STEWARDSHIP
Stewardship of Our Natural Resources
Read Wellesley Hits a Home Run!
which details how the Town merged nature-based solutions with active recreation to renovate the Lee Girls' Softball Field.
Watch Raina speak about this important town project which addressed public safety, our health, and the environment.
Working with all stakeholders, Raina advocated, reviewed, approved and provided input and oversight on projects and initiatives which enhance our open spaces, including:
Athletic Facility Improvements:
- Renovation of the Thomas Lee and Diane Warren Softball Fields
- Renovation and Expansion of the Hunnewell Track and Field
- Hunnewell Basketball Court Restoration
- Perrin Park Basketball Restoration, and
- New Pickle Ball Courts
Coming Soon:
- New Bathrooms at Hunnewell Playing Fields and the Track and Field
In Progress:
- Replacement of outdated, energy-inefficient sports lighting at the Diane Warren Field and Hunnewell Tennis Courts.
- Evaluation of Hunnewell Track and Field Lighting Proposal
- Athletic Field Use Optimization Study
- New Morses Pond Beach Facilities
- Update of Open Space and Recreation Plan for long-term planning and grant eligibility
Preservation of our Natural Resources:
- North 40 Vernal Pool Boardwalk
- Fuller Brook Park Restoration
- Pollinate Wellesley!
- It's Vital not to Idle Anti-Idling Campaign and UPDATE
- WWI Memorial Grove Restoration
- Municipal Light Plant LED Streetlight Conversion
- Weed Harvesters for Town Ponds, including new large harvester for Morses Pond
- Morses Pond Shoreline Restoration Plan
- Gas Leaks Identification
- Morses Pond Management
- Police Station Pollinator Garden
- Town Forest and Bird Habitat Plan
Enacted under Raina's Leadership:
- Ban on Plastic Checkout Bags
- Organic Integrated Pest Management for all Town-owned Lands
- Provided Recent Testimony
to State Committee of Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture on Pesticide Reduction Bills
- More information
- Comprehensive Pond Management Plan
- Goats that Eat Invasive Species
Volunteer
Checks may be made payable to:
Committee to Elect Raina McManus
℅ Tim Fulham, Treasurer
15 Windsor Road, Wellesley, MA 02481
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