Woodlands Partnership

Monday, December 2, 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Via Remote Participation
A meeting of the Woodlands Partnership

Date: December 2, 2024 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (5:15 p.m. dinner) Location: Heath Community Hall, 1 E Main St, Heath, MA

Members of the public are welcome in person or online. Email kconlin@newenglandforestry.org for the link at any time.

Attendees: Woodlands Partnership (WP) Board Members and Public

Project Staff: L. Hayden – Administrative Agent/NEFF; K. Conlin – Coord./NEFF

Guest(s): Stephen Foley, Collins Center project staff

Agenda Items

Estimated Time

Key Person(s)

  1. Call to order and welcome

6:00 p.m.

D. Crane – Board Chair

  1. Roll Call Attendance of Board & Guests

6:05 p.m.

K. Conlin – NEFF/Coord.

  1. Review and approval of June 26, 2024 Board Minutes ^

6:10 p.m.

A. Peteroy – Board Clerk
  1. Board vote on vacant Treasurer position on Executive Committee ^

6:15 p.m.

D. Crane – Board Chair

  1. Municipal public safety study update, request for Board input regarding stakeholders, venues, and general outreach strategy

6:20 p.m.

S. Haupt – Peru

L. Kidder – Leyden

S. Foley – Collins Center

  1. Update on National Heritage Area feasibility study

6:40 p.m.

L. Hayden – NEFF/Agent

 
  1. Heritage Area Board and guest discussion regarding nationally significant characteristics and history of the region

6:45 p.m.

L. Hayden – NEFF/Agent 
K. Conlin – NEFF/Coord.

 
  1. Agent Update: Catalyst Grant fundraising consultant; IRA landowner outreach grant pending; RCP conference recap; Regional Wood Bank Initiative; Board-led regional video project; Indigenous-led book club and future programming; NRBED Committee Chair vacancy

7:30 p.m.

L. Hayden – NEFF/Agent 
K. Conlin – NEFF/Coord.
  1. Board Chair Update: Video series of Woodlands Partnership Region with Ethan Tapper; recent events (Savoy woods walk, Ethan Tapper reading)

7:40 p.m.

D. Crane – Board Chair
Agent staff
  1. Any item(s) not anticipated within 48 hours

7:50 p.m.

D. Crane – Board Chair

L. Hayden – NEFF/ Agent

  1. Public Comment

7:55 p.m.

  1. Adjournment

8:00 p.m.

D. Crane – Board Chair

Posted- Donna Butzke-11/26/2024-9am

Filed- Town Clerk-11/26/2024

^- Action Required

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