SEBASTIAN — The Sebastian Natural Resources Board wants to expand on its activities – which already include organizing Earth Day, managing spoil island clean-ups, and administering the city’s Champion Tree Program.
The board is looking to tack on regular lectures to their monthly meetings, informing the public on various environmental topics.
Board member Eric Spokas suggested the idea, noting he got it after having seen a presentation by the Audubon Society at the North County Library and recommended that the Natural Resources Board have special meetings every other month at the Library and invite the public to it.
“There’s a whole host of issues,” Spokas said that might be of interest, including discussions on invasive plant species, stormwater runoff, barrier island formation and protection, to name a few – “Not too heavy, too geeky.”
Board Chair Robin Graves said the lectures could be held as part of the board’s meeting at City Hall because the Chambers are set up with audio-visual capabilities.
Ginny Sieferd, the board’s staff liaison, recommended having the meeting in the Chambers because the city could then record and play back the lecture, counting toward program requirements the city must meet.
Graves recommended they reach out to the state’s marina program to have a lecture regarding the “clean marina program.”
Another area the Natural Resources Board would like to tackle is letter-boxing – an outdoor treasure hunt of hidden boxes in public areas where those who find it can stamp their personal log books and leave their stamp on the visitors log book.
Graves said the board needs to brush up on letter boxing and maybe take a trip out to Stormwater Park where there are a few city-sponsored boxes and “make sure they haven’t walked away as they sometimes do.”
