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//**WakeNature Preserves Partnership Meeting**//
Thursday 8:30-10 Thomas Crowder Woodlands Center, Raleigh

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 * Attendance Notes**

Shouse (presiding), Fowler, Hess (notes), Jeffries, Brian Smith (new Raleigh Parks), Hammerbacher, Pohlman, Teten, Connors


 * Introductions as needed**

We did a round of introductions for Brian's benefit.

// **Steering** // ** Committee ** (David Shouse, chairman) GOAL: ** Increase momentum ** by growing active signatory membership.

Review results of survey about meeting and partnership structure.

SUMMARY Q1 - meeting frequency - we've been meeting too often. In addition to a big annual meeting, quarterly was the top choice. For the quarterly meetings, perhaps have the local host do some informal training about the management issues at the site, or perhaps a short talk by an expert in something.

Q2 - location - move around Wake

Q3 - Current time was ranked highest. One person suggested afternoon (on the way home). Comment made about maybe moving them around in time as well - some morning some afternoon. Maybe 8:30-10:30 for the meeting with first 15min networking and coffee, and an optional site tour after.

Q4 - Needs. Inventory (75%), workshops & stewardship (50% each), other were clearinghouse for info, conservation planning across jurisdictions, educational opportunities

Q5 - Can provide. Inventory (70%), land to work on (60%), land and wildlife mgmt (53%), access to volunteers (53%), marketing & promotion (15%), other were help communities develop conservation plans, education



//**Promotion Committee**// (Kaytee Smith, chairwoman) GOAL: ** Tell the story ** of the highest quality natural areas in Wake County and the stewardship they have and need.

//**Inventory Committee**// (John Connors, chairman) GOAL: ** Places on the ground ** - designate publicly accessible WakeNature Preserves.

//**Capacity Committee**// (Gary Blank, chairman) GOAL: ** Bring resource managers together ** to carry out appropriate stewardship of the highest quality natural areas in Wake County.