1. “Gilmanton’s Greatest Views—For
Everyone, Forever!” Campaign
View of Belknap Range, across Frisky Hill Tract, Rt. 107, Gilmanton
Gilmanton Land Trust
In Partnership With
Five Rivers Conservation Trust
Gilmanton Conservation Commission
Gilmanton Historical Society
(Photos: T. Howe, GLT, unless noted;
All info as of 25 Sept. 2012)

2. THE LAND: 4 TRACTS, 86 AC.
• Meetinghouse Pond (41.0 ac.)
• Rt. 107 Upper & Lower Fields
(21.0 ac.)
• Loon Pond Rd. (8.5 ac.)
• Frisky Hill Viewpt.So. (15.0 ac.)
& 14 READY-TO-MKT. LOTS!

4. SCENIC
1,050’ on Meetinghouse Pond
(Far, visible shoreline)

5. Rt. 107 Upper Field
(Loon Pond beyond)

6. (Photo: S.Smith)
Just a piece of the view from
Frisky Hill

7. Also ahead: “Information” mailbox w/
brochure & donor form!

8. AGRICULTURE
43 AC. HAYLANDS
•Mgd. by 2 local
dairy farmers
Loon Pond Rd. Tract 66 AC. AG SOILS
CRITICAL MASS
• Land base
• Ag infrastructure
• Local food
Rt. 107 Lower Field, Loon Pond beyond

9. Keeping
tradition
alive--&
fields well
managed
Meetinghouse
Pond Tract

10. Meetinghouse
Pond Tract
• Managed sugarbush
• 42’ x 28’ barn
(Photo: T.Dombrowski)

11. WATER QUALITY
150’ on Loon Pond
1,050’ on Meeting-
house Pond
Headwaters of
Soucook &
Suncook Rivers

12. RECREATION
Meetinghouse
Pond Tract
*Snowmobile trail
*Walking trail
*Enhanced public access
* Adjacent Town land
* Guaranteed pedestrian
From trail’s end (Photo: T.Dombrowski)
& snowmobiling access

13. WILDLIFE HABITAT
• 3-ac. forested wetland
* Beaver pond
& wetland
Evidence of
giant • Grasslands, mixed
Prehistoric
beavers? forestlands, shorelines

14. “Before” HISTORICAL
Meetinghouse Pond Tract
• Flax “retting” pond &
stone structure
• Only one documented in
NH! (& New England?)
• Jon Hall had the vision...
& “After”

15. EDUCATIONAL
• Tours of flax site
• Linen making
demonstrations
Interpreting flax
“retting” site
• Gilmanton School
sixth-graders
Gina Gerhard,
“breaking” flax
• Display of artifacts
by Gilm. Historical
Society?
You CAN teach an old dog new tricks…

16. OUTCOMES
• PERMANENT PROTECTION
• CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY
FIVE RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST
• USES LTD. TO AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY &
OUTDOOR RECREATION
• GUARANTEED PUBLIC ACCESS
• PEDESTRIAN, SNOWMOBILING, FISHING,
HUNTING

17. • FRISKY HILL & MEETINGHOUSE POND
• OWNERSHIP BY GILM. CONSERVATION
COMMISSION (SUBJECT TO C.E.)
• PUBLIC INPUT, THEN MGT. PLAN
• ADJACENT TOWN-OWNED TRACT
RT. 107 UPPER & LOWER FIELDS, &
LOON POND RD.
• OWNERSHIP BY PVT. PARTIES
• TO BE SOLD BY GILM. LAND TRUST
(SUBJECT TO C.E.)

18. • NO IMPACT ON PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES TO TOWN
• TOWN FUND TO REPLACE LOST TAXES
($722/YR.) FOR 2 TOWN TRACTS
FUTURE EDUCATIONAL TOURS &
DISPLAYS, FLAX DEMONSTRATIONS,
SCHOOL TRIPS, AND/OR….?

19. THE CAMPAIGN
GOAL = $1,170,000
EXPENSES
• $840,000 Purchase price (1/3 below appraised
value, w/ HUGE thanks to Twiggs!)
• $146,000 Protection of adjacent land(s)
• $93,000 Transaction exps. (legal, apprsl, taxes)
• $40,000 Stewardship of CE’s
• $20,000 Fund to replace taxes (est.)
• $31,000 (2.6%) Fundraising, overhd., publicity, etc.
$1,170,000 Total

20. REVENUES
$531,750 Federal grant
$284,250 Contributions--160 households
$121,000 GLT sale of 2 tracts to pvt. parties (est.)
$120,000 GLT sale of 2 tracts to Gilm. Cons. Comm.
$1,057,000 Total secured/identified (90%)
+ $113,000 To be raised (10%)
$1,170,000 TOTAL

21. VOLUNTEERS MAKE IT
HAPPEN--AND FUN !
60 volunteers to date, mostly from Gilmanton
Barn cleanout crew Trail crew

22. HOW YOU CAN HELP:
• WWW.GILMANTONLANDTRUST.ORG
• READ THE STORIES!
• JOIN THE CAMPAIGN BY CONTRIBUTING!
• WEBSITE (PAYPAL), OR DONOR FORM
* RECOGNITION & NAMING OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE (ASK TOM HOWE)

23. SAID ONE DONOR: “THESE LANDS ARE
THE ESSENCE OF GILMANTON”
IT’S ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY…
WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMPLETING
THIS PROJECT WITH YOU!