Fort Collins Audubon Society
Board of Directors Meeting

For October 6, 2005

ATTENDEES: Heman Adams, Jackie Boss, Scott Cobble, Beth Dillon, Carol Fiore, Phil Friedman, Ruth Grant, Lynne Hull, Joel Hurmence, Diann Johnston, Nick Komar, Ellen Wride.

OTHERS PRESENT: Ken Strom representing Audubon of Colorado.

CALL TO ORDER: President Joel Hurmence called the meeting to order at 7:10 P.M.

INTRODUCTIONS: Everyone introduced themselves.

ADOPT-AN-IBA PROGRAM �FCASS And Fossil Creek IBA � Ken Strom:
1. Ken reminded everyone of the upcoming Rendezvous.
2. IBA is a program with distinctive Global, National, and State components.
3. Five data driven criteria can be used to designate an IBA in Colorado.
a) Sites important to endangered or threatened species.
b) Sites important to species of high conservation priority.
c) Sites that contain rare or unique habitat or an area exceptionally representative of a
natural habitat type that hold species or species assemblages largely restricted to a habitat
type.
d) Sites where significant numbers concentrate for breeding, during migration, or in the
winter.
e) Sites important for long-term research and/or monitoring projects which contribute
substantially to ornithology, bird conservation, and/or education.
4. Currently, only a few states participate in an adopt-an-IBA program.
5. National Audubon is now focusing its bird conservation via IBAs and those chapters
that actively adopt an IBA are more easily eligible for NAS grant monies.
6. Other potential Larimer count IBAs are Rocky Mountain National Park and the Poudre River
Corridor riparian area.
7. A potential Weld county IBA is the Lower Latham Reservoir/Beebee Draw/Milton Reservoir
area.
8. The Pawnee Grasslands, in the Greeley area, is a Global IBA because of the Mountain
Plover. Ken is searching for a way to allow multiple chapters to be involved in the Pawnee
IBA. Chuck Thornton-Kolbe is organizing the Pawnee effort. It will kickoff in January.
9. Joel moved to officially adopt the Fossil Creek IBA. Lynne seconded the motion. The Board
unanimously approved the motion.
10. Phil was selected as contact person.
11. Ken requested that Scott send him the formal motion to adopt the IBA.

MINUTES � Review, revise, and approve � All:
August 4, 2005
1. Beth specified some typographical errors.

REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITEES:
New for all: Please Bring Written Reports or Email Reports in Advance

REPORTS OF OFFICERS:

Treasurer�s Report � Waddell Will be Absent:
No Report

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

A. Program � Boss:
1. Jackie will distribute her report to the Board.
2. Bill Schmoker will be the featured speaker at the November meeting.
3. The annual slideshow will be in December.
4. Lisa Evans, who is going to Africa, is willing to give a presentation at a
future program meeting.
5. There was discussion on separating the annual auction from the January Board
election/Program meeting.

B. Education
1. Two people had registered for Kevin Cook�s Birding class prior to a Loveland
newspaper article about the class. Subsequently, eleven people signed up for the class.
2. There will be a class in Estes Park on Saturday, November 19th, on leading birding
field trips.

C. Other � Dillon:
1. Joel asked Beth to look into buying spotting scopes and tripods with the remaining
money in the Field Trip Fund.
2. Two midrange scopes, at approximately $600 each, and two tripods, at $100 each.

NEW BUSINESS:

A. Fundraising Idea � Safeway Cards: Hurmence:
Tabled

B. Renting Office/Storage Space in Old Town / Enterprise Zone Tax Credits � Hull:
Tabled

C. Soliciting Katrina Donations:
Tabled

OLD BUSINESS

A. Fort Collins Christmas Bird Count Coordinators � Formal Approval � Hurmence:
1. Nick Komar was approved as Coordinator and Sue Riffe was approved as Co-coordinator.

B. Amount of Birdathon proceeds to transfer to Scholarship Fund � Hurmence:
1. Phil indicated FCAS received approximately $2,600 from the Birdathon.
2. Phil moved to direct 20% of the proceeds from the next Birdathon toward the
Scholarship Fund. Carol seconded the motion. The Board unanimously approved the
motion.

C. Ivory-billed Woodpecker Conservation Project Update � Komar:
1. In the process of putting together a committee.
2. Nick suggested that FCAS postpone sending a group in January.

D. Nominating Committee Appointments � Hurmence:
1. According to the Bylaws the Board nominations must be announced at the October
program meeting.
2. Joel will be responsible for searching for committee chairs. He also would like to have
a President-elect.
3. Diann and Carol volunteered to inquire which current Officers and Board members
will continue and, if necessary, search for new appointees.

E. Update on new RMRP Planning � Hurmence:
1. There will be a meeting of a concept committee on Saturday, October 8th.

Update on Sanctuary for FCAS � Hurmence:
1. The Board continues to consider the issue.

Plan Fall Meeting for FCAS Goals/Planning � Hurmence:
1. The goals must be submitted in December.
2. Schedule a day, perhaps November 6, to discuss the goals.

NAS/AC BUSINESS

A. FCAS Presentation at State Rendezvous � Harden:
1. Ron, Bill, and Phil will represent FCAS at the Rendezvous.