Winkelman Natural Resource Conservation District

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The Arizona State Forestry – Invasive Plant Program is conducting a needs assessment, and your response would be greatly appreciated. This assessment will help improve and guide the Invasive Plant Program into the future. It should take no longer than 5 minutes.

Here is a link to the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rcF2TrLBC22xHx7V8HNFzQ_3d_3d

This link is uniquely tied to this survey and your email address. Please do not forward this message.

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Hello followers of the WNRCD website!

There is an updated Land Management Plan available for viewing.

Look for future updates and stories to come!

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Notice is hereby given to the members of the Winkelman and Redington NRCDs and to the general public that the joint San Pedro Initiative Committee will hold a planning meeting.

Date: January 7, 2015

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: General Kearny Inn, Kearny, Az

Agenda:

Call to order

Approval of minutes

Discussion of mitigation proposals

Mitigation strategies

Time and date for next meeting

Adjourn

Quarterly Meeting January 14

Mark your Calendars!

January 14th

10 a.m.

General Kearny Inn

Kearny, Arizona

Rachel Thomas and Tom Richter from the Hereford NRCD will present documentaries about brush spraying/reseeding and other conservation projects.

The agenda will be posted soon.

Notice is hereby given to the members of the Winkelman and Redington NRCDs and to the general public that the joint San Pedro Initiative Committee will hold a planning meeting.

Date: November 7, 2014

Time: 10:00a.m.

Place: General Kearny Inn, Kearny, Az

Agenda:

Call to order

Approval of minutes

Discussion of mitigation proposals

Mitigation strategies

Time and date for next meeting

Adjourn

Attention Board Members!

October 23, 2014
Arizona Capital
Informational Meeting for the WNRCD Board of Supervisors
Possible Quorum present but no official district business.

Range 101: Principles of Range and Watershed Analysis and ManagementWednesday, October 15, 2014
Cochise County Board of Supervisors Conference Room
1415 Melody Lane, Bisbee

Registration at 8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction:
Jim Lindsey, Chair, Hereford NRCD

How Plants Grow and Respond to Grazing:
George Ruyle, Rangeland Extension Specialist, UA Cooperative Extension

Watershed analysis: brush management, runoff erosion
Mary Nichols, Hydrolic Engineer, USDA ARS

Break

Principles of Grazing Management-including riparian grazing
Lamar Smith, Cascabel Ranch and Consulting

Grazing Influences on Fish and Wildlife- upland and riparian
Al Medina, Retired research Ecologist, USFS

Lunch

Leave for field tour
Field tour- Ladd Ranch
Brush control and its effect on forage production, runoff and erosion.

October, 8th, 2014

10:00 a.m.

Presbyterian Church in Florence

Lunch will be Potluck!

1. Call to Order Action

2. Welcome and Introductions

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Consent Agenda: Action

Minutes of….. Action

Treasurer’s Report Action

Approval of Bills Action

Postage

Other bills

5. Report on Lower San Pedro Initiative committee Info/Action

6. Presentation from Randy Helm head horse trainer for Az Prison

About their BLM horse training and adoption program Info

7. Presentation by Doug Dunham, Special Assistant to the Director,

Az Dept of Water Resources about their programs and policies Info

8. Presentation by Kristen Egen NRCS on old and new Farm Bill Info

9. Presentation by Harmony Wormwood of her internship in Washington, D.C. Info

10. New Business:

Policy on Endangered Species Act Info/Action

Creation of a District Facebook page Info/Action

Comments on Waters of the U.S. Rule Info/Action

11. Old Business:

Wolf Coordination update Info/Action

Lower San Pedro Landowner’s Initiative Info/Action

12. Reports from Supervisors and District Personnel: Info

Bill Dunn

Gary Vinson

Steve Turcotte

Francie Meyer

13. Reports from Agency Personnel Info

NRCS

AZ Game and Fish

BLM

State Land Department

14. Call to the Public

16. Ed Center Meeting

Financial report

Update of 501C3 status Info/Action

Adjournment

Mark your calendars!
October 8th
10 a.m.
Presbyterian Church
Florence
Potluck Lunch

We hope to have a representative from the Arizona Department of Water Resources speak to us about the Department’s stand on the Waters of the U.S. Rule and the
Forest Service Directive on Groundwater.

The agenda will be posted soon.