Sherborn Town Forest Committee elects van Blarcom chair, approves stewardship plan
The Town Forest Committee advanced its stewardship plan to the Select Board and established new governance structure. The committee unanimously approved a revised stewardship plan addressing invasive plant species, tick-borne disease threats to recreation, and conservation goals, and forwarded it
Town Forest Committee · Meeting of July 15, 2026
SHERBORN — The Town Forest Committee advanced its stewardship plan to the Select Board and established new governance structure. The committee unanimously approved a revised stewardship plan addressing invasive plant species, tick-borne disease threats to recreation, and conservation goals, and forwarded it to the Select Board for consideration. Sam Van Blarcom was elected chair with the provision that chair positions will serve one-year terms aligned with the town's fiscal year.
The committee also unanimously approved amended minutes from June 17 and assigned Steve Petty to lead management of deer hunting in the forest.
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Source: the Town Forest Committee meeting of July 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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