Androscoggin Valley Conservation Initiative

The people and land are inexorably linked in North Country New Hampshire with no greater example than in the Town of Shelburne on the Androscoggin River. Here, the integrity of community is the common unity of landscape and relationship of people living there, of farm and forest, their history as a reflection of personal values and labor and their hopes and dreams for the future of these lands and their town. These intricate, interwoven elements are threatened with unraveling in the face of a changing economy, shifts in land ownership and an aging population. The citizens of the Town of Shelburne are taking a stand to keep the landscape, people and values intact and create a future of their own invention.

In the first phase of the Androscoggin Valley Conservation Initiative, The Conservation Fund is focused on assisting citizens in the Town of Shelburne protect their natural and cultural resources. The first goal of the initiative is the protection of the Philbrook Farm Inn. Built in 1834 and established in 1861, it is the longest operated, continuously owned family inn in the nation and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Read more about the efforts to protect the Philbrook Farm Inn>>

Additionally, the Conservation Fund is working to protect working forest land and the significant recreational resources associated with the Androscoggin River and Appalachian Trail.

For more information, contact Nancy Bell.