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Selectmen-appointed, seven-person board is responsible for overseeing the Town's natural
resources in the land-use decision-making process. Its major duties include ongoing
open-space acquisition efforts, management of conservation land, wildlife habitat
protection and administration and enforcement of the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act
and the Town of Lincoln Wetlands Protection Bylaw.
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 Since 1958, the
Conservation Commission has preserved more than 1800 acres of agricultural and forest
lands. Current land conservation efforts under consideration include a few of the
remaining large parcels in Town and certain smaller parcels that provide critical links
between the larger parcels of land. The protection of these lands will preserve
important trail connections, provide recreational opportunities, maintain wildlife
corridors, preserve farmland and conserve critical watershed and other ecologically
significant areas.
The ConsCom also manages the Town's conservation
lands. It employs a conservation land manager to oversee these efforts, which
include maintenance of nearly 60 miles of trails and roadside tree care. Other
programs include the Ranger Program and the administration of leases on more than 170
acres of town farmland. Familiar conservation landmarks include Codman Farm, Mount
Misery, Baker Bridge Fields, Flint Fields, Silver Hill 4-H fields, Tanner's Brook and the
Flint's Pond area.
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 The Conservation Commission:
• administers and enforces state and local regulations protecting
wetlands and rivers;
• writes and maintains an Open Space Plan;
• manages the 1600 acres of publicly owned conservation land acquired
during the last half century;
• advocates for Town conservation priorities to other town boards;
• administers state and local grants for land acquisition and management;
• provides education on natural resources and public safety on public
conservation lands to children and adults through the Conservation Ranger
Program. The Conservation Commission is a public entity, part of our municipal
government, and has both permanent and seasonal staff. The 7 members of the
Conservation Commission are appointed by the Board of Selectmen for
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Conservation Commission members:
Jim Henderson, Ben Horne, David Katsuki, Ari Kurtz, Sara Lewis, Jim Meadors (co-Chair), Peter Von Mertens (co-Chair)
Conservation Director: Tom Gumbart
Send an e-mail to the Conservation
Commission Director
For related information:
Click to visit the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust page
Click to visit the Rural Land Foundation page
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