Visit two timber cuts in Sutton
Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust will hold a timber hike on Friday, March 27, from 2 to 4 PM. We will be visiting two properties in Sutton, beginning at the Putnam easement on Hominy Pot Road. They recently harvested some timber off of the 11 acres on the east side of Hominy Pot Road. The cut is complete, but […]
On the Courser Farm in Warner
UPDATE 3/6: Conditions are not suitable for XC skiing; snowshoes only! Cross Country/Snowshoe Hike: This event, free and open to all, is co-sponsored by Ausbon Sargent and The Nature Conservancy on the Courser Farm in Warner. We will meet at 374 Schoodac Road and participants can decide on either a beginning or an advanced loop […]
Saturday, March 7, at Eagle Pond
What a winter we are having! It hit us so hard and so fast that the Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G), for the first time in a long time, had to cancel the Al Chadwick Memorial Ice Fishing Derby. February 7 would have been a perfect day for fishing, but the thick, fluffy snow […]
Condensed from draft minutes
FNRT board members present: Steve Darling, Myra Mayman, Ellsworth Morton, Joyce Morton, Steve Rayno, Peter Southworth, Nita Tomaszewski, Bob Ward, and guest Karolyn Carpenter from Tilton. Correspondence: Nita received letters from DOT with assurances that they will repair any damage to the Trail, including culverts, that may occur in its project to widen Franklin’s Route […]
Closes on three more properties
In 1999, Dr. John and Amy Blitzer donated a conservation easement on their 148-acre tree farm in Bradford, ensuring that it will remain a working forest forever. John died in 2004, but Amy has maintained her passion for protecting important land. On December 17, 2014, Amy donated a second easement of approximately 41 acres on Center Road […]
Saturday hikes from February 7 to March 7
The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition (SRKG) winter hikes are free to the public. Please call the volunteer hike leader to learn starting location and time. Be prepared for winter conditions: extra layers, hot drink, prepared for ice and snow. For SRKG information, visit SRKG.com. February Hikes Saturday, February 7, North Sutton: If Mother Nature cooperates, this will be […]
Closed on four new properties and have three more in the works
The month of December 2014 was an extremely busy month for The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust as we closed on four new properties, adding 160 acres spread through four of the twelve towns that they service. This is an incredible boost to their conservation efforts, but even more exciting is that they have at […]
Aquatic Animals and Plants During Winter Months
Happy Holidays from Bradley Lake! The majority of our summer visitors have packed up and seasonal camps have closed, while full-time lake residents and the lake itself prepare for the long winter months ahead. First, fall turnover occurs. Reduced solar energy no longer warms surface waters and the upper layer of the water column cools. […]
January 24 and January 31
The SRK Greenway Coalition winter hikes are free to the public. Please call the volunteer hike leader to learn starting location and time. (E) Easy; (M) Moderate; (D) Difficult, Be prepared for winter conditions: extra layers, hot drink, prepared for ice and snow. JANUARY HIKES: January 24 (Saturday) Tom Lawton (447-1995): Lunch on Mount Sunapee! […]
