13:26:02 From Dale Parish : Dale Parish, Sabine-Neches 13:26:04 From Rich Nielson : Rich Nielson - Lindheimer 13:26:18 From Adelaide Bodnar : Adelaide Bodnar Elm Fork 13:26:38 From Gary Poole : My name is Gary Poole and I'm with the Alamo Area Chapter. Sadly, my mic audio is not working well. 13:26:42 From Charles Grimes : Charles Grimes…Goodwater 13:26:42 From Randy BEEHN : Randy Beehn Sabine Neches Chapter 13:26:43 From Woody Raine : Woody Raine, Lost Pines 13:26:50 From Becky Gullette : Becky Gullette, Cypress Basin Chapter 13:27:05 From Vern Crawford : Vern Crawford here from Hill Texas Country Master Naturalist Chapter. 13:27:08 From Jean Stipelcovich : I am Jean with the Coastal Prairie Chapter, sitting in my kitchen in Sugar Land, suburb of Houston. 13:27:09 From Sharon Lamoreaux : Sharon Lamoreaux - Longleaf Ridge … Jasper 13:27:35 From Kathryn White : Kathryn D'Ann White, Sabine-Neches Chapter 13:27:45 From Meuth, Mary P : Howdy all! Please introduce yourself here and mute your microphones if you aren't speaking to help with noice. 13:27:54 From Gary Sertich : Gary Sertich, Capital Area Chapter 13:27:54 From Ian Shelburne : Ian Shelburne, Big Country chapter 13:27:58 From Vern Crawford : Betsy, you did a great job on the President’s meeting! Thank tou 13:28:17 From Cheryl Foster : Cheryl Foster from Heart of Texas in Waco 13:28:25 From Emily Hansen : Emily Hansen from Capital Area 13:28:29 From Christine Miller : Christine Miller. Bois d' Arc Chapter Fannin County 13:28:30 From Sheryl Mills : Sheryl Mills - Gulf Coast Chapter 13:28:38 From Gary Poole : How will this material be shared? 13:28:40 From jean Solana : Jean Solana, Central Texas in Belton 13:28:48 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : Hi, Kathy Mauer-Tonn from South TX Border Chapter Pharr/McAllen area 13:28:50 From Meuth, Mary P : @Gary - by email and via the website. 13:29:16 From Sharon Lamoreaux : Beginning to storm here - Jasper 13:29:54 From Betsy Palkowsky : Betsy Palkowsky - Gideon Lincecum 13:29:57 From Bibi Dalrymple : Bibi Dalrymple - South Texas Chapter 13:30:12 From Robert Vines : Robert Vines from Trans Pecos 13:30:19 From Pamela Mundo : Pam Mundo Indian Trail Chapter 13:30:51 From Michael Petitt : Mike Petitt - Galveston Bay Area Chapter 13:31:23 From Dave Powell : Dave Powell Blackland Prairie 13:31:51 From Steven Wilson : Steve Wilson - North Texas Chapter 13:32:09 From MIchelle Haggerty : Hi everyone! Let us know your name and the chapter you are representing here 13:32:21 From Pamela Neeley : Pamela Neeley 13:32:24 From Paul Wick : Paul Wick from East Texas Chapter 13:32:33 From Pamela Neeley : El Camino Real MN Chapter, Milam County 13:32:45 From Bob Cunningham : Bob Cunningham for Mid-Coast, as Initial Training Director. 13:33:21 From Jean Stipelcovich : Our chapter has encouraged members to participate in What Nature Means to me project. Great project! 13:34:19 From Bruce Neville : Bruce Neville, Brazos Valley Chapter 13:36:48 From MIchelle Haggerty : email Addison to add your chapter to the social media take over for a week at: a.regennitter@exchange.tamu.edu 13:38:08 From MIchelle Haggerty : Addison's email address again is: 13:38:15 From MIchelle Haggerty : a.regennitter@exchange.tamu.edu 13:38:54 From MIchelle Haggerty : Be sure to have your members contribute to the annual meeting survey 13:40:07 From Bruce Neville : Aren't there "act of nature" clauses in the contract? Other groups I've worked with have not had penalties because of covid. 13:40:53 From MIchelle Haggerty : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TMNAM2020planning 13:42:18 From Jean Stipelcovich : In the old days it was called “Act of God” clause. 13:42:53 From Bruce Neville : Thanks. 13:43:45 From Bruce Neville : Absolutely. 13:46:15 From MIchelle Haggerty : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TMNAM2020planning This is the survey link again.. 13:46:24 From Jean Stipelcovich : I appreciate the complexity of all you need to consider. Thank you for this hard work you are doing. 13:46:44 From Bruce Neville : Second that, 13:46:45 From MIchelle Haggerty : Thanks Jean! There are definitely a lot of moving parts 13:46:49 From Gary Sertich : Agree with Jean! 13:47:27 From Bruce Neville : Surprisingly, I'm not getting a lot of questions about the annual meeting. 13:47:28 From Sheryl Mills : Just hearing a lot of uncertainty regarding what conditions will be - which doesn't make it any easier to plan for sure! 13:47:41 From Cheryl Foster : Wouldn't want your job, but happy to help if you need something. 13:47:54 From Vern Crawford : What only 300-400 attendees 13:48:10 From Jean Stipelcovich : Coastal Prairie chapter is just patiently waiting for the plan. Your plan will help us shape our plan for our Seabourne Nature Fest. 13:48:27 From jean Solana : Large meetings could be virtual... 13:48:28 From Bruce Neville : We're holding the date. Just let us know. 13:49:14 From Pamela Mundo : Date s are? 13:49:36 From MIchelle Haggerty : Dates are October 16 through 18th 13:54:05 From Christine Miller : Our Agrlife office is not allowing meetings at this time. I am not sure if they will next week. 13:55:19 From Bob Cunningham : The 10-person limit is key restriction, esp for training sessions & field work. Will be very keen on when that can be expanded. Assume that question will be revisited later in June or early July. 13:56:16 From Gary Poole : To me the number of people is less important than the density of people. Your thoughts? 13:56:25 From Bruce Neville : We've had successful Board meetings by zoom. 13:57:03 From Bruce Neville : If they don't have bandwidth, they can call in without video. 13:57:28 From Jean Stipelcovich : Safety first. Good policy. 13:57:34 From Betsy Palkowsky : this is all to make sure we stay healthy 13:57:35 From Bob Cunningham : Even outdoors? The recent "science" seems to indicate much lower risk outside compared to indoor meetings. 13:57:39 From Steven Wilson : North Texas Chapter has also had successful Board meetings with Zoom and plans to continue those currently. 13:58:26 From jean Solana : I heard no serving food or drinks- not even with gloves and masks? 13:58:42 From Bruce Neville : What is 25% of an event that you don't know a priori how many will show up? 13:59:17 From MIchelle Haggerty : That is correct Jean at this time 13:59:30 From Vern Crawford : My understanding is 25% of capacity! 14:00:30 From MIchelle Haggerty : Jean and Betsy-- yes! Thanks for mentioning that Safety and Health are priority 14:00:31 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : While in public spaces, non-TMN people often do not wear a mask which is a added risk to consider when participating in public volunteering. 14:00:58 From Paul Wick : If group working out in park for clean-up. does this restrict to 10. 14:01:00 From Bruce Neville : I was thinking of an outdoor tabling event, such as an Earth Day. 14:01:10 From Cheryl Foster : Are you going to send out the AgriLife Guidelines after the mtg? 14:01:38 From Bob Cunningham : The 10 person restriction presumably is picked up from Governor's orders. If / as those may change out of Austin, will TMN be revisiting? 14:01:52 From Cheryl Foster : txmn website? 14:01:58 From Cheryl Foster : thanks 14:02:59 From Vern Crawford : Yes, TXMN website. 14:03:54 From MIchelle Haggerty : All of these items are posted on our website at: https://txmn.tamu.edu/welcome/covid-19-response/ 14:05:18 From MIchelle Haggerty : Paul Wick-- to answer your question-- yes, all groups would need to be restricted to 10 or less at this time. 14:06:48 From Bruce Neville : Are their plants observing appropriate social distancing? 14:06:50 From elaine Ruby : Is anyone having their new training class this fall? 14:07:16 From MIchelle Haggerty : We will follow up with chapter state reps with this presentation and the doucments again after this meeting and will include the notes. 14:07:17 From Rich Nielson : postponing until Jan 2021 14:07:24 From Sheryl Mills : Gulf Coast has cancelled ours as we cannot be sure the University will allow onsite. Virtual was ok this Spring, but not great. 14:07:39 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : We have speakers and plans in place...awaiting guidelines and hopefully can go forward. 14:07:43 From Bruce Neville : Brazos Valley has decided to cancel ours. We are hoping to do a spring series 14:08:04 From Woody Raine : URL appears to be https://txmn.tamu.edu/volunteer-service-at-a-distance/ 14:08:12 From Bruce Neville : Just can't do the whole experience virtually. 14:08:27 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : Ours actually should commence in January, 2021 14:08:36 From Ian Shelburne : Big Country chapter plans new training class for fall. 14:08:47 From Jean Stipelcovich : We are updating our workshop on wheels that we use for outreach events. Like skulls and hides table. 14:09:05 From Vern Crawford : Elaine, the Hill Country chapter is planning on Fall classes, around 20 applicants. May ne live or a hybrid virtual if necessary. 14:09:27 From Betsy Palkowsky : when will you send the survey out? 14:09:35 From Vern Crawford : Normally outclass is 35-40. 14:09:48 From Jean Stipelcovich : Coastal Prairie will do both zoom and on site 14:09:54 From MIchelle Haggerty : Survey will be sent out probably tomorrow. 14:10:22 From Connie Stolte : Will you send the survey to one person in each chapter? 14:10:31 From Christine Miller : No training for Bois d' Arc. No new contacts. 14:10:36 From Vern Crawford : Lots of big IFs 14:10:40 From Susan Montgomery : Hello Everyone, Susan Montgomery of Highland Lakes MN here 14:10:45 From Pamela Mundo : Looking for a larger venue. Not doing a virtual class for Indian Trail chapter 14:11:04 From Jean Stipelcovich : We did a very successful Spring training class that just wrapped up. Fall is expected o be very good as well. Zoom has been great. 14:11:08 From Bruce Neville : I'd add an option to Q.4: No, we are cancelling our planned fall training class. (Different from "we do not hold our new class training in the fall.) 14:12:05 From Susan Montgomery : Our class facilitators are requesting postponing our 2020 spring class to Jan 2021. We would skip the 2021 class that way. Thoughts? 14:12:41 From Connie Stolte : Thank you 14:12:46 From Bob Cunningham : Midcoast cancelled after abt 1/3 of our Spring training program. Have penciled in rescheduled dates with same venues & presenters from late Sept through Nov, but subject to lifted restrictions. If can't do then, will have to consider the program a wash for this year and hope for better in 2021. 14:13:07 From Vern Crawford : I only see 41 participants (minus Mary Pearl and Michelle = 39). Some State Reps not here on this Zoom. 14:15:41 From Bruce Neville : Too many unknowns, too few equations. 14:16:02 From MIchelle Haggerty : We will add the question you mentioned Bruce 14:16:13 From MIchelle Haggerty : on the survey 14:18:19 From Bob Cunningham : Midcoast training is very field based so not conducive to replacement via zoom. Also, several trainees are in tech clumsy demographic, not at ease with Zoom options. And complete revamp of our current program would be very burdensome on tiny corps of facilitators. 14:18:20 From Gary Sertich : Capital starts its training in late November, so we are playing the waiting game. Our 2020 class successfully completed the last 3 training classes through Zoom and iNaturalist exercises. 14:18:30 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : How about accessing previously prepared presentations (perhaps on our State TMN Site) and translating into Spanish or French for outreach use? 14:18:42 From Dale Parish : I understood that emphasis in IT was shifting to local environmental issues and that IT from Chapters wasn't necessarily transferrable until the new chapter had certified the transferee had completed the local modules. With this in mine, it would seem to me that the State organization ought to develop a curriculum of the basic core corese for virtual training availability and the local chapters could then develop those local environmental modules as either virtual or F2F training. 14:19:29 From Gary Poole : Can we begin outdoor volunteer service projects with spacing and limited to 10 people during wave 3? 14:20:37 From Woody Raine : For Vol @ Distance, Lost Pines is coordinating a photo contest in 5 categories where the submittal form requires detailed info on the subject 14:20:45 From Christine Miller : I had a Master Naturalist 911 call today about fallen nest with eggs. 14:20:59 From Jean Stipelcovich : We recorded some of our Zoom Classes to new interns. Potentially, those presentations by experts in their field could be shared with other chapters. But thinking on it…our speakers were more focused on Coastal Prairie. 14:22:13 From Michael Petitt : Is wave 3 outdoor limited to 10? 14:22:16 From Woody Raine : Lost Pines is also coordinating seed collection for native trees and shrubs, which the Texas Forest Service will raise into seedlings for future sale. 14:22:19 From Susan Montgomery : Suggestion for Volunteer Service: Tackle Invasive Plants in community parks 14:22:29 From Bruce Neville : I got my vest! 14:22:56 From Gary Sertich : Any movement on service guidelines using iNaturalist and eBird? 14:23:10 From elaine Ruby : Our chapter people are so very afraid to be out anywhere…… 14:23:26 From Jean Stipelcovich : Can you show us your vest, Bruce? 14:24:06 From Sheryl Mills : Maybe wait and do around dates for Annual Meeting? 14:24:42 From Rich Nielson : or have pickup at annual meeting 14:24:44 From MIchelle Haggerty : Sheryl... originally, we were planning one around the annual meeting for sure! 14:25:02 From Jean Stipelcovich : I love it!! 14:25:26 From Becky Gullette : plenty of pockets for your mask 14:25:28 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : Looks great! 14:25:51 From Jean Stipelcovich : How do we get one!?? 14:26:05 From Christine Miller : Great idea! 14:26:07 From Vern Crawford : TMN Mask! 14:26:08 From Betsy Palkowsky : not at all 14:26:09 From Christine Miller : I would buy one 14:26:12 From Sheryl Mills : Not insensitive at all. Great idea! 14:26:23 From Betsy Palkowsky : I've made some already 14:26:36 From Christine Miller : Have to be matching. 14:26:39 From Kathy Mauer-Tonn : Yes, masks are a great idea with the Dragon Fly on it! 14:27:08 From MIchelle Haggerty : We will work on the masks :-) 14:27:10 From Susan Montgomery : Please make sure the mask has a filter pocket please! 14:27:55 From Gary Sertich : iNaturalist guidelines? 14:28:06 From Betsy Palkowsky : thanks - take care everyone 14:28:24 From Gary Sertich : Thanks! 14:29:30 From MIchelle Haggerty : Any additional questions out there? 14:29:34 From Connie Stolte : thank you 14:29:39 From Susan Montgomery : Thank you very much 14:29:40 From Ian Shelburne : Thanks all! 14:29:54 From Vern Crawford : Thanks Betsy!!! 14:30:17 From Vern Crawford : Thanks Mary Pearl, Michelle, and all… 14:30:18 From Gary Sertich : Excellent work, Mary Pearl and Michelle! Thanks for everything you have done, and are doing through this difficult time. 14:30:34 From Sheryl Mills : Thanks for the updates. Keep us posted if we can help ya'll! 14:30:41 From elaine Ruby : thank you 14:30:45 From Bibi Dalrymple : thank you 14:30:47 From Bruce Neville : Thanks. Don't envy your job. 14:31:03 From MIchelle Haggerty : Thanks Everyone! Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!