Council Conservation Committee
Table of Contents
Mission
Maintain the quality of Dan Beard Council properties through soil conservation, erosion control, and intentional natural environmental stewardship.
Members
- Jim Albertz, Chair
- Shawn Ford
- Warren High
- Steve Jones
- Jack Kraeutler
- Steve Richter
- Michael Stamat
- Carlos Teran
- Steve Zimmerman
Stakeholders
- Steve Bestard
- Shawn Ford
- Lindsey Geers
- Chuck Hertlein
- Mark Jensen
- Michele Landers
- Travis McCormick
- Jason Neal
- Phil Present
- Gil Richards
- Craig Vollmar
- Mike Wages
- Andy Zahn
Objectives
Camp Conservation Plans
- Assess condition and provide recommendations
- Describe ongoing practices
- Create property maps and detailed property boundary descriptions
- Inventory plant and animal species
- Schedule conservation-related activities
- Inventory tools and materials
- Investigate site history
- Define conservation rules and best practices
- Specify ecologically sensitive area
- Create guide for usage of pesticides and landscaping chemicals
- Document huntin and fishing rules
- Document cultural reesource management plan
- Obtain third-party certification of select policies
Conservation Projects
- Spring and Fall Conservation Days
- Specific erosion control and repairs
- Lake stocking
- Summer camp projects
- Pollinator garden(s)
- Bats
- Camp landscaping
- Bird nesting boxes
- Eco Village
- Nature trail along the Little Miami River
- Green BMPs (e.g., rain garden, bioswales, permeable pavement, rain barrels)
Other Initiatives
- Prioritization and timeframe of conservation projects
- Invasive species managament plan
- Danger tree identification
- National trail or exhibit
- Camp Ecology Director
- Recycling
- Funding sources
- Riverview culvert ravine
- Lake Schott spillway (COMPLETE)