LRCT Land Protection 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 Protection 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. The Trust, founded in 1979, is governed by a volunteer board of trustees and funded entirely by private donations.
| Properties
Protected: |
97 |
| Acreage Protected: |
18,611 acres (total)
15,595 acres owned
2,056 acres subject to primary conservation easements
513 acres subject to executory ("backup") conservation easements
447 acres protected through other means
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| Shoreline Protected: |
22 miles on Lake Winnipesaukee, Squam Lake, and other lakes
rivers and
streams throughout the Lakes Region |
| Summits Protected: |
17 summits, including Red Hill, Mt. Shaw, Mt. Faraway, Mt. Roberts, Bald Knob
and Mt Webster |
| Hiking Trails: |
More than 75 miles on LRCT land |
| Towns with Protected Land: |
Alton, Ashland, Barnstead, Belmont, Brookfield, Center Harbor, Gilford,
Hill, Holderness, Meredith, Moultonborough, New Durham, Northfield, Sandwich,
Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro |
| Key Protected Properties: |
Stonedam Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Meredith
Knights Pond Conservation Area, Alton
Copple Crown Conservation Area, Brookfield/New Durham
Red Hill Conservation Area, Moultonborough
Piper Mountain Conservation Area, Gilford
Five Mile Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Meredith
Sewall Woods Conservation Area, Wolfeboro
Witte Forest Management Area, Hill
Blanchard Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough
Red Hill River Conservation Area, Sandwich
Dinsmore Mountain Conservation Area, Sandwich
Castle in the Clouds Conservation Area, Moultonborough/Tuftonboro
Severance Farm Conservation Area, Moultonborough
Pine Hill Conservation Area, Moultonborough
Avis P. Smart Woods, Gilford |
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