Projects funded by Moose Plates!

The Frost Place

NH Division of Historical Resources Restores The Frost Place in Franconia

Grants from the NH Division of Historical Resources help fund the conservation and preservation of significant publicly owned historic resources or artifacts that contribute to New Hampshire’s history and cultural heritage—including this building in Franconia, once a year-round home to iconic writer Robert Frost.

Canada lynx

The Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Reevaluates Endangered Species

Our friends at the NH Fish and Game’s Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program frequently conduct analysis to determine the highest-priority conservation objectives, compiling data as part of a revised New Hampshire State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). This project began with reevaluating animals listed as species of greatest conservation need (SGCN), including threatened and endangered wildlife such as the Canada lynx.

The historic Carriage House Annex

LCHIP Preserves A Historic 19th Century Example of Queen Anne Architecture in Littleton

The historic Carriage House Annex to the Littleton Community Center is one of many recipients of historic preservation efforts spearheaded by the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program. This three-story wood-frame house stands as an example of high-style Queen Anne architecture, with interiors featuring Victorian glazed tiles and ornate wooden detailing.

Identifying Old Forests as Crucial Sources of Biodiversity & Cultural Values

This winter, the National Heritage Bureau frequented Mt. Sunapee to find old forests—which comprise less than 0.001% of our state’s forests. These forests are important to protect due to their high rates of carbon storage compared to younger forests, as well as for their biodiversity and cultural values. Through historic research, field visits, and desktop reconnaissance—and tree coring, an important method for understanding forest age—the team determined key areas on the landscape where old forests may occur.

Sawyer Brook Headwaters

Completing the Sawyer Brook Headwaters Project with ASLPT

The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, with support from a NH State Conservation Committee Moose Plate grant, completed the Sawyer Brook Headwaters project, protecting 385-acres in the Town of Grantham. The protected land includes forestry, wetlands, and valuable wildlife habitat, and will allow for recreational public access.

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Camera Trappings in Coos County

The Nature Conservancy, with funding assistance from the NH State Conservation Committee Mooseplate Grant, has completed a year-long camera trapping study in which nearly 3,000 individual animals were detected and cataloged by 25 motion-sensitive camera in wildlife movement areas along Route 3 in Coos County. The results will help select the best possible opportunities to protect the last remaining undeveloped road-front areas that wildlife rely upon to approach and cross roads, and to improve crossing hot-spots to minimize animal-vehicle collisions and enhance landscape connections benefiting both people and wildlife.