On October 9, over 200 friends and allies of the natural world gathered together at Burley Farms in Epping to celebrate TrailFest! Food, fun, coffee, timbersports, live birds, and, of course, trail-running and trail-walking – all on a gorgeous autumn morning! Thank you to our sponsors: NEMO Equipment. Bellamy and Watson Fields, Catherine Arakelian Graphic […]
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Thanks to the outpouring of generosity and enthusiasm from our donors, friends, and neighbors, SELT was able to “Grow the Greenway” by purchasing the Gaziano Tract, a missing piece to the Piscassic Greenway puzzle. Because of its rich soils, scenic beauty, immense watershed value, and diverse wildlife habitat, this beautiful 32-acre land had been identified
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A group of volunteers came together on a SELT land to lend their labor to a noble cause: helping seed the future for a new generation of the nearly-gone American Chestnut. Learn more here: https://seltnh.org/stories/comeback/
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Volunteer work crews from our friends at Timberland and Vapotherm braved the heat and humidity last month to get some big-time trail work done at Stonehouse Forest. SELT relies on the will and the efforts of our incredible volunteer force to support our stewardship efforts. Thank you to our great partners at Timberland and Vapotherm
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Last week the incredible amount of rainfall that came down this season finally proved to be too much for the beaver dam at Mill Pond at Tucker & French Family Forest. The torrent breached the dam and drained the pond, transforming it from a body of water into more of a bog. So what will
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Thanks to the recent rains, a whole bunch of mushrooms have come out to party. Thankfully, our Easement Stewardship staff were able to capture some shots of the eukaryotic good times while out and about on SELT lands. Which reminds me – why is that the mushroom is so fun at parties anyway? Because he’s
400+ Acre Woodland in Barrington and Strafford Purchased and Protected for All Time On June 29, the Southeast Land Trust (SELT) completed the purchase and conservation of the Leighton Forest, which straddles the towns of Strafford and Barrington, NH and bears the surname of a family that traces its roots to the founding of Barrington.
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By Brian Hart, SELT Executive Director The Jack Heath Award is presented annually to recognize vision, leadership, and enduring support of conservation in SELT’s service area. This year I have the privilege of presenting the award to someone so clearly deserving of this recognition. He has served in many capacities with many organizations, and all
Nothing says “Father’s Day” like bad dad jokes! Buckle up for this special SELT-themed Bad Joke Contest – the first person to laugh loses! Who will be victorious?
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Recent Purchase of Stell and Young Tracts Enhances New Durham Property On April 28, the Southeast Land Trust (SELT), completed two closings on the Stell and Young parcels in New Durham. The separate properties, now owned and conserved by SELT, total just over 636 acres (approximately a square mile) and will be added to the Birch Ridge Community Forest,
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