Newsletter-FALL '10 FINAL FINAL - Tinicum Conservancy

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OUR MISSION To protect our rural character and natural resources through community-based land conservation. ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Rosamilia, President/Acting Treasurer Diane Allison, Vice President Peggy Enoch, Secretary Karen Budd Betsi Campbell Tom Casola Stuart Louden Jonathan Reiss STAFF Jim Engel, Executive Director Kelly Germann, Resource Protection Mgr. Jim Klein, Administrative Assistant NEWSLETTER STAFF Dianna Sinovic, Editor/Writer Kris Becker, Creative Director Tom Casola, Marketing Director CO�TRIBUTORS: Tracy Carluccio, Kathleen Connally, Kelly Kendall-Kelly, Martie Kyde, Stana Lennox, Gail Whittenberger Common Ground is published bi-annually by Tinicum Conservancy. GENERAL INFORMATION Tinicum Conservancy P.O. Box 206 Erwinna, PA 18920 (Street address: 965 River Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972) P: 610-294-1077 F: 610-294-2906 E: tinicumconserv@epix.net W: www.TinicumConservancy.org Tinicum Conservancy is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization and exists for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions. Dear Members and Friends, PRESIDENT’S CORNER It was gratifying to see so many Tinicum Conservancy members and volunteers turn out for our Membership Celebration in September at the Quinby family farm. If you were not able to attend, take a look at the pictures in this issue of Common Ground. It was a beautiful autumn afternoon filled with families, friends, sunshine and good food. Heartfelt thanks go to John, Joan, Todd and Trina Quinby for sharing their farm with us for the day. The Quinby family has deep roots in Tinicum, going back six generations. Their preserved land is a wonderful example of why the Conservancy’s work is so critical to protecting this place we all love. The Membership Celebration was also a wonderful opportunity to recognize the members, volunteers and donors who have made our efforts in Tinicum so successful. On a related note, our new website is up and running! Please take a few minutes to visit www.tinicumconservancy.org. The website too is a celebration of the land and people who love living in Tinicum and are willing to commit their time, talents and money to protecting it. We now have about 4,000 acres under conservancy agreements. This represents a huge accomplishment of which we should all feel proud. But it also represents the challenge before us as the Conservancy looks to the future. Stewardship is a word you will be hearing from us a lot in coming months. Stewardship programs and a stewardship fund sufficient to ensure that conserved lands are maintained in a healthy, natural state for future generations is our next big goal. We will be coming to you early next year with more on this goal and the resources required to achieve it. I am sure the community will respond as it always has to protect our land and lifestyle. For right now, enjoy the beauty of autumn in Bucks County and join me in celebrating the land and the people that make Tinicum such a unique treasure. Page 2 TI�ICUM CO�SERVA�CY Fall 2010
Your Conservancy could not function without its volunteers. The Executive Director and Trustees would like to thank these generous people for their recent gifts of time. To become a volunteer, please contact Karen Budd: KBudd3030 @ aol.com John "Cap" Roberts, Ellen Chapman, Vernon Wehrung, Bob Kolar, Sue Ann Rainey, Ann Herbsleb and Diane Allison - for their generous support of and donations to our "Wish List." Tom Casola, Martie Kyde, Peggy Enoch, Karen Budd, �ancy Bousum, �ancy Shaffran, Diane and Dave Allison, Jonathan and Melissa Reiss, Peter Batts, Kris Becker, �orm MacArthur, Dianna Sinovic, Stana Lennox, John Moore and Rob Morrison - for setting up and staffing our booth at the Tinicum Arts Festival. John Moore and Rob Morrison - for coordinating the Conservancy’s River Road Cleanups. Those who participated in the June and August cleanups: Diane and Dave Allison, Claire and Joe Billingham, Ken Buell, Roz and Bill Cahill, Sharon and �ick Forte, Genevieve and Mike Frank, Stana Lennox, Pat Lesko, �orm MacArthur, Bill �ovak, Phil Rushton, Carol Sadley, Doug Sardo, Paul Shaw, Tom Casola, Dianna Sinovic and Wendy of Frenchtown. Kris Becker - for creation of the Membership Celebration and the Resource Conservation Education Center postcards. Pat Maurath - for many hours of filing work and database input. Ellen Chapman, John Baron, Doug Sardo, Gil Wechsler, and Stana Lennox - for research, suggestions and artists’ contacts in preparation for art in the conference and reception rooms of the Conservancy. John Baron - for the research into and follow-up on the purchase of track lighting and lighting accessories for displaying art on the ground floor of our office. John Baron, Peggy Enoch, Maureen Book and John Moore - for assembly and mailing of the Spring Appeal Letter. Stana Lennox - for serving as our Volunteer Coordinator. SHOUT OUT Betsi Campbell, Peggy Enoch, June Rothkopf, John Baron and Stana Lennox - for arranging the Friends of the Delaware Boat Trip in June. Jerry Fritz of Linden Hill Gardens - for the centerpiece flowers for the Friends of the Delaware Boat Trip. John, Joan, Todd and Trina Quinby for hosting this year’s Membership Celebration on their beautiful conserved property. Kris Becker, Dianna Sinovic and all contributors - for the Common Ground publication. Betsi Campbell - for Membership Celebration mailings. Thanks to everyone who has helped to move the Tinicum Conservancy forward and made a positive impact on our community. Jim Engel (center) presenting awards to John Quinby and John Moore COULD YOU SPARE... • 12 metal folding chairs • Throw rugs for upstairs offices • 10-foot x 2-foot floor runner for upstairs hallway • “Dust buster” • Five hardy window plants • Bookcase for conference room • Lidded bowls for sugar and tea • One free-standing toilet paper holder Please call the Conservancy office if you can help us cross any of these items off our wish list. 2011 ROAD CLEA�UP SCHEDULE Call John Moore at 610-847-2935 for further information. Fall 2010 TI�ICUM CO�SERVA�CY Page 3
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