"Protecting Tomorrow's Water: Implementation of the Squannacook-Nissitissit
Source Water Stewardship Project for the Nashua River Watershed
in Massachusetts & New Hampshire"
Wednesday May 7th
from 9:30 to 11:30 am, NRWA River Resource Center
Overall Question: In
the Squannacook-Nissitissit sub-basin, what are some successful examples
of “good” land stewardship notably around agricultural and forestry management
and land protection? What are some of
the impediments?
To help answer that question, 4 – 5 guest panelists will address the following topics:
Panelists: (brief, 5-10 minute summary)
Warren Archey, Consulting Forester and former Chief Forester at MA Department of Environmental Management
Focus: Forestry
Whit Beals, Associate Director of Land Protection at New England Forestry Foundation
Focus: Land Protection
Dan Lenthall, District Conservationist at Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Focus: Agriculture
Kathryn Nelson, Nashua Conservation Commission chairperson
Focus: Grants for land acquisition to protect water supplies
Leigh Youngblood, Executive Director of Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
Focus: Land Protection
Moderator: Ed McNierney, NRWA Board Vice-president and founder/principal of TopoZone.com
General discussion (60 -90 minutes)
Local board members, land trust members and selected experts have been invited to the Roundtable to assist the Source Water Stewardship Project with answering the overall question.
Invited
Participants include:
Local
Conservation Commission Members
Local
Board of Health Members
Local
Land Trust Board Members
SWSP
Project Committee Members
Gary
Goldrup, New England Forestry Consultants
Jeff
Collins, Ecological Extension Service at Mass Audubon
Bob
Pine, Squannassit-Petapawag ACEC Committee
Roberta
Flashman, VP of Ashby Land Trust
Jule
Melbin, VP of Townsend Conservation Trust
Gerry
Coffey, Pres of Nashoba Conservation Trust
Janet
Morrison, North County Land Trust
Rick Muehkle, Pres of Groton Conservation Trust