Land Conservation

When the Stoddard Conservation Commission learned about the sale of 40 acres of forest and 4,000 feet of rare undeveloped shoreland along Highland La... Learn More

It’s important to have priorities, no matter what project your town is working on. In early 2023, the Chester Conservation Commission worked with the ... Learn More

In wildlife conservation, connections matter. As our landscape changes, maintaining and restoring connected habitats is critical for wildlife. The NH... Learn More

The Chesterfield Conservation Commission had a vision 30 years ago, to establish a greenway from Mt Wantastiquet in Hinsdale to the Horatio Colony Pre... Learn More

Read about a New Hampshire family who lives on their land with an eye towards raising children who know how to play (and work) outdoors.  Learn More

Betsy Hardwick is Chair of the Francestown Conservation Commission and a member of the Select Board. For the past eleven years, in addition to managin... Learn More

"...Helen Evans remembers the visitors who used to turn up at the door of her old farmhouse. They all wanted the same thing. 'I need some acreage,' th... Learn More

When the request for proposals came from the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) in 2015, the Somersworth Conservation Commission knew what... Learn More

Larry Ely and Ginger Lawson own First Mountain Forest, a 130-acre parcel recently protected with a conservation easement through the Mahoosuc Land Tru... Learn More

Town-owned conservation lands are for people—places to come together and build community, learn about the stewardship of the natural world, and recrea... Learn More