Harrisville Conservation Commission

TUESDAY EVENING, June 2, 2026, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM 

Location: Town Hall & online at this zoom link 

Agenda

  1. Harrisville Town Lake Advisory Gathering for all lake-interested friends (7pm – 8pm)
     (Please join online at this zoom link)

    1. The health of our waterbodies
      1. VLAP effort (sorry – 2025 reports not available yet)
        1. Silver Lake, Harrisville Pond, Skatutakee, Chesham Pond, & Child’s Bog
      2. Local threats to lake health
        1. 2025 Invasive maps
        2. Cyanobacteria reporting
      3. Lake Host & Weed Watcher Programs
        1. Summary of Boating Traffic
        2. Lake Association and Lake Friend reports on 2025 activities
          1. Impacts of Town Conservation contributions to your programs
  • Lake Host Coverage Summary (NH Lakes) & discussion of Lake Hosting programs
  1. Weed Watcher programs – tips and ideas
    1. Ways to gather more eyes for preventive lake care – how to educate and engage residents and boaters to identify and report weed sightings and cyanobacteria blooms
  2. Other Concerns and Questions – open discussion  
  1. Con Com Meeting (8pm – 9pm)
    1. Agenda Review / Approve Minutes 
  1. Japanese Knotweed –
    1. Encouraging private landowner reports – Threads article, other?
    2. Roadside survey – Con Com observations of renewed outbreaks 
  1. Harrisville Hemlock Initiative
    1. Return of Dr. McDonald June 3-8 + Lee Barnes June 8-11
      1. Examination of HWA eggs for Lari reproduction
        1. Field work & volunteers – gathering field samples at release sites
        2. Lab evaluation through 2 dissecting microscopes
      2. Fall release sites – extending perimeters (Jaffrey, Rindge, & Keene?)
      3. Monadnock Hemlock Initiative
  1. Other business
    1. Return any remaining Roadside Cleanup signs and posters 
  1. Actions of other town committees and environmental groups
    1. Select Board – no HCC rep this year
    2. Planning Board / ORC –Affordable Housing for ‘27
    3. Affordable Housing – return to Cottage Courts. Multi-family housing discussion
    4. Zoning Board of Adjustment
    5. Historic Harrisville — Trip-hammer Shop, Mackey House
    6. Village Community Center – Events & progress
    7. Historic District Commission
    8. Trails & Pocket Parks – Sanford Pond sitting area