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Advisory Committee Agenda
Date: April 21, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room 1C
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1. Call to Order
2. Land Acknowledgment Statement
3. Additions to the Agenda / Adoption of the Agenda
4. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest
5. Adoption of Previous Minutes
a. Review Minutes of Meeting of March 17, 2026
6. Committee Administration
7. SWNA Workplan
Q1 2026
- Photo Contest (confirmation that the photos have been displayed) – Kayla
Q2 2026
a. Monarch presentation – Tom (Ethan, student of Tom’s. Confirm date of
10–15-minute presentation)
b. Earth Week Cleanup (April 18’26) - Meg
c. Spring Perennial Planting (May 30’26) – Brian
d. Bird Box Cleanup – Brian/Carmen/Rod/Kayla
Q3 2026
a. Moth Week (June/July) - Tom to confirm date
b. Monarch Tagging (September 12’26 back up day September 19’26) -
Tom
Q4 2026
a. Fall Cleanup (November) – All
b. Bird Count (January 3’27) - Brian
8. External Projects
a. Facebook (Meg to confirm new link is on the blog) – Kate/Meg/Brian
b. Missing Garbage Receptacle (once the weather improves this will be
completed) - Ken
c. Additional Nets (Nets are in storage and need to be assembled) - Ken
d. Connection with Indigenous Group (needs to go through Council first) -
Ken
9. Other Business
a. Barriers for New Pollinator Planting Area (options to be confirmed either
Arbor Stone or Natural Stone) - Ken
b. Leo Blindenbach SWNA Memorial (plaque options to be circulated to
group) – Ken
c. Develop 2026 Workplan additions:
- Tree Identification week – Michael to confirm date
- Spring Ephemerals identification – Tom mentioned May 9’26 as the date
- Presentations – Brian to follow up with Birds of Prey and Meg to see if
there is a seasonality preference (ahead of migration) for Turtle
Conservation Group – Meg/Brian
- Fall Hike/Salmon Life Cycle/Monarch Tagging – Leah and Meg will speak
with Ben with regards to the Salmon Life Cycle to see if combining it with
the Monarch event (Sept 12) will work.
d. SWNA Committee communication strategy (information item) - All
10. Round Table – All
11. Date of Next Meeting April 21, 2026
12. Adjournment