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Conservation Profile
Acreage: 2,471 acres
Towns: Holderness and Campton
Mountains: Summits and slopes of Mount Webster (elev. 2,076')
and Mount Livermore (elev. 1,500'); upper elevations of Cotton
Mountain; slopes of Mount Percival and Mount Morgan
Trails: Approximately 6.5 miles, including significant parts of
the Crawford-Ridgepole Trail, Cotton Mountain Trail, Prescott Trail,
Old Mountain Road, Prospect Trail, Cascade Trail, Mt. Morgan Trail,
Mt. Percival Trail, and Old Highway, including trailheads of several
of these trails
Water Resources: Numerous brooks and wetlands that are tributaries
to Cotton Cove, Shadbush Cove, Livermore Cove, Bennett Cove, and
Squaw Cove of Squam Lake on the east, including Bennett Brook and
Smith Brook, as well as Chocolate Swamp, Owl Brook, and Ryan Brook
and their tributaries on the west
LRCT Interest: Conservation easement for permanent protection
Purchase Price: $2,561,000 (2004 appraised value of the easement)
Use of Land/Public Access: Conservation, forest management, and
public access to trails
Key Conservation and Community Values: Key Squam Range trails,
providing extraordinary recreational, educational, and scientific
study opportunities; thoughtful forest management contributing
to the maintenance of working forests and to the local economy;
high scenic value as the dominant element of the landscape to the
north and west of Squam Lake; spectacular vantage points with views
of the White Mountains to the north and east and of Squam and Little
Squam Lakes, Lake Winnipesaukee, Red Hill, the Ossipees, the Belknaps,
and Mt. Cardigan to the south and southwest |
Conservation of the Burleigh Land Limited Partnership Property
in the Squam Range
 A unique combination of factors make the Squam Range an extraordinary
conservation resource — the quantity and character of the
wildlife habitat of the Range, its vital role as a water source,
diverse forests ranging from old growth to well-managed timberlands,
a tradition of low-impact recreational uses and thoughtful public
access to a wealth of trails, a history of private ownership, connection
to previously protected conservation lands, and the value of the
Range to the viewshed of Squam Lake.
In
the summer of 2005, the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and Burleigh
Land Limited Partnership announced the Trust’s planned
purchase of a conservation easement covering approximately 2,471
acres of the Burleigh Land property in the Squam Range, the largest
single conservation project in the Squam Watershed.
The map above depicts the parcels that are part of
this land protection effort in yellow. Parcels in green are already
conserved in fee simple or with a conservation easement by conservation
organizations.
Click on the following topics to learn more about
the specific aspects of this land protection effort:
Click on the maps above to view enlarged
versions.
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