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Hillsborough conservation commission reviews scope and estimated cost for Natural Resources Inventory update
Summary
The Hillsborough Conservation Commission heard a presentation from Jeff Littleton of Moosewood Ecological LLC outlining a proposed update to the town’s Natural Resources Inventory, including scope items such as wildlife corridors, trail maps and climate-change impacts; Littleton said field work would run about $1,000 per day and he will submit a proposal for the commission’s Dec. 9 meeting.
Jeff Littleton of Moosewood Ecological LLC outlined a multi-part scope for updating Hillsborough’s Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) at the Oct. 28 meeting of the Hillsborough Conservation Commission. Littleton told commissioners he would provide a formal proposal for the commission to review at its Dec. 9 meeting.
Littleton said the update would include revisions to the original Inventory chapters, a comparison summary between the new and old documents, and new recommendations for the town. He described specific technical elements the consultant would deliver: identification of wildlife corridors, incorporation of an updated trails map and newly conserved lands, relevant elements of the New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan, night-sky information, and inclusion of Rick Van de Poll’s "Hillsborough High Value Wetlands Mapping Project." He also said the consultant could provide a version of the report without maps embedded for ease of distribution and would identify potential climate-change impacts such as flooding, fire, erosion and shifts in flora and fauna.
Littleton told the commission that the consultant’s field work would be on the order of $1,000 per day. He discussed community involvement options and said he would forward examples of a public forum and survey the firm had used elsewhere.
Commissioners did not vote on a contract at the meeting; Littleton said he would submit a written proposal and examples of engagement tools ahead of the Dec. 9 meeting so the commission could consider scope, schedule and cost in detail.
Next steps: Littleton will provide a written proposal for the Dec. 9 meeting and sample engagement materials. The commission did not take action to authorize work at the Oct. 28 meeting.
