Board meeting of October 9, 2007

A board meeting was held at the Children's Museum in Traverse City on October 9, 2007. Phil von Voigtlander reported on the financial situation caused by FILA's numerous activities in August and September. Despite heavy expenses we are still in the black.

Plans for closing the light station for winter and the state of affairs concerning the web cam project were reported. Sally Frye and George Carpenter were thanked for the excellent organization of the Harvest Day event.

The issue of board member absences due to non-local residency or extended stays abroad was discussed. Sally presented each board member with a Board Book, a binder for organizing board documents and the like.

The current situation concerning grant opportunities and details for the annual report to the Department of Natural Resources were reported, and plans for the Annual Meeting of December 8 were made.

Hans Joerg Rothenberger, based on Phil von Voigtlander's minutes
October 15, 2007