The Lyme Conservation Commission manages the Town’s conservation lands, which involves work-trips for trail maintenance and sponsoring hikes, snowshoe walks and educational field trips. The Commission is active in conserving highly-valued open space in town using gifts, donations and revenue from the Land Use Change Tax.
In addition it reviews wetlands permit applications, zoning special exception and variance applications and site plan reviews. Other activities include: assisting the State in monitoring the water quality in Post and Reservoir Ponds, sponsoring Green Up Day the first Saturday in May, and coordinating the work of many volunteers in monitoring Town-held conservation easements.
It meets the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm at the Lyme Center Academy Building. Meetings are open to the public.
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CONSERVATION COMMISSION AGENDAS & MINUTES
Commission Members
- Blake Allison - Chair until 2026
- David Lysy - Member until 2028
- Meg Sheehan - Member until 2027
- Ann Flood - Secretary until 2027
- Sue Mackenzie - Vice Chair until 2027
- Lin Brown - Member until 2027
- Matthew Stevens - Member until 2026
- Russell Hirschler - Alternate until 2027
- Jill Kearney Niles - Alternate until 2027
- John Biglow - Alternate until 2027
- Ben Kilham - Select Board Representative
New Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary Kiosk
Thanks to the considerable carpentry skills of Lyme resident James Mason, the Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary now sports a handsome, new informational kiosk. On it, visitors will find trail maps as well as profiles of some of the many creatures with whom we share the sanctuary’s grounds. Special thanks to Conservation Commission Secretary Ann Flood for her efforts to assemble and layout the kiosk’s content.
