Fort Collins Audubon Society
Board of Directors Meeting

September 7, 2006

ATTENDEES: Heman Adams, Scott Cobble, Beth Dillon, Ruth Grant, Ron Harden
Lynne Hull, Joel Hurmence, Barbara Jones, Bill Miller, Sue Riffe, John Waddell.

OTHERS PRESENT: James Murphy to discuss fundraising opportunity.

CALL TO ORDER: President Joel Hurmence called the meeting to order at 7:08 P.M.

INTRODUCTIONS: Joel introduced James Murphy to the Board.

FUNDRAISING
1. Jim Murphy works with nonprofits.
2. He discussed auctions – somewhat similar to E-Bay.
3. Auctions serve two purposes
a) Fundraising
b) Getting touches from individuals who are not familiar with FCAS.
4. The Board decided to continue to investigate the fundraising potential.

MINUTES – Review, revise, and approve – All:
Tabled

REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES:
New for all: Please Bring Written Reports or Email Reports in Advance

REPORTS OF OFFICERS:

Treasurer’s Report – Waddell:
The report was distributed by email prior to the meeting.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

A. Programs – All
1. The Native Plant Society would like to have a joint program with FCAS.
2. Denise Culver, their chapter president, is willing to meet to discuss ideas.
3. Lynne said she’d talk to Denise.

B. Membership – Jones:
1. NAS is developing a database that will enable chapters to access their information.
2. Barbara signed up to be a Beta tester.

B. Newsletter – Martin:
Wildbirds are willing to handle a stack of our newsletters. Ruth will take them.

C. Field Trips – Martin:
1. Beth will be our fieldtrip coordinator.
2. Sue is proposing a Colorado Grouse trip for the first week in April.
a) Will be about 1,500 miles.
b) Cost will be $1,100 per participant.
c) $100 per person will be donated to FCAS.

NEW BUSINESS:

A. Comments on fundraising, outreach, projects etc. – Lynne, Diann, and Ruth:
1. Lynne distributed notes from a brainstorming session that she, Diann, and Ruth had.
Lynne proposes a triangle consisting of Fundraising, Projects & Outreach, and Volunteers
& Participation with each driving and supporting the others. Discussed were ideas for
projects, programs, and fundraising.
2. The Silent Auction scheduled for October has been dropped.
3. Ruth would like to take on the project of finding a children’s book, related in some
fashion to the topic of the current Program Meeting, which would be available for sale.

B. Early April Colorado grouse trip / FCAS fundraiser – Riffe:
1. Sue is proposing a Colorado Grouse trip for the first week in April.
a) Will be about 1,500 miles.
b) Cost will be $1,100 per participant.
c) $100 per person will be donated to FCAS.
2. The Board liked the idea.

C. Northern Colorado Birding Fair October 7 – FCAS preparations – Hull, Johnston:
1. Lynne has some activities in line that will be announced at the next meeting.

D. FCAS-AC Letter to Greenlight Energy regarding Grover Wind Project – Hurmence:
1. Joel brought all up to speed on the issue. Lynne move that Joel write a letter of concern to
Greenlight. Ron seconded and motion passed unanimously.

E. Selection of Nominating Committee for 2007 FCAS Board – Hurmence:
1. The committee must be created in time for the October newsletter. The Presidents term is
for two years. All other terms are for one year
2. Ruth and Heman volunteered.

OLD BUSINESS

A. Trinidad and Tobago Trip Update – Dillon:
1. The trip is off due to lack of bookings. The rooms have been released.

B. Date for annual Fossil Creek cleanup (Adopt-a-Natural-Area) – Hurmence:
Try for the afternoon of Saturday, October 28th.

NAS/AC BUSINESS

A. Quarterly Meeting September 9th in Fort Collins – update – Miller:
The meeting will start at 10:00 AM in the Ben Delator room at the downtown library.
FCAS will make a 15 minute presentation.

B. FCAS Committee Annual Reports – Hurmence:
No discussion

OTHER NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (as time permits)

A. Collaborative Funding – dependent on Annual Report submittal
1. Joel asked that committee reports be sent to him.

B. Audubon Rendezvous Update (will be send out summary before FCAS Board Meeting
1. The Gunnison Sage Grouse conservation effort will continue. It is perhaps the biggest
conservation issue in the country.

C. Breeding Bird Atlas ‘07
No discussion

D. New National Priorities for Audubon
No discussion
E. Update on Avian Flu
No discussion

F. New Tools for Chapters – NAS Chapter Services Web Page
No discussion

G. Update on NAS Memberships
No discussion

H. Audubon at Home – reaching out to ranchettes
No discussion

I. Gunnison Sage Grouse (GUSG) – Reports
No discussion

ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 9:17 P.M

Respectfully submitted,
Scott Cobble
Secretary