Meeting+2014+Aug+7

//**WakeNature Preserves Partnership Meeting**//
Thursday 8:30-10 Historic Yates Mill County Park, Resource Room ( Directions )

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G. Hess, K. Smith, B. Massa, Scott Pohlman, M. Rutledge, B. Kirkman, M. Salter, G. Blank
 * Attendance Notes**


 * Annotated Agenda Items**


 * Introductions as needed**

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


 * Apex: We need a site visit to Apex Nature Park - who is willing to lead this? Apex is VERY interested and we need to respond in a timely manner. Main issue is need to determine if this site qualifies as a WNP or a WakeWonder.
 * Scott, Brooke and John are coordinating dates to meet with Apex, will reach out to John Brown and David Wood

//**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.


 * Bio-Blitz Workshop - Kaytee has talked with Amy Corbally (Park Manager @ Durant) She is supportive and has space available.
 * Penciled in at Durant for Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 10-3pm
 * __Rough Agenda__
 * 7:30 Birding
 * 8:30 Coffee & Registration
 * 9:00 Doing a Bio-Blitz
 * 10:00 - 12:00 Morning Session
 * 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
 * 1:00 - 3:00 Afternoon Session
 * 3:00 Wrap-Up
 * Inventory Topic Areas - Herps, Plants (including invasive species), Wildlife (mammals, insects) Topic Areas presented twice - one morning one afternoon. Additional components could be Use of Technology and Hydrology
 * Participants pick two areas
 * Audience - local-Wake County, Cap on attendance?
 * Presenters - Key Note, other State Parks, WRC, Museum, Nat. Heritage, NCSU staff as presenters
 * CEU credits


 * Walnut Creek Festival - 27 Sept - Possible partnership with the Museum

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


 * Swift Creek Bluffs (Salter) - A motion to be made to recommend approving the designation of Swift Creek Bluffs as a WakeNature Preserve. The final documents - application, management plan, and recommendation - are at the top of the Swift Creek Bluffs page
 * Voting members present may vote today or, if they wish to further review material at their organization, return a vote by email within the next two weeks (by 22 Aug) to George Hess
 * Members present voted TLC, Nat. Heritage, NCSU, WRC, Museum, Wake County, Botanical Garden (via email) - voted Yes
 * Chris will get Matt signs
 * Matt also requested a copy of the logo for e-newsletter - Kaytee will send
 * Wake County will be submitting an application for Robertsons Mill Pond, by year's end. This will be done in conjunction with opening the site to public access.
 * Updates on sumac project (Blank) - Semester starting soon, Gary to engage students, Gary also needs to talk with Dale Suiter (USFWS)
 * Visit to Apex Nature Park (Pohlman) - update 2008 site visit

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


 * See above in Promotion Committee!

//**Other Business**//

 * Museum is having its 'Natural Selections" event August 22, 2014 - see naturalsciences\beer