Conservation Advisory Commission

Duties:

The Town Board established the commission by local law in 1972. Its duties are to survey and monitor area natural resources and environmental conditions. It makes recommendations to the Town Board regarding conservation and protection of our natural resources and the environment.  The commission works with and advises planning and zoning boards to ensure that development is environmentally sound and planned with the future in mind.  The Conservation Advisory Commission (CAC) may have between 5 and 9 members.

The commission meets via Zoom.  Commission meetings are open to the public.  (Meeting dates and times covered in next paragraph.)

In March 2018, the Town Board appointed the CAC to serve as a Climate Smart Saugerties Task Force.  The Conservation Advisory Committee (CAC) meets at 5:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month, via Zoom.  During the CAC meeting (after the discussion of the minutes), the Climate Smart Saugerties Task Force portion of the meeting takes place, and then the remainder of the Conservation Advisory Commission regular session continues.

The adopted "Climate Action Plan" (adopted May 15, 2019) is available for viewing/downloading on the the Climate Action Plan page.

Members:

The Town Board liaison to the Conservation Advisory Commission (and to the Climate Smart Task Force) is  Zach Horton.

Links:

Photos:

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    CAC Pollinator Meadow at Cantine Field
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    Rain Garden at the Greco Senior Center
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    Solar Array Atop the Closed Town Landfill
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    Bristol Beach
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    Winter Stream
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    Snow on the Esopus Creek
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    Hemlocks in Winter
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    Pollinator Meadow Black-Eyed Susans