Natural Resources Advisory Cmt (Rm A)
Town of Brewster
Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
naturalresourcesmeeting@brewster-ma.gov
(508) 896-4546
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday May 9, 2024 6:00 PM
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. Members of
the public who wish to access the meeting remotely may do so in the following manner:
Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID: 885 7411 7201 Passcode: 985327
To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized.
Zoom Webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88574117201?pwd=SExTRzRjZ1dXSUlPdnJ5SmVTZkpyQT09
Passcode: 985327. To request to speak: Tap Zoom “Raise Hand”, then wait to be recognized.
Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live, in real time, via Live broadcast (Brewster
Government TV Channel 18), Livestream (livestream.brewster-ma.gov), or Video
recording (tv.brewster-ma.gov).
Call to Order
1. Declaration of a Quorum
2. Recording Statement
3. Citizens Forum
4. Notes from the Chair:
a. Follow up:
i. Organizing Subcommittee for Coastal Forum?
ii. Nickerson First Grade Field Trip: Wednesday, May 15 (Rain: May 22)
iii. Aquaculture Forums
b. Freshwater Initiative Stakeholder Meeting: Satellite Imagery Study findings
i. Proof of Concept
ii. Long-term trends generally suggest improving water clarity since 1984
5. Town of Brewster Ponds Management Plan:
a. Statement of Purpose
b. Existing Conditions Evaluation:
i. Ponds Database Status
1. Spreadsheet review
ii. Incorporation of biological data:
1. Ken Wagner
2. DMF (Brad Chase)
3. Nancy Leland
iii. Individual Pond Report Forms: Coordinate with goals of IWRMP update
c. External Validators for the Plan:
i. Regulatory: MaDEP? EPA?
ii. Academic: UMass?, UNH?
6. Reports:
a. Natural Resources Director
b. Represented organizations and committees
7. Approval of Minutes
8. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
9. Topic(s) for future meetings:
a. Coastal Resource Management Plan: Beach Profiling Pilot Study (Tricia Teixeira)
b. Ponds Management Plan Outline
c. Schedule Town Tree Policy Presentation
10. Informational Items:
a. Satellite imagery as a management tool for monitoring water clarity across freshwater ponds on Cape Cod, Massachusetts (Coffer, et al, 2024) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479724003207?via%...
b. Cape Coastal Conference: June 18, 2024 https://waquoitbayreserve.org/2024-cape-coastal-conference/
c. Rescue Raptors: https://www.massaudubon.org/take-action/advocate/rescue-raptors?utm_sour...
11. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk
