The Hanover Conservancy has been following the proposals by Dartmouth College to develop a new campus on Lyme Road, north of the traditional campus, on its former golf course land. Concerns about challenging soils and drainage conditions, along with the proximity of Pine Park and the already-impaired Girl Brook, have led our organization to offer this comment.
Read HC letter to The Town regarding Concerns with North Campus
Photos (by Hanover Conservancy board and staff)
Hanover Conservancy and Town of Hanover volunteers lent a hand to help our neighbors, Pine Park Association, install a new kiosk at the entrance to Pine Park. We had loads of fun using the electric post-hole digger!
Adair Mulligan and Gail McPeek have finished up another successful Osher session and the participants can’t stop raving about it! See what they had to say below:
“Gail and Adair are both talented teachers. It is a pleasure to listen to them; they are wonderful at answering all questions.”
“So knowledgeable!!!!!!! Learning by seeing!”
“Gail went above and beyond providing make-up hikes, due to the heavy rain on the day of our final hike.”
Keep an eye out for future Hanover Conservancy Classes through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
During our 2022 Annual Meeting, Martha Beattie and Xavier Gonin were unanimously elected to the Board of directors.
Martha Beattie –Martha Beattie has worked as a math teacher, a rowing coach, and a volunteer leader and board member for schools and nonprofit organizations. She was a national team rowing coach and the founding coach for three rowing programs. In 2011 she was named Vice President for Alumni Relations at Dartmouth College. Since her retirement in 2018 she serves on the regional advisory board for the NH Charitable Foundation, is a trustee of Pine Park, a board member, coach, and program chair for the Upper Valley Rowing Foundation, serves Dartmouth College on a number of alumni committees, and is a volunteer coach with the Dartmouth women’s and men’s rowing teams as well as Cancer Recovery through Rowing. She lives in Hanover with her husband Jim. They are often joined by one or more of their three adult children on bike rides through the hills of Vermont, hikes in the Whites, and ski trips. During the warmer months, Martha rows a single scull on the Connecticut River as often as she can.
Xavier Gonin– Xavier Gonin is treasurer for North American operations of Capgemini, a company specializing in IT and strategy consulting, outsourcing, and professional services, operating in more than 30 countries. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and is a certified public accountant. He lives in Hanover with his wife, Victoria. Xavier enjoys skiing, fishing, and hiking, and is planning to climb NH’s 48 4,000-footers in the next few years.
“The goal of land stewardship is of importance to me. I think we need to be thoughtful and intentional in the care for our protected lands while making them welcoming to the entire Hanover (and beyond) community.”
Our 2022 Annual Meeting was recorded! View the full video on our YouTube channel. The first hour is Chris Martin’s presentation on bald eagles in NH followed by the business portion of the meeting. Enjoy!
