LRCT Land Conservation Summary
Lake Winnipesaukee and Its Environs
Red Hill and Its Surroundings
Ossipee Mountain
Range
Sandwich
and Tamworth
Wolfeboro Area
Squam Lake Watershed
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Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Land Conservation Summary
The Lakes Region Conservation Trust is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the permanent protection, stewardship, and respectful use of lands that define the character of the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire and its quality of life. A summary of LRCT's land conservation accomplishments since the organization's founding in 1979 is set forth below.
| Properties
Conserved: |
114 |
| Acreage Conserved: |
21,782 acres (total)
- 16,271 acres owned
- 4,363 acres subject to primary conservation easements
- 815 acres subject to executory ("backup") conservation easements
- 447 acres protected through other means
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| Shoreline Conserved: |
32 miles on Lake Winnipesaukee, Squam Lake, and other lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams throughout the Lakes Region |
| Summits Conserved: |
19 summits, including Red Hill, Mt. Shaw, Mt. Faraway, Mt. Roberts, Bald Knob, Mt. Webster, Mt. Livermore, and Copple Crown |
| Hiking Trails: |
More than 85 miles on LRCT-conserved land |
| Towns with Conserved Land: |
Alton, Ashland, Barnstead, Belmont, Brookfield, Campton, Center Harbor, Gilford, Gilmanton, Hill, Holderness, Laconia, Meredith, Moultonborough, Northfield, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro |
| Key Conserved Properties: |
- Stonedam Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Meredith
- Knights Pond Conservation Area, Alton
- Copple Crown Conservation Area, Brookfield
- Red Hill Conservation Area, Moultonborough
- Center Harbor Woods, Center Harbor/Moultonborough
- Piper Mountain Conservation Area, Gilford
- Five Mile Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Meredith
- Sewall Woods Conservation Area, Wolfeboro
- Page Hill and Glory Hill Conservation Area, Hill
- Blanchard Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough
- Red Hill River Conservation Area, Sandwich
- Sandwich Notch-Dinsmore Mountain Conservation Area, Sandwich
- Castle in the Clouds Conservation Area, Moultonborough/Tuftonboro
- Severance Farm Conservation Area, Moultonborough
- Pine Hill Conservation Area, Moultonborough
- Ragged Island Conservation Area, Lake Winnipesaukee, Tuftonboro
- Avis P. Smart Woods, Gilford
- Tewksbury Brook Preserve, Sandwich
- Ossipee Mountain Preserve, Tamworth
- Burleigh Land Squam Range Conservation Easement, Holderness/Campton
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