1 00:00:02,159 --> 00:00:14,360 Perfect. All right. I'd like to call the Albany Conservation Commission meeting 2 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:14,360 of June 3rd to order at 6:30. 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:21,279 First on the agenda today, uh we do not have any 4 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:28,160 appointments, so we'll jump right into the new business. Um the approval in the 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:36,000 meeting minutes from April 1st, 2025 as we did not meet last month. Um anyone 6 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:39,440 have any comments, suggestions, or we should I guess we should bring it to the 7 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:45,680 floor first. I'm a little out of practice, I guess. Mon month month off. 8 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:53,760 I'll make a motion to approve. All right. Oh, second. Okay. So, any any 9 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:59,359 comments? Okay. All right. All those in favor of approval signify by saying I. 10 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:04,600 I. I. Okay. Um motion passes to accept the minutes of April 1st, 2025. 11 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:17,520 So a uh this winter we were working on the conservation management plan re 12 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:25,520 reviewing it, updating it, etc. Um and then we received a response from um 13 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:33,520 Cindy Sers for usefelt and um there are some I thought they 14 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:37,759 were minor updates and suggestions more that were marked in red that she they 15 00:01:35,759 --> 00:01:42,320 sent to us. Would you like to go over that and just review it quickly? So 16 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:47,840 okay. Do you have it printed out? I don't have it printed out. Yeah. 17 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:53,119 Um I just tried to link and it you know I need access so I I don't I can't do it 18 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:59,759 right. Can't do it from here. All right. Um but was it mostly typographical 19 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:05,520 stuff? It was things like crossing out will and in asserting a shell shall. Um 20 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:11,039 there were a couple things that were added. Um 21 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:15,520 the table of contents had updated dates attached to it. So, the trail map just 22 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:22,640 updated 2019, stuff like that. Forest management updated 2024. Yep. Um adding 23 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:28,800 an address for the easement holder in uh section 3B, which was the Upper Solomon 24 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:32,840 Valley Land Trust. Um adding in dates for the planning periods. 25 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:42,959 Um and again, as you said, it was just minor grammatical corrections in certain 26 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:48,560 areas. Well, the wheels and shells are significant because that's that's legal 27 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:54,400 ease. Yeah. So, not not to be dismissed, but what are those ones? Yeah. Um, and I 28 00:02:51,680 --> 00:03:00,160 know at one point um something for review, we we had it had been a minimum 29 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:05,599 of five, a maximum of 10, and they just every 10 years 30 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:11,200 review that that much. I remember. Yeah. Um 31 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:14,720 section H part A uh added in the tract can also be accessed from a new trail 32 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:19,400 head parking area constructed in 2019 with a kiosk on the Kamagus Highway. 33 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:26,959 Um section I land use maps uh just said 34 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:31,840 updated 2019. Um they also put in a section K for 35 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:38,040 access again as before. So access for the three parcels is described above 36 00:03:33,519 --> 00:03:38,040 under partial location. Yep. 37 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:48,959 This was part five, 38 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:55,280 section A, part 39 00:03:51,680 --> 00:04:00,519 technically C. Um, just referenced a C attachment two for the engineer survey 40 00:03:57,519 --> 00:04:00,519 plan. 41 00:04:01,519 --> 00:04:09,280 Yeah. The index at the end was very explicit. Yes. So, uh, a lot of this is 42 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:15,519 referring to, um, attachments furthermore. So, uh, part C attachment 43 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:21,479 five, critical wildlife habitat map. Reviewing further on, see, attachment 44 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:21,479 six, habitat quality map. Okay. 45 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:29,120 Section six, seven, I don't remember there being too many 46 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:34,400 more. Section 7 part C uh C attachments five 47 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:37,400 and six critical habitat and quality map. 48 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:47,440 Oh, I stand corrected. Part E of section seven. Uh further down 49 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:53,120 objectives and strategies got a pretty heavy edit. Um removing 50 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:57,759 uh about a quarter of it and adding in 51 00:04:54,800 --> 00:05:02,560 different language. So, uh, removing a goal for the conservation easement 52 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:06,160 holder is to map in inventory and just starting with monitor and document 53 00:05:04,479 --> 00:05:10,880 occurrences. Yeah, that came up twice. Instead of the 54 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:17,199 goals, it was Yep. And second bullet point, same language crossed out and now 55 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:20,560 it says if an uh invasives control plan becomes necessary, the conservation 56 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:25,919 easement holder can guide the land owner in developing invasive species 57 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:29,280 management plan. Okay. Um, second bullet point, crossing out a well and putting a 58 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:35,600 should. Uh, yes. So, read that sentence. If 59 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:39,039 deemed necessary per future invasive species control plan or by documented 60 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:43,120 evidence showing the spread of such species, efforts should be made to 61 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:46,000 properly remove and dispose of these plants when they are discovered on site 62 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:50,720 while minimizing impacts to other conservation values on site such as 63 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:58,560 wildlife habitat. I think that's good. Yeah, that's more 64 00:05:53,360 --> 00:06:05,199 uh forgiving than will or shall which is your compelling. 65 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:11,120 Um so that gives more leeway. Yes. Everything that I read that um was 66 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:17,360 edited felt um in the best interest. Yeah. 67 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:24,720 Um section F, insects and diseases. Um do you have these written down? No. 68 00:06:21,039 --> 00:06:29,440 Hi. Yeah, you're on the email for it. I'm sorry. 69 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:34,639 You're on the email that has the link. What was the date on that email? Um, 70 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:39,759 from Cindy Sellers on May 23rd. May 23rd. Yeah. Yeah. 71 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:47,680 Pretty significant portion in sex. It's a Google Drive link. So, okay. Click the 72 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:52,160 link, request access. Then they have to authorize access. So, I must have been 73 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:57,120 sleep at the wheelie or anything. Well, you know, 74 00:06:54,720 --> 00:07:02,639 it's been a busy spring. Yeah. I printed the email itself, but I 75 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:06,479 didn't do the the full document. No. Yeah. Yeah. So, that's what I need. I I 76 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:10,639 need to come down here and have it done here. Yeah. 77 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:18,160 Yeah. Yeah. She added four paragraphs to insects and diseases section. 78 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:22,479 Would you mind reading that? No. Uh the updated 2024 forest management 79 00:07:20,639 --> 00:07:25,919 plan provides guidance on some observed and potential forest insects and 80 00:07:23,919 --> 00:07:30,479 diseases. However, there is no formal insect and disease management program 81 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:35,840 for the protected property. She added that piece first. Um we had 82 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:39,039 ours second piece which was from observed evidence there is a fairly low 83 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:43,280 occurrence of disease problems on the protective property. The only widespread 84 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:46,560 disease was the noted was beach bark disease. Nothing could be done to treat 85 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:49,599 trees infected with this disease. However, some trees can have smooth 86 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:55,599 clean trunk indicating resistance to the beach scale insect which creates the 87 00:07:51,199 --> 00:08:00,080 wounds then enable the nectria fungus to gain and take control of the vigor of 88 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:03,440 the tree. These resistant trees should be left in stands and their regeneration 89 00:08:01,919 --> 00:08:10,000 encouraged. Uh it was then added the following. 90 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:15,199 For two years 2021 2022, prolonged damage caused by spongy moth resulted in 91 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:19,120 widespread defoliation and oak mortality on Bond Hill Road lot. Forest Land 92 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:23,280 Improvement administered a salvage harvest in the winter of 2024. The 93 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:28,240 logging was conducted by Ellie Taylor and Sun which created three patch clear 94 00:08:25,039 --> 00:08:32,000 cuts 145 and 2.5 acres in size which cleared the areas of property most 95 00:08:29,599 --> 00:08:35,760 impacted by the oak mortality. Most of the beach was also removed as it would 96 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:39,760 have been the dominant species on the site for decades. The town of Albany 97 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:44,959 purchased the black birch seed and was seated by forest land improvement fallen 98 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:48,720 in 2024 salvage cut. Black birch is a fast growing native tree recognized as 99 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:53,760 resilient species to disease and climate change. Other invasives insects that 100 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:58,360 have impacted forest stands and should continue to be monitored on the property 101 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,360 include 102 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,640 my Latin is not that good. 103 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:11,240 Delgious of the indulgent. Yeah. And emerald 104 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,240 ashbor. 105 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:22,959 Oh, that was that was that was that full section. Yeah, 106 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:27,519 that sounds good. Um into G agriculture. Um we mark down objectives and 107 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:30,880 strategies bullet points. Uh under the first bullet point, seek recommendations 108 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:34,560 for future agriculture use by interviewing potential BC farmers or 109 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:38,800 other agricultural experts. Create preliminary work plans and budgets to 110 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:44,480 determine feasibility in agriculture conversion. She just added a start 111 00:09:41,279 --> 00:09:50,680 status of partially complete. Um okay. So each one got added a status. Um 112 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:57,680 so second bullet point was the agricultural management plan um which 113 00:09:55,600 --> 00:10:03,600 was added status of complete. This plan has had substantial input from UNH 114 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:07,040 cooperative extension Olivia Saunders USDA Natural Resources Conservation 115 00:10:05,519 --> 00:10:10,000 Service. Uh 116 00:10:08,560 --> 00:10:14,560 third bullet point was active agriculture on-site 117 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:19,200 status in progress and incorporated into the attached May 2014 agricultural 118 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:22,480 management plan. Um last bullet point was whenever possible agricultural 119 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:26,399 onsite so utilize techniques with the fewest impacts to the property uh status 120 00:10:24,959 --> 00:10:31,640 in progress and incorporated into the attached May 2014 agricultural 121 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,640 management plan. 122 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:46,959 And this is section seven again on to H 123 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:51,040 public access recreational resources. Once again, objectives and strategies. 124 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:56,399 She added the status to each one that we had in there. Um, first one, improved 125 00:10:53,839 --> 00:11:01,279 parking area off the Kamagongus Highway, etc. Uh, status was complete in 2019. An 126 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:05,120 8 car parking area was constructed on the Kangagongus Highway about 7/10 of a 127 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:08,480 mile west of Route 16 traffic lights on the Conway Davis Farm North lot. The 128 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:13,120 trail head sign kiosk have been established at the parking lot. Added 129 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:18,079 bullet point, establish a parking and access area at the west end of the Davis 130 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,079 farm tract. 131 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:26,800 Um, admittedly I'm not sure what this piece is. It is highlighted, but it does 132 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:32,560 not crossed out like previous. I'm not sure if that's an error or 133 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:35,519 um highlighting point. Yeah. 134 00:11:34,230 --> 00:11:42,640 [Music] Um, but that was maintain the existing 135 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:49,480 locked gate on UFS land. Um, and that was just shortened down to 136 00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:49,480 establish uhou for access 137 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:56,880 with a questionable status. So that might be something paragraph is 138 00:11:54,959 --> 00:12:02,399 highlighted but not crossed out. Correct. And then she added in to that 139 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:08,560 short phrase um with a blank status. So that might actually be something we want 140 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:12,480 to Yes. It's on the Yep. On the list. On the list. Yeah. Mike has that 141 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:17,040 information I think on this side there. I don't have any either. Yeah, I talked 142 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:22,560 to him and after April meeting and he said he 143 00:12:20,079 --> 00:12:28,639 thought it could be accomplished. Okay. Excellent. But um he would talk to 144 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:33,120 whatever the property management guy or whatever is 145 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:37,360 probably worth a followup. It's been six weeks I think since I talked to him. 146 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:41,360 Mhm. Okay. I can do that. 147 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:46,880 the property management guy at Forest Service. Yeah, the Forest Service or 148 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:51,760 whoever does property or whatever. Yeah. Whatever that title was. So, you have 149 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:55,279 their name and their contact. I'm sorry. You have their name and their contact. I 150 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:59,120 don't have that contact information, but Mike said he he would he would talk to 151 00:12:57,279 --> 00:13:03,680 that guy first before the before anything was drafted. So, y he said that 152 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:09,120 guy would probably draft it up anyway. So, Okay, cool. Right. 153 00:13:06,639 --> 00:13:13,519 Uh second or next bullet point is post and maintain upper south go valley land 154 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:16,320 trust signs and other signs as appropriate at all public access points 155 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:21,839 is mutually agreed upon with the landowner. Added status of complete uh 156 00:13:20,079 --> 00:13:25,200 usefelt diamonds have been posted at property corners and Albany town forest 157 00:13:24,079 --> 00:13:29,959 sign has been constructed at the entrance to the parking lot completed in 158 00:13:26,959 --> 00:13:29,959 2019. 159 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:38,480 Fourth bullet point uh regards to the town of Albany use should be work to 160 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:42,160 develop permanent access point for the Kennet homestead fields in collaboration 161 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:45,680 with the butters such as the AC Kennet Middle School or Conway Village Fire 162 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:48,720 District in order to better serve the public while at the same time preventing 163 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:51,839 uses inconsistent with conservation purposes. Added status of permanent 164 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:55,600 parking and access for the Kennet Homestead fields was determined 165 00:13:53,519 --> 00:13:59,160 unsuitable due to small area access rights and wetland. 166 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:09,199 So, is that preceding paragraph crossed out? It's left in there with It's left 167 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:17,199 in there and just an added status. Yeah. Um, so same uh further down 168 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:20,480 eight bullet point um our original consider the future establishment of 169 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:23,519 foot trails to selected features of interest as long as they are consistent 170 00:14:22,079 --> 00:14:29,040 with the conservation values of the conservation easement. added in was 171 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:35,360 bullet points under that uh status partially complete and in progress. 172 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:40,560 Um under that is a bullet point. The Conway 173 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:43,519 Davis Farm North lot is now home to about four miles of multi-use trails 174 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,639 that are maintained by the White Mountains chapter of New England 175 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:50,880 Mountain Bike Association and monitored by the Albany Conservation Commission. 176 00:14:48,399 --> 00:14:55,199 The trails were completed in spring 2014 and trail signs were posted in June 177 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:59,920 2014. The network runs behind the Ket Middle School with another kiosk 178 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:04,240 adjacent to the Hubble Memorial Field. Further bullet point, the Comedy Davis 179 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:09,839 Farm South lot now has about one mile of trails completed 180 00:15:06,959 --> 00:15:13,600 and is asking for a year to be inserted there. 181 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:20,000 Oh, read the last sentence. Uh, the Conway Davis Farm South lot now has 182 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:24,000 about one mile of WNE MBA trails completed in and that just says year 183 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:28,959 question mark. What year was it completed? Yeah. Kurt, do you know? I I 184 00:15:27,199 --> 00:15:32,760 think the year afterward probably the initial trails probably 185 00:15:33,279 --> 00:15:45,360 2015 maybe. Yeah, I think Yeah, I think uh I either Mike might be able to um to 186 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:52,480 cuz essentially those guys laid it out pretty much. Yeah. Um Mike might have a 187 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:58,000 exact date on that. It was the number guys basically did did 188 00:15:55,040 --> 00:16:02,759 the did the layout work, but I'm thinking it was right after um 189 00:16:07,199 --> 00:16:14,959 Um, what section is that? I'm just going to put an email to Mike. 190 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:21,519 I I think what you're talking about is the western end, which is the upper part 191 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:26,160 of the Saka River Trail. Yeah. And the Davis, the back the return back to the 192 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:31,120 crossover trail. So, it's that upper loop basically on the the other side of 193 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:35,680 the tank. Upper loop. No, no, no. the they're talking on the north side. So 194 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:40,480 they're talking about that it's the western end, you know, from going all 195 00:16:38,639 --> 00:16:44,399 the way to the ter. Yeah. Could you go to campground, right? Right. Yeah. Yeah. 196 00:16:42,639 --> 00:16:48,839 Cuz that did come later, right? Yeah. Sex 7 part H. 197 00:16:53,040 --> 00:17:02,639 That's a lot of lot of heads. Good enough to read this thing. 198 00:16:59,759 --> 00:17:07,880 It's not too bad. Yeah, it I do apologize. Reading off a phone is not 199 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,880 ideal. 200 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,600 Okay. 201 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:21,760 Believe I'm on bullet point 13 for this now. 202 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:25,760 Um, again highlighted but not crossed out what we had written with meet with 203 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:29,200 the Mount Washington Valley RC flying cub to determine future expectations, 204 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:32,640 goals and arrangements regarding their use of the western portion of the Kennet 205 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:38,400 Homestead tract outline and measure their leased area for future monitoring 206 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:43,360 purposes questionable status or status in question. 207 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:46,799 Oh, so kind of have we done that? Have we reached out to the club to 208 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:52,240 reestablish? Yeah. 209 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:56,080 I have not that I know of. But yeah, you've reached out to the flying club, 210 00:17:54,240 --> 00:18:00,960 right? The airplane club. I haven't I haven't talked to them in years. I 211 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:05,760 reached out to them in the past. Yeah. Actually kind of a member, but Okay. 212 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:10,559 Yeah. I don't cuz who's there? They have a new president. It's not what's his 213 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:14,440 name anymore? Olaf. Well, yeah. Somebody else. Uh 214 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:23,120 uh the the last contact I had was 2021. It was 215 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:29,720 Kevin Bennett. I have a contact there. So I will Wow. I will reach out to 216 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:48,080 and would you just read that paragraph again? It's there's stuff about a lease. 217 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:55,280 Is there stuff about a lease? I know. We have uh it's in quotes. Lease agreement. 218 00:18:52,000 --> 00:19:01,520 It's uh measure to their least area for future monitoring purposes. Okay. 219 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:04,799 Least area is in quotes. Um if you'd like the full thing, it's meet with the 220 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:11,360 Mount Washington Valley RC flying club to determine future expectations, goals, 221 00:19:07,679 --> 00:19:15,520 and arrangements regarding their use of the western portion of the Kennet 222 00:19:13,120 --> 00:19:22,240 Homestead tract. outline and measure their least area for 223 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:27,039 future monitoring purposes. Outline and measure. So that has not ever been done. 224 00:19:24,559 --> 00:19:34,080 Maybe we just have a general Yeah, it's vague. Yeah. Yeah. Use of yield. It's 225 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:37,919 pretty well defined though on the ground. It's pretty well defined cuz the 226 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:41,200 farm field is kind of Yeah. So anything that's not the farm pretty well one edge 227 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:46,559 of it and then Yeah. kind of the roads go around it or pathways and roads go 228 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,559 around it. 229 00:19:54,080 --> 00:20:00,280 I'd have to find an agreement. Wait. 230 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:13,320 Yeah, cuz they give us 231 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:20,799 I think I remember getting insurance documentation from Right. That's what 232 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:26,799 I'm thinking too. Yeah. Yeah. Probably. We need that 233 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:33,559 liability. Yes. Liability. Um Yeah, it's it's in some of my notes. Certificate of 234 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:33,559 insurance from them as well. 235 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:43,520 Have to find it. That would be 236 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:58,559 Thank you. All right. I haven't Do they I haven't seen anybody flying there 237 00:20:55,440 --> 00:21:02,559 recently because it's it's still early. Oh, I think they're active. They are 238 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:07,200 active. So, Sunday uh kind of midm morning is their Okay. That's their 239 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:10,159 regular Oh, flight time. Okay. Um you know, members can go anytime, but they 240 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:15,960 kind of get together as a group on Sunday. Okay. Sunday mid morning, 241 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,960 midday. Okay. 242 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:39,720 Yeah, they had a work party and uh yeah, they're fine. Okay. 243 00:21:54,400 --> 00:22:01,919 roughly bullet point 14 under that same section. Uh we had written conservation 244 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:04,960 easement holder will conduct legal compliance monitoring of the 245 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:08,320 conservation easement at least once annually. 246 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:12,080 edited was a bullet point underneath that with the status. Monitoring has 247 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:16,799 been conducted at least once annually since 2015. Reports are on file with the 248 00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:22,400 conservation easement holder. Required third party reports have been submitted 249 00:22:19,679 --> 00:22:26,760 to LCHIP annually with the copies on file with the conservation easement 250 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,760 holder. 251 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:36,559 Good check. Um, oddly enough, we have section H 252 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:40,120 again after that, but it is now wetlands and water bodies. 253 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:48,919 Okay, have to get rid of this. Yeah. Uh, section I, forest resources, 254 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:59,520 uh, was added in at the end. Uh, an updated forest management plan for the 255 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:03,600 property was prepared by Timothy Nolan of Forest Land Improvement Incorporated 256 00:23:01,039 --> 00:23:07,919 in June 2024 and was approved by Youusfelt by the letter dated September 257 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:12,080 17th, 2024. C Attachment 10, Forest Management Plan updated by June 2024, 258 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:15,080 prepared by Forest Land Man Improvement Incorporated. 259 00:23:25,039 --> 00:23:33,919 uh that goes into the objectives and 260 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:38,480 strategies for forest resources. Okay. Uh first bullet point, all future 261 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:41,520 commercial forestry must be conducted in accordance with the approved forest 262 00:23:39,679 --> 00:23:46,320 management plan prepared by forest land improvement in and they added in June 263 00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:52,480 2024 or subsequent plans or plans amendments 264 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,480 subject to prior approval. 265 00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:58,799 Second point, it is recommended that Upper Sako Valley Land Trust work with 266 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,480 the landowner to hold a publicformational field tour on the 267 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:06,080 protected property to discuss forest management to show the public that 268 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:10,960 sustainable and ecologically sensitive timber management can be profitable 269 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:15,600 and it was a status underneath that bullet point status which was that last 270 00:24:13,679 --> 00:24:23,440 name. It was a uh bullet point status was added underneath that. Okay, that's 271 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:27,120 the status is um boy that's a long one. A public field tour was coordinated 272 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:31,840 after the town of Alby's first harvest in 2012. The tour was led by forester 273 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:34,960 Don Johnson joined by logger Randy Wales to inform the public on harvest 274 00:24:33,279 --> 00:24:38,720 operations accomplished following recommendations in the forest management 275 00:24:36,799 --> 00:24:45,159 plan. Future field tours are encouraged to continue to educate the public on 276 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:45,159 sustainable forestry practices. Okay. 277 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:54,640 Um, they added an additional bullet point 278 00:24:51,919 --> 00:24:59,360 onto the main bullet points there to monitor the posth harvest regeneration 279 00:24:56,559 --> 00:25:03,080 of black birch after the 2024 spongy moth salvage harvest. 280 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:07,159 Yeah, I haven't been up there. 281 00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:13,520 Nope, not nothing in front. Monitor the posth harvest regeneration. Yeah, I mean 282 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:17,919 it's going to be anecdotal because we didn't it's not like we did a grid, you 283 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:24,440 know, and a control or anything like that. It's just 284 00:25:20,799 --> 00:25:24,440 anecdotal monitoring. 285 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:32,480 Uh section 8, updating of plan information. 286 00:25:29,919 --> 00:25:36,159 Uh first paragraph has um some redactions. 287 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:39,840 uh to encourage incorporation of new forestry and ecological management 288 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:43,679 practices were appropriate and practical. The conservation management 289 00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:50,559 plan will admin crossed off be evaluated 290 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:55,919 um crossed off is within 5 years of its effective date and they uh left every 10 291 00:25:53,760 --> 00:26:00,559 years thereafter. I believe that was the point you were referring to. So they 292 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:05,440 took out 5 years and just left every 10. And is the beginning of the statement a 293 00:26:02,159 --> 00:26:09,039 should or a will or a shall? What's the um I guess the beginning of the 294 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:16,679 statement is to encourage incorporation inventory where appropriate will be 295 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:16,679 evaluated every 10 years thereafter. 296 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:23,520 Okay. The conservation management plan will be 297 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:31,520 updated within one year of a change of ownership. It's also in that same piece. 298 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:38,440 Wonder if we should change it to should. Yeah. 299 00:26:34,159 --> 00:26:38,440 I don't think it would be a bad idea. 300 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:47,240 That's a first paragraph of section 8. 301 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:59,279 Uh section nine was amendments. Yeah. which I'm going to assume was 302 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:04,640 blank because the entire amendments portion is in the red. Uh which is an 303 00:27:03,279 --> 00:27:10,159 agricultural management plan was developed in May 2014. C Attachment 11 304 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:13,039 agricultural management plan May 2014. This updated management plan was 305 00:27:11,679 --> 00:27:16,159 developed collaboratively between the Upper Sako Valley Land Trust and the 306 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:20,480 Conservation Commission of the Town of Albany. It is an amended version of the 307 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:26,240 original conservation management plan dated July 27th, 2012. 308 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:33,360 And that is that full that's it that is that section. Okay. Um 309 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:37,080 the last portion is just attachments. 310 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:46,640 Uh numerically once you get down to attachment nine 311 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:50,200 trail map it has uh been edited to say updated 2019. 312 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:58,880 Okay. Number 10, uh, forest management plan has been edited to say updated June 313 00:27:55,919 --> 00:28:06,159 2024 and an edit was made to add an 11th one 314 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:11,279 agricultural management plan May 2014. And that is the full document. Thank 315 00:28:08,159 --> 00:28:16,039 you, J. You're welcome. Thank you for technology. Yeah. 316 00:28:16,399 --> 00:28:25,520 All right. I'll see if I can get a few printed plant copies of that so that 317 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:32,320 I I mean I'm such a hard copy person. Yeah. 318 00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:36,960 So that we can review and change and u I'll see if I can get that out to you 319 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:42,000 before the next meeting. I don't need a hard copy. You got it. 320 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:48,000 I'll get the access. Okay. And um what I'm sure Sean would I don't need a hard 321 00:28:44,159 --> 00:28:48,000 copy. Okay. Okay. 322 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:57,200 Uh, and when I do get access, I could print the hard copies here. Oh, that's 323 00:28:54,240 --> 00:29:01,360 true. Save you the paper and ink. Oh, well, yeah. Well, I guess I was going to 324 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:08,240 go Sman's office and Oh, look sad. Yeah. 325 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:13,840 But I also I think it's one of those things I I believe I mentioned this in a 326 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:17,919 previous meeting is I think as when I bring on a new member, 327 00:29:16,159 --> 00:29:24,320 they should have a copy of each one of these plans and say this is part of what 328 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:28,480 we do. Mhm. Um so it's, you know, that's kind of like in the back of my mind. 329 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:35,360 Yeah. Because I do have a possible new member. Oh, wonderful. Yeah. So, 330 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:41,039 let's see if we can get him on board. Is that on the agenda? No, not business. 331 00:29:38,799 --> 00:29:48,799 Not official business. I have his name and phone number. Yeah. Great. 332 00:29:45,039 --> 00:29:53,440 So, yeah. Um, yeah. So, my thoughts on that are those couple, you know, will do 333 00:29:51,200 --> 00:30:01,279 the plan in 10 years changed to should. Yeah. Seems reasonable to give more 334 00:29:56,559 --> 00:30:06,880 flexibility on our end. Yes. Right. Uh yeah, maybe even scrub through for more 335 00:30:03,919 --> 00:30:13,919 just control F, search for the word will and just see where Yeah. Um and just see 336 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:20,799 where it's a hard point to uh if it's necessary to put flexibility in it. 337 00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:25,760 All right. I will put that up to uh put on the agenda for next time. Yeah. 338 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:28,880 Really the thing is like if nothing's you know in 10 years there's probably 339 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:34,720 going to be some changes but maybe there's not and going through the cost 340 00:30:31,279 --> 00:30:40,200 of doing the whole thing is if it's not warranted then it's not you know. Yep. 341 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,200 Agreed. 342 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,840 Okay. 343 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:54,080 I know we had set a date for the cleanup of the Albany town forest and uh some of 344 00:30:51,919 --> 00:30:59,520 us uh were able to get out there and others of us were not. Um and there I 345 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:04,559 know Mike put out an email with his report. So thank you for whoever cut up 346 00:31:02,399 --> 00:31:08,720 the big trees cuz I was not prepared for that. 347 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:13,279 But I came along behind with my little just my loppers and my little hand saw 348 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:18,000 and just kind of cleaned up whatever was Oh yeah. Yeah. That was Mike. Mike. 349 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:21,120 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, it seemed like he took some of the bigger stuff that was 350 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:25,279 in the way and then I just came through and paint smaller pieces. Does any 351 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:32,799 further work need to be done with a larger saw or is it No, it's actually in 352 00:31:29,039 --> 00:31:36,880 pretty good shape. Okay. I've been meaning to take the leaf 353 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:40,960 blower around, but it's like it rains every freaking weekend and you know, so 354 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:44,880 it's like I can't do very much if everything's wet. Full disclosure, it 355 00:31:42,559 --> 00:31:51,600 was out there. Yeah. Yeah. It was really The weather 356 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:57,039 has not been in our favor for sure. Um the one piece I did want to bring up is 357 00:31:53,279 --> 00:32:04,159 there was a bridge that was just up on a hill. Oh yeah. Um 358 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:10,000 I think he's they're talking about removing that bridge. So they relocated 359 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:15,120 the trail. Okay. last year to avoid to avoid having that bridge problem which 360 00:32:12,399 --> 00:32:21,279 is seems to be a perennial wash out and then and then they so they moved the 361 00:32:17,679 --> 00:32:25,840 trail to the south side of that stream. Okay. And um and then they they're 362 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:30,799 talking about re reclaiming the bridge and using it someplace else. Okay, 363 00:32:28,399 --> 00:32:36,080 perfect. That bridge must we had time, but last time it washed out, Mike moved 364 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:41,360 the bridge by himself. Maybe he's not as heavy as I think. Or 365 00:32:37,919 --> 00:32:47,399 he's a lot rugged than All right. Okay. Thank you for doing 366 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:47,399 that, Jake, and bringing that up. M 367 00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:58,480 as time goes on, let's, you know, just poke around out there and if there's a 368 00:32:54,880 --> 00:33:02,240 need to, okay, go out and trim branches and I mean, it's something we 369 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:08,720 usually do annually, but I uh so I haven't 370 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:14,880 other than um taking a leaf blower around the then the work is essentially 371 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:21,600 good and completed. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Mike and Jake. Done for 372 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:29,679 the trails. Yeah. My followup question is the view the view thing along 16. 373 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:33,200 Um Oh, right. That you know, we gave the a good cut. Yeah, I think it's pretty 374 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:37,440 good. I think it's pretty good. Yeah. The other and then the other would be is 375 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:46,320 whether or not the ditch line you know that's between um um the essentially the 376 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:54,480 airfield and um Davis farm and the or actually yeah 377 00:33:50,799 --> 00:33:59,279 that's Davis's plot there and Grand View Mhm. Uh can be cleared. Yeah, that those 378 00:33:57,279 --> 00:34:03,679 are getting pretty big and part of that is wetland. Mhm. So that would be 379 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:07,679 there'd be a limitation there, but eventually that tree line's going to 380 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:11,200 grow up and you won't see, you know, you're going to I mean, if it goes 381 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:17,200 unchecked, it'll it'll eventually close off that view. I'm sure it would take 382 00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:22,960 more than 10 years if 20 years, but it's it's we cut it 383 00:34:21,359 --> 00:34:26,800 eight years ago, maybe something like that. Eight or nine years ago. Yeah. We 384 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:31,200 cut it right down to where there's nothing. Okay. But we didn't go all the 385 00:34:29,119 --> 00:34:35,919 way. There's that ditch line kind of there's another ditch line that bounds 386 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:43,280 the playing fields. Okay. And we didn't go quite to the end there, but it's also 387 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:50,560 loaded with poison ivy. So, is that a fall project, you think? Um versus 388 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:55,119 spring. Yeah. Better in the spring when there's no foliage. Oh, true. And also 389 00:34:53,040 --> 00:35:00,320 no undergrowth or you know a lot of the stuff a lot of the annual growth has 390 00:34:56,639 --> 00:35:07,280 died down ideally if but then super wet. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. Ideally, 391 00:35:03,839 --> 00:35:13,760 if um the town or whatever has one of those um big pieces of machinery, the 392 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:18,640 Bronosaurus or whatever, you know, the idea, the monster brush ride, cuz the 393 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:22,079 trees are growing up big enough now that you're going to have a a lot of like 394 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:29,359 like if we had a lot of brush on the other end, it's going to be like twice 395 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:34,800 as much brush to to handle. So, I don't know if the 396 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:38,400 can tie it in with a um Eversource or somebody and just say, 397 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:43,119 "Hey, you guys got equipment in this neighborhood sometime." Yeah. I don't 398 00:35:41,359 --> 00:35:48,160 know. Tenant certainly doesn't have that resource. Yeah. Um and those machines by 399 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:53,760 themselves probably cost a ton, you know, a lot to run. Yeah. That might be 400 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:59,119 something I'm looking for a grand maybe. Uh what do you think the diameter of the 401 00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:03,440 trees are in the um maybe four or five inches now? Um and it was eight years 402 00:36:01,839 --> 00:36:06,480 ago. Nine years ago. Eight or nine years ago. Yeah. Maybe they might be a little 403 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:10,880 smaller cuz I haven't gotten any close there cuz I got a I got a monster dose 404 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:17,119 of poison ivy the last time you worked in there. 405 00:36:14,079 --> 00:36:22,960 Oh man. Yeah. Was um Rob used his brush hog on he's got a small tractor and that 406 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:29,599 would be the other thing where Okay. the worst case scenario, cut the cut the 407 00:36:25,599 --> 00:36:34,960 stuff, burn it, and use the brush hog for the little stuff, you know, but 408 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:42,000 that's still a lot of work. That ditch line is twice the length of the 16 409 00:36:37,839 --> 00:36:45,200 practically. Yeah, it's it's it's serious. 410 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:51,359 There's an old bridge in there. Old stone, really? Yeah. the the stringers 411 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:57,440 are gone, but the bridge above's there, which is kind of cool. Yeah. 412 00:36:54,800 --> 00:37:02,720 So, that's the two like the Route 16 thing, you know, we gave that a whack 3 413 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:06,240 years ago or something maybe. Um, but that's the thing is like to stay on top 414 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:11,119 of it, right? And keep giving it a whack so it doesn't get to trees. Oh, yeah. 415 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:15,520 You can do that every 3 or 4 years. You can just use a brush saw or just every 416 00:37:13,119 --> 00:37:22,400 year. Yeah. Right. Yeah. You know, make that part of our Yeah. No, it it's it's 417 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:26,480 um it it's the way to go. Yeah. And like I said, if you keep it small enough, you 418 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:32,960 can use a brush saw and have to worry about um brush. Yeah. You know, you cut 419 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:37,280 it when it's big, right? You don't need chainsaws. You can just use Yeah. Yeah. 420 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:44,000 Just use weed whackers. Weed whackers. Right. I think that would be the goal. 421 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:48,160 and or get it to like hand it off to the farmers, you know, part of their 422 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:54,079 maintenance. Yeah. Yeah, that's a possibility. Um, but I think we need to 423 00:37:51,520 --> 00:38:00,720 give it another whack before we ask them to Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, thinking 424 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:07,920 for the fall, maybe that's the fall project is the Route 16 line to get 425 00:38:03,839 --> 00:38:12,960 that. Yeah, sure. Yeah. Um, good and under control to maybe pass it 426 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:16,240 off to the farmers. Mhm. The ditch sounds like that's a whole 427 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:24,240 another consideration. That's a big project there, right? That's multiple 428 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:29,680 days of lot of mano people hours. The um uh Jake had suggested that he was 429 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:34,000 willing to take on some of these bigger projects. He was talking about cutting 430 00:38:31,119 --> 00:38:41,280 some of the tree line back even which is again pretty ambitious. Yeah. Um so 431 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:46,079 maybe he'd be maybe he may you know so who knows but anyways 432 00:38:44,079 --> 00:38:50,160 um well if the trails are looking good I'd 433 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:56,400 say let's you know think about a fall work day. Mhm. Okay. I'll put it on the 434 00:38:54,000 --> 00:39:01,680 agenda for next month to keep it keep it in preview. Yeah. 435 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:06,720 All right. Um, 436 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:12,480 how how is the blazing look? The material blazing, the blue glazes, they 437 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:19,440 look okay. Most of them. Yeah, I was wondering. Probably a handful that 438 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:26,960 I was looking at maybe going back and and uh and touching up. Um, yeah. Yeah. 439 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:31,440 And I think there's also some old blue blaze that got a that was a little 440 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:35,839 confusing as well. Going in different directions. Yeah. 441 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:39,920 Where it was clearly fresh in this direction, then real kind of faded. But 442 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:43,280 if your head swivel in this way, you see that faded one first. I kind of like 443 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:47,040 would do a step and I was like, "Oh, what's that?" Oh, okay. Yeah. All right. 444 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:51,200 That's obviously the trail. But well, a lot of the work usually when you do that 445 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:55,839 the first time is is making is taking an axe and you know making a level thing. 446 00:39:54,079 --> 00:40:00,119 So if it's just a repaint, it's a lot faster. Well, 447 00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:05,800 that's something that could be done with some Okay. 448 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:16,400 Oh yeah, I would be glad to do that as well. But yeah. Yeah. What I hear you 449 00:40:15,119 --> 00:40:20,880 saying is that you're just going to go out and do it. But we could do that as a 450 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:27,440 group. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. When I did it last time, I carried an axe, 451 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:32,400 an axe, a hatchet, paint, and a short step ladder. And a short step ladder. 452 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:36,960 Yeah. And uh so I could basically get high enough. 453 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:40,800 So Yeah. So you so you can see them, you know. Yeah. Well, we can make that a 454 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:43,800 group project. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Absolutely. 455 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:54,079 Are you able to walk very distance already? Yeah. Yeah, I think walk the 456 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:58,960 trails at this point. Okay. Yeah. Couple months ago. No. 457 00:40:56,240 --> 00:41:04,480 Good. All right. Good progress moving forward. Um yeah. So that brings us, you 458 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:08,680 know, to the boundary line painting we talked about doing. M 459 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:17,359 I I would personally, if it was me, um save boundary for 460 00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:21,599 a fall. Fall. Okay. Where the bugs aren't going to be quite so bad. Oh man, 461 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:25,680 they're vicious. Cuz it'll it I mean it's a short 462 00:41:23,839 --> 00:41:31,680 with the area we've been talking about is a relatively short distance be from 463 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:38,800 the Forest Service access road to the fish and game area. Okay. and uh and 464 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:45,040 it's in relatively I mean as far as clearance is concerned from the edge of 465 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:49,520 the pine stand there to the fishing game it's it's pretty good shape. I mean it's 466 00:41:47,359 --> 00:41:53,040 going to be some limming necessary but I'm not really sure going in the 467 00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:59,680 opposite direction you go through a stand of uh sumac and it could be a real 468 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:03,760 jungle in there. Yeah. Like I'm sure it's a jungle in there actually. Okay. 469 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:08,319 All right. All right. Fall project. But um it'd be 470 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:12,880 better to do it when there's the leaves are 471 00:42:10,319 --> 00:42:16,480 down than it would be to try to do it now. 472 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:20,640 I'm I'm sure it's clear enough as you know as far as falling and it's just a 473 00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:25,880 matter of visibility when you're when you're limiting and stuff. Yeah. So, 474 00:42:26,319 --> 00:42:32,160 all right. I haven't done anything on the road work again because of so much 475 00:42:29,359 --> 00:42:36,079 rain and whatnot. I bet the the holes look really good now, but I'd like to 476 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:42,440 get out there and talk to the farmers again and just see for myself what it 477 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:42,440 looks like out there. 478 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:49,440 Jim, I think said, 479 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:56,319 you know, if we bring in the materials, just do it. No problem. Right. Um and I 480 00:42:53,440 --> 00:43:01,119 was going I think it was in the April minutes. Um I was supposed to talk to 481 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:08,160 Russ. Oh, great. Which I haven't done yet, but I can call him anytime and and 482 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:13,760 if he's willing to spread it. Yeah, that would be cool. Okay. 483 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:21,440 And also Jake said he could or Jake said that Russ had volunteered that they were 484 00:43:16,079 --> 00:43:27,119 ready. Okay. But so so we got those, you know, Russ and Jake to do the spreading. 485 00:43:24,319 --> 00:43:32,640 The material is coming Yeah. materials coming from the town. Y. Yeah. Right. 486 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:37,280 Well, so we'll work on that. Okay. Yeah. And hopefully they would put it in like 487 00:43:35,599 --> 00:43:42,319 crushed uh ledge. Yeah. Instead of crushed 488 00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:49,319 bankron. Mhm. Cuz that would stand up a lot better to to um water and it drain 489 00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:49,319 better. 490 00:43:50,319 --> 00:43:53,319 Okay. 491 00:43:53,599 --> 00:44:02,960 The next thing is the uhou with the USFs. How's that for? 492 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:08,880 We've kind of tal touched on that and talked about that and court said that he 493 00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:13,880 would do that. Um approval of the ski jump trail. It was in the email. 494 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:21,200 So that that so Mike that'll make Mike happy to move forward 495 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:27,040 um on that side. I know they were waiting for the Okay. 496 00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:33,079 Yeah. So, I just wanted to bring that up that 497 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:33,079 that happened. Um, 498 00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:44,160 there was a program about trout release. Thank you, Sean, for sort of handling 499 00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:48,880 that. Um, yeah, for the kids. Yep. So, that's, you know, pretty pretty amazing. 500 00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:54,160 Um, did you see that email? Yeah. many years 501 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:59,440 we've worked with Pine Tree Elementary, now Lakeside, uh to do watershed 502 00:44:56,960 --> 00:45:04,079 education programs on the Swift River behind Kennet Middle School and the 503 00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:09,359 Ranger Station and usually get access to drive back there to bring water quality 504 00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:17,119 monitoring equipment and the trout uh to release them. Uh we were hoping to do 505 00:45:11,599 --> 00:45:21,599 that again and get permission. Um and so that has been 506 00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:27,040 been done. It happened. Yeah, it happened. 507 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:35,680 So, next um I received from Cindy Sellers or we did um a butterfly survey. 508 00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:42,160 They're asking um Cindy Sellers. So, this is up Valley 509 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:47,440 Land Trust. Um, and the other, 510 00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:50,640 let's see, uh, reaching out to ask permission for a handful of volunteers 511 00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:55,599 from the Tin Mountain Conservation Center to do some butterfly sampling in 512 00:45:53,200 --> 00:46:00,880 the fields on Albony Town Forest behind the Kennet Middle School on Saturday, 513 00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:04,720 July 19th or early summer. Dexter Harding from Tin Mountain Conservation 514 00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:08,000 Center will be running the sampling day. He expects a small team and will be on 515 00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:12,079 site for a couple hours in the afternoon. Would it be okay for Dexter 516 00:46:10,240 --> 00:46:18,400 and his team to access your property for this purpose? Absolutely. That's what I 517 00:46:16,079 --> 00:46:25,200 would think so. I make a motion to approve. Butterfly. I 518 00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:31,680 will second the butterfly motion. Okay. All those in favor of the butterfly uh 519 00:46:27,760 --> 00:46:35,160 survey to be held signify by saying I. I. Okay. 520 00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:44,720 Motion carries. Okay. So Sean Sean has seconded and Jake. Yeah. Okay. Sean and 521 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:50,960 Jake. Okay. I know. Something else. Oh, I 522 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:56,800 know. It's the only thing. I just wanted to mention that I seen 523 00:46:53,440 --> 00:47:02,640 from a couple nonprofit organizations in town that New Hampshire Gives 524 00:46:59,839 --> 00:47:09,200 um program is June 10th through the 11th. Oh yes. Okay. So, um just putting 525 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:16,000 it out there various nonprofits in the area maybe reaching out and um doing 526 00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:20,480 that. I saw, you know, I Children Unlimited and the Gibson Center and the 527 00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:26,160 Day Adult Day Center, you know, all those people. Um 528 00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:29,599 and I think Upper is Upper Saka Valley Land Trust part of that. I think New 529 00:47:27,599 --> 00:47:35,359 Hampshire gives. Yeah, that's maybe why it hit me to be able to mention it. Um, 530 00:47:33,359 --> 00:47:41,599 so yeah, it's a little sometimes it's a little cumbersome, but it's such a great 531 00:47:38,079 --> 00:47:46,880 program and that it's they get I know when I was on the board with Children 532 00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:52,240 Unlimited, we had big donors that would match if we raised so much. So, yeah, 533 00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:58,079 it's kind of like a contest and uh such a good thing for the state of New 534 00:47:53,440 --> 00:48:02,800 Hampshire and for um our nonprofits that support us here in the valley. 535 00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:09,640 So, I just wanted to mention that that that's coming up. Okay. Um, so that 536 00:48:10,079 --> 00:48:14,200 you want to write it on my calendar. 537 00:48:15,599 --> 00:48:24,240 All right. Is there any other business to attend to today? Tonight? 538 00:48:21,520 --> 00:48:32,000 I don't have any. I just notified Cindy of the butterfly. 539 00:48:27,359 --> 00:48:32,000 Okay. Survey to her. 540 00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:42,000 Yep. You're right. 541 00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:46,200 All right. All right. Well, I don't have anything else. 542 00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:57,760 Do I hear a motion to adjurnn? Yep. I just had to read the email. Okay. 543 00:48:55,359 --> 00:49:06,640 I make the motion to adjurnn. I will second that. Okay. All those in favor of 544 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:11,599 adjournment at 7:19 signify. I I Okay, we are adjourned. The next meeting will 545 00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:17,960 be um July 1st. It's on my agenda. July 1st. 546 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:17,960 Yes.