In 2010 the Youngs property was conserved with a conservation easement. The 235-acre Youngs property includes part of the headwaters of the Schoodac Brook watershed, which Ausbon Sargent and The Nature Conservancy have been collaborating to protect since 2004.

More than 90% of this easement was ranked as among the highest wildlife habitat in the state by the 2005 Wildlife Action Plan. It filters water that flows through two Wildlife Management Areas, managed by NH Fish and Game, and the entire Schoodac Brook watershed. Additionally, the land connects the Schoodac Brook Watershed and the Blackwater River Watershed, providing an important link for wildlife.

In 2007, The Concord Monitor featured the heavy timber harvesting and wetland violations occurring on this property under the previous owners. Steven and Susan Youngs then purchased the property and conserved it with the knowledge that over time the land would be reforested naturally and will provide important wildlife habitat in the process. Under an agreement with The Nature Conservancy, the Youngs granted the 235-acre conservation easement to Ausbon Sargent. The Nature Conservancy  holds an executory interest in this conservation easement.

This property links over 2,000 acres of adjacent and nearby conserved lands in the Schoodac Brook watershed to 11,000 acres of conserved lands in the Blackwater Flood Control Area and extending to Mt. Kearsarge. The existing snowmobile trail will be retained within the easement. This property will remain open for pedestrian uses, including hiking, hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and nature observation.