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Currier/Gold

  • 13.00 acres
  • 11/01
  • (N)

The property of the late naturalist Esther Currier is now protected by an Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (ASLPT) conservation easement.

Esther’s husband, Harold, executed the easement deed prior to selling the property to Gerry and Jane Gold. The Golds heartily endorse the agreement, which will forever protect the property from subdivision.Read more

Davis

  • 36.33 acres
  • 5/98
  • (L)

Laura and her father Charles Davis, descendants of one of New London's first families, have donated a conservation easement on their family homestead on scenic Route 103A. The Davis property is valuable for its excellent wildlife habitat, 1,000 feet of road frontage, and the protection if offers to the Lake Sunapee watershed.Read more

Davis Hill Realty Trust

  • 16.18 acres
  • 4/21
  • (L)

On April 14, 2021, The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust placed a conservation easement on a 16.18-acre property along Davis Hill Road and Route 11 in New London. The property is adjacent to the already-protected Gordon Easement, and is forested with good forestry soils. A stream that runs through the property, as well as associated wetlands, contribute to the health of both Otter Pond and Lake Sunapee.

Sisters, Nancy Solodar, Betsy Warner, and Pat Goodlin felt it was important to keep this property in its natural state.Read more

Deer Hill Trust

  • 0.68 acres
  • 3/21
  • (N)

In March of 2021, a conservation easement was donated on a .68-acre property that sits between the Baptist Pond Trust West properties on the west side of Baptist Pond. The property is primarily forested and has a brook, wetlands and pond frontage that are all important to the water quality of Baptist Pond as well as Lake Sunapee.Read more

Deming/McDonald & Norris and Deming2/Deming

  • 125.00 acres
  • 12/93
  • (L)

Chuck and Barbara Deming bought the Tabor Browder property, located at the end of Forty Acres Road in Elkins. This 125-acre property contains significant wildlife habitat and includes a mixture of forestlands, open fields, fruit bearing trees and bushes, ponds and wetlands. The Demings' land has some exceptional views of Mt. Kearsarge, Pleasant Lake and the surrounding countryside. The Demings' conservation easement stipulates that the property may be subdivided into no more than two separate parcels and no more than two single family dwellings may ever be constructed.Read more

Denny Beach

  • 4.45 acres
  • 4/91
  • (N)

The owners of the "Kentlands" Boathouse property, Mrs. Bessie Phillips, and the Denny Beach Realty Trust helped protect the scenic shoreline of Little Lake Sunapee by donating a conservation easement to the ASLPT. This is an excellent example of several landowners working together to protect contiguous lands. This cooperative effort protects a total of 9.35 acres, which includes 1,650 feet of shoreline.Read more

Donavan/Butler

  • 43.10 acres
  • 12/91
  • (N)

Neil and Beverlee Donavan of Springfield protected 79 acres on Messer Hill Road - including 430 feet of road frontage. The easement helps preserve natural forestland and is also important watershed to Little Lake Sunapee. A trail has been constructed for public access. This easement prohibits subdivision. No structures are allowed with the exception of those related to forestry and agricultural activities. This property abuts other protected lands, which are owned by the New England Forestry Foundation and Parkhurst/Sjostrom.Read more

Edwin S. Brown Forest Preserve

  • 19.40 acres
  • 5/18
  • (L)

The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust worked with Bob Brown, Chairman of the New London Conservation Commission for more than a year to place a conservation easement on the Edwin S. Brown Forest Preserve, owned by Bob and his wife, Sandy.  The Browns chose the name for their property as a tribute to Bob's father who passed away when Bob was a teen, but whose values left a strong impact on Bob. We are happy to announce that this project closed on May 1, 2018.Read more

Emerson/Clark & Brand

  • 31.53 acres
  • 1/91
  • (L)

Financial support from neighbors and friends enabled the ASLPT to purchase this easement, which helped the Emersons with growing medical expenses. Faced with the difficult decision of selling their property, the Emersons found comfort in knowing that: the land would be protected from inappropriate uses; the property would retain its scenic and agricultural values; and the restrictions were permanent - binding for all future owners. This property is known for its spectacular view of Mt. Kearsarge as viewed across mowed fields.Read more

Enroth

  • 38.86 acres
  • 12/96
  • (L)

When Stephen and Leslie Enroth protected their 38 acres they were right in step with the Town of Sutton Master Plan which recommends conserving and enhancing "… the natural, scenic and historic assets of the Town and protecting wetlands, aquifer recharger areas, brooks, rivers, lakes and wildlife habitat." This parcel is predominantly wetlands and supports forestland and open fields. The photo here of the Enroth property shows their marshlands around Lyon Brook, which flows into Kezar Lake. Preserving lands along Lyon Brook is vital to the future success of the Kezar Lake watershed.Read more

Enroth, Lefferts/Town of Sutton

  • 9.71 acres
  • 9/07
  • (L)

This easement includes two properties that link Kezar Lake, both sides of Keyser Street and Route 114. The 5.2 acre parcel known as the Mildred Lefferts Natural Area has frontage on the east side of Kezar Lake up to, and including both sides of scenic Keyser Street. This land has been connected to another 4.51 acres purchased by Leslie and Stephen Enroth and then donated to the Town of Sutton. The Enroth Gift continues the protected land corridor from Keyser Street over a ridgeline to end at Route 114 next to the North Sutton Post Office.Read more

Esther Currier Wildlife Management Area at Low Plain

  • 200.00 acres
  • 8/93
  • (U)

The conservation of the Low Plain area can be attributed to the diligent work of Esther Currier, a local science professor at Colby Jr. College and known to many as the "Bog Lady" or the "Bird Lady."  Her discovery of the Cricenti Bog and the Low Plain area and her work as the chair of the NL Conservation Commission, as well as her work to create many of the town trail networks is well known and forever appreciated. Read more

Evergreen Point

  • 10.00 acres
  • 9/05 ;8/15
  • (N)

Marjorie Young bequeathed Evergreen Point to the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust (Ausbon Sargent) upon her death. This property is located on the south side of Little Lake Sunapee in New London, opposite and slightly east of Colby Point. The bequest was restricted, requiring that Ausbon Sargent remove all 17 of the camp buildings from the site, return the property to its natural state, and allow no public access. With the strong support of the Little Sunapee Protective Association, Ausbon Sargent raised over $100,000 that was estimated to meet the requirements of this gift.Read more

Fearnley

  • 158.00 acres
  • 3/11
  • (U)

Meg Fearnley, Bradford’s librarian and a good friend of Brooks McCandlish and Janet Sillars of the Kisakanari easement, has also donated a conservation easement on her 158 acres of forestland to Ausbon Sargent. Meg provides a "retirement home" for Brooks and Janet’s older ewes, just a few miles south of their property. Her land includes part of a Hoyt Brook tributary, which features wetlands, a beaver pond and several tumbling scenic waterfalls. The property rises from the Hoyt Brook to ledges so steep and rocky that it is difficult to stand upright on them.Read more

Fenwood Homeowners Association

  • 7.30 acres
  • 4/95
  • (L)

The land developer of Fenwood, Monetta Properties Inc., donated a conservation easement on 7.3 acres lying between their subdivision homes and the unique Philbrick-Cricenti Bog. The easement land creates a vital buffer zone between the home sites and this rare "floating" sphagnum bog where the New London Conservation Commission maintains an interpretive trail. The easement was granted to the Town of New London with Ausbon Sargent as the backup grantee. A public footpath is allowed (but regulated by the easement).Read more

Garvey-Wayne's Woods

  • 70.00 acres
  • 12/13
  • (L)

In April, 2013, John Garvey purchased a "wild and beautiful piece of land in Goshen, located on the Quabbin to Cardigan Corridor, with two brooks that feed the Goshen Ocean (Gunnison Lake)—a one hundred acre reservoir that spills into the Little Sugar River." John says, "We have cut trails that meander through the property, taking us past long forgotten stone walls, beautiful stands of birch and pine, and some breathtakingly steep banks looking down to the gurgling water." As soon as John walked the property, he made the decision to contact Ausbon Sargent to determine if this property met tRead more

George Clark Woods

  • 63.00 acres
  • 11/17
  • (L)

Gary Clark placed an easement on his 63-acre property in Bradford believing it was the perfect way to pay tribute to his father, George.  In 1958, George Clark purchased the property with the hopes of creating a retirement spot for him and his wife and a wildlife and recreation haven for all to enjoy.Read more

Gordon, Frank & Dot (Chetwood Trust and OPPA)

  • 43.00 acres
  • 12/96
  • (L)

Once again Frank and Dot Gordon demonstrated their true concern for the region by donating a conservation easement on their 43-acre New London property on Davis Hill Road. The tract is primarily forested and includes 1,556 feet of shore frontage on Lake Sunapee and an additional 913 feet of shoreline on Otter Pond. The property abuts other protected lands of Lincoln Gordon, totaling more than 2,500 feet of unspoiled shoreline on Lake Sunapee. The Frank and Dot Gordon property contains two houses, one seasonal and the other year-round that can continue to be used.Read more

Gordon, Frank & Dot, Chetwood Trust (Sunapee)

  • 19.59 acres
  • 11/92
  • (L)

Frank Gordon and his wife Dot made their affection for this region concrete by protecting 63 acres and 3,000 feet of shoreline on Lake Sunapee. Through Ausbon Sargent, they restricted development and guaranteed public access on their properties on Jobs Creek Road in Sunapee and four years later in New London on Davis Hill Road and along Otter Pond. In 1919 Frank's father brought him to Lake Sunapee to recuperate from influenza and pneumonia. Both father and son fell in love with the lake with Frank crediting "the clean air" for his cure.Read more

Gordon, Lincoln/Darkwater, LLC

  • 35.70 acres
  • 2/95
  • (L)

This property includes 1,000 feet of shoreline along Lake Sunapee, 1,075 feet of shoreline along Otter Pond, and 1,075 feet road frontage along Rt. 11. Initially, Dr. Lincoln Gordon intended to make an "outright donation" of some of his property. He had two important objectives: 1) to permanently protect his property and 2) to reduce the value of his estate. However, by donating a conservation easement he retains ownership, protects his property from development, and reduces the value of his estate. Dr. Gordon and his family decided to place restrictions on 35 of his 40 acres.Read more