$16,000 to survey two Town conservation properties which contain headwater streams to the Squannacook River.
2025 Land Protection Grants
The Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers Wild & Scenic Stewardship Council is pleased to announce that $56,700 in grant funding was awarded in 2025 through our Land Protection Grants Program. The Council awarded full funding for five projects, all of which demonstrate strong commitment towards protecting the rivers’ resources and building local stewardship of the rivers in accordance with the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers Stewardship Plan.
The grants program supports municipalities, land conservation organizations, and state agencies in protecting the riverfront and watershed lands. The program furthers local conservation efforts by providing funds to support acquisition, transaction, due diligence, and management costs associated with land protection.
The following projects received funding:
Lancaster Land Trust
$10,000 to complete improvement of a heavily degraded parking area serving the Cook Conservation Area on the Nashua River.
Harvard Conservation Trust
$20,000 towards acquisition of approximately 29 acres adjacent to Bowers Brook and existing Town conservation land.
Harvard Conservation Commission
$9,500 for an appraisal to determine market value of a parcel before and after protection with a permanent conservation restriction.
Groton Conservation Trust
$1,200 to contract for a Baseline Documentation Report on the Shepley Hill Parcel.
Grant funding is provided by the Stewardship Council through the National Park Service under CFDA: 15.962 – National Wild & Scenic Rivers System.