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Ausbon Sargent staff celebrate the purchase of the Messer Farm

Messer Farm

  • 144.00 acres
  • 10/20
  • (U)

The open fields, some of the last in town, provide stunning views of Mt. Kearsarge as you drive south along Route 114 heading into New London. These 22-acres of prime soils are leased currently by Spring Ledge Farm to grow local produce. Spring Ledge owner, Greg Berger, explains that “These great soils were created over the millennia, with characteristics you just can’t replace. From a growing standpoint, an acre in one of these fields is quite different from an acre somewhere else in town.

Messer Pond/Town of New London

  • 46.95 acres
  • 12/10
  • (L)

Ausbon Sargent holds the conservation easement on 46.95 acres on the north east edge of Messer Pond and County Road. This land belongs to the Town of New London, whose citizens voted to place permanent protection on this town owned property at the March 2010 town meeting. With 1,360’ road frontage on County Road, the land is primarily forested, but also contains wetlands that have herbaceous vegetation. This property is open to the public with 510 feet of frontage on Messer Pond - providing watershed protection to Messer Pond whose waters eventually flow into Clark Pond.

Mountain Brook Forest Preserve

  • 234.00 acres
  • 6/20
  • (U)

On June 15, 2020, Ausbon Sargent acquired a 234-acre land parcel in Andover, NH. This property was donated, transferring ownership to Ausbon Sargent by Frederick and Patrice Ficken, who wished for it to be protected, forever.

The Mountain Brook Forest Preserve is adjacent to thousands of acres of already-conserved land, including the Old College Road Preserve, which is also owned by Ausbon Sargent.  The protection Mountain Brook, which flows into Elbow Pond, will assist in the protection of the surrounding watershed.

N.L.O.C. (C.O.R.E.)

  • 55.00 acres
  • 2/93
  • (U)

C.O.R.E., an acronym for conservation, open-space, recreation, environment, represented the alliance of four local organizations to purchase 55 acres of undeveloped open space including 2,469 feet of road frontage along Knights Hill Road. Working cooperatively, the four groups brought different skills and knowledge to the C.O.R.E. project.

Nelson Farm

  • 89.00 acres
  • 10/05
  • (N)

The Nelson Family Farm, an 88-acre conservation easement on the northeast side of Lake Massasecum in Bradford, is part of one the "Great Lots", granted to John Mason by the King of England in the 17th century. The Nelson Family’s connections to the land dates back to the early 1920’s and are only the third family to hold title to the property! For many years, the farm served as a summer home, not only for the Nelson family, but their numerous friends. When Olive Nelson could no longer care for the property, a family farm corporation was organized to handle the details of ownership.

New England Forestry Foundation

  • 130.00 acres
  • 5/91
  • (U)

The New England Forestry Foundation permanently protected 130 acres located on the northwesterly side of Little Lake Sunapee with road frontage (1628 feet) on Little Sunapee Road and both sides of Burnt Hill Road. The Little Sunapee Associates made a contribution to this project that allowed the ASLPT to cover administrative and legal costs. Forestry activities are the only permitted uses on the property, which also cannot be used to satisfy density requirements with respect to development of other lands.

New England Forestry Foundation-Spaulding

  • 2.80 acres
  • 6/95
  • (L)

Whit and Polly Spaulding worked with Ausbon Sargent and the New England Forestry Foundation to protect 2.8 acres of their land, which abuts the 130 acres of Little Sunapee Memorial Forest. The addition of this property to the Forest provides much needed access to that portion of the Forest south of the brook that runs from Little Sunapee Lake to Goose Hole. The land will remain forested to continue to protect watershed quality.
Public access is allowed.

New London/West-Anthony-James

  • 38.86 acres
  • 12/96
  • (L)

Mary "Mimi" West, Edward "Ted" Anthony and Helen James gave five acres of land at the Corner of Columbus Ave. and Route 103A to the Town of New London with a conservation easement being held by Ausbon Sargent. Though small in size, this parcel of wetlands and forest is part of the large buffer zone of land between I-89 and Route 103A, which was identified by the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, and the New London Conservation Commission as critical to the watershed protection of Lake Sunapee.

Nutting Family Farm

  • 84.40 acres
  • 10/20
  • (U)

On October 19, 2020 with support from the Town of Sunapee Conservation Commission and dozens of generous private donors, the Nutting family granted a conservation easement to Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust on their 84-acre farm on Stagecoach Road. 

Russell Pond looking toward the O'Neil Conservation Easement.

O'Neil Conservation Easement

  • 22.30 acres
  • 6/19
  • (L)

Robert O’Neil donated this conservation easement on a 22.3-acre portion of his Sutton property located along NH Route 114 and Johnson Hill Road.  The easement will help to protect not only the abundant wildlife habitat in that area, but also several bodies of water including Russell Pond and Blaisdell Lake.  The property has highly ranked forestry and agricultural soils and is listed as “farmland of local significance.”  The O’Neil easement is adjacent to the existing Russell Pond Conservation Easement, making this area around the pond a haven for wildlife.

Oates

  • 2.00 acres
  • 11/03
  • (N)

Turtle Cove, an important wildlife and recreational area at the head of New London’s Pleasant Lake, received protection from a conservation easement donation by Judy and Jim Oates of Elkins. Their action safeguards two acres on Lakeshore Drive that are bisected by Great Brook.

Old College Road Preserve

  • 54.00 acres
  • 3/14
  • (L)

In 2002, a group of concerned neighbors in East Andover co-purchased a 54-acre parcel of land to protect it from future development. The group, including Alex Bernhard and Myra Mayman, Fritz and Barbara Hunting, Joyce Jones, Jon and Vicki Mishcon, and Lori Cox, named the property Old College Road Preserve. After more than 10 years of ownership, the property owners approached Ausbon Sargent Land Protection Specialist, Andy Deegan, to discuss their desire to gift full ownership of Old College Road Preserve to the land trust.

Otter Pond Protective Association

  • 2.00 acres
  • 5/92
  • (N)

The Otter Pond Protective Association (OPPA) worked closely with Ausbon Sargent on this easement to permanently protect critical wetlands and productive waterfowl habitat. The OPPA properties are part of Lake Sunapee's watershed and consist of two tracts of land, totaling two acres on Oak Ridge Road, Georges Mills. The conservation easement assures that the properties will be retained forever in their natural state. No structures are allowed. Forestry activities are permitted.

Parkhurst (Lake)/Perrygo

  • 2.66 acres
  • 12/02
  • (N)

Dr. Edward C. Parkhurst and his wife Anne have given a conservation easement on 2.66 acres of their property on Woody Point Road. This encompasses 759 feet of shore frontage on Little Lake Sunapee, protecting the lovely cove to the west of Woody Point Road. This conservation easement eliminates three possible building lots, and ensures that the entire Parkhurst property will remain a single-family residence. The Parkhurst property is adjacent to the New England Forestry Foundation protected land across Little Sunapee Road.

Parkhurst-Sjostrom/Hoover

  • 42.44 acres
  • 12/90
  • (U)

This property - placed in easement by Dr. Edward "Ted" Parkhurst and Loren "John" Sjostrom - is an important part of the Little Lake Sunapee watershed. With a Class A water quality indexes, Little Lake Sunapee is used by many as a source of drinking water (including the water system of New London from wells on Colby Point, which is surrounded by Little Lake Sunapee). The conservation easement prohibits development and requires the property to remain a forest. The land now sits between two other protected properties.

Patten

  • 46.60 acres
  • 6/13
  • (L)

The Patten property is primarily undeveloped and consists of a mix of fields and forest. It contains prime agricultural soils which are rare in the state of New Hampshire. The property is listed as Supporting Landscapes under the 2010 Wildlife Action Plan. It falls within the buffer for New Hampshire Fish and Game’s McDaniels Marsh with one intermittent and one perennial stream that flow across the property into McDaniels Marsh. To insure the protection of the water quality of McDaniels Marsh, New Hampshire Fish and Game listed the property as a target for conservation.

Pelfor

  • 15.27 acres
  • 4/95
  • (L)

The Pelfor Corporation donated easements on two parcels of land off Barrett and South Pleasant Street, which abut land owned by the New London Outing Club. The property includes a portion of the Lyon Brook Trail. The easement preserves open space particularly forest and wetlands, which support wildlife habit and the watershed quality. It also supports outdoor recreation because of the public trail access. The easement was granted to the Town of New London with Ausbon Sargent as backup grantee.

Perry/Radzelovage and Nardino

  • 41.77 acres
  • 4/01
  • (L)

The land is located on the north side of Hoyt Road and the east side of Philbrick Road in Andover. It consists of 41.77 acres, more or less, and includes a homestead or "unrestricted area" of 5.60 acres. With approximately 1,400 feet of frontage along Hoyt Road, the property is visible to the general public. The land includes a mixture of forest, open field, abandoned sugar orchard and pasture, creating a diverse range of vegetative conditions, which attracts numerous wildlife populations.

Phillips (Lake)

  • 3.50 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. The 3.5-acre Phillips Lake property actually consists of a 2.40-acre parcel and a 1.10-acre parcel that contributes to the easement. This project 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.

Phillips 3/ShadowLawn Farm and Stanley

  • 43.10 acres
  • 12/91
  • (N)

Mrs. Bessie Phillips also granted an easement for 43.1 acres of forests and open fields on the east side of Burpee Hill Road. Combining the acreage of four other easements, Mrs. Phillips protected a total of 175.5 acres of open fields and forest with over one-half mile of roadside stonewalls, lined with lovely sugar maples visible to the general public. The 43.1 acre parcel abuts 64.5 acres of protected land owned by the Stanley Farm Association. Forestry and agricultural activities are permitted.