MEETING MINUTES
Meeting Held Through Email Due to Coronavirus Restrictions
Attendees:
Gabrielle
Ron Anderson Kathie Jarmon
Michael Morgan Tom Frederick
John Bennett
Treasurer’s Report:
Tom reported on current status of funding available to the board.
Update on Big Tree Program:
John reported:
For
In
8/4 Celeste Maiorana N. Red Oak Washington
305 re-m WCC
8/4 --------------------- Com. Hackberry
8/4 --------------------- White Oak Washington 296
Bicen re-m
8/7 Joli, Joan Mahaffey Post Oak Prince George’s 240 re-m PG
8/10 Celeste Maiorana Horsechestnut Washington
211 re-m WCC
8/10 --------------- Yellow Poplar Washington 390 Bicen re-m WCC
8/10 --------------- Chinkapin Oak
8/10 --------------- White Oak
8/10 --------------- White Oak Washington
330 re-m WCC
8/18 Celeste Maiorana Bitternut Hickory Washington
262 new WCC
8/18 ----------------------- Pecan Washington 293 new WCC
8/26 Celeste Maiorana Chinkapin Oak Washington
303 new MSC
8/26 ----------------------- Pawpaw Washington
76 re-m WCC
--Sadly
Celeste reports all 5 of
--In
--In
--“A voice
from the past”—Dr. Joan Maloof has nominated and measured a black walnut in
--Joli is
working on plans to complete the re-measurement work in AA County. There is a
huge willow oak whose owners have not responded, but Joli’s Google map work
shows the tree is alive and healthy, so she’s going to try a home visit.
New State
Champion Chinkapin Oak,
Natural Resources Career Conference (NRCC) Update:
No updates at
this time.
Website Update:
Ron reported: Not much happening with website - put in last month's minutes and this month's agenda. As far as I know, there has been no change in the county's big tree champions.
New Business:
Tom reported:
The updates I have are that the Salvage Harvest is
continuing at ENSP. It is slow going, but is going pretty well so
far. Last week they started trucking logs out apparently going to a
pallet manufacturer in PA. From Mondays to Thursdays, 90% of my time has
been spent on monitoring the harvest.
Also beginning October 1st timber harvests on private
land are going to be "reviewed" (not calling it inspected).
There is some disagreement on how much time this should take, but I guess we
will see. It will probably be different in different Counties. Once
we start meeting in person again, I will go over the basic process.
Some late
breaking news from Anne Gilbert:
The State
Association meeting will be on Thursday, October 29th and will be
virtual due to continuing DNR work/meeting restrictions.
Next Meeting: October
7, 2020