Moose Mountains Regional Greenways Permanently Protects 42-Acres in Milton, NH

August 22, 2024, Milton, NH — Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG) is pleased to share their newest land conservation success, the Kimball Conservation Easement located in Milton, NH. 

This 42-acre property lies in an extensive wildlife corridor with more than 1,100 acres of existing conservation land nearby, including MMRG’s very own Teneriffe Mountain Forest. The Kimball Easement is highly-rated by NH Fish and Game’s assessment models – including the 25% of the land that is considered highest-ranked habitat by the NH Fish and Game Wildlife Action Plan. MMRG’s own appraisal of the property places it squarely within the High Priority Conservation Focus Area of land most in need of protection from development pressure.  The property is host to valuable forest and farmland soils, and provides field and forest habitat for various types of local wildlife.

MMRG’s Land Agent, Veronica Bodge, said, “The Kimball Conservation Easement demonstrates the important role that local landowners play in our shared conservation efforts. With the completion of this project, the Easement serves as a piece of a larger patchwork of conserved lands that, when protected as a whole, safeguard an entire area of natural habitat and resources for the future.”

Moose Mountains Regional Greenways holds the conservation easement on this property, which will remain privately owned by the Kimball family. This project was supported by the NH State Conservation Committee Conservation Moose Plate Grant Program, which funds projects that foster stewardship and the sustainability of New Hampshire’s natural environment, as well as the Milton Conservation Commission. Remaining funds for the project were provided through private donations from many generous community members.

MMRG extends our deepest gratitude to the Kimball family for their excellent stewardship of their property and for its permanent conservation. As a small, locally-focused land trust, MMRG values working with local landowners, often of smaller land tracts, to achieve conservation successes for the region.