Transcript NMFWA 2012014

NMFWA 2014-2015 Members
Meeting
Thank You All!
2014-15 Board of Directors
President Todd Wills
Immediate Past President David McNaughton
President-Elect Coralie Cobb
Vice President Elizabeth Neipert
Treasurer Lauren Wilson
Secretary Nicole Olmsted
Directors At-Large Seth Berry and Laura Muhs
Regional Directors East – James Swift and Greg Fleming
Central – Richard Lance and Michele Richards
West - John Haddix and Jason Gibbons
Newsletter Editor Laura Busch
2015-16 Board of Directors
President Coralie Cobb
Immediate Past President Todd Wills
President-Elect Elizabeth Neipert
Vice President Eric Britzke
Treasurer Lauren Wilson
Secretary Nicole Olmsted
Directors At-Large Janet Johnson and Seth Berry
Regional Directors East - Greg Fleming and Jim Swift
Central - Michele Richards and Rick Lance
West - John Haddix and Jason Gibbons
Newsletter Editor Laura Busch
2014-2015 Committees and Chairs
Archives - Tom Warren
Audit - (Vacant)
Awards - (Vacant)
Government Affairs - Junior Kerns
Membership - Dan Savercool/Todd Wills
Nominations - David McNaughton
WMI Coordination - David McNaughton
Certification – Dan Savercool
Program Chair – Elizabeth Neipert
2014-2015 Working Group Chairs
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BASH – Michael Wright and Rich Fischer
Law Enforcement – Michael Simon
Bats – Trish Cutler and Eric Britzke
Invasive Species – Steve Manning and Meegan Wallace
Fish and Wildlife Recreation – Ray Rainbolt and Shawn
Stratton
Herpetology – Valerie Arkell and Jay Rubinoff
Climate Change – WG Disbanded
Pollinators – David McNaughton and Albert Owen
Working Group Coordination – Elizabeth Neipert
2014-2015 Board Motions
• Motion 1: NMFWA Lapel pin Reimbursement– PASSED 11-0
• Motion 2: Motion to Support the TWS MLWG - PASSED
• Motion 3: Motion to Approve the 2015 Program Budget up to
$30,000- PASSED 10-0
• Motion 4: Motion to Approve the 2014-2015 NMFWA Award
Committee Nominations– PASSED 9-0
• Motion 5: NMFWA Hall of Fame Award Candidates – PASSED
10-0
• Motion 6: Motion to Approve the 2015-2016 BOD
Nominations – PASSED 10-0
• Motion 7: Motion to Increase the Approved 2014 Program
Budget $10,000 – PASSED 9-0
• Motion 8: Motion to Purchase a Travel Case for the Display for
up to $500 – PASSED 9-0
EVENT EXPENSES
• Registration Cost: $410
• NMFWA Receives $205
• Estimated NMFWA Cost for Meeting: $ 35K
– Awards banquet and awards
– Welcome Mixer and Show & Tell
– Program and poster printing, vehicle rentals, t-shirts
– Assorted event costs to include year expenses
• WMI receives $205
– Contract with Delaney Meeting & Event Mgt.
– Room rental
– Assorted costs
Committee Reports
Certification
• Chair – Dan Savercool
• Committee: Five members
• One new certification presented: Ms. Anne
Ulrey (U.S. Army Garrison Fort A.P. Hill, VA)
• Status update on the functionality needed to
the online application
• Provide improved information to membership
to make the process simpler
Hall of Fame
• New Committee formed by BOD Motion on 14
May 2014
• Chair: Junior Kerns
• 2015- First four inductions will be presented at
Awards Banquet
Outreach
• Hosted several webinars throughout 20142015 via Todd Wills’ support and DCO
• Dave McNaughton worked with webmaster to
make updates to the website throughout the
year
• Staffed and progressed the Facebook Page
(LIKE us!)
• Will require new webmaster soon
Governmental Affairs
• Chair – Junior Kerns
• Interactions with multiple federal committees on
any Sikes Act Amendment or Reauthorization
• Discussions and concerns on the proposed
inclusion of cultural resources under the Sikes Act
• Identifying path forward to address natural
resources training and its relationship to
traditional DoD contracting rules
Archives & Electronic Archives
• Archives Chair: Tom Warren
• Maintains the history.doc file, cataloging the
history of NMFWA through words
• Continued project to scan past programs. Still
missing years prior to 91 and 94-97 – see Rich
Fischer
• Electronic documents in the electronic
archives are available via request
Membership
• Todd Wills began the process of recreating the
membership list from scratch
• List with 1700+ members was extremely
outdated with info dating back to mid-90s
• Requested members contact Todd to provide
updated information; 460 replies to date
• No contact information for 111 INRMP
installations
• NEED INPUT!
WMI Coordination
• David McNaughton was named to the
planning committee for the North American
• Push for more DoD related presentations
within the WMI Special Session
Awards
Fort Riley Natural
Resources Program
Model Programs/Projects
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Army pioneer for implementation of iSportsman
system for hunting and fishing management
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Influenced Kansas Legislature to pass bill directing
local government to collaborate with DoD prior to
making potentially negative decisions
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Implemented innovated approach to upland game
bird habitat at no cost through small dollar timber
sales
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Acquired 84K in funding from NGOs to support
hunting program
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Successful land management has led to the removal
of two state-rare plant species
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Hunting program has been acclaimed by a number of
national NGOs
Jack Markham
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
• During 25+ years as a Forester/Natural Resources
Manager with the Army and currently NAVFAC
MIDLANT he has continually promoted use of DoD
lands for both military training and natural
resources.
• Pivotal in setting up a natural resources program at
NAVSTA Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
• Developed the first BASH plan for NAS Rota, Spain
• Awarded the Department of the Army Commanders
Award for Civilian Service, Secretary of Defense and
Army Chief of Staff Conservation Award for Fort
Monroe, VA. Received Navy citation for Natural
Resources Conservation work in Haiti
• Among his peers he is considered an educator,
leader, problem solver, and the man to call when
things needed to get done
Working Group Reports
Bird/Animal Airstrike Hazard
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Chairman - Michael Wright/Co-Chairman - Rich Fischer
Held a Meeting at 2014 Denver meeting
Provided management advice and technical support
Numerous Working Group Email Communications
Nominated 1 candidate for upcoming vacant co-chairman
position and working group was allowed to put forth
additional nominations, held an electronic vote (results at
annual meeting)
• Organized and coordinated BASH Technical Session for
upcoming NMFWA Annual Training Workshop in Omaha
• Organizing/coordinating DCO/webinar BASH Related
Training/Presentations for 2015/2016
Law Enforcement
• Chair- Michael Simon
• Law enforcement information and cultural resource updates
provided to CLEO's in all services
• Email discussions addressing numerous CLEO topics
• Participated in Army CRFCP monthly teleconference
• US Army Military Police School contracted the development of
CLE training support package as required by DoDI 5525.17
• Held working group meeting in Denver
• 23 Army employees recommended for 2015 Conference LE
Chair not among those attending
• Mark Sledge appointed as moderator for 2015 meeting new
chair will be elected
Bats
• Co-Chairs: Trish Cutler and Eric Britzke
• Held or distributed information on several
online trainings and webinars
• Answered membership questions and
provided expertise
• Sent out Anabat units for installation surveys
Invasive Species
• Chairs – Steve Manning and Meegan Wallace
• Held a meeting in Denver at 2014 Annual
Meeting
• Proposing series of webinars for 2015
Fish and Wildlife Recreation
• Chairs – Ray Rainbolt and Shawn Stratton
• Held several spirited email discussions
• Further discussions on iSportsman use as a
strong management tool
• No report
Herpetology
• Chairs – Jay Rubinoff and Valerie Arkell
• Provided a newsletter to members on a
monthly basis to include herp information and
DoD related documents
• Worked with DoD PARC to identify ways they
can partner
Pollinators
• Co-Chairs – Jack Markham and David
McNaughton
• Developed & Distributed four-page handout
for Establishing Pollinator Habitat on
Department of Defense Installations
• Uploaded a number of documents to help
shape management strategies
• Denver meeting
Climate Change
• The Climate Change Working Group was
dissolved by the NMFWA BoD at the Denver
meeting. Lack of participation and
communication with the BoD was sited as the
overarching reason
Attendance Certificate
• NMFWA Training Certificates will be available
– If you would like to receive an electronic training
certificate please stop at the NMFWA desk and let
us know
– It was decided by the BoD that all participants will
receive 34 hours to cover the weeks training
Old Business
• Purchased new NMFWA display
• Representation at TWS meeting in Pittsburgh
FAWN
• FAWN Editor: Laura Busch
• Went quarterly in 2014
• Need member input
– Installation level articles on the great natural
resources work occurring on military installations
The Future
• Website that meets membership needs
• Continue to recreate the NMFWA membership
– Identify new members
– See membership spreadsheet at NMFWA table
• NMFWA Participation by membership
• How to communicate the need for natural
resources training to leadership, especially
Army
In Memorial
James ‘Doc’ Bailey
1951-2014
NMFWA President 2004-05
Rick Griffiths
1940-2014
NMFWA President 1997-98