The
December 14, 2013 board meeting of the Friends of Sandhill was called
to order by Vice President
Dick Dubiel at
10:10(?). Those attending the meeting included Neal Paisley, Dick
Dubiel, Vicki Palen,
Nancy Peterson,
Clara Kubisiak, Sri Kasturirangan, Mike Wipfli and guests Valarie and
David Rheinschmidt.
Minutes
of the March meeting and subsequent activities were highlighted by
Vicki. They were approved. The treasurer’s report was read and
approved. The balance in the treasury as of March 14, 2013 is
$2,354.55 after the $54 is paid to Vicki to reimburse her for using
her credit card to pay for our charitable organization license
renewal.
OLD BUSINESS
Kiosk:
Those
present visited the site of the new Trumpeter Trail/Sandhill
information kiosk with Reed Romans, the builder, who explained his
plans for the roof and walls of the kiosk and materials that could be
used. Depending on the cost of the materials, the facing of the back
of the walls and any exposed wall on the front will be a grooved
plywood which would resemble vertical boards. The inside will
probably have three glass/plexiglass/? doors protecting cork-covered
bulletin boards for posting notices and other information. We will
probably still have some sort of sign-in desk and an improved holder
for our handouts and trail guides. The roof will have an overhang
plus a rustic-looking front roof support so there should be good
protection for people using the kiosk and for the pamphlets and
registration book.
When
the meeting was reconvened inside, it was decided that Friends of
Sandhill will pay for the concrete slab for the kiosk at a cost of
$1740.00. The remainder will be paid out of the Sandhill Gift Fund.
John Kubisiak will apply for an Incourage Community Foundation grant.
A total cost for the building (not including the doors and storage
devices) is estimated at $3,212.
Driving Tour and
guide changes:
The
Trumpeter Trail driving tour information sheet and map need to be
brought up to date. Questions
were asked regarding
new signs and type of signs. Neal would like to have signs showing
the goals of good
management of the
area for the public to read. A meeting of the Sandhill staff will be
held on January 6, 2014 to discuss ideas. At the next FOS Board
meeting we could probably get into specifics of the stops for the
guide.
Vicki
mentioned some ideas that she and Norma had regarding the new guide.
She also said that she was planning that FOS would undertake to edit
the new trail guide but that some information would probably have to
be written by Sandhill Staff (e.g. forestry info). Mention was made
of the possibility of having some permanent or semi-permanent signs
at some of the logging areas since that would allow more information
than would fit in the tour guide. The parking area by the north side
of Quail Point, just before the dike, was mentioned specifically
since there is a new logged area and an older one on opposite sides
of the road.
After
discussion about highlighting berry picking as an event at Sandhill,
it was decided that, while this is an allowed activity, we probably
don't want to promote this since it might attract people who came to
Sandhill for no other reason than to stock their larders.
Open House:
