As one of the nation’s largest producers of energy,
Dominion recognizes the value of maintaining and improving the environment.
The Dominion Foundation supports environmental stewardship and education through
volunteer programs and grants.
A Few Examples...
State Park Information Stations - A $300,000
grant from Dominion is helping to establish outdoor interactive information
stations at 31 state parks in Virginia. The stations,
or kiosks, enable park visitors to access trail information, wildlife
spotting guides, information on park amenities, printable guides and maps,
program descriptions, schedules and more, using a global positioning system,
or GPS. (Learn
more.)
Nature Conservancy - The Dominion Foundation
recently donated $100,000 to the West Virginia Nature Conservancy to support
the Bear Rocks Preserve in eastern West Virginia. The company donated the 477-acre
Bear Rocks Preserve to the Nature Conservancy in 2000. Valued at $1.5 million,
Bear Rocks was the single largest corporate gift, as well as the largest nature
preserve ever donated to the Conservancy. In addition, a separate $250,000 donation
was made to the Nature Conservancy of Virginia for land conservation in the
Commonwealth.
Audubon Nature Institute - Dominion supports
the WILD Science After School program for fifth-graders. In the New Orleans
area, this hands-on science program helps students discover that science is
much more exciting than reading a textbook. Dominion drills for oil and gas
in Louisiana and the Gulf.
Wind Over Wings - A wildlife rehabilitation
and education center located in Connecticut, this non-profit received a $5,000
grant. The funds underwrite educational outreach programs to schools in the
Dominion Millstone Power Station area, teaching children about the protection
of local and endangered birds.
Coast Guard Foundation - A recent $10,000
grant was awarded for facilities improvements at the Coast Guard Station at
St. Inigoes, Maryland. Located south of Dominion’s Cove Point LNG facility,
the Station is responsible for the waters and tributaries along the lower Potomac
River and part of Chesapeake Bay. Its missions include search and rescue, enforcement
of laws and treaties, marine environmental protection and recreational boating
safety.
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania -
A $10,000 grant enables the Audubon Society to take standards-based and cross-curricular
activities to schools in southwestern Pennsylvania. Using live birds, the Audubon
Society’s education staff helps students discover the similarities and
differences among species, the importance of habitat, conservation and the impact
humans have on the environment.
Roanoke River Partners - Dominion’s
$10,000 grant will enable the Roanoke River Partners to construct a camping
platform and to continue to build and manage the Roanoke River Paddle Trail.
The trail covers more than 200 miles of interconnected rivers and creeks in
northeastern North Carolina.
