Meeting+2009+July+16

Thursday 2009 Jul 16 8:30-10 1214 Jordan Hall, NCSU Campus
 * Wake County Nature Preserves Meeting**


 * Attendance Notes**:

Kaytee will be unable to attend.

George, Jamie, Kaytee and I met last week to discuss future steps and how everything is going to fit together. My hope is that we can continue to make progress on that discussion this week including the following:
 * Annotated Agenda Items**


 * 1) White Paper**-- Toddi will take lead. We need data to back up why what we are doing is important and make a sound case for the importance of our mission. I'd like some additional discussion about what this white paper should do. Once the white paper is written, then we need to boil it down to a one pager. //Q: How does the white paper differ from the existing one pager we have?//

Kaytee has pulled together some good examples of Nature Preserves in other locales. She is going to write up some of the lessons learned from these other places. She is also going to begin pulling together existing data from throughout Wake County (Raleigh/Wake County random samle surverys/user survery; housing/real estate data, Wake County user data, etc..). //Q: Any other data out there that we are are aware of?//

Basic structure of white paper will be (all of this is open for discussion/debate):

1) Demand 2) Ecosystem Benefits/Services 3) Stewardship 4). Health/Recreation


 * 2) Criteria**-- George will continue to take the lead on reworking the criteria.

Jamie has come up with a description of what a nature preserve is/is not: here. We should discuss and modify as appropriate.

QUESTION ABOUT BORDER ISSUES: DO WE NEED TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE THAT WNP CAN ABUT AN ACTIVE RECREATION AREA? WAKE NATURE PRESERVE BORDERS AN ACTIVE RECREATION AREA.
 * POINTS OF DISCUSSION**

WAKE WONDERS INCLUDED IN NATURE PRESERVE OR NOT.

WE NEED TO HAVE AN UP/DOWN VOTE ON WHAT OUR DESIGNATION IS. CONTINUING TENSION BETWEEN THE "PURE" DEFINITION OF WAKE NATURE PRESERVE AND OTHER FORMS THAT WATER DOWN THAT VERSION (E.G. DISCUSSION OF ACTIVE PARKS THAT BORDER THE PASSIVE NATURE PRESERVE[LAKE JOHNSON, HOLLY SPRINGS, DURANT PARK] AND WAKE WONDERS). WE NEED TO COME TO A CLEAR DECISION BASED ON A VOTE OF WHAT DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS. EACH PATH HAS RELATIVE ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES. WE WILL AIM FOR A VOTE THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPT.

We'd like to have both the White Paper and Criteria developed and reworked in preparation for moving forward with the Marks Creek/Tunip Seed Road designation.
 * 3) Game Plan**

Ideally, we could present the white paper/criteria at the October OSAPAC meeting.

We need to talk about a broaderThurs 2 July promotional strategy. //Q: How should we proceed with outreach?//

NEED TO PURSUE DESIGNATION ON TWO TRACKS-- ON THROUGH WNPP AND THE OTHER LEGAL. WNPP COULD CREATE SOME LEVEL OF APPROVAL TO GIVE DESIGNATION FOR THOSE ENTITIES WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD, UNTIL MORE PERMANENT LEGAL/FORMAL DESIGNATION IS PERMITTED.


 * Introductions as needed** (5 minutes)