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Committee hears that Fen Farm is conserved land the town holds under restriction
Summary
Presenter Rich Bradway said the Stockbridge Munsee own Fen Farm (351 acres) and that a conservation restriction requiring public-money conditions was recorded with the registry of deeds and held by the town; the restriction allows conservation while enabling tribal uses.
Rich Bradway told the committee the Stockbridge Munsee now own Fen Farm, a 351-acre tract at the northern tip of Monument Mountain, and described the conservation restriction recorded as part of that acquisition. He explained the town of Stockbridge holds the conservation restriction because state or public funds were used for the land's conservation.
Bradway said the restriction was negotiated with tribal and legal counsel to permit conservation while allowing the tribe to use the land for cultural and educational activities, and he emphasized the tribe's interest in protecting burial grounds and artifacts. "They want them to stay in the earth," Bradway said of the tribe's preference, and he urged consultation on any ground-disturbing work in historically dense areas.
