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Commission schedules easement monitoring with intern; Packer Brook bog access and monitoring approach discussed
Summary
The commission confirmed start of easement monitoring with an intern and volunteers, discussed access challenges in the Packer Brook bog (wet conditions), and planned monitoring routes via the rail trail and Sunnyside/Coombs Farm access points.
The Greenland Conservation Commission discussed easement monitoring activities and confirmed an upcoming monitoring trip with intern Ella McRae and volunteers, focusing on Packer Brook and adjacent easement properties.
Commission members noted that the bog area is extremely wet and difficult to access; one member suggested monitoring from the rail trail and known access points such as Sunnyside (Coombs Farm) and Maple Drive. The commission confirmed that intern Ella McRae, an environmental science major at Roger Williams College, will participate in the monitoring and that staff and volunteers will plan visits around weather and ground conditions. A proposed monitoring window this week was weather‑dependent, with an alternate date if rain made access impractical.
The commission asked members to look for unauthorized access or impacts on conserved parcels and to coordinate monitoring logistics and maps so that the intern’s report can be used in future stewardship planning.
