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Capacity Building FOR is currently working on building internal capacity for expanding our funding base through a grant from the Chesapake Bay Funders Initiative, administered through the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The project includes training, strategic planning and board development.
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Research - Bioretention Monitoring Effective advocacy often relies upon having good data. In the case of promoting Low Impact Development and specifically, bioretention practices, there is still a need for more data to answer detailed questions about design…like "What is the best soil mix" and "How well do they remove oil or antifreeze?" FOR identified this need years ago, and initiated a program to conduct first-rate field monitoring ourselves to help provide answers to these questions. Thanks to funding from VA Department of Forestry and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, we are currently assessing the effectiveness of a bioretention area in Fredericksburg's Central Park development. Funding: VA DCR, VA DOF, Silver Companies.
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All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Impact Control In response to the growing presence and impacts of ATVs on Fredericksburg-owned riparian land, F.O.R. continued to advocate for greater enforcement of City ordinances to prohibit ATV activity on the nearly 5,000 acres of riparian land owned by the City. FORs ATV committee is working closely with the City staff and police to informing adjoining landownwers of the regulations, and to report and prosecute offenders.
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