Mission & History
Mission
The mission of the Jericho Underhill Park District is to serve its member communities by owning and operating the Mills Riverside Park for education, conservation and recreation.
History
The Jericho Underhill Land Trust (JULT) purchased the land now known as Mills Riverside Park on July 14, 1999, through a grant-writing and fundraising effort. JULT donated a conservation easement at this time to the Vermont Land Trust thereby ensuring the permanent protection of this scenic land with sensitive wildlife habitats and extraordinary recreational opportunities. Ownership of the park was transferred to the Jericho Underhill Park District (JUPD) on February 24, 2000, following the creation of this two-town municipal entity. The Jericho Underhill Park District owns Mills Riverside Park and the Board of Trustees are responsible for its management.
Original Donors to the Park - 1999 (Work in Progress…)
The Jericho Land Trust and the Jericho and Underhill Community thank the following contributors who made this park a reality. - August 1999
| A Mansfield View B&B | Jeri-Hill Hardware | Tranquility Massage | Jim & Jennifer Adkisson | Janet Ballard | Jane Bertoni | Shane & Charlotte Brodie | Brian Calhoun & Nancy Karlson |
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| Amalgamated Culture Works | Jericho-Underhill Lions Club | Trapp Family Lodge | Terry & Sheila Alken Adkisson | Murray & Jane Banks | Susan & Jack Beslo | Ann Broekhuizen & Patricia House | John & Carolyn Cameron |
| Autosmith | Kirby Electric | Tubbs Snowshoes | Lisa & Gary Richter Akins | John Barbour & Carla Hochschild | Yuriy Bihun & Irene Leush | Robert & Nancy Bromley | Linda Campbell |
| Beauregard Equipment, Inc. | Lincoln Inn | Underhill Country Store | Andrew, Beth, Emily & Gabe Albright | The Barker Family | David Binch & Willa Harris | Peter & Marion Brooks | Jim & Betty Candon |
| Big John's Riverside Store | Mamma's Biscotti of VT | Union Bank | Emille, Stuart, Jessica, Andrew, Gretchen, Christa, Alexander & Mark Fasching | Christine Barnes | Eric Bishop & Barbara Framkowski | Suzanne Brooks | James & Nancy Carey |
| Birnn Chocolates of Vermont | Mansfield Nordic Club | Vermont Heating & Ventilating Co. | Willard E. Alexander | Jonathan & Jean Barnes & Sons | Barbara Bister | Kenneth M. Brown | Nicole Carignan & David Raphael |
| Boyden Winery | Merchants Bank | Vermont Housing & Conservation Board | Archie & Betty Allen | Sarah Barnett & Tobias Kahan | Bill Blake | Peg, Parker & Zac Brown | Carolyn & Dave Carlson |
| Browns River Soccer Club | Miguel's Stowe Away | Pat, Diane & Kaitlin Abare | Katrina & Robert Allen | Elizabeth Bashaw | Dr. & Mrs. John H. Bland | Toby Brown | Mary Carlson |
| Cabot Creamery | Mountain High Pizza Pie | Bill, Kim, Brent & Brad Adair | Susan & Frank Babicz | Peter Bernhardt | The Bresee Familiy | Burlington Free Press | Cold Hollow Cider Mill |
| Catch 22 Youth Football League | Mt. Mansfield Animal Hospital | Clark & Lois Adams | Frederick & Gail Babinger | Kerry & Denise Bernstein | Ross & Patricia Brewer | Bill Buth | Concept II, Inc. |
| Choate, Hall Stewart | Olivia's | Gerard & Susan Adams | Jeff & Mary Baker | James Berry | Ross Brewer | Jeff & Gina Butkus | Country Home Products |
| Clark's Truck Center | Peak Presentations | Shirley Adams | Donald J. Balch | Wendell Berry | Arthur & Susan Bristol | Priscilla & Ken Byerly | Del'amora Pasta Sauce |
| Farrell Chiropractic Center | Sinclair Inn | Timothy & Gretchen Anderson | Lyn Beliveau | James & Karen Bove | Kay & James Burde | ||
| First Step Graphics & Design | Ski Rack | Jean Archibald | Victoria Beliveau | Peyton & Susan Bowden | Bill Burdet | ||
| Freeman Foundation | Smuggler's Notch Ski Area | Catherine & Allan Armstrong | Cynthia Beliveau & Edward Antczak | Mary L. Bower & Dorothea M. Bower | Darla & Rick Burgess | ||
| Gallagher, Flynn & Company | Snowflake Chocolates | Craig & Margaret Armstrong | Susan, Curt & Caitlin Belton | Joan Bowker & Dan Close | Kent & Paige Burgess | ||
| Gardener's Supply | Spring Hill Pasta | Ramon & Brenda Astillero | Peter & Caroline Bennett | Nancy & George Bradford | Richard Burgess | ||
| Greenleaf Forestry | The Waters Craft Gallery & Jewelry Studio | Ken & Dot Austin | James & Susan Bentlage | Gregory Brand & Karen Yacos | Whitney Burgess & Tristan Kelley | ||
| IBM | Town of Jericho | Mike Austin & Jessica Dion | Judy & Bob Bergeron | Tate & Michelle Brannan | Anthony & Sandra Burke | ||
| IDX Foundation | Town of Underhill | Eric Avildsen & Faith Ingulstrud | Thor & Nancy Bergersen | Richard & Katrina Brehm | Patrick & Jean Burke | ||
| Proctor Maple Research Center | Linda Almy | Cyrus & Mary Bassett | Bart & Beth Blaner | Cheryl Bruner | Joann | ||
| Rotunda's Auto Body | The Altmans | Cathy Bassler | Ray & Betty Bliven | Edward & Jill Buker | |||
| Showtime Video - Jericho | Jane Ambrose | Mark & Gail Bates | Pamela & Burgess Blum | Fred & Peggy Burbank | |||
| Sign A Rama | Brent, Connie & Elisa Anderson | Jim Bedell | Doug, Sandra, Randall & Sharon Boardman | Denise, Bron & Blake Burda | |||
