Last Meeting Highlights: Dan Storvick was a visiting Rotarian from Frontier (Prez is still working on a trade for Billie Orr). Richard Hernandez thanked all those contributing donations to the Yavapai College food pantry and helping on the food drive. Greg Ellingham announced that all Findlay Auto Group locations will serve as drop off points for charitable holiday donations benefiting Toys for Tots and the Prescott, Prescott Valley, and Paulden Food Banks. See Prez if you are interested in the Caborca Polio trip next February.

 

Great Extractions: Rod Cordes was Sarge and Josh Walker toted the pot. After collecting IOU’s, Sarge fined everyone who didn’t have an anniversary listed in the bulletin and another buck if they hadn’t contributed to the Halloween food drive. It was impressive to hear all the happy bucks paid for veteran family members. Even Josh Walker got in the mood proudly pointed to his dad and said “this man was a Navy man”. Terri and Terry Smith were happy to spending the winter in Prescott. Dan Storvick won the pot.

 

Our Speaker for Last Meeting: Asa Bjorklund is Communications Specialist for the Central Arizona Land Trust which was established in 1989 to promote and manage conservation easements on land that has significant natural, cultural, open space, or recreational values. Nearly 5,000 acres in Yavapai County is currently under agreement including the Seven Spears Ranch in Skull Valley and the Payne easement in the Granite Dells. The Coldwater Farm, located on the Agua Fria River in the Dewey-Humboldt area, is the newest proposal. This area provides important riparian habitat for two threatened and endangered birds as well as other raptors, amphibians, fish, and mammals. Benefits of conservation easements include preservation of community conservation values, property remaining in private ownership and on the tax rolls, and continuation of existing land uses.