In the world of land conservation, SELT is heeding the Land Conservation Plan for the Coastal Watershed, which recommended increasing the pace of conservation from 2,500 acres to 4,000 acres a year in the watershed. Part of our response was to grow our conservation team with the hiring of Lori Sommer, a highly experienced administrator of the state’s Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund.
Lori focuses on identifying and leading the conservation efforts within Great Bay. She works closely with the Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership to advance the goals of Great Bay 2030, the collaboration of local organizations focused on improving the health of the Great Bay Estuary.
She says: “I am SO charged up to start pursuing critical conservation work in the Great Bay watershed. Even more thrilling to me is joining the passionate, extremely skilled and caring people at SELT and focus my knowledge and experience to protect water quality, threatened species, and coastal habitats. I plan to bring my expertise from years of wetland management work where I was surrounded by dedicated colleagues, to target efforts to protect diverse and resilient landscapes that will have a lasting impact on the health of people and nature in New Hampshire!”
