Co-Chairs:
Janice O'Brien
Kenn Jones
Members:
Bill & Noreen Johnson
Peter Bolduc
Matthew Thomas
Jean Ragonese
Ricky Holt
Scott Olsen
Jack Karcz
Andy Anderson
Larry & Jessica Lubowsky
John & Holly Whiteside
Eric Feldborg
Tina Sturdivant
Meeting Schedule
Quarterly on the first Tuesday and otherwise as needed
September 2, 2008
December 2, 2008
Meetings begin at 7:00 pm and are held in the main floor meeting room at the Fremont Town Hall at 295 Main Street in Fremont.
OTHER INFORMATION
NROC Summary
information report
(from Growth in Fremont
workshop meetings)
June 2006
The sign marking the Glen Oakes Natural
Area was installed in early August 2006. Bill & Noreen Johnson helped with some landscaping and cleanup around it as well!
The Glen Oakes Natural Area Dedication was
a big success, held on Saturday 08/26/06.
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Page Updated: 06/06/2008
TURTLE WALK
Saturday June 21, 2008
THE OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE NEEDS YOU!
The Fremont Open Space Committee is a group of people who work together toward preserving the natural resources, wildlife habitat, open spaces and rural character of our town. Over the past few years, the Committee has actively worked to acquire the Glen Oakes Conservation Area, and is trying to promote public awareness of the importance of preserving open space.
We are looking for new people to come and see what our committee is about and to encourage you to offer your ideas, talents or knowledge. We have many upcoming projects that are in need of volunteers, such as monitoring programs for town forests, wildlife / bird / plant inventories; committee walks, showshoeing or cross country skiing, wildlife viewing, and more. If any of these things interest you, we would like to hear from you. You can contact the Open Space Committee by email at openspace@fremont.nh.gov
or call one of our co-chairs: Janice O'Brien (603 679 5545) or Kenn Jones (603 679 5573).
FAVORITE FREMONT PLACES
Where are your favorite scenic and cultural/historical special places in Fremont?
As part of the ongoing revision of the Natural Resource Inventory section of the Master Plan, the Conservation Commission would like to know what your favorite scenic and cultural/historical places are. The information gathered in this survey will be included in a newly created Scenic Resource and Cultural Resource chapters of the Natural Resources Inventory that is currently being revised with the assistance of Rockingham Planning. Please email your favorite spots to fremontpz@comcast.net We respectfully request that you do not include the following as scenic favorites, as they have already been clearly identified in a former survey: Martin Road, The view from the top of Beede Hill Road and Scribner Road. These will certainly be included in the inventory; we would like to know your other “favorite places” around town. Thank you for participating.
TOWN FOREST ORDINANCE
The Fremont Board of Selectmen and the Conservation Commission held public hearings on January 11, February 15, and March 22, 2007 to discuss adoption of a Town Forest Ordinance.
At the hearing on March 22, 2007, with final amendments, the Ordinance was adopted. It was placed on file with the Town Clerk on March 23, 2007.
Fremont Town Forest Ordinance
GLEN OAKES LAND
At this time, Glen Oakes Conservation Land is open to the public for all low impact recreational uses including bicycling, hiking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing on established trails. In addition, hunting as allowed by law is a permitted use. Please be advised that motorized wheeled vehicles are not permitted within the Glen Oakes Conservation Land and that disturbance of the terrain is prohibited. Observance of the permitted uses only will insure that the land will remain in its present state for all future generations to come
CC GRANT FOR WETLAND INVENTORY
The Conservation Commission is happy to announce that it was recently awarded a $9,000.00 CTAP Grant from the New Hampshire Estuaries Program. The monies will be used to fund a portion of a Wetland Inventory/Prime Wetland Study of the 54 wetlands over 2 acres in size within the town. The Commission has contracted with Mark West of West Environmental of Lee to perform the research and the final report. The project will be made up of three phases: Wetland Inventory, Wetland Evaluation and Prime Wetland Designation. Work will begin within the next month and will near completion in late 2007.
GLEN OAKES
The Open Space Committee is in the beginning process of creating a Wildlife/Song Bird Inventory for the Glen Oakes Land. We are looking for volunteers to help with the field work for the study. If you have an interest in wildlife and/or song birds, this would be a great opportunity to get out onto the land and discover some of its hidden treasures! Please contact Janice O’Brien for more information or to volunteer at
j-obrien@comcast.net or 679-5545.
Mailers & Informational Flyers
March 2006 Mailer # 2
February 2006 Mailer # 1
Open Space Land Selection Criteria
Natural Area Conservation Proposal Process
Conservation Statistics
Open Space FAQ
Open Space Committee Meeting Minutes
January 2, 2007
February 6, 2007
March 6, 2007
April 2, 2007
May 1, 2007
June 5, 2007
September 4, 2007
October 4, 2007
December 4, 2007
February 5, 2008
April 1, 2008
April 22, 2008
June 3, 2008
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