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Entries by Jerry Nissley
One Hundred Thousand Welcomes
Banner Photo courtesy NoVA Science Center FMN attended a community event at the Kincora complex in Dulles on March 23rd to preview final plans for the Northern Virginia Science Center project. The event was designed to connect like minded organizations in and around NoVA that would have potential interest in the new science center. Attendees […]
Landscaping With A Conscience
Photos courtesy of Steph Johnson I do not recall ever writing a success story about an FMN volunteer before their training class even graduates but there always seems to be a first time for everything. VMN trainee (Fairfax Chapter) Stephanie Johnson was recently featured in a newsletter article published by the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. […]
Tree Rescue Time
Cover photo: Jerry Nissley Plant NOVA Trees needs help with their Tree Rescuers Program. At this time, they need volunteers to distribute door hangers designed to inform residents about invasive plant species that cause tree failure. Flyers could be handed out at your local HOA meeting, Friends Of group, or Neighborhood Citizens meeting. At the […]
Nature’s Ephemeral Oases
Cover photo: Ana Ka’ahanui (Capital Nature) By definition vernal ponds are ephemeral; how we endeavor to sustain their wellbeing does not need to be. The idea to create an educational outreach film that would emphasize the importance of vernal ponds and enhance our understanding of them originated with FMN Beverley Rivera, FACC Philip Latasa, and […]
Your Closest State Park – Mason Neck
All photos by Jerry Nissley Are you gazing over your horizon for a different new place to volunteer? FMNs Tom Blackburn, Rob Warren and Jerry Nissley recently met with Jamie Leeuwrik, Chief Ranger – Visitor Experience, at Mason Neck State Park to discuss the areas of need at the park and how FMN volunteers may […]
A Look Behind the Curtains – Project Codes
Cover photo: Jerry Nissley As experienced FMN volunteers most of us have logged into Better Impact (BI) to record hours of service or CE. Because of this, from time to time the Projects/Hours Committee receives questions via fmncontinuinged@gmail.com asking about how to record hours or how to best identify service codes to use for a […]
Welcome Fairfax Tree Stewards
Cover photo: Public Domain In January 2023, the FMN board approved a chapter partnership with Fairfax Tree Stewards (FTS). FTS is an educational, non-profit, volunteer organization providing specialized training and certification focusing on trees. It is a program under the auspices of Trees Virginia, registered with the state as Virginia Urban Forest Council and is […]
Team Table Time
It was a great way to spend a day – collaborating behind the Nature Forward Table at the Hybla Valley Community Center. Hybla Valley is designated as an Opportunity Neighborhood in Fairfax County. United Community, a non-profit organization, hosted the holiday season outreach event handing out 100s of toys, a nutritional lunch, and a tremendous […]
Start Where You Are
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” A tenet of volunteering coined by Arthur Ashe. The FMN recipients of the 2022 Elly Doyle Outstanding Volunteer awards most certainly personify each component of that tenet. The Elly Doyle Park Service Awards were established in 1988 by Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) […]