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Title: Success with EVS


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Success with EVS
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • The Theta Omega Chapter
  • Eastern Illinois University

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Embarras Volunteer Stewards (EVS)
  • Based in Charleston, IL
  • Originated in 1994 to restore native prairie and
    woodland sites
  • Work approximately 40 Saturdays a year
  • Seed collecting, exotic species control,
    controlled burning, tree planting, trail
    maintenance, tours

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The Task
  • Douglas Hart Nature Center
  • Mattoon, IL
  • Lafferty Nature Center
  • Charleston, IL
  • Charleston-Mattoon Bike Trail
  • Mattoon Charleston, IL

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Honeysuckle
  • Four types (Tartarian, Morrow's, Belle and Amur)
  • Grows to heights of 6-10 feet
  • Alien forms have a bushy growth form

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Honeysuckle
  • Example of overrun honeysuckle on left and an
    adjacent area on right where honeysuckle has been
    removed.

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Involving Others
  • Illinois CPA Society Young Professional Group
  • Total of 16 volunteers showed up for the November
    work day

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A Successful Project Requires
  • Planning
  • Time Intensive
  • Consistent Dedicated Leadership
  • Coordinating Volunteers
  • Scheduling Resources
  • Phone Calls
  • Execution
  • Labor Intensive
  • Dependant on Sufficient Manpower

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The Difficult Task
  • Many projects fail to achieve their full
    potential due to a simple underestimation of the
    time commitments required of the planning stage
  • Further complicated in an academic environment by
  • High Student Turnover
  • Summer Vacation

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Our Solution Partnership
  • Leadership is shared
  • EVS provides
  • Consistent Focus
  • Scheduling and Organizing of Workdays
  • Beta Alpha Psi provides
  • Labor Coordination
  • Manpower

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The Result Success
  • During the school year we volunteer one Saturday
    morning a month
  • Resulting in the reclamation of thousands of
    square feet of habitat for public use and
    education
  • Connects our membership with the community
  • Partnership in its third year
  • Level of involvement continues to expand each
    year

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Additional Volunteering
  • Current Beta Alpha Psi President, Aaron Hubbart,
    volunteers as webmaster for EVS
  • Website
  • www.embarrasstewards.org

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Your Key to Success
  • Build a
  • Partnership!
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