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//**WakeNature Preserves Partnership Meeting**//
Thursday 8:30-10 Department of Environment & Natural Resources 217 W, Jones Street Green Square Conference Room 5301 (aka Morrow Mountain Conf Room)

Our meeting will be in DENR Green Square Conference Room 5301 (also known as the Morrow Mountain Conference Room). Attendees will have to enter at the front door, (facing W. Jones Street), and sign in with reception desk (please allow time if you need to check in with security).

There is some free on-street parking right in front of the DENR building on W. Jones Street. A couple of blocks west on West Jones Street (the 400 block) also has free on-street parking, as well as N. West Street and N. Harrington (these are all clustered together). It is first-come, first-served, which should work in our favor. Just to avoid a little confusion, the free on-street parking on the 300 block of West Jones Street doesn't start until 9:00 am, so please pay attention to the signs where you park. Paid parking is available at the Green Square parking deck, corner of Edenton and McDowell Streets, behind the Nature Research Center. The entrance to the deck is on Edenton between Salisbury and McDowell Streets. NOTE: Parking rates at all Downtown State Government Complex parking facilities have increased to $2/hour.

There's plenty of bicycle parking!

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Chris Snow, Brooke Massa and Matt Rutledge will not be able to make the meeting.
 * Attendance Notes**

Attending: Scott Pohlman (presiding), John Connors, George Hess (notes), David Shouse (City of Raleigh), Kaytee Smith, Jackie Trickel, Gary Perlmutter


 * Introductions as needed**

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


 * The majority of the meeting is dedicated to planning the details of the May 19 WakeNature Data Roundup.**

//**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.


 * NOTES: WakeNature Data RoundUp**
 * Need to get "save the date" out ASAP - 19 May 9A-2P NRC 4th Floor - **Kaytee** will lead drafting of language on this
 * We have lots of access for setup - **Kaytee** can get us in
 * **Chris** will supply county maps for us
 * Registration table
 * Digital table
 * Open house format, with taxa highlights - reference tables for each category
 * Bird & mammals
 * Reptiles, amphibians, fish
 * Invertebrates
 * Plants and natural communities
 * Geological features
 * Rivers streams and wetlands
 * Allow people to send or bring electronic files - coordinates encouraged - request format ahead of time - need a way to have this displayed in real time [ **Charlynne** ]
 * Facilitator at each table
 * Need instructions
 * Office supplies, coffee, food
 * Need computers - arranged to borrow laptops [ **George / Charlynne** ]

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

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

//**Other Business**//
Connors: Service Raleigh Anderson Point work day was successful - cleared lots of elaeagnus

Connors: Chimney Swift 30-foot tower dedication is 17 April 10AM prairie ridge

Trickel: Longleaf festival at Harris Lake on 12 April

Connors: Blue Pond