Recently, a group of hardy volunteers from Eversource NH came out to Tucker and French Family Forest in Kingston for a day of “invasive maneuvers,” yanking out loads of bittersweet. Thank you, gentlemen, for helping keep our trails awesome!
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Agreements reached to conserve more than 1,000 acres SELT has reached agreements to acquire two more ridges overlooking Merrymeeting Lake, one of the state’s cleanest lakes. The two properties represent keystone parcels in a larger vision of connecting protected parcels around the entire lake – securing the permanent conservation of the forested ridges and helping
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Last week, Yohann, our Trails and Community Engagement Manager, took to one of SELT’s newest properties with volunteers Sandy and Gregg for some good old-fashioned manual labor! Their project that day was yet another piece of trail work Yohann and his crew have been up to, preparing the wonderful Collins Family Forest in New Durham
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The Lang Property Provides Critical Connection with Local Forests The work of the Town of Atkinson Conservation Commission has resulted in a lot of conservation activity in Town in recent months and an important property was just protected forever. On August 23, the 15-acre Lang property was acquired by the Town and conserved by the
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Stewardship updates from Birch Ridge Community Forest and Collins Family Forest It’s been a busy few months of stewardship and land management in New Durham. Below is a rundown of what’s been happening at Birch Ridge Community Forest and Collins Family Forest. Birch Ridge Community Forest Improving and Expanding the TrailsIt’s been an epic journey,
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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
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Come to the Volunteer Land Ambassador Info and Training Session to Learn More! Are you a frequent user of the Piscassic Greenway, Stonehouse Forest, or Tucker & French Family Forest? Do you want to spend time outdoors sharing information about SELT and our conserved lands? This summer we’re launching our Land Ambassador Program and we’d
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SELT’s 2022 Annual Report is now live and available to read and download. Please take a moment to peruse it and soak up all the impact that our amazing partners, landowners, and SELTies made a reality last year! Click the image to view or download the PDF.
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This week, we ran an “air leakage test” on the John Prescott Chase Farmhouse (fresh off its historic rehabilitation). This test simulates gusting winds and measures air changes per hour (ACH or ACPH), a measurement of how many times a volume of air within a room will be replaced with supply and/or recirculated air. The
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Can a dad/conservation-communications-expert win a laugh contest with his own jokes versus AI-generated jokes? We’ll see in this very special Father’s Day video!
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