Pathfinders Minutes April 18, 2002 Public Works Breakroom

Karen Borga, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 8:10 pm.

In Attendance: Karen Borga, Karen Walzer, Joe Plesniak, Roger Friend, Tom Stevens,
Michael and Coleen Walter, Scott Merger, Ronnie Bruchez, Sarah Ralston, Bernadette
Caselili, J Jim Doyle, Leo Kissling, Jr. Dawn Rakow, and guests Pat Butch, and Helene and
Karen Dunn

The minutes were corrected and approved.

Our guests were from Millstone and explained a possible seat on the advisory board.

National Trails Data: June 1st with a rain date of June 2nd- At Frank Applegate Road.

Frank Applegate Road: Dawn Rakow, Jim Doyle, Leo Kissling, Jr.,- On March 23rd we
had approximately 30 high school students and 8 members clean up the trail- There was
a lot of debris picked up.

Mapping: Tom Stevens-

Biking: Ronnie Bruchez-We would like to have a bike lane marked so that there will be a safe bicycling route for us- Waiting to hear from Sgt. Kovac. We plan to have a bike trip on October 19th from Larsen Road to Patriots Park and back, The trip is 28.1 mile loop.

Hiking: Jim Doyle-A hike is planned for Saturday, April 20th - The hike is about 8 miles
easy flat terrain. Bring lunch and rain gear. Heavy rain will cancel.

Johnson Park: Sam Wimmer- trailhead sign is going up next week near the park. A volunteer is needed to post our information in the sign.

Boy Scouts Projects—Leo Kissling, Jr- Waiting for phone calls.

Scrapbook:Lauren and Alison Stevens —Nothing new at this time.

Grants: Dawn Rakow

Bowman Road/Forestry Center_Karen Walzer — Thanks to Leo for setting up and running our table,. Tom for helping, and Tony for the owl nestbox demonstration and hike at the FREC Spring Center Conservation Day.

On Sunday, April 21, from 1 to 4 pin, the cub scouts from pack 104 will be doing clean-up and pruning work on a trail at FREC that they have adopted.

On Monday, April 22, Earth Day, the high school service learning groups will he doing their annual clean-up of school grounds. including the ''WaWa"trail crossing the Toms River tributary. They have invited the Pathfinders. It starts at 1:45 and lasts about an hour.

I'd like to request a Letter be sent to the high school groups thanking them for their

help at Frank Applegate and at the high school trail. The teachers' names are: Jason Trifiro, Heather Weinstein, and Michele Moore at Jackson Memorial H. S. 101 Don Connor Blvd.

Membership:Sharon Molitor. Dawn Rakow- The list has been updated.

Wildlife Preservation: Anthony Santa Maria-My attendance at the Forest Resource Center's Spring Festival proved to be beneficial to the Pathfinders wildlife goals. New contacts with interested parties should lead to an increase in awareness of our projects. At The festival I constructed 4 additional Barred Owl nestboxes and hosted 2 tours of a previously installed nestbox at the Forestry Center. I was also able to acquire enough lumber to construct another 10 Bared Owl houses. Tom, Leo, and myself will devise a statement/contract for anyone interested in acquiring a Barred Owl house. Part of the plan will include membership to The Pathfinders and responsibility for the monitoring of the installed nestbox. Any help with establishing this form would be greatly appreciated.

Land Acquisition: Karen Borga-OCNLT sent application to resident from e-mail.

Meeting adjourned at 9:35 PM

Respectfully submitted:

Brenda Gregory, Recording Secretary