Quick facts
ILF Funding: $40,000
ILF Service Area: Coastal North Service Area
Project Location: 171 Town Farm Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts (latitude 42.7120765, longitude -70.840616)
Property size: 29 acres
Project summary
The Town Farm Road Preservation Parcel provides an important connection between protected areas owned by the Ipswich Conservation Commission and the Essex County Greenbelt Association. It is also in close proximity to conservation lands and salt marshes owned by MassWildlife. This property, owned by DFG and MassWildlife, contains five acres of coastal woodland and approximately 24 acres of salt marsh. The parcel also includes frontage on Town Farm Road with a small gravel parking area. Without permanent protection, this parcel was at risk of degradation by clearing of maritime shrub and coastal forest for a house or cabin on the upland island. The property is located within the Parker River watershed and the Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
Ecological attributes
- BioMap2 Aquatic Core
- Priority Natural Communities Core
- Species of Conservation Concern Core
- BioMap2 Critical Natural Landscape (CNL) Landscape Block
- Aquatic Buffer
- Tern Foraging Habitat
- Department of Environmental Protection Important Habitat
- Coastal Adaptation area