WILTON — Residents are invited to participate in a discussion on Tuesday about municipal conservation commissions and their role in assisting towns to develop open space plans.

Open space plans are primarily an inventory of specific natural resources important to the town.

The program will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Wilton Town Office meeting room.

It will be facilitated by conservation resources advisor, Marcel Polak.

Polak is a land conservation consultant who has lived in Woodstock for more than 30 years. Currently he is working for the Maine Association of Conservation Commissions as a conservation resources advisor.

His background includes being a founder and first executive director of Mahoosuc Land Trust, and long term chair of the Woodstock Conservation Commission. Marcel received an master’s degree in natural resources management from Antioch New England Graduate School.

Anyone who is interested in how Wilton can enhance the community by conserving its special natural and recreational resources is encouraged to attend this meeting. For more information contact Nancy Prince at 645-4027.