WELCOME Thank You for being a
Friend of the Lower
Suwannee
& Cedar Key NWRs
THANK YOU… To the
Leadership and Staff of our refuges!
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In Memoriam Honoring
Bill Kilborn-
the Photo Contest!
Projects! Pepper Busting– Roger McDaniels
Projects! Pollinator Garden – Donna Thalacker
Trail Improvements!
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Advocacy! Maria in
Washington DC
We are advocates for our refuges and
we seek partners near and far!
Outreach! Tabling Events at Cedar Key Arts
Festival and Seafood Festival
Science! • Horseshoe Crab Citizen Science – with UF and FWC
• Big Bend Science Symposium – with UF and FWC
• iNaturalist Bioinventories - with UF
Communications!
Fun and Refuge for People
Okefenokee Trip
Looking to the Future
Develop short talk to give to civic organizations and other groups to help spread the word about Refuges and Friends
Reach out to Membership for potential opportunities to participate
Communications – Promotional Video, Revamp Cedar Key Kiosk
Science – continue to support ongoing Science Initiatives, new projects Sea Turtle research
Education – Teacher/School Engagement
Vista Property Planning
Business Meeting
Financial Report
Financial Review Report
Election of Board Members
Installation of Board Members
2015 2014
Cash Receipts $9,344 $11,482
Cash Disbursements $5,012 $5,983
Excess Receipts over
Disbursements
$4,332 $5,499
Cash at Beginning of
Year
$23,288 $19,052
Cash Balance $29,715 $23,288
Installation of New Board Members and Officers
Rotating Off Board:
Sherry Beauchamp
Richard Herman
Bob Hudson
Directors Whose Terms Run to 2017 Meeting:
Ed DeHaan
Jaime Jerrels
Kit Lane
Roger McDaniels
Allan Pither
John Thalacker
Marci Wilcox
Slate of Officers and Directors
Run from Annual Meeting to Annual
Meeting
President Maria Sgambati
President-Elect Russ Hall
Past President Greg Lang
Secretary Bill Dummitt
Treasurer TBD
Directors
Libby Cagle Bob McKinstry
Carmelo Echevarria Debbie Meeks
Peg Hall John McPherson
Jennifer Kolinek Margy VanLandingham
Tom Hoctor, PhD Director of UF Center for
Landscape Conservation Planning