South Great Bio Reserve Management & Stewardship Action Planning Meeting

675 Long Pond Road,Plymouth MA 02360

28 June, 2022

Description

The Mass Audubon Ecological Extension Service (EES) has prepared this ecological management study at the request of a coalition of citizens and organizations including representatives of the Wildlands Trust, Plymouth Community Preservation Committee, Plymouth Open Space Committee, Plymouth Conservation Commission, Eel River Watershed Association, Southeast Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance, Six Ponds Association, Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, Plymouth Department of Marine and Environmental Affairs, Jones River Watershed Association, Muddy Pond Wilderness Preserve, and land owners in the South Great Pond area. The study grew out of concerns about increasing public use of the area and the recognition that management guidelines for the ecological resources in the area would be helpful for both private and public land managers to have a more coordinated and consistent basis for making decisions about their management activities. Attendees will have an opportunity to review and offer revisions to the management study draft, prioritize recommendations and develop an action plan.