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TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS <br /> CONSERVATION COMMISSION <br /> MINUTES <br /> Monday June 18, 2018 <br /> 6:30 P.M. <br /> Parker Room, Town Office Building <br /> 1625 Massachusetts Ave <br /> Commissioners Present: Phil Hamilton, Alex Dohan, Ruth Ladd, Dick Wolk <br /> Others present: Jordan McCarron, Conservation Stewardship Program Coordinator; Conservation <br /> Stewards Holly Samuels, Don Grant,David Kaufman, Tom Whelan, Laurel Carpenter, Jeff Howry <br /> 6:30 pm <br /> Chairman Phil Hamilton opened the meeting at 6:35 pm and turned the floor over to Jordan <br /> McCarron, Conservation Stewardship Program Coordinator. <br /> Stewardship Report: 2018 Project Updates <br /> Mr. McCarron presented to the Commission a status update on 2018 stewardship projects. The <br /> highlights included: <br /> - 200' of Hayden Woods RTP Grant boardwalk built with combination of Stewards and <br /> corporate volunteer workdays;project on schedule to conclude in the spring of 2019. <br /> - Joyce Miller's Meadow restoration complete. More wildflower restoration work at the site <br /> planned for Fall 2018 in partnership with Grassroots Wildlife Conservation. <br /> - Idylwilde Garden Expansion nearing completion and should be complete and ready for <br /> gardening by early July. <br /> - Minuteman Technical High School Students engaged in deer browse monitoring data <br /> collection at Cranberry Hill. Will be a multi-year project in conjunction with Harvard <br /> Forest. Exclusion fencing areas will be installed in a couple areas in addition to the one <br /> the students described to the Commission at a previous meeting. <br /> - Edible native plants installed at Daisy Wilson Meadow by Girl Scout silver-award <br /> recipients; part of larger trail improvement and invasive plant removal project permitted <br /> by Commission in 2015 and spearheaded by Stewards Bonnie Newman and Steve Wallis. <br /> - New split rail fence around Hennessey Barn and corral-style gate at the end of Robinson <br /> Rd installed in early June; gives the property a more pastoral, charming feel. <br /> Holly Samuels, Lead Steward at Cataldo Reservation, gave a short update on her ecological <br /> restoration work at the property. Holly will begin using herbicide on select species using a cut and <br /> paint technique. Additionally, she capitalized on multiple Steward and high-school work days to <br /> remove a large amount of invasive woody debris from the property throughout the spring. She <br /> reported that her planting efforts have been mostly successful as well. <br />
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