The dam replacement at Lower Trio Pond at Nash Stream Forest is 96 percent completed and the dam at Bog Pond should be finished next year. The management plan for the 40,000-acre state forest is scheduled to be begin next year. (COURTESY PHOTO)
The dam replacement at Lower Trio Pond at Nash Stream Forest is 96 percent completed and the dam at Bog Pond should be finished next year. The management plan for the 40,000-acre state forest is scheduled to be begin next year. (COURTESY PHOTO)
LANCASTER — Updating the forest management plan for the 40,000-acre Nash Stream State Forest will get underway next year. The issue was raised at the Nash Stream Citizens Committee meeting last Thursday. The committee also received an update on the two new dams being replaced, ongoing timber sales, and the Nash Stream Forest Carbon Study.
The plan oversees management of New Hampshire’s largest state forest. Remote with stunning mountain vistas, backcountry ponds, miles of streams and rivers, Nash Stream Forest is one of the ecological treasures of the North Country. Former paper company land, the state purchased the tract in 1988 from a Nashua developer. To finance the purchase, the state sold the federal government a conservation easement on the property for $3.95 million. The easement protects the land from development while allowing public recreation including snowmobiling and cross-country skiing, and maintaining existing recreation camps. Slightly over half of the tract, or 20,492 acres, is managed for timber harvesting under a multi-use, sustained-yield program. Emphasis is on long rotation production of hardwood products.
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