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THEHelping AUSBON to Preserve SARGENT the Rural Landscape LAND of the PRESERVATION Mt. Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee TRUST Region Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Goshen, Grantham, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner & Wilmot Helping to Preserve the Rural Landscape of the Mt. Kearsarge/Ragged/Lake Sunapee Region Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Goshen, Grantham, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner & Wilmot

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Pay it Forward From the Since the pace of climate change indicators has become three to Executive Director: five times faster in the past 40 years, last year Ausbon Sargent began to incorporate climate resiliency as one of the criteria for evaluating land it conserves. It is increasingly important that we support ecosystems flexible enough to adjust and reassemble, maintaining biodiversity and ecological functions in response to significant According to the National Weather weather events. Service, on May 4th one of the longest tornadoes on record for New The Courser and Brown properties are ranked as resilient and will Hampshire tracked through the state. recover over time. Both properties have many attributes that weighed The most significant damage was in in favor of land conservation. Join Ausbon Sargent for a guided hike the town of Warner, where winds were on July 10 at the Brown Family’s Frazier Brook Farm to learn how estimated at 90 to 100 mph. their land management plans have been modified because of the powerful force of nature.

Douglas K. Hill Two properties associated with Ausbon Sargent suffered significant This weather event underscores the importance of Ausbon

Photo by damage. The Brown Family’s Frazier Sargent’s mission to conserve land and steward it forever. Land Brook Farm and the Courser Family’s Mud Pond properties had protection ensures that natural systems will continue to thrive. hundreds of trees that were blown over like they were matchsticks.

Landowner Nate Brown estimated that he will take out 3/4 million Thank you to our members who are at the heart of everything

board feet of logs. we do. Your support makes all the difference! While the landowners were busy with cleanup and salvaging timber, we contracted with Peter Bloch to fly his drone over the properties to assess the damage. Just seven months before, we had Peter gather aerial baseline images on all Ausbon Sargent conservation properties greater than 50 acres. One of the purposes of the baseline photos was to monitor any changes in the land use over time. We had projected that the aerial monitoring would be repeated every 5-10 years or when deemed appropriate. The tornado damage

accelerated our timeline for these two properties. Not only did Peter THE AUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST

THEHelping AUSBON to Preserve SARGENT the Rural Landscape LAND of the PRESERVATION Mt. Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee TRUST Region fly the same flight pattern to take aerial still photos, but he also Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Goshen, Grantham, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner & Wilmot Helping to Preserve the Rural Landscape of the Mt. Kearsarge/Ragged/Lake Sunapee Region produced a 2-minute video which can be found in the “Gallery” on Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Goshen, Grantham, New London, Newbury, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner & Wilmot our website.

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ABOUT THE COVER Photo by Grounds staff Hikers enjoy their trail walk that leads them across the “I-beam bridge” on the Webb/Crowell property in Sutton. In an effort to “Pay It Forward,” the Sutton Conservation Commission (SCC) has ensured that Conservation PARTNERSHIPS

The this property will be open to the public for recreation Battles Farm Conservation purposes, forever. Photo by Peter Bloch. Alliance Stewardship • Saving Land for Tomorrow Visit ausbonsargent.org for directions to the “WhosePay woods it these Forward are I think I know” trailhead in Sutton.

2 Pay It Forward By Peggy Hutter

The phrase “pay it forward” simply means that the beneficiary of a kind act or a generous deed should show thanks by doing good for someone else instead of directly repaying the individual who had bestowed the kindness to him. The intention would be that in paying your thanks forward, this cycle would continue, creating a more caring and conscious population. (A business woman helped the homeless man that she passed each day on her way to her office by treating him to a hearty breakfast. Without any strings attached to this gesture, the business woman asked only that the man find some way to pay this kindness forward.)

We’ve heard the stories of a driver arriving at the tollbooth (before EZ Pass, of course) to have the attendant report that the driver’s toll had been paid by the person in the car just ahead. The response of the driver could be, “Wow, that’s odd,” and the driver continues on his way. Then, again, that driver might pay the attendant and ask that it be applied to the next car in line, thereby continuing the chain of kindness.

This concept isn’t new. Many people may mistakenly think it originated with the 2000 movie Pay It Forward, starring Haley Joel

Osment. In the movie, a teacher challenges his 6th grade social Photo by Peggy Hutter studies class with the assignment to come up with an idea that will Multiple generations enjoy picking Spring Ledge Farm “PYO” strawberries change the world. One student, Trevor, shares his idea of how he will each year on the Sargent/Clough easement located on Pleasant Street in pay kindness forward to three deserving individuals with the only re- New London. payment from them being that they pay this kindness forward. “Pay it forward,” however, did not originate with this film. Many of us first began to feel a connection with the land when we began to understand the endless enjoyment we found by walking A copy of a letter written by Ben Franklin in 1784 has Mr. Frank- through, hiking to, or just sitting in a place that was special to us. lin proposing that his friend “pay it forward.” He writes, “When you But what if you find some day that your special place has gates across meet with another honest Man in similar Distress, you must pay me the open trails or shops and houses being built where the woods used by lending this Sum to him; enjoining him to discharge the Debt by to stand? The Ausbon Sargent mission is to help preserve the rural a like operation…I hope it may thus go thro’ many hands, before landscape by saving some of these special places. it meets with a Knave that will stop its Progress.” Similar sentiments were also traced to writings in Ancient Greece. What will you do it for? We chose the theme of “Pay It Forward” for our summer Chatter For us? newsletter because it is a concept regularly exemplified by the many For them? people who work with the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. For now? Every family that has allowed us to protect a property, those who have For then? created trails for others to enjoy, each volunteer that offers precious time and services, and the many financial supporters are not just Won’t you join us in our efforts to “pay it forward”? “giving back,” they’re “paying it forward.” Everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty that surrounds us in the Mt. Peggy Hutter has worked as the Communications Coordinator Kearsarge/Ragged/Lake Sunapee region. Those who work with for Ausbon Sargent for the past eight years following 36 years of Ausbon Sargent to conserve land believe that we owe it to the next teaching middle school physical education. Some might think generation to provide them with that opportunity. And, so we this as an odd transition, but because each profession has such a “pay it forward.” strong commitment to its mission, it was a great move for Peggy.

3 Pleasant Street-East The newly conserved 26.38-acre Pleasant Street-East property is located just north of the Bittersweet housing facility and has 550 feet of road frontage along Pleasant Street. Following an environmental survey of the parcel by a wetland scientist in the summer of 2017, it was determined that more than 25% of this property is jurisdictional wetlands. The land is not prime land for development, but is better Photo by Peggy Hutter Corner of County Road and Forest Acres Road in New London. suited for conservation purposes, such as managing forest and wild- life, extending the Kidder-Cleveland hiking trail, and other low impact Facts about recreation. One of the primary attributes of permanently conserving Edwin S. Brown this land is to protect the water quality of Pleasant Lake. Water flows Forest Preserve from this Pleasant Street-East parcel across Pleasant Street and into the headwaters of Red Brook, which is a major tributary to the 602- Town: New London acre Pleasant Lake. The Town of New London has owned this parcel Location: Forest Acres Road, since 2016, so placing a conservation easement on the property does County Road and Interstate 89 not affect New London’s taxes, but it does ensure that the property and Total Acreage: 19 acres The property: the Pleasant Lake watershed will be protected forever. • Protects the scenic view for people traveling on Forest Acres Road, County Road and Interstate 89. • Is near other protected land including Messer Pond and Clark Pond. • Protects streams and wetlands as well as the water quality of Messer Pond. • Can be managed for forestry and agriculture and has highly ranked forestry soils. • Will be open to the public for low impact recreation.

A curious deer poses for the wildlife camera on the Pleasant Street-East property.

Edwin S. Brown Forest Preserve Facts about On May 1, 2018, the Edwin S. Brown Forest Preserve, named in Pleasant Street-East honor of Bob Brown’s father, was conserved. Edwin Brown passed Conservation Easement away when Bob was only 15 years old, but Bob shares that, “While we only had a short time together, I believe he taught me some impor- Town: New London tant life values.” We at Ausbon Sargent would agree as Bob and his Location: Pleasant Street wife, Sandy’s, decision to conserve this 19.4-acre property benefits Total Acreage: 26 acres many. The property: • Protects the scenic view for people traveling on Pleasant Street. The location of this property could offer house sites along Forest • Is near other protected land including Kidder Cleveland Acres Road or County Road, but it is obvious that Bob and Sandy and Spring Ledge Farm. have different thoughts. Bob says, “The significant value of this • Protects streams and wetlands as well as protects the property to us is far more important than the dollars that a house water quality of Pleasant Lake. lot project may bring. We feel that this forested wetland parcel is an • Can be managed for forestry and agriculture and has good important land that will help filter the large volume of storm water forestry soils for forestry management. flow off of the interstate highway [I-89] and better protect the Messer • Will be open to the public for low impact recreation. Pond water quality. Therefore, we have decided to donate an Ausbon Sargent conservation easement on this property so that it will remain an undeveloped forest land.” 4 The Wendell Marsh Expansion and Why We Protect the Marsh By Dr. Jolyon Johnson, DVM As you read this, the last transaction, protecting Wendell Marsh and more than 300 acres from development, will have been com- pleted providing a highly visible marsh, alive with wildlife for all to enjoy. The marsh itself provides an opportunity for the public to appreciate avian species ranging from bald eagles to merganser ducks, and mammals from moose to muskrats. All we need to do is Photo by Peter Bloch Aerial view of the Wendell Marsh. observe. The surrounding acres provide protection and an opportu- nity for wildlife to reproduce and transition from one area to another. There are also several abutting properties of significant acreage that Facts about have expressed interest in further land protection. Hopefully, this Wendell Marsh Expansion Wendell Marsh project can expand to nearly 1,000 acres. Conservation Easement Town: Sunapee I have been involved with several of these and other land protec- Location: Route 11 tion projects over the years and will continue as I can. I think my Total Acreage: 39 acres motivation is my exposure to nature as a child. I appreciate the wonders of our natural resources, be it forests or wildlife. We live here The property: because it is a unique circumstance. We need to protect and preserve • Protects the scenic view for people traveling on Route 11. our history and natural resources. Conservation and preservation • Is adjacent to other protected land including efforts and our State Park system work to preserve this environment. Wendell Marsh North and South. We need to continue to coordinate efforts and protect the resources • Protects an extensive wetland and the water quality of we have. the Sugar River. • Is important for migratory waterfowl as well as other Dr. Jolyon Johnson is a Sunapee native who is the Chief of Staff species which will nest in the wetland vegetation. at the Wendell Veterinary Clinic that he founded in 1978. • Will be open to the public for low impact recreation. In addition to animals, he is passionate about conservation, wildlife habitat preservation, history, and heritage apprecia- tion. Dr. Johnson has been instrumental and generous in a number of local conservation projects in the Sunapee area that benefit all of us.

Thank you, Debbie Stanley, for your 30 years of service as Executive Director The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust was incorporated in 1987. The founding board members soon determined that they would need to hire an Executive Director to manage the organization. Debbie Stanley was offered the position and in 1988, she began her task of “helping to preserve the rural character of the Mt. Kearsarge/Ragged/ Lake Sunapee region.” 2018 marks Debbie’s Debbie with Eunice Bohanon at the 30th anniversary at the land trust and the signing of the first Ausbon Sargent region is a better place because of Debbie’s property in 1988. passionate commitment to land conservation. Thanks to Debbie for 30 years of dedicated Signing of the most recent Edwin S. Brown property in 2018. service from which we all benefit. 5 The Webb/Crowell Forest By Don Davis The parking area sign on Eaton Grange Road reads, “Webb/Crowell Forest,” but it represents four connected Sutton Conservation Commission (SCC) properties. The Sprout Lot (4 acres), Webb/Crowell Forest (76 acres), Wells/Gamsby (6 acres) and Pillsbury Lot (8 acres) are now known collectively as the Webb/Crowell Forest. The Pillsbury

Lot was gifted to the town by the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Photo by Peter Bloch Trust and will have a conservation easement, which An aerial view of the Webb/Crowell Forest in Sutton. will be extended to cover the other three parcels. Facts about The trail from the parking area leads to a large I-beam bridge over The Webb/Crowell Forest the Lane River. After crossing the bridge, the trail forks. The trail to the Conservation Easement right parallels the river revealing patches of wildflowers and a possible Town: Sutton glimpse of waterfowl. This trail passes into the Wells tract where stone- Location: Eaton Grange Road West work remains from the first sawmill in Sutton. It reaches the wetlands Total Acreage: 94 acres and reenters the Webb/Crowell tract and continues on higher ground The property: back to the bridge. Plans are for two more trails. The first will continue • Protects the scenic view for people traveling on Route 114 from a high slope on the present trail and loop through Pillsbury and and Eaton Grange Road West. Sprout lots before returning to the bridge. The other will remain on the • Is listed as Highest Ranked Habitat in the State, Highest east side of the river. Ranked Habitat in the Biological Region and Supporting Landscapes in the 2015 Wildlife Action Plan. There are frequent reports of bird and other wildlife sightings in the • Protects extensive frontage on the Lane River as well as forest and wetlands, which is not surprising considering the properties several vernal pools that are present on the property. • Can be managed for forestry and agriculture and has good have an exemplary wildlife habitat ranking. Understanding the impor- soils for both activities. tance of this forest habitat is growing as we learn more about its role in • Will be open to the public for low impact recreation. wildlife corridors and the survival of some wildlife species in the future.

The Sutton community has supported the Sutton Conservation Commission in its efforts to protect these properties, wildlife habitat, history and recreation opportunities.

Don Davis is a lifelong resident of Sutton who enjoys helping oth- ers discover their Sutton roots. He retired from NH State Parks in 2004, and is a member of the SCC. Don enjoys doing trail work on the conserved properties. He is currently the Vice President of the Sutton Historical Society and is its past president. He wrote the Parklands Primer weekly column in the InterTown Record for many years. Don especially enjoys time with his grandchildren. Photo by Don Davis Wally Baker hikes across the “I-beam bridge” on the Webb/Crowell trail. 6 Learning More About Saving Special Places By Frances Harris

Attracting over 300 attendees, New Hampshire’s 2018 land conser- vation conference, Saving Special Places 2018, was held on April 7 in Alton, NH. The conference is an annual event that brings together land trust members, ecologists, donors, educators, volunteers, and conservationists of all stripes. It offered 30 workshops on topics from Photo by Peter Bloch planning trails for people and wildlife, to conservation easement law, The Brown Family’s Frazier Brook Farm property. to bird ecology and habitat management. Facts about This is an audience who understands that once we have saved The Brown Family’s special places we must also protect and oversee them into the future. That responsibility often falls to local citizens who share a deep Frazier Brook Farm concern for the natural environment. At the Ausbon Sargent Land Conservation Easement Preservation Trust we take very seriously this ongoing work. Town: Warner Executive Director Debbie Stanley was asked to lead a workshop Location: Mason Hill Road, Brown Road, on Building a Strong and Effective Board, and she recruited me Couchtown Road to help in the presentation. A well-rounded board is important in Total Acreage: 133 acres advancing the land trust’s mission, assisting in fundraising, and The property: representing the organization to the larger community. We chose to • Protects the scenic view for people traveling on Mason Hill focus on how we identify and recruit potential board members, using Road, Brown Road and Couchtown Road. committee opportunities to learn more about our work and to take • Is listed as Highest Ranked Habitat in the State and on increasing responsibility. We explained the complementary nature Supporting Landscapes in the 2015 Wildlife Action Plan. of skills that we seek in staff members and on the board, and how • Protects frontage on Frazier Brook as well as a large our term limits insure both continuity and injection of new ideas. wetland that protects the water quality of the brook. Our audience offered additional questions and anecdotes from both • Has several vernal pools that are important for several successes and failures in their own organizations. species of amphibians. • Can be and is managed for forestry and agriculture and has Hosted by the UNH Cooperative Extension, the conference is good soils for both activities. offered in late spring and always has a selection of diverse and • Will be open to the public for low impact recreation. interesting topics related to conservation. Make a note on your cal- endar and consider attending. It is a chance to learn more about our local “special places” and to meet the special people who work hard to make them available for our enrichment.

The Brown Family’s Frazier Brook Farm Frances Harris has been a property owner in Sunapee since 1986 Dating back to the 1800’s, four contiguous pieces of land near and a full-time resident since 2006. She is a retired financial Mason Hill Road in Warner had been owned by members of the manager who serves as Vice-Chair of the Ausbon Sargent Board Brown family. After being bought and sold over time, the Browns and specifically on the Membership, Executive and Finance Committees. Frances is an avid supporter of the land trust and have finally assembled the properties once again for a total of 150 conservation efforts in our region. acres (133 under easement). Their wish now is to make sure that the land stays together, as a working farm, forever. Without protection, this land could one day become developed, destroying not only the beautiful rolling terrain, forestland, fields, stonewalls and wetlands, but also the highly ranked habitat, identified in the 2015 NH Wildlife Action Plan, and the 10 acres of “Farmland of Statewide Impor- tance.” Monies from the Warner Conservation Commission, an LCHIP Grant, Fields Pond Foundation and many others have helped to make the protection of this property a possibility. 7 The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust Membership & Gifts Membership, Annual Fund and Gifts are from June 1, 2017 to June 4, 2018. Some names are followed by symbols: *denotes donors who have given to both Membership and the Annual Fund, +denotes donors who have provided us with their company’s matching gift information, ^ denotes deceased, ~ denotes members who increased their gift. If you have questions concerning your membership status, please call Operations Manager, Sue Andrews at 526-6555 or email Sue at [email protected].

AUSBON SARGENT SOCIETY Deborah J. Hall* Ann M. Denny Steven Buller and Anne Walsh Donna and Harry Gazelle* Domenic and Molly Ferrante Frances E. Harris* David and Lisa DeSimone* John Waterbury+ Nancy C. and Robert M. Goff* Susan and Steve Immelt* Neal and Ann Harris Robert DiClerico Bob and Tanya Wilkie* Peter and Kitty Goldsmith* Martha Moor Hill* Dr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Doran Thomas and Amy Zacaroli* Joe Goodnough LEGACY CIRCLE Tom and Marilyn Hill Dorr Family Foundation* Mr. Robert A. Zock, Jr.* George Green* Mark and Kristen Begor Jeff and Roberta Hollinger* Mary Doyle Winslow Green Cotton M. Cleveland and John B. Garvey Betsy and Harold Janeway Drowneville Associates LLC STEWARD Janet Grevstad Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goldman Amy D. Johnson, M.D. Robert and Ann Eckenrode* Susan Schlough and Andrew Abbott Sally and Al Griggs David and Barbara D. Roby* Nan Kaplan* Mr. and Mrs. William J. Faccone, Sr.* Dave and Sue Andrews Andrew M. Groh Deirdre M. Sheerr Gross Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Kreisler Eve Burton and John Finck George and Christine Bachrach Ruth Haas* Mark and Karen Vachon* Heidi and Pete Lauridsen Mrs. Ralph Garrand Mr. and Mrs. Jon Barselle* Carolyn and Peter Hager* Bob and Debbie Zeller* Jud and Cindy Lawson Gerry and Jane Gold* Barbara Beal* Margaret and Jerry Hajarovic Doug Lyon* Allan and Joan Gould* Mr. and Mrs. Pierre J. Bedard David and Michele Halsted LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Kathy and Jim Mathias Andrew Hall and Jill Greenlee Deborah K. Benjamin Mrs. Jackson W. Hambley* Larry and Jane Armstrong* Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. McCree Tom and Bonnie Guterl* Gary Reed and Bonita L. Betters-Reed Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hendl Mr. and Mrs. R. Duncan Beardsley Karen H. McGrew* Stephen and Mary Lou Hoyt* Gordon and Teresa Bingham* Jerry Hersey* Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Blunt Mr. and Mrs. F. Graham McSwiney Andre and Kelly Hunter Marla Binzel Gail and David Hiley Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bright* Charles and Miriam Nelson* Hank and Polly Kidder* Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Boege Barbara and Michael Holz* James L. and Sharon A. Broadhead Shelly Nemirovsky* Jean R. Lamp Paul and Judith Bohn Deborah and John Hoover Jean and Jim Connolly Lee and David Page* Susan and David Leathers Peg and Dave Bowen Mr. and Mrs. William Hopwood Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davis Dave and Bev Payne* Sarah Harris and Pierre Lessard Jim and Mary Ann Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Leverett Hubbard Dulude Family Foundation Kate Kellogg and Randy Peeler Betsy and Jim Lyons* Sandra and Stephen Bravo Peggy and Bob Hutter Ann Brayfield and Joe Emerson William Perkins John and Mary Ann MacLeod, MD* Dave and Nancy Brazier* Bruce and Marsha Johnson Jack Harrod^ Phyllis Tilson Piotrow* Carol B. McCord John F. and Judithann Brimmell Jolyon and Susan Johnson Sally and Michael Keating Jeanie Plant Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mulhern* Clare Broadbent Stephen and Marianne Jordan Leatherwood Foundation* Janet Prew* Blake and Pat Munson* Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bruguiere* Dr. Charles Kane David and Nancy Macdonald*+ Clare and Richard Segall New London Conservation Commission Paul and Patricia Buddenhagen* Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kaplan Virginia C. Mars Daniel and Eleanor Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Nilsen* Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Burton* Elizabeth Kent Mr. Gordon Marshall* John and Nancy Denny Solodar* Mr. and Mrs. William A. Obenshain Mr. and Mrs. John H. Canaday Jean Spaulding and Robert Kjellman+ Mr. and Mrs. James Oates Mr. and Mrs. David Spina Mildred O’Day* Karen Cangiano Ron and Vicki Koron Kiki and Dan Schneider* Deborah and Peter Stanley* Bob and Judy Odell* Joseph and Kathleen Carroll* Roger W. Lamson Robin MacIlroy and William Spears Bill and Betty Stockwell* Leslie Ludtke and James Owers* Mrs. R. Hoyt Chapin* Guy and Sharon LaVigne Tom Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Tether* David and Jill Paul* Mike and Katie Christopher Richard and Judith Locke Peter and Pamela Voss* Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Tilson, III* Mr. and Mrs. Stuart S. Peltz Lorraine and Don Cline* Carolyn Lockhart Cynthia Hayes and John Trachy* Pamela Perkins Joshua Lipton and Wendy Clough Victor Del Veccio and Alicia Lopez BENEFACTOR Mr. Robert von Ette Jane A. Phillips* Deborah L. Coffin Michael and Nancy Loucks Kenneth and Nola Aldrich* Bob and Tona White David and Beth Ries J.D. Colcord Herb and Deborah Magid Steve and Nancy Allenby* David White* Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rodts* Lisa and Dick Correa* Mr. Jeff Maguire* Anonymous (1) Dr. John B. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Jon W. Roemer* Miner and Helen Crary* Marc and Anne Margulies Anne Marie McGarry and Anthony and Bertie Woeltz+ James A. Rooney Rip and Debbie Cross David and Cynthia Marshall* Douglas Arms Bacon* Daniel and Beverly Wolf* Karen Ebel and Steven Root Terence and Edna Dancy Robert and Lyn Mattoon* Barrette Family Foundation Paul and Margaret Wutz Caroline and David Ryan Rick Davies Tom and Chris McKee* Ginny Gwynn and Jon Bellis* Vahan and Anne Sarkisian* Julie and Jeff Deacon Jeff and Dale Milne* Myra Mayman and Alex Bernhard* Joyce Saturley Sally Dean* Linda Morrow* Dr. and Mrs. Alan Brenner* PATRON Spike Schellenger Neil D. Donnenfeld John Muller Jane Brock-Wilson Mary Ellen Alger Daniel and Jayna Schimberg* Ann and John Donnery Mr. and Mrs. Mousa Natan* David Clark Buddy and Sue Allen+ Benjamin Schore Dorothy Ann Egan* Mrs. Edward Nelson Bill and Sue Conaty* Cornelia Boyle and Gary Anderson Merle and Helen Schotanus* Scott and Susan Ellison Susan Nooney, CPA* Lisa and Randall Costa Lisa and David Andrews* Mr. and Mrs. Mel A. Shaftel Leslie and Stephen Enroth* Les and Jane Norman* Thomas and Martha Cottrill Anonymous (2) John and Sharon Sheehan Mr. Stephen W. Ensign Christopher and Kathleen Norris Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Cross Kathy and David Bashaw* Mr. and Mrs. William M. Sloan, Jr. Anne Vantine and Robert Evans* Clayton Nowell Chris and Janice Cundey Mr. and Mrs. David L. Beardsley Nathaniel Stevens Nina Lian and Harlow Farmer Otter Pond Protective Association Mrs. Charles H. Deming Mr. and Mrs. William S. Berger John Cavender and Rosalind Stevens Barbara Faughnan* Anne Pattison* Joseph and Laurie DiClerico* Charles Betz Greg and Patsy Steverson* Peter and June Fichter Tom and Janet Paul* Tim and Midge Eliassen Charles Bolduc* Mrs. Charles Stewart Katharine Fischer Al and Mary Ellen Price Peter Guest and Jen Ellis* Robert and Judith Bonanno Mike and Nan Stolpinski* Joan Bishop and Jim Flanagan John and Betty Raby Walter and Elaine Ensign* Steven H. Briggs Sunapee Conservation Commission Marjorie Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Rice David and Rachel Fine Cindy and Tim Carlson* Daniel and Nicole Swanson Charles and Carol Foss* Eric and Maria Rieders* Nancy and Sam Fleming William L. Chapman Ralph and Christina Sweetland* Laura Beth Foster Bruce Ritz* Ivor and Barbara Freeman Keith and Debbie Chrisman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Theroux* Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Foulkes Diane and Bill Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Goddard* Alison A. Coady* Gene and Sue Venable* Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Gamelli Jeffrey Rosen* Janet Miller Haines and Richard Haines* Cheryl S. Cummer Sylvia and John Garfield* Rachel Rosenblum 8 Barbara Rosenfield Harriet and Rick Fingeroth Marilyn and David Paradis* Mrs. Louise Bailey Richard Cook and Rebecca Courser Richard and Suzanne Rothstein* Patricia Halpin and Tim Fleury Mrs. Alice Perry* Brenda Balenger Polly Crowell* Barry A. Sacks Charlie and Becky Forbes Jason A. Peterson David and Fay Barden* Chuck Curtis Mr. and Mrs. James Sadowsky John and Maggie Ford Mary Ropka and John Philbrick* Lew and Eileen Barker Mrs. William Cutter* John and Sage Scott Betsy Forsham Mike and Francie Quinn Stephen and Sallie Barker* Charles and Elizabeth d’Amour Peter Segal Mr. and Mrs. Roger Foulkes Thomas and Faith Reney Jerry and Jane Barnes Gary and Chris Daniels Pat and Jack Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Francis* Holly Rice John Barnett The Daniels Mary Shepard* Rebecca and Michael Friedman Donald and Elaine Robar Nance Patten Barrett Charlie and Sharon Darling* Amanda Slack Roger B. Friend Karen Baumgartner and Bill D. Roebuck Corey Bartlett Theodore and Margaret Dascoli Jane Smedley Nancy and John Girald Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rogers Bradford and Lydia Bates Elaine and Charley Davidson Chris and Marianne Smith Timothy Glover Lee and Nina Rogers Janet Bavicchi Lee Davidson Kay W. Smith* Goshen Conservation Commission Harry and Sue Rohrer Doug and Charlene Baxter Dan Allen and Natalie Davis* Lorraine and Stephen Sonnabend* Kara and Jamie Gruver Nancy L. Rollins Kim Lowe and George Beaton Jay and Nancy Davis Polly Spaulding* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hafner* Nancy and Sandy Salmela Charles Belden Richard and Linda Day Linda and Phil St. Onge Jane and Steve Handley Emory and Susie Sanders Robin and William Benincase Mrs. Pat Dazet* Marcella and Gordon Starkey John and Fernanda Harrington Stephen and Carole Sanetti Ruth Bennett* Mr. Joseph DeChant* Mrs. Ann Stevens Patricia and John Harris Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sawyer Seth Benowitz Andy and Carrie Deegan Edward Stikeleather Susan Hatfield Lee and Martha Schimberg Clare and Dean Bensley Mason and Lisa Delafield Sunapee Senior Thrift Shop George and Carla Heaton Tod H. Schweizer Patricia and Kenneth Berkov Richard and Sue DeLuca Rebecca S. Underhill* May and Bob Henry Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Schwemm+ Mr. Paul Bidwell Denz Family* Betsy Denny Warner Arthur and Louise Hildreth Ed and Sarah Scrivani* D. Scott Birney Cindy House and Eric Derleth Barry and Elsa Waxman* Hiller Family Mr. F. Augustus Seamans Julie and Kirk Bishop Joseph M. Dessert Janie Webster* Mr. and Mrs. David I. Hitchcock Judith W. Sheon Milton and Sandra Blackington Jim and Gale DeVere* Pamela and Gregory Weiss Herb Marks and Perry Hodges Richard Sherman Peter Bloch Carolyn and John Dietel Hunt and Vicki Willard John A. and Elizabeth Hodgson Laura and William Shucart* Jann and Jim Block William and Maureen Dietrich Tyler and Kim Woolson* William and Linda Hoffman* Cindy and Aaron Snay Foster and Julie Boardman Duncan and Adrienne Domey Marcia Wright* Peter and Karen Hoglund* Mrs. Ralph W. Spofford Lois and Ken Borgman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Donlin Rob Freitas and Karen Zurheide Paul J. Holmes Jr. Stanley Farm Association Bob and Kathy Bowers Margaret L. and William J. Doody Bo Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. William Steel Jyl and Volker Bradley Helen Duchesne PROTECTOR Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell+ Elizabeth R. Stevens Mr. Richard N. Brady^ David and Merlene Dunlop John W. Adams Jim and Michele Jaworski Ron and Barbara Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bramley Peter and Jackie Dunning Paul Ambrose Beatrice Jillette Margaret Tarzia Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Breck, Jr.* Dick and Nancy Dutton Michael Andrews Nola Jordan Mike and Kathy Thomas Gary and Linda Brenner Brian and Bernadette Eaton Anonymous (4) David and Martha Karrick Elizabeth Tine John Brigham Sherry Edmonds Steve and Cyndi Bailey Kristen and Chris Kelley* Mr. and Mrs. William Todd Edgar and Nancy Broadhead Ann Eldridge Dee Belle Isle Susan and Glen Kerkian Steve and Pam Trostorff Connie and Bob Brookes Sophie Sparrow and Chris Eldredge Greg and Astrid Berger Rick and Jan Kidder Jeff and Barbara Troxell Virginia Brooks Don and Betty Ellwood James and Helen Black* Dr. Jack W. Kirk Robert and Becky Vail Mary Anne Broshek Joy Hammond and Michael Elmes Mr. and Mrs. David Blohm Phil and Claudia Koerner Stacey and Michael Vinick Judith Brown Steve and Amy Eppler-Epstein Nancy Klotz and John Bowen Allen Koop Janis Wallace* Ken Brown* Jeffrey Epremian William and Sarah Boynton Lake Massasecum Improvement Sid and Becky Watt Ken and Diane Brown Karen Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bradford Association, Inc. John and Margaret Weale Peggy Brown Ms. Mary Eysenbach Carlton Bradford* Berk and Joan Lambert Van and Robin Webb* Mr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Brown Mary Fanelli Judith and Thomas Brewer* Peg and Dick Lawton Steven Strussenberg and Linda Welch Carolyn Burgtorf* Catherine and Oliver Fayton Doug and Anne Cahill Dick and Nell Leach Mr. Luke Wenger Peter Buros Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fenwick Thomas and Sharon Callahan* Emily Leff Elizabeth and Baur Whittlesey Clara W. Butler Elizabeth A. Fielding Dave and Anne Carey Frank and Joyce Lemay Sally Wilkins Elizabeth R. Buzby John and Carol Filbin Michael Carrier Mark Lennon Mark and Rowena Wilks* Carolyn Byrne* Crispin Fletcher Deirdre Smith and Doug Carroll Jessie W. Levine Tom and Molly Williams Peter Canavan Mr. Michael S. Flier Richard and Sage Chase Mrs. Donald P. Little Craig and Gail Williamson Laura Carle Virginia and Robert Foose Shelley and John Chesley Susan Hart and Kenneth Lyon* Bonnie Wilson Miss Anne Carroll Jane Foxall Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chiarella John E. MacKenzie* Anki Wolf* James and Betty Carter Joe Shaw and Jane Frawley Christopher Clark Dennis McCafferty Phyllis and George Wolford Rob and Bobbi Cavicchio Robert and Rochelle Friedman Tom and Judy Clay Sarah P. McClennen Ellen and Harold Yanofsky Mr. and Mrs. David L. Chambers Benjamin and Christine Frost Bill and Ki Clough Jeannette and Donald McInnes Patrick and Judy Zilvitis Larry and Susan Chase Betsy and Evan Fujinaga John Clough* Jon and Sherrie McKenna Steven N. Chase Julie and Bob Funkhouser Charles and Ruth Anne Collins Lynn and Tom McMurry ADVOCATE Steve Cheheyl Patty Furness Buzz and Nancy Constable John Merriman Peggy Aldrich Jane Deane and Russell G. Clark Carol Gardner-Ewen Bradford and Kathleen Cook Tom and Caroline Mickle Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Alger Louise M. Clark David and Martha Gaudes Anne Cushman Linda and Ken Miller* Bill and Peggy Ames Marc and Patricia Clement Michael and Anita Gelcius Nancy Dahm Lisa Jelleme-Miller and Ricker Miller* Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Anderson Robert and Marilyn Cloutier Georges Mills Boat Club Karen and Paul Dale* Annie Montgomery Patrick and Betsy Anderson Susan Coakley Carmelo and Susan Giaccotto Rob and Cindy Daley Janet Kosloff and Melissa Moore* Andover Conservation Commission Richard U. Cogswell, Jr. Helen T. Gillespie Linda L. Donovan Mr. Robert Moser Walter and Eleanor Angoff Lynn Wittman and Michele Coleman Barry and Helen Gilvar Liz Cacciola and Neil DuBois Donald and Susan Moss William P. Annable Dianne Collins Gail Goddard Robert Corrente and Hollie Edwardo Steven Muller* Anonymous (3) Ruth Collins* Al and Sue Golden Donald and Susan Elliott Robert and Carol Murphy Constance Appel Sonia and Robert Conly Eleanor M. Goldthwait John Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Napier III Kim and Tom Armen Celeste and David Cook Mrs. Frank H. Gordon Mary Epremian Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norander Doug Atkins Robert and Barbara Cook Cynthia and Steven Gorey Jeff and Brenda Estella Dan and Jacqueline Nowicki Emily and James Atkinson Gerald and Barbara Cooper Vinicius Gorgati Jo Anne and Jack Faer Phil O’Brien Mindy Atwood Tina and John Cotton Marilyn Gould Tom and Barbara Feller Michele and Frank Occhiuti Gail and Hal Baade Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cottrill Mr. David Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Field Henry Otto, Jr.* Carol McEntee and William Badgley Courser Family Trust Robin and Peter Gunn

9 Susan Lewis and Steve Gunnerson Steven and Robin Longtin Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Oakes Susan and Richard Showalter SINCERE THANKS TO OUR Justin Gurksnis Christy Lowe Priscilla Ohler Carole and Kenneth Shutzer* BUSINESS PARTNERS Barbara Gurnsey Mrs. Robert Lull Mr. and Mrs. Tom Paige Aaron Simpson Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Gutgsell Susan and Morton Lynn Mark Pandiscio Marcia McWethy and Jeff Singer BENEFACTOR Kent Hackmann* Holly Brough and Sean MacFaden* F. Andre Paquette Ruth Sisson Better Homes & Gardens Milestone Meghan MacLean and Dan Hafner Fleuri and Mike MacIntyre Bruce and Sara Parrott* Mrs. Gladys R. Smith* Real Estate Dave Hanlon Keith and Veronica MacKellow Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Perkins Steven Solomon Ledyard National Bank Mr. and Mrs. David Harris John and Tracey MacKenna Ralph Perkins Bruce and Marilyn Soper* McGray and Nichols Inc. Joan V. H. Harris Scott and Lisa MacLean Mr. Alan L. Peterson Peter and Lisa Souza New London Inn Laura Kiefer and Gary Stanhope Sonny Harris John and Nancy MacLeod Ann M. Philbin PATRON Denise and Bob Stanley Jim and Jan Harrison Ralph Fitzgerald and Diane Madden Libby and Wen Phillips Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Mrs. Sharon G. Stearns Mr. and Mrs. William L. Harrison William and Phyllis Magner Timmie Poh Realty* Anne Morris and David Steed Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Hasenfuss Todd and Jennifer Mailly Joe and Joan Ponti* Maloney Associates Insurance Margo Steeves Bruce and Judy Healey Brendaen and Jill Makechnie Frederick L. Pratt* Old Hampshire Designs, Inc.* John R. Stevens Mike and Karin Heffernan Rick and Nancy Marsh Robert and Linda Preston On Track Design Mrs. Barbara Steward John and Faith Heiden* David and Carla Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Price Pennyroyal Hill Land Surveying Beth Stich June K. Hemberger Charles Martin Robert and Maureen Prohl and Forestry Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hewitt Scott Martin Jeff and Tracey Quigley Opal W. Stockwell Donald and Mary-Lou Hinman Mr. David Matthews Daniel Rahilly Susie Lowe-Stockwell and Rick Stockwell STEWARD Howard and Aryn Hoke Deb Matthews Kirk Ramsey Barbara Sullivan* Burpee Hill Construction LLC Jane Y. Hollinger Gail Matthews* Arthur and Cynthia Rand Karen Sullivan Carey Builders, Inc. Peggy Hollinger Michael and Mary Mazza James and Deborah Ransom* Andrew R. Supplee Clarke’s Hardware Richard and Deborah Holmes Janet Sillars and Brooks McCandlish Joanne and Walter Read* Sutton Conservation Commission Dufault and Dufault Barbara H. Hopkins Julie McCarthy Sue Ellen Reel Barbara Sweet Durgin and Crowell Lumber Co. Carol Howard Marie and Scott McCaskill Kathy and Stanley Reiser Marilyn and Greg Swick ERC Associates, PLLC Janet Howe Mary Lou and Charles McCrave Resnick Family Barbara and Thomas Swift Gallup Trucking and Excavation* Ed and Linda Howes Mrs. John C. McCrillis Alan and Kristen Retter* Kit and Nancy Tatum Grounds Mr. and Mrs. William Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael McGarry, III Martine Richards Don and Karin Taylor Hager Investment Management Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Hudson Harry McGee Jessica Ferren and Carl Richter Mary S. Teach Service LLC Derek and Debbie Hunt Steve McGrath Carol A. and John S. Richters Nancy Teach Lake Sunapee Bank Mr. and Mrs. Millard B. Hunter Pam and Jim McGraw Jessica Roberts George Teloian Lauridsen Auto Body, Inc. Charles and Marjorie Huston Ruth Smith and Beth McGuinn Chris and Heather Rogers Ralph and Arden Tingley Lumber Barn Denis Ibey Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. McKinnon Roland and Denise Rondeau Brenda Tirrell Meadowsend Timberlands Ltd Marc and Heather Jacques Robert Meader Mrs. William J. Roos* Pat Tivnan Northcape Design, LLC Ken and Kristen Jautz Priscilla T. Meyer The Rubenbergs John and Carol Tucker* Pellettieri Associates, Inc. Catharine Mabie and David D. Johnson Ken and Casey Milender Jody Cooper-Rubin and Tom Rubin Walter B. Tucker Pleasant Acres Corp. Marilyn and Robert Johnson Dr. and Mrs M. Jonathan Mishcon Peter and Deborah Rucci Dave and Cindy Twombly Sheldon Pennoyer Architects Mr. and Mrs. Bryan C. Jones Victor Montivirdi R. F. Rylander JT and Lori Underwood Spring Ledge Farm Emily Jones Mrs. Beverly N. Morse* Jason and Heidi Saghir Jane and Jack Unkles Sugar River Bank Jeff and Tamera Jones Dudley and Claire Moseley* Heather and Matt Salter Mr. Thomas Vaughan* Sunapee Harbor Riverway, Inc.* Richard L. Jones Jeffrey and Sharon Mulvey Pam Sanborn* David and Susan Wadleigh Talbot Builders LLC* Andrew Kargacos John Munson Joanne and Tom Schamberg Katrina Wagner Weaver Bros. Construction Co. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Walker Dr. and Mrs. William H. Katz Heidi and Dave Nelson David and Monique Scharlotte PROTECTOR Sarah and James Walsh Priscilla and David Keay* Alisa Neuneker Virginia Schendler Bristol, Sweet & Associates, Inc. John and Elaine Warren* Peter and Nancy Keenan Newbury Conservation Commission Jill and John Schiffman* Chadwick Funeral Service LLC Mr. and Mrs. Renny D. Warren Mrs. Ginny Kellner Peter and Susan Nichols Jonathan and Janet Schwartz Clayton A. Miller, Inc. Scott and Joan Warren* Michael and Robin Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Wesley G. Nichols* Mimi Schwartz Coldwell Banker Lifestyles Cheryl and Noel Weinstein* Claire A. Ketteler Roxanne B. Niles Diana Seamans John Snow Incorporated Kenneth and Lee Wells Mr. and Mrs. David Kidder Jack Noon Gerald and Elizabeth Shelby* Mascoma Savings Bank Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wells* Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Killam Tim and Susie Norris Shepard Island Inc.* PCCHelp Mark and Marilyn Wendling Mrs. James G. King Pleasant Lake Veterinary Hospital Mary A. West Nancy Kipp Kitchell Walker Automotive Services Mrs. Ruth White* Daphne and Steve Klein Weathercheck, LLC Beatrice Weinberger and Josh Klein Sarah and Chuck Will* Betsy and Rick Kloeppel Jane Williamson ADVOCATE Diane Lander and Susan Knight* Linda Ray Wilson A. S. Bartlett and Son Margi Knott Lord* Neal and Jami Wilson Allioops! Flowers & Gifts Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Kohn Sally Heald Winship Charlie Mac’s Pizzeria of Warner Ken Kohnle Persis Wirkkala Compass Travel Inc. Mrs. Lois Konon* Natalie W. Wolf Foundation Dexter’s Inn Nina Kozain David and Carole Wood Greenleaf Irrigation Christine Kuhlman Susan and Matt Woodard H. R. Clough, Inc. Mrs. Joseph Kun Anita M. Woods Hubert’s of New London Deborah Lang Woods Without Gile, LLC* Innovative Natural Resource Solutions Sylvia and Robert Larsen Martha Woodward Kayak Country Paddlesports, Inc. Mary Leadbeater Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Yenawine McCrillis & Eldredge Insurance* Mrs. Constance Leathers Cami Zeller C.W. Ostrom Builders Miranda and Jeff Levin Arthur B. Zerbel Jr. Proctor Academy Gene and Nancy Lindsey Dr. and Mrs. William G. Zimmerman Therapy Works, Inc. Paul and Ann Linehan* Wassell Design David and Michele Livingston Drs. Brian and Mary Wicenski, DMD Lois M. Logan* 2018 marks the 10th anniversary in our Woodcrest Village, LLC* YMCA Camp Coniston Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lohmann 71 Pleasant Street office. 10 The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust Thanks these individuals, businesses and foundations for your gifts of time and funding.

BEQUESTS IN MEMORY OF JAY ROSENFIELD Alan T. Jones Barbara Rosenfield Elizabeth S. Trayner IN MEMORY OF KITTIE WILSON CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS Dr. John B. Wilson Bank of America IBM WENDELL MARSH EXPANSION Lincoln Financial Foundation LAND PROJECT William Blair and Company Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David L. Beardsley GRANTS Marla Binzel AmazonSmile Nina Lian and Harlow Farmer Anonymous Neal and Ann Harris Robert and Lyn Mattoon NH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Linda Morrow FUNDS Kiki and Dan Schneider Barrette Family Fund Sunapee Conservation Commission Pumpkin Hill Fund Van and Robin Webb Each year Ausbon Sargent hosts a Volunteer Recognition Party at the Knowlton House in Sunapee B. and J. Rosenfield Family Fund Pamela and Gregory Weiss Harbor to thank all of our many volunteers who donate their precious time to help promote the IN KIND DONATIONS BROWN WARNER LAND mission of the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. Thank you! Peter Bloch and PROJECT EarthAerial Productions Sarah Allen The Country Press and Laurie Terwilliger and Michael Amaral MARILYN KIDDER AND THE EVENT VOLUNTEERS PROOF READERS FOR THE The Kearsarge Shopper Charles Betz STAFF AT BETTER HOMES John Bellis SUMMER CHATTER On Track Design Kathy Lowe-Bloch and Peter Bloch AND GARDENS MILESTONE Ruth Collins Marla Binzel PCCHelp Mary Cogswell REAL ESTATE Kate Gordon Anne Carroll Pennyroyal Hill Land Surveying Richard U. Cogswell, Jr. (for donating a portion of their sales Ginny Gwynn Andrea DeAugustinis and Forestry J.D. Colcord commissions to Ausbon Sargent) Debbie Lang Nan Kaplan Gerald Courser Anne Marie Appel Kiki Schneider Alice Perry IN HONOR OF DAN ALLEN AND Richard Cook and Rebecca Courser Kim Armen Helen Tucker NATALIE DAVIS The Daniels Emily Campbell MAILING HELPERS George Green Richard and Linda Day Donna Forest Terri Bingham WINTER CHATTER DELIVERY Ella Regan John and Nancy Eastman Sharon LaVigne Marla Binzel Kathleen Belko Ruth White Ivor and Barbara Freeman Chris Murray McKee Laurie DiClerico Seth Benowitz Gerry and Jane Gold Judy Merrill Kate Gordon Tom and Judith Brewer IN HONOR OF DOUG CARROLL Edward D. and Susan Grace Susie Moore Debbie Lang Betsy Forsham AND DEIRDRE SMITH Justin Gurksnis Jane Snow Alice Perry Carol Foss Edie and Jim Garrett H. R. Clough, Inc. Joan Wallen Gary Stanhope Kate Gordon Janet Miller Haines and Richard Haines Bonnie Guterl IN HONOR OF Thomas and Linda Hamlin WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFICE VOLUNTEERS Cynthia Hayes COTTON CLEVELAND AND Dave and Linda Hartman THANK Kris Lohmann for volunteering in the Janet Howe JOHN GARVEY Brian and Jennifer Hotz Nick Andrews for shredding documents office on a regular basis Eve Burton and John Fink Carol Howard The Coach House Restaurant and Betsy and Harold Janeway New London Inn for CONSERVATION OPTIONS IN HONOR OF DAVE HANLON Mary Leadbeater Thursday’s Child WORKSHOP PANELISTS Bank of America Charitable Foundation Mark Lennon Colonial Pharmacy for displaying our Rebecca Courser True Kelley and Steven Lindblom photos Andy Deegan IN MEMORY OF Pellettieri Associates, Inc. Sue Elliott and Suzanne Tether for the Chris Fore MARY JANE ELLIS Anne Morris and David Steed prizes for the Thursday’s Child raffle Nancy Martin Gail Goddard John R. Stevens Betsy Forsham for proofing easement Heidi and Pete Lauridsen Steve and Pam Trostorff deeds PHONEATHON HELPERS Jud and Cindy Lawson Scott and Joan Warren Cotton Cleveland and John Garvey for Steve Allenby Ed and Betsy Marro Weaver Bros. Construction Co. the Drone Photography Grant Sue Andrews Deborah and Peter Stanley The Kearsarge Shopper for all they do Laurie DiClerico STEWARDSHIP FUND for us Don Elliott IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH REGAN DONATIONS LSPA for the use of the Knowlton House Sue Elliott Gayle Kimball NH Conservation Real Estate for events Barbara Faughnan State of NH - LCHIP Lee Morrill, On Track Design for Ginny Gwynn IN MEMORY OF Town of New London Conservation graphic design and advertising Frances Harris DANIEL JOHN REMEN Commission Jeanie Plant for organizing the Little Doug Lyon Brian and Patty Flaherty Donahue Sunapee Reunion at Thursday’s Graham McSwiney Michael Remen Child Marilyn Paradis Steve and Cindy Remen Katie Potter for recycling Faith Reney Debbie Stanley Suzanne Tether Becky Watt 11 Volunteering is Mutually Beneficial By Laura Beth Foster In 2018, 200+ volunteers donated their time.

You may feel that not much can be accomplished in an hour or so, but if you’ve got a bit of time,

Photo by Sandy DeLaat here’s what you could do: My first encounter with the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation • Help assemble a mailing, which has the potential to raise Trust on a personal level was being asked to host a cocktail party for funds for a land project. their annual Progressive Dinner. Kiki Schneider knew that I love • Help stuff envelopes for membership renewals. to entertain and asked me to consider doing this. I asked her what • Staff a check-in point during the Kearsarge Klassic bike Ausbon Sargent was and she explained their goals. When I found out what their mission was, I readily agreed to help by hosting in my event in September. home. This was the beginning of my commitment to Ausbon Sargent. • Park cars at an event. • Monitor a conserved property and report back to Since then, I have become an easement monitor for various Ausbon Sargent. properties and a member of the Special Events Committee. I have • Help to deliver the Chatter newsletter to various places met many new people who are committed to the environment and of business in your area. preserving the open spaces that we have left. Everyone in the office has • Bake cookies or other treats for an event. been so supportive and my volunteer service is greatly appreciated and valued.

For years I have worked on Ausbon Sargent’s Holiday Party at the Paying in Time New London Inn. This year our Special Events Committee did most of the cooking as well as the active serving for the party. It has always been a fun way to participate. I have observed what can happen if Every donation, whether of money or time, land is poorly managed. I feel that my small contribution to help is met with big thanks, and arms open wide. monitor land and help to raise money, which allows Ausbon Sargent to conserve property, is well worth my time. If you love the beauty of our rural landscape, give us an hour…it’s never too late! Laura Beth Foster has lived in Sunapee since 1997 when she moved to Fernwood Point from Winchester, MA. She has been active at the Fells and served on various committees at the New Take a look at some facts, London Hospital. Because of her interest in the theatre and music, and it should be clear, she was on the board of Young Audiences of Massachusetts which That without volunteers, brought performing arts into the schools. Laura Beth was also we wouldn’t be here! active in the Winchester public schools and the Winchester Public Library.

12 We Thank Jeanie Plant MEMORIAM

At Ausbon Sargent, we recognize that time is precious. And we are constantly blown away by the number of people who step forward when asked to help us with projects or events. Whether the need occurs regularly or once in a “blue moon,” there have always been volunteers by our side making sure we have extra hands at the ready to get the job done.

Jeanie Plant is someone who comes to mind when we think about volunteers who have been with us for many years. Since 2000, Jeanie

has been involved in some way, shape or form! Photo by Doreen Oesch

From 2003 to 2009, Jeanie served as a respected member of Dallas Patten the Ausbon Sargent Board of Trustees, and was active in both the Membership and Leadership committees. Before sitting on the board, We were saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and conservation Jeanie served as co-chair of the Special Events Committee and lent easement grantor, Dallas Patten, on January 29, 2018 at the age of 84. In the her attention to detail and know-how to put on events like the Pro- town of Springfield, Dallas worked hard all of his life and, along with his brother gressive Dinner, the Holiday Party, and the Thursday’s Child benefit Malcolm, operated a dairy farm, raised beef, harvested hay, and sugared. He was dinner. Even after retiring from the board, Jeanie has continued to one of the first members of the Springfield Planning Board and, after witnessing organize something we call the “Little Lake Sunapee Reunion” in thousands of acres in a neighboring town be transformed into house lots, used sound planning to help formulate sublot regulations. In 1972, Dallas served on an conjunction with the Thursday’s Child dinner. Thanks to her won- ad hoc committee to preserve the Gile Forest. Thanks to the work of this commit- derful people skills, wit, and impressive background in special events tee, the State was able to purchase the property for preservation in 1973. planning and design, any event that Jeanie has assisted with has had an extra touch of excellence and class. Janet Roberts, Dallas’ oldest child, said that one reason her uncle and father were spurred to conserve their property was because they saw the Courser We thank Jeanie for being a wonderful friend and supporter of family of Warner begin conserving several of their family farm properties in 2005 Ausbon Sargent. You have made a difference! through the use of conservation easements. This inspired the Pattens to consider the possibility of preserving some of their own land.

Janet recalls this property growing up, where she and her siblings worked in the fields alongside Dallas. Known to them as “McDaniel Farm” it was one place that, by example and inclusion, Dallas instilled the love and respect of the land in his children. Whether visiting the property by tractor with her dad to work on or harvest the crops, or by car with the family to witness signs of wildlife that also called the property home, this land holds a special and sentimental place in her heart. Its beauty and the sense of it being a place untouched by time can be felt by anyone who stops by.

We are so grateful that Dallas and his brother had been taught to respect and honor their family’s land. There is no greater gift one can bestow upon future generations than the promise to keep a special place special. We are honored to steward the Patten Easement property forever, as Dallas, his wife Mabel and his brother Malcolm have requested.

More information about the Patten and Courser properties can be found on our website at: http://www.ausbonsargent.org Photo by Peggy Hutter Jeanie Plant holds the special invitation she created for the “Little Lake Sunapee Reunion.” 13 Congratulations to Star Lake Farm! 2018 Calendar of Events

July Warner Summer Hike on the Brown Family’s Frazier Brook Farm Tuesday, July 10, 2:00—4:00 pm Please join us on a guided hike around this 133-acre family farm. More property information on page 7. Star Lake Farm cattle Center for the Arts/Ausbon Sargent Art Show at the Livery in

Photo by Lee Morrill Sunapee Harbor Saturday, July 28th—Sunday, August 5th Star Lake Farm is a collection of over 1,700 acres made up of Read more about this great fundraising event in the article on this page. 14 former farms. Fully within the Star Lake Farm conservation Dragonfly Event in Grantham easement is the 65-acre Star Lake, habitat for nesting common Tuesday, July 31 (raindate: Thursday, Aug. 2), 2:00—4:00 pm loons, and the 10-acre McAlvin Pond. The farm itself includes over This annual event is fun for the entire family and very hands-on for the 100 acres of conserved fields, more than 1,000 acres of forest land children as they catch and release and learn about the life and function of the dragonflies. managed by a licensed professional forester, and four peaks above 1,500 feet in elevation. August Ausbon Sargent Helps to Celebrate Sunapee’s This year, the New Hampshire Tree Farm Committee recognized 250th Anniversary Star Lake Farm Properties as the 2018 NH Outstanding Tree Farmer Sunday, August 19, 9:00 am Ausbon Sargent will partner with the Sunapee Conservation Commis- of the Year, exemplifying sound forest management and long-term sion, leading a hike along the Red Water Creek trail in Sunapee to help stewardship. Congratulations to property owner, Dan Thorne, for his celebrate Sunapee’s 250th anniversary. continued commitment to conserving this working forest land and employing the best staff to bring his dreams to a reality. September 7th Annual Kearsarge Klassic Bike Randonnee Saturday, September 8, An All-Day Event On Saturday, the 13th of October, Ausbon Sargent will be partici- This fun bike ride offers routes that accommodate all ability levels and pating in the Star Lake Farm 2018 NH Tree Farm Award Celebration travel past many Ausbon Sargent protected properties. at Star Lake Farm in Springfield. We invite you to join us. Visit our Visit www.bikereg.com for more information. website nearer to October to find more details about this event. October Star Lake Farm 2018 NH Tree Farm Award Celebration Saturday, October 13, 8:00 am—3:00 pm Naturally New England See the article on this page for more details. Join us for a regional art exhibit and fundraising sale that Ausbon Sargent Annual Meeting will benefit both the Center for the Arts and the Ausbon Sargent Sunday, October 28, 3:00 pm Join us at the New London Historical Society’s Meeting House for our Land Preservation Trust. The show will be held at the historic Annual Meeting and social hour immediately following. Livery building in Sunapee Harbor and will run from Friday, July 27th through Sunday, August 5th. Diverse and creative artists from December Central NH and Vermont have been invited to exhibit their work Ausbon Sargent Holiday Party featuring New England landscapes and wildlife. Monday, December 3, 5:30—7:30pm Our members-only Holiday Party, held at the Coach House Restaurant • July 27th—preview opening will run from 4:30-8:00 pm with at the New London Inn, is a wonderful way to kick off your holiday Patrick Ross performing a fiddle concert from 6:00-8:00 pm. season. RSVP early as space is always limited. • July 28th—the show opens at 11:00 am-4:30 pm with a private reception, by invitation only, will be held from Please visit ausbonsargent.org/calendar for more specific details. Unless noted, all events are free and open to the public. 5:00-7:00 pm. We request that you RSVP for all events. • July 29th­-August 5th—the hours will vary. 14 The Alphabet Soup of Tax Wise Charitable Gifts By Suzanne Tether

What are the reasons you donate to Ausbon Sargent? Support of local conservation efforts and the ASLPT mission to preserve a rural landscape for future generations drives our family’s contributions. The new tax laws leave intact a convenient and popular vehicle for donating directly from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

Once you reach the magical age of 70½, the IRS requires an annual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). This RMD can be The individuals listed below have tapped, tax free, for contributions to non-profit organizations like notified us that they have provided for Ausbon Ausbon Sargent, and for some people, there is a tax advantage. Of If you have already Sargent in their estate plans. course, you should consult your tax professional to ensure you are named the Ausbon Sargent within the government guidelines and for further details on the Mr. and Mrs. James D. Abbott* benefit of gifting from your IRA. Land Preservation Trust Anonymous (9) Rich and Heidi Anderson in your estate plan and Here is how we have managed to do well by doing good. For Theodore D. Bacon, Jr.* Qualified Charitable Donations (QCD), we contact the IRA fund would like to become Ann Bemis* manager and request the donation giving all the correct informa- Seth Benowitz a member of tion identifying the organization, address, amount and sometimes Catherine Bogardus* a personal contact. Fund managers have different methods for The Acorn Society, Roland P. Carreker* distribution requests such as online forms or even an easy telephone Michael and Susan Chiarella please let us know. call. The checks made out to the charity are then sent directly to the Naia L. Conrad* organization or to you for forwarding. To avoid any confusion, an Chris and Janice Cundey important step is to alert the charity to expect your contribution. Tim and Lorraine Davis If you would Joe and Laurie DiClerico For the funds to pass through as tax free donations, checks must like more information, Neil Donnenfeld be made out only in the charity’s name. These donation amounts are Barbara Faughnan feel free to call the deducted from your total gross income whether or not you itemize John and Maggie Ford deductions. Ausbon Sargent office at Cotton Cleveland & John Garvey Gerard and Jane Gold 603-526-6555 Planning ahead for retirement by setting up an IRA was a Alan T. Jones* prudent personal financial strategy. Now that we are eligible, and re- or email David Karrick quired to draw from those funds, a prudent and rewarding way to do Doug Lyon [email protected] so is by continuing to make charitable gifts. In a recent visit to our Andrew J. McDonald* own tax professional, we also learned that contributions of highly Dave and Bev Payne appreciated stocks are a good way to go. Best of all, and however we Rachel and Myron* Rosenblum Members who prefer choose to donate, we know that Ausbon Sargent, with its dedication John and Sage Scott to this special part of New Hampshire, is receiving the benefits. not to be recognized John and Nancy Denny Solodar Virginia Anthony Soule* can remain anonymous. Suzanne and Harry Tether have lived in Sunapee since 2004, Peter and Debbie Stanley after owning a condo at Eastman for 20 years. Their Ausbon Libby Trayner* Sargent volunteer positions include Board Trustee and Betsy Denny Warner Membership Committee Chair for Suzanne while Harry puts his Mary-Seymour “Sissy” Wastcoat* previous banking and finance experience to good use by serving on the Investment Committee. *denotes deceased

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OFFICERS STAFF (L-R) Doug Lyon, Chair Vice-Chair Andy Deegan, Frances Harris, Land Protection Specialist- Joseph DiClerico, Secretary Stewardship Manager Susan Nooney, Treasurer Kristy Heath, Development and TRUSTEES Administrative Coordinator Steve Allenby Peggy Hutter, Communications Coordinator Kathy Carroll Peter Fichter Deborah Stanley, Executive Director Charlie Foss Patsy Steverson, Ginny Gwynn Bookkeeper Jeff Hollinger Sue Ellen Andrews, Staff at the Emerson property, Martha McLeod Operations Manager Route 114 overlooking Mt. Kearsarge. F. Graham McSwiney Jim Owers Suzanne Tether

Special Thanks to all of our guest authors! Newsletter layout & design by Lee T. Morrill, On Track Design.

Won’t you become a Member? Won’t you join us and become part of the living legacy created through land conservation? You can find out more about us on our website at: ausbonsargent.org Please make checks payable to: Ausbon Sargent and mail to: P.O. Box 2040, New London, NH 03257-2040 or make your secure donation on the Ausbon Sargent website or over the phone at: 603.526.6555 $$$$10,000+ Ausbon Sargent Society $5,000+ Legacy Circle

$2,500+ Leadership Circle Name $1,000+ Benefactor Address $500+ Patron $250+ Steward

$150+ Protector Phone E-mail $60+ Advocate Donations to Ausbon Sargent are tax deductible as provided by Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. 07/18 Other $