BDMCC General Meeting Minutes

November 2009

 

The meeting kicked off at 7:12p.m. with communications only from the Winnebago Audubon Society.

Next up was the secretary’s report which was read and accepted as such.

Bruce read the treasure’s report was also read and accepted as such.

Old business started with the entrance will be put up by Bob Albright this year.  The fundraising for the land acquisition has come up short and the money is going to have to be borrowed to be able to use the grant received from the DNR and to come the land acquisition.  The gun raffle brought in $2400.  The boy scouts got the majority of the buckthorn cut down and will continue to work on the rest.

The floor was then opened for nominations for the board of directors.  Nile, Pete, and Lowell are the three whose spots are to be filled.  Roger is also giving up the remainder of his term, 2 years.  Jim nominated Pete Elhert and Pete accepted.  Pete Guckenberg was nominated by Randy Marx and he accepted.  Finally Sharon Zeibert was nominated by Russ and also accepted.  The floor was then closed for board of director nominations.

A Trumpeter Swan was hit and killed by a car and the DNR wanted to know if the club wanted it from the person who had it in their freezer to be mounted.  Jim motioned that the club get the swan for the club to have and display which was accepted by all.  The club will continue to work with Art and the DNR to add to its collection for it to have some day for a nature center.

Art was looking for a volunteer to be on a committee for a study of how water level fluctuations impact the habitat.  Pete volunteered and will be contacted for the dates and times the committee will meet. 

This Wednesday a small group is going out to the island to plant seed.  All are to meet at the gate and Bruce has a boat.  Art said Island #7 the tern island had more rock and new crown added to it due to high water and ice damage.  He also noted a team is set to go out from the DNR to tag fish starting around Leonard’s Point and he will give us the report as to what was all completed. 

The meeting was called for adjournment at 8:29p.m. first by Tom and seconded by Russ.

  

Minutes submitted by Alexis Wilson, Secretary.