Conservation Commission

• Conservation Forms
• 2023 Meeting-Schedule-Revised
• Conservation Commission Meeting Archives

City of New Bedford Wetlands Ordinance

• City of New Bedford Wetlands Ordinance

The Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act

• How it Protects Our Wetlands, Floodplains and Riverfront Areas

Coastal Zone Resource Areas (i.e. ‘beaches’, ‘dunes’, etc.)

• MassMapper – Mapping Tool
• Introduction to No Adverse Impact Land Management in the Coastal Zone
• Raise your Home, Lower your monthly payments – Protect buildings and reduce monthly expenses with freeboard
• Landscaping to protect your coastal property from storm damage and flooding
• Permitting Guide

Inland Resource Areas (i.e. ‘wetlands’)

• MassMapper – Mapping Tool

Drought Monitoring Dashboard

• Massachusetts Drought Management Plan
• Massachusetts Drought Resource

New Bedford Wildlife

• Osprey Nest-live feed
• Piping Plovers

Beekeeping – Apiculture

• New Bedford Beekeeping Ordinance

Invasive Species Awareness/ Management

• Asian Longhorned Beetle Information

Sassaquin Pond

• Sassaquin Pond Study

Turners Pond

• Overview Document

Buttonwood Park Pond

• SNEP Pilot Study – Buzzards Bay Coalition

Flora B. Pierce Trail

• Trail Guide – Flora B. Pierce Nature Trail