Welcome to Friends of Mount Sunapee

The mission of Friends of Mount Sunapee is to advocate for protection of Mount Sunapee State Park for its essential public values, conservation of the Lake Sunapee watershed and Sunapee highlands, and preservation of the unique character and natural beauty of the rural communities in the mountain's shadow.
 

Stewardship of Mount Sunapee

In 1910, the first campaign to protect land on Mount Sunapee began with Herbert Welsh and Philip Ayres of the newly formed Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. By 1934, parcel-by-parcel in an on-going effort, the Forest Society secured over 1100 acres on Mount Sunapee. In 1948, this land was central to the formation of Mount Sunapee State Park, now encompassing 2900 acres—spectacular, publicly owned land, forested highlands to sandy beach front.

Yes, with the passage of time, change has come to the mountain and to the park and the ski area within. Yet, Mount Sunapee’s heritage endures.  As it was long ago, as Welsh and Ayres demonstrated, environmental stewardship requires public awareness, education and action to protect our special places and natural resources.

The Friends of Mount Sunapee advocate and educate to protect Mount Sunapee and the open spaces within and beyond its border.

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