The Conservancy is now the proud owner and steward of 20.6 acres in and around Island Pond in Stoddard. These 20.6 acres, which consist of eight small islands and a wetland, were donated to the Conservancy by Stoddard resident Bonnie Price Taylor and her siblings. The islands are available to the public (as they have been in the past) for light recreation including blueberry picking, swimming, and viewing wildlife. The marsh piece of the donation is available to any non-motorized boat. The Conservancy is honored to help protect the scenic shoreline and abundant wildlife habitat in and around Island Pond. We thank Bonnie Price Taylor, her daughter Gwen Bethel Riley and siblings Sharon Price Aadalen and Dr. Trevor R. Price for working with us to see this land protected. They have already placed a conservation easement on four of the islands and on 783 forested acres around the pond with frontage along Route 9 and Route 123. The easement is held by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF). The Conservancy would also like to thank the Island Pond community, including many members of the Treelyn Road Association and the Island Pond Association, for their financial support for this project.