NRI subcommittee shifts to online collaboration on action plan
Newport's NRI Action Plan Subcommittee adopted a hybrid approach to updating the Natural Resources Inventory action plan. Members Don Schagen and Andy Boutin determined that smaller revisions would be handled through online collaboration, allowing in-person meetings to focus on major changes. The
NRI Action Plan Subcommittee of Conservation Commission · Meeting of April 4, 2026
NH NEWPORT — Newport's NRI Action Plan Subcommittee adopted a hybrid approach to updating the Natural Resources Inventory action plan. Members Don Schagen and Andy Boutin determined that smaller revisions would be handled through online collaboration, allowing in-person meetings to focus on major changes. The subcommittee discussed two overlapping sets of proposed edits and additions to the plan.
Mr. Schagen shared a proposed introduction he had drafted, which he will add to the document. The members plan to use online commenting tools to continue refining the action plan before their next scheduled meeting on April 15.
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Source: the NRI Action Plan Subcommittee of Conservation Commission meeting of April 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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