HomeMy Public PortalAboutNatural Resources -- 2023-12-14 AgendaBrewster Natural
Resources Advisory
Commission
Kimberley Crocker Pearson,
Chair
Amy Henderson, Vice
Chair, Brewster Conservation
Trust Representative
Pat Hughes, Clerk
Ron Essig, Brewster Pond
Coalition
Chris Williams
Elizabeth Taylor, Open Space
Committee
Scott Weissman
Mary Chaffee, Select Board
Liaison
Natural Resources
Department
Chris Miller, Director
Ryan Burch, Senior Natural
Resources Assistant
David Johnson, Natural
Resources Officer
William Grafton, Conservation
Administrator
Cassandra West, Senior
Department Assistant
Town of Brewster
Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
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MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, December 14, 2023 6:00 PM
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. Members of
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1. Call to Order
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Recording Statement
4. Public Comment
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. Notes from the Chair:
a. Follow up: DMF River Herring Spawning and Nursery; Habitat
Assessment: Stony Brook Watershed
b. Follow up: Coastal Resource Management Plan: Shellfish Regulations
i. Special Advisor to NRAC on Shellfish and Aquaculture: Abigail Archer
ii. Coastal Resilience Community Forum: To Follow
6. Town of Brewster Pond Management Plan
f a. NRAC Role
b. Development Process
c. First steps
7. Reports
a. Department of Natural Resources (Pearson): Chris Miller named North
American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Certified Lake Manager
b. Conservation Commission (Pearson): Workshop on permitting in -
pond technologies/strategies at Massachusetts Association of
Conservation Commissions (MACC) March 2, 2024
8. Approval of Minutes
0. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
10. Topic(s) for next meeting:
a. Pond Management Plan
r i. Benchmarking - Reports of Commissioners
ii. Existing conditions - Eichner Draft Report (PALS and other data)
iii. Designated uses - Survey Process
t b. Shellfish Regulations
11. Informational Items:
a. NALMS Recommended Resources:
j i. A Model Lake Plan for a Local Community:
httDs:Hcdn.shol)ify.com/s/files/l/0145/8808/42721files/G3606.p
ii. Understanding Lake Data:
httr)s://www3.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/weal/Documents/G3582.rjdf
b. State of Massachusetts: Pond Management
i. Eutrophication and Aquatic Plant Management in Massachusetts:
htt s://www.mass. ov/doc/final-aeneric-environmental-impact-report-
main-document/download
ii. The Practical Guide to Lake Management in Massachusetts:
https://www. mass.gov/doc/the-practical-quide-to-lake-management-in-
mas sach u setts/d own load
c. Examples of Municipal Pond Management Plans:
i. Town of Nantucket:
httgs:/fnantucket-ma. ov/DocumentCenterNiew/19158/Pond-
Mana ement-Princicles-PDF
ii. Town of Wellfleet:
https://www.wellfleet-ma.cov/sites/a/files/v hlif5166/f/file/file/Ponds.r)df
iii. Town of Barnstable:
https://www.capecodcommission.org/resource-library/file?url=%2Fdept%2
Fcommission%2Fteam%2Fh2o%2Fwr Iib%2FPonds%2FPond+Reports%
2FBarnstable%2FBarnstable+Ponds+Action+Plan+2009. df
iv. Town of Chatham:
https://www.chatham-ma qov/DocumentCenterNiew/2785/Action-Plan-
for-the-Town-of-Chatham-Ponds-November-2003-PDF
v. Town of Eastham:
https://www capecodcommission org/resource-Iibrary/file?url=%2Fdept%2
Fcommission%2Fteam%2Fh2o%2Fwr Iib%2FPonds%2FPond+Reports%o
2FEastham%2FEastham+Pond+Water+Quality+Protection+Plan+2014. Pd
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vi. Town of Harwich Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
(Chapter 5) htti)s://www.harwich-
ma.gov/sites/,q/files/vvhlif709l /f/u461 /final harwich c wmo-
seir full report compressed 0. df
12. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk