New Hampshire

1,285,373

Acres Protected

That’s about 973,767 football fields!

Land trusts have already conserved 61 million acres of private land across the nation — more than all of the national parks combined. Help us conserve another 60 million acres by the end of the decade.

Together, let’s keep Gaining Ground.

Visitors to Land Trust Properties

Visitors in 2020, more than triple that of 2015.

Percent of Land Trusts That Provide Public Access to Their Lands

Land trusts provide opportunities to recreate and recharge.

Land trusts provide programs and activities to get people outside and learn about the land.

Walking, hiking and other outdoor recreation improve people's health and well-being.

Universal access trails are designed to be used by all people, regardless of ability.

79%

People from various racial and ethnic backgrounds
Older adults or those living in retirement communities
People who identify as LGBTQ+
People living with disabilities
Veterans

Youth education and development
Community and economic development
Food security and agriculture
Health and wellness
Social and environmental justice

New Hampshire land trusts are community-led and supported and protect lands and waters that help the entire state.

Active Land Trusts

A land trust is a nonprofit that conserves land by acquiring and stewarding land or conservation easements.

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Alliance Member Land Trusts

Land Trust Alliance members commit to adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices as their guiding principles.

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Accredited Land Trusts

Accredited land trusts undergo a thorough review of their practices in governance, finance, transactions and stewardship.

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Members/financial supporters

21,770
Volunteers

1,584
Full-time staff

95
Part-time staff

42
Board members

292

Oldest

121 years old (1901)
Youngest

18 years old (2004)
Median age

36 years old

New Hampshire land trusts are stepping up to help tackle climate change, but they need increased financial and technical support to maximize their impact.

93%

21%

Acre by acre, land trusts are helping to conserve New Hampshire lands, waters and ways of life.

2010

2015

2020

            Total acres protected
            
753,713
783,021
1,285,373
+71%

Under easement

235,042

263,095

340,578

+45%

Owned

139,938

159,836

183,146

+31%

Acquired and reconveyed

298,608

299,748

251,593

Protected by other means

80,125

85,120

510,057

+537%

Disclaimer: Land trusts conserve land in many different ways and every project is unique. Category totals may change depending on how acres are reported by survey respondents to reflect the most current data and minimize double-counting. In some instances, the total may be greater than the sum of the separate categories due to organizations that provided total acres not broken down by category.

Source: 2020 National Land Trust Census

Source: Trust for Public Land's Conservation Almanac

Source: NRCS - Natural Resources Inventory

This information reflects data collected in the National Land Trust Census, the longest-running comprehensive survey of private land conservation in America. Learn more about the Census and see which land trusts participated in the 2020 National Land Trust Census.

Land trusts across the state are helping find solutions to some of New Hampshire's most pressing issues.

Saving family farms: The accredited Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire worked with the Scruton family to protect Scruton’s Dairy, an iconic dairy farm in Farmington and one of the last vestiges of the booming dairy farm economy that had commanded so much of rural New Hampshire in the 20th century.
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Conserving wildlife habitat: The accredited Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests worked with a local family to protect more than 520 acres with conservation easements that allow the family to continue harvesting timber for its family owned and operated sawmill while guaranteeing that the land remains undeveloped and open to the public. These protected areas are home to diverse wildlife, such as songbirds, amphibians, deer, moose and bears. By ensuring that the lands remain intact, the easements help to safeguard the wildlife’s habitat.
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Providing access to land for all: The Monadnock Conservancy manages the Chamberlain Conservation Area in Fitzwilliam. Outdoor enthusiasts can easily walk, roll or ride to the heart of the conservation area. Improvements to the rail trail and the peninsula spur gives pedestrians, wheelchairs, strollers and bikes a place to go that is nearly 1.5 miles round-trip.
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Land Trust Alliance member land trusts, listed below, commit to adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices as their guiding principles.

476 acres protected in NH

5,517 acres protected in NH

9,754 acres protected in NH

13,227 acres protected in NH

9,400 acres protected in NH

2,960 acres protected in NH

5,330 acres protected in NH

2,796 acres protected in NH

4,964 acres protected in NH

2,793 acres protected in NH

23,748 acres protected in NH

24,595 acres protected in NH

1,219 acres protected in NH

154 acres protected in NH

21,671 acres protected in NH

2,892 acres protected in NH

189 acres protected in NH

30,261 acres protected in NH

408 acres protected in NH

2,500 acres protected in NH

15,454 acres protected in NH

923 acres protected in NH

8,718 acres protected in NH

482,139 acres protected in NH

24,102 acres protected in NH

9,463 acres protected in NH

36,276 acres protected in NH

1,024 acres protected in NH

319,347 acres protected in NH

224,245 acres protected in NH

6,880 acres protected in NH

17,920 acres protected in NH

239 acres protected in NH

1,285,373

Acres Protected

79%

93%

21%

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