Local Links for Biodiversity—Norwich, Vermont

Environmental and Conservation Organizations:

Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
54 Portsmouth Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-224-9945
www.spnhf.org
Founded in 1901, this private, nonprofit membership organization promotes land conservation by helping to protect over one million acres in New Hampshire. SPNHF is also involved in promoting good land stewardship and advocates for public policies that encourage sensible conservation of natural resources

The Nature Conservancy
New Hampshire Chapter
22 Bridge Street, 4th Floor
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-224-5853
nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newhampshire
The Nature Conservancy works to preserve the diversity of living things by protecting their habitats. Together with its members and conservation partners, the New Hampshire Chapter of the Nature Conservancy has protected more than 91,000 acres of critical natural lands in the state of New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory
P.O. Box 1856
172 Pembroke Road
Concord, NH 03302-1856
Phone: 603-271-3623
www.nhdfl.com/formgt/nhiweb
Housed in the Division of Forests and Lands, the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory finds, tracks, and makes possible the protection of New Hampshire's rare plants and natural plant communities. Their mission is to determine protective measures and requirements necessary for the survival of native plant species in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Ecological Reserve System Project
UNH Cooperative Extension
214 Nesmith Hall
131 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: 603-862-4277
ceinfo.unh.edu/forestry/documents/nhecosrv.htm
Part of the University of New Hampshire, the project seeks to establish and support a well-coordinated, comprehensive system of public and private lands that have been voluntarily dedicated to protecting the variety of biodiversity in New Hampshire.

Appalachian Mountain Club
White Mountains, New Hampshire
Pinkham Notch Visitor Center
Route 16 (P.O. Box 298)
Gorham, NH 03581
Phone: 603-466-2721
www.outdoors.org
Begun as the Merrimack Valley Chapter in 1921, this 10,000-member chapter organizes hiking, paddling, mountaineering, skiing, family outings, trail work, and other conservation activities for those who love the great outdoors.

Audubon Society of New Hampshire
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-224-9909
www.nhaudubon.org
The Audubon Society of New Hampshire is a nonprofit statewide membership organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and habitat throughout the state. Its mission is to protect and enhance New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people.

Vermont Audubon
255 Sherman Hollow Road
Huntington, VT 05462
Phone: 802-434-3068
www.audubon.org/chapter/vt
The Audubon Society of Vermont is a nonprofit statewide membership organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and habitat throughout the state. Its mission is to protect and enhance New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people.

Upper Valley Land Trust
19 Buck Road
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: 603-643-6626
www.uvlt.org
Founded in 1986, the Upper Valley Land Trust is a private, nonprofit, membership-supported organization that works with landowners and communities to conserve important agricultural land, forestland and wildlife habitat, recreational land, and scenic areas along the Connecticut River.

Vermont Land Trust
8 Bailey Avenue
Montpelier VT 05602
Phone: 802-223-5234
www.vlt.org
The Vermont Land Trust (VLT) is a statewide, member-supported, nonprofit land conservation organization. VLT works to accomplish its mission of conserving land for the future of Vermont by providing technical and legal assistance to individuals, communities, and local land trusts who are working to achieve local conservation goals.

Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
154 Main Street
P.O. Box 2040
New London, NH 03257
Phone: 603-526-6555
www.ausbonsargent.org
The mission of the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust is to help preserve the rural landscape of the Kearsarge/Sunapee region by working with local governments and private landowners to develop conservation easements. This nonprofit organization, founded in 1987, has helped to protect 2,804 acres, including over 4,000 feet of frontage on Lake Sunapee.

Lake Sunapee Protective Association
P.O. Box 683
Sunapee, NH 03782
Phone: 603-763-2210
www.lakesunapee.org
Lake Sunapee Protective Association is a nonprofit, environmental organization with a goal to preserve and protect the environmental quality of Lake Sunapee and its surroundings.

The Green Mountain Club
4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, VT 05677
Phone: 802-244-7037
www.greenmountainclub.org
The Green Mountain Club, and its more than 7500 members from across the country, share a love for hiking and a commitment to preserving and protecting the Long Trail System for future generations. Through its land protection program in northern Vermont, the club has protected more than 55 miles of the Long Trail System and more than 16,000 acres of backcountry land.