The conservation easement to be acquired by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust will cover 2,471 acres in Holderness and Campton.  The key elements of the conservation easement are as follows:

Restrictions:
No residential, industrial, or commercial uses; forest management and agriculture are allowed.
No structures, except in connection with forest management, agriculture, and low impact recreational activities.
No cutting of trees other than in connection with sound forest management, agriculture, recreational activities, wildlife or invasive species management, and public health and safety measures.
No excavation or removal of soil, rock, other natural deposits, or stone walls.
No storage or dumping of fill, waste, debris, or hazardous materials.

Owner’s Permitted Uses and Activities:
Sound forest management activities in accordance with a forest management plan prepared by a licensed professional forester or other qualified individual.
Agricultural activities in accordance with generally accepted best management practices; LRCT would have the right to mow the fields to maintain them for agriculture and to preserve scenic views if the owner chooses not to do so.
Low-impact, non-motorized recreational activities.
Construction and maintenance of trails, fences, bridges, gates, and stone walls, and access and structures associated with forest management.
Installation of signs describing restrictions and permitted uses.
Use of existing trails for snowmobile groups if authorized by the owner.
Archeological investigations subject to specified standards.
Other uses of the property that do not materially impair its conservation values.

Access by the Public and LRCT:
Public access to trails for non-motorized, non-mechanized recreational and educational activities, including hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, picnicking, and nature observation.
LRCT access to monitor for compliance with the conservation easement.
LRCT and public access, subject to specified standards, for scientific and educational projects.

Perpetuity:
The conservation easement runs with the property in perpetuity; its terms must be incorporated in any deed or other legal instrument by which an interest in the property is conveyed.
If LRCT ever ceases to exist or to qualify as a conservation easement holder, the conservation easement would be transferred by a court to the SLCS or another qualified organization.
Any amendment of the conservation easement must be consistent with the easement’s conservation purposes and not result in a net degradation of the property’s conservation values.