Thomas Burk

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Thomas (Tommy) Burk (December 30, 1983 - ) is well known^{[citation needed]} throughout the Northern Virginia area for his work with the Piedmont Environmental Council. He was born in Fairfax, VA, and is an alumnus of Loudoun Valley High School (Purcellville, VA) and Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA). He received a B.A. of History from Hampden-Sydney and was also named a Venable Scholar during the 2003-04 academic session. ^[1] Thomas is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Geography from George Mason University (Fairfax, VA).^[2]

During the Summer of 2007 he took on the task of mapping American Chestnut Trees throughout the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area. These particular trees are nearly extinct and due to the help of Mr. Burk these trees can now be easily located and cross pollinated to produce more saplings. The following is a quote from a press release during the American Chestnut National Meeting:

In early September, the Piedmont Environmental Council, a respected regional conservation organization, called us in to show the results of graduate intern Thomas Burk's summer project. With PEC's mapping staffer Watsun Randolph, Burk had tracked down leads to 14 more chestnut trees not in our data base, showing them in multiple overlays with roads, property lines, topographic features and overlays for cumulative data and field notes. PEC agreed to work with us to update the maps in future, opening the way for improving mapping techniques.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ / Hampden-Sydney College Matters of Record 2003-04 Academic Calendar Year
2. ^ / American Chestnut Foundation Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, VA, October 6, 2007
3. ^ / American Chestnut Foundation National Meeting, Burlington, VT, October 25-27, 2007