Vegetation Management

The Town of Wilmington has developed a five year Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) to ensure compliance with Rights of Way (ROW) management regulations 333CMR11 for the control of hazard, detrimental, nuisance, and invasive vegetation in order to promote safe travel. The methods proposed by the VMP include mechanical, chemical, cultural (good housekeeping techniques), and developmental control (through ongoing Community Development Technical Review Committee reviews of proposed site projects throughout Town). The number one priority of the plan is public safety. The first 5 Year VMP (2014-2018) was approved in December of 2013 by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Vegetation Management Plan Panel.  The Town is working off our second approved VMP for calendar years 2020-2024.

The VMP proposes an integrated approach whereby priority areas are identified for control, control methods are implemented in an environmentally responsible manner, and ongoing monitoring is performed in order to alter the treatment plans as needed.