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05/30/2024
To: Brittany DiRienzo, Conservation Administrator
Joseph Jerolimo, Conservation Agent
1146 MA-28
South Yarmouth MA, 02664
Annual Monitoring Report Following Enforcement Order at 16 General Lawrence Road
Dear Brittany and Joseph,
On February 21, 2023, an enforcement order was issued to Elizabeth Shea, the owner of 16
General Lawrence Road in Yarmouth, for “Alteration of a wetland resource area buffer zone -
Unpermitted removal of vegetation in the buffer zone to a wooded swamp”. As part of the
enforcement order conditions, ELS was contracted to produce a restoration planting plan that
was accepted by the Yarmouth Conservation Commission. In the Enforcement Order Conditions
list, it was also required that the client provide three (3) annual monitoring reports outlining the
status of the mitigation plantings and progress of the restoration before May 30th of 2023-2026.
Below is a detailed breakdown of ELS’s unbiased assessment of the mitigation plantings and their
establishment as a naturally vegetated buffer strip. This is the second of the three required
monitoring reports due by May 30, 2025. Please see the attached report outlining the update to
the project as of May 16, 2025.
On May 16, 2025 ELS staff took photos of the mitigation plantings at 16 General Lawrence Rd in
Yarmouth. All mitigation plantings appear to have wintered, and all are in good health.
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The photo to the left shows the side
of the home nearest the wetland in
the rear of the property. All
mitigation plantings appear in good
health. A large concentration of
invasives was noted along this entire
side of the home, including mostly
Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus
orbiclatus). ELS reached out to the
homeowner last year about the
growth of invasives on site but has
yet to contract to perform any
removals. Should we do so, we will contact the Yarmouth conservation department and notify
you when the work is being done.
The photo on the right shows a
view of the opposite side of the
site, along the area that was
seeded heading back to the
street. The seeded area looks to
be in good condition and has
filled in nicely; all mitigation
plantings look to be in good
condition. Temporary overhead
irrigation has been removed from
this area.
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Lastly, the photo to the left shows
the mitigation along the side of the
home referenced from the first
photo, toward the street. Similarly to
the rest of the site, all mitigation
plantings appear in good shape.
However, the area has been
overtaken by dense vine coverage.
All remaining irrigation was removed
from this area.
In summary, the mitigation plantings were successfully established over the growing seasons of
2023 and 2024. No plantings have been deemed non-viable at this time. With the exception of
the re-emergence of existing invasive species, the project has established the original design of a
naturally vegetated buffer strip, and no further violations have been completed.
The 2023 enforcement order conditions require one additional annual monitoring report, and ELS
will submit it before May 30 of 2026. If any significant changes occur with the plantings over this
growing season, ELS will ensure they are taken care of.
Best regards,
Tyler Gaudreau
Principal / Owner, Environmental Landscape Solutions, LLC