KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
GENERAL MEETING KENLAKE STATE RESORT PARK
OCTOBER 27, 2007

The Saturday evening general meeting of the KSNH was convened with welcoming remarks by President, Pat Meyer. There was a review of the Friday and Saturday field trips.

Youth Activities program awards were given to the participants by Joe Settles.

Pat Meyer read the treasurer’s report which was sent by our treasurer, Cindy Payne. Margarette Perkins read the secretary’s minutes from the general meeting of October, 2006.

The photo competition was presented – subject was Kentuckiana Fall Color. Winners were Chris Bidwell – first,
Pat Meyer – second, and Susan Wilson – third. Gifts were given to first and second place winners.

KSNH grant awards – Wally Roberts announced that 5 grants have been given this year.
Slate of new officers was read by Wally Roberts. Pete Glauber was also on the nominating committee.

KSNH Officers 2008-2010

President-Joe Settles
Vice President-Zeb Weese
Secretary- Margarette Perkins
Treasurer-Cindy Payne
KNN editor-Barry Nichols
webmaster-Berl Meyer

Environmental Education-Larry Hilton Board members at large:
Field Trips- Open
Grants-Wally Roberts Charlie Baker
Historian-Joe Battcher Pete Glauber
Hospitality-Cherry Baker Herb Zimmerman
Programs-Pat Meyer
Publicity-Mary Jane Glauber
Naturalist of the Year-Wally Roberts and Joe Settles
Naturalist Photographer-Chris Bidwell
Youth Activities-Jeff Foster


Chris Bidwell introduced Dr. Thomas Barnes who presented our program for the evening, on “Scriptural Basis for Environmental Stewardship.” The Naturalist of the Year award was given to Dr. Barnes by President, Pat Meyer

Door prizes were dispensed.

Our fall conference was adjourned following the traditional door prize event.

Submitted by:
Margarette Perkins,
Secretary - KSNH

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KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
KENLAKE STATE RESORT PARK
October 26 – 28, 2007

The KSNH Board meeting was held on Sunday morning, October 28, at 7 AM at the Kenlake State Resort Park. Those present were Pat and Berl Meyer, Margarette Perkins, Chris and Mary Alice Bidwell, Wally Roberts, Joe Settles, James Kiser, Cherry Baker, Pete and Mary Jane Glauber.

Minutes of the spring meeting and the treasurer’s report were distributed to the group. After discussion, the minutes and the treasurer’s report were both accepted as presented.

There was a discussion of the coordinator changes and the direction the KSNH is going. Some members pointed out the advantages of coordinating our efforts with other nature organizations.

New business –

1) James Kiser emphasized the need to require all scholarship recipients to do a talk or have some sort of involvement at one of the conferences. This could be done with several speakers covering different topics which might be appealing to more people. Wally Roberts will take care of this aspect of the grant awards.

2) Berl Meyer presented an analysis of the use of the KSNH web site. Statistics show it is definitely being used.

3) Joe Settles brought up the use of magnetic KSNH Logo signs for conference field trips during car pooling. Berl Meyer had previously purchased two of these signs using his own funds and was seen by Joe Settles and James Kiser, who liked them very much. Berl Meyer agreed to check on a price for ten magnetic signs and to order them if the price was right.

4) Conferences -

a) Kingdom Come State Park/Benham - April 25-27, 2008, preconference April 24 – (plans almost complete, have 30 rooms, plan 2 meals in package price for conference, continental breakfast, café open for lunch, campground available at Kingdom Come)

b) Natural Bridge – September 26 – 27, 2008 – have contract

c) Reelfoot Lake – Spring 2009 – Wally Roberts is to work on getting this scheduled into a 3 day event – 3rd weekend in April is a good date if have to go to spring. A suggestion was made that we investigate having a joint meeting with the Tennessee Native Plant Society.

d) Pine Mountain Settlement School – Fall 2009 – Joe Settles is to take care of this

NOTE: Wally & Karen Roberts along with Berl and Pat Meyer made a scouting trip to Reelfoot Lake after the Kenlake Fall Conference. They discovered spring is very expensive because the motels cater to the fishermen and have package deals we cannot afford. Dates for Reelfoot and Pine Mountain Settlement School conferences for 2009 will need to be switched. Pine Mountain Settlement School will be Spring 2009 and Reelfoot Lake will be Fall 2009 – dates to be announced for both soon.

e) Shawnee State Park – Spring 2010 (last weekend April)

f) Shakertown – Fall 2010 – Herb Zimmerman is to check on availability

f) Carter Caves – Spring 2011

g) Cumberland Falls – Fall 2011

There being no further business, we adjourned at 8:40 AM.

Submitted by:

Margarette Perkins,
Secretary

secretary@ksnh.org

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