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Soil and Water Conservation Society
Ohio Chapter of Soil
Officers
- Meeting Minutes
1. Members present: President Norm Fausey, President -Elect Lloyd Owens, Past President Doug Deardorff, Treasurer Jennifer Fish, Secretary Scott Miller, At Large Member Dennis DeWeese.
2. President Fausey called the meeting to order at 9:35am.
3. The February 2001 meeting minutes were reviewed. MOTION: Lloyd moved to accept the minutes as read, seconded by Doug, no discussion, motion passed unanimously.
4. Scott Miller gave the treasurer's report. MOTION: Lloyd moved to accept the treasurer's report, seconded by Dennis, no discussion, motion passed. It was suggested to call Bev Mayo (Scott will contact her) at ODNR to inquire about our bill for the winter meeting
5. Lloyd gave a summary of the planning for the upcoming summer meeting at Indian Lake in Logan County. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 21st, 2001. Lloyd reported that he is meeting on March 15, 2001 with Jack Webb at the NRCS Field Office in Bellefontaine. Lloyd reported that the summer meeting is scheduled for one day and he also reported that Jack Webb and the Indian Lake personnel have been very helpful. . The speakers will be in the morning, with the business meeting held during lunch and the tour will be during the afternoon. Lloyd mentioned that he was seeking to have the State Park Naturalist prepare a program for the spouses. Norm stressed that it was important to get this information to the members in a timely manner. Norm will also give a list to Mark Tucker of additional people to send the newsletter to. These groups include The Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO), OSU Ag Engineering personnel and other interested parties. Jennifer has also volunteered to help with the planning. Norm also suggested finding other people to help with this project. Norm will keep Brad Ross informed of our meeting and dates. Norm also suggested that we have our next council meeting at ODNR for Brad's convenience, possibly on Tuesday April 3, 2001.
6. Norm reported that Larry spoke to Bev Mayo about contracting with ODNR. It appears that our organization could get the benefits of contracting through ODNR and still have a stand-alone conference.
7. Norm asked for suggestions for the theme of the summer 2002 meeting. Some topics for the 2002 meeting offered were watersheds, farmland preservation, the 2002 Farm Bill or possibly fragments of all of these items. Norm offered that there was still a strong interest in wetland issues. Dennis stated that there might be interest in the recently released NRI data. Dennis will give contacts of prime farmland experts to Norm. Norm said it was a good idea to have a luncheon speaker like we did this past year. Doug suggested that Larry Antosch would be a good speaker for the 2002 Farm Bill. Other speakers which could be considered include: Dr. Bill Mitsch on wetlands, Dr. Larry Brown on constructed wetlands, Kevin Brown from NRCS to address NRI, a representative from Ducks Unlimited or the Nature Conservancy. Norm will work with Brad so our plans wont conflict with theirs. Lloyd suggested that we hold the winter meeting in early December. Norm reported that he and Larry Tornes followed up with WMAO and their annual meeting is scheduled for November 7 & 8th. Lloyd distributed a summary sheet for the summer 2002 meeting. There seems to be a lot of interest in holding the meeting in the Northeast section of the state. A major topic which is popular in Northeast Ohio is stream restoration. Lloyd will pursue the opportunities for the AOC at Furnace Creek. Also, Lloyd will contact both Furnace Creek personnel and Adrian Achterman to schedule a time for this activity. We need to have a three-day window to work with for this activity.
8. The subject of the newsletter was brought up. The deadline for the next issue is not known. Norm thought that perhaps the deadline might be at the end of the month. The consensus of the group was to have all material to Mark Tucker by 3/23/01. The voting issues for the summer meeting will be included in the next newsletter following this one. Lloyd will provide a paragraph about the upcoming summer meeting. Doug also agreed to write a synopsis on the past winter meeting. Scott will prepare a treasurers report and Dennis will provide a short executive summary on the Lake Erie Symposium to be published in this coming newsletter. Norm reported that the Long-Range Plan has been prepared and Larry suggested putting it in the center four pages of the newsletter.
9 Further dialogue for the Lake Erie Symposium summary was shared by Dennis. Currently, Congresswoman's Kaptur Chief of Staff is reviewing the document. We are waiting on a message from Ms. Kaptur to be included in on this as well. Doug asked if we could put the draft on the website. Doug commended Dennis for his good work on this. Norm suggested in getting Kevin Brown's approval before we put it on the website. If any item needs uploaded onto the website contact Nathan Watermeir.
10. The topic of committee chairs was also discussed. Currently there are 2 ad hoc committees, the project and works committee and the Berg Fellows Committee. Also, an archives committee exists. Norm stated that we need to find a replacement for Norm Widman on the awards committee. The scholarship award was moved under the awards committee.*(see note at end of minutes) The special service award will be the responsibility of the executive council. Norm would like for Ted Napier to head up the booklet committee and Larry Antosch to head up the grants committee. According to Larry the recent grant from the OEF was not approved because of not specifying an educational agenda. Jennifer offered to help with this in any future grant. The grant will be resubmitted after dates are changed. Scott will check on CEU's for any possible ones we could offer in the course of our educational activities. Scott will have information at the next meeting on continuing educational units for Certified Crop Advisors, and Certified Professional Erosion Control Specialists.
Respectfully submitted by:
Scott R. Miller
Secretary
2. President Fausey called the meeting to order at 9:35am.
3. The February 2001 meeting minutes were reviewed. MOTION: Lloyd moved to accept the minutes as read, seconded by Doug, no discussion, motion passed unanimously.
4. Scott Miller gave the treasurer's report. MOTION: Lloyd moved to accept the treasurer's report, seconded by Dennis, no discussion, motion passed. It was suggested to call Bev Mayo (Scott will contact her) at ODNR to inquire about our bill for the winter meeting
5. Lloyd gave a summary of the planning for the upcoming summer meeting at Indian Lake in Logan County. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday June 21st, 2001. Lloyd reported that he is meeting on March 15, 2001 with Jack Webb at the NRCS Field Office in Bellefontaine. Lloyd reported that the summer meeting is scheduled for one day and he also reported that Jack Webb and the Indian Lake personnel have been very helpful. . The speakers will be in the morning, with the business meeting held during lunch and the tour will be during the afternoon. Lloyd mentioned that he was seeking to have the State Park Naturalist prepare a program for the spouses. Norm stressed that it was important to get this information to the members in a timely manner. Norm will also give a list to Mark Tucker of additional people to send the newsletter to. These groups include The Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO), OSU Ag Engineering personnel and other interested parties. Jennifer has also volunteered to help with the planning. Norm also suggested finding other people to help with this project. Norm will keep Brad Ross informed of our meeting and dates. Norm also suggested that we have our next council meeting at ODNR for Brad's convenience, possibly on Tuesday April 3, 2001.
6. Norm reported that Larry spoke to Bev Mayo about contracting with ODNR. It appears that our organization could get the benefits of contracting through ODNR and still have a stand-alone conference.
7. Norm asked for suggestions for the theme of the summer 2002 meeting. Some topics for the 2002 meeting offered were watersheds, farmland preservation, the 2002 Farm Bill or possibly fragments of all of these items. Norm offered that there was still a strong interest in wetland issues. Dennis stated that there might be interest in the recently released NRI data. Dennis will give contacts of prime farmland experts to Norm. Norm said it was a good idea to have a luncheon speaker like we did this past year. Doug suggested that Larry Antosch would be a good speaker for the 2002 Farm Bill. Other speakers which could be considered include: Dr. Bill Mitsch on wetlands, Dr. Larry Brown on constructed wetlands, Kevin Brown from NRCS to address NRI, a representative from Ducks Unlimited or the Nature Conservancy. Norm will work with Brad so our plans wont conflict with theirs. Lloyd suggested that we hold the winter meeting in early December. Norm reported that he and Larry Tornes followed up with WMAO and their annual meeting is scheduled for November 7 & 8th. Lloyd distributed a summary sheet for the summer 2002 meeting. There seems to be a lot of interest in holding the meeting in the Northeast section of the state. A major topic which is popular in Northeast Ohio is stream restoration. Lloyd will pursue the opportunities for the AOC at Furnace Creek. Also, Lloyd will contact both Furnace Creek personnel and Adrian Achterman to schedule a time for this activity. We need to have a three-day window to work with for this activity.
8. The subject of the newsletter was brought up. The deadline for the next issue is not known. Norm thought that perhaps the deadline might be at the end of the month. The consensus of the group was to have all material to Mark Tucker by 3/23/01. The voting issues for the summer meeting will be included in the next newsletter following this one. Lloyd will provide a paragraph about the upcoming summer meeting. Doug also agreed to write a synopsis on the past winter meeting. Scott will prepare a treasurers report and Dennis will provide a short executive summary on the Lake Erie Symposium to be published in this coming newsletter. Norm reported that the Long-Range Plan has been prepared and Larry suggested putting it in the center four pages of the newsletter.
9 Further dialogue for the Lake Erie Symposium summary was shared by Dennis. Currently, Congresswoman's Kaptur Chief of Staff is reviewing the document. We are waiting on a message from Ms. Kaptur to be included in on this as well. Doug asked if we could put the draft on the website. Doug commended Dennis for his good work on this. Norm suggested in getting Kevin Brown's approval before we put it on the website. If any item needs uploaded onto the website contact Nathan Watermeir.
10. The topic of committee chairs was also discussed. Currently there are 2 ad hoc committees, the project and works committee and the Berg Fellows Committee. Also, an archives committee exists. Norm stated that we need to find a replacement for Norm Widman on the awards committee. The scholarship award was moved under the awards committee.*(see note at end of minutes) The special service award will be the responsibility of the executive council. Norm would like for Ted Napier to head up the booklet committee and Larry Antosch to head up the grants committee. According to Larry the recent grant from the OEF was not approved because of not specifying an educational agenda. Jennifer offered to help with this in any future grant. The grant will be resubmitted after dates are changed. Scott will check on CEU's for any possible ones we could offer in the course of our educational activities. Scott will have information at the next meeting on continuing educational units for Certified Crop Advisors, and Certified Professional Erosion Control Specialists.
Respectfully submitted by:
Scott R. Miller
Secretary