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Upper Valley Land Trust 2010 Annual Report

“For me the Upper Valley Community Land Trust began when Frances Field of Lebanon, who, like me, has a small farm, kept pestering me with questions. ‘How are we going to keep our farms in farming? How can we keep all the farms in farming?’ Fran began attending meetings about land preservation and began pelting me (and many others) with literature about conservation easements and community land trusts. ‘I think that’s the answer,’ she told me, ‘and there are land trusts around here. But I’d feel better leaving my farm under the protection of a local organization, a land trust of my neighbors in the Upper Valley.’” ~Dana Meadows, First Chair of UVLT’s Board of Trustees in the 1987 Annual Report

Working Togetherto Shape the Habitat We Call Home

Dear Friends

Around the Upper Valley, the signs of land conservation are increasing. We’re not just talking about UVLT’s colorful signs marking the locations of conserved properties. We’re referring to profound changes on the land and in communities.

In the years since UVLT was founded, Upper Valley farms have adapted and innovated, establishing fruit and vegetable operations, organic dairies and artisinal cheeses. Farm stands now dot our roadways, and area residents have organized farmers’ markets in nearly every town.

Community volunteers are actively working with landowners to create and maintain trails. Towns are acquiring land for public natural areas. Physicians are prescribing walking for health. Senior centers are leading regular hikes on conserved land.

Lake Associations and Conservation Commissions promote watershed conservation to protect drinking water supplies. Biologists and economists analyze carbon sequestration in our forests. Farmers grow oilseeds for fuel. Communities rely on biomass for energy. The natural meandering of rivers and streams is protected as a means of mitigating flood risk. Students observe flora and fauna, keep journals, create art and tell stories through “place-based” school curricula.

Conserved properties are more than green dots on a map of the Upper Valley region – they are multi-dimensional: connecting food, water, habitat, health, livelihood, learning… sustainability. The corridors and networks overlap and reinforce one another. The impacts of land conservation are immediate and personal. They continuously ripple outward and evolve.

This report describes UVLT’s activities and achievements during just one fiscal year. But fiscal year 2010 is inseparable from past and future– we reach forward empowered by the commitment, boldness and generosity of UVLT’s founders. As we enter UVLT’s 25th anniversary year we have much to celebrate. But our region and our planet face serious challenges.

Local solutions, identifying and investing in open space, strengthen the adaptability and resilience of our communities. Here and now is where we are working, and the scope of possibility is what we make it. Thank you for joining with us,

Rick Roesch Jeanie McIntyreChair, Board of Trustees President

From The President

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Conservation Successes

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Above, Left to Right: Sara Cavin, Lee & Kathy Larson, and Peg Merrens at the project closing of the Larson’s Songbird Forest in Lyme in December.

Laura & Walter Ryan at the signing of the conservation easement on the Nathaniel & Ina Thurber Memorial Forest in Unity, NH in January.

At Left: Fran Wright signs the easement on the property belonging to her and her husband, John, in Weathersfield. At Right: James Thaxton looks on as Lilla Willey signs the document to protect her farmland in Thetford.

238 acres of prime farmland:tillage along the Connecticut River, organic dairy farm in Newbury, pastures in Hartland and along Academy Road in Thetford

Over 3 miles of scenic road frontage: backdrops for village centers and peaceful rural roads, landscapes characterizing the Connecticut River National Scenic Byway

77 acres of wetlands:Jacobs Brook outlet in Orford, Mill Brook wetlands in Weathersfield, confluence of Pressey & Tunis Brooks in Hanover, large wetland and vernal pools in Strafford, and an outdoor classroom on Thetford Hill

Forest land:Town forests in Grantham & Unity, Tree Farm in Lyme, productive Sugarbush in Strafford

Public access:Seven properties conserved with public trailsor dispersed public access granted to UVLT

Memorial lands:Strafford and Unity forests conserved in honor of family members with deep roots in the land

Habitat:Expanded wildlife corridors for large mammals, beaver wetlands, upland songbird habitat, riparian areaswith wooded buffers

Generous LandownersSusan BakerRay & Tina ClarkAnn & Harte CrowTown of GranthamAnna LambLee & Kathy LarsonTown of OrfordLaura & Walter RyanBert & Pam VinesLilla WilleyJohn & Fran Wright

959 acres: 13 parcels

Conservation Successes

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Our successes make the Upper Valley better - healthier, more beautiful, more sustainable,

and more hopeful.

Celebration & CommunityEvents and public programs

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Hikes and tours on conserved landWe hiked Igor Blake’s conserved Tree Farm in Newport, NH at the 2009 NH Tree Farm Field Day. In January, we snowshoed at the Bear Pond Natural Area in Canaan with the Mascoma Watershed Conservation Council. Pictured below, we joined the Hartford Parks & Recreation Dept. on a Wednesday walk on the Cossingham Farm Road Trails. In April, UVLT Trustee, Roger Hanlon, began leading Second Sunday Strolls on UVLT-conserved trails. Also this spring, we celebrated conservation at the Nathaniel & Ina Thurber Memorial Forest in Unity, NH.

Stories & ImagesIn the fall, we collaborated with local photographer Jim Block and Fool’s Gold puzzle maker David Beffa-Negrini to sell puzzles made with images of the UVLT-conserved Bicknell Brook area. We hosted film screenings of “King Corn” and “Food, Inc.” We collaborated with Everybody Wins! Vermont to bring children’s author Natalie Kinsey Warnock to the Hanover Inn. In May, we hosted a digital photography workshop with Jim Block.

Celebration & Community

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Spreading the WordWe were the Co-op Food Stores’ partner of the month for September (see Kathy Larson, above). We also collaborated with the Co-op to sell water bottles and promote tap water. We participated in Flavors of the Valley by distributing samples of pesto made from the invasive Garlic Mustard. We shared a table with the Hartland Conservation Commission and Trout Unlimited at the Hartland Farm Fest. There, we served Japanese Knotweed Crumble and discussed ways of removing the pesky invasive plant.

Learning OpportunitiesIn October, we participated in a walking tour and land management workshop at Orange County Forester, David Paganelli’s family Tree Farm in South Strafford. During the winter, UVLT hosted a gathering and discussion for Conservation Commissioners. In May, we collaborated with Steve Faccio of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies to host a vernal pool walk at the Chas Baker Sugarbush in Strafford, VT (at right & top, facing page).

At Right: the 2010 Patchen Miller Award was received by the Thetford Elementary School for their support

of the conservation of Zebedee Headwaters.

Above: In April, Jeanie McIntyre received the Sarah Thorne Award, given to her by the Society

for the Protection of New Hampshire’s Forests.

From theTreasurer Revenues & Expenses Your Land Trust has been managed well through the economic uncertainties of these past two years. UVLT’s Endowment has regained the value it had prior to the economic downturn. This is largely due to the careful asset stewardship of Doug Loudon, Quentin Faulkner and the other members of UVLT’s Investment Committee. Our endowment is the base that lets us be confident that we can fulfill our obligations in perpetuity. The engine that keeps the land trust running smoothly is the superb, dedicated and skilled staff – one of our key assets. The budget that supports this work is approximately $650,000 annually and two-thirds of this funding comes from the

generous support of our members. Last year, even with the downturn in the economy we were able to achieve our fundraising goals. And this year, we ended the year right on target. We are thankful to you for your support through these sometimes frightening times. You have enabled us to “stay the course.” Our work is to team with landowners and funders and create conservation easements which protect important parts of our valley. These are the value which we create. However, these assets don’t show up on our financial statements. This year we’ve protected 13 more parcels and nearly 1,000 more acres. In total, we now hold an interest in 400 properties and 40,000 acres across the Upper Valley. At a conservative $5,000 per acre for development rights, your generosity over the past 24 years has moved over $200 million in value to the “public side of the balance sheet.” This is the score of the bounty generated by our superb staff and funded by your generosity. Thank you! That officially ends the Treasurer’s Report. But as a retiring Trustee, I would like to ask your indulgence in a swan song. I would first like to express my high confidence in the future leadership of the organization, in the staff - especially Jeanie McIntyre and Lorie Hood - and in the exceptional Board of Trustees. Second, we need your continuing generous support of the unique, dedicated staff. Third, as state and local funding for conservation dwindles, I ask that you keep in mind the possibility and necessity of funding from within the Valley for specific conservation projects. And lastly, please consider naming UVLT in your will. I cannot imagine a finer legacy than conserving our beautiful valley for generations to come.

Brian WalshTreasurer

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Stewardship Endowment

Operating Endowment

Conservation Endowment

Special Endowments

Total Endowment

Balance at 6/30/2009 1,463,866 488,835 326,732 103,113 2,382,546Distributions (70,964) (24,701) (3,349) (5,191) (104,205)Additions 57,676 57,676Change in Market Value 144,701 45,323 31,702 8,162 229,888Balance at 6/30/10 1,595,279 509,457 355,085 106,084 2,565,905

UVLT Endowments: year ending June 30, 2010

*These are preliminary statements. UVLT’s annual audit and complete financial reports will be available Fall 2010. To request a copy, or for more information, please contact us.

Sources

Uses

Gifts from Individuals $420,426

Foundation & Agency Grants $130,004

Endowment Income $96,000

Interest & Other $44,727

Corporate Support $4,816

Land Conservation & Stewardship $334,971

Community Relations $143,464

Management $87,312

Fundraising $41,066

Total: $696,028

Total: $610,036

60%

19%

14%

6%

1%

55%

24%

14%

7%

As UVLT’s inventory of conserved lands grows, so does its stewardship responsibility. UVLT’s stewardship endowment, to which funds are added each time a project is accepted, supports much of this work.

From theTreasurer Revenues & Expenses

STEWARDSHIP OUR DONORS

What is Stewardship?

When private land is conserved under a conservation easement, landowners agree to work with UVLT to ensure that their land is protected in perpetuity. The agreement includes annual communication between the landowner and a UVLT staff member, followed by a monitoring visit to the property.

Monitors document natural and human-induced changes that may occurr on a property over the course of the year. Annual visits give UVLT an opportunity to build a relationship with the landowner, answer questions, and keep track of land use from year to year. If there are breaches of conservation restrictions, UVLT will discover them in a timely manner and staff can then work with the landowner to choose an appropriate course of action. These visits also allow UVLT to provide landowners with requested information or to direct them to appropriate land stewardship resources.

Between monitoring visits, landowners may continue their contact with UVLT. Many conservation easements require UVLT approval for a number of allowed activities, such as building agricultural structures, subdividing a reserved house lot, planning for long-term forestry work, or creating a pond. UVLT reviews each case and works with landowners to ensure that plans are consistent with the conservation easement.

In addition to being responsible for land under easement, the UVLT Stewardship Team, with volunteers, maintains seven paddler-access campsites along the Connecticut River, and maintains a number of Upper Valley trails on conserved land.

Volunteer Opportunities

Easement Monitoring involves meeting landowners of conserved land, hiking off-trail to find property boundaries with a map and compass, and recording observations. Each volunteer completes a training course that includes general easement information and instruction on using a map and compass as well as hands-on field practice. Easement monitors have the opportunity to go for walks in the forests, fields, and along waterways on conserved land in the Upper Valley.

For more information about becoming a UVLT stewardship volunteer, please contact Jason Berard, UVLT’s Stewardship Coordinator at jason.berard@uvlt.org or (603) 643-6626 ext. 110.

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FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONSAnonymous (1)Alexander Host FoundationAnimal Rescue League of

BostonCity of LebanonElizabeth Parkhill Charitable

TrustHulbert Outdoor CenterKroka Expeditions, Inc.LCHIPLebanon School DistrictMcCollom Family

FoundationNew Hampshire Charitable

FoundationNew Hampshire Preservation

AllianceNorwich Gateway, LLCRONDO, Orford, NHSaint-Gaudens MemorialSherman Fairchild

FoundationSnow Coasters, Inc.Society for the Protection

of NH Forests

Stanley H. & Theodora L. Feldberg Fund-Combined Jewish Philanthropies

State of VermontStettenheim Foundation, Inc.Tarleton Fund of the N.H.

Charitable Foundation - Upper Valley Region

Taylor Unity FoundationThe Byrne FoundationThe Charles E. & Edna T.

Brundage Foundation The CPH TrustThe Frank & Brinna Sands

Foundation, Inc.The Hartland Foundation Inc.Town of Grantham Town of HartlandTown of RandolphTown of ThetfordTown of UnityTwo Rivers-Ottauquechee

Regional CommissionVermont Housing &

Conservation Board

BUSINESS LEADER$1,000 or moreLyme Northern Forest Fund,

L. P.Shepard Butler Landscape

Architecture

BUSINESS SPONSOR$100-499A.H.T. Inc. Plumbing &

HeatingBlackmount Equipment, Inc.DesMeules, Olmstead &

OstlerDomus, Inc.EnergySmithsHanover Consumer

Cooperative Society, Inc.Haynes & Garthwaite

ArchitectsLake Sunapee BankMeadowsend Timberlands

Ltd.Norwich BookstoreResource Systems GroupStave PuzzlesWells River Savings Bank

PERSONAL MEMBERS

BENEFACTOR$5,000 or moreAnonymous (2)Bonnie Allard & Clint SwiftBarbara & Dick CouchSusan CrossCharles & Charlotte FaulknerQuentin FaulknerMarion McCollom HamptonKate & Phil HarrisonJohn & Joanna HawkinsWilfred & Sylvia HillPeter Martin & Lynn

FreemanPeter & Jane Kitchel

McLaughlinBarbara & David RobyRick & Linda RoeschElisabeth W. RussellGeorge & Lynn TidmanGretchen & Bob Wetzel

LEADER$2,500-4,999Closey & Whit DickeyNancy & Don DwightDonald Graham & Carol BarrDouglas & Jean LoudonBruce Mays & Cynthia

MaltbieJohn & Nomi Stadler

GUARDIAN$1,000-2,499Anonymous (2)Joan AshleyRay & Cynthia BarretteWilliam J. BreedLisa Cashdan & Peter SteinRobert W. ChristyRay & Tina ClarkMary E. ConnorRobert deCourcyKathryn S. FullerJohn & Pam GerstmayrMary & Steve GormanMrs. Marion W. GrassiRoger & Ann HanlonPeter & Laurie HaydenMr. & Mrs. Robert B. Hedges,

Jr.Carola Lea

Laurel & Sid LetterO. Ross McIntyreAnne PeytonPatricia PolkDick & Sallie RamsdenCam & Mary Anne RankinGordon & Patricia

RichardsonBruce & Sarah SchwaeglerNancy P. SevcenkoWalt & Kathy SwiftBrian F. Walsh & Linda

PatchettJennifer & Stanton Williams

SUSTAINER$500-999Anonymous (5)Liora AlschulerDr. & Mrs. James BarrettArthur & Anne BerndtCharles & Lynn BohiJane Bayley Brown & Skip

BrownDale Peters BryantScott & Mary CarsonStephen C. DonahueBob & Kathy FoxMilton & Carolyn FryeThomas & Margaret GreeneAnne & George HartmannJames KelseySue Kirincich & Chuck

WoosterSydney Lea & Robin BaroneHelene NagyStephanie ReiningerRiccardo Salmona & Bill

DoyleBrenda Sirovich

“But the single most necessary ingredient, without which nothing would have happened, was the supportive community, which has demonstrated [...] that it wants important lands treasured and protected.”~Dana Meadows, First Chair of UVLT’s Board of Trustees

STEWARDSHIP OUR DONORS

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Alan Strickland & Marcia Herrin

Louise Nunan TaylorPeter F. WelchDoug & Joanne WiseWillis & Cristina Wood

SUPPORTER$250-499Anonymous (3)Susan AlmyDr. Peter AresonAnne Baird & Stephen

CampbellJim BarkerWayne Barstad & Anne

KapuscinskiDavid K. BartonGeorge BealIgor R. BlakeMark & Kathy BlanchardJohn BowenFrank & Mardi BowlesPeter & Susan BrinkGeorge ClarkFred CressmanJames & Deborah CrowellJohn & Deecie DenisonCarol & Rodney DuBoisStephens FowlerHelle & Per FrostGeoffrey & Ellen GaulkinE. Ann Gormley & Richard

WallaceThe Revs. Lisbeth & Lyle HallJune HembergerDavid Kotz & Pamela JenkinsLee & David LemalStephen & Katie LoughmanMichael & Elizabeth MayorRichard G. & Leila I.

McDanolds

Betsy McGean & Tom Blinkhorn

Jeanie McIntyre & Geoffrey Little

Julie McNultyPeg & Ed MerrensPorter MillerDennis & Linda MitchellWilliam & Margaret

MontgomeryBill Morris & Evie ConroyMichael & Sally NewboldBarbara & Tom PerryJohn PowersJohn Quimby & Michael

O’DonnellSteve & Martha RichardsonBenjamin SchoreMerle & Helen SchotanusJ. David ScottJames E. & Sonia SheridanDudley & Julie SmithMike & Jean SmithShiela & Steve SwettGretchen & Steve TaylorCarolyn C. TenneyBarb Walden & Bill VeronesiEugene YeatesRobert Barnes Zuckert

SPONSOR$100-249Anonymous (11)Bill & Frances AckerlyPeg & Rich AckersonF. Clayton AdamsBrooke & Jim AdlerK. Sandra Anderson & Reeve

C. WilliamsPeter Hoyle ArmstrongTara Bamford & Barbara

KnauffNina & Roy BanwellVirginia BarlowHarriette S. BarnesChristine & Donald Bartlett,

Jr.John & Virginia BaylissJudith A. BelyeaSuzi & Ennalls BerlJoAnn BernsRichard & Jody BiddleEric BivonaDonald BlackmerPete & Ruth Bleyler

Leeli BonneyWilliam & Susan BoyleCharles D. BrackettMr. & Mrs. Sargent Bradlee,

Jr.Daniel BrandArnie & Annette BrownPeter BryantRoald CannBetsy & Bob CarlsonJosette & Steve CarterBill & Elizabeth ChabotDavid Chambers & John

CraneRichard & Cynthia ChapmanWilliam & Priscilla ChesterElizabeth W. ChristieSherry & Herb ClarkWilliam & Elizabeth

ClendenningChuck Cole & Liz Ryan ColeNicole & Tom CormenAlexander D. CraryFred & Sophia CrawfordMarilyn CrowellElena & Jere DaniellRobert & Sara DanzigerDouglas DemarestDonald F. DickeyNorman A. DoengesGary & Karen DouvilleEugenie Doyle & Samuel BurrJoseph & Eugenie DoyleMarianne & Brian DoyleHarrison & Betsy DrinkwaterMr. Drysdale & Ms. HigginsFrank H. Duffy, M.D.Robert C. DwyerMr. & Mrs. Walter EatonCliff & Felixa EskeyRay A. Eusden, Jr.Jane Beckett FantAlison FarrarAndrew Faunce & Miriam

VoranMary B. FennCassandra FesenFrances W. FieldAnn A. FlowersSharon F. FrancisEhrhard Frost & Brenda

CourtemancheHarold FrostVal Galton

Elsa Garmire & Robert Russell

R. Andrew GarthwaiteCharles & Mary Vic GierschClive GrayMary Lou Guerinot & C.

Robertson McClungVail & Barbara HaakRobert & Honore HagerBruce & Megan Ryan

HammondMrs. Warren HanceFran & Josie HanlonChris & Sally HarrisKaren R. HarrisNick & Connie HarveyEmmy & Rick HausmanPeter HelmHerndon-Miller FamilyCharles & Judy HerrDan Hershenson & Kitty

ScottNate Hine & Nellie

PenningtonDavid & Jody HoranRobert & Megan HouserRichard Howarth & Kari

AsmusDan Hudnut & Lynn SheldonClark & Hope HungerfordDianne IngallsRobert & Mariet JaarsmaAnn JamesDebra & John JayneStuart JohnsonDeb Jones & Jeem PetersonRichard G. JonesPaul & Marya KleeKaren Kluge & Terry

RosenmeierMark P. KrenitskyThomas & Agnes KurtzJames LaBelle & Sue FritzBarbara & Steven Landau

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OUR DONORS

Terese L. LaneJean & John LaweJack & Susi LearmonthRonnie Lesser & Erica

SchoenbergHugo & Cynthia LiepmannPaul LindbergPeggy LittleDaniel & Louise LongneckerElsa M. LukerSuzanne LyonsFrank MagilliganBryan J. MarshMary N. MaslandDavid & Jeanne MasonGretchen & Roger MaynardAna MayorJ. Michael McGeanPeter McGowenJohn McLanahanRich & Jackie MengeFern K. MeyersChristopher MilanesiNancy & Peter MogielnickiDaniel Monahan & Heather

WoodcockJoan Monroe & Clifford CaryAnne MontgomeryCelina Moore BartonRobert J. MoranArthur & Mary MudgeClaire & Allen MunckDonna & Bruce NelsonChris & Nancy NesbittRobert & Nita NormanJennifer O’Flaherty &

Elizabeth RyanOsgood FamilyDavid & Mary OttoBarbara Palmer & Dennis

SternClaude Phipps & Connie

PhilleoSusan & Jay PiersonSteve & Becky PowellKen & Anne Rawson

Judith Reeve & Ken BakerSarah Drew ReevesMr. & Mrs. James ReynoldsTorunn RhodesJohn & Cicely RichardsonR. G. RidgewayLes & Diane RimanGerhard RobertsEric & Joanne SailerAndrew & Terry SamwickKaren & John SandersJames SawyerMark & Jennifer SchiffmanCarl W. SchmidtAlice SchoriMark & Nancie SeversStan Sharenson & Linda

TaylorSandra SharpSusan Gussenhoven SheaMargaret ShermanNicholas ShermanRebecca SiegelMartin & Carolyn SingerCarol & Roger SlobodaDouglas Smith & Stephanie

Ellis-SmithErnest SmithMrs. Anstiss L. SmithersFrank & Connie SnyderRoger H. SoderbergMartha S. SolowHal & Carol SoxWhit SpauldingGary SpiessOrson L. St. JohnDr. Elijah Stommel & Ms.

Jasmin BihlerMike SutherlandSteve & Lucy SwartzBetsy SylvesterDavid & Susan TaylorVijay Thadani & Onita

ConningtonTig & Elise TillinghastPeter & Janice TreadwellAnna Typrowicz & Richard

CohenCharles & Natalie UrmsonJohn Vogel & Judy MusicBruce & Marion WatersFrederick WeissAndrew WellerW. Brinton & Jean W. Whitall

William & Christianne Wohlforth

John & Jeanne Woodward-Poor

Jim & Betsy WoosterJames & Susan WrightMark & Susan Zankel

PARTNER$50-99Anonymous (12)Steve AikenheadHeywood & Beatrice

AlexanderPat & Fred AppletonMarcia B. ArmstrongJames B. Atkinson &

Gretchen A. HolmRobert & Lillian BaierSharry Baker & David MerkerIan Baldwin, Jr.Barbara Ragle BarnesRick Barrows & Marcia

GroszekBill & Fran BaschnagelRonald BeanRev. Judith Taw BeckPamela & Birkett BeckerClifton BelowJohn BenjaminRep. Bernard L. BennShirley R. Beresford & Nan

JesseMichael & Ellen BettmannRichard D. BircherRichard & Pieter BirnieJim & Jann BlockStuart Blood & Li ShenAmber & Kurt BolandDorothy & Richard BowerAnne E. BrainerdMartina F. BreedHoke BrissendenPreston BristowRichard L. & Robin BrooksTom & Suzanne BrownPhil & Hilary BurlingMrs. Virginia CadburyCamp Glen Brook,

Marlborough, NHSean CarapellaAnn B. CarterPeter & Debbie CarterDavid Cate & Margaret

Fanning

Sara Cavin & Ed MeyerRobert & Kate ChamberlinRobert & Janice ChapmanNancy & David CharkesGloria CharneyDave & Ann CioffiLedge ClaytonDavid Cole & Karen HenryPauline Cole & Neal

MeglatheryJohn & Nancy CollierMartha & Lantz CookMargaret & Robert CopeGibb & Mary CornwellJoe & Carolyn CraveroStephen F. Crimmin & Liba

F. HladikIngrid CurtisLawrence & Linda DaceyCarolyn & Gary DanielsonKathy DavidowPatricia & Vincent J. DeMasi,

Jr.Bryant & Marilyn DenkPhyllis DeutschWilliam & Barbara DoyleNora Doyle-Burr & Robert

WebberAnalee DurantJessica EatonPatricia W. EckelsAdele P. EdgertonBrian & Susan EdwardsMs. M. Scott Eliassen

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Becky EntJustine & Pete FaheyWilliam H. B. FennEdward FeustelSharon A. FrommMichael & Linda FuerstEdith M. GiegJudith C. Giordan &

Lawrence B. FriedmanHarry & Jacqueline GlassPaul Glover, Jr.David & Cindy GlueckSusan & Jeff GoodellDennis & Laura-Beth

GoodmanSteven & Nancy GoodspeedCharles & Cathy Miles GrantWilliam B. & Joan G. GrantTom & Linda GrayGrace S. GreenJanet GrevstadShirley K. GriggsDana & Dan GrossmanBob Hagen & Kathy

AstrauckasJohn & Priscilla HallStephen HalleranJennifer HardySusan E. HardyPhyllis HarmonJohn & Alice HarrisonJohn H. HathewayCarol Quimby HeathJohn T. HemenwayPete & Ann HendersonMelissa HermanRichard & Deborah HolmesLorie S. HoodJack & Jane HooperJeffrey L. HorrellD. R. Hughes, Jr.David S. HumeElizabeth M. Hunter

Barbara H. Jones & Willmott Lewis, Jr.

David J. JorgensenRobert & Evelyn KaiserDoug & Linda KennedyMr. & Mrs. Francis KennedyJoan S. KidderMarie KirnEllen & Roy KnightsAustin KovacsFredrick J. KullAnn LavanwayBill LipfertDan & Ellen LynchJudy MacnabMargot & Steve MaddockLucretia & Peter MartinPatsy & John MathewsFaith MattisonDon & Lisa McCabeMary L. McCleskeyJoanne & John McCormickMartha McDaniel & Stephen

PlumeBetsey McGrathLewis & Barbara McKeonMeg McLeanGail & Mark McPeekKristi Medill & Alex

MedlicottRoberta & Matt MerrensCordelia N. MerrittDavid MichaelBetty MilesFrank & Nancy MilesBetty & Doug MillerTom & Sarah MonegoLee Monro & Elvin KaplanJean & Ben MossCappy & Mark NunlistAbraham & Bineke OortNancy & Bill OsgoodTheodore K. OsgoodJohn & Ruth PageGeorge H. PalmerLouise C. PaquettePeter & Rebecca PaquetteHenry Worth Parker & Mary-

Margaret AndrewsJude ParkerBelden & Lisa PaulsonDale & Mindy PennyHarriet & Fred PhillipsRichard & Gloria PlummerDan & Rickey Poor

Baxter PrescottTed H. PutnamMartina A. QuellmannBrian & Allie QuinnMargaret A. Read & Charles

L. RussellAndrew & Jessie ReidLen & Denise ReitsmaGeorge & Mary RichardsMr. David RichardsonThomas M. Ritchie, Jr. & Jean

B. RitchieLois C. RolandEllis & Virginia RolettAndy RowlesAlan RozyckiFred & Joan RueckertMr. & Mrs. Paul SageJohn & Emily SandsGuy & Roxane ScaifeMolly ScheuJill & John SchiffmanSandra & Erland SchulsonAnn & Dean SeibertErnest & Loraine ShandRobert & Patricia ShellardSusan D. ShimkoCaroline & Iain SimAlcott L. SmithGeorge & Nancy SmithDon & Irmi SnowdenP. SobelHilda & Robert SokolAmy Stephens & Charles

BarloweJane & John StephensonPeter & Caroline StorrsLeslie & Marcus TarkingtonJ. Derek Teare & Katharine L.

ReichertGordon A. ThomasDougTifft & Bonnie

MacAdamAverill TinkerAmy VanderkooiJohn & Cathy VansantRichard WaddellBarbara & Philip WadeJohn Waldo & Mary WelzVictoria WardWilliam & Kathleen WasteCarol WeingeistStephen & Stephanie

WillbanksPeggy Willey

Mr. & Mrs. Fielding L. Williams, Jr.

Lindsey WilliamsBob & Joan WilliamsonJeffery & Dorothy WolfeDan & Nikki WoodsFran & John D. Wright, Jr.Sarah WunschArthur & Jeanne YoungClaudia ZayfertPhilip & Betsy ZeaRobert Zwolak

FRIEND$25-49Anonymous (5)Lynn Adams & Simon CarrBruce & Jane AltobelliHilary K. Alvarez & Alex

StreeterC. Treat ArnoldEarl AshcroftHenry & Lucy Treadwell

AtkinsRon BaileyJoan BaretDave & Carolyn BarneyM K BeachIris M. BerezinJohn BergeronDr. & Mrs. James L. BernatDavid & Carole BibeauLinda & Larry BlaisBob & Melody BlakeHarrison & Marceny BourneErica BrintonFrank & Jo Ann BrowningJudith & Phil BushHarry & Nancy ByrdLoel & Leigh CallahanStu CampbellSarah F. CarterMike & Nita ChoukasMary Churchill

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OUR DONORSBill & Ruth CioffrediBrian Clancy & Amy DriscollJeffrey CohenSusan CohenMarguerite CollierPatricia C. ComptonEliza Cope-NolanKenneth J. CraginFred & Shirley CurtisLee S. CushmanMr. & Mrs. John DangeloBill DietrichCourtney DobynsFrank & Gail DolanElizabeth Bowen DonovanRobert K. DoorlyMartha DrakeMarcia DunningThomas EbertNancy B. EmeryMonica ErhartMarc & Linda Titus ErnstoffKatharine & Walter FisherJanet ForbushJim FowleKevin G. FrenchMilton FullertonPatricia Glowa & Donald

KollischLeah GoatMrs. Warren GoldburghNadia & Greg GormanRobert & Patricia GosselinKurt GotthardtNora Palmer GouldAlan & Frances GreenRichard H. HamiltonLaurie HardingMrs. A. E. HaskellBetty Ann HeistadHildamarie HendricksGordon P. HercodSandra HoehDavid & Kathy Hooke

Peter JeffriesHomer L. JerniganNancy C. JeromeMargaret A. JohnsonNancy P. JonesStanley & Cynthia JonesJ. Richard & Carolyn JudsonSheila KaplowJohn Karol & Portia FitzhughPhyllis & Arnold KatzKaren Kayen & Terry BooneAl KelleyPeter KeyesPaul & Joyce KillebrewLucille KillianyJoan G. KissnerM.C. KoehlerKimberly & Joshua KolJoyce & Harry LangTed Levin & Annie WeedenSuzanna LiepmannChristine LilyquistBob & Leanne LinckMary R. LincolnTom LinellRobert A. LloydCatharine MabiePatrick MagariJames & Suzanne MaslandTom MassothPhilip & Stephanie McCaullTim & Phebe McCoskerLaura McDanielMolly McHugh &

Christopher SchmidtJean A. MeckDr. & Mrs. Robert K. MehlerLyn Swett MillerSandra MillerCaleb MitchellMr. & Mrs. David

MontgomeryKaren MoultonJohn MudgeAdair D. MulliganKay & Bill MurphyDeb & Dan NelsonLafayette NodaDick & Joanne NortonMargo NuttJohn A. O’BrienThomas OleksykRosamond OrfordRuss & Ashley PattonBarbara & Henry Payson

Florence M. PeetElizabeth S. PerryElmer PfefferkornSue & Bob PitigerVirginia PrinceTerry & Joe QuattroneJeff ReedRoberta C. ReubenBecky Rice & Don MesecChris & Leslie RimmerJudith E. RocchioJune M. RockJune & Robert RussellDavid & Susan RussoAlexander & Eileen SamorEllen H. SatterthwaiteWalter SchmidtHildagarde G. SearleBob & Pam ShaughnessyMarian R. ShieldsKay & Peter ShumwayCharles H. ShurcliffAnne & Peter SilberfarbNorma Jean SimonMarion B. SimpsonHelen SkeistVicki SmithEdward SonderC. Elizabeth SpencerKate G. StephensonNina C. StraussJan & Stew StrykerLeslie SullivanSystems Plus Computers, Inc.Nancy B. TaylorLeslie & Monty TillesJoyce & George TompkinsWalter TuckerKeith & Kit Van WinkleElizabeth B. WalkWilliam WalkerMarianne & Michael WalshElizabeth A. WatsonStephen W. WebsterCarol WestbergCeleste & Walter WetherellTilda & Stuart WhiteNancy WightmanIrene C. WilliamsJane WoodsWilliam & Ruth Zimmerman

WITH THANKSup to $25Anonymous (1)

Janet Gail BesserGeorge & Jean BoverouxJosephine S. BruceChris & Anne CallahanMr. & Mrs. Kingsley ColtonKatherine HoltJune G. KlitgordSkip MorrisonCharles & Irene MosesThomas & Patricia SpencerQuinn Biron Warren

IN KIND GIFTSCanoe ClubCardigan Mountain SchoolJames & Deborah CrowellFarm-Way, Inc.Fool’s GoldHanover Inn at Dartmouth

CollegeMountain GoatAnne PeytonRick & Linda RoeschUpper Valley Food Co-op

HONORARY & MEMORIAL GIFTSIn Memory of Patricia P. TerrillMary L. McCleskeyIn Honor of John Ashley Courtney Ashley Betsy Watson Julia Wieting Terri Ashley Christopher Ashley

Special thanks for photos to the Larsons (pages 6, 11, & 13) and Tillinghasts (page 10).

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OUR DONORS

Terri Eastman James W. Ashley, Jr.Joan AshleyIn Memory of Dean Francis SnyderFrank & Connie SnyderIn Memory of Susan HermanMelissa HermanIn Honor of George Grove’s 85th birthdaySusan & Jeff GoodellIn Memory of James. W. AshleyElizabeth A. WatsonIn Memory of Jean FaulknerJohn BowenAnimal Rescue League of

BostonElizabeth Bowen DonovanIn Memory of Douglas & Margaret ChristieElizabeth W. ChristieIn Memory of Douglas ChristieLucille KillianyJanet GrevstadRichard HamiltonLedge ClaytonWalter SchmidtHildamarie HendricksThe Osgood FamilyIn Honor of John & Libby ChapinSuzi & Ennalls BerlIn Honor of Connie & Frank Snyder (for

Zebedee)Gene KadishIn Memory of Eleanor GriffithsKate & Phil HarrisonIn Memory of Richard Haugen (for

Zebedee)

Frances R. HaugenIn Memory of Myles J. ConnorMary E. ConnorIn Honor of Ginger Armstrong (for

Zebedee)Martha RichIn Honor of Eric Pyle & Marty Jacobs

(for Zebedee)Warren Pyle & Lisl UrbanIn Honor of Thetford Conservation

Commission (for Zebedee)Jennifer Davey & David FiskIn Honor of Stephanie McCaullPhilip McCaullIn Honor of Barbara & Jim PerryAl KelleyIn Memory of Robert J. BryantPeter BryantIn Honor of Deb & Andy WilliamsLindsey WilliamsIn Honor of Allison & Dick ColburnHarrison & Betsy DrinkwaterIn Honor of The Nierenburgs’Andrew WellerIn Memory of Robert Gregory McGrathMargaret ShermanIn Memory of Mary KilmarxJanet Gail BesserIn Memory of James W. Ashley and In Honor of Jim, Barb, Jim III, Peter, Courtney and Megan Christopher, Terri, Chris, Michael and Becca Cooper, Barb, Sarah, Claire and Graham Courtney Ashley, Mark Wieting, Miles, Julia and Eleanor John Ashley & Terri Eastman Elizabeth WatsonJoan Ashley

VOLUNTEERS8th Grade Class at

Richmond SchoolSarah Austrin-WillisAnne Baird & Stephen

CampbellVirginia BarlowDenis BassettElizabeth BayneRon & Elisabeth

BerthasavageDana BlaisJim & Jann BlockWilliam J. BreedBill BridgeDick BroussardDavid BruceJay BuckeyJacob BusbyLeigh BusbyChris & Anne CallahanNick ChiassonDavid R. ChipmanChrist Redeemer ChurchEammon CoughlinDon DerrickDon DwightScott EdwardsAnne EslerChester FoxFrank FursKurt GotthardtDonald GrahamClark & Happy GriffithsVail & Barbara HaakMarion McCollom

HamptonRoger HanlonConnor HedgesNathan HicksSally Mansur HullNancy JonesJames S. KennedyNatalie Kinsey-WarnockThomas & Katherine LaflamJan LambertKathy & Lee LarsonJohn LaufmannJudy MacnabChakrapani MandavaSandy MarksBruce Mays

Tim & Phebe McCoskerDavid MerkerEd MeyerRichard & Melissa MeyerTom MorrisonJoseph NolinMimi PearsonSkip PedersenJustin PevnickAnne PeytonClaude Phipps & Connie

PhilleoJohn Quimby & Michael

O’DonnellCam & Mary Anne RankinPip RichensRachel RingelRick RoeschElisabeth W. RussellKate Ryan ReilingWalter RyanFrank SandsKate SchaalAlice SchoriAime SchwartzPhilip SebascoCaroline SimVicki SmithDon & Irmi SnowdenAlan StricklandJan & Stew StrykerEdith SummersLouise Nunan TaylorTuck School of Business at

Dartmouth Anna Typrowicz & Richard

CohenTopher WattsRob WebberBob WetzelDeb WilliamsReade WilsonSally & Timothy WilsonDoug WiseWillis Wood

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OUR DONORS

GIFTS TO THE ZEBEDEE HEADWATERS PROJECTAnomymous (1)Deb AlbertMr. and Mrs. Robert AliberLiora AlschulerSusan ArnoldBonnie AveryBrock BartonElijah Stommel & Jasmin

BihlerPeter W. BlodgettMarty & Ellen BlumbergKarla BourlandRegina & Steven BradleyStephen BranchflowerTim Briglin & Laurel MackinKaren & Charlie ButtreyHeather CarlosStephanie CarterThe Chaffee’sLibby & John Chapin, Jr.Darrin & Catherine ClementWendy ColeFrederick B. CressmanSherry CrossleyKathleen CunneenJennifer DaveyChris Levey & Barbara

DeFelice

Owen & Eamon DeffnerLois de la PenaAlison DittrichDebra DixonMarcia DunningRobert & Shirley EatonJessica EatonJeanne FabrikantThe Ferriter FamilyDenise & Greg FroehlichEhrhard Frost & Brenda

CourtemancheStacey GlazerDavid GoudyDana & Dan GrossmanMarcia GroszekBob Hagen & Kathy

AstrauckasJohn & Patricia HallFrances R. HaugenLee IlsleyCorinne B. JohnsonGene KadishKen & Karen KaliskiDeborah KimbellLaurie & Harry KinneRonald KoeppelAnn LavanwayGeoffrey LittleJennifer Loros & Jay DunlapLinda MattesonMax McCabe

Tim McCoskerJim McCrackenAmy & Mark McElroyMerchants BankSandra MillerJohn M. MortonNew Hampshire Charitable

Foundation’s Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Children’s Fund of the Upper Valley

Robert NicholsDuncan NicholsTerry OsborneJudy & Tom OzahowskiNora PaleyPatrick ParenteauL. Carl PedersenRobert J. & Laura PulaskiWarren Pyle & Lisl UrbanMartha RichWilliam Stevens RileySBLC, Inc.Li Shen & Stuart BloodShepard Butler Landscape

ArchitectureBill Shepard & Lelia MellenSarah Shipton Michael Shoob & Judy

Yocom

Emily SilverSnow Coasters Inc.Ann C. SnyderConnie SnyderJohn & Nomi StadlerState of VT Fish & WildlifeJohn & Margaret StephensAlice StewartSkip SturmanSusan TallmanEileen TaylorDavid & Kathleen ThaxtonJames & Melissa ThaxtonThetford Bake SaleThetford Water CoopElise & Tig TillinghastJoseph TofelTown of ThetfordHeinz & Ingeborg TrebitzJo ValensRick WalterWatson’s AutomotiveSusan & David WeiderWells River Savings BankWilliam & Patricia WeyrickSally Duston WhitlockDean WhitlockRoss WhitlockAnn WickhamMartha WienckeJean WolstenholmeJim Zien

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Zebedee Headwaters, Thetford, VT. Photo courtesy of Jim Block.

UVLT Board of Trustees FY ‘11 Rick Roesch,

ChairBob Wetzel,

Vice ChairDouglas M. Loudon,

TreasurerChris Lang,

SecretaryDonald R. DwightCharlotte FaulknerQuentin FaulknerDonald A. GrahamRoger HanlonJohn Hawkins Kathy LarsonDennis MitchellAnne PeytonFreda SwanDoug WiseChuck Wooster

UVLT Advisory Council FY ‘11Virginia BarlowBill BreedDale Peters Bryant Lisa CashdanThomas Ciardelli Deecie DenisonStephens M. FowlerSharon FrancisClark GriffithsPaul GrossJack HarnedKaren HarrisKate HarrisonNick HarveyRobert KilmarxBill LipfertStephen Loughman Marion McCollom

HamptonLeo McKenna

Lilla McLane-BradleyBruce McLaughryPatricia Richardson Frank SandsBruce SchwaeglerMike SmithPeter SteinHenry SwanSteve TaylorFred ThomasJenny Williams

UVLT Staff FY ‘11Jason Berard,

Stewardship CoordinatorAmber Boland,

Conservation Mapping & Field Specialist

Sara Cavin,Project Manager

Nora Doyle-Burr,Programs Coordinator

Pete Helm,Vice President Stewardship

Lorie Hood,Office Manager

Jeanie McIntyre,President

Peg Merrens,Vice President Conservation

James Thaxton,Project Manager

UVLT Legacy SocietyJoan AshleyCharles & Lynn BohiRoald CannRobert W. Christy Patricia Ayres CrawfordJames & Deborah

CrowellMarion W. GrassiMarilyse de Boissezon

HammMarion McCollom

HamptonMr. & Mrs. Wilfred G.

HillCarol LangstaffCarola LeaPeter Martin & Lynn

FreemanJ. Michael McGeanJeanie McIntyreChristopher MilanesiDavid & Sarah Drew

ReevesElisabeth RussellCarl SchmidtDon & Irmi SnowdenElizabeth SpeerAnne & David StephensEdward & Virginia

TaylorGenevieve Williamson

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We made it! Hikers pictured at the lookout on the Lackie Lone Oak Trail in Bath, NH in June.

The Upper Valley Land Trust helps people conserve land.We engage people in the vision and process of land conservation and in the stewardship of conserved lands. We provide conservation leadership, tools and expertise to permanently protect the working farms, forested ridges, wildlife habitat, water resources, trails and scenic landscapes that make the Upper Valley a special place to live.

Our conservation projects secure the mixture of land uses that are critical to the region’s vitality and identity. These transactions include donated conservation agreements and purchases; land received through bequests or bought with local conservation funds. We conserve heritage parcels that will pass through a family for generations and we conserve properties that are for sale right now - all through voluntary efforts of landowners and communities.

For each parcel we protect, we are committed forever to uphold the conservation values entrusted to us. To ensure that we can fulfill this obligation, UVLT maintains an active monitoring program backed by a dedicated endowment fund.

Photo by Lee Larson - taken on Wright’s Mountain in Bradford, VT prior to UVLT’s 2010 Annual Meeting.

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This Year, Help Us Celebrate 25 Years of Land Conservation in the Upper Valley!

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