Board narrows public outreach to fall Earthground Festival, scales back spring booth appearances

Members reviewed past outreach events and agreed to prioritize the larger fall Earthground Festival over spring festivals that historically drew fewer volunteers or conflicted with tree-planting schedules. "I like the fall event... the Earthground Festival in the fall, and then maybe we pick one spring event," the Chair said when proposing the narrower approach.

Board members noted the Earthground Festival usually brings questions from the public and is a good opportunity to capture volunteer contact information. The group also agreed to continue Arbor Day activities and at least one planting event in the spring but to reduce duplicated festival staffing where possible.

Next steps: Chair will contact the festival organizer (Austin) to reserve a table for November and will limit spring festival commitments to avoid volunteer exhaustion.