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USDA AMERICORPS PROJECTS
IN PROGRESS
TABLE 1
ST
PROJECT TITLE
% of PROJECT
NON-AMERICORPS
STATE FUNDS
NON-
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMPLETED
FEDERAL FUNDS
COMMITTED
GOVERNMENT
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
COMMITTED
FUNDS
COMMITTED
AR
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
20
$ 2,200,000
$ 150,000
$75,000,000
AR
HOLLY GROVE FLOODPLAIN
20
$ 900,000
1,250,000
200,000
50
200,000 +
RELOCATION
ID
HOME*A*SYST
30
118,000
5,000
10
10,000,000
20,000
KS
CHENEY LAKE RESTORATION
50
90,000
20,000
8
4,000,000
KS
KANOPLIS/WILTON LAKE
60
90,000
20,000
8
3,000,000
KS
TUTTLE/MILFORD LAKES
65
90,000
20,000
8
4,000,000
KS
PERRY/CLINTON LAKES
60
90,000
20,000
8
4,000,000
KS
EL DORADO LAKE
90,000
20,000
8
5,000,000
100
KS
GREAT PLAIN NATURE CTR
120,000
50,000
10
*
KS
BIG CREEK STREAM RESTOR'T
70
100,000
15,000
7
KS
SHAWNEE CO STREAM
60
160,000
25,000
20
RESTORATION
KY
ONEIDA AREA IMPROVEMENT
2,000
LA
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
57
$ 996,984
$50,000,000
MI
FARM*A*SYST
249,000
B
ST
PROJECT TITLE
% of PROJECT
NON-AMERICORPS
STATE FUNDS
NON-
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMPLETED
FEDERAL FUNDS
COMMITTED
GOVERNMENT
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
COMMITTED
FUNDS
COMMITTED
ME
COASTAL WATER QUALITY &
60
100,000
50,000
40,000
150
4,000,000 yr
CLAM INDUSTRY
ME
SHELLFISH WATER QUALITY
50
150,000
80,000
60,000
100
3,000,000 yr
EDUCATION COORDINATORS
ME
FORESTRY/ENVIRONMENTAL
35
40,000
60,000
20,000
15
5,000,000 yr
WATER QUALITY COORD.
ME
CRANBERRY WATER QUALITY
75
25,000
50,000
50,000
200
50,000,000 yr
COORDINATOR
ME
CASCO BAY/SEBAGO LAKE
40
100,000
20,000
25,000
10
2,000,000 yr
WATERSHED COORD.
ME
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
10
140,000
10,000
20,000
CIRCUIT RIDER
ME
MACD EDUCATION
60
20,000
20,000
20,000
COORDINATOR
ME
ST. CROIX WATERSHED
70
20,000
10,000
15,000
5
200,000 yr
COORDINATOR
ME
FISH RIVER LAKES
50
25,000
50,000
100,000
5
200,000 yr
WATERSHED COORDINATOR
ME
TRAIL COORDINATOR
40
50,000
20,000
40,000
75
5,000,000 yr
ME
DARMANISCOTTA RIVER
40
20,000
20,000
50,000
40
4,000,000 yr
WATERSHED COORDINATOR
ME
CAMP ROAD WATER QUALITY
50
20,000
10,000
20,000
2
20,000 yr
COORDINATOR
ME
MEDUNEKEAG RIVER WATER
30
20,000
20,000
20,000
10
100,000 yr
QUALITY COORDINATOR
612
749
ST
PROJECT TITLE
% of PROJECT
NON-AMERICORPS
STATE FUNDS
NON-
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMPLETED
FEDERAL FUNDS
COMMITTED
GOVERNMENT
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
COMMITTED
FUNDS
COMMITTED
ME
CHINA LAKE WATER QUALITY
40
20,000
10,000
20,000
5
50,000 yr
COORDINATOR
NH
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
25
20,000
10,000
35,000
10
25,000,000
NH
WATERSHED PROJECT
15
60,000
20,000
65,000
5
15,000,000
NH
NH COOKS
10
100,000
200,000
400,000
40
3,500,000
NY
SOIL MAP COMPUTERIZATION,
10
1,000
3,000
500,000
T. OF EDEN, NY (25,000 AC)
NY
SOIL MAP COMPUTERIZATION,
75
5,000
25,000
15,000
1
2,000,000
ERIE & NIAGARA (200,000 AC)
NY
STREAM MAPPING IN GIS
90
1,000
10,000
25
25
400,000
NY
NIAGARA FRONTIER
10
20,000
5,000
1,000,000
WETLANDS INITIATIVE LAND
USE
NY
STATE REGULATED WETLAND
25
5,000
1,000
500,000
BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS
NY
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
30
2,000
10,000
3
5,000,000
ABANDONED GAS WELL
LOCATIONS
NY
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DRY
10
50,000
1
5,000,000
HYDRANT PROJECT
NY
COUNTY AG DISTRICT MAP
10
5,000
100,000
UPDATE
NY
URBAN FORESTRY
10
250
750
1
80,000
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
NY
BUFFALO CREEK CORRIDOR
10
25,000
1
2,000,000
PROTECTION PROJECT
67
65
SM
ST
PROJECT TITLE
% of PROJECT
NON-AMERICORPS
STATE FUNDS
NON-
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMPLETED
FEDERAL FUNDS
COMMITTED
GOVERNMENT
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
COMMITTED
FUNDS
COMMITTED
NY
HABITAT OF HUMANITY
75
250
50,000
PROJECT MAP
NY
OLD GROWTH FOREST
20
250
1,500,000
MAPPING & PRESERVATION
NY
BARN OWL NEST SITES
20
250
2,000,000
NY
INTERNATIONAL MARSH
75
20,000
20,000
20,000
2
800,000
MONITORING LPROJECT
NY
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
25
5,000
35,000
1
10,000,000
DATA TRANSFER & TNG
NY
TOWN OF EDEN, GIS TNG &
50
7,500
5
1,000,000
OPEN SPACE STUDY
NY
TOWN OF WALES GIS TNG &
50
12,000
25
400,000
DATA DISTRIBUTION
NY
LAKE ERIE/LAKE ST. CLAIRE
90
2,000
1,000,000
NAT. WATER QUALITY
24,000(USGS)
ASSESSMENT
NY
FEMA FLOOD MAP DATA
15
200
200
600,000
DISTRIBUTION
NY
BUFFALO RIVER TAX PARCELS
50
4,000
200,00
NY
TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND TAX
20
7,000
75,000
PARCELS
NY
AMHERST FARMLAND
25
900,000
900,000
1
2,500,000
PROTECTION PROJECT MAPS
NY
CAZENOVIA CREEK
75
500
1,000
75,000
UNREGULATED DISCHARGE
MAPPING
29
27
84h
ST
PROJECT TITLE
% of PROJECT
NON-AMERICORPS
STATE FUNDS
NON-
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMPLETED
FEDERAL FUNDS
COMMITTED
GOVERNMENT
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
COMMITTED
FUNDS
COMMITTED
NY
BUFFALO CREEK PROJECT
75
250
30,000
1
60,000
MAINTENANCE MAPPING
NY
UNITED WAY FOOD BANKS &
65
2,000
200,000
PANTRIES PROJECT
NY
ELECTION WARDS &
15
2,500
50,000
DISTRICTS MAPPING PROJECT
NY
INTEGRATING INFORMATION
25
1,000
5,000
1
& ACTION
NY
F&WS ATLANTIC SALMON
50
35,000
5
10,000,000
REINTROD & DATA MAPPING
(USFW)
2,000
OK
WINDBREAK RESTORATION
10
165,000
30,000
10
100,000
30,000
OK
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
20
55,000
10,000
25,000
SC
NATURE TRAIL CONSTRUCT'N
25
75,000
75,000
2
1,000,000
SC
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING
30
50,000
125,000
5
2,000,000
CENTERS
SC
PUBLIC SAFETY-911
25
10,000
400,000
10
5,000,000
SC
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
30
100,000
500,000
15
10,000,000
200,000
VT
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
50
34,000
560,000
WV
HOUSING IMPROVEMENT
30
310,000
REVOLVING LOAN FUND
49
49
80 >
ST
PROJECT TITLE
% of PROJECT
NON-AMERICORPS
STATE FUNDS
NON-
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMPLETED
FEDERAL FUNDS
COMMITTED
GOVERNMENT
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
COMMITTED
FUNDS
COMMITTED
WV
BARBOUR COMMUNITY NET
24,745
TOTALS:
3,192,200
7,031,984
3,916,445
897
336,340,000
894
* IMPACTS ON 85,000 STUDENTS
Date:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
11/13/94
Natural Resources Conservation Service
600 Farm Credit Building
To: Dec Define
375 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854
Fax Number:
202-728-4614
Number of Pages (Including Cover Sheet)
MESSAGE:
7
From:
Dee, here are the
Michael M. Price
Public Affairs Specialist
Drive project
Objective for The
Phone Number: (612) 290-3677
FAX: (612) 290-3375
Prain County Rexd
"In pased
P. 01
FAX NO. 6122903375
NRCS
80:00
Revised
11-7/96
MN
AMERICORPS
Community Service Objective A
GRANTEE: Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE:
Prairie Country RC&D Area
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT A: Implement Conservation Credit Initiative (CCI)
Pilot Projects in five Prairie Country Counties, all within the
Minnesota River Basin.
1) What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Assist five local counties and SWCDs plan and implement Conservation
Credit initiative Pilot Projects in each of their counties. This
will involve providing assistance to implement individual county and
multi-county networking meetings and conducting
information/education activities and programs. Assist in monitoring
each of the five pilot projects and report on their outcome.
Disseminate information on project outcomes and other pertinent data
out to the public and state and federal legislators. Develop at
least three articles on the project for newspapers and the Prairie
Country RC&D quarterly newsletter.
2) What is hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
To successfully implement five CCI pilot projects and fully
disseminate the information on the project and their outcomes out to
the public and legislators.
3) How will you measure the quality of your product on the impact of
your service?
The work to be done and it's impact will be outlined in a Work Plan.
Quality of work and outcomes will be assessed by the Council and
individually by it's sponsors - the County Boards of Commissioners
and Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Boards of Supervisors
in the Prairie Country Area. Quality of work will be reflected in
the success of the five pilot projects.
Impacts will also be measured by how well landowners accept the CCI
concept and percentage of overall enrollment in the pilot projects.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Success will be measured accordingly when the Work Plan's goals and
objectives are satisfactorily completed. Success will also be
gauged by how well landowners accept the CCI concept and number of
landowners enrolled in the program and satisfactorily implementing
their conservation plans. Tons of soil saved, number of nutrient
management plans developed and implemented, lineal feet of buffer
strips planted and the direct impact this is having on water quality
will also be used to gauge the projects success. Water quality
monitoring of lakes and streams within each pilot project watershed
will also be very beneficial in determining the impact of the CCI
program and it's overall success.
20 ' 2
FAX NO. 6122903375
NRCS
NOV-13-96 WED 14:08
5) How many individuals will receive benefits of the work your
participants perform?
This project will directly impact 160,000 Prairie Country residents.
Water quality initiatives in the Minnesota River Basin will impact
thousands of additional residents living downstream.
Successfully implemented CCI Pilot Programs could have statewide
and ultimately nationwide impacts. The Minnesota State Legislature
is aware of the CCI Program and may consider implementing the
Program statewide if local pilot projects are successful.
3.08
FAX NO. 6122903375
NRCS
NOV-13-96 WED 14:09
AMERICORPS
Community Service Objective B
GRANTEE: Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE:
Prairie Country RC&D Area
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT B: Promote the woody riparian buffer concept and
implement four demonstration projects with focus on the Minnesota
River Basin.
1) What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Promotion of the woody riparian buffer concept through
information/education activities, tours and meetings. Assist
counties and SWCD's fully implement four buffer demonstration
projects. Work with the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, state
and federal agencies, groups and organizations on setting up and
conducting tours of the buffers and dissemination of information on
their performance and success out to the public. Assist Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the University of Minnesota with
ground and surface water quality monitoring at the Swift County
demonstration site. As part of the buffer demonstration, assist
with implementation of the "willow stick" streambank stabilization
method on at least two of the sites.
2) What is hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
To promote the woody riparian buffer concept and successfully
implement four demonstration projects. Fully disseminate
information about the projects to technical agencies, organizations
and the general public.
3) How will you measure the quality of your product or the impact of
your service?
The work to be done and it's impact will be outlined in a Work Plan.
Quality of work and outcomes will be assessed by the Council and
individual by it's sponsors - the County Boards of Commissioners and
Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Boards of Supervisors in
the Prairie Country Area. Quality of work will be reflected in the
success of the four demonstration projects. Impacts will also be
measured by the acceptance of woody riparian buffers as a sound
water installation. quality improvement practice and increase in practice
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Success will be measured accordingly when the Work Plan's goals and
objectives are satisfactorily completed. Success will also be
gauged by how well landowners, technical agencies and organizations
accept the woody riparian buffer concept and implement the practice.
Effectiveness of the buffer for improving water quality will be
monitored at least one site. Results of the monitoring will be
forwarded out to agencies, organizations and the general public.
FAX NO. 6122903375
NRCS
NOV-13-96 WED 14:10
5) How many individuals will receive benefit of the work your
participants perform?
This project will directly impact 160,000 Prairie Country residents.
Water quality initiatives in the Minnesota River Basin will impact
thousands of additional residents living downstream. Successfully
implemented woody riparian buffer demonstrations will have a
statewide, regional and possibly national impact on verifying
success of this water quality improvement practice.
90 'd
FAX NO. 6122903375
NRCS
NOV-13-96 WED 14:10
AMERICORPS
Community Service Objective c
GRANTEE:
Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE:
Prairie Country RC&D Area
OBJECTIVE STATEMENT C: Promote the use of hybrid poplar/cottonwood as
an alternative crop in the Minnesota River Basin with focus on CRP and
riparian lands.
1) What work will be done? What service activities will your
participants engage in?
Implement information/education projects and activities that will
promote the use of hybrid poplar/cottonwood as an alternative crop
in the Minnesota River Basin, with focus on CRP and riparian lands.
Cooperate with the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, Minnesota
Rural Partners, Minnesota Agro-Forestry Cooperative, state and
federal agencies, groups and organizations on the Minnesota River
riparian reforestation project with focus on using hybrid
poplar/cottonwood in reforestation efforts. Assist the WesMin RC&D
Council carry out a project funded through the McKnight Foundation
which involves assessing the environmental, economic and social
impacts of large scale tree plantings in the Minnesota River
Basin. Work with Three Rivers and WesMin RC&D Councils on
demonstration projects which incorporate the use of hybrid
poplar/cottonwood in woody riparian buffers. Work with the U. S.
Forest Service, Renville County Board of Commissioners and SWCD to
evaluate the Hybrid Poplar/Cottonwood demonstration planting on the
Minnesota River in Renville County and report on findings.
Disseminate this information out to local, state and federal
agencies and the general public.
2) What is the hoped for result of the work activities described above?
To enhance the overall water quality of the Minnesota River through
the planting of hybrid poplar/cottonwood as an alternative crop, use
in riparian area reforestation efforts and use in woody riparian
buffer projects. To plant hybrid poplar/cottonwood, not only for
their environmental benefits, but also for the economic benefits
they will provide to landowners as a viable alternative crop. (A
recently completed Feasibility Study on hybrid poplar showed strong
potential for good economic returns with the wood fibers industry.)
This could provide a sound alternative to landowners struggling to
make a profit from traditional crops grown in flood prone areas of
the Minnesota River Basin.
3) How will you measure the quality of your product or the impact of
your service?
The work to be done and it's impact will be outlined in a Work Plan.
Quality of work and outcomes will be assessed by the Council and
individually by it's sponsors - the County Boards of Commissioners
and Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Boards of Supervisors
in the Prairie Country Area. Quality of work will be reflected in
the success of convincing landowners that hybrid poplar/cottonwood
can be a viable alternative crop in the Minnesota River Basin and
90 'd
FAX NO. 6122903375
NRCS
NOV-13-96 WED 14:11
United States
Natural
1370 Hamilton Street
Department of
Resources
Somerset, New Jersey
Agriculture
Conservation
08873
Service
November 7, 1996
Dee DiFiore
USDA National Service
Ag Box 1301
Washington, DC 20250-1301
Dear Dee:
Enclosed are National Service Trust End of Term of Service Form and Member Exit
Form for:
94ADFDC047:Donna Symancek, Site Y34C
Donna has completed her 1700 hours as a member of AmeriCorps and should receive the
full educational voucher. This is the last member of our group to turn in the paperwork.
Thank you in advance for forwarding the form to the National Trust as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
have Leberman
Irene Lieberman
AmeriCorps Director
(908) 246-1171 X 124
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
P. 003
TEL: 202 205 0588
NOV. - 05' 96 (TUE) 07:44
CIUIL RIGHTS STAFF
VAN NESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAME
PHONE
FAX
AGENCY
ROOM
NUMBER
NUMBER
NUMBER
Urlene Alling
720-0817
6009-SOUTH
Charmine Benjamin
720-9599
FSIS
4343-SOUTH
Scott Binde
690-3138
720-3290
AMS
0603-SOUTH
Beverly Broady
205-0641
205-0588
FSIS
1144-SOUTH
Bernice Brown
724-4698
724-4700
Van Ness Elm.
Margaret Butler
219-0534
219-1191
ERS
337
Cassandra Butler
724-4698
724-4700
Van Ness Elm.
Art Campbell
720-8653
720-2080
RMRAC DEV
208-W
Yvonne Campbell
720-5339
690-3174
NRCS
5244-SOUTH
Jenny Darover
690-0005
720-6954
CSREES
3919-SOUTH
J. Dawnson Halt
219-0009
219-0146
ERS
1232-B
3051
Dee DiFlore
690-5633
720-4614
OSEC
Mary Durkin
720-1658
FSA
5444-SOUTH
Rosann Durrah
7204072
7204265
NRCS
6024-SOUTH
Bonnie Edwards-Jackson
720-4419
205-2924
RUS
2871-SOUTH
Shirlene Engle
720-7397
690-0014
FSA
5973-SOUTH
Alvin Fugh
690-1084
720- 1054
FSIS
4343-SOUTH
Peter Gimable
720-1550
205-2921
RUS
2812-SOUTH
Kimberly Grimes
720-7889
720-5900
FSA
3721-SOUTH
Vinod Gulati
254-8449
254-8361
FSA
L. ST.
Ernest Harris
720-1613
720-0302
RHS
5321-SOUTH
Ann Jenkins
720-1156
690-1988
NRCS
6807-SOUTH
Kimberly Johnson
720-0710
720-4730
CSREES
3344-SOUTH
Alex King
720-0060
FSA
5758-SOUTH
provide sound environmental and economic benefits.
4) By what standard will you gauge success?
Success will be measured accordingly when the Work Plan's goals and
objectives are satisfactorily completed. Success will also be
gauged by how well landowners in the Minnesota River Basin accept
growing hybrid poplar/cottonwood as an alternative crop. The
Prairie Country Council has set a goal of establishing 1,000 acres
of hybrid poplar in the Minnesota River Basin by the spring of 1998.
The acres planted by this date will be a measure of success for this
project. The total land use change this project will bring about in
the Minnesota River Basin and the overall effect it will have on
enhancing the environment of the River, even though it will take
time to fully measure, will all be a part of this project's success.
5) How many individuals will receive benefit of the work your
participants perform?
This project will directly impact 160,000 Prairie Country residents.
Water quality initiatives in the Minnesota River Basin will impact
thousands of additional residents living downstream. Successfully
implemented hybrid poplar/cottonwood plantings, riparian area
reforestation and buffer projects in the Minnesota River will impact
thousands of additional residents living downstream. Hybrid
poplar/cottonwood plantings, especially in riparian areas, will
eventually have a statewide and regional impact and substantiate
that these plantings can provide sound environmental and economic
benefits.
20 ' 2
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NRCS
NOV-13-96 WED 14:12
USDA wee
USDA AMERICORPS PROJECTS
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IN PROGRESS
TABLE 2
Impact if
ST
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT
PROJECT
SERIOUSLY
CANCELED
DELAYED
AR
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
Installation of dry fire hydrants in rural areas
X
AR
HOLLY GROVE FLOODPLAIN PROJECT
Moving families out of the floodplain
X
GA
WORKING WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS
Work in the prevention of school dropouts, teen pregancy, &
X
tutoring
GA
HOUSING IMPROVMENT
Assist with home repairs and area clean-ups
X
GA
FOOD BUYING CLUBS
Establishing food buying clubs in a 6 county area
X
HI
MOLOKAI-LANAI REFORESTATION
Plant trees in critical watersheds to reduce non-point pollution
X
ID
HOME*A*SYST
Wellhead/environmental protection project
X
IL
STREAMBANK STABILIZATION
Installing willow posts
X
IL
CITY REVITALIZAT ION
Paint & repair downtown buildings
X
IL
DAY CARE CENTER IMPROVEMENT
Remodeling local day care center
X
IL
CEMETARY CLEAN-UP
Remove debris, trees, and brush from cemetary
X
KS
CHENEY LAKE RESTORATION
Flood restoration work
X
KS
KANOPLIS/WILTON LAKE
Flood restoration work
X
KS
TUTTLE/MILFORD LAKES
Flood restoration work
PERRY/CLINTON LAKES
Flood restoration work
X
NOV-22-1996 12:24
USDA-NRCS AMERICORPS
FAX TRANSMILIAL
312 373 9956 P.01/02
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
THE CHICAGO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM
ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS
- CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, HAS AN HANDS ON
NATURE MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN. OUR MEMBERS
HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TTS DAY-TO DAY
OPERATIONS AND SITE INSTRUCTION. THEREFORE, THERE
ISA SHORTAGE OF INSTRUCTORS FOR THE 15, 332
STUDENTS YEARLY VISITORS.
- CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT HAS FOUR ANNUAL FLOWER
SHOWS FTT THEIR TWO CONSERVATORY'S. AMERICORRS
MEMBERS ASSIST WITH THE SET-UP, MAINTENANCE,
DAILY CARE, AND DISMANTLEING OF THE DISPLAYS
FOR OVER 170. 000 VISITORS,
- URBAN RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP, IS a JOINT AGENCY
VENTURE IN WHICH AMERICERPS HAS INTERFACED
WITH 78 to OF THEIR GRANTEE IN VARIOUS WAYS.
- NATURE CONSERVANCY DEPENDS LPON OUR MEMBERSHIP
TO TOBE SITE STEWARDS FOR THEIR MIGHTY ACORD
PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM is COMPRISED OF 15
SITES AND SERVICES OVER 30 SCHOOLS.
- THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS
IN WHICH THE members HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE. THE
URBAN LIVING CENTER is EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY
WITH THE AFTER SCHOOL PRDGRAM IN MATTON PARK,
OUR CONTINUED SUPPORT is NECESSARY FOR THE
PROGRAMS SUCCESS.
11/22/96
13:15
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JOHN P. MURTHA
COMMITTEE:
12TH DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA
APPROPRIATIONS
Congress of the United States
house of Representatives
lashington, DC 20515-3812
November 21, 1996
The Honorable Christopher S. Bond
U.S. Senate
293 Russell Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Bond:
I'm writing to you out of concern over the potential loss of some USDA Americorps projects in
southwestern Pennsylvania that have been very successful in contributing to the area's economic
development. I understand Senator Specter has also written to you about the USDA Americorps team in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the unemployment rate is over 10% and over 20% of residents live
below the poverty level. Fayette County is part of the Congressional district I represent.
I know you've had some concerns over the USDA's funding of these projects. However, I ask you to agree
to allow the USDA to fund its Americorps projects for the coming year. It is my understanding the USDA
and the Corporation for National Service will make this the last year in which the USDA will administer
the programs; the local programs will use this year to transition to a direct, non-profit funding mechanism
for their projects.
We're down to the wire in terms of being able to get this year's projects under way. Soon there won't bc
enough time left for the students to complete the number of hours of service to fulfill the requirements of
the program In an area with such high unemployment and poverty levels, the USDA Americorps program
has given invaluable opportunity to these kids. They'd been expecting their service terms to start on
October 1st but they've been left hanging; if the projects cannot go forward it will be too late for them to
pursue other options, which are few and far between.
Additionally, there are projects that were begun last year on which work was expected to continue this year
but which now remain unfinished. The work done thus far will have been wasted if it is not followed
through this year to its completion. Because it would be impossible at this point to commence this year's
projects without USDA's involvement, it is critical to Fayette County that the transition be allowed to take
place--- and that's why I'm seeking your support.
I appreciate your assistance on this issue.
Sincerely,
DORT MURTHA
Member of Congress
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Office of Congressman Murtha
U.S. House of Representatives
2423 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2065
Fax: (202) 225-5709
Internet: [email protected]
fax
to:
Joel Berg
fax:
(202) 720-4614
from:
Debbie Tekavec
date:
November 22, 1996
re:
letter to Sen Bond
pages:
2, including cover sheet.
NOTES: final draft--- please do not share with anyone until Sen. Bond receives.
Thanks for your cooperation and please keep me updated.
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THE CHICAGO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM
ONGOING PART
- CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY IS EXPECTING
OUR SUPPORT WITH THE REHABIL ITATION OF
APARTMENTS AND THEIR YEARLY GARDENS.
- NATIONAL TREE SERVICE HAS GRANTED OUR
REQUEST FOR 1,000 TREES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF OUR INTER - CITY DISTRIBUTION CENTER
NURSERY, THIS GRANT PROPOSAL WAS INITIATED
DURING THE 1994 PROGAM YEAR.
- COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL GROUP PROJECTS
SUCH AS MOTHER CUPBOARO, FOOD DEPOSITORY,
JANE ADDAMS 43 STREET TRIANGLE, SUCASA,
WIC GARDENS, 600 N LATROBE, 46 STREET
AND MANY OTHER LOGAL GROUPS DEPEND ON OUR
SERVICES.
IF YOU THINK LETTERS OF SUPPORT WOULD HELP OUR
EFFORTS, JUST GIVE ME A CALL
THANKS
CARZELLA
P.S. my COMPUTER is DOWN, PLEASE FORGIVE THIS
HAND WRITTEN REPORT.
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STATE PUNDS
PARTNER FUNDS
POTENTIAL JODS
POTENTIAL
INVOLVED
INVOLVED
INVOLVED
CREATED
ECONOMIC IMPACT
AR
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PROJECT TITLE
% COMPLETE
FEDERAL FUNDS
STATE FUNDS
PARTNER FUNDS
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
NRCS
INVOLVED
INVOLVED
INVOLVED
CREATED
ECONOMIC IMPACT
AR
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
20
$2.2 M
$ 150,000
0
$75 M
AR
HOLLY GROVE FLOODPLAIN
20
$900,000
1.25 M
200,000
50
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MN
Feed/ot/WAter Quditi
10%
31,300
10,450
10,450
8
60,000
MN
Rcyd
65%
5,225
5,225
5225
15
Bol,ow
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MN
Agassiz Rec. Thail
80%
17,350
1,100
9,300
12
290,000
MN
Conservation Outreth
73%
21,580
3,460
12,750
9
531,800
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73,200
2600
11,550
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286,000
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MN
20%
14,400
43,150
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35
75 ord
MN
AmeriCarps Prog. Partnersly
30 %
10,287
1975
10,286
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PROJECT TITLE
% COMPLETE
FEDERAL FUNDS
STATE FUNDS
PARTNER FUNDS
POTENTIAL JOBS
POTENTIAL
COMMITTED
COMMITTED
COMMITTED
CREATED
ECONOMIC BENE
AR
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
20
$ 2.2 M
$ 150,000
0.00
$75,000,000
AR
HOLLY GROVE FLOODPLAIN
20
$ 900,000
1.25 M
200,000
50
200,000 +
RELOCATION
HI
TREE PLANTING
ID
HOME*A*SYST
30
118,000
20,000
5,000
10
10,000,000
KS
CHENEY LAKE RESTORATION
50
90,000
20,000
8
4,000,000
KS
KANOPLIS/WILTON LAKE
60
90,000
20,000
8
3,000,000
KS
TUTTLE/MILFORD LAKES
65
90,000
20,000
8
4,000,000
KS
PERRY/CLINTON LAKES
60
90,000
20,000
8
4,000,000
KS
EL DORADO LAKE
90,000
20,000
8
5,000,000
KS
GREAT PLAIN NATURE CTR
120,000
50,000
10
*
KS
BIG CREEK STREAM RESTOR'T
70
100,000
15,000
7
KS
SHAWNEE CO STREAM
60
160,000
25,000
20
RESTORATION
KY
ONEIDA AREA IMPROVEMENT
2,000
LA
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
57
$ 996,984
$50M
MI
FARM*A*SYST
249,000
NH
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
25
20,000
10,000
35,000
10
25M
NH
WATERSHED PROJECT
15
60,000
20,000
65,000
5
15M
NH
NH COOKS
10
100,000
200,000
400,000
40
3.5M
NY
SOIL MAP COMPUTERIZATION,
10
1,000
3,000
500,000
T. OF EDEN, NY (25,000 AC)
NY
SOIL MAP COMPUTERIZATION,
75
5,000
25,000
15,000
1
2,000,000
ERIE & NIAGARA (200,000 AC)
NY
STREAM MAPPING IN GIS
90
1,000
10,000
.25
400,000
NY
NIAGARA FRONTIER
10
20,000
5,000
1,000,000
WETLANDS INITIATIVE LAND
USE
NY
STATE REGULATED WETLAND
25
5,000
1,000
500,000
BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS
NY
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
30
2,000
10,000
3
5,000,000
ABANDONED GAS WELL
LOCATIONS
NY
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DRY
10
50,000
1
5,000,000
HYDRANT PROJECT
NY
COUNTY AG DISTRICT MAP
10
5,000
100.,000
UPDATE
NY
URBAN FORESTRY
10
250
750
1
80,000
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
NY
BUFFALO CREEK CORRIDOR
10
25,000
1
2,000,000
PROTECTION PROJECT
NY
HABITAT OF HUMANITY
75
250
50,000
PROJECT MAP
NY
OLD GROWTH FOREST
20
250
1,500,000
MAPPING & PRESERVATION
NY
BARN OWL NEST SITES
20
250
500,000
NY
INTERNATIONAL MARSH
75
20,000
20,000
20,000
2
800,000
MONITORING LPROJECT
NY
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
25
5,000
35,000
1
10,000,000
DATA TRANSFER & TNG
NY
TOWN OF EDEN, GIS TNG &
50
7,500
.5
1,000,000
OPEN SPACE STUDY
NY
TOWN OF WALES GIS TNG &
50
12,000
25
400,000
DATA DISTRIBUTION
NY
LAKE ERIE/LAKE ST. CLAIRE
90
2,000
1,000,000
NAT. WATER QUALITY
24,000(USGS)
ASSESSMENT
NY
FEMA FLOOD MAP DATA
15
200
200
600,000
DISTRIBUTION
NY
BUFFALO RIVER TAX PARCELS
50
4,000
200,00
NY
TOWN OF GRAND ISLAND TAX
20
7,000
75,000
PARCELS
NY
AMHERST FARMLAND
25
900,000
900,000
1
2,500,000
PROTECTION PROJECT MAPS
NY
CAZENOVIA CREEK
75
500
1,000
75,000
UNREGULATED DISCHARGE
MAPPING
NY
BUFFALO CREEK PROJECT
75
250
30,000
1
60,000
MAINTENANCE MAPPING
NY
UNITED WAY FOOD BANKS &
65
2,000
200,000
PANTRIES PROJECT
NY
ELECTION WARDS &
15
2,500
50,000
DISTRICTS MAPPING PROJECT
NY
INTEGRATING INFORMATION
25
1,000
5,000
1
2,000,000
& ACTION
NY
F&WS ATLANTIC SALMON
50
35,000
2,000
5
10,000,000
REINTROD & DATA MAPPING
(USFW)
OK
WINDBREAK RESTORATION
10
165,000
30,000
30,000
10
100,000
OK
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
20
55,000
10,000
25,000
SC
NATURE TRAIL CONSTRUCT'N
25
75,000
75,000
2
1 M
SC
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING
30
50,000
125,000
5
2 M
CENTERS
SC
PUBLIC SAFETY-911
25
10,000
400,000
10
5 M
SC
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
30
100,000
200,000
500,000
15
10 M
VT
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
50
34,000
560,000
WV
HOUSING IMPROVEMENT
30
310,000
REVOLVING LOAN FUND
WV
BARBOUR COMMUNITY NET
24,745
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PROJECT NAME
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT
PROJECT
SERIOUSLY
CANCELED
DELAYED
GA
WORKING WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS
Work in the prevention of school dropouts, teen pregancy, &
X
tutoring
GA
HOUSING IMPROVMENT
Assist with home repairs and area clean-ups
X
GA
FOOD BUYING CLUBS
Establishing food buying clubs in a 6 county area
X
ID
HOME*A*SYST
Wellhead/environmental protection project
X
IL
STREAMBANK STABILIZATION
Installing willow posts
X
IL
CITY REVITALIZAT ION
Paint & repair downtown buildings
X
IL
DAY CARE CENTER IMPROVEMENT
Remodeling local day care center
X
IL
CEMETARY CLEAN-UP
Remove debris, trees, and brush from cemetary
X
KY
OPERATION PRIDE
Coordination between neighborhoods to organize, clean-up, etc
X
KY
FRONTIER HOUSING
Pre-home ownership counseling program
X
KY
SERVICE CONNECTION
Emergency repairs for low income families at little or no cost
X
KY
ONEIDA AREA IMPROVEMENT
Improve area around the 2 springs where families get fresh
X
drinking water
KY
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Construction of an Outdoor Environmental Classroom
X
KY
E-911
Development of an emergency 911 system
X
KY
DANIEL BOONE DEV COUNCIL
Counseling program for people to move into homes being built
X
LA
DRY FIRE HYDRANTS PROGRAM
Installation of dry fire hydrants in rural areas
X
LA
TOWN OF CULLEN
Community wide beautificattion project
X
LA
PROJECT CELEBRATION
Youth projects and a battered women's shelter
X
LA
ST. MARY COMMUNITY ACTION
Working with very low and low income families to make homes
X
available
LA
ST. LANDRY ECON. INDUCEMENT DISTRICT
Match low income community members with sources of homes
X
LA
SOUTHERN MUTUAL HELP ASSOCIATION
Working with numerous environmental issues & a community
X
based Adult Readiness Center
MI
FARM*A*SYST
Water quality improvement program
X
TX
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
Clean-up and improve downtown area
X
TX
TEXAS RURAL LEADERSHIP TNG PROGRAM
Train local people in leaderships skills
X
VA
DEVELOPMENT OF DAY CARE CTR
Design & implement a quality daycare and after school center
X
VT
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
Design fire protection plans for local rural communities
X
WA
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Coordinate and oversee the construction of a 14 unit low income
X
senior housing development
WA
HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Coordinate activities of housing development based on
X
assessment
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Date: November 17, 1996
To: Richard Baird
From: Esperanza Stancioff
Regarding: Americorps
FAX Length: Total 2 pages
Impacts of Americorps on Coastal Water Quality and the Clam Industry
With the assistance that Americorps has given to a minimum of 25 coastal communities
in Maine, totaling over 1,000 volunteers, a network of a viable volunteer workforce has
expanded and been strengthened greatly. This year, from the momentum and assistance
from Americorps members, hundreds of acres of productive clamming areas would be
opened, establishing or reestablishing hundreds of jobs. The groups who are depending
on this assistance from Americorps would go without training in leadership development
and technical assistance needed to accomplish the work required to abate pollution and
develop a sustainable fishery. Over the past 2 years we have been able to accomplish
great things and we need one more year to get these groups to a place of self sufficiency.
If Americorps goes away before even getting started this year the citizens and
communities involved who are expecting this assistance will chalk it up to (in their
words) yet one more promise made and not kept by government.
We have many projects in our workplan that are awaiting completion and asistance in
getting systems in place for continuation by the communities. The following is just a
partial list of the most important: 1) A volunteer habitat monitoring study to be
conducted by volunteers along with water quality monitoring to get a better
understanding of coastal systems as relates to fisheries in Maine, 2) The Penobscot Bay
Marine Volunteer Program which could with Americorps member support this year be
established as a model for Maine and become self sufficient, 3) The culmination of 2
years of work on Improving Clam Management in Maine would further establish a
statewide Clam Council and report findings and recommendations at a statewide
conference in late February 4) Assist community volunteer monitoring groups with data
interpretation and presentation for the public and for data managers and 5) Develop and
publish a report documenting the impacts of this volunteer program and the
collaborations formed.
Economics
There is no way to put a figure on the impacts of clean water and becoming stewards of
your environment. It is through education and assessment that volunteer citizens have
It
been able to solve their own problems locally. This has been a tremendously successful
endeavor with Americorps for both the thousands of citizens who have become
volunteers and helped in their communities, and the Americorps members themselves
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who have gone on to get real jobs in their fields as a result of the experience and contacts
gained.
As far as the hard numbers go: Last year in one estuary alone WE were able to get 120
clam diggers back to work. That results in approximately 2 million dollars to the industry.
There are many communities on the verge of this kind of success that we hope to assist
through Americorps. Last week 1,000 acres of clam flats were opened downeast. That
effort was assisted by Americorps. It is too early to tell what that means in real dollars
and jobs since a lot of the work has yet to be done in the clam management arena before
it becomes a profitable venture. This work is also waiting assistance from Americorps.
There are 700 students involved in these volunteer monitoring programs. These are
students who are either at risk or are discovering "real life" science for the first time.
They are realizing, (as are the adult volunteers). that they can make a difference in their
communities and can solve their own problems. How can we put a dollar figure on their
contribution and enthusiasm for doing this work and continuing their studies? The hours
of volunteer time by all these citizens is being documented.
If you would like further information please contact: Esperanza Stancioff
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USDA AmeriCorps Shellfish/Water Quality Education Coordinators
The AmeriCorps Shellfish/Water Quality Education Coordinators working with the Beals Island Regional
Shellfish Hatchery (BIRSH) have provided many important services to participating communities over the
past two years. Projects supported by or initiated with AmeriCorps assistance include:
recruitment of 273 volunteers who donated over 3,693 hours of project service
education of 492 students and 192 adults, and gave over 250 educational tours of the hatchery
the raising of approximately 3,000 American oysters and over 20 million soft-shelled clams for
reseeding clam flats along the Maine coast
seven research projects, resulting in successful over-wintering of seed stock
four regional newsletters
the opening of six square miles of mud flats to shellfish harvesting
the expansion of shellfish area management programs in 12 communities
RC&D collaboration with the University of Maine, BIRSH, the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center,
and AmeriCorps has made this a successful project.
It is imperative that the third year hatchery/shellfish seeding demonstration project continue. Twelve
communities from along the coast of Maine have provided sponsorship funds as a means of sharing
responsibility in the restoration of an important local industry. At present, thousands of dollars of
revenue are lost at the local level due to depleted stocks. Harvester license sales, which provide funds for
management, have dropped by 70% in some regions. The 1996-97 AmeriCorps-sponsored
"demonstration clam farms" will be a new attempt to utilize modern management practices for the
enhancement of the traditional soft-shelled clam fishing industry. A successful demonstration program in
1997 will achieve long lasting increased state and local support for intensive management options.
This years' AmeriCorps project will show communities how to implement new technology in clam habitat
management and utilize re-stocking practices that will enhance this depleted multi-million dollar industry.
Based on a 60% survival estimate of these new clam restocking procedures, the value of the hatchery's
restocking program alone is over $3,000,000.
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Multiple-Use Forestry/Environmental Education Water Quality Coordinator
Restoration of wild Atlantic Salmon to the rivers of Washington County has become an issue of national
significance. In 1994 the federal government was petitioned to evaluate the status of the species under
the Endangered Species Act. Both the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service have recommended listing the species as "threatened" under the protection of the Endangered
Species Act. Local, state, and scientific community opposition to the proposed listing of the species has
illuminated the phenomenal economic significance of the species and the probable economic impact of a
federal listing.
A restored population of salmon could potentially generate many thousands of dollars of income at the
local level to fishing guides and others in support services to the tourist trade.
The AmeriCorps Multiple-Use Forestry/Environmental Education member will work with local school
children, landowners, and natural resource-based industry members to build an appreciation and
understanding of the Salmon restoration issue. The individual will work with a local anglers association
to complete construction of a small, volunteer-run Salmon hatchery and education interpretation center.
The AmeriCorps member will develop curriculum materials and help train local teachers in the use of
existing Project Wet, Project Wild, and Project Learning Tree curricular. This member will also help
coordinate the local educational component of the state's Salmon Habitat Conservation Plan.
Implementation of this conservation plan is critical to the area's natural-resource based economy.
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USDA AmeriCorps Cranberry Water Quality Coordinator
Successful development of cranberry agriculture in Maine, in harmony with the environment, is
imperative if the state's newest agricultural industry is going to succeed. The area of the state where this
new agriculture has the greatest potential also has the greatest need for economic development. During
its first two years, USDA AmeriCorps has established initial coordination of a cranberry Integrated Crop
Management (ICM) water quality program based on best resource management practices. The third year
of the USDA AmeriCorps program is critical to the establishment of a sustainable program. The value of
an ICM program in reducing pesticide use and educating growers to develop their resources in an
environmentally-sound mannet is significant, environmentally, socially, and economically. Approval of
this year's AmeriCorps cranberry water quality project will provide local growers and volunteers with the
technical assistance of an entomologist with a masters degree experienced in cranberry agriculture and
familiarity with the growers and resources of the area. This third year will focus on establishment of a
sustainable integrated crop management water quality program through support from the Maine
Cranberry Growers Association, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Department
of Agriculture, and our USDA partners. If this project is funded, USDA AmeriCorps will have
successfully launched a sustainable water quality program for rural economic development through
agriculture based on the best information and technology available.
Economic impact for Washington County, the location of this position and the area with the greatest
potential for cranberry development:
per capita income for the area is $9,607
19.3% of the population live below the poverty level
24.4% of the children under 18 live in poverty
26.8% of the people 25 and over do not have a high school diploma
Cranberry agriculture has shown great promise to create hundreds of jobs for the area and a multi-million
dollar industry for small and large growers alike.
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To:
Richard Baird
Date: November 18, 1996
USDA, NRCS
fax # 856-7262
Orono, ME
From:
Wayne P. Munroe
NRCS, Gorham
USDA, AmeriCorps
Subject:
1997 AmeriCorps Watershed Coordinator Projects, Site Y23D, Gorham, Maine
Casco Bay Watershed and Sebago Lake Watershed Coordinator Positions
The AmeriCorps Watershed Coordinator Positions have successfully Improved and treated about twenty
percent of the 985 square mile Casco Bay Watershed area. Americorps members have applied hundreds of
Conservation Practices, educated 3,000 adults and students, hosted more than 50 outdoor conservation
classrooms, constructed 5 miles of conservation tralls, Improved 10 miles of stream habitat, recruited 400
volunteers, surveyed 40 miles of riparlan zone shoreland, installed 94 conservation practices, initiated 4 adopt a
stream projects, coordinated public information and press releases throughout the 44 communities in the
Casco Bay Watershed.
The remaining unfinished watershed coordination work for 1997 Includes the remaining eighty percent of the
985 square mile Casco Bay Watershed. More conservation treatment Including 100 miles of lake shoreland
erosion surveys, agricultural Ilvestock source surveys, grazing lands Improvement surveys and watlands
restoration surveys in 44 communities and 200 miles of riparian zone shoreland. Another Important unfinished
measure initiated by the Casco Bay Watershed Coordinator AmeriCorps positions is the establishment of a
Casco Bay Water Quality Coalition central laboratory planned for 12 local volunteer water quality groups for
data processing of water quality monitoring samples and training of hundreds of volunteers each year.
The economic benefits of the remaining watershed coordination work is estimated to be in excess of 500,000
dollars of conservation Improvement benefits from the two Casco Bay Watershed Positions. The population of
the Casco Bay Watershed area exceeds 250,000 residents.
Partners are the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District and Portland Water District with the
positions located at the Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office In Gorham, Maine. The watershed
coordinators will improve water quality, sustain ecologically diverse habitat, and conserve natural resources In
priority Casco Bay and Sebago Lake sub-watersheds by organizing community based resource protection
treatment Inventories. watershed reports, and restoration plans for priority Casco Bay Sub-Watersheds. The
coordinators will also organize Community based adopt a stream restoration and education programs with
local water quality association, volunteer groups and community officials In order to advance watershed
protection treatment plans and conservation practices. The coordinators will integrate existing water quality
monitoring data generated in target sub-watersheds to prioritize critical restoration sites for treatment.
Conservation practices and technical standards and specifications for conservation practice treatment of
restoration areas will then be planned and applied.
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Richard Baird,
NRCS
FROM: Betty Farley
RE:
1997 AmeriCorps Projects Justification
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CIRCUIT RIDER
This project has commitments to fulfill to the teachers and
school children of Cumberland County. These commitments include:
planning and construction of an outdoor classroom at the
Westbrook High School; coordination of the Southern Maine
Regional Envirothon; and teacher training and curriculum
development.
The impacts of the position objectives are to conserve the
natural resource base. Wise planning for resource use can be
accomplished only by those who are able to think broadly and to
see the interdependency that exists in the natural world. To
bring this about in a democracy, we must depend on education. It
cannot be accomplished by fiat or decree. Instead, through
programs such as this, children will develop appropriate
stewardship skills: investigative/evaluative and problem solving
skills, as well as citizenship action skills. Children now in
school, who tomorrow will hold the posts of government, industry,
agriculture, and all areas of economic and social life, must
understand the natural processes that operate in their
environment. The basic natural resources which are essential to
the vigor and security of our nation depend on it.
One factor of the economic benefits of the Environmental
Education Circuit Rider position can be measured in terms of the
economic value of Casco Bay. The Casco Bay Watershed comprises
most of Cumberland County. The Bay's economic worth can be
broken down as follows:
1. Port of Portland
$ 393 million
2. Marine Industry
$ 113 million
3. Recreation & Tourism
$ 396 million
TOTAL
$ 902 million
It is clear that the value of Casco Bay will continue only BO
long as its ecological health is sustained. It is through the
existence of programs such as the AmeriCorps Environmental
Education Circuit Rider that tomorrow's decision-makers will be
equipped with the skills to sustain this vital resource.
CONSERVATION - DEVELOPMENT. SELF-GOVERNMENT
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P.O. Box 228 - Augusta, ME 04330 Phone (207) 822-4443 FAX (207) 623-3748
To: Rich Baird
From: Bill Bell
Re: MACD Education Committee Staffing by AmeriCorps
Date: November 18, 1996
This position was established with the clear understanding that it would exist no longer than three
years. After two years, the Maine Association of Conservation Districts and the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service are successfully moving forward to permanent funding of this
position without use of an AmeriCorps member. In fact, the previous AmeriCorps member in this
position is working for MACD on a private contractor basis, obtaining funding for the education
programs sponsored by MACD In this final transition year, however, an AmeriCorps member is
urgently required, particularly to fill a staffing gap which has arisen because of AmeriCorps
staffing changes at the local Conservation District level.
It is not easy for MACD to provide funding for both the newly-created private sector position in
support of the Education Committee, and to also provide our match for the third-year
AmeriCorps position. Because of the importance of this AmeriCorps position, however, we are
making that commitment, and we hope very much that USDA-NRCS and AmeriCorps can do the
same.
WB:ts
CONSERVATION - DEVELOPMENT - SELF-GOVERNMENT
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USDA AMERICORPS PROGRAM
Location: Machias, Maine
Subject: Unfinished 96 projects.
Michele Grant, Americorps participant during fiscal year
1996, left 2 projects unfinished at this work location. The
intent was to continue and complete these projects during
1997. Both projects involved resource information collection
and dissemination.
1. One project under her Objective #3 was to complete a file
on Agricultural Economic Development Opportunities,
specifically relating to new crop development. Although the
files were nearly completed in 1996, the second phase of the
project still needs to be implemented. This essentially
involves recruiting farmers interested in establishing
identified, economically feasible new crops and assisting
with possible grant application for funding and crop
information.
2. The second project under Objective #2 involved
establishing an environmental education file for access and
use by teachers and students. While available to all
interested students, it would specifically be encouraged for
use by Envirothon Program paticipants. Often it is a
difficult task to gather all of the environmental resource
information currently available. While much of the data has
been collected, a remaining task is to organize this
information into a useable file system. Also, coordinating
outreach efforts to local communities and schools to inform
them of the availability of this service remains as a 1997
work item.
Economic benefits;
1. If farmers can be encouraged to continue development of
new crops, economic returns from this as an added farm
suuplemental crop could have economic impacts of several
thousand dollars in farm incomes in Washington County.
2. Economic returns are not the main concern of this project,
but encouraging student education and awareness of
environmentally sound land management practices will have
economic implications as landowners learn how to utilize the
resources based on sustainable land use principles.
Dril Forceln,
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Fish River Lakes Water Quality AmeriCorps
Lakes Coordinator
11/18/96
The Fish River Lakes Water Quality Association is entering the last year
of its three year water quality plan of work. To complete this plan
several small grants have been obtained with matching funds provided by
150 camp owners, area communities and Aroostook County. Additionally,
five school systems have committed to the third year program of Adopt-a-
Stream and Fish Friends. Approximately 150 children are involved.
To fund the Adopt-a-Stream program the Maine Community Foundation and
EnvirSERVE have provided funding which has been matched locally as
previously stated. Frazer Paper LTD., has also provided a grant to fund
Fish Friends. Grants have been prepared and submitted to Coors Pure
Water 2000 and the Presque Isle Rotary for additional funding. We expect
that at least one and perhaps two will be funded. Word will come in
early December.
The Association has also committed to hosting the seventh International
Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaetes (aquatic worms). One-hundred
researchers from the United States and Canada, Sweden, Finland. Estonia,
Austria, China and many other countries are scheduled to attend. Aquatic
worms have recently come into prominence as researchers realize they are
the creatures that breakdown organic materials such as algae and are
involved in the life cycle of the parasite that causes "whirling disease"
in salmonid fish. This disease has destroyed several fisheries in the
United States causing great economic loss.
These three educational programs will greatly suffer if AmeriCorps 1s
unable to provide a coordinator. Commitments have been made to
foundations, trusts, school systems, students, researchers and camp
owners in the Fish River Chain of Lakes. We are asking that the position
be provided in this third year to complete this section and the rest of
the three year plan of work.
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Trails Coordinator
11/18/96
During the past two years the Central Arcostook Area, under the
leadership of the AmeriCorps Trails Coordinator has acquired 71 miles of
trails and developed them into a year round trail system. Over two
million in grants were obtained and thousands of hours of volunteer labor
donated. This system pumps into the City of Caribou over 3.3 million
dollars a year in winter snowmobile tourism funds.
The Long Range Plan is to: 1. Expand the system south to Houlton.
Cooperation support and grant funds have been obtained from Vital
Pathways (a greater Houlton area group) Houlton area communities and
snowmobile clubs. 2. Plan to create a trail system from Houlton to
Caribou that will allow users the opportunity to leave Interstate 95 at
Houlton (the most northern exit of the interstate) and immediately enter
the trails system headed north. 3. Work with units of government,
citizens and land owners between Houlton and Caribou to locate the trail
and develop support for its development. This will provide enhanced
tourism and economic benefits as snowmobilers spend roughly equivalent to
skiers. These funds come to Aroostook in the winter when unemployment is
high. Additionally, the Summer and Fall ATV use will greatly increase.
Without the third year of this plan of work being provided with an
AmeriCorps Trails Coordinator this vital project will be greatly delayed
causing hardship to all that have committed their support.
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DAMARISCOTTA RIVER WATERSHED COORDINATOR
The Damariscotta River Watershed Coordinator position has
work to complete in the watershed for the Tidewater Watch
committee. Continuation of the water quality monitoring is
needed for at least one more year to open up a potential of
500 additional acres of clam flats. The opening of these
flats will provide jobs in the area. A value of $30,000 per
acre per year is usually realized from open, productive clam
flats. Work still needs to be completed with the PADRE
organization in implementing the conservation plan that they
have developed. Economic value, which would be value to the
community, fisherman and tourist industry, will amount to
$200,000 to $5 million.
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CAMP ROAD WATER QUALITY COORDINATOR
During Fiscal Year 1996 the District's camp road improvement
program accomplished the following objectives with an
AmeriCorps member:
- It delivered planning and recommendations on six miles
of camp roads.
- It established a camp road educational program which
reached 520 people.
- Forty-nine landowners implemented camp road "best
management practices".
- Technical assistance was provided to 476 landowners
through camp road association meetings, individual site
visits and educational program presentations.
The District has committed the camp road improvement program
to further cooperate with the China Lakes Alliance to
provide technical assistance to them and to the Lake
Associations of the Belgrades and to also provide them with
camp road technical assistance. The District's AmeriCorps
Plan called for the camp road program to include the
Cobbossee Watershed District to further the work which began
in 1996.
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MEDUXNEKEAG RIVER WATER QUALITY COORDINATOR
The AmeriCorps member on this project started a Land
Sharing/Resource Sharing Opportunity program for the farm
community in Southern Aroostook SWCD. She had success with
6 of 11 landusers she worked with in doing land
sharing/resource sharing to allow improved rotations and
distribution of manure on lands needing additional organic
matter. The sharing of manure from livestock producers to
potato lands reduced chemical fertilizer use on manure
treated lands by 50%. She began 2 composting/recycling
programs, began a series of road maintenance/construction
workshops and made a connection with Canadian Partners (Agri
Canada) on a teacher training and watershed projects.
Several of these projects involved the Houlton Band of
Maliseets Indians and the Micmac Indian Nations.
There is a strong commitment of financial and other
resources by School Districts, Indian Nations, Agri Canada,
other local groups and the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water
Conservation District to the continuation of the above
described and several other projects. Loss of the
AmeriCorps person for year two will not allow these projects
to be brought to the self sustaining stage.
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Date
November 15, 1996
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Lee Patterson
USDA DirectoR oF
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National Service
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Pennsylvania
Phone
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been interypted by The delAy IN Fy 97 Program
Approval. MANY Community Service Projects Are
NOT Able To be completed ANd Are IN Jeapardy by
This delay. IT IS ex Tremely urgent ThaT This
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IN Fy 96 with objectives That will Require
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Date: November 15, 1996
Conservation
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Molokai-Lanai Reforestation
P.O. Box
50004
Honolulu, HI
To: Joel Berg, Americorps Director
File Code: 440-5
96850
US Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
The Molokai-Lanai Reforestation project in Hawaii was begun in October 1996.
The main objective of this project is to plant trees in critical areas of watersheds in order to
reduce non-point source pollution and affect local hydrology. In order to use appropriate
species of trees, a considerable effort was made to collect and propagate seeds during the
first year. We now have a supply of approximately 5,000 seedlings waiting to be planted.
The prime planting season in Hawaii is December through February. It is imperative that we
resume our project now or we will have wasted a lot of effort and resources. Moreover, the
communities are expressing concern that this project is an example of broken promises and
mismanagement by the federal government. We are hard pressed to provide rational
explanations for the current situation.
Moreover, we have been stifled in our efforts to generate the community support necessary
to continue the effort over the long term without a formal Americorps project. It is our
Intention to focus on this aspect during the second year of the project. Termination of the
project now would be a devastating blow to this purpose.
MICHAEL R. KOLMAN
Project Director
Molokai-Lanai Reforestation Project
cc:
Larry Holmes, USDA-NRCS, National Headquarters, Washington, DC
The Natural Resources Conservation Service works hand-in -hand with
the American people to conserve natural resources on private lands.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
George D. Aiken Resource
Conservation & Development Council, Inc.
HC 67, Box 17A
Randolph, VT 05060
(802) 728-9526
FAX (802) 728-5951
"A non-profit non-partisan network of local people
dedicated to helping communities conserve and develop
their natural and human resources."
Dennis L Borchardt, Executive Director
Julle Ackerman, Secretary
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DATE: 11-18-96
SUBJECT: Info. on Continuing VT. Amera Corps Fine Technical
Support Team
Ninety-five rural Vermont communities have requested assistance to develop
Town Rural Fire Protection Water Supply Plans. In 1995-96 the AmeriCorp Fire
Technical Support Team has or is completing 42 plans. The George D. Aiken
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils continue to get requests
on a monthly basis from other towns. The demands for services of the Team are
strong. Towns using their plans and installing hydrants have rave compliments
on the quality of their products and benefits that they are realizing. We have
continued support from a broad range public and private Interests including
our federal and state legislators as well as Governor Dean.
FOR INFORMATION CALL: (802) 728-9526
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127 Highland Street - - Plymouth. NH 03264-1240
Phone 603-536-2146 FAX 603-536-2976
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MEMO: November 18, 1996
TO: Dee DiFiore, AmeriCorps Program Analyst
FROM: Rick DeMark, Program Coordinator, NH RC&D Councils
RE: Description of USDA-AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps/Vista projects
in New Hampshire sponsored by the USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service and North Country and Southern NH RC&D
Councils in need of authorization to initiate a second year.
Two projects were initiated in mid November of 1995. They are the
Community Resource Assistance Fire Team (CRAFT) and the Lake
Winnipesaukee Watershed Technical Team.
Community Resource Assistance Fire Team (CRAFT) - 3 AmeriCorps
members
The North Country and Southern NH Resource Conservation and
Development Councils organized the NH Rural Fire Protection Task
Force in 1994. The Task Force, which is composed of several state,
federal and local organizations, is addressing the needs of small
towns in NH trying to provide adequate fire protection services in
an ever expanding wildland-urban interface. The Task Force has
organized a collection of technical and financial assistance
programs.
The Community Resource Assistance Fire Team was established as
an arm of the Task Force. It is composed of three individuals, one
with a background in fire protection, one with civil engineering
and the third with environmental science. CRAFT is providing
direct assistance to communities across the State to inventory,
assess, plan and construct non-pressurized water withdrawal
facilities. To date CRAFT has assisted more than 55 communities.
40 communities have completed their Water Supply Plan. Communities
have estimated that the services of CRAFT regarding the development
of the Water Supply Plan has saved them at least $10,000. Over 840
water withdrawal sites have been identified for development.
Development of sites has begun. CRAFT organized one state-wide
seminar that was attended by more than 40 communities and they are
planning more educational events. In preparation for a second
year, a mailer was delivered to the approximately 180 communities
that had still not yet obtained the services of this project.
Response was immediate and within two weeks over 30 communities had
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requested CRAFT's assistance. This project has had an important
impact in N.H. and warrants renewal. Please see related enclosed
material.
Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Technical Team - 2 AmeriCorps members
The Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Project is in it's fourth
year. The Project has several partners performing different
functions, all aimed at reducing, or preventing non-point source
pollution in this critically important Watershed area. The
Watershed Technical Team was established by the partners of the
Project to provide direct assistance to communities and individuals
in land and watershed management. The Team is composed of two
individuals with environmental and resource management skills. One
of their major goals is the creation of a Partnership between
environmental, economic and culturally oriented organizations. To
date, the Team has brought 125 such organizations into the
Partnership. The Team is working with each of the 8 towns in the
watershed to undertake at least one remediation/restoration
project. The Team worked with the town of Alton to help correct
environmental degradation problems caused by the major dam failure
in that community. Their 1996 goal is to provide direct assistance
to 500 landowners in the watershed. To date 396 individuals have
been assisted. of those 86 report a significant decrease in an
environmental problem.
This AmeriCorps Team is responsible for getting the Lake
Winnipesaukee Watershed Project national attention at EPA's
Watershed '96 Conference and getting this project listed in the
national directory of watershed projects.
The partners involved in this project have begun to seek
alternative funding for the continuation of this initiative.
Foundation, corporate and individual support strategies have been
developed. However, this project warrants renewal as an AmeriCorps
project. Please see related enclosed material.
A third project was initiated in April of 1996.
NH COOKS, Inc. - 2 AmeriCorps/ Vista members
NH COOKS is a major effort organized to establish FDA approved
commercial kitchen services to individuals interested in creating
specialty food businesses. Underway are the development of two
micro-enterprise incubator kitchens, one in Lancaster, the other in
Epping. Through a unique partnership between USDA, NRCS, the RC&D
Councils and AmeriCorps/Vista, two Vista positions have been
created and filled to serve as kitchen coordinators. These
AmeriCorps/Vistas are assisting individuals and groups in each
region to develop their business and operate in the kitchen. There
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are more than 40 individuals at each site already preparing to use
the facilities once they become operational, by November 4, 1996.
This project has already received national attention. Several
NH communities have expressed interest in developing a kitchen
facility in their community as a way to foster micro-enterprise
development. Please see related enclosed material.
The RC&D Councils and USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service have made commitments to continue these three programs
through 1997 and are awaiting authorization to proceed.
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Natural Resources
50 Commerce Way
DEPARTMENT OF
Conservation Service
East Aurora, New York 14052-2185
AGRICULTURE
(formerly the Soil Conservation Service)
(716) 652-8480
(716) 652-8506 fax
[email protected] e-mail
Date:
November 19, 1996
To:
Dee DeFiore / Joel Berg
FAX (202) 720-4614
From:
John Whitney
Subject:
AmeriCorps GIS and Conservation Technology Team - Unfinished Business
Your recent voice mail message asked for a summary of unfinished AmeriCorps projects. The "GIS and
Conservation Technology Team" based in the East Aurora NRCS and Erie County Soil and Water Conservation
District has a long list of unfinished projects in addition to their many completed projects. Some of the major
unfinished tasks include:
soil map digitizing for the Town of Eden, New York and for another 200,000 acres in Erie and Niagara
Counties, New York
completion of stream mapping for watersheds of Erie County, New York (90% complete) and labeling of data
with stream names, numeric references, and protected status
digitizing of land use data for the Niagara Frontier Wetlands Initiative (200,000 acres)
completion of wetland boundary modifications for NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation regulated
wetlands in Erie County (only 25% percent complete)
global positioning satellite survey and mapping of an additional 250 oil and gas wells on the Allegany
Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians and location of approximately 50 more gas wells on the
Cattaraugus Reservation (approx. 100 wells surveyed and mapped to date)
electronic updating of Erie County Ag. Districts map (approx. 100,000 acres)
dry hydrant mapping and installations for rural fire protection (approx. 50)
NYS Dept. of Labor project to map employee skills and availability data for use by companies looking to
expand or locate in Western New York
CityGreen demonstration project for the City of Buffalo to show the benefits of maintaining and expanding the
urban forest system in Buffalo
Friends of the Buffalo River project to provide planning maps for Buffalo Creek corridor protection and
habitat restoration efforts (12 miles)
Western New York Land Conservancy project to map the locations of conservation acquisitions and targeted
project areas
Habitat for Humanity project locations (approximately 20 points)
old growth forest mapping project (approximately 1000 acres scattered throughout WNY)
barn owl nest site mapping project (approximately 15 known sites)
Marsh Monitoring Program (amphibian health and population density survey) mapping project, data
management and training
Seneca Nation of Indians GIS data transfer and training project
Town of Eden GIS training project
Town of Wales GIS data distribution
U.S. Geological Survey Lake Erie-Lake St. Claire National Water Quality Assessment project data transfer
to Ithaca Subdistrict office (many data layers)
Dissemination of newly released electronic FEMA floodplain map data
City of Buffalo tax parcels along Buffalo River (part of Cazenovia Creek Watershed Habitat Improvement
project, approx. 5,000 parcels)
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Town of Grand Island parcel data transfer from CAD to GIS
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Atlantic Salmon reintroduction project, completion of data transfer to F&WS
and collection and mapping of 1997 release and survival data
Town of Amherst, support maps for 300 acre farmland protection project
mapping of unregulated discharges in the Cazenovia Creek Watershed
1997 survey and mapping of 58 miles of streambank control measures to assess condition and need for
maintenance
completion of United Way project to map location and distribution of health and human service providers in
WNY (approximately 2/3 complete)
completion of GIS mapping of election wards, assembly, congressional, and senatorial districts throughout
Erie County (only City of Buffalo completed so far, remaining 85% of county still to do)
On-going GIS data distribution, data development coordination, and training efforts throughout WNY (on-
hand requests from 10 communities, public agencies, and non-governmental organizations)
Of significance to our project, is the fact that the Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District, as the local
project sponsor, elected to redirect some project funds to hire former AmeriCorps member, Lisa Matthies for an extra
3 three months to keep working on some of the unfinished business. Lisa will provide important (essential!)
transition and training support for the new team provided we are able to bring people on before the end of the
calendar year!
This is the "short list." The working theme for next year's team will be "Integrating Information and Action."
Many other projects are on the long term list or are awaiting confirmation that we'll have another team before we
finalize priorities and project planning details.
Please feel free to call if you have any questions or need more information in support of efforts to clear USDA to run
AmeriCorps projects another year. As you know, we are getting down to the wire in terms of scheduling. If we wait
much longer, members won't be able to complete their 1700 hour (1812 hour) service commitment before college
starts up in late August or early September. We already have a list of over 70 interested persons ready to submit
applications as soon as we are cleared (and we haven't even advertised locally!).
In preparation for an accelerated recruiting effort, could you send us a couple hundred AmeriCorps flyers and a copy
of the application so we can get off to a quick start if or when we get the green light?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
John District John Whitney Conservationist White
cc:
Robert Hartrick, Area Conservationist
Richard Swenson, State Conservationist
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RE. Un finished Americans Projects
The following KS projects ware not
completed in FY 1996.
1.) Flood Damage restarctive at St. Porks
including facility " placement
restaration: Cheney Lake,
Kenopelis / wilson Laker, Tutle Cansk/
milford Lakes, Perry / clin for Lokes.
(4 projects)
2) Big Creek 5treem restoration at Heys.
Port of +6 perforation is incomplate.
Full realization it the benefits at
the project depend on a mpletion.
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3) Streem restruction in and meand
Showm. County (Tepota oma) has not
been complated. (! project)
4.) The other two propoled 1997 projects
were New & have net per storted
Lany D. Water, Proj. Director.
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Monday. November 18, 1996 12:35:37 PM To: Walley Turner
EAST PIEDMONT
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL
414A South Congress Street
Winnsboro, S. C. 29180
(803) 635-2757 - FAX (803) - 635-2081
Counties Represented
Cherokee Newberry
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Chester Richland
Fairfield Union
Lancaster York
Lexington
TO:
Walley Turner
FAX: 253-3670
FROM:
Keith Cain
RC&D Coordinator
DATE:
November 18, 1996
The East Piedmont RC&D Council has communicated with sponsors in our area where a
team of five (5) AmeriCorps members are needed for ten (10) months and a team of 20
needed for one month to honor the following commitments for fiscal year 1997:
1.
Complete two (2) outdoor environmental learning centers proposed to benefit
20,000 persons annually. AmeriCorps is needed to complete and assemble designed
components which includes several kiosks, trail construction, and "hands-on" learning
activities for students.
2.
Assist 12 schools on 6 (six) miles of conservation trail layout.
3.
Assist with training 25 coaches to implement the first Envirothon in South
Carolina - January-May, 1997.
4.
Conduct 30 workshops and field days for about 25 teachers and 1,000
students regarding soil and water conservation, water quality, recycling, and
wildlife habitat.
5.
Establish 12 planting sites for beautification and environmental study.
(We are a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS code; ID #57-0862846.)
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PEE DEE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA COUNCIL, INC.
"MAKING THINGS HAPPEN"
SERVING CHESTERFIELD, DARLINGTON,
DILLON, MARION, AND MARLBORO COUNTIES
COORDINATOR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WYLIE T. OWENS
Date: November 18, 1996
TO:
Walley Turner, ASTC (P)
USDA - NRCS
1835 Assembly St., Rm 950
Columbia, SC 29201
SUBJ: AmeriCorps Unfinished Projects
Boss, I didn't get your message until about 1430, but I do have
many projects which were unfinished and/or somewhat promised to
sponsors. Listed below is information for those projects. If this
is not enough information and we have time to send additional
information, let me know.
1. Gramwoods Outdoor Classroom: Hundreds of hours and thousands
of dollars have already gone into this project and we still have over
1200 feet of boardwalk in a wetland, a shelter, and app. 1/2 mile of
trail to build and/or improve with trees, gravel, cross ties, etc. I
had really promised the AmeriCorps team to do most of the labor on
the remaining work for which we received a $6,000 Urban Forestry
Grant to plant trees and build a boardwalk. This is about a $20,000
project with all the donations, in-kind, grant money, and volunteer
time put in the project. It serves hundreds of junior high school
kids at this location and thousands when you consider it can be used
by all the Marlboro County Schools.
2. Latta High School: We promised the Latta High School we
would help build an Outdoor Classroom on about a mile with many other
facilities other than a trail, such as a shelter, actual Outdoor
Classroom, etc. Chris Bever has already done a plan for this and
both of us have hours of planning already invested in this project.
3. The Pinehill Retreat in Marlboro County was told that we
would do more to improve their facility to include painting,
improving over one mile of nature trail, improving buildings on the
site, and other tasks involving hundreds of hours of time. This camp
benefits hundreds of children every year. We already put nearly a
month of time in this project.
4. E-911 projects: We had promised Dillon, Marion, and
Chesterfield Counties that we would do more work with their E-911
systems to include getting the system going in Marion (involving much
map and road work), to helping put into place hundreds of signs in
Dillon County. We had a couple of months of E-911 work committed.
300 RUSSELL STREET, ROOM 209 DARLINGTON, S.C. 29532
PHONE 803-393-9809 FAX 803-395-6827
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
INCORPORATED
POST OFFICE BOX 3127
GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA 29648
NOVEMBER 18, 1996
TO: Walley Turner
Assistant State Conservationist (Programs)
USDA - NRCS
1835 Assembly Street, Room 950
Columbia, S. C. 29201
As requested, the following committments had been made in
regard to AMERI CORPS project activities for the current
fiscal year:
SPONSOR:
PROJECTS:
Upper Savanah Council of Governments
GIS - Edgefield
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911 - Abbeville
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911 - McCormick
John De La Howe School
Wilderness Trail
Ninety Six District RC&D Council
Livestock Efficency
Demonstration
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Unpaved Road BMP
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Envir. Justice for
Loggers
Other organizations that had expressed interest in
continuation of projects already begun include Abbeville,
Edgefield, Greenwood and Laurens County School Districts;
Ninety Six National Historic Site; South Carolina Department
of Natural Resources and US Forest Service.
Joing Jimmy Sanders
RO&D Coordinator
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Pee Dee RCtD Courcil, INC.
AMERICORPS PROJECTS
1996-1997
Chesterfield County
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Enhancement
(Carolina Sandhills Nat'l Wildlife Refuge)
Walking Trail (McBee)
House Numbering (Pageland)
Darlington County
Topographic Mapping (Kalmia Gardens of Coker College)
Design of and/or Preparation of a Plant Demonstration Area
(Kalmia Gardens)
Black Creek Canoe Trail
Trail System
Dillon County
Nature Trail/Outdoor Classroom (Latta High School)
Maple Swamp (Watershed)
Marion County
Marlboro County
Administrative File System/Record Archiving (Bennettsville)
Pinehill Baptist Retreat (Bennettsville)
1. Old Boy's Cabin
2. R.V. Area
3. Girl's Dorm
Street Marker Inventory and Upgrade (Bennettsville)
Gremwoods Outdoor Classroom-Phase II (Bennettsville Middle School
Blue's Landing Rehabilitation (Great Pee Dee River)
Renovation of Historic Facility (Bennettsville)
911 Readdressing (Rural Areas of County)
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Soil Map Computerization, T. of
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Soil Map Computerization, Frie
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Stream Mapping in GIS
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NY
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Niagara Frantier Wetlands
1,000
10,000
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400,000
Initiative Land Use
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State Regulated Wetland
20,000
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Boundary Modifications
1,000,000
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Seneca Nation of Indians
5,000
1,000
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500,000
Abandoned Gas Well Locations
30
2,000
NY
Rural Fire Protection Dry
10,000
3
5,000,000
Hydrant Project
10
County Agricultural District
50,000
1
NY
Map Update
5,000,000
10
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Urban Forestry Demonstration
5,000
0
100,000
Project (CityGreen)
10
250
Buffalo Creek Corridor
750
1
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80,000
Protection Project
10
Habitat for Humanity
25,000
1
NY
Project Map
2,000,000
75
NY
Old Growth Forest Mapping
250
0
50,000
& Preservation
20
250
0
NY
1,500,000
Barn Owl Nest Sites
20
International Marsh
250
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Monitoring Project
500,000
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20,000
20,000
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Town of Eden, GIS
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Training & Open Space Study
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Town of Wales GIS Training
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Town of Grand Island Tax Parcels
20
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Arrherst Farmland Protection
7,000
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75,000
Project Maps
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900,000 grant
900,000 grant
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2,500,000
NY
Discharge Mapping
75
500
NY
Buffalo Creek Project
1,000
0
75,000
Maintenance Mapping
75
United Way Food Banks &
250
30,000
1
NY
Pantries Project
60,000
65
Election Wards and
2,000
0
NY
200,000
Districts Mapping Project
15
"Integrating Information
2,500
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and Action
50,000
25
1,000
E&WS Atlantic Salmon Reintrod.
5,000
1
NY
2,000,000
& Data Mapping
50
35,000 USFWS)
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NOVEMBER 18, 1996
Operating Site ID#: Y05A & X05A
The USDA-Americorps program in Arkansas ended in fiscal year 96 with
key projects not completed. Arkansas USDA-NRCS Americorps program
consisted of team members with both the rural development and public lands
and environmental corps.
The Holly Grove Housing and Relocation Project which is located in the
delta region of Arkansas is one such project not completed. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency is in the process of implementing a buy out
of home owners within the dials creek floodplain. This floodplain during a
one hundred year storm produces flood waters one to five feet deep within
Holly Groves minority community. Residents will be relocated to housing
currently under construction out side the floodplain. The delay in the buy
out is due to the inventory and removal of asbestos within the homes
participating in the buy out. This inventory and removal is required by
FEMA and both phases must be contracted. At the completion of this phase
homes will be purchased by the city. As residents move to new housing the
old homes must be destroyed, lots cleared and landscaped. USDA-NRCS
PL&E members are scheduled for this work. The city has the responsibility
for removal of the purchased homes. If Americorps is not available to do
this work the city will have to contract with the private sector, and funds are
not available for this. It was the intent during the planning and application
phase for Americorps to perform this function. NRCS made a committment
to the city of Holly Grove and Monroe County for Americorps to perform
these duties. USDA-NRCS Rural Development Corps has the responsibility
of aiding the relocated residents make application to USDA Rural
Development to purchase new housing and coordinate an orderly relocation
process. This project is critical to Holly Grove and the residents affected by
the buy out. This project will be completed during fiscal year 1997.
Another Americorps project critical to Arkansas is the development of
county wide rural fire protection plans. The state legislature appropriated
$2.2 million for the RC&D rural fire protection program. The first phase of
this project calls for development of fire protection plans for each county in
Arkansas. USDA-NRCS Americorps Rural Development team members
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were in the process of meeting with each county association of rural fire
fighters explaining the program and helping collect the data for development
of these plans. Only 20% of Arkansas 75 counties have finished their plans
and this was due to a great degree to Americorps participation. Americorps
members are desperately needed to finish this project. This project is
scheduled for completion in FY-97.
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ROSTER OF GLEANING AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Euvelester Villarreal, Jr.
102-B North Pine St.
Rio Grande City, TX 78361
Phone: 512/527-3
Fax: 512/527-5
Vanessa Garza
301 S. Texas
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone: 210/514-6 0
Fax: 210/514- 7
Tomas Perez
301 S. Texas
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone: 210/514- 00
Fax: 210/514 07
Solomon Ramirez
2514 S.I. Rd., Suite 4
Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: 210/3831 28
Fax: 210/380 58
Diana Alvarez
102 North Pine
Hebbronville, TX 78361
Phone: 512/521 253
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From: To: Joel Lorraine Berg, USDA Clements, Director State of Rural National Development Service Coordinator forcaine Clements
Subject: Request for project information
The following report is provided :
Luling, Texas - As you know, the AmeriCorps member Trey Bailey worked hard and
succeeded in initiation the revitalization of their downtown area. His work was
interrupted when the program stopped. His plan for this year was to keep working on the
downtown area but to work at establishing an education facility and Oil museum since
this part of Texas has so much history in oil.
Gonzales, Texas - - Not having an AmeriCorps member in Gonzales has slowed this
town's ability to obtain much needed housing and has thwarted their plans to begin a
downtown revitalization project.
Carrizo Springs The AmeriCorps member in this community was working diligently at
trying to organize and conduct the Texas Rural Leadership training program in this
community. This has been a successful program which has brought about positive
results for communities in rural Texas.
Colonias -- The members who worked along the Colonialborders especially in the 306C
program have been missed in the aspect of the overwhelming need in these areas.
Members who worked work with colonia residents were tremendous help to them as
well as to the agency.
The communities of Gonzales, Luling and Rio Grande City have contacted their
congressional delegation informing them of the great work of the USDA AmeriCorps
members.
OPTIONAL FORM 99 (7-90)
FAX TRANSMITTAL
# of pages
1
Dept./Agency Joel Bug
Landine Climents
Phone #
Fax #
Fax #
NSN 7540-01-317-7368
5099-101
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
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United States
Rurel Development
1606 Santa Rosa Road
Department of
Rural Business -
culpeper Building, Suite 238
Agriculture
Cooperative Programs
Richmond, Virginia 23229
Rural Housing Programs
(804) 287-1550
Rural Utilities Programs
TDD (804) 287-1550
November 18, 1996
SUBJECT: Continuation on Americorps Project-Virginia
To: Joel Berg
USDA Americorps Coordinator
In response to the request from Jim Coyle, we have one project in
Virginia in our Enterprise Community that will be interrupted
should the program not be continued in fiscal year 1997.
The Enterprise Community corporation, Virginia Eastern Shore
Economic Empowerment and Housing Corporation (VESEEHC), began a
program in fiscal year 1996 to design and began implementation of
a quality daycare and after school care on the eastern shore.
Christine Mapp, the Americorps member in fiscal year 1996
completed the design and gained approval of the Community Advisory
Committee. The 1997 project objective would work with the
advisory committee to implement the project, research possible
funding sources and aid the lead agency in opening multicultural,
subsidized daycare and after school care facilities with capacity
to serve 250 children.
If Americorps program not extended, VESEEHC must find resources to
complete the implementation of the project.
James I'm C. Anderson
Assistant to the State Director
Rural Development is en Equal Opportunity Lender.
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to:
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250
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Attachment C - 1997 Program Year Application
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AMERICORPS
Please answer the following questions:
a) This is the actual organization with which
the AmeriCorps Member will serve. If this
application is being written by a different
1. Name of the organization:
and/or sponsoring organization, do not put
that name here. The organization must be
a not-for-profit local unit of gavernment
Virginia Eastern Shore Economic
or a USDA Rural Development Field
Office. The organization does not have to
Empowerment and Housing Corporation
be the lead entity associated with an
EZ/EC application, but must be associated
with critical elements of the original
strategic plan submitted to USDA.
b)
2. Address of organization:
c) This must be the permanent
P.O. Box 814
address for this project to which all
street, number. and P.O. (If applicable)
official correspondence will be
Nassawadox, VA 23413
directed.
City
State
Zip
d) Write the name of the person who
3. Name of Contact Person for the AmeriCorps application:
has primary responsibility for
overseeing this application.
Monte Penney
e)
4. Telephone number: 804 - 442 - 4509
f) Telephone and fax numbers of the
Supervisory.
Fax number: 804 - 442 - 7530
g) A list of all eligible communities,
and the counties they serve, is
included with these materials. For
5. Name of the designated Empowerment Zone/Enterprise
USDA Rural Development Field
Community or Champion Community associated with this
Offices, write the name of all
application:
EZ/EC applicant entity(s), whether
Designated or Champion. whose
Accomack-Northampton Enterprise Community
service area(s) fall within the
service area of your office, and are
formally sponsoring this
application
h) This individual will be providing day
7. Name of person who will provide supervision for the
to day supervision of the Member's
AmeriCorps Member.
service and oversee the work to be
Ms. Lenora Mitchell
accomplished.
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PART I Cont.
This must be the permanent
8. Address of Supervisor:
address for the supervisor to
P.O. Box 814
which all appropriate
correspondence will be directed.
street, number, and P.O. (if applicable)
Nassawadox, VA 23413
City
State
Zip
Telephone and fax numbers of the 9. Telephone number: 804 - 442 - 4509
Supervisory.
Fax number:
804 442 7530
10. List all counties or parishes in which the proposed project will
Refer to the included list of EZ/EC
take place:
applicants and the counties they
serve. Some project work may be
Accomack
done in contiguous counties, but
the majority of the Member's
Northampton
service must be in eligible
counties.
Indicate only the district(s). It is
11. Congressional districts in which the proposed project will
not necessary to write the name of
the representative(s).
take place: 1
,
,
,
,
12. Total Number: 2
Site ID# R51B
MemberNames
If you had a project for the 1994-95
Christine Mapp
program year, please list the number of
Members and their names. Include
Kevin Townsend (resigned)
your Site ID # for 1996.
As best you can, list all 1997
# of
program year AmeriCorps projects, 13.
Organization
City
Members
whether CNS, State Commission,
Telemon Corporation
Exmore, VA
2
or USDA, within an approximate
50 mile radius from the Member's
NRCS/USDA
Salisbury, MD
2
main worksite. This information
can be obtained from your federal
or state CNS representative or
USDA office. A listing is included
with these application materials.
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PART II
Description of Work
Please answer the following questions clearly and precisely. You may use this form or create your
own, following the same exact format. Please make copies for additional objectives.
OBJECTIVE 1 (Indicate 1, 2, 3, etc.):
Statement of Work:
A general statement providing background information, the current situation, and what you expect the AmeriCorps program
to accomplish.
Planning conducted for the Enterprise Community Program indicates that the
lack of quality daycare and after school care for young children is a
serious problem on the Eastern Shore, both as a gap in the continuum of
educational opportunity and as a barrier for parents who need these
services if they are to hold employment. The Americorps Member working
with this Objective will continue the effort to involve community members
in need of daycare and after school care effectively in the design and
development of facilities and programs responsive to their needs.
I) The work to be done
This is a succinct statement of what your program will accomplish as a result of a year of effort by your AmeriCorps Member.
What exact services will be provided to community residents, e.g. people housed, youth taught, playgrounds built, community
center rehabilitated, etc.
Work completed last year has produced an advisory committee, a coalition of
potential care providers, and a draft program design. As we move closer to
implementation, there is a need to keep community residents actively
involved in the implementation process. Specifically, the Americorps
Member will work with the advisory committee to complete the program
design, research (but not apply for) funding sources, and aid the lead
agency (to be selected) in opening multicultural, subsidized daycare and
after school care facilities with capacity to serve 250 children.
II) The result of this work:
What are the measurable results of this work. Express in numbers of miles completed, people served, acres planted, etc.
The program being designed will be serve 250 children. The physical
arrangements for service delivery are still being planned, but options
under discussion now include having a facility centrally located in each of
the two counties, implementing the program design in decentralized
locations such as the homes of daycare providers, or a combination of
central locations with satellite centers. This is among the issues to be
resolved through community-based planning.
III) The standard of quality or success:
What are you going to use as a standard to measure the quality of the work? How will you measure bow good. bad, or
successful it is?
We will apply two standards: the program must comply with all legal
requirements; and the program must be responsive to community needs. We
will measure compliance by asking our colleagues in the HeadStart Program
to conduct a program review. We will measure responsiveness to community
needs through a formal, community-based evaluation, to be conducted by the
advisory committee.
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PART II Con't
Objective 1 (Indicate objective number) Cont.
IV) Number of Service Recipients:
250
This is the ultimate number of people who will be served by the work performed. Do not express in general terms such as
'families', This may be the same amount as II.
V) What resources will be required:
Describe the resources which will be necessary to accomplish the objective described above.
People knowledgeable about local needs, child development, multi-
cultural programs, funding, facilities.
VI) 1997 AmeriCorps Objective Measures:
Briefly restate the service objective, your measurement standard (and the amount), and what you will use as your measure of
success and the target amount. You are asked to restate the information in this format to ensure your narrative contains the
elements required by the Office of National Service.
Example 1:
Service Objective: To recruit volunteers from the town of Webster and organize them into neighborhood
clean-up crews to clean up the south side of town.
Quantity Measure: The number of city blocks that will be cleaned up by the volunteers.
30
Success Measure:
The percent of property owners satisfied with the clean up.
100
Example 2:
Service Objective: To repair the homes of families using the Rural Development 504 program
Quantity Measure: The number of home rehabilitated.
21
Success Measure:
The percent of homeowner satisfaction with the home repairs.
100
Your Objective:
Service Objective: Provide day care and after school care services to
250 children
Quantity Measure: Serve 250 children
250
#
Success Measure:
Compliance with regulations; community satisfaction
100%
#
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PART III
QUARTERLY WORK PLAN
NOTE: You may use this form or create your own.
Quarter One: Activity 1: Continue program design
Please describe
each activity to
be accomplished,
Activity 2:
Begin research on funding
quarter by
quarter. These
will be the
guideposts or
Activity 3:
Begin facilaity planning
milestones upon
which to measure
progress towards
Activity 4:
accomplishing
the objective,
Quarter Two
Activity 1:
Complete program design
Activity 2:
Complete research on funding
Lead agency applies for funds
Activity 3:
Identify suitable facilities
Activity 4:
Quarter Three
Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Activity 3:
Finalize facility plans
Activity 4:
Quarter Four Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Lead agency receives funding
Activity 3:
Begin to operate daycare and after school programs
Activity 4:
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CHICAGO
MISSISSIPPI RIVEN
TWO RIVERS
ILLINOIS RIVER
Resource
SPRINGFIELD
Conservation and
QUINCY
Development Area
ST. IOUIS
ONIO RIVER
ADAMS BROWN CALHOUN PIKE SCHUYLER
PH. 217-285-4114
110 E. FAYETTE STREET
FAX 217-285-5121
PITTSFIELD. IL. 62363
Nov. 18, 1996
TO: Dee DiFiorc
FR: Bill McCartney
RE: Unfinished AmeriCorp Projects
The Two Rivers Resource Conservation & Development, Inc.
Board of Directors would like to see the AmeriCorp program
continued for 1997. The program has been very effective in
the Two Rivers Area which covers 5 counties in west central
Illinois.
The Board's concern is that some projects were not completed
because more time was required to complete other projects
and some of the team members resigned before completing
their commitments. Also, they anticipated the program being
extended for 1997.
These projects do relate to the established objectives. The
unfinished work is as follows:
- Installing willow posts for streambank stabilization.
- Tuck pointing & painting city hall at Kampsville, IL.
- Scrape & paint the village hall at Golden, IL.
- Complete the remodeling of rooms in a day care center
- Construct primitive camp sites for McCully Heritage
Project.
- Clearing trees & brush from a Pike County Cemetery.
- Finish constructing shelters & installing fire grills
& picnic tables for the City of Pittsfield.
I have received inquiries from several communities about
using the AmeriCorp team to do community service projects.
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LASCD - Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts
PH: (208) 338-5900
P.O. Box 2637, Boise, ID 83701
FAX: (208) 338-9537
FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET
DATE: 11/20/96
NO. OF PAGES: TRANSMITTAL SHEET ÷ 2
TO:
Jael Berg
USDA
PHONE:
FAX:
FROM:
Kest Foster
IASCD
PHONE: (208)338-5900
PAX:
338-9537
COMMENTS:
Please replace the letter previously
sent to you with this letter
Thanks!
Fax No.
Sent by:
P. 02
Idaho
Association of
Soil Conservation Districts
802 W. Bannock, Hoff Building, Sulto LP106
P.O. Box 2637
Boise, ID 83701
(208)338-5900
(208) 338-9537 FAX
Conservation - Development - Self-Government
November 20, 1996
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joel Berg, Director
President
USDA-National Service
Rod B. Robison
14th and Independence Ave. Southwest
2697 W. 6300 S.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Rexburg, ID 83440
Vice-President
Dear Joel:
Kevin Koester
P.O. Box 697
Currently, as you are aware, the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Lava Hot Springs, ID
83246
(IASCD) is sponsoring the Homestead Assessment System (Home*A*Syst) project.
This is a wellhead/environmental protection project designed as a mechanism for
Secretary
community outreach, teaching voluntary protection of drinking water. Last year we
Kyle Hawley
cooperated directly with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
1180 Lewis Road
to have 15 AmeriCorps members deliver the Home*A*Syst project to rural and urban
Moscow, ID 83843
communities state-wide. This is a service that otherwise would not have been
Treasurer
provided. This past year 158,593 Idaho citizens were made aware of the Home*A*Syst
Roger Stutzman
project, and 1,332 citizens participated by completing voluntary assessments with the
1937-B East 4100 North
AmeriCorps members.
Buhl, ID 83316
Director
The IASCD and NRCS have built an aggressive program for this year, much of which
An Beal
depends on AmeriCorps participation. We have an incredible amount of work that
P.O. Box 9
needs to be addressed. The IASCD recently hired a Home Syst Project Specialist
Sweet, ID 83670
to help the AmeriCorps members promote the program state-wide. AmeriCorps
involvement is crucial in the following initiatives that have been planned and/or are in
Director
Alice M. Wallace
progress for this year:
1005 North Fifth Avenue
*
Sandpoint, ID 83864
Home*A*Syst Pesticide Recertification Training Workshops. An EPA grant
of over $23,500 to implement this program has been approved, and the workshops are
Executive Director
currently being organized state-wide;
J. Kent Foster
*
Idaho Home"A"Syst
Ongoing activities such as specialty seminars targeted at specific
Project Specialist
Home*A*Syst materials, coordination of hazardous waste collection days, and valuable
Lance Holloway
water testing in conjunction with completing assessments; and
*
Responding to requests for assistance throughout the state. These can not be
handled currently, since this level of assistance does not exist within the communities.
Without the support of the AmeriCorps program we are unable to properly handle the
current workload. We have planned on one more year of AmeriCorps involvement to
fulfill these obligations, and to build the infrastructure necessary for Home* A*Syst to
become a stand alone program.
Printed on recycled paper
P.03
IASCD appreciates the valuable service that the AmeriCorps program provided to our Soil
Conservation Districts and the communities which they serve. Our FY 1997 Home* Syst project
is very much dependent on USDA/AmeriCorps involvement If NRCS is allowed to participate
with the AmeriCorps program for one more year we are confident we can make a successful
transition into next year. If you need more information please feel free to contact me at (208)
338-5900. We appreciate your interest and timely attention to this very important matter.
Sincerely,
J.Cent Foster
J. Kent Foster
Executive Director
cc:
Kevin Koester, IASCD President
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USDA. Rural Development
P.O. Box 12310. Big Chimney. WV 25302
FAX
Date: November 20, 1996
Number of pages including cover sheet:
6
To: Jim Cayle
From: JIM ANDERSON him
RURAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Phone: (202)720-9434
Fax phone: (202) 720-4614
Phone:
(304)965-2712
CC:
Fax phone:
(304)965-2715
REMARKS:
Urgent
For your review
Reply ASAP
Please comment
Per your memo of 11/15, concerning project
information, we provide the following
Action Network (M-CAN) Enterprise Community
responses from the Mc Dowell County
and the Barbour $ Logan County
Champion Communities,
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AIV
COMMUNITY ACTION
P.R.I.D.E. IN LOGAN COUNTY, INC.
McDADE HALL, EAST STRATTON STREET
P.O. BOX 1346
PERFE
LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA 25801
HELPING
(304) 752-5868 - 752-6872 - 752-6873
Fax: 304-752-1047
SINCE
1958
TO:
JIM ANDERSON
FROM:
ERVIN S. QUEEN ESQ.
IN RE:
AMERICORPS
DATE:
NOVEMBER 20, 1996
In reference to your FAX on 11/19/96, during the just completed Fiscal Year we
had one Americoprs member under the USDA Rural Development Program. This man
was a great help in many facets of our activities.
Our Americorp assignee under USDA/Economic Development played a key roll
in assisting this Community Action Agency in surveying, assessment and implementing a
major project predicated on the findings of the USDA/HUD "EZ/EC" Program.
The Governor of our state awarded the "Champion Communities" of the
"EZ/EC" national competition $1,000,000 each from the Small Cities Block Grant
awarded to West Virginia $ 500,000 set aside January 1995 and a like amount set aside
for 1996 economic development projects which were prioritized by the "EZ/EC" survey
of needs.
The following highlight in brief will sketch the situation of critical concern and
need that we find ourselves facing relative to loss of our Americorp assignee.
: As lead agency for the county in the EZ/EC project, P.R.I.D.E. in Logan County
has become the sub-grantee for the Logan County Commission, Grantee, of the
S.C.B.G. funds.
: There are no up front funds in this grant for hiring personnel. There are at least
6 Federal and State Departments and Agencies with monitoring and
supervisional regulatory input. Our Americorp assignee played a critical roll in
helping put the package of projects together initially and was continuously
involved in technical work related to our proposals and applications.
: Our number one finding of need in ош "EZ/EC" county survey had to do with
LOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, SINCE 1964
Progressive Rejuvenation Improvement, And Development Enterprises in Logan County
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Housing, the need thereof and the safety, condition and ownership therewith.
:
In our application for the first $500,000 we packaged a Housing Improvement
Revolving Loan program in the amount of $310,000. The application was
approved in 1996. Our Americorp assignee was directly involved at every step
of the development of this package.
: Our Housing Improvement Loan Fund requires a certified Housing Inspector
and qualified individual on process, related research as to deeds, mortgages,
etc., under regulation of HUD, USDA, and EPA, WV Housing Development
Fund, CSBG, CDBG, Building Codes (State and Local) Health Departments
and other regulatory bodies.
: Our Americorp assignee, with assistance from Americorp and local funds had
become certified and trained by various departments and agencies to the level
and degree of acceptable competency to implement our loan program in the
Housing Improvement Program by September of 1996,
:
The program was advertised and over 140 families applied during the first
public notice. Each of the "LMI" applicants were interviewed.
: Americorp was suddenly taken out of existence for our County.
:
This sub-grantee of a critically needed home improvement revolving loan fund
for low/moderate/income families, is sitting on an approved $310,000 grant
hamstrung and delayed because we have lost a key certified team player and
developer of the project, without funds to replace him.
: If Americorp has access to even a few good people, we would be interested in
acquiring another assignee. For this Economic Development and Assistance to
low/moderate/income families. Our Housing/Improvement Revolving Loan
Fund is sitting relatively frozen in progress and production at the present time.
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Caton N. Hill, Jr., Mayor
Joseph P. Mattallano, City Manager
O
Dorie J. Mundy. City Clerk
T.D.D.: 457-3700
EOE/EEO
The City of Philippi
November 21, 1996
Fax No: 304/457-2703
Mr. Jim Anderson
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Post Office Box 12310
Big Chimney, WV 25302
RE: AmeriCorps "Continning" Projects
Dear Mr. Anderson:
304/457-3700
The Barbour County Development Authority has four projects that need continuing AmeriCarps
presence to reach full completion in 1997.
The objective to give community members an enhanced environment and by developing historical
documents about the character of the community, consisted of four projects. The Adaland project
will not meet its goal of complete restoration by 1998 without an AmeriCorps worker. The project
is being completed with volunteer labor and they need the organization ability. Research must
continue.
Philippi, West Virginia 28415
Another project with the objective that an AmeriCorps worker must address is continued assistance
of restoring historical sizes in Century. Our worker organized this coal community and was helping
them in building a community center and listing sites on the National Historic Register. This will
not happen without the assistance of a worker.
Two projects will be completed without the worker. They are the Historic/Civil War Walking Trail
and the preservation of the logs at the Mouse Run School.
Another project involves providing community members with an advanced rural environment and
education by developing a computer network using coaxial cable for low and moderate income
individuals and outlying communities in Barbour County.
P.O. Box 460
This project has created Barbour Community Net to link government facilities with video
conferencing in Philippi. It is making a computer learning facilities available for local residents at
the Philippi Library and College. In order to meet the goal of affordable Internet access county wide
the services of an AmeriCorps worker is needed.
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Mr. Jim Anderson
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November 21, 1996
The continued success of the City of Philippi's recycling program will not be accomplished without
the assistance of an AmeriCorps worker. The products being recycled needs to continue, public
awareness of the advantages and organizational skills are needed.
Again Jun, the recycling program, Adaland, Century and Barbour Community Net cannot progress,
or be completed in 1997, without assistance from your office and an AmeriCorps worker.
Sincerely,
City of Philippi
Joseph 2.Mattalm
Joseph P. Martaliano
City Manager
IPM/kw
cc:
Barbour County Development Office
4300,000
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USDA
United States
Rural
Rural Development Coordinator
Department of
Development
355 East Hancock Avenue
Agriculture
Athens, Georgia 30601-2768
Phone: 706-546-2162/2171
FAX: 706-546-2135
November 18, 1996
SUBJECT: Rural Development AmeriCorps Programs
TO: Joel Berg - USDA Director of National Service
As a result of Jim Coyle's letter of November 15, the following comments
are made concerning the interruption of the AmeriCorps program in Georgia:
Crisp/Dooly Enterprise Community - Site is located in Cordele, GA. The
AmeriCorps member, Rosie Watkins, was involved in assisting with
benchmark implementation. She primarily worked in the prevention of
school dropouts, teen pregnancy, held tutoring and parenting classes and
worked in setting up a dual ministerial association in the two county area.
Rosie is continuing a portion of the work as she has temporarily found
employment with a local nonprofit very much involved with the enterprise
community.
CSRA Enterprise Community - Site is located in Keysville, GA. The
AmeriCorps member, Sandrus Jackson, was involved in setting up food
buying clubs in the six county EC area. The three clubs he started are
continuing but the project called for establishing 9-10 clubs. No remaining
clubs have been initiated and Mr. Jackson is unemployed. No one to my
knowledge is currently working on the project.
AQUOLA LC/CDC, Inc. - Site is located in a Champion Community in
Valdosta, GA. AQUOLA is a non-profit organization assisting with housing
renovation, dropout prevention and other needs of low income residents in
the Champion census tract. The AmeriCorps member, Willie Head, Jr. was
involved in assisting residents to clean up blighted areas and to repair
houses hoping to get the houses up to meeting minimum property
standards. This project has been temporarily suspended since there is no
AmeriCorps member available to assist with the project.
Please advise should you need additional information.
Drovine I Thomas
DONNIE D. THOMAS
Rural Development Coordinator
CC: Laura J. Meadows, State Director
Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender. Complaints of discrimination should be sent 10:
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
Louisiana Statewide Dry Hydrant Program
AMERICORPS
USDA AmeriCorps Success
One More Year is Required to Complete Installations.
During fiscal year 1995 and 1996, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
AmeriCorps members worked through Resource Conservation and Development Councils
(RC&Ds) to plan, survey, and coordinate the installation of 848 dry fire hydrants in rural
areas of Louisiana. These hydrants have been installed across Louisiana to help improve
rural fire protection and rural road maintenance through the Louisiana Statewide Dry
Hydrant (SWDH) Program. The SWDH Program was funded through a $996,984 grant to
Trailblazer RC&D, Inc., from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources using oil
overcharge funds from the Stripper Well Settlement as approved by the U.S. Department of
Energy. Local units of government and local volunteer fire departments provide in-kind
matching funds in the form of equipment and labor for installations.
Already, eight structures have been directly saved because a dry hydrant was near the fire
or because no pressurized hydrants were in the area, and ten structures were indirectly
saved when grass fires and forest fires were contained. In a six-month period, property
valued at an estimated $730,000 was saved by containing fires with the use of dry hydrants.
Over 600,000 rural residents of Louisiana could benefit from reduced premium rates
because of the installation of dry fire hydrants. For example, in Jackson Parish, Louisiana,
the Quitman Fire Protection District successfully conducted a water shuttle demonstration
using a dry hydrant. This shuttle enabled the district to improve their property insurance
rating from a 9 to an 8, leading to a 21 percent drop in commercial insurance premiums.
The SWDH Program involves tremendous coordination of resources (human as well as
equipment and materials), with participants from federal, state, and local governments, as
well as local volunteers. Over 2,000 dry fire hydrants were scheduled for statewide
installation by the end of fiscal year 1996. However, because of delays caused by slow
responses to permit requests to state agencies and lack of technical support due to
exigency operations, all dry fire hydrants have not been installed. It is projected that with
the support of USDA AmeriCorps members, the SWDH Program will be completed during
fiscal year 1997.
Because RC&D councils had the support and commitment of USDA AmeriCorps
members, this project was possible. Without the hard work of the USDA AmeriCorps
members, 848 installations would not have been accomplished. Without the continued
involvement of USDA AmeriCorps members in this project, it may not be possible to
accomplish 2,000 installations statewide. Materials have been purchased and sites have
been surveyed, but some rural residents of Louisiana may not receive the benefits of
increased fire protection and lower fire insurance rates if USDA AmeriCorps members are
not there Getting Things Done for Louisiana.
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United States
Rural
1900 Midland Trail
Department of
Development
P.O. Box 1227
Agriculture
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502) 633-0891
(502) 633-0552 FAX
(606) 224-7422 TTY
November 18, 1996
TO: Joel Berg, USDA Director of National Service
FROM: Louis F. Elliott
Kentucky Americorps State Contact
SUBJECT: Americorps Projects that were interrupted as a
result of not having the Americorps Member
continuing through FY 1997
BOWLING GREEN CHAMPION COMMUNITY
BOWLING GREEN KY
Lisa Hines was the Americorps Member in 1996. Bowling
Green assigned Lisa to work with OPERATION PRIDE.
Operation Pride gave her the task of coordinating
NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE whose goals were to help neighborhoods
organize, clean, and maintain themselves. With great
success she organized approximately 150 volunteers and
completed the above tasks for 5 blocks. Other residents
want the same done for their community but OPERATION
PRIDE has no money hire a coordinator. They won the
AMERICORPS NATIONAL COMMUNITY AWARD!
FRONTIER HOUSING
MOREHEAD, KY
Lance George was the Americorps Member there in FY 1996.
This was a Champion Community and he was a valuable and
integral aspect of service to the community. He had
started a comprehensive, pre-homeownership counseling
program to assist and educate potential low income
homeowners on aspects and procedures of housing and
finance. It has been put on hold due to the cessation
of USDA Americorps.
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BIG SANDY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
PRESTONBURG, KY
Joe Hunley was the Americorps Member in the Big Sandy
ADD in FY 1996. He was an instrumental part of operating
a SERVICE CONNECTION for the ADD. It did emergency type
repairs for low income families at no or little cost.
Due to not having anyone to recruit, train, and organize
volunteer groups, and to locate qualified contractors it
has ceased to operate but will pick back up if the
Americorps program continues.
Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender.
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to:
Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250
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FLATWOODS CHAMPION COMMUNITY
ONEIDA, Ky
PROJECT I- There are two Springs in Clay County where
families get fresh drinking. They have no access to
public water. The Americorps Member was making the
Spring area look more attractive and sanitary. The Clay
County Fiscal Court appropriated $2,000 to help. Due to
the cessation of the Americorps program nothing is being
done to complete the project.
PROJECT II- An Outdoor Environmental Classroom was in
the process of being organized on land owned by Flatwoods
but is now on hold and is unlikely to occur. This was
going to be a collaborative effort between local, State,
and Federal Agencies.
SMART ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
MCCREARY COUNTY, KY
The Americorp member was responsible for the development
an implementation of the county wide E-911 System (GIS)
This included initial road mapping, GIS capability and
development of system hardware, as well as policies and
procedures for the system operation. Without the
Americorps Member there will be a serious delay in
the completion and final implementation.
DANIEL BOONE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
MANCHESTER, KY
Funds are have been received to build approximately 20
homes in Jackson County which is an Empowerment Zone
is this Unton
County. The Americorps Member has been counseling and
own,
interviewing potential members for the above homes.
The progress of locating potential applicants for these
homes will be seriously curtailed if the Americorps
Member is unable to return.
If additional information is needed please advise.
Laus JEllioth
Louis F. Elliott
Americorps Program Coordinator In Kentucky
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To:
Jim Anderson
From:
Clif Moore
Date:
Tuesday, November 19, 1996
Subject:
RD/AmeriCorps
As you are aware, McDowell County, through the Economic Development Authority,
has initiated a Wage Comprability/Jobs Development/Entrepreneurial Environment
Study that was the responsibility of the member of the AmeriCorp Program. As of this
writing, that project has not been completed but could render some significant
data/information for the continuing development of McDowell County. The importance
of this study can not be completed without the intervention of an AmeriCorp member It
requires attention to detail and the allocation of large blocks of time. Neither can be
supplied by existing personnel from agencies located within McDowell County.
It is my hope that the McDowell County Action Network can secure an AmeriCorp
position to complete this project, in particular, and other pertinent projects as they
emerge.
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11-19-1996 12:29PM FROM COUNCIL SOUTHERN MTNS.
United States
Rural
Department of
Room 319 Federal Bldg
Development
P.O. Box 2427
Agriculture
Wenatchee, WA 98807-2427
(PHONE) 509-664-0200
(FAX) 509-664-0202
(TDD) 509-664-0250
November 18, 1996
Subject: Request for Project Information
Joel Berg
To: USDA Director of Nat'l Service
Washington, D.C.
Continuing projects that have been interrupted:
1. A 14-unit low-income senior housing development is underway --
in construction. The AmeriCorps member provided coordination for
the project. Without the oversight and coordination of the
AmeriCorps member, this project's completion is expected to be
delayed by several months -- into late 1997.
2. Implementation of Housing needs assessment in the Enterprise
Community. The assessment of needs is complete, and the AmeriCorp
member had just begun to coordinate the activities of housing
development. Without the support of the AmeriCorps member, this
coordination for housing development for low-income constituents
will be greatly delayed.
MARY
E E. McBRIDE M.Bride
State Director
USDA, Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender.
Complaints of discrimination should be sent to:
Sccretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250
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LA Rural Development AmeriCorps Projects Interrupted
1. Town of Cullen (Cullen) The member has initiated a
community wide beautification project involving lot clean-
ups, tree planting, etc. Since the member's term ended, the
project has been at a stand-still.
2. Project Celebration (Many): The member has initiated
numerous community based youth projects as well as a
battered women's shelter. The AmeriCorp member's absence has
limited the activities of Project Celebration, a non-profit,
self supporting agency.
3. St. Mary Community Action (Franklin): The member was very
instrumental in working with making homes available to the
very low and low income members in the community. Due to a
limited budget, the community agency is severly affected.
4. St. Landry Econ. Inducement District (Opelousas): The
member was instrumental in matching low income community
members with sources of homes. Without a member, this
activity has ceased.
5. Southern Mutual Help Association (New Iberia): The member
was actively involved in numerous environmental issues as
well as the community based Adult Readiness Center.
Activities have been limited severely.
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