Town Forest Committee

Ashland Town Forest Committee votes to repair bog bridges and accept Lions Club benches. Co-Chairs Cara Hulme and Mike Jones presided as the committee passed a motion 4-0-0 to repair bog bridges along the power lines near the cave loop trail, with work scheduled for August. The committee voted

Town Forest Committee approves trail camera policy and authorizes $1,574 in spending. Co-Chairs Cara Hulme and Mike Jones led the committee in unanimously approving a proposed trail camera policy researched by Hulme, with final approval slated for a future meeting. The committee voted to pay

Ashland Town Forest Committee approves UTV repairs with costs divided across two budgets. Co-Chairs Cara Hulme and Mike Jones oversaw approval 3-0-0 of the $350 roundtrip service fee, split between 2025-26 and 2026-27 accounts. The committee assigned trail-clearing work across six subcommittee

The Ashland Town Forest Committee held an emergency meeting to address battery failure of the committee's utility terrain vehicle. Co-Chair Rob St. Germain reported being stranded in the forest during a test run after the UTV battery died; the Department of Public Works towed the vehicle to its

Town Forest Committee backs $60 battery monitor for utility vehicle repairs. The committee approved the monitoring device to test voltage and load on two non-functioning lithium batteries, with Treasurer Rob St. Germain still awaiting word from Keefe Tech on potential lithium battery conversion and