{"id":1172,"date":"2020-05-11T11:53:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T15:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=1172"},"modified":"2020-09-11T07:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T11:51:05","slug":"april-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/meetings-activities\/meeting-minutes\/april-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"April 15, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t<h1>April 15, 2020<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>Attendance<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Pam Polloni, Mai Maheigan, Taylor Heyl, Connor Ahearn, Stephanie Madsen, Susan Mills<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>#1\u00a0\u00a0 Sustainable products available on WB Mason <em>Favorites<\/em> page.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If you don\u2019t have a WB Mason\/Whoi account, contact Procurement and they will help you set one up<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Reach out to <a href=\"mailto:Procurement@whoi.edu\">Procurement@whoi.edu<\/a> for WB Mason account<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#2\u00a0 Garden Plot &#8211;\u00a0 STF is moving to Plot #23 in the Village Gardens!\u00a0 <\/strong>The plot is to the far left (when facing the plots looking uphill towards Nobska house). Our plot is the middle one with 4 rows of really nice soil!<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Notify Seb Bigorre <a href=\"mailto:sbigorre@whoi.edu\">sbigorre@whoi.edu<\/a> if you want to help the STF Garden Team or donate materials and\/or plants. (you\u2019ll have to fill out a waiver if you plan to visit the site)<\/li>\r\n<li>Let Catherine Offinger know if you plan to visit the garden during Covid time \u2013 reach out to me <a href=\"mailto:smadsen@whoi.edu\">smadsen@whoi.edu<\/a> for Cathy\u2019s cell #<\/li>\r\n<li>Wear a mask and gloves (only 10 people allowed in garden at same time during Covid time.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#3<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>Beekeeping Update &#8211; The Beekeeping team is making great strides with a beehive\/box setup. Thank you for building the hive (Zach + Dan)! <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>We reviewed and edited the guidelines and waiver as a team.<\/li>\r\n<li>We discussed the Google Drive Beekeeping file which houses important docs and volunteer calendar<\/li>\r\n<li>Location was established behind the Carpenter shop by the trees. This Beta site is not near the walking paths.<\/li>\r\n<li>Bees were ordered (thank you Danie!)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Edit and post final BeeKeeping Guidelines and Waiver (SM, DK + MM)<\/li>\r\n<li>Contact Danie Kinkade <a href=\"mailto:dkinkade@whoi.edu\">dkinkade@whoi.edu<\/a> if you\u2019d like to volunteer and to be added to the beekeeping list serve.<\/li>\r\n<li>Fill out your availability on the Beekeeping Calendar on Google Drive- reach out to Steph if you need access<\/li>\r\n<li>Establish Covid-19 protocols for starting the hive (DK with Kathi Benjamin)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#4 \u00a0Composting at the Buttery \u2013 expand what we already do (aka veggie scraps behind the counter)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The pilot program in the Main Dining room of the Buttery results are in. We established that we need 2 narrow tall receptacles inside the Buttery, one near the center and one by the dish return. The Compost Vendor will pick up 3 round barrels at the Buttery back door 2 x per week \u2013 Wednesdays and Fridays (perhaps ore often during the summer).<\/li>\r\n<li>We are waiting for cost estimates for this program before we apply for grant $ to fund this effort<\/li>\r\n<li>And we need to Research Composting Vendors &#8211; news flash &#8211; Mary Ryther at Compost With Me can no longer support her Commercial Customers but negotiated same pricing with 2 other vendors &#8211; We need to research and pick a vendor to take over the composting services at the Buttery and for parties.\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Black Earth Compost<\/li>\r\n<li>City Compost \u2013<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Research Composting Vendors Black Earth Compost and City Compost (All) Please send Stephanie feedback after conducting research.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#5 WSS Events <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>T3C Hiking Passport launch &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/300committee.org\/for-kids\/\">https:\/\/300committee.org\/for-kids\/<\/a> WHOI employees with kids or without kids are looking for nature experiences to help stay healthy and calm anxiety.\u00a0 Take the Trails Challenge and hike 8 trails in town! See the link about to download to Passports.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Earth Day (April 22<\/strong>) virtual video blitz celebrating the new Water Kiosk in Waterfront Park in WH and Rachel Carson Day (April 23<strong>). Check out the video on WHOI\u2019s Facebook page<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2020\/05\/facebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2020\/05\/facebook-282x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Repair Caf\u00e9 \u2013 (postponed tbd) <\/strong>scheduled for Thursday, May 7 4:00-6:00.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Add T3C Hiking Passports to Whoi\u2019s Wiki Resource page and STF Blog post (MM + DP)<\/li>\r\n<li>Watch the Water Kiosk\/Rachel Carson Tribute video on Facebook (All)<\/li>\r\n<li>Celebrate and enjoy open spaces in Falmouth \u2013 we are grateful to conservation organizations in town!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>#6\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0STF Insta<\/strong><strong>gram Account \u2013 <\/strong>We got approval from Communications to start an STF Instagram account.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Discuss appropriate social media protocols with Sherrie Goldstein (Whoi communications) \u2013 (SM, MM +HH)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>#7\u00a0 Solar update \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Rooftop Solar &#8211; <\/strong>We are moving forward with installing solar panels on Clark and Clark So. Engineers visiting the week to assess roof structural integrity week of April 27<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Off-site Solar <\/strong>\u2013 As of April 25<sup>th<\/sup>, WHOI has saved $370,000 to date by purchasing off-site solar credits from Massachusetts solar arrays, $200,000 in savings from 2019 alone.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Action:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Steph meet with ReVision Energy engineers on Tuesday, April 28<sup>th <\/sup><\/li>\r\n<li>Repair roof lining integrity on Clark So. (Facilities Team) and replace walkway to tank (Carpenters)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>#8\u00a0 New Business<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 15, 2020 Attendance:\u00a0Pam Polloni, Mai Maheigan, Taylor Heyl, Connor Ahearn, Stephanie Madsen, Susan Mills #1\u00a0\u00a0 Sustainable products available on WB Mason Favorites page. If you don\u2019t have a WB Mason\/Whoi account, contact Procurement and they will help you set one up Action: Reach out to Procurement@whoi.edu for WB Mason account #2\u00a0 Garden Plot &#8211;\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1177,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1172\/revisions\/1177"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}