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Enfield conservation members push monarch migration initiative, draft town survey and plan Old Home Days outreach
Summary
The Enfield Conservation Commission agreed to pursue a monarch/milkweed outreach initiative, adapt a state recreation survey for local use and staff a table at Old Home Days with education materials and seed packets. Members will compile resources and ask for feedback before the next meeting.
The Enfield Conservation Commission agreed to advance a local monarch migration and native-plant outreach effort and to adapt a shorter town survey to gauge resident interest in trails, gardens, invasive-plant removal and environmental education.
Commission member Jean Belgi said she had met with Susan Johnson and connected with Lee Babcock, an Enfield resident active in the Handover Garden Club, and that the contacts have momentum for small, community-based milkweed plantings. Jean offered to compile links and resource materials for the commission to review. "One of whom is Lee Babcock…she's an Enfield resident," Jean said, noting local connections to broader regional initiatives. Shirley Green added that "the milkweed is the Enfield town flower," citing the town's prior outreach and seed distributions.
The commission agreed to adapt a state outdoor recreation survey as a starting point and to tailor it to include questions about gardens, invasive-species removal and school-based education. Jay Wells said he could work on a sample and members asked to highlight candidate questions for the next meeting so a one- or two-page instrument can be developed. "If you guys can get feedback back for the next month's meeting, then I can work on, you know, a sample survey to bring," Jean said.
Members also confirmed a program and public table at Old Home Days: Jay Wells will present a UNH Extension talk on New Hampshire wildlife history, and the commission will staff a table with trail maps, pollinator handouts, native-seed packets and a maple-syrup demonstration. The group discussed logistics—tenting, selling or distributing maps and identifying volunteers to staff the table.
Why it matters: The plan couples direct public education (Old Home Days) with a short resident survey to direct the commission's priorities on planting, invasives removal and school engagement. The commission asked members to review the state survey and return suggested questions so a draft can be produced for deliberation at the next meeting.
Next steps: Jean will assemble resource links and sample materials; members will review the state survey and return highlighted questions; Jay will prepare an initial draft survey and a presentation for Old Home Days.
