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Commission agrees to limited brush clearing at Shedd Brook Conservation Area to keep meadow open
Summary
Member Terry Yeaton proposed cutting regrowth at the former log landing meadow in Shedd Brook Conservation Area to maintain open habitat; the Commission agreed by consensus to proceed with limited brush clearing.
At the Sept. 10 meeting the Hillsborough Conservation Commission addressed vegetation regrowth at the Shedd Brook Conservation Area.
Member Terry Yeaton described a meadow area that had been used as a log landing in the past and asked whether cutting some of the brush growing back would help keep the area open. The Commission recorded consensus in favor of limited brush cutting to maintain the meadow.
No formal vote or budget appropriation was recorded; the consensus directs staff and members to proceed with minimal maintenance to preserve the open habitat.
