Responsibilities

The Natural Resources Department has the following responsibilities:

• Administers the daily workload of the Conservation Commission
• Enforcing the Town Wetlands Bylaw, Wetlands Protection Act
• Shellfish management
• Alewife (herring) run development and management
• Oil spill response
• Enforcing other environmental laws and regulations including:
  • Animal control
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Shellfishing
  • Trapping

Publications

The following publications are available at the Natural Resources Department: 

• "Town of Sandwich Conservation Lands Map (currently out of print)"
• "Sandwich - A Guide to the Wetland Protection Act"
• "Town of Sandwich Conservation and Recreation Land - Trail Map"
• "Sea Lavender"
• "Shellfishing on Cape Cod"
• "Massachusetts Shellfish Officers Association"