SHREWSBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Meetings: 1st [email protected]:15 PM
450 Frank Lord Rd.
(Duda Residence)
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Shrewsbury Community Forum Results 06 12 12
| Louise Duda – Chair |
492-3327 |
| Grace Brigham | 492-3458 |
| Connie Youngstrom | 492-3502 |
| Cynthia Thornton | 492-2255 |
| Peter Grace | 492-3529 |
| Pam Darrow | 492-3102 |
| Christina Clarke | 492-3308 |
Lottery Road Wildlife Corridor Overview
Lottery Road Wildlife Corridor FAQ
Carbon Sequestration
An overflowing audience squeezed into the Library November 8th to ponder the information presented by Tim Stout on Carbon Sequestration and how it can be used to combat climate change. His presentation gave us much to consider and more to find out, and it inspired a request for further information on how such a program could be applied in Shrewsbury. A working group is being formed to explore this issue and people interested in being involved or in getting Tim’s power point presentation should contact Tim Stout at [email protected].com or 617-899-1011
Primer on Carbon Sequestration #5 TMS
Vermont Pollinator Palette w-common names
Agendas
2014
14-07-01 SCC
14-08-05 SCC
14-09-02 SCC
14-10-07 SCC
14-11-06 SCC
2015
15-04-07 SCC
15-05-12 SCC
15-06-02 SCC
15-07-07 SCC
15-08-04 SCC – Cancelled
15-09-18 SCC
15-10-06 SCC
15-11-10 SCC
15-12-08 SCC
2016
16-04-15 SCC
16-05-03 SCC
16-06-05 SCC
16-07-12 SCC
16-08-02 SCC
16-09-13-SCC
10-04-2016 SCC
16-11-01 SCC
16-12-06 SCC
2017
17-01-03 SCC
17-02-07 SCC
17-03-07 SCC
17-04-18 SCC
17-05-02 SCC
17-06-06 SCC
17-07-11 SCC
17-08-08 SCC
Agenda SCC Exploratory Committee 2017-08-15
17-09-08 SCC
17-10-03 SCC
17-11-14-SCC
17-12-12 SCC
2018
18-02-06 SCC
18-03-04 SCC
18-04-03 SCC
18-05-01 SCC
18-06-05 SCC
18-07-03 SCC
18-08-07 SCC
18-09-04 SCC
18-10-02-SCC
18-12-11 SCC
2019
19-04-09 SCC
19-05-14 SCC
19-06-11 SCC
19-07-09 SCC
19-08-13 SCC
19-10-19 SCC
19-11-19 SCC
SCC 19-12-10
2020
2020-03-10 SCC
2020-06-09 SCC
2020-08-11 SCC
2020-09-08 SCC
2020-10-13 SCC
2020-11-10 SCC
2021
2022
Meeting Minutes
SCC Minutes June 3
SCC Minutes 7-1-14
SCC Minutes 14-08-05
SCC Minutes – 14-09-01
SCC Minutes 14-10-07
SCC Minutes 14-11-06
SCC Minutes 14-12-02
SCC Minutes 15-02-03
SCC Minutes 15-03-03
SCC Minutes 15-04-07
SCC Minutes-15-05-12
SCC Minutes 15-05-12 Corrected
SCC Minutes 15-06-06
SCC Minutes-15-07-07
SCC Minutes 15-08-18
SCC Minutes 15-10-06
SCC Minutes 11-10-15
SCC Minutes 12-8-2015
15-12-08 SCC Corrected
2016
2016-2-2 SCC
2016-03-01 SCC
2016-04-05 SCC
2016-05-04 SCC
2016-06-06 SCC
2016-07-12 SCC
2016-08-02 SCC Amended
2016-09-13-SCC
2016-09-13 SCC Amended
2016-10-04-SCC-revised
2016-11-01-SCC
2017
2017-01-03 SCC
2017-02-07 SCC
2017-03-07 SCC
2017-04-17 SCC
2017-05-02 SCC
2017-06-07 SCC
2017-07-11 SCC
2017 08-08 SCC
2017-09-04 SCC
2017-10-03 SCC
2017-11-14 SCC
2017-12-14 SCC
2018
2018-02-06 SCC
2018-03-20 SCC
2018-04-03 SCC
2018-05-01 SCC
2018-06-05 SCC
2018-07-03 SCC
2018-08-07 SCC
2018-09-04 SCC
2018-10-02 SCC
2018-12-11 SCC
2019
2019-02-12
2019-03-12
2019-04-09
2019-05-13
2019-06-11 SCC
2019-07-09 SCC
2019-08-13 SCC
2019-09-10-SCC
2019-10-15 SCC
2019-12-10 SCC
2020
2020-02-11 SCC
2020-03-10 SCC
2020-06-09 SCC
2020-07-07 SCC
2020-08-11 SCC
2020-09-08 SCC
2020-10-13 SCC
2020-11-12 SCC
2021
2022
Do You Own Land in the VELCO Right Of Way in Shrewsbury?
A portion of the Vermont Electric Utility Company (VELCO) power line corridor passes through many Shrewsbury properties. VELCO has recently returned to the use of applied herbicides to control vegetation within this Right Of Way (ROW). The Shrewsbury Conservation Commission has been concerned about this method of vegetation control and our investigation into VELCO’s integrated management system revealed to us that it is a well executed system with several advantages. However it does involve the use of herbicides with its associated concern for potential impacts to human and environmental health.
The World Health Organization’s division, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto Co herbicide Roundup, is “classified as probably carcinogenic to humans”, and there is evidence that glyphosate is carcinogenic in humans for non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well. Although safer than herbicides used in the past, glyphosate is more toxic than originally thought, especially when combined with inert ingredients that help it pass through plant membranes to be more effective. It also has a lethal effect on amphibians. For these reasons, the SCC urges all landowners to use alternatives to herbicide use around their yards and to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of their use with the potential health and environmental risks.
This year, VELCO will be spraying herbicides again as part of their 4 year cycle of vegetation maintenance. IF YOU WISH TO OPT OUT OF THE SPRAYING OF HERBICIDES on land you own in the ROW, here is what you can do. In February, Green Mountain Power’s electric bill, contains a form that can be turned in to GMP that requests that they refrain from spraying herbicides on your property. There is no address on the form, but you can send it to
GMP 163 Acorn Lane, Colchester, VT 05446, or call 888-835-4672.
What happens with this form is that it becomes part of a statewide database and should get to VELCO. VELCO has also told the SCC that you can contact them directly by phone or mail to make the request in February. The Vermont Public Service Board Rule 3.6 allows for a utility to collect an administrative fee to honor this request, but VELCO chooses not to do so, so there is no cost to request no herbicide spraying. A copy of the form letter is also available on our town web page under SCC, herbicide information.
Clearing Invasives
Information on Invasive Plant Species
If you think you have identified an invasive plant in your area, the SCC would like to know about it. Please contact any member or email the Shrewsbury Conservation Commission at [email protected].
1) The VT invasive plant virtual toolkit lists many websites that will be helpful if you are looking for information on invasive plants. Excellent collection!
Invasive Virtual Toolkit – Updated 7/2015
2.) This tutorial is fun! It provides excellent photos of invasive plants and information about them, plus you can take a quick quiz afterward to check your understanding.
Easy Online Tutorials for Invasive Plant ID-2
3.) The most current list of invasive plant species in Vermont
VT invasive noxious weeds and watch list
4.)For a super link on invasive plant treatment information, go to www.vtinvasives.org Click on “Plants”, click on “gallery of invaders”, click on the species you’re interested in, and look at the bottom left corner of that page for the brown “fact sheet” button(you may need to scroll down the page to see it). Then, click on the brown button to access detailed treatment information.
Link to
Vermont Association of Conservation Commissions