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==History== | ==History== | ||
After receiving a large monetary donation the [[Nature Conservancy]] created the [[Rann Preserve]] in the fall of 1975. With further help from the Nature Conservancy and a state grant, the deed was transferred to the city and the county in the fall of 1978, and the Ivy Creek Natural Area was born. The foundation was created a few months later in early 1979<ref name="chronicles">[http://ivycreekfoundation.org/pdf/IvyCreekFoundationChronicles.pdf The Ivy Creek Foundation Chronicles], Ivy Creek Foundation, retrieved 2 Aug 2009.</ref>. | After receiving a large monetary donation the [[Nature Conservancy]] created the [[Rann Preserve]] in the fall of 1975. With further help from the Nature Conservancy and a state grant, the deed was transferred to the city and the county in the fall of 1978, and the Ivy Creek Natural Area was born. The foundation was created a few months later in early 1979<ref name="chronicles">[http://ivycreekfoundation.org/pdf/IvyCreekFoundationChronicles.pdf The Ivy Creek Foundation Chronicles], Ivy Creek Foundation, retrieved 2 Aug 2009.</ref>. The foundation was a recommendation from an advisory committee that was chaired by [[Susan Schmidt]]. | ||
The foundation's mission is connecting people to our lands present and past. | The foundation's mission is connecting people to our lands present and past. |
Revision as of 17:59, 14 April 2019
The Ivy Creek Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Charlottesville that preserves and manages the Ivy Creek Natural Area for community education and appreciation.
History
After receiving a large monetary donation the Nature Conservancy created the Rann Preserve in the fall of 1975. With further help from the Nature Conservancy and a state grant, the deed was transferred to the city and the county in the fall of 1978, and the Ivy Creek Natural Area was born. The foundation was created a few months later in early 1979[1]. The foundation was a recommendation from an advisory committee that was chaired by Susan Schmidt.
The foundation's mission is connecting people to our lands present and past.
Staff
- Rochelle Garwood, Interim
- Bruce Gatling-Austin, Education Coordinator
Board of Directors
- Lorna Werntz, President
- Marilyn Smith, Vice President
- Diana Foster, Secretary
- Phil Stokes, Treasurer
- Liz Sargent
- Rochelle Garwood
- David Hannah
- Kristin Sorokti
- Jorgen Vik
- Tom Wild
- Keith Woodard
References
- ↑ The Ivy Creek Foundation Chronicles, Ivy Creek Foundation, retrieved 2 Aug 2009.