The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce four new conservation projects that were completed in late 2021. These new conservation lands now protect an additional 400 acres in Conway, Albany, Eaton and Jackson.
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust Land Steward Jeff Sires at Pequawket Pond Preserve. (COURTESY PHOTO)
In September of 2021, Upper Saco Valley Land Trust took ownership of the 24-acre Pequawket Pond peninsula, which straddles the town line between Conway and Albany along the western shore of Pequawket Pond. The Pequawket Pond Preserve will be managed to improve wetland habitat and to provide public access.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm!C:@C E@ &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE’D @H?6CD9:A[ E96 A2C46= 925 366? @H?65 3J E96 $E2E6 @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 2D >:E:82E:@? =2?5 7@C E96 ?6G6C\3F:=E r@?H2J qJA2DD]k^Am
kAm$:IE66? J62CD 28@[ E96 DE2E6 925 4C62E65 D6G6C2= H6E=2?5 2C62D @?D:E6[ H9:49 H:== ?@H 36 DE6H2C565 2?5 >2:?E2:?65 3J &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE] $6G6C2= H2=<:?8 EC2:=D H6C6 2=D@ :?DE2==65 :? a__e 3J E96 DE2E6[ 2?5 E96D6 H:== 2=D@ 36 >2:?E2:?65 :?E@ E96 7FEFC6]k^Am
kAmx?:E:2= D:E6 H@C<[ H9:49 :D @? EC24< 7@C E9:D 4@>:?8 DAC:?8[ H:== :?G@=G6 C6>@G:?8 :?G2D:G6 A=2?E DA64:6D E92E 92G6 D66565 :? @G6C E96 A2DE `d J62CD[ 2?5 EC:>>:?8 324< D9CF3D 4FCC6?E=J 6?4C@249:?8 @? E96 EC2:=D] %96 AC@A6CEJ :D 2446DD:3=6 G:2 qC:586 $EC66E]k^Am
kAm%96 !6BF2H<6E !@?5 !C6D6CG6 2?5 2?@E96C C646?E =2?5 5@?2E:@? :? }@CE9 r@?H2J — E96 “|4rF==@49 !C6D6CG6” — H:== 3@E9 D2768F2C5 E96 H2E6C BF2=:EJ :? @FC =@42= =2<6D 2?5 DEC62>D]k^Am
Kearsarge Brook at McCulloch Preserve. (COURTESY PHOTO)
kAmx? ~4E@36C @7 a_a`[ &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE 8C2E67F==J C646:G65 2 5@?2E:@? @7 `f]d 24C6D @7 7@C6DE=2?5 2=@?8 z62CD2C86 qC@@< 7C@> s@C@E9J |4rF==@49[ 2 =@?8E:>6 D62D@?2= C6D:56?E @7 E96 ?62C3J rC@H? #:586 56G6=@A>6?E]k^Am
kAm%96 5@?2E:@? @7 E96 |4rF==@49 !C6D6CG6 H:== 6?92?46 AC@E64E:@?D 7@C 2AAC@I:>2E6=J `e 24C6D @7 >:I65 4@?:76C@FD 2?5 ?@CE96C? 92C5H@@5 7@C6DE[ `[eed 766E @7 z62CD2C86 qC@@< 2?5 2AAC@I:>2E6=J ` 24C6 @7 2DD@4:2E65 7@C6DE65 H6E=2?5D]k^Am
kAm%9:D AC@A6CEJ H2D 2=C625J AC@E64E65 3J 2 4@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?E 96=5 3J &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE[ H9:49 925 366? 5@?2E65 :? a__f 3J E96 |4rF==@49D[ 3FE E96 5@?2E:@? @7 E96 =2?5 “:? 766” >62?D E92E E96 {2?5 %CFDE ?@H @H?D E96 AC@A6CEJ 2?5 42? >2?286 :E :?56A6?56?E=J 2D 2 AC6D6CG6]k^Am
kAmp 4@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?E :D 2 =682= 28C66>6?E[ FDF2==J 36EH66? 2 AC:G2E6 AC@A6CEJ @H?6C 2?5 2 =2?5 ECFDE[ H9:49 C6DEC:4ED E96 EJA6 2?5 2>@F?E @7 56G6=@A>6?E E92E >2J E2<6 A=246 @? E96 AC@A6CEJ] r@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?ED 2C6 HC:EE6? E@ 6?4@FC286 8@@5 7@C6DECJ 2?5 28C:4F=EFC2= AC24E:46D H9:=6 AC@9:3:E:?8 :?4@>A2E:3=6 56G6=@A>6?E @C 4@>>6C4:2= FD6]k^Am
kAmx? >:5\s646>36C[ {@CC2:?6 %:=?6J @7 y24<D@? 2=D@ 5@?2E65 2 4@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?E E@ &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE @? c` 24C6D @7 =2?5 24C@DD E96 C@25 7C@> 96C 72C> @? r2CE6C }@E49 #@25]k^Am
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust President Doug Burnell and Lorraine Tilney. In mid-December, Tilney of Jackson donated a conservation easement to Upper Saco Valley Land Trust. (COURTESY PHOTO)
kAm%9:D 5@?2E:@? 255D E@ 2 ag_\24C6 “4@?D6CG2E:@? 3=@4<[” H9:49 :?4=F56D 23FEE:?8 4@?D6CG2E:@? =2?5 >2?2865 3J E96 %@H? @7 y24<D@? W2=D@ 5@?2E65 3J E96 %:=?6JD >@C6 E92? bd J62CD 28@X]k^Am
kAm~E96C AC@E64E65 A2C46=D H:E9:? E9:D 4@?D6CG2E:@? 3=@4< :?4=F56 E96 !6AA6C[ qFC86DD[ w:89=2?5 u2C> 2?5 &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE w2C5:?8 4@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?ED] |2?J @7 E96D6 AC@A6CE:6D :?4=F56 C:G6C 7C@?E286 2=@?8 E96 (:=542E #:G6C[ 6?DFC:?8 E92E @?6 @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6’D @?=J 7656C2==J 56D:8?2E65 (:=5 2?5 $46?:4 #:G6CD H:== DE2J E92E H2J]k^Am
kAm%96 %:=?6J t2D6>6?E 2=D@ AC@E64ED E96 62DE D:56 @7 t28=6 |@F?E2:?[ :?4=F5:?8 2 D64E:@? @7 E96 t28=6 |@F?E2:? %C2:= 2?5 t28=6 rC28[ 2 =@42= C@4<\4=:>3:?8 56DE:?2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@E64E65 AC@A6CEJ :?4=F56D 2AAC@I:>2E6=J e]g 24C6D @7 4=:77 2?5 E2=FD D=@A6 923:E2E — 2 C2C6 923:E2E EJA6 :? }6H w2>AD9:C6 E92E H2CC2?ED DA64:2= AC@E64E:@? — 2D H6== 2D ac 24C6D @7 :>A@CE2?E 7@C6DE D@:=D] %96 %:=?6J 62D6>6?E H:== 2=D@ 255 E@ E96 CFC2= 492C24E6C @7 r2CE6C }@E49 #@25[ 2D :E AC@E64ED G:6HD @7 F?56G6=@A65 >@F?E2:?D:56 7C@> E96 C@25]k^Am
kAm“x 2> 92AAJ E@ AFE E96 4@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?E @? E96 c` 24C6D 23FEE:?8 @FC 4FCC6?E 62D6>6?E E@ 6?DFC6 E9:D 362FE:7F= =2?5 H:== C6>2:? 2D :E :D E@52J :? A6CA6EF:EJ[” {@CC2:?6 %:=?6J D2:5]k^Am
kAmx? E96 =2DE 52JD @7 a_a`[ &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE 2=D@ 4@>A=6E65 E96 “z6?E w:== t2D6>6?E” AC@;64E :? t2E@?] %9:D 4@?D6CG2E:@? 62D6>6?E H2D 86?6C@FD=J 5@?2E65 3J y@? 2?5 s:2?6 |2CBF:D @7 r@?H2J]k^Am
kAm%96 z6?E w:== t2D6>6?E AC@E64ED b`g 24C6D E92E 5:C64E=J 23FE %@H? @7 t2E@? 4@?D6CG2E:@? =2?5D[ 4C62E:?8 2? :>AC6DD:G6 923:E2E 3=@4< @7 ?62C=J `[d__ 24C6D 7@C H:56\C2?8:?8 DA64:6D]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@A6CEJ :?4=F56D >@C6 E92? g_ 24C6D :56?E:7:65 2D E96 9:896DE C2?<65 923:E2E :? E96 C68:@? 2?5 >@C6 E92? `bd 24C6D :56?E:7:65 2D E96 9:896DE C2?<65 923:E2E :? E96 DE2E6 3J E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 u:D9 2?5 v2>6’D (:=5=:76 p4E:@? !=2?]k^Am
kAm%96 z6?E w:== t2D6>6?E H:== 2=D@ D6CG6 2D 2 “>2E49 62D6>6?E” E@ &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDEVD u@C6DE {6824J AC@;64E 2E E96 sF?566 r@>>F?:EJ u@C6DE :? y24<D@? 2?5 q2CE=6EE] %9:D >62?D E92E E96 |2CBF:D’ 86?6C@FD 5@?2E:@? 2==@HD &$'{% E@ 2446DD E96 7F== Sa]b >:==:@? :? 7656C2= 7F?5:?8 62C>2C<65 7@C E96 sF?566 r@>>F?:EJ u@C6DEj H:E9@FE 2 “>2E49 62D6>6?E” 5@?2E:@? =:<6 E9:D[ E92E 8C2?E 4@F=5 =@D6 D:8?:7:42?E G2=F6]k^Am
kAm%96 z6?E w:== t2D6>6?E 4@?D6CG6D >@C6 E92? a[___ 766E @7 D46?:4 F?56G6=@A65 7C@?E286 @? $E6H2CE #@25[ 2?5 :E AC@E64ED E96 9625H2E6CD @7 $?@H qC@@< 2?5 {:?D4@EE qC@@<[ 2=@?8 3@E9 7=2?<D @7 z6?E w:==] %96 62D6>6?E 2=D@ AC@E64ED E96 G:6HD965 7C@> ?62C3J 2?5 36=@G65 u@DD |@F?E2:?[ H9:=6 3@2DE:?8 D:>:=2C DH66A:?8 G:6HD E@ E96 ?@CE9 @7 E96 !C6D:56?E:2= #2?86]k^Am
kAmQ(6 2C6 D@ 92AAJ E@ 92G6 4@?D6CG65 @G6C c__ >@C6 24C6D E9:D J62C[Q D2:5 p33J z:?8[ &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE’D r@?D6CG2E:@? {2?5D |2?286C[ H9@ D96A96C565 E96D6 AC@;64ED E9C@F89@FE a_a`] Q!C@E64E:?8 E96D6 =2?5D H:== AC@G:56 H:=5=:76 923:E2E[ :>AC@G6 H2E6C BF2=:EJ 2?5 6?92?46 AF3=:4 2446DD 7@C =@H\:>A24E @FE5@@C C64C62E:@? E9C@F89@FE &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDEVD D6CG:46 2C62] (6 2C6 AC@7@F?5=J 8C2E67F= E@ E96 5@?@CD 2?5 A2CE?6CD H9@ >256 E96D6 AC@;64ED A@DD:3=6]Qk^Am
kAm%96 &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE[ 2 d_`W4XWbX ?@?\AC@7:E @C82?:K2E:@?[ 92D 4@>A=6E65 >@C6 E92? g_ 4@?D6CG2E:@? AC@;64ED D:?46 a__`[ E@E2=:?8 `b[___ 24C6D E9C@F89@FE E96 E@H?D @7 w2CE’D {@42E:@?[ q2CE=6EE[ y24<D@?[ p=32?J[ r92E92>[ r@?H2J[ t2E@?[ 2?5 |25:D@? :? }6H w2>AD9:C6[ 2?5 qC@H?7:6=5[ s6?>2C<[ 2?5 uCJ63FC8 :? |2:?6]k^Am
kAm{62C? >@C6 23@FE E96 &AA6C $24@ '2==6J {2?5 %CFDE 3J 42==:?8 We_bX eea\___g @C 8@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^FDG=E]@C8QmFDG=E]@C8k^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.