Meeting+Schedule


 * Meeting & Event Schedule**

2018 Meetings

Quarterly Meetings: February 1 - City of Raleigh Parks, Walnut Creek Wetland Center


 * 2018 Meetings**


 * Quarterly Meetings** - all are Thursdays from 8:30-10 followed by a professional development event until 10:30

1 February - Walnut Creek Wetland Center, hosted by Raleigh Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Resources - Park Manager Stacie Hagwood to present on the land use history around Walnut Creek. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of this urban park. 5 April - Falls Lake Visitor Assistance Center, hosted by Army Corps of Engineers - Chief Ranger Francis Ferrell to present on "Leveraging Resources through Partnerships: Recent USACE Success Stories. 4 October - TBD 6 December - TBD


 * Steering Committee** meetings are typically the week prior at the same time.


 * 2017 Meetings**

Based on input from WakeNature members, for 2017 we have decided to move to four approximately quarterly meetings and one longer annual meeting. The quarterly meetings will be on Thursdays and run from 8:30-10:30AM. The last half hour of each quarterly meeting will be a short training session or presentation of some kind, likely including "a walk in the woods (or prairie)."

2 Feb - Prairie Ridge Ecostation, 1671 Gold Star Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607 - Prescribed Burning as a Management Tool 6 April - Wildlife Resources Commission, 1751 Varsity Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606 in the 4th floor conference room - WRC in Wake (with presentations on the Wildlife Action Plan, Green Growth Toolbox, Birding Trail and more!) Parking is available on the __top deck__ of the parking garage located directly behind WRC: [] 5 Oct - Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, 2616 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27511 - Park Visitor Management: Challenges of a Popular Park 7 Dec - Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Park, 5229 Awls Haven Dr, Raleigh, NC 27614 - Accepting Donated OR Conservation Easements & Restrictions
 * Quarterly Meetings:**

Friday, September 15 9:00AM - 4:00PM Wildlife Resources Commission Bullfrog Classroom (Ground Floor), 1751 Varsity Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606
 * Annual Meeting/Workshop: Management Benefits and Techniques for Streambanks and Wildlife**

13 Jan - 8AM Cup of Joe Mission Valley 2 Mar - 8:30AM Cup of Joe Mission Valley 25 May - 8:30AM Cup of Joe Mission Valley 25 Sep - 8:30AM Cup of Joe Mission Valley
 * Steering Committee Meetings (2017):**

General body meeting is on the first Thursday of each month from 8:30-10:30AM - see each meeting for location.

Steering Committee meetings are the last Thursday of each month. Those dates for 2017 are ... 5 Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

Here are the specific dates for the general body meeting ... meetings with agendas and notes are hot links ...


 * || **2016** ||  ||
 * 7 Jan - Nature Research Center ||  || 14 Jul ** [2nd Thurs] - ** Lee Residence Conference Hall, NC State ||
 * 4 Feb - Lake Crabtree Co Park ||  || 4 Aug - Cancelled ||
 * 3 Mar - Hemlock Bluffs, Cary ||  || 1 Sep - Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Raleigh ||
 * 7 Apr - Bass Lake, Holly Springs ||  || 6 Oct - Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Raleigh ||
 * 5 May - Harris Lake County Park ||  || 3 Nov - Thomas Crowder Woodlands Center, Raleigh (possible hike after) ||
 * 2 Jun - Cancelled (event at Walnut Hill next day) ||  || 1 Dec - Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Raleigh ||

DNER Green Square Building || 10-11 Apr - BioBIitz At Durant Nature Park ||  || 1 Oct - Historic Yates Mill County Park ||
 * || **2015** ||  ||
 * 8 Jan ** [2nd Thurs] ** - Durant Nature Park ||  || 9 Jul ** [2nd Thurs] **-
 * 5 Feb - Durant Nature Park ||  || 6 Aug - Historic Yates Mill County Park ||
 * 5 Mar - Durant Nature Park ||  || 3 Sep - Historic Yates Mill County Park ||
 * 2 Apr - Durant Nature Park
 * 7 May - DNER Green Square Building ||  || 5 Nov - Nature Research Center ||
 * 4 Jun - DNER Green Square Building ||  || 3 Dec - Nature Research Center ||

- Walnut Creek Wetland Center ||
 * || **2014** ||  ||
 * 9 Jan ** [2nd Thurs] ** - DENR Green Square Conference Room ||  || 10 Jul ** [2nd Thurs] **- Nature Research Center, 4th Floor Classroom ||
 * 6 Feb - Historic Yates Mill County Park ||  || 7 Aug - Historic Yates Mill County Park ||
 * 6 Mar - Historic Yates Mill County Park ||  || 4 Sep - Walnut Creek Wetland Center ||
 * 3 Apr - Green Square 5th Floor Conference Room ||  || 2 Oct
 * 1 May - Cancelled

9 May (Fri) 10A-noon - Data RoundUp Training - 1214 Jordan Addition, NC State U

19 May (Mon) 9A-2P - Wake Nature DataRoundUp - 4th Floor Nature Research Center, 11 W Jones Street ||  || 6 Nov - Walnut Creek Wetland Center || - Walnut Creek Wetland Center || Raleigh Municipal Building ||  || 11 Jul ** CANCELED (summer holidays) ** || 24 Sept Park Directors Meeting || 14 May Management Planning Workshop ||  || 1 Nov - Workshop - Managing Open Lands & Early Successional Habitat 7 Nov - DENR Green Square Conference Room || Anderson Point Park Capacity Building || (14 Nov) || 20 Nov ||
 * 5 Jun - NC Museum of Science - Explore at 4 – 4 th  floor Main Building ||  || 4 Dec
 * || **2013** ||  ||
 * 10 Jan 2nd Thursday -
 * 10 Jan 2nd Thursday -
 * 7 Feb Wake County 10th Floor Conference Room ||  || 1 Aug **Wildlife Resources Commission** ||
 * 7 Mar Wake County 10th Floor Conference Room ||  || 5 Sep - Prairie Ridge Station
 * 4 Apr Wake County 10th Floor Conference Room ||  || 3 Oct - DENR Green Square Conference Room ||
 * 2 May Wildlife Resources Commission
 * 6 Jun Wildlife Resources Commission ||  || 5 Dec - DENR Green Square Conference Room ||
 * || **2012** ||  ||
 * 12 Jan **2nd THURSDAY** - DENR Green Square Conference Room ||  || 12 Jul **2nd THURSDAY** ||
 * 2 Feb ||  || 9 Aug ||
 * 1 Mar ||  || 6 Sep :: 25 Sept - Invasive Plant Workshop ||
 * 5 Apr ||  || 4 Oct ||
 * 3 May ||  || 1 Nov :: 14 Nov - Anderson Point Park Signs ||
 * 7 Jun ||  || 6 Dec ** WALNUT CREEK WETLAND CENTER ** ||
 * || **2011** ||  ||
 * ||  || 20 Jan - Annual review & planning ||
 * 3 Feb ||  || 17 Feb ||
 * 3 Mar ||  || 17 Mar - **3213 Jordan** ||
 * 7 Apr ||  || 21 Apr ||
 * 5 May ||  || 19 May ||
 * 2 Jun ||  || 16 Jun ||
 * 7 July - **NO MEETING** ||  || 21 July ||
 * 4 Aug ||  || We have moved to monthly meetings - first Thurs ||
 * 1 Sep ||  ||   ||
 * 6 Oct ||  ||   ||
 * 3 Nov ||  ||   ||
 * 1 Dec ||  ||   ||
 * || **2010** ||  ||
 * ||  || 21 Jan ||
 * 4 Feb ||  || 18 Feb ||
 * 4 Mar ||  || 18 Mar ||
 * 1 Apr ||  || 15 Apr ||
 * 6 May ||  || 20 May ||
 * 3 Jun ||  || 17 Jun ||
 * 1 July ** CANCELED ** ||  || 15 July ||
 * 5 Aug ||  || 19 Aug ||
 * 2 Sep ||  || 16 Sep ||
 * 7 Oct ||  || 21 Oct ||
 * 4 Nov ||  || 18 Nov ||
 * 2 Dec ||  || 16 Dec **CANCELED (snow)** ||
 * || **2009** ||  ||
 * 8 Jan (2nd Th) ||  || 22 Jan (4th Th) ||
 * 5 Feb ||  || 19 Feb 10A-1P
 * 8 Jan (2nd Th) ||  || 22 Jan (4th Th) ||
 * 5 Feb ||  || 19 Feb 10A-1P
 * 5 Mar ||  || 19 Mar ||
 * 2 Apr ||  || 16 Apr ||
 * 7 May ||  || 21 May - Capacity Building - Visit Mecklenburg Nature Preserves ||
 * 4 Jun ||  || 18 Jun ||
 * 2 Jul ||  || 16 Jul ||
 * 6 Aug ||  || 20 Aug ||
 * 3 Sep ||  || 17 Sep - Capacity Building ||
 * 1 Oct ||  || 15 Oct ||
 * 5 Nov ||  || 19 Nov - Annual review and planning ||
 * 3 Dec ||  || 17 Dec ||
 * || **2008** ||  ||
 * 3 Jan ||  || 17 Jan ||
 * 7 Feb ||  || 21 Feb ||
 * 6 Mar ||  || 20 Mar ||
 * 3 Apr ||  || 17 Apr ||
 * 1 May - Service-learning Workshop ||  || 15 May ||
 * 5 Jun ||  ||   ||
 * Wed 2 Jul ||  || 17 Jul ||
 * 31 Jul ||  || 21 Aug ||
 * 4 Sep ||  || 18 Sep ||
 * 2 Oct - Parks Directors ||  || 16 Oct ||
 * 6 Nov || Marks Creek Workday
 * 6 Nov || Marks Creek Workday
 * 4 Dec ||  || 18 Dec ||


 * Please post any items you'd like to see by 5PM the Tuesday before the meeting**

Notes will be added to the agenda after the meeting and should be available by Friday noon. Please feel free to comment on or add to the notes, and to correct any misinterpretations.

2009 Sept 28 - Connors presents update for OSAPAC on the Turnipseed Demonstration Site progress and status. Snow, Lisk, Ramsey, Cienek, and Perlmutter also in attendance.
 * Other Presentations**

2008 May 13 - Ramsey presented to the Capital Group Sierra Club's Conservation Committee. The Committee gave their support and will send their recommendation for endorsement to the CGSC Executive Committee for their next meeting's action.

2008 Apr 28 - Hess, Ramsey & Snow presented to the Wake County Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee (OSAPAC). The Committee unanimously approved a resolution of support for the work of the Partnership and Wake County Division of Parks and Open Space's involvement in this project.

2008 Apr 9 - Cienek, Hess, Ramsey, Snow, Wallace to have a panel presentation and discussion with Gary Blank's //Protected Species Conservation// class students (graduate).

2008 Mar 26 - Sinclair presented details of Natural Heritage data and worked with Cheshire's students on an initial lab.

2008 Mar 25 - Hess & Sinclair presented to Cheshire's ET250 GIS class to get them started on a service-learning project to create an initial map and spreadsheet of the overlap of significant natural heritage areas and element occurrences in parks and open spaces.

2008 Mar 17 - Hess, Blank, Ramsey, & Snow presented to the Wake County Mayors Association, comprising all 12 mayors from the Wake County Municipalities. The mayors unanimously endorsed our partnership, according permission for us to start talking with their staffs.