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ORGANIZATION  HISTORY

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1966    S.P.U.R. founded

1967 
   Organized the first Gorge Clean-Up as part of the Gorge Beautification Project

1968    Began hiking trail in the Whitewater Gorge between Test Road and South G Street

1975    Formed Resource Inventory Council, which mapped Wayne County’s natural resources and led to the Wayne County Geographic Information System (GIS).

1976    Helped establish Bicentennial Park at Bridge Avenue and Sim Hodgin Parkway in the Whitewater Gorge

1980s    SPUR used grants and donations to acquire key properties and easements in the Whitewater Gorge to continue the trail north from G Street

1993    Supported creation of the Southeast Aquifer Ordinance protecting Richmond’s drinking water source from contamination and exploitation

1999    SPUR donated its Gorge Trail (including the Test Road property) to the City of Richmond for permanent public recreational use.

2001     Sponsored a Farmland Conservation meeting

2006     Sponsored research on the historic mill sites of Wayne County, once home to more than 166 mills

2010     Sponsored the creation of the Fossil Park on the grounds of Richmond’s Bicentennial Park.

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