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.