Final Report to the Newfields Conservation Commission Conservation Easement Stewardship and Monitoring and Assessment of Newfields Conservation Lands and Other Open Spaces

摘要

Ibis Wildlife Consulting worked with the Newfields Conservation Commission to ensure that the town meets sound easement stewardship practices. Project components involved preparing monitoring plans for seven conservation easements, completing two easement baseline documentation reports, completing an inventory of existing conservation lands in town, and completing an annual easement monitoring report for five conservation easements. The following tasks were completed as described: Task 1 Review of conservation easement documents and preparation of recommendations for easement monitoring and document filing; Task 2a Completed Baseline Documentation Report for the Haughton conservation easement; Task 2b Completed a Baseline Documentation Report for the Gilmore (Silverstein) conservation easement; Task 3 Completed an inventory of town conservation lands and other open spaces; Task 4 Completed an annual monitoring report for five town-held conservation easements.