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Registration for Hanover Trails Challenge now open!

Registration for the 8th annual Hanover Trails Challenge is now open at HanoverRec.com!

Register now for the 8th Annual Hanover Trails Hike Challenge — a joint program of the Hanover Conservancy and Town of Hanover Parks and Recreation.  The Trails Challenge begins on June 14 and runs through September.  Participants receive a booklet with maps, directions, property descriptions and a destination marker to find and record.  Complete 6 of 9 hikes to be eligible for a raffle of prizes from local businesses: King Arthur Flour, Umplebys, Blue Sky Restaurant Group, Dan & Whits, Stateline Sports, Hanover Adventure Tours, Ramuntos, Blue Sparrow Kitchen, VINS and more.  

Registration Fees: $6.00 Individual, $20 for a family of 4 or more, children 4 and under free, optional t-shirt purchase for $5.00.  

A BIG THANKS to our 4 major business sponsors:  Revision Energy, BE Fit, Lou’s, and LindeMac Real Estate!  

Sign up today!

Read more here.

Mink Brook Community Forest PROTECTED!

We are thrilled to announce that the 250-acre Mink Brook Community Forest (formerly owned by the Leavitt family) off Greensboro Road is now permanently protected and open to the public! An entire generation of conservationists worked to make this project happen: read the full press release here. 

This couldn’t have happened without The Town of Hanover and the Trust for Public Lands working in tandem with generous local donors- thank you all! The Mink Brook Community Forest belongs to the Town of Hanover and will be managed for sustainable forestry, low-impact recreation and biodiversity.

The land is now open to the public. Keep an eye out for guided hikes to the property, to be announced soon!

 

Trail improvements planned for Moose Mountain

Many trails on Moose Mountain were originally created as ski trails, and aren’t well-suited for year-round hiking. We are working with the landowners and the Town’s Trails Committee on a master plan for this area that will close some lesser-used, duplicate trails and will focus more attention and maintenance on the best connections. Volunteer-led trail work is expected to start in late spring of 2021. In the meantime, we’ve created a map that includes the trails to be closed as well as those that will be improved and better signed. We hope this helps while you’re out on the trails this winter!

View the Winter 2021 interim trail map here.

BIG News for the Mink Brook Community Forest!

This conservation project is a real winner, landing Hanover’s first LCHIP grant – $200,000 from the NH Land & Community Heritage Investment Program! This means fund-raising is now complete, thanks to generous support from the Hanover community, which attracted the support of LCHIP, the US Forest Service, and more. Any extra funds raised will go to help the Town care for the property – build trails and trailheads, deal with invasives, mowing, and more.

What do YOU think the future of this place should be? Share your ideas in this survey. Zoom in to the final community meeting on Dec. 2, when Julie Evans of the Northern Forest Center will lead a discussion on conservation, forest management, and recreation priorities.  Recordings of past meetings and more info HERE.

71 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 643-3433

info@hanoverconservancy.org

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