Action Responsible Party Time line Planning Commission 2016- Establish ways to protect wetlands and 2021 wetland-dependent wildlife by restricting development and activities in wetlands and by maintaining or establishing vegetated buffers around edges. Conservation 2016 - Conduct an inventory of wetlands in town to 2021 Commission verify NWI wetlands, and document Selectboard wetlands not on the NWI maps. The Selectboard may petition to reclassify significant wetlands not on the NWI maps to Class I or Class II for better protection under the Vermont Wetland Rules. Conservation Beyond Develop a landowner stewardship program to Commission 2021 encourage restoration and maintenance of wetlands and their buffers. Inform landowners about federal cost-sharing habitat restoration programs. Selectboard, Roads 2016- Adopt road management standards designed to Operating Manager, 2021 protect identified wetlands. Roads must be Road Commissioner managed to maintain natural vegetated buffers around wetlands and to limit road runoff from directly entering wetlands. Conservation Beyond Develop a landowner stewardship program to Commission 2021 encourage restoration and maintenance of wetlands and their buffers. Inform landowners about federal cost-sharing habitat restoration programs. Vernal Pools:(See supplemental information) Natural Communities Definition: A natural community is an interacting assemblage of plants and animals, their physical environment, and natural processes that affect them. As these assemblages of plants and animals repeat across the landscape wherever similar environmental conditions exist, it is possible to describe these repeating assemblages as natural community types. Examples include common forest types like
Action Responsible Party Time line Establish ways to protect wetlands and wetland-dependent wildlife by restricting development and activities in wetlands and by maintaining or establishing vegetated buffers around edges. Planning Commission 2016- 2021 Conduct an inventory of wetlands in town to verify NWI wetlands, and document wetlands not on the NWI maps. The Selectboard may petition to reclassify significant wetlands not on the NWI maps to Class I or Class II for better protection under the Vermont Wetland Rules. Conservation Commission Selectboard 2016 - 2021 Develop a landowner stewardship program to encourage restoration and maintenance of wetlands and their buffers. Inform landowners about federal cost-sharing habitat restoration programs. Conservation Commission Beyond 2021 Adopt road management standards designed to protect identified wetlands. Roads must be managed to maintain natural vegetated buffers around wetlands and to limit road runoff from directly entering wetlands. Selectboard, Roads Operating Manager, Road Commissioner 2016- 2021 Develop a landowner stewardship program to encourage restoration and maintenance of wetlands and their buffers. Inform landowners about federal cost-sharing habitat restoration programs. Conservation Commission Beyond 2021 Vernal Pools:(See supplemental information) Natural Communities Definition: A natural community is an interacting assemblage of plants and animals, their physical environment, and natural processes that affect them. As these assemblages of plants and animals repeat across the landscape wherever similar environmental conditions exist, it is possible to describe these repeating assemblages as natural community types. Examples include common forest types like