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1 Acton Consrvation Trust Annual Mting 2017

2 What is ACT? Non Profit Land Trust ddicatd to Prsrvation of Opn Spac Hold and Monitor Prmannt Consrvation Rstrictions (Easmnts) Accpt Gifts of Land for Prmannt Protction Purchas and Hold Land for Prmannt Protction Educat Landownrs on Prsrvation Options ACT Annual mting /19/17 2

3 ~1,700 Nationwid! Land Trust Allianc Land Trusts ~140 In Massachustts! Statwid: Trusts of th Rsrvations! Rgional:.g., Sudbury Vally Trusts! Local Concord Land Consrvation Trust Boxborough Consrvation Trust Littlton Consrvation Trust Carlisl Consrvation Foundation.. ACT Annual mting /19/17 3

4 How W Work: Land Prsrvation 101 Prmannt Consrvation Rstrictions! Titl Rmains with th Proprty Ownr! Dvlopmnt Rights Rlinquishd Outright Purchas of Land to b Hld Prmanntly as Opn Spac Find and Propos Opn Spac Projcts for th Community Prsrvation Fund ACT Annual mting /19/17 4

5 Th Yar in Rviw Land Projcts! 176 Cntral Strt by Mt. Hop Cmtry! 51 Rivr Strt Stwardship! Consrvation Rstriction Monitoring Gabl, Gronr, Caoutt, Kingman, Donald! Consrvation Rstrictions on Wright Hill and Cntral Strt! Compltion of Baslin Documnt for Wright Hill Land Walks! Morrison Farm Walk! Spring Hill / Camp Acton Walk! Wintr Walk of th Whitcomb Land ACT Annual mting /19/17 5

6 Walk of Morrison Farm Saturday May 7, 2016 ACT Annual mting /19/17 6

7 Walk of Spring Hill and Camp Acton Consrvation Land Octobr 3, 2016 ACT Annual mting /19/17 7

8 10th Annual Wintr Walk of th Whitcomb (and Dunn) Land Sunday January 29, 2017 ACT Annual mting /19/17 8

9 Land Projcts ACT Annual mting /19/17 9

d by matur rd and whit oak, whit pin and rd mapl.

spac and a portion Acton Viwr potntial to b usd by th Cmtry.

176 Cntral Strt Tom Tidman, Natural Rsourcs Dirctor: nr@acton-ma.

10 d by matur rd and whit oak, whit pin and rd mapl. Th forstd wtlands is a h Town has long bn intrstd in acquiring th proprty for GIS opn spac and a portion Acton Viwr potntial to b usd by th Cmtry. If a portion is so usd, th Cmtry Commission own for th costs of such portion of th parcl. 176 Cntral Strt Tom Tidman, Natural Rsourcs Dirctor: nr@acton-ma.gov / (978) Ptr Brry: bos@acton-ma.gov / (978) ft Proprty Information ACT Annual mting 2017 Proprty ID G2-200 Location 176 CENTRAL ST Cntral Strt Parcl 3/19/17 10

11 Complting th Hath Hn Madow Brook Puzzl ACT Whitcomb Land ACT Annual mting /19/17 11

12 176 Cntral Strt Critical Parcl abutting Mt. Hop Cmtry Complts Prsrvation of th Hath Hn Madow Brook Ara Purchas with CPA and Privat Funding Approvd at Spring TM! ACT Donatd $10,000 and collctd an additional $31,000 in privat donations ACT Annual mting /19/17 12

13 ACT s Rol Working with Landownrs (Along with SVT) for mor that 10 Yars Advocacy for TM Purchas! Proprty Walk! Publicity Donation Hlp in Fundraising ACT Annual mting /19/17 13

14 ACT Sponsord Pr-Purchas Walk 176 Cntral Strt 0 ft RUST From thtprliminary 350 Proprty Information CR Walk Chck Prsntation at Town Hall Proprty ID G2-200 Location 176 CENTRAL ST

Act (CPA) Funds dsignatd for ths purposs.

normous significanc of this proprty th Acton Trust strongly urgs you to

South Acton t n nd IMAGERY NONE TO TOWN (2007, COLOR) MA MASSGIS (2001) TO

org Locatd at 53 Rivr Strt, this proprty has historic and nvironmntal

flows through it and givn this Grat history,hill its location and topology,

DEP WETLANDS WET AREAS PONDS VEGETATED AREAS Th ownr has agrd to sll aftr

Articl 6 proposs to us fr cash to complt this purchas, which can b don

Town Counsl has found that aftr th purchas w can r-buy th land using CPA

A B Basd on this finding, and th normous significanc of this proprty th

Hill ZONING DISTRICTS R 2 (Rsidnc 2) R 4 (Rsidnc 4) R 8 (Rsidnc 8) Gabl Land

(Rsidnc A) 53 Rivr Strt R AA (Rsidnc AA) NAV (North Acton Villag) SAV (South

15 Act (CPA) Funds dsignatd for ths purposs. Howvr, Town ound that aftr th purchas w can r-buy th land using CPA provd at Spring Town Mting. Plas Support Articl 6 RUST finding, and Tth Purchas of Rivr Strt Land normous significanc of this proprty th Acton Trust strongly urgs you to support his articl. South Acton t n nd IMAGERY NONE TO TOWN (2007, COLOR) MA MASSGIS (2001) TO actonconsrvationtrust.org Locatd at 53 Rivr Strt, this proprty has historic and nvironmntal significanc and will continu our prsrvation fforts in South Acton, as shown on th map blow. It is th sit of on of Acton s arly mills drivn by FortGabl Pond Brook that flows through it and givn this Grat history,hill its location and topology, itland can b a uniqu community rsourc. DEP WETLANDS WET AREAS PONDS VEGETATED AREAS Th ownr has agrd to sll aftr many yars of ngotiations and nds to sll immdiatly. Articl 6 proposs to us fr cash to complt this purchas, which can b don quickly but dos not tak advantag of th xisting Community Prsrvation Act (CPA) Funds dsignatd for ths purposs. Howvr, Town Counsl has found that aftr th purchas w can r-buy th land using CPA funds if so approvd at Spring Town Mting. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ZONING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVE A B Basd on this finding, and th normous significanc of this proprty th Acton Consrvation Trust strongly urgs you to support his articl. Exchang Jons Hall Tavrn Grat Hill ZONING DISTRICTS R 2 (Rsidnc 2) R 4 (Rsidnc 4) R 8 (Rsidnc 8) Gabl Land R 8/4 (Rsidnc 8/4) R 10 (Rsidnc 10) Faulknr Hous R 10/8 (Rsidnc 10/8) R A (Rsidnc A) 53 Rivr Strt R AA (Rsidnc AA) NAV (North Acton Villag) SAV (South Acton Villag) Jons Tavrn EAV (East Acton Villag) Exchang Hall EAV 2 (East Acton Villag WAV (Wst Acton Villag) VR (Villag Rsidntial) Faulknr Hous Caoutt Simon Farmland PCRC (Plannd Consrva 53 Rivr Strt ARC (Agricultur Rcratio LB (Limitd Businss) GI (Gnral Industrial) ACT Annual mting /19/17 LI (Light Industrial) 15 LI 1 (Light Industrial 1) SM (Small Manufacturing)

16 Acton Land Protction Donald Family Land abutting Arbortum Powdr Mill Road Cano Landing Whitcomb Land (Hath Hn Madow Brook Ara Haartz Corporation proprty on Hayward Rd. Rout 2 Farmlands Valntin Farm, North Acton and Carlisl Gronr land abutting Nagog Consrvation Ara Gabl Land abutting Grat Hill Consrvation Ara Caoutt- Simon Farm Lands in South Acton Acton Arbortum (81 Wood Lan) Andrson Land Abutting Bultt Land Wright Hill Wst Acton Gm Dunn Land Filling th Gap in Hath Hn Madow Brook Donoho Land Rivrin Habitat in W. Acton 176 Cntral Strt Rivr Strt Mor than 240 Acrs Prsrvd ACT Annual mting /19/17 16

17 Spcial Thanks All of our ACT Mmbrs! Acton Opn Spac Committ Acton Community Prsrvation Committ Sudbury Vally Trusts ACT Annual mting /19/17 17

Loans to Landownrs Cost Sharing 2017 Mmbrship & Rnwal Application Join th many othr townspopl who support

Among othr uss, your donations hlp ACT pursu opportunitis to acquir land and consrvation asmnts, and provid

Your support also hlps us stay currnt on Land Trust dvlopmnts through ky publications and workshops.

If you ar not yt a Mmbr of ACT (or hav not yt rnwd your mmbrship for 2017), plas join us!

Suggstd lvls of support : To join plas visit: actonconsrvationtrust.

18 Plas Join Us! Mmbrship Builds Acton s Opn Spac Constituncy Donations Hlp ACT with Land Purchass s Du Dilignc Costs Bridg Loans to Landownrs Cost Sharing 2017 Mmbrship & Rnwal Application Join th many othr townspopl who support our fforts to prsrv opn spac in Acton. Among othr uss, your donations hlp ACT pursu opportunitis to acquir land and consrvation asmnts, and provid stwardship of ths lands. Your support also hlps us stay currnt on Land Trust dvlopmnts through ky publications and workshops. Individual $25 Protctor $250 Family $50 Supportr $500 Frind $100 Patron $1,000 Sniors $15 Othr $ & Studnts If you ar not yt a Mmbr of ACT (or hav not yt rnwd your mmbrship for 2017), plas join us! If you ar alrady a Mmbr for 2017 plas pass this nwslttr on to a frind who might b intrstd! Suggstd lvls of support : To join plas visit: actonconsrvationtrust.org Or mail this form to: Addrss: Phon: Acton Consrvation Trust P.O. Box 658 Acton, MA Your gift to ACT is tax-dductibl Your mail addrss allows ACT to kp you informd about nws & local mtings rlatd to consrvation & opn spac prsrvation.!! Plas contact m about how I can gt mor involvd!!! Plas snd th ACT Nwslttr Elctronically in th futur. Plas mak your chck payabl to Acton Consrvation Trust Your gift to ACT is tax-dductibl

19 Gt Involvd Plas Support th CPA Opn Spac St Asid at April Town Mting! Adds $450,000! Total of ~ $2.3 M Gt Involvd with Stwardship ACT Annual mting /19/17 19

Larn about CR s!"#$%&'%(")$*%++,++,++% -./$%&'%(")$*%++*++% Acton s Living Lands:! "#$%!#&!"'()*&!+($$!!"#$%&'()%*+,(-.

Lisa Long Land Stwardship Spcialist Sudbury Vally Trusts Com larn about your local! nvironmntal consrvation! organization and th work thy ar doing in! Acton!

On of most powrful tools availabl for th prmannt prsrvation of opn land is th Consrvation Rstriction (CR).

Such rstrictions ar prptual, and kp th spac undvlopd vn whil rmaining privatly ownd.

20 Larn about CR s!"#$%&'%(")$*%++,++,++% -./$%&'%(")$*%++*++% Acton s Living Lands:! "#$%!#&!"'()*&!+($$!!"#$%&'()%*+,(-./,(012(34( SPECIAL EVENT Wdnsday, March 29, 2017 Room 126 Acton Town Hall 7:00 8:30 PM Prptual Consrvation Rstrictions: What Ar Thy and How do w Monitor Thm? Lisa Long Land Stwardship Spcialist Sudbury Vally Trusts Com larn about your local! nvironmntal consrvation! organization and th work thy ar doing in! Acton!! To RSVP or for mor information, contact Susan Mitchll! Hardt, " 978!369!9264" info@actonconsrvationtrust.org " Plas join th Acton Consrvation Trust (ACT) and Sudbury Vally Trusts (SVT s) Land Stwardship Spcialist, Lisa Long, for an Introduction to Prptual Consrvation Rstrictions and How to Monitor thm. On of most powrful tools availabl for th prmannt prsrvation of opn land is th Consrvation Rstriction (CR). Also calld th Consrvation Easmnt, it is a mans for a landownr to cd or sll dvlopmnt rights to a dsignatd consrvation organization (such as ACT). Such rstrictions ar prptual, and kp th spac undvlopd vn whil rmaining privatly ownd. Acton has CRs of svral diffrnt flavors, and undrstanding thm and how w insur thy ar continuingly honord is ky to long trm prsrvation. In rcnt tims, th Town of Acton has acquird six magnificnt consrvation lands with Community Prsrvation Act (CPA) funds. Each on is rquird by th CPA statut to hav a prptual consrvation rstriction. ACT has accptd th rsponsibility for holding or co-holding consrvation rstrictions on ths lands and is intrstd in involving mor voluntrs in th procss. Com find out what this mans. Plas RSVP to ACT Prsidnt, Susan Mitchll-Hardt Join us for a walk of stunning Wright Hill, a 14 acr gm in Wst Acton, with viws strtching to Mt. Wachustt and byond. W will hik up a cartpath from th bottom nar Cntral Strt to th filds at th top and thn walk back to th start. Along th way, w will introduc you to Acton Consrvation Trust at info@actonconsrvationtrust.org or phon (ACT) and th important work w do in Acton! For ACT parking, Annual mting /19/17 20 ntr Half Moon Hill, bar lft at th fork, and lav your car on th right!hand sid of th hill. "

itts, and Ac s a tim for to m t It m n ACT Annua Co m ts, ov 17 sid of Land Trus to crat a m arch 19, 20 ting th ast Town Staff, rkd togthr 7:00 PM M r parcl abut ving a

wll known land at 176 C is ils It Trust Room 204 tra. ry ry t t Cm p Cm had bn th Mt.

Hath parcl, with clustr subdivision rqu John Magur ll-hardt nds ar part Susan Mitch for a Ths wtla ots d s.

Madow David Hardt d locals as w focus on t Land o galvaniz Clrk t to wh as in Acton.

symbol idrabl Rivr Strt Town Mtin rvation Tru ns purchas and attnd April co to th o Acton Cons n! ia als nd d fu tio r m si lp w h 8 Acqui P.O. Box 65 donation to is land.

. f ns from all ov iz faith and bli as wll as cit at Ac iv d in ton th pr otct d nd an La nations from ang has arriv r fforts to pr of ch do ou at of lu m Va nc cli Th ct

much of th SVT, SCT, th Towns d shows that ar m c or r sc u w T, w i o vi. Th y AC v r 06 R ac l.

significant pic d mor than b ir tt qu s m ou ac ti Ca vi m d acr last ACTi n of Stonfil mb Land, 8.5 rt Land. Thr s at tio tco isi hi?

to th puzzl outstan is proprty ral systms, alrady r intact natu otction of th ur Visit ACT s h Acton.

21 ION CONSERVAT Volum 19, 2017 No. 1 March March, 2017 ust Mmbrs: nsrvation Tr and Acton Co td fforts of for th ddica v giv gratitud nts who wouldn t gi d an ck g sto sid at ton r us to tak l Mtin purchas th itts, and Ac s a tim for to m t It m n ACT Annua Co m ts, ov 17 sid of Land Trus to crat a m arch 19, 20 ting th ast Town Staff, rkd togthr 7:00 PM M r parcl abut ving a groups wo Hall it Land blovd 12 ac othrs for ha up. All ths d th an s t, Acton Town or A Non-Prof r hb St ntral This to nig to th south. wll known land at 176 C is ils It Trust Room 204 tra. ry ry t t Cm p Cm had bn th Mt. Hop th Mount Ho and xtnsiv wtlands, ntral kr: lking path to Gust Spa m C try bautiful wa Trusts ting th cm drivway fro of ut ng d ab lo ar a ds Bo is ng lan iri an up of th Hath parcl, with clustr subdivision rqu John Magur ll-hardt nds ar part Susan Mitch for a Ths wtla ots d s. ically divrs oy ov nd og C pr ol tla ap c ith w nt d w Prsid rtant an Living irting ths most impo th rt barly sk of Hart Milltt St on, Brook ara Trasurr ll as ACT, th Hn Madow David Hardt d locals as w focus on t Land o galvaniz Clrk t to wh as in Acton. n, ar or rtm hb pa ig t Cntral Str D n nan urcs th on is funds Brwstr Co It startd wi Natural Rso month to ra Acquisition Lana Finn mmitt, and mor than on nal Co tl tio oy lit ac di Elr ith Sp Mc tra W d da n. Lin Op ition social an projct to fru Town using addition, bringing this T alrtd th purchas, In AC is s, th t nd or fu d nd A pp La of our good g and su to augmnt CP st as a symbol idrabl Rivr Strt Town Mtin rvation Tru ns purchas and attnd April co to th o Acton Cons n! ia als nd d fu tio r m si lp w h 8 Acqui P.O. Box 65 donation to is land. Thr ACT mad a in th importanc of th Acton, MA r Town.. f ns from all ov iz faith and bli as wll as cit at Ac iv d in ton th pr otct d nd an La nations from ang has arriv r fforts to pr of ch do ou at of lu m Va nc cli Th ct that importa Givn th fa cogniz th land lis, as by n r is tio to th nt va ich wa r wh Prs ls w n pic Ara in vrywhr Biodivrsity Stow, hav b Hath Hn w hav of Acton and mbr as much of th SVT, SCT, th Towns d shows that ar m c or r sc u w T, w i o vi. Th y AC v r 06 R ac l. 20 id ib in 16 c ss D ar th sin po ds Th Y including ting ths lan w your, and now th past dcad pic protc to rn hip for 42 acrs in th r Dunn Land rs Land, 6+ ac on mor significant pic d mor than b ir tt qu s m ou ac ti Ca vi m d acr last ACTi n of Stonfil mb Land, 8.5 rt Land. Thr s at tio tco isi hi? qu W 7 ac v 1 a St wn 0 2 x ntral for To ho h for its compl many w, thanks + acr 176 C much hopd nt 12 rta th po im ng To th is di don so support. to th puzzl outstan is proprty ral systms, alrady r intact natu otction of th ur Visit ACT s h Acton. Pr t to wing yo ity with oth B Sur to for rn who hav y Farm in Sout th connctiv r fo d st. an pa n Wbsit: ntrust.org ils s d so r agraria For tho us th landforms an nnction to ou onsrvatio plas f all for its co rnw, pag svn o and most of p rm on In This Issu Acton on Consrvati t Trus Dar Frinds fo to k slttr. this nw brship activ m m your Sincrly, ll-hardt Susan Mitch or gifts of land, nts, accpt ation to tion asm uc nt consrva. W also provid d an rm p ld s of th that can ho a mmbr tion purpos tts, and is l organization as land for consrva vrnmnta Massachus rch in go s pu nd ion no at an it, ganiz rvation non-prof 140 such or spac prs n Trust is a mor than org Consrvatio fts to b usd for opn T is on of rvationtrust. Th Acton tibl gi rvation. AC Trust Allianc. uc s actoncons d pr o@ r x-d fo inf ta ns ailing l Land accpt optio na m us tio by rio na or va t g th abou and rust.or landownrs st Coalition onsrvationt tts Land Tru is availabl at ActonC Massachus ation 2017 Mor inform lttr March ACT Nws ACT Annual mting /19/17 21

22 EXTRAS ACT Annual mting /19/17 22

23 Acton Land Protction Donald Family Land abutting Arbortum! (11 Acrs Consrvation Rstriction) Powdr Mill Road Cano Landing! ( 5 Acrs; Consrvation Rstriction) Whitcomb Land (Hath Hn Madow Brook Ara! (16 Acrs Purchasd by ACT) Haartz Corporation proprty on Hayward Rd.! (20.8 Acrs, Consrvation Rstriction) Kingman hors pastur on Estrbrook Rd.! ( 6 Acrs, Consrvation Rstriction) ACT Annual mting /19/17 23

24 Rout 2 Farmlands! (107 Acrs protctd by Articl 97) Valntin Farm, North Acton and Carlisl! (14.2 Acrs in Acton, Consrvation Rstriction) Gronr land abutting Nagog Consrvation Ara! (12 acrs, purchasd by Acton with CP funds) Gabl Land abutting Grat Hill Consrvation Ara! (5.5 Acrs, purchasd by Acton with CP funds) Caoutt- Simon Farm Lands in South Acton! (11 Acrs, purchasd by Acton with CP funds) Acton Arbortum (81 Wood Lan) Acton Land Protction ! (1 critical acr, purchasd by ACT and rsold to Town) ACT Annual mting /19/17 2 4

25 Acton Land Protction Andrson Land Abutting Bultt Land! (20 acrs, purchasd by Acton with CP funds) Wright Hill Wst Acton Gm! (14 acrs, purchasd by Acton with CP funds) Dunn Land Filling th Gap in Hath Hn Madow Brook! (6 acrs purchasd by Town of Acton) Donoho Land Rivrin Habitat in W. Acton 176 Cntral Strt Rivr Strt ACT Annual mting /19/17 2 5

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