Western Slope Conservation Center to hold annual meeting in Hotchkiss
As the world gets smaller, WSCC urges the Western Slope to think big
Hotchkiss, CO – All community members are welcome to the Conservation Center’s annual meeting from 3-6 pm, at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss on Sunday, February 12th. Join us for the longstanding tradition of reviewing the previous year of local conservation efforts and looking forward an exciting 40th year ahead.
In order to celebrate our 40th Anniversary in style, we’re going to be turning Celia Robert’s beautiful image above into a photo mosaic starring you! From now until Friday, February 3rd, we’re wanting your favorite photos of you, your friends, and your family enjoying the land and water you love. Upload your images to this Dropbox folder, or post them to Facebook or Twitter with the following hashtags: #thisiswhywelivehere #WSCC40
The annual meeting will also feature Dr. John Hausdoerffer, Professor of Environmental Sustainability & Philosophy and Director of the Master of Environmental Management Program at Western State Colorado University. Dr. Hausdoerffer will be speaking on how we draw inspiration from the land with a talk on “A Land Ethic for the 21st Century and the Importance of Place.”
In 2017, the Conservation Center will be celebrating its 40th year of public lands advocacy, watershed stewardship, and adult and youth education here on the western slope. We are excited to share with you our many program goals and objectives for 2017. These include improving outdoor access for everyone, especially local youths; conservation advocacy for our public lands; volunteer water monitoring; community information meetings and updates; public-private partnership building; and of course fun community events like the River Float & Fest.
The meeting will begin with our annual business, which will include renewing and signing up members, presenting the 2016 financial report and 2017 budget, and nominating and voting on new board members. Nominated board members up for approval include Zach Krapfl, Barry Pennell, and Jake Hartter. There are currently no bylaw changes to be approved in 2017.
The afternoon will conclude with a chili potluck and social hour. If you are staying for the food and fun, please bring a food item to share.
We’ll be hosting the usual chili potluck, so please complete this online form to let us know what you’ll be bringing.
Event Information:
3:00-6:00 pm, Sunday, February 12th, 2017
Memorial Hall, 175 N. 1st Street, Hotchkiss
Agenda
3:00-4:30 Annual Business Meeting
4:30-5:15 Program – Guest Speaker Dr. John Hausdoerffer, Western State Colorado University
5:15-6:00 Socializing and Chili Supper potluck featuring members’ great homemade meat and vegetarian chili, salads, breads and desserts.
Please call Alex Johnson at 527-5307, ext. 201, to RSVP and for more information about the meeting. Volunteers are needed for setup and clean-up.
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