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Duxbury Bay Management Study Committee

Duxbury Bay Management Study Committee. Background. Appointed by BOS in 2002; 12-15 members All Bay interests are represented Met twice/month for 2½ years Progress to date: Established key objectives and top priorities Hired technical consultant – R. Fultz Assoc.

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Duxbury Bay Management Study Committee

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  1. Duxbury Bay Management Study Committee

  2. Background • Appointed by BOS in 2002; 12-15 members • All Bay interests are represented • Met twice/month for 2½ years • Progress to date: • Established key objectives and top priorities • Hired technical consultant – R. Fultz Assoc. • Interviewed dozens of experts, state & federal • Conducted several public input meetings • Initiated a demonstration restoration project • Developed a draft plan – roadmap for next steps • Developed recommendations and management strategy – March 12, 2005 Town Meeting Articles

  3. John Carnuccio - Chair Dan Baker Skip Bennett Shawn Dahlen Donald Gunster Debora Katz Margaret Kearney Jack Kent Ned Lawson Jon Nash Julie Waltz Dick Whitney Robert Fultz (Consultant) Ex-efficio Members Don Beers-Harbormaster Dennis M. Pearse-Executive Officer Betsy Sullivan (BOS liaison) 2005 Committee Members

  4. Committee Findings • Duxbury Bay is relatively unique and remains a healthy and vibrant ecosystem. • Dedicated and diligent Harbormaster Department • Active committees focused on individual activity and use (ex: Shellfish Com., Beach Com.) “fragmented approach” • Limited access has provided a natural limit to over-use • Mounting pressures from an increase in activities and uses threaten the health and serenity of the Bay • No single town committee or department views represents all interests of the Bay • New need for “integrated approach” • Example: Recent aquaculture moratorium

  5. Duxbury Bay Management Study Committee Island Creek Smelt and Herring Run Restoration Project Town records mention the Island Creek herring run at the town meeting in 1693

  6. Island Creek Smelt and Herring Run Restoration Project IslandCreek Pond Duxbury/Kingston Bay

  7. Island Creek Smelt and Herring Run Restoration Project

  8. Island Creek Smelt and Herring Run Restoration Project

  9. Island Creek Smelt and Herring Run Restoration Project Project Costs Project Est. Cost Habitat improvement $ 10,501 Fish Passage Restoration @ Mill Pond $ 63,404 Control Structure Restoration @ Island Creek $ 9,000 Education Programs $ 9,800 Fish Stocking $ 4,480 Engineering & Project Permitting $ 50,054 Management and Plan $ 19,575 TOTAL $ 166,814

  10. Island Creek Smelt and Herring Run Restoration ProjectSources of Funds Source Amount Corporate Wetlands Restoration Grant $ 9,000 Conservation Commission Grant $ 10,000 Battelle Labs $ 8,500 In-Kind Matches Private Donor (Battelle, DBMS) $ 19,300 Town of Duxbury (ConComm,DPW,Harbormaster) $ 21,750 Community Volunteer Labor $ 21,264 State Resource Agencies$ 7,000 (EOEA CWRP/ Mass Bays and DMF) Community Preservation Act Grant $ 70,000 TOTAL $ 166,814 Construction planned to begin summer of 2005

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