Westhampton Open Space & Recreation Plan

Open Space & Recreation Plan (OSRP) for a rural town in Central Massachusetts.

CLIENT | Town of Westhampton
LOCATION | Westhampton, MA
DATE | 2024

Conservation Works worked closely with officials and residents of the Town of Westhampton to prepare a complete update of the Town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan. The plan will shortly undergo the required state review process to ensure the Town’s continued eligibility for state grants. Among other items, CW inspected every Westhampton Conservation Restriction and outlined a future monitoring protocol and stewardship recommendations for those and other protected lands in town.

Services Provided

Conservation Restrictions

Providing a complete range of assistance with Conservation Restrictions and in-fee title transactions, from the initial negotiations to the closing, including coordination of multiple partners, Baseline Document Reports, funding arrangements, and compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

Monitoring Conservation Restrictions & Agricultural Preservation Restrictions

Completing full Baseline Documentary Reports and carrying out property inspection and monitoring to determine initial conditions and changes or violations in property protected by conservation ownership, Conservation Restriction, or Agricultural Preservation Restriction.

Open Space & Recreation Planning

Assisting land trusts and municipalities with a wide variety of services including helping set acquisition and protection priorities, identifying possible funding sources, completing land management plans, assisting in complying with applicable laws and regulations, monitoring properties, inventorying birds, wildlife, flora, and other natural resources, and volunteer stewardship coordination and training.

Our work includes the preparation of municipal Open Space and Recreation Plans that provide meaningful long-range planning for land protection and management, and meet state requirements.