Yearly Archives: 2006

The NASC Board Meeting for July 13th was called to order at 8 p.m. Central time.

Attendees:

PlantAKiss -Suzanne Hedderly, Vice-President
Nepenthesrajah – Jeremiah Harris
YenYenJ – Jonathan Treffkorn
VodooDancer – Mark Todd, Head of Conservancy
Houstonherp – Mike Howlett, Head Grower
EmesisPFT – Arthur Yin
Stnvangel – Steve
Schloaty – David Schloat, Treasurer
Brisco225 – Jeremy
CarniCopper – Rose Witt, President
CajunCP30 – Steve Thomas
Nepenthesrick – Rick Meyers, Head of Research

Reports were called:

Treasurer: Dave reported on the collecting of funds from the auction. *It’s going well; approximately $3,000 has been collect so far. *The auction proceeds were well in excess of $4,000. *Dave asked for Rose’s address to mail the check for legal fees; it was decided he would use PayPal.

Arthur asked about the list of auction donors for the website. *A discussion ensued regarding the posting of the auction donor/purchasers list on the website’s “Donor Appreciation” page to give thanks to our wonderful supporters. *Arthur suggested to post the minutes on the website as well. *Everyone agreed and this will be under construction soon.

Mike asked for a vote on the distribution of funds to Botanique (Rob Sacilotto). *The previously voted on agreement was 50% of proceeds with a cap of $1,500. *It was voted and passed to donate $1,500 of the auction proceeds to Botanique to help finance the non-profit filing fees. *That is about half of what is needed…a very good start. *This money is not needed immediately; Mike will contact Rob about the timing of the donation.

Head Grower report: *Mike reported that he sent out a request for plant material and/or location data on specific locations for inclusion in the database. *There was minimal response from the Regional Head Growers and no one offered plants or location data. *Mike made a public post on TerraForums asking for plants and data. *Rose offered to write to people she knows who have location plants. *Mike asked again for people to email him with any offers of plants and data for the database.

A suggestion was made to contact various nurseries to ask for donations. *Suzanne offered to collect addresses of CP nurseries in the U.S. for possible solicitations.

President’s Report: Lawyer was called today and did not return the call; our papers should be final but Rose will get this confirmed.

Conservancy report: *No report

PR report: *No report; Noah is in Mexico hunting Pings.

Another discussion ensued about the posting of the donor list on the website. *Also it was suggested to make a cut-off date for payment on the auction items in order to wrap up the auction. *It was decided that July 28th will be the last date for winners to pay for their items; any unpaid for items will then be offered to the second highest bidder. *Suzanne will make a post about this in the forums.

Rose requested an small banner ad be created to add to websites will to host an advertisement for us. *Mike has requested Barry Rice add us to his Organizations page. *Suzanne offered to create the banner.

Research report: No report.

Steve informed the group that a CP site in Gulfport Mississippi is going up for sale. *It consists of 185 acres. * There are healthy Sarracenia and he has been watching the site for several years. This may be a possible rescue site. *Rick will research this and see if he can find the location and more information on this so we know if there are plants to be saved and placed into the program. We will look for a member who lives near this location or Mike and Steve could possibly drive there.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:30 p.m. Central.

Thank you all for attending!

Minutes for the NASC Board Meeting of June 15th, 2006

The meeting was called to order promptly at 8 p.m. Central. *Those in attendance were:

CarniCopper (Rose)
PlantAKiss (Suzanne)
HoustonHerp (Mike)
Schloaty (Dave)
Vodoodancer (Mark)
EmesisPFT (Arthur)
Nepenthesrajah (Jeremiah)
Brisco225 (Jeremy)
CPYanger23 (Eric)
Killerplants (Joe)
PtchrLeaves (Steve)
Alttlelight (Noah)
Stvnangel (Steve)
PhunB0i (Phillip)

President Rose asked for reports:

1) Headgrower Report from Mike: the NASC table at the ICPS conference was well received and many brochures as well as some membership forms were passed out. *Mike spent most of his time manning the table to promote NASC. *A request was made for financial compensation for the costs of the booths. *The motion was made and carried. *Thank you Mike for your efforts on NASC’s behalf! *Thank you notes will be sent out to the organizations who donated plants.

2) Head of Conservancy: there was a discussion regarding the Sarracenia on the property of “Back2Eight”. *This will need some more scrutiny due to the situation with the Church land owners.

3) Treasurer: Expenses were discussed including the plant tags, possible purchase of plant trays (which MIGHT be donated) and the fees for the legal papers. *Record keeping and receipts will be very important.

4) Head of PR: *Noah noted that he will be out of the country for several weeks and may need to “outsource” his duties temporarily. *Other NASC Board and members will fill in for anything that needs to be taken care of in his absence. *Noah will come up with a short flyer to post on the forums to recruit volunteers for committees.

5) Vice-President: Suzanne reported on the progress of the auction. *The auction is proceeding well. *It is hoped it will bring in more proceeds than last year. *That is looking likely.
6) President: Rose reported that the legal papers for the NASC incorporation/non-profit status should be complete this coming week. *Then there must be the required running of notice ads. *There was a discussion of the payment check to cover those expenses.

There was some continued discussion of financial matters (payment for business items) and a suggestion of a minimal amount of funds being made quickly available to some Board members without requiring a full Board meeting. *This motion was carried.

The website was discussed. There will be a “thank you” page on the website to give recognition to companies and individuals who make contributions to NASC including via the auction. There will be Committee pages that will be updated by the committee heads. *Many thanks to Arthur for his dedication and hard work to get the website updated prior to the confence and auction. *Its appreciated by everyone. *It looks great!

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:40 p.m. central.

Thank you to all who attended and participated.

Members in Attendance:

Carnicopper/Rose – President
PlantAKiss/Suzanne – Vice President
Schloaty/Dave – Treasurer
HoustonHerp/Mike – Head Grower
Vodoodancer/Ozzy/Mark – Head of Conservancy
NepenthesRajah/Jeremiah
EmesisPFT/Arthur
Bamaud/Ben
YenYenJ/Jonathan

The meeting was called to order by Rose at 8 p.m. Central time.

1) Call for any old business: There was none.

2) Call for committee reports:

Auction report: Suzanne has contacted Phil Crane and is waiting for response on confirming auction opening and closing dates.

Growers report: Mike is still waiting on three Regional Head Growers to turn in Grower Packets. There was a suggestion of maybe re-drawing regions. RHGs need to be timely in turning in their paperwork. We need the Growers Packets to move forward.

Conservation Report: Mark has a rough draft of a Collection Policy. Two Board members will need to give approval for emergency collections.

3) Discussion of promotion of NASC at upcoming ICPS conference: signs, brochures and membership forms; possibly a laptop so people can follow the NASC auction.

4) Discussion of legal status: Rose has a lawyer working with her; paper work is being completed now and we might have legal status in the next few weeks depending on how fast the state processes the paper work; bank account can be set up as soon as that is done.

5) Discussion of website: Arthur and Rose are assisting Patrick in the web work; some revamping will be done; plant photos will be added; banner will be revised; a counter may be added; additional links and buttons need to be added; an ad will be placed for the auction once dates are firm; Arthur and Rose will be working on the layout, buttons and links

6) Auction: Various organizations and nurseries will be contacted for plant donations for the auction; ads will be placed on websites, TerraForums and Listserv; only general promotion can take place at this time until dates are confirmed

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:40 p.m. EDST. Thank you to everyone who attended. We appreciate your time, effort and contributions to discussions.

Board meeting, March 9, 2006

Members in attendance (names refer to Terra Forums aliases):
PlantAKiss
YenYenJ
NepenthesRick
CPYanger23
Killerplants
PtchrLeaves
Houstonherp
VoodooDancer
Stnvangel
EmesisPFT
Alittleligt
Schloaty
CarniCopper
Sarrascene
Capslock Maxima
Ephippiata
VnsFlytrap8

Meeting started at about 8:10 PM central.

Growers policy voted on. Passed unanimously.

Seedbank discussed.
Bugweed will keep Sarracenia seed, Copper will keep other seeds as necessary. Sarras are our official seeds. Voted and passed.

Growers information packet voted and passed.

Next Auction. Discussion to incorporate before next auction. Trying for May auction.

Decision to bring NASC brochures to the ICPS conference.

Discussion on growers records. PAK and Copper will keep, plus Rick and Max (me) will keep a copy too. Plant codes determined by Mike.

Meeting adjourned at 9:25 PM central.

Board meeting, January 12, 2006

Members in attendance (names refer to Terra Forums aliases):
CarniCopper
Capslock
EmesisPFT
Talcottbasalt
Houstonherp
PtchrLeaves (Bugweed)
PlantAKiss
NepenthesRick
Stnvangel
Bamaud
MI CP Dude
VodooDancer
Schloaty (late)

The meeting was called to order at about 8:30 PM.

New business:

Rose opened the floor for website suggestions and discussion:
-The decision was made to add a photo gallery, with separate pictures of wild and collection plants. “Plants in Cultivation” and “Plants in Habitat”. Rose suggested attaching it to a clickable state map she is making.
-It was noted that we need articles, including why we need this organization for the website. Rose has articles on dormancy and breeding and general care. Articles should be understandable and approachable by the general public. Houstonherp offers to write the intro article.
-Website should have section for current rescues, including recognition for allowing or facilitating the rescue of plants.