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Protecting our Natural Legacy: Understanding the Power of a Conservation Easement

Protecting our Natural Legacy: Understanding the Power of a Conservation Easement

In our beautiful corner of the world here in Chocorua, New Hampshire, we are surrounded by stunning natural beauty. But how do we ensure this beauty endures for future generations? One powerful tool in our conservation toolkit is the conservation easement.

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.

2023 Fall/2024 Winter Newsletter

2023 Fall/2024 Winter Newsletter

Read about the work of a small land trust, Land Trust Alliance standards, upcoming projects to restore and stabilize the eastern shoreline of Chocorua Lake and repair the dam at the southern end of Little Lake, and the recent merger of the Chocorua Mountain Club into CLC. Also: a Q&A with the CLC Board of Directors, water snakes, fungi and forests, our Legacy Circle Challenge, and more!

Help Us Find Great Board and Committee Members

Help Us Find Great Board and Committee Members

The CLC Board of Directors and its committees are made up of people with diverse skills, viewpoints, and interests who share a love of this region and its human and other-than-human inhabitants.

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.

2022 Fall/2023 Winter Newsletter

2022 Fall/2023 Winter Newsletter

Our fall/winter print newsletter is out now. If you haven’t received one, and you would like a hard copy, you can find them at the two Chocorua Lake kiosks at the Grove and Island, or download a digital version here.

2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter

2022 Spring/Summer Newsletter

Our spring/summer newsletter is out now. If you haven’t received one, and you would like a hard copy, you can find them at the two Chocorua Lake kiosks at the Grove and Island, or download a digital version here.