Mount Chocorua

New Opportunities for Trail Stewardship!

New Opportunities for Trail Stewardship!

In 2023, Chocorua Mountain Club merged into Chocorua Lake Conservancy, and a new coalition of trail stewards is coming together to care for the well-used trails on Mount Chocorua. You’re invited, too!

4.6 Billion Years of Chocorua Lake Conservancy History

4.6 Billion Years of Chocorua Lake Conservancy History

This past September, the Friends of the Cook Memorial Library asked us to speak at their Annual Meeting and share the history and current activity of CLC with their group. Many thanks to the Friends for this invitation, which provided the impetus to write a short history of the Lake Basin and the CLC.

CMC Trails Committee seeks volunteers

CMC Trails Committee seeks volunteers

Now that the Chocorua Mountain Club has been merged into CLC, and as the CLC expands its own trail stewardship, we are seeking volunteers to help in different ways to care for the many trails up Mount Chocorua and on nearby conservation land.

Celebrating the Chocorua Mountain Club and Chocorua Lake Conservancy Merger

Celebrating the Chocorua Mountain Club and Chocorua Lake Conservancy Merger

Long before Chocorua Lake Conservancy was a twinkle in its founders’ eyes, and a whole decade before the founding of the White Mountain National Forest, the Chocorua Mountain Club (CMC) has been maintaining trails on Mount Chocorua…

Tools for Conservation: My Work Experience in New Hampshire and at Chocorua Lake Conservancy

Tools for Conservation: My Work Experience in New Hampshire and at Chocorua Lake Conservancy

Sam Haus reflects on his internship with the Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) in Conway, NH in the summer of 2020, and his work with the CLC and other local conservation organizations.

Chocorua Lake Basin View Lot is Open to the Public!

Chocorua Lake Basin View Lot is Open to the Public!

At long last, and after hard work on the part of many people, the Chocorua Lake Basin View Lot is open to the public. The Chocorua Lake Conservancy would like to express a deeply appreciative “Thanks!” to everyone involved for the creation of a safe and beautifully presented site.

Jim Liberty Cabin spruce up, and an opportunity to help

Jim Liberty Cabin spruce up, and an opportunity to help

Last year the Forest Service Saco District completed some much needed maintenance and repairs on Jim Liberty Cabin. This coming year the Forest Service plans to complete additional work on the floor of the cabin. Anyone interested in helping to hike up materials for the cabin or supplies for the crew, please get in touch.

A Rare Image

A Rare Image

Photographer and CLC Trail Steward Jim Diamond has wanted to take a photograph in which the Milky Way is lined up with the peak of Mount Chocorua. “For this shot,” he says, “I wanted a clear moonless night with the lake unfrozen, so I could capture the reflections off the water, as well.” But how easy are all those conditions to come by?