Properties Owned
Deed Easement
Conservation Easements
Quincy Bog (historically known as Cranberry Bog) was threatened by development in the early 1970s and purchased for $10,000 by a local group led by Joe Kent (incorporated as “Rumney Ecological Systems”). The Nature Center (131 Quincy Bog Road) was built in 1978.
Nearby on East Rumney Road, the 92-acre Quincy Pasture Forest deeded by the Nature Conservancy offers trails open to the public.
Located on the lower flank of Stinson Mountain, the property extends from frontage on the East Rumney Road almost to the boundary of the White Mountain National Forest, and contains the headwaters of Quincy Bog.
The former Baker State Forest was deeded by the State of New Hampshire and renamed the Baker Forest. A combination red pine / white pine plantation, the 5-acre property will be managed for sustainable timber production.
In order to protect the ledges on the north side of the Quincy Bog Natural Area, we obtained a Deed Easement on a 100-foot strip abutting the ledges of an adjacent property. This provides public access to a trail and observation site on top of the ledges, prevents development, and protects the area from timber harvesting.
It provides public access to a trail and observation site. The Ledges Trail and Viewpoint were constructed in 2022, offering visitors stunning views of QBNA and the surrounding mountains, and enabling bird watchers and others to observe the considerable wildlife activity around the Bog.
PBLT accepted its first conservation easement in 2005 and its most recent in 2025, protecting a total of 921 acres located in the following towns:
Campton: one property consisting of 144.67 acres
Dorchester: one property consisting of 135 acres
Plymouth: nine properties ranging in size from 7 to 249 acres, totaling 463.51 acres.
Rumney: three properties ranging in size from 3.4 to 128 acres, totaling 157.62 acres
Wentworth: one property consisting of 20 acres
PBLT’s conservation easements benefit the public by protecting woodlands and working forests, plant and wildlife habitat, river and lake frontage, wetlands and aquifers, and by preserving scenic views and open space. Many CE properties provide low impact public recreational opportunities.
At West Branch Brook Forest in West Campton, the mile-long Miller Trail provides access to the inner portions of the property and has long been popular with walkers in all seasons as well as snowmobilers in winter. A 0.8 mile spur trail leads to West Branch Brook. Abundant vernal pools attract wildlife viewing in season.
The Wassett CE property in West Plymouth includes the Fauver East Trail, open to non-motorized, non-mechanized, non-wheeled public use including hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.