Conservation Commission

In accordance with RSA 36-A, the Conservation Commission was created to ensure the proper utilization and protection of the natural and watershed resources of the town. As primarily an advisory body, the commission works in cooperation with other town boards, such as the Planning Board and Selectmen, to ensure development has no adverse effects on our natural resources, and takes into account the rural character of the town. We review site plans, dredge & fill permits, and conduct site walks as appropriate. One Conservation Commission member also sits on the Planning Board.

Stewardship

The commission maintains an index of open space in the town, and periodically monitors the town owned properties. In situations where conservation easements are in place to protect open space, we monitor those properties to ensure the conditions of the easements are being met.

Meetings

The Conservation Commission has a regularly scheduled meeting the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm at the Town Hall.

HIKING IN MONT VERNON

See a booklet showing the public hiking trails in Mont Vernon.

Please remember to hike within your abilities to avoid putting our first responders at risk trying to rescue you.  If the parking lot is full please come back on another day - do not park in road or block entrances. Motorized vehicles and Fires are not allowed under any circumstances on conservation lands. Please down load a map and note the location of which trailhead you are parked at.

Warning: The bridge that crosses Purgatory Brook above Upper Purgatory Falls has washed out and is down.

Remember that hunting is permitted on town-owned Conservation lands. Hikers are encouraged to wear orange safety vests or hats in Fall. List of hunting seasons in New Hampshire.

Trails and parking areas not maintained in the winter - use at your own risk. Winter hikers are encouraged to wear appropriate traction for while hiking or snowshoeing on town lands. Conditions can be icy and hazardous near the Middle & Upper Falls or along Purgatory Brook.

The Lower Purgatory Falls are located in the town of Lyndeborough, not Mont Vernon. Contact the Lyndeborough Conservation Commission for questions/concerns re: Lower Falls & parking area.

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