Meeting+2009+Feb+05

Thursday 2009 Feb 5 8:30-10 1214 Jordan Hall, NCSU Campus
 * Wake County Nature Preserves Meeting**

Toddi Steelman George Hess Tim Lisk Kathryn Reis Harry LeGrand Jaquelyn Wallace Jamie Ramsey Leigh Ann Cienek Heather Cheshire Gary Blank Kaytee Holcombe 
 * Attendance Notes**


 * Introductions as needed** (5 minutes)


 * PARKING NOTE - Transportation is ticketing aggressively around our building - please be sure to get a permit at the meeting.**

Kathryn Reis Kathryn (PhD student, NCSU Dept Forestry & Environmental Resources) is interested in "... learning what motivates members of the municipal/county parks to participate in the training workshops that WNPP is organizing. I'm also interested in learning how the staff at specific parks manage this change process. That is, as I understand most park officials in Wake County and local municipalities don't have professional training in natural resource management. Hence, a park that makes a decision to inventory park resources, develop a management plan, and implement resource stewardship activities indicates to me a significant change in park operations. How comfortable are the staff of select parks with pursuing the steps needed to make that change? How confident do they feel in the abilities to carry out the natural resource management goals of WNPP? What changes within their park administration do they have to make to adopt the goals of WNPP?"
 * Research Proposal**


 * Kathryn is requesting our OK to (1) attend the meeting as a silent observer and (2) following up with interviews of people in 2-3 municipalities based on her observations during the meeting.**

We have four municipalities: Apex, Garner, Holly Springs and Raleigh, who have RSVP'ed as of Jan 27.
 * Update on respondents to workshop **
 * CS and TL will follow up with those who haven't RSVPd, by phone call, and post via the wiki
 * KH will contact those who have RSVP'd and find out how many will be attending on the Monday prior to the workshop
 * KH will email with directions and make signs

Here's a draft for comment and discussion: See StepByStep How much time will you need to present this? <>
 * Step-by-step Guide**

Comments to Step-by-Step Guide:
 * Will need about 5 minutes for presentation
 * HL suggested we re-word #3; to take out Wake Nature component
 * JR suggest more detail of purpose of the site visit
 * GB said be more basic
 * HL suggest merge #3 and #4 on V.1
 * JW suggest things to look for in site visit
 * LC suggest table format to display info
 * TL suggest some staff members of the municipalities will already know what are going to do ahead of time - make point to them about the possibility of preservation/stewarship of special areas. eg Apex Nature Park
 * HC suggest title makes it seem like we are suggesting how to make Nature Preserve as opposed to integrating into multi-use sites.
 * JR suggest give background and NR inventory has less
 * HC suggest look at significant area that might lead to NP.
 * GH posed question: S by S Guide for whole process or NR inventory?
 * JW commented not there yet
 * GH suggest change title
 * GB suggest use Mark's Creek as a example: Duty to sort out details and take out pertinent info to convey to participants. Focus on inventories.
 * LC suggest short sentence for each step.
 * GB noted the context of activity areas to recreation areas - site design implication
 * TS - get feedback from particpants about experience at workshop. In intro remarks discuss what a NP in an open space or park that be in in ecological siginficance.
 * JR suggest more specific details for each step and where they will find info - bulleted under step very clearly
 * In workshop will be focusing on Steps, 1, 2 and 3

Jaquelyn and Harry How much time will you need to present on this?
 * Presentation on Maps & Tools**

Comments:
 * insert slide into S by S guide and how presentation ties in
 * HL suggest why not specific areas
 * TS will be responsible for printing out paper copies of presentation
 * post presentation to Wiki
 * Add possible Topo Map
 * Need about 30 minutes for presentation
 * Include slides about the importance of seasonal field work
 * Bring the extra blue books to workshop
 * Question that might be brought up: Should Anderson Point be a NP?
 * JW says yes
 * Move step by step guide before maps and tools presentation in agenda

My plans for the outside field survey exercise include the follow: 1. Brief look at topographic map and aerial photo of Anderson Point to emphasize key survey targets. (10 minutes) 2. Brief discussion of survey methodologies: seasonality, coverage, transects, targetted sampling, long-term sampling. (10 minutes) 3. Take to the field...brief stop in meadow (meet with Wake Audubon rep), look under cover boards, sherman live traps, etc. (15 minutes) 4. Visit the point- discuss importance of indicator species using Basswood specimen as that species. (5 minutes) 5. Visit the vernal pool, check cover boards, visual survey of pool, meet with Herp Club rep and sample with dip nets for salamander larvae and other creatures. (15 minutes) 6. End of visit.
 * Outside Training**

Let me know if group has different ideas or suggestions. JC

Possible sequence of events for 3-hour time frame: 1.Brief 5 min introduction 2.Overview for day (5 min) 3.Step-By-Step Guide (10 min) 4.Presentation of Maps & Tools (30 min) 5.Questions through out (15 min) 6.Outside Training (60 min) - Visit to the meadows - Herps 7. Lunch and open discussion (60 min)
 * Agenda**


 * Volunteer Hours Update**

will be discussed at next meeting after Anderson Point Workshop

NOTE: Bring your own lunch! We submitted the comp plan comments big thank you to Jamie and Jacquelyn for their huge effort on this!


 * Finalize Agenda and Logistics for Capacity Building meeting**
 * Here's the meeting agenda page **