Ebb & Flow
Conserving land for people, wildlife and North Haven’s future
NEWSLETTER S u m m e r 2 0 0 5
NHCP Holds
Landowner
Gatherings
O
ne of the five central goals
i d e n t i fi e d i n N H C P ’s
Strategic Plan is to “build and maintain
ongoing relationships with North
Haven landowners.” Partnerships
between the land trust and landowners
are essential to the pursuit of NHCP’s
mission. Toward that goal, NHCP
held several landowner gatherings
last summer. The meetings brought
together owners of land within specific
parts of the island. The purpose of the
meetings was to hear from landowners
about their concerns and ideas about
conservation on North Haven, and to
provide landowners with information
about a variety of conservation tools
and options.
NHCP held two landowner
meetings in August 2004. Landowners
from the Kent Cove/Waterman’s Cove
shorefront area were invited to gather
at the home of Charles and Hope
Hare. Landowners from the Bartlett
Harbor to Pulpit Harbor (Cont’d, p. 5)
Spring on West Penobscot Bay as seen from Bartletts Harbor
NHCP Hires a New Executive Assistant
N
orth Haven Conservation Partner’s (NHCP) Board of Directors is
pleased to announce that we have hired Heather Cabot as our new
Executive Assistant. Thanks to the generosity of our members and contributors
to NHCP’s Thorofare Campaign, we hired
Jeff Crawford as our first paid staff person
(part-time) in the winter of 2003. He
did an excellent job settling NHCP into
• Landowner Gatherings
its new office space on the second floor
• New Executive Assistant
of Waterman’s and getting us started on
• Calendar of Events
• GIS Mapping
implementing our strategic plan. After a year,
• Walks with Pat
however, Jeff found that the demands of his
• Field Notes
own thriving farming business required his
• Great Presentations
full-time attention and he left NHCP in
January 2005. After interviewing several very qualified candidates, the NHCP
Board was delighted when Heather accepted the position. (cont’d., p. 2)
In This Issue
North Haven Conservation Partners • PO Box 336 • North Haven, Maine 04853 • 867-2113 • [email protected]
NORTH HAVEN
CONSERVATION
PARTNERS
Board of Trustees
Larry Beverage
Lois Cheston
Priscilla Cobb
Caroline Macomber
Nibs Nichols
Jen Porter
Charlie Pingree
Monica Shields
Executive Assistant
Heather Cabot
NORTH HAVEN
CONSERVATION PARTNERS
PO Box 336 • North Haven, ME 04853
(207) 867-1234
[email protected]
northhavenconservation.org
N a t u r e ’s
Strongholds
O
n August 10th at 7:30, Laura
and Bill Riley will present a
program on “Nature’s Strongholds:
The World’s Great Wildlife Reserves”
at Waterman’s. They will describe their
ten year journey to all eight continents
to photograph and write about 600+
of the best places for wildlife in the
world. We’ll see photos of wildlife
and wild places—from Antarctica to
the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve,
from Borneo to Tanzania. The program
will be for the joint benefit of North
Haven Conservation Partners and
North Haven Historical Society.
Hope to see you there.
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FROM
THE
Dear Readers:
I’m not sure why but I love looking
at old (historic) photographs of North
Haven. Perhaps it is the challenge of
recognizing a familiar, though changed
view. Or, maybe it is the attraction of
what appears to be a simpler, no frills
life of years ago, one that is as black
and white as the photos themselves.
Romantic notions of life on North
Haven obscure what was likely a
hardscrabble existence for the families
of farmers, fishermen, and boat
builders. Regardless of the feelings
that old photographs evoke, they serve
to remind me how inevitable change
on North Haven is.
At North Haven Conservation
Partners (NHCP), we are committed
to be a positive part of that change. A
year ago I had the chance to witness
the fruits of our labor. While enjoying
a picnic on the main beach at Burnt
Island with my family, we were joined
by a local fisherman and his extended
family. With more than twenty
people in their party, landing on
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another beach would have presented a
logistical challenge—so Burnt Island
with its dock was a good choice. It
wasn’t long before throngs of children
were rollicking in the oncoming tide
while the adults prepared lunch. I felt
immensely gratified knowing that this
was a scene that could be repeated
year after year even if the forces of
change were conspiring to shrink these
opportunities elsewhere.
At NHCP we do not take the
beauty, wildlife, and access to our
landscapes for granted. To do so
would be folly. Instead, we work with
landowners to permanently conserve
North Haven’s special places—views,
habitats, fields, forests, beaches and
wetlands—so that our descendants do
not have to rely solely on photographs
to experience North Haven’s natural
heritage. Please join us and our loyal
supporters in helping shape this part
of North Haven’s future.
With warm regards,
Nibs
Executive (cont’d from p. 1)
Heather has a degree in secondary education
and seven years of teaching experience at Erskine
Academy in South China, Maine. Heather has also
worked in the fi nancial sector and has excellent
computer skills. New to the island, she is quickly
becoming familiar with its people and places. She has Heather Cabot
already made an enormous difference in the organization of the office and
the efficiency of our operations. Heather’s hours are Monday – Friday,
from 8 a.m. to noon. Please stop by the NHCP office and say hello.
NHCP Ongoing Summer Events NHCP Ongoing Summer
8/4/05, 7:30 pm Annual Meeting
North Haven Grange. Presentation by
geologist Doug Reusch: “North Haven
Geological Heritage” (see page ).
8/5/05,8 am North Haven Geology
Walk with Doug Reusch (see page _)
Meet at Ames Knob Field.
NHCP Helps to Bring
GIS Mapping to North Haven
By Stacy Gambrel, Island Institute Fellow
I
n September 2004, I began with North Haven Conservation
Partners, the Town, the School, and Waterman’s Community
Center to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) for
the island. Thanks to NHCP, I have office space and the support
of Jen Porter, NHCP Vice-President, as my on-island advisor. My
fellowship continues until September 2006.
GIS is the computer-generated
Since my fellowship began, I’ve
mapping of geographic and man-made created maps and assisted with a
features. GIS has many uses, including community survey for the town’s
creating maps for town planning, Comprehensive Plan Committee,
identifying wildlife habitat for land worked with high school students
conservation, and tracking juvenile on GIS research projects, taught
lobsters. GIS brings many types of data an adult education class, produced
to one location
wildlife maps, and
allowing users to
begun to develop
We are so pleased to have the
create customized
a GIS public
opportunity to work with NHCP
maps.
workstation that
and the Town of North Haven on
can be used by
this collaborative project. With these
NHCP can
community
new capabilities, the community
benefit enormously
members to
is sure to benefit for years to come.
from GIS’s many
access geographic
capabilities. For
—Principal Barney Hallowell
information.
example, a GIS
North Haven Communty School
map can display
My work is
the location of
made possible by
endangered species, property lines, generous grants from the MBNA
roads, wetlands, and streams on one Foundation, Camden National Bank,
map, helping NHCP define particular ESRI Conservation Grants Program,
land protection focus areas and man- and the Island Institute Islands
age conserved lands. In addition, GIS Community Fund, and by matching
is frequently used by conservation funds and in-kind donations from
groups to display trails, landmarks, North Haven Conservation Partners,
and other on-the-ground features of and the Town of North Haven.
protected properties.
If you would like more information on GIS please contact me at stgambrel@islandinst
itute.org, call 867-2113 or stop by the NHCP office. I look forward to meeting you.
Save the Date!
NHCP
Annual Meeting:
Thursday, August 4
7:30 p.m. at the Grange
Come hear about NHCP ’s
recent projects and
plans, and let us know
your thoughts about
conservation on North Doug
Haven. O ur guest Reusch
speaker this year is geologist Doug
Reusch, who will give a presentation
entitled “North Haven’s Geological
Heritage: Ancient Seafloor and Its
Pivotal Role in Deciphering the
Plate Tectonic History of Eastern
North America.” Doug will discuss
how most of North Haven Island
is a vestige of an ancient seafloor
now thrust onto the eastern edge
of North America and how it
may be the best example of this
uncommon rock assemblage in the
State of Maine. He will also discuss
how the Penobscot Bay region is
currently under scrutiny because of
its important role in plate tectonic
reconstructions of the AppalachianCaledonide mountain belt.
At 8 a. m. on Friday, August 5,
Doug will lead a geology walk to
demonstrate North Haven’s unique
geological heritage. To join Doug,
meet at the Ames Knob Field.
Ongoing Summer Events NHCP Ongoing Summer Events NHCP Ongoing Summer Events
8/7/05 10:00am Burnt Island Work
Day Meet at public landing. We’ll break
for lunch at noon—Bring your own picnic
brown bag.
8/10/05 7:30pm Nature’s Stronghold with 8/16/05 5:00 pm Crabtree Point
Bill and Laura Riley, Waterman’s
Walk Meet at the school.
Community Center. Proceeds benefit
NHCP & North Haven Historical Society.
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North Haven Conservation Partners
gratefully acknowledges support from the following individuals and organizations since January 1, 2004
Anonymous
Fredrick & Susan Allen
David & Holly Ambler
Thomas & Patricia Ambler
Dan & Joan Amory
Mrs. Robert Amory, Jr.
Andrew Anderson-Bell
Warren & Margaret Arnold
Geoff rey Baker
Dinah Barlow
Frank Barron
William & Becky Bartovics
George & Carrie Bell
Charlotte Betancourt
Larry & Margaret Beverage
Mary Beverage
Lowell Bevridge
Virginia Biggs
Tina & Arthur Blackett, Jr.
Jane & William Blair, Jr.
Janet & Buff Bohlen
Charles & Sarah Breed
Agnes Brengle
Penn Brown & Susan Fockler
The Jessee D. Bullens-Crewe
Foundation
Nicholas & Susie Burke
Ruth Burr
Jonathan & Jody Bush
Richard Byrd
Mrs. Charles Cabot, Jr.
Mitchell & Meg Cabot
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cabot
Paul C. & Virginia C. Cabot
Charitable Trust
Sam & Doreen Cabot
Sarah & Charles Cabot, III
Stephanie Cabot &
Marcus Lovell-Smith
Camden National Bank
Eleanor Campbell
Brooke & Judith Cheston
Charley Cheston
Cynthia & Morris Cheston, Jr.
Lois Cheston
Mary Fell Cheston
Charlotte Cleveland
Jack & Ann Cobb
Joan & Harry Cobb
Max Cobb & Rosemary Shea
Pamela Cobb
Prilly Cobb & Dan Cherneff
Sara Cobb & Mark Speed
Vicky Cobb & Emyrs Westacott
Kim & C. Payson Coleman, Jr.
Sandy & Douglas Coleman, Jr.
Jeff rey Crawford
& Susan Reinsborough
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Constance Crocker
Rev. John Crocker, Jr.
& Agatha Littlefield
Charlie & Georgia Cunningham
Chuck & Jeanne Curtis
Josephine Curtis
Patricia Curtis
Linda Darling
Jerome Davis
Jamie & Nancy Davisson
The DiCicco Family
Wells & Leelie Dow
Pierre & Elise duPont
Diana Montgomery Edwards
Jon Emerson
Elin Elisofon & Bart English
Helen & Bill Evarts
Mr. & Mrs. Haliburton Fales, II
Priscilla Fales
Shirley Fay-Harding
David Fogg
The Lee & Julia Folger Fund
Christopher & Betsy Forster
Linda Fountain
Lloyd & Sarah Garrison
Christopher & Helen Gates
Bebe & Pablo Gazmuri
Bruce & Lueza Gelb
Patsy Gesell
Peggy Gesell
Rod Gillis
Mike & Davye Gould
Emily Graham
Tom Guthrie
Christie & Barney Hallowell
Gerry & Elinor Hallowell
Tunie Hamlen
Davis & Corinna Hammond
Linda Peyton & Morris Hancock
Robert & Diana Harding
Charles & Hope Hare
Anne Harwood
Liz & Van Zandt Hawn
Ed Hayes & Bobbie Callahan
Andrea Heap & Gavin Watson
David Hopkins & David Wilson
Eric & Janice Hopkins
June Hopkins
Merton & Nancy Howard
Tabitha Huber
Matthew Huntington
& Andrea Utz
Jay & Lea Iselin
The Island Institute
Margaret Ives
Paul & Ellie Jackson
Gordon & Faith Johnson
David & Susan Jones
Dick & Hopeton Kimball
Geoff & Romia Kimball
Harriet F. C. Klosson Trust
Christopher Klosson
Chris Lamont
Elizabeth Lamont
Lansing & Ada Lamont
Ned & Ann Lamont
Ted & Buzz Lamont
Laura Langdon
David & Susie Lawerence
Greta Layton Brown
Barry & Ellen Levine
Bryan Lewis
George & Emily Lewis
Steven & Ellen Little
Laurie & Robbin Lomard
Penelope Lord
Caroline & John Macomber
Zabette Macomber
& Kelly Straight
Anne Magill
Robert Magill, Jr.
Philip & Jane Mallinson
Mrs. Burke Marshall
Bob & Minky McAdoo
Lucy McCarthy & Flora Dury
Eleanor Morgan McPeck
Henry & Ellen Mary Meigs
Beth & Ranlet Miner, Jr.
Fanny Iselin Minot
Henry & Lil Minot
Wilbur Moore
Liz & A. Perry Morgan, Jr.
Rhidian Morgan
Joyce & George Moss
Joseph & Julie Neilson
John & Nelia Newell
Jack & Shirley Newman
Caleb & April Nichols
George & Audrey Nichols
Gimmy & Ellen Nichols
Liza Nichols & Bo Chesney
Nibs & Polly Nichols
Samuel & Kit Nichols
David Parsons
Eliot & Janet Payson
Marcus Peabody
Norbert Peabody
Kim & Elizabeth Pendleton
John & Lydia Perkins
Florence Persons
Norman Pettit
Steven Phillips & Isabel Swift
Charles Pingree
Charlie Pingree & Susan Minot
Chellie Pingree
Hannah Pingree
Sumner & Hope Pingree
Eugene Pool & Parrish Dobson
Fredrick & Helen Popp
Jen Porter & John Deitter
Jane Powell
Pete & Barbara Putman
Eugenia Ralph
Larry & Laura Rasmussen
Ron & Christine Reilly
Bradley Richardson
James & Sandy Righter
Ken & Shaunagh Robbins
Sally Robins & Phil DesLauriers
Frank & Susan Ruch
Ted & Priscillia Ruegg
Ted & Hope Sage
Mary Saltonstall & John Hanson
William & Jane Saltonstall
Mariellen Schwentker
Peter & Christian Scott-Hanson
Henry Sears & Sharon Bushell
Richard & Lisa Sheilds
Lucy Smethurst
F. Clawson Smith & Olivia Holt
Henry & Judy Smith
Henry Smith-Miller
& Laurie Hawkinson
Robert Smith
Anita Spertus & Jeff Holmgren
Joe Stone & Nancy Lee
Ingrid Strong & Doug Thompson
Mark & Sarah Sullivan
Nancy Sullivan & Steve Kent
Mary Swift
David & Adena Testa
Anthony Thacher
Hugh Thacher
Toby & Frances Thacher
Barclay & Lucy Tittmann
John & Mary Tittmann
William & Mariam Truslow
Sue & George Van Hook
Charles & Jane Walcott
James Walker
Muriel Weckstein
Joe & Sarah Whinery
Mary White & Chris Flowers
Mrs. Charles Williamson
Penrose & Bev Williamson
Peter & Kinnon Williamson
Samuel & Janet Williamson
Beekman & Phoebe Jane Winthrop
Lucy Winton
Mary Woodworth
Mr. & Mrs. James Worsley, Jr.
NHCP Walks
Landowners (cont’d from p. 1)
NHCP member and avid walker Pat Curtis is leading a series of walks this
summer to some of her favorite places on North Haven. All are welcome!
at the home of the Thacher family at
Pat is a founding NHCP Board member
who served for five years. She continues to
serve on NHCP’s Lands Committee. This
summer, with the generous permission of
several landowners, Pat is leading walks to
some of North Haven’s best loved but less
traveled places. On July 7, she led ten walkers to the “Outer Point” (Cont’d, Page 6)
shorefront area were invited to gather
Pat Curtis leading a band
of eager walkers
Deacon Brown’s Point. NHCP Board
members described NHCP’s origins
and conservation accomplishments to
date. They explained how conservation
easements work and how they can
be specifically tailored to meet the
needs of individual landowners, while
conforming to the mission and goals
of NHCP. Landowners discussed
Notes from the Field by Jen Porter
NHCP Vice President Jen Porter provides some notes from her springtime visits with her
son, Oliver, to Burnt Island (one of NHCP’s easement properties) and to NHCP’s Pulpit Harbor
Bridge property. We hope that her descriptions of these magnificent places will encourage our readers
to venture to these properties soon and often:
W
e parked at the designated
Burnt Island parking place
on Indian Point and crossed over at
low tide. Burnt Island was wind blown
and golden in the afternoon light.
With Oliver on my back, I chose the
lee path for walking. The first shoots
of green were coming up on the
northern shore trail. Coming upon
some downed trees that criss-crossed
the paths, I made my way to the
cobbled shore for easier passage, and
made a mental note that chain saws,
loppers and bow saws would be needed
for this year’s trail work day. An osprey
caught my attention and I watched her
land high in her nest, with a cry to me
and Ollie to steer clear. With the wind
at our backs we made it to the end of
the island, and paused briefly to watch
the open bay. Although the sky was
clear, the early spring wind had quite
a bite so Ollie and I scrambled back
along the coastal edge, finally crossing
the muck and mussel land bridge to
the car. Although brief, this afternoon
walk made me think about how special
it is to visit an uninhabited island, and,
thanks to the Minot family, the Town
and NHCP, how lucky we are to have
Burnt Island as part of our town.
A few weeks later, on a walk with
Mickey, Kaleb and Oliver along the
middle road to Pulpit Harbor, we
stopped by NHCP’s Pulpit Harbor
Bridge property located directly after
crossing first bridge on the western
side. The yet-to-blossom lupines
dotted the old path, and as we came
up to the rise, Kaleb exclaimed how
amazing the big tree is. “Looks like
the perfect picnic spot,” he said. We all
agreed. This piece of land, given by the
Lamont family, has all the ingredients
of an easily accessible and unique
outing...waterfront for exploring, a
good tree for climbing, wildflowers
galore, wildlife, and beautiful views
of Pulpit Harbor. (There is space for
parking for two cars on the property.)
The May black flies cut short our visit,
but as we crossed the bridge again and
headed home, I thought to myself
that this corner parcel is a real hidden
treasure.
concerns about planning for the future
of their land and asked questions about
various issues, including:
• how NHCP helps maintain land
that is protected by an easement
• public benefits from conservation
easements, including preservation of
scenic vistas, wildlife habitat, natural
resources and recreational opportunities
• income tax and estate tax benefits
which landowners may receive by donating or selling land or a conservation
easement to NHCP.
NHCP looks forward to holding
more landowner gatherings in the
future. If you are interested in hosting
or attending such a gathering, or if you
would like to talk with us privately
about planning for your land, or any
other conservation-related concerns
or ideas, please call the NHCP office
at 867-2113 or e-mail us at nhcp@
northhavenconservation.org. We look
forward to continuing and expanding
the conversations between NHCP
and North Haven’s landowners.
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Caps for sale!
Walks (cont’d from previous page)
overlooking Pulpit Rock and the
entrance to the Harbor. It was a
lovely walk along a trail owned
and beautifully maintained by the
Cabot family, ending on a beach
with a spectacular view of the harbor
and the islands to the north.
Other walks include a July 22
walk to the Promontory beach on
the North Shore at 11:30 am, and
an August 16 walk to the end of
Crabtree Point at 5 pm. Walkers
meet at the North Haven School
parking lot and carpool to the
trail (or arrange to meet Pat at the
trail).
To sign up for a walk, or if you
have ideas for other walks or wish
lead one, please contact Heather
Cabot at NHCP: 867-2113 or
nhcp@northhavenconservation.
org. Hope to see you on the trail!
We have a limited supply at our office of NHCP caps
for sale. They come in khaki, light blue, and dark blue
and sport our Eric Hopkins logo. Suggested donation is
$17.00 per cap. Proceeds benefit our land conservation
fund. Stop by and pick one up at our office in Watermans.
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We need your support!
Membership Card: I would like to help conserve North Haven’s special places.
Here is my contribution of:
$100 Fresh Pond
$35 Goose Rock Light
$250 Pulpit Rock
$50 Dumplings
$500 No Place Like It
Name _________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Telephone ______________________________________________________
E Mail __________________________________________________________
• Please make your check payable to NHCP. Your donation is tax-deductible.
• Mail to: North Haven Conservation Partners, PO Box 336, North Haven, ME 04853
• If you are already a member, thank you. If you know someone who might be interested in
supporting our work, please help them fill out, clip and mail the card above. THANK YOU!
North Haven Conservation Partners
PO Box 336
North Haven, Maine 04853
Meggie and I have walked
and visited many wonderful
and special sites on NH.
We have been privileged to
come face to face with deer,
songbirds, hawks and other
creatures. Many times we just
sit and quietly appreciate our
beautiful island. Whether it’s
July or January, we find much to
sustain a sense of peace and joy
that we carry back home with
us. I am glad to have shared a
few special places (w/property
owner’s permission) w/others
this summer and encourage both
younger and older walkers to
join us on future walks.
—Pat Curtis
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