2012 Annual Report - Monadnock Conservancy

large field (8 acres) containing the cellar holefrom the old farm. There’s a small wet meadow,a vernal pool and frontage on Hurricane Brook.The Keene Conservation Commission decidedin protecting the property that it is best suitedfor wildlife management and biodiversity. Tothat end, the city will delay mowing the field toallow nesting birds to fledge.McKelvie conservation easement,Jaffrey18.2 acresLin McKelvie donated a conservation easementon her Frost Pond property in Jaffrey, N.H. Theland was once part of Camp Iroquois, whichclosed in the 1960s. The mostly forested propertyfeatures more than a quarter mile (1,800feet) of undeveloped shoreline on the pond,which accounts for nearly 16 percent of thepond’s total shoreline. An open meadow isbordered by young grey birch, aspen and whitepine and provides edge habitat. Thickets ofmountain laurel edge the pond here, and thereis evidence of beaver activity in the southeastcorner of the property where a small wetland isfed by a slow-moving stream.Shattuck Farm and Shattuck Forestconservation easements, Jaffrey73.17 and 22.13 acresThe easements on the Shattuck Farm in Jaffrey,N.H., protect more than a mile of undevelopedroad frontage, five hayfields (encompassingprime agricultural soils), 8 acres of wetlands and62 acres of woods. Two of the wetlands containlocally rare black gum trees. In the shadow ofMount Monadnock, the land is owned byDaniel C. Shattuck Jr. and Travis A. Shattuck.The farm was owned from 1771 until about 1955by Dan’s ancestors. Dan bought it back in 1966and has continued the farming and stewardshiptraditions of his ancestors: harvesting firewood,growing and selling hay as well as vegetables,fruit and eggs. The property also includes asugar maple grove and the old schoolhouse lotno. 4, with stone posts in the ground still markingthe boundaries.Carbee Farm conservationeasement, Greenfield69.9 acresSheldon and Beverly Carbee wanted to conservetheir Greenfield, N.H., land both as a way tohonor their family’s roots in the community andto protect the ecological and scenic values of theland. The upper pastures are split betweenhayfields and an active Christmas tree farm,while most of the property is forested (and sustainablymanaged for timber). Rand Brook,which borders the property, is a significantheadwater tributary to the Piscataquog River;protection of the brook greatly enhances thewetlands and groundwater of the entire watershed.A corridor along the stream limits timberharvesting and ensures that the stream is notdegraded by future land uses.Great Brook Farm conservationeasement, Walpole34.6 acresOwned and operated by the Graves family for251 years (and nine generations), Great BrookFarm is a cherished landmark in Walpole, N.H.It’s where locals pick up raw milk, maple syrupand ice cream. It’s a bonus that the property alsooffers prime agricultural soils and riparianwildlife habitat. The protected portion of theproperty is fairly typical of the New Hampshirecountryside in the Connecticut River Valley: ablend of woods, pastures and crop fields. GreatBrook flows through the heart of the property,and road frontage offers passersby a scenic lookat a working dairy farm. A popular snowmobiletrail crosses the property, and the easementensures that the public will have access to thetrail in season.

FINANCIALSA robust staff and core infrastructure were key in raising the money tobegin, let alone complete, the land protection projects described in thisannual report. But a sluggish economy and depressed philanthropy had animpact on the Monadnock Conservancy in 2012, though the numbersmay not reflect this at first glance. While contributions were strong for newconservation easement purchases, these were essentially pass-throughdollars — once the goal is reached, they’re spent on closing the deal.Reserve funds filled the gap for now, but this practice can’t continueindefinitely without us reducing capacity to protect more land today. To dootherwise, such as utilizing long-term stewardship and endowment fundsfor short-term needs, would compromise our capacity to steward anddefend land tomorrow. As a land trust with a sacred commitment to thefuture, this is a sacrifice we cannot make.Financial statements reflect the calendar year, January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012.USES OF FUNDSSOURCES OF INCOMEOutreach andcommunications(6%)MonadnockCommunityConservationPartnership(7%)Land managementand recreation(1%)Management andadministration(5%)Fundraising(9%)Withdrawls fromoperating reserves andrestricted funds(22%)Program servicerevenue(5%)Endowment andinvestments(4%)Land stewardship(6%)Land protection,new aquisitions 1 (52%)Land protection,operations (14%)Donations torestricted funds(8%)Donations for landacquisitions (37%)Annual Fund andmembership(24%)USES OF FUNDSLand protection, new acquisitions 1 $740,866Land protection, operations $201,981Monadnock Community Conservation Partnership $95,249Outreach and communications $94,068Land stewardship $80,767Land management and recreation $14,610Fundraising $130,399Management and administration $74,678Total expenses $ 1,432,618SOURCES OF INCOMEAnnual Fund and membership $337,562Program service revenue $66,052Endowment and investments $58,583Donations for land acquisitions $531,068Donations to restricted funds $121,612Withdrawls from operating reserves and restricted funds $317,741Total income $1,432,6181 Direct purchase costs of conservation easements. Includes some funds raised in prior years.6The Monadnock Conservancy’s fiscal year changed in 2012 tostart on October 1. Complete financial statements for theJanuary 1, 2012, to September 30, 2012, period will be availableupon request in April 2013; please contact Ryan Owens,executive director, at Ryan@MonadnockConservancy.org or603-357-0600.

LONG-TERM FUNDSEasement Stewardship Fund $826,878Income used to support perpetual monitoring and enforcement of conservation easements.Managed as an endowment.Enforcement Fund $278,570Legal defense reserves in cases of land or conservation easement violations.New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Agency Fund 1 $459,284A permanent endowment established by the Monadnock Conservancy to supportannual operations and perpetual stewardship.Total $1,564,732PROJECT AND SPECIAL-PURPOSE FUNDSBrooks Fund $47,754Matching funds to enable donations of land and conservation easements.Chesterfield Conservation Fund $8,634Funds to assist in the conservation of land in or adjacent to the town of Chesterfield.Fee Land Stewardship Fund $26,260Funds for management and stewardship of property owned by theMonadnock Conservancy.Greenways and Corridors Fund $76,084Funds to purchase high-priority land and conservation easements.Monadnock Community Conservation Partnership Fund $48,776Operating funds for the MCCP program, which offers technical assistanceto municipalities and other partners.Monadnock–Metacomet Trail Protection Fund $28,003Funds for conservation, access agreements and other assistance along thislong-distance hiking trail.Operating Reserve Fund $37,184Cash reserves for all operating programs.Recreation Fund $40,315Funds to expand and enhance public recreational access on protected landsand trail corridors.Revolving Loan Fund $159,713Funds to provide short-term financing for the protection of imperiled lands.Silver Lake Fund for Land Conservation $45,755Funds for the purchase of land or conservation easements within or adjacentto the Silver Lake Watershed in the town of Harrisville.Total $518,4781 The Conservancy is also the sole beneficiary of a designated endowment established by generous donors at the NewHampshire Charitable Foundation. The 12/31/12 balance of this fund was $280,387.7

40Partnership facilitatedThe MonadnockCommunityConservation$1.3MILLION— the total value of land conservedby the Monadnock Conserancy in 2012.PUBLIC MEETINGSlast year. These meetings providedlocal towns with the leadership andtechnical know-how needed to createopen space plans.Monitoring191 PROPERTIES(on which we hold a conservation easement or we ownoutright) ensures the protection of the land’s conservationvalues over time. In 2012,350 MILESwere walked to complete all of our annualmonitoring visits — almost a mile for everyday of the year!1989The year the Monadnock Conservancywas founded, which means next year isour 25th anniversary.All94ACRESof Maynard Forest, owned by the Conservancy, is nowa certified tree farm. The American Forest Foundationawards the designation to private woodland ownerswho practice sustainable forest management for timber,recreation, wildlife habitat and watershed values.HORATIOCOLONY32NATUREPRESERVEPEOPLEIn October,completed the inaugural hike of the Keene Connector of theWantastiquet-Monadnock Trail. The Conservancy was aleader in building the Connector, which links Pisgah StatePark to Keene’s Horatio Colony Nature Preserve andcrosses Conservancy-protected land along the way.PISGAHSTATEPARKOur first-ever Neighboring Towns Workshopbrought together conservation volunteers from10 TOWNSin the west-central and northwest parts of theMonadnock region to share conservation goalsand efforts, challenges and new strategies.8

THANK YOURoland Coates & Elizabeth FreemanSally S. CollierNancy ConnollyCharlotte & Pete CrossMr. & Mrs. Michael J. CrowleyKim & Mimi CummingsRichard & Jane CunninghamArlene A. DartJack E. Davis & Sonya RudenstineCharles DeGrandpreCarolyn A. DemorestHunt & Sara DowseKelly DoyleEleanor W. DruryKleta Sue & Craig DudleyRichard & Ann DugdaleDonald & Liza DupuisThomas & Paula S. DustonClifford & Jean EllstonRobert & Alfrieda EnglundMary Eno & Dan WagnerFred & Ellie ErnstRobert Neil Faiman Jr. & Lynne J. PentlerAnn & Rod FalbyThe Faulkner FamilyRudolph Fedrizzi & Heidi RinehartHilary S. FeldsteinRichard & Judith FernaldJohn O. FieldHunter FosterDavid FreemanDr. William F. FritzGilbert & Alice FuldMichael & Selena GallenKenneth C. & Aushra R. GalleyMichael & Cathy GeorgeEdward & Sara GermainMary Jane Perry GillGina & Rory GoffLinda S. GrantMr. Nathanael Greene Jr.Samuel & Eileen HacklerMr. & Mrs. Gordon HaleAlan P. & Linnea H. HalleeVirginia & Rick HarndenDonald & Elizabeth HartVictoria T. HawkinsRichard & Kristen HillMrs. Patricia G. HoffmanJune B. HonigClarence HoughtonSharman Howe & Eduardo MouraStan & Debbie HutchingsC.B. JacobsPeter F. Jeffries & Jeanne F. ArnoldPeter & Cornelia JennessCarolyn JonesGeoff JonesDeborah & Karl KaiserBruce J. & Barbara KantnerMary C. KaplanIsobel D. KarlDr. & Mrs. Douglas KeeneJohn KerrickLewis & Priscilla Kibler10Gerard & Jennifer KiernanClarence & Mary KingSusan G. KlineErazim & Dorothy KohakRobert & Catherine Owen KoningJim & Joy KoontzGregory & Kristina KriebelDrew & Carol LandryShari LaPierreMerle LarraceyHenry & Joan LeeMarcia LegruDavid Lemonick & Mary TuttleFred & Jean LeventhalJack & Mary Liz LewisBenjamin Mahnke & Elisa DerbyHoward Mansfield & Sy MontgomeryHugh & Mimi MasonDr. & Mrs. Craig McBethWoody MeisznerBarbara Michelson & Jim HeffronDr. & Mrs. John F. MinteerGeof & Donna MolinaLaura R. MorganDr. & Mrs. William D. Moyle Jr.Katherine S. NaughtonDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey NewcomerAndrew NicholsNancy Nolan & Allen HearnE. MacArthur NoyesMarcia OberThomas & Susan O’ConnorMr. & Mrs. David OliverSaul M. OlyanBarbara A. & Ronald F. OuelletteRyan M. & Amy L.D. OwensJudith & Jimmie PattonAmb. & Mrs. Joseph C. PetroneJohn L. & Susan Q. PierceGene & Margaret PokornyElizabeth S. PoolDr. Felicity PoolRichard PowersCharles C. & Gaynelle R. PrattRichard & Peggy PschirrerRobert R. PughRobert & Rosemary PutnamTom Quarles Jr. & Karen SimmsSean Radcliffe & Colleen PascuDavid N. & Ann L. RepakDixie RhoadsDonna S. RobbinsDr. & Mrs. Russell RobertsonDr. & Mrs. James RobinsonJames H. & Phyllis W. RogersJean RosenthalNeil & Angelica RudenstineAnn Raleigh SchulteDr. & Mrs. Daniel A.F. SchwenkRobert SherryPeter M. ShonkWard SmithDavid T. SobelMargot & Christopher SpragueJohn & Alison SteadmanRobert V. & Harumi H. StillingsCraig Stockwell & Sarah J. MustinAnn StokesDon & Lillian StokesWilliam Stroup & Amy McIntyreMr. & Mrs. David B. SullivanRoger SwainJane F. TaylorLinda & Richard TaylorCameron Tease & Dixie GurianRoger M. & Dorothea W. ThomasRev. & Mrs. Henry L. Thompson IIIPeter ThroopEd Tomey & Maich GardnerBill TorphyGill TruslowBruce & Bonnie TuckerMs. Jo TurvilleAnne D. TwitchellMr. & Mrs. C. Jerome UnderwoodRobert & Molly WalkerSidney WalkerCassius & Anne WebbSarah S. WebbDavid R. WeirThomas P. & Alice T. WeldenHoward H. & Sandra C. WestonDr. & Mrs. Bradley WhiteNoel & Johanna WhiteSuzanne Y. WhittemoreBarbara W. WilsonThomas WinmillCoral Lisa Woods & John DennisMary P. WrightMr. & Mrs. Marvin Zelen$50 to $99AnonymousBarbara A. & Kevin L. AlixBob AllenPeter S. & Susan AllenFrank & Marion AlmeidaChristine AndersonRuss & Carol AustinLouis & Marie BakanowskyBradford & Lisa BatesRoberta & Richard BellMr. & Mrs. Alfred BertinPaul & Elaine BieberDavid & Louisa BirchRobin Peard BlaisRichard & Renee BlanchetteJean BloodJocelyn & James BolleSteve & Linda BollingerBonnie BowmanLinda & Ted BraunPhil & Julie BrownSally & David BulgerDon & Cyndy BurgessWalter H. & Barbara W. BurginDavid ButlerNancy & Charles ButterfieldMeade CadotHunter CarbeeMr. & Mrs. Michael C. CarterJames & Denise ChenowethLinda ClaffKim & Fred CochraneRussell W. ColbyMrs. Abram T. CollierJaime Contois & Bonnie HudspethClifton & Lyn CookeMr. & Mrs. Louis CrosierLisa N. DavisDr. & Mrs. Francis de MarneffeJay & Antonia DinkelElizabeth DinowitzDean Dorman & Jan McGonagleMr. & Mrs. Sean DriscollRobin & Mallory DuBoisMichael Duffin & Heather DavenportRichard & Patricia DuggerConrad & Ellen DumasMichael & Diana ElkavitchPeter R. & Mary D.F. EppigRichard & Runi EstesPaul W. & Sandra J. FaberDr. Forbes & Marabeth FarmerRobert S. FellowsDana B. & Carol A. FlandersTom & Karen FlavinElizabeth S. FletcherAlice B. FosterMr. & Mrs. Brian FoucherBruce & Beth FoxAnne S. FrantzAllan G. & Marilyn D. FreemanRufus & Mary FrostMr. & Mrs. Paul GallowayJan Galloway-LeClercMr. & Mrs. James L. GarvinCarol GebhardtCarl L. GoldknopfVictoria GrafMr. Peter GravesThayer & Anita GreeneMrs. Zaiga GreenhalghNoel Greiner & Christine DestrempesWilliam & Margaret GurneySally & Judson HaleMr. & Mrs. Richard HamlenEvie HammermanBarbara HarlingJohn R. & Jeanne M. HarperSusie & John R. HarrisBen & Robin HaubrichMs. Nancy HaynesScot D. HeathVerne W. HebardPaul & Sussan HenkelRobbie & Paul HertnekySusan HewittMr. Jonathan B. HillSusan HollandDan HoughtonHampton & Jane HowardSandra HowardDavid & Susan HowellJohn & Patti Hudachek

Janet HurleyDavid H. JeffriesMary JensenCarl A. & Diana B. JohnsonMr. Robert J. Kasper Jr.Ken & Lisa KerberRobert KochDavid & Sandy KochmanJack KondosLeonard & Brenda KorpiMichael & Jenny KrinskyDavid A. Krisch &Mary Katherine FeistDavid P. La Coste &Patricia CampbellPeter L. & Susan E. LeffertsLarry J. & Phyllis J. LiebmanGG LillyMr. Marshal LombardSusan & David LordCaroll L. LothropDonald A. & Patricia H. MacIsaacMr. Greg Macri Jr.Brian & Kathy ManfreMartha ManleyJune L. MatthewsRichard B. & Mary McAdooAnne McBride & Richard PopovicFrancis McBride & Pamela ArmstrongMary Elizabeth McClellanClesson & Joan McDonaldWilliam & Nancy McGheeLin McKelvieRobert MeagherJane & Frank MeneghiniKully Mindemann & Wendy HillRick & Duffy MonahonAndrew & Elizabeth MorisonBruce H. MyrickGreg & Ellen NeilleyPerry Nelson & Kristen GrubbsArthur & Patricia NicholsVirginia M. NilesGeorge J. & Nancy R. OakesPeter & Jennifer PalmiottoMrs. Edith V. ParkerDavid & Louise PatekHeather Peterson &Charles DeVinneMrs. John David PetersonSusan A. & R. Glen PetersonJane & Les PittsThomas & Izola PorterWilliam C. PrestonKarl & Joy PutnamClyde Randall & Leslie PerryMr. & Mrs. Peter ReadMartha Reed & John L. MurphyPeter & Debbie RhoadesMarilyn B. RichardsonBarbara & Frank RichterMrs. Robert RiersonJean & David RobinsRonald RogstadKathleen Rooney & Doug LoweGeorge & Julie RossMr. William B. RotchGreg Rothman & Linda SingerMr. & Mrs. H. Charles Royce Jr.Mr. George RuppelLarry A. & Linda A. SaariStacey C. SawyerRichard Scaramelli & Joan KibbeJanet U. SchaeferJeffrey W. ScottCarl & Marjorie ShepardsonNorman F. SheppardCalvin & Nancy ShollLucy C. ShonkJane ShuffeltonWinston & Sherry SimsJim & Eleanore SmartDorothy C. SmithAnitra A. SorensenNorman SpicherMr. & Mrs. Charles O. StaplesJonathan & Valerie StarbuckMelissa K. StephensonRobert B. StephensonRev. & Mrs. Lewis StoneAnne Stuart & Paul SantosMrs. Jeanie SyNancy TaylorMichael & Kathleen TerpstraRobert W. & Lianne TherrienArnold & Jean ThibodeauMitchell ThomashowRachel ThurlowGary & Susan TochtermanAnn E. & Joseph A. TrzaskoMr. & Mrs. Donald A. UptonMrs. Frederick UtleyJohn Van NessFred & Ruth WardJanet & Phil WarrenThomas & Anne-Marie WarrenBarbara & Terry WatkinsRichard N. & Christine A. WatkinsHanspeter & Susan WeberCraig O. WeedRobert & Janice WeekesSusan & Tom WellerHarry S. WestcottGeorgia A. WesterveltArthur B. WhippleJohn WillsTim Winship & Julie McAdooJim & Susan WirthsDavid WoodPatricia B. WrightElizabeth YacubianFrancie Fleck YeagerDorothy S. Zug & Frank BatemanUp to $49AnonymousMaureen AhernAntonia AndreoliTheodore S. BaconTom BadgleyMrs. Dudley M. Baker Jr.Dr. Mae L. BeckBeverly BernardFred BlaisLawrence R. & Fern Ellen BloodA. BrockmannJacob BrownPhil & Marge BryceBruce & Joanne BuckKen & Linda BundyLarry BurdickRandy BurnhamCheryl P. BurrowsDavid ButlerMitchell CallDonald & Charlotte N. CarleAlice S. CarrTimothy R. & Mary L. ClarkRobert & Tere ClarksonArthur E. Cohen, M.D.Susan & Douglas CopleyMichael L. & Mary W. CornogKaren CotaTerry M. & Katherine P. CoxDeb CrowderFrancis J. CrowleyJohn J. & Jane B. CunninghamDr. & Mrs. Matthew DonachieBruce DonatiDarcy DoyleRobert & Martha EichlerEleanor M. EricksonJohn & Peggy EvansMr. & Mrs. Francis M. FarnanMark & Beth FernaldMary J. FishPablo Fleischmann &Valerie PiedmontCharles G. & Susan FletcherSusan & Kevin FrewertStephen FrolingJanet GenattNancy GillardZaven & Linda GiragosianMr. Willard GoodwinStevee GreeffJane R. GreenF. GuionHenry C. & Louise HallasMs. Gerry HallgrimsonMr. Daniel R. HalsallCarol Hamilton & Peter JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Robert HamiltonAlbert M. HandySusan C. HanselAnn Marie HowardMr. & Mrs. James M. HurleyBill & Betty JackDr. & Mrs. Graham JeffriesMargaret A. JohnsonStephanie KeaneMeg KearneyMr. Robert B. KilpatrickSheila G. KingDr. Eugene KleinConnie LaFleurCharles LanniJoseph LarsonMr. Lawrence O. LarsonRaymond & Patricia LeeMr. Andrew K. LewisDr. Michael LichterMr. & Mrs. William LindseyLynne LiptayCamilla LockwoodElizabeth LordAnne D. LuntSharon L. MacCartneyKelley MansonCharles & Mary Jo MarvinMrs. Robert M. MasonNancy H. MasseyPeter McGowanSonjia McNearWayne R. MillerDennis MoleskyCharles G. MontgomeryMr. & Mrs. William MorganMr. & Mrs. John E. MurphyRev. Winthrop NelsonJohn T. NewcombeThomas & Carol NewcombeJim OrrMarcia OsbornCharles PalmerMarshall & Pati PatmosDoug & Pat PayneKim E. Peavey & Frank HunterScott & Jody PeckinsTom PeragalloFred PetersSusan Phillips-HungerfordNancy PollardRon PulosMr. Henry Putzel Jr.Judith PutzelRonna R. RajaniemiDavid H. Reid Jr.Mrs. Jane ReynoldsEdith RichardsonRobert L. RichardsonNancy B. RobertsBrian RohdeBob & Carol RomerilMs. Vangie RuskowskiEric & Sarah SandbergJoseph ScannellMr. Michael SchumanGary & Janet ShapiroJanet SheaSandy Sherman1111

THANK YOUVolunteersBoard of TrusteesMichael KrinskySheldon PennoyerVictoria Reck BarlowKaren BennettSwift CorwinStephen H. GehlbachKenneth GoebelJohn HannThomas R. HannaNancy “Pooky” HaydenRhett LambCharles MassinJeffrey MillerRichard PendletonKen StewartSuzanne Y. WhittemoreE. Story WrightCommunications & DevelopmentCommitteeVictoria Reck BarlowStephen H. GehlbachKenneth GoebelBetsey HarrisNancy “Pooky” HaydenE. Story WrightFinance & AdministrationCommitteeStephen H. GehlbachThomas R. HannaMichael KrinskyJeffrey MillerKen StewartLands CommitteeKaren BennettRichard P. ChurchThomas DustonJoslin Kimball FrankJohn HannThomas R. HannaKenneth GoebelRichard PendletonSheldon PennoyerKen StewartWendy WardTom WesselsMonadnock CommunityConservation PartnershipCommitteeVictoria Reck BarlowThomas DustonRhett LambSuzanne Y. WhittemoreStewardship CommitteeKaren BennettAmanda CostelloStephen H. GehlbachPaul M. KotilaRhett LambJeffrey MillerKen StewartPhil WarrenSuzanne Y. WhittemoreE. Story WrightLand stewardsBob AllenRichard & Heather W. AmesJoshua AscaniJim & Anne BanghartPeter BeblowskiIvers Bever & Reed WitherbyBrian BishoffRobin Peard BlaisAnne BoothSteven BrackettRichard P. ChurchMiki Clements-CollierJack E. DavisTheresa DiLuzioMichael Duffin &Heather DavenportFred ErnstKenneth GoebelReeve GutsellBen HaubrichLesley JohnsonDeborah KaiserJohn KieleyJack KondosPedro LandersDon LaunderCharles MassinGeof & Donna MolinaOliver Mutch & Jan MillerJim OrrRichard PendletonSheldon PennoyerSam PerronDavid N. & Ann L. RepakDonna S. RobbinsBrian RohdeJean RosenthalKatherine SchillematMelvyn B. SchupackNorman SpicherRoger & Ann SweetJane F. TaylorKathy ThatcherCarol ThompsonLeigh & Dick WebbWalter WeeksEric WhitePamela White & Warren HammackBud WinsorSue YargerJohn C. ZellerTrail stewardsC&S Wholesale Grocers2012 business analysts cohortNormand ComptoisConVal High School seniorsWayne DingmanThomas DustonEastern Mountain Sports employeesRay EganSandra Howard & Keene StateCollege Chamber SingersBob & Nancy MillerKim NielsenBob ParisiLew ShelleyJoey Zullo & Boy Scout Troop #8PeterboroughAnnual Celebration artistsEllen ChaseMichael DillonDavid DodgeNancy Fitz-RapaljePeter GranucciMary IselinRobert O’BrienAmy L.D. OwensGil PerryJeanne ThiemeGill TruslowMCCP workshops facultyMary Ellen Cannon, NaturalResources Conservation ServiceChad Cochrane, Natural ResourcesConservation ServiceAmanda Costello, Cheshire CountyConservation DistrictCarl Majewski, UNH CooperativeExtensionJillian McCarthy, N.H. Departmentof Environmental ServicesSteve Pytlik, Natural ResourcesConservation ServiceSteve Roberge, UNH CooperativeExtensionAmanda Stone, UNH CooperativeExtensionLindsey Webb, N.H. Fish & GameDepartmentEric Williams, N.H. Department ofEnvironmental ServicesVolunteers at largeBeth AudetteVictoria Reck BarlowMadeline BeaudryTom BeaudryDoug BrownJack CalhounHunter CarbeeLucy CivitellaSkye CivitellaBen CosgroveDeb CrowderLilly DenehyRick LewisPam LoneyKaren HastingsSue GlimenakisJanet S. GrantBetsey HarrisOxen Ike & BrightHannah PayneSwanzey Open Space CommitteeWalpole Conservation CommissionMackenzie WeatherillCindy WestoverIsabel WilderDorothy S. ZugThank you to all our wonderful and dedicated volunteers who help the Conservancy in so many ways. We appreciate all you do!If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Pat Payne, development and membership manager,at Pat@MonadnockConservancy.org or 603-357-0600.12

Judith A. & Dean A. ShultzKaren E. SielkeTracie SmithLinda L. & Robert M. SpenceMarion StoddartChas & Delores StreetAnn W. & Fran SullivanMrs. Marguerite S. SwainBrett Amy ThelenNorma C. & Joseph G. ThibodeauElizabeth L. ThomsPaul Tuller & Mary LoftisSusan WarrenHarvey & Valerie WeenerRobert P. WeisSusan WeissBarbara R. WellsJames WestawaySusan WhittemoreMr. & Mrs. Ernest WilsonRoberta WingersonAllan N. YontOuida C.M. YoungNancy W. & John C. ZellerRod ZwirnerHonorary giftsJohn & Nancy HannRichard G. & Lillian H. YoungH. Thayer KingsburySandra KingsburyBarbara A. & Ronald F. OuelletteMichael R. & Yvette G. GuertnerDonna M. OwensAlma Zalewski & Nita BellucciCarol ThompsonEva R. GossmanE. Story WrightMary P. WrightMemorial giftsForrest C. & Hester R. AmesLouis AmadioRobert & Brenda AmadioStephen R. & Joan R. AmesEdward & Karen BennettRuth & Bob BrodeurJohn C. & Betsey Ames CobbsKenneth P. & Mary K. DuquetteMaurille & Janice FournierNancy & Leon FryeVictoria T. HawkinsFrank Massin Agency Inc.Helen MorgeneggPriscilla PennacchioJoyce W. PerryTinka R. ReedMarilyn B. RichardsonJames SummersLois Laughner SullivanRoger & Letha WoodGeorge Cahill Jr.Dr. Julie S. CrockerConnie GeorgaklisHerman & Eunice GrossmanThomas R. & Elke HannaDonald & Marjorie HarterLaura & Jim HopkinsMichael & Donna MasarCharles & Mary Louise MontgomerySandy ShermanCarol & Dennis ThompsonLee A. Witters, M.D.John C. Calhoun Jr.Fred H. & Meredith L. WalbrunJoan Stevens HughesMarcia GallowayMegan HughesJane SkofieldStewart Tabakin & Salvatore FiumaraPatricia Thayer NitzbergHelen T. ChapellDudley SperosGeorge & Jane MetzgerGift membershipsJon PriceJoan IraPeter & Katharina RooneyKathleen Rooney & Doug LoweSarah M. ThacherRobertson ThacherWill TysonJeanne ThiemeFrom organizationsGifts of $500 or moreBeech Hill–Dublin LakeWatershed AssociationMonadnock Garden Club$100 to $499Garden Club of DublinNew Ipswich ConservationCommissionWalpole ConservationCommissionWildcat PartnershipUp to $99Dublin Conservation CommissionFitzwilliam Garden ClubKeene State CollegeChamber SingersOld Homestead Garden ClubFrom foundations &charitable fundsGifts of $10,000 or moreNew Hampshire CharitableFoundationThe Roy A. Hunt Foundation$2,500 to $9,999Iorio Charitable FoundationCharles & Betti Saunders FoundationFund, Austin CommunityFoundation for the Capital AreaUp to $1,000McQue Fund, Rhode IslandFoundationRemley Family Fund, Greater GreenBay Community FoundationRussell Piscataquog River WatershedFoundationAmy Sandback Fund, NewHampshire Charitable FoundationThe Gilbert Verney FoundationFrom businessesGifts of $10,000 or moreThe Mountain Corporation$500 to $999The New Hampshire Trust CompanyPublic Service of New Hampshire(in honor of Bob Allen)$250 to $499Richard P. Drew LLCGalloway Real EstateNature’s Green GrocerSavings Bank of Walpole$100 to $249Andorra Forest LPForecastle Timber of New HampshireLLCInnovative Natural ResourceSolutionsThe Melanson Co. Inc.Morrison & Tyson CommunicationsNew England Wood Pellet LLCUp to $99Real to Reel VideoWillard’s StoreYankee Publishing Inc.Matching giftsAmes Planning Associates Inc.The W.S. Badger Company Inc.Gartner Matching Gift CenterHoughton MifflinMarkem-ImajeEMD MilliporeRestricted contributionsCalhoun Family Forest, GilsumRichard M. HuntCalifornia Brook Headwatersproject, ChesterfieldNew Hampshire Aquatic ResourceMitigation Fund (Department ofEnvironmental Services)New Hampshire Land & CommunityHeritage Investment ProgramQuabbin-to-Cardigan PartnershipTown of ChesterfieldCarbee Farm project, GreenfieldLead donorsHugh & Gay EatonTown of GreenfieldMonica & Michael LehnerEstate of Lorna J. MarshallRussell Piscataquog RiverWatershed FoundationMrs. Jeffry TimmonsUp to $1,000Mrs. Dudley M. Baker Jr.Russell H. BlakeLeo H. BrooksJill C. ButlerMegan E. CaronRobert CaronAnytime Apparel/Melissa CarsonMONADNOCKforeverSOCIETYOur legacy society recognizes those individuals and familieswho have remembered the Monadnock Conservancy intheir estate plans. Monadnock Forever members witnessthe value of land conservation in their lifetime and, withtheir generous gift, ensure stewardship of the land we lovefor generations to come.The following people have, to ourknowledge, made plans for a future estateor planned gift to the Conservancy:Anonymous (2)Stephen R. & Joan R. AmesLaura AndrewsMarsha BakerPauline S. Chandler & Greg P. ChanisRichard P. & Betsey ChurchPhilip H. Faulkner Jr.Stephen H. & Carol W. GehlbachWarren D. HallJohn W. & Betsey HarrisJohn & Connie KieleyRobert R. PughDiane & John SchottSuzanne Y. & Peter WhittemoreDorothy S. ZugThe following people honored theConservancy with a gift throughtheir estates in 2012. We offer ourgratitude to them and our bestwishes to their families.Lorna J. MarshallIf you are interested in joining ourlegacy society, please contact JimBride, development director, atJim@MonadnockConservancy.orgor 603-357-0600.Please also contact him if youhave already included theConservancy in your estate plansso we may thank you and addyour name to this list.13

THANK YOUDavid L. CorlissWilliam G. CoughlinArlene A. DartConrad & Ellen DumasRichard D. EatonPaul W. & Sandra J. FaberKatrina Farmer (in memory ofFrances “Spud” Fleck)Allan N. GaithumaJohn HaleyCarl & Patricia IngelstromKen & Lisa KerberStephen & Carrie KlonelCarol K. LongleyAmy LowellThomas & Susan O’ConnorSandra OrtonSheldon Pennoyer & Penelope BealDavid PlourdeJudith ShermanMyron SteereBill SundbergCarol & Dennis ThompsonArthur C. VarnumCommunications programC&S Wholesale Grocers Inc.Devan Preserve, MarlboroughQuabbin-to-Cardigan PartnershipSociety for the Protection of NewHampshire ForestsEasement Stewardship FundNancy & Charles ButterfieldEdward FiskeTown of GreenfieldJaffrey Conservation CommissionAnita JonesLin McKelvieDavid & Jeanne MoodySociety for the Protection ofNew Hampshire ForestsTown of WalpoleEnforcement FundEstate of Lorna J. MarshallLand Management FundCia DevanThe Nature ConservancyGreat Brook Farm project, WalpoleLead donorsThe 1772 FoundationDr. & Mrs. I. Tucker BurrMichael & Karen DillonFred & Ellie ErnstMr. & Mrs. John A. HubbardCarroll JohnsonCharles & Mary Louise MontgomeryTown of WalpoleUp to $1,000Wallace & Alice AlbroLouise & Robert AndersonMaurice Andre14Antonia AndreoliAdrian Basora & Pauline BarnesMary & Josiah BeerMarilyn BlakeWilliam M. BorchersTim Brush & Lynn DewaldMr. & Mrs. Bruce ChamberlinEdward & Elaine DeChellisCarol A. & Frederick L. DillJoseph & Margaret DionDayton DuncanCharles & Charlotte FaulknerDoug FaxonKathryn Fazio & Matthew BeamJudy & Thayer FellowsMark & Sandra FishLori Frandino &David Sanchez-NavarroGeorge & Carol GageMs. Joan P. GallowayMarcia GallowayAndrea & Thomas GoinsMinna GoodJoseph & Linda GraffMark HaubrichJune P. HoughtonMr. David HowardDavid & Susan HowellMegan HughesStan & Debbie HutchingsRichard J. Imhoff & Laurie J. MeissnerPeter F. Jeffries & Jeanne F. ArnoldDavid B. & Andrea E. JohnsonMr. Andrew K. LewisAndrew & Belinda McLeodJohn & Nancy NearyMichael & Katherine NerrieBecky PearsonLee PearsonMary A. PerkinsWilliam PerronBarbara T. PlumleyRichard & Peggy PschirrerMr. & Mrs. Marshall E. PutnamRobert L. RichardsonAnn RogersPhilip W. Rogers & Sally BrooksDr. & Mrs. Daniel A.F. SchwenkJames SeipelDonald & Jana SellaroleHarneet & Rebecca SethiNancy SloanChas & Delores StreetMr. Paul TraskWilliam & Kristen TysonGeorge Wierzbowski &Wendell Bates-WierzbowskiMr. & Mrs. Ernest WilsonJohn Kennedy Marshall MemorialConservation Easement, PeterboroughQuabbin-to-Cardigan PartnershipRussell Piscataquog River WatershedFoundationSociety for the Protection of NewHampshire ForestsMcKelvie project, JaffreyTown of JaffreySociety for the Protection of NewHampshire ForestsMonadnock CommunityConservation Partnership FundDavis Conservation FoundationWildlife Action Opportunities Fund,Wildlife Conservation SocietyMonadnock–Metacomet TrailProtection FundIBM International FoundationMonadnock Tomorrowcapital campaignR. Duke & Nancy R. PowellRevolving Loan FundAnonymousShattuck Farm project, JaffreyLead donorsFarm & Ranch Lands ProtectionProgram, USDA NaturalResources Conservation ServiceMonadnock Conservation AssistanceFund, New Hampshire CharitableFoundationNew Hampshire Conservation LicensePlate (“Moose Plate”) ProgramNew Hampshire Land & CommunityHeritage Investment ProgramUp to $1,000Barbara A. & Kevin L. AlixForrest C. AmesDeborah BabsonWilliam C. BaileyJim & Anne BanghartNancy R. BeiterGeorge & Josephine BenedekAlison & Christopher BergeronBruce BoyerNora BryantBruce & Joanne BuckRobert A. ChaseRobert & Tamera ColgateRichard & Jane CunninghamMaureen Scanlon DemaraisTom & Christine DoaneKenneth P. & Mary K. DuquetteJohn O. FieldCarolyn GarretsonMichael & Cathy GeorgeGordon & Juliana GettyWilliam & Sally GrafDr. & Mrs. Herbert GrammJanet S. GrantSamuel & Eileen HacklerWilliam R. HalbedelRev. Jamie L. HamiltonSylvia & Charles HamiltonMary Lynn Hamlin &Thomas F. MaxwellHoward & Deborah HillNancy W. HusbandsBernard J. & Gloria A. KaminskiAllen & Susan LeachDeborah MadiganLeslie McLeanDr. & Mrs. John F. MinteerDr. & Mrs. William D. Moyle Jr.Doris MuffolettoKatherine S. NaughtonElmo OuelletteBob & Amy RadinTinka R. ReedMr. & Mrs. H. Charles Royce Jr.Donna RyanJames & Paula RyanWilliam & Roberta SchnoorDoris ShawPhilip D. St. PierreAnne Stuart & Paul SantosAnn W. & Fran SullivanCarol & Dennis ThompsonDavid D. & Elizabeth P. TrimbleMr. & Mrs. C. Jerome UnderwoodElizabeth Moch Webster &James WebsterDorothy WhiteThomas F. WolfeIn-kind contributionsShalem Bencivenga/Design by ShalemChuck BingamanBraden PrintingJerry BranchSwift CorwinThe Dublin SchoolLiza DupuisThomas DustonRichard DrewFranklin Pierce UniversityMr. Peter Graves/Great Brook FarmEd GoodrichSam & Eileen HacklerInHaus MediaEd Jennison/Maple Dell FarmKeene Downtown GroupCity of Keene Recycling CenterTom MaslandNubanusit Neighborhood & FarmCynthia O’DellL. Phillips Runyon IIILew Shelley & Student ConservationAssociationCarol & Dennis ThompsonWalpole CreameryWalpole Scoop ShopLynn Zimmerman/Lucky Dog DesignThese lists have been prepared with care. If your name has been omitted in erroror incorrectly listed, we regret the error and want to know so the record may beupdated. Please contact Pat Payne, development and membership manager, atPat@MonadnockConservancy.org or 603-357-0600.

Connect with us15 Eagle Court, 2nd FloorPO Box 337Keene NH 03431603-357-0600fax 603-357-7949StaffInfo@MonadnockConservancy.orgwww.MonadnockConservancy.orgFacebook.com/MonadnockConservancyYouTube.com/MonadnockConservancyRyan Owens, executive directorEmily Hague, stewardship managerAnne McBride, conservation project managerPeter Throop, project director, Monadnock CommunityConservation PartnershipRick Brackett, MCCP and stewardship assistantJim Bride, development directorPatricia Payne, development and membership managerKatrina Farmer, communications managerChris Watkins, bookkeeperMONADNOCKC ONSERVANCYAbout the Monadnock ConservancyFounded in 1989, the MonadnockConservancy is the only land trustdedicated exclusively to the 35 towns ofthe Monadnock region in southwesternNew Hampshire. Our mission is to workwith communities and landowners toconserve the natural resources, wild andworking lands, rural character and scenicbeauty of the region. As an accreditedland trust, our responsibility is to carefor our conservation lands and to protectthe natural resources of each propertyforever. Based in Keene, N.H., theConservancy has protected 17,000 acresof forest, farmland, shoreline, wetlands,wildlife habitat and recreation trails inthe region.Edited by Katrina Farmer.Annual report graphic design by Lynn Zimmerman/Lucky Dog Design.Cover photo by Francie Fleck Yeager.All other photos by Emily Hague, except page 2 ferns/Francie Fleck Yeager, page 3 landscape/Anne McBride, page 3 sign/Doug Brown and page 9 landscape/Marcia Davis.© 2013 Monadnock Conservancy.Paper supplied byMonadnock Paper Mills.Printed with soy-based inks onpaper made in New Hampshire.

MONADNOCKC ONSERVANCYPO Box 337 Keene, NH 03431Info@MonadnockConservancy.orgwww.MonadnockConservancy.orgNONPROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGEPAIDPermit #1Putney, VTIntroducing our newwebsite design andFacebook page!www.MonadnockConservancy.orgMany thanks to InHaus Media, a webdesign and marketing firm based inPeterborough, N.H., which donated itstime creating our website as part of itsDesign for Good challenge.Facebook.com/MonadnockConservancyLAND PROTECTION UPDATEAcres of land under conservation easement 16,198.1Acres of land we own 980.5Total acres of land conserved 17,178.6See pages 4–5 for details about the 700 acres of land protected in 2012.