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Fast Facts Introduction to the ASLPT

Our Mission:

Our mission is to preserve and protect the rural character of the Mt. Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region for public benefit through:

  • Conservation agreements that protect the farms, forest, streams and wetlands – the special undeveloped “open” spaces;
  • Stewardship of our conserved land, now and forever;
  • Partnerships with private individuals, local governments and like-minded organizations sharing expertise and efforts in protecting land;
  • Education of the people of our communities about the importance to them of protecting our environment and its ecosystems through land conservation.

We accomplish our mission by:

  • Encouraging sound management and stewardship of land;
  • Easing the burden of local government by encouraging land preservation through non-regulatory means;
  • Promoting partnerships with government and conservation organizations to protect land for the public's benefit;
  • Working with individual landowners to protect land.

Land protection methods:

  • Conservation easements
  • Land donations
  • Acquire land for resale with restrictions added
  • Purchase or bargain sale
  • Life estates
  • Donations of land or conservation easements by will

What is a conservation easement?

  • Permanent restrictions on land use as a result of a legal agreement between landowner and the ASLPT
  • The landowner retains ownership to property
  • The landowner can sell or bequeath property
  • Terms of the easement are flexible & tailored to the property and landowner’s particular situation
  • Restrictions become part of the deed and bind all future owners
  • Easements must provide a public benefit (not necessarily public access)
  • The ASLPT is the enforcement agency

Profile of the Organization:

  • Total acres protected =  5,403 acres, 94 properties including over 4,000 feet frontage on Lake Sunapee
  • Area of operation = Mt. Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region including Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Grantham, Goshen, Newbury, New London, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Wilmot, and Warner.
  • Founded in 1987
  • 1000 memberships
  • Operated by a volunteer board of trustees
  • Full-time executive director, 2 full-time land protection specialists and four supporting staff members
  • 70+ volunteers provide year round support for easement monitoring and committee work.
  • Funded through membership, special events & grants
  • Private, non-profit, 501(C)(3) organization