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New Trustees, Great Volunteers:
The NH Chapter's 2006 Annual Meeting

NH Chapter Annual Meeting 2006
Judie Cahoon of Wilton receives a
stewardship award from new board
chair Dick Mallion

Sunny skies, warm temperatures and the shores of Great Bay greeted participants of the New Hampshire Chapter's annual meeting. The lively meeting was held in the newly dedicated Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center at the Great Bay Discovery Center in Stratham.

The meeting was an opportunity to recognize the leadership of Hank Swan of Lyme, who has served as chair of the New Hampshire board of trustees for the past year. Incoming board chair is Richard Mallion of Whitefield, who has also chaired the chapter's conservation committee and has served as vice-chair.

The New Hampshire chapter is honored to have two new trustees join its board of trustees: Gerald J. Gartner of Hollis and Robert M. Larsen of Concord. They bring extensive experience in business, law and nonprofit governance to the chapter. Full list of trustees.

Earning this year's award for their valuable contribution to stewardship of the chapter's preserves are Judie Cahoon of Wilton and Mark Meany of Keene. Judie has provided steady stewardship of TNC's Sheldrick Forest Preserve and volunteers at the N.H. chapter office. Mark was honored for his diligent and cheerful stewardship of conservation easements at TNC's Otter Brook Preserve.

State director Daryl Burtnett gave a visually stunning update of the past year's achievements of the New Hampshire chapter. Highlights include on-the-ground and in-the-water conservation at Great Bay, along with projects in the Ashuelot River watershed, Ossipee Pine Barrens and the recent addition to Loverens Mill Preserve.

The Conservancy's own Jonathan Adams was this year's keynote speaker. The author of The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World, Jonathan used examples of the ivory-billed woodpecker, Arizona jaguar sightings and the Northeast's chestnut tree to illustrate the need to think big about conservation opportunities.

Finally, after a delicious lunch, participants scattered for field trips throughout the Great Bay area, some by land, some by water.

To all who support the Conservancy in its work in the past year ... and ahead ... Thank You.