FOMS Comments on AOP

FOMS comments on Mount Sunapee Annual Operating Plan for 2008-2009

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May 13, 2008 Okemo/Mount Sunapee Resort presented a proposed Annual Operating Plan to the Mount Sunapee Ski Area Advisory Committee, chaired by Comm. George Bald, Dept. of Resources and Economic Development.

For NH-DRED's "Public Involvement & Oversight Policy" for the Mount Sunapee State Park ski area, go to FOMS Library. 

State Beach Parking Lot

NEWBURY: Changes to the parking lot at the beach at Mount Sunapee State Park came before Newbury Conservation Commission, May 13, 2008, in a meeting with the Department of Resources & Economic Development (DRED).

UPDATE: June 27, 2008, DES requested of DRED more information about the project.

NH-DES Request for More Information (June 27, 2008) (208 KB).

Newbury Conservation Commission Meeting, May 13, 2008 (43 KB) AND Newbury Conservation Commission Meeting, May 22, 2008 (22 KB).

NOTE: File size of DES Dredge & Fill Application.

Download the Mount Sunapee State Park: Beach Dredge & Fill Application (5.3 MB) submitted to the NH Department of Environmental Services, Wetlands Bureau, March 2008.

For other resources, visit the UNH Stormwater Center. 

To comment on the parking lot project, write: Commissioner George Bald, NH-DRED, PO Box 1856, Concord, NH 03302-1856.

To share your comments with the Newbury Conservation Comm., send them to PO Box 296, Newbury, NH  03255.

Mt. Sunapee Sightings

"Early Spring in Wendell"

Oil by Susan Parmenter

FOMS March 2008 newsletter included original art by local artist Susan Parmenter, Sunapee, NH.

Prints of "Early Spring in Wendell" and "Into the Woods" are available by contacting the artist or FOMS.

 

"Into the Woods"

Oil by Susan Parmenter

Contact us if you have photographs, art or poetry to contribute to future FOMS newsletters or website.


Pisgah Wilderness Historic Sites Survey

Historic Sites Survey of the Pisgah Wilderness: Revisiting the Broad Brook Community

Dowload Pisgah Wilderness Historic Sites Survey News Release, 2008 (200 Kb)

For the first time, the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources’ State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology Program (SCRAP) is offering a two- week archaeological field school in Historical Archaeology.  The program will be in coordination with Antioch University and under the direction of the Division’s Historical Archaeologists Edna Feighner and Tanya Kress.  This is the first of many State Park surveys that the DHR will facilitate in partnership with other State agencies and organizations.

Participants will survey, locate and map the Broad Brook Community (1840-1920s), originally identified in 1983 through an archaeological field school conducted through Keene State College. The area is considered important in local history because of early lumbering activities that took place there; it was also the site of the Broad Brook Steam Lumber Mills. Previously unexplored areas, from Fullam Pond to Hardscrabble (later named Nash City, settled in the 1780s), will also be assessed.

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Who should participate?
Community members, students, teachers and visitors to the region who are interested in exploring New Hampshire’s rich history are encouraged to enroll in this hands-on field school.    

Why enroll?
Participants will learn how to locate, document, and create state-level recordation of the existing cellar holes, dams, mills and other associated features that indicate a community’s presence.  They will also be instructed on preparing archaeological site forms. The specific objective for this field school is to encourage participants to explore the rich history of New Hampshire and appreciate that the past bears an important relationship to its environment and natural resources.     

Where:
13,000-acre Pisgah State Park is located in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire. It incorporates portions of the towns of Winchester, Hinsdale and Chesterfield.

When:
Two 1-week sessions: July 28–August 1, 2008 and August 4-8, 2008. Each day runs from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. with several lectures and workshops.

Fee:
There is no required cost for participation! However, a donation of $25 is recommended to defray expenses.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 June 2008 04:56 )
 

IMPORTANT UPDATES: 

NH Parks & Recreation Public Outreach Workshops start July 15 in Concord

FOMS Comments on Proposed 2008-2009 Annual Operating Plan for Mt. Sunapee Ski Area

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, 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, the park and ski area within. Yet, Mount Sunapee’s heritage endures.  As demonstrated long ago on Mount Sunapee, environmental stewardship requires public awareness, education and action to protect our special places and natural resources. See how you can help.
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