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Conservation easement monitoring
The commission is scheduled to consider approving a monitoring report and an invoice for the Daley easement. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used to protect it. Monitoring means visiting the land to check that the terms are being followed.
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Daley easement report and invoice. The commission is scheduled to consider approving a monitoring report and an invoice for the Daley easement. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used to protect it. Monitoring means visiting the land to check that the terms are being followed.
How it happened
Jan 19 · MinutesFirst mention
Daley monitoring report
Jan 19 · Minutes
Gilmore monitoring report and aerial survey
Jan 19 · Minutes
Anderson monitoring report and letter to Vernons
Jun 9 · MinutesDecided
A property owner asked the board to approve a revised Piscassic Greenway Easement Plan for a 50-foot right-of-way on her property. The easement is land protected by SELT, a land trust. She said a new paved driveway and culvert go slightly past the 50-foot strip in two places. She said the owners and SELT made a maintenance easement plan so SELT can work outside the strip when needed, and SELT has approved the plan. A commissioner asked if the Conservation Commission had been consulted. A Conservation Commission member said the commission has reviewed versions of the plan and supports it. She stressed keeping access for emergency vehicles to reach the Rockingham Rail Trail. The board approved the plan.
Approved the Piscassic Greenway Easement plan. All in favor, motion carried.
Jun 15 · Minutes
Anderson easement site monitoring report
Jun 15 · Agenda
The commission will look at a site monitoring report for the Anderson easement. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used to protect it. The item is listed under Land / Stewardship.
Jul 20 · Minutes
The chair said a monitoring visit by SELT (Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire, a nonprofit that protects land) of the Sellers-Newlin 1, 2 and 3 properties took place, and the Newfields Garden Club took part. No report had been seen yet. A commissioner said the property is larger than expected, and another said it may offer a chance for a trail in the future.
Jul 20 · Minutes
Anderson easement site monitoring report
Jul 20 · Agenda
The commission will discuss a monitoring visit by Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire (SELT, a nonprofit that protects land) to the Sellers-Newlin 1, 2 and 3 properties.
Jul 20 · Agenda
The commission will review the report from the June 9, 2026 site monitoring visit to the Anderson Easement.
Aug 17 · Minutes
Site monitoring updates
Sep 21 · MinutesDecided
The Commission reviewed site monitoring reports and invoices for three easements (land protection agreements): Cole, Piscassic Greenways and Anderson. The Cole and Piscassic Greenways reports came in August. The Anderson report was first shared in June, and no vote was taken in June or July. The Commission will write to SELT (Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire) about plastic on a property. A commissioner will take on that task. A commissioner moved to approve all reports as written and pay the invoices received.
Passed. The motion to approve all reports and pay the received invoices passed with all in favor.
Sep 21 · Agenda
The commission will review the site monitoring report for the Cole Easement, which was received in August, and consider approving the invoice. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used to protect it.
Sep 21 · Agenda
The commission will review the site monitoring report for the Piscassic Greenways Easement, which was received in August, and consider approving the invoice.
Sep 21 · Agenda
The commission will review the site monitoring report for the Anderson Easement and consider approving the invoice. The report was first shared in June. No vote was taken in June or July.
Oct 19 · MinutesDecided
A new baseline report (a record of the land's condition) was needed because a nearby property was bought and its acres were added to the easement (a legal limit on how land can be used, to protect it). A 2009 baseline report exists. The 2021 easement deed says the easement grew to 33.548 acres, but the amended plan shows 33.146 acres, a gap of about 0.4 acre. The gap was noted in the report but not resolved. The Commission said maps and reports must be reviewed to decide if follow-up is needed. It voted to accept the report and, in a separate vote, to pay the invoice.
Two motions passed 7-0: accept the site monitoring report, and pay the invoice.
Oct 19 · MinutesDecided
The Commission accepted the report and invoice. Property boundaries and markers were generally in order. The only issue noted was water blocked by beavers.
Motion to accept the easement site monitoring report and pay the invoice passed 7-0.
Oct 19 · MinutesDecided
The Commission accepted the report and invoice. It talked about direction labels, an old canoe, and small amounts of forest debris. No fix was requested.
Motion to accept the easement sites monitoring report and invoice passed 7-0.
Oct 19 · Minutes
The Commission talked about using aerial photos or drones to check easements, to cut costs while still visiting higher-risk properties in person. Aerial checks could cost about half as much as a visit: about $100-$250 for many properties and $300-$600 for the Greenway, not counting some extra costs. Drones give a quick view but less detail than walking the land, and small things like ATV use or leaf cover can be hard to see. On-site checks would stay for properties with public access or likely owner or visitor activity. Lower-risk properties could switch between aerial and ground checks. Forestry work on the Greenway is expected to start around Thanksgiving and last about a month, with many trails closed. The Bald Hill Rd parking lot expansion is mostly done, with fencing and a kiosk (information stand) still to do. No monitoring schedule was adopted.
Oct 19 · Minutes
Bryne Trust easement monitoring report correspondence
Oct 19 · Agenda
The commission will review a site monitoring report and an invoice for the Gilmore easement. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used so it stays protected. Monitoring means checking the land to see that the terms are followed.
Oct 19 · Agenda
The commission will review a site monitoring report and an invoice for the Haughton easement. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used so it stays protected.
Oct 19 · Agenda
The commission will review a monitoring report and an invoice for the Moore easement sites.
Oct 19 · Agenda
The commission will discuss site monitoring for the Daley easement.
Oct 19 · Agenda
The commission will talk about an option to check protected land from the air in 2027.
Nov 16 · Agenda
The commission is scheduled to consider approving a monitoring report and an invoice for the Daley easement. An easement is a legal agreement that limits how land can be used to protect it. Monitoring means visiting the land to check that the terms are being followed.