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Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships -- Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 8% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,923 records.
- Website activity increased, recording an average of 51,568 hits per month, with an average of 4,985 pages viewed per month (12.4% increase in pages viewed).
- Team charter approved and signed by federal managers and IVP team.
- Volunteer orientation and training in 11 subject areas delivered to 80 volunteers.
- Recognition Banquet and Awards Ceremony recognized 180 volunteers.
- Volunteer event list revised for 2007.
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Don’t Trash Nevada roll-out event held on October 12, 2006.
• Program website launched.
• 74 people have taken the on-line anti-litter and dumping pledge.
• Public-private partnership with Republic Services of Southern Nevada generated $11,917.97 in donations to Don’t Trash Nevada.
• Conducted 3 volunteer and 1 alternative workforce clean-ups this quarter.
• Fulfilled deliverable of 12 clean-ups for 2006 (9 volunteer / 3 alternative workforce).
• 16 volunteer clean-ups scheduled for 2007. • Two tons of agency-generated paper recycled this quarter, saving 14,000 gallons of water, 34 trees, and almost 8 cubic yards of landfill space.
• …
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships - Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 9.5% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,698 records.
- Website activity decreased, recording an average of 42,488 hits per month, with an average of 4,435 pages viewed per month (3.6% decrease in pages viewed).
- Volunteer recognition ceremony scheduled for November 4 at the Renaissance Hotel, Las Vegas.
- Fall 2006 volunteer training schedule finalized.
- National Public Lands Day volunteer projects successfully executed at Red Rock Canyon NCA and Lake Mead NRA, with a total of 232 community volunteers contributing more than 1,000 hours toward clean-up and restoration of Southern Nevada’s public lands.
- Team charter presented to the federal …
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• Team members have been meeting regularly with other interagency teams to plan for the upcoming messaging campaign roll-out event, set for October 12, 2006.
• The Interagency Anti-Litter Team recycled over a ton of paper this quarter.
• A task order modification request was completed, submitted, and approved this quarter. The request will make more funds available for the messaging campaign.
• A multi-pronged media buy for the messaging campaign has been planned this quarter and will be initiated in October.
• The Anti-Litter Team worked with the Nevada Division of Forestry to complete Phase Two of a clean-up …
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships - Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Volunteer database increased 12% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,471 records.
- Website activity increased, recording an average of 52,987 hits per month, with an average of 4,596 pages viewed per month (28% increase in pages viewed).
- Spring training sessions were delivered to 180 community volunteers.
- 1,400 public lands volunteers were recognized during National Volunteer Week.
- Volunteer events were successfully executed in Red Rock Canyon NCA and the Spring Mountains NRA, with 189 community volunteers contributing more than 1,000 hours.
Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships -- Interagency Volunteer Program & Cooperative Conservation Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Interagency volunteer database now contains 2,211 records, reflecting 404 new volunteer records this quarter, a 22% increase over last quarter.
- Website activity decreased, recording an average of 35,798 hits per month, with an average of 3,337 pages viewed per month.
- Volunteer events were successfully executed in Sloan Canyon NCA, Spring Mountains NRA, and Lake Mead NRA.
- Interagency training was delivered to 70 volunteers.
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending March 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
• A community-based roundtable met three times this quarter to suggest goals and objectives for the anti-litter strategic plan.
• Project Manager Doug Joslin is representing the public lands on a Clark County Recycling Advisory Committee, which met twice this quarter.
• Four public service announcements were produced by UNLV students, with one selected by the team for use in the Southern Nevada messaging campaign.
• The Clint Eastwood Take Pride in America PSA aired 74 times in January 2006 and was viewed by 116,802 people.
• The interagency team has begun arrangements for paper recycling in partnership with the …