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Open Space & Recreation Plan 2018 Open Space & Recreation Plan Town of West Newbury, Massachusetts Prepared by the West Newbury Open Space Committee Brown Spring Farm A For Sale sign posted in front of an iconic farm on Main Street portends the passing of a cherished era. In spite of wide community support, thus far, efforts to preserve the 10-acre property in active agriculture have been unsuccessful. John Dodge photo Frank S. Vetere photo ABOUT THE ARTIST: Jocelyne Cosentino captures the essence of the Brown Spring Farmstand with her painting that graces the cover of the 2018 West Newbury Open Space and Recreation Plan. In her own words, Jocelyne speaks to the sentiments expressed by so many West Newbury residents. “We moved here in 1995. We bought our property from the Prebbles, and it had been farmed previously. “We tried to build a house that would work with the landscape, knowing that people love “the field” at the corner of Tewksbury Lane and Crane Neck Street. We left the old apple trees, which are all over West Newbury. “A lot has changed since we moved; there definitely was a lot more open land. We’ve watched corn fields turn into houses, but what can we say?! We’ve watched our field’s ecology change with the help of the beavers. I love listening to the kingfishers and red tail hawks join the many other bird songs while I garden. I love falling asleep to the owls hooting. I am lucky, “as the field I look out over was put in Greenbelt [protection] before our neighbor Clark Gowan passed away. “One of the things I’ve loved about West Newbury is the farming tractors. Brown Spring Farm is iconic. I often stop there in the summer, even though I also have a garden. I appreciate all the hard work that goes into growing both food and flowers. We have been so lucky to have this little gem at the side of the road guarded over by those big trees. In the summer, it’s often the last stop before I head out of town and one of the first stops on the way back. “I think the town has lost some open space since we moved here but, honestly, I love what has been done with some of the open space the town has preserved and developed with trails. We are so lucky. I walked up the field towards the water tower off of Hilltop Circle and tramped along the trails for over an hour yesterday. I came home and later rode my mountain bike along the roads, but also through Riverbend (until the high tide mark claimed the trail!), and then back on roads, and through the Dunn Fields, back to the road. “My eldest daughter graduated from Pentucket in 2005. The Valedictorian talked about plowing the fields on a tractor and how important it was to look back as well as forward to get a nice straight row. I love this image. I hope that even if Brown Spring must change, we still can keep some of that agricultural past, just like our old apple trees that frame our property.” Page 1 of 172 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Plan Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Section 2 Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 5 Section 3 Community Setting ............................................................................................................................. 10 Section 4 Environmental Inventory and Analysis ............................................................................................... 27 Section 5 Inventory of Lands with Conservation & Recreation Interest .............................................................. 58 Section 6 Community Vision .............................................................................................................................. 78 Section 7 Analysis of Needs ............................................................................................................................... 81 Section 8 Goals and Objectives ......................................................................................................................... 91 Section 9 Seven-Year Action Plan ..................................................................................................................... 93 Section 10 Approval Letters ............................................................................................................................... 100 Section 11 References: Sources / Acronyms ..................................................................................................... 106 Appendix A 2016 Open Space and Recreation Plan Survey ............................................................................... 108 Appendix B ADA Compliance .............................................................................................................................. 133 Appendix C Park and Recreation Overview ......................................................................................................... 165 Appendix D Minutes, Annual Reports, News Clippings ....................................................................................... 170 2018 West Newbury Open Space and Recreation Plan Page 2 of 172 LIST OF SECTION SUPPLEMENTS SECTION 3 MAPS 3-A: Regional Context Map ......................................................................................................................................... 23 3-B: 1884 Historical Map ............................................................................................................................................. 24 3-C: Environmental Justice Populations – NE Region ................................................................................................ 25 3-D: Zoning Map ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 SECTION 4 MAPS 4-A: Surficial Geology and Wetlands .......................................................................................................................... 47 4-B: Prime Farmland Soils .......................................................................................................................................... 48 4-C: Unique Open Space Features ............................................................................................................................. 49 4-D: Watershed Boundaries/Geology Features........................................................................................................... 50 4-E: Surface Water and Groundwater Protection Zones ............................................................................................. 51 4-F: FEMA Flood Hazard Zones ................................................................................................................................ 52 4-G: Wetlands ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 4-H: Current Agricultural Use in Chapter 61A or Preservation Restrictions ................................................................ 54 4-I: Core Habitat and Critical Landscapes ................................................................................................................. 55 4-J: Protected Wildlife Habitat ................................................................................................................................... 56 4-K: Mass DCR Scenic Vista Inventory ....................................................................................................................... 57 SECTION 5 MATRICES 5-1: Protected Private Parcels ................................................................................................................................... 65 5-2: Unprotected Private Parcels ............................................................................................................................... 66 5-3: Public and Nonprofit Open Space Inventory ....................................................................................................... 69 SECTION 5 MAPS 5-A: Geographical Areas ............................................................................................................................................. 73 5-B: Permanently Protected Open Space .................................................................................................................. 74 5-C: Private Land in Chapter 61 ................................................................................................................................. 75 5-D: Public, Nonprofit and Protected Private Open ..................................................................................................... 76 5-E: Use of Municipal Open Space ............................................................................................................................. 77 SECTION 9 MAPS 9-A: 7-Year Action Plan............................................................................................................................................... 99 2018 West Newbury Open Space and Recreation Plan Page 3 of 172 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 Open Space and Recreation Plan Participants .................................................................................... 9 FIGURE 2 Household Income ............................................................................................................................. 12 FIGURE
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