Meeting+2010+Oct+7

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

Hess will be absent.
 * Attendance Notes**


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 * Introductions as needed**

PART OF A NRLI PRACTICUM. DATABASE SIMILAR TO STATE PARKS. OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE RECORD OF WHAT IS ON PROS PROPERTIES. BETA VERSION SHOULD GO LIVE IN 2 MONTHS. FULL PUBLIC VERSION SHOULD BE OPERATIONAL IN 6 MOS.
 * Database Update**-- Jackie Trickle

NEED TO MAKE SURE MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES ARE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THIS MEETING TO INFORM VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AND WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES ARE.
 * Turnipseed application review meeting** is scheduled for Tues 19 Oct 10A-noon. We will meet in the Triangle Land Conservancy conference room. They are at 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 205, Raleigh 27604 (google maps works) - this is the Pilot Mills building, for those who haven't been there before - easy to get to from downtown - easy parking. Enter from the southeast side of the building.

Do we want to start preparing anything for the media about the first WakeNature preserve at Turnipseed? CONCERN ABOUT GOING TOO PUBLIC TOO SOON DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AT SITE AND LACK OF TRAILS. GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT WE COULD WORK ON PRINT MEDIA.

JAMIE WILL REACH OUT TO DAN HOLLY FOR A MONDAY SCIENCE PAGE STORY THAT FEATURES ALL THE INTERESTING THINGS WE HAVE DISCOVERED AND THE PROCESS OF INVOLVING EXPERTS.

JAMIE WILL ALSO REACH OUT TO JOE MILLER FOR A WEEKEND SECTION STORY THAT ADDRESSES WAKENATURE + TURNIPSEED AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IN THAT STORY THAT TURNIPSEED IS NOT YET READY FOR PRIMETIME.

CHRIS IS GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH YU-FAI ABOUT PARK DESIGN. HE IS ALSO GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH HIS OWN PARK FOLKS ABOUT AN ESTIMATE (TIME, $) FOR WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR PARKING AND TRAILS TO MATERIALIZE AT TURNIPSEED.

Show the video, if possible? []
 * Debrief of Outreach Scholarship Conference Presentation**

Feedback is here:

JAY LEVINE FOLLOWED UP WITH TODDI AFTER THE PRESENTATION. HE IS INTERESTED IN DOING A MUSSEL SURVEY/RESTORATION PROJECT ON MARKS CREEK. TODDI WILL FOLLOW UP AND KEEP CHRIS/GEORGE IN THE LOOP.

GARY ALSO MENTIONED INTEREST BY CHRISTINE DAVIS-- BRYOLOGIST TO DO MOSS INVENTORY. THERE IS ALSO INTEREST IN DOING A BAT SURVEY. GARY WILL KEEP CHRIS IN THE LOOP AND FOLLOW UP AND REPORT BACK.


 * Future Volunteer Work Day with NHP**

From george: We should get several of these lined up, not just with NHP, but a more general plan of service-learning or volunteer activities. I (george) recommend that we ask Meghan to work with Chris to develop a plan for the next 12 months - perhaps one a month? or one every other month? Appropriate to the season.

From george: John Connors, Meghan Lobsinger, and George Hess met with 4 members of the Leopold Wildlife Club on Tues 28 Sept: Asia Murphy, Morgan Parks, Julie Savage, and Bradley Hulin. They were very interested in the herp habitat restoration project and the small mammal survey project and had planned to take it to the larger group at their meeting on Tues 5 Oct. We were looking at a date in late Oct / early Nov to drain the pond(s) of fish. Morgan Parks is also interested in an undergrad research project related to this - perhaps looking at the herp populations after the spring season. I've (george) been out a lot and we haven't been able to work out at time, but the proposals are due 13 Oct.

COSP NEEDS SOME DIRECTION FROM THE GROUP TO PRIORITIZE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THIS COULD HAPPEN AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE 10/19 MEETING. ONCE THEY HAVE THAT DIRECTION, MEGHAN CAN PUT TOGETHER A SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS WITH A TIMELINE AND THE EXPERTISE NEEDED SO WE CAN ASSEMBLE THE NEEDED BODIES TO GET THE WORK DONE.

THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE PLEASANTS ROAD POND DRAIN IS TO GET A DATE. MEGHAN WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THIS.


 * www.WakeNature.org** (and .com) are up and running - they redirect to the wiki. Please use www.WakeNature.org when you distribute our website, verbally or in written communications.

MOU-- Toddi I have been overwhelmed with mid-terms and am out of town over the next four weeks for conferences. I am hoping that Kaytee and I can continue to work on this and have something drafted for mid-November. Thanks to those who have provided feedback so far. Here is the current example if others want to provide additional input:

Fall Lake Trail Management MOU is here: