Canton Conservation Commission

03/17/2026

Take the Canton Open Space and Recreation Plan survey! What are the parkland, conservation, and recreation issues and priorities? We want to hear from you!

Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CantonOSRP

03/16/2026

1,500 registered dogs in 10,000 households in Canton 3/4 pound of p**p per dog is over 400,000 pounds of dog p**p per year - with much not picked up and properly disposed of this is washing right into our brooks and ponds causing pollution.

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02/26/2026

12/22/2025

Don’t clear the understory of the woods on your property. Please keep leaves and fallen branches for critters. We need biological diversity for our well being.

12/16/2025

We have just updated our list of open, expired Stormwater Management permits and posted it online on the town website. There are 67 permits that are expired and need to be closed out. These permits are recorded in the chain of title and can hold up a refinance or the sale of a property. Properties out of compliance include:

2 Kings Road
12 Green Lane
110 Royal Street
612-614 Chapman Street
70 Greenlodge Street
433 Neponset Street

Contact us to properly close out your permit.

https://www.town.canton.ma.us/908/Expired-Conservation-Permit-Lists

12/16/2025

Canton is updating its Open Space plan! Please join us at this public input session at the library on Thursday, January 15 at 6:30pm. Together we will help develop action items for the ten year period of 2027 to 2037. What do you want to see?

12/06/2025

Our office gets a lot of requests to remove dead or dying trees in the woods. If it is not immediate threat, leave that tree. They provide critical habitat for our bird and animal friends.

11/26/2025

The Community Preservation Committee funded Ward Well Conservation Area Trails and Management Plan (Master Plan) has been finalized and is now available on the town’s website.

Thank you to everyone who came to our public sessions and completed the surveys. The plan is very comprehensive and we hope you are pleased with the results.

Next the Commission will seek funding to implement the plan, or portions of the plan.

Ward Well Conservation Area is a 141 acre property located off Gunning Fields on Windsor Woods Lane. The property is named Ward Well, after Michael F. Ward (1861 - 1939) who was the Water Commissioner for the town of Canton from 1891 to 1939. The Canton water system first began in 1888 and the "Ward...

11/26/2025

Leave the leaves 🍁

11/17/2025

Collaborate with the Commission to protect Canton's biodiversity by participating in our new iNaturalist Canton MA Biodiversity Project, which focuses on identifying rare and endangered species, mapping species ranges, and tracking invasive species locations.

Don’t know what something is? No problem! Try to at least tag if it is a plant, insect, animal, etc and those more knowledgable will help you ID what you’ve seen!

Help the Canton Conservation Commission record the town's biodiversity. Identify plants, animals, fungi, and insects, rare and endangered species, and invasive species within Canton. This data will help the Commission better protect Canton's natural heritage.

10/23/2025

Join the Canton Walk, Bike, and Hike Committee for a trail maintence and litter clean up event at Ward Well Conservation Area on Saturday, November 8! Click the link to sign up via Sign Up Genius.