New Projects

Patten Field, 46 acres 
George Hill Road, Springfield

Your Help is Needed  
2012 Conservation Project

Ausbon Sargent currently has a unique opportunity to work with a longstanding local family towards the protection of their property in Springfield.  The Patten family owns 46 acres of land on George Hill Road, just north of New Hampshire Fish and Game’s McDaniel’s Marsh.  This beautiful property includes a large field where prime agricultural soils are managed for the production of corn, pumpkins and hay.  Cattle and oxen are also grazed on the property when the crops are not being grown.  The Patten’s land also ranks highly as important wildlife habitat, and its protection will help protect the water quality at McDaniel’s Marsh.  Views of the surrounding mountains, as well as McDaniel’s Marsh, can be enjoyed from the property in many seasons. 

This project will consist of the purchase of a conservation easement on the entire 46- acre Patten property.  We are delighted to announce that we have already secured funding from LCHIP, the Town of Springfield, the State of New Hampshire Conservation Commission’s Moose Plate Program and New Hampshire Fish & Game.   However, even with the support of these programs, we have $30,000 to go to raise the necessary funds to ensure that the property is protected forever.  We are looking to other grant programs and foundations but we will be looking to the public for help in protecting this important piece of land.  Be on the lookout for future announcements concerning the protection of the Patten property.

If you are interested in learning more about the Patten project, please contact Land Protection Specialist Andy Deegan aslptandy@tds.net  or 603-526-6555.   Funding questions may be directed to Executive Director Debbie Stanley dstanley@ausbonsargent.org