Meeting+2015+Feb+5

//**WakeNature Preserves Partnership Meeting**//
Thursday 8:30-10 Training Lodge at Durant Nature Park, Raleigh, NC

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 * Attendance Notes**

Bryan England, David Shouse, John Connors (presiding), Melissa Salter, Hess (Notes), Amy Corbally, Scott Pohlman, Matt Rutledge
 * Attending**

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


 * No items on the agenda.

//**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.

From Kaytee: I am unable to make it to the meeting, but can definitely put together a press release and send out information regarding the bioblitz. Registration, agenda, etc... I know we have a date, but is there additional people we need to seek out. I am not sure if there is already a subcommittee, but let me know if there are any additional planning meeting outside of the usual Thursday. I can work on a flyer and registration form, once we have the details, I know we probably want to get the save the date out soon, and can put together some basic info to send out.

I am also going to starting working on updating the website, if you have feedback let me know so I can make changes.


 * Promoting bioblitz event - possibilities included press release, as an event on websites of multiple organizations and agencies
 * Committee still needs some reorganization and additional members
 * Does anyone want to pull together to start thinking about the bus tour?


 * NOTES**
 * No actions taken

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


 * Review sites for listing - need a committee to work on this - Pohlman, Connors, Salter, Massa


 * NOTES**
 * Discussed during bioblitz issue

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


 * BioBlitz progress report - share schedule and get people to volunteer - finish the schedule
 * Need to get our invitations for workshop participants - professionals, volunteers, students, citizen science


 * Turnipseed Service Raleigh - Deborah Robertson (new County person) will lead - need to get our application this


 * NOTES**
 * Connors described the basic plan, not a full 24-hours bioblitz ( see BioBlitz )
 * Need someone for Rapid Stream Assessment [ Salter later enlisted Periann Russel ]
 * Friday agenda in good shape
 * Who is our Saturday audience and how will we recruit?
 * Target teachers who could bring students interested in evironmental studies
 * Possibly look to the home school network (K Smtih can connect)
 * Limit to middle and high school students
 * Salter will request GIS maps for the workshops
 * Limit to 40 participants, by registration, each day
 * Intro the idea of the WakeWonders at the bioblitz workshop and also include in handouts
 * Inventory Committee will revise draft of information for posting on wiki and sharing with the people at the bioblitz


 * ** //Michaux's sumac// ** : [ report from Gary Blank - he type this in because he could not be present ] Katie Thomas is doing a 1-credit independent study this semester with Gary Blank. She will be revising the relocation plan for invasive stems taking over flower beds at 813 Lake Boone Trail. Currently reviewing the protocol developed by Dr. Braham, she will be organizing a volunteer team to extract roots and stems for potting to produce viable stock that can eventually be planted at Turnipseed to replace extirpated plants. The transplanting timetable will have to be determined by progress of the propagated plants. Preparation of a suitable planting area at Turnipseed could begin this spring during the work day so possible reintroduction in the fall could be a fairly simple activity. How many stems and how large an area remain undetermined.
 * Query - can we out some at Wilkerson?

//**Other Business**//

 * NOTES**
 * Shouse noted that City of Oaks Foundation has given Raleigh Parks funds for summer camp scholarships for nature-based camps. These are not strictly needs based. Target is ages 7-17 years; application deadline 16 March.