Meeting+2009+Dec+17

Thursday 2009 Dec 17 8:30-10 1214 Jordan Hall, NCSU Campus
 * Wake County Nature Preserves Meeting**


 * Attendance Notes**

Jacquelyn will be absent.


 * Annotated Agenda Items**

1. **Follow up/Report from Raleigh Parks, Rec Presentation last week**. Meeting Mon 11 Jan 10:30-12:30Tues 12 Jan 10:30-11:30, after 3:30

Concrete list of benefits. Handout would be helpful.

Ramsey can make the Mon AM and Tues >3:30 slots. Steelman will communicate these times with Sauer, and ask her what Raleigh's expectations for this meetings are. Same slots work for Steelman / Hess / Ramsey the week of 18 Jan.
 * NOTES**

We need a one-page version of the benefits, like the last PowerPoint slide. We also need to make it clear who is "in control" once an area is a WNPP.

Hess will start a list of benefits.

One real concrete thing would be a guide to these natural sites in Wake County parks. This could be linked to a calendar of sorts - where to go each month to see the most interesting things. This might be a way to bring the WakeWonders concept to life.

We need to be sure that if we promise to do something, we make sure that we do it AND let people know that we have done it.

Connors noted that staff at Durant Nature Park has asked for help putting a management plan together. This could be a good entree into how WNPP works at a demonstration site in Raleigh.

Purpose of Jan meeting with Raleigh ...
 * What kind of process will we have for working with them? We'd like an agreeable, collaborative process.
 * Dispelling misconceptions about WNPP
 * Note that we're not really asking them to do a lot of new stuff, but to build on the kinds of things they are already doing (eg, the management plan requested at Durant)
 * Who from WNPP will work with them on a consistent basis. Blank has volunteered; we think Wallace would be good.

2. **Submission of ToT grant and Communication Strategy--** Toddi/Leigh Anne/Kaytee reporting on grant submission 12/14 Jamie reporting on meeting with Shawn Gillen George reporting on communications class Grant is

Grant has been submitted by TLC.
 * NOTES**

Ramsey talked with Shawn Gillen of R+M Creative (Cary) regarding developing WNPP identity. He is on-board and will be talking with the rest of the people in his office to make sure everyone is willing to do this (they are already doing one big pro bono work). We'll have to do some coordination with James K-T's class because there will be overlap in terms of the information they way. Gillen will have more information for us in January. (Some ideas already ... website will be really important, webcams on important sites, analogy between National Parks as the best of the nation and WakeNature as the best o Wake.)

Hess suggested that Gillen join him and James K-T on 11 Jan - Ramsey will check with GIllen.

3. **Raleigh City Awards** Update on draft and submission process //Latest copy of draft is here: //

This needs review. Due 15 Jan. Blank, Hess, Trickel will review. Trickel will review in the next week and send to Blank before Christmas; then Blank will send to Hess right after New Year; Hess will get to Steelman by 10 Jan.
 * NOTES**


 * 4. Other??**

Ramsey noted that NC Wildlife Federation, Friends of Walnut Creek, and a few others would like us to come and present about what we're doing. NCWF is looking at 5 Jan. Ramsey will coordinate dates and people.

Trickel noted that she has submitted a grant to support Tom Howard's creation of a species database for WNPP on the county's computer system. Will know in about April.

Connors will be passing the Turnipseed management plan to Blank and List by the end of the week.

Next meeting agenda
 * Cancel meeting on 7 Jan // next meeting will be 21 Jan
 * Try to get Gillen to come on 21st
 * Requests for presentations - getting them scheduled
 * Raleigh Parks meeting debrief
 * Raleigh award application debrief
 * Communication strategy follow-up
 * Recipe book

Please add items you'd like to see on the agenda by 5PM Tues before the meeting.

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)