Berkshire Conservation Agent Program

The purpose of the Berkshire Conservation Agent Program (BCAP) is to provide municipal Conservation Commissions in Berkshire County with the opportunity to access professional technical assistance and training, through a “shared” Conservation Agent, that is timely and affordable. Assistance helps Commissions meet statutory requirements of the Wetlands Protection Act.

BCAP services, which are tailored to each municipal Conservation Commission, include: Application review, Review of Resource area delineations, Site inspections, Review of Wildlife Habitat Evaluations, Drainage calculation -stormwater review, Written review & recommendations, Suggested Orders of Conditions, Computerized permit review & tracking, Project compliance monitoring, Commission training, Enforcement, Writing and adopting Rules and Bylaws, and Grant writing.

BCAP is available through BRPC, which, as a municipal body can contract with municipalities without going through the bidding process of the Uniform Procurement Act. Therefore, a Conservation Commission does NOT have to request bids from several outside consultants in order to use the services of the Program. The Program services are available without the delay of bidding. BCAP is a “fee for service” with municipalities only paying for the services that are used.

For a PowerPoint presentation on the Berkshire Conservation Agent Program click here (2,848 kb).

Terry Plantier Eucker, former DEP Circuit Rider and former Pittsfield and Hinsdale/Becket Conservation Agent, now serves as the Berkshire Conservation Agent. Municipal Conservation Commissions seeking her services should contact Tom Matuszko at BRPC. Ms. Eucker can also be reached directly at:

Training Topics

In addition to the services listed above, Terry Plantier Eucker offers Conservation Commission training sessions. SOme of the topics are listed below. In addition, a specific training can be prepared at a Conservation Commission request.

Sample Training and Review Sheets