Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Kevin Kephart provided an overview of the role of NC 230. NC Committees : Experiment stations have to demonstrate that 25% of federal dollars go into multi-state research. Some states put in real money - operational money, most states contributions are in salaries. AES directors meet twice a year to discuss functioning of committees.

Requirements of NC 230: Approved until 2005

Need to meet as committee every fiscal year. 2002 will be a problem if we do not meet in December 2002 (Bismark would be in FY 2002)

Mid term review in third fiscal year. This will take place for NC 230 by March 2003. The evaluation form for the review needs to be reviewed by Kevin Kephart and relevant NC department head committees during next fiscal year.

Need to meet as committee during each fiscal year. There is a potential problem if NC230 does not meet in December 2002. A proposed NC 230 meeting at The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting in Bismark, ND, September 2002, would be in FY 2002.

Key elements of 2003 Review:

Multidisciplinary (NC 230 is strong in this area) Linkages with non AES institutions (NC 230 is strong in this area with involvement of USGS, Forest Service, Southern Illinois University, and state agencies) Getting Money Information and technology transfer Activity Reports

Action items for 2002

Jean Mangun volunteered to establish a listserve for NC 230. Charlie Nilon volunteered to set up a NC 230 web page for minutes, proposals, annual reports, list of participants, etc.

Committee members provided reports of ongoing science activities.

Committee Business - Jim Perry a. Approval of Minutes and Report sent to Kevin b. Committee Structure Nomination of Vice Chair for 2002 - Perry nominated. (Mangun seconded) Charlie Nilon - Univ. of Missouri-Columbia . Motion passed.

Nomination of Secretary for 2002- Loehman nominated (Nilon seconded) Jean Mangun - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Motion passed.

Review of Committee Objectives and Sub Objectives for 2001

Objective 1. Sub-objective 1a . ? Menzel

A proposal was submitted to national Gap initiative for $140,000 to look at use of riparian habitats across region. Not funded. But it may be possible to submit a proposal for end of year money in 2002.

Menzel proposed that the committee fund a meeting to be held at Iowa State in 2002 to work on this proposal.

Sub-objective 1b - Isenhart

IFAFS had significant amount of biophysical research included. Second IFAFS also submitted that involved a number of committee members.

Multistate Proposal on Floodplain Analysis focused on ecological and social benefits and included a number of committee members.

Upcoming Conservation Buffer Conference will include a specific research agenda. Potential way of identifying topics etc. Strong emphasis on issues that we deal with in NC 230 states.

Participation in workshops in number of states - Minnesota, and Missouri had participation from Iowa State

Did not hold biophysical research meeting in 2002 . Will attempt to host and organize at ISU in 2002.

Riparian ecosystem management model Eisenhower submitted REM model proposal that was linked with Kansas State University.

Sub-objective 1c. - Loehman

The IFAFS proposal idenfied sub watersheds. There was a good deal of coordiantion among subcommittee members but no actual meeting in 2001.

Work has started on identifying survey methodologies and approaches to contingent valuation.

Objective 2 Sub-objectives 2a, 2b - Loehman

These objectives were discussed and dealt with in IFAFS proposal

Sub-objective 2c - Mangun

Landowners are concerned about potential regulations on total maximum daily load (TMDL). This may be an additional area to tie into this sub-objective.

Objective 3 - Perry

A half-time coordinator for the committee was not hired. Funds were not available, although a proposal was submitted to Minnesota AES. Looked informally at other organizations for support with same result.

Additional Issues for Discussion - Perry

Where should annual meeting be next year? -

Illinois agreed to host meeting with Carbondale the first choice for a meeting site. Kephart needs to authorize meeting 90 days in advance

Other committee activities for 2002?

Perry suggested the following: IFAFS renewal group to meet at the end of this meeting Gap Proposal meeting in Iowa Biophysical process meeting in Iowa Development of website Development of list server

Kephart noted the need for collaborative work. Focus on projects that are coordinated among states , for example work on protocols and sharing data. He recommended that the next meeting focus on ways of fostering collaboration.

Schaefer recognized Jim Perry?s efforts as committee chair during 2001.

Assigned responsibilities/Deadlines/Target Dates: Objective 1: Sub-objective 1a. Menzel proposed that the committee fund a meeting to be held at Iowa State in 2002 to work on this proposal.

Sub-objective 1b. Isendhart will attempt to host and organize a meeting at ISU in 2002.

Sub-objective 1c. Identify survey methodologies and approaches to contingent valuation.

Jean Mangun volunteered to establish a listserve for NC 230.

Charlie Nilon volunteered to set up a NC 230 web page for minutes, proposals, annual reports, list of participants, etc.

Dovciak, A and JA Perry 2002 In search of effective scales for stream management: Does agroecoregion, watershed, or their intersection best explain the variance in stream macroinvertebrate communities? Environmental Management IN PRESS

Eliason, S, C Blinn and JA Perry 2002 Natural resource professional continuing education needs in Minnesota: Focus on forest management guidelines Northern Journal of Applied Forest Management IN PRESS

Savanick, S and JA Perry 2002 The University of Minnesota Sustainable Campus Initiative International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education IN PRESS

Eliason, SK, CR Blinn and JA Perry 2002 Evaluating natural resource professional education needs using focus groups: A Minnesota case study. Women in Natural Resources 23(1): 36-45

Hatch, L.K., A. Mallawatantri, D. Wheeler, A. Gleason, D. Mulla, J. Perry, K.W. Easter, R. Smith, L. Gerlach, and P. Brezonik. 2001. Land management at the major watershed - agroecoregion intersection. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 56(1): 44-51.

Brezonik, PL, KW Easter, L. Gerlach, L Hatch, D Mulla and J Perry. 2001. Integrating modeling and management of agriculturally impacted watersheds: Issues of spatial and temporal scale. Water Resources Center Technical Report 141: 40 pages.

Johnson, W. C. 2002. Riparian vegetation diversity along regulated rivers: contribution of novel and relict habitats. Special Issue of Freshwater Biology (accepted).

Johnson, W. C. with 12 other panel members. 2002. The Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery. Report of the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. (in press).