Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
January 6, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Pres.
John Kennington and the old minutes were approved.
Mary Jackson did not
have the Treasurer’s Report but will provide it by the next meeting on
Feb. 3, 2009. She was given a few receipts from John Kennington for
expenses related to the Lek-Trek festival and the Eagle Watch ion Jan 3.
Bird Seed Update- To
date, the profit from the sale is $433.00. John has a few products left
to sell.
Old Business
Eagle Days- John’s
informal head count was over 300 attendees to the event held Jan. 3 at
Keystone Dam. Some viewers were seen near the Brush Creek campgrounds
restroom area and it was decided that John Fisher, Dave Edwards and
Carol Eames would work together to provide better signage to direct the
folks to the Watchable Wildlife area further east of the restrooms. We
will use the Garden Tour signs, modified for this event. We may
purchase more, larger signs for next year’s eagle event. We think we
should invite Kelly Bostian and Matt Gleason to dinner before February’s
meeting to build a good relationship with these Tulsa World reporters.
They both wrote good stories that resulted in good attendance to the
Eagle Day and the Bird Count. We will need their help on the Garden
Tour.
TogetherGreen
TAS Display-We still need to update the
display board and Laurie Ribitzki said she is working on that. She
hopes to be finished by Jan 31.
Oxley Habitat Day-John thinks it was a
good success with an entire Girls Scout troop in attendance. A lot of
wisteria vines were eradicated and lunch was served. Laurie Ribitzki
turned in the grocery receipt to John for the Friends of Oxley to
reimburse us.
Bluebird Trail-Eddie Reese, Veda Beck
(bluebird Club President) and possibly Gail Storey will be meeting at
Oxley this week to survey the area for the bluebird trail. We will be
serving lunch at the event and John thinks The Friends of Oxley will pay
for it.
April Sustainability Event-We agreed that
it will be hard to fit this in the April schedule as the Lek-Trek occurs
in April. As an alternate event, John will be contacting the4 Broken
Arrow Ray Harrell Nature Center to see if they need any help.
LPC festival/fence marking-The Safari Club
wants to donate $2000 towards the purchase of marking material. There
was a discussion about the ethics of accepting the money. John has
wrestled with this decision and will present the offer to the Oklahoma
Audubon Council meeting on Sat. Jan. 10. The Board members are
encouraged to attend.
Garden Tour-Carol Eames is working on
gathering names of homeowners for the tour.
Sponsorships for
Young Birders-John suggested sponsoring summer camp trips for budding
birders. John Fisher suggested the sponsorships be given to the
Lek-Trek festival and that was agreed upon unanimously. Then it was
determined that it should be of $350.00 value to pay for a youngster and
chaperone/parent’s 2 day hotel stay in Woodward and entry into various
events/seminars. Two sponsorships will be given to youngsters 12-18
years of age. Applicants will submit a letter telling why they would
like to attend and why they enjoy nature. A motion was made and
seconded to approve it. We will begin immediately to announce this to
the public through the website, e-mails, word of mouth.
Birding Calling
Cards-John received the order of 2000 and began to pass them out to us
and interested parties. Some people have donated money for the cards
which should offset the cost of printing. John will distribute some at
OAC meeting Saturday Jan. 10.
River Parks Advisory
Council-No activity on this. We still need a representative.
Centennial
Gardens-Jim Mitchell is working on a bird list for them.
Fred Pianalto Bench
update-Nothing new to report. Plaque to be installed per City of
Tulsa,bench thought to be discarded.
NAS Membership
System-Cyndie Browning is aware (for newsletter). John will try to
print out for reference copy. Carol Eames asked that Cyndie sort mail
list by zip code for ease in mailing.
Tulsa Chamber
Calendar-John said he wants to contact them.
New Business
Shady Point Coal
Plant-Article in the paper-John will be playing a documentary film
during pre-meeting in Feb describing effects of coal fired plants.
Eagle Reward-The
Tulsa Zoo, the Okla Dept of Wildlife, Tulsa Audubon and the federal
government are gathering money for a reward to find the person or
persons who shot an eagle this week. We all agreed to donate $500
toward this reward. Other groups are also donating $500.
Triplehorns in
Oklahoma-John made contact with past TAS president Don-More to follow.
Rennings
accident-When the Jan. meeting was canceled due to ice and the Tulsa
Garden Center being closed, the Rennings were involved in a car
accident. John was apologetic but we didn’t offer to pay for their
accident (if that was what they wanted).
Central Park
condos-They want to cut down the large trees which may be the roost of
the Purple Martins and/or Starlings because of bird poo on the cars. He
suggested bird abatement measures to them. We may follow up on this.
Okla.Audubon
Council-See Safari Club donation above. LPC festival-The Bird Chick has
a Facebook page for the festival. John has first registration from
California.
Other Items-Martin
Brown said a Biology teacher in Jenks had to cancel his Ornithology
class due to budget cuts. Laurie Ribitzki offered to help with grant
info.
Paul Ribitzki
explained the problems with having a TAS E-bird account.
Laurie Ribitzki
Acting
Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
February 3, 2009
The meeting was called to order by
President John Kennington. Members present were
Gary Sifter, Paul
Ribitzki, Lauri Ribitzki, Jim Mitchell, Gail Storey, Carol Eames and
John Fisher. Martin Brown was also in attendance.
Minutes of the
previous meeting were approved.
The Treasurer’s
report for November was previously e-mailed to Board members. It was
reported that the balance of the $7,000 of the Toyota Together Green
contribution is expected to be received in April. Tulsa Audubon has
spent $2,361 on Together Green projects through January, 2009.
Together Green
Activities:
1.
Oxley Bluebird Day Results:
Several groups partnered with Tulsa Audubon to install bluebird houses
and eliminate invasive plant species with a total of 105 volunteers
participating. Martin Brown will prepare a thank you letter to Todd
Humphrey of Jenks High School for scheduling his class’s participation.
A report will be given at the next TAS general meeting on the excellent
results of the event.
2.
The next Together Green
event will be held at Redbud Valley Nature Preserve on February 28 to
work on habitat improvement by removal of encroaching trees and brush.
3.
A motion was made and
seconded to apply for another Together Green grant for the coming fiscal
year. The motion was approved.
Old Business:
1. Eagle Brochure: John Kennington
reported that the original printing of the brochure was unsatisfactory
and is currently being reprinted
2.
Eagle Reward: The TAS
commitment of $500 to the Eagle Reward Fund will be reported on the
Treasurer’s Report starting with the January, 2009 report.
3.
LPC Festival Scholarship: A
announcement regarding the amount and requirements for receiving a
Scholarship was reviewed by the Board. The announcement will be
included in published information regarding the Festival.
4.
Bird Calling Cards:
Contribution of $36 dollars have been received to date to offset the
cost of printing the cards.
5.
Centennial Garden Requests:
A request from Centennial Garden personnel for TAS members to schedule
and lead birding walks at the Garden during the spring was discussed.
It was decided that TAS currently has too many planned projects during
this time period to commit to additional activities. A suggestion will
be made to the Centennial Garden that TAS can possibly plan to lead
walks during the coming fall.
New Business:
1.
Nominating Committee: John
Fisher and Jim Mitchell were appointed nominating committee members.
They will offer nominees at the March General Meeting to serve as TAS
Officers and Board Members for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
2.
Meeting Location: John
Kennington reported that Tulsa County Libraries are strictly enforcing a
closing time of 9:00 pm. This will cause a potential problem with the
last two meetings of the year currently scheduled at the Hardesty
Regional Library. John will check with the Garden Center too see if a
meeting room is now available for these two meetings.
3.
Newsletter Editor: A new
editor will be needed for the TAS newsletter for the coming year. A
request for a volunteer to fill this position will be published in the
next newsletter.
4.
Speaker Honorarium: A
motion was made and seconded to pay Steve Owens an honorarium of $100
for speaking at the February general meeting. The motion was approved.
5.
Photo Contest: An inquiry
was received from an instructor at Greely Elementary School about TAS
sponsoring a photo contest for a fifth grade photo club. A motion was
made and seconded to sponsor a photo contest for the Greely Elementary
School fifth grade photo club with $100 to be awarded as prize money.
The motion was approved. The submitted photos will be shown at the May
general meeting and will be judged by the guest speaker. Gail Storey
will contact the instructor and provide him with the appropriate
information.
6.
TAS publications will
provide information in its publications regarding the upcoming Great
Backyard Count with noted emphasis sightings Rusty Blackbirds.
Jim Mitchell
Acting Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
March 3, 2009The
meeting of the TAS Board of Directors was called to order by President
John Kennington. Members present: Mary Jackson, John Fisher, Gail
Storey, Gary Sifter, Carol Eames, Jim Mitchell, Anita Mitchell, Lauri
Ribitzki and Paul Ribitzki. Martin Brown was also in attendance.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved.
The treasurer’s report was approved.
Old Business:
l. Nominating Committee: The new Board
nominees presented by the nominating committee are: Bob Germany, Kathy
Tam, and Martin Brown. A vote on these nominees will be taken during the
April general meeting.
2. Meeting Location: The April and May
meetings will be held in the downstairs room of the Garden center,
instead of the library.
3. Together Green: (A). The cost of the
lunch materials for the program at Oxley will be reimbursed by Oxley.
(B) The new TAS display board is in the process of completion. (C)
Redbud Valley: Results reviewed. (D) The April Sustainability Event is
cancelled. It may be replaced by an event at the Ray Harold Nature
Center. (E) LPC Festival – Progressing (F) The Garden Tour committee is
still looking for a fifth garden. It was suggested that Educational
material from Audubon be made available to tour attendees.
4. LPC Festival Scholarship: The two
scholarship recipients of the $350. scholarship to attend the LPC
Festival has been notified.
5. Shady Point Coal Plant: Project
cancelled.
6. Oxley Nature Center: Grand Opening
is scheduled for May 9.
New Business: l. Student Photo Contest:
Audubon has agreed to provide prizes for the contest at Greely
Elementary.
2. Girl Scouts – A motion was made and
seconded to purchase 100 hundred eagle pins. Some of these pins will be
presented to the Girl Scouts that participated in the Together Green
Events. Motion carried.
3. Woodcock Watch/Weiner Roast in 2010:
To be included in the 2010 calendar.
4. TAS 75th Anniversary Event – Ideas
needed to celebrate this event in 2010.
Other:
Tote Bags: A motion was made and
seconded to purchase l00 tote bags with logo to give to each participant
attending the LPC Festival. Motion approved.
Next Board Meeting: April 8.
Anita Mitchell Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
April 8, 2009The
meeting of the TAS Board of Directors was called to order by President
John Kennington. Members present: Mary Jackson, John Fisher, Gail
Storey, Carol Eames, and Jim Mitchell. Also in attendance were Martin
Brown, Kathy Tam, Bob Germany, Sharon Kennington and Aline Eiland.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved.
The Treasurer’s Report updated through
April 5, 2009 was discussed. A financial analysis of actual and
estimated income and expenses for the LPC Festival was also reviewed.
Old Business:
1. Together Green: One activity is yet
to be finalized. An event at the Ray Harral Nature Park in Bixby is
still being considered.
2. Student Photo Contest: The
Administration at Greely Elementary has requested that a representative
from TAS present awards to the students participating in the photo
contest at a school awards assembly. Gail Storey will contact school
officials to arrange the presentation.
3. Backyard Habitat Tour: Raising the
entrance fee to the Tour was discussed but the consensus was to leave
the fee at five dollars for the current year. Several alternatives for
attracting young adults and children were considered and the following
were planned for the event:
A. Exhibit of bees: Carol Eames to
arrange.
B. Exhibit of insects from OSU:
John Kennington to arrange.
C. Oklahoma wildlife display from
ODWC: Aline Eiland to arrange.
D. Demonstration from Water Garden
Club: Aline Eiland to arrange.
E. Free plant gift for kids: Kathy
Tam to contact Girl Scout troop for preparation of gift.
F. Door prizes: Mary Jackson will
contact Wild Birds Unlimited, John Kennington will arrange for
magnifying glasses and Carol Eames will arrange for Martin house.
Gail Storey will acquire the necessary
special event sales tax documents for vendors who will be selling items
at the Tour. Postal cards to announce the Tour will be prepared just
prior to the start of the next General Meeting.
The next meeting of the Board will be
held May 5, 2009.
Jim Mitchell
Acting Secretary.
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
June 2, 2009
The meeting was called to order by President John
Kennington. Members present included Paul Ribitzki, Mary Jackson, Anita
Mitchell, Jay Pruett, Jim Mitchell, and visitors Carol Eames and John
Fisher.
There were no minutes from the last meeting.
Treasurer: The Treasurers report was approved.
A motion was made and seconded to use Together
Green money to cover reasonable expenses incurred during the Garden
Tour. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded to provide food for
the year end picnic for all Together Green Volunteers and money from
Together Green will be used for this project. Motion carried.
A motion was made and seconded to set aside any
remaining Together Green money for next years Prairie Chicken Festival.
Motion carried.
Old Business:
Garden Tour: It was reported that approximately
621 tickets were sold for the tour this year, with approximately 675
attendees. Next years tour dates will be May 22, and 23, 2010.
TAS 75th Anniversary event 2010.
Suggestions needed by next meeting.
Together Green: All events completed and reports
submitted. Funds have been received for next year’s events. Projects
to be announced at a later date.
LPC Festival Scholarships: Cameron Cross submitted
an essay about his experience. Attached.
Audubon Adventures: Carol will contact an
interested teacher about the program
Student Photo Contest: The contest was a great
success and winners were presented with prizes at the May Monthly
Audubon Meeting.
Fred Pianalto Bench: Parks department will be
contacted again for an update.
New Business:
Programs and Field Trips: John Fisher and Gayle
Storey will set up meetings to decide what programs and field trips will
be on next years schedule. A Woodcock Watch and Weiner Roast will be on
the schedule for next year.
Purple Martin Festival: Tabled until August.
Other:
A motion was made and seconded to purchase a large
photo frame for display use at TAS events. Motion carried.
Next Board Meeting: Thursday July 9, 2009
Anita Mitchell
Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
July 9, 2009
The meeting of the Tulsa Audubon Society Board was
call to order by President John Kennington. Members present: Anita
Mitchell, Mary Jackson, Jim Mitchell, John Fisher, Martin Brown, and
Gail Storey. Guests present: Carol Eames, and John Fisher.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved as
corrected.
Treasurers Report: Report was approved. The
Budget for 2009-10 was discussed. A motion was made and seconded to
approve the corrected budget. Motion carried.
Old Business:
Together Green: The final report on the Together
Green projects and money spent on Volunteer Days was sent to National.
Digital Frame: A motion was made and seconded to
annul the motion made during the June meeting to purchase a Digital
Picture Frame. Motion carried.
New Business:
DVD Player: A motion was made and seconded to
purchase a portable DVD player from Audubon general funds. This is to
replace the Digital frame purchase. Motion carried.
Portable Display: A motion was made and seconded
to purchase a 10 foot curved pop-up display package from Ace Exhibit at
a cost of approximately $800. Together Green funds to be used.
Discussion followed and motion carried. (Papers on display attached).
Storage Unit: After discussion, a motion was made
and seconded to rent a climate controlled storage unit at approximately
$110 per month to store TAS documents, files and equipment. Location of
unit not yet decided. Motion carried.
Other:
Garden Tour: Discussion of fees for next years
Garden Tour. No action taken.
Next Board Meeting - August 4, 2009
Submitted by:
Anita Mitchell
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
August 4, 2009
The Tulsa Audubon Society Board of Directors
meeting was called to order by President John Kennington. Members
present were: Gail Storey, Mary Jackson, Martin Brown, Gary Sifter,
Anita Mitchell, Jim Mitchell and Kathy Tam.
Minutes: A motion was made and seconded to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Treasurer: The treasurer’s report was approved. A
motion was made and seconded to allow Mary Jackson, Audubon treasurer,
to be signatory on the checking account, located at Bank of America.
Motion approved.
Old Business:
Storage Facility – A storage unit has been rented
at 13455 S. Memorial Drive, Bixby, Oklahoma for $ll0 per month.
Volunteers will meet on August 22 to move material from various
locations into the rental unit.
A motion was made and seconded to purchase shelving
units for this facility. The dollar amount not to exceed $200. Motion
carried.
Programs and Field Trips:
Gail Storey reported on the committees for the
meeting programs and field trips which met on July l6 and July 23, 2009
respectively. The field trips are completed. The Program committee is
still working to procure programs for the upcoming year. It was
suggested the field trip and program committee meetings be scheduled in
the calendar of events not later than May of each year. Cyndi Browning
will assume responsibility for the field trips for the remainder of
2009-10.
Old Business:
TAS 75th Anniversary Events – Discussion
followed, with several different ideas presented for the event.
New Business:
Oklahoma Audubon Council: The council received
$20,000 Together Green funds for the IBA Project and Prairie Chicken
Preservation. A council meeting will be scheduled in the near future to
discuss allocation and use of funds.
Chapter Territory: The Bartlesville chapter has
been dissolved. Discussion followed on bringing the group into the Tulsa
chapter.
Next Board Meeting – Tuesday, September 1, 2009.
Anita Mitchell
Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
September 1, 2009
The Tulsa Audubon Society Board of Directors meeting was called to
order by President John Kennington. Members present were: Mary Jackson, Martin Brown,
Gail Storey, Jim Mitchell and Anita Mitchell.
Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
Treasurers Report: A motion was made and seconded to approve the
treasurer’s report. Motion carried.
Old Business:
1. Programs: The 2009-2010 programs and field trip schedule is
complete. Afternoon outings will be added. Also being added is the date
May 11 for the program committee meeting and May 19, for the field trip
committee meeting.
2. Together Green possible projects:
l. Ray Harral Nature Center – needs volunteers and native plantings, Bluebird boxes may also be needed. Tentative date is Sunday, October
4.
2. Deep Fork NWR- Will be contacted about a project, possibly during the NWR week – Oct 12-18.
3. Purple Martin Festival, 2010.
4. Oxley – Habitat Improvement.
5. Oxley- Maintenance and repair day.
6. Fence Marking – Lesser Prairie Chickens. The OAS will sponsor
several weekends to mark the fences.
New Business:
1. TAS Anniversary Party – Discussion on trying to arrange for Ken
Kaufman to attend the TAS Anniversary party. He will be contacted.
2. After discussion a motion was made and seconded for Martin Brown
to attend a professional development seminar at the Fish and Wildlife Training
Center, for three days. TAS will provide funding in the amount not to exceed
$215. Motion carried.
3. Annual Plan – The Annual TAS Plan was reviewed. Discussion
followed. A motion was made and seconded to amend the annual plan. Motion
carried.
4. Other:
1. Eagle Property – Questions about the deed for the Eagle property
were Discussed. The whereabouts of the deed is in question. The records
need to be searched and the original deed found.
Next Board Meeting – October 6, 2009
Anita Mitchell
Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
October 6, 2009
The Tulsa Audubon
Society Board of Directors meeting was called to order by
President
John Kennington.
Members present were: Mary Jackson, Martin Brown, Gail Storey,
Gary Siftar, Jay Pruett and Jim Mitchell.
Minutes: The minutes
of the previous meeting were approved.
Treasurers Report:
After comments by the Treasurer, a motion was made and seconded
to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.
Old Business:
1. Together Green:
A. Deep Fork NWR
Habitat Improvement: Gail Storey reported the Manger at Deep
Fork indicated a “big set” will not be held. The project is
schedule for October 17 and improvement activities have been
determined. Various groups have been lined-up to assist in the
activities.
B. John
Kennington indicated nothing has been arranged yet for new
Together Green items that would be given to volunteers.
C. Ordering of
the portable display unit is still pending.
D. Lesser
Prairie Chicken Festival: Oklahoma Agritourism Department will
not be providing funds for the 2010 Festival. The Woodward
Chamber of Commerce will be contacted to see if they will
provide funds for advertising.
2. TAS 75th
Anniversary:
1. A committee
will be appointed to arrange activities in recognition of the
Anniversary. Various potential sources for a well recognized
speaker to headline Anniversary activities were discussed
including contacting National Audubon Office.
New Business:
1. OSU Birding Class:
A. John
Kennington was contacted by an OSU representative to assess TAS
interest in conducting a birding class in conjunction with Oxley
Nature Center. John will get additional information regarding
the time of classes, number of classes and a general idea of
expected TAS input into the class.
B. The next
Oklahoma Audubon Council is scheduled for January 16, 2010.
C. The Board
worked on and completed the Annual Report to National Audubon.
The next Board meeting
is scheduled for November 3, 2009.
Jim Mitchell
Acting Secretary
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
November 3, 2009
The Tulsa Audubon Board of Directors meeting was
called to order my President John Kennington. Members present
were: Kathy Tam, Gary Sifter, Martin Brown, Mary Jackson, Jim
Mitchell, Gail Storey, Bob Germany, Jay Pruett, Paul Ribitzki, and
Anita Mitchell.
Minutes: A motion was made and seconded to approve
the minutes as corrected. Motion carried.
Treasurers Report: After review a motion was made and
seconded to approve the Treasurers report. Motion carried.
Old Business:
1. National Audubon has been contacted to employ
Eric Beck. A job description has been forwarded to
National. Collaborative funding will
come
from State and National Audubon. Additional funding will come from
the Oklahoma Audubon. Eric will continue to do work on the Lesser
Prairie Chicken.
New Business:
1. National Funding to each state was discussed.
Money may possibly go for the IBA project. Other areas identified and sent to
National Audubon include: The Tallgrass Prairie, Salt Plains, Selmon Ranch, and
Wichita Mt. Wildlife area. Work continues on the Red Slough and it has been
nominated for Global IBA.
2. Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival: Plans are
underway. A conference call was held with interested parties for ideas and planning.
The City of Woodward Tourism and Convention Bureau is contributing $5,000 for
advertising. Several wildlife magazines have been contacted and ads will be submitted for
the Festival that will be held April 17,18,19,2010.
Other:
Together Green Projects:
1. Deep Fork Project had to cancelled due to
weather. Will be rescheduled.
2. Ray Harrell – Project scheduled for Sunday,
November 7 at 1:00.
3. Oxley – Scheduled for December 12. .
4. Anniversary Event – Discussed. An e-mail will be
sent to members requesting volunteers and ideas.
Storage
Building: Audubon items need to be moved to the storage unit. A
work day is planned.
Birding Class: The OSU Community Learning for
Seniors inquired if TAS would be interested in working with Oxley
Nature
Center
in conducting classes. John Kennington will request more
information from OSU.
Next Meeting is December 1, 2009.
Secretary,
Anita Mitchell
Minutes of the
Board of Directors' Meeting of
Tulsa Audubon Society
December 1 2009
The Tulsa Audubon Board of
Directors meeting was called to order my President John Kennington.
Members present were: Kathy Tam, Gary Sifter, Martin Brown, Mary
Jackson, Bob Germany and Jim Mitchell.
Minutes of the prior
meeting:
A motion was made and seconded
to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried.
Oklahoma Audubon Council
1. John Kennington provided an
update on the progress of Eric Beck becoming an employee of National
Audubon. A job description for Eric has been provided to National
Audubon. National is currently conducting a mandatory background check
on Eric.
2. Advertisement for the
Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival has been placed in various birding
publications. Invoices for the advertisements are being sent directly
to the Woodward Tourism Department which has agreed to pay for the
advertisement. Also, Professor Bill Caire and wife have agreed to lead
some of the group activities during the Festival. On of their sessions
will be conducted at the Selmon Living Lab including entry into one of
the caves on the Selmon property.
Old Business
1. Together Green:
A. The portable display to be
purchased with 2008/2009 funds has not yet been ordered.
B. Proposed 2009/2010
projects:
a. Ray Harral Nature
Center habitat improvement completed.
b. Possible Pawhuska yet
to be determined as viable.
c. Deep Fork NWR project
date has not been established.
d. Oxley Nature Center
habitat improvement scheduled for Dec. 12.
e. Oxley Nature Center
blue bird trail construction scheduled for Feb. 6.
f. Fence marking for
Lesser Prairie Chicken scheduled for Apr. 18.
g. Ray Harral Nature
Center landscape planting scheduled for May 2.
h. Backyard Habitat Tour
scheduled for Apr. 22 & 23.
i. Purple Martin Festival
scheduled for Aug. 15.
C. TAS 75th
Anniversary event – no update.
D. TAS materials have been
consolidated into the newly rented storage facility.
E. Contributions have been
received for use in starting Audubon Adventures. Actions need to be
taken to implement the Audubon Adventures program. This will be a topic
for future consideration.
F. A Centennial Gardens
representative has informed John Kennington that a consultant has been
hired to develop birding information for the Gardens. TAS will not
longer be active in developing this information.
G. Fred Pianalto Bench – no
update.
H. TAS chapter territory has
been expanded to include the former Bartlesville chapter.
I. Birding class in
conjunction with OSU – no update.
New Business
A. The 2010 Eagle Watch will
be held on Jan. 2 and 10. Dave Edwards will again be organizing the
event and Gary Sifter will be setting up an eagle display. A watch day
for a biology class from Jenks School may be held on a day other than
those already scheduled.
B. The current TAS Post Office
box has inadvertently been closed but will be renewed for a single
year. It was recommended that at the end of the year a new, more
convenient mail box location be rented. A motion was made, and
seconded, to proceed in renting a mail box at a new location with a
maximum $100 annual cost.
C. A request has been made for
TSA to assist in organizing a Birding Venture Crew in association with
the Boy Scouts of America. This would be a co-ed, high school level
unit of the BSA. A volunteer has already committed to lead the Crew.
John Kennington will talk with the local BSA office concerning TAS
involvement in organizing the Crew.
Treasurer’s Report:
The Treasurer’s report was
reviewed by Mary Jackson. An expiring CD will be renewed at 1.75% with
Stillwater National Bank. A reduced amount will be reinvested in the CD
so funds will be available to cover up-front expenditures for the Lesser
Prairie Chicken Festival. A motion was made and seconded to approve the
Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried.
Jim Mitchell
Acting Secretary |