Environment
Lakeville's Conservation Landscape
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60-Second Summary
- The Town's 2025 Open Space & Recreation Plan describes a habitat-connectivity corridor southwest of Route 140.
- The Town's 2024 Draft Priority Areas document identifies a 1,209-acre "Howland Road Conservation Area."
- A parcel-level overlay confirming the exact relationship between 30 Howland Road and this Priority Area has not been disclosed.
Confirmed FactRequires Determination
Key Facts
1,209 ac
Town-identified "Howland Road Conservation Area"
Confirmed FactWhy This Matters in Lakeville
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What Is Known
Confirmed Fact
Town planning context
The Town's 2025 Open Space & Recreation Plan describes a habitat-connectivity corridor southwest of Route 140, linking the Assonet Cedar Swamp, state and private forestland, Freetown State Forest, and other open-space systems.
The Town's 2024 Draft Priority Areas document identifies a 1,209-acre "Howland Road Conservation Area" west of Route 140, tied to BioMap 3 Core Habitat and DEP Outstanding Resource Water areas, intended to preserve open space.
Key sources
- Lakeville Open Space & Recreation Plan (2025) — habitat connectivity southwest of Route 140 — Town of Lakeville, 2025
- Lakeville 2024 Draft Priority Areas — 1,209-acre Howland Road Conservation Area — Town of Lakeville, 2024
Requires Determination
What Has Not Yet Been Established
- A parcel-level GIS overlay confirming the exact overlap between 30 Howland Road and the 1,209-acre Priority Area
Sources
Key sources
- Lakeville Open Space & Recreation Plan (2025) — habitat connectivity southwest of Route 140 — Town of Lakeville, 2025
- Lakeville 2024 Draft Priority Areas — 1,209-acre Howland Road Conservation Area — Town of Lakeville, 2024