John Ciampi donated a conservation easement on his 14-acre New Hampshire property in 1999. This wildlife sanctuary has hills, rocky out-croppings, mixed hardwood forest, open meadows, and both a marshy pond and a stream nearby. Adjacent forests enhance the potential for the property to harbor wildlife species that need large expanses of habitat. Known to inhabit the property are moose, bobcat, fisher cat, bear, coyotes, deer, weasels, woodchucks, skunks, opossums, owls, snakes, turtles, wood ducks, grouse, turkey and chipmunks. While the Trust will, of course, keep its promise to forever protect this property, WLT has, unfortunately, found that it cannot afford to take on the permanent protection obligations for any more properties of this size. The expenses of stewardship have made such donations too costly to maintain. Although this sanctuary remains privately owned, the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust has an obligation to perform periodic inspections to ensure that the wildlife habitat remains in good condition and that the terms of the conservation easements are being met. These inspections, and the handling of any destruction or violations, cost heavily in professional staff time, consultants, and travel expenses. In addition the Wildlife Land Trust needs a reserve of funds for the substantial legal fees needed if enforcement of violations involves court action. WLT has promised to protect this property as sanctuary forever -- and that promise will be kept. If you can help with the cost of stewardship for this and the other properties WLT protects, please donate here. |
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