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Quotes: Mount Sunapee

“Climb the mountains and get their glad tidings.  Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.  The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir (1838-1914)

This quote can be found in the prologue of the "Manual of Mount Sunapee," which chronicled the geological, cultural and natural history of the area and spoke to the importance of public awareness in “preserving the mountain for the enjoyment of all.” 

Published in 1915 by the Sunapee Chapter of the Forest Society, the manual sold for 50 cents and the proceeds went to support trail maintenance on Mount Sunapee.

The Manual is available at Abbott Library, Sunapee, NH, in the Reference Department.

 

About Friends of Mount Sunapee

Friends of Mount Sunapee is an alliance of neighbors, town leaders, conservationists, and civic minded advocates from towns across our mountain region and from across New Hampshire and the country. Supporters include business owners, skiers, hikers, outdoor enthusiasts, and families with current and generational ties to Mount Sunapee State Park. Friends of Mount Sunapee brings a voice to issues and concerns of people who love Mount Sunapee and our state parks.

Our mission advocates for protection of Mount Sunapee State Park for its essential public values; conservation of the Lake Sunapee watershed and Sunapee highlands; and preservation of the unique character and natural beauty of the rural communities in the mountain's shadow.

Maintaining our region's essential qualities of clean air and water, large forest tracts and open lands, wildlife and their habitats, and the traditional methods of enjoying these resources is our goal. We advocate for local land use measures, regional planning practices, and land protection initiatives that safeguard livable and healthy communities.

Seeking to promote government and corporate leadership and accountability, we encourage public participation and openness in all policy-making processes that determine our region's future. With education, information, and citizen involvement, we will preserve the unique character of our state park, our mountain, and our region.

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Action Goals for Friends of Mount Sunapee

• To compel the state of New Hampshire to recognize that its primary responsibility is to serve as guardian of the public interest at Mount Sunapee State Park, and to deny efforts that undermine the essential conservation and public recreational values for which the park fundamentally exists to provide.

• To support efforts to build a connected constituency for conservation in the Mount Sunapee region.

• To protect land under threat of development through acquisition in part or whole and by supporting existing land protection efforts.

• To engage, inform, and activate citizens in a variety of public policy-making opportunities, including the five year Master Development Plan process at Mount Sunapee State Park.

• To encourage the establishment and enforcement of local land use regulations in communities impacted by current and potential resort-driven growth.

• To actively network with individuals and groups across the state that support the wise and thoughtful use of New Hampshire's public parks and forested lands so as to protect their natural heritage for future generations.

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Last Updated ( Friday, 25 April 2008 16:59 )
 

Stewardship of Mount Sunapee

In 1910, the first campaign to protect land on Mount Sunapee began with Herbert Welsh and Philip Ayres of the newly formed Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. By 1934, parcel-by-parcel in an on-going effort, the Forest Society secured over 1100 acres on Mount Sunapee. In 1948, this land was central to the formation of Mount Sunapee State Park, now encompassing 2900 acres—spectacular, publicly owned land, forested highlands to sandy beach front.

Yes, with the passage of time, change has come to the mountain and to the park and the ski area within. Yet, Mount Sunapee’s heritage endures.  As it was long ago, as Welsh and Ayres demonstrated, environmental stewardship requires public awareness, education and action to protect our special places and natural resources.

The Friends of Mount Sunapee advocate and educate to protect Mount Sunapee and the open spaces within and beyond its border.

Join us today!  Please print and mail.
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