DRAFT

Landscape Assessment and Forest Management Framework

for the Berkshire Ecoregions

Comment Period Announcement

Draft “Landscape Assessment and Forest Management Framework for the Berkshire Ecoregions” Public comments on the draft Assessment are being accepted through July 20, 2005. Invitation to participate at a public meeting: 6:30 pm on June 22, 2005 DCR’s Pittsfield Regional Office, Route 7, Pittsfield, MA Comments can be submitted via email or by mail: Mike Fleming West Boylston, MA mike.fleming@state.ma.us

The draft “Landscape Assessment and Forest Management Framework for the Berkshire Ecoregions” is available for public review and comment. Find out more by visiting www.state.ma.us/envir/forest. The assessment / framework is designed to inventory and assess the current state of the natural resources; identify the major issues related to management of the area’s natural resources; and identify opportunities for and recommend courses of action for improving forest and other resource management in the Berkshire Ecoregions. You are invited to attend a public meeting to review the key findings and recommendations of the assessment, answer questions, and hear from you. Please participate by attending the meeting or commenting in writing. Click here to view the kick-off letter in PDF Format.