Alex Moot

June 24, 2018

Chocorua Lake, CLC Board of Directors, conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, Narrows Bridge, people, stewardship, water quality, wildlife

"Timeless Chocorua" Campaign Protects the Future

Alex Moot

June 24, 2018

Chocorua Lake, CLC Board of Directors, conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, Narrows Bridge, people, stewardship, water quality, wildlife

"Timeless Chocorua" Campaign Protects the Future

The legacy of the Chocorua Lake community was shaped by its founders who in the late 19th century were at the forefront of the conservation movement.

Alex Moot

June 23, 2017

conservation, lake basin, land trust, stewardship, volunteering, wildlife

Selective Timber Harvest and Trout Habitat Improvement on CLC-Owned Lands in the Summer of 2017

Alex Moot

June 23, 2017

conservation, lake basin, land trust, stewardship, volunteering, wildlife

The Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) plans to initiate two projects on CLC-owned lands this summer. The first will be the selective cutting of timber on the Forrester A. Clark Preserve and the second will be the initial groundwork necessary to begin improving native brook trout habitat in Allen Brook on the Scott Preserve.

Lynne Flaccus

June 5, 2017

conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, Chocorua Lake, stewardship, wildlife

Stewardship Corner

Lynne Flaccus

June 5, 2017

conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, Chocorua Lake, stewardship, wildlife

The ice on Lake Chocorua went out near sunset April 18th and though the loons are not back as of this writing, spring is definitely here. It’s nice to see the forest floor and fields around the Basin again!

Alex Moot

November 25, 2016

conservation, history, stewardship, land trust

FAQs: Land Trusts 101

Alex Moot

November 25, 2016

conservation, history, stewardship, land trust

A land trust is a nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisitions, or by its stewardship of such land or easements.

Alex Moot

May 8, 2016

Chocorua Lake, CLC Board of Directors, conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, people, stewardship

Preparing for Perpetuity

Alex Moot

May 8, 2016

Chocorua Lake, CLC Board of Directors, conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, people, stewardship

A pristine lake, an undisturbed lakeshore, a forest in its wild state, a beautiful field—appreciating the beauty of nature is just the beginning for the Chocorua Lake Conservancy.

Alex Moot

May 6, 2016

Chocorua Lake, conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, Mount Chocorua, Narrows Bridge, people, stewardship

Iconic View Protected

Alex Moot

May 6, 2016

Chocorua Lake, conservation, history, lake basin, land trust, Mount Chocorua, Narrows Bridge, people, stewardship

The view from the hill overlooking Chocorua Lake is iconic: from the historic barn downward to Little Chocorua Lake, past the Narrows Bridge, over Chocorua Lake and up to majestic Mount Chocorua. Each year thousands of photos are snapped of this beautiful view.

Alex Moot

May 6, 2016

conservation, land trust, stewardship

What is Land Stewardship?

Alex Moot

May 6, 2016

conservation, land trust, stewardship

When a land trust accepts a conservation covenant or easement, it accepts a perpetual, legal responsibility to protect the conservation values described in that covenant or easement, to visit and inspect the protected property on a regular basis, and to uphold the terms of the covenant or easement.

Alex Moot

June 9, 2015

conservation, history, land trust, people

Merger Implementation & Other Conservancy Activities

Alex Moot

June 9, 2015

conservation, history, land trust, people

The Board of Directors, Committee members and other volunteers of the Chocorua Lake Conservancy have been busy since the merger of the Chocorua Lake Association (CLA) and the Chocorua Lake Conservation Foundation (CLCF) on August 16, 2014.

Alex Moot

November 12, 2014

Chocorua Lake, conservation, history, land trust, stewardship