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Front Page News:

January 7, 2009


 

Scenic Gilmanton Pasture and Forestland Conserved

 


A scenic, 28-acre field and forest on a ridgeline above the village of Gilmanton Iron Works has now been conserved for future generations.  Working closely with Five Rivers Conservation Trust, a Concord-based nonprofit organization serving the capital region, property owners Mike and Muriel Robinette recently took the key steps to ensure that their land permanently remains as open space. 


“Thanks to the Robinettes’ generous donation of a conservation easement to Five Rivers Conservation Trust, the land will never be developed or subdivided,” said Chuck Knox, Five Rivers’ Executive Director.  He noted that conservation easements are legal instruments that serve as permanent restrictions on property development.  “Since these easements run with the land from landowner to landowner, this special corner of our state will continue to stay intact, affording long-term benefits to the neighborhood and local community.”


With views extending across the rolling countryside of Gilmanton and beyond into Gilford and Alton, the Robinettes’ field serves as an upland pasture where horses graze alongside of white-tailed deer and an occasional moose.  An adjacent woodland with a meandering brook and wetlands is also included in the conserved landscape, and provides habitat for a mix of wildlife, including black bear, grouse, wild turkeys, and other animals.

 


When asked why they chose to conserve their land, Muriel commented, “Mike and I feel a special bond to this land, having raised our family here and enjoyed its tranquility.  We’ve been looking forward to conserving it for quite awhile, and protecting it for others to enjoy just seemed like the right thing to do.”   

 
Five Rivers Conservation Trust now holds over thirty conservation easements throughout its 16-town capital region service area, including three other protected properties in the Town of Gilmanton.  “The Robinettes’ land has many valuable attributes,” said Knox, “and our nonprofit is honored to serve as its easement holder.  With that honor comes the important responsibility of our organization’s regular stewardship monitoring to ensure the property’s long-term protection.” 


Knox added, “The Robinettes brought to the table a tremendous commitment to conservation, as well as the dedication and energy needed to see this project through to successful completion.  They are certainly to be commended, and they can take satisfaction in knowing that years from now their acreage will continue to be a very special piece of New Hampshire’s rural landscape heritage.”


 


 

 











 
 

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