Hey, Kids! Identify the Critters, Win a Pizza!

Conservation Commission is "taking action for wildlife"

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Hey, Kids! Identify the Critters, Win a Pizza!

The Andover Conservation Commission, as part of its “Taking Action for Wildlife” outreach, is sponsoring this contest for kids. These 12 photos, all taken in the Andover area, reveal the variety of local wildlife you can spot – if you keep your eyes open! If you’re age 12 or younger, try to identify all the […]

A Rare Bear Encounter on Tucker Mountain

Mama bear was probably protecting cubs

By Tim Frost, for the Beacon
A Rare Bear Encounter on Tucker Mountain

Recently, a neighbor stopped by to tell us a story. He lives just down the shore of Highland Lake from us, off Maple Street. His daughter and family were visiting … swimming, waterskiing, cook-out. Later in the day, his daughter, Amy Brennan Tkaczyk, took a hike/run up a snowmobile trail that starts on Maple Street […]

ASLPT Woods Forum at Bluewater Farm in Andover

Tuesday, August 13 at 7 PM

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Do you love your land and value your woods? Please join Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) on Tuesday, August 13, from 7 to 8:30 PM for our Woods Forum at Bluewater Farm on Camp Marlyn Road in Andover. Discuss how to care for your woods today, and plan for the future of your land. […]

Run Your Buns Off in 4.2 Mile Race

August 31 event supports Bristol scholarship fund

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When’s the last time you ran your buns off? Well, this Labor Day weekend you can! Basic Ingredients Bakery and Gift Shop and New Hampshire Adventure Boot Camp for Women invite you to join the road race everyone’s talking about. This year’s race beneficiary will again be the Jacob Earl Messersmith (JEM) Memorial Scholarship Fund. […]

ASLPT Protects 47 Acres in Springfield

Patten Conservation Easement buffers McDaniels Marsh

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ASLPT Protects 47 Acres in Springfield

On June 27, the Patten family closed on their 46.6-acre conservation easement that will be stewarded by the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT). With the addition of the Patten property, ASLPT now protects 123 properties, covering 10,000 acres in a 12-town region that includes Andover. The Patten property is primarily undeveloped and consists of […]

ASLPT Hike Showcases Woodland Management Practices

On the Blitzer easement in Bradford

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Hike with us on Thursday, August 1, from 4 to 6 PM on this 100+ acre wooded property to explore how and why the Blitzer’s conserved the land in 1999. Learn why the Blitzer’s decided to care for their land by hiring a forester, devising a plan for their woods and harvesting timber with the […]

ASLPT Protects Phillips Preserve in New London

Town-owned land is managed for timber production

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The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust is pleased to announce the signing of its newest protected property, the Phillips Preserve, on Monday, June 17. Thank you to the New London voters and the New London Conservation Commission for their support. The 71-acre Phillips Preserve Easement, located on Goose Hole Road in New London, is owned […]

Kearsarge Klassic Bike Event Returns in the Fall

September 7 event runs through Andover

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Last September, Ausbon Sargent and the New Hampshire Cycling Club partnered for the inaugural Kearsarge Klassic (K2) Bike Event. Participant feedback was so overwhelmingly positive that we plan to repeat this recreational event in 2013. We encourage you to view the “Somerville Trio” blog at lovelybike.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-inaugural-kearsarge-klassic.html. The bike ride has been planned to entice all […]

Kayak, Canoe, and Picnic with ASLPT at Baptist Pond

July 23 paddle past two conservation easements

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Beth McGuinn, Land Protection Specialist for Ausbon Sargent Land Protection Trust (ASLPT), will lead a kayak/canoe tour of over a mile of conserved shoreline on the 83-acre Baptist Pond in Springfield on Tuesday, July 23, from 4 to 6:30 PM. Beth and the participants will paddle by the two conservation easements donated by the Baptist […]

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