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Old 10-20-2008, 06:24 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Little Bear View Post
Lakes Region Conservation Trust has some involvement in Ragged Island - an easement according to their website:

http://www.lrct.org/lake-winnipesaukee.html

Ragged Island is open to the public - visited there on several occasions this past summer. There are boat docks and beaches that the public can use.
You are correct, in that the LRCT has once again assumed primary stewardship.
http://www.lrct.org/news-articles-2006d.html

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Originally Posted by LRCT IN THE NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2006
Science Center Executive Director Iain MacLeod said that the Science Center has appreciated the opportunity to steward this special property and believes that it will be in capable hands with the LRCT. “The Science Center determined that the LRCT is the organization best suited to ensure that Ragged Island is preserved for conservation, habitat management, and nature education purposes, consistent with the expectations of those who were involved in the initial efforts to protect the property in the late 1970s and early 1980s.”
Some things are best done quietly.

Happy that you enjoyed your educational/conservational visit.
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