Thetford Conservation Commission

Li Shen , Chair

Commission Minutes are listed at the bottom of this page.

   Our commission is interested in many issues and to better inform our neighbors of our purpose we would like to list some of the most significant and long-lasting work we are or would like to be involved in.

• Promoting the establishment of local conservation funds for land conservation work.
• Being stewards of municipal lands.
• Inventorying the natural and cultural resources in our town so we know what is most important to conserve before it is too late.
• Promoting local economies, especially those of the working landscape.
• Encouraging a land ethic and respect for all living things with whom we share our communities.
• Creating opportunities for townspeople to recreate and celebrate living more closely with the land.
• Participating in local planning, zoning, and developement review.
• Working to prevent or stop polluting activities.

   We encourage any Thetford resident who would like to work on these types of projects to contact us or attend our monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, at 7:15 at the Town Hall.

Walking Guide

Town Parcels:

Hughes Forest Conservation Easement

Post Mills Natural Area Conservation Easement

Request for
Trail of Other Alteration on Thetford Property

Forest Stand and Land Feature Maps:

Hughes Forest

Post Mills Nature Area

Town Forest

Reports:
Report on Ompomp Water Tests - Summer 2006

Report on Ompomp Water Tests - Summer 2007

Audobon Vermont Forest Bird and Habitat Assessment

Ompompanoosuc Phase I Geomorphic Assessment Report - 2009

Ompompanoosuc Phase I Geomorphic Assessment Appendix - 2009

"You don't own the land. The land has come from forever and is going to forever. The house that I own was built over two hundred years ago, and with a little luck will be here well over two hundred years from now. So I'm living in it but I don't consider it to be precisely mine. I'm simply living there. There's a certain degree of stewardship in most things." Howard Mansfield, The Same Ax, Twice