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The mission of the Dummerston Conservation Commission is to promote community responsibility and awareness of our conservation needs and to encourage stewardship of the natural habitat.

Meetings
The Conservation Commission meets the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Dummerston Town Office, Dummerston, VT. Anyone who has an interest in supporting the mission of the commission is welcome to attend.  Meeting times and place are subject to change.  Please check the events listing or call 257-0012 for further information.

Conservation Commission Members
Mary Ellen Copeland-Chair,  Ed Anthes, Charlie Richardson, Bill Schmidt, Lynn Levine,  John Anderson, Betsy Whittaker, Jane Michaud

Current Projects
The Dummerston Biodiversity Project-an inventory of Dummerston's natural heritage, including identifying, locating and protecting endangered species, Prospect Hill Stewardship Project, vernal pool and hemlock tree monitoring, invasives education and removal, and working with the Planning Commission on the Town Plan, and developing a town conservation plan.

Issues
Invasives, threats to our natural forests (hemlock woolly adelgid, Asian Longhorn beetle), culverts and stream degradation, land fragmentation, wildlife habitat protection and natural resources protection and conservation.

Events
Please see our events page for information about Commission and other events and other related events.

Please continue to check the site for the Conservation Commission activities and information about natural Dummerston.  The Commission is collecting information and pictures for this site.  Please send them to: info@dummerstonconservation.com.

For more information about the town of Dummerston, go to http://www.dummerston.com

For more information please contact
Mary Ellen Copland at 802 257-0012

Black Bears in Dummerston 6/14/2011