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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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Sahler

  • 21.40 acres
  • 7/14
  • (L)

In the early 1980’s, Paul and Jan Sahler moved to New Hampshire looking for the ideal spot to live and continue raising their family. A realtor brought them to the Mt. Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee area and they began searching among the mountains, lakes, woods and streams for an ideal building site on several acres. They found their perfect spot on a 23.4-acre, primarily forested, parcel of land on Kearsarge Mountain Road in Wilmot.

Sargent/Clough

  • 28.60 acres
  • 3/89
  • (L)

This property includes 21 acres of active farmland near Pleasant Lake.  Through the years, the fields have been used for various vegetable and fruit crops by the current owners of Spring Ledge Farm. Currently, the only crop is strawberries (and buckwheat to enrich the soil in the off-season). This field will remain as open space devoted to agriculture, and continue to offer a fine view of Mt. Kearsarge. The Sargents also gave a second easement on Great Brook, extending for 3000 feet along the course of the brook and for 100 feet on each side.

Sawyer Brook Headwaters Property

  • 385.00 acres
  • 6/20
  • (U)

The Sawyer Brook Headwaters Property abuts the Blue Mountain Forest Association’s Corbin Park and is in close proximity to other conserved lands that together provide an important corridor for travel by wildlife. This land is used extensively by the public for bird and wildlife watching, hiking, mountain biking, running, snowshoeing, horseback riding, etc. because of its impressive natural features and accessibility.

Shadow Hill Woodlot/Cloutier

  • 50.00 acres
  • 9/08
  • (L)

Tim and Lorraine Davis donated a 50 acre conservation easement in Sutton - "Shadow Hill Woodlot". The Davises home and woodlot is accessed from their 48 Shadow Hill Road in Sutton. They have owned their property since 1997 and have been managing it for wildlife habitat. Their residence sits in the deed-restricted east corner of the 50-acre easement, which is primarily forested and is a certified tree farm. There are two cleared areas within the easement that are being managed for wildlife, supporting deer, bear, moose, turkey, woodland birds, reptiles, amphibians and bobcat.

Simpson Reserve

  • 114.80 acres
  • 6/04
  • (L)

The Frank H. Simpson Reserve protects a vital Lake Sunapee tributary, ranked "number one" in the watershed. Red Water Creek lies west of Route 103B in Sunapee and flows into Lake Sunapee south of Fishers Bay. The Frank H. Simpson Reserve includes 44 acres of Red Water Creek wetland and more than 70 acres of upland buffer. The area is highly visible and is accessible to the public by the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway, which has almost a mile of trail across this property.

Sorento

  • 37.00 acres
  • 8/15
  • (L)

In August, 2015, Patricia Sorento of Sunapee donated the Sorento Conservation Easement to The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. This property is a beautiful, undeveloped mix of fields and forests with a stream that flows through the southeastern portion of the property providing a natural habitat for many woodland birds, animals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. The soils are highly ranked for forest production. There is a snowmobile trail that winds through the Sorento easement offering opportunities for low impact public recreation.

Spofford

  • 21.00 acres
  • 12/01
  • (L)

Ralph and Mary Lou "Mickey" Spofford of New London have granted the ASLPT a conservation easement on their property northwest of Pleasant Lake. Comprised of approximately 21 acres, including forest, apple trees, and a beautiful, five-acre meadow, the land is a key link in the regional network of hiking trails.

The easement provides for permanent public access to the property, which is surrounded by protected lands.

Spring Ledge Farm/Calerin, LLC

  • 53.00 acres
  • 12/91
  • (L)

Spring Ledge Farm lies between two sections of commercial zone in the middle of Main Street, New London. It's a farm that has been in John Clough's family since before the Civil War. John and his wife Sue didn't know how much this land would mean to them when they first opened their farm stand for local products in 1977. Always strong supporters of their community, they found their volunteer efforts increasingly focused on preserving the land around them.

Stanley Farm Association, Inc.

  • 64.50 acres
  • 11/89 ;1/09
  • (N)

The Stanley Farm Association, Inc. has conserved 64.50 with Ausbon Sargent along Burpee Hill Road and Newport Road in New London.  In November of 1989, the Stanley Farm Association donated a conservation easement on 31.47 acres and then in January 2009, they granted a conservation easement on the remaining 33.03 acres.  The property has been owned by the Stanley Family since 1863.  Primarily forested, with northern hardwood and hemlock-hardwood-pine forest types, it also includes three agricultural fields producing Christmas Trees for 30 years until 2015, wild blueberries and hay.