Newfields Conservation Commission
Annual Report for 2024
The Newfields Conservation Commission continues to work to protect the natural resources of the community. We review wetland permits, site plans, support trails and other access to public lands, and promote conservation throughout the town and the Seacoast region.
This year, the Commission again focused on its obligation to monitor and protect our interests in land parcels totaling approximately 730 acres with town-held conservation easements. Our easement properties represent a great diversity of open land, forests, and wetlands.
2024 was a year filled with highs and lows for the Commission and is one that the Commission is relieved to move on from. The year started off on a positive note with the Commission playing a large role in garnering support for a Warrant Article placed before the town to approve funding measures to expand the Inland Acres Town Forest. The warrant Article passed with a majority vote only to see the project fall through as the landowner chose options other than conservation. The Conservation Commission is looking forward to focusing its efforts on continuing the support of existing conserved land and exploring new opportunities in 2025.
The Commission is a volunteer organization, and we invite all residents who are interested in our work to contact us. Our public meetings are held in Town Hall, at 7PM on the third Monday of each month.
Members:
Conservation Chair-conservationcomm [at] newfieldsnh.gov (conservationcomm[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
Jeff Couture-jcouture [at] newfieldsnh.gov (jcouture[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
Forrest Hayden-fhayden [at] newfieldsnh.gov (fhayden[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
Lauren Hill – Secretary-lhill [at] newfieldsnh.gov (Secretary-lhill[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
Josh Lent-jlent [at] newfieldsnh.gov (jlent[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
David Mason – Treasurer-dmason [at] newfieldsnh.gov (dmason[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov )
Alison Watts-awatts [at] newfieldsnh.gov (awatts[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
Chris Shanelaris - cshanelaris [at] newfieldsnh.gov (cshanelaris[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)
Mark Kasper-Select Board Representative-mkasper [at] newfieldsnh.gov (Representative-mkasper[at]newfieldsnh[dot]gov)