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Broad Brook Coalition

Background Information on the Broad Brook Coalition

The Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area is owned by the City of Northampton and managed by the Broad Brook Coalition, a 501(c)(3) organization (i.e., charitable organization) of over 200 individuals and families, in collaboration with the Northampton Conservation Commission for the purpose of conservation, passive recreation, and watershed protection. The FLCA presently consists of 629 acres and contains forest, open meadow, and wetland habitats as well as a 40-acre artificial lake. The BBC drafts a Management Plan for the FLCA every 5 years, which becomes part of the City's Open Space and Recreation Plan. The responsibilities of the BBC include trail maintenance and improvement, invasive species removal, native shrub planting, pasture mowing and periodic water quality analysis, as well as a series of educational Walks and Talks.

The collection contains the following titles:

 (To access the complete list of BBC material in the card catalog: select the
"number searches" option (under other searches). Next, select Dewey Call
# option and type in: LH BBC. You should then get the complete list).

  • ADOPT-A-STREAM WORKBOOK

  • AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EFFECTS OF HUMAN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS

  • ANNUAL REPORT

  • COMMUNITY CHOICES : THINKING THROUGH LAND CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROPERTY TAXES IN MASSACHUSETTS

  • CONSERVATION OPTIONS : A LANDOWNER'S GUIDE.

  •  CURRENT WATER QUALITY HOTSPOTS CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED

  • DAM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

  • DRAFT ACTION PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SILVIO O. CONTE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE ACT IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED OF CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE

  • FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN [FOR FITZGERALD LAKE CONSERVATION AREA]

  • FOREST RESOURCES OF MASSACHUSETTS

  • THE HEALTH OF THE WATERSHED : A REPORT OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FORUM 

  • LAND CONSERVATION METHODS AND THEIR TAX ADVANTAGES : A GUIDE FOR MASSACHUSETTS LANDOWNERS

  • LAND CONSERVATION OPTIONS : A GUIDE FOR MASSACHUSETTS LANDOWNERS

  • LAND CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES

  • LOSING GROUND : AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT RATES AND PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR EFFECTS ON OPEN SPACE IN MASSACHUSETTS

  • MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR FITZGERALD LAKE CONSERVATION AREA

  • MANAGING CONSERVATION LAND : THE STEWARDSHIP OF CONSERVATION AREAS, WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES, AND OPEN SPACE IN MASSACHUSETTS

  • THE MASSACHUSETTS BUFFER MANUAL : USING VEGETATED BUFFERS TO PROTECT OUR LAKES AND RIVERS

  • THE MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION RESTRICTION HANDBOOK : A SAMPLER & GUIDELINES FOR RECEIVING APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

  • MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS GUIDE FOR SURVEYING A LAKE WATERSHED AND PREPARING AN ACTION PLAN

  • NATURAL AREAS OF NORTHAMPTON [CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL]

  •  OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLAN

  • "OUTREACH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS": IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE SILVIO O. CONTE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE

  • PRESERVING FAMILY LANDS : A LANDOWNER'S INTRODUCTION TO TAX ISSUES AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

  • PRESERVING FAMILY LANDS: BOOK II : MORE PLANNING STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE

  • REDISCOVERING NORTHAMPTON : THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CITY-OWNED CONSERVATION AREAS / COPYRIGHT: 1993 AND 1999 

  • RESTORING OUR WETLANDS [VIDEORECORDING] : HEALING OUR WATERSHEDS

  • SOIL SURVEY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, CENTRAL PART

  • SUMMARY FINAL ACTION PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SILVIO O. CONTE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE ACT IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED OF CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  

  • THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE OUR HOME : WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY TO A CENTURY OF REGIONAL COLLABORATION

  •  "THE VIEW FROM BORDERLAND" : PRESERVING THE IMAGES AND ESSENCE OF OUR COMMON WEALTH THROUGH LAND PROTECTION : REPORT OF GOVERNOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON LAND PROTECTION         

  • [WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS AT THE FITZGERALD LAKE CONSERVATION AREA] / 6 NOTEBOOKS

About Broad Brook Coalition

Broad Brook Coalition (BBC) is a nonprofit, all-volunteer community organization dedicated to the preservation of open space and the promotion of affordable housing.

History
BBC was organized by neighbors concerned about a planned development in Cooke's Pasture, next to the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area.  It was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) [tax-exempt] organization in 1988.  The development was never built, but BBC remained active in pursuit of its goals.  In 1994, the City purchased Cooke's Pasture and added it to the conservation area, with the help of $16,000 raised by BBC.

Management of the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area
BBC and the Northampton Conservation Commission have entered into an agreement for the management of the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area.  BBC organizes trail improvement and maintenance and invasive species removal, as well as educational Walks and Talks, in the conservation area. 

The 554-acre* Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area is owned by the City of Northampton and managed by the Northampton Conservation Commission, with the assistance of BBC, for the purpose of conservation, passive recreation, and watershed protection.  It contains a 40-acre artificial lake, as well as forest, open meadow, and wetland habitats.  BBC drafts a Management Plan for FLCA every 5 years, which becomes part of the City's Open Space and Recreation Plan.

Land Acquisition Fund
BBC has helped the City add to the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area by contacting landowners in the area and raising funds. Since 1993, its Land Acquisition Fund has contributed over $50,000 toward land purchases for the conservation area, and 383 acres have been added.

Affordable Housing
BBC's founders believed that open space preservation and affordable housing are not incompatible goals.  In recognition of that philosophy, BBC contributes 5% of the income from its membership fees to the Northampton Housing Partnership, and sends a team to make dinner at the Interfaith Cot Shelter.

Organizational Structure
BBC is a membership organization run by a Board of Directors elected annually by its members.  The Board has nine members, three of whom must live in the Broad Brook watershed.   There are currently 141 members.  Membership costs $25.00, and membership forms are available at the FLCA trailheads. Membership fees and all donations to BBC are tax deductible.

BBC's current Board members are Robert Packard, President, Peter H. Searl, Vice President, Norma Roche, Secretary, Alan Marvelli, Treasurer, Brian Adams, Robert Bissell, Andrew Grimaldi, Frank Olbris, and Robert Zimmermann.

*A purchase-and-sale agreement for 33.5 more acres has been signed and the purchase is under w ay. April 14, 2005
 

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This page last updated October 15, 2009.