Notes from the Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Commission (SBSC), October 7, Hybrid meeting

Present:

• Roxanne McCaffrey, Chair
• Sally Underwood-Miller
• Gary Kleinerman
• Michael Nathan
• Via Zoom Jim Wilusz, Director TriTown Health and Pat Kennelly, President Stockbridge Bowl Assocaition

1. Minutes of last meeting approved as written
2. Discussion of Lake Management Plan section on Education and Public Awareness. Jim Wilusz led discussion
   1. Teach how to "contribute to the health of the lake."
   2. Use all means to disseminate information CTSB, and Internet as well as flyers and postings at beaches
3. After years of service on ConCom, Underwood-Miller had many ideas. For example, the desire for a weed-free lawn harms lake. Also, clearing land to the lake shore harms lake — leaving native growth down to shore protects lake and also discourages geese.
4. Problem of diseased trees — hemlocks and ash — around lake and in Bullard Woods
5. Kennelly shared that Stockbridge Bowl Association would appreciate more robust harvesting next year.

Meeting adjourned

Photo: Lionel Delevingne