Just over 50 people attended the First Annual Meeting of the Buckingham Pond Conservancy on Sunday, January 31, 2010. It was a great meeting full of enthusiasm and ideas! If you missed the meeting, here are the highlights:

• We reviewed our accomplishments todate. From organizing cleanups, to developing relationships with City departments, to facilitating improvements to the park, we should all be very proud of the accomplishments of the Steering Committee over the past year. You can find a full list here: 2010-1-31-accomplishments2009
• We passed the Conservancy’s first bylaws, available here: bpcbylawsasadopted1-31-2010
• We elected a slate of officers and directors. Read more about this group here: Proposed Slate
• We met in small groups to discuss next steps for each of the Conservancy’s working groups on:

1. 1. 1. Membership & Outreach
      2. Water Quality & Pond Ecology
      3. Public Safety & Public Spaces and
      4. History and Research.

Ideas developed in these groups are available here: meeting-notes-1-31-2010

These four groups will be meeting on an ongoing basis to continue the Conservancy’s efforts to polish this jewel we call Buckingham Pond. If you are interested in participating in any of these groups, please reach out to [email protected] so we can get you connected. We need people who are willing to do just one small task every now and then as well as people who can make a more significant time commitment, so please let us know what you can do to help.