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MEETINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Conservation Commission meetings are usually held on the 2nd Tuesday
of the month at the Chopmist Hill Center (Route 102) at 7:00 pm. Land Trust meetings precede the Conservation Commission
meetings every other month at 6:30 pm. Additional meetings are scheduled as needed.
All are cordially invited to the following Arbor Day ceremonies, which are being held in the
Town of Scituate at the following schools and the senior center:
Scituate High School April 29, 2010 @ 9 am
Scituate Senior Center (Chopmist Hill)
April 29, 2010 @ 12:45pm
North Scituate Elementary May 6, 2010 @ 10 am
Hope Elementary May 6, 2010 @ 11:30 am
Clayville Elementary May 6, 2010 @ 1:30 pm
If anyone from the Scituate School Department, School Committee, or Town Council would
like to be on any of the programs, please call Thomas Angell at at 862-1404 or Paul Dolan at 647-3367.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
SCC Meeting
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
@ 7:00pm
Informational Meeting to Present the Recently Revised Lawton Farm Management Plan - Wildlife Conservation Issues at Lawton Farm Shape Permissible Uses
The Scituate Conservation Commission will host an informational meeting to present the recently revised Lawton Farm Management Plan (the Plan) on Tuesday, May 11th at 7:00pm
at the Hope Elementary School, 391 North Road (Route 116), in the Village of Hope. Lawton Farm is owned by the Town of Scituate and is managed by the Town Conservation
Commission as a conservation area. The Plan was approved by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) in September and the Scituate Town Council in
November. Based upon use patterns in recent years and lax enforcement of restrictions, revisions to the Plan were necessary. The informational meeting will focus on changes to the
plan and upcoming enforcement measures that will be taken.
The original management plan was written in 1990 when the property was acquired by the
Town of Scituate. RIDEM requires a management plan as a condition of the grant used by the Town to purchase the property. In addition, RIDEM holds a conservation easement on
the majority of Lawton Farm that mandates the property be managed as a wildlife conservation area and prescribes permissible uses. The Plan must be consistent with the
terms of the conservation easement and must be approved by RIDEM, allowing passive recreational uses only such as walking, cross-country skiing, nature observation,
environmental education, and agriculture. The 1990 management plan included public use restrictions to comply with management and maintenance of the open fields that provide
nesting habitat to grassland nesting birds. Grassland nesting bird habitat has been in severe decline in recent years, with birds such as the Eastern Meadowlark and Bobolink being listed
as species of greatest conservation concern. The primary purpose in conserving Lawton Farm is to provide the much needed nesting habitat to grassland nesting birds. As such, the
original plan prohibited all access to the property during nesting season from April through August.
Primary changes to the Plan now allow access to pedestrians on paths along the perimeter
of the property during nesting season. Parking will be limited during nesting season to control the number of cars on the property. No dogs will be allowed anywhere on the
property during the nesting season from April through August. In order to maintain conservation restrictions, only leashed dogs will be allowed during the remainder of the year
(September through March). The presence of horses at Lawton Farm is also prohibited due to observed erosion and water quality concerns.
In addition to a presentation of the changes to the plan, the informational meeting will focus on ways in which Lawton Farm supporters can assist the Commission in its efforts to
conserve Lawton's wildlife habitat. A copy of this 2009 management plan is available for review at the Scituate Town Hall and on this website -- click here.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
SCC Meeting
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Annual Summer Solstice Paddle
On the Pawtuxet River. Pre-registration required. For additional information and to RSVP, call Ruth Strach at 934-2277.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
SCC Meeting
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
SCC Meeting
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
SCC Meeting
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
SCC Meeting
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Scituate Reservoir Watershed Public Field Tour
MORE INFO
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
SCC Meeting
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
SCC Meeting
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Scituate Town Hall • 195 Danielson Pike / PO Box 328 • No. Scituate, RI 02857
Tel: 401-647-2822 • Fax: 401-647-7220
The Scituate Conservation Commission along with RIDEM, USEPA, RIALPC, and the Scituate Land
Trust promote land protection, land conservation, land preservation, natural resource development,
natural resource preservation, natural resource protection, watershed resource protection, watershed
resource preservation, watershed preservation, watershed protection, environmental management,
environmental protection, environmental activism, nature conservancy, protecting nature, woodland
conservation, wilderness preservation, wilderness conservation, and property management.
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