Tuesday+August+14+-+Full+Board+Meeting

Full Board Meeting Tuesday August 14, 2012 6:30pm (welcome to gather earlier for a tour of the Stinson acreage and to prepare a BBQ. We will eat between 6-6:30pm and try to start the meeting at 6:30pm) Craik, SK

DIRECTIONS TO THE STINSON WORK CAMP (from Regina) Find your way out of Regina, any way you can. To get to my place though, you specifically need to end up on Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail), heading north to Saskatoon. If you reach a sign that says "Saskatoon Shines, you've gone too far.

When you get to the main entrance to Craik, there is a tall man holding a gun. That is the Buffalo Hunter. Instead of turning left and heading west into town, turn right and drive east for about 200m or right before you drive into a large sign that says "PARK". Do not park here. Turn left and head north for 2.5 km. You will pass the ecovillage road and the ecocentre road. You will go down into the valley, past the regional park, then up the hill. At the top of the hill there is an intersection with grain bins on the right. Turning right will take you to Last Mountain Lake. Turning left will take you into the Craik Reservoir. Turn left anyway. My place will then be on your right. The house has solar panels on the roof, and beverages on the deck. Bring lawn chairs if you can.


 * President's Report - Audrey**


 * Past President's Report - Kyle**


 * Vice President's Report - Karen**


 * Program Director's Report - Angela**

Lizabeth budget (Leah) -PD Funding - March 3 GUW - Brenda & Cara ($15), Kate $40 - 15 people at workshop - $145 AND Meewasin (10 people) FW, 3 books $35 = $180 (Leah) -Project WET books - 100 through end of June 2013 $2,000+ (Leah) - new more expensive book coming, potential for CD -Updated Prices PW $45, FW $40, GUW $45 (Leah) -GUW ($15) and FW ($12) books order (100 of each) - motion needed
 * Treasurer's Report - Leah can fill in**


 * Communications Working Group - Paul and Scott**

Wilderness First Aid Leave No Trace
 * Education Working Group - Paul and Nicole**

-HELP International EcoTour - cancelled -Backpacking EcoTour - From Lori: Joe went out to Sask Landing yesterday and spoke with the park people. The water is very muddy in the area we are looking at going backpacking in, and there is still water to come from the mountains. They are not expecting it to clear up until late fall. Due to all the sediment coming from the farm land we can assume there are also farm chemicals in the water. This means that people would have to carry all the water they would need for the entire weekend (Joe and I would definitely not be able to carry enough water for the 4 of us). It doesn’t look like Sask Landing will be a good option for us in September. Right now, the only places in the province that we could backpack and drink the water (with a filter) would be up north. Please pass this information on to the board along with my regrets for the Aug meeting. -Great Meals for a Change (Dennie)
 * Public and Families Working Group - Dennie and Lori**

Strengthening Recreation Organizations Grant Final Report Update on Regional Partnerships Special Initiative Retreat (agenda, location, times) Robert Bateman Contest National Science and Technology Week (October 12-21) - Canadian Light Source looking for partners = Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan -- Kids Gone Wild: A Wildlife Educational Event October 27 2012 Saskatoon = Field to Fork Festival (Regina) -//The planning committee for the Field to Fork Festival would like to invite you to an event to raise awareness about food accessibility and production issues in our community. This Festival is a four-day event which will take place September 19th-22nd in downtown Regina. This will be a multi-dimensional event including kids’ daytime programming, public lectures, documentary screenings, and hands-on workshops; it will discuss a diverse range of food issues that affect farmers and producers worldwide as well as us here in Saskatchewan. We would like to invite SOEEA to be a part of the kids’ daytime programming portion of the festival. This portion will be 3 afternoons full of camp-style workshops with elementary school children to teach them about local food, composting, alternative energy, and other food issues in a child-friendly and introductory way. We hope to foster a love and respect for nature in these children, and we feel that the goals and values of SOEEA fit very well with this goal. As well, we would love to build relationships between like-minded community organizations. Furthermore, we feel that this festival would benefit greatly from your organization’s participation. We are looking for your participation in terms of financial support for the supplies for the workshops, help with facilitating workshops if you wish, or other forms of support that you could provide. We are really excited about your organization and about what ideas you might also have to bring to the festival. If you think that your organization would be able to participate in any of these ways, please contact us. Any inquires you may have about more specific information about the festival schedule and list of events and workshops would also be welcome.//
 * Executive Assistant Report - Leah**

Treasurer Search Storage Unit Film Screening - To Make a Farm Generating Momentum Fall meeting schedule Global RCE Award
 * Other Business**