WCAS Guardians of Nature Thursday, April 29, 2021 Recording
Channel: Western Cuyahoga Audubon
Date: 01/05/2021

Guardians of Nature April 29, 2021 with Speaker Daniel Brown, Rust Belt Riders and Conservation Project Workshop.

Daniel Brown, Co-Founder, Rust Belt Riders opened the the April 29, 2021 Guardians of Nature meetup with a new conversation about entrepreneurship in green business. Rust Belt Riders is a compost and soil company that serves greater Cleveland area residents and businesses. Dan shared the company's beginnings, the science that transforms food scraps to healthy soil products, and how this growing community of adopters - one bucket at a time - are anchoring the emerging Cleveland regional circular economy. This is important information to know for WCAS Urban Birders who want to cultivate healthy habitat for resident and migrating birds and wildlife.

Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Welcome and Introduction to Rust Belt Riders by Betsey O'Hagan, Host

[00:06:32] Daniel Brown, Co-Founder, Rust Belt Riders, Presentation and Q&A

[00:40:42] Following Dan's conversation, the Guardian group proceeded to hear from team project leaders on project progress and the group offered up new ideas and offered feedback to develop and grow the WCAS conservation projects. 

Project Discussion List and Suggestions Were Offered:

[00:50:21] Guardians of Nature Mission/Vision Discussion DRAFT discussion and feedback wanted - BruceMissig@wcaudubon.org
[01:03:25] NEOhio Chimney Swfit Conservation Society (NEOCSCS) Tower Project - input to develop summer tower construction project RFP requested AmandaSebrosky@wcaudubon.org (continued...)
[01:04:50] Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) - purpose & fundraising campaign formation NancyHowell@wcaudubon.org
[01:12:43] continued... NEOhio Chimney Swift Conservation Society (NEOCSCS) Tower Project - input to develop summer tower construction project RFP requested AmandaSebrosky@wcaudubon.org 
[01:22:05] Group discussion to grow Virtual Field Trips in response to following questions via MichelleBrosius@wcaudubon.org
* How can we get more people to attend the monthly online meetups?
* What are 3 things Guardians can do to market trips on social media?
[01:27:40] Bird Friendly Native Plant Online Sales - news and updates KaoruTsubone@wcaudubon.org  
[01:33:30] Book Club - updates DrinaNemes@wcaudubon.org
[01:35:20] Fundraising - GloriaFerris@wcaudubon.org
* Spring Membership Campaign Document DRAFT
* Auction MichelleBrosius@wcaudubon.org
* Junior Guardians of Nature Membership program

View: Guardians of Nature Project Reports & Community Recommendations 04292021

Guardians of Nature Meetup Schedule May 20 & 27, 2021:

Topics that will begin our May meetup and more will be announced closer to the date:
- Artwork Donation Pricing Project - updates Shaun Missig, Gloria Ferris, Betsey O'Hagan 
- Auction - Michelle Brosius
- Junior Guardians of Nature Membership program -Gloria Ferris
- Digital Transformation Fundraising Campaign - Betsey OHagan 

Register for Guardians of Nature meetups Thursdays May 20 and May 27, 2021 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guardians-of-nature-meetup-tickets-132869118109

This program is not limited to WCAS Members and anyone interested to participate is welcome. For more information about how to get involved or present a project to the group for support, development, and community, contact info@wcaudubon.org

Western Cuyahoga Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society based in Cuyahoga County in Northern Ohio, USA. WCAS seeks to connect and educate the public and conserve natural habitats for the sustainability of all bird species.