Natural Resources Advisory Cmt (Rm B)

Town of Brewster

Natural Resources Advisory Commission

2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631

naturalresourcesmeeting@brewster-ma.gov

(508) 896-4546

MEETING AGENDA

         Thursday, March 14, 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.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Passcode: 071409

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    +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
    
Webinar ID: 893 6994 7754
Passcode: 071409

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

Declaration of a Quorum

Recording Statement

Citizens Forum

Home Rule Petition for Pesticide Reduction - Recommendation for Select Board

Presentation

Discussion

Public Comment

Vote

Notes from the Chair:

Follow up: DMF River Herring Spawning and Nursery Habitat Assessment: Stony Brook Watershed

Follow up: Coastal Resource Management Plan: Paine's Creek Landing Enhancements   

Town of Brewster Pond Management Plan:

Pond Management Plan Benchmarking - Report of Commissioners Taylor/Henderson

State of the Waters: Use of cyanobacteria monitoring to determine pond nutrient impairment?

Reports:

Represented organizations and committees

Approval of Minutes

Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair

Topic(s) for future meetings:

Public Forum: PFAS

 Informational Items:

State of the Waters: Cape Cod 2023:  https://capecodwaters.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Final-2023-SOTW-Wat...

Massachusetts Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (CALM) Guidance Manual for the 2022 Reporting Cycle https://www.mass.gov/doc/2022-consolidated-assessment-and-listing-method...

Orleans Home Rule Petition for Pesticide Reduction: https://www.town.orleans.ma.us/DocumentCenter/View/5695/Pesticide-Reduct...

d.Bill HD.4971: An Act authorizing the town of Orleans to adopt a pesticide reduction bylaw https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD4971

Pesticide Reduction Resource Guide For Citizens and Municipalities of Massachusetts  https://www.mass.gov/doc/pesticide-reduction-resource-guide-for-citizens...

Adjournment

Date Posted:                Date Revised:                       Received by Town Clerk