Meeting+2009+Jan+22

Thursday 2009 Jan 22 8:30-10 1214 Jordan Hall, NCSU Campus
 * Wake County Nature Preserves Meeting**

Toddi Steelman Jamie Ramsey John Connors Gary Blank Colleen Bockhahn Kaytee Holcombe Jacquelyn Wallace Heather Cheshire
 * Attendance Notes**

Hess will not attend

Planning for capacity building meeting.
 * Annotated Agenda Items**

WHAT DO WE NEED TO COMPLETE PREPARING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP?

JOHN, LOUISE AND HEATHER WILL REPORT ON DATA FROM WORK DAY.

 KAYTEE UPDATE ON SURVEY. RESPONSE TO INVITATION.
 * -** Out of the 19 surveys sent out to park directors and staff, 7 have responded. I am going to contact Chris to get feedback on save the dates.

LIST OF VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED AS PART OF THE WHOLE WAKE NATURE EFFORT.

PHOTO UPDATE? GEORGE AND JAMIE


 * __Plans and Thoughts for Capacity Building Workshop:__**

KH went over survey results for information to communicate at the Feb. workshop.

The step-by-step guide is needed; by capacity building workshop goal is to have flushed out and find out from attendants how much detail is really needed. GB noted guide needs to "unfold from the middle" and suggest resources on where people can get outside expertise. JW focus on habitat delineation to inform design process GB Management Plan gives some guidance, but need to identify purpose of inventory a analysis

Possible Process Order: 1. JW suggest check GIS layers 2.Check Site "quick and dirty inventory" 3. Take a look at database and see what need more attention

What will be in the guide:
 * Management Plant
 * Database
 * Intention of park land
 * Consider Nature Preserve?
 * Flow Chart
 * Do you hike first and then look at database?
 * If check wildlife action plan, need to check seasonally
 * Identify micro habitats and check the quality

JC suggests might want to find out how much time is needed per hour per acre? (How much time and effort needed for inventory)

TS "What is realistic to have by then for meeting 2 weeks from now?" GB and GH have broad step by step and post on Wiki and get feedback from members Allocate at next meeting to review draft and provide feedback How much time is needed to allocate for guide presentation at workshop?

Use Marks Creek as an example how to use step by step and database

How should we present the information:
 * Green Toolbox
 * Natural heritage program online website
 * Use Anderson Point Park as example
 * how to read the layers and what they mean
 * TS follow up with GH to find out if Harry LeGrand will help JW with putting presentation together for workshop

JW contact HL and put draft presentation together for review

JR suggest focus on inventory and how it will fit into big picture in the long-term and stay away from criteria until we have time to revisit

Possible sequence of events for 3-hour time frame: 1.Brief 5 min introduction 2.Overview for day 3.Presentation of Maps & Tools 4.Step-By-Step Guide 5.Questions through out 6.Outside Training - Visit to the meadows - Herps -Overview of

What language should be used in invitation/Why should they come?:
 * -Leverage community resources
 * -Make contact with WNPP partners
 * -Introduction to Parks Natural Assets
 * -Invite other members from Audubon and Herp Society to help
 * -Resources they are not aware of
 * -Walk through process for inventory


 * TS will draft invitation and send to CS


 * GH will follow up with Center for Engagement regarding bagged lunch for workshop

-Get Directions to Anderson Point
 * JR will contact Melissa Salter regarding information and agenda for workshop

- John, Louise and Heather have nothing to report on data from workday

(Kaytee will take responsibility for volunteer hours and coordination)
 * __Volunteer Hours:__**

JW will post Volunteer Hours sheet to wiki for people to have access

What hours should be recorded: - Volunteer hours and people - Hours at meetings - Work Days -Hours and People from Bronson Bullock's class -Next Meeting bring forms for initial information to next meeting with volunteer hours -Put together database for volunteer hours -Categorize between professional and non-professional -KH will contact work day participants and get information

-The photos have been uploaded to picasa albums for view at bottom of Mark's Creek Assessment page
 * __Photo Update from Jamie:__**

-Colleen and Jackie put together natural inventory database for their parks "recipe book" -For natural resource leadership institute; no deadline -WNPP collaborate with them to assist with database -Next meeting is scheduled for March 12 8:30 - 10


 * __Raleigh Comp Plan Update:__**

-Comp plan due by Jan. 31 -JR working with JW to put together letter and send in -Would like feedback from other members -Jamie post word document to wiki and members be able to review and comment by specified date -3 or 4 pages of comments on documents

 //Please add items you'd like to see on the agenda by 5PM Tues 20 Jan - and don't forget to vote!!//

//Please add your pre-meeting discussion of these items under the item right here on the agenda, or on the appropriate linked page.//


 * Introductions as needed** (5 minutes)