STEWARDSHIP
Awards and Accomplishments
H
istorian Dawn Kehrer of Colvin Run Mill will receive an American Association for State & Local History Award of Merit this fall for the Colvin Run Mill Furnishings Plan she has developed. The document guides historians seeking to return the structure to its original appearance. Dawn’s project previously won the annual Stewardship Award from the Park Authority’s Resource Management Division. Kehrer is among the 14 Park Authority staffers recently to receive credentials as Certified Interpretive Guides. The others are Susan Eggerton, Michelle Gates, Janet Hammes and Adrienne Staab of Green Spring Gardens, Janis Jeffers and Betsy Sievers of Hidden Oaks Nature Center, Mike McCaffrey and Casey Pittrizzi of Hidden Pond Nature Center, Melissa Gaulding of Huntley Meadows Park, Avery Gunther and Heather Shockey-Barrett of Riverbend Park, Barbara Ziman of Sully Historic Site and Amy Clayton of Lake Fairfax Park. The Park Authority now has 53 certified interpretive professionals.
Dawn Kehrer of Colvin Run Mill
CLOSER TO ACCREDITATION The report from a visiting group of the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) notes that the Fairfax County Park Authority has met all 155 standards required for accreditation. The Park Authority will learn in October if accreditation is granted. There are only 73 CAPRA-accredited agencies across the 50 states.
$4 Per Gallon Want to clean the air and save money on gas?
q Take a staycation and visit a county park. The county’s Department of Transportation also has some ideas. Look online under the Commuting and Programs sections at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/.
Rechargeable? RECYCLE! Remember, RECYCLE if it’s RECHARGEABLE. Rechargeable batteries have toxic metals in them. At the end of their life span, they go to a recycling center (www.fairfaxcounty.gov/living/recycling/), not to the trash. Household alkaline batteries have no toxic metals and can be tossed in the trash.
Have a comment for or about ResOURces? Our email address is resources@fairfaxcounty.gov. Fall 2008
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