WILDLIFE CORRIDOR MOULTONBOROUGH Wildlife and Wildlife habitats are fundamental to the makeup of Moultonborough. The animals, birds, reptiles and the environments that support them are essential to the CONSERVATION COMMISSION character of our town. FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN The diversity of the landscape and the adjacent marsh area provide a quality habitat for wildlife. Over 20 varieties of LEE’S POND PRESERVE birds and water fowl and 10 species of animals have been Wildlife viewed within identified in this area. In the 2013 Wildlife Action Plan, the Part of the Red Hill Watershed 300 yards of Conservation Commission identified Lee’s Pond as one of Lee’s Pond Preserve eight high priority habitats. In the 2007 Natural Resource In- BIRDS ventory conducted by the Town of Moultonborough, a 76.9 Bald Eagles (immature and Location: Moultonborough, & Description: acre area on Lee’s Pond was identified as a high priority area mature) Loon  37 Acres for conservation. This 37 acre parcel is part of the identified Osprey area. Great Blue Heron  Commercial Frontage on Route 25 Green Heron Turkey Vulture  3800 feet of Shoreline on Lees Pond & Red Hill River Turkey Marsh Hawk (Northern Harrier) Public Benefits Coopers Hawk Sharp Shinned Hawk  Protection of Wildlife corridor and Habitats Broad Wing Hawk Barred Owl  Water Quality Great Horned Owl Red Shoulder Hawk  Maintain a pristine area and provide opportunities for Low impact Rec- DUCKS Mallard reation and Environmental Education Wood Duck  Historical Value Green-Winged Teal Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Ring Necked Duck Goldeneye Duck Goal: Raise $335,000 to Acquire Lee’s Pond Preserve and Extend the Black Duck Conservation Commission Chair:Marie Samaha Canada Geese Red Hill River Watershed Conservation Area MAMMALS For more information visit the following links: Moose Deer Bear Lee’s Pond Preserve Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ Otter leespondpreserve Fisher Cat Ermine Red Fox Project page on the Moultonborough Town web site, Gray Fox moultonboroughnh.gov/Pages/MoultonboroughNHBComm/ Porcupine Raccoon Concom/leespond REPTILES Snapping Turtle Email to: [email protected] Painted Turtle Phone: 603-476-2347 Historical Story The Property

 Identified in the 2007 Natural Resource Inventory as a high pri- ority area for conservation, and identified by the Conservation

Commission as a high priority Wildlife Corridor supporting a large variety of birds, waterfowl

and animals.

 Has a diverse upland cover with 76/lot 4 steep slopes and unfragmented land, providing excellent wildlife The 37 acres of Lee’s Pond Preserve area was part of the thriving vil- habitat. The adjacent area is a lage of Moultonborough Falls in the 1800’s. Located near the Red Hill large marsh complex providing River and the intersections of what is now Sheridan Road and Route potential habitat to rare marsh birds and other aquatic animals. 25, it extends back to the marshlands of Lee's Pond. Historical photo-  Has frontage on Route 25 and is adjacent to an historic site with stone graphs from the time show houses of the area that are still occupied, foundations from various mills built over time beginning in 1765. although most have undergone extensive renovations. Numerous foundations can still be found on some properties and the cemetery Water Quality Protection from that era is still maintained. The efforts to purchase this property Maintaining this undeveloped land has an historical value, in addi- continues the protection of the Red tion to the conservation value Hill River flowing through the Sand- for wildlife habitats and water wich area and Garland and Lee’s quality. Commercial and resi- Ponds into the Moultonborough Bay dential development would for- ever shift the look and feel of Inlet of . The ri- the area away from what re- parian buffer and the heavily wood- mains of the Moultonborough ed area facilitate the mitigation of Fall’s history. storm water and support infiltration helping to sustain a quality aquifer.