Natural Resources Advisory Commission (RM A)

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 6:00pm
                                Town of Brewster 
Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
(508) 896-4546
 
MEETING AGENDA
         Thursday, April 11, 2024 6:00 PM
Brewster Natural
Resources Advisory
Commission
 
Kimberley Crocker Pearson, Chair
 
Amy Henderson, Vice
Chair, Brewster Conservation Trust Representative
 
Pat Hughes, Clerk
 
Ron Essig, Brewster Pond Coalition
 
Chris Williams
 
Elizabeth Taylor, Open Space Committee
 
Scott Weissman
 
Mary Chaffee, Select Board Liaison
 
Natural Resources Department
 
Chris Miller, Director
Ryan Burch, Senior Natural Resources Assistant
David Johnson, Natural Resources Officer
William Grafton, Conservation Administrator
Cassandra West, Senior Department Assistant 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:
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. Stony Brook:
1. DMF River Herring Spawning and Nursery Habitat Assessment
2. Mill Site Retaining Wall and Fish Passage Improvements
ii. Pesticide Reduction Bylaw
1. Raptors and Rodenticides
iii. Organizing Subcommittee for Coastal Forum?
b. Freshwater Initiative Stakeholder Meeting
5. Town of Brewster Pond Management Plan: 
a. Review of Benchmarking: Identified pros/cons of regional plans
b. Statement of Purpose
i. Reference: Coastal Resource Management Plan; pp 4-5.
c. Existing Conditions Evaluation: 
i. Harmful Algal Blooms
1. State of the Waters: Cape Cod 2023 vs. Massachusetts Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (CALM) Guidance Manual for the 2022 Reporting Cycle: How to use cyanobacteria monitoring data to infer pond HAB or nutrient impairment?
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. Pond Management Plan: Cape Cod Commission Study on Satellite prediction of Secchi depth
b. Coastal Resource Management Plan: Beach Profiling Pilot Study (Tricia Teixeira)
c. Coastal Resource Management Plan: Beach sand nourishment mitigation requirement for coastal erosion structures
d. Town Tree Policy
10. Informational Items:
a. Town of Brewster Coastal Resource Management Plan Phase 1 Report: Executive Summary pp 4-5. https://www.brewster-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6286/f/uploads/phase_1_c...
c. 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...
d. 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%...
11. Adjournment
Date Posted:                Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk

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