Environmental Committee

The Environmental Committee was created by Resolution 2003-3 but serves the same purpose as the previously organized Wildlife Committee. The Committee is comprised of not less than 6 nor more than 10 residents and representatives from organizations with similar environmental interests. Terms expire annually on January 31. The current membership is as follows:

Harry McHugh (Chairman), Dale Anderson, Jim Chitwood, David Elliott, Jim Jordan, Aaron Given, Norm Shea, Dave Achey, Liz King, and Lois Bryant.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

• To study and report on environmental issues as may be referred by the Town staff or Council.
• Act as an ombudsman for wildlife on the island and mediate interaction between people and wildlife.
• Provide public education and mediation (parks, nature trails and placards, informative literature and lectures, off-island public relations and on-island complaints).
• Monitor beach and marsh (turtle nesting, shorebird nesting, pollution by boats and docks, stranding of dolphins, whales, etc.).
• Monitor ponds (water quality, crabbing, fishing, notification for alligator control, ducks, observation blinds, etc.).
• Monitor health and population of birds and animals (bobcat, deer, fox, raccoon).
• Make recommendations to Town Council on ways to improve the quality of environmental services and the cost effectiveness of such services, and whether such services should be performed by outside contractors or Town staff.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

Monitoring progress of various studies, turtle nesting season.

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