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Ausbon Sargent Protects the Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot Property in Sunapee

Ausbon Sargent Protects the Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot Property in Sunapee

On Thursday, October 24, 2019 The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust closed on 265 acres of property in Sunapee after sisters Cora Collins Kangas and Sandra Blackington donated a conservation easement on their “Rowell MacWilliams Woodlot” located on Perkins Pond Road. With the addition of this protected property, Ausbon Sargent now conserves more than 1400 acres of land in Sunapee.

The O'Neil Conservation Easement in Sutton is Our Newest Completed Land Project

The O'Neil Conservation Easement in Sutton is Our Newest Completed Land Project

Ausbon Sargent is happy to report that on June 13, 2019, a 22.3-acre property in the Town of Sutton was conserved!  The easement was donated to Ausbon Sargent by Robert O’Neil and will help to protect not only the abundant wildlife habitat in that area, but also several bodies of water, including Russell Pond and Blaisdell Lake.

The Webb/Crowell Forest is Complete

The Webb/Crowell Forest is Complete

In August of 2017 Ausbon Sargent was given an 8-acre parcel of land in the Town of Sutton and we gifted this parcel to the Town of Sutton since it is located adjacent to the 86-acre Webb/Crowell Forest which is owned by the Town of Sutton.  The Webb Crowell Forest has frontage on both sides of the Lane River, and an extensive trail network that includes a significant bridge over the Lane River made from a steel I-beam turned on its side.  There are abundant signs of wildlife on the property including moose and deer, and habitat for wildlife is exemplary (highest ranking in the state by the

The Brown Family's Frazier Brook Farm has been Completed

The Brown Family's Frazier Brook Farm has been Completed

Ausbon Sargent has been working with the Brown family in Warner from late 2017 and throughout 2018 to place a conservation easement on their approximately 130-acre Brown Family’s Frazier Brook Farm in Warner. We are happy to announce that this project closed on Thursday, October 25, 2018.

Ausbon Sargent Protects Another Wendell Marsh Parcel in Sunapee

Ausbon Sargent Protects Another Wendell Marsh Parcel in Sunapee

The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust is pleased to announce the closing on June 22, 2018 of the Wendell Marsh Expansion project, 40 acres of undeveloped land that includes a significant portion of the marsh habitat.  Wendell Marsh is located in Sunapee along NH Route 11 and has been an area of conservation focus for Ausbon Sargent for several years.