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2026 Meeting Minutes

Monday January 12, 2026

7 PM on Zoom 

                        

1. Attendance: Kristine, Debbie, John F., John L., Linda, Greg, Jeanne, Thelma, Susan, Joan, Judy, Suzanne and Marcia.

 

2. November 2025 Minutes: Kristine moved to approve the Nov 2025 minutes; Debbie seconded. All voted in favor with one person abstaining.

 

3. Treasurer’s report: Debbie reported that we have close to $18,500 in our account. 

 

4. Website: John F. Continues to post our minutes and maintain the site. Discussion of new information followed. Susan will try to send photos and a narrative about some of the pocket restorations. 

 

5. Membership: Kristine reports that we have over 400 on our email list and approximately 120 contributing members. Jeanne may join her tracking members and donations. They may decide to upgrade to a paid version of MailerLite that will allow access to technical support and more than 500 on our mailing list. This would cost Approx $165 yearly. All comments were supportive. 

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6. Owl Boxes: John F. placed two new owl boxes that were donated by Thelma. He also cleaned the existing one out and removed a fourth that was falling apart. We sincerely thank John and Thelma and applaud the MHS team that cleared a mass of thorny invasives to make way for one of these owl boxes. 

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7. Restoration Projects for 2026:                                                                                                                                                                 A. Focus on maintenance of restored areas                                                                                                                                         B. Begin to control invasives in the dock area in preparation for planting a shrub thicket.                                                             C. Plan to shift the main meadow ecosystem toward a forest                                                                                                           All these will be discussed with Jean Epiphan for best practices.

 

8. Bat House: Thelma let us know that the bat house is ready to be installed when the weather warms. 

 

9. Next Meeting: Feb. 9, 2026 7 pm on Zoom

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10. Adjournment: Judy moved that we adjourn, Kristine seconded and all voted to end the meeting at 7:35 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Susan

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ANNUAL BOARD MEETING

Monday January 12, 2026

6:30 pm on Zoom

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 1. Attendance: Linda, Greg, Jeanne, Kristine, Debbie, Lisa, John L., John F., Thelma, Susan

 

2. Vote to renew terms through 2029: Susan moved to renew terms for John L., Linda and Michelle through 2029, Thelma seconded. Approved by unanimous vote.

 

3. Vote to renew officer terms for 2026: Susan as President, John L as secretary and Debbie as treasurer. Linda moved to approve these officers for 2026, Krisitne seconded. Approved by unanimous vote. 

 

4. Membership: Kristine will continue as membership chair and Jeanne will consider joining her. They may decide to upgrade to a paid level of MailerLite to accommodate an expanding mailing list, access technical support, and add more flexible login. 

 

5. Planning: Plans for restoration in 2026 were discussed. We will focus a good bit on maintenance.

 

6. Adjournment: Linda moved to adjourn, Kristine seconded. All voted in favor and we adjourned at 7:02pm

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Susan

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