CT AMC Conservation Committee
· 7:00 - 7:05 Welcome
· 7:05 - 7:10 Recent Successes 1. Bulls Bridge clean up - 24 Participants!!! 2. E-mail to people that have expressed interest in the committee 3. 872 Stewardship hours this year!!! 4. Fall Gathering - ?
· 7:10 - 7:15 Upcoming Advertising/Announcements Print Deadlines 1. Nov 10 Deadline for Outdoors Jan/Feb issue to webmaster@ct-amc.org 2. Nov 10 Deadline for Highland Calendar to excursions chair
· 7:15 - 7:40 Upcoming Events 1 November 17 & 18 - Leadership Training weekend at White Memorial (Trish & Adriana) 2. PACE annual meeting on November 18th (Andrew) 3. November 30th from 6 - 9 pm Pot Luck Social @ CFPA & Viewing of The Dimming Sun (John) 4. December 2 - AMC CT Chapter Annual Meeting (Andrew, John) 5. December 6 - League of Conservation Voters Meeting (9:30 to 3:00) (Andrew & Beth) 6. February 17 & 18 - 8th Annual Connecticut Audubon Society Eagle Festival will be held in Essex (Russ, Birge, Andrew)
· 7:40 - 8:15 Open Business
1. Plan Farmington River Clean up for Summer 2007 by 11/10 - Beth, John
2. Should we submit Great Warming Preview or Eagle fest listings for Jan/Feb AMC Outdoors?
3. Guest Speakers for 2007
a. CFPA ATV Lobbyist (AM)
b. People's Action for Clean Energy aka PACE (AM)
c. Locally Produced & Organic food CSA (TU)
d. Invasive Species (JC)
e. Green Companies in the Private Sector (TU)
4. Tentative 2007 Calendar for Committee Approval - John
January 3rd (Wed) - Guest Speaker & Meeting
January 27 (Sat) - AMC Annual Meeting
February 7th (Wed) - Meeting
February 10th* (Sat) - The Great Warming, Free Showing (tentative Date)
February 17 & 18 (Wknd) - Audubon Eagle Festival
March 7th (Wed) - Guest Speaker & Meeting
April 4th (Wed) - Meeting (Plan Earth Day Activities)
April 21 & 22 (Wknd) - Earth Day Activities & Spring Gathering
May 2nd (Wed) - Meeting (final prep for picnic)
May 5th (Sat) - Conservation Picnic & Hike in Hubbard Park
May 12th (Sat) - Give a Day to Trails Day
May 19th (Sat) - EMS Still River Clean up
June 2nd (Sat) - National Trails Day
June 6th (Wed) - Guest Speaker & Meeting
July 4th (Wed) - Conservation Hike, Pizza Social
August 1st (Wed) - Meeting
August 4th* (Sat) - Farmington River Clean up (tentative date)
September 5th (Wed) - Meeting (2008 Budget & Plan)
October 3rd (Wed) - Guest Speaker & Meeting
October 13 & 14 (Wknd) - Fall Gathering
October 20th* (Sat) - Bulls Bridge Clean up (tentative date)
November 7th (Wed) - Meeting
December 1 (Sat) - CT Chapter Annual Meeting
December 5th (Wed) - Guest Speaker & Meeting
5. Letter to FCG - John
6. ATV, mailing & lobby day in 2007
7. Recruit for 2007 Committee: enable people to remain active in committee w/o having to attend every meeting
8. Do you think it would be beneficial for our committee to have committee officers for…
a. Outreach - in charge of guest speakers, partnerships
b. Press - in charge of distributing press releases,
c. Activities - point person, not necessarily in charge of all but central for Q & A
d. Secretary - Agenda, Minutes, Facilities, Calendar, maintain e-mail contact list
e. Webmaster - Keith already does this unofficially
f. Displays - in charge of keeping our displays current
9. Progress report: Smart Power & CleanWater Action partnership to promote 20% by 2010, whereby towns commit to getting 20% of their energy from clean, renewables by 2010. If the town commits to this & 100 residents of that town partnership, earn Solar Panels. The idea of sending a CAN announcement to AMCers in towns w/ active campaigns ( Guilford, Madison, North Haven, Torrington, Danbury, Bloomfield, Vernon, Enfield, Bristol, & Rocky Hill ) - Andrew
· 8:15 - 8:30 New Business/Round table
· Things we'd like to do…
1. Act as a clearinghouse for recycling information; household chemicals, sneakers, etc.
2. Back the CT Fund for the Environment (Broadwater) Contact is Terri Kinney at 203-787-0646
3. Design & Order AMC Roadside signs - John
· Reminders
1. CT Conservation Yahoo Group, is everyone signed up?
2. Keep track of your "Conservation Stewardship" hours.