Tin Mountain's Lori Jean Kinsey Arboretum & Sanctuary
Conservation Easement
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June 25, 2024
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust is pleased to announce the completion of the 68-acre Arboretum Conservation Easement with long standing land conservation partner Tin Mountain Conservation Center. Officially the Lori Jean Kinsey Arboretum and Sanctuary, the property is located on Bald Hill Road & Chase Hill Road in Albany, NH. Once part of the Allard Family’s Chase Hill Farm, the property dates back to the late 1700’s. The property encompasses several striking features including over 3,000 feet of undeveloped, scenic frontage along Chase Hill and Bald Hill Road. Cream Brook, a perennial stream transects the property. It is a clear, cold water brook that contains eastern brook trout, black-nosed dace and other fish species. This parcel of land is excellent forested wildlife habitat that supports a variety of mammal species such as white-tailed deer, black bear, bobcat, eastern coyote, red and gray fox, ermine, mink, fisher, river otter, red, gray, and flying squirrel, and porcupine. It has a variety of birds including scarlet tanagers, wood thrush, common yellowthroats, barred owls, and great blue herons. The addition of this parcel of 68 acres of protected habitat land is special as it interconnects a block of conserved lands that abuts the Conservation Area, including a 52-acre tract of the White Mountain National Forest across Chase Hill Road, and the 138 acre Rockwell Sanctuary across Bald Hill Road, This is important to the movement of wildlife, including wide ranging and area-dependent species, and is important for facilitating large-scale ecological processes.
A number of trails on this new easement can be explored including the 1.2 mile Accessible Nature Trail which runs from a parking lot on Chase Hill Road down to the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation Pavilion. This beautiful trail is welcome to people of all mobility’s including wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers. It winds through the LJK Arboretum with labeled trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. Future plans include a number of interpretive signs along the trail. There are two other hiking trails on the property, the Cream Brook Loop, which traverses the perimeter of the property and another, the Glacial Loop Trail that explores the unique geology of the area.
The property is easily accessed from a gravel parking area on Chase Hill Road. An informational kiosk provides a map of the property which is also regularly maintained in winter, providing the opportunity for cross-country skiing & snowshoeing. The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust is extremely grateful to Tin Mountain Conservation Center for working with us to permanently protect this beautiful property.
State(s): NH
Town(s): albany
Acres: 62
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