Gift Extends Conservation on the Snake River |
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Thanks to the generosity of Don and Pat Bergeron of Winona Road, on January 7, 2014 the New Hampton Conservation Commission acquired their 5-acre parcel on the west side of the Snake River with approximately 700 feet of river frontage. The property is a gift to the town in memory of Don’s mother, Marilyn J. Bergeron.
Windy Waters Conservancy underwrote the surveying, permitting and legal work to make the Bergeron’s gift a reality and coordinated efforts among the Bergerons, the town of New Hampton and the Meredith Conservation Commission. Bryan Bailey, LLS of Gilford provided the surveying for the project. Horizon Settlement Services, Inc. handled the closing and related legal services pro bono. Meredith holds the conservation easement on the donated property and already holds conservation easements on the other Snake River properties that are monitored by the Meredith Conservation Commission. |
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generosity and service of WWC members over the past five years helped
conserve two other tracts on the New Hampton side of the river. The New
Hampton Conservation Commission took title to the Spear property in
2010 and after a two-and-a half year effort, the Elizabeth Clingan Baird
property in 2013 (see map). WWC committed to provide the required
matching support that enabled New Hampton to win a grant from the
state’s Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) fund to acquire this tract.
The match was comprised of legal services contributed by our members and
funds from a grant awarded to WWC by the New Hampshire Electric
Cooperative (NHEC) Foundation for conservation and environmental
education programs on the Baird property.
Together, the four parcels conserve almost a mile of river frontage that contains a diverse habitat. |
Completing the Bergerons’ gift: Front L-R: Ralph Kirshner, Chairman, New Hampton Conservation Commission, Patricia and Donald Bergeron and Bill Fitzgerald, Closing Agent, Horizon Settlement Services. Standing: Chuck Braxton, President, WWC.
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