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FEBRUARY 9, 2008 WORKDAY RE-CAP:
Here's a BIG THANK YOU to
all who participated in today's project. 29 members
donated over 1,500 miles and 178 "man-hours" that
equated to $5,220.23 in matching funds towards our grant
requirements. All I can say is...."Way to go !!!"
There were 8 nursery boxes
and over 100 transplant cages built in less than 8 hours
at the San Jacinto River Authority site. Only the
right group of conservation minded folks could have
pulled off such an event, that would have rivaled an
old-fashioned "barn raising" from the 19th century. SCBC
displayed such a high degree of professionalism, that
even our partners (TPWD & SJRA) could not stop giving
praise while witnessing the work.
Mark Webb (TPWD): "Ron...I
have never seen ANY group that I have worked with, be as
prepared as SCBC was today. I thought all the way from
Bryan about how I could forward suggestions/corrections
if the need presented itself. But after watching the
work, I realized that there was nothing that I could
have said to improve the quality of the work. I have
worked with other groups where it took them over an hour
to get started, and another hour to argue about what
they were going to do for lunch. This group is
definitely prepared and qualified to do this work...I am
very impressed."
Brett Rhaley (SJRA):
"Watching this is incredible. It's like watching a bee
hive. I had no idea that you all were this dedicated to
helping with conservation. Blake (Kellum...Lake Conroe
Manager for the SJRA) called me this afternoon and asked
how the project was going. I told him that he was not
going to believe the results when he saw them. I told
Blake that these people not only know what they are
doing, but that they were good at it too.
Larry LeBlanc (Outdoor
Writer-The Courier): Ron, this is fantastic...better
than I anticipated. People need to know what you folks
are doing here. I can't wait to get home and put this
story together.
Although praise from our
partners is not what should motivate us, it is great to
know that we have their respect. Perhaps that fact will
give us more credibility towards getting our voices
heard in the future.
Again...a super day of work
today. There are many who will be a little sore
tomorrow, but hopefully you can enjoy in the fact that
what happened today will help in saving a wonderful body
of water that we all enjoy.
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