CHARLESTOWN CONSERVATION COMMISSION

The Charlestown Conservation Commission meets the third Monday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Community Room.  The public is invited to attend.

2004 started off with the completion of the Halls Pond timber sale which had been postponed from the year before due to extreme cold and snow.  Cersosimo Lumber Company was the contractor and did an excellent job on the logging and clean up of the landing area afterward.  The proceeds from the sale were divided evenly between the Conservation Commission and the General Fund.

In April and again in September the Conservation Commission, along with the Lions Club and the Rotary, participated in the State of NH, Department of Transportations adopt-a-highway program. Together the three groups clean from the Walpole town line to Lovers Lane Rd.  For our September clean up we were joined by several students from the Charlestown Middle School's Recycling club who were a tremendous help to all three groups.

The Commission organized and ran Green-up day which is held annually the first Saturday in May.  Many thanks to all who volunteered their time and to the organizations and businesses who support this project of cleaning our town roads.

In June, the Commission, Student Conservation Association (SCA), and the local Scout group held a workday on the Halls Pond trail.  Thanks to their efforts the trail was brushed out, blazed and some stone steps constructed through wet areas.

Work on revising the trails maps is an ongoing project for the Commission.  In July a GPS unit was obtained from the UNH Coop. Extension Service and some information was recorded but due to inclement weather and dense foliage not all work could be completed.

In October several members of the Commission monitored the LCIP (Land Conservation Investment Program) easements, an annual requirement.

The Commission also reviewed numerous wetlands permit applications to the State of NH, Department of Environmental Services and investigated several alleged wetlands violations.

Richard L. Holmes, Chairman