West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review 2018
And Annual Meeting
Experience Learning Inc. Spruce Knob Mountain Center 18 Woodlands Way Circleville, WV 26804 USA https://experience-learning.org/
Friday October 5 through Sunday October 7, 2018
Annual Membership Meeting!
Among the activities that will take place during the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review are the Annual Membership Meeting and the quarterly Board meeting. The Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 9:30 AM on Sunday, October 7that the location indicated for the WVHC fall review. The Board meeting will follow immediately afterward.
The main item of business at the Annual Membership Meeting will be the election of at large board members and officers.
We have a nominating committee: Frank Young, Buff Rodman, and Hugh Rogers. If you wish to suggest someone, or volunteer yourself, for the Board or an officer position, please contact one of the members of the committee. Contact information is on page 4. Nominations will also be taken from the floor at the Annual Meeting.
The Directors-at-Large, who shall be individual members of the Conservancy, shall be elected by the members of the conservancy to terms of two years, more or less, to coincide with the annual meeting.
The Officers shall be individual members of the Conservancy and elected by the members of the Conservancy to terms of two years, more or less, to coincide with the annual meeting.
The Board Meeting immediately follows the Annual Meeting. All Conservancy members are welcome at the Board meeting. Although they are not allowed to vote or make motions, they are welcome to participate in the discussion.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Presentations on the History of Experience Learning and the Spruce Knob Mountain Center, The Nature Conservancy and Activities in West Virginia, the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) and National Forest Concerns.
Tabling and Posters, Field Trips and Recreational Opportunities!
SUNDAY: ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND FALL BOARD MEETING
TO REGISTER, please send the registration form below to Larry Thomas at P. O. Box 194 Circleville, WV 26804 or at larryvthomas@aol. com. Additional questions can also be emailed. Please register by September 21 so we can have a meal count for the review. (Reservations will be accepted at the conference for registration and lodging only. Late lodging is based on availability. Meals must be booked in advance.)
DIRECTIONS FROM JUDY GAP, WV at the Intersection of Route 33 and Route 28. Follow Route 28 South through Circleville (3 miles) and Cherry Grove (3 miles). Approximately 2–3 miles after going through Cherry Grove, turn right on Sawmill Run Road/Co. Rte. 28/10 toward Experience Learning and Spruce Knob Lake (there will be a small Forest Service sign). After about 3 miles, continue left at the intersectionwith Hunting Ground Road another 3 miles to our sign and entrance on the right at the top of a hill; if you go down a very long hill and overa bridge at a small creek you have gone too far. Follow the dirt road 1 mile through farm land (bearing right at our motor pool) until you get to the large round buildings—yurts.
Registration
Name(s): ____________________________________________________________________
Organization (if other than WVHC): _______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________
Cell: __________________________________
E-Mail: ________________________________
Number of people being registered: ________
Lodging:
Dormitory beds cost $25 per night. Number _______ Total $ _______
Four private guest yurts, nestled up against the spruce forest, are $60 per night. As available. Number _______ Total $ _______
Camp sites are available as well around the Center; they cost $15 per person, per night. This includes access to bathroom and shower facilities. Number _______ Total $ _______
Meals: (check here if vegetarian) _____
Friday Evening: Pizza and other snacks – will you be present? Yes _____ No _____
Saturday Breakfast: $ 8.00 per person (number of meals_____) Total: $_________
Saturday Lunch: $ 10.00 per person (number of meals_____) Total: $_________
Saturday Dinner: $ 12.00 per person (number of meals_____) Total: $_________
Sunday Breakfast: $ 8.00 per person (number of meals_____) Total: $_________
Sunday Lunch: $ 12.00 per person (number of meals_____) Total: $_________
Total for all lodging and meals: $_____________
Method of Payment: Payment will be collected at registration.