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Attachment 1 Kaiser and Davis reported on their experience at the Earth Evening event in Hillsborough (April 29). Kaiser said there was a fairly steady stream of visitors, and most children were between six and twelve years old. He suggested having more handouts and children's activities in the future. Shaw reported that Hintz had similar recommendations that he shared with CFE members via email, including having giveaways (e.g., rocks, minerals, shells), large map for people to identify /mark the county parks they have visited, unlabeled map for people to identify key locations, and checklists of common wildflowers and birds in the county. Davis asked for CFE volunteers to set up a table at one or more of the Last Friday evenings in downtown Hillsborough. Shaw suggested June and September, and either he or Davis will email CFE members to reauest volunteers for those Fridav eveninas. CFE members reiterated their interest in reinvigorating the CFE's Facebook page and perhaps using other social media. O'Connor offered to present some basic information about these media sources at the June meeting, and it was suggested that Gronback join her in making a presentation and leading the discussion. Gronback had earlier recommended that they develop a code of conduct for the use of its Facebook page. jWegman offered to contact Gronback to ask that she prepare this for June meeting.] Kaiser offered to research climate change and to educate himself on this topic so that he might prepare a draft news article on the topic. He mentioned learning that the geologic record provides evidence of five periods of extinction in the Earth's history, and that the current literature indicates we may be entering a sixth period of species extinction. Newby mentioned the federal government is assisting a community in Louisiana to relocate due to rising sea level. He said this is considered the first such incidence of "climate refugees" in the United States. O'Connor mentioned that Carrboro's Environmental Advisory Board has developed a climate plan, and she suggests the CFE learn about this effort from one or more of the board members, which includes herself, Rob Pinder, and Kathy Kaufman. Shaw said he would obtain a copy of the plan from O'Connor and distribute to the CFE. VI. Committee Meetings — Wegman suggested not breaking out into committees because of the many absences, and CFE members agreed. VII. Updates and Information Items — Information on the following subjects was provided in the meeting package; selected items were discussed: a) Eno River hydrilla update, b) aquatic weed control bill, c) Hollow Rock Nature Park, d) Clean Power Plan update, e) renewable energy investments in NC, f) Duke Energy ranks in top 3 for solar connections, g) Durham NET Power building a zero - emissions plant, h) climate change, i) Mason Farm wetlands, and j) SolarBees removed from Jordan Lake. Davis provided a brief update on the chemical treatment of hydrilla in the Eno River. He noted that in this second year of the two -year pilot study there are two locations for injecting the herbicide downstream of Hillsborough. Davis said he would provide further updates as the study proceeds into the summer months. VI 11. Adjournment — Wegman adjourned the meeting at 9:15 pm. The next CFE meeting is scheduled for June 13 in Hillsborough. Summary by Rich Shaw, DEAPR Staff 2