Cedar Creek Wildlife Project Goals from Meeting of July 12, 2005

Recruit New Members

• Family field trips and outings
• Hikes
• Booths – brochures
• Bring new members to meetings
• List watershed owners and residents
• Newspaper coverage
• Packets for new residents
• Newsletter
• Each one bring one!
• Door prizes at meetings
• University and high school and elementary – recruit
• Scouting and 4 H groups
• Pot Lucks

Educational Materials/Brochures

• Check with IWLA for resources
• The Cedar Creek Environmental group
• Mussel Study
• Bird Study
• Bats
• Water Monitoring
• 1974 DNR Base Study on water quality and environment
• Update maps
• CCWP Brochure
• Indiana Plant and wildlife slideshows
• Web site- keep updated and linked
• Use LOGO

Legislation

• Cooperate with other groups
• Meet with the legislators
• Send out member alerts (email, post, phone)
• Receive lists of items coming up or entered
• Publicize in newsletter or newspaper what’s going on
• Honorary memberships
• Attend and re-write for papers

Involve Members

• Tap individual skills and interests
• Provide training
• Ask people to help with specific tasks Time? or Financial Help?
• Start Recycling project or support one
• Native plant exchange
• Demonstration projects

Interesting Monthly Meetings

• "Insurance sales person" on recruiting
• Slide shows
• Photo contests
• Meeting dates and reminders well in advance
• Quarterly meetings
• Special speakers
• Control time
• Photo/Art Display

Monitor permits

• Get on the mailings lists to get notices
• Letter writing
• Phone trees
• Weekly reports
• Monthly Reports
• Get on Planning boards
• Hosted survey ICF

Other

• Speakers
• DNR Grants
• St. Joe Watershed Initiative
• Water quality projects
• Work with and stay informed and publicize
• Work with IPFW and St. Francis
• County Parks & Recreation
• Acres events
• Indiana Watershed Leadership Survey