Welsh Centennial Celebration

2011 marks 100 years of land conservation on Mount Sunapee. Help us celebrate this important milestone!

* July 21, 2011 - The Sunapee Historical Society hosts "The Life & Times of Herbert Welsh," a cracker barrel talk.

* August 27, 2011 - A guided hike to Lake Solitude followed by a BBQ, music, and camping at Mount Sunapee State Park.

Comments from Members

- Keep up the good work.  Respect the action of those who gave up land under policy of eminent domain. . .

- Educate the children while they are young - encourage hikes, work days, etc.

- Stay focused on primary goal of protecting our park. 

- It is so important to keep access to the State Park affordable to local people.  This is not happening. Mount Sunapee for the affluent is in no one's interest.

- Keep the Mt. Sunapee buffer zone intact.  Discourage development that mars our mountain sides (and tops). Encourage zoning that makes best conservation use of land - leaving corridors open. 

- The low-intensity recreation (e.g. hiking) and ecological protection should take precedence over ski area development and management, at Mt. Sunapee State Park and elsewhere, and you provide effective advocacy f or that good.

- Get back N.H. Seniors’ rights to free skiing at Mt. Sunapee. We are the landlords not the tenants.

- Work to safeguard protected public lands from environmentally damaging uses, commercialization and privatization.

 

Friends of Mount Sunapee PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 20:05

Friends of Mount Sunapee is an alliance of neighbors, town leaders, conservationists, and civic minded advocates from towns across our mountain region and from across New Hampshire and the country.

Supporters include business owners, skiers, hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and families with current and generational ties to Mount Sunapee State Park. Friends of Mount Sunapee brings a voice to issues and concerns of people who love Mount Sunapee and our state parks.

Our mission advocates 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.


Maintaining our region's essential qualities of clean air and water, large forest tracts and open lands, wildlife and their habitats, and the traditional methods of enjoying these resources is our goal. We advocate for local land use measures, regional planning practices, and land protection initiatives that safeguard livable and healthy communities.

Seeking to promote government and corporate leadership and accountability, we encourage public participation and openness in all policy-making processes that determine our region's future. With education, information, and citizen involvement, we will preserve the unique character of our state park, our mountain, and our region.

Join FOMS today. Click on the Membership Form below.

FOMS Membership Form (121 KB): Download, print and mail today!


Action Goals for Friends of Mount Sunapee

• To compel the state of New Hampshire to recognize that its primary responsibility is to serve as guardian of the public interest at Mount Sunapee State Park, and to deny efforts that undermine the essential conservation and public recreational values for which the park fundamentally exists to provide.

• To support efforts to build a connected constituency for conservation in the Mount Sunapee region.

• To protect land under threat of development through acquisition in part or whole and by supporting existing land protection efforts.

• To engage, inform, and activate citizens in a variety of public policy-making opportunities, including the five year Master Development Plan process at Mount Sunapee State Park.

• To encourage the establishment and enforcement of local land use regulations in communities impacted by current and potential resort-driven growth.

• To actively network with individuals and groups across the state that support the wise and thoughtful use of New Hampshire's public parks and forested lands so as to protect their natural heritage for future generations.

Contact us at: Friends of Mount Sunapee, PO Box 199, Georges Mills, NH 03751

Phone/fax: 603-863-0045

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Last Updated on Friday, 10 December 2010 11:33
 

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