Meeting+2014+Feb+6

//**WakeNature Preserves Partnership Meeting**//
Thursday 8:30-10 Historic Yates Mill County Park, Lake Wheeler Road (visit park website for directions)

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 * Attendance Notes**


 * Introductions as needed**

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


 * Report**
 * Chris Snow talked with John Brown (Apex) about interacting with WakeNature - there is interest - see additional information under Inventory Committee

//**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.


 * Agenda**
 * Robertsons Mill Pond outing - April / May - need to start planning logistics - need dates - anyone who has lists of known events during April and May, please bring them
 * Final comments on trifold brochure before printing ... [[file:WNPPTrifoldBrochureProof.2014.02.05.pdf]]

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


 * Agenda**
 * Snow talked with John Brown in Apex - they are interested in hearing more about how we might work together - they are interested in management planning - here is the report WakeNature did in 2008 ... [[file:Apex Nature Park Site Visit_11.18.08.pdf]] ... here is their current master plan
 * Blue Pond is owned by NC Museum of Natural Sciences - will be Tiger salamander surveys this winter - it has lots of water - let by Museum
 * Scott Anderson (WRC) contact Connors about harnessing Prothonotory warblers with GPS receivers that will collect location data for a year and then be recaptured.
 * Swift Creek Bluffs status and next steps ... see note below from Matt Rutledge, taking over from Leigh Ann

** From: ** Matt Rutledge [ mailto:mrutledge@triangleland.org ]
 * Sent:** Monday, February 03, 2014 10:14 AM
 * To:** Salter, Melissa
 * Cc:** Scott Pohlman; Gary Blank
 * Subject:** Swift Creek Bluffs and WakeNature

Hi folks,

I just wanted to follow up with you all on the status of Swift Creek Bluffs and its progress on becoming TLC’s first WakeNature Preserve. I’m hoping there isn’t much left to complete and we can finish the process this spring. Please let us know what the next steps are and we will work towards completing the process. TLC is committed to the WakeNature partnership and would really like the recognition that comes with being a WakeNature Preserve. Thanks so much for your help.

Best Regards, **Triangle Land Conservancy** ||
 * ** Matt Rutledge ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Easement Steward

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


 * Agenda**
 * Connors and Pohlman will present about WakeNature in the Nature Research Center to Museum staff TODAY at noon. They will talk generally about WakeNature and focus on the Gray Matters / Brain Dump idea. This will be the first public announcement of this event, which will be held at the Nature Research Center on Monday 19 May.
 * Think about sponsors or co-sponsors for the event - City of Raleigh; Wake County Parks, Rec, & Open Space; Great Outdoor Provision Co ... who else?