Dear Earth
Stewards,
You
are invited to the GUNPOWDER VALLEY CONSERVANCY VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION CELEBRATION
!!!
You are being invited to the Gunpowder
Valley Conservancy Volunteer Appreciation Celebration this Holiday Season
because YOU are extremely important to the success of the GVC!! The staff and
GVC board wish to thank you for your incredible volunteerism,
enthusiasm, time commitment, leadership abilities and stewardship for our
natural world. We hope you realize what a difference that you have made towards
the restoring the health of our environment, the Gunpowder Watershed, and
ultimately the Chesapeake Bay! See below for yourself!
This year alone many of you have been Crew Chiefs during our
28 tree plantings, teaching, leading, and guiding over 800 volunteers to nurture
the life of 2,106 young trees planted in the Gunpowder
Watershed. 10.25 acres of new Oak, Maple, and Sycamore forests have been
planted by you, half in riparian areas, and half in upland lands. Thank you for
making such a huge difference for the health of the forests, watershed, animals,
and us! We are so appreciative.
Also many of you have adopted 18 new streams in the Gunpowder
Watershed during 2009, 5 of them in the Small Watershed Action Plan (SWAP)
developed by Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection
and Resource Management. In other words 5 SWAP streams that were adopted this
year are the most needy, or the most polluted and populated within the Gunpowder
Watershed. We now have 11 of the 12 SWAP streams adopted by dedicated, caring,
stream stewards like yourself. Many of you organized and
led 18 stream clean ups throughout the Gunpowder Watershed this year,
collecting a total of 9,125 lbs of trash from our streams with
the help of 335 stream volunteers. What incredible work you have done to
improve, clean, and restore 4.5 stream miles within the Gunpowder Watershed.
Thank you for all you have done!
And some of you have helped to organize, conduct and lead the
9 rain barrel workshops that the GVC hosted for 92 participants this year.
Thanks to your amazing efforts 52 barrels were distributed into
the community helping to preserve the health of our streams and
bay!
Others of you have helped to organize and lead trail
maintenance work days in Loch Raven Reservoir. With the help of 78 volunteers
on 3 trail work days this past year, 2 miles of trail has been
maintained in the Loch Raven Reservoir. That is significant work to
improve the trails and reduce erosion and sediment from entering into the
reservoir, our drinking water!
Thank you
all FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
We would like to have the celebration at Cromwell Valley Park,
Sherwood House most likely on
Wed, December 16, 2009 at 5:30 pm to 7:30
pm. If that does not work out, we would like to have it on Friday,
Dec. 18th at 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Drinks and light food will be
provided.
Please let me know if you can make Wed, Dec. 16th first, and
if not, if you can make Friday, Dec. 18th.
Thank you very much. We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Peggy Perry
Program Director of Education and Restoration
Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
410-668-0118
