SHUTESBURY The Open Space Committee is finalizing an update to the town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan and is seeking input from residents. A virtual public forum will be held Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. According to a press release from Tamsin.
Two major projects relating to a Regional Pollinator Action Plan and a Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan for Franklin County have been completed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).Regional Pollinator Action Plan for Franklin.
Info session to discuss importance of protecting South River Watershed
The South River as it flows through the center of Conway shows signs of erosion in this photo taken as part of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments’ South River mapping project in 2016. File Photo
Published: 6/1/2021 6:01:13 AM
Conway and Ashfield residents are invited to a public information session to hear updates on completed South River resiliency work, and to learn about the next steps needed to continue building climate-resilient rivers and watersheds.
Scheduled for Wednesday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., the meeting is accessible via Zoom. To register, visit bit.ly/SouthRiverConway.
Upcoming workshops will continue FRCOG efforts toward regional pollinator plan
A draft map showing regional pollinator corridors and pollinator habitat “stepping stone” areas. Contributed Image
A bee gathers nectar on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DIANE BRONCACCIO
Published: 5/3/2021 3:09:36 PM
An online pollinator workshop for Shelburne this week, and another workshop for the larger Franklin County area later this month, will continue ongoing work between the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and area communities to develop pollinator-friendly planning practices.
With funding from an Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs planning grant, FRCOG is working with Greenfield, Heath, Shelburne, Conway, Bernardston, Montague, Wendell and Orange to map local pollinator habitat and resource areas; identify possible pollinator corridor linkages; recommend updates to land-use regulations to include requirements for native pla