Renowned Fishing and Forestland Along National Scenic Byway–Gateway to the Connecticut Lakes Region and Pittsburg

2,100 Acres Would Be Largest Forest Society Reservation in the North Country

Concord, N.H.,—The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests hopes to permanently conserve 2,100 acres on the upper reaches of the Connecticut River in Clarksville that features five miles of pristine river frontage and extensive views from U.S. Route 3, a designated National Scenic Byway.

The Connecticut River Forest, as the project is being called, would continue to be managed as working forest under Forest Society ownership, and it would remain open to the public for activities including fishing, hunting, hiking and snowmobiling—all key to the economy of New Hampshire’s north country. This would be the Forest Society’s largest reservation north of the notches and among its five largest forest reservations statewide, which include Mount Monadnock.

The Forest Society must raise $2.75 million by June 30, 2008 to acquire the property from private owners who have held and managed it for decades. The owners recently considered a large scale development plan, but welcomed the opportunity to see the property permanently protected through a sale to the state’s oldest and largest land conservation and forestry organization. The Forest Society owns and manages 154 reservations statewide totaling nearly 43,000 acres.

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