussed before. At a meeting in Washington, D.C. last week the personnel
For Your Information
4
management plan for 1996 was shared with all employees at national head-
quarters and representatives from each state. Hank Wyman, Nat Deutsch and
Programs and Pogs a Plenty
I attended the meeting and brought back a number of materials describing the
AmeriCorp Members Breeze Into Antelope Valley
by Rita Bickel
AmeriCorps members held a much needed tree windbreak planting
demonstration at the Anteiope Acres Community Center on Saturday,
March 4th. Property owners in the Antelope Valley experience strong
winds and blowing sand most of the year. David Lundin, NRCS Engi-
neer from the Lancaster Field Office Urban Team, says that wind is
siphoned into the vailey very quickly because of the unique topography
and meteorology of the area. The valley is
situated between two mountain ranges. the San Gabriel
Mountains and the Tehachapi Mountains. As cool damp air from
the ocean backs up against the San Gabriel Mountains and meets the warm
dry desert air approaching from the Tehachapis. the result is strong wind,
blowing sand and severe soil erosion.
Members of the community were invited to the event. AmeriCorps
members and the Urban Team held an informative talk on windbreaks. tree
planting techniques. irrigation and tree choices for windbreaks in the Ante-
lope Valley. Informative and easy to read brochures were made available
for attendees. Following the talk AmeriCorps members Phillip Sam, Sandy
Haynes and April Jurgen demonstrated the proper way to plant trees. It
was explained that proper planting allows trees to have a quick and healthy
establishment period. Property owners got to take part in some hands on experience by planting a few of the
trees themselves. For this event the Antelope Valley RCD donated 54 Arizona cypress seedlings from their
nursery. and the Antelope Acres Community Center covered the cost of irrigation supplies and planting
erials. Lancaster Urban Team members Patti Novak and David Lundin provided guidance and exper-
- for the project. This project does not stop here. however. AmeriCorps members will spend the next few
months providing residents with further information and assistance. They will be contributing to property
owner windbreak efforts by helping with the design of individual windbreaks. design of irrigation systems,
selection of plant material. plant spacing and effective distancing from areas in need of protection.
The Antelope Valley
Resource Conservation District
gratefully presents this
Certificate of Appreciation
presented to
Sandy Haynes
in recognition of outstanding services rendered to our District's Education
Programs and your participation at The Seventh Annual Landscaping for the
High Desert Workshop.
Presented this thirteenth day of April in the year of 1995.
Raymond H. Krueger
President of A.V. Resource Conservation District
The Antelope Valley
Resource Conservation District
gratefully presents this
Certificate of Appreciation
presented to
Phillip Sam
in recognition of outstanding services rendered to our District's Programs
through your creative talents in brochure development and your participation in
The Seventh Annual Landscaping for the High Desert Workshop.
Presented this thirteenth day of April in the year of 1995.
Raymond H. Krueger
President of A.V. Resource Conservation District
The Antelope Valley
Resource Conservation District
gratefully presents this
Certificate of Appreciation
presented to
April Jergen
in recognition of outstanding support services rendered to our District's
Program through filing documents, library assistance, copying brochures
and conservation programs.
Presented this thirteenth day of April in the year of 1995.
Raymond H. Krueger
President of A.V. Resource Conservation District
United States
Department of Agriculture
GRAND DEPARTMENT OF
Certificate of
Appreciation Awarded to
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April D. Jurgen
For Volunteer Service rendered to the fire
victims of the Kinneloa & Laguna fires in Southern
California during FY 1995.
meet A. Rammin
Date April 17, 1995
acting for
State Conservationist
United States
SHIARTMENT
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Department of Agriculture
OF
Certificate of
Appreciation Awarded to
1339
AND CORDERCE
Sandra A. Haynes
For Outstanding Volunteer Service rendered to the fire
victims of the Kinneloa & Laguna fires in Southern
California during FY 1995.
Date April 17, 1995
Roman acting for
State Conservationist
United States
DEPARTMENTOP
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tment of Agriculture
OF
Certificate of
UNITED
Appreciation Awarded to
MANUFACTURE
Phillip D. Sam
For Outstanding Volunteer Service rendered to the fire
victims of the Kinneloa & Laguna fires in Southern
California during FY 1995.
Date April 17, 1995
w/A Raman acting for
State Conservationist
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AMERICORP
SERVICE
NEWS LETTER
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
AMERICORPS
3380 Somis Road
Somis, CA 93066
Spring/Summer 1995
PROJECT ON FIRE RETARDANT PLANTS
In 1993, much of Ventura County was affected by fire storms.
Many properties and houses were damaged. In fact, topography and
climate of Ventura County make this area a fire potential/prone
area. Realizing the extent of this problem, Fire Protection
District of Ventura County and Natural Resources Conservation
Service of USDA have jointly under taken a project here in
Ventura County. The main goal of this project is to demonstrate
the effectiveness of fire resistant plants in improved
landscaping. This is necessary to protect life and to help reduce
the fire hazard.
The project consists of one field trial and two demonstration
trials. Two of these project sites are located in Camarillo and
the third one is in Thousand Oaks. All of these sites are next to
fire stations.
The purpose of the field site is to evaluate the most effective
fire resistant and drought tolerant plants from preselected fire
resistant plant species. An added benefit of those drought
tolerant plants will be their ability to help reduce erosion. The
evaluation will be done after three years of field study.
Ten plant species have been selected for field trial. These are
Cape Weed, Hottentot Fig, Prostrate Myoporum, White Trailing Ice
Plant, Anchor Bay Ceanothus, Creeping Sage, Dwarf Coyote Brush,
African Daisy, Dwarf periwinkle, and Trailing Gazania. All of
these plants are commercially available from local sources and
are suitable for improved landscaping in Chaparrel-urban
interface settings.
The demonstration sites will also provide public information.
These will educate people about improved landscaping with fire
resistant plants. The trials will also help to determine esthetic
value of these plants.
Salvia sonomensis (Creeping Sage)
Perennials. Need full sun and excellent
drainage. They can get along with little
or no summer water. They have scented
foliage and have flowers arranged in
elongated spike like clusters.
Baccharis pilularis ("T. Ps. "Dwarf Coyote Brush)
Evergreen shrubs or ground cover. Need low
maintenance and low water. Remarkable climate
and soil adaptation. Have small, dark green
leaves and moderate growth rate.
Osteospermum fruticosum (African Daisy)
Evergreen perennial or subshrub, grows
rapidly. Bloom intermittent throughout year.
Need sun and good drainage. Endures drought.
Vinca minor (Dwarf Periwinkle)
Evergreen perennials, used as ground covers
for pattern plantings, and for rough slopes
and other wise unused areas. Grows only in
shade.
Gazania rigeno leucolaena (Trailing Gazania)
Grow well in almost any soil. Once plants are
established, need water twice a month.
flowers are yellow, white, orange or bronze.
Flower bloom in late spring, early summer.
AmeriCorps
Third Quarter Report
Redlands Field Office
July 5, 1995
1. Number of Members Enrolled
There are seven AmeriCorps members enrolled as of March 31, 1995.
2. Number of Members Enrolled at the End of the Quarter
There are seven AmeriCorps members enrolled at the end of the quarter and three new
AmeriCorps members began their term on June 5, 1995 and a fourth one on June 19, 1995.
The new Members will be working on Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP's) projects,
Conservation Education, and Irrigation Water Management.
3. Total Number of Hours of Direct Service Performed
Overall the AmeriCorps members in the Redlands Field Office have performed
approximately a total of 11,262 hours of service to communities. Four of the AmeriCorps
(Penny, Adrian, Tai, and Barbara) have performed 6,5636 hours total and each have performed
an average of 1,640 service hours. The other three AmeriCorps (Toan, Jami, and Kevin) have
performed 4,699 hours total and each have performed an average of 1,566 hours of service.
Two of the AmeriCorps (Barbara and Toan) will complete their term earlier than the rest of the
Redlands Field Office AmeriCorps.
4. Total Numbers of Hours in Training
The AmeriCorps members have received approximately 10.5 hours of training which
have included safety procedures and general NRCS procedures.
5. Progress Towards Meeting Community Service Objectives
As of July 5, 1995, the AmeirCorps members have reached some of their set objectives
through projects and programs they have assisted in. Most of the activities are on going and
will probably continue after all the Members finish their terms. The NPDS Stenciling Project, a
public awareness program aim to inform on the dangers of storm drain water pollution, is in its
media advertising stage. Managing Non Point Source Pollution for Water Quality is another
program that the AmeriCorps were part of. The program has been put on hold due to
scheduling difficulties. Jami Fisher is still working with the RCD staff in developing and
gathering data that will be essential in the program for NPS, which is expected to resume in
October, 1995.
Several of our AmeriCorps (Tai Diep, Kevin Nguyen, Toan Bui, and Adrian Gonzalez)
are still working energetically with dairies in the surrounding communities. Approximately ten
dairies have been surveyed with a total of 426 acres. The plans that have been designed will
enable the dairy owners to recycle 17,602 tons of waste once the practices have been
implemented. The surveys have been very beneficial to the dairy persons since they saved
$35,000 that would have been an expense to them if the AmeriCorps had not been available to
done the surveys.
6. Primary Accomplishments
AmeriCorps members have worked on several projects throughout the surrounding
communities. The projects include:
Annual Environmental Expo
*
an environmental exposition at Cal State University San Bernardino
*
environmental information was provided by vendors
*
5,000 people attended the event
*
two AmeriCorps members assisted the Districts by operating the booths
Erosion Fair in Claremont
*
vendors provided information on erosion control and other erosion issues
*
two of the Members attend the event
NPDS Stenciling Project
*
project is now in the media advertising stage
*
radio slots, newspaper ads, and fact sheets are being develop by one of the Americorps
Members (Penny)
Nature Discovery Programs
*
approximately 4,388 students have participated in the programs
*
the programs are created to give elementary students a perspective on nature and
nature's needs through plays, games, and activities.
*
since the Members have began assisting the programs a total of 7,477 students have
gone through the programs
Morongo Indian Reservation Riverbasin Study
*
study is to assist reservation with their flooding problems
*
two AmeriCorps members (Toan and Adrian) assisted State Office personnel with the
survey
*
Morongo Indian Reservation has requested EWP assistance to repair storm damage and
the decision is still pending
Composting Workshop (Inland Empire West RCD)
*
a workshop was conducted to provide information on backyard composting/mulching
*
a chipper operated by Jim Earsom was used to turn green waste into compost
*
free mulch was available to the public
*
three AmeriCorps assisted in the workshop
Troth Elementary School
*
School Beautification project is still in the planning stage
Ayala High School in Chino Hills
*
hillside project is still in the process
Chino Hills State Park
*
three AmeriCorps surveyed the site and plan was developed to restore the spillway
*
the pond is a habitat for wild turtles
*
the finished plan once is implemented will protect the dam and reduce erosion
Lone Pine Canyon
*
owners wants to build a fish pond and convert the existing area into a recreational park
*
two Members surveyed and completed the plan for the canyon
Chemehuvi Indian Reservation
*
Kathy Robinson, Engineer from El Centro FO, requested assistance from the
AmeriCorps to survey the site
*
two AmeriCorps drove to Needles and spent the night in order to complete the survey
* survey information will be used to develop a plan for a landfill
7. Projected Outcomes For Next Quarter
Tai, Kevin, Toan, and Adrian will continue working with dairies and practices installation
until the end of their term. The dairies have been one of our main focus since we did not have
the man power to do the survey before but now with the AmeriCorps we are getting the dairies
completed.
The Members will attend a "graduation" meeting at NRCS State Office in Davis July 12 to
July 14, 1995. This meeting will give the AmeriCorps the opportunity to meet other Members
and State Office personnel. A lot of information will be receive by the AmeriCorps.
8. Primary Challenges
* coordinating schedules
9. Primary Training and Technical Assistance Needs
* FOCS training
10. Media Coverage
None at this time
11. Other Creative Documentation/Stories
On April 25, 1995, AmeriCorps Members celebrated National Day of Service with a
luncheon. During the luncheon, the Members received a cup and a patch with the AmeriCorps
logo on it. The luncheon was enjoyed by all.
12. Volunteer Hours
The Members have been very successful throughout their term. On several occasions
they have promoted voluntarism. Thanks to an AmeriCorps flyer, two Cal Poly students
approached one of the Resource Conservation Districts and signed up as volunteers. The two
students will begin volunteering their time on July 12, 1995. Another person who through
AmeriCorps decided to volunteer some time was Michelle Dyck. She had been accepted as an
AmeriCorps Member but while waiting to begin her term; she volunteer 63 hours. Also, close
to 20 hours of volunteered time have been provided by Members' friends and relatives.
THIRD QUARTER AMERICORPS REPORT
June 1995
Petaluma Cluster
1. Number of members enrolled at the time of launch: 6
2. Number of members enrolled at the end of QUARTER:
6
3. Total number of hours of direct service performed: 1697
Total number of Volunteer Service generated:
950
4. Total number of hours in training: 337
5. Progress toward meeting community service objectives:
*
Initiated dialog between Sonoma County Landfill and
landowner as to impact of sediment reaching nearby
Stemple Creek.
*
Helped NRCS staff work with landowners to obtain FEMA
funding for flood damage in Stemple Creek.
*
Presentation on importance of fish habitat for
Hopland Elementary School
*
Wetland survey work on levees for Tolay Creek
Restoration Project.
*
Work with Sonoma County Releaf on tree inventory.
*
Helped in obtaining 319 (h) funding for dairy waste
project which includes a new corral, grassed
waterway, filter strip to meet water quality
standards.
*
Helped NRCS staff develop a 205j grant project for
the Petaluma River Watershed.
*
Completed the Fish and Game Stream Restoration Grant
for the Round Valley Tribal Council.
*
Worked with the Tribal Option 9 Restoration Program
and maintained support and communication with the
Round Valley community effort to establish a Resource
Center.
*
Developed "free" nursery stock sources for use by
non-profit groups involved in stream restoration
and/or forestry work.
*
Worked with Lake County NRCS in assisting a group of
property owners receive OES funding to repair flood
damage.
*
Finalized layout of 4 interpretive trailhead signs
for Santa Rosa Creek Sign Team.
*
Responded to landowner request for help in Big
Sulpher Creek watershed within the highly impacted
area (EWP site)
*
Assist Releaf with urban tree inventory of Santa Rosa
*
Drafted a short "success story" describing the
Americorps dairy farm water quality assessment
program.
*
Worked on draft and submitted a description of the
Gold Ridge 319 (h) funds available for conservation
projects to reduce animal waste pollution.
*
Conducted describing the care and use of water
Quality Assessment Workshop.
*
Organized/participated in a day of trial work in Hood
Mountain Regional Park.
6.
Primary Accomplishments:
*
Successfully met with number of agencies (California
Department of Fish & Game, Regional Water Quality
Control Board, UC Cooperative Extension) to come to
consensus on water quality standards and regulations.
Seven water quality fact sheets completed and
presented at water quality workshop for ranchers.
*
Meeting with Dan Glickman, Secretary of the
Department of Agriculture and Richard Rominger,
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Agriculture at
National Rural Conference in Sacramento concerning
the importance of grassroots outreach.
*
Presentation of Tolay Creek Restoration Project map
with copies provided to US Fish and Wildlife Service,
Calif. Department of Fish and Game, and Congresswoman
Lynn Woolsey.
*
Completed 6,000 feet of drip irrigation installation
for Stemple Creek Restoration Project.
*
Hosted Area I Americorps Training session.
Assisted elementary school with conceptual design for
outdoor education center and creek trail.
Achieved access to a private property to do a
conservation plan where State agencies could not.
*
Helped research and develop NRCS field office policy
for evaluating irrigation water savings.
*
Continue to build working partnerships with
agricultural landowners.
*
Organized an Earth Day celebration for a local
elementary school, grades K-6. Conducted classrooms
on environmental education.
*
Organized and conducted a public/agency meeting on
Watershed Management and Restoration.
Provided assistance in the F&G Grant entailed the
restoration of 19 creeks.
*
Developed a data base of the 1426 cooperators in the
Sotoyme- Santa Rosa Resource Conservation District.
*
Drafted a grant proposal (Forestry Assistance Program
Technical Assistance Funds) for the Sotoyme-Santa
Rosa Resource Conservation District.
*
Wrote the second draft of the Hillside Erosion
Control Guide for the United Winegrowers for Sonoma
County.
*
Assisted NRCS engineers with survey of EWP work site
along Matanzas Creek.
*
Assisted NRCS engineers with survey of EWP work site
along Austin Creek.
*
Conducted damage to stabilization structures, roads
and culverts.
*
Presented the 319 (h) Animal Waste Committee.
*
Submitted final draft of grant proposal to CDF on CDF
Forestry Assistance Program.
*
Prepared soil conservation education material to be
sent to local junior high schools. Packets include
lecture, experiment and field trip ideas.
*
Served as Fuller Creek Watershed Coordinator for
NRCS/ Americorps.
*
Served as Austin Creek Watershed Project Coordinator
for NRCS/Americorps.
*
Submitted to Sotoyme-Santa Rosa Resource
Conservation District a grant application (Northwest
Emergency Assistance Program, Habitat Restoration
Element) for funds to conduct work in the Fuller
Creek Watershed.
*
Wrote final draft for Hillside Vineyard Control
Booklet.
*
Drafted a "Watershed Group Leader Information Form"
to be used in screening of volunteer candidates.
*
Drafted "Job Description" of watershed Group
Facilitator volunteer position.
7. Project outcomes for next quarter:
*
Completion of four Conservation Plans.
*
Creation of Conceptual Design for wetland project on
Stemple Creek dairy.
*
Water quality presentation to Western United Dairymen
from Central Valley and Sonoma/Marin County.
8. Primary challenges:
*
Overcoming skepticism on projected future of
Americorps program.
*
Complete projects before term ends.
*
Meeting on-going schedule with Ukiah Valley Streams
Coalition.
9. Primary training and technical assistance needs:
*
Stream/riparian habitat restoration design
*
Salmon habitat restoration design
*
Wetland restoration design
*
Bio- engineering
*
Conflict Resolution and Time Management
*
Computer training
*
Stream restoration training and in stream work
10. Media Coverage:
*
See attached news articles/announcements
*
Coverage in two local newspapers
*
Article in Farm News about Nation Rural Conference
Forum.
11. Other creative documentation:
*
Stemple Creek Restoration Project Planting Plan
*
Map of Tolay Creek Restoration Project
*
Water Quality Fact Sheets
*
Thank You letter from California Freshwater Shrimp
Club
*
Photographs of work site and Americorps trips and
training sessions.
COVERY TIMES 6
Recovery Roundup
APRIL 5, 1995
eriCorps Contributes Helping Hands
AmeriCorps members have been
rking during the recent winter
aiding thousands of flood
by filling sandbags, serving
U.S. Department of
to families in need, assisting in
Agriculture Interim
and working to strengthen
Secretary Richard
and remove debris.
Rominger (right)
listens to Ameri-
AmeriCorps was started by Presi-
Corps members
Clinton as a national public and
Nancy Scolari (left)
mmunity service initiative for young
and Mike Jensen
and senior citizens. AmeriCorps
during the flood
sonnel have provided assistance at
clean-up.
asters nationwide.
The National Civilian Community
NRCS Photo by Rebecca de la Torre
reported 37 members working in
noma County, while 12 AmeriCorps
mbers of the Sacramento Local
nservation Corps logged more than
hov
"ing sandbags in Sacra-
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The Los Angeles Conservation
had two crews working in the
Monica Mountains assisting
idents by shoring up their properties
sandbags.
June 1995
FARM NEWS
USDA Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman, in center, with USDA NCRS AmeriCorp
members. From Sonoma County are, from the right: Nancy Scolari, Julie Maggi and
Mike Jensen.
STEMPLE CREEK
RESTORATION PROJECT
UPPER REACH
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PRUNUSKE CHATHAM INC.
SCALE: 1"- 100'
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STREAM REACH 2.2 MILES
New USDA Secretary Launches Rural Meetings In Davis
by Anita Brown, State Information Officer
D
an Glickman, sworn in as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 30,
came to California on April 17 to begin his first set of public forums since taking office.
Set in an agricultural machine shed on the grounds of UC Davis, Glickman joined Deputy Secretary
Rich Rominger and Congressman Vic Fazio on their home turf to listen to speakers and attendees give their
views on how to strengthen rural areas and American agriculture.
The august trio was joined on stage by members of the Future
Farmers of America and AmeriCorp-including NRCS's Earl Brown,
Mike Jensen, Nancy Scolari, Julie Maggi, Athea Brusin, Christi
Maison, Carol Rutenbergs, Jim Newman, Aleta Apgar and Jesse
Haramti (see photo with Deputy Secretary Rominger).
Glenn County Resource Conservation District Director Allen
Garcia was among the speakers-giving the crowd his unique views as
a rice grower concerned with sustainability and habitat conservation.
UC Davis Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barbara
Schneeman, spoke of the importance of a cooperative relationship
FARM
between USDA and the University of California. She specifically
cited the contribution of NRCS's soil survey information and sug-
sted locating the projected USDA state headquarters near the univer-
/.
A long list of people responded to the opportunity to share views and concerns with Glickman, Rominger
and Fazio. At least two of these were district cooperators who underscored the need for a strong conserva-
tion presence in USDA and in California.
Glickman also held meetings in Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Dakota and Illinois, culminating in
a final session with President Clinton in Ames, Iowa on April 25.
Glickman is a native of Kansas
which he represented as a congress-
man for 18 years before becoming
the 26th Secretary of Agriculture.
He served on the House agriculture
committee for nearly two decades
and has worked on the last three
farm bills.
May 1995 CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
PAGE 3
Dear Americorps,
The Shrimp Club thanks you for helping us with the
planting. We couldn't have done it without you. You did all
of the preparation work for us before we even got there.
Thanks for showing us how to plant everything and giving us
the poster of Stemple Creek. All of you worked so hard
planting and directing.
Together as a team we helped to restore Stemple Creek
and save the shrimp. Thanks again!
Sincerely,
The Shrimp Club
Chird Peen
and
Stacey Goto
WEITE PM 3 AXPELMO 34% OF
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Mike Jensen and Nancy Scolari
1301 Reducod Way, Suite 170
Petaluma, CA 94954
Volunteers look on while one of the Shrimp Kids breaks ground to plant hazelnut.
The "Shrimp Club" Works to Restore Stemple Creek
By Nancy Scolari, NRCS/AmeriCorps
ously with shovels in hand, focusing their ef-
What do sixty suburban 4th and 5th grade
forts on a planting plan involving
les
of
elementary school kids and four rural agricul-
stream spanning 4 different ranch properties.
tural landowners have in common? Both parties
"The most important thing is that we're plant-
are diligently working toward the restoration of
ing trees and we're learning at the same time,"
a 2 mile stretch of Stemple Creek that runs just
explained Sarah Friedman, a 4th grader from
west of Petaluma and into the Estero de San
Brookside Elementary in San Anselmo where
Antonio. The group of kids are part of the
the Shrimp Club originated.
popular Shrimp Club whose focus is to restore
The Shrimp Club is planting a variety of
the habitat of the endangered California Fresh-
native riparian vegetation such as the native
water Shrimp. Some of the landowners involved
willow, oak, blackberry, and sedge. Once com-
include Paul Martin, Ken Martin, Tissa Stein,
pleted, the 2 year planting project will not only
and Joe and Kathy Tresh.
help save the endangered shrimp but will also
The Shrimp Club kids have worked rigor-
help improve wildlife and fish habitat. "It will
turn a bare and eroded creek into a lush habitat,"
explained Tissa Stein, one of the participating
landowners. "It will also add native species (of
plants and animals) that don't already exist on
the ranch." Once the plantings are established.
the vegetation will provide shade over the creek
allowing a suitable habitat for the shrimp and
other species, such as steelhead trout.
The project also considers plans to prune and
April 1995 FARM NEWS
weed the vegetated strip to prevent choking up
the creek during heavy rains. The new native
plantings will aid in Stemple Creek's restora-
Shrimp
from page 2
tion by first stabilizing the stream's banks and
tricts, public agencies, and watershed residents
decreasing erosion. In turn, this will protect the
restoration effort are helping to implement the
to ease watershed water quality concerns within
loss of adjacent pasture and cropland. The restored
Stemple Creek/Estero de San Antonio Water-
the Stemple Creek watershed. The plan ad-
area will also act as a filter strip for sediment and
shed Enhancement Plan. The plan is a combined
dresses the need to "conserve and where possible
nutrients running off of nearby fields.
effort on behalf of the Marin and Southern
improve the natural resources of the watershed
Although the Shrimp Club is funding the
Sonoma County Resource Conservation Dis-
while maintaining a vigorous economy."
project through grants they have received, other
groups are also involved in the restoration ef-
fort. Mike Jensen, an AmeriCorps member
working with the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service (NRCS formerly SCS) in Petaluma
is developing the planting plan. Prunuske
Chatham Inc., environmental consultants, are
providing the native plant information and co-
ordinating the project. Other AmeriCorps
members, Petaluma High School students.
NRCS and Resource Conservation District staff
are also involved in the effort by helping cut
transport. and plant the willow sprigs.
The activities of all those involved in
WAT R WATCH
Shrimp Club
Restoring Stemple Creek
by Nancy Scolari
"The World is a poorer place for the loss of a
filter strip for sediment and
species" is the mollo that the California Freshwater
nutrients running off of nearby
Shrimp Club stood by this month in their efforts to
fields.
restore nearby Stemple Creek. Approximately sixly 4th
Once the plantings are fully
and 5th graders from Brookside Elementary in San
established, the new riparian
Anselmo and Willow Wood Elementary in Sebastopol
area will be prime habital for
urned out sporting shovels, hammers, and smiles in an
the endangered California
attempt to help save their endangered logo, the
Freshwater Shrimp. The
California Freshwater Shrimp (Syncaris pacifica).
riparian vegetation will allow
The vibrant and willing ecostewards are focusing
the weak swimming species to
their efforts on a 2-mile planting plan spanning 4
anchor onto surrounding roots.
properties in the Stemple Creek watershed west of
It will also provide the creek
Petaluma. The watershed had been Identified as one of
with enough cover to shade the creek thereby
critical Importance since It drains directly Into the
making conditions Ideal for aquatic specles who
Estero de San Antonio. The California Department of
thrive in cooler waters.
Fish and Game has labeled the Estero as "one of the
most significant habitat areas In the state." It Is also
ncluded in the Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctu-
Although the Shrimp Club is funding the
ary and is the home of two other federally enlisted
project, other groups are also involved in the
endangered species, the Tidewater Goby
restoration effort. Mike Jensen, an AmeriCorps
Euclyclogobius newberry) and the Myrtle Silverspot
member working with the Natural Resources
Butterfly (Speyeria zerie zerene myrtleae).
Conservation Service (NRCS formerly Soil
The Shrimp Club's success is exemplified in their
Conservation Service) in Petaluma is develop-
ability to receive funding for their projects. They have
ing the planting plan. Prunuske Chatham Inc.,
been successful in accumulating over $100,000 in
environmental consultants, are providing the
grants for their purpose, the most recent being a
native plant information and coordinating the
$35,000 grant received through the National Fish and
project. Other AmeriCorps members, Petaluma
Wildlife Foundation.
High School students, NRCS and Resource
Conservation District staff are also involved in
the effort by helping cul, transport, and plant
So what does a freshwater shrimp look like?
the willow sprigs.
"They're totally transparent," explained Nick
The activities of all those involved in the
Noarodny from Brookside Elementary as he eagerly
restoration effort are aiding in the implementa-
dug up his hole to plant a sedge. "They're also very
tion of the Stemple Creek/Estero de San
important because you can only find them in 15 creeks
Antonio Watershed Enhancement Plan. The
and streams in California, and they only have 50
plan is a combined effort on behalf of the Marin
babies a year."
and Southern Sonoma County Resource
Although the club's lesson plan focuses on the
Conservation Districts, public agencies, and
endangered shrimp, Colin Piper, a 5th grader from
watershed residents to improve water quality
Brookside Elementary was quick to point out, "Yes
and wildlife habitat concerns within the
we're planting to help save the shrimp, but we're not
Stemple Creek watershed. The plan addresses
REDWOOD
WAY.
RETAILUMA
POINT REYES LIGHT
XLVIII No. 7 Point Reyes Station, California
COMPANY
West Marin's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Newsp
Sonoma dump pollutes Stemple Creek
By Jason Jones
In the past, dairy ranchers have been
polluting the creek is ironic, for over the
The Sonoma County-owned Mecham
blamed for allowing animal waste to pol-
years, other governmental agencies have
Road dump has been sending silt and chem-
lute the creek, causing high levels of am-
spent hundreds of thousands of dollars try-
ical pollution into Stemple Creek, which
monia in the water. In some sections of the
ing to clean up Stemple Creek.
crosses West Marin and empties into the
creek, the ammonia has reached toxic
Recently, the Stemple Creek Restora-
ocean through Estero de San Antonio.
levels.
tion Project received a $76,646 federal
That complaint - verified by the Natu-
But last week, the ranchers asserted that
grant to restore the creek's banks by plant-
ral Resource Conservation Service and the
much of the contamination has come from
ing vegetation and controlling where cattle
Regional Water Quality Control Board in
the Sonoma County Landfill near the
can reach the water.
Santa Rosa - was aired Thursday at
headwaters of Stemple Creek.
The grant will also finance workshops
Tomales Town Hall.
While the landfill was not blamed for
to teach ranchers new ways to deal with an-
The Town Hall meeting of ranchers, en-
adding ammonia to the creek, large-scale
imal waste and how to redesign some
vironmentalists, and government officials
erosion and leachate spills occurred during
dairies.
was called to discuss what can be done to
last winter's storms.
However, problems still remain. Dur-
control the pollution of Stemple Creek.
That a government-owned facility is
(Please turn to Page 14)
FOLAY CREEK
RESTORATION PROJECT
LOCATION MAP
SEARS POINT
HIGHWAY 121
TO SONOMA
HIGHWAY 37
TO VALLEJO
1.
ACQUIRE VALLEJO PROPERTY
2.
BUILD PROTECTION LEYEE
3.
BREACH TO CREEK
4.
DEEPEN CHANNEL FROM YALLEJO
PROPERTY TO FALLOW FIELD
TO NOVATO
5.
DEEPEN MOSQUITO DITCH
IN FALLOW FIELD
6.
BEEF UP LEYEES
7.
BREACH LEYEE
5.
CHANNEL TO LAGOON
CA FISH & GAME
TIDAL LAGOON
9.
WIDEN & DEEPEN
CHANNEL
TO LAGOON
TUBBS ISLAND
LEGEND
NEW WETLAND
EXISTING WETLAND
NEW LEYEE
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EXISTING LEYEE
LEYEE BREACH
00
HAY LAND
TOLAY CREEK
SAN PABLO BAY
N
MAP PRODUCED BY: NRCS/AmeriCorps
NOTE: NOT TO SCALE
SONOMA-MARIN
FARM NEWS
May 1995
Volume 6, Issue 10
Friends 'n Neighbors
and other notable news
Remember April? The sun started to shine
is with the Sonoma County Horse Council and is
on came spring fever
then more rain! Some of
Ya-Ka-Ama's farm manager. When asked how
us were caught on the teeter-totter of spring fever
long it took him, Michael laughed and said he
and rain depression. Enough! One person actually
started college in 1964! His degree is in
looking forward to some rain is hay grower Norm
Environmental Planning. (Now can you see why it
Yenni. He finally got back into his fields and
took so long? only kidding!) Karen: "Well,
replanted after being flooded out for most of 1995
Michael, what do you want to do with your degree/
(and losing his entire crop). Norm dry-farms and is
education?" Michael: "I want to be a farmer." We're
looking for "normal" April showers to do the
glad to see he has his priorities straight.
watering. While we'd really like to see Norm and
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services
the other south county hay and grain growers get a
and FEMA have been churning out a newsletter
break, in this bizarre year of floods it would be nice
called "Recovery Times". In the April 5 issue, there
to really know that the rain will be more off than
was a little story on how AmeriCorps helped out
on!
during and after the floods by filling sandbags,
Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy Spence
strengthening levees, removing debris, etc.. And lo
Martin is targeting sometime in May to return to
and behold. the picture with the story is of our very
patrol duty after suffering two stokes last fall. For
own Nancy Scolari and Mike Jensen from the
the last 3 months, he's been doing light duty in the
Natural Resources Conservation Service in
office and. knowing Spence, is probably stir crazy!
Petaluma (ex-SCS). Lisa Woo Shanks sent in the
Co-workers and the agricultural community are
photo of them talking with U.S. Dept. of
anxious to see him back in the field. While Spence
Agriculture Interim Secretary Richard Rominger.
gears up to go back to active duty, Richard
Great plug. this story. except it neglected to
Ripken, of R.A. Ripken Nursery. is at home
mention where they worked!
recovering from a quadruple bypass following a
Whatever you think about government
heart attack in early April. Richard's giving out
workers. think again. At least in this case. At the
heart attack advice: get a shot of "TPA" which will
melt a clot in minutes and may help save your life.
Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group's
Could Richard be branching out from nuturing
recent spring dinner and dance, employees of the
grapevines to real people?! Get well soon!
Agricultural Commissioner's and Farm Advisor's
Can we call Jon and Jan Wright. of Wright's
offices were doing hard labor. Volunteer labor. In
Feed in Healdsburg. the king and queen of the slot
the kitchen. On their day off were county
machines?! They just participated in their first
employees, John Westoby (and wife, Lynn) and
official slot tournament and made the semi-finals!
chief instigator Marilyn Vernon, with Farm
Jon and Jan have their own "Caesar's Gold Card"
Advisor Rhonda Smith, all bustin' their buds
which rings up points every time they pull the lever
preparing fine grub for a hungry group of grape-
(it's a button. now). Jan says these points add up to
techies. They must really care about what they do
free rooms. meals and special privileges. Lots of
to put in so much volunteerism. Of course,
free stuff? Maybe we should call Jan the queen of
complete adoration from the grape industry folks,
smarts instead of slots!
doesn't hurt. Some areas of government show that
Congratulations to Michael Murphy who is
they really care about the people they serve.
graduating from Sonoma State this month. Michael
Thanks!
SIMPLY THE FACTS ON
Total Ammonia
DEFINITION
Total ammonia is a measure of unionized and ionized
ammonia in a sample of water. The degree of its toxicity changes with pH,
Date
Station
Reading
temperature, and salinity. Organic nitrogen comes from all organic material
such as manure, plants, dead animals, and fertilizers. Ammonia is a by-prod-
uct of the decomposition of organic nitrogen. Total Ammonia (NH₃+NH₁+) is
the amount monitored in creeks and ponds. It is from this measurement that
the concentration of toxic unionized ammonia (NH3) is calculated. Unionized
ammonia (NH₃) is the toxic form that kills fish and aquatic life. (See unionized
ammonia fact sheet) Monitoring is measured in parts per million (ppm) or
mg/l.
WATER MONITORING
Total Ammonia
GOOD
Below 1 ppm
Management practices are sufficient
1 ppm <-> 5 ppm
CAUTION
Nutrients entering surface water
Evaluate waste management system
DANGER
Above 5 ppm
Immediate action necessary!
AMMONIA SOURCES
Runoff from enclosed confined facilities (i.e., loafing
barn). Runoff from silage storage areas. Runoff from open confined areas (i.e., corrals, feed-
lots). Runoff from manure storage areas. Facilities waste water. Runoff from over-fertilization.
unoff from overstocked pastures. Animals in the creek.
AMERICORPS
AmeriCorps &
For Water Quality information contact:
A
United States Department of Agriculture
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Petaluma, CA 94954
NATIONAL SERVI
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Regional Water Quality Control Board
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
SIMPLY THE FACTS on
Unionized Ammonia
DEFINITION
Unionized ammonia (NH3) is sometimes referred to as
toxic ammonia and is the form which is harmful to fish and aquatic life. The
Date Station Reading
toxicity level of unionized ammonia is directly affected by pH and temperature.
The higher the pH and temperature of the water, the higher the proportion of
total ammonia that exist in the toxic form. Unionized ammonia is what the
California Department of Fish and Game and the Regional Water Quality
Control Board regulate under the federal Clean Water Act. Measurements are
derived from calculations using the pH, temperature, and total ammonia (NH₃+
NH4+) content in the water. Monitoring is measured in parts per million (ppm)
or mg/l.
WATER MONITORING
Unionized Ammonia (NH₃)
GOOD
0 - 0.025 ppm
Management practices are sufficient
DANGER
0.025 ppm & Above
Nutrients entering surface water
Immediate action necessary!
POSSIBLE SOURCES
Unvegetated streambanks have higher water
temperatures. Runoff from enclosed confined facilities (i.e., loafing barns).
Runoff from silage storage areas. Runoff from open confined areas (i.e., corrals,
feedlots). Runoff from manure storage areas. Facilities waste water. Runoff from
over-fertilization. Runoff from overstocked pastures. Animals in the creek.
AmeriCorps &
For Water Quality information contact:
A
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Petaluma, CA 94954
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Regional Water Quality Control Board
DEPARTMENT
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
SIMPLY THE FACTS
on
Conductivity
DEFINITION
Electrical conductivity is one way to determine the salinity in soil
and water. Salinity is the concentration of dissolved salts found in soil and water. An
Date
Station
Reading
electric conductivity meter is used to determine salt content and is recorded in umhos/
cm. High soil salinity interferes with plant water uptake resulting in reduced plant
growth and germination. In excessive amounts, salts running off into nearby waters such
as streams, ponds, and lakes can become toxic to freshwater aquatic plants and fish.
Animal wastes as well as some agricultural products may have a high salt content and
can be a problem when over-applied to the land. One should expect to find high salinity
readings present in streams with tidal influences. If your property is located near an
estuary, contact the Regional Water Quality Control Board to determine ideal salinity
levels.
WATER MONITORING
Conductivity
GOOD
Below 500 umhos/cm
Management practices are sufficient
CAUTION
Between 500 - 1000 umhos/cm
Evaluate waste management system
DANGER
Above 1000 umhos/cm
Identify possible sources
Immediate action necessary!
SALINITY SOURCES
Poor subsurface drainage. Irrigated crops. Runoff
from enclosed confined facilities (i.e., loafing barn). Runoff from silage storage
areas. Runoff from open confined areas (i.e., corals, feedlots). Runoff from
manure storage areas. Facilities wastewater. Runoff from over-fertilization.
Runoff from overstocked pastures. Animals in the creek. Tidal influence.
AMERICORP
AmeriCorps &
For Water Quality information contact:
A
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
SERVICE
United States Department of Agriculture
Petaluma, CA 94954
Regional Water Quality Control Board
DEPARTMENT
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(707) 794-1242
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
California Department of Fish & Game
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
SIMPLY THE FACTS
on
BOD
DEFINITION
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is an indirect way of
measuring the oxygen required for the decomposition of materials such as animal
Date Station Reading
waste in waters. A BOD test may be necessary when oxygen hungry bacteria
contained in animal waste discharges into streams or ponds through runoff. This
reduces the amount of oxygen available for fish. In reality it is a measurement of
the ability of bacteria to grow and reproduce in animal waste over a 5 day period.
Monitoring is measured in parts per million (ppm) or mg/l.
WATER MONITORING
BOD
GOOD
Below 10 ppm
Management practices are acceptable
10 - 30 ppm
CAUTION
Nutrients entering stream
Evaluate waste management
DANGER
Above 30 ppm
Immediate action necessary!
POSSIBLE SOURCES Runoff from enclosed confined facilities (i.e.,
loafing barn). Runoff from silage storage areas. Runoff from open confined areas
(i.e., corrals, feedlots). Runoff from manure storage areas. Facilities wastewater.
Runoff from over-fertilization. Runoff from overstocked pastures. Animals in
creeks. Decomposing leaves and grass debris in water.
IMERICORP
AmeriCorps &
For Water Quality information contact:
A
United States Department of Agriculture
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Petaluma. CA 94954
SATIONAL SEE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Regional Water Quality Control Board
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
SIMPLY THE FACTS
on
DO
DEFINITION
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is the concentration of oxygen
dissolved in water. All fish and aquatic life must have adequate amounts of DO
Date
Station
Reading
in the water at all times to survive. Problems occur when organic material such
as animal waste enters surface water. Micro-organisms in the water use the
organic material for food and consume DO in the process. When surface water
with warm temperatures are mixed with organic material, a growth explosion of
micro-organisms will occur, thus reducing DO to a level that suffocates fish and
other aquatic life. Monitoring is measured in parts per million (ppm) or mg/l.
WATER MONITORING
DO
7 ppm <-> 10 ppm
GOOD
Good DO levels for aquatic life
5 ppm <-> 7 ppm
DO levels moderate
CAUTION
Evaluate waste management system
Organic material may be entering surface water
0 ppm <-> 5 ppm
DANGER
Inadequate DO levels for most aquatic life
Identify sources of organic material runoff
Immediate action necessary!
LOW DO SOURCES
Unvegetated streambanks have higher water tempera-
tures. Runoff from enclosed confined facilities (i.e., loafing barn). Runoff from silage
storage areas. Runoff from open confined areas (i.e., corrals, feedlots). Runoff from
manure storage areas. Facilities wastewater. Runoff from over-fertilization. Stagnate
non-moving water. Runoff from overstocked pastures. Animals in the creek.
AMERICORPS
AmeriCorps &
For Water Quality information contact:
A
United States Department of Agriculture
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Petaluma, CA 94954
NATIONALS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Regional Water Quality Control Board
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
SIMPLY THE FACTS
on
pH
DEFINITION
pH is the measure of acid or alkaline characteristics and is measured on
a scale of 0-14. A pH of 7.0 is neutral and ideal for water conditions. Readings that fall below
Date Station Reading
7.0 identify acidic conditions while readings above 7.0 identify alkaline conditions. The pH
directly affects the amount of unionized ammonia in water. An increase in pH values above 7.0
combined with high water temperatures will result in higher levels of unionized ammonia
which are deadly to fish. Shifts in pH levels can be contributed to a number of agricultural
practices such as animal waste and silage, and should be kept away from streams. Changes in
pH can also result from natural conditions such as algal growth.
WATER MONITORING
pH
GOOD
6.5 - 8.5
Neutral
Ideal water condition
CAUTION
5.0 6.5 and 8.5 <-> 10
Readings closest to 7.0 are ideal
Evaluate waste management
DANGER
0 <-> 5.0 and 10 <-> 14
Acid and alkaline conditions
Identify sources of pH change
Immediate action necessary!
POSSIBLE SOURCES
Runoff from enclosed confined facilities (i.e., loafing
barn). Runoff from silage storage areas. Runoff from open confined areas (i.e., corrals, feed-
lots). Runoff from manure storage areas. Facilities waste water. Runoff from over-fertilization.
Runoff from overstocked pastures. Animals in the creek.
AmeriCorps &
For Water Quality information contact:
A
United States Department of Agriculture
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Petaluma, CA 94954
Regional Water Quality Control Board
NATIONAL SERV
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
SIMPLY THE FACTS on
Monitoring Sites
To select water monitoring sites for a farm or ranch:
1. Obtain current aerial photography or a map of the property. Label the map in a numeric system to
denote the best locations for possible monitoring sites (example below). Start by choosing sites on
property lines (i.e., sites 1, 2A, 3A, 4). This will determine the water quality entering and leaving
your property.
2. Pick sites located at the downstream end of tributaries to determine the water quality entering the
main channel of a creek (i.e., sites 2 and 3). This way, you can identify possible sources of nutrient
loading simply by backtracking upstream from those sites (to sites 2A and 3A). While backtracking,
if you receive a clean/non-polluted sample, you can pinpoint the pollution source.
3. Once you have identified a source of pollution, keep a record of your results and note problem
sites. Record any observations concerning water quality and riparian habitat. These observations
include date, time, weather conditions, water color, odor (if any), vegetation, the presence of wild-
life, and general conditions. Also record your water sampling data such as temperature, pH, ammo-
nia, flow, turbidity, conductivity, DO, etc.
4. The best time to sample is in the morning when the water is coolest. It is also best to sample in the
rain or just after a rain to locate problem areas. Consistency in sampling is important to evaluate
results over a period of time and to make corrections as needed.
2A.
3A.
4.
*
3.
*
2.
*
*
10.
*
1C.
*
1B.
1A.
WASTE
POND
FARM
1.
For Water Quality information contact:
AMERICORPS A
AmeriCorps &
1301 Redwood Way, Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Petaluma. CA 94954
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
WATER MONITORING EXAMPLES
A high nutrient reading was found at monitoring stations #1 and #1A. All other
stations were sampled with low readings.
Conclusion: Nutrient source most likely is runoff from irrigated crop.
A High turbidity (suspended sediment) level is recorded entering the property at
station #4 At station #1 leaving the property a low turbidity level is recorded.
Conclusion: Sediment is being deposited between Station #1 and #4 in the
stream channel.
Station #2A and #2 have high nutrient levels recorded. A moderate nutrient reading
was recorded at station #1A. Station #1B has a low nutrient level.
Conclusion: Tributary #2 has a high nutrient level entering the creek. Reading
at station #1A has been diluted but a problem has still been diagnosed.
2A.
3A.
4.
PASTLIRE
*
IDLE
3.
LAND
2.
*
*
*
10.
*
1C.
13.
1A.
WASTE
POND
FARM
PASTURE
IRRIGATED
CROP
For Water Quality information contact:
AmeriCorps &
1301 Redwood Way. Ste 170
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NATIONALS A DEPARTMENT
United States Department of Agriculture
Petaluma, CA 94954
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(707) 794-1242
California Department of Fish & Game
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)
UC Cooperative Extension
6/95
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JUL-05-1995 13:42
SAN JUAN RC&D
3032473412 P.02
USDA FOUR CORNERS RURAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM
DURANGO, COLORADO
Third Quarter Operating Site Report
March 19, 1995 - June 24, 1995
Contact Information:
Name of person completing this report: Gary Jennings, RC&D
Project Coordinator
Operating Site ID#: 94 ADFDC047 L31H
Telephone number: 970-259-3287
Fax number: 970-247-3412
e-mail address: [email protected]
This report format follows instruction given in a letter
from Joel Berg, director of National Service dated May 8,
1995, Preparing The Third Quarter Reports.
JUL-05-1995 13:42
SAN JUAN RC&D
3032473412 P.03
1. OPERATING SITE NAME: Durango, Colorado
2. PROGRAM NAME: USDA Four Corners Rural Development Team
3. CORPORATION GRANTEE NAME: USDA
4, REPORTING QUARTER: Third quarter
5. NUMBER OF MEMBERS SERVING AND NUMBER OF HOURS SERVED.
All Members are full time.
Member allocated to Site:
6
Members enrolled last day of quarter
6
Members served entire quarter
6
Total service hours performed
3,285.5
Total service hours performed to date
7,926.25
NUMBER OF NON-AMERICORPS VOLUNTEERS AND NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER
HOURS
Number of non-AmeriCorps unpaid volunteers recruited: o
Hours non-AmeriCorps volunteers worked:
0
6. COMPARISON OF COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES PLANNED WITH
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED.
1.0 Data Inventory and Industry Potential Analysis.
Work to be done is to determine the potential for
natural resource based industries. the result to be
achieved is to complete a research report that
describes the potential of at least four natural
resource based industries. The measure of quality is a
research report with sufficient detail that economic
development specialists utilize the information with
little additional information. This research report
will provide direct benefits to the community the first
year by focusing on which natural resource based
industries that will provide sustainable economic
development to the community. The standard of success
is at least one natural resource based industry is
developed within two years after completion of the
report. Benefit to the region is that at least 100
jobs will be created.
- Filled 20 requests for updated regional business
data
- Made updated data available at 7 public meetings.
- Prepared specific information for three special
circumstances; infrastructure grant that a local
electronics firm is applying for, growth factors,
etc., for the Governor's Growth Summit, and poverty
numbers for a grant the Family Center is working on.
- Regional economic data has been placed on the World
Wide Web (SCAN WWW site).
- Completed approximately 3/4 of planning, contracts,
etc. to hold a regional Forestry Conference in the
Four Corners area in October, 1995 on "Sustainable
Forestry." AmeriCorps member has lead
responsibilities.
JUL-05-1990 13:45
SHN JUHN KOW
3032473412 P.04
1.03 Natural Resources Inventory
The work to be done is to conduct a natural resource
inventory. The results to be achieved are completed
inventory of soils, plant and animal resources (868,000
acres) of four local units of government or Native
American tribes, digitized on a GIS database. The
measure of quality is an inventory that meets accepted
technical standards (ie NRCS technical guide) of
participating local units of government and Native
American tribes. National GIS mapping standards will
be net. the standard of success is 100% of the
inventory will meet agreed to quality criteria and will
be accepted by local units of governments and Native
American tribes.
The number of beneficiaries are two Native American
tribes and two local units of government representing
about 42,000 citizens.
- Completed approximately 134,000 acres out of a total
of 200,000 acres of photograph interpretation on
private forested land in the San Juan RC&D area.
- Developed detailed range data for 8 permit holders
on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation.
- 33 erosion sites have been inventoried on the
Southern Ute Indian Reservation and a "needed
improvements" plan prepared and given to the Southern
Utes environmental work crew.
1.04 Information and Education of the benefits of
natural resource based industries.
The work to be done is writing and submitting for
publication a series of articles which provide factual
information about the economic benefits of natural
resource based industries in the region. The result to
be achieved is an increased understanding on the part
of the reader as to the importance these industries to
the economic well-being of many communities in the
region. The ultimate goal is that of developing an
understanding in the reader of the importance of
retaining multiple use rights on the millions of acres
of public land in the Four Corners region. The measure
of success is the development of a series of 48
articles (12 per RC&D area) for submission to selected
area newspapers, journals, and magazines. The standard
of success is the actual publication of at least 50% of
the submitted articles. An additional indication of
success will be public response to the articles as
determined by letters to the editor and inquiries for
additional information. the number of people receiving
the service will be all subscribers to the selected
publications which is estimated at 65% of the region's
households.
JUL-00-1990 13.43
SHN JUHN RC&D
3032473412 P.05
- Wrote 13 articles that were published on San Juan
RC&D projects and about AmeriCorps members
involvement.
- Produced one TV spot and facilitated one TV spot on
San Juan RC&D projects.
TOTAL P.05
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07/12/95
18:51
6317 290 3399
NRCS INDPLS
1
002
AMERICORPS
3rd
QUARTER REPORT
SITE INFORMATION
Operating Site name:
USDA-NRC6
State:
INDIANA
Site ID #
94ADFDC047
Your Name:
FRED REAVES
Your Position:
Human Resources Specialist
Telephone number:
317/290-3207
Fax number:
317/290-3399 or 3225
e-mail address
mwnet!in1000!freaves
(if available)
Date report completed
July 12, 1995
Reporting Period:
May 22, 1995 - July 10, 1995
Program Start-up date:
May 22, 1995
USDA/AmcriCorps Operations Manual
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07/12/95
16:52
317 290 3399
NRCS INDPLS
003
MEMBER INFORMATION
FULL-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized for your site:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
5
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
5
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
5
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
5
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
5
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter:
N/A
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
930
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
930
930
Total Hours of Direct Service to Date:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
930
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MEMBER ASSESSMENT
as of end of this quarter
TOTAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS: 5
TOTAL EMPLOYED:
5
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
5
TOTAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Box 1 - GENDER
1
Number of Males
Number of Females
N
TOTAL
5
Box 2 - RACE
5
Number of Caucasians
0
Number of African Americans
0
Number of Native Americans
0
Number of Hispanics
Number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander
0
0
Other
5
TOTAL
Box 3 - EDUCATION
Number w/out High School Diploma or GED
0
Number with High School or GED
5
Number with some college
1
Number with college degree
4
Number with Graduate degree
0
Number w/Professional or Trade School
0
5
TOTAL
NOTE: Totals in boxes 1-3 should be the same number and should be the same as TOTAL EMPLOYED.
BOX 4 - OTHER
Number receiving Health Insurance from NRCS
4
Number receiving Child Care through AmeriCorps
1
2
Number of children
0
Number w/Disabilities
164
0317 290 3399
NRCS INDPLS
005
NATIONALS AERICORP A INFORMATION
-
TUTS
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS QUARTER
1. Staff changes made this quarter:
The program just started in May 95, so no changes have taken place. All
five employeeshare still on board.
2. Program structural changes made this quarter:
No changes
0
Number of Members who have left National Service
this quarter.
Total-to-date
Number of Members who have gained employment thru their
AmeriCorps Service
163
6600 067 LTS
NRCS INDPLS
006
FLT HERICORP A
3
Flats
RUTUR
THE
VOLUNTEER ASSESSMENT
Non-AmeriCorps Member Volunteers
0
Total Number of non-AmeriCorps Volunteers:
involved in AmeriCorps service activities in
this quarter
Total hours of AmeriCorps service activities:
completed by non-AmeriCorps Member volunteers
in this quarter.
07/12/95
16:53
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AMERICORP A STATE
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Statts
PLAY
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BUDGET INFORMATION
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps (Local Level Only)
Project Manager completes this section
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
20%
Approximate dollar amount
$8200.00
-
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
0
time on AmeriCorps
Travel costs for Members & Managers
$ 2300 (rounded)
Training costs
$400.00
$50.00
Supplies
0
Uniform costs
0
Program Costs
(Please explain what these costs were.)
Partner dollars spent on AmeriCorps
0
Supplies
0
Travel
0
Training
0
Program Costs
0
Other
165
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NRCS INDPLS
009
-
news
LIMITED SERVICE
a
PROJECT DIRECTOR COSTS (One per State - Above site level costs only)
Do NOT include any costs already captured by the Project Manager.
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps
20%
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
Approximate dollar amount
$8200.00
00
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
time on AmeriCorps
$2268.00
Travel costs for Members & Managers
$400.00
Training costs
$50.00
Supplies
0
Uniform costs
0
Program Costs
(Please explain what these costs were.)
0
Non-Federal Funds Spent
(Explain)
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31d
AMERICORPS
QUARTER REPORT
SITE INFORMATION
Operating Site name:
Two Rivers
State:
IlliNois
Site ID #
94ADFC010
Your Name:
James B. Johnson
Your Position:
Asst. Program Director
Telephone number:
217-398-5293
Fax number:
217-398-5310
e-mail address
mwnet! atlas! james
(if available)
Date report completed
July 10, 1995
Reporting Period:
April 1- JuNe 30, 1995
Program Start-up date:
October 17, 1995
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Two Rivers
MEMBER INFORMATION
FULL-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
15
Number of Members authorized for your site:
Environmental Corps Members:
9
Rural Development Corps Members:
6
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
12
Environmental Corps Members:
7
Rural Development Corps Members:
5
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
12
Environmental Corps Members:
7
Rural Development Corps Members:
5
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter: 12,692
Environmental Corps Members:
7,615
Rural Development Corps Members:
5,077
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
5590
Environmental Corps Members:
3261
Rural Development Corps Members:
2329
Total Hours of Direct Service to Date:
18,282
Environmental Corps Members:
10,876
Rural Development Corps Members:
7,406
3112,5 hours OF direct service 1st Quarter
+
9,579.5
"
"
"
"
2nd Quarter
12,692
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SERVICES
and
Two Rivers
PART-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized:
O
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
0
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
o
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Member:
0
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
o
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
C
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter:
0
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
0
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
0
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
O
Total Hours of Direct Service to date:
0
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
0
This project has NO Part-time members
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DEPARTMENT
VOLUNTEER ASSESSMENT
Two Rivers
Non-AmeriCorps Member Volunteers
Total Number of non-AmeriCorps Volunteers:
7
involved in AmeriCorps service activities in
this quarter
Total hours of AmeriCorps service activities:
240
completed by non-AmeriCorps Member volunteers
in this quarter.
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SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS QUARTER
1. Staff changes made this quarter:
NONE
2. Program structural changes made this quarter:
NoNe
Number of Members who have left National Service
o*
this quarter.
Total-to-date
3
Number of Members who have gained employment thru their
3
AmeriCorps Service
* All three (3) members left at the end
of the 2nd Quarter
163
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MEMBER ASSESSMENT
as of end of this quarter
TOTAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS: 15 TOTAL EMPLOYED: 12
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
7
TOTAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
5
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Box 1 - GENDER
Number of Males
7
Number of Females
5
TOTAL
12
Box 2 - RACE
Number of Caucasians
12
Number of African Americans
Number of Native Americans
Number of Hispanics
Number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander
Other
-
TOTAL
12
Box 3 - EDUCATION
Number w/out High School Diploma or GED
O
Number with High School or GED
4
Number with some college
S
Number with college degree
Number with Graduate degree
2
Number w/Professional or Trade School
TOTAL
12
NOTE: Totals in boxes 1-3 should be the same number and should be the same as TOTAL EMPLOYED.
BOX 4 - OTHER
Number receiving Health Insurance from NRCS
11
Number receiving Child Care through AmeriCorps
2
Number of children
3
Number w/Disabilities
0
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A
REPU
mark
UD
BUDGET INFORMATION
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps (Local Level Only)
Project Manager completes this section
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
65%
Approximate dollar amount
32,000
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
1
time on AmeriCorps
Travel costs for Members & Managers
Training costs
1,000
Supplies
500.00
250.00
Uniform costs
-
Program Costs
(Please explain what these costs were.)
Partner dollars spent on AmeriCorps
-
Supplies
Travel
-
Training
-
Program Costs
Other
165
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STATEMENT
3rd
AMERICORPS
QUARTER REPORT
SITE INFORMATION
Operating Site name:
East St. Louis
State:
IlliNois
Site ID #
94ADFCUL
Your Name:
James R. Johnson
Your Position:
Asst. Program Director
Telephone number:
217-398-5293
Fax number:
217-398-5310
e-mail address
mwNet!atlas james
(if available)
Date report completed
7-10-95
Reporting Period:
April 1.- June 30. 1995
Program Start-up date:
October 3, 1994
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MEMBER INFORMATION
FULL-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized for your site:
30
Environmental Corps Members:
30
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
22
Environmental Corps Members:
22
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
22
Environmental Corps Members:
22
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter:
HCH 20,244
Environmental Corps Members:
20,244
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
7,533
Environmental Corps Members:
7,533
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service to Date:
27,777
Environmental Corps Members:
27,777
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
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SERVICE
PART-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized:
0
Environmental Corps Members:
-
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
8
Environmental Corps Members:
8
Rural Development Corps Member:
-
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
8
Environmental Corps Members:
8
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter:
0
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
00
o
o
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
2165
Environmental Corps Members:
2165
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Total Hours of Direct Service to date:
2165
Environmental Corps Members:
2165
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
All authorized members were Full-time
at start-up date. Part-time members were
enrolled as replacements. All Part-time
members were enrolled iN the 3rd Quarter
161
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*
A
STATE
VOLUNTEER ASSESSMENT
Non-AmeriCorps Member Volunteers
Total Number of non-AmeriCorps Volunteers:
15
involved in AmeriCorps service activities in
this quarter
Total hours of AmeriCorps service activities:
880
completed by non-AmeriCorps Member volunteers
in this quarter.
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A
CANADES
SERVICE
ΓPE
MEMBER ASSESSMENT
as of and of this quarter
TOTAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS: 30 TOTAL EMPLOYED: 30
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
30
TOTAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
O
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Box 1 - GENDER
Number of Males
18
Number of Females
12
TOTAL
30
Box 2 - RACE
Number of Caucasians
2
Number of African Americans
28
Number of Native Americans
-
Number of Hispanics
-
Number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander
-
Other
-
TOTAL
30
Box 3 - EDUCATION
Number w/out High School Diploma or GED
2
Number with High School or GED
8
Number with some college
18
Number with collage degree
Number with Graduate degree
b
Number w/Professional or Trade School
-
TOTAL
30
NOTE: Totals in boxes 1-3 should be the same number and should be the same as TOTAL EMPLOYED.
BOX 4 - OTHER
Number receiving Health Insurance from NRCS
26
Number receiving Child Care through AmeriCorps
3
Number of children
4
Number w/Disabilities
0
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dh
A
HOWAL
TOTALS
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS QUARTER
1. Staff changes made this quarter:
NoNe
2. Program structural changes made this quarter:
NONe
Number of Members who have left National Service
7
this quarter.
Total-to-date
12
Number of Members who have gained employment thru their
3
AmeriCorps Service
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PAY
THEN
BUDGET INFORMATION
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps (Local Level Only)
Project Manager completes this section
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
100%
Approximate dollar amount
27,000
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
5,000
time on AmeriCorps
Travel costs for Members & Managers
3,500
Training costs
1,000
Supplies
900.00
Uniform costs
850.00
-
Program Costs
(Please axplain what these costs were.)
Partner dollars spent on AmeriCorps
1
Supplies
-
Travel
1
Training
1
Program Costs
1
Other
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STATE
STATE
Objectives Section
Objective: (state objective)
Progress towards meeting this community service objectives
TO restore 20 neglected and/or abandoned lots in residential
settings for federal, state, and/or local environmental
standards by utilizing the Service Recipients in the Urban
clean-up component of the AmeriCorps Project.
Accomplishments: A total twenty two sites were improved and
upgraded during the period from startup. Of those not
completed ten remain approximately 70 percent completed. The
sites were landscaped and seeded to grass to give proper
erosion control, except where not completed.
TO clean-up, restore, and beautify 5 to 10 acres at the State
Community College and renovate the greenhouse at ESL Sr. High
School by utilizing the service recipient in the urban clean-
up component of the Americorp Project.
Accomplishments: The cleanup and beautification on the State
Community College Campus is 100 percent completed at this
time. The plan to install a new training facility on the
property has made little need for change in the outer
parameters other than mowing the grass at this time. More than
100 trees and shrubs were planted with AmeriCorp Teams, and 15
volunteers at various times during the development.
1 TO restore 5 to 10 athletic fields, several floral gardens,
one lagoon, and one stream channel and renovate one greenhouse
in the ESL Park District by utilizing the service recipients
in the RSL Park District component at the AmeriCorp Project.
Accomplishments: The 5 to 10 athletic fields, floral
gardens and lagoon restoration remain to be carried out at
this time. The AmeriCorp Teams have made major improvements
in the gardening and lot renovating areas due to seasonal
priority. The major effort will be applied to these projects
during the next quarter. The lagoon project remains to be the
biggest challenge at this time. The Ecosystem Council and
partners are continuing the effort to get more partnership to
restore the lake through the direction of the Area Park Board.
Recent changes in the organization appears to be very helpful
in this direction.
The ESL Park Board has been working with NRCS AmeriCorp
to restore the greenhouse. The project is about 25
percent on the way to being completed.
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Objectives Section
Objective: (state objective)
Progress towards meeting this community service objectives
To establish 15 community gardens in the ESL/Lovejoy area by
utilizing the service recipients in the urban community
garden component of the AmeriCorps Project.
Accomplishments: The Community Garden Team have completed 100
percent of the gardens at this time. Much effort is being
carried out by the team and community recipients to maintain
and get produce for the local Farmers Market.
TO improve storm water drainage by reducing runoff from the
community gardens restored, and city parks.
Accomplishments: The storm water drainage project is being
established on the 10 lots that have been 70 percent
completed. The site located in the Washington Park location
have been inspected by the city engineer for drainage
improvement needs. All of the sites have been investigated
for drainage and runoff.
(complete this sheet for each objective)
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DEPARTMENT
3rd
AMERICORPS
QUARTER REPORT
SITE INFORMATION
Operating Site name:
Chicago
State:
Illinois
Site ID #
94ADFC010
Your Name:
James B. Johnson
Your Position:
Asst. Program Director
Telephone number:
217-398-5293
Fax number:
217-398-5310
e-mail address
mwNet! atlas! james
(if available)
Date report completed
July 10,1995
Reporting Period:
April 1- June 30, 1995
Program Start-up date:
October 17,1994
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Chicago
MEMBER INFORMATION
FULL-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
20
Number of Members authorized for your site:
Environmental Corps Members:
20
Rural Development Corps Members:
I
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
16
Environmental Corps Members:
16
Rural Development Corps Members:
1
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
16
7
ronmental Corps Members:
16
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter: 12,112
Environmental Corps Members:
12,112
Rural Development Corps Members:
1
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
8320
Environmental Corps Members:
8320
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service to Date:
24,699
Environmental Corps Members:
24,692
Rural Development Corps Members:
1
5,040 hrs - 1st Quarter
7,072 hrs- 2nd 11
12,112 hrs
160
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DEPARTMENT
Chicaso
PART-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized:
0 *
Environmental Corps Members: :
-
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
2
Environmental Corps Members:
2
Rural Development Corps Member:
I
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
3
Environmental Corps Members:
3
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter: 0
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
1560
Environmental Corps Members:
1560
Rural Development Corps Members:
-
Total Hours of Direct Service to date:
1560
Environmental Corps Members:
1560
Rural Development Corps Members:
I
* All authorized members were Fult time
at start-up date. Part-time members
were enrolled as replacements. All
Part-time members were enrolled iN the
3rd Quarter.
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VOLUNTEER ASSESSMENT
Chicago
Non-AmeriCorps Member Volunteers
Total Number of non-AmeriCorps Volunteers:
2,352
involved in AmeriCorps service activities in
this quarter
Total hours of AmeriCorps service activities:
5,547
completed by non-AmeriCorps Member volunteers
in this quarter.
162
STATE
Chicago
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS QUARTER
1. Staff changes made this quarter:
NONE
2. Program structural changes made this quarter:
NoNe
Number of Members who have left National Service
3
this quarter.
9
Total-to-date
Number of Members who have gained employment thru their
3
AmeriCorps Service
163
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Chicago
STATES
SERVICE
MEMBER ASSESSMENT
as of end of this quarter
TOTAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS: 20 TOTAL EMPLOYED: 18
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
18
TOTAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
1
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Box 1 - GENDER
Number of Males
11
Number of Females
7
TOTAL
18
Box 2 - RACE
Number of Caucasians
Number of African Americans
11.
Number of Native Americans
Number of Hispanics
Number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander
-
Other
TOTAL
18
Box 3 . EDUCATION
Number w/out High School Diploma or GED
1
Number with High School or GED
10
Number with some college
4
Number with college degree
1
Number with Graduate degree
1
Number w/Professional or Trade School
TOTAL
18
NOTE: Totals in boxes 1-3 should be the same number and should be the same as TOTAL EMPLOYED.
BOX 4 - OTHER
Number receiving Health Insurance from NRCS
18
Number receiving Child Care through AmeriCorps
4
Number of children
6
Number w/Disabilities
164
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STATE
MOTOR
BUDGET INFORMATION
Chicago
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps (Local Level Only)
Project Manager completes this section
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
100%
Approximate dollar amount
27,000
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
2,400.00
time on AmeriCorps
Travel costs for Members & Managers
2,000.00
Training costs
850.00
Supplies
1,100.00
Uniform costs
1,000.00
Program Costs
1
(Please explain what these costs were.)
Partner dollars spent on AmeriCorps
Supplies
1
Travel
1
Training
1
Program Costs
1
1
Other
165
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Iowa
Divider Title:
A IT
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STATES
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AMERICORPS
3
QUARTER REPORT
SITE INFORMATION
Operating Site name:
Iowa Rural Dwelopment Team
State:
Ioaa
Site ID #
Your Name:
James E. Ayen
Your Position:
Program Director
Telephone number:
515-284-4370
Fax number:
55284-4394
e-mail address
mwnet!terra! jayer
(if available)
Date report completed
7/10/95
Reporting Period:
3nd quarter
Program Start-up date:
10/1/94
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AMOUNT
a MO
MEMBER INFORMATION
FULL-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized for your site:
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
2.6
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
24
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
24
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
24
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
24
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter: 19613
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
16 13
Total Hours of Direct Service for this Quarter:
9660
Fnvironmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
9660
Total Hours of Direct Service to Date:
29273
Environmental Corps Members:
0
Rural Development Corps Members:
29273
160
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PART-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of Members authorized:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
Number of Members enrolled at end of quarter:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
Number of Members at beginning of quarter:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service for previous Quarter:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of rect Service for this Quarter:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
Total Hours of Direct Service to date:
Environmental Corps Members:
Rural Development Corps Members:
161
SERVICE A
VOLUNTEER ASSESSMENT
Non-AmeriCorps Member Volunteers
Total Number of non-AmeriCorps Volunteers:
involved in AmeriCorps service activities in
this quarter
Total hours of AmeriCorps service activities:
completed by non-AmeriCorps Member volunteers
in this quarter.
162
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-
DATE
STARTS
or
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS QUARTER
1. Staff changes made this quarter:
Relocated one Manker from Indiano la to
Oakland site.
2 members left Amen: Carp
2. Program structural changes made this quarter:
Number of Members who have left National Service
2
this quarter.
Total-to-date
3
Number of Members who have gained employment thru their
2
AmeriCorps Service
163
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STATES
74
a TVC
MEMBER ASSESSMENT
as of end of this quarter
TOTAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS: 26 TOTAL EMPLOYED: 23
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
0
TOTAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS POSITIONS FILLED
26
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Box 1 - GENDER
Number of Males
15
Number of Females
11
TOTAL
26
Box 2 - RACE
Number of Caucasians
25
Number of African Americans
/
Number of Native Americans
0
Number of Hispanics
0
Number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander
0
Other
0
TOTAL
26
Box 3 - EDUCATION
Number w/out High School Diploma or GED
0
Number with High School or GED
O
Number with some college
/
Number with college degree
:
Number with Graduate degree
7
Number w/Professional or Trade School
0
TOTAL
26
NOTE: Totals in boxes 1-3 should be the same number and should be the same as TOTAL EMPLOYED.
BOX 4 - OTHER
Number receiving Health Insurance from NRCS
21
Number receiving Child Care through AmeriCorps
0
Number of children
0
Number w/Disabilities
0
164
STATE RAN ERICORP A SEAL
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51475
PATER
ME
BUDGET INFORMATION
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps (Local Level Only)
Project Manager completes this section
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
10
Approximate dollar amount
14,800
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
.
2000
time on AmeriCorps
Travel costs for Members & Managers
1800
Training costs
500
Supplies
2000
Uniform costs
0
Program Costs
0
(Please explain what these costs were.)
Partner dollars spent on AmeriCorps
Supplies
1557
Travel
5500
Training
500
Program Costs
0
Other
0
165
A
A
WITH
STATES
:
PROJECT DIRECTOR COSTS (One per State - Above site level costs only)
Do NOT include any costs already captured by the Project Manager.
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps
Per cent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
30
Approximate dollar amount
18,000
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
2000
time on AmeriCorps
Travel costs for Members & Managers
0
Training costs
200
Supplies
0
Uniform costs
0
Program Costs
0
(Please explain what these costs were.)
Non-Federal Funds Spent
0
(Explain)
166
Certificate
Appreciation
This certificate is presented to
Michelle Priebe Wilson
in appreciation for the valuable contribution
given to Tama County Outdoor
Classroom Day
Our sincere gratitude is extended to you this
17th day of May 1995.
Signed Tama County Fifth Kraders
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Kansas
Divider Title:
DEPARTMENT DP
United States
Natural
760 South Broadway
Department of
Resources
Salina, Kansas
Agriculture
Conservation
67401-4642
Service
Subject: PER - USDA/AmeriCorps - Kansas
Date: July 6, 1995
Third Quarterly Report
To: Lloyd Wright, Director, Community
File Code: 360-5
Assistance and Resource Division, NRCS,
Washington, D.C.
Enclosed for your information is the third quarterly report for the USDA
AmeriCorps Projects in Kansas.
ACTING FOR
James N. Habiger
State Conservationist
Enclosures
cc:(w/enclosures)
Paula Cole Jones, Program Manager, AmeriCorps, PRG-CAR, NRCS,
Washington, D.C.
Joel Berg, Office of Public Affairs (Communications), Washington, D.C.
Adrian Polansky, Acting State Executive Director, CFSA, Manhattan, KS
Kenneth W. Hoffman, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Topeka, KS
Robert O. Plinsky, Team Leader, NRCS, Topeka, KS
H. Lynn Gibson, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Emporia, KS
H. Dan Owens, Team Leader, NRCS, Emporia, KS
Thomas W. Badger, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Manhattan, KS
Kelly J. Klausmeyer, Team Leader, NRCS, Manhattan, KS
Patrick L. Abel, Team Leader, NRCS, Manhattan, KS
Jesse F. Crockford, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Hutchinson, KS
Gary L. Parks, Team Leader, NRCS, Hutchinson, KS
Daniel H. Meyerhoff, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Hays, KS
James L. McDowell, Team Leader, NRCS, Hays, KS
Michael D. Marshall, Area Conservationist, NRCS, Dodge City, KS
Dwaine Daniels, Team Leader, NRCS, Dodge City, KS
Norman Lister, Watershed Delineation Team Leader, NRCS, Salina, KS
Robert Barbee, KDWP, Pratt, KS
Mike Nyhoff, KDWP, Glen Elder Reservoir, Glen Elder, KS
Rick Martin, KDWP, Kanopolis Reservoir, Marquette, KS
Mark Mohler, KDWP, Milford Reservoir, Wakefield, KS
Gary Bernasek, KDWP, Perry Reservoir, Ozawkie, KS
Michael Zajic, KDWP, Webster Reservoir, Stockton, KS
The Natural Resources Conservation Service,
formerly the Soil Conservation Service, works
hand-in-hand with the American people to
conserve natural resources on private lands.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Page 1
AMERICORPS
THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT
TIME PERIOD: April 1 through June 30, 1995
SITE INFORMATION
Operating Site Name:
USDA/KANSAS
State:
KANSAS
Site ID No.
N/A
Your Name:
LARRY D. MILES
Your Position:
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Telephone Number:
(913) 823-4578
Fax Number:
(913) 823-4540
E-Mail Address:
N/A
(If available)
Date Report Completed:
JUNE 30, 1995
Reporting Period:
APRIL THROUGH JUNE 30, 1995
Program Start-up Date:
OCTOBER 1994
Page 2
MEMBER INFORMATION
FULL-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of members authorized for your site:
Environmental Corps Members:
25
Rural Development Corps Members:
18
Number of members enrolled at end of quarter:
32
Environmental Corps Members:
16
Rural Development Corps Members:
16
Number of members at beginning of quarter:
38
Environmental Corps Members:
20
Rural Development Corps Members:
18
Total hours of direct service for previous quarters:
34,866
Environmental Corps Members:
16,712
Rural Development Corps Members:
18,154
Total hours of direct service for this quarter:
15,636
Environmental Corps Members:
7,105
Rural Development Corps Members:
8,531
Total hours of direct service to date:
50,502
Environmental Corps Members:
23,817
Rural Development Corps Members:
26,685
Page 3
MEMBER INFORMATION
PART-TIME MEMBER INFORMATION
Number of members authorized:
1
Environmental Corps Members:
O
Rural Development Corps Members:
1
Number of members enrolled at end of quarter:
1
Environmental Corps Members:
O
Rural Development Corps Members:
1
Number of members at beginning of quarter:
1
Environmental Corps Members:
O
Rural Development Corps Members:
1
Total hours of direct service for previous quarters:
o
Environmental Corps Members:
o
Rural Development Corps Members:
o
Total hours of direct service for this quarter:
520
Environmental Corps Members:
o
Rural Development Corps Members:
520
Total hours of direct service to date:
520
Environmental Corps Members:
o
Rural Development Corps Members:
520
Page 4
VOLUNTEER ASSESSMENT
NON-AMERICORPS MEMBER VOLUNTEERS
Total Number of non-AmeriCorps Volunteers:
420
(Involved in AmeriCorps service activities in
this quarter)
Total hours of AmeriCorps service activities:
3,390
(Completed by non-AmeriCorps member volunteers
in this quarter)
Page 5
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS QUARTER
Program structural changes made this quarter:
In April, Secretary of Agriculture Glickman put a hold on wetland inventories.
Since that time the wetland and riparian area delineation teams have worked on
other than wetland inventories. Nine-five percent of the teams' time has been
spent on the riparian inventory.
Number of members who have left the national service this quarter:
6
Total-to-date:
11
Number of members who have gained employment through their
AmeriCorps service:
Unknown
Page 6
MEMBER ASSESSMENT
at the end of this quarter
TOTAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
43 TOTAL EMPLOYED:
32
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPS POSITIONS FILLED:
16
TOTAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS POSITIONS FILLED:
16
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Box 1 - GENDER
Number of Males:
24
Number of Females:
8
TOTAL:
32
Box 2 - RACE
Number of Caucasians:
31
Number of African Americans:
1
Number of Native Americans:
o
Number of Hispanics:
0
Number of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander:
0
Other:
0
TOTAL:
32
Box 3 - EDUCATION
Number w/out High School Diploma or GED:
o
Number with High School or GED:
4
Number with some college:
4
Number with College Degree:
24
Number with Graduate Degree:
o
Number w/Professional or Trade School:
O
TOTAL:
32
NOTE: Totals in boxes 1-3 should be the same number and should be the
same as TOTAL EMPLOYED.
Box 4 - OTHER
Number receiving Health Insurance from NRCS:
25
Number receiving Child Care through AmeriCorps:
4
Number of children:
5
Number w/Disabilities:
0
Page 7
BUDGET INFORMATION
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps (Local Level Only)
Project Manager completes this section
Percent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
75
Approximate dollar amount:
200,00
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
time on AmeriCorps:
15,000
Travel costs for members and managers:
O
Training costs:
O
Supplies:
O
Uniform costs:
O
Program Costs:
O
(Please explain what these costs were)
Partner dollars spent on AmeriCorps
Supplies:
1,000
Travel:
1,000
Training:
500
Program Costs:
0
Other (Supervision Salaries):
130,000
Page 8
PROJECT DIRECTOR COSTS
(One per state - Above site level costs only)
Do NOT include any costs already captured by the project manager.
Federal dollars spent on AmeriCorps
Percent of your time spent on AmeriCorps
40
Approximate dollar amount:
$ $30,000
Cost for any other Federal employee spending
time on AmeriCorps:
$110,000
Travel costs for members and managers:
$ 5,000
Training costs:
$ 2,000
Supplies:
$
500
Uniform costs:
$ 1,000
Program Costs:
None
(Please explain what these costs were)
Non-Federal Funds Spent
None
(Explain)
Page 9
PROGRESS TOWARDS MEETING COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES:
Landowners and operators are learning about the benefits of wetlands and
riparian areas. Recreational uses of state parks are being restored. Members
are providing community service in many aspects of the areas where they live
and work. Community service activities are (hours of community service):
- volunteered as a hunter safety instructor (4)
- worked with County Sheriff Department Volunteer Reserves (28)
-
refurbished picnic shelter damaged by vandals (120)
- assisted in preparation of display for sport and travel show (8)
- assisted with construction of Boy Scout Shelter (32)
-
assisted with Heritage Village Community Development Project (32)
-
provided outdoor classroom training (150)
- designed and planned a parking lot and boat ramp (60)
- presented to Lyons Middle School a program on the importance of
wetlands (4)
- installed fish habitat using recycled Christmas trees (16)
- worked with the City of Hutchinson zoo (30)
- assisted local residents cleanup ice storm damage debris (100)
- worked with a rest home to cleanup storm damage debris (7)
- helped at a wildlife refuge by cleaning bird houses and conducting a
wildlife survey (34)
- assisted with a paper recycling project (12)
- worked with forestry team to build a stream channel restoration
project (54)
-
stenciled storm drains with "no dumping" signs for the City of
Topeka (100)
-
assisted local conservation groups with information booth at area farm
show (16)
-
assisted local conservation groups with information booth at local lawn
and garden show (16)
-
escorted blood donors to the bloodmobile (8)
-
assisted state and federal agencies with mapping for public use areas (13)
-
presented wildlife program to Cub Scouts (3)
- presented career day program to Jefferson High School students (4)
- helped City of Valley Falls remove ice storm damage debris from city
park and adjacent area (30)
-
helped state conservation group with streambank stabilization
demonstration at state farm show (5)
-
worked with Emporia area Boys Scouts for natural resource project
training (67)
-
worked with Emporia Middle School to plant trees (30)
-
gave a talk on wetlands to the Chapman 5th grade class (3)
-
plant cedar trees at Kanopolis State Park (8)
-
eleven members and the state facilitator worked with state parks
personnel to restore Meade State Park to use by renovating fire damage
(450)
-
assisted with planting 8500 trees in Ellis, Graham, Rooks and Russell
Counties (36)
-
made riparian area and wetland benefits presentations to several schools
in northwest Kansas (12)
- assisted in setting up a recycling program in the City of Hays (24)
-
helped with Big Creek trash clean up day (24)
-
assisted with survey and design of Big Creek restoration project (20)
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES: (Continued)
-
helped the wildlife biologist plant 5000 trees at the Jeffery Energy
Center Wildlife area (20)
-
assisted the Kansas Bow Hunters Club plant 7000 trees on the Tuttle
Creek Wildlife area (30)
-
assisted the wildlife biologist plant 400 trees near the town of Emmit (8)
-
participated with the Kansas Commission for Community Service in
providing assistance to four community service projects in Topeka
during the Community Service Day recognition (250)
-
assisted with establishment of an outdoor classroom at Blue Valley High
School (36)
- assisted with the construction of a wetland at Tuttle Creek Reservoir (54)
-
made a presentation to two elementary schools in Marysville about the
importance of riparian areas and stream restoration (18)
-
conducted an aquatic training session for the Blue Valley High School
"Envirothon" team (8)
-
assisted the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks on a stream
restoration project in the Konza Prairie Research Area (27)
-
served as group leaders for a field day at Meade State Fishing Lake for
fifth graders from Cimarron School (18)
- planted trees at Ford County Lake (32)
-
gave 18 presentations on wildlife habitat to 550 sixth grade students for
Conservation Days at Dillons Nature Center (8)
-
gave 18 presentations on surveying equipment and how to stake out a
pond to 550 sixth grade students at Conservation Days at the
Dillons Nature Center (8)
-
assisted with stream bank protection project on West Creek in
Greenwood County (36)
- applied weed barrier to tree planting area at Emporia Middle School (26)
- worked with Boy Scouts on conservation projects (62)
- served as group guides for Butler County wildflower tour attended by
240 people (16)
-
assisted Emporia Middle School with Outdoor Wildlife Learning Center (8)
- helped with Lyon County Wildflower Tour with an attendance of 35 by
serving as group leaders (6)
-
organized and participated in intersession classes for 45 Butcher
Elementary School students (52)
-
assisted state and federal agencies develop digital maps of park areas at
Milford Reservoir (6)
-
assisted the American Red Cross Bloodmobile (10)
I
assisted with park clean up at Kanopolis Reservoir (9)
-
assisted with clean up of beach house at Milford Reservoir (24)
- presented a wildlife program to 250 Girl Scouts (4)
- assisted the city of Valley Falls in pumping sewage lagoons (4)
- instructed Valley Falls High School students in the installation of goose
nesting and bluebird houses (6)
- worked with Marshall County fair board to help prepare church sponsored
concession booth (6)
- worked with Waconda High School Sophomores and Cawker City
Elementary School 3rd graders to plant 250 trees (8)
-
gave a tour of Horsethief Canyon Park (6)
- provided a program for 40 students on fossils and minerals (4)
- provided a program for 20 Girl Scouts on park management (4)
-
provided a wilderness survival program for Boy Scouts (5)
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES: (Continued)
-
provided an interpretive fishing clinic (24)
-
worked with local merchants on prize donations for fishing clinic
-
provided a program at a child care clinic on how people and animals use
their senses (6)
-
provided an information program at Aylward Ranch for 55 Girl Scouts (8)
Total community service hours add up to over 2400 hours.
PRIMARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Members are learning the value of doing things as a team. Their improved
team work skills have been observed on numerous occasions.
State park managers have stated they are very pleased with the state park
restoration teams and the significant progress they are making toward park
restoration.
During recent wetland oversight reviews, National Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) area wetland team leaders praised the contributions made by
the AmeriCorps members in support of the Kansas Wetland and Riparian
Inventories. Wetland oversight or quality control is carried out by
representatives of the four federal agencies (Environmental Protection Agency,
Corps of Engineers, Fish and Wildlife Service, and NRCS) that have the lead in
wetland activities.
A good network has been developed with non-USDA AmeriCorps projects in
the State. The Kansas Commission for National Community Service (Pat Kells)
and the state program director for the Corporation for National Community
Service (Jim Byrnes) have been helpful in getting our program up and running.
We meet quarterly with these two groups to compare notes and learn from
other experiences.
Specific project accomplishmerits are:
Wildlife and Parks Teams:
Kanopolis Reservoir:
-
installed 163 international signs
-
installed 2 wind warning devices
-
cleaned and painted park workshop
-
planted 150 cedar trees
-
installed 6 fishing regulation signs
-
placed fish structures (cedar trees) in the lake
-
cleaned and repaired 25 bluebird boxes
-
pulled flight feathers and banded 60 geese
-
built 24 wood duck boxes
-
rebuilt 30 picnic tables
-
installed drain pipes in 4 beaver dams
-
trapped and relocated beaver causing damage to the park
-
built two information shelters
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assisted high school student with research project
-
assisted with snow removal
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Kanopolis Reservoir: (Continued)
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repaired park vehicles
-
assembled and transported 24 geese nesting structures
-
repaired and modified 8000 feet if fence
-
repaired water crossing
-
cleared 16,000 feet of trail
-
captured and relocated prairie dogs to flood damaged areas
-
dug and transplanted 40 trees
-
planted trees in wildlife area
-
moved picnic tables and refuge containers above high water area
-
repaired and installed courtesy fishing docks
-
picked up flood debris
-
renovated hiking trails
-
installed sales display at park office
-
worked with fisheries biologist to obtain walleye eggs
-
assisted with controlled burn on 15 acres
-
installed gate and repaired water crossing on multi-use trail
-
repaired four goose nesting structures
-
rebuilt information shelter
-
painted four trail signs
-
repaired 300 feet of swimming beach rope
-
removed fence from wildlife refuge
-
cut dead trees on wildlife refuge
-
planted grass on the wildlife refuge
-
planted trees in nursery at Wilson State Park
-
marked grills and buoys at Wilson State Park
-
repair pit toilets at Ottawa State Fishing Lake
-
repaired park facilities damage by hail storm
-
worked at noxious weed control at Wilson Wildlife Area
-
planted food plots at Wilson Wildlife Area
-
place weed barrier around newly planted trees
-
installed two wood duck boxes
-
renovated the fish cleaning station
-
assisted with installation of water line and electric line in new Lovegrass
area
-
planted 300 seedling trees at Otoe nursery
Wilson State Park:
-
removed protective wire and support ropes from transplanted trees
-
assisted fisheries biologist with walleye netting and egg collection
-
assisted with tree and flood debris removal
-
transplanted numerous cedar trees in campgrounds
-
rebuilt fee collection booth
Webster Reservoir:
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installed 60 feet of fence and gate to control hunting access
-
installed barrier posts to control access to 4 wildlife areas
-
repaired damaged gates and fence at Sheridan Wildlife Area
-
cleaned flood debris from 106,000 feet of reservoir shoreline
-
repaired park maintenance equipment
-
cleaned campsites and support facilities and stocked with firewood
in preparation for hunting season
-
mulched new trees
-
cut and removed over 150 flood damaged trees
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Webster Reservoir: (Continued)
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placed cut trees in reservoir for fish habitat
-
assisted fisheries biologist with trout stocking
-
constructed over 100 brush piles for wildlife habitat
-
assisted wildlife biologist with deer survey
-
rebuilt 6 damaged picnic shelters
-
repaired boat docks
-
removed damaging trees from Rooks State Fishing Lake Dam
-
assembled gill nets for fishery biologist
-
picked up debris at Rooks State Fishing Lake shoreline
-
refinished 20 picnic tables
-
cleaned, organized and inventoried park supply storage facility
-
repaired 10,500 feet of fence
-
repaired flood damaged boat docks
-
repaired flood damaged picnic tables
-
repaired damaged fences
-
put up signs closing roads due to 1995 flood
-
made 1995 flood damage survey
-
replaced trees killed by flood damage
-
restored campground gravel surface material
-
restored fire-rings damaged by flood waters
-
restored campsite markers
-
restored shower houses for full camping use
-
weighted handicapped fishing pier to prevent flood damage
-
worked with landowners and wildlife biologist to make tree and shrub
plantings on private lands
-
participated in controlled burn for a wildlife area in the park
-
prepared fishing nets for use by the fisheries biologist
-
constructed area a predator control fence at the geese area and limited access
Glen Elder Reservoir:
-
repaired 79,000 feet of fence
-
assembled and finished picnic tables and shelters
-
cleaned camp grounds
-
completed deer survey
-
prepared fire break
-
repaired road
-
repaired and maintained park vehicles and equipment
-
assisted with computer input of park agricultural permits
-
cleaned up and burned trees at the camping sites
-
installed 45 stone posts
-
installed fish habitat (cut trees) at Lovewell Reservoir
-
installed fish habitat (cut trees) at Glen Elder Reservoir
-
repaired 15 gates
-
conducted two wildlife surveys
-
installed 300 signs
-
rebuilt a toilet facility
-
prepared 25 bags of grass seed
-
cleaned restrooms
-
conducted weekly public use surveys
-
routed, stained, and painted seven signs for shooting range
-
assisted fisheries biologist fertilize and transport 20-20 million walleye eggs
to the hatchery
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Glen Elder Reservoir: (Continued)
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planted 10,000 trees as replacement for trees lost due to flood damage
-
planted 11 five gallon buckets of acorns
-
constructed 5 barricades
-
transported 3 truck loads of debris to landfill
-
sprayed 100 acres of park to control musk thistle
-
planted 100 acres of grass
-
assisted with vehicle repair and maintenance during bad weather days
Perry Reservoir:
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installed 15 people control signs
-
erected one large informational kiosk
-
repaired one informational kiosk
-
updated 6 informational kiosks
-
cleared trees and brush from 22,000 feet of marsh dikes
-
constructed over 100 brush piles for wildlife habitat
-
removed ice storm tree debris from 26,000 feet of roadway
-
repaired marsh outlet control structure
-
conducted two deer surveys
-
conducted four waterfowl surveys
-
conducted two hunter surveys
-
cleaned and repaired 4 geese nesting structures
-
repaired 100 picnic tables
-
painted 40 trash containers
-
removed two courtesy docks
-
planted two park flower plots
-
installed 200 Christmas trees in reservoir for fish habitat
-
repaired 18 rest rooms
-
assisted fishery biologist set nets at Atchison State Lake
-
repaired 1300 feet of fence at Green Wildlife Area
-
cleared 5000 feet of hiking trail at Green Wildlife Area
-
repaired and cleaned bluebird houses
-
constructed boat ramp at Brown State Fishing Lake
-
cleared limbs from 1300 feet of road at Brown State Lake
-
constructed 1200 feet of fish habitat at Brown State Lake
-
cleaned and organized workshop at Shawnee State Lake
-
cleaned Shawnee Lake shoreline and camp grounds of brush and debris
-
planted 8 trees at Shawnee State Lake
-
repaired a floating dock
-
repaired and repainted 4 rest rooms
-
removed 6 tons of scrap iron from park
-
repaired one bridge
-
repaired 2.5 miles of boundary fence
-
control burned 300 acres for improved wildlife habitat
-
assisted fisheries biologist in test netting
-
repaired 18 wildlife food plots for planting
-
conducted pheasant crow count survey and quail whistle count survey
-
mowed 44 miles of access road and 3 miles of horse trail
-
mowed four miles of marsh dike
-
assisted Canada Geese release and banding at Lassiter Marsh
-
constructed and placed eight road barricades during period of high water
-
sprayed noxious weeds on 100 acres
-
mowed 240 acres of picnic area and camp sites
Volunteers
clean up at
Meade Lake
By Alan Montgomery
The Hutchinson News
MEADE - AmeriCorps vol-
unteers joined 20 Kansas De-
Page 5
partment of Wildlife and Parks
employees Tuesday in the hot,
sooty job of cutting down hun-
dreds of fire-blackened trees at
Meade State Fishing Lake.
Jim Meisenheimer, an Ameri-
Corps supervisor based in Salina,
brought 11 of his volunteers to
Wednesday, June 21, 1995
the lake to spend a week there
helping to clear trees that were
killed in a March 22 prairie fire.
Photo by Scott Ladd
The volunteers came from
Kansas Wildlife and Parks officer Mike Mitchen, left,
their posts in Salina, Emporia,
oversees John Droste, Dodge City AmeriCorps volunteer,
Dodge City and Hutchinson and
as Droste cuts through a tree at Meade County Lake.
from the Kanopolis, Glen Elder
and Webster reservoirs, Meisen-
heimer said.
Mark Goldsberry, the Kansas
Goldsberry said the pace of the
AmeriCorps, he said, is "Pres-
Wildlife and Parks ranger who
work crews Monday gave him
ident Clinton's national service
manages the 55-acre lake, its 30-
confidence that all the lake's
program" that began in Sep-
acre park and 350-acre wildlife
park areas will be open well be-
tember 1994.
refuge, said the fire in March
fore the July 4th holiday.
burned more than 360 acres in
The program is open to young
He was grateful for the Wild-
people, age 17 or older, who have
the park and refuge, located 14
life and Parks workers, who
Hutchinson News
miles southwest of Meade.
completed college, high school or
came in from as far away as
earned a high school equivalency
A windstorm had broken a
Belleville to help for the week, as
diploma, he said.
tree limb, which downed a power
well as for the AmeriCorps
"In return for (AmeriCorps)
line that started the blaze.
workers, he said.
community service, they receive
an educational reward, to help
pay off their student loans or to
further their education," he said.
'It's great. With the extra bodies, we're going to cover a lot
The volunteers receive modest
of ground we couldn't have covered otherwise.'
stipends to pay living costs, plus
- Mark Goldsberry,
a $4,725 education award, for
ranger at Meade State Lake
about nine months work, he said.
Fort Scott native Kyle Hedges,
23, was among the AmeriCorps
volunteers at the lake Tuesday.
Fanned by 60-mph northwest
"It's great," he said. "With the
With sweat dripping off his nose,
winds, the wildfire roared
extra bodies, we're going to
and with his T-shirt and blue
through most of the park before
cover a lot of ground we couldn't
jeans blackened with soot, Hed-
it was brought under control by
have covered otherwise."
ges at 2 p.m. was dragging cut
firefighters from Meade, Fowler,
Volunteerism didn't end with
limbs to a point where state em-
Seward County. Beaver, Okla.,
the AmeriCorps. Area busi-
ployees were feeding them into a
and Forgan, Okla.
nesses, including Pizza Hut and
chipper-shredder. Tractors were
Schmidt Packing, both of Meade,
used to drag the main trunk sec-
Goldsberry said at least 500
and National Beef Packing, Lib-
tions to burn piles.
mature trees, most of them cot-
eral, donated food for lunches
Hedges in December 1994
tonwoods that were 60 or more
and dinners for the volunteers
graduated from Kansas State
years old, were killed by the fire
for the week, said Willie Helms,
University with a degree in
and must be removed. In turn,
fisheries biology and he hopes
the parks department already
park office assistant.
Helms doubled as a cook this
soon to land a job with the Kan-
has acquired 2,600 seedlings
sas Department of Wildlife and
from Kansas State University
week, along with Myrna and Jim
Perona, Fort Dodge, who camp
Parks; he already has worked
Forestry Extension to be planted
often at the lake and volunteered
several summers for the agency.
in the park and refuge this fall.
to help feed the tree-cutting
He joined AmeriCorps in
The new trees will include
crews, Helms said.
April, at the advice of his college
mulberry, ash, bur oak, black
The AmeriCorps volunteers
counselor: AmeriCorps found
walnut, locust and cottonwood
and Wildlife and Parks workers
him a position with the Natural
trees, he said.
all are camping in tents at the
Resources Conservation Service,
Despite the fire damage, the
lake for the week. Goldsberry
Dodge City, where he is helping
lake's park and camping areas
said.
with wetlands research.
still have acres of healthy,
Meade County Lake was built
"This is a good opportunity for
stately trees for visitors to en-
in the 1930s by the Civilian Con-
me," Hedges said. "It certainly
joy, with visitation averaging
servation Corps, a national work
gives me some experience in my
about 130,000 people per year,
program that is similar to
field."
the park manager said.
AmeriCorps, he said.
a
Wildlife& Parks
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issues
Z-BAR LEASED
A Texas millionaire has
paid $2 million for grazing
rights on the historic Z-Bar
Ranch, providing money that
conservationists say will aid
efforts to create a tallgrass
park in the Flint Hills.
Edward Bass, from Ft.
Worth, agreed in April to the
35-year grazing lease with
the National Park Trust,
owner of the 10,734-acre
Chase County site. Bass also
donated $1 million to the
tallgrass prairie campaign.
-Wichita Eagle
CORPORATION
SUES LOCALS
Former North Carolina
hog farmer Don Webb
summed up the sentiments
hogs, and so will go the rest
rejected corporate hogs 987
Meisenheimer, Kansas
of those gathered in Lincoln
of agriculture to the detri-
to 460 and corporate dairies
AmeriCorps/USDA regional
'ownship when he warned,
ment of family farmers, rural
924 to 602. Rawlins County
facilitator. In February, four
Don't let happen to your
communities, and the envi-
rejected corporate hogs
members of the AmeriCorps
states what happened to
ronment."
1,009 to 284 and corporate
team at Kanopolis State
North Carolina." Webb
Country singer and Farm
dairies 912 to 368.
Park, Reservoir, and Wildlife
joined speakers from 35
Aid president Willie Nelson
Chautauqua County rejected
Area - Chris Newton, Kurt
groups and at least 12 states
was also on hand. Nelson
corporate hogs 949 to 481.
Grimm, Troy Hurlburt, and
who took turns on stage
joined township residents on
Bourbon County rejected
Scott Morris - developed
during an April 1 rally in
stage early in the program
corporate hogs 2,649 to 640.
fish habitat, built and
Lincoln Township, Putnam
and cited the letters he'd
Trego County rejected cor-
installed waterfowl nesting
County, in northcentral
received from residents ask-
porate dairies 981 to 282.
structures, fixed water cross-
Missouri.
ing Farm Aid for help. He
When the total votes cast
ings on trails, constructed
An estimated 2,000 peo-
closed the rally with a 30-
in all 12 counties that have
public information shelters,
ple attended the rally to
minute mini-concert.
now voted on the corporate
and maintained park build-
offer their support for the
Lincoln Township and
hog question in Kansas are
ings and picnic tables.
township's fight against
rally organizers asked
tallied, the sentiment runs 3
The members placed east-
mega-hog giant Premium
Premium Standard Farms
to 1 against corporate hogs.
ern cedar trees eliminated
Standard Farms' lawsuit
for three things: drop the
-Mary Fund, Kansas
from rangeland, recycled
[voters had recently banned
lawsuit, abide by township
Rural Center's
Christmas trees, and old
corporate hog farming, so
zoning laws, and start being
Rural Papers
tires wired together into the
Premium is suing] and
a good neighbor.
lake, supplying fish habitat.
express their concern over
Meanwhile in Kansas, six
The benefits to fishermen
corporate agriculture's take-
more counties voted down
AMERICORPS
are greater survival of little
over of the nation's farms,
corporate swine and dairy
AIDS KANOPOLIS
fish, which attract larger
its food system, and its nat-
farming in April 4 elections.
predator fish to the habitat.
ural resources. Speaker after
Reno County rejected corpo-
"Getting things done" is
The habitat will allow more
speaker from North Carolina
rate hogs 9,275 to 2,976 and
the slogan of the
fish to reach a catchable
to Oklahoma warned that
corporate dairies 7,988 to
AmeriCorps national service
size, as well. AmeriCorps
"as went chickens, so go
3,893. Decatur County
program, according to Jim
members have created six
36
Wildlife®Parks
new brush piles in Kanopolis
mental regulations, each
Congressional Budget Office
published How Much Is
Reservoir.
subject to court challenge.
estimates implementation
Enough?, a regional wildlife
"embers have also built
In jeopardy is spending
will cost $250 million a year
habitat needs assessment for
od duck nesting boxes.
from the Land and Water
and require 1,500 new pub-
the 1995 Farm Bill. The 30-
n have been installed at
Conservation Fund (LWCF),
lic employees.
page report analyzes the
Kanopolis State Park
the key federal land acquisi-
-Common Ground
accomplishments and needs
Wildlife Viewing Area, and
tion account. House appro-
of the Farm Bill in regard to
the others will be placed in
priators sliced $29 million
the needs of wildlife on a
wildlife areas.
(12 percent) from LWCF
CRP
NEWS
region-by-region basis, divid-
An increase of beavers at
spending already approved
ing the country into six
the lake has caused the
for fiscal year (FY) 1995.
According to Pheasants
regions: the northeast,
water level to rise at cross-
Funding for FY 1996 is
Forever's CRP Bulletin, four
southeast, midwest, northern
ings on the Kanopolis trail
likely headed for a greater
senators have introduced
great plains, southern great
system, making them diffi-
nose dive.
legislation, S. 418, that
plains, and west.
cult for both hikers and
Remaining land acquisi-
would extend the Conser-
Each region's section out-
horses to cross. AmeriCorps
tion funds could be depleted
vation Reserve Program and
lines landscape changes,
members installed drain
by the "takings" bill, which
establish wildlife as one of
wildlife impacts, and wildlife
pipes through the beaver
would require government
the program's three main
goals broken down by habi-
dams in order to lower the
compensation for owners of
objectives, together with soil
tat types. Single copies of
water level.
land or water rights if fed-
conservation and water qual-
How Much Is Enough? are
In addition, they installed
eral action under the endan-
ity.
available from the Wildlife
two information shelters.
gered species act or wet-
Meanwhile, the Wildlife
Management Institute, 1101
Questions concerning the
lands protection, farm con-
Management Institute, in
14th Street, NW, Suite 801,
AmeriCorps members' work
servation, or irrigation
cooperation with the Soil
Washington, DC 20005,
at Kanopolis can be
programs diminishes value
and Water Conservation
(292) 371-1808.
answered by calling (913)
of any portion of their prop-
Society, has compiled and
-Shoup
546-2565.
erty by 20 percent or more.
-Lyons Daily News
The agency responsible
for the action would pay the
LIVING SNOW FENCE
compensation. The land
VIRO ASSAULT
acquisition account of the
Fish and Wildlife Service,
T
he need for snow control along western Kansas roads
is shown by the slatted snowfences that are erected
Legislation with huge
each year in problem areas and by drifted snow in
which implements the
environmental consequences
other areas that aren't protected. In some locations, you may
Endangered Species Act, is a
poured out of the House of
notice rows of trees becoming visible along problem areas.
likely source of funds.
These are living snowfences.
Representatives in its first
Conservation groups, the
Living snowfences are an ernate. and
rmanent
session. Among key actions
National Governor's Associ-
way to contr snow. These
row
wildlife
ation, the National League
habitat, protee against
Aesthetic
*House appropriators
of Cities, the National
value. In
cases,
rescinded hundreds of mil-
Conference of State
protec-
tion.
lions of dollars authorized
Legislatures, and 33 state
The
fort of
last year for land acquisition,
attorneys-general oppose the
severa
of
urban parks, forests, and
takings legislation.
Transp
the
drinking water;
The Risk Assessment and
Depart
*
the
of
the regulatory Transi-
Cost Benefit Analysis Act,
Corro
tion Act (HR 450), approved
Service,
HR 1022, set up two new
an
Feb. 24, halts endangered
hurdles that certain regula-
by
KDOT
con-
species listings and critical
tions must clear before
habitat designations until
issuance: quantifying eco-
livin
Dec. 31, 1996, or until
nomic costs and benefits and
by
the
Congress reforms the
assessing the health, safety,
efit
Endangered Species Act;
and environmental risks
*
HR 1022 and HR 926
addressed. Far from simplify-
the
require risk assessment and
ing regulation, the new
cost-benefit, regulatory-
analyses will slow the
ct, and regulatory-flexi-
process further while
Habian Have
/ analyses of environ-
increasing its expense. The
Wildlife®Parks
37
USDA/AmeriCorps
ERICOR
Natural Resources Conservation Service
760 South Broadway
Salina, KS 67401-4642
(913) 823-4500
FAX (913) 823-4540
Contact: Jim Meisenheimer
For Immediate Release
June 30, 1995
AmeriCorps Volunteers Help Meade Park
by
Thomas L. Flowers
District Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Meade, Kansas
The alarm rings before 6:00 AM, and youthful bodies, stiff
from a night on the ground in a tent, stretch and come to life,
ready for a hearty breakfast and a hard day of work at Meade
State Lake and Park. The year could have been 1936 and the people
members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), but it is 1995,
and the people are members of the AmeriCorps program.
Three months following a catastrophic fire at Meade State
Lake, a work crew of 11 AmeriCorps members and over twenty five
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) employees
descended upon the park with chain saws, tractors, axes and
brooms to make the park safe again for camping.
Meade State Lake and Park is a recreational oasis in western
Kansas with an annual visitation of over 100,000 people, but a
wildfire on March 22 of this year killed or severely damaged many
of the mature cottonwood trees in the park. A fire damage
assessment team viewed the site on May 5th, and found nearly one
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USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.
AmeriCorps Volunteers
3
Jim Meisenheimer, coordinator for the AmeriCorps members,
said, "The work has been very hard, but rewarding. The food has
been great, and the hospitality has been super!"
The AmeriCorps crew came to Meade expecting cold luncheon
meat and cold cereal. They found home-made chicken noodle soup,
roast beef, hamburgers and scrambled eggs.
"We've been eating like kings, " said Mike Houck, one of the
AmeriCorps members. "None of us is ever hungry."
Meisenheimer said, "We brought in eleven of the best people
in the AmeriCorps to help clean up the park. I'm very proud of
the job they have done!"
"This project has given the AmeriCorps members a chance to
rub shoulders with a lot of people in the biology field, " said
Meisenheimer. "We're meeting people from all over the state who
are employed by KDWP. "You work, sweat, eat and play a bit with
each other, and a bond is formed, " said Meisenheimer.
"There are no bosses, " said Meisenheimer. "Everyone is just
working hard and helping each other. No one is slacking off. =
"Everything has worked real well between agencies, " said
Houck.
AmeriCorps members and Wildlife and Parks employees camped
out at the park in tents, pickups and even under an old tarp.
"The camping was great except for the mosquitoes and raccoons,"
said Houck.
Goldsberry said the whole project has been overwhelming. "To
have this much equipment, people and machinery in the park and
have it all go so smoothly is amazing! I haven't had a chance to
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AmeriCorps Volunteers
5
All of the AmeriCorps members and KDWP employees want to
thank the local businesses who donated food for the clean up
project. These include: Schmidt Packing, Pizza Hut, Taylor Mart
and Aunt Vi's of Meade, and National Beef of Liberal.
In just two and one half days, over three hundred
cottonwoods (some over 150 feet tall) were felled, cut up and
removed to burn piles. Hundreds of smaller trees were also
removed. "We're tired, and I'm amazed!" said Mitchener. About
forty acres of campground were re-opened to the public.
"We plan to open up some of the down timber to fire wood
cutting," said Goldsberry. People cutting the wood will have to
have a park permit, and leave 1/3 of the wood cut for use in the
park. "It will be on the honor system," said Goldsberry. People
interested in the wood should call the park office at 316-873-
2572.
AmeriCorps is the community service program of the United
States Government. In return for 1,812 hours of community service
work, members are paid a small stipend for living expenses and
provided an educational award equal to $4,725 which may be
applied to existing educational loans or to pay for post-
secondary education. The 11 AmeriCorps members on the Meade State
Park project are serving either to earn the award to further
their education or to pay their educational loans.
The US Department of Agriculture/AmeriCorps teams in Kansas
are sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), Salina, KS.
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USDA/AmeriCorps
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760 South Broadway
Salina, KS 67401-4642
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(913) 823-4500
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Contact: Jim Meisenheimer
NEWSLETTER
April 17, 1995
READY- AIM- FIRE
CONFLICT and RESOLUTION
No Problem at GLEN ELDER
The AmeriCorps crew at Glen Elder is
beginning to see the results of its
work. The team has worked on and off
-
at the target range that was demolished
Range backster
during the flood of 1993. The latest
effort was setting limestone posts around the parking area. It was a day at the target
range that spurred AmeriCorps Member Judy Long to draw a cartoon depicting how
well the crew "works together" and handles "Conflict and Resolution." According to
Long, "One of the crew was especially ornery one day. Although the crew didn't
actually tie the member to the post with barbed wire, it was mentioned all in a spirt
of fun."
The cartoon was presented to the Regional Facilitator at the training session for all
members on Conflict and Resolution on March 14.
While the team at Glen Elder has not "fired" on any of its members, it has, like other
environment teams, worked with fire. They have been doing a lot of burning in the
wildlife areas.
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE WOULD BE PROUD OF THE GOOD NEWS FROM EMPORIA
The wetland team of Neil Bass and Jim Peterson have completed remote sensing and
the riparian inventory in Lyon and Morris counties. In addition to their daily
community service, the team has been active with students and senior citizens.
Members have been assisting with the OWLS (outdoor wildlife learning station)
project at Emporia Middle School. Member Jim Peterson says, "This exciting program
was initiated by 8th grade science teacher Janet Hesterman and utilizes grant monies
provided by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDW&P) and matched by
Didde-Webb Press of Emporia." The funds are being used to purchase hundreds of
trees and shrubs that will eventually form a 1300 ft., six-row windbreak north of the
school building. The planting will provide necessary habitat and food for a variety of
wildlife and will be used as a living classroom by middle school science classes, in
addition to beautifying school grounds. AmeriCorps biologists Neil Bass and Jim
Paterson contributed technical and practical knowledge that will ensure the success
of this worthwhile project. Member Neil Bass said, "The team plus representatives
from the NRCS field office, KDW&P, Dibbe-Webb Press, and middle school volunteers
were present on March 31 to assist with planting. McDonald's of Emporia contributed
refreshments."
The Emporia team has also placed wild bird feeders (compliments of KDW&P) at local
retirement centers and schools.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, calor, national origin, sex. religion age. disability,
political beliefs and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication
of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7505 (TDD).
To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD).
USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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On April 6, Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman announced that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture will make agriculture wetlands delineations and certifications only upon request
until the Congress completes action on the 1995 farm bill and the National Academy of
Science completes work on a wetlands study.
"Current wetlands determinations by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
are still valid, " said Jim Lyons, under secretary for natural resources and environment. "Any
new delineations also will be valid. What we're saying is that we are not going to make
delineations in advance until we and Congress have a chance to review and, if appropriate,
revise current policy."
What will the wetlands teams now focus on? Kansas AmeriCorps Project Director Larry Miles
says, "During the week of April 24 we are going to get together with NRCS principal staff and
Area Conservationists to determine the new focus of the teams. The emphasis will continue to
be wetland and riparian related."
PROPOSED 1995/1996 AMERICORPS PROJECTS
Kansas AmeriCorps/USDA Larry Miles says, "We are at this time proposing that the Parks and
Wildlife teams be renewed for 1995/1996. Three other projects have been proposed: Aquatic
Habitat & Riparian Restoration, Shawnee County, 5 members; State Park Restoration, Crawford
County, 5 members; and Big Creek Bank Stabilization & Riparian Improvement, Hays, 2 full
time and 16 part time members."
DID YOU KNOW?
The family of Hays team member Tracy Beech, wife Kim, and son Brenden, have
family cat, and a pet ferret. Kevin Feleay will married to Angela Schirer on (b)(6)
[001]
Craig Curtis, also of the Hays team, is to be married in
(b)(6)
O Anita Lessor.
Audrey and Ryan Tompkin (a member of the Manhattan team) have a 7 month old
daughter named Leigh.
NEWSLETTER GAFFS
"Fur trees?" Several of our AmeriCorps
Account
MIX EX
biologists and riparian specialist
$
have assured me that Kansas does not have
"Fur" trees.
And, "Kneel"ing to someone, is not something our Rugged Individualist "Neil" Bass would do.
USDA/AmeriCorps
Natural Resources Conservation Service
760 South Broadway
ERVICE
Salina, KS 67401-4642
(913) 823-4500
FAX (913) 823-4540
Contact: Jim Meisenheimer
NEWSLETTER
June 14, 1995
GETTING THINGS DONE DURING ADVERSITY
Extremely wet weather in May and early June has made it difficult to "get things done." While
the weather may have slowed you down, it hasn't stopped you. Don't quit now, you are too
close to the end of your service to give up your education award.
WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING YOUR EDUCATION AWARD?
Each of you have a six page green handout titled, "AmeriCorps Education Awards." Page 2 of
the handout, "What happens when you complete your service" explains the procedure for
getting your award. "When you complete your term of service, the project director or the
Corporation will notify the Trust that you have successfully completed the program. The
Corporation will send you a letter informing you of the amount of the award. You may then
present the award to your loan holder or the school you plan to attend. The loan holder or
school will contact the Corporation for payment When payments are made, the Corporation
will inform you of the amounts and balance in your account.
"You should receive a letter from the Corporation within 20 days of completing your service.
Because the letter will automatically be sent to the permanent address that you furnished when
you enrolled, it is important that you keep the National Trust Fund informed of any changes to
that address."
AMERICORPS MEMBERS FOCUS IN ON MEADE STATE PARK
Dodge City AmeriCorps Members Kyle Hedges and Mike Houck escorted 55 Cimarron School
District 5th graders on a wilderness trail at Meade State Park before the end of the school year.
While other AmeriCorps teams have helped students in similar endeavors, the experience at
Meade was unique. A wind driven fire caused by downed power lines on March 22 closed half
of the park. The park and wildlife areas suffered extensive damage. Kyle and Mike were able
to vividly show the students the effects of fire on wildlife habitat.
Due to the fire, a significant number of damaged trees pose a hazard to people, facilities,
vehicles, as well as picnic, camping and hiking areas throughout the park. Every storm or high
wind increases the hazard potential of soil and increased possibility of windthrow. AmeriCorps
USDA has volunteered to help restore the burnt area. Eleven volunteers from our two corps
will spend June 20 thru 23rd at the park in a clean up effort.
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
Kevin Feleay and Cody Lind are the two remaining members of the Topeka team. They report
that Tracy Streeter, Kansas Conservation Commission, is happy with the members' product
produced in Douglas, Shawnee, and Osage Counties. It has been suggested that the team can
get to more counties by doing fewer transects, as long as it doesn't sacrifice quality. Cody
reports that, "Now we mark every four river miles and field sample one-third of those marks.
That accounts to 140 transects in Osage County alone!"
Kevin reports that," Shawnee and Douglas Counties are complete, but field work remains.
Mapping of 80 sections in the Hillsdale Watershed Project is complete, but field work remains."
Kevin is also tired of the wet weather and has asked for divine help in getting dry weather.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication
of program information (braille, large print. audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD).
To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, D.C. 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD).
USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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2201(3).
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RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
HUTCHINSON TEAM BUSY WITH 5TH GRADERS
Dean Krehbiel and Scott Allen participated in a conservation day at the Dillon Nature
Center. Approximately 500 local 5th graders were involved in the project. Dean
and Scott gave 18 talks about conservation practices. They also report that they
have completed riparian work on six counties.
Scott doesn't want me to forget to mention that Dean's four month old son Colter,
"is healthy and growing like a weed."
It should be noted that Scott and Dean were at Pratt during the Miss Kansas/Miss
America Pageant. Scott was actively scheming, without avail, to find some way to
provide community service to the Pageant.
HAYS TEAM IS MUCH TRAVELLED
Kami Legere, Craig Curtis, Tracy Beach, and Lance Hockett have seemingly visited
every end and corner of Area 5. The four day trip to Sharon Springs, rattle snake
capitol of Kansas, was surely different.
SICK BAY REPORTS FROM
(b)(6)
(b)(6)
[002]
GRADUATION EXERCISES
We want to conduct graduation exercises in August or September. We are looking
for suggestions on what to do and where can meet to hold the exercises. We are
thinking about modeling our exercise around the way the Kansas Commission for
National and Community Service conducted their Day of Celebration. Please give me
your suggestions for this event as soon as possible.
AMERICORPS APPLICATIONS FOR 1996
While the final approval for the 1996 Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) and the Consolidated Farm Service Administration (CFSA) AmeriCorps
projects have not been made, applications are being accepted. Selection of
applicants cannot be made until the projects are approved and funded. Current
members who are interested in renewing should fill out an application and mark their
choice of projects.
AN EDITORIAL COMMENT
Providing community service is the center piece of your AmeriCorps experience. As
evidenced by the newsletter reports from the teams, you are providing good service
to the youth in your communities. IT IS HOPED THAT IN YOUR LIFE AFTER
AMERICORPS YOU WILL CONTINUE GIVING SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY BE
IT WITH YOUTH, SENIOR CITIZENS, CONSERVATION GROUPS, HUMANITARIAN
ACTIVITIES, CIVIC GROUPS, ETC.
USDA/AmeriCorps
Natural Resources Conservation Service
A
760 South Broadway
Salina, KS 67401-4642
(913) 823-4500
FAX (913) 823-4540
Contact: Jim Meisenheimer
NEWSLETTER
June 14, 1995
GETTING THINGS DONE DURING ADVERSITY
Extremely wet weather in May and early June has made it difficult to "get things done." While
the weather may have slowed you down, it hasn't stopped you. Don't quit now, you are too
close to the end of your service to give up your education award.
WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING YOUR EDUCATION AWARD?
Each of you have a six page green handout titled, "AmeriCorps Education Awards." Page 2 of
the handout, "What happens when you complete your service" explains the procedure for
getting your award. "When you complete your term of service, the project director or the
Corporation will notify the Trust that you have successfully completed the program. The
Corporation will send you a letter informing you of the amount of the award. You may then
present the award to your loan holder or the school you plan to attend. The loan holder or
school will contact the Corporation for payment When payments are made, the Corporation
will inform you of the amounts and balance in your account.
"You should receive a letter from the Corporation within 20 days of completing your service.
Because the letter will automatically be sent to the permanent address that you furnished when
you enrolled, it is important that you keep the National Trust Fund informed of any changes to
that address."
AMERICORPS MEMBERS FOCUS IN ON MEADE STATE PARK
Dodge City AmeriCorps Members Kyle Hedges and Mike Houck escorted 55 Cimarron School
District 5th graders on a wilderness trail at Meade State Park before the end of the school year.
While other AmeriCorps teams have helped students in similar endeavors, the experience at
Meade was unique. A wind driven fire caused by downed power lines on March 22 closed half
of the park. The park and wildlife areas suffered extensive damage. Kyle and Mike were able
to vividly show the students the effects of fire on wildlife habitat.
Due to the fire, a significant number of damaged trees pose a hazard to people, facilities,
vehicles, as well as picnic, camping and hiking areas throughout the park. Every storm or high
wind increases the hazard potential of soil and increased possibility of windthrow. AmeriCorps
USDA has volunteered to help restore the burnt area. Eleven volunteers from our two corps
will spend June 20 thru 23rd at the park in a clean up effort.
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
Kevin Feleay and Cody Lind are the two remaining members of the Topeka team. They report
that Tracy Streeter, Kansas Conservation Commission, is happy with the members' product
produced in Douglas, Shawnee, and Osage Counties. It has been suggested that the team can
get to more counties by doing fewer transects, as long as it doesn't sacrifice quality. Cody
reports that, "Now we mark every four river miles and field sample one-third of those marks.
That accounts to 140 transects in Osage County alone!"
Kevin reports that," Shawnee and Douglas Counties are complete, but field work remains.
Mapping of 80 sections in the Hillsdale Watershed Project is complete, but field work remains."
Kevin is also tired of the wet weather and has asked for divine help in getting dry weather.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
political beliefs and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication
of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD).
To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD).
USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
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purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
HUTCHINSON TEAM BUSY WITH 5TH GRADERS
Dean Krehbiel and Scott Allen participated in a conservation day at the Dillon Nature
Center. Approximately 500 local 5th graders were involved in the project. Dean
and Scott gave 18 talks about conservation practices. They also report that they
have completed riparian work on six counties.
Scott doesn't want me to forget to mention that Dean's four month old son Colter,
"is healthy and growing like a weed."
It should be noted that Scott and Dean were at Pratt during the Miss Kansas/Miss
America Pageant. Scott was actively scheming, without avail, to find some way to
provide community service to the Pageant.
HAYS TEAM IS MUCH TRAVELLED
Kami Legere, Craig Curtis, Tracy Beach, and Lance Hockett have seemingly visited
every end and corner of Area 5. The four day trip to Sharon Springs, rattle snake
capitol of Kansas, was surely different.
SICK BAY REPORTS FROM
(b)(6)
[003]
(b)(6)
GRADUATION EXERCISES
We want to conduct graduation exercises in August or September. We are looking
for suggestions on what to do and where can meet to hold the exercises. We are
thinking about modeling our exercise around the way the Kansas Commission for
National and Community Service conducted their Day of Celebration. Please give me
your suggestions for this event as soon as possible.
AMERICORPS APPLICATIONS FOR 1996
While the final approval for the 1996 Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) and the Consolidated Farm Service Administration (CFSA) AmeriCorps
projects have not been made, applications are being accepted. Selection of
applicants cannot be made until the projects are approved and funded. Current
members who are interested in renewing should fill out an application and mark their
choice of projects.
AN EDITORIAL COMMENT
Providing community service is the center piece of your AmeriCorps experience. As
evidenced by the newsletter reports from the teams, you are providing good service
to the youth in your communities. IT IS HOPED THAT IN YOUR LIFE AFTER
AMERICORPS YOU WILL CONTINUE GIVING SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY BE
IT WITH YOUTH, SENIOR CITIZENS, CONSERVATION GROUPS, HUMANITARIAN
ACTIVITIES, CIVIC GROUPS, ETC.
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Perry Reservoir: (Continued)
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recorded traffic information from two counters
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constructed and placed 6 picnic tables
-
clean up of Shawnee State Fishing Lake picnic area and shoreline
-
rebuilt one courtesy boat dock
-
repaired three restrooms
-
cleaned up Lyons State Fishing Lake shoreline, camping area, and
restrooms
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installed eighteen signs for traffic and people control
-
assisted in designation of a swimming area
-
clean up of picnic areas, camp sites and restrooms at Osage State Fishing
Lake
-
updated information material on two kiosks
Milford Reservoir:
-
cleaned up ice storm debris from Pott. 2 SFL
-
cleaned up Pott. 2 SFL shooting range
-
preparing sites for building 3/4 of a mile of fence on Tuttle
Creek Wildlife Area
-
opened 1 1/2 miles of roads from ice storm debris at Tuttle
Creek Wildlife Area
-
helped fisheries division put in trout habitat at Tuttle Creek State Park
-
replaced directional and boundary signs at Tuttle Creek Wildlife Area
-
put up bird feeders at 4 nursing homes in Marshall County
-
cleared the trees off 1/2 mile of the Nemaha Dam
-
helped build wall extensions for lift stations in the state park
-
picked up trash along shoreline of Rocky Ford Fishing Area and Pott. 1
fishing area
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applied stain to 20 benches for the chapel in the state park
-
put 2 new seats on pit toilets at the Nemaha Wildlife Area
-
made mulch out of Christmas trees for the state park
-
general maintenance of the chain saw and tree planter and other wildlife
area equipment
established 200 feet of walkway along bank of trout stream for better
fisherman access in the Tuttle Creek State Park
-
aided fisheries biologist in stocking 1400 rainbow trout in streams
below Tuttle Creek Dam
-
applied 2 loads of sand to 2 miles of icy roads at Pott. 2 SFL
-
put 4 loads of rip-rap into wash-out on the Tuttle Creek Wildlife Area to
help prevent soil erosion
-
planted 2 acres of new waterways to brome and native grass on the
Tuttle Creek Wildlife Area
-
cleared trees, prepared sites and planted 10 acres of native grass west
of Blue Rapids
-
helped the parks clean out the beach house to get ready for the summer
concession stand
-
helped wildlife biologist prepare 4 floating nest structures to be placed
at Tuttle Creek State Park
-
retrieved plow from TCRR wildlife area and prepared it for operation
-
picked up pallets and trash from Pott. 2 SFL
-
received defensive driving training and conflict and resolution training
-
assisted in placing boat dock in the Tuttle Creek River pond area
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helped build a staircase in the park office
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Milford Reservoir: (Continued)
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made approximately 105 cement patties for sinking fish habitat in Tuttle
Creek Reservoir
-
repaired 1300 feet of access road at Tuttle Creek Wildlife area
-
installed historical sign at Pillsbury Crossing area
-
two members attended 8 hours of burning training
-
applied herbicide to flood damaged areas to prevent spreading of
noxious weeds
-
performed a controlled burn on the Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife area
-
constructed a 120 foot ramp at Rocky Ford Fishing area for improved
public and emergency access
-
constructed a boat ramp at Pott. #1 recreation area
-
cleared debris from park roads following wind storm
-
assisted personnel with office renovation at Blue Rapids office
-
placed gravel on Pott. #1 & #2 recreation area roads
-
restore Pott. #2 access road drainage structures
-
assisted with public use survey for Pott #1, Pott #2, Rocky
Ford, and Pillsbury Crossing public use areas
-
repaired and installed a fish feeder at the Tuttle Creek
State Park below Tuttle Creek Dam
Wetland and Riparian Area Teams:
Dodge City:
-
completed remote sensing for Ford County
-
remote sensing underway for Meade County with 6 townships
completed
-
completed remote sensing for over 50 percent of Gray County
-
completed remote sensing for Hodgeman, Meade, and Ness Counties
-
participated in numerous site visits to comparison sites to acquire field
data to verify remote sensing observations
Topeka:
-
wetland inventory completed for Douglas County
-
riparian inventory completed for Douglas County including 105 transects
covering 800 miles of riparian habitat
-
gathered, identified, mounted and verified 80 wetland plant specimens
for use by the NRCS area staff
-
started wetland inventory for Shawnee County
-
riparian inventory started for Osage County
-
riparian inventory completed for Shawnee County including 102
transects
-
completed riparian inventory for Osage County
-
utilized state of the art Ortho/digital photography and stream layer data
in Osage County to apply GIS technology in the riparian inventory
-
begin riparian inventory for Hillsdale watershed
-
assisted with the oversight review of riparian inventory for Douglas,
Osage, and Shawnee Counties
Manhattan:
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competed 390,000 acres of remote sensing for Riley County
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assisted with 50 on-site wetland field reviews
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completed riparian inventory Riley County including 80 transects
-
completed 23,000 acres of remote sensing for Republic County
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Manhattan: (Continued)
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completed 25 percent of the riparian area inventory for Geary County
-
completed off-site riparian mapping for Geary, Marshall, Pottawatomie,
and Republic Counties
-
completed remote sensing for Republic County (437,000 acres)
-
completed transects for Geary County (80)
-
completed 30 transects for Pottawatomie County
-
completed 25 transects for Marshall County
Emporia:
-
completed the riparian area inventory for Lyon County including 50
transects and all points marked with GPS
-
riparian area inventory completed for 125,000 acres in Morris County
-
completed the remote sensing for Lyon County (360,000 acres) and
Morris County (450,000 acres)
-
riparian area inventory completed for Chase, Marion, and Woodson
Counties
-
riparian area inventory completed for about one half of Allen County
-
completed 35 vegetative transects for Morris County riparian inventory
-
riparian inventory completed covers about two million acres
Hutchinson:
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completed remote sensing for Rice County (330,000 acres)
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remote sensing is underway in Harvey County
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assisted staff biologist and soil scientist develop resource information
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completed off-site riparian inventory for Harvey, Kingman, McPherson,
Pratt, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, and Stafford Counties
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completed eighty three on site transects to establish quality control for
the riparian inventory
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assisted Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks set up three
vegetative comparison sites in Rice County
Hays:
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held informational meetings with producers in Rooks County to explain
the work of the team
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completed 75 transects for Rooks County riparian inventory
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completed all off-site determinations for Rooks County wetland
inventory
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discovered 262 potential wetlands in Rooks County
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completed riparian mapping for 25 townships in Ellis County
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completed off-site determinations for Ellis County
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sent all of riparian inventory access letters to owners
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completed 12 riparian inventory transects for Ellis County
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completed over 70 road checks of signatures/potential wetlands
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all Ellis County data entered into wetlands program
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started Trego County inventories
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completed riparian transects in Russell County
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completed riparian area mapping in Gove, Graham, Logan, Osborne,
Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas, Trego and Wallace Counties
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assisted Kansas Wildlife and Parks install weed barrier
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Watershed Area Delineation Team:
- thirty-one 8-digit hydrologic unit area delineations have been completed
using 600 USGS quadrangle maps
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drafted 8-digit hydrologic unit area maps used for the delineation of the
11-digit and 14-digit hydrologic unit areas
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traced, scanned and filed the completed 8-digit, 11-digit, and 14-digit
hydrologic unit area boundaries
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checked the finished 8-digit hydrologic unit areas incorporated in the
hydrologic unit area database
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completed an additional twenty-five 8-digit hydrologic unit area
delineations including tracing, scanning, checking and filing the
maps mapping to date has involved the use of over 1000 USGS
quadrangle maps
Abilene Livestock Waste System Team:
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provided cost estimates for 10 waste storage ponds and waste storage
structures
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drafted plans for 8 waste management systems
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performed engineering operations such as planimeter measurements,
calculating cuts and fills, and developing hydrology information
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assisted with surveying 8 waste management systems
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assisted with stake out of 5 waste management systems
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assisted with checkout and spot-check of diversions, pipe outlets,
terraces, and waterways
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assisted with checkout of 5 waste management systems
(No further progress since second quarter. Member transferred to Wetland
and Riparian Team.)
PROJECTED OUTCOMES FOR NEXT QUARTER:
Even better progress is expected the next quarter. Members are preparing to
complete their term and move on. Some are interested in projects for next
year and others are pursuing full-time jobs or education.
PRIMARY CHALLENGES:
Diversity was a challenge during recruitment. While the overall diversity of our
teams is comparable to the diversity of the communities served most efforts to
achieve greater diversity were unsuccessful. More lead time in recruitment will
help some; however, the need to recruit locally in order to reduce attrition
makes achieving greater diversity even more difficult.
Recruitment and getting 45 members on the roles was just about more than
we could do in the limited time needed to accomplish it. Without the
"outstanding" effort from our personnel staff and our AmeriCorps facilitator we
could not have begun to accomplish it.
We are disappointed at having lost several members to resignations. As job
opportunities with much better pay becomes available, members are making
the decision to forego the educational award for greater economic security.
We plan to approach our 1996 recruitment and selection with the goal of
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finding members that have the need or the desire to pay off student loans or
further their education. With out one of those incentives, it is too easy for
members to quit and take on a better paying job. We are having a difficult
time motivating our people to begin recruitment in earnest, since there is
uncertainty about the likelihood or extent of the 1996 AmeriCorps Program.
There continues to be a significant lack of communications between the state
corporation and the national corporation. The state group tends to want to do
things without involving the national. We have been working closely with
both, but they do not talk much to each other, if at all.
We ordered and purchased our own sweat shirts, since none have been made
available as promised by USDA. Other things such as notices of events have
been forwarded to us in an untimely manner. We received notice of
AmeriCorps service award nominations via FAX from Joel Berg's office on
March 21, 1995, but the deadline for nominations was February 24, 1995.
These are just a couple of examples.
PRIMARY TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS:
Without much guidance from the national office, we have developed our own
training program for members. The following training has been provided:
- General Program Orientation
-
CPR (provided by AmeriCorps extension team)
- First Aid
- Defensive Driving
- Conflict Resolution
- HIV/Aids Training
- Sexual Harassment
Total training involves 3300 hours.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
The following media coverage information is provided:
-
Shawnee County NPS News Release, undated (first quarter report)
-
Wichita Eagle, November 1, 1994 (first quarter report)
- Kansas AmeriCorps Information Tape, October 30 or November 6, 1994
(previously provided)
- Kansas AmeriCorps Kickoff News Tape, October 19, 1994
(previously provided)
-
McPherson Sentinel, October 20, 1994 (first quarter report)
- Salina Journal, September 24, 1994 (first quarter report)
- Salina Journal, September 24, 1994 (first quarter report)
- Topeka Capital, September 24, 1994 (first quarter report)
- AmeriCorps News Tape WIBW, September 23, 1994,
(first quarter report)
-
McPherson Sentinel, State Park Write up, September 22, 1994
(first quarter report)
-
USA Weekend, September 16, 1994 (first quarter report)
-
USA Today, September 12, 1994 (first quarter report)
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MEDIA COVERAGE: (Continued)
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Salina Journal, September 5, 1994 (first quarter report)
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SCS News Release, September 2, 1994 (first quarter report)
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SCS News Release, July 12, 1994 (first quarter report)
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Salina Journal, March, 18, 1995 (second quarter report)
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KSNC Channel 3 Wichita, Mid-February (Park members in action,
copy not available)
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Herington Times, February 1995 (second quarter report)
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NRCS News Release, February 21, 1995 (second quarter report)
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NRCS News Release, March 15, 1995 (second quarter report)
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Salina Journal, June 9, 1995 (attached)
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Salina Journal, June 16, 1995, Guest Editorial by
Kansas AmeriCorps Facilitator, Jim Meisenheimer
(attached)
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Hutchinson News, June 21, 1995 (attached)
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Kansas Wildlife and Parks, July/August 1995 (attached)
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NRCS News Release "AmeriCorps Volunteers Help Meade Park",
June 30, 1995 (attached)
A potential story with the AmeriCorps tie to the original CCC work exists as a
result of the community service done by the members at the Meade State
Park. The dam at the park and some of the park facilities were constructed by
the CCC. That particular camp was one of a very few African American CCC
camps in Kansas. Some video footage was taken and is in the process of
being reviewed for possible use.
OTHER DOCUMENTATION:
Our AmeriCorps Facilitator, with assistance from the members, has published
two newsletters this quarter(attached).
M
y daughter told me how proud
POINT OF VIEW
she was of the work I've
done, after I took them fish-
ing this spring," said Cindy Ochs. She is
Jim
referring to her service in AmeriCorps.
AmeriCorps is the president's nation-
Meisenheimer
al service initiative to achieve direct re-
FOR THE SALINA JOURNAL
sults in addressing the nation's critical
education; human service, public safety
and environmental needs at the commu-
nity level.
Cindy could be on
AmeriCorps provides opportunities for
Americans of all ages to serve their
public assistance,
country in an organized effort fostering
instead she is serving
citizen responsibility and building their
communities. Americans age 17 or older
her community,
can make a substantial commitment to
becomming self-
their country and earn education
awards for college or vocational train-
sufficient
ing in return.
Ochs is an AmeriCorps member sta-
saw and how to build and repair Wacon-
tioned with a Kansas environmental
das. Wacondas are a pivoting sheltered
team at Webster Reservoir. Webster is
picnic table that can be turned, allowing
in a remote area in north-central
for constant shade. Hundreds of Wacon-
Kansas. Cindy is a 32-year-old single
das located in Kansas state parks were
parent, mother of a 2-year-old son and a
damaged by the 1993 flood.
13-year-old daughter.
Before we went back to the park
On Memorial Day weekend, a heavy
office she stopped and showed me a
rainstorm struck the Webster Reservoir
Waconda. She mentioned that when the
area causing flooding to the park, clos-
weather was too bad to work outside,
ing roads and camp grounds and isolat-
the AmeriCorps members spent hun-
ing rest rooms and shower facilities.
dreds of hours fixing and repairing
During a recent visit with Cindy, she
them.
took me around the reservoir to show
While showing me how they worked
me the damage. She showed me the
she said, "I have never done anything
handicapped-accessible dock that cost
that I could look back at with pride and
taxpayers $20,000 to build. Even though
say I did that. I have never been able to
she suffered an allergic reaction while
leave my mark on anything, I now have
sand-bagging the dock, to prevent high
something to show."
water from destraying it, she was proud
Cindy's stint with AmeriCorps has
of their effort. When we stopped to pick
been an exciting one, including a lot of
up trash left by park visitors, she
hard work and different challenges asso-
lamented that she could not understand
ciated with outdoor activities. In spite of
why visitors could not police their own
those challenges, Cindy wants to sign up
camp sites.
for another tour with AmeriCorps. She
As we drove across the dam she
pot-
said that it, "gives her flexibility. She
ted a large object floating in the reser-
wants to use her education award to
voir and was afraid that it was part of a
learn to prepare income tax returns.
dock. It was obvious that Webster State
As I was leaving the park, she was
Park had become "her" state park. She
reaching for a broom to start cleaning
mentioned that the AmeriCorps mem-
the park office, looking for something to
bers had worked hard to help clean up
do until flood water started receding.
the damage from the previous flood and
Cindy could be on public assistance,
now much of that work may have to be
instead she is providing service to her
redone.
community, developing self-esteem,
Cindy's service with AmeriCorps has
while earning a way to become self-
been an adventure. Looking younger
sufficient. Cindy is an exemplification
than her age, she has spent her service
of the AmeriCorps motto - "Getting
in cleaning up flood damage to the
Things Done."
Webster State Park caused by the 1993
flood.
Jim Meisenheimer is regional
The skills learned by Cindy while in
facilitator for AmeriCorps/USDA,
AmeriCorps include the use of a chain
Salina.