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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.Read more

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.Read more

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.Read more

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.Read more

Pelfor

  • 15.27 acres
  • 4/95
  • (L)

In 1995, the Pelfor Corporation donated two 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 and preserves open space, particularly forest and wetlands, which support wildlife habit and the watershed. It also supports outdoor recreation by allowing for public trail access. The easement was granted to the Town of New London with Ausbon Sargent as backup grantee.Read more

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.Read more

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.Read more

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.Read more

Phillips Preserve

  • 71.00 acres
  • 6/13
  • (U)

In 1980, as a memorial to her husband Stephen, summer resident Bessie Wright Phillips of Salem, MA gifted 71 acres on Otter Pond to the Town of New London.  The property is owned by the Town of New London and managed by the New London Conservation Commission. It has over 1,600 feet of frontage on Otter Pond and over 700 feet of frontage on Otter Pond Brook which flows from Goose Hole Pond into Otter Pond. The Phillips Preserve is open to the public for low impact recreation, offering significant trails on the property.Read more

Phillips/Town of New London

  • 9.00 acres
  • 7/94
  • (U)

Mrs. Bessie Phillips donated a conservation easement on a nine-acre parcel with 888.6 feet of road frontage along scenic Route 103A in New London. The land, already in current use, was originally part of a larger tract, which was cut off by the construction of I-89. The remaining parcel of 61.4 acres on the western side of Burpee Hill Road was permanently protected in 1991. This 9-acre parcel offers a natural buffer between the interstate and Route 103A. Public access for trails and a picnic area are allowed. Mrs. Phillips passed away in 1996, at 90 years old.Read more

Phillips/Zecker and Carey

  • 61.40 acres
  • 12/91
  • (N)

Mrs. Bessie Phillips granted a conservation easement on her property on the west side of Burpee Hill Road in New London. At a total size of 61.4 acres, the property can be divided into 2 lots. Lot one consists of 25.2 acres with one single-family dwelling and a seasonal cottage. The seasonal cottage must remain ancillary and may not be further improved. Lot two consists of 36.2 acres. Both lots are a mixture of forests and open fields.Read more

Pleasant Street-East

  • 26.38 acres
  • 4/18
  • (L)

In 2016, the Town of New London acquired this 26.38-acre parcel of land, with 550 feet of road frontage along Pleasant Street. The property is located within the Pleasant Lake watershed.  Monies for this purchase came from the capital reserve funds that had been set aside for protecting open space. Read more

Poh/Sethness

  • 40.00 acres
  • 12/95
  • (L)

Bob and Timmie Poh granted a conservation easement for 40 acres on Old Main Street with 1,300 feet of frontage along Lyon Brook. Primarily forest, this property's natural vegetation is important to the water quality of Lyon Brook and Kezar Lake watershed. The easement prohibits subdivision and buildings. This property includes a portion of the New London Conservation Commission's Lyon Brook Trail and will remain undeveloped land.

Laurie and Bob Durkin acquired this property in November 2007 and held the property until 2015 when they sold the property to Holly Sethness.Read more

Pound Road Preserve

  • 125.50 acres
  • 1/23
  • (L)

On January 13, 2023 the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust  finalized the donation of a conservation easement on 125 acres of land in Wilmot, NH. "Pound Road Preserve" is very close to the Cassey Brook Preserve, which was purchased by the land trust in 2020. The property includes the headwaters of Cassey Brook, and a portion of it is ranked highest for wildlife habitat in the state. These 125 acres, owned by Ken and Nola Aldrich, have been identified as an important area for protection in the Wilmot Master Plan.Read more

Putnam

  • 45.20 acres
  • 12/04
  • (L)

The Putnam easement, donated by Gerry and Lisa Putnam, has been identified as one of Sutton’s "Special Places." Boasting 1500’ of frontage on Hominy Pot Road with scenic views of fields and woods, Lyon Brook meandering through it and King Hill as a back drop, this 45.2-acre conservation easement connects two other large areas of protected land, Musterfield Farm and the King Hill Reservation, creating a combined total of 776 acres. The parcel encompasses 22 acres of productive hayfield and also provides watershed protection to Lyon Brook, which is the primary water source for Kezar Lake.Read more

Ring Brook/Audubon Society of NH

  • 77.84 acres
  • 12/00
  • (L)

A generous donor granted a conservation easement to the ASLPT on 7 undeveloped tracts of land off Chalk Pond Road in Newbury. The Society for the Protection of NH Forests (SPNHF) will hold executory interest in the easement. The property consists of 77.84 acres of undeveloped land and is located on the north and south sides of Chalk Pond Road and east and west sides of Cheney Road in Newbury. Ring Brook runs through the property and eventually flows into Lake Todd. The property is almost entirely forest except a few small wetland areas along the brook.Read more

Roby Preserve

  • 41.98 acres
  • 8/17
  • (U)

Many years ago, Barbara Roby's parents placed a conservation easement with the Forest Society on a large parcel of land in East Andover.  It has long been Barbara and David Roby's intention to protect their 41.98-acre property that lies across Route 11 from her parent's acreage.  The Roby's chose to gift this land to Ausbon Sargent.
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Rosenblum

  • 141.00 acres
  • 12/06
  • (L)

(The following was written 12/06 by easement donors Rachel and Myron Rosenblum.) "The Farm" has been a central focus in the life of our family since we purchased it from Kenneth Huberman in 1984. But for the last 200-plus years, the history of this place has been rich and varied, and in many aspects reflects the changes in the New Hampshire countryside over the centuries.Read more

Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot

  • 265.00 acres
  • 10/19
  • (L)

Sandra Blackington and Cora Collins Kangas generously donated an easement on their 265-acre Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot.  The property is located on the well-traveled Perkins Pond Road in Sunapee; however, since there is very little road frontage with the property, it remains wild and protected. 
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Russell Pond/Town of Sutton

  • 8.48 acres
  • 7/08
  • (U)

This lovely 17-acre pond is situated next a major public road providing a gateway view and recreation to Sutton from the south. The protected property on the west and north sides is owned by the Town of Sutton and the easement is now held by the ASLPT. Though not a large property – only 8.48 acres - it includes 1830 feet of frontage on Russell Pond and 2068 feet of frontage on N.H. Route 114. Folks can be seen on a daily basis enjoying this easy access recreational location – boating, fishing or just stopping to picnic and enjoy the view.Read more