Winkelman Natural Resource Conservation District

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.

Please note date change from September 24 to 23.

AGENDA

NRCD Coordination Planning Meeting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Expansion of 10J Rule for Mexican Wolf

September 23, 2014

2:00 p.m.

U of A Tech Park

9070 S Rita Road, 3rd Floor

Executive Briefing Center

Tucson, AZ 85747

Call-to-order

Apache NRCD

Hereford NRCD

Pima NRCD

Whitewater Draw NRCD

Willcox NRCD

Winkelman NRCD

Discussion and planning for meeting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Call to the Public

Adjourn

AGENDA

NRCD Coordination Meeting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Expansion of 10J Rule for Mexican Wolf

September 24, 2014

8:00 a.m.

U of A Tech Park

9070 S Rita Road, 3rd Floor

Executive Briefing Center

Tucson, AZ 85747

Call-to-order

Apache NRCD

Hereford NRCD

Pima NRCD

Whitewater Draw NRCD

Willcox NRCD

Winkelman NRCD

Election of Chairman for meeting

Welcome and Introductions

Opening Comments

1. Discussion of background and powers of the NRCDs

   Francie

2. Fulfillment in NEPA analysis of district policies

   Margaret

3. Review of district policies

   each district

4. Border issues

   Frank, Fred

5. Discussion of economic impacts and economic analysis in the DEIS Sheriff Dannels-sheriff’s office impacts
6. Richard Searle-county impacts

   Steve Turcotte-local fire district impacts

   Drew McGibbon-local school impacts

   Carey Dobson, Daric Knight-impacts on ranchers, guides, local businesses

   Les Owen (maybe) problems with the economic analysis in DEIS-methodology

7. Discussion of the scientific points of the DEIS

   Cronin-hybridization

   Mary-everything else

8. Species of concern other than the Mexican wolf

   Jim-jaguar

   Willcox- bighorn sheep

   Bill-tortoise

9. Wrap up-Margaret
10. Follow up meetings

AGENDA

NRCD Coordination Planning Meeting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Expansion of 10J Rule for Mexican Wolf

September 24, 2014

2:00 p.m.

U of A Tech Park

9070 S Rita Road, 3rd Floor

Executive Briefing Center

Tucson, AZ 85747

Call-to-order

Apache NRCD

Hereford NRCD

Pima NRCD

Whitewater Draw NRCD

Willcox NRCD

Winkelman NRCD

Discussion and planning for meeting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Call to the Public

Adjourn

Here is information about the upcoming annual meeting of the Southwest Vegetation Management Association, to be held at the Francisco Grande Hotel, 12684 Gila Bend Highway in Casa Grande, October 28-30, 2014.

The complete flyer follows this post as an attachment, but here is an excerpt:

Our keynote speaker, Allen White, is the Invasive Species and Pesticide Coordinator for the Southwest Region of the Forest Service.  He will kick off the meeting Tuesday with a talk about the importance of partnering.  The agenda will offer talks on a variety of topics for 2 days, vendor presentations and booths, and a field trip on the third day to a location to be determined. The main theme for this year’s meeting is partnering, but there will be presentations on other topics, such as invasive mustards, a biocontrol program in northern Arizona, and an entire half-day devoted to buffelgrass topics, in cooperation with the Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center. Agenda is posted at www.swvma.org.  You can register on the same website. Tuesday evening is a happy hour mixer, where you can meet other folks interested in invasive plants, and visit with our sponsors.  Lunches are included in registration;  the banquet lunch on Wednesday is followed by a short all-attendee meeting where you will be updated on what the Board has been doing the past year, and election of new officers.   And there will be raffle prizes!!

Consider becoming active in this organization by serving as an officer —  or you can nominate someone else who would like to be an officer on the board.   Send a message to the President, John Brock with nominations or your willingness to serve as an officer for a 2-year term.  (john.brock@asu.edu) Available positions are Board member, President, Vice President and Secretary.

CEU’s will be provided for Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly also the field trip on Thursday, for state applicator license renewal (both Office of Pest Management and Arizona Department of Agriculture in Arizona), and also for Society of Range Management. Contact Patti Fenner if you would like to obtain herbicide applicator CEU’s for another state (602-432-4944).

An extra day of training/testing for new applicator certification is offered on Monday. Oct 27, for a $40 fee, which includes your lunch.

Register for the class and/or the annual meeting on our website: swvma.org!

Flyer SWVMA 28-30 Oct 2014