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Vision:
To restore and preserve the Bog by fostering community stewardship of the Kampoosa Bog Drainage Basin ACEC.
Mission:
Through the union of stakeholders we will educate the public, define baseline environmental data, coordinate cultural and environmental research, communicate research results and communicate activities, review and comment on proposed developments, all in order to restore and preserve the Bog.
Stewardship Objectives/Goals
- Educate the public on the importance and unique qualities of the Bog
- Update the existing Management Plan
- Investigate the need for a Contingency Response Plan
- Review and comment on proposed developments which could impact the Bog
- Serve as a clearinghouse for information regarding the Bog
- Identify funding needs and secure monetary and other resources to satisfy those needs
- Create and distribute a newsletter
- Encourage and support the following:
- environmental research and monitoring on critical factors affecting the Bog's ecological integrity
- the preservation of the overall environmental quality of the Bog
- the control and eradication of invasive vegetative species and monitoring the results
- the study of historic and archaeological resources
- the preservation and appreciation of landowners rights
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The major players currently involved in the Committee are:
- Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
- Marian Fathers
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management
- ACEC Program
- Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
- Massachusetts Highway Department
- Massachusetts Historical Commission
- Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
- Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
- The Nature Conservancy
- Stockbridge and Lee Conservation Commissions
- Stockbridge and Lee Land Trusts
- Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
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