Commission Chairman:

Jason Martowski - 4/2010

  Phone Number:

(413) 583-5600 x280

  Email Address:

conservation@ludlow.ma.us

  Address:

Town Hall, 3rd Floor

488 Chapin Street

Ludlow, MA 01056

  Office Hours:

8:30am - 12:30pm,

  Meeting Times:

1st & 3rd Wednesday / month

6:00pm - 3rd floor, Town Hall

  Office Staff:

Susan Laterreur

Office Assistant

  Commission Members:

Jason Martowski - Chairman

Ann Marie Visconti - Vice Chair

Angela Tierney - Secretary

Andre Queiroga - Member

Nelson Tereso - Member

Conservation Commission

Mass Audubon Autumn Outdoor Almanac - 2008

ALERT – Asian Longhorned Beetle in Central Massachusetts
an excerpt from: http://www.maccweb.org/emacc/action_alert_8-26-08.html

As you may have heard, the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis, "ALB"), a pest of hardwood trees, was recently discovered in Worcester, Massachusetts. ALB is an invasive species native to China. It was first discovered in the U.S. in New York in 1996, and has also been found in Chicago and New Jersey. The beetles tunnel within the trunks and branches of trees, disrupting the sap flow and weakening and eventually killing them.

This pest attacks a wide variety of hardwood trees, particularly maples, and is considered a serious threat to the nursery, lumber, wood products, maple syrup, and tourism industries in our state. If it becomes established over a large area, it could significantly disrupt the forest ecosystem, potentially leading to the loss of 35% of the forest canopy.

Our Mission

To protect the eight interests of the Wetlands Protection Act

Public/Private Drinking Water Supplies

Groundwater Supplies

Prevention of Pollution

Flood Control

Storm Damage Prevention

Fisheries

Land Containing Shellfish

Wildlife Habitat

 

About Us

Under Massachusetts General Law (MGL), Chapter 131, section 40, the Conservation Commission has jurisdiction over the wetlands and their 100 foot buffer zone.  Since the inception of the Rivers Protection Act, this buffer zone jurisdiction is increased to 200 feet in the case of a river or running stream.  Any work being proposed in these buffer zones, requires filing with the Conservation Commission and a public hearing.  In addition, the Ludlow Conservation Commission Bylaws require a minimum 25 foot "No Disturb Zone". For more information, or to request a copy of our Bylaws, contact the Conservation Commission Office at (413) 583-5621 x280

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LUDLOW CONSERVATION COMMISSION BYLAWS

 

RULES & REGULATIONS (5/2/2007)

 

LINKS

 

LUDLOW OPEN SPACE and RECREATION SURVEY

 

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