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| 5-Year Plan Issue | Recommended Action | Responsible and Potential Partners | Potential Funding* | Timeline |
| Capacity-building | Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels | MassGIS/ Municipalities/ Regional Planning Commissions | EO 418/ Planning for Growth | M to L |
| Open Space | Support the ongoing efforts of the Squannassit Regional Reserve Initiative and support stewardship of ACEC | DEM/ DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town | Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS | I to L |
| Open Space | Protect lands identified by the Source Water Stewardship Project | DEM/DFWELE/Land Trusts/NRWA/Town | ALA/ Forest Legacy/LCHP | I to L |
| Recreation | Promote extended rail trail development (Townsend) | DEM/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Rails to Trails Conservancy/ Town | DEM Trails/ TEA 21 | I to L |
| Recreation | Support completion of Nissitissit Greenway protection (Townsend) | Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town | DCS Self-help/ NPS Rivers &Trails Program | I to L |
| Recreation | Help protect habitat areas identified in the Nashua River watershed habitat assessment report (Townsend) | DEM/ DFWELE/ Land trusts/ NRWA/ Town | Self help | I to L |
| Water Quality | Support Source Water Stewardship Project | Town | NRWA; Source Water Stewardship Committee; EPA & In-Kind | I |
| Water Quality | Remediate Harbor Pond and support the establishment of a pond association (Townsend) | COLAP/ DEP/ DFWELE/ NRWA/ Town | 319/ DEM Lakes and Ponds/ staff time | M to L |
| Water Quality | Maintain cold water fishery in Squannacook (Townsend) | DFWELE/ NH DES/ NRWA/ Town/ Trout Unlimited | staff time | I to L |
| Water Quality | Promote BMPs for new development to mitigate NPS pollution - Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentaion Control (Townsend) | MCD/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Town | 604 b/ EO 418/ Staff time | I |