Conservation Commission

The Conservation Commission’s mission is to:

Recommend proper utilization and protection of the Town’s natural resources
Provide protection of the Town’s watershed resources
Map: Canaan Conservation Easement Properties

What it can do:

The Commission catalogs the natural resources of the Town and explores issues and management strategies for those resources.
The Commission makes recommendations to the Selectmen and to the NH Department of Resources and Economic Development for the better utilization of the Town’s resources.
The Commission may accept gifts of money and/or property, subject to the Selectmen’s approval, that will be used to further the Commission’s mission.
The Commission may also acquire property, water rights or development rights to further its mission.

Contact Information:

The Conservation Commission meets on the second Tuesday of the Month at 6:30pm at the Mascoma Community Health Center – 18 Roberts Road.

Chair: Bill Chabot, 3 year term ending April 30, 2024
Co-Chair: Len Reitsma, 3 year term ending August 31, 2022
Secretary: Elizabeth Chabot, 3 year term ending April 30, 2022
Cody Hussey, 3 year term ending January 31, 2024
-Position open- for third secretary
Alternates: Alice Schori & Noel Everts
Selectboard Representative: Stephen Freese

The Nature Hut is located in the Town Forest along Rt 4. The Town Forest is a unique forested wetland, whose topography changes with the season. It is also an important nesting area for the endangered Canada Warbler.

Parking is on the north side of Rt 4, in the pull off, located approximately 1/2 mile west of Lafortune Rd. The trail from the parking area to the hut is 1/2 mile in length. There are also three shorter trails which begin & end at the hut.

The Nature Hut was built by volunteers from the Conservation Commission and Mascoma High School.