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time members of our Conservation Commission. The compliance. Patrols of the conservation lands take Regulatory sub-com has been established to review our place on a weekly basis. Cooperative assistance in existing regulations and make changes, revisions, environmental law enforcement from local,state,tribal essary. The and federal officials s to identiy problem areas amendments andds sub-Lan tes as nec com has been established to (dump ng,vandalism,encroachment,oacchmentf et) come me up Conservation develop management plans for our conservation with management solutions. parcels. Both committees continue to be active and Land Stewardship Program/Americorps productive in their roles. In 2011, the seven (7) member Quashnet River In 2011, the Mashpee Conservation Dept a qualified for the services of Americorp's Individual Steering Committee was established to develop rehabilitation plan for the upper Quashnet River and Volunteer Placement Program. The program provides surrounding abandoned bogs. This 16 acre bog the opportunity for the department to have an complex is the site of a groundwater cleanup operation Americorps volunteer come into the office one day a financed by the Massachusetts Military Reservation week for a full calendar year(8 hour day)to assist with and the Air Force Center for Engineering and the a particular project or initiative. Americorps volunteer Kelsey Boyd has joined the Mashpee Conservation Environment (AFCEE). While the groundwater Y Y J p contamination plume in this area has been significantly Dept to help revitalize the Land Stewardship Program whereby local residents are recruited to be stewards of reduced over the years, the cleanup operation will continue operate in this bog system for several years. the land. The program is open to any resident of In 2008, the conservation commission decided to Mashpee and they may choose whatever parcel they abandon any plans for cranberry growth and pursue wish to be a steward on. Volunteers can choose to steering participate in trail work, parcel clean up days or other wetland restoration in the bog complex. The s g P committee is in the process of identifying specific goals projects or they can simply be"a presence on the land" for this very important restoration initiative, including and observe/ report any illegal activities or suggest potential river realignment, wetland restoration and improvements. Kelsey has helped to improve our web a herring run improvements where the Quashnet river Pe to include details about the stewardship program g meets Johns Pond. Once these goals have been firmly including an online sign up form and parcel observation established, the next step will be to formulate and form. The webpage also has several links to compose a Request for Proposals for consultant conservation parcel topo-maps. Eventually, we will restoration strategies. have downloadable trail maps available for some of our larger parcels including Jehu Pond, Johns Pond, Permitting and Enforcement: Mashpee Pine Barrens, Mashpee River Woodlands, Santuit Pond and many others! The Conservation Dept The Conservation Dept remains busy with onsite is very fortunate to have Kelsey on board to assist with consultations for future permitting projects as well as our Land Stewardship Initiative and we look forward follow up site visits for ongoing permitted projects and to establishing a very successful and sustainable projects looking for certificates of compliance. The stewardship program. For further details on the Land Conservation Dept also offers a wetland delineation Stewards Program, check out the web page here: service for a reasonable fee. Contact the Conservation http://www.mashpeema.gov/Pages/MashpeeMA Cons office for details on this service or visit the conservation ervation/stewards web page for further information: htt_rwww,mashpeema.gov/Pages/MashpeeMA Cons The Mashpee Conservation Commission would ervation/forms like to thank the Building Dept, Board of Health, Zoning,Harbor Master and Shellfish Warden for their Enforcement of Mashpee's Chapter 172 Wetland continued cooperation in maintaining cross- Ordinance&Chapter 173 Conservation Land By-law is departmental permitting compliance. The Commission of the utmost importance to the Conservation Dept. would also like to thank Kris Carpenter, our The department remains vigilant in its patrols of those Administrative Secretary&Board Secretary as well as areas of Mashpee that fall under the jurisdiction of local the Town Planner,DPW Director and GIS Coordinator j and state wetlands protection acts to ensure for their continued assistance with various conservation i i 93