On October 16th PLC accepted a conservation easement on 36 acres of forestland in the town of Weare. The easement was donated by Carolyn Sheehan and Pat Myers, who had lived on the property for more than three decades. When the couple decided that the time had come to sell their house, they approached PLC about the possibility of first donating a conservation easement on the wooded portion of the property. “We had built our house on an old log landing on an otherwise forested forty acres of beautiful woodlands,” says Myers, “over the years we came to know the animals that live on the land as our neighbors.”
Sheehan adds: “we looked forward to greeting the giant snapping turtle that crosses the yard every spring to lay her eggs; in winter we’d catch glimpses of the resident weasel in his white winter coat!”
Over this past spring and summer Pat and Carolyn worked with PLC’s Land Protection Specialist Tom Jones to navigate the steps of conservation easement in record time so they could get their home sold and move in the fall. Jones says “Carolyn & Pat worked really hard and incurred significant expense to make this easement happen, which makes their generous gift all the more special.” Pat Myers says “we've been so fortunate to have lived in our home in the woods for 33 years. Thank you to PLC for making it possible to leave this spot for our wild neighbors!”
Sheehan-Myers Conservation Easement, Weare NH
Weasel photo by Pam Wells
Winter photo of the Sheehan-Myers CE by Tom Jones