Greenfield Conservation Committee Minutes
Meeting date:
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Date: April 25, 2018
Attendees: Karen Day, Carol Irvin, Stephanie Kokal, Roger Lessard, Janet Renaud
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Chairperson Roger Lessard. The following items were addressed:
- Accept or Amend Previous Meeting Minutes – Karen made the motion to accept, Carol seconded, motion passed.
- Janice Pack will take minutes starting in May; will be paid hourly.
- GCC-sponsored program offerings – at GCIA meeting, Carele Mayer mentioned that she bands butterflies and offered to do a program. Coordinate with Candi’s talk. Possibly include Megan Ham, beekeeper. Free bat program is available from UNH-CE Coverts program.
- Discuss possible signage for town conservation properties – Neal communicated to Roger that the Givers will plant the signs in the ground. Stephanie offered to donate the use of her tractor-mounted auger. Ask Mike Borden if it meets sign ordinance. Total cost ~ $300, from conservation fund.
- Well water testing – target later in the summer – to be revisited at next meeting. Karen needs it in time for Spirit deadline (“Save the Date”). Roger will check with NHDES on available dates. Stephanie moved to let Roger plan it; Carol seconded – motion passed.
- Pollinator project update – down-scaled RR embankment idea from primary project to a test patch in order to solve irrigation puzzle; focus switched to the several Meeting House beds. $17 per test for soil samples. Roger spoke to grounds people so they are aware. Maggie Sauvain of Stonegate Gardens will help design it; GCC will purchase the plants. Karen looked at “plant plugs” as an option, a mass of all one kind looks great and affords the pollinators a better and easier pollen harvest– black-eyed Susans; native flowers would be preferred. Get prices and review. Library, too; work with Beverly – projects for kids. Milkweed is ideal for butterflies.
- Schedule work session to clean up GCC files – stuff in boxes needs to be cataloged or tossed. Stephanie, Roger, Karen volunteered – May 3rd at 9:00 a.m.
- Inventory of GCC maps, creation of primer for new members, etc. – Candi has spreadsheet of maps – is it done? Adams land is actually called Reynolds field. Primer – Roger will start it; Stephanie offered to help.
- Perennial calendar of GCC events – May 5th easement walk. June ideas: turtle awareness, turkey poults, Robertson walk, tie in with the LAC, Barry Wicklow turtle talk.
- Possible attendance at the NHDES Drinking Water Protection Conference on May 17th – no-one expressed interest in going.
- Janet tendered her resignation as member, Vice-Chair and member of the Forestry Committee. May remain as alternate, and offered to answer queries.
- NRI review status – 80% done, OK to pay 80% ($3000). SWRPC is on the hook for hard copies, web version. Karen can manage finishing up the edits and putting it together in the future.
- Anybody visitd Candi’s website? Yes; great! Ken Paulsen has contributed numerous excellent photos, all taken in Greenfield. Stephanie stated that she had trouble uploading documents.
- Letter was sent by NHDES to the property owner of the future Sawmill Self-Storage listing thirteen requirements, all of which must be resolved by June 9.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. The next regular meeting of the Greenfield Conservation Commission is May 23, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Janet Renaud to Roger Lessard for approval, corrections, distribution, and posting.