PLC is working to protect an undeveloped 250-acre property that would complete the protection of New Boston’s Great Meadow, a 160-acre open water wetland that has been a preservation priority for PLC and the town since the 1980s. … Read More
Over the course of 2023, the Piscataquog Land Conservancy developed a new land conservation plan for our 26-town service area. PLC’s new plan integrates this most-current natural resource and climate related data.… Read More
In our final project closing of 2023, on December 22nd accepted the donation of seventy-one acres on the eastern slopes of Temple Mountain. The forested property is located just off Route 101, and directly abuts Temple Mountain State Reservation. After the closing, landowner … Read More
The Piscataquog Land Conservancy is thrilled to announce the completion of our eighteen-month campaign to conserve Clarkridge Farm, a historic hilltop farm located along the General John Stark Scenic Byway (Rt. 13) in Goffstown. Sixty-nine acres of the farm are … Read More
In late September, PLC received a generous gift of land that adds twelve acres to our Florence M. Tarr Wildlife Sanctuary in Goffstown. Landowner John Shirley had inherited the property from his late parents. After some deliberation with his brother, … Read More
On July 14th 2023 the Piscataquog Land Conservancy completed the acquisition of a key 22-acre property on the slopes of Rose Mountain in Lyndeborough. The new land increases the size of our Rose Mountain Preserve to 211 acres and secures … Read More
Piscataquog Land Conservancy had an incredible year, completing six land protection projects and adding 648.3 acres to our conserved properties. Southern New Hampshire is under intense development pressure and the responsive action of conscientious landowners, driven municipal partners, enthusiastic volunteers … Read More
PLC and the Town of Bedford are pleased to announce that we have completed the conservation of 123 acres of land formerly owned by the Marcia Marston Trust in Bedford and Goffstown. On December 23, 2021, the Town of … Read More
On August 19, 2021, the Piscataquog Land Conservancy in partnership with the Goffstown Conservation Commission closed on a conservation easement protecting a 16.3-acre parcel owned by the Gibney Family in Goffstown.… Read More
Piscataquog Land Conservancy and the Town of Bedford have reached agreements to preserve properties owned by the Marcia Marston Trust. These properties are in a fast-developing area, and their proximity to existing conservation lands and environmental value have placed them high on conservation priority lists.