FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Richard Ober
August 16, 2005 (603) 357-0600
MONADNOCK CONSERVANCY CELEBRATES 16 YEARS OF LAND CONSERVATION
(KEENE)—Celebrating 16 years of land conservation efforts in the Monadnock Region, the Monadnock Conservancy will hold its 2005 Annual Meeting on August 27, 2005, at the historic Meetinghouse in Jaffrey Center. The event will be hosted by the Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society, with assistance from the Jaffrey Conservation Commission, other local organizations, and many volunteers.
In the shadow of its namesake icon, the Conservancy invites members, guests, and friends to hear updates on upcoming projects, share land protection success stories, and take optional field trips to view recently protected properties. Donald Shumway, president of the Crotched Mountain Foundation, will present the keynote address, “Collaborations and Corridors.” Non-members are welcome to attend. For more information or to register for the meeting, call 1-603-357-0600 or send to info@monadnockconservancy.org.
Registration with a members’ reception and exhibits begins at 9:15 a.m.; the business meeting with awards presentations, guest speakers, and keynote address will run from 10:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m.; and optional field trips to Mead Brook Easement, Jaffrey, Mountain Brook Reservoir Easement, Jaffrey, and Temple Mountain, Temple, will run from roughly 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Details on field trips will be provided at the meeting.
Two awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting: The Abe Wolfe Land Protection Award is presented to an individual, group, or organization that has shown outstanding leadership in land protection in the Monadnock Region. The Philip Faulkner award recognizes an organization, group, or individual that achieves significant conservation of natural resources in the community or region through a collaborative process that engages multiple stakeholders in the process. Award winners will be announced at the meeting.
Mr. Shumway will talk about why and how the Crotched Mountain Foundation is considering protecting up to 1,000 acres of its land in Greenfield, Francestown, and Bennington. He and Conservancy Executive Director Richard Ober will describe efforts to establish a conservation corridor from Crotched Mountain south to Temple Mountain.
Founded in 1989, the Monadnock Conservancy is a non-profit land conservation organization that serves 35 towns in southwestern New Hampshire. Its mission is to identify, promote, and actively seek protection of significant natural, aesthetic, and historic resources in the Monadnock Region; and to monitor and enforce the protection of lands in the trust.
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