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Committee weighs outreach ideas: student participation, tree contests and Bird City USA designation
Summary
Member Raymond Mau presented a slate of outreach ideas—recruiting a high school student participant, a Big Tree Contest, a native plant beautification contest, Dark Sky Nights and pursuing Bird City USA— and the Committee agreed these ideas were worth exploring, recommending staff consult local schools about student involvement.
Member Raymond Mau presented a list of engagement and event ideas compiled from other environmental committees in the region. Suggestions included adding a high school student participant (as Batavia has done, with voting limited to members 18 and older), a "Big Tree Contest" judged by trunk diameter, a native plant beautification contest for homeowners, Dark Sky Nights during bird migration seasons, and pursuing a Bird City USA designation that could align with the City's bird-themed street names.
Committee members agreed these were strong ideas to explore further. The minutes record a suggestion that staff consult Rolling Meadows and Fremd High Schools about recruiting a student participant; no formal motion or timeline was recorded in the minutes for advancing any specific program.
