Hi there, a couple o items that have arisen since our board meeting:
1) the new Collaborative Grant cycle - applications are due November
19th. If anyone has a project they would like to put forward, let us know
-- although we've done a good job spending our grant funding, at the
moment, I don't have any ideas for a project that would require additional
funding. Boardwalks at our various wetlands would be nice, but
unfortunately, most grants don't cover those, and they're usually much more
expensive than any grant money would provide.
2) Curits will be contacting us about installing a radio tower in our area
which would track all birds that have chips. There's currently one on the
coast, and if we were to have one in the mountains, it would help provide
complete state coverage. As a board, we have to decide if we want to
partner on this, either monetarily ($7000 or so is cost) or just with
outreach. Please let me know your thoughts. I think it would be a good
idea to have some idea of our position before Curtis talks to us.
Thanks!
Debbie.
