WASHINGTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION

 

 

Minutes- April 26, 2005

 

 

1.0 Assembly: Time 7:00 p.m.

Present: Carol Andrews, Marvin Jager, Mark Cummings.

 

2.0 Approval of Minutes: approved as printed.

 

3.0 Old Business:

3.1 Dredge and Fill Committee- no activity.

3.2 Planning Board update- Carol reported that she talked with Jack about the NRI. They did not have a quorum at their last meeting, but he feels that the Conservation Commission should work on the NRI.

3.3 Please check out the SPNHF report on NH’s Changing Landscape: The summary is at http://www.spnhf.org/research/papers/NHCLsummary.pdf.
Go to http://www.spnhf.org/research/research-projects.asp to download the
entire zipped report (9.72 MB).

3.4 TOWN MEETING VOTERS APPROVE $23 MILLION FOR CONSERVATION:
26 communities support spending to protect important lands and resources.

3.5 Carol reported on the Center for Land Conservation Assistance Conference.

3.6 LCHIP update- amendment to increase funding to $10 million was defeated by just 2 votes.

3.7 Mark asked whether anyone had information about Dutch Elm Disease and a new application to arrest the disease.

 

3.8 What’s happening in nature? Lots of rain!

 

4.0 Natural Resource Inventory:

4.1   See 3.2

 

5.0 New Business

5.1 The group decided that we should sponsor an informal gathering to discuss conservation easements. Mark is willing to cook some hot dogs and hamburgers if someone is willing to volunteer their home.

 

6.0 Correspondence:       Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Annual Fund Campaign

                                    UNH Cooperative Extension Conservation Workshops

                                    Aquatic Resources Education NH Fish and Game

                                    The Source DES Drinking Water Source Protection Program

                                    Local Government Center book offer

                                    UVLSRPC Newsletter

                                    Letter from Jim Mitchell, NH DOT Adopt a Highway Program

                                                He reports that in 2004 District 4 Groups cleaned 330 miles of road,                                        collected 3166 bags of litter and volunteered 331 hours of time.

                                   

7.0   Adjournment: 8:30 p.m.                   

 

7.1 Next Meeting Date: May 18^th at 7:00 at the Town Hall.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Carol K. Andrews, Secretary