March 2008 Minutes

...DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE PURITY, BEAUTY AND NATURAL FLOW OF THE NORTH FORK.

Welcome

Pharmacuetical Disposal

Swimming Safety

RiverKeeper

River Access

Who We Are

2009 Board & Staff

What We Do

E. Coli Information

Drinking Water Info

Education

Fish Kill Information

Monitoring

Rain Gardens

River Clean ups

Science Committee

Science Comm minutes

Trace Organics

Trace Organics Reports

Voice of the River

Well Depth

Features

Live Green Locally

In the News

Shen. Mussel Survey 2009

Shenandoah Forum

Water Information

Endangered River

SV Herald Features

12-12 article

11-05 article

10-17 article

10-10 article

10-03 article

08-01 article

07-08 article

06-20 article

06-04 article

05-20 article

Teacher Feature

Newsletters

February 2010 Newsletter

November 2009 Newsletter

September 2009 News

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Jan 09 Minutes

Dec 08 minutes

Nov08 minutes

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Oct 08 minutes

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Aug 08 minutes

July 08 minutes

Jun 08 minutes

Spring 2008 News

May 08 minutes

April 08 minutes

Mar08 minutes

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Winter 2008 news

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Fall 2007 News

Summer 2007 News

Events

Calendar & Events

Fish Fry 2009 Photos

Fish Fry 2008 photos

River Visions Gallery

Fish Fry 2007 Photos

Fish Fry 2006 photos

Fish Fry 2005 photos

Thanks

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Products

Recipes for Cleaning Prod

AGENDA for FRIENDS OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Thursday, March 13, 2008

6:30 pm Call to Order – Falyar

Treasurer’s Report/Budget

– Proctor

Action Items/Discussion of Reports from Committees:


Science Committee

- John
SIL Facility - Rob Arner's request for letter of concern to Governor
Water Permits for Strasburg and Mt. Jackson
Fish Kill task force and Trace organics sampling data

Annual meeting/State of the River Planning committee

Update - Diane
Endowment - board participation and founder's honoring - Margaret
Potential Board Members - Mary
    

Strategic Planning

Draft Plan discussion

New Business:



Calendar:

- Febraury 23 - VA Citizens for Water Quality conference  - CANCELLED
- February 29 - DEQ 2007 grant report due - turned in Feb. 28
- March 15 - Clean UP
- March 18-20 - Kintera training Leslie ?
- April 1-3 - Environment VA
- April 12 - Clean up at First Spring
- April 26 - FRIENDS Annual Mtg. / 20th anniversary celebration
- May 2-4 - River Rally, Ohio
- May 10 - Rain Barrel Workshop
- May 17 - Rain Garden and Riparian Forests workshops
- May 31 - Soapstone Carving Workshop
- June 6 - Shen. Sojourn
- June 7 - Monitor Appreciation Day
- June 7 - Fossil Pottery workshop
- June 7 - River Color Painting Workshop



Grants

Norcross - proposal for $2500 - APPROVED!

Agua Fund - 2008-2009 $15,000 APPROVED!  Summary of 2007 activities and report on 2008 plans due MARCH 3 - submitted March 2.

MARPAT - contact in March or before with update and proposal for 2008-2009
            - pre-proposal due in May


        Board of Directors Terms


    April 2007    Board of Directors Terms (Ending Year - April)

    Jack Lorenz                2009
   


    Ron Falyar                2010
    Gary Proctor                2010
    Ken Owens                2010
    Open Slot
    Open Slot

   
    Mary Gessner                2008
    Diane Gould                2008
    John Holmes                2008
    Open Slot

    Margaret Lorenz            2009
    Kim Uhl                    2009
    Open Slot
    Open Slot


    Directors Emeritus
    Garland C. Hudgins (deceased)
    Robert H. Kranich (resigned)
    Bobbi Hinkins Kranich (resigned)    2008


Annual Meeting

- potential program
Cash Bar - 6:30 - 7pm+

Begin - 7pm
End at 9pm

20th anniversary

    - Introduction - 20th anniversary
    - Honoring the founders - Ron Falyar
        - Bob Kranich, Sara Faulconer,
        - try to get former founders to come - gratis
    - Dinner
    - Strategic Plan - into dessert
        - State of the River
        - brief presentation of draft plan
    - Board elections
        - slate of candidates
    - Show our Power Point presentation, instead - let the membership know what
        we're doing.  Really promote, add a little bit of history to the presentation.
    - Auction off plants and/or planters
        - floor cloths
    - 50/50 raffle   

 
Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
P. O. Box 746
Woodstock VA 22664
FNFSR office phone: 540-459-8550 email: friends@shentel.net
Leslie Mitchell-Watson
, executive director,
leslie.watson@fnfsr.org
Cindy Frenzel, education coordinator, cindy.frenzel@fnfsr.org