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Richford Conservation Commission lists 2025 accomplishments, plans for town forest and Chimney Swift habitat
Summary
The Richford Conservation Commission outlined 2025 work including bench installations, wildlife monitoring with students, advocacy for bats and pollinators, identification of Emerald Ash Borer in town, and plans for Chimney Swift habitat and free tree distribution via an Arbor Day Foundation grant.
Annette Goyne of the Richford Conservation Commission presented the commission’s 2025 accomplishments and upcoming initiatives. Highlights included installation of three durable park benches (two at Davis Park, one at the Intervale Ave. overlook); a wildlife slideshow and public programs; advocacy and habitat work for species such as bats and pollinators; and student monitoring of the Missisquoi River funded by a commission grant from the Upper Missisquoi and Trout River Committee (UMATR).
The commission notified the board that the Emerald Ash Borer was positively identified in Richford this year and advised regular inspections of ash trees in public areas for signs of crown dieback that could warrant removal for public safety. The commission also plans to create habitat geared toward the Chimney Swift—whose nesting habitat may have been affected by demolition of an old chimney tower on Main Street Market—and to distribute free trees to homeowners through a grant from the Arbor Day Foundation. "Alton Dunakin is our new tree warden," the packet notes.
