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What is a U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Grant?

A Forest Legacy Grant is an application to the State requesting funds from the Forest Legacy Program (FLP). The program is administered by the U.S. Forest Service in partnership with State agencies to encourage the protection of privately owned forest lands through conservation easements or land purchases.

Protection of private forests through a Forest Legacy Grant maintains a multitude of public benefits including:

• Public recreation opportunities;

• Scenic resources;

• Riparian/hydrologic areas;

• Fish and wildlife habitat;

• Known threatened and endangered species;

• Known cultural/historic areas;

• Other ecological values;

What is the Massachusetts Recreational Use Statute, GL c. 21 §17C?

In Massachusetts, landowners who open their land to the general public for recreational use are immune from liability for injuries suffered by recreational users of their land, unless the landowner acts in a willful, wanton, or reckless manner or if the user paid a fee to use the land. In other words, whether permission is granted or not the landowners is not liable for potential injuries suffered by the land user unless the landowner purposefully creates hazards for the user or accepts money for the land use.

Is PHATS a 501(c)(3)?

Not as of yet. PHATS is simply a group of like-minded individuals representing a broad array of interests (hikers, mountain bikers, small businesses, equestrians, naturalists, tourism advocates, appointed and elected officials) encouraging the Town of Plymouth to pursue the PHATS Concept

Where is the unlicensed property that is referenced in the Select Board’s letter?

Of the approximate 1,500 acres of property owned by Holtec Decommissioning International (HDI) in Plymouth, about 1,100 acres of it is not considered to be encumbered by the decommission in process (e.g., available to sell). This is the unlicensed property. The balance of HDI’s property is included in the Pilgrim nuclear power plant decommissioning effort. This is the licensed property.