General Meeting, July 14, 2020

General Meeting Agenda (<–download pdf) and Discussion Items Below:

1. Welcome: 10:00 am
2. Introduction of participants: background, TOW interest
3. Organizational Objectives: activities, citizen science, website
4. Organizational Structure: boards, committees
5. Outreach ideas: open forum, Master Naturalist approved activities
6. Schedule Board Meeting and Next General Meeting
7. Sign up for Committees, reach out to interested parties
8. New Business
9. Adjourn: 11:30 am

 

Possible Citizen Science Apps and Activities Involving Local Population, Schools, and Higher Learning:

1.     CITIZEN SCIENCE APPS

A.    WATER REPORTER

B.     IZAAC WALTON; SAVE OUR STREAMS (SOS) MACRO INVERTEBRATE SAMPLING

C.     VMN PROGRAM “HOW TO DETERMINE A STREAM’S HEALTH WITHOUT WATER SAMPLES.”

D.    INATURALIST COLLECTIONS INSIDE WATERSHED

E.     BIRDNET ID AND LOCATION PROGRAM

F.     DRAGONFLY ID PROGRAM

G.    FLORA OF VIRGINIA

H.    PICTURETHIS

I.      VIRGINIA TECH TREE ID

J.      ?

2.     ACTIVITIES

A.    TREE PLANTINGS

B.     INVASIVE SPECIES CLEAN UP; I.E. RED BUD RUN

C.     FLOAT TRIPS USING SOME OF ABOVE APPS. COVERAGE AREAS

D.    TRASH PICK UPS

E.     STREAM MONITORING QUADRANTS

F.     DESIGN ACTIVITIES THAT MEET VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS OF MASTER NATURALISTS ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS

G.    DO JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, I.E. TROUT UNLIMITED, IZAAC WALTON, BLANDY FARM, ETC.

H.    ?

3.     DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION

A.    WEB PAGE

B.     PERIODIC NEWSPAPER REPORTS

C.     DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO GOVT. ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF

D.    DISSEMINATION TO CREEK SIDE (INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES) LANDOWNERS

E.     DISSEMINATION OF GOVT COST SHARING PROGRAMS TO LANDOWNERS

F.     RECOGNITION OF LANDOWNER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

G.    WEB PAGE PHOTOS AND BLOGS OF ACTIVITIES, OBSERVATIONS, PARTICIPANTS

H.    AWARDS FOR VARIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DISSEMINATION OF INFO

I.      ?