We are glad to see you have joined Sustainable Medfield and created a profile on our ACTION portal.
Here are some quick ideas as you get familiar with the ACTION portal.
We hope that you find the site easy to navigate and helpful to you and your family as you learn and take action for our environment.
– Explore the ACTIONS and note which ACTIONS you have already completed and those you’d like to do.
– Read testimonials from your neighbors (write some too!)
– Join a team/Create a team(s) for any groups you belong to including informal groups like your neighborhood, soccer team or book club. You can belong to multiple teams.
– Suggest ideas for new ACTIONS
As you probably know, Sustainable Medfield does two things. You already know that Sustainable Medfield has a one-stop resource with Medfield-specific ACTIONS that residents can take to improve our environment. This resource is populated with ACTIONS developed by local groups and community members.
You may not know that the second thing Sustainable Medfield does is connect groups in town to network and collaborate on sustainability. This group gathers at quarterly meetings for local group leaders/liaisons. This interactive forum allows for information exchange, knowledge building and the identification of synergies and possibilities. Check out this graphic that portrays how Sustainable Medfield networks in our community.
You can see when the next meeting of the Sustainable Medfield Group Liaisons is here. All are welcome (you don’t have to be a Group Liaison). It’s a great way to learn what the community is working on.
You will soon be invited to join the email list of Medfield Environment Action (MEA). MEA has an informative monthly newsletter. We encourage you to accept the invitation and receive information directly from this group. By joining that email list, you will learn about other initiatives in our community.
· Tell your friends and neighbors about SM and encourage them to sign up.
· Say yes to the MEA newsletter.
We believe SM will play an important role in enhancing Medfield’s environment. To achieve this, we need additional volunteers to help us. Consider joining the SM leadership team to do such things as promote SM in the community, generate new ACTIONS and maintain our website. We would love your help in any of these activities and would be happy to have a conversation about them.
We can’t wait to see what ACTIONS you take and to watch your impact grow! Share your feedback and suggestions for the ACTION portal at sustainablemedfield@gmail.com.
Rain gauge read 5.25″ this morning on the lower Copperwood Road flats. Rain gauge tops out at 6″, so at first glance I thought it was empty, as I have never seen the level that high before.
Posted onAugust 13, 2021|Comments Off on MAPC’s Climate Resilient Land Use Website
Email from MAPC this morning –
You don’t want to miss this.
Announcing: MAPC’s Climate Resilient Land Use Website
This vast new resource has the tools your community needs to combat the growing impact of rainstorms, sea level rise, heat, and drought. It features regulatory language from MAPC municipalities and beyond, background information, and resources – on floodplain and wetlands restrictions, tree protection and water conservation, design standards, and zoning incentives. New information is being added all the time.
Does your community have regulations that should be included? Is there something you would like to see on the website? Let us know – contact Principal Environmental Planner Anne Herbst aherbst@mapc.org!
I started this blog to share the interesting and useful information that I saw while doing my job as a Medfield select board member. I thought that my fellow Medfield residents would also find that information interesting and useful as well. This blog is my effort to assist in creating a system to push the information out from the Town House to residents. Let me know if you have any thoughts on how it can be done better.
For information on my other job as an attorney (personal injury, civil litigation, estate planning and administration, and real estate), please feel free to contact me at 617-969-1500 or Osler.Peterson@OslerPeterson.com.
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