Accomplishments In 2020
Ongoing
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Publish a monthly FWW newsletter
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Attend White Township Supervisor Meetings, and White Township Planning meetings
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Conduct interviews with radio and print media, including 1160 WCCS, Indiana Gazette, HawkEye
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Monitor the letters to the editor in the Gazette
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Communicate with DCNR
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Contact relevant community environmental and special interest groups
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Created and distribute yard signs
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Develop and distribute promotional and educational materials
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Sponsor Zoom webinar events
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Apply for grant funding to support educational and advocacy activities
Historical
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April 2020:
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Discovered attempt to timber WWNC
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Secured legal counsel
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Contacted DCNR
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May 2020:
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Met with Mike Lawer, person hired by White Township to work in WWNC
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Enlisted support of expert scientists: ecology, forestry
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Filed a legal complaint asserting violation of the Sunshine Act and the Second Class Township Code pertaining to contract bidding
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Sent mailing to over 1,000 households that border WWNC
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Posted a petition on Change.org protesting protesting timbering in WWNC
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Designed and solicited responses to a consumer survey about use of WWNC using Survey Monkey
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June 2020:
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Hired consulting forester Mike Wolf of Appalachian Foresters to review the Millstone plan and provide guidance for WWNC
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July 2020:
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Obtained over 8,000 signatures on a Change.org petition
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Compiled survey responses from 232 participants
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Engaged consultant forester Mike Wolf to present his assessment of WWNC at a White Township Supervisors meeting
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Prepared a 255-page response to the Millstone Plan and submitted copies to the Township and to DCNR.
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August 2020:
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Submitted a successful grant request to the Indiana County Endowment
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Contacted the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, The Natural Areas Association, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for information and guidance.
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September 2020:
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Earned the Gold Star level of Transparency with the GuideStar Nonprofit Directory
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Gavin Deming, Allegheny Goatscape, “Using Goats to Treat Invasive Species.” September 24, 2020
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October 2020:
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Submitted a grant proposal to Mountain Dew Outdoor Grants – currently awaiting response
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Submitted a grant proposal to Walmart Community Grants – currently awaiting response
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Appalachian Forest Consultant Mike Wolf, “The Health of White’s Woods.” October 22, 2020
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November 2020:
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FWW met with Davey Resource representative Todd Sherbondy to initiate an i-Tree analysis of White’s Woods.
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Vincent Cotrone, PSE, “The Role of Trees and Forests in Stormwater Management.” November 19, 2020
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January 2021:
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Margaret Brittingham, PhD, “Community Forests: Benefits for Birds and People – Options and Challenges.” January 14, 2021
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Todd Sherbondy i-Tree Analysis Presentation to White Township Board of Supervisors, January 27, 2021
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February 2021:
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Bonnie McGill, PhD, “Comfortable Spaces for Uncomfortable Conversations: The Climate and Rural Systems Partnership of Western Pennsylvania.” February 11, 2021
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Presentation to the Indiana Evening Rotary Club, February 15, 2021
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March 2021:
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Todd Sherbondy, Davey Resource Group, "i-Tree Analysis of the White's Woods Nature Center" March 4, 2021
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April 2021:
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Sherry Edelson, Director of Operations, the Arboretum at Penn State, "Restoration at Hartley Woods" April 15, 2021
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