Our condolences to his family, friends, and associates.
Pilot’s Editorial Page love for PHP in case you missed 2 of PHP’s mentions last year.
From Thanksgiving’s “So many blessings in Hampton Roads” at Pilotonline.com:
Too often, we take for granted the many things that enrich our lives. Here are a few of the people, places and things we appreciate, to help get you started on this Thanksgiving Day 2011.
We’re thankful for…
…The people and organizations working to save Pleasure House Point, Virginia Beach’s last undeveloped stretch of land on the Lynnhaven River
In addition it was their lead Hit in their Hits and Misses column for December 10th 2011:
HIT A public/private win
A call last year to preserve the last remaining swath of undeveloped property on the Lynnhaven River, called Pleasure House Point, has become a mission for Virginia Beach, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Lynnhaven River Now, among others.
This week, the Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Virginia Power, gave the project $500,000, the first substantial gift from the private sector toward the acquisition.
Dominion, which has been rightly criticized for reaping excessive profits from its electricity rates, at least has put this money to a worthy cause.
About World Wetlands Day 2012 Photo Celebration
Join the Group in Flickr to post your pics between January 3rd- 20th 2012.
“WILDLIFE” – Wildlife in wetlands, from frogs to fish to flamingoes, showcase the inhabitants of your favorite wetlands.
“LANDSCAPE” – Beautiful sunsets, an undulating salt marsh, a vista of stately mangroves, take it all in.
“PLANTS” – A close up of a flower or intricately woven lily-pad stalks, some of the most unique plants blur the lines between terrestrial and aquatic.
“TOURISTS” –Whether slipping silently by in a canoe, bird watching, fishing or photographing, show us how YOU enjoy your wetlands.
PHP gets another $1.54M Grant for it’s permanent preservation !
From US Fish & Wildlife Service:
$1 million grant will add 82 acres to Virginia Beach’s park and open space system
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, partnering with the City of Virginia Beach and the Trust for Public Land, will use this grant and non-federal match of $540,000 to acquire and preserve one of Hampton Roads’ largest undeveloped waterfront properties.
The 82-acre property overlooks Lynnhaven Bay at Pleasure House Point and consists of estuarine emergent wetlands, tidal mudflats, near shore habitat and maritime forest.
And:
The focus of this site will be preservation of wetlands and maritime forest, passive recreation, nature observation, and non-motorized water access. The grant will not only help wildlife, including finfish, blue crab and shorebirds, but it will link more than 2,900 acres of permanently protected lands along Pleasure House Creek. The Virginia Conservation Lands Needs Assessment Vulnerability Model ranked this site as a hot spot for its ecological significance and threat for conversion to high-density residential development.
Emphasis ours!
Photo: Tim Solanic
The Trust for Public Land is more than halfway toward its goal of acquiring and preserving a 122-acre property in Virginia Beach after getting a $500,000 gift from the Dominion Foundation.
