(draft) Board of Directors Meeting
Audubon of Southwest Florida
6:00 pm, Monday, January 16, 2012
Calusa Nature Center (Board Room)

1. Call to Order – 6:05 by VP Jim

2. Attendance – Jim, Teddy- excused, Pete, Wayne, Brad, Carl, Toby, Maria

3. Agenda – Additions, Deletions or Corrections - approved

4. Minutes of October 17, 2011 (approved – post to web)

5. Fill Vacant Positions (Wayne Daltry elected president), determine Jen’s status.

6. Treasurer's Report (Jim) (approved). Waiting on promised check from FGCU for Eco-B’fast. Currently event cost $380 negative.

7. Membership (Teddy) Successful membership drive. National membership 1410, Chapter only 145.

8. Conservation and Advocacy (Brad).

Support sign on letters on opposing downlisting of woodstorks; Central Everglades Planning Project.

Oppose: Lost Grove/DRGR mine; HB 1103 on changing sovereign lands boarders and fertilizer preemption proposals.

Support conference/workshop on impact of mining on adjacent wetlands.

Discussed roads near FGCU, weirs on Fisheating Creek, legislative issues, Hendry Power Plant.

PQ to discuss with Babcock Ranch/Edison Red Cockaded Woodpecker monitoring.

Discussed sign-on letter procedure. Consensus of Conservation Committee (Brad, Pete, Carl, Wayne) required for approval or referred to board.

Wayne designated as ASWF representative to Estero Bay Agency on Bay Management.

9. Calusa Nature Center 2012 renewal for meeting/program space ($250)- approved

Changed board meeting date/time to third Thursday at 7:00 pm.

Eco Living Center/Mangrove Gathering sponsorship for 2012 (+ meeting/program space) ($350)- approved

10. Education (Carl)

11. Field Trips (Jim)

Photo workshop in Venice in March 24^th.

Plans for bike rides at Ding Darling, Babcock

12. Programs (Tara).

Carl to contact Dan Tudor about Feb. Burrowing owl program.

Brad to explore shore bird program for April annual meeting.

Toby to develop habitat program for March.

13. Publications and Publicity

Eco-Voice 2012 membership ($100) - approved

Web Services 2012 renewal (approx $310) – approved for payment

14. Fairs and Festivals:

Wayne to do Earthday at Koreshan.

PQ to investigate rental storage unit for display materials, equipment, and ASWF files.

Big “O” Birding Festival sponsorship ($100) - approved

15. Bird-a-thon (Toby) – discussed alternate fund raisers.

Wayne and Carl to attend Corkscrew/CCAS gala Feb. 9th. Explore joint effort for 2013.

Toby announced decision to step down from board at end of term.

16. Adjournment and Next Meeting (Thursday, February 16, 2012 – Calusa Nature Center)