Date/time/place: 6/27/23, 1pm, North wing of BUUF.

attending: Carol Ogburn, Cathy Sandstrom, John O’Connor, Jim Bigelow

Agenda:

• May Meeting Notes
• Climate Action Update: 5/29/23
• Carbon Footprint Reductions
  • Please see BUUF’s Carbon Footprint
  • Building & Grounds Footprint
    • Current Footprint: 30.77,
      • reduced  from 2019’s 32.26 by switching to 100% clean electricity, 5/1/2023
    • 2030 target footprint: 14.97 mt/yr of CO2e
    • Report: HVAC replacement update – Jim
      • goal replace all greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting HVAC units
      • planned result :  footprint of 7 mt/yr CO2e
      • See BUUF Non-GHG HVAC Project for details
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    • Report: New landscape design for front & increasing carbon capture – Carol & John
      • Estimate of 2023 Carbon Capture: 8.57 mt/yr of CO2e
      • Goal:
        • have the outdoor sanctuary a calm, soothing and restorative place
          • taking inspiration from Japanese gardens/forest bathing
          • accounting for our the high desert riparian environment
            •  Plant List for Riparian Enhancement from the Boise River Enhancement Network. 
          • Tom Neale’s landscaping plan for the West side of BUUF
      • Johan & Carol met with Susan Bell from Extension office
        • discuss what to do for less water, less maintenance
        • Susan said lots good things we have
        • We need need time & labor follow here suggestions  to improve the grounds
      • Carol
        • categorizing our plants based on water requirements
        • plan to create water zones and move the plants that fit the into the correct zone
      • John – goal a working, hands off irrigation system
        • not going to happen this year
        • hard to get the expertise necessary for our system to work
        • Hoping that the person identified can help get the sand filter etc working correctly
      • looking ahead
        • would like to have a tree survey to improve tree management
          • spend an afternoon, numbering, measuring and typing each tree
          • this would give a more accurate carbon sequestration value
  • Travel to BUUF Footprint , 7.3 mt/yr of CO2e
    • 2019 footprint: 15.8 mt/yr CO2e
    • 2030 goal:  7.11 mt/yr CO2e
    • 2023 estimated footprint: 7.3 mt/yr of CO2e
      • Approaching the 2030 goal because of approx 40% remote service attendance
    • Looking a head
      • BUUF can support a larger footprint by reducing the building’s footprint
    • Please see Transportation Footprint: The carbon footprint of travel to BUUF for details.
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  • BUUF Households
    • Logo Discussion:
      • how can we get in on the boiseuu.org home page?
        • Jim – follow up this over the summer
      • stickers
        • Vista print stickers: 24 for approx $12
        • Carol – get 24  1.5×1.5 and see how it  goes.
        • useful, as a conscience raising
      • jim will order 24
      • Carol will look for local printing
    • Discussion: How to proceed to support and encourage BUUF households to measure & reduce their carbon footprint considering:
      • the dread and anxiety felt by young people and fueled by the looming climate crisis;
      • the doomerism that feeds apathy, even indifference, about the future and what it holds; and
      • the belief, still present and still potent, that something can and must be done.
• Presentations/tables
  • September17th BUUF volunteer fair
• Funds and Funding
  • 2023 Special Appeal – report, Jim
  • IRA, UUA, Interfaith Power & Light –
    • is it the responsibility of the BUUF Board to understand and access these?
• Meetings
  • schedule meetings: August 22 @11:30, September 19
  • No meeting July 18