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Ausbon Sargent is pleased to offer events and hikes again! Please check back often for updates and additions to our calendar, as things are still being added.  We thank you for your patience and cooperation over the last couple of years as our activities had been limited.  Ausbon Sargent is thrilled to be able to provide some fun and interesting opportunities over the coming year!

We request that you RSVP for all events: kheath@ausbonsargent.org

May 2022

Conservation Easement Mointor Training (Session 1) - FULL

Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

This training is currently full. Please contact the office to find out about other training opportunities.

Choose from either session 1 or 2! Outside monitor training will be done on one of Ausbon Sargent's properties in New London.

Each of our conservation easement properties must be monitored once a year. With over 160 properties (equivalent to over 20 square miles) we rely on volunteers to help us with this task! Learn what it takes to monitor using a map and compass to walk the boundaries of a property.Read more

Conservation Easement Monitor Training (Session 2) - FULL

Monday, May 23, 2022 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

This training is currently full. Please contact the office to find out about other training opportunities.

Choose from either session 1 or 2! Outside monitor training will be done on one of Ausbon Sargent's properties in New London.

Each of our conservation easement properties must be monitored once a year. With over 160 properties (equivalent to over 20 square miles) we rely on volunteers to help us with this task! Learn what it takes to monitor using a map and compass to walk the boundaries of a property.Read more

Volunteer Recognition Party

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm

We appreciate all of our volunteers! From those who monitor properties, who stuff envelopes, sit on committees, take away our recycling for us on a regular basis...and everyone in between! This is our chance to say thank-you.

This year's party will be held at the newly-renovated Knowlton House in Sunapee Harbor; the home of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association. Invitations are sent to volunteers, and RSVPs are required.Read more

June 2022

Ausbon Sargent Day

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Help Ausbon Sargent celebrate 35 years with "Ausbon Sargent Day" on the Sargent Common in New London. Past celebrations have been held every 5 years and have included music, performances by New London Elementary School students, a brief history of Ausbon Sargent, the man, and an appearance by Seymour the squirrel (our mascot!)  Details are still being formulated at this point, so please check back for more information, which will be shared as it becomes available.  

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SRKG/ASLPT Hike Webb Woods to Simpson Reserve

Thursday, June 9, 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Hike part of the SRKG (Sunapee, Ragged, Kearsarge Greenway) which brings you through two Ausbon Sargent conserved properties. Join Dan Whitmoyer (SRKG) and Glennie LeBaron (ASLPT) as they explore this important area while sharing some interesting history! More details to come. Registration is required.

Rain date: Friday, June 10th  2-4pm.Read more

Retirement Party for Sue Andrews and Patsy Steverson

Friday, June 17, 2022 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm

Stop by the Ice House Museum (next to the Ausbon Sargent office on Pleasant Street) between 4:30 and 6:30 and wish our friends a long and happy retirement!Read more

Property Tour at Deer Hill Farm in Springfield

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Property owners, Cynthia Hayes and John Trachy, welcome Sullivan County Forester, Dode Gladders to Deer Hill Farm to give a property tour focused on forest regeneration and climate change. Learn about a recent timber harvest, and discover why some species of trees have an advantage over others. Registration is required for this tour. 

Please check back in early June for registration information.

Rain date for this tour is Thursday, June 23rd at 2pm.Read more

July 2022

Dragonfly Walk - Sutton

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Rain date is Tuesday, July 26 from 3pm - 5pm.

Join us in our annual dragonfly walk on the Johnson Trusts/Thistlewaite property and an adjacent  property, which is in the process of being protected, in Sutton. Safely catch and identify dragonflies and damselflies, and learn about these beautiful creatures. Led by Andy Deegan, ASLPT Land Specialist and dragonfly expert, and Jonathan Waage, local naturalist.

All ages welcome to participate, however, space is limited. Registration is required.Read more

Progressive Dinner

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

This year's Progressive Dinner will once again be held virtually as a "DIY" event using local ingredients from local farms and businesses, selected by Ausbon Sargent. Save the date of July 21, 2022 for a unique dining experience!  More details to come!Read more

Woods Without Gile - Guided Hike

Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Rain date for this hike will be Sunday, July 24th at 10am.  Registered hikers will be notified by 8am on Saturday, July 23rd if the hike will moved to the following day.Read more

August 2022

Early Successional Wildlife Habitat Management Walk at Messer Farm

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - 9:00am to 11:00am

Rain date for this walk is Thursday, August 4, 2022  9am - 11am

Join UNH Wildlife Specialist Matt Tarr, Merrimack County Forester Tim Fleury, and Sullivan County Forester Dode Gladders for a walk along the agricultural field edge to discuss the management of early successional forest for wildlife. More details to come. Registration is required.Read more

September 2022

GAIA Workshop - Smartphone Navigation for Monitoring

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

This training will be held at the Lake Sunapee Protective Association's offices at 63 Main Street, Sunapee (in the harbor).

Use your smartphone as a GPS device to help find and follow property boundaries, take geo-located photos, and record your exact track as you monitor conserved lands.Read more

October 2022

Tree Farm of the Year Celebration at Woods Without Gile Property in Springfield

Saturday, October 1, 2022 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm

Save the Date! A celebration will be held at the Woods Without Gile property in Springfield in recognition of it being chosen as Tree Farm of the Year by the NH Tree Farm Committee. We look forward to commemorating this designation with landowners, Ann and Marc Davis, whose careful and thoughtful stewardship of their 470 acres, protected by a conservation easement in 2007, has earned them this honor.

Learn about this property HERE.Read more

Annual Meeting

Sunday, October 23, 2022 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Ausbon Sargent has reserved October 23, 2022 for its Annual Meeting. At this time we are hopeful that the meeting can be held in person, however we are prepared for it to be conducted virtually if necessary. This decision will be made in plenty of advanced notice, and will be included in a postcard invitation, so that our members can plan to attend. Members who come to the meeting will learn about what the land trust has been working on over the last year and will be able to vote on any proposed changes in bylaws and on incoming trustees to the board.Read more

Conservation Chairs Roundtable

Thursday, October 27, 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Twice a year, Ausbon Sargent holds a roundtable meeting which is attended by the Conservation chairs or representatives from the 12-town region that makes up our service area. Each town's Conservation Commission chair will receive an invitation and a request for topics of interest they would like to share/discuss with the neighboring towns. It is a valuable forum for these leaders of this region's commissions to share ideas, struggles and triumphs in the conservation field.Read more

December 2022

Holiday Party

Monday, December 5, 2022 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Ausbon Sargent has reserved the date of December 5, 2022 for our annual Holiday Party.  As the date draws near, we will have a better indication as to whether or not we feel it is safe to have a party. Thank you for your patience and support during this time.Read more