Left to right are Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities J.R. Pope; Bob Schamerhorn; Sharon Hill; President of the Audubon Society Pam Dummitt; President of the Friends of William Byrd Park Judy Howlett; Secretary of the Friends of William Byrd Park Sarah Weisinger; and Lori Rutledge, the Audubon Society’s membership chair.

On June 7, a group gathered at Swan Lake in Byrd Park to recognize Sharon Hill, a member of the Friends of William Byrd Park, and dedicate a new park display case installed by Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.

The display provides pictures and information on the variety of birds that can be seen in the park. Hill developed the information for the display with the help of Richmond’s Audubon Society using photographs provided by Bob Schamerhorn, who chairs the society’s Education Committee.

J.R. Pope, director of Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities commented at the dedication, “This illustrates what we can accomplish when three organizations work together.”

– The information above and the photo were provided by Christy Everson with the City of Richmond