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Director:
Denise Savageau
Telephone: (203) 622-6461
Fax: (203) 622-3795
Location: Town Hall, 2nd Floor
Office Hours: Staff is available during office hours, M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., or by appointment.
5/17: Mianus River Pond Fishway Open House
As part of its ongoing education and outreach program, the Conservation Commission is holding an additional open house session at the Mianus River Pond Fishway on Saturday, May 17 from 10:00 a.m. to n ... More
6/3: Greenwich Clean Energy Commission
Learn about clean energy options and help to make Greenwich a clean energy community at the Bruce Museum, 7-9pm. Click here for details.
The Role of Conservation in the POCD
In 2007, Greenwich will begin the process of updating its Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD).
The Conservation Commission will be actively involved in this process and encourages all ... More
Conservation Easement Tax Benefit to Expire!
The Conservation Commission and the Greenwich Land Trust want to remind land owners of a tax incentive program scheduled to expire by the end of 2007. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 increased inc ... More
Town Receives Grant for Fishway Access Walk
The Town of Greenwich was awarded $40,000 today from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund to help fund construction of an access walk at the Mianus River Pond Fish way. This was part of nearly $1 millio ... More
Town Negotiates with Aquarion to Protect Land
Aquarion Water Company and the Town of Greenwich have agreed to negotiate for the permanent protection of up to 365 acres of water utility land for open space in Greenwich, Aquarion and Greenwich offi ... More
Phase II Storm Water Management Annual Report
As part of the Phase II Storm Water Management program, the Town is required to send an annual report to DEP in January each year. A draft copy of the 2006 report is now available for public comment. ... More
Phase II Storm Water Mgt. Annual Report
As part of the Phase II Storm Water Management program, the Town is required to send an annual report to DEP in January each year. A draft copy of the 2007 report is now available for public comment H ... More
2007 Goose Management Training: Volunteers Needed
As part of its two-year pilot demonstration on non-lethal goose control, the Town of Greenwich is coordinating a town-wide effort to reduce the number of resident Canada goose through a population sta ... More
Peter Tesei Urges Continued Water Conservation
Despite several storm events in the past weeks, reservoir levels for Aquarion Water Company's Greenwich System remain just below 27% keeping the Town of Greenwich and several other surrounding towns u ... More
 The Greenwich Conservation Commission, directed by Denise Savageau, is an advisory board set up under State Statute and local ordinance to assist the Town with planning and management of its natural and cultural resources.
The Conservation staff works daily with Planning and Zoning, Inland Wetlands, Health, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and the Board of Selectmen's office and regularly attends meetings.
Commission members and staff serve as liasons to numerous local, regional, and state environmental organizations including:
- Friends of Greenwich Point
- Greenwich Land Trust
- Greenwich Green and Clean
- Mianus River Watershed Council
- Soundwaters
- Land Conservation Coalition of Connecticut
- Fairfield County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Connecticut Envirothon Program
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Audubon Greenwich
- League of Conservation Voters
Shared Land-Use Staff
Applications Coordinator: TBD
Receptionist: Kari Fuscaldo
Bookeeper: Jenny Colucci
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Department Information
· Conservation Documents
Commission Information
· Membership List
· Meetings
Useful Links
· Audubon Greenwich
· DEP: Connecticut
· Garden Education Center
· Greenwich Land Trust
· SoundWaters
· UCONN: College of Agricultural Resources
· West Fair Hort
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