Middlesex Conservation District Requests Your Input on Natural Resource Concerns

The Middlesex Conservation District will be conveining a local working group to identify and prioritize resource concerns within the county. A diverse group including representatives from municipal conservation commissions, water districts, land trusts, watershed alliances, environmental organizations, boards of health, as well as farmers and landowners is needed to identify the wide variety of issues that impace the area.

The 2008 farm bill set aside money for conservation efforts and stressed the importance of local imput. Money from the farm bill impacts local environmental efforst. Your input ensures it is directed to best address the needs of the community.

Share your input! Attend one of these meetings:

Monday, June 27 at 7-8:30 pm
First Parish of Watertown
35 Church Street
Watertown, MA

Tuesday, June 28 at 7-8:30 pm
Littleton Electric Light
39 Ayer Road
Littleton, MA

Monday July 18 at 9-10:30 am
Assabet River Visitor Center
680 Hudson Rd
Sudbury, MA

Refreshments will be served at all meetings.
Unable to attend? Take our survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6F3CJ3K).

If you have any questions or would like to confirm your attendance, please contact Amber Anderson Mba [email protected] , 515-708-1813.

About the District

The Middlesex Conservation District was established in 1947 by a group of Middlesex County residents committed to providing a program of soil and water conservation. We are a not-for-profit subdivision of state government guided by an elected, volunteer Board of Supervisors and work in cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. Through a partnership with the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, Middlesex Conservation District has helped landowners and municipalities identify natural resource concerns and plan solutions.

MCD is one of more than 3000 conservation districts throughout the United States. The philosophy behind conservation districts has always been that local people working to assess community conservation needs know best how to solve local problems, and that voluntary conservation, coupled with education, results in long-term success.

The Middlesex Conservation District includes all 54 municipalities in Middlesex County. They are:

Board of Supervisors
David Williams, Chairman, Marlborough
Katherine Becker, Boxborough
Frederick Farmer, Pepperell
John Savello, Marlborough
Bob Robinson, Littleton
Doug Seale, Marlborough

Staff
Elizabeth McGuire, Administrator
Frances Gillespie, Fundraising Coordinator
Gini Stewart, Plant Sales Assistant

Our Board of Supervisors meets monthly at our office, 319 Littleton Rd., Suite 205, Westford, MA. Any landowner or occupier in Middlesex County is eligible to serve on the board or as a non-voting Associate Member. If you would like to attend a meeting, please call our office at 978-692-9395 to confirm the date and time.

2011 Board Meetings (Mondays, 7:00 pm)
January 10
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 13
July 11
(August - no meeting)
September 12
October 3
November 14
December 5 - 2011 Annual Meeting

Directions to the Middlesex Conservation District office:
From Rt. 495 heading South take exit 32 - Westford. At end of ramp turn left and go to lights. Turn right onto Rt. 110/Littleton Rd. Go 1.5 miles to our office on the right. It's a 3-story brick building. We are on the second floor.
From Rt. 495 heading North take exit 31 - Littleton/Rt. 119. At end of ramp turn left and go to lights. Turn left onto Rt. 110. Our office is 1.5 miles on the left (two doors up from 99 Restaurant, formerly Old Oaken Bucket Restaurant). It's a 3-story brick building - we're on the second floor.
From Boston take Rt. 2 West to Rt. 495 North. Follow above directions.
OR
From Boston take Rt. 93 North to Rt. 495 South. Follow above directions to exit 32.
From Rt. 128 take either Rt. 2 West, Rt. 3 North or Rt. 93 North. If you take Rt. 3 North, get off at Rt. 495 heading South and follow above directions.