Protecting wetlands, constructing
a greenhouse for an elementary school and improving access to nature sites
are among the projects that more than 500 Dominion volunteers in 14 states
tackled in 2006 as part of the company’s annual "Putting
Our Energy to Work for the Environment" campaign. In all, Dominion employees
completed 19 environmental projects.
Read a related news
release for
additional details.
This year’s projects include repairing berms in a wetland
in Clover, Va.; construction of a greenhouse at an elementary school in Spotsylvania
County, Va.; the creation of walking paths at Towpath Trails Park in Northfield,
Ohio; and replacing a roof at historic Fort New Salem in Salem, W.Va. Learn
about other projects below.
View
a video of projects at Woodbridge, Va. Volunteers assembled
an information kiosk, erected an osprey nesting site, constructed a pavilion,
built a split-rail fence and built an observation deck at Occoquan Bay National
Wildlife Refuge. (Large
file -- allow time for download.)
View
a video of a project at the Roanoke Rapids Canal Museum
and Trail in North Carolina. A handicap accessible walkway and
platform were constructed to provide views of an aqueduct originally
built in the early 1800's. (Large
file -- allow time for download.)
View
a video of projects completed at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence,
R.I., and see additional footage of the project at Occoquan Bay National
Wildlife Refuge in Woodbridge, Va. (Large
file -- allow time for download.)
View
a video of a project at the Great Dismal Swamp National
Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk, Va. Volunteers
built an observation deck and walkway for visitors.
2005 Volunteer Projects
Dominion volunteers improved parks, rivers, hiking
trails and historic sites with 16 projects in 11 states. Read
more about the
2005 campaign.
