{"id":735,"date":"2016-05-11T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=735"},"modified":"2016-05-11T06:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:00:33","slug":"lt-room-for-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=735","title":{"rendered":"LT: Room for Both"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the\u00a0Londonderry Times <!-- IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements --> <!-- [if lt IE 9]>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/wp-content\/themes\/ifeaturepro5\/inc\/js\/html5.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n\t<![endif]--> <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v3.1.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ --> <!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. --><script id=\"twitter-wjs\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><script src=\"\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n<span 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content-sidebar-right\">\n<article id=\"post-32589\" class=\"post-32589 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-editorial\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/2016\/05\/room-for-both\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Room for Both<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">Posted on <time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2016-05-05T16:17:15+00:00\">May 5, 2016<\/time><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by Editor\" href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/author\/nutpublt\/\" rel=\"author\">Editor<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">Room for Both &#8211; Londonderry Times <!-- IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements --> <!-- [if lt IE 9]>\n<script 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took it on himself to advocate for \u201ccleaning up\u201d the forest and making it more like a park. On the second try, voters this year agreed with Allen\u2019s vision and changed oversight of the Town Forest from the Londonderry Conservation Commission to the Town Manager. Had it stayed with Conservation, it would have continued to be managed as a forest, woody debris and all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Forests include both an understory and decaying trees and branches, the latter nourishing future growth. Much of that understory has been cleared since the March vote \u2013 both of invasive plants and natural debris.<span id=\"more-32589\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since the trail clearing, Allen said he has noticed more people walking their dogs in the Town Forest. He thinks it\u2019s because of the target shooting at the Musquash Conservation Area, with dog walkers looking for a safer environment on the trails, and perhaps enjoying the chance to rest on one of the several benches he has built and installed along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Conservation land, and forest land, are by their nature different from cleared and groomed paths through the trees. And they each meet different recreation needs and interests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But as Conservation Commissioners have noted, clearing out an area to the degree that has been done at the Town Forest causes small wildlife to move elsewhere \u2013 if that elsewhere still exists. Right now, it does. And the need remains for buffers along the pond to filter runoff as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Town is considering putting in an ice skating rink by the Common. That, too, meets a different recreation niche than a forest would.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The changes Allen is creating are clearly attracting more public use, something the Town has sought to emphasize for its open space, but it should be kept in mind that not all open space is for recreation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And not all recreation is for open space. People who put their own interests over the greater good, for example \u2013 by running OHRVs in the Musquash and target shooting across its trails \u2013 are misusing public land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The more improvements made, the more likely public funding will be necessary, and Conservation funding can\u2019t be used for areas Conservation does not manage. As long as voters understand that, there\u2019s no problem. But just as there\u2019s a need for accessible walking trails, there\u2019s a need for places where the woods are preserved in their natural state. And both should have a place in town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the\u00a0Londonderry Times Room for Both Posted on May 5, 2016 by Editor Room for Both &#8211; Londonderry Times Big changes are going on at the Londonderry Town Forest, altering it from a forested retreat to a park-like area of trails that are an extension of the Town Common. 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