Natural Resources & Conservation Committee

Natural Resources & Conservation Committee

 

Current Members   
Christine Badalamenti Smith 2026
Jean-Sebastien Chaulot - Chair 2025
John Bossange 2024
Julian Keenan 2026
Katherine Boyk 2024
Larry Kupferman - Vice Chair 2026
Linda M Bailey 2024
Lisa Yankowski, Clerk  2025 
Michael Korpos 2025

Dave Wheeler is the city liason for the Natural Resource Committee and he can be reached by email at dwheeler@southburlingtonvt.gov

Natural Resources & Conservation Committee Charge –

The City Council adopted a new charge for the Committee on February 18, 2020.  This new charge also included a name change.  You can read the Committee’s charge here.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the South Burlington Natural Resources & Conservation Committee is to promote community awareness and recommend policy, to sustain and enhance natural resources on behalf of current and future generations within the South Burlington community.  

The Natural Resources & Conservation Committee will be guided by the following principles to:

  •         Advise the city council on natural resource related issues;
 •          Represent common interests of the South Burlington community as they pertain to natural resources and              sustainability;
 •          Maintain awareness of the current status of our natural resources;
 •          Expand our knowledge base of conservation related issues;
 •          Monitor planned development or projects which may affect the status of our natural resources;
 •          Participate in natural resources policy development;
 •          Collaborate with other city-sponsored advisory bodies, community organizations and institutions in the development and implementation of activities that promote and enhance natural resources in South Burlington. Agendas and Minutes.
Our repository for committee documents has changed. To access all city meeting documents, click here.


Annual Reports
To view the entire City's Annual Report CLICK HERE


UVM LANDS Program Partnership:  Dorset Park Natural Area (Calkins Property) Management Study

In the Summer of 2009, the City of South Burlington worked with the University of Vermont’s LANDS Internship program to prepare a management study of the Dorset Park Natural Area. The LANDS crew included two leaders and a team of 9 undergraduate-level interns. The team was asked to answer a series of specific questions related to walking trails, wildlife habitat, invasive plant species, and water quality in the area. Download the Program’s final report from the bottom of this page. For more information about the LANDS program, click here

The Natural Resource & Conservation Committee is currently examining the findings and recommendations of this report and examining next steps.

UVM PLACE Program Partnership:  Leduc Farm Study

In the Winter of 2009, the City,  South Burlington School District, and Common Roots organization worked with the University of Vermont’s PLACE program to examine the Leduc Farm Property.  

The PLACE (Place-based Landscape Analysis and Community Education) Program provides local residents with a forum for exploring and understanding the natural and cultural history of their town landscape. Working directly with local schools, town commissions, historical societies, and conservation organizations, PLACE staff members develop an integrated series of presentations, field trips, workshops, and visioning forums designed to celebrate and honor a town’s cultural heritage and ecological potential.

Click here for more information and web-based findings, or download the program’s final report from the bottom of this page.