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Fair with information on the benefits of planting pol- focus on native flora and fauna as well as natural his- linator habitat and protection of pollinator species. tory. Renee has been with the Conservation The booth display won third place honors at the Fair. Department for many years and her tours are very It was wonderful having Olivia join us for the summer entertaining,informative and popular. To see Renee's and we wish her well in her career choices moving tour schedule, check the Conservation Department forward. page on the town's website here: http://www.mash- peema.gov/Pages/MashpeeMA_Conservation/nature- Land Stewards Program: tours The Mashpee Land Stewardship Program had a busy 2018. The season kicked off with an information The Conservation Commission wishes to thank our support staff (Assistant Agent Katelyn Cadoret and recruitment meeting in April at the Mashpee pub- lic library. Projects included an Earth Day cleanup of and Administrative Assistant Cynthia Barton)for their the Johns Pond Conservation land in partnership with continued hard work and dedication to our depart- the Mohawk 4X4 Off Road Club. Members of the ment's mission and goals.We also would like to thank club along with local volunteers,helped to fill up a 30 the many volunteers of Americorp Cape Cod for their yard container with various trash and debris. This was hard work and dedication each year. We thank our the last major dumping area in the Johns Pond parcel. intern, Olivia MacFarlane for volunteering to assist the Conservation Department with public outreach In November of 2018, the Conservation Department, and education initiatives. We thank all of our volun- the Appalachian Mountain Club and local town resi- teer conservation commissioners for their service dents helped to pick up roadside trash in a community organized event that covered a portion of the entire (past and present) to the Town of Mashpee and the Conservation Department. town. Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge: Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Conservation Department Staff and Conservation Commissioners, The Mashpee Conservation Department is a Dale McKay,Chairman partner in the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, Brad Sweet, Vice Chairman which is made up of roughly 5,000 acres of open Chad Smith, Clerk space partnership lands,including lands owned by the Thomas J. O'Neill Falmouth Rod and Gun Club, MA Division of Fish Charles Dalton and Wildlife, MA DCR, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Stephanie Simpson Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Martin Bregman the Friends Group of the Mashpee National Wildlife Steven H. Cook Refuge and Falmouth Conservation Commission.The Andrew R.McManus (Conservation Agent) refuge partnership holds meetings twice per year to Katelyn Cadoret(Assistant Conservation Agent) discuss management strategies, policy, grants and Cynthia Bartos (Administrative Assistant) other topics related to management of the refuge.The partnership is putting the final touches on a new trail map that will be available in paper and digital form. Additionally,a refuge history book is also being final- ized. The partnership was successful in getting some grant funding this year to create new pollinator habitat in both Falmouth Conservation and Falmouth Rod and Gun Club lands. The partnership is currently looking into purchasing a mobile visitors center that can be a r. . . centerpiece of refuge outreach and education. Nature Tour Guide: Renee Fudala is the Conservation Department's _ naturalist tour guide. Renee offers tours of various conservation parcels in town year round. Her tours 111