Attending: Bob
Gray,
Anna
Hull,
Tracy
Raymond,
Henry
Whitesel,
David
Ross
in
person;
Molly
Anderson
via
phone
2:00pm
at
Henry’s
house.
A)
Key
Dates
1.
Our
next
board
meeting
is
scheduled
for
Saturday,
August
29,
Rm.
235,
Lincoln
University,
2:00-‐4:00
Conference
Dial-‐in
Number:
(716)
748‐0224
(potential
toll
call)
Host
Access
Code:
445962*
Participant
Access
Code:
445962#
2.
Hikes,
Talks
and
Other
Commitments
Saturday,
Sept.
12,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
New
Texas
–
Henry
leads
Saturday,
Sept.
19,
Birds,
Blooms
and
Butterflies
walk
at
Nottingham
Park,
9:00 ‐12:00
Sunday,
Sept.
27,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Upper
Chrome
–
Molly
leads
Friday,
Oct.
9,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Goat
Hill
‐
David
leads
Sunday,
Oct.
11,
Serps
Ecology
Hike,
Goat
Hill
Rose
Trail
–
Anna
leads
Friday,
Oct.
23,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
NCP
‐
David
leads
October,
Serps
Education
Event
at
NCP
Sunday,
Nov.
9,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Lower
Chrome
–
Kent
leads
November,
Membership
Banquet,
TBD
B)
Action
Items
Going
Forward
Molly
Anderson
Molly
will
contact
Bob
after
meeting
with
Liz
on
Monday
to
suggest
times
for
a
conference
call
to
discuss
mowing
options
and
strategies.
Sunday,
Sept.
27,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Upper
Chrome
leader
Mike
Bertram:
Point
person
for
our
history
initiatives
Bob
Gray:
Will
contact
Hannums
to
confirm
September
12
Stewardship
Day;
then
let
David
know
date
is
confirmed.
Anna,
Tracy
and
Bob
will
continue
to
work
with
Marci
in
crafting
grant
applications
for
Oxford
Area
Foundation
and
1675
Foundation.
Will
contact Ray
Hayden:
• Follow
up
about
clearing
the
trail
to
Site
19
at
Goat
Hill.
• Letter
of
support
for
1675
Foundation
grant
(Chrome
kiosk
as
Eagle
Scout
project)
Will
contact
Joe
Frassetta
and/or
Rick
Hartlieb
at
BoF:
• Notify
Joe
and
Rick
about
October
9
Stewardship
Day;
request
ranger
support;
ask
if
Glade
Spurge
cages
could
be
moved
then
or
sooner.
Will
report
back
to
David
and
Carol
Loeffler.
• What
needs
to
be
done
for
volunteers
BoF
land
to
be
recognized
as
conservation
volunteers,
hence
covered
by
workman’s
comp.
• Status
of
the
Goat
Hill
timber
harvest
project
and
its
impact
on
potential
burns
at
Serps
sites
with
an
eye
to
bringing
all
stakeholders
into
the
conversation
• Obtain
key
for
Goat
Hill
kiosk
• What
sort
of
document
is
needed
to
allow
BoF
to
store
ATV
at
Goat
Hill
shed
for
FSLSB
use.
TNC
wants
a
letter
waiving
liability
should
the
ATV
be
damaged
as
a
result
of
damage
to
shed.
• How
might
we
approach
Webster
family
for
trail
easement.
Will
contact
Jay
Gregg:
Letter
of
support
for
1675
Foundation
equipment
grant.
For
approval
of
letter
laying
out
informal
understanding
of
how
FSLSB
equipment
trailer
could
be
located
at
the
Park.
Point
person
for
strategic
planning
initiatives.
Chris
Hoess:
Will
lead
end
of
July
2016
walk;
Board
will
incorporate
as
part
of
our
Spring/Summer
2016
schedule
Will
research
conditions
that
facilitate
the
spread
of
fame
flower
in
barrens
soils.
Will
contact
Tim
Draude
and
William
Ryan
for
volunteers
for
September
19
walk
Anna
Hull:
Anna,
Tracy
and
Bob
will
continue
to
work
with
Marci
in
crafting
grant
applications
for
Oxford
Area
Foundation
and
1675
Foundation.
Anna
will
consider
whether
stone
for
Goat
Hill
shed
can
be
included
in
1675
Foundation
grant
application.
Anna
and
Tracy
will
pursue
contacts
in
Girl
Scouts
to
see
if
October
event
can
involve
them.
Sunday,
Oct.
11,
Serps
Ecology
Hike,
Goat
Hill
Rose
Trail
(tentative
leader)
Point
person
for
science
and
education
initiatives.
Tracy
Raymond
Anna,
Tracy
and
Bob
will
continue
to
work
with
Marci
in
crafting
grant
applications
for
Oxford
Area
Foundation
and
1675
Foundation.
Will
update
our
volunteer
contact
spreadsheet
(split
out
workday
volunteers
from
folks
receiving
general
interest
emails)
and
ensure
that
Stewardship
Day
leaders
get
updated
email
lists.
Will
reach
out
to
Audubon
Society
for
volunteers
for
September
19
walk
Anna
and
Tracy
will
pursue
contacts
in
Girl
Scouts
to
see
if
October
event
can
involve
them.
Tracy
and
Henry
will
coordinate
with
Harold
Sweetman
when
to
transplant
milkweed
for
September
19
walk.
Point
person
for
membership
and
outreach
initiatives.
David
Ross:
Will
consult
with
Bob
about
next
steps
in
outreach
to
local
municipalities
and
watershed
associations;
will
send
Board
copy
of
Bob’s
ORPC
presentation.
Will
ask
Doug
Tallamy
if
he
could
do
September
19
–
Birds,
Blooms
and
Butterflies
walk
Will
contact
Patrick
Hurley
(Ursinus)
about
scheduling
a
class
work
day.
Friday,
Oct.
9,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Goat
Hill
leader
Friday,
Oct.
23,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
NCP
leader
Point
person
for
administrative
initiatives.
Kent
Wagner:
Sunday,
Nov.
9,
Serps
Stewardshp
Day
at
Lower
Chrome
leader
Point
person
for
recreational
uses
and
trail
planning
initiatives.
Henry
Whitesel:
Will
confirm
that
we
would
like
two
milkweed
plants
for
each
of
15-‐20
participants
in
September
19
walk;
will
explore
whether
we
could
accomplish
transplanting
to
individual
containers
on
August
29.
Henry
will
approach
Ila
Barlow
for
a
cost
estimate:
We
propose
Fridays
November
13
and
20
and
December 6
dinner
as
our
ranking
of
dates.
We
anticipate
meals
for
30.
Something
simple
–
sliced
ham
with
vegetarian
sides
or
a
pasta
a
salad.
Henry
will
continue
to
pursue
pinning
down
a
specific
speaker
who
could
talk
for
about
20
minutes
about
the
Lenni
Lenape
and
the
ways
they
interacted
with
the
environment.
Will
ask
Harold
Sweetman
for
name
of
milkweed
variety
he
is
donating.
Tracy
and
Henry
will
coordinate
with
Harold
Sweetman
when
to
transplant
milkweed
for
September
19
walk.
Saturday,
Sept.
12,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
New
Texas
leader
(David
and
Kent
backup)
Point
person
for
conservation/maintenance
planning
C)
Agenda
Items
Considered
1.
Approved
Minutes
from
Board
Meeting
of
6/28/2015.
2.
Approved
agenda.
3.
August
board
meeting
date,
time
and
location.
Saturday,
August
29,
Rm.
235,
Lincoln
University,
2:00 ‐4:00
Note
that
the
Oxford
Presbyterian
Church
Apple
Festival
runs
9:30 ‐3:30
that
day
at
Oxford
Memorial
Park;
Henry
is
in
a
band
that
will
be
performing
(time
TBD).
We
might
use
our
Board
meeting
time
to
transplant
milkweed
flats
for
September
19
event.
4.
Action
Items
from
6/28/2015
Board
Meeting
(unless
deferred
to
other
agenda
items)
Bob
Gray:
Molly
agreed
to
lead
Sunday,
Sept.
27,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Upper
Chrome
Bob
will
contact
Hannums
to
confirm
September
12
Stewardship
Day;
then
let
David
know
date
is
confirmed
–
in
progress
Will
contact
Ray
Hayden
about
clearing
the
trail
to
Site
19
at
Goat
Hill
-‐-‐
waiting
on
Ray
to
respond.
Will
take
responsibility
for
sharing
proposed
fall
workday
schedule
with
our
stakeholders
added
to
list
to
discuss
with
Joe
Frassetta
Point
person
for
strategic
planning
initiatives.
Anna
Hull:
Will
remind
Marci
that
we
are
waiting
to
hear
back
about
our
form:
Is
she
is
comfortable
having
us
use
revised
FSLSB/PPFF
release.
Do
we
need
to
signatures
on
workman’s
comp
forms
for
Goat
Hill?
Marci
is
ok
with
our
merging
of
the
PPFF
and
FSLSB
release.
Bob
will
ask
Joe
what
(and
how
often)
documentation
is
needed
for
FSLSB
participants
working
on
BoF
land
to
be
recognized
as
conservation
volunteers,
hence
covered
by
workman’s
comp.
Will
check
in
with
Carol
Loeffler
to
identify
where
best
to
move
remaining
Glade
Spurge
cages
and
explore
when
we
might
resume
assembly
work.
We
will
ask
BoF
to
move
remaining
cage
kits
to
a
site
closer
to
the
remaining
locations
Carol
has
identified.
Bob
will
notify
Joe
and
Rick
about
October
9
Stewardship
Day;
request
ranger
support;
ask
if
Glade
Spurge
cages
could
be
moved
then
or
sooner.
Will
report
back
to
David
and
Carol
Loefler.
Will
check
with
Chris
to
see
if
Saturday,
July
18
will
work
for
walk
at
Goat
Hill
or
ask
him
to
suggest
an
alternative
date.
Chris
will
lead
end
of
July
2016
walk;
Board
will
incorporate
as
part
of
our
Spring/Summer
2016
schedule
We
are
puzzled
that
we
are
seeing
fewer
examples
of
fame
flower
at
Goat
Hill;
while
it
seems
to
be
thriving
at
other
Serp
sites.
Chris
will
research
Sunday,
Oct.
11,
Serps
Ecology
Hike,
Goat
Hill
Rose
Trail
(tentative
leader)
Point
person
for
science
and
education
initiatives.
Tracy
Raymond
Will
update
our
volunteer
contact
spreadsheet
(split
out
workday
volunteers
from
folks
receiving
general
interest
emails)
and
ensure
that
Stewardship
Day
leaders
get
updated
email
lists.
‐
in
progress
Point
person
for
membership
and
outreach
initiatives.
David
Ross:
Will
contact
Molly
to
identify
dates
in
July
that
will
work
for
TNC
staff
for
a
meeting
to
discuss
controlled
burns,
then
Bob
will
follow
up
with
Joe
and
Jay.
TNC
asked
that
we
defer
the
burn
conversation
until
we
get
a
clearer
understanding
of
the
timber
harvesting
initiative
at
Goat
Hill.
We
understand
the
BoF
plans
a
3-‐year
horizon
for
suppressing
stilt
grass,
building
an
access
road,
then
conducting
the
harvest;
all
dependent
on
closing
a
funding
gap.
We
hope
to
find
ways
to
connect
efforts
to
control
stilt
grass
in
the
Barrens
with
controlled
studies
in
other
nearby
ecosystems.
Once
Bob
confirms
New
Texas
date,
David
connects
Tracy
to
Tom
Stahl
to
arrange
for
New
Texas
Serps
days
to
be
promoted
via
Lancaster
County
Conservancy
Facebook.
Waiting
on
Bob
Will
consult
with
Bob
about
next
steps
in
outreach
to
local
municipalities
and
watershed
associations
–
in
progress.
Friday,
Oct.
9,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Goat
Hill
leader
Friday,
Oct.
23,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
NCP
leader
Point
person
for
administrative
initiatives.
Kent
Wagner:
Sunday,
Nov.
9,
Serps
Stewardshp
Day
at
Lower
Chrome
leader
Point
person
for
recreational
uses
and
trail
planning
initiatives.
Henry
Whitesel:
Saturday,
Sept.
12,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
New
Texas
leader
(David
and
Kent
backup)
Point
person
for
conservation/maintenance
planning
Remaining
items
(to
the
degree
not
covered
in
#4)
5.
Monthly
reports
from
board
member
“Leads”
as
applicable:
a.
Conservation
/
maintenance
(HW)
b.
Science
(AH)
c.
History
(MB)
d.
Education
(AH)
e.
Recreation
/
trails
(KW)
f.
Membership
/
outreach
(TR)
Tracy
has
worked
with
PPFF
to
repair
broken
the
link
from
PPFF
Friends
listing
and
simplify
the
process
of
donating.
g.
Administration
(DR)
h.
Strategic
Plan
(BG)
6.
Upcoming
events,
obligations:
Fall
Workdays,
other
events.
Saturday,
Sept.
12,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
New
Texas
‐
Henry
Saturday,
Sept.
19,
Birds,
Blooms
and
Butterflies
walk
at
Nottingham
Park,
9:00-‐12:00
We
still
need
to
find
volunteers
with
expertise
on
birds
and
butterflies.
Tracy
will
reach
out
to
Audubon
Society
for
volunteers
for
September
19
walk
Chris
will
contact
Tim
Draude
and
William
Ryan
for
volunteers
for
September
19
walk
David
will
ask
Doug
Tallamy
if
he
could
do
September
19
–
Birds,
Blooms
and
Butterflies
walk
We
need
to
transplant
plants
Octoraro
nursery
is
donating
before
the
19th.
One
suggestion
is
that
we
do
this
during
our
August
29
Board
meeting.
Alternatively,
Tracy
offered
to
do
the
transfers
at
a
time
convenient
for
Henry
Sweetman.
Henry
Whitesel
and
Tracy
will
follow
up.
Sunday,
Sept.
27,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Upper
Chrome
‐
Molly
Friday,
Oct.
9,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Goat
Hill
‐
David
Sunday,
Oct.
11,
Serps
Ecology
Hike,
Goat
Hill
Rose
Trail
–
Anna
leads
Friday,
Oct.
23,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
NCP
‐
David
October,
Serps
Education
Event
at
NCP
Anna
and
Tracy
will
determine
before
our
August
29
Board
meeting
whether
this
can
move
forward
as
a
Girl
Scouts
event.
October
17
is
the
tentative
date
Sunday,
Nov.
9,
Serps
Stewardship
Day
at
Lower
Chrome
‐
Kent
November
Members
and
Friends
Banquet
We
agreed
to
continue
exploring
Oxford
Presbyterian
Church
kitchen/meeting
room
as
our
primary
option
(with
thanks
to
Henry
for
his
good
leg
work).
Henry
will
approach
Ila
Barlow
for
a
cost
estimate:
We
propose
November
13
and
20
and
December 6
lunch
as
our
ranking
of
dates.
We
anticipate
meals
for
30.
Something
simple
–
sliced
ham
or
a
past
a
salad.
Henry
will
continue
to
pursue
pinning
down
a
specific
speaker
who
could
talk
for
about
20
minutes
about
the
Lenni
Lenape
and
the
ways
they
interacted
with
the
environment.
We’ll
want
to
invite
Rose
Chase
and
encourage
her
to
invite
friends.
7.
Grant
Requests
Anna,
Tracy
and
Bob
will
continue
developing
two
pending
grant
applications
September
1
–
Oxford
Area
Foundation
The
focus
is
on
PR
piece
for
tents
and
banners
and
kiosk
at
Chrome
Kiosk
–
could
be
a
boy
scout
project
–
Bob
will
request
letter
of
support
from
Ray
Hayden.
October
1
–
Ware
family
foundation
–
1675
Foundation
-‐-‐
The
focus
is
on
equipment
to
support
our
restoration
and
maintenance
work:
walk
behind,
brush
whacker
with
PPE,
trailer,
insurance
for
trailer,
maintenance
funds.
Bob
will
request
letter
of
support
from
Jay.
Longer
term:
White
Clay
Creek
is
applying
to
Dockstadter
Foundation
funding
for
next
couple
of
years
We
could
apply
to
Dockstadters
through
TNC,
but
still
want
to
coordinate
with
Marci
to
make
sure
we
aren’t
undercutting
PPFF
initiatives.
Evergreen
Foundation
–
Planning
initiatives?
Next
year
–
Miller
Fund
for
open
space
and
the
environment
–
requires
a
match.
8.
Stewardship
initiatives
‐
Annual
Spring
Mowing
‐
Upper
and
Lower
Chrome,
other
barrens?
We
discussed
exploring
with
local
partners
the
plans
for
mowing
grasslands
and
savannah
boundaries
in
spring.
Wilson
King
currently
does
horse
trails
at
Lower
Chrome.
Robert
Folk,
leases
the
Lower
Chrome
grasslands
Todd
Ward,
located
near
Goat
Hill
Molly
will
contact
Bob
after
meeting
with
Liz
on
Monday
to
suggest
times
for
a
conference
call
to
discuss
mowing
options
and
strategies.
9.
Agreements
(a)
Finalize
informal
agreement
with
NCP
re
shared
storage.
Bob
will
draft
informal
letter
(b)
BoF
use
of
TNC
barn
(BG)
Bob
will
ask
Joe
–
what
sort
of
document
is
needed
to
allow
BoF
to
store
ATV
at
Goat
Hill
shed
for
FSLSB
use.
TNC
wants
a
letter
waiving
liability
should
the
ATV
be
damaged
as
a
result
of
damage
to
shed.
10.
Master
Plan:
Id
mtgs
with
organizations
and
municipalities
in
Fall.
David
will
share
ORPC
power
point
slides
11.
Deferred
Action
Items
–
Prioritize,
Assign,
Schedule
Bob
circulated
a
draft
document
assigning
responsibility
for
each
task.
Board
members
are
to
review
before
August
29
Board
meeting.
David
will
contact
Patrick
Hurley
about
potential
for
class
involvement
this
fall.
Purchasing
stone
for
the
Goat
Hill
shed
is
necessary
before
BoF
can
proceed
with
donating
an
ATV
for
FSLSB
use
at
Goat
Hill.
Anna
will
explore
whether
this
might
be
incorporated
in
the
1675
Foundation
grant
application.
12.
Other
business
none
13.
Adjourned
at
4:15
with
thanks
to
Henry
for
hosting
us
in
comfort.
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