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