Auburn's Conservation Working Group

Part of the Sustainability & Natural Resource Management Board

The Conservation Working Group will be a standing working group of the Auburn Sustainability and Natural Resource Management Commission. The purpose of the Conservation Working Group shall be to promote responsible stewardship of the natural environment in Auburn through research, advocacy, and education.

The Conservation Working Group: 

• Shall seek to coordinate the activities of conservation and recreation bodies organized for similar purposes
• In coordination with the City GIS staff shall keep an index of all open areas within the city, whether publicly or privately owned, including open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, for the purpose of obtaining information relating to the proper protection, development or use of those open areas. The working group may recommend to the city council or to any Board of the city a program for the better protection, development or use of such open areas, which may include the acquisition of conservation easements
• Shall promote public awareness and appreciation for Auburn’s natural environment through a broad education program. This may include organizing events, distributing educational materials, and coordinating with local conservation organizations, both private and public
• Shall support and advise City staff on the sustainable management of Auburn’s natural resources, and promote cooperation and information-sharing with regional, state, and federal agencies
• Shall provide advisory opinions and recommendations to the City Council, Planning Board, and other municipal elected or appointed officials on matters pertaining to natural resource management in Auburn
• Shall assist with and coordinate applications for grants from the Federal or State governments, or private sources, to improve conservation assets for the city including parks, trails, and the community forest
• Shall undertake any other conservation or environmental activity referred to it by the city council

Members

• Sam Boss (Chair)
• Amy Dieterich (Vice Chair)
• Jane Costlow (Secretary)
• Rhyanna Larose
• Adam Platz
• Kryston Chapman
• Dave Griswold

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are typically held on the third Tuesday of every month. 

2023 Agendas

January 17, 2023

February 21, 2023

March 21, 2023

May 23, 2023

September 19, 2023

2023 Minutes

January 17, 2023

February 21, 2023

March 21, 2023

May 23, 2023

September 19, 2023

Annual Reports

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2021-2022

Local Conservation Organizations

Androscoggin Land Trust  

Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District 

Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission 

Friends of Mount Apatite (Facebook page)

LA Trails 

Stanton Bird Club

Archive

Find agendas and meeting minutes from previous years HERE.