The Wood Lot Land Use Meeting is officially listed on the website. Please check the night before for cancelations as three meetings in a row have been canceled (https://www.plymouthcountyma.gov/meetings.htm) Hope to see you there this Thursday!
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Area 3: Plymouth Aquifer Protection Map
The Woodlot is listed as area 3 on the Plymouth Aquifer Protection Map.
A sole source aquifer (SSA) is one that provides at least 50% of the drinking water for its service area and there are no other available drinking water sources should the aquifer become contaminated (EPA, 2019). The Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer is Plymouths only source of fresh clean drinking water.
The most prominent issue is the danger the excavation places on Plymouth’s clean drinking water. The activity is taking place over the Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer. Endangerments to clean water needs to be of top priority when discussing the fate of any development or excavations in Plymouth.
This activity is happening because of closed door deals made between Kingstown Corporation and the County officials who have hidden public records and avoided transparency.
Hope to see you this Thursday 530 pm at 44 Obery street as the future of the Woodlot is discussed.
References:
EPA. (2019). Overview of the drinking water sole source aquifer program. Retrieved from https://www.epa.gov/dwssa/overview-drinking-water-sole-source-aquifer-program#What_Is_SSA_Program
Winter Wonderland at the Woodlot
Hello neighbors,
Here is a photo of Tigger and one of his best friends, Kiki, on a winter walk at the Wood Lot!
With spring right around the corner, we find ourselves experiencing the first snow storms of the year. It was as beautiful as it was short. To some this is a great thing, less shoveling and more time at work. However, it sends a blunt note about the seasonal shifts that infamously support climate change.
Did you know, that forests are our ally in combating climate change. Forests mitigate climate change in large part because of carbon sequestration. This is a process where carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and is absorbed by the components of the forest. Carbon sequestration by forests saves us money. If we had to invest in an artificial carbon sink it would need an economic subsidy worth billions of tax payer dollars (Canadell & Raupach, 2008).
Please stay involved as we fight to protect our natural communities, our clean drinking water, and our carbon future.
– Alyse
References:
Canadell, J. & Raupach, M. (2008). Science. Managing Forests for Climate Change Mitigation. Retrieved 3/5/19 from http://science.sciencemag.org/content/320/5882/1456
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