Horseshoe Farm Park -- Wildlife Habitat Zone Advisory Team (WHZAT)

Citizen Advisory Council (CAC) District: Northeast

The Wildlife Habitat Zones Advisory Team (WHZAT) will assist with design, planning, and management recommendations for wildlife habitat areas of Horseshoe Farm Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Horseshoe Farm Park  is a 146 acre site in NE Raleigh, located at an oxbow of the Neuse River containing a state designated Significant Natural Heritage Area.  The Park was recently master planned by the City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department.  Key features of this Park will be wildlife management areas, natural resources education, passive outdoor recreation and land stewardship opportunities.

The City of Raleigh is fortunate to have WHZAT members donate their time towards stewarding Horseshoe Farm.  The input and expertise of WHZAT members will help the City of Raleigh develop an important wildlife management component to the Park.  The Raleigh City Council would like to move forward on Horseshoe Farm Park, and the Wildlife Habitat Zones Advisory Team is critical for this progress.

WHZAT consists of the following members:

1. John Connors, Wake Audubon Society
2. Harry LeGrand, NC Natural Heritage Program
3. Jacquelyn Wallace, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
4. Chris Moorman, NCSU Cooperative Extension Wildlife Biologist
5. Dowd Bruton, Wild Turkey Federation
6. Dr James Gregory, NC State University Professor of Forest Hydrology and Soils
7. Dr. Jon Stucky, NC State University Professor of Wetland Plant Biology
8. David Shouse, City of Raleigh Parks Senior Planner
9. Ivan Dickey, City of Raleigh Assitant Parks Superintendent
10. Tiffany Frost, City of Raleigh Nature Program Director
11. Melissa Salter, City of Raleigh Land Stewardship Coordinator

WHZAT will be facilitated by the City of Raleigh’s Senior Park Planner Stephen Bentley. Stephen.Bentley@ci.raleigh.nc.us  919-996-4784

Contact person for WHZAT will be Melissa Salter, City of Raleigh’s Land Stewardship Coordinator.  Melissa.Salter@ci.raleigh.nc.us  919-996-4789

WHZAT outcomes:

The proposed WHZAT outcomes are an attempt to set several preliminary prescriptions.  The outcomes may be updated by the WHZAT members.

• Delineate wildlife zones: field locate and map the zones with GPS
• Delineate and map Significant Natural Heritage Area portion of Horseshoe Farm Park
• Visual Aid with Narrative that may include annual management recommendations for the wildlife zones

WHZAT Calendar:

The WHZAT members will assemble for approximately 5 meetings, for a duration of 2-3 hours per meeting.  In addition to official meeting times, informal meetings may be required for tending to necessary activities such as reviewing site inventories or conducting personal site visits.

Proposed schedule:

Meeting 1:
Thursday January 29^th   Anderson Point Lodge 10– 12

• Introductions and Orientation
• Agree on Goals of Team and Process of Team Collaboration
• Horseshoe Farm Park Masterplan update and 5 Goals of Stewardship
• Hand out and discuss Horseshoe Farm inventories
• Discuss existing conditions at Horseshoe
• Record meeting summary and publish on City of Raleigh website

Meeting 2:
Thursday February 12^th   Horseshoe Farm Park   9 - 12

Rain date Friday February 13^th 2pm-5pm

Meeting 3:
Thursday February 26^th   Anderson Point Lodge   9 – 12

Meeting 4:
Thursday March 19^th    Horseshoe Farm Park   9 – 12

Rain date Friday March 20^th 2pm-5pm  

• Visual Aid and Narrative refinement and consensus
• Mapping finalization
• Record meeting summary and publish on City of Raleigh website

Meeting 5:
Thursday April 2^nd   Horseshoe Farm Park or Anderson Point Lodge 10– 12

• Finalization of Visual Aid and Narrative
• Measures of performance and evaluation
• Record meeting summary and publish on City of Raleigh website

Last updated 6/1/09

For More Information Contact:
Melissa Salter
Land Stewardship Coordinator
Parks and Recreation Department
333 Fayetteville Street, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-996-4789

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