SELT Stories

My Neighbors, My Friends
All creatures great and small are welcome at the Keim Conservation Easement.

The Forest by the Sea
The largest undeveloped, privately-owned property in Portsmouth is a conservation miracle

Next Farmer Up
For Mark Perry, commercial farming in Strafford County is precious - and worth fighting for.

Mission: ACCESS
Thanks to cutting-edge tech, the goal to get as many people as possible on SELT trails is no longer impossible.

Sustainability for All
A blockbuster trade where everybody wins (especially those who love clean drinking water!)

The Trifecta
What do you call a 72-acre property that is so perfectly positioned it protects three sources of drinking water? A conservation unicorn.

The Great Raccoon Release
If you're a rescued raccoon ready to be re-released into nature, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better second home than Stonehouse Forest.

The Long Ride Back
Welcome to Horsepilot Farm, where you'll find rolling fields, thriving forests, abundant wildlife, a helicopter pilot, an equestrian, and a shared life filled with tragedies, triumphs, and everything in between

Back to the Greenway
The Piscassic Greenway has always beckoned to Wayne. But the fallout from a brutal accident left him dependent on a wheelchair to get around, making trail use a challenge. Until the TerrainHopper arrived.

Conservation Coming Down the Pike
There’s 36 acres - and there’s 36 acres. The Pike property is the latter, a small but mighty land that protects the drinking water for the Town of Durham and UNH, gives shelter to valuable wildlife, and connects to a tapestry of conserved land.

The Open Space
This land is laced with more than just memory and history; it is a hub of coastal watershed protection, mature hardwood forests, diverse wildlife habitat, and farm-ready soils.

Clarity of Purpose
The conservation o the Landry property in Barrington has protected the waters of Nippo Lake – and the memories that have been created for generations.

The Legacy of Elisha Locke
How one man went from the Civil War battlefield to the Barrington farm field, and charted a path to a contemporary conservation mosaic.

Oh, Ardnaberrry!
In the coastal cradle of Rye, a special land with a long, eccentric history and a name you won't soon forget has been conserved for all time - and the seacoast community is better for it.

Kid-Powered, Mother Nature-Approved
For a group of nature-defending, power-tool-curious fifth graders, getting outside and using their hands to benefit the living landscape of Stonehouse Forest is as great a school day as you could ask for.

No Water, No City
The Rochester Water Works team carries forward a legacy of conservation-powered, forward-thinking H20 protection and SELT is proud to partner with them on a journey that connects the past to the present.

Great-Great-Great Bay Farm
The iconic dairy farm in Greenland, passed down for generations since the 19th century, conserved forever.

Defenders of the Estuary
Great Bay 2030 marshals the combined power of the local conservation community to protect and steward the eco-engine of the Seacoast.




















