Bolton

 

5-Year Plan Issue Recommended Action Responsible and Potential Partners Potential Funding* Timeline
Capacity-building Implement Phase III Stormwater Program (Bolton) Town/ DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA 604b/ EO 418/ Planning for Growth M to L
Capacity-building Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels MassGIS/ Municipalities/ Regional Planning Commissions EO 418/ Planning for Growth M to L
Open Space Protect lands from the Oxbow NWR to Pine Hill and Bolton Flats (Bolton) DEM/ Land trusts/ Towns/ USFWS Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS I to L
Recreation Link trail networks between Bolton Flats, Oxbow NWR and Devens (Bolton, Lancaster, Harvard) DEC/ DEM/ Land Trusts/ NPS/ NRWA/ Towns/ USFWS DEM Trails/ NPS Rivers/ I to L
Recreation Support completion of Nashua River Greenway  (Bolton) DEM/ DFWELE/ Landowners/ NRWA/ Town/ USFWS DCS Self-help/ DEM/ Forest Legacy/ LCHIP I to L
Recreation Protect Intervale lands - link between Bolton Flats & Oxbow NWR (Bolton) DEM/ DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town/ USFWS DCS Self-help/ DEM/ DFW/ USFWS I to M
Recreation Research boating and recreation management issues (ie: appropriate multi-use) on mainstem Nashua River DEM/ NRWA/ Town staff and volunteer time I to M
Recreation Provide Lakes and Ponds weed prevention education COLAP/ DEM/ NRWA/ Town DEM Lakes and Ponds/ staff and volunteer time I to L
Water Quality Begin intermunicipal comprehensive water resource planning (Bolton, Harvard, Lancaster) DEM/ DEP/ MAPC/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Towns 604b/ EO 418 M to L