Towns of Townsend, MA - Conservation Commission

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Conservation Commission

Contact Type	Contact Information
Contact:	Conservation Agent
Address:	Memorial Hall, Lower Level (Mailing address: 272 Main Street Townsend, MA 01469
Phone:	978-597-1700 ext. 1739
Fax:	978-597-8135
MEETINGS:	2nd & 4th Wed or more often if needed, 7:00 pm Selectmen's Chambers. Hearings on the agenda are by appointment only
Hours:	Mon - Fri 9:00 - 4:00 Hours vary with site visits and inspections

Link to Page	Link to Page
Meeting Agendas	Meeting Minutes

Additional Links:

Link to Page	Link to Page	Link to Page
Mass Wetlands Protection Act Forms	Open Space & Recreation Plan	Regulations for Off-Road Vehicles (ATVs & ORVs)
Organic Lawn Care Information	Invasive Species Information	Townsend Wetland Regulations
Squannacook River Paddling	Annual Reports	Useful Conservation Links
Townsend Wetland Bylaw	Fee Schedule	FEMA Flood Rate Insurance Maps - New
Planning a Project?	Wetlands Protection Act Forms

Members (7 Members, three year terms each, staggered so that the terms of as nearly an equal number of members shall expire each year) Appointed By: Board of Selectmen. Members can be reappointed. Vacancies are filled by the Commission with BOS approval.

Name	Title	Term Expiration
Leslie Gabrilska	Conservation Agent
Karen Chapman	Chairman	2014
Peter Noon	Clerk	2013
Mary Small	Vice-Chairman	2015
Jennifer Pettit	Member	2014
James Deroian	Member	2013


	Description of Services The Conservation Commission is responsible for enforcement of the Mass. Wetlands Protection Act, the Townsend General Wetlands Bylaws, and the Squannacook & Nissitissit Act of 1975. Other services include review of lands coming out of Chapter 61, management of Old Meetinghouse Park and other conservation land, and general promotion of conservation activities within the town. Townsend is home to the Squannassit Area of Critical Environmental Concern, and has significant conservation land that provides for excellent wildlife habitat and many recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, canoeing, and hiking.

Town of Townsend, 272 Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469 (978) 597-1700
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