Adventures in forestry and wildlife habitat at Birch Ridge Community Forest

If you have spent time at Merrymeeting Lake lately, you may have noticed changes along Birch Ridge due to recent management activities.  The cut that you see is a prescribed activity in the management plan for Birch Ridge adopted by the Birch Ridge Community Forest Steering Committee. When the Community Forest was established, the forest had […]

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We’ve moved!

SELT has moved to our new headquarters in Epping at The Mathey Center! Our new mailing address is: 247 North River RoadEpping, NH 03042   Our email remains the same: info@seltnh.org And our phone number is the same: 603-778-6088

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Berg Property Conserved Forever

On February 18, SELT closed on a conservation easement on the wonderful Berg property in Greenland. Over 10 acres of fields and forests, water protection, and, most importantly, wildlife connectivity (the land lies within the “Connect the Coast” wildlife study). Tremendous thanks to Wally and Florette Berg, who graciously donated the easement on their beloved

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LCHIP Awards Two Grants to Help Conserve Great Bay Farm and Gaziano Property

Great Bay FarmIconic Dairy Farm in Greenland, NH Offers Local Food Production, Significant Conservation Value  Along Newington Road in Greenland, NH, sits Great Bay Farm, an iconic, sixth-generation, family dairy farm that is rich in history, production, and conservation value. Recognizing the importance of this 154-acre property to the region, SELT is working closely with the Smith family to conserve their farm, and a major step

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VIDEO: Honoring Russell Weldon and Mike Gelinas, Spirit of NH Award Winners

From Volunteer NH: Mike and Russ have been crucial to the Southeast Land Trust’s Birch Ridge Community Forest restoration since their start in 2018. Throughout their time volunteering on the land they are both so well acquainted with, they have helped build trails, restore portions of important areas, and organize volunteers to accomplish an impressive

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