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DEPARTMENTS 4 2 THE FORESTER’S PRISM Celebrating the Balsams FEATURES 3 WOODPILE News not so neatly stacked 4 Balsams Landscape Conserved! By Joyce El Kouarti 14 IN THE FIELD Hikes and walks, volunteer workdays, art exhibits, and more The Forest Society is now the steward of this dramatic landscape of working forest, scenic views, and miles of trails 16 WOODS WISE Woods Wise will be appearing regularly in Forest Notes presenting 18 Thank you Balsams supporters information about forest management, the management of land A record number of donors helped protect the Balsams landscape, owned by the Forest Society, and forestry-related issues and we’ve created this special section to recognize them. 26 CONSERVATION SUCCESS STORIES Protecting Hampton Falls; Adding to the trail network in Northwood; 10 Mapping the Future Newfound Lake camp benefits from land donation, and Conservation By Chris Wells easements in Deering, Easton, Sandwich, Sugar Hill and Weare Using regional conservation planning to protect our landscapes 32 PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE Setbacks for Northern Pass; Keeping Franconia Notch State Park whole 34 NATURE’S VIEW Green Rx: Nature is good for your health 36 HEARD ON THE TRAIL Monadnock Conservancy doubles acreage owned

On our cover: 37 PROJECTS IN PROGRESS An aerial view of the Balsams landscape. Help the Forest Society stop Northern Pass Photo by Lori Johnson. THE FORESTER’S PRISM

Celebrating the Balsams

he Balsams Grand Resort, nestled wanted to provide CHAIR Carolyn Benthien, Goffstown in the crags of Dixville Notch, is an North Country jobs, VICE CHAIR iconic New Hampshire hotel. But the and the hotel and William Webb, Holderness T real attraction of the Balsams (in this forest did that under SECRETARY Midge Eliassen, Sunapee forester’s eye) is the majestic, rocky, forested his stewardship and TREASURER landscape that cradles the hotel. Here is a will continue to do so. Leonard “Hunt” Dowse , Hancock luxury hotel, surrounded by an even grander Dixville Notch now PRESIDENT/FORESTER Jane A. Difley, Webster wilderness. And to say that I’m proud that joins Crawford Notch, BOARD OF TRUSTEES the Forest Society now holds conservation Franconia Notch, Kins - Malin Clyde, Durham Katharine Eneguess, Jaffrey restrictions on this landscape would be an man Notch, and Sandwich Notch as another Pamela Hall , Portsmouth understatement of grand proportions. “notch” in the Forest Society’s belt of success - Deanna Howard, Etna William McCarten, Lancaster Abutting Coleman State Park to the north ful land protection efforts. Amy Meyers, Jaffrey Jack Middleton, Freedom and almost abutting Nash Stream State Forest Some land protection projects take years Howard Moffett, Canterbury to the south, the Balsams land provides an to mature. This one was over a decade in the William H. Smith, Moultonborough Hank Swan, Lyme important, unbroken forested link for wildlife making. It was synchronicity that catalyzed Stephen Taylor, Meriden as well as people. It’s also adjacent to Dixville the completion of this important conserva - Bill Tucker , Goffstown Patricia Vasbinder , Concord Notch State Park, protecting the steep cliffs of tion project: the sale of the hotel, and the Don Wharton, Landaff the notch itself. threat of giant towers carrying electricity STAFF We are now permanent partners with from Quebec to southern New England EXECUTIVE Jane A. Difley, president/forester the hotel owners in the stewardship of 5,785 across this wild landscape. Karen Rose, executive assistant of the resort’s 7,800 acres. This was made But with a landscape as grand as this one, FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION Martha Booth, receptionist possible by the generosity of over 1,600 the results more than justify the wait. Michelle Morse, human resources specialist Tina Ripley, administrative assistant donors (see the list in the center insert) Leslie Thompson, finance specialist who—with the Forest Society—rose to the Denise Vaillancourt, vice president, finance occasion, quickly and decisively, to protect MEMBERSHIP/DEVELOPMENT Diane Forbes, senior director for development this special place. Nancy Ford Huckins, membership specialist Susanne Kibler-Hacker, vice president, development Local residents and visitors will continue Allan Krygeris, technology specialist to have access to the trails and wild places Margaret Liszka, director, membership Ann McCoy, membership coordinator of the Balsams. And, this conservation effort Meredith Reed O’Donnell, development associate honors the legacy of Neil and Louise Tillot - Martha Twombly , development specialist COMMUNICATIONS/OUTREACH PROGRAMS son, who owned the Balsams for many years Jane Difley is the president/forester of the Society David Anderson, director, education and volunteers and knew its landscape intimately. Neil for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Carrie Deegan, land steward program specialist Joyce El Kouarti, communications director Jack Savage, vice president, communications/outreach POLICY/LAND MANAGEMENT Will Abbott, vice president, policy/land management Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests Frank Allen, building and grounds assistant A non-profit membership organization founded in 1901 to protect the state’s most important landscapes volunteer coordinator Clare Brown, and promote wise use of its renewable natural resources. Basic annual membership fee is $35 and Rita Carroll , land management and policy assistant George Frame , senior director of forestry includes a subscription to Forest Notes . Nigel Manley, director, north country property Editor: Jack Savage Carleen Quinn , gift shop manager Managing Editor: Joyce El Kouarti Jason Teaster, property manager Wendy Weisiger, field forester Design & Production: The Secret Agency Chris Wells, senior director for strategic projects—policy Printing: TDS Printing LAND PROTECTION Forest Notes is published four times a year and printed on elemental chlorine-free Sappi Flo paper with Joslin Bennett, easement steward 10 percent post-consumer recycled content. Sappi Flo is made from pulp purchased from suppliers Chris Borg, land protection specialist who document sound environmental practices and sustainable forest management. Paul Doscher, vice president, land conservation Paul Gagnon, easement steward Permission is required for reproduction of any part of this magazine. Brian Hotz, senior director for strategic projects—land protection Copyright 2012 SPNHF. US ISSN: 0015 7457. Tom Howe, senior director, land conservation Lori Johnson, land protection assistant/data base manager 54 Portsmouth Street, Concord, NH 03301 | Phone: (603) 224-9945 | Fax: (603) 228-0423 Michael Speltz, land protection specialist E-mail: [email protected] | Internet: www.forestsociety.org Daniel Sundquist, director, land conservation planning The Forest Society proudly supports the following organizations: Ryan Young, director, easement stewardship

Cosponsor Underwriter Member THE WOODPILE—NEWS NOT SO NEATLY STACKED

By Jack Savage

50 years ago in Forest Notes More than a Woodlot The cover of the Spring 1962 issue of Forest Notes featured a couple of unnamed Northern Woodlands sugarmakers from Bristol collecting sap the old fashioned way. Inside was a poem called has published a book “Sugaring” by Fairfax Downey of West Springfield, NH, including this excerpt: that may be of interest to any current or prospec - The evergreens have served before tive landowner: More As Christmas verses’ staple. than a Woodlot: Getting Let them shed needles on the floor, the Most from Your Family I’ll sing the sugar maple. Forest by Stephen Long. The book is a handy primer on manag - Here in our woods stand maples shorn ing a New England woodlot geared toward Of autumn’s crimson glory. the landowner. It includes helpful advice Come spring with tingling frosty morn on working with a forester, putting They’ll tell a sweeter story. together a forest management plan and the Tap sturdy trees. In buckets drips basics of implementing a plan, including Bountiful sap we levy. harvesting, improving wildlife habitat, and Shoulder the yoke and pails for trips, thinking long-term. Carrying gallons heavy. Long is the co-founder of Northern Woodlands magazine. The book includes Then feed with wood the fiery arch. contributions from other familiar writers The saps pans foam and bubble. such as Virginia Barlow, Irwin Post, Michael Now sugar off ere it can parch. Snyder, Charles Thompson, and Chuck It’s worth the toil and trouble. Wooster.

Forest Society Conveys Big Island to Umbagog NWR The Forest Society is transferring its FOREST STATS ownership of 156-acre Big Island in Lake Umbagog in Errol to the surrounding Total number of trees in New Hampshire: Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, which 3,750 million is part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Total number of trees in Massachusetts: 1,510 million “We acquired the island in the 1980s before the existence of the Refuge,” said Paul Doscher, vice president of Land Con - Number of trees per person in NH: 2,857 servation for the Forest Society. “Today we Number of trees per person in MA: 233 believe the long-term stewardship of the island will be best served by having the Refuge’s on-site staff manage this land along Mean age of private forestland owners in NH: 62 with the other Refuge lands around it.” The Forest Society agreed to accept Mean age of private forestland owners in MA: 58 $1 million in compensation for the trans - fer, which represents 87 percent of the appraised value of $1,150,000 established Percent of NH trees that are 61-80 years old: 36% by an independent appraisal. The Forest Percent of MA trees that are 61-80 years old: 47% Society has committed preliminarily to using a significant portion of its net sale proceeds for further land conservation Source: Northern Forest Futures Project (www.nrs.fs.fed.us/futures/) work in the North Country.

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 3 The sheer number of people who joined the effort in this would swell even the hardest heart. Shades of Franconia Notch!! — John Harrigan My husband and I spent our 25th anniversary at The Balsams. Thank you for conserving this land for our children and grandchildren. — Steve and Gail Guertin BALSAMS LANDSCAPE

CONSERVED! By Joyce El Kouarti

THE REMOTE NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY OF DIXVILLE NOTCH is nationally renowned for being the site of the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, where the very first ballots in the country are cast during New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. What may be less well known is that this time-honored tradition takes place in the heart of a vast working forest surrounding the hotel. The rough- hewn natural beauty of these mountain peaks and valleys is integral to the Balsams experience. On January 15, the Forest Society became the steward of these natural riches after an intense five-week campaign to permanently protect the working forest, wildlife habitat, scenic views, and 30 miles of recreational trails that the public and Balsams’ guests have enjoyed for decades.

Thank you for stepping up to the plate! You know how important this is, not just to us who live up here & rely on tourism, but to all of us for many, many reasons. — Marc and Francine Bigney

Above: The Panorama shelter is located along the Sanguinary Ridge Trail, a segment of the fabled long-distance Cohos Trail that runs from Crawford Notch in the White Mountain National Forest to the Canadian border. Photo by Tom Howe.

Opposite page: The summit of Abeniki Mountain offers a window south past the hotel through steep-walled Dixville Notch. Photo by Chris Borg.

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 5 Best of luck in this important project. We have lived in New Hampshire for almost 30 years…. so we have a special interest in protecting this beautiful state. We will encourage friends and family to donate also. — The Giaquinta Family

Above: The rough-hewn natural beauty of these mountain peaks and valleys has been treasured by North Country natives and visitors to the area for generations. Photo by Tom Howe.

Below: The land that is now protected surrounds the site of the hotel. The land immediately adjacent to the hotel, the golf course, and the Wilderness ski area is outside the conserved area.

The conserved land surrounds the site of the hotel. The land immediately adjacent to the hotel, the golf course, and the Wilder - ness ski area, are all outside the conserved area. “This is arguably one of the most significant conservation projects in the Forest Society’s history,” said Forest Society President/ Forester Jane Difley. “We have sought to protect this special place in New Hampshire for more than a decade.”

STARTS AND STALLS The Balsams had been owned by the Tillotson Corporation since 1954. In September of 2000, Forest Society Vice President of Development Susanne Kibler-Hacker stood on a patio at the Balsams watching the sun set with the corporation’s patriarch, Neil Tillotson. They discussed the conservation of the dramatic landscape before them. “He began telling stories drawn from the land itself, starting at Mount Hereford, where he was born, and following the terrain’s rocky ridges and boggy depressions, where he spent summers on foot and winters on snowshoes,” said Kibler-Hacker. “He made the case that the Balsams’ landscape offers encounters with wildness and a chance to develop self-reliance that can’t be found in many places anymore.” However, when he died the next year at age 102, there was no clear path to achieving the conservation of this property. It was in memory of Neil Tillotson and for the people of New Hampshire that the Tillotson Corporation and the Forest Society began again last spring to take steps to ensure a conservation outcome for the land surrounding the grand resort.

6 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 The Tillotson Corporation saw the conservation of the land $850,000 IN FIVE WEEKS as being strongly tied to the sale of the hotel and its economic The Forest Society had just five weeks to find the funding needed benefits to the North Country. The Balsams met with several to purchase the conservation restrictions from the Tillotson interested buyers through the better part of 2011. However, the Corporation. A purchase-and-sale agreement signed in December on-again, off-again hotel sale stalled conservation planning efforts. gave the Forest Society until January 15 to raise the needed funds. With no idea when or to whom the hotel might sell, it was impos - There were raised eyebrows early on by skeptics who didn’t sible to negotiate a conservation outcome that future hotel owners think the Forest Society would be able to secure the money in that would be sure to support. time. However, within minutes of To further complicate matters, announcing its fundraising effort, the hotel’s owners were being In memory of my grandfather, Ed Risley, the organization began receiving aggressively pursued by another suitor, who stood on Table Rock in 1898 during donations through its website. Northern Pass. This prospective a life-changing trip to Diamond Pond “People are really jazzed about buyer sought to purchase a right-of- that awakened the conservationist in him. this conservation project,” said way through the Balsams for its He passed his love of the North Woods Kibler-Hacker. “Many from across 80- to 135-foot electrical transmission to his children and grandchildren. New England know the Balsams’ towers. Foreseeing limited benefit to landscape and appreciate its unique North Country residents under this beauty because they’ve driven scenario, the Tillotson Corporation through Dixville Notch or had the board was reluctant to sell its land or access to it for this purpose. privilege of staying at the resort.” Ultimately, the Balsams’ owners agreed to sell the hotel to The money poured in…. More than 1,600 donations ranging Balsams View LLC, a partnership of two native North Country from $1 to $150,000—more than twice the number of gifts businessmen, for $2.3 million, and the conservation restrictions received for any other conservation project in modern Forest to 5,800 acres to the Forest Society for the deep bargain sale price Society history. Contributions came from all over New Hampshire, of $850,000. but also from 22 states including Hawaii, Arizona, California, “We are so pleased that the board of the Tillotson Corporation and other far-flung locales—including Quebec, Canada. gave us the opportunity to conserve this land,” said Difley. “We are so grateful to the many individuals and foundations who But there was a caveat: First, the Forest Society had to raise stepped forward to make this happen,” said Difley. “Given what a the $850,000. special place Dixville Notch is, we felt from the start that people

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 7 In memory of my maternal grandmother, Jessie Mearns Weir Wuichet, who went to the Balsams by train from New York City for her honeymoon after her marriage September 7, 1921.

Left: This working forest is laced with nearly 30 miles of trails and footpaths, like this one leading to Sanguinary Ridge. Photo by Tom Howe.

Middle: Northern boreal spruce and balsam fir forests surrounding Mud Pond, home to moose, deer, brook trout, and itinerant waterfowl. Photo by Chris Borg.

would respond to our call to conserve it. But we had no inkling that use of the property. the public interest in protecting these 5,800 acres would be so strong.” “The busiest day yet for the campaign was sparked by the news reports that Northern Pass is objecting to this conservation project,” NORTHERN PASS OBJECTIONS said Kibler-Hacker. “Many donors expressed their disappointment, As part of the transaction, the Forest Society acquired a deeded anger, and disgust that Northern Pass would interfere with the transmission line right-of-way coveted by Northern Pass, LLC for its conservation of this cherished landscape.” controversial powerline proposal. By acquiring both the conserva - The Division of Charitable Trusts quickly approved the sale of tion restrictions and the powerline right-of-way, the Forest Society the conservation restrictions and powerline right-of-way to the effectively removed the threat that Northern Pass would be able to Forest Society. cross the 5,800 conserved acres without eminent domain. (See Will “Rarely do we have a powerful entity using its resources to stop Abbott’s story about eminent domain on page 32.) us from conserving land,” Difley said. “While we began this project Interest in the Balsams conservation project ballooned when because of the extraordinary natural attributes of the Balsams, in Northern Pass, LLC attempted to interfere with the Tillotson the end this campaign also became a referendum on Northern Pass.” Corporation’s sale of conservation restrictions to the Forest Society. Northern Pass’s attorneys complained to the NH Charitable Trusts A DRAMATIC, RUGGED LANDSCAPE Division that Tillotson should have taken their offer instead, The Balsams’ incredibly steep and varied topography—from its arguing that siting their proposed private, commercial HVDC remote ponds and wetlands to the cliffs and wind-swept summits overhead transmission lines across the landscape would be a better linked by winding ridges—are known to and respected by hikers

8 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 I am a snowmobiler. We enjoy riding in the balsams and would not like to view power lines…. Please do your best to keep the trails open and the land untouched.

Right: Some of the North Country’s 600 miles of snowmobile trails cross through the Balsams. Photo by Jack Savage.

and hunters alike. Generations of North Country residents and secluded areas. At the valley floor, where the headwaters of the vacationers have shared a love of this landscape. Mohawk River find their source, alder and willow swamps give way This working forest is laced with snowmobile trails and to the cottongrass fen and peatland bogs that surround Mud Pond, footpaths. Nearly 30 miles of hiking and Nordic ski trails lead home to moose, deer, an excellent brook trout fishery, and explorers to storied destinations like Table Rock, Sanguinary Ridge, migrating waterfowl. Abenaki Mountain, and Mud Pond. Table Rock Trail leads to its The Forest Society’s conservation deed restrictions will provide namesake pinnacle of exposed ledge high above the valley floor, permanent protection for the Balsams’ vast interconnected ecosys - with views that stretch to northern Maine, Vermont, and Canada. tems and the wildlife that depends upon them for survival. The summit of Abenaki Mountain offers a window south through “Our success in conserving the Balsams is one more strong steep-walled Dixville Notch. The Sanguinary Ridge Trail is a statement by those who understand the true value of New Hamp - segment of the fabled long-distance Cohos Trail running from shire’s forested landscape,” said Difley. ”I can’t thank everyone Crawford Notch in the White Mountain National Forest to the enough, including the Tillotson Corporation, for making this Canadian border. achievement possible. The rugged Balsams landscape contains an impressive diversity “We believe, as they do, that this outcome is in the best interests of wildlife habitats and unique natural communities. Northern of the North Country and, indeed, all of New Hampshire.” boreal spruce and balsam fir forests are prowled by rare pine martens, gray jays, and Bicknell’s Thrush. Stands of sugar maple, Joyce El Kouarti is the communications director at the Forest Society and beech, and yellow birch include likely old growth, tucked away in the managing editor of Forest Notes magazine.

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 9 Mapping the Future Using regional planning and partnerships to protect New Hampshire’s forested landscape By Chris Wells

o advance the statewide conservation vision outlined in model to two new areas of the state—the Lakes Region and the New Hampshire Everlasting , the Forest Society has been Merrimack Valley—while maintaining the momentum we and our engaged in a systematic effort to tailor its land- partners have built in the Q2C region. protection efforts to each region of New Hampshire. WTe believe that we can best achieve our statewide conservation Lakes Region goals—and best help our partners achieve theirs—by understand - The Lakes Region of New Hampshire—the area surrounding ing the unique natural resource values, community dynamics, and Winnipesaukee, Squam, and the other “big lakes” of east-central partner and funder networks in each region. Our approach entails New Hampshire—is another region where large unfragmented working with public and private partners—other land trusts, state forests still exist in close proximity to the state’s main population and federal conservation agencies, regional planning commis - centers. The area’s forests form the watershed for almost 93,000 sions, etc.—to develop rigorous science-based conservation plans acres of lakes and ponds, which comprise 50% of all the surface in each region, then working in concert to implement the plan via water in the state. voluntary, willing seller/donor land conservation over a sustained The region is also in the bull’s eye of central New England’s period of time. ongoing population growth and suburbanization. Given this The most established example of this regional approach is the confluence of forests, water, and people, the Forest Society has focused Quabbin-to-Cardigan (Q2C) initiative in western New Hampshire, much of its recent strategic planning and partnership-building which has attracted millions of dollars from public agencies and efforts on the Lakes Region. In 2010 we convened regional and state private foundations to targeted land protection efforts. Launched conservation partners 1 for a planning process that blended the varied in 2003, this two-state, multi-partner undertaking is working missions of the partners into a consensus conservation plan that to conserve the region’s largest remaining areas of intact, inter - focuses on the protection of water quality through the conserva - connected ecologically significant forest. (To learn more about the tion of large forest blocks, riparian areas, and waterfront/riparian Q2C project, please visit: http://q2cpartnership.org.) areas in proximity to key water bodies. Finalized in early 2011, the In 2012 the Forest Society is expanding the regional partnership new plan is intended as a regional blueprint that communities,

10 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 land conservation organizations, state agencies, and funders can representing almost 52% of New Hampshire’s total population use to prioritize individual or shared conservation goals. and 22% of Massachusetts’. Despite being highly developed, the With a good running start from the land conservation that has Merrimack Valley still contains critical terrestrial and aquatic habitats already happened in the Lakes Region (just over 176,000 acres in and contributes to the larger Gulf of Maine marine ecosystem. The the area are already in permanent conservation), the Forest Society region’s residents directly depend on the Merrimack watershed and its partners are poised to make significant progress on imple - for drinking water, and these urban and suburban residents also menting the new plan. With this in mind, the Forest Society is look to the Valley’s remaining forests and other open spaces for launching a focused organizational effort to implement the Lakes close-to-home outdoor recreation. Region Conservation Plan in the coming year, which will kick-off Against this backdrop, there is much to do to conserve the with a series of public information events around the Lakes Region region’s resources. 18.5% of the Merrimack region is permanently this summer. conserved—significantly less than the share for New Hampshire as a whole (30.6%) or Massachusetts (24.5%). Even more impor - Merrimack Valley tantly, some of the lands most in need of conservation are grossly While the Quabbin-to-Cardigan and Lakes Regions form the under-protected, particularly those directly tied to protecting forested “frontier” of an increasingly metropolitan New Hamp - public drinking water supplies. In the New Hampshire portion of the shire, the Merrimack Valley is at the very heart of urban growth. Merrimack region, only 12% of all the land classified as “drinking From its start in Franklin, the Merrimack River flows through eight water protection area” is actually in permanent conservation. of New Hampshire’s ten largest cities, including Manchester, In the Massachusetts portion of the region, 18% of the land Nashua, and Concord. The river continues into Massachusetts, classified as “source water protection area” by state regulators is in running through cities like Lowell and Lawrence to its mouth at permanent protection. Newburyport. Another area of concern is the imbalance between population The Merrimack region is home to 2.1 million people— and local open space. To illustrate, 22% of all Massachusetts 1,425,000 in Massachusetts and 628,000 in New Hampshire— residents live in the Massachusetts portion of the Merrimack

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 11 Previous page: The Lakes Region of New Hampshire—the area surrounding Winnipesaukee (show here), Squam, and the other “big lakes” just south of the White Mountains—is in the bull’s eye of central New England’s ongoing population growth and suburbanization. Photo by Jerry and Marcy Monkman, EcoPhotography.

Above: In 2010 the Merrimack watershed was identified by the US Forest Service as the most threatened in the nation. The Merrimack River flows through eight of New Hampshire’s ten largest cities, including Manchester (shown here), Nashua, and Concord. The region’s residents directly depend upon the Merrimack watershed for drinking water and also look to the area’s remaining forests and waterways for close-to-home outdoor recreation. Photo by Joyce El Kouarti. region, but the region only has 17% of the state’s conservation the Merrimack watershed was needed and indeed overdue. There land. The imbalance is truly glaring in New Hampshire, where was also agreement that a Merrimack conservation plan would half of the state’s population lives in a region with only 10% of its need to go beyond the natural resource-driven planning approach conserved land. used in previous regional planning efforts to include urban/ There is little time to correct these conservation imbalances. In suburban open space and trails, and possibly aquatic systems 2010 the Merrimack watershed was identified by the US Forest (i.e. connectivity and health of rivers, streams, wetlands). Service as the most threatened in the nation in terms of projected The Merrimack conservation planning project will be the most loss of private forest land over the next twenty years. 2 The Forest ambitious undertaken by the Forest Society yet. Over the coming Service report reinforced the Forest Society’s already growing year, we will work to complete a two-state/multi-partner consensus- interest in seeing more conservation activity in the Merrimack based land conservation plan for the Merrimack watershed of New Valley and spurred us to commit to the Merrimack as our next Hampshire and Massachusetts, then share the completed plan major conservation planning effort. with key stakeholders and decision-makers in the region. We will As with our other regional initiatives, we believe conservation then work with our partners to cultivate opportunities for in the Merrimack Valley should be planned at the whole-water - land conservation that will hopefully lay the groundwork for an shed scale, which means working with partners in Massachusetts. intensified conservation effort in the Merrimack Valley. After initial conversations with key conservation organizations and agencies during the second half of 2011, the Forest Society Quabbin to Cardigan convened a larger stakeholder meeting in December to determine Even as we ramp up our efforts in the Lakes Region and Merri - whether there is a critical mass of interest in developing a consen - mack Valley, the Forest Society is also working to maintain the sus land conservation plan for the Merrimack watershed. There momentum of the successful Quabbin-to-Cardigan initiative. was broad and passionate agreement that a conservation plan for Almost nine years after its formation, the Q2C Partnership remains

12 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 Left: Launched in 2003, the Quabbin-to-Cardigan Partnership is exploring opportunities for completing a through trail that would allow hikers to walk a continuous footpath up the western spine of New Hampshire, viewed here from the summit of Mount Monadnock. Photo by Jerry and Marcy Monkman, EcoPhotography.

an engaged, functioning collaboration working to achieve a com - Toward a New Hampshire Everlasting mon conservation vision. This is due both to committed partners The Forest Society’s regional conservation strategies are all and to the Forest Society being able to devote time and resources to ultimately aimed at achieving the statewide vision set out in New coordinate the effort, raise the profile of and advocate for the Q2C Hampshire Everlasting, the Forest Society’s 25-year strategic plan. region, secure public and private funds, and develop new project Launched in 2001, it challenges the Forest Society and New Hamp - opportunities that benefit the region. In the coming year, the Forest shire’s conservation community as a whole to permanently Society will continue to provide this organizational support to the protect another one million acres of land by 2026. The goal is to Q2C Partnership and foster land protection projects in the region. ensue that the people of New Hampshire continue to enjoy a living The Q2C Partnership is also working on two new initiatives this landscape where intact forests, healthy waters, abundant wildlife, year that break new ground for the group, which to date has been and opportunities for outdoor recreation are woven into the fabric mainly focused on land conservation. The first is a trails planning of community life. project that will explore opportunities for expanding or enhancing For more information about the Forest Society’s regional the hiking trail network in the Q2C region, including to the possible conservation strategies, contact Chris Wells at [email protected] completion of a through trail that would allow hikers to walk a or Dan Sundquist at [email protected]. Both can also continuous footpath up the western spine of NH from the Massa - be reached at (603) 224-9945 . chusetts border to the White Mountains. The project is being pursued in partnership with the Appalachian Mountain Club Chris Wells is the Forest Society’s senior director for strategic projects. with assistance from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program. The first step will be to take a look at the feasibility of and local interest in a long-distance trail in 1 Partners on the Lakes Region conservation plan: NH Fish & Game the region. The study is not aimed at creating any new federal or Department (NHFG), Green Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG), state designation of trails in the area. Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT), Lakes Region Regional Another new initiative will conduct targeted outreach to Planning Commission (LRRPC) The Nature Conservancy, NH Chapter (TNC), Newfound Lake Region Association (NLRA), Squam Lake private landowners in the region to encourage good forest Conservation Society (SLCS), and Society for the Protection of New stewardship practices and provide information about land Hampshire Forests (SPNHF). management and conservation options. This initiative will be a collaboration with the NH Division of Forests and Lands, UNH 2 Private Forests, Public Benefits—Increased Housing Density and other Cooperative Extension and USDA’s Natural Resources Conserva - Pressures on Private Forest Contributions, USDA Forest Service, 2009. tion Service (NRCS).

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 13 IN THE FIELD Spring Events: May through June 2012

Go online. Get outside. Visit our website for a complete and up-to-date list of field AT THE ROCKS ESTATE trips and special events: www.forestsociety.org and click on the “Things To Do” tab. All events take place at The Rocks Estate in Bethlehem; visit www.therocks.org You may preregister by calling (603) 224-9945 extension 311, or you may register for details. online at [email protected]. Most programs are free unless otherwise noted. SaTurday, JunE 2 | 10 am – 4:30 pm www.forestsociety.org/thingstodo Wildflower Festival The Rocks Estate, Bethlehem Wildflower enthusiasts are invited to kick off the annual Fields of Lupine Festival at The Rocks Estate. The day will mark the 32nd Annual Wildflower Festival with a full slate of activities that includes photogra - phy, crafts, and edible flower identification. The Festival will include guided walks along the Mile Path, which meanders through the historic Rocks Estate property. Cost: $15 per person including lunch; reservations are strongly advised.

Hike Mount Monadnock and enjoy dramatic views from the mountain’s bald summit. Photo by Jerry and Marcy Monkman, EcoPhotography.

Sunday, May 13 | 10 am – 4 pm Hike Mount Monadnock Poppies and lupine in the formal garden, Marlborough Trail, Marlborough with the tea house in the background at The Rocks Estate. Photo by Nigel Manley. Hike Mount Monadnock with Ben Haubrich from the Harris Center and Paul Gagnon from the Forest Society. We’ll look for early wildflowers and rhodora in bloom as we explore. Participants will experience elevation gains of 1,800 feet on this strenuous hike SaTurday, JunE 9 | 10 am – 11:30 am to the bald summit of New Hampshire’s most-climbed mountain. Wildlife Trail Opening Cosponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education. at Bretzfelder Park Bretzfelder Park, Bethlehem SaTurday, May 26 | 10 am – 2 pm Join Rocks Estate volunteer and Bretzfelder Branch River Paddle Trail designer Priscilla Didio on a guided Branch Hill Farm, Milton Mills tour of a new interactive trail that educates users about various local wildlife habitats. Paddle the Branch and Salmon Fall Rivers and enjoy a picnic lunch at Branch Hill Farm, The new wildlife trail is the result of three under conservation easement with the Forest Society. Kira Jacobs of the Salmon Falls years of hard work to create a venue for Watershed Collaborative will describe the impact that conserved land has upon water learning that is engaging and entertaining quality. Bring your own canoe or kayak; food and boat transport provided. for explorers of all ages. Cost: $10/person. Preregistration required; contact Moose Mountains Regional Greenways For more information or to register, contact at [email protected] or (603) 817-8260. The Rocks Estate at [email protected] or (603) 444-6228.

14 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 ART EXHIBITS FOREST SOCIETY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES These exhibits can be viewed Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm at the Conservation For details or to participate in any of these trainings or work days, Center Conference Room, located at 54 Ports- contact Carrie Deegan at [email protected] or (603) 224-9945. mouth Street in Concord, NH. As the Conference Fri. May 11 & SaT. May 12 | 8 am – 4 pm woods. Topics will include safety consider - Room is used for meetings, please call (603) ations, felling, bucking, and routine 224-9945 before visiting to confirm that the Forest Society Land Steward Training maintenance. Please bring your own saw, fuel, room is open. Barbara C. Harris Conference Center, Greenfield oil, maintenance tools, safety equipment, Prospective land stewards will learn about May 11 – JunE 28 and bag lunch. You may also attend this the Forest Society’s history and mission, workshop without a saw and learn by Fred Fry: Birds of New Hampshire forest management/timber harvesting, observing others. Now 102 years old, recreation management, trail maintenance, Cost: $30 for non-members, $20 for Forest Society Peterborough artist and map/compass navigation at our annual members, FREE for Forest Society Land Stewards. Fred Fry began training event for new volunteers. Follow - painting when he ing the training, new stewards “adopt” a TuES. JunE 5 & WEd. JunE 6 | 9 am – 3 pm was 100. His pre - Forest Society reservation near them to Wooden Sign Making ferred subject is assist with monitoring and maintaining Forest Society Conservation Center, Concord birds, and he has a trails, signs, gates, and other infrastructure. collection of about Spaces are limited, and preregistration is required. Learn the steps involved in creating and/or 450 paintings of refurbishing the beautiful routed wooden birds from all over Kingfisher by Fred Fry . ThurS. May 17 | 10 am – 3:30 pm property signs that grace our Forest Society the world, including Lost River Workday reservations. The Forest Society seeks some New Hampshire. Fry suffers from macular handy and energetic folks to help stencil, Lost River Reservation, North Woodstock degeneration and consequently requires route, plane, sand, stain, varnish, and paint special full spectrum lighting for painting. Join Forest Society staff and other volun - signs during this workday blitz. He grew up in Williamsport Pennsylvania teers for a day of spring cleaning at Lost There are projects for all interests and abilities; just and moved to New Hampshire in 2007. River Reservation. Trail clearing, native need to bring enthusiasm and your work clothes. garden pruning, landscaping, painting, and other tasks are on the agenda to help Lost River get ready for its 100th anniversary. Participants will also have an opportunity to walk through the spectacular gorge and boulder caves in the afternoon.

TuES. May 22 | 9:30 am – 3 pm Yatsevitch Forest Invasive Plant Workday Yatsevitch Forest, Cornish and Plainfield The Yatsevitch Forest in Cornish and Plain - Forest Society volunteers and staff move clear a Water under the Bridge by Ruth Sears. field has nutrient-rich soils that support a culvert at Monadnock Trail Week. Photo by Wendy Weisiger. July 2 – auGuST 31 number of rare and uncommon plants. Unfortunately, several invasive plant Fri. July 13 – TuES. July 17 | 9 am – 3 pm New Hampshire Landscapes species threaten these rare plant commu - Monadnock Trail Week by Ruth Sears nities. Participants will learn to identify Working mostly in soft pastel on velour invasive plants, and will work together to Mount Monadnock State Park, Jaffrey paper, sanded paper, and pastelbord, New implement appropriate control measures. Join conservation professionals and other Hampshire artist Ruth Sears specializes in volunteers from the Forest Society and NH landscapes. Working from photos, she ThurS. May 24 | 9 am – 3:30 pm State Parks in restoring hiking trails on New captures the beauty and mystery of New Chainsaw Safety and Maintenance Hampshire’s Mount Monadnock. Come for Hampshire’s wetlands, mountains, lakes, Workshop one day or several, alone or with friends. and rural areas in different seasons. Forest Society Conservation Center and Trail maintenance experience is very She makes a special effort to capture the Estes Forest, Concord welcome but not necessary. Tasks for the lovely vibrant colors of autumn. A resident week will include restoring and re-marking of Henniker, Sears has lived in New Hamp - This is a full day workshop using classroom trails, building waterbars, improving trail shire for about 20 years. and field instruction to teach participants tread, and constructing footbridges. how to work safely with a chainsaw in the

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 15 WOODS WISE

Doing the Right Thing . . . Managing Forest Society land for future generations

By George Frame

Woods Wise will be appearing regularly in Forest Notes presenting information about forest management, the management of land owned by the Forest Society, and forestry-related issues.

ike other landowners the Forest Society wants to do its best by and L for our land, which will be here long after we are gone. If we do our jobs well, the green spots on the map will continue to Landing operations at the Forest Society’s Hutchins Reservation during a winter timber sale. A slasher cuts provide natural renewable resources for pine logs to length while the truck loads for a trip to the mill. Photo by Wendy Weisiger. local and global economies while also being sanctuaries where people can find private organizations, groups, and individ - products of wood and paper and to enjoy renewal and perhaps a little peace. uals who offer expertise about the latest local edibles like maple syrup and blueber - The Forest Society now owns more than research on silvicultural techniques and ries. We need places where we can hike, ride 52,000 acres in 105 towns throughout the detailed knowledge of the potential threats our snowmobiles, snowshoe, cross-country state, and these forestlands are actively to our forests, including invasive species ski, mountain bike, ride our horses, hunt, managed. In the past 10 years alone, such as the hemlock woolly adelgid, the fish, track wildlife, and enjoy immersing income from the sale of forest products has emerald ash borer, mile-a-minute vine, and ourselves within nature. Doing right by our been between two and three million Japanese knotweed. land means we have to manage that land dollars. It has been derived from harvesting We also work with consulting foresters for this wide range of expected social, activities related to eco-restoration, wildlife who share our core values and understand economic, and ecological benefits. That is habitat development and enhancement, our management philosophy and policies. the Forest Society’s mission . silvicultural improvement, and storm We employ logging contractors who work salvage cleanup. This revenue is reinvested very hard to leave the forest better than George Frame has been a forester for more to support our programs, including educa - they found it, and we collaborate with an than forty years and has worked for the USDA tion and outreach, land protection, ever-growing cadre of volunteer land stew - Forest Service, private landowners, and towns and recreation management. We consider ards who act as our ears and eyes on the throughout NH. He has been with the Forest this wise use of our natural resources a ground when we can’t be there. Society since March of 2005 and in his current significant portion of our mission. New Hampshire residents and visitors all position as Senior Director of Forestry since We work with many federal, state, and have an expectation of being able to buy November 2010.

16 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 Consulting Foresters The Forest Society encourages landowners to consult with a licensed forester before undertaking land management activities. The following are paid advertisers.

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The Ecosystem Management Company Jeremy Turner, Licensed forester Ben Hudson has owned and operated A division of Meadowsend Timberlands Ltd. Hudson Forestry since 1996, working closely Comprehensive forest and wildlife management, serving the conscientious with and providing land management services New Hampshire-Vermont landowner. to individual property owners. His earliest P.O. Box 966, New London, NH 03257 Phone (603) 526-8686 • Fax (603) 526-8690 clients hired him to do site restoration and for - Email: [email protected] est engineering work, but in time, he was able to carve out a niche for himself by offering a FORECO: Forest Resource Consultants combination of forest management and plan - Complete forest management services ning and “woodscape design.” By helping Offering three licensed foresters, licensed land surveyor Photo by Ian Smith. shape forests, forested wetlands, and meadows, P.O. Box 93, Rumney, NH 03266 • (603) 786-9544 Hudson works to enhance the timber value, diversity of wildlife habitat, P.O. Box 161, Contoocook, NH 03229 • (603) 746-4846 and recreational opportunities available on a given site. Fountains America “Most of my clients are very conservation-minded with smaller acreage,” he said. “They are interested in adding value to their woodlands Certified forest management, land brokerage, GIS maps, training, application development, and TwoDog Forest Inventory Software Sales. through an integrated forest management process that protects and 175 Barnstead Rd., Suite 4 enhances the soils, water quality, and wildlife habitat.” Pittsfield, NH 03263 • (866) 348-4010 Hudson considers his work an art form and focuses heavily upon the aesthetics of forest management and stewardship. “I try to blend aesthetics, Ben Hudson, Hudson Forestry recreational opportunity, and wildlife habitat into my designs,” he said. Providing an integrated, long-term management approach, He frequently creates trails and woodland meadows to make it easier for specializing in woodscape design and construction. property owners to get out into the woods and see the wildlife on their land. P.O. Box 83, Lyme, NH 03768 • (603) 795-4535 Email: [email protected] “I encourage landowners to participate in the creative process, to get Web: www.hudsonforestry.com them actively involved in managing their land,” he said. “When people learn about their land, they are more motivated to protect its conservation Martin Forestry Consulting, LLC values.” Offering complete forest management services including timber sales, Hudson also volunteered for 10 years as a supervisor for the Grafton cruises, and appraisals and wildlife habitat management. County Conservation District, stepping down in 2011 so others would have P.O. Box 89, New Hampton, NH 03256 • (603) 744-9484 the opportunity to serve. Email: [email protected] Hudson is certified by the USDA NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) as a Technical Service Provider (TSP) qualified to develop Forest Management Activity Plans for landowners under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). These cost-sharing forest stewardship plans provide the landowner with an inventory of conservation resource concerns that can be addressed through NRCS programs. At its 2012 Winter Meeting held in February, the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) awarded Hudson with a Certifi - cate of Appreciation in recognition of his 30 years of service and dedication.

Licensed foresters should address inquiries about advertising to Jack Savage at (603) 224-9945 or [email protected] . BALSAMS CONSERVATION SUCCESS Thaynkou!

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, let me add our thanks for the incredibly enthusiastic response to the successful fundraising appeal enabling the Forest Society to purchase the conservation restrictions on the 5,800 acres surrounding the Balsams. The outpouring of contributions was inspiring. Combined with the dozens of personally encouraging notes accompanying the gifts, the campaign, completed in a short but intense six weeks, was and is inspirational and affirming. But this is not the first time the citizens of New Hampshire and beyond have rallied to preserve precious land for generations to come. In the late 1920s, the potential for logging in Franconia Notch was a real possibility. When a popular hotel burned in 1923, the owners decided not to rebuild and asked lumber companies to bid for the standing timber. Six thousand acres of the Notch, which spread out for seven miles along both sides of the Daniel Webster Highway, were in jeopardy. A campaign to save the Notch was swiftly organized by Philip Ayres, the Forest Society’s forester and director. In a short amount of time the NH legislature approved $200,000 for the land purchase with an additional $200,000 being raised from over 12,000 people and organizations like the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Granges, Kiwanis, and Rotary Clubs, and Girl Scouts. Children at the Orphan’s Home raised $20 from their pennies. When the campaign was completed, contributions had come from towns and cities throughout the state as well as from Texas, New Jersey, France and Panama. The Notch was saved because of an outpouring of contributions and support from people who loved the land and what it stood for. Much has changed over the last 90 years. And yet some things like the passion for an unspoiled sense of place have not been lost but have only deepened as people continue to embrace the ethic of living close to the land and hold on to places that have historic meaning, thus enriching the lives of all. Thanks again to everyone who has made the conservation of the Balsams land a reality. Your generosity will have immeasurable impact on the futures of those who celebrate this unique place we call home.

Carolyn Benthien Chair, Board of Trustees Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

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Rich and Peg Aaronian Ms. Evelyn Barrett Milton and Sandra Blackington Mr. Jay P. Burns Bette Abdu John and Ellen Barrett Beth and Christopher Blair S. Jeffrey and Allene Burt Kenneth H. and Judith Ackerson Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam E. Barrett Dana Blais Dick and Teka Burwell Mr. William T. Adam Mr. Daniel Barrick Christine Blake Mr. Tripp Burwell Mr. Marcel C. Adams Andrew and Anne Bartlett Daniel and Diane Blake, Sr. Ms. Roxanne Busch Ms. Sharon Adler Carol M. Bartlett Mr. Lawrence J. Blaney Tammy and Brian Bush Lucie Roy Alain Donald and Kathleen Bartlett, Jr. Timothy Blevins Mr. David L. Butler Col. and Mrs. James C. Allard John and Nancy Barto Abigail Bline Ms. Marcia Y. Butman and Ms. Barbara E. Allen Mrs. Meta P. Barton Ms. Louisa Bliss Mr. John T. Sackton Mr. Frank E. Allen Mark Bartram Ms. Phyllis Bodnar Mr. Rodney W. Byam Mr. Gerald Allen Mr. James and Dr. Ellen Bassett Mrs. Jennifer Bofinger Ms. Beth Byington Rev. and Mrs. John S. Allen Ms. Sylvia Bates and Mr. Thomas Mr. Paul O. Bofinger Mr. Christopher Cabot Ms. Kate M. Allen Masland Eugene Bolinger Gregory Cadrette Linda Allen Mr. Russell Bauters Mr. Francis A. Bolton, Jr. Lois Caffrey Ms. Mary Nell Allen Ms. Mildred A. Beach Mr. William R. Bolton Jr. Paul and Andrea Calandrella Alliance Against Northern Pass Inc. Ms. Galen L. Beale and Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Bond Ms. Dorothy A. Callaghan Alpine Abstracting, LLC Mr. Clinton P. Pitts Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bond, Jr. William and Patricia Callahan Bruce and Jane Altobelli Ms. Margaret Beale and Boston Foundation Ms. Sher Callanan Allan and Jane Ames Mr. Robert D. Jones Ms. Rebecca Boyden Mr. and Mrs. William E. Campbell Mr. Lauris Ames Ms. Jane E. Beane Ms. Jean C. Boynton Mr. William M. Canney Mrs. Marjorie L. Amico Thomas and Mary Bearor Mr. Karl Braconier & Family Ms. Jill M. Canora Dr. and Mrs. Robert Andelman Mr. Robert M. Beaulac Jo Anne Bradbury Mr. John Canora David and Susan Anderson Ms. Gail Beaulieu Jan L. Bradeen Ms. Judith M. 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Benjamin David and Tracy Brown Steve and Valerie Caron Ms. Denise R. April Mr. Robert Bennett Ms. Faith I. Brown Ms. Linda L. Carr Mr. John H. Arnold Mr. Paul Benoit Susan and David Brown Andrea Carr-Evans Joshua R. Arnold Ms. Colette Berard Ms. Susan E. Brown Ms. Anne Carroll Ms. Susan L. Arnold Mr. Peter D. Bergh and Timothy and Lisa Brown John and Diana Carroll Betsy Arsenault Ms. Janet E. Prince Autumn Brown Lovas Rita Carroll Ms. Judith Asetta Mr. Paul Berkebile Mr. and Mrs. David P. Brownell Jeffrey Carter Atta Girl Records Ms. Kathy Berman Fred and Linda Brownson William and Kathleen Carter Robin S. Atwood Mr. Richard Bernard Barry Brownstein Mr. Clifford Cary and Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Auger Susan and Wilbert Bernard Mr. Lawrence H. Bruce, Jr. Ms. Joan Monroe Mr. David Bacon Ms. Elaine Bernier Ms. Zebulon Brundage Mrs. Adrina Cassel Doug and Laurence Bacon Ms. Ellen C. Berry Ms. Emily Brunkhurst Mrs. Patricia A. Castro Rodney and Leatrice Bacon Mrs. Nancy Berry Alida Bryant David Caswell and Paula Saltmarsh Morton and Carol Bader Mr. and Mrs. Erik S. Bertrand Mrs. John W. Bryant Mr. Edward Cenerizio Ms. Amy W. Bahr Mr. William A. Berzins Ms. Sherry Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Michel W. Chabot Ms. Patricia Bahr Beverly and Michael Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. John R. Buben, Jr. Mr. William A. Chabot Madison A. Bailey Jr. Gerald Beuchelt Peter and Anne Budni Mr. Neil A. Chadwick Dr. and Mrs. Scott W. Bailey Mr. Robert M. Beyer, Jr. Jessica N. Bunker Ms. Margaret Chalmers Alan and Wendy Baker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bianchi Janet Bunnell Ms. Stephanie R. Chambers Ms. Betsy Baker Marc and Francine Bigney Alan Bunting and Susan Alicia Champagne Mr. Jeffrey Baker Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bilodeau Levesque-Bunting The Honorable Gene G. Chandler Kimberly Baker Mr. David Binette Mr. John S. Bunton Jr. Col. and Mrs. John P. Chandler Shirley Baker Alan Bing and Joan Beskenis Mr. Rodney E. Burdette John P. and Martha W. Chandler Ms. Barbara A. Bald Samuel and Joan Bird, III Ms. Kelly Burke Peter Chandler Ms. Anne M. Ball Michael and Marsha Biron Ms. Anne Burnett and Ms. Helen T. Chapell Ms. Janet Ball Mr. Richard Bizier Mr. Peter Menard Mr. Robert M. Chaplick Mr. Steven V. Ball Paul W. Blackford Katy and Don Burns Thomas and Mary Anne Chapman

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Mrs. Patti L. Chappell Ruth and Jack Cook Ms. Anne de Rham Virginia Earley Mr. Timothy Charboneau Virginia L. Coolidge Mr. Ross V. Deachman East Concord Garden Club Ms. Jessica Charon Mr. Charles T. Cooper Ms. Judith J. Dearborn Andy and Ruth Ann Eastman Ms. Pamela Charon Jane and William Cooper, Jr. Deleault Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Eddy Ms. Gail P. Chase Ms. Dorothy Corey Ms. Joan P. DelPozzo Mark and Susan Edelstein Aggy and Sam Chase Mr. Michael J. Corey Mrs. Barbara DeMark Ms. Cathy EdmondBailey Mr. Stephen A. Chase Corey Engfer Photography David A. and Deborah H. Denby Mr. and Mrs. James W. Edwards Victoria and Tod Chase James and Carol Corliss Deborah D. Dent Mr. Michael Egan Darrell and Melissa Cherniske Aileen Cormier Mr. Richard Desmarais Mr. Charles G. Egloff, Jr. Martin and Alice Cherniske Mr. Laurence Coronis Ms. Lauren M. Dethlefs John and Elaine Egolf James and Constance Chesebrough Alan and Deborah Cort Ms. Judy Detwiler Carolyn and Robert Eidell Mr. Arthur A. Chicaderis Mr. Robert J. Cote Matthew and Kimberly Devlin Ms. J. A. Eldridge Lynn R. Chong Kevin Coughlin Barbara Devore Jane Eldridge Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Chormann, Jr. Mike and Gretchen Coughlin Mr. Robert C. Dewey and Todd and Janice Elgin Richard and Cordelia Christensen Mr. Richard Cousins Ms. Pamela D. Vanarsdale Ms. Scottie Eliassen Mr. Marc D. Chronis J. Cox Ms. Sara Dewey Midge and Tim Eliassen Cris and Leonard Chrostowski Mr. Christopher A. Craigue Mr. George DeWolf, II and Paul Elkins Mrs. Sharon C. Churchill R. Scott and Judith Crandall Ms. Joyce Palmer Mr. Jerol B. Ellis Ms. Susan A. Chuvala Mr. Alexander D. Crary Mr. and Mrs. Michael Didio Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Ellis Richard Cimikoski Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Craven Ms. Jane A. Difley Mr. and Ms. Steven J. Elmer Mr. Andrew Cirrone Mr. G. Henry Crawford Mr. David W. Dingman and Dr. and Mrs. Warren E. Emley Ms. Cecily Clark Mr. and Mrs. Edward Craxton Ms. Susan P. McCoo Philip Emma Christina and Cary Clark Terence M. Cronin Ms. Susan Dipietro Mr. Thomas Eng Cornelius and Patricia Clark Ms. Dorothy Crossley Mr. William P. Dittrich Mr. Donald J. Enman Donald and Priscilla Clark Nancy Crumbine David and Jean Dobbins Laura Ernst and Stephanie D’Agostino Ms. Faith Clark Ms. Sarah R. Cummings Ms. Laurie Dockham Dawn Eskew Kenyon and Marion Clark Jebb and Ellen Curelop Randall and Linda Doerr Ms. Beverly Estabrook Mr. Kevin D. Clark and Todd and Elisa Currie Ms. Sarah Dole Robert and Theresa Estabrook Ms. Sharon P. Kunz Ms. Kendel Currier Mr. Gary Donoghue Estate of J. Philip Anderegg Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Currier Jerome and Martha Doolittle William Eva Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Clarke Dean and Kristen Curtis Paul and Sheila Doolittle Julie Renaud Evans and Kevin Evans Mr. Bruce Clendenning Ms. Penelope T. Curtis Wendy Doran and John Shay Dr. Katherine E. Evans Alan P. Cleveland Vivian Curtis Mr. Henry C. Doscher Kenneth Evans Mr. John H. Clippinger Jennifer Cusato Paul and Deb Doscher Douglas and Martha Evelyn Alan and Jean Clough Mr. Andrew Cushing Dr. and Mrs. David W. Dougherty Mr. John C. Everett, Jr. Rich and Janet Cocchiaro Edward and Lisa Cutler Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Downer, Jr. Alexis Eynon Cohos Trail Association Craig Cyr Danielle J. Downing Emily Eynon Mrs. Camila Colao Mr. Peter T. Daigle David and Noreen Downs Mr. Richard R. Eynon Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Colburn Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Daigle Raymond L. Downs F.W. Environmental Services, Inc. Mr. Harold C. Cole Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daigneault Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Dowse, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Fabian, Jr. Colebrook Ski-Bees, Inc. Mr. Anthony J. D’Amato Dr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Doyle Mr. Michael G. Fabiano Cora and Robert Kangas Mr. Jamie Dammann Ms. Stephanie Doyle Mr. and Mrs. David Fagan Marjorie M. Colt Claudia Cords Damon Ms. Elise F. Drake Edward and Camilla Fagouri Mr. James D. Colthart and David and Kathleen Dandurand Lorraine Drake and L. Bradley Helfer Ms. Barbara B. Fahey Ms. Jackie A. Simon Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Danforth Barry and Gretchen Draper Mrs. Anita B. Fahy Common Man Family of Restaurants George and Patricia Daniels Mr. Robert Drescher Mrs. Elsbeth and Mr. Alfred Falk Nancy Cone Luke and Elizabeth Dann Anne and Joe Drinon Mr. Lynn W. Farnham Mr. and Mrs. John C. Conkling Mr. and Mrs. James G. Dannis Mr. and Mrs. Mark Driscoll Dr. Donald Farquharson Norah and Sam Conkling Beverly Dantos Ms. Mary Jane Driscoll Kelly Farragher-Paras Mr. Raymond J. Connelly John and Kathryn Darak Ms. Pamela S. Drypolcher Mr. and Mrs. Bob Farrow and Ms. J. L. Shearer Mrs. Hellen S. Darion Roland C. Dubois Mr. Clarence Farwell Ms. Kathleen M. Conners and David and Stacey Darlington Ms. Helen L. Duchesne Mr. Randy Farwell Mr. Michael C. Reynolds Rae Davenport Thomas Duda Drs. Kathleen and Henry Faulkner Mr. Greg P. Connolly Judith Reeve Davidson James Duesenberry Mr. Quentin P. Faulkner Barbara L. Connor and Kenneth Baker Mr. Larry B. Dufault Alfred and Bertha Fauver Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connors Ms. Suellen Davidson Timothy Duggan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Fay Margo and Greg Connors Tracy Davie Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Duhamel Ms. Sallie D. Fellows Mr. and Mrs. Woolsey S. Conover Ann W. Davis and Susan M. Davis Mr. William A. Dumont Sharon Feris Rosemary and Chris Conroy Ms. Caitlin Davis Christopher and Julia Dundorf Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Fernandez Mr. Richard A. Cook and Sherrill Davis and Leonard Sarapas Mr. Robert C. Dwyer Ms. Lisa Ferrisi-Guttman Ms. Rebecca L. Courser Stephen and Irene Dawson Manford and Norma Dyer Frederick and Patrice Ficken

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Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Arthur J. Gajarsa Ms. Diane G. Gray Ms. Christine Haydinger and Fiduciary Charitable Foundation Ms. Margaret E. Gale Douglas Gray Mr. Timothy Landry Kevin J. and Polly M. Fife Mr. Stephen J. Gallas Elisha and Nina Gray Carl and Marion Hellquist Mr. Steve Fifield Paula Galvin Ms. Holly R. Gray and Ms. Caroline Helmuth Stephen and Ruth Finch Peter and Mary Gamache Mr. Michael E. Peterson Richard and Janet Hendl Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fischang Ms. Barbara C. Gannon Ms. Joni Gray Scott Hening Sherry Fish Mr. Charles Garden, III Great Spirit Farm Cassandra Hennequin and Ms. Elaine H. Fite Ms. Olivia Garfield Ms. Deborah Greene Steve Marchand Paul and Lisa Fitzgerald Mr. Robert D. Garneau Mr. Anthony Greenleaf and Everett and Lois Henson Mr. Anthony Fitzherbert Mr. Michael Garner Ms. Catherine Creegan-Greenleaf Ms. Nellie A. Henson Mr. Norman J. Flagg Francis Garvan II and Sara Hall II Laurie Greenwood Ms. Bonnie Hepler Mr. Will Flagg Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Gasner, Jr. Mr. James A. Gregoire Mr. Tucker Herberich Sarah Flanagan Karyn Gattermann and El Mahdy Harb Maurice Grenier Kenneth and Diane Herchenroder Richard and Kathie Flanders Kenneth and Debra Gaudet Gevehard Grote Mr. Matthew A. Hernick Ms. Sarah D. Fletcher Christine Gauthier Mary Speer Grote Mr. Blaise Heroux Mr. Keith Flynn Ms. Priscilla W. Gemmill Mr. Robert F. Guba Valerie Herres Flynn Construction Corp. Judy and Bill Gessner Ronald and Elizabeth Guerin Ms. Gretchen Hesler David and Anne Foley Karen Ghioto Gail and Stephen Guertin Mr. Robert J. Hevey Loraine and Jeffrey Follansbee Ronald and Patricia Giaquinta David B. and Deborah A. Gustafson Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt Dr. and Mrs. William D. Foord Mr. and Mrs. James F. Giblin, Jr. Meena Gyawali Mr. Douglas P. Hill and Jeffrey Foote Brenda and Wayne Gilcris Chip and Nancy Hacking Ms. Alexandra Breed Diane Forbes Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gilman Mr. and Mrs. George C. S. Hackl Vaughn and Darlene Hiller Kathryn S. Forbush Mr. William H. Gilmore James and Linda Haggett Donna Hiltz Susan Ford Sarah and Ben Gilson Susan Haley Mr. Paul W. Hines and Ms. Diane Allen Dr. Harriet B. Forkey Joseph Girard and Risa Evans Elizabeth Hallett Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Hinman Richard and Annemarie Formalarie Mr. John Brandon Giuda Mrs. Helene Hallett Eurydice C. Hirsey Dr. Paul Fournier, M.D. E. Glaessel-Brown and Joseph Brown Mr. and Mrs. David C. Halsted Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Hirshberg Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Fox Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Glannon Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Hamblett Ms. Nancy B. Hirshberg Mr. and Mrs. William S. Frago Kathleen A. Gleich Mr. and Mrs. James Hamblin Jody and Crystal Hodgdon Patricia Fraher Mr. and Mrs. John S. Glenn Mr. Douglas Hamel Alisoun Hodges Mr. and Mrs. David France Kevin Godbout Mr. Peter Hamel Mr. Rick Hoffer Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Franklin John and Judith Godfrey Tina and Craig Hamelin John R. Hoffman Ms. Christine Franson Ms. Susan E. Godin Mr. John Hamilton Mr. William E. Hohenberger Ms. Nancy E. Fraser Ms. Sharon M. Godlewski Sarah L. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hohlt Mr. William G. Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Rory P. Goff Mr. Ted Hammond Mr. Charles Hokonson William and Elizabeth Fraser Gerard and Jane Gold Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Hampton Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Holmes William and Diane Fray Ms. Lucy S. Golden and Family Ms. Joan L. Hannah Steven and Gail Holmes Timothy and June Frazer David and Merryl Goldman Mrs. Martha S. Hanner Ms. Barbara J. Holt Frank and Pamela Frazier Ms. Catherine Goldwater Turner Hansel Frank and Jean Holt Freedom Charitable Foundation Mr. Larry Gomes Mr. John R. Hardie Mr. David R. Hopkins Earl R. Freeman Jr. Ann L. Gonyea Ms. Melanie Harding Mr. R. Craig Hopkins Mr. Frank A. Freeman Rodney and Tracey Gonyea Mrs. Catherine Hardy Mrs. Mary Horrigan Mr. and Mrs. Jameson S. French Philip and Lorraine Good Mr. John D. Harrigan Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Horsch, II Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.V. French Ms. Susan M. Goodman Sandy H. Harrington Ms. Carolyn Horst Beverly and Ron Frenkiewich Mr. J.B. Goodnough Bill and Una Harrington Mrs. Ann Marie Howard Mr. and Mrs. Conrad F. Frey Robert and Martha Goodnow Mr. David M. Harris Ms. Carol Howard Kathleen D. Frizzell Arnold and Sylvia Goodrum Mr. Steve Harris Ms. Deanna S. Howard Wayne and Pamela Frizzell Ms. Carolyn Gorczyca Wayland and Sara Harris Kathleen Howard Mrs. Marion S. Frost Frances Gordon Bruce and Linda Harrison Mr. Richard B. Howarth and Timothy and Beth Frost Ms. Diane Gorrow Mr. Douglas R. Hartford Ms. Kari Asmus Mr. Richard M. Frye Bill and Victoria Goss Mr. Richard Hartman Cynthia Howe Michael and Linda Fuerst Eric Gotthold Ms. Sylvia T. Hartmann Mr. David M. Howe Mr. John Fulcher Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Gould Susan Hartnett Mr. Richard W. Howe Jean Fullerton Ms. Linda R. Gould Mr. Douglas A. Hartwell Mr. Steven Howell and Dr. J. S. Fulton and Rev. Heather K. Fulton Ms. Jean Govatos Gary and Beth Harwood Ms. Sarah McClennen Michael and Ann Furbush David and Kathleen Govatski Philip Haskell and Terri Johnson Carl and Debrah Howes Philip Gage John Goyette John and Leslie Haslam Mr. Bruce Howlett Mr. Denyce Gagne Mr. and Mrs. Ernie F. Graffam Paul Haslanger Robert and Anne Hoyer Mr. Paul R. Gagnon and Amy A. Grappone Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Hastings Ms. Jenn B. Hoyle Ms. Yvonne La-Garde Ms. Marion W. Grassi John and Patricia Hasychak, Jr. Marion Hoyle Russell and Linda Gaitskill Mr. and Mrs. Peter Graves Ann Hawthorne Mr. and Mrs. Dean Huckins

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Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson Dr. and Mrs. Martin Kaufman Ms. Lisa L. Landry Mr. James Logan Mr. Ralph H. Hudson Robert and Leda Keefe Mr. Charles Lang and Ms. Susan I. Ferre Ellen Lonergan Corry Hughes Ms. Elinor Kehas Steven and Janet Langella Clare Long Mr. Russell Hughes Ms. Stephanie M. Kehas Mr. and Mrs. Payson B. Langley Perrin H. Long and Julie Maher-Long David A. Hughey Marcia and Dick Keller Mr. John W. Lanier Quinten and Eleanor Lonske Mrs. Patricia Humphrey Mr. Devin Kellerman Alfred and Joan Lapham Sarah Lougee Richard and Christine Hunewill Mrs. Elaine Kellerman Ms. Lisa LaPierre Tom and Magret Loughlin Scott and Sarah Hunewill Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Kelley Ms. Katherine J. Laplante Ms. Elizabeth L. Loughran Richard and Anne Hunnewell Gardner and Patricia Kellogg Ms. Jean Laprade Ms. Carol Lowden Ms. Bonnie Hunt and Mr. Bob Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kellogg Mrs. Ellen Laramie Arnold and Patricia Lowrey Ms. Patricia Hunt Ms. Jane Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. David K. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Nick Loy Susan Hunt Susan and John Kenn Mr. and Mrs. George G. Larson Glen and Barbara Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hunter Jean Kennard Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Larson Ms. Dianna Lundberg Peirce and Jill Hunter Ellen and Allan Kenny Nancy and David Larson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Lyford Doug and Marion Huntley John F. Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Laskey Mr. Robert C. Lyon Bradford Hurst Eileen Kershner Charly E. Lathrop Jon and Constance Maatta Andre and Barbara Hurtgen Key Biscayne Community Mr. Jeffrey T. Lathrop Mr. Thomas W. MacDermott John and Maria Hynes Foundation, Inc. Christine Latulip and Jodi Gray Bruce and Elizabeth MacDonald Velma and Steven Ide Susanne Kibler-Hacker Mr. David G. Lavallee Duncan and Sandra MacIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Max Imhoff Karen Kiepert Joseph Lavallee Mr. Joshua Mackay David and Patricia Immen Daniel and Jillian Kilborn Mr. Woodie Laverack Mr. John E. MacKenzie Ms. Robin I. Ingalls-Fitzgerald Mr. Harry K. Kimball Sam and Barb Laverack Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Mackey Ms. Ann L. Ingerson Lisa King Ms. Anne Lawing J. Alexander MacMartin and Donna Ireland Ms. Sandra Pearson King Mr. Ronald G. Lawler and Arlene Laurenitis James Irish Kristen and Kyle Kinsey Ms. Margaret V. Merritt Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacMurtry-Richards Ms. Margaret Ives Sarah and Harry Kinter Mr. Oakes K. Lawrence III Ms. Judy Macnab Ms. Nancy A. Jackson Dr. John Kirk Ms. Mary M. Leadbeater and George and Nancy MacNeil Ms. Shirley A. Jacob Paula Scavullo Kitchel Mr. Michael Strack Philip MacNeill Mr. John R. Jacobson Jean and Dan Kitka Ms. Marge LeBlanc Mr. Harold Macomber, III Mr. John C. Jahoda Donald and Janice Knapp Mr. and Mrs. George E. Leduc Mr. Stephen Maddock Jeremy and Sarah James Jean K. Knies Mr. Alexander P. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Maddock Mike and Darla Jaquith Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Knight Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee James and Rachel Madsen Mr. Richard W. Jarvis William and Andrea Knowles Ms. Mary A. Lee Mr. Kevin Major Jay M. Jax Mr. Bruce Koble Mr. Robert B. Lee Ralph Makowski Wayne Jenkins Ms. Diane M. Koed Mr. Thomas D. Lee and Marek and Ellen Malessa Mary Jensen Paul B. Koehler, M.D. Ms. Antoinette Hartgerink John and Maureen Malloy Mrs. Jocelyn A. Jerry-Wolcott Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kollmorgen Ms. Laurie D. Legard and Dr. John J. Maloney D.D.S. Erline and Wendell Jesseman Mr. Harry Koniares Mr. Harvey W. Woodward Mr. and Mrs. R. Bradford Malt Zach Johnsen Kevin and Mary Kopp Carl and Sandra Lehner Kathryn and David Mannetho Ms. Barbara Johnson Liz and Ed Kotowski Patricia Lehoullier Cheryl Marceau Bruce Johnson Mr. David Kotz and Ms. Pamela Jenkins Ms. Karla Leighton Mr. Rich Marden Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Johnson Mr. Peter Kovner Ms. Diane M. LeRay Mr. Michael Marino and Ms. Marilyn Johnson Ms. Mary Lou Krambeer Herman and Evie Lerner Ms. Lee Ann Moulder Wendy and Paul Johnson Mr. Paul E. Krampfert Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Leuchs Ms. Sharon L. Mark William and Elaina Johnson Paula Krampfert Charles Levesque and Noreen Kilbride Mr. Nicholas R. Marks and Mr. and Mrs. Durham F. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Karl T. Krantz Richard LeVinus Ms. Leslie L. Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Jones Ms. Barbara A. Kresse Mr. Dennis Lewis John and Diane Marrazzo Morgan M. Jones Teresa and Donald Kretchmer George and Trilly Lewis Kerry Marsh Eric and Margaret Jones Ms. Rosmarie Krosch William and Joan Lewis David Marshall Bruce and Elizabeth Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kruszyna Ms. Margaret Jane Liddle Gordon and Carol Marshall Donna Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Algird B. Krygeris Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Lievens Ms. Jan Marshall Miss Julie A. Joslin Robert and Arlene Kubicko Richard and Sandra Linck Mr. Chris Martin Mr. Eric H. Jostrom Sally and John Kuck Lincoln Financial Group Foundation Mr. Jon A. Martin David and Marjorie Joy Mr. Andreas H. Kuehnel Ms. Audrey M. Lindgren Ms. Katherine Martin Anne Judge Representative and Mrs. Neal M. Kurk Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Martin Dr. Steven Kaitz Mr. Paul J. Labranche Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lindstrom Mr. Robert R. Martin and Sandra and Paul Kamins Anthony Labrie Mr. and Ms. Walter Lipton Mr. Charles L. Morgan Jeffrey Kantorowski and Robert Strobel Mr. Roger R. Lafontaine Glenn and Pamela Lloyd Ms. Sandra W. Martin Mr. Jeffrey Karoll Dr. Charles H. Lambert Mr. Raymond Lobdell Mr. Tom Martin Kirsten and Paul Karpawich Kathy Lambert Ms. Priscilla P. Locke Nancy and Carl Martland Kat Paw Acres Trust Stephen and Barbara Lambert Mr. Tex Locke Ms. Millicent N. Mason

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Mr. Alan F. Mather Ms. Beverly S. Miller Christopher and Nicole Murray Ms. Anne T. Packard Francis Matott Kathryn Miller Ray and Celeste Myers Ms. Gail Page Sandra Mattfeldt Mr. Raymond L. Miller, Jr. Kerry Mysiak and Andrea Bankoff Mr. Donald Palazini John and Anne Mattill Robert Miller Eleanor Naess Mr. David L. Pangborn Sr. Pauline Maurier CSC Mr. Arthur N. Milliken Robin and Bob Najar Paul W. Panish and Tess Hall Karen May Mr. Malcolm Milne Mr. George S. Naum Mr. Steven C. Panish Jacklyn and Kenneth Mayer Mr. David A. Miltenberger and Ms. Nell Waddell Neal Marjorie Pannell Mr. Roderick McAllister Ms. Jeanne Joslin James and Patricia Nealon Diana Papademas and Robin W. McBrearty Mr. Raymond Miner Johanne Nease Stephen Kirkpatrick Anne McBride and Richard Popovic Ms. Deb E. Miranda Drew and Claire Nelson Parade Properties Mr. Chris McCarthy Chuck and Kathi Mitchell Ms. Judith Nelson Ms. Betty Parker Ms. Myra L. McCormick Mr. Charles and Mrs. Nanci Mitchell Walter and Mary Neuman Ms. Pamela E. Parkinson John and Kay McCrillis Linda Mitchell and Cathy Lewis Ms. Birgitte Newbert Ms. Pamela Parkinson Mr. and Mrs. James L. McCusker Patricia and Nicholas Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newbold Terri Parks Mrs. Connie McDade Amy and Rob Mitchell-Hartson Mr. Gary Newfield Mr. and Mrs. Ted L. Parrot Mr. Richard G. McDanolds Dr. and Mrs. Howard S. Mitz Mr. and Mrs. John W. Newton Michelle Pashko Mr. Christopher K. McDermott Doug and Stephanie Miville NH Locked Moose Antler Project, Inc. Ms. Kristina Pastoriza Linda McDermott Mr. Howard M. Moffett NH Snowmobile Association, Inc. Patrick and Kendra O’Donnell Michael McGandy Anna and Francis Molesso NH Timberland Owners Association Family Foundation Mr. Kenneth D. McGettigan Ms. Jennifer Molin Ms. Patricia Nichols John and Judith Patuto Mark and Mary McGrath Mr. John P. Molloy Paul and Mary Nichols Ms. Mary W. Paveglio Mr. Scott S. McGuffin Theodore Mongeau William and Anne Marie Nichols Ms. Karen Payne Douglas and Barbara McIlroy Marilyn Monsein Ms. Madge Nickerson Dr. and Mrs. Norman C. Payson Mr. James A. Mckay Robert and Grace Montagno Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nicola Bill Peabody and Sandra Webb-Peabody James and Wendy McKinnon Helen and Ron Montano Ms. Janet Nixon Peabody & Smith Realty, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alan McLane Mr. Arthur D. Monty No Northern Pass Coalition Mr. David R. Peart Mr. Campbell McLaren Ms. Stacy Moody Kesaya E. Noda and Lafayette H. Noda Mr. David Pelletier Ms. Jennifer L. McLaren Curtis Moore Rebecca Noel Ms. Deanne M. Pelletier Deana M. McLaughlin Kathleen Moore Mr. James Normand Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Peltier Ms. Elizah McLaughlin Stephen and Amantha Moore Gary and Bea Normandeau Pemi Heating, Electrical and Plumbing Mr. and Mrs. Everett A. McLaughlin Mr. Timothy Moore Mr. Timothy G. Norris Robert Pennington Ronald and Christine McLaughlin Julie and Peter Moran Northern NH Snowmobile Tours Mr. Chad Pepau Ms. Heather McLean Ms. Lise G. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Northrop Christopher Pepau Richard McNamara and Cheryl Houston Jonathan Moren Ms. Cynthia L. Northrop and Mr. John M. Pepau Jr. CSM(R) Thomas M. McNamara, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Morgan Mr. Raymond T. Clooney Nick and Ruth Perencevich Dorothy McPhaul Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Morgan Mary Northrop Mr. Harold W. Perkins Susan McRae Morgan-Worcester, Inc. Ms. Christine Norton Mr. Bruce Perlo Mr. Norman B. McWilliams Brian and Elizabeth Morin Mr. William Norton Walter and Barbara Perlowski Mr. Jack J. Meehan Dr. and Mrs. Michael Morley Ms. Michele M. Noyes Mr. Clark Pertain Mr. and Mrs. David Meffert Ms. Jennifer Morris Mr. and Mrs. James L. Nupp Richard and Elaine Petersen MegaPrint, Inc. Ms. Laurie Morrison Ms. Nan B. Nutt Clarence Peterson Mr. Edward J. Mehigen Mrs. Linda M. Morrow Mr. Richard E. Oas Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Peterson Ms. June E. G. Meitz Janice Morse Kevin and Patricia O'Brien Dawn Placey Pettit Robert and Martha Mekeel Mr. and Mrs. Stearns A. Morse Doris and Phil O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. James A. Philbrick Mr. Daniel Melanson Ken and Irene Mosedale Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. O'Connor Danielle Philbrook Mr. Joseph Meli Mr. and Mrs. Joel Moses Mr. Richard and Mrs. Elsa Ogden Ms. Emilie Phillips Douglas and Mary Menzies Kerry L. Motiejaitis Ms. Susan M. O'Hearn Joseph and Pamela Phillips Geoff and Valerie Meredith Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Moulton Ernst and Linda Oidtmann Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Phillips Thomas Meredith and Laurie Wunder Sherman L. Moulton Ms. Cynthia O'Leary Sarah K. Phillips Mr. David Merker and Ms. Sharry Baker Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Mowrey Carol Olivieri Mr. Benjamin Phinney Mr. Ben Merrill Benton and Frances Moyer Mr. and Mrs. Mark Olsen Thomas Phyllides David A. Merrill Mr. Frank Muller Michael and Lisa O'Malley Sandra Picard Catherine Merwin Mr. Steven K. Muller Mr. Sean R. O'Neil Patrick Pickford Mr. Robert L. Merwin and Ms. Adair D. Mulligan Mr. Brett Osborn Brian and Dorothy Pierce Ms. Judy L. Gross Mr. Thomas R. Mulroy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Osborne Ms. Dolly M. Pierce Mr. Lincoln W. Metcalf John and Dianne Mumley Ms. Sandra L. Ostman Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Pierce Ms. Sandra E. Methven Sam Murdough Ms. Josephine L. Ott Peter and Patsy Lou Pilgrim Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meyette Ms. Jean D. Murphy Joel and Deborah Ouellette Mr. Seth R. Pingree and Mrs. Kathleen Mr. Norman H. Michaels Ms. Marlene M. Murphy Mr. Ronald F. Ouellette A. Lyon-Pingree Mrs. Linda Michelsen Michael and Marcia Murphy Marc Ounis and Verlaine Daeron Mr. David Pinsky Mr. Thomas J. Mikulis Mr. Thomas Murphy Leon and Monique Owen Drs. J.M. and Catherine Pipas

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Angela Placey Janet and Paul Renaud David and Mary Ellen Sakura Dennis and Denise Sillon Darleen Placey Responsible Energy Action LLC Barry Salussolia Mr. and Mrs. John M. Silvaggi Ms. Karen G. Placey Deborah Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen U. Samaha Ms. Suzanne Silvestri Mrs. Lynne O. Placey Michael Conklin William and Susan Sambito Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Simensen Mr. Franklin N. Platt Stephen Rhodes and Sherry Holmes John Samborski Thomas Simpson and Rosalind Page Paul and Lisa Plourde Mr. James A. Rice Mr. Henry C. Sammis Ms. Marcia R. Sink Mary Polaski Colleen Richards Richard and Linda Samson Ms. Margaret Sisneroz Anne and Chris Polich Jean R. Richards Samuel F. McCormack Company, Inc. Sisters of Holy Cross Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Poor Martha and John Richards Mr. and Mrs. David Sanderson Ms. Ellen Skonberg Ms. Ellen Pope and Mr. Patrick Welch Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert W. Richardson Mr. N. Charles Santamaria Amanda E. Slack Gene and Stacie Jo Pope Mr. and Mrs. John C. Richardson Diane Sardone Arthur and Lynne Slocum Mr. James G. Popeo Ms. Joan Richmond Mr. Carl L. Sargent, III Ms. Barbara Smith Hal and Edie Posselt Trudy Ricker Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Sargent Chick and Pamela Smith Catherine Postier Ms. Rebecca Riecks Richard and Deborah Sargent Donald and Nancy Smith Mary Pothier Arlene E. Riendeau Arthur and Virginia Saulnier Mrs. Dorothy M. Smith Mr. Robert C. Potter Tabitha and Rob Riley Mr. Timothy A. Saulnier Ms. Elizabeth J. Smith Sue Poulin Heather Ring Jack and Olivia Saunders Mr. Gary Smith Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Powell Mr. Paul A. Ripka Dr. John and Mrs. Gale Sauter Greg Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Powell Mrs. Joan K. Rising Lisa and Timothy Savard James and Marie Smith Power Line Education Fund Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Ritterbush Robert and Kelly Sawyer Dr. Kathleen J. Smith Mr. Gregory Pregent Mr. Michael T. Rivard John and Valerie Scarborough MacKenzie and Jeannine Smith Prepco, Inc. David and Mary Rivers Mr. Frederick C. Schad Mason Smith Mr. Kenneth D. Prince Dr. and Mrs. William P. Rix Mr. and Mrs. William Schaffer Mr. R. B. Smith Ms. Virginia T. Prince Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Roberge Ms. Diane J. Schecter Mr. and Mrs. Stuart V. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pritham Mr. David C. Roberts Jim and Nancy Schibanoff Susanne Smith-Meyer Mr. George Prive Edward and Nancy Roberts Susan Schibanoff Ms. Rebecca E. Snider Jeanene R. Procopis Ms. Prudence Robertson John and Linda Schier James and Marie Snyder Anton Pugachevsky Mr. and Mrs. Win Robinson Mr. Carl W. Schmidt Jane Sodders Corinne and Craig Pullen Ms. Lois Rodenhuis Mr. John E. Schmidt Ms. Judith Solberg Mr. Kenneth A. Purington II Andrew P. Roebuck Mr. Matthew Schomburg Mr. Michael J. Sorenson Don and Gloria Quigley Mr. Bill D. Roebuck and William and Barbara Schomburg Mr. and Mrs. Keith N. Soucie Kevin and Karen Quinn Ms. Karen Baumgartner Ms. Virginia W. Schonwald Robert and Kay Soucy, Jr. Ms. Shirley Quinn Mrs. Beverly J. Roffo Col. and Mrs. Merle W. Schotanus Fred and Kathi Soule Mr. James Ramanek and Mr. William Romaine Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Southworth Ms. Anne K. Nason Mrs. Judith Romano Nancy E. Schwartz George and Jayne Spanos Lisa and Ron Ramey Mr. John S. Ronan Karl and Ernestine Scott Gloria Spanos Jamie Ramsey Mr. Steven C. Root and Ms. Karen Ebel Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Scribner Richard E. and Jann Sparks Ms. Jane G. Rankin Bruce and Cindy Rosborough Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Scully Mr. Eric L. Speed Michael Ransmeier Ms. Charmaine Rose Jayson Seaman Robert and Louise Spencer Candace and William Rapf Mr. Malcolm S. Ross Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Seamans Mr. Robert B. Spiegelman and John and Nancy Rapoport Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rossetto Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Sears, Jr. Ms. Truda Bloom Laurence and Blenda Rappaport Michel P.J. Rouleau Mr. John Seely Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Spiess Paul Raps Ms. Anne Rousseau Jerome and Louise Segal Anthony and Eleanor Spinazzola Stephen and Patrice Rasche Gordon Rowley and Sequest Systems Corp James D. St. Jean Mr. Stephen Ratcliffe Maureen Gannon-Rowley Mr. Lon Setnik and Ms. Cynthia King Mrs. Sharon St. Onge Ms. Susan Ratnoff and Mr. Edward H. Roy Ramona Shahan Mrs. Marguerite E. Stacy Ms. Lynda Beck Senator James Rubens Shaker Pine Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Staples Udo and Linda Rauter Ms. Mandy R. Ruest William E. Shanok Mrs. Shirley Staples Mr. Peter Ravanis Louis and Sharon Ruggiero Richard and Laurie Sharac Jon and Val Starbuck Mr. Bradley Ray and Ms. Ellen M. Ruggles Mr. Ira S. Sharkey Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Stavros Ms. Rebecca Oreskes Mr. and Mrs. Wayne B. Ruggles Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sharp Nancy Stearns Mr. Brian W. Ray Alan and Kimberly Rumrill Charles and Christine Sherrill Ms. Dawn K. Steele Mr. and Mrs. James F. Raymond Gary Ruppert Ms. Raelene Shippee-Rice and Archie and Martha Steenburgh Ms. Loretta V. Rayno Mr. Jon R. Russ Mr. Dale Rice Mark Stein and Rosa Hallowell Judith Reardon and Peter Smart John Russell Mr. Wayne D. Shirley and Ms. Sandra K. Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Reed Mr. Richard L. Russman Ms. Mary Adebonojo Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Stephenson Sue Reel Brian and Kathie Ruth Sally Shoop and Clayton Morlock Dr. Wolfgang Sterrer Hilary Regan William and Mary Ryan Mr. Peter Shumway Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stettenheim Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Reich Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Ryea Kevin and Pamela Shyne Frank Stevens and Elizabeth Walsh Ms. Nancy J. Reiss Jason Sachs and Elizabeth Marcotte Mr. John J. Siergiewicz, Jr. Ms. Leslie Stevens Jason Rella Mr. Paul R. Sahler Ms. Ruth H. Sigvardson William and Marilyn Stevens

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The Stever Family Ms. Katharine T. Thompson Mr. Stanley N. Wallerstein Ms. Cheryl A. Williams Dr. David Stewart Smith Mrs. Patricia A. Thompson Ms. Ann Walsh Mr. Christopher P. Williams R. Newcomb Stillwell Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Thompson Mr. Thomas O. Wansleben Ms. Linda S. Williams Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stockwell Robert and Margaret Thompson Jay and Carol Ward Ms. Mary R. Williams Emilie C. Stoddart Mr. and Mrs. William F. Thompson Ms. Ruth B. Ward Ms. Jane Williamson Ms. Elizabeth Stone Thomson Reuters Ms. Winifred S. Ward Mr. Allan R. Willis Elizabeth and Joseph Stone Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Thorne, Jr. Michael and Lynne Warren Mr. Robin D. Willits Mark and Roberta Stormann Ms. Jane N. Thurston Roger and Barbara Warren Ronald and Sandra Willoughby Susan Stowbridge Ms. Karen J. Thurston Wassett Investment Fund, LLC George H. Wilson Mr. Frank J. Straccia Jim and Brenda Tibbetts Ms. Diane E. Watson Ms. Jane L. Wilson Marie Straiton Steven and Marian Tichy Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Watt Ms. Jayne Wilson Linda and Clifford Straw Kendra and Brian Tilton Mr. Eric J. Webb Mr. Kenneth P. Wilson Ms. and Ms. Shirley M. Stringer Ruth Timchak Ms. Lindsay Webb Mr. Richard W. Wilson George and Kimberly Stroup Mr. James A. Timmins Patrick and Florence Webb Rodney and Cheryl Wilson Sugar Hill Inn Fred and Gale Tobbe Mr. and Mrs. William B. Webb Stephen and Susan Wingate Brian and Carol Sullivan Tree Chop / Tessier Trucking Charles and Louise Weed Paula Winsor and Robert Pike Joan L. Sullivan Ms. Michele L. Tremblay Ms. Susan Weidman Ms. Mary K. Wirth Ms. Kathleen N. Sullivan Ms. Silence S. Triplett Mr. Milton C. Weiler Mr. Dan Wise Mr. Michael S. Sullivan Paula and Paul Trombi Ms. Carol P. Weingeist Mrs. Janet Wisniewski Patricia Sullivan Holly Trow Arthur and Carole Weinstein Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Wolcott Ms. Karen H. Summer Mr. Philip R. Trowbridge and Michael Weinstein Arielle Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. David M. Sundman Ms. Laura M. Bonk Ms. Eleanor T. Weiss and Barbara Wolman Superior Nut Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lucien P. Trudeau Mr. George C. Carvill Mr. and Mrs. David Woodbury Dina Sutin Priscilla Trudell Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Welch, II Frank and Toni Woodruff Ms. Theresa Swanick Mr. and Mrs. Melbern D. True Ms. Nan Welch Mr. Thomas D. Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swasey Dr. Michael J. Tsapakos Ms. Heidi L. Wells Mr. Adam Woodworth Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Sweet, III Mr. Waino Tuominen Mrs. Robert L. Wells, Sr. Ms. Ruth G. Woollett Mr. and Mrs. David P. Sweet Sr. Denise Turcotte CSC Howie and Sue Wemyss Edith and Mark Worcester Richard and Charyn Sweet Mr. H. Dixon Turner Cynthia A. Wentworth Vickie Worrad Lillian and Leonard Swenson Kim Tuttle Miss Ann D. Werner Jeff and Adrienne Worthington Mr. Victor Sweren Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Tuveson Mr. John D. West Mr. George J. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Swick Mr. and Mrs. Phillip N. Twombly Ms. Ann T. Whalen Mr. William N. Wright Roy and Patricia Swonger Ms. Mary L. Tyrrell Dr. and Mrs. Donald P. Wharton Diana Wrightson Mr. Leroy H. Syphers Reverend and Mrs. C. L. Udell Ms. Margaret K. Wheeler, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wyman Mrs. Rhonda Szapiel Reed and Peggy Ueda Mrs. Ruth B. Whipple Ms. Lucy Wyman Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Taft, Jr. Rebecca Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Lionel A. Whiston Ms. Donna Wyre Mrs. Suzanne K. Talbot Ms. Linda Upham-Bornstein Mr. Frederick E. Whitcher Ms. Marilyn Wyzga Mr. David P. Tapscott Steven Uzdanovich Judith Whitcomb John and Ann Xavier Ms. Anne M. Tarryk and Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Vaillant Mr. and Mrs. Scott Whitcomb Dana and Julia Yates Mr. William W. Hodges Susan M. Valence Mr. Allen G. White Gail and Russell Yearke Donald and Linda Tase, Jr. Kenneth Vallery and Kimmarie Votta Cynthia and David White Jennifer L. Yeaton Ms. Beth B. Taylor Mr. Frank H. Valone Mr. James White Ms. Lisa Yesse Douglas Taylor Ms. Katrina Van Bokkelen James White Ms. Marianne Ulcickas Yood Mr. Jeffrey Taylor Pancras van der Laan Ms. Kathleen B. White James and Susan Young Jeff and Dijit Taylor Edward and Pat Van Dorn Mr. Paul White Ms. Beverly Youree Elizabeth Terp Mr. A. P. Varney Mr. Ronald W. White Ms. Sally A. Zankowski Mr. Robert Terry Mr. Donald S. Vashaw Ms. Sarah Whithed Ms. Claudia Zayfert Ms. Suzanne Tether Ms. Wilberta L. Veale Betsy and Bruce Whitmore Mr. Andrew D. Zboray Mr. James A. Teunas and Ms. Michelle R. Veasey Christopher Whiton David and Marcelle Zebuhr Ms. Yvonne L. Nanasi Dani Veit Ms. Jeanne Whittington and Ms. Julie Zebuhr and Bradley and Bee Thayer Martha Verville and John Sheehy Mr. James Halla Mr. John Apostolos Chris and Wendy Thayer Mark and Cindy Visniewski Ms. Kelly M. Wieser Mr. and Mrs. Redmond Thayer Robert and Carol von Ette Mrs. Miriam Wiggin The Allan B. and Frances M. Roby Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Wachs Ms. Marika J. Wilde Charitable Trust Ms. Martha Wagner Mr. Frank Wilich The Rust Foundation Evan Wajda J. and Alice Wilkinson Thank you! We couldn’t The Sherrill Meise Family Trust Jack and Victoria Wakelin Jon Wilkinson Roderick and Karoline Theobald Mrs. Mary Walker Mr. Wayne V. Wilkinson have done it without you. Third Stone Christmas Tree Farm, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Walker Andy and Deb Williams Matthew and Beverly Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Walker Bethany Williams and Brad and Daryl Thompson Ms. Nancy W. Wall Robert Parker

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Beverly’s recently protected land includes the falls that give Hampton Falls its name—and that once powered the most industrialized part of the New Works east of New York City. Photo by Brenda Lind. Leaving Her Mark on the Land By Mike Speltz

still love you with all my heart.” Those industrialized part of the New World east of river’s last impoundment before it enters “ words (well, the “heart” was actually a New York City about a century before the the Hampton salt marshes. This diminutive Isymbol) were carved a couple of decades Revolutionary War. On a small area property holds one state-threatened ago onto a two-foot diameter beech tree excluded from the easement is Mrs. Powell’s and one state endangered plant species, overlooking the quiet waters of Upper home, built in 1787 by the scion of the and there are an additional five state- Dodge Pond in Hampton Falls. This peace - Dodge family. It remained in the Dodge threatened and five state endangered plant ful spot, less than a quarter mile from the family for 265 years until New Hampshire’s species within one mile of the property, eight roaring lanes of I-95 in Hampton Falls, 70th governor, Wesley Powell, purchased which will benefit from the buffer effect was obviously a special place for someone. the property in 1952. Governor Powell used of the nearby open space. Finally, the state Those words might well have been said by the nearby mill building as his office for endangered common tern has been docu - the 93-year old owner of this spot: Beverly many years; the Hampton Falls River still mented within a mile of the property. Powell Woodward still loves this land with runs under it. An old ice house on the bank People carve messages of love into trees all her heart, and now she has provided for of the river was converted in 1932 and firm in the belief that both their love and its permanent protection by donating a consecrated as the “Little Gate to the City the tree will last. It is a case of truly “writing conservation easement on 30 acres to the of Gladness,” and is recognized as the on the landscape.” In fact, everything we Forest Society. smallest Episcopal church in the world. do leaves a message, for good or for ill, on The “falls” that give Hampton Falls its The conserved land includes both sides the landscape. With this donation, Mrs. name occur on Beverly’s land. The falls were of Upper Dodge Pond, along with its dam, Powell has written a message that will first harnessed in 1648 to power a grist mill. and both banks of the Hampton Falls River outlast even that two-foot beech. The By 1690 the river was controlled by three between Interstate 95 and NH Route 84. Forest Society is proud to have become a dams supporting five mills. According to Across Route 84, a second tract protects the fellow steward of this historic and scenic local historians, this area became the most river as it empties into Whittier Pond, the property . 26 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 northwood landowner leads by Example

By Tom Howe

Carl Wallman recently donated his third conservation easement to the Forest Society, protecting an additional 40 acres of his picturesque Harmony Hill Farm in North - wood. In doing so, Carl has added to a protected block of 2,310 acres within the neighborhood of the Northwood Area Land Management Collaborative (NALMC) that he founded five years ago. Based on principles espoused by Aldo Leopold, NALMC promotes landowners working across boundary lines on community-based land conservation and stewardship projects. This gift follows two prior easements that Carl gave to the Forest Society protecting 164 abutting acres. The Northwood Conserva - tion Commission holds an executory interest in the easement and assisted with some of the transactional expenses of the project. The land contains an attractive mix of managed hayland and forestland with pro - ductive soils, a forested wetland containing centuries-old black gum trees, and a brushy field that Carl burns every two years to maintain early successional conditions favored by many creatures, such as ruffed grouse, American woodcock, and New England Cottontail. Sitting atop a water - shed divide, this land also helps protect Carl allows hikers and snowmobilers to enjoy the trails that run through his land and connect with others the water quality of the Lamprey River to in the NALMC neighborhood. Photo by Tom Howe. the east and the Suncook River to the west. Carl’s land also includes about 2,000 feet was this development that catalyzed Carl needed to know and cleared the fields of picturesque road frontage, in sharp and a neighbor to take action to conserve himself, in part driven by a desire to make contrast to a neighboring nine-lot subdivi - their land. peace with the reality that his Russian sion now under construction on what Carl allows hikers and snowmobilers to parents were prohibited from even owning had been productive cropland farmed for enjoy the trails that run through his land land in their country of origin. Over the decades by a local family. Ironically, it and connect with others in the NALMC next 25 years, he developed a stocking and neighborhood. He also makes it available breeding operation for black angus cattle, for various community-oriented educa - winning national awards and putting Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter tional programs, such as a workshop surprised Westerners to shame. Upon and stay up-to-date with what's run last year to build Leopold-designed discontinuing that business 18 years ago, happening at the Forest Society benches with rough-sawn timber cut from Carl has since dedicated himself to restoring and in the new hampshire Carl’s land. the ecological health of Harmony Hill conservation community. From New York City, Carl arrived at this Farm, increasing its habitat diversity, and www.forestsociety.org/news property 43 years ago with no farming fostering an ethic of land conservation background. Singlehandedly, and with and stewardship throughout the larger great persistence, he learned what he Northwood community .

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 27 CONDSEEPRAVRATTMIOENN TS UNCACMESES H SETROE RIES Sisters Protect unusual Black Gum Stand

By Tom Howe

Every so often, landowners joyfully discover natural treasures on their land as a result of their work with the Forest Society. Such was the case when sisters Rachel Boyden, Rebecca Boyden, and Jennifer Kampsnider learned of the 400+ year-old black gum trees in the most distant corner of their family’s land in Sandwich and Tamworth. The stand’s location at the most northerly extent of this tree’s range adds to its importance. The sisters’ awe, delight, and surprise contributed to their decision to donate a conservation easement to the Forest The three sisters (from left to right Rebecca Boyden, Rachel Boyden, and Jennifer Kampsnider) have kept Society, protecting this and other significant portions of their recently-conserved land open for views and wildlife. Photo by Tom Howe. features of their 158-acre Tree Farm straddling the Sandwich/Tamworth town line. as having the highest water quality of all Society by the Nye and Daniels families. This diverse property also includes fields the waterways feeding into Ossipee Lake. Reaching farther back in time, the kept open for views and wildlife, wetlands, At a landscape scale, this land sits squarely sisters’ family has owned this land and more than a mile of undeveloped road within a priority corridor having “Whites-to- off and on dating back to the late 1700s, frontage. Water quality is also well served by Ossipees Wildlife Connectivity” as identified when their ancestor Silas Fry built his home - the location of this parcel. The headwaters by the Tamworth and Sandwich Conserva - stead on the site. The walled “Fry Burying of Mill Brook, on which the Forest Society tion Commissions and endorsed by the Ground” on the town line marks the family’s has protected many other properties, lie Forest Society and others. This land is close early commitment to this land. Spanning just to the east. To the southwest are the to other conserved parcels, including the centuries, the sisters’ recent gift honors headwaters of the Cold River, documented conservation easements donated to the Forest those who came before .

Conserved land helps newfound Camp

By Brian Hotz

Lawrence Caperton of London, England Lakes Region Conservation Trust, and the has donated a conservation easement on Forest Society—the NLCP works to conserve 145 acres in Hebron to the Forest Society. land and water quality in the Newfound region. Mr. Caperton purchased the land earlier The Forest Society’s Lakes Region this year and plans to give it to Camp Conservation Plan (see story on page 10 ) Pasquaney on Newfound Lake to honor his has identified several important natural brother, who recently passed away. The two resources on the land. Located just east of brothers spent many memorable summers Newfound Lake, the property abuts other at the camp, and Mr. Caperton wants to conserved land owned by the New England thank the camp for those memories. The Forestry Foundation and Audubon Society camp will be able to use the conserved land of New Hampshire. The easement will help for its youth camping activities. protect the water quality of Newfound Lake This is the first project that the Forest by conserving sections of two streams that Society has completed as part of the drain into the lake. The land also has more Newfound Land Conservation Partnership than 5,700 feet of scenic road frontage The conservation easement on Larry Capterton’s (NLCP). Made up of three partners— along Stokes Road and is visible from land protects sections two streams that drain into the Newfound Lake Region Association, The Newfound Lake . Newfound Lake. Photo by Brian Hotz. 28 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 The Forest Society thanks the following businesses for their generous support.

Summit Circle Partner (continued) ($5,000 and up) Pinetree Power, Inc. Ashuelot River Hydro, Inc. Precision Lumber, Inc. Camp Pemigewassett, Inc. Sunset Park Campground Event Builders, LLC Wendell Veterinary Clinic The Mountain Corporation Colleague Chairman’s Circle ($250 to $499) ($2,500 to $4,999) A Tree Health Company, Inc. Bruss Construction Ambrose Land Company, Inc. EOS Research Ltd. Arcomm Communications Corporation Responsible Energy Action LLC BLAKTOP, Inc. SCM Associates, Inc. Carlisle Wide Plank Floors, Inc. Cersosimo Lumber Co., Inc. President/Forester’s Circle Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co., Inc. ($1,000 to $2,499) Forest Land Improvement, Inc. Grappone Management Co., Inc. Featuring managed hayland with prime farming Atta Girl Records Meadowsend Timberlands, Ltd. Ptn. soils, this protected land is located near the Sugar C&S Wholesale Grocers MegaPrint, Inc. Capitol Craftsman, LLC Hill village center. Photo by Tom Howe. Morgan Stanley Common Man Family of Restaurants Nathan Wechsler & Company Heartwood Media, Inc. New England Wood Pellet, Inc. Lyme Timber Company Pine Springs Small Gift with Big impact NH Conservation Real Estate Plodzik & Sanderson Northland Forest Products, Inc. Polly’s Pancake Parlor, Inc. By Tom Howe Prepco, Inc. Prince Communications R. M. Piper, Inc. Sugar River Savings Bank Rockywold-Deephaven Camps, Inc. Twin State Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. Margo and Greg Connors added a small Superior Nut Company, Inc. Wassett Investment Fund, LLC but highly picturesque parcel in Sugar Hill Winnipesaukee Chocolates to a 115-acre conservation easement they’d Matching Gift Companies Ames Planning Associates previously donated to the Forest Society. Steward ($750 to $999) Autodesk, Inc. This two-acre tract, consisting of managed Bank of America Mulligan Land & Timber Casey Charitable Matching Programs hayland with prime agricultural soils, White Mountain Attractions Association Gartner comes from the heart of a former farm near Global Impact the center of the village. It also has key Partner Houton Mifflin Matching Gift Program ($500 to $749) frontage on Rt. 117, designated by the State International Business Machines Corporation Benthien Associates Lincoln Financial Group as a Scenic and Cultural Byway for its Cambridge Trust Company Long-Term Care Partners outstanding views, and affords a distant Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. Markem-Imaje Corporation E & S Insurance Services, LLC MassMutual vista of the Presidential Range to the east. Flynn Construction Corp. McKinsey & Company The terms of the easement guarantee Garnet Hill Inc. Morgan-Worcester public pedestrian access for recreation and Kel-Log, Inc. The Millipore Foundation McKinsey & Company Open System Resources education. McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Oracle Corporation This retired building lot is also close Millipore Corporation Payden & Rydel to other conserved lands, notably the New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. Prudential Matching Gift Program Northeast Delta Dental Saint-Goban Corporation 115 acres previously protected by the Orr & Reno Professional Association Tender Corporation Connors, and cannot be separately Parade Properties Thomson Reuters Peabody & Smith Realty, Inc. Tyco Matching Gift Program conveyed in ownership from that larger conserved area. Given its strategic location, superb agricultural features, and scenic and many thanks to those businesses who give less than $250. attributes, this conserved land presents The Forest Society…Where some conservation-friendly opportunities, such as a community garden, or a location Conservation and Business Meet for temporary, low-impact events for For information on business memberships, please contact Susanne Kibler-Hacker at (603) 224-9945 or via email at [email protected]. non-profit and/or community purposes. Small can indeed be beautiful . Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 29 CONSERVATION SUCCESS STORIES

The view of North and South Kinsman Mountains from the conserved land, looking across a beaver pond. Photo by Mike Speltz.

Mother-daughter duo donate Easton Easement

By Mike Speltz

Most of us have heard of Bode Miller, the the use of the existing power line, it should and a hand sown wheat field. In the valley world famous skier. Well, Bode has some make expanding it onto the easement below Ruth and Kris maintain another neighbors, just up the road, that should property very difficult indeed. garden and small orchard. This land has probably be equally famous, but for different On the east side of North and South been in agricultural production for at least reasons: the mother-daughter duo of Ruth Kinsman mountains lies the narrow valley 180 years, when it was the forward edge of Ward and Kristina Pastoriza. Ruth and Kris of Franconia Notch; the west side of these settlement pushing up the Connecticut have donated a conservation easement on mountains overlooks a broader valley, full River valley. 361 acres of land in Easton, tucked into the of brooks that join and become the Ham Ruth is also a Forest Society land steward. northwest reaches of the White Mountain Branch of the Gale River. West of these Not content to care only for her assigned National Forest. brooks the land rises again to the Jericho Forest Society land in Stoddard, she is an Why the fame? Because these two Trail on the Cooley-Cole Ridge. This newly inveterate trail builder, who has left her conservationists are also Anti-Northern-Pass conserved land encompasses the brooks in mark on Mount Monadnock during the activists. It seems fairly certain that their the valley (three miles of shoreline!), the Forest Society's Trails Week. These two “fame” has spread to the offices of PSNH, hayfields on the valley floor, and steep, women demonstrate that the Forest Society is where a map undoubtedly hangs showing forested slopes rising to a mountain more than a land trust—it is a true “Society” Northern Pass bisecting their beautiful plateau. On this high meadow Kris main - of people dedicated to living well and landscape. While the easement cannot stop tains a small cabin, an extensive garden, carefully on the land .

30 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 The Platt land features hayfields that the owners depend upon to support their dairy operation. Mount Hedgehog can be seen in the distance. Photo by Brian Hotz. Conserved Fields help local dairy Farmers

By Brian Hotz

The Forest Society has purchased a wishing to sell an easement on this other conserved lands located on Hedge - conservation easement on 119 acres of land parcel to raise needed funds for their dairy hog Mountain, this property has been in Deering owned by Doris Platt. For several operation. a conservation priority for the Town of generations, the Platt family has operated Situated between the Contoocook River Deering’s Conservation Commission. The a dairy farm in nearby Antrim. Currently, and a restored rail trail that runs from Hills - property also contains 60 acres of prime Doris’s sons Ben and Stephen Platt run the borough to Bennington, this land contains agricultural soils currently in active agri - commercial dairy operation, which relies more than 7,000 feet of Contoocook River cultural use. upon several tracts of land in the surround - frontage and overlies a stratified aquifer that A local foundation has generously ing towns to grow corn and hay—including could serve as a future town water supply. provided the $52,700 purchase price, and this 119 acres in Deering. This summer the Its wetlands and riparian areas provide ex - the Russell Foundation covered direct two brothers approached the Forest Society cellent wildlife habitat. Located near many transaction costs and staff time .

More than a Mile of Stream Frontage Protected

By Brian Hotz

Chuck Bolton recently sold a conserva - productive forest soils. The land contains Although the value of the conservation tion easement on 104 acres in Weare to more than a mile of frontage on Center easement is estimated to be at least the Forest Society for a deep bargain sale. Brook and overlies a stratified aquifer. $150,000, Chuck sold the easement for just A devoted outdoorsman, Chuck loves his Additionally, the property includes a $20,000. The Russell Foundation graciously land and its wildlife. The land’s 30 acres section of local snowmobile trail. This area provided much of the funding to purchase of open fields contain soils of local impor - is a very high conservation priority for the the easement and cover the related trans - tance for agriculture, and the property also Town of Weare, the Forest Society, and actional expenses . has a well managed oak/pine forest with the Piscataquog Watershed Association.

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 31 PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE

Northern Pass Proposal Suffers Setbacks Is a return to the drawing board inevitable?

By Will Abbott

he Forest Society continues its advo - scape. More than 1,600 donors contributed lation addressing the need to study the cacy work to stop the Northern Pass $850,000 to the Forest Society to make the feasibility of burying utility infrastructure T transmission project from scarring conservation outcome possible. (Read the along state-owned transportation corridors. the New Hampshire landscape. Northern full story on page 4.) This bill was endorsed by her colleagues Pass currently proposes to erect 1,100 in the Senate and House and also signed new transmission towers through 180 miles Northern Pass Barred from Using into law by Governor Lynch. There is of New Hampshire, from Pittsburg to Eminent Domain more than passing interest among state Deerfield, to carry power from Canada to Governor John Lynch signed House Bill elected officials in the potential revenue consumers to our south. From the Forest 648 into law on March 5, 2012. This legis - stream to the state that could come from Society’s point of view, there may be a way lation, with strong bi-partisan support, allowing underground utilities to be buried to successfully bring 1,200 additional makes clear that eminent domain is off the along these state-owned transportation megawatts of Hydro-Quebec electricity table for Northern Pass. Senators Jeanie rights-of-way. to markets in southern New England, Forrester (R-Meredith), Peter Bragdon but the proposal on the table before the (R-Milford) and Amanda Merrill (D-Durham) SEC Authority under Review US Department of Energy (DOE) is most sponsored the language that provided Senator Forrester introduced another definitely not it. much-needed security to landowners bill, also signed into law by the governor, Recently, there have been a number of that their constitutional property rights that would address improvements to the positive developments in the effort to send trumped access to eminent domain by existing statute that establishes the charge the Northern Pass proposal back to the Northern Pass. for the NH Energy Facility Site Evaluation drawing boards: Without eminent domain, it appears Committee (SEC), the regulatory body that highly unlikely that Northern Pass can will review and act on needed state permits Balsams Blocks New Route find a corridor through Coos County by for projects like Northern Pass. The current Northern Pass proposal purchasing real estate from willing sellers. Northern Pass has said they will only assumes the construction of transmission The project needs 40-plus miles of new apply to the SEC after the federal Department towers up to 135 feet high through 40 miles rights-of-way from the Canadian border in of Energy has issued its draft Environmental of the state’s most pristine landscape in Pittsburg down to Groveton, where connects Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The Coos County. In order to accomplish this, to existing rights-of-way for 140 miles south EIS is needed to inform the DOE’s decision Northern Pass has launched an aggressive to Deerfield. Northern Pass itself has asked on Northern Pass’s application for a federal campaign to acquire land along its preferred US DOE to suspend its application for a Pres - Presidential Permit. route. However, the project is having trouble idential Permit unless and until it can find a But with eminent domain off the table, bridging significant gaps in this controversial corridor through Coos County. the scope of the SEC’s authority under part of the route because many North discussion, and the viability of Northern Country landowners have refused to sell. Burial Option to Be Discussed Pass’s preferred route in jeopardy, Northern Some have gone a step further: by selling In addition to addressing the use of Pass might have greater success by with - their land, or conservation restrictions eminent domain, state senators also drawing its current proposal altogether and upon it, to the Forest Society instead. acknowledged that Northern Pass is just starting fresh. In January the Forest Society acquired one of several electrical power transmission conservation restrictions on 5,800 acres of projects currently under development in the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville the state. Determining the location of the Notch, a project that started with conversa - most appropriate corridor for transmitting Visit www.forestsociety.org/issues tions between the owner of the Balsams and power will remain an ongoing point of for more information about these the Forest Society a decade ago. Northern discussion not just for Northern Pass, but and other policy issues. Pass unsuccessfully tried to disrupt this for all potential energy suppliers. project by offering $2 million for a power With this in mind, Senator Forrester line right-of-way through the Balsams land - included a bill in the recently-signed legis -

32 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 Franconia Notch State Park, with Cannon Mountain in the foreground. Photo by Greg Keeler. Franconia notch State Park: Keeping it Whole

By Will Abbott Franconia Notch State Park (FNSP) is ship obligations that are the responsibility advocating for a different approach. often referred to as the crown jewel of New of each of us. Even though the Old Man has With support from the Forest Society, Hampshire’s state park system. Conserving found his final resting place, the steward - the State Park System Advisory Council the Old Man of the Mountain and 6,000 ship obligation continues. The decisions we suggested that FNSP would benefit from a acres of natural beauty in the Old Man’s make today to care for the park— including master plan that addresses not only the front and back yards was a hard-won the ski area—determine the legacy we leave leasing issue, but also the many other public campaign led by the New Hampshire Fed - for future generations. We look to the use issues the park is challenged with. This eration of Women’s Clubs and the Forest Division of Parks and Recreation, part of master plan would be crafted by DRED and Society in the 1920s. The campaign raised the NH Department of Resources and informed by a series of public hearings, $400,000 from public and private sources Economic Development, to lead and man - where all stakeholders would have an to support a state purchase of the land. age this stewardship. opportunity to weigh in on the future of FNSP was dedicated as a state park, a war Seemingly every year over the last decade, FNSP. Senator Bradley agreed to use the memorial, and a natural asset belonging to a bill to require DRED to lease the Cannon master plan as the basis for addressing each New Hampshire citizen in September Mountain Ski Area has been introduced to the leasing issue in SB 217. 1928. Ten years later the Cannon Mountain the New Hampshire legislature. And every As this is written, Senator Bradley’s Tramway was built and dedicated, and year, common sense leads the majority legislation—Senate Bill 217—is headed to Cannon became a national destination for in the House or Senate (or both) to put the House of Representatives for input. We skiing because of the mountain’s sharp such mandates aside. Senator Jeb Bradley encourage all Forest Society members to ask vertical drop. Today the ski area uses less (R-Wolfeboro) introduced such a bill during their elected representatives to support than 10 percent of the park’s total acreage the 2012 session. To his credit, Senator SB 217 as amended, which uses the FNSP but remains one of its major attractions. Bradley agreed to reconsider after hearing master plan as a means to ensure a strong The 6,000-acre park comes with steward - testimony from the Forest Society and others future for the park .

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 33 NATURE’S VIEW

Spring foliage is as magical as it is ephemeral. Hardwood buds burst into tiny flowers, and tender leaves unfold along Lower Pond in the Forest Society’s Champlain Forest reservation in Rochester. Photo by Tom Howe. Green Rx Nature is good for your health

By Dave Anderson

“The less we are able to admit common feelings into our relationship with trees, the more impoverished we become: it must indicate a deforestation of the spirit. Strangely enough, their least understood qualities lie in the sensate natures they share with the rest of life . . . We have hardly started to explore our mutual chemistry.” — John Hay, The Immortal Wilderness , 1987.

t’s possible that one day soon, the land cycles that regulate our response to stress. those without access to green space. conservation community will quantify A research study at the University of In another series of human health studies, Ithe importance of our work protecting Edinburgh, Scotland monitored daily Japanese researchers explored the relationship forests, farms, wildlife habitats, and urban circadian fluctuations in the hormone between access to nature and fresh air during a parks in terms of human health and cortisol. Scottish researcher Catharine Ward brisk walk by taking urban dwellers into a for - sociological benefits as much as the more Thompson reported in the publication est. The Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku , traditional natural resource values con - Landscape and Urban Planning that research literally “forest bathing”, resulted in lowered served. Recent studies reveal how even brief subjects living in close proximity to natural blood pressure among participants. periods of immersion in natural surround - areas and parks were less anxious, and stress Numerous studies by health practitioners ings positively impact human hormone hormones cycled more uniformly than across nursing disciplines report more 34 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 Left, top: April leaf-peepers will see emerging tree flowers and foliage in soft pastels, like an array of Easter candy. Maple, birch, beech, and oak will transition from lavender, pale lemon-yellow, soft pink, and light gold into various shades of green. Courtesy photo.

Left, bottom: The annual April unfurling of leafy green—and sometimes red—pennants heralds a corresponding spike in human happiness, calm, and a general sense of well-being. Photo by Dave Anderson.

split and stacked. April leaf-peepers see emerging tree flow - ers and foliage in soft pastels, like an array of Easter candy. In a few short weeks, our hills are transformed by a gauzy rising tide that imparts a soft watercolor wash to the hard - wood canopy. Maple, birch, beech, and oak transition from lavender, pale lemon-yellow, soft pink, and light gold into an astonishing array of colors—all of them green. Spring foliage is as magical as it is ephemeral. Our less-celebrated foliage season arrives on the heels of mud season at the cusp of dreaded black fly season. Hardwood buds burst into tiny flowers, and tender leaves unfold like tiny banners. In wetlands, fern fiddleheads unravel into delicate neon-green fronds overnight. The fairest days of summer all lie ahead; not a single weekend is yet squandered doing yard work or washed-out by rain. All the promise of sun-ripened summer is contained in the first rustle of emerging rapid patient healing when hospital latitude. My friends and neighbors exhibit leaves on a warm evening breeze as shade windows afford natural light and views to nearly universal autumn introversion. returns to the forest. adjacent green space or daily access to natural Conversely in spring, manic extroverts If hope springs eternal, then perhaps settings. Even placing living plants in emerge from the collective regional den to spring itself hopes to provide a universal hospital settings produced positive thera - squint in bright sunshine as pink buds and health care prescription. Spring foliage may peutic results and faster rates of healing. green leaves tint the landscape. be the most ancient natural balm for If the human health research conclusions Consider the fleeting beauty of spring collective regional mental health—but are accurate, the annual April unfurling of foliage season. The charms of this “other” only for those who partake. In order to gain untold gazillions of leafy green pennants foliage season exceed those of our more the health benefits of forests, we must heralds a corresponding spike in human famous autumn display. Why do more immerse ourselves in the woods. happiness, calm, and a general sense of busloads of tourists prefer October? Yellow, well-being. orange, and red autumn leaves are garish Naturalist Dave Anderson is director of educa - As a transplant to New England, I’m struck even while dying. It’s depressing—particu - tion and volunteer services for the Protection of by the seasonal dualities of our northern larly if you haven’t gotten the cordwood New Hampshire Forests.

Spring 2012 FOREST NOTES | 35 HEARD ON THE TRAIL Land Donation Honors Family, Creates Working Forest Legacy By Katrina Farmer

signed the deed to donate sustainably, providing a perpetual source the land to the Monadnock of revenue for the Conservancy and Conservancy, which will opportunities for forestry demonstration maintain the property as a and education. working forest and public The property features over 10,000 feet recreation area. A conserva - of river and stream frontage, including tion easement previously White Brook and the Ashuelot River. The donated to the Forest Soci - protection of the forest helps prevent water ety prevents development contamination, avoiding future public of the land. health threats downstream and also helps “We are all delighted moderate stream flow in times of drought that the Monadnock Con - and flood. servancy will continue to In addition, the land directly abuts steward the property in a 466 acres of contiguous conserved land and manner consistent with is a part of a larger corridor, thousands the aspirations and goals of acres in size, extending eastward into of our dad and mom,” said Sullivan and Stoddard that is protected by Jack Calhoun on behalf of the Forest Society. the family. Ryan Owens, Monadnock Conservancy The Calhoun family has executive director, expressed his gratitude a heritage of loving and to the Calhoun family for their generous using the woods and its trees: donation. “This donation provides not John and Rosemarie’s only a means for us to welcome the public fathers were a lumberman to a spectacular landscape completely and forester, respectively, under our management, but also to meet and John was a career our long-term funding needs through consulting forester in the sustainable forestry,” Owens said. “We’re Monadnock Region. Each thinking of it as an endowment, but one generation has learned from that’s much more interesting to manage an early age to love the land. than a stock portfolio.” The Calhoun family affectionately calls this waterfall on their recently donated property, now owned by the Monadnock “In turn, we wanted to The protection of the Calhoun family’s Conservancy, “Porky Falls.” © Emily Hague / Courtesy of see [our parents’ property] property doubles the acreage the Monadnock the Monadnock Conservancy. be a place for others to do Conservancy owns outright. The vast majority the same,” said Jack Calhoun. of the organization’s land protection has been The Calhouns’ Bingham accomplished through conservation o honor their deceased parents, the Hill Forest will now be known as the John easements, through which a private children of John and Rosemarie and Rosemarie Calhoun Family Forest. The landowner continues to own the land. T(Studer) Calhoun recently donated public will be welcome to walk and hike on Founded in 1989, the Monadnock to the Monadnock Conservancy 308 acres the system of old logging roads, and in time Conservancy is a land trust dedicated of the family’s property, which straddles signage and limited parking will be exclusively to the 35 towns of the the Gilsum and Sullivan town lines. installed. The forest, which John began Monadnock Region in southwestern New Jack Calhoun, Will Calhoun, Helen Mercer, decades ago to manage carefully as a timber Hampshire. For more information, visit Annemarie Calhoun, and Ruth McQuade resource, will continue to be harvested www.MonadnockConservancy.org .

36 | FOREST NOTES Spring 2012 PROJECTS IN PROGRESS Help the Forest Society Stop Northern Pass

he Forest Society believes that the seeking the best legal advice possible on key current Northern Pass proposal is matters such as Northern Pass’s presumed Tbad for New Hampshire, its people, prerogative to exploit existing right-of-ways. its economy, and its forests. There may be We are readying ourselves to fully and an acceptable way to import hydro power frontally engage the federal and state from Canada, but the Northern Pass power permitting processes. line as proposed comes with costs that far Our landscapes are at risk. People choose exceed any short- or long-term benefits for to live in New Hampshire because of the rural the Granite State. character of these communities. Landowners If you believe, as we believe, that the keep their forestland open and undeveloped project must be stopped, please make a con - because of the trees, not towers. Tourists tribution to the TREES NOT TOWERS fund come here to see trees, not towers. Foresters we have created to wage and win this fight. manage trees, not towers. We need to show Proponents of this proposal would like that we stand together in opposition, and we us to think that the construction of 1,100 must respond loudly and clearly. giant steel towers along 180 miles of the Please make your voice heard. Help the Granite State is inevitable. It is not. Forest Society defend our landscape and The towers in this photo cross through the White Already our efforts have led to the lifestyle by making your contribution today. Mountain National Forest in Easton, NH. North - passage of legislation that will prohibit Your contribution will be used exclusively ern Pass proposes to add another row of towers Northern Pass from threatening New to fight the proposed Northern Pass. more than twice as high next to these. Hampshire property owners with eminent Photo by Jack Savage. We don’t fight battles on this scale very domain. Our extensive public outreach often. But when the threat to our land - has helped thousands of New Hampshire Balsams Grand Resort in Coos County. (See scape, our economy, and our way of life is residents learn more about the Northern page 4 for the full story.) real, the Forest Society rises to defend them. Pass proposal and inspired them to take This will be a long and hard fight, and For details about the Northern Pass project, action to stop it. And we have succeeded we need your support. We must join to view a map of the proposed corridor, or to in blocking a key Northern Pass route together and act now if we are to succeed. receive regular updates about Northern Pass through our recent protection of 5,800 We intend to fight this proposal at the and opportunities to make your voice heard, acres of working forest owned by the federal, state, and grassroots levels. We are visit www.forestsociety.org/np.

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THE MANY FACES OF CONSERVATION

MEMBERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

Beth Flagler is among the 10,000 members who helped the Forest Society protect more than one million acres in New Hampshire. To join her, use the envelope in this issue or contact Margaret Liszka at 603-224-9945.

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inding a copy of Forest Notes almost future land conservation projects. Knowing including the one I work for—the New “ six years ago was one of the best my membership and contribution dollars Hampshire Rivers Council. As a graduate of Fthings that ever happened to me. are working to promote sustainable forestry the Thompson School of Applied Science Opening the pages of the magazine was and recreational space is very important and the University of New Hampshire’s like looking through a giant window of to me. Forestry Program, I understand that water opportunity into land conservation in New The Forest Society is one of the oldest quality and land use are very much Hampshire. and most respected conservation leaders connected. Fortunately, the Forest Society As a member of the Society for the in the country. It also fosters an atmos - is leading the way in protecting the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, I am phere of collaboration by providing quality and use of our state’s land able to stay informed about current and a home to several conservation groups, resources.”