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  • About
  • The Rivers
    • Nashua
    • Squannacook
    • Nissitissit
  • Wild & Scenic
  • The Study
    • Stewardship Council
    • ORRV Sub-committee
    • Outreach Sub-committee
  • Communities
    • Ayer
    • Bolton
    • Brookline
    • Dunstable
    • Groton
    • Harvard
    • Hollis
    • Lancaster
    • Pepperell
    • Shirley
    • Townsend
  • Documents
    • Stewardship Plan and Appendices
    • Timeline
    • Study Act Legislation 2014
    • NPS Reconnaissance Study 2013
    • PowerPoint Presentation to Town Boards and Commissions - Dec. 2017
    • Stewardship Council Documents
    • Partnership W+SR - 20 Years of Success
    • Approved Policy Documents
  • Images / Press
    • Press
  • Videos
  • View Stewardship Plan and Appendices
  • Events
  • FAQ's
  • Town Votes & Board Letters of Endorsement
  • Other Letters of Support
  • Contact

Stewardship Council Documents

Stewardship Council

The Nashua River Wild & Scenic River Stewardship Council consists of a representative and, in most cases, an alternate appointed by the participating town's Board of Selectmen.  The Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month. 

Current Study Committee Members:
Communities 
 (1 vote per community) 
  • Ayer MA:  Beth Suedmeyer (rep) & Robert Pontbriand (alt)
  • Bolton MA: Rona Balco (rep) & Rebecca Longvall (alt)
  • Brookline NH: Drew Kellner (rep) & Tom Rogers (alt)
  • Dunstable MA:  TBD (rep)
  • Groton MA:  Stacey Chilcoat (rep)
  • Harvard MA:  Lucy Wallace (rep / Chair) & Michele Girard (alt)
  • Hollis NH: LeeAnn Wolff (rep) & Tom Dufrense (alt)
  • Lancaster MA:  Alexandra Turner (rep) & Victoria Petracca (alt)
  • Pepperell MA:  Paula Terrasi (rep) & Ken Hartlage (alt)
  • Shirley MA:   Heidi Ricci (rep) & Hans Onsager (alt)
  • Townsend MA:  Joan Wotkowicz (rep) & Bill Wilkinson (alt)
Other voting committee members:
Nashua River Watershed Association  (1 vote for the NRWA) 
  • Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell (rep)
  • Al Futterman (alt)
  • Martha Morgan
National Park Service  (1 vote for the NPS) 
  • Emma Lord
Devens Enterprise Commission (1 vote for the DEC) 
  • Neil Angus

MA Division of Fish and Wildlife
(1 vote for the DFW) 
  • Anne Gagnon

​Non-voting members include representatives from MA Div. of Ecological Restoration, MA Div. of Fish & Wildlife, US Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey.
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service (Linh Phu)
  • US Geological Survey (as available)






















Participating guests include local and regional resource experts from Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Steps of the Study and Designation Process (Click and scroll down for "Steps")
ORRV (Outstandingly Remarkable Resource Values) Sub-Committee
Outreach Sub-Committee