Ponemah Bog Sanctuary - Click Photo to Enlarge
Amherst NH is a town with a clear focus on preserving large tracts of land for conservation and public use.
Amherst has done a great job of procuring some wonderful parcels of
land and preventing any future development of these Amherst NH
properties. Amherst conservation land ranges widely from bogs to farms
and orchards and Amherst residents have a great selection of
properties to walk, picnic or just spend some quiet time...
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Amherst NH Conservation Lands Joe English Reservation |
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Conservation Lands
Joe English Reservation
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Ponemah Bog Sancturary |
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Early Morning in the Ponemah Bog - Click Photo to Enlarge
The Ponemah Bog Sanctuary is the only major conservation property
in Amherst that
is not owned by the town and managed by the Conservation Commission. It is
owned and maintained by The New Hampshire Audubon Society.
The 75-acre sanctuary came under the protection of the N.H.
Audubon in 1979. Their web page www.nhaudubon.org has
a good description of this pond, surrounded by a floating sphagnum mat. Pitcher
plants capture insects who are attracted to the top of the rainwater filled pitchers.
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The Lindabury Orchard |
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The Lindabury Orchard
In October 2003 the town of Amherst purchased a 47-acre parcel of orchard and
forest south of Christian Hill Road.
“Friends of the Orchard” is a community group formed to manage
the orchard on behalf of the town and the Amherst Conservation Commission
(ACC). Friends of the Orchard is a subcommittee of the ACC and reports directly
to the ACC. Neighbors of the Orchard and Amherst citizens may join this group
to help maintain and manage the orchard.
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The Boutelle Woods |
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Amherst NH conservation Land donated to the town by the Boutelle's.
The following was published in the January 27, 1999 edition of the
Amherst Citizen. This CONSERVATION
& MORE column, Notes From The Amherst Conservation Commission,
was written by Bruce B. Beckley and Anne Krantz.
Abby's Woods
The Boutelle Woods
Abby’s Woods are quiet now. Later in the day commuters returning
to Mont Vernon and up Christian Hill will be audible. But now only a little
peep is to be heard. Snowflakes the size of silver dollars sift down, signaling
the end of last night’s storm. High in one of the tall pines a restless bird or
perchance a red squirrel jiggles a branch releasing a crystalline shower.
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Souhegan Canoe Port Conservation Land |
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The Scott Fields and the Souhegan Canoe Port - Click Photo to Enlarge
The Scott fields and the adjoining Sherburne land straddle the
Souhegan river near the Souhegan High School, where the Boston Post road crosses the
river. The Scott fields were purchased in 1989 as the Scott family retired from
farming the land. A New Hampshire
Land Conservation Investment Program (LCIP) grant was used to help pay for
the property.
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