Conservation Commission

Montpelier Conservation Commission Minutes January 12, 2017 Attendees: Jens Hilke (DFW), Brenna, Nick, Page, Roy, John, Asa, James, Charlie, Emily, Becca, Ben  Next month Mike Miller coming to meeting to discuss master plan meeting. Build on strategic planning process of tonight.  March meeting – chair of Montpelier Energy advisory committee. Award. Share success stories.  Review planning process o Meeting on conservation commissions in VT o List of project ideas in progress and possible o Complete worksheet in past o Compile and make workplan (this meeting)  Workplan to include action items that will not happen naturally along the way o Outreach  Online presence  Website  Social media  iNaturalist  Water  Blanchard Brook  DPW stormwater assistance  Habitat  Pollinators  Neonics  Farmers market presence o Coordination with other groups  City groups (CC, PC, energy, etc.)  Coordination with state in City  Network of CCs in area (through AVCC) o Review of proposed land development  More work up front to clarify roles and methods  Light workload over year o Invasive species  Support management of invasives (mapping, funding, removal participation)  Develop waste borrow and staging protocols to limit spread of invasives o Science and inventory  Support NBNC for bioblitz  Review inventories and seek conservation efforts  Wetland mapping  Field-verify natural communities  Vernal pool inventory to ID additional pools o Policy   Conservation fund  Update Master Plan o Implementation  Make trails and conserved lands map  Big pulse of work in beginning, and then drops once Official Map approved  Urban stream bank rehabilitation  Support, volunteer, implement  Implement storm water management and improve snow storage  Ban City use of neonics  Conduct tree plantings and riparian plantings  Next steps o Work with John and Roy to carry forward desired projects o Flesh out combinations, costs, and partners o MCC to work on assembling time frame for each item