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IMA Program Annual Updates 2008 IMA Update Sites 40 sites Over 35 acres maintained Acreage breakdown of IMA sites: 17 were at least 1 acre, 11 were ¼ acre plots, 9 were ½ acres and 3 were roughly ¾ acre plots. Volunteers 975 volunteer participants (101 Invasive Plant Removal Day, 185 Volunteer Fest) Nine large groups supported our efforts (corporate/school/scout) Contributing a total of over 3,892 volunteer hours at 193 total workdays Three year Grand Totals: 2,368 volunteer participants, 10,539 volunteer hours logged at 566 workdays! Partnership Support NRMP, various park staff, Earth Sangha, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, Department Of Forestry, Potomac Conservancy, and Fairfax ReLeaf among others. Debris Over 600 bags collected, not including trailer loads of loose debris, or debris cut and dropped on site. Native Plants Over 961 (including rescued) native plants were installed at ten different IMA sites over approximately 4 acres. Three sites were planted with native meadow seed. Outreach Activities Reached 287,437 known customer contacts through: IMA Display Surfrider Green Festival Kings Park West (KPW) neighborhood event Subscriptions Park News Park Takes ResOURces NewsLink Conservation Currents Web sites Earth Sangha ResOURces on line Friends of Accotink HOA websites Press Releases Fairfax County Public Schools (middle schools & high schools) Neighbor notification letters Television and cable coverage Email lists from Green Friends, Earth Sangha and Site Leaders Numerous phone calls & emails from the general public Community service flier delivered to FCPS Career Centers, RECenters and libraries Homeowner's newsletter articles (Annandale, Royal Lake & Woodglen Lake) Organizational Newsletters (REI and VNPS) 2007 IMA Update Sites 38 sites Over 34 acres maintained Five IMA sites were over 1 acre, five were at least ½-acre plots and seven IMA sites were under ½ acres. Volunteers 935 volunteer participants Three large group/corporate events Contributing at total of 4,361 volunteer hours 219 total workdays Partnership Support NRMP, various park staff, Earth Sangha, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, Department Of Forestry, Potomac Conservancy, and Fairfax ReLeaf among others. Debris Over 590 bags collected, not including trailer loads of loose debris, or debris cut and dropped on site. Native Plants Over 1,304 native plants were installed at fifteen different IMA sites. Four sites were planted with native meadow seed. Outreach Activities Reached 287,665 known customer contacts through: Attendees at the EcoSavvy, Ma-eppc and Ecological Society of America / Society of Ecological Restoration (ESA/SER) conferences Homeowner's newsletter articles (Annandale, Rutherford, Pohick SV & Woodglen) Organizational Newsletters (REI and VNPS) IMA Display Frying Pan Corporate Olympics Vienna's Environmental Day Woodley Hills community day Virginia Cooperative Extension Tree Forum Green Rangers program participants Watershed / water event Neighbor notification letters Email lists from Green Friends, Earth Sangha and Site Leaders Numerous phone calls & emails from the general public Subscriptions. Park News Park Takes ResOURces NewsLink Conservation Currents Web site - ResOURces on line, Friends of Accotink & HOA websites Community service flier to schools, RECenters and libraries Press Releases Television, cable and radio interviews / coverage 2006 IMA Update Volunteers 3 group/corporate events (180 participants) 133 workdays on 21 sites About 875 people contributed over 1300 volunteer hours! Sites Over 8 acres maintained as IMA sites: 21 sites total 16 IMA sites were ½ acre plots 5 IMA sites that were under ½ acre Debris Removal Over 250 bags collected! Plus several trailer and roll-off/dumpster loads of loose debris and debris that was cut and dropped on site. Native Plants Over 300 native plants were installed at six different IMA sites 2 sites planted with native meadow seed Participation in Outreach Events * EcoSavvy conference * Homeowner's Association Newsletter Articles * the NEST program * Blue's Rangers (blues) Concert at Frying Pan Farm * World Water Monitoring Day *