[SRM] Tierra Seca updates and minutes - 9/23/20

[Tierra Seca]

Hi all,

Attached are the minutes from the meeting last Wednesday.  Below is the
main info.

   - Pay dues! $30/semester. Venmo @terraseca
   - Tierra Seca meetings are now bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30.
   The next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 7.
      - Zoom Link:
      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88960375768?pwd=WDlmakxRNjd6cXp5Y3hWTVBOL0c2UT09
      - Meeting ID: 889 6037 5768   Passcode: Grazed
   - Dr. Aaron Lien can pay undergrad or graduate students to take videos
   of native plants and plant communities.  Dr. Lien needs videos of:
      - Different habitat types (hot desert, semi-desert grassland, desert
      grassland, etc.).
      - Videos along the gradient from Saguaro Park West down to Altar
      Valley – highlighting how plant communities change north to south.
      - Videos of diagnostic features of plants.
      -  *Email or call Aaron if you are interested (alien at arizona.edu
      <alien at arizona.edu>, 425-985-6974)*
   - SRM Range Program Re-accreditation – We are one of the 13 Accredited
   Range Programs at Universities around the world. This year Dr. Howery and
   others are working to get our program reaccredited.  On November 16th there
   will be a virtual talk with the accreditation team from 5-6pm (Zoom).  Range
   students (grads and undergrads) are invited and encouraged to attend. It
   will be a group conversation. Note: This will be during the time for Plant
   ID.  Dr. Howery will send out meeting info.
   - Email Grace if you want Tierra Seca apparel.  Let her know what you
   are interested in and what size.  Grace’s email is
   gracenykol at email.arizona.edu
   - Jacob asked for people to send him field work photos that we can
   include in a recruitment video.  Any outdoor field photos are requested –
   they do not have to be Tierra Seca events.
   - *Pima County and Altar Valley Conservation Alliance have volunteer
   opportunities – see end of attached minutes*
   - Elk Horn Monitoring is now on November 6 (not Nov 4)


Regards, Alex
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