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.
