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shorefront. Your imput and comments are invited. Copies Terry, Clerk, David Niven, Bob Spousta, Stuart Peoples
<br /> available from the Town Planner's office. and Shirley Peters, whose recent resignation we accept
<br /> with regret.
<br /> Agent Sherman also put together an application
<br /> package for the Chapter 91 Waterways Amnesty Pro- 1990 saw some changes in Commission membership.
<br /> gram.The State has offered grandfathered protection for Long time members Joe Burns and Polly Marsters left.
<br /> presently unlicensed coastal structures - docks, piers, Richard Halpern resigned. Claire Lavin-Friel resigned to
<br /> seawalls - if application is made in the next two years. accept a Board of Assessors position. Our thanks for their
<br /> The Commission has no involvement in Chapter 91 ad- contributions on those long,late,meeting nights and cold,
<br /> ministration or the amnesty program. We offer this as wet, onsites.
<br /> a public service. The package is available for copy costs
<br /> of $2.00. We welcome new Commissioners Duncan York,
<br /> fisheries toxicologist; Dan Homeyer, marina operator;
<br /> The Commission has been pleased to assist Herring Renee King Fudala, wildlife biologist; and associcate
<br /> Warden Leigh Potter in stream improvement efforts,par- member Susana Lannik, attorney.
<br /> ticularly on the Mashpee River, and pinpointing choke
<br /> points for later improvement on the Quashnet and Child's Your Conservation Commission is a diverse and
<br /> Rivers. Don Bourne, of the American Littoral Society, dedicated group - the best you can ask of any Board.
<br /> has offered engineering and financing for improvements Under statute we are charged to protect 9 interests:
<br /> to the John's Pond Flume, site of a blockage that limited
<br /> the herring coming and going. Look for improved lad- — Protection of public and private water supply
<br /> ders and revetments this spring. — Protection of ground water supply
<br /> — Flood control
<br /> A world record eel was taken from Santuit Pond: 7 — Storm damage prevention
<br /> lbs. 8 oz., 56" long. — Prevention of pollution
<br /> Animal Control Officer June Daley continues to log — Protection of land containing shellfish
<br /> road kills as part of an ongoing study to locate wildlife — Protection of fisheries
<br /> corridors and seasonal migration patterns. — Protection of wildlife habitat
<br /> — Recreation, agriculture, aquaculture
<br /> Jim Ingram of Bartlett Tree Service worked closely with
<br /> Agent Sherman to develop guidelines for vista pruning None of these interests, if damaged or destroyed, can
<br /> and revegetation of disturbed resource areas. Mr. Ingram be readily, or cheaply, repaired or replaced.
<br /> is a recognized authority and his expertise and experience
<br /> have been instrumental in helping us develop a well We are fortunate to have the energy, experience, and
<br /> founded policy. expertise of our professional staff. The interests of the
<br /> Act and the protection of Mashpee's natural wetland
<br /> Vernal pools,the seasonally wet breeding ponds of am- resources could not happen without them. It is Diana
<br /> phibians, are entitled to special protections if documented Lund who answers when you call, Bob Sherman, who
<br /> and certified. Duncan York, Renee King Fudala, and stops the bulldozer.
<br /> Nonny Ferriday are in charge of a town-wide effort to
<br /> locate and document these unique resources. We live in a time and place of competing demands for
<br /> use of declining resources. The natural system is no longer
<br /> Special thanks to Renee King Fudala for her co- intact enough to take care of itself. It needs competent
<br /> sponsoring of activities through Green Briar Nature full-time help. Next time we pass the hat at a budget re-
<br /> Center and to Normy Ferriday for coordinating Earth quest or ask for your support on a By-Law,consider your
<br /> Day celebration with the Middle School. own interests.
<br /> Paul Somerville, Shellfish Warden,has been of special Respectfully submitted,
<br /> help to the Commission this year with his imput on a
<br /> number of sensitive dock and coastal structure applica- Patrick Coffey, Chairman
<br /> tions. He was also instrumental in a survey of existing Gertrude Simmons-Ferriday, Vice Chairman
<br /> coastal structures. V. Louise Behrman
<br /> Harry Desrosiers
<br /> The Mashpee River Woodlands Sub-Committee con- Duncan 0. York
<br /> tinues their stewardship of the jewel of conservation land Frank (Dan) Homeyer
<br /> in town. Boy Scouts are now involved in the "Adopt A Renee King Fudala
<br /> Trail" maintenance program. The new Partridge Berry Elizabeth Terry, Associate Member
<br /> Trail is thanks to Rod and Margi Pierce. Thornton Susana Lannik, Associate Member
<br /> Burgess Center is involved with Project Life and the Robert Sherman, Conservation Agent
<br /> Woodlands Volunteers. The health of the river is a con- Diana Lund, Administrative Secretary
<br /> tinuing concern. A multi-year study of the Mashpee River Sue Brown, Clerk
<br /> water quality, due in February, should have direct
<br /> Management recommendations for implementation.
<br /> Thanks to Joanne Ferragamo, Chairperson, and to Dick
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