Chapter Council Agenda: Saturday June 7, 2025

Questions? email Council Chair Judy Fenerty
DRAFT

8:00 am

60

Breakfast

9:00 am

30

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (Sue Britting, El Dorado Chapter).  Announcements and Roll Call (Alice Cantelow, El Dorado Chapter, Judy Fenerty, CC Chair, Woody Elliott, CC Vice Chair, Carrie Strohl, CC Secretary)

9:30 am

10

Local Land Back Efforts (Alice Cantelow)

9:40 am

10

Secretary’s Report, Review and Approve March 2025 Minutes. (Carrie Strohl, CC Secretary) (Potential vote)

9:50 am

45

Executive Director Report (Jun Bando, CNPS Executive Director).

10:35 am

10

Break

10:45 am

20

CNPS 2026 Conference Update (Sarah Barnes, Alyssa Huante)

11:05 am

20

CNPS Board Report (Vivian Neou, Board President; Angel Garcia and Larry Levine, CC Board Representatives)

11:25 am

35

Presentation by the Fire Crew of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians

12:00 pm

60

Lunch

1:00 pm

10

CNPS Vitality and Rejuvenation (Brent Mishler, Gordon Leppig)

1:10 pm

10

Advocacy Corps Update (Karah Fisher, Conservation Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator)

1:20 pm

30

Caples Creek Prescribed Burn and Aftermath Story (Sue Britting and Lester Lubetkin, El Dorado Chapter)

1:50 pm

20

Chapter “Bylaws” Update (Melissa Mooney & Carol Witham – Committee) ,

2:10 pm

10

Invasive Species Committee Update (Steve Schoenig)

2:20 pm

10

Grants to Chapters Update (Woody Elliott)

2:30 pm

10

DEIJ Committee (Bill Waycott, Karah Fisher, Co-Chairs)

2:40 pm

30

Wildfire Protection of the Built Environment (Alice Cantelow)

3:10 pm

10

Break

3:20 pm

10

Leadership Development (Vince Scheidt, Board VP, Leslie Warren)

3:30 pm

15

Caldor Fire Rare Plant Monitoring by El Dorado Chapter. (Lester Lubetkin)

3:45 pm

15

Fellows Committee, Request for Updated Guidelines (Judy Fenerty)

4:00 pm

Chapter Roundtable and Updates

 

 

Projects and Topics for 2025.

Wrap Up, Action Items, Topic / Agenda Suggestions for Next CC Meetings:

· September 5-7, Milo Baker Chapter (Sebastopol, Sonoma County)

· December 5-6, Virtual. 

5:00 pm

Social Hour

6:00 pm

Dinner

After dinner

 

Sierra Nevada’s Future Given Wildfire and Climate Change – Dr. Kristen Shive, UC Berkeley Cooperative Extension Forest and Fuels Specialist.

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