2022-07-12 Town Forest Committee Minutes

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� oraGo Town of Reading tG IVG Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK ,r/PAA. i Q, axmevP Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2622 SEP 28 PM 1: 13 Town Forest Committee Date: 2022-07-12 Time: 7 PM Building: Location: Address: Purpose: Town Forest Management Session: Attendees: Members - Present: Tim Kirwan, Jeff Lamson, Kurt Habel, Susan Bowe, Tom Gardiner, Nancy Dockter, Bill Sullivan Members - Not Present: Others Present: Jane Kinsela, DPW; Martha Moore & Chuck Tirone, Conservation; Bill Hughes; Scout Jeff Lonks and Scout leader Steve Gousie Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan Topics of Discussion: Meeting was held by video conference due to the COVID pandemic. • Scout Jeff Lonks presented his proposed Eagle project for the replacement of 30' of the Alligator Alley boardwalk. It will be the same design of composite decking as other recent projects. He will also seek approval from Trails and Conservation. The committee voted to approve the project. • Discussed Phase 3 of the dead tree removal. TFC will seek approval from DCR and the Reading ConCom of the Forest Cutting Plan. TFC to prepare an application for a DCR grant as was done last year. • S. Bowe reported that Parterre Ecological did a great job with buckthorn removalttreatment in Area 3 by the Council Ring. • Discussed native plants for Area 3. Jumping worms were found in the native plant pots that were intended for Area 3. Methods to remove the cocoons/worms were discussed but not approved. • K. Habel asked permission to plant native plants near the chimney in Area 1 that was cleared in January. C. Tirone and M. Moore saw no problem with this. The committee voted to approve planting native plants in this area. • Discussed that someone has been camping in the TF. RPD has investigated but found no violation of the by law. • Voted to approve the minutes from the 6/21/22 meeting. • Next Meeting: scheduled for 8/23122 at 7:00 pm (subsequently cancelled) Page 1 1