News and Events
The Belknap Range Conservation Coaltion and the Lakes Region Conservation Trust supported the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests' Leave No Trace Hotspot Program at Mount Major June 17-24, 2019
Read more: BRCC, SPNHF and LRCT Support the Leave No Trace Program at Mount Major
In 2018, LRCT hosted six LRCC-LRCT members for 22.5 weeks from May through October. Members worked on a variety of projects including maintaining LRCT’s 95+ miles of trails, acting as island and property hosts at LRCT’s conservation properties, leading guided excursions and other educational and outreach opportunities. They worked on special property management projects constructing bridges and kiosks, updating property boundary markings and signage, monitoring conservation easements, removing invasive terrestrial plants, and conducting property research and property record keeping projects. LRCC-LRCT members received training in land conservation methods, conservation and recreational land management, and education and outreach.
Read more: 2018 Lakes Region Conservation Corps - AmeriCorps Program
Additional 273 Acres on Piper Mountain Conserved
Lakes Region Conservation Trust (LRCT) and the Gilford Conservation Commission worked together to conserve 273 acres on Piper Mountain in Gilford. This property encompasses Piper’s open summit (elevation 2,044′), the surrounding unfragmented forest and wild habitat, and parts of key hiking trails.
November 9, 1935 - March 29, 2017
Dave Roberts, a founding member and director of BRCC, passed away on March 29, 2017. An avid hiker and mountain climber, Dave was also involved with the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.