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Town Forest Committee
Date: 2020-03-11 Time: 7 PM
Building: Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Address:
Purpose: Town Forest Management Session:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Thomas Gardiner, Nancy Docktor, Kurt Habel, Bill Sullivan
Members - Not Present:
Rick Wetzler, Farrukh Najmi, Dan Ford, Michael Bourque
Others Present:
Scout and leader from Troop 702
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Bill Sullivan
Topics of Discussion:
• Scout from Troop 702 Eagle project is to pull invasive species Buckthorn and plant
native species in the area of the pilot thinning. Work to begin on 4/18 or 4/19. He
will:
o use the Town's list of native species
o contact DPW to get on the TF calendar
o contact RFD to get permit to burn the Buckthorn in the Council Ring fire pit
• Dog bit reported in the TF (2/26/20 Chronical) and another bite two weeks before.
• Discussion 90th anniversary celebration of Reading Town Forest:
o Date: Saturday 9/26/2020 8:00 am to noon
o N. Docktor to ask REI if they will help sponsor the event.
o Reading Celebration Trust meeting on 4/15/20 (possible source of funding)
o Potential costs:
• Police detail
• School custodian
• Animal acts e.g., snakes and birds
• Forester Phil Benjamin
• Review and approval of previous meeting minutes
o Voted unanimously to approve the minutes to the 214/2020 meeting.
• Next Meeting: Will be April 14, 2020
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