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Celebrating 50 Years of Conservation in New Hampshire
Join us for a celebration 50 years in the making!
2011 marks 50 years since The Nature Conservancy's first protection effort in New Hampshire. The project - a 400-acre peninsula between Lake Nubanusit and Spoonwood Pond in Hancock and Nelson - would also be the Conservancy's first in all of Northern New England, marking an institutional milestone.
Known then as the "Louis Cabot Preserve" and affectionately as "the island" by locals, this land's story is one rich with history: a family's legacy, a development plan, a grassroots fundraising effort that didn't cower in the face of a seemingly impossible task and a young conservation organization ready to take the plunge along with those local "nature lovers".
Want to have fun exploring the places that YOU helped us protect? Gather the family for the 50th Anniversary Preserve Letterboxing Challenge! What's letterboxing, you ask? Find out and join in today!
50th Anniversary Stories and Events
Want to know how it all started? Check out the full story below. In celebration, 2011 is chock full of great field trips and events in New Hampshire. Join us for one or for all!
50th Anniversary Event Slideshow
View highlights from the big celebration on Lake Nubanusit.
Immerse yourself in the story that started it all.
Anna B. Stearns surveys the Green Hills, which was later protected in her memory. Stearns Family/TNC
History and Milestones of the New Hampshire Chapter
A lot has happened in New Hampshire since the Conservancy's first protection effort in 1961.
50th Anniversary Preserve Letterboxing Challenge
Grab your ink pad and hiking boots and get out to the preserves. Think you can find all the boxes?
Looking Back and Reconnecting...
Do you have a special connection to The Nature Conservancy or the places in New Hampshire we all care about? Perhaps your family owned land we helped to protect; Maybe you interned, worked or volunteered with us; You might be a neighbor to one of TNC’s properties; Or possibly you’ve been hunting or fishing on a special preserve throughout the years. We’re feeling nostalgic as we approach the 50th Anniversary of our first project in the Granite State – and are looking forward to getting all our friends (old & new!) out on the land and celebrate all that’s been accomplished. We know there are MANY of you out there with special stories and memories. So, whether we’ve lost touch or just haven’t met you yet, we want to hear from you! Please drop us a note. Be sure to include your name & address. Let us know your connection to or interest in The Nature Conservancy. If you’d like, tell us something about yourself or share a conservation story from our past.
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