April/May/June 2014
The
Pinchot Eagle
Friends of Pinchot State Park
April/May/June 2014
Volunteers of 2013
Friends of Pinchot State Park 5th Annual Open House
By Jim Merlino, FOPSP Chairman
(Continued on page 2)
Saturday June 21, 2014 10:00am - 2:00pm Nature/Interpretive Center Conewago Day Use Area
· Enjoy light refreshments. · Discontinued T-shirts on sale (while quantities · · · · ·
last). Board of directors will be on hand to answer questions. Browse photographic displays of past projects. Learn about future projects and volunteer opportunities. Become a member. Share your thoughts and ideas.
Children’s Program @ 11:00am Ages 3 and up
Wildflower Walk @ 1:00pm
DID YOU KNOW… ... On the first day of Spring 2014, ice still covered most of Pinchot Lake?
PHOTO BY SALLY RAY
On behalf of the Friends of Pinchot State Park Board of Directors, I would like to thank our members, volunteers, private donors, grantors, park staff and park management for all their help throughout the year. Without their support, many of the environmental and recreational projects at the park would not have been possible. I would also like to thank the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and DCNR volunteers. Projects worked on throughout the year include: new playground equipment (campground), habitat restoration (fish cribs), fundraisers (firewood, ice, clothing), nature center hosting, trail maintenance, public programs, various administrative duties, and other odd jobs. During the 2013 year, there were 48 volunteers who provided 3486 project hours. The following people generously gave of their time to help with Year 2013 = projects (listed alphabeti48 volunteers cally): Karen Balaban, 3486 volunteer hours John Beatty, Joshua Beatty, John Boob, Kay Boob, Phyllis Crooks, Bob Deffner, Linda Deffner, Vince Donovan, Rudy Euler, Barb Gibbons, Dean Gibbons, Jim Grove, Mark Hamme, Jim Hooper, Jackie Keefer, Allison Kiser, John Klinedinst, Marsha Klinedinst, Rick Kohler, Betsy Leppo, Chris Lingle, Dick Martin, Jim Merlino, Kevin Merlino, Kim Merlino, Skip Newcomer, Steve Nickerson, Rose
Volunteers of 2013
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Continued from page 1)
Prindle, Ted Prindle, Sally Ray, Larry Reddy, Tony Robbins, Lou Sabold, Pat Sabold, Tim Schmidt, Bud Schrum, Nancy Schrum, Wanda Shirk, Jerret Stough, Rhonda Stough, Dave Strine, Steve Stroman, Brian Utermahler, Deb Wallick, Glenn Wallick, Penny Winner, Steve Winner, and those persons we may have accidentally missed. ■
May 3 ...................................................... Bird Walk, 8:00am-10:00am Nature/Interpretive Center, Conewago Day Use Area, Ages 10 and up
May 11 ..................... Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk, 1:00pm-2:30pm Pavilion #2 (Sunnyside)
June 21................................ Friend’s Open House, 10:00am-2:00pm Nature/Interpretive Center, Conewago Day Use Area
Jim Grove volunteered a whopping 857.5 hours!
September 6 ................................................... Pinchot Outdoors Day Activities for Wounded Veterans and their Families
October 4.....................................................Volunteer Trail Care Day Additional information released at a later date
October 18....................................................... Pinchotween, 2:00pm Nature/Interpretive Center, Conewago Day Use Area
APRIL BOARD MEETING
October 18 ..................................................... Trick-or-Treat, 6:00pm Campground, Registered Campers Only
· Voted to purchase new carpeting for modern cabins #5
For more information and an updated list of events, please visit our website: www.friendsofpinchot.org/home/calendar
and #9. · Approved purchase for mesh fencing to expand the goat program. Goats have been used as a natural way to control invasive species within the campground. · Voted to purchase new souvenir t-shirts (navy with tan artwork). · Plans to purchase playground equipment for the Conewago Day Use Area will be held off until the fall of 2014 or the spring of 2015.
www.friendsofpinchot.org
New Board Member: Dean Gibbons Dean Gibbons, of Hanover, was elected as a director on the Friends Dean Gibbons: of Pinchot State Park Newly appointed director. advisory board. Dean is a retired forklift operator. He and his wife, Barb, have been campground hosts for four years. Besides doing various volunteer work at the park, Dean and Barb also coordinate the T-shirt sales for the Friends of Pinchot State Park. ■
CORRECTION Issue 19 (Jan/Feb/Mar 2014) - The cover story, concerning playground equipment for the campground, should have included recognition to the New Cumberland American Legion Post 143 for their contribution of $500 to the project. Friends of Pinchot State Park - Page 2
PHOTO BY TED PRINDLE
The Friends of Pinchot State Park has appointed Phyllis Crooks, of York, as Volunteer CoordinaPhyllis Crooks: tor. For the past five Newly appointed volunteer coordinator. years, Phyllis has been a campground host and volunteer with the Friends of Pinchot State Park. She works from home and/or camper as an office manager for a local photography studio. Phyllis’s responsibilities will include keeping volunteer records, contacting persons when volunteer opportunities arise, and compiling volunteer hour reports. Folks interested in volunteering with the Friends of Pinchot State Park are encouraged to contact Phyllis at (717) 825-3714 or [email protected].
https://twitter.com/FriendsPinchot @FriendsPinchot
PHOTO BY TED PRINDLE
Volunteer Coordinator Appointed
Find us on Twitter at:
Digger Bees at Boulder Point
Friends of Pinchot State Park 2014 Annual Finance Report PHOTO BY SALLY RAY
By Pat Sabold, FOPSP Board Member
Take an early spring walk out to Boulder Point and you will see hairy, low-flying bees at work. These are digDigger bee in flight. ger bees. Digger bees can sting, but rarely do. Unlike honeybees, who live in group hives, diggers bees live underground by themselves. In the spring, the male digger bee emerges from underground. He flies around low to the ground until he senses a female digging her way 2200 Rosstown Road out. He starts digging to Lewisberry, PA 17339 (717) 432-5011 help the female and once Email: [email protected] she emerges they mate. The female digger bee ADVISORY BOARD creates an underground Chairman burrow with a handful Jim Merlino of tunnels branching off. Co-Chairman Ted Prindle Treasurer Sally Ray
Park Representative Beth Kepley-McNutt This volunteer advisory board is dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing the natural and recreational resources of Gifford Pinchot State Park for present and future generations. Friends of Pinchot State Park is a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). The PPFF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Newsletter Editor: Pat Sabold [email protected] Publication deadlines are the 5th of each quarter (March, June, September, December). The Advisory Board reserve publication decisions.
www.friendsofpinchot.org
Income ....................................................................... $29,903.00 Fundraising $24,736.00 Membership $935.00 Donations $1732.00 Grants $2500.00 Expenses ................................................................ ($37,953.49) Fundraising ($5713.47) Playground Equipment ($22,267.00) Miscellaneous* ($9973.02) Ending Balance ........................................................ $24,969.09 *Includes: Ten wooden picnic tables, twenty fish habitat cribs, volleyball net for campground, environmental education supplies, trail maintenance tools and supplies, log splitter, two chain saws, hand held blower, American flags, and office supplies.
The 2013 Annual Report can be found at: http://friendsofpinchot.org/home/newsletters
FRIENDS OF PINCHOT STATE PARK 2014 Annual Membership Application
Make checks payable to: PPFF (include FOPSP on the memo line)
Mail form with payment to: Friends of Pinchot State Park, 2200 Rosstown Road, Lewisberry, PA 17339. o NEW MEMBERSHIP
PHOTO BY SALLY RAY
Secretary Betsy Leppo Board Members Dean Gibbons Jim Grove Kevin Merlino Pat Sabold Steve Stroman
Beginning Balance ................................................... $33,019.58
Digger bee burrow.
Once her home is built, she makes many trips to collect sugary nectar from nearby wildflowers. She takes the nectar back to her home and places it at the far end of each tunnel. She then lays one egg on top of each glob of nectar. When the larva hatch from the eggs they will feed on the nectar and eventually emerge as adult digger bees. ■
__ Senior (age 62+) $10.00 __ Individual $15.00 __ Family $25.00 __ Damselfly Sponsor $50.00 __ Dragonfly Sponsor $100.00
o RENEWAL
__ Corporate $250.00+ __ I’d like to make a tax-deductible contribution of $________ TOTAL $ ______________
Name(s) ________________________________________ Street __________________________________________ City ____________________________________________ State/Zip Code _______________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________ Email___________________________________________ o I would like to receive my newsletter via email. o I am interested in volunteering. Friends of Pinchot State Park was formed in March 2009 as a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). The PPFF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to PPFF are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The official registration of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Memberships are for one year, June 1 through May 31. NL14
Friends of Pinchot State Park - Page 3
Pinchot Eagle
Friends of Pinchot State Park
April/May/June 2014
Volunteers of 2013
Friends of Pinchot State Park 5th Annual Open House
By Jim Merlino, FOPSP Chairman
(Continued on page 2)
Saturday June 21, 2014 10:00am - 2:00pm Nature/Interpretive Center Conewago Day Use Area
· Enjoy light refreshments. · Discontinued T-shirts on sale (while quantities · · · · ·
last). Board of directors will be on hand to answer questions. Browse photographic displays of past projects. Learn about future projects and volunteer opportunities. Become a member. Share your thoughts and ideas.
Children’s Program @ 11:00am Ages 3 and up
Wildflower Walk @ 1:00pm
DID YOU KNOW… ... On the first day of Spring 2014, ice still covered most of Pinchot Lake?
PHOTO BY SALLY RAY
On behalf of the Friends of Pinchot State Park Board of Directors, I would like to thank our members, volunteers, private donors, grantors, park staff and park management for all their help throughout the year. Without their support, many of the environmental and recreational projects at the park would not have been possible. I would also like to thank the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and DCNR volunteers. Projects worked on throughout the year include: new playground equipment (campground), habitat restoration (fish cribs), fundraisers (firewood, ice, clothing), nature center hosting, trail maintenance, public programs, various administrative duties, and other odd jobs. During the 2013 year, there were 48 volunteers who provided 3486 project hours. The following people generously gave of their time to help with Year 2013 = projects (listed alphabeti48 volunteers cally): Karen Balaban, 3486 volunteer hours John Beatty, Joshua Beatty, John Boob, Kay Boob, Phyllis Crooks, Bob Deffner, Linda Deffner, Vince Donovan, Rudy Euler, Barb Gibbons, Dean Gibbons, Jim Grove, Mark Hamme, Jim Hooper, Jackie Keefer, Allison Kiser, John Klinedinst, Marsha Klinedinst, Rick Kohler, Betsy Leppo, Chris Lingle, Dick Martin, Jim Merlino, Kevin Merlino, Kim Merlino, Skip Newcomer, Steve Nickerson, Rose
Volunteers of 2013
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Continued from page 1)
Prindle, Ted Prindle, Sally Ray, Larry Reddy, Tony Robbins, Lou Sabold, Pat Sabold, Tim Schmidt, Bud Schrum, Nancy Schrum, Wanda Shirk, Jerret Stough, Rhonda Stough, Dave Strine, Steve Stroman, Brian Utermahler, Deb Wallick, Glenn Wallick, Penny Winner, Steve Winner, and those persons we may have accidentally missed. ■
May 3 ...................................................... Bird Walk, 8:00am-10:00am Nature/Interpretive Center, Conewago Day Use Area, Ages 10 and up
May 11 ..................... Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk, 1:00pm-2:30pm Pavilion #2 (Sunnyside)
June 21................................ Friend’s Open House, 10:00am-2:00pm Nature/Interpretive Center, Conewago Day Use Area
Jim Grove volunteered a whopping 857.5 hours!
September 6 ................................................... Pinchot Outdoors Day Activities for Wounded Veterans and their Families
October 4.....................................................Volunteer Trail Care Day Additional information released at a later date
October 18....................................................... Pinchotween, 2:00pm Nature/Interpretive Center, Conewago Day Use Area
APRIL BOARD MEETING
October 18 ..................................................... Trick-or-Treat, 6:00pm Campground, Registered Campers Only
· Voted to purchase new carpeting for modern cabins #5
For more information and an updated list of events, please visit our website: www.friendsofpinchot.org/home/calendar
and #9. · Approved purchase for mesh fencing to expand the goat program. Goats have been used as a natural way to control invasive species within the campground. · Voted to purchase new souvenir t-shirts (navy with tan artwork). · Plans to purchase playground equipment for the Conewago Day Use Area will be held off until the fall of 2014 or the spring of 2015.
www.friendsofpinchot.org
New Board Member: Dean Gibbons Dean Gibbons, of Hanover, was elected as a director on the Friends Dean Gibbons: of Pinchot State Park Newly appointed director. advisory board. Dean is a retired forklift operator. He and his wife, Barb, have been campground hosts for four years. Besides doing various volunteer work at the park, Dean and Barb also coordinate the T-shirt sales for the Friends of Pinchot State Park. ■
CORRECTION Issue 19 (Jan/Feb/Mar 2014) - The cover story, concerning playground equipment for the campground, should have included recognition to the New Cumberland American Legion Post 143 for their contribution of $500 to the project. Friends of Pinchot State Park - Page 2
PHOTO BY TED PRINDLE
The Friends of Pinchot State Park has appointed Phyllis Crooks, of York, as Volunteer CoordinaPhyllis Crooks: tor. For the past five Newly appointed volunteer coordinator. years, Phyllis has been a campground host and volunteer with the Friends of Pinchot State Park. She works from home and/or camper as an office manager for a local photography studio. Phyllis’s responsibilities will include keeping volunteer records, contacting persons when volunteer opportunities arise, and compiling volunteer hour reports. Folks interested in volunteering with the Friends of Pinchot State Park are encouraged to contact Phyllis at (717) 825-3714 or [email protected].
https://twitter.com/FriendsPinchot @FriendsPinchot
PHOTO BY TED PRINDLE
Volunteer Coordinator Appointed
Find us on Twitter at:
Digger Bees at Boulder Point
Friends of Pinchot State Park 2014 Annual Finance Report PHOTO BY SALLY RAY
By Pat Sabold, FOPSP Board Member
Take an early spring walk out to Boulder Point and you will see hairy, low-flying bees at work. These are digDigger bee in flight. ger bees. Digger bees can sting, but rarely do. Unlike honeybees, who live in group hives, diggers bees live underground by themselves. In the spring, the male digger bee emerges from underground. He flies around low to the ground until he senses a female digging her way 2200 Rosstown Road out. He starts digging to Lewisberry, PA 17339 (717) 432-5011 help the female and once Email: [email protected] she emerges they mate. The female digger bee ADVISORY BOARD creates an underground Chairman burrow with a handful Jim Merlino of tunnels branching off. Co-Chairman Ted Prindle Treasurer Sally Ray
Park Representative Beth Kepley-McNutt This volunteer advisory board is dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing the natural and recreational resources of Gifford Pinchot State Park for present and future generations. Friends of Pinchot State Park is a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). The PPFF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Newsletter Editor: Pat Sabold [email protected] Publication deadlines are the 5th of each quarter (March, June, September, December). The Advisory Board reserve publication decisions.
www.friendsofpinchot.org
Income ....................................................................... $29,903.00 Fundraising $24,736.00 Membership $935.00 Donations $1732.00 Grants $2500.00 Expenses ................................................................ ($37,953.49) Fundraising ($5713.47) Playground Equipment ($22,267.00) Miscellaneous* ($9973.02) Ending Balance ........................................................ $24,969.09 *Includes: Ten wooden picnic tables, twenty fish habitat cribs, volleyball net for campground, environmental education supplies, trail maintenance tools and supplies, log splitter, two chain saws, hand held blower, American flags, and office supplies.
The 2013 Annual Report can be found at: http://friendsofpinchot.org/home/newsletters
FRIENDS OF PINCHOT STATE PARK 2014 Annual Membership Application
Make checks payable to: PPFF (include FOPSP on the memo line)
Mail form with payment to: Friends of Pinchot State Park, 2200 Rosstown Road, Lewisberry, PA 17339. o NEW MEMBERSHIP
PHOTO BY SALLY RAY
Secretary Betsy Leppo Board Members Dean Gibbons Jim Grove Kevin Merlino Pat Sabold Steve Stroman
Beginning Balance ................................................... $33,019.58
Digger bee burrow.
Once her home is built, she makes many trips to collect sugary nectar from nearby wildflowers. She takes the nectar back to her home and places it at the far end of each tunnel. She then lays one egg on top of each glob of nectar. When the larva hatch from the eggs they will feed on the nectar and eventually emerge as adult digger bees. ■
__ Senior (age 62+) $10.00 __ Individual $15.00 __ Family $25.00 __ Damselfly Sponsor $50.00 __ Dragonfly Sponsor $100.00
o RENEWAL
__ Corporate $250.00+ __ I’d like to make a tax-deductible contribution of $________ TOTAL $ ______________
Name(s) ________________________________________ Street __________________________________________ City ____________________________________________ State/Zip Code _______________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________ Email___________________________________________ o I would like to receive my newsletter via email. o I am interested in volunteering. Friends of Pinchot State Park was formed in March 2009 as a chapter of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF). The PPFF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to PPFF are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The official registration of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Memberships are for one year, June 1 through May 31. NL14
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