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Next Speaker Series:

Wednesday, March 27th at 7 p.m., Breeding Birds of Ipswich by Habitat Presented by Jim Berry. This presentation will be held at Town Hall in Room A and is open and free to the public.

CONSERVATION AGENT
David Pancoast
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Gail Surpitski
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25 Green Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
Phone: (978) 356-6661 | Fax: 978-356-6616

GENERAL WALK-IN OFFICE HOURS ARE 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON MON THRU FRI, PLUS 5 PM TO 7 PM ON MONDAY EVENINGS, BUT AGENT IS NOT ALWAYS PRESENT: 

The Ipswich Conservation Commission

Conservation is a department of:
"The Division of the Planning and Development"

The Ipswich Wetlands Protection Bylawwas established in 1990 by the voters of the Town to protect the wetlands, public and private water supplies, ground water and surface water, flood plains/flood control, storm water damage prevention, erosion or sedimentation control, water pollution prevention, fisheries land containing shellfish, wildlife habitat, thus protecting the quality of life in Ipswich. It was last updated in July 2001, so that is the version to rely upon

The Conservation Commission is an eight member, volunteer board who’ve been appointed to protect and uphold the state and local wetland regulations.

The Conservation Commission generally meets on the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen’s Room A, second floor of Town Hall, 25 Green Street, unless otherwise posted. Refer to Meeting Schedule with Filing Deadlines for the current year schedule. The meeting dates typically change in November and December to avoid the major holidays

Openspace Guidelines

Posted 1/23/12 In 2011, the Planning Department with the assistance of Conservation Commission staff and members initiated a State grant-supported project to ascertain if the five communities (Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, Newbury and Rowley) with lands in the Great Marsh ACEC desired to cooperate in developing a comprehensive protective and management strategy for that Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The document entitled, Great Marsh Options Plan is the result of those efforts.