The Eyes of Paint Branch - Spring 2002
Newsletter
Volume: 8 Issue: 1
Spring Creek Foundation Awards $10,000 Grant to EOPB
EOPB is pleased to announce that we have received a $10,000 grant from the Spring Creek Foundation of Washington, D.C. The grant will fund the Paint Branch Watershed Conservation Project, which encompasses numerous exciting outreach and education activities, including this newsletter. Plans include expanding our programs beyond the headwaters area to include the entire watershed, as well as our neighboring watershed to the east, the Little Paint Branch. As we carry out these activities, we look forward to fostering cooperative relationships between EOPB and other civic and environmental groups throughout the watershed and in neighboring watersheds, and helping other groups with similar objectives to get started.
Here are just a few of the activities that we will be
undertaking in the coming year:
- Significantly upgrade the educational component of our Web site.
- Address the pressing problems in the Little Paint Branch tributary.
- Purchase a new Brownie-the-Trout costume.
- Design and produce upgraded graphics for our EOPB display board.
- Develop a video on the Paint Branch watershed, to include
description, geology, personal perspectives from long-time residents,
and interviews with joggers, bikers, and public officials.
- Build an environmental kiosk in College Park.
- Establish a major donor program to help fund EOPB efforts.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Now that we have received this generous grant, we need lots
of help to carry out our plans. This ranges from leading a task
to volunteering an hour or so for a specific activity. We welcome any support you are able to provide, and are happy to assist students in fulfilling community service hour requirements. One particular need is for volunteers to help distribute our publications in specific neighborhoods. If you are interested in lending a hand with any of the above projects, please contact David Dunmire at 301-989-0331 or Robert Ferraro at 301-890-1998.