[Green] Americorps

[Cindy Taylor]

Thank you Mark, Vic and all.
I, too, am heartbroken by this shocking news.
Here is the link to the article that appeared in today's paper,
Cindy Taylor

Available online in *The Parkersburg News and Sentinel**:*

April 17, 2025  Community News article by Amber Phipps, Staff Reporter

“AmeriCorps volunteers leave island project after funding dries up”

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/community-news/2025/04/americorps-volunteers-leave-island-project-after-funding-dries-up/



On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM Rebecca Phillips via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Thank you, Mark.
>
> Rebecca
>
> "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."--
> Cicero
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> *From:* Green <green-bounces at fuusm.org> on behalf of Mark Krivchenia via
> Green <green at fuusm.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2025 7:27 PM
> *To:* Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues <green at fuusm.org>
> *Cc:* Mark Krivchenia <mark.krivchenia at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Green] Americorps
>
> I have been interviewed by the local papers (Parkersburg and
> Marietta)--Amber.  I shared with them the communication from Americorps,
> and my thoughts about it.  She thought it would run in the paper tomorrow.
> And a picture of the Americorp crew.
>
> Mark
>
> It will be a news piece I assume--not an opinion piece.
>
> That will have to come later.
>
> Mark
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM Vic Elam via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
> Debra,
>
> This weekends Climate Corner  by Jean Ambrose will refer to it and I think
> that Mark K. is working on something with the media.
>
> Thanks,
>
> When the Earth, its products, its creatures become his concern, man is
> caught up in a cause greater than his own life and more meaningful. Only
> when man loses himself in an endeavor of that magnitude does he walk and
> live with humility and reverence.   - William O. Douglas
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM Debra Miller via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
> OMG.   This is so far out of hand.  We must everything we can to turn the
> tide on this.  Will the newspaper report this??
> Debra
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 16, 2025, at 11:51 AM, Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Mark K. let me and other Friends board members know last night. It's
> OUTRAGEOUS and disgusting. What a mess of half-finished and unstarted
> projects it leaves you and Refuge staff with. This is government
> efficiency?
>
> Especially since those young, able bodies won't be around to help with
> tree planting on Buckley Island on Saturday, I'll email fuusmchat and
> encourage all who can possibly help to show up.
>
> --dawn
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM Vic Elam via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
> I don't know if all the info channels have been reached, so in the event
> some of you have not heard. Yesterday afternoon, the Americorps crew
> working here at Ohio River Islands NWR was notified that they were
> terminated by DOGE. It was a heartbreaking time. They immediately had to
> return to their camp and start packing up and hit the road last night.
>
> Thank you for your support the short time they were here.
>
> Vic
> When the Earth, its products, its creatures become his concern, man is
> caught up in a cause greater than his own life and more meaningful. Only
> when man loses himself in an endeavor of that magnitude does he walk and
> live with humility and reverence.   - William O. Douglas
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