HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Tree Board 2010-09-03Members Present:
Scott Roederer
Sandy Burns
Rex Poggenpohl
Barbara Williams
Chuck Levine
Tree Board Minutes
Friday, September 3, 2010
9 a.m.
Engineering Conference Room
Town Hall
Members Not Present:
Craig Adams
Mike Richardson
Others Present: Diana Selby, Colorado State Forest Service; Barb Boyer Buck, Russ
Franklin, and Bruce Kane, Town of Estes Park.
Beetle Symposium & Tree Talks
In lieu of the full -day Tree Symposium, the board decided to hold a half- day beetle
seminar in the Town Board room on May 25, 2011 which will start a series of lectures
which will be held throughout the summer for next year. Barb will make the reservation
for the board room.
Possible topics for the half -day seminar include:
• Colorado State Forest Service overview of the beetle: lifecycle & status
• Prevention & mitigation
• Other threats/"after the beetle"
It was suggested that the program be recorded and televised on Channel 12.
Estes Ecological Walk
Since the deadline for the fall cycle of the GOCO grant application was not achieved, the
board members will take the opportunity to investigate this project further and pursue
possible partnerships or support — especially from the Bureau of Reclamation and the
Estes Valley Recreation and Parks District.
Barb will investigate the possibility of the board touring local nature walks and
arboretums and report back on the logistics of a "field trip" at the next meeting. She will
also report on deadlines for the GOCO spring cycle.
Craig Adams follow-up
It was decided to advertise for a replacement for Craig Adams for two weeks. New
applicants will be asked to provide a letter of intent along with their application.
New Officers
Scott Roederer was re-elected as President; Sandy Burns was named Vice -President; and,
Barbara Williams will be the financial liaison to the Town.
Legacy Tree Program
Rex Poggenpohl reported on the Legacy program; he is working on the scope and
definition of the program and will have a more comprehensive report at the December
meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m.