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Events Calendar
Feb 4th - FOREST STEWARDSHIP DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS PUBLIC FORUM, 6:30- 8:30 PM, Westborough Public Library. DCR began the Forest Futures Visioning Process last spring to determine how best to manage the myriad public benefits and values of forest land within the agency’s parks system, including recreation, tourism, aesthetics, renewable forest products, habitat diversity, and landscape ecology, and how to strike the appropriate balance among them. The process has several components, including the formation of an advisory group of stakeholders and the Technical Steering Committee. The Technical Steering Committee, which includes academics, practitioners, and scientists, is developing the draft recommendations with input from the public and the stakeholders. “We are committed to having an open, wide-ranging, public conversation about forests in Massachusetts,” said DCR Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan Jr. “We had three public forums and forest tours over the summer, and we look forward to the Technical Steering Committee’s recommendations and hearing public comment.” DCR contracted with the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution & Public Collaboration (MODR) at the University of Massachusetts in Boston to develop a design for the public process, act as facilitators throughout its implementation, and ensure that the discussion and processes are unbiased.
Feb 6th - FOREST MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MEETING, 10 a.m.– Noon North Adams Public Library 74 Church Street, North Adams (Snow date: Saturday, February 13)
Feb 6th - FOREST MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MEETING, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Berkshire Community College – Melville Hall Room 201 1350 West Street, Pittsfield (Snow date: Saturday, February 13)
Feb 9th - FOREST MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MEETING, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Jones Library 43 Amity Street, Amherst
Feb 11th - FOREST MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MEETING, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Taunton Public Library 12 Pleasant Street, Taunton (Snow date: Thursday, February 18)
Feb 27th - Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions Annual Environmental Conference, College of the Holy Cross. To table, sponsor, or register visit www.maccweb.org or call Linda Mack at 617-489-3930.