LCHIP Grants $15,000 to MMRG for the Conserva on

of WidowMaker Farm in New Durham, NH! With your support, MMRG will raise the balance  

for the transac on and stewardship fees to conserve  

this land forever! 

Moose Mountains Regional Greenways | PO Box 191 Union, NH 03887 | email: info@mmrg.info | www.mmrg.info

MMRG’s conserva on easement project for WidowMaker Farm received State‐wide recogni on from NH’s LCHIP Grant program because of its important conserva on values. With the LCHIP grant and some private dona ons, we are 1/2 way towards our goal of $52,000 to cover the transac on and stewardship fees to conserve this special place, forever. For more informa on, please visit: www.mmrg.info/category/conserva on‐news/. 

Top two photos by Emily Lord 

Landowners Victor Piekarski and Gloria Switalski are generously dona ng 115 acres of 

their land to conserva on.  In so doing, they will con nue to live on this property but 

they will give up the rights to develop it.  As Victor Piekarski said at the LCHIP Grant 

Awards Ceremony, “We love this land and we want to share it with others!”  The owners 

demonstrate their connec on to this land through careful management of the forest, 

soils, aqua c resources, and documenta on of observed wildlife, as well as their care of 

the border stones, orchards, stonewalls, and other historical treasures. 

 

  

  

    

This generous dona on of the easement is simply the logical next step.  

Yes, I want to help  conserve WidowMaker Farm and contribute to the Conserva on Easement

   Please put my dona on of $ ________________right to work for the WidowMaker Farm Project! 

   Name______________________________________________Business___________________________ 

   Street or PO Box: ____________________________________  City, ST, Zip________________________ 

    Phone: ______________________________________Email: ___________________________________

For informa on, call: Pa Connaughton‐Burns at (603) 473‐2020 or email at: info@mmrg.info

Please send dona ons to MMRG (address below) or make an on‐line dona on from the mmrg.info home page at “Donate Now” Thankyou!!

Moose Mountains Regional Greenways | PO Box 191 Union, NH 03887 | email: info@mmrg.info | www.mmrg.info

Public Benefits from Conserva on of WidowMaker Farm 

Guaranteed public access for non‐motorized recrea on, hun ng & fishing.

A permanent home for the 150 different wildlife species that already live on this land that is classified as the highest er by NH’s Wildlife Ac on Plan.

Pris ne water resources: streams, ponds, wetlands, vernal pools, and habitat for aqua c species.

Protec on of headwater streams, ponds and aquifers that drain to the downstream Suncook & Merrimack Rivers.

Healthy working forests that support local economies and can generate tax revenues for the town.

A direct link to exis ng conserved lands to the south, providing expanded safe passage for wildlife & recrea onal opportuni es.

Preserved historical treasures that celebrate NH’s rural history.

A special place that con nues to promote health and well‐being for people that live, work and play nearby. Prepared by GreenFire GIS  

Green shaded parcels

represent exis ng

conserved lands.

WidowMaker Farm