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//**WakeNature Preserves Partnership Meeting**//
Thursday 8:30-10 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 950 Peterson St, Raleigh, NC 27610

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 * Attendance Notes**

Attending: Snow (presiding), Pohlman, Shouse, Hess (Notes), Trickel, Massa, K. Smith, Blank, Salter, B. Kirkman, Connors.


 * Annotated Agenda Items**


 * Introductions as needed**


 * Main Agenda Item - preparation for BioBlitz Planning Workshop on 1 October**

Mammals  Plants * John Stucky, Alex Krings?
 * Arielle confirmed for camera traps
 * That's all we have
 * Tom Wentworth has a class conflict

 Insects  * Brian Bochahn

 Herps  * Jerry Reynolds  * Jeff Beane?

 We are short on people to present and we've still not announced the workshop.  All the NHP people will be out at another conference and are unavailable for this workshop.  Snow asked whether we should delay this workshop.  Connors suggested another format - actually do a bioblitz - with participants joining in. Maybe even for 24 hours.  All agreed to move to April.  Could add a public education component as well.

 Smith - staff has indicated interest among parks people in talking to experts about how to do things. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Include a citizen science component, including for longer term data collection. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Ask City of Raleigh where they'd like to have it. Make sure we invite other munis to show them what WNP can do. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> How about a Fri/Saturday - get the professionals in on Fri and then go into Saturday with the public. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Possible dates are 10/11 April 17/18 April.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">// **Steering** // ** Committee ** (Scott Pohlman, chairman) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> GOAL: ** Increase momentum ** by growing active signatory membership.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**Promotion Committee**// (Kaytee Smith, chairwoman) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> GOAL: ** Tell the story ** of the highest quality natural areas in Wake County and the stewardship they have and need.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**Inventory Committee**// (Scott Pohlman, chairman) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> GOAL: ** Places on the ground ** - designate publicly accessible WakeNature Preserves.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">//**Capacity Committee**// (Gary Blank, chairman) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> GOAL: ** Bring resource managers together ** to carry out appropriate stewardship of the highest quality natural areas in Wake County.

//**Other Business**//
We will participate, but it's not clear who will do it. Connors will create a scavenger hunt for kids with plastic critters.
 * Walnut Creek Wetland Center** event on Saturday 27 September - will WNP be present?

Problems with reliability and getting data into it. Great concept, but need a different solution. Can it be based on iMaps data? Discussion about what kind of biological information to include for each site that can be available to the public. Snow will follow up with County GIS staff to see what can be done.
 * What should we do with the WakeNature Mapper.**

Pohlman: Jamie Amaroso from NHP visited the park and is scheduling a meeting with David Wood to talk about her findings. We don't know anything else right now - but this is starting to move.
 * Apex Nature Park**

Growing great at Blank's place. Wilkerson NP is interested in getting some once they have a management plan. Still considering putting some at Turnipseed - Connors has a site ready.
 * Sumac**