SHARON LAND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED
BY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a conservation organization that limits activities on the land in order to permanently protect natural resources. The land remains in private ownership while the conservation organization holds the easement and ensures that its terms continue to be met.
Map 1, Lot 1 (Sharon/Peterborough border)
John A. Bross
to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) [BK 2663 PG 370]91 acres (Sharon) and 152 acres (Peterborough), total 243
1978
Map 7 Lot 15 +Lot 16 (Swamp Road)
Sheree Dukes Kohak and Erazim Kohak
to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) [BK 2985 PG 438]10 acres
1982
Erazim Kohak donated this same land, plus 1.8 acres, to SPNHF in 1999
[BK 6154 PG 1655]
Map 5 Lot 16A (Cross Road, Sharon and Old Sharon Road, Peterborough)
Edwin H. Land and Helen M. Land
to Town of Peterborough, acting through its Conservation Commission (BK 5211 PG 1420]200 acres +/- of which 2.6 are in Sharon
1991
Map 1, Lot 21 (Sharon/Temple town line)
Camilla C. Lockwood Revocable Trust
to New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) [BK 5912 PG 0165]28.5 acres in Sharon and 192 acres in Temple
1998
Map 7, Lot 6 (Swamp Road)
Donald W. Burgess and Cynthia P. Burgess
to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) [BK 6334 PG 0459]50 acres
2000
Map 7, Lot 19 ( Rte. 124)
Will Fenno
to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF)
[BK 6334 PG 472 PLAN #30869]50 acres
2000
Map 3, Lot 28 (Temple Road)
Cabot New Hampshire Land Trust
to New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) [BK 6354 PG 1917]211 acres
2001
Map 3, Lot 25 (Temple Road)
PJ O’Rourke
to New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) [BK 6352 PG1936]14 acres
2001
Map 4, lot 23 (Jarmany Hill Road)
Will Fenno
to The Monadnock Conservancy [BK 6553 PG 1852 PLAN 31522 DWR 145]19.93 acres
2001
Map 5, Lot 13 (Spring Hill Road)
Anne Booth and William N. Booth
to The Monadnock Conservancy [BK 6522 PG 0406]120 acres
2001
Map 5, Lot 8 (Spring Hill Road)
Joel R. Newton, Trustee, Wallace B. Newton and Violet M. Newton Revocable Trust
to The Monadnock Coservancy [BK 6522 PG 0415]98 acres
2001
Map 4, Lot 3 (Jarmany Hill Road)
Richard W. Dugdale
to The Monadnock Conservancy [BK 7784 PG 2224 PLAN 35184]136.2 acres
2006
Map 5, Lot 7A (Cross Road)
June L. Matthews, Bruce S. Matthews, Martha A. Matthews
to The Monadnock Conservancy [BK 8117 PG 0794]This conservation easement also grants an Executory Interest to the Town of Sharon giving the town the right to enforce the easement if grantee fails.
88.9 acres
2009
TOWN-OWNED SHARON LAND
Town Forest: 891 acres
Two Cemeteries
Area around the Brick Schoolhouse
SHARON LAND OWNED BY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS
Society for the protection of New Hampshire Forests: 1,224.06 acres
New England Forestry Foundation: 923 acres
The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire: 48 acres, Wales Preserve
STATE-OWNED SHARON LAND
Annett State Forest, Route 124: 188 acres in Sharon
Wapack Trail parking area, Temple Road
