Harvard subcommittee backs bench prototype, sets spring walk for April 12
Harvard Land Stewardship Subcommittee moves forward with bench design and spring trail walk. The nine-member group approved minutes and gave working consensus to a hybrid bench design using pressure-treated lumber, while Peter von Conta coordinated response to recent tree blowdowns via the
Land Stewardship Subcommittee · Meeting of March 24, 2026
Harvard Land Stewardship Subcommittee moves forward with bench design and spring trail walk. The nine-member group approved minutes and gave working consensus to a hybrid bench design using pressure-treated lumber, while Peter von Conta coordinated response to recent tree blowdowns via the TrailCare app. A spring walk is set for April 12 at 1:30 p.m. on Great Elms and Williams properties.
The subcommittee identified Ailanthus removal at Hermann Orchard as the priority invasive species project for 2026, and the full Conservation Commission sent a letter to the Select Board requesting a no-SGARS policy on town-owned land.
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Source: the Land Stewardship Subcommittee meeting of March 24, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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