Date: Friday, Jan 22, 2016
Time: 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Big Cypress Rec Center, 3110 Hendry Drive – Periwinkle Room
This will be our Chapter's one-year anniversary and the annual meeting where we confirm the bylaws and elect officers. The presentation will follow.
Agenda
Welcome and announcements – Steve Turnipseed – 5 minutes
Approval of Chapter bylaws and Officer elections – Steve Turnipseed - 15 minutes
The Villages Community Standards and Architectural Review Committee Approval Process – Diane Tucker and Candice Dennis - 40 minutes
Drawing for Native plants
These individuals have volunteered to continue to serve in the following capacities
President: Stephen Turnipseed
Vice President of Programs: Kathy Porter
Vice President of Field Trips: Georgette Gerry
Secretary: Jeanie Powell
Treasurer: MJ Walsh
Chapter Representative: Carol Spears
Membership: Myrna Farquhar
Web site: Barbara Wertz
Note: We welcome participation. If you would like to run for one of the listed positions or serve in any other capacity, please send a note to fnpsthevillages@gmail.com
By-Laws adopted on January 22, 2016
Wildflowers
Cooler weather has only recently reached us, but did you know that it is time to plant wildflower seeds? See 12 steps from Florida Wildflower Foundation
Natives in the News
The Saturday Home & Garden section of The Daily Sun runs the Native Plant Focus which briefly highlights a plant of interest each week. The on-line January 2016 Gardener’s Journal featured the Coontie as the native plant this month.
This Month’s Meeting Presentation
If you are considering modifications to your landscape, you will be very interested in the topic this month, “Architectural Review Committee and Community Standards” Diane Tucker and Candice Dennis will provide an overview of the change request approval process and answers to common approval questions.
Upcoming Meeting Presentations
Feb 26 - Topic: "Celebrating the Wild Side of Florida: Portals into Nature, Culture, and Sense of Place" by Bill Belleville.
Mar 25 - Topic: "A brief history of the Southwest Florida Water Management regulatory program and a discussion on the ecology of wetland systems, their maintenance and preservation" by Ross Morton with SWFWMD. This is a timely topic, as The Villages has a wetland vegetation maintenance proposal with a cost estimate of $100,000 which will be rolled out at a District #1 meeting on March 31.
UF/IFAS Extension training
Membership
FNPS membership is tax deductible and runs for 12 months from the date you sign up. Forms and annual dues are accepted at the meeting or you can join online at www.fnps.org Our chapter has exceeded 110 paid memberships and still growing. If you have not joined, please consider doing so. Those who joined in 2015 will receive renewal notices the month before they are due.
Contact e-mail Addresses for our FNPS Chapter
Please use either of the following addresses for FNPS chapter or native plant business. We receive both.
Remember to ask for native plants when visiting any nursery. Your voice and dollars are making a difference and helping us achieve our goals.
