Conservation Commission

Southampton Volunteers working at Wolf Hill Sanctuary

Help! We need volunteers, whether for just an hour per year to whack back some weeds or for many hours per month as a full voting Commission member, or for many options in between.  Your time spent can count as Hampshire Regional High School Community Service. Please contact us at  concom@townofsouthampton.org for more information.  Thank you!

General Responsibilities and Duties

The Conservation Commission is the official agency specifically charged with the protection of a community’s natural resources. The Commission also advises other municipal officials and boards on conservation issues that relate to their areas of responsibility.

Old Conservation Commission Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Conservation Commission Meeting Agendas & Minutes 1995 to 2015

Open Space Recreation Plan 2012

Southampton Farmland Resources Assessment Project (FRAP)

Vernal Pool Fact Sheet

Conservation Commission Fee Schedule

Volunteer Handbook

Conservation in Southampton

Conservation Lands

Manhan Meadows Sanctuary [Hazel Young], East Street (21 acres)
Parsons Memorial Forest, Brickyard Road (26 acres)
Pomeroy Mountain, off of Wolcott Rd (50 acres)
Fog Hollow, East of Cook Road (16.5 acres)
Lyman Conservation Area, Route 10 (20.5 acres)
Connor-Dukeshire Conservation Areas (10 acres)
Mt. Springs Waterworks, access from High St right of way (10 acres)
Whittemore Conservation Area, Pomeroy Meadow Rd (35 acres)
Alice Brown Conservation Area, Pleasant St (37 acres)
Former State Owned Land (5 acres)
Szczypta Farm/Old Canal Conservation Area, Glendale Rd (106 acres)
Riverdale Road Conservation Area (50 acres)
Anne Bussler Environmental Center, Riverdale Rd (11 acres)
Wolf Hill Sanctuary, Fomer Rd (200 acres)
Clearwater Woodland Conservation Area, 111 Glendale Rd (83.75 acres)

Meetings

Meetings are generally held on the first and third Monday of every month. Due to site visits and scheduling conflicts, other Mondays may be utilized. Public Meeting notices are posted in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, MyTownGovernment website and at Town Hall.

Contacting the Conservation Commission

The Conservation Commission is an appointed , Voluntary Town Commission .

Conservation Commission
Email: concom@townofsouthampton.org

Mailing Address:
Conservation Commission
210 College Highway, Suite 7
Southampton, MA 01073

Members of the Conservation Commission

Links of Interest

Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
www.mass.gov/envir/
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
www.mass.gov/dep/
Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/natural-heritage
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions
www.maccweb.org/