3/10/2014 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Nickerson State Park Monomoy Sign Posting Members removed diseased red pines along access roads through the Members posted signs for shore bird nesting areas park to mitigate hazards. Training Field Triangle Town Beach Cleanup Members laid down wood chips to help cover tripping hazards on trail Members worked with community volunteers to do a town-wide beach cleanup. Town Forest(Upper) As part of a fire mitigation project,members thinned a section of the Dream Day Camp Trail Maintenance forest that abuts a neighborhood. Members improved the accessibility of trails and playground at the camp. FireWise Community Assessment Members assisted in the completion of house assessments for residents Eddy Sisters Restoration of Chatham. Members assisted the Brewster Conservation Trust and DNR with removing invasives on site Dennis Rail Trail Maintenance Beach Clean Up Members removed fallen trees that came down on the bike path from Members cleaned debris and trash from beaches around Dennis with the Nemo. Dennis DNR. Nickerson State Park Fire Road Maintenance Dune Restoration Members removed trees that had fallen onto the fire roads and built two Members planted beach grass to aid in dune restoration with the Dennis retaining walls to control run off into the pond and wash out of the fire Conservation Trust. roads. Hazardous Waste Collection Wing Island Members helped to facilitate a hazardous waste collection Members removed invasive species for habitat restoration and prepared area for future prescribed burn. Eastham Punkhorn Park Land Environmental Education Members assisted with trail clearing and invasive species control. Members taught lessons about native plants and habitat restoration to students at Nauset Regional High School. Kingsbury/Matthews Property Members assisted with invasive species control. Fa/mouth Cape-wide Environmental Education Members taught geology lessons to 6th grade students from Morse Pond Martin Luther King Day of Service School at Beebe Woods. Members recruited 149 volunteers to rehabilitate homes,organize food drives,build garden beds and food collection bins,paint community Washburn Island rooms,and assemble fleece blankets. Members cleaned up fallen trees and cleared trails on Washburn Island Chatham W.E.T.Festival,Mullen Hall and Morse Pond Schools Members taught students about the importance of water conservation W.E.T.Festival,Chatham 4th and 5th Grades at Harwich Middle School using hands on activities. Members taught students about the importance of water conservation using hands on activities. Falmouth Service Center Garden Members participated in fall and spring cleanups of the community Chatham Recycles Book and Media Swap garden,doing tasks including weeding,transplanting,tilling soil,and Members helped to staff a Chatham Recycles event featuring a book and repairing structures. media swap. SEMAC Oyster Sampling Sylvan Gardens Restoration Members weighed,measured,and counted oyster samples at the Marine Members helped to remove invasive plants and build on existing Biological Lab in Woods Hole. property trails. Sea Vegetable Farm Chatham Aquaculture Members measured seaweed samples at the MBL. Members raked and broadcast oysters,dug and broadcasted quahogs and cleaned cages. Repaired float bags and built new upweller trays. Cardoza Farm Invasive Removal Members served with The 300 Committee to remove invasives at the Tern Census Farm. Members assisted Monomoy NWR staff with the yearly tern census. Menahaunt Beach Recycle-felt Members served with the Falmouth Beach Department to plant beach Members taught educational lessons about recycling and composting to grass on the dunes of Menahaunt Beach. children. 28