Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 4pm. We welcome public comment and participation. Please see the agenda for meeting location and Zoom details. Email berlin.vt.cc@gmail.com for questions or additional information.
Conservation Members:
Wendelyn Bolles, Chair
Phil Gentile
Ellen Sulek
Sister Laurian Seeber
Thomas Willard
Contact email: berlin.vt.cc@gmail.com
Share your thoughts on Berlin Conservation Area's future!
With the addition of the 100-acre Perrin parcel into Berlin Conservation Area, the Berlin Conservation Commission is updating the area’s current Management Plan.
We are soliciting comments from the public about your current activities in the forest, your vision for the future and the first draft of the Plan. Your input allows a variety of options to be proposed and the benefits, impacts and costs of proposals to be discussed early in the process.
Please complete this survey: SURVEY
Management Plan: Berlin Conservation Area on Irish Hill (DRAFT 05/15/2026)
Please find helpful links below:
Irish Hill Conservation Area: Visitor Information
Berlin Pond Watershed: Protected Lands & Natural Communities
Tree Stands and Ground Blinds on Town Land
Perrin Parcel Added to Berlin Public Land May 14, 2025
Location Map and Voter Information
Irish Hill Conservation Area Management
Management Plan Irish Hill Berlin, Vermont (adopted 06/07/2021)
Corridor Management Agreement MAMBA 2026
Corridor Management Agreement VAST 2024-2025
Project Proposal Overview
Irish Hill Conservation Area: Forest Management Plans
Audubon Forest Bird Habitat Assessment: Berlin Town Forest, 2021
Invasive’s Plant Management Plan: Berlin Town Forest, VLT, 2022
Berlin Town Forest Management Plan: Lawson Parcel, 2003
Berlin Town Forest Management Plan: Malone Parcel, 2003
Berlin Town Forest Management Plan: Kelly Parcel, 1997
Easements
2025 Perrin Easement (115 acres)
Berlin Pond
Berlin Pond Watershed Conservation Plan 2002
Berlin Watershed Conservation Conservation Project 2005
Dog River
Groundwater:
Groundwater Protection Statement
Groundwater Protection Statement - Town Plan Proposal
Drinking Water Information:
Testing Drinking Water from Your Private Well
VT Dept of Health Lab - Water & Radon Test Order Form
Warning & Call For Summit on Water
Glyphosate-based Herbicides
Mandatory Water Testing of Drinking Water Wells