- Working with landowners on wetland permitting projects and reviewing wetland permits.
- Advising the town Planning Board and Select Board on natural resource issues.
- Managing town conservation properties.
- Coordinating the annual town roadside clean-up. Although Earth Day cleanup is the centerpiece of Keeping Effingham Litter Free (KELF) each year, KELF volunteers also cover their sections of roadside as they can during the year.
- Sponsoring an annual Earth Day poster contest at Effingham Elementary School.
- Monitoring our lakes and rivers for invasive plants.
- Providing outreach and education on our natural resources.
- Maintaining a town natural resource inventory.
- Assisting State environmental agencies with Effingham issues.