Fogg Hill Wetlands Conservation Campaign
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In the summer of 2013, the Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT, www.lrct.org ) launched a campaign to raise funds to purchase and conserve the 192-acre property on Fogg Hill in Center Harbor. This property is north of Lake Waukewan, east of Lake Winona and south of Hawkins Pond and Bear Pond and west of Otter Pond and lies entirely within the Waukewan watershed (see map). Part of Center Harbor’s largest undeveloped forest and wildlife habitat block, the property provides a critical conservation link between the only level peat bog in the area and other wild lands.
On November 29, 2013 LRCT purchased the Fogg Hill property with a grant from the state’s Aquatic Resource Mitigation (ARM) fund and generous support from the Center Harbor Conservation Fund, individual- and business donors. A member of Windy Waters Conservancy offered a challenge grant to match members’ donations to the LRCT effort. In all our members contributed over $5,700 to the LRCT campaign. Funding will support completion of additional state and local planning and documentation required as part of the transaction. Don Berry, executive director, Lakes Region Conservation Trust, will speak at our annual meeting on Saturday, July 12, outlining the features of the property, its history, lessons learned and the future conservation efforts on the tract. |
More Information
Click here for more information about the property at the LRCT web site.
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