Members and Friends of the Buckeye Brook Coalition,

The public is invited to the following:

• What: Buckeye Brook Coalition Annual Meeting
• When:   Tuesday, March 17, 2009 (7:00 to 9:00 p.m.)
• Where:  Warwick Public Library (Room 100, the Small Meeting Room),600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI
• Program:  The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and how it relates to Buckeye Brook

AGENDA

• I. Welcome & Opening Remarks (est. 2 minutes)

• II. Reports (Treasurer's & Secretary's)(est. 10 minutes)

  Note:Membership renewals ($15 individual and $30 family) are due by April 1. Dues can be mailed to the BBC at PO Box 9025, Warwick, RI, 02889 or renewed safely and securely online with PayPal or a credit card at www.buckeyebrook.org. Where necessary, reminders will be sent in April or May.

III. Election of Officers & Board Members (est. 10 minutes)

A. For President, Paul Earnshaw (he is currently Vice-President)

B. For Vice-President, Steve Insana (he is currently President)

C. For Treasurer, Bill Aldrich (he is currently Treasurer)

D. For Board Member:

a. Tim Knight (he is currently a board member)

b. Marc Cardin

c. Tim Dean

d. Dan Insana

e. Michael Zarum

• IV. Volunteer Opportunities - sign up using the circulating clipboards. (est. 15 minutes)

  A. 12th Annual Earth Day, Saturday, April 18th (Rain Date: Sunday, April 19th)

  B. 7th annual "Direct Fish Count"

  C. Water Quality Volunteers

   

• V. Status of Ongoing Issues (including Q& A) (est. 15 minutes)

  A. Bike Path across Buckeye Brook

  B. Moratorium on Taking River Herring in RI Rivers

  C. TF Green AirportIssues

  D. Misc Issues  

   

• VI. Program:

    The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,and how it relates to Buckeye Brook by Rachel Calabro of Save the Bay and Steve Insana   (est. 45 min)

   

• VII. End of formal meeting (Informal discussion, etc.) (est. 23 minutes)

Sincerely,
Bill Aldrich,
BBC