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WAYLAND CONSERVATION COMMISSION
DEP's Fee
Transmittal Form
DEP's
Instructions for Calculating Fees
On March 25,
2004 the Conservation Commission adopted Fees pursuant to the
Wayland's Wetlands and Water Resources
Bylaw, Chapter 194.
Reeves
Hill Conservation Area
The
citizens of Wayland have been strong advocates of conservation for many
years, and the Conservation Commission was established at the relatively
early date of 1961. The Commission devotes much of its time to
administering the Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act and the Wayland
Wetlands and Water Resources Bylaw, Chapter 194, which are intended to
protect the quality and quantity of surface and ground water, prevent
flooding and flood damage, and protect wetland-dependent wildlife and their
habitat.
The Wetlands Protection Act prohibit construction,
earth-moving, or the alteration of soils or vegetation within 100 feet of the
wetlands and/or 200 feet of a perennial stream without the authorization of
the Commission. In Wayland, wetlands include ponds, streams, vernal
pools, banks, bordering vegetative wetlands, flood plains, and forested
wetlands. The Conservation Commission is the only board that determines
whether an area is or is not under their jurisdiction, no other board or
department has the authority to do so. To determine whether your
property, or a portion of your property, is under the Commission's jurisdiction
call 508-358-3669.
About 20 percent of the
town's area has been secured as open space, including the Great Meadows
National Wildlife Refuge, town-owned conservation land, land of the Sudbury
Valley Trustees, and miscellaneous private land. The Commission manages 16
major town owned conservation areas totaling 739 acres, and co-manages
several other parcels with Sudbury
Valley Trustees. The Commission maintains trails, leads educational activities,
and sponsors maintenance "work parties". For more Commission
events, go to our seasonal Programs/Events page.
Copyright © 2002 Town of Wayland, MA
All rights reserved.
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Location:
Town Building
41 Cochituate Road
Wayland, MA 01778
Telephone:
508-358-3669
Fax:
508-358-3046
E-mail:
bmonahan@
wayland.ma.us
Office Hours:
Monday 9:00 am - 3:30 pm, 5
pm - 7 pm; Tuesday By
Appointment Only
Wednesday - Thursday 9:00am - 3:30pm Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Conservation
Administrator:
Brian Monahan
Administrative Assistant:
Nancy Mandeville
Commission Chair:
Roger Backman
Commissioners:
Robert Goldsmith
Barbara Howell
Andy Irwin
John Sullivan
Joy Viola
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