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Conservation Commission
Contact
Senior Clerk
Address:
Town of Raynham
558 South Main Street
Raynham, MA 02767
Phone:
508-824-2706
Fax:
508-823-1812
Hours:
M-Th 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
F 8:30 AM-12:00 Noon
Tuesday evenings 6:00 PM-8:00PM
Meetings: First and Third Wednesdays (or as needed) beginning at 5:30 pm
Additional Links:







Conservation Commission Board Members:

Dave McRae–Chairman                                                 Term Expires: 2012
Mary Ellen Rochette                                     Term Expires: 2011
Bill Smith                                                      Term Expires: 2013
Paul Dooley                                                     Term Expires: 2013

                
Senior Clerk: Gail Santos                               gsantos@town.raynham.ma.us


Conservation Meeting Schedule: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (or as needed) at 5:30pm.
Copies of the approved minutes of  meetings are available in the Con Com Office


State and Federal governmental agency web-site links:

Department Environmental Protection                           www.state.ma.us/dep/others.htm
Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Region Mass      www.state.ma.us/dep/sero/serohome      
Division of Resource Conservation                                     www.state.ma.us/dem/div-r-c
Department of Environmental Management Forest and Parks         www.state.ma.us/dem/regions
Natural Heritage & Endangered Species                      www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/nhesp
Department of Environmental Management Parks               www.state.ma.us/dem/forparks
Division of Environmental Law Enforcement                                  www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dle/dle_toc
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife District Offices                www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfwdistr
Division of Marine Fisheries                               www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dmf/dmfaddrs
Find your Watershed, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs     www.state.ma.us/envir/watersheds
US Environmental Protection Agency Home Page                          www.epa.gov
USEPA Office of Water/Wetlands                             www.epa.gov.owow
Region 1 Environmental Protection Agency                                   www.epa.gov/region01
US Army Corps of Engineers                                 www.usace.army.mil
The National Park Service and National Wild and Scenic Rivers     www.tauntonriver.org
Massachusetts Environmental Trust License Plates                   www.massrmv.com
Mass. Association of Conservation Commission               www.maccweb.org
Taunton River Watershed Alliance                                   www.tauntonriver.tripod.com
The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern MA                     www.wildlandstrust.org
Massachusetts Audubon Society                                      www.massaudubon.org
National Wild & Scenic Rivers System                       www.nps.gov/rivers
Canoe Passage Outfitters                                   www.canoepassage.com

Please note: At  www.state.ma.us/dep, the Department of Environmental Protection’s web-site, you will find information regarding The Wetland Protection Act, the regulations associated with “The Act” and application forms.


The following Raynham Conservation Commission open space parcels are available for passive recreational use (all parcels have hiking trails open to the public):

Hewitts Pond Conservation Area – North Main Street              Pond, trail, dam, bird watching
Forge River Conservation Area – South Main Street               River, forest trail, historical site, bird watching Raynham State Forest – Locust Street                                                Upland forest, trail
        
No hunting is allowed at the Hewitt Pond Conservation Area located on North Main Street or the Kransberg Conservation Area located on King Street at Dam Lot Brook


                                          “Take nothing but Pictures; Leave nothing but footprints”.




Town of Raynham 558 South Main St., Raynham, MA 02767 Phone: 508.824.2707