“Gilmanton’s Greatest Views—For

Everyone, Forever!” Campaign

Gilmanton Land Trust

In Partnership With

Five Rivers Conservation Trust

Gilmanton Conservation Commission

Gilmanton Historical Society

View of Belknap Range, across Frisky Hill Tract, Rt. 107, Gilmanton

(Photos: T. Howe, GLT, unless noted;

All info as of 25 Sept. 2012)

THE LAND: 4 TRACTS, 86 AC.

• Meetinghouse Pond (41.0 ac.)

• Rt. 107 Upper & Lower Fields

(21.0 ac.)

• Loon Pond Rd. (8.5 ac.)

• Frisky Hill Viewpt.So. (15.0 ac.)

& 14 READY-TO-MKT. LOTS!

SCENIC

1,050’ on Meetinghouse Pond

(Far, visible shoreline)

Rt. 107 Upper Field

(Loon Pond beyond)

Just a piece of the view from

Frisky Hill

(Photo: S.Smith)

Also ahead: “Information” mailbox w/

brochure & donor form!

AGRICULTURE43 AC. HAYLANDS

•Mgd. by 2 local

dairy farmers

66 AC. AG SOILS

CRITICAL MASS

• Land base

• Ag infrastructure

• Local food

Loon Pond Rd. Tract

Rt. 107 Lower Field, Loon Pond beyond

Keeping

tradition

alive--&

fields well

managed

Meetinghouse

Pond Tract

Meetinghouse

Pond Tract

• Managed sugarbush

• 42’ x 28’ barn

(Photo: T.Dombrowski)

WATER QUALITY

150’ on Loon Pond

1,050’ on Meeting-

house Pond

Headwaters of

Soucook &

Suncook Rivers

RECREATION

Meetinghouse

Pond Tract

*Snowmobile trail

*Walking trail

*Enhanced public access

* Adjacent Town land

* Guaranteed pedestrian & snowmobiling access

From trail’s end (Photo: T.Dombrowski)

WILDLIFE HABITAT

• 3-ac. forested wetland

* Beaver pond

& wetland

• Grasslands, mixed

forestlands, shorelines

Evidence of

giant

Prehistoric

beavers?

HISTORICALMeetinghouse Pond Tract

• Flax “retting” pond & stone structure

• Only one documented in NH! (& New England?)

• Jon Hall had the vision...

“Before”

& “After”

EDUCATIONAL

• Tours of flax site

• Linen making demonstrations

• Gilmanton School

sixth-graders

• Display of artifacts by Gilm. Historical Society?

Gina Gerhard,

“breaking” flax

You CAN teach an old dog new tricks…

Interpreting flax

“retting” site

OUTCOMES

• PERMANENT PROTECTION

• CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY

FIVE RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST

• USES LTD. TO AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY &

OUTDOOR RECREATION

• GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS

• PEDESTRIAN, SNOWMOBILING, FISHING,

HUNTING

• FRISKY HILL & MEETINGHOUSE POND

• OWNERSHIP BY GILM. CONSERVATION

COMMISSION (SUBJECT TO C.E.)

• PUBLIC INPUT, THEN MGT. PLAN

• ADJACENT TOWN-OWNED TRACT

RT. 107 UPPER & LOWER FIELDS, &

LOON POND RD.

• OWNERSHIP BY PVT. PARTIES

• TO BE SOLD BY GILM. LAND TRUST

(SUBJECT TO C.E.)

• NO IMPACT ON PROPERTY TAX

REVENUES TO TOWN

• TOWN FUND TO REPLACE LOST TAXES

($722/YR.) FOR 2 TOWN TRACTS

FUTURE EDUCATIONAL TOURS &

DISPLAYS, FLAX DEMONSTRATIONS,

SCHOOL TRIPS, AND/OR….?

THE CAMPAIGN

GOAL = $1,170,000

EXPENSES

• $840,000 Purchase price (1/3 below appraised

value, w/ HUGE thanks to Twiggs!)

• $146,000 Protection of adjacent land(s)

• $93,000 Transaction exps. (legal, apprsl, taxes)

• $40,000 Stewardship of CE’s

• $20,000 Fund to replace taxes (est.)

• $31,000 (2.6%) Fundraising, overhd., publicity, etc.

$1,170,000 Total

REVENUES

$531,750 Federal grant

$284,250 Contributions--160 households

$121,000 GLT sale of 2 tracts to pvt. parties (est.)

$120,000 GLT sale of 2 tracts to Gilm. Cons. Comm.

$1,057,000 Total secured/identified (90%)

+ $113,000 To be raised (10%)

$1,170,000 TOTAL

VOLUNTEERS MAKE IT

HAPPEN--AND FUN !

60 volunteers to date, mostly from Gilmanton

Barn cleanout crew Trail crew

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

• WWW.GILMANTONLANDTRUST.ORG

• READ THE STORIES!

• JOIN THE CAMPAIGN BY CONTRIBUTING!

• WEBSITE (PAYPAL), OR DONOR FORM

* RECOGNITION & NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

AVAILABLE (ASK TOM HOWE)

IT’S ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY…

WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMPLETING

THIS PROJECT WITH YOU!

SAID ONE DONOR: “THESE LANDS ARE

THE ESSENCE OF GILMANTON”