Submitted by your Bedford Conservation Commission
Did you ever wonder what your Conservation Commission does? Were you ever tempted to participate? In your drives around town, do you notice the accelerated development and wonder what you can contribute to the protection of Bedford’s natural resources?
Savings, retirement accounts and investments are tools to provide future financial security. Most of us have a commitment to at least one of these options. What are we doing to ensure our future environmental security? One way to look at the preservation of wetlands, floodplains and wildlife habitats is to think in terms of “banking” resources for future communities and generations. Protected community open space is a sort of “mutual fund” in that it provides a multi-faceted resource for a large group of citizens.
Protected wetlands and floodplains provide both present and long-term benefits in the form of resources with economic or financial values: prevention of flooding and storm damage, prevention of pollution, and preservation of water quality.
Commission members are volunteers who act as the Town’s environmental “investors”. They administer important state and local laws, but generally come from other professions and learn their Commission skills “on the job”. Their hard work results in strict protection for wetlands and floodplains, preservation of wildlife habitat, better water quality, and acquisition of open space and trails.
There is an immediate opening on the Commission for a new member, to be appointed by the Selectmen. If you are interested, please contact the Town Manager’s Office at (781) 275-1111. To learn more about the Commission’s role and responsibilities, please contact the Conservation Administrator at (781) 275-6211. The Commission meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, and encourages those with an interest in membership to attend the next scheduled meeting on at 7:00 pm at Town Hall. You might discover that this is the chance you’ve been waiting for to make a real, lasting contribution to your community.
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