State Beach Parking Lot

NEWBURY: Changes to the parking lot at the beach at Mount Sunapee State Park came before Newbury Conservation Commission, May 13, 2008, in a meeting with the Department of Resources & Economic Development (DRED).

UPDATE: June 27, 2008, DES requested of DRED more information about the project.

NH-DES Request for More Information (June 27, 2008) (208 KB).

Newbury Conservation Commission Meeting, May 13, 2008 (43 KB) AND Newbury Conservation Commission Meeting, May 22, 2008 (22 KB).

NOTE: File size of DES Dredge & Fill Application.

Download the Mount Sunapee State Park: Beach Dredge & Fill Application (5.3 MB) submitted to the NH Department of Environmental Services, Wetlands Bureau, March 2008.

For other resources, visit the UNH Stormwater Center

To comment on the parking lot project, write: Commissioner George Bald, NH-DRED, PO Box 1856, Concord, NH 03302-1856.

To share your comments with the Newbury Conservation Comm., send them to PO Box 296, Newbury, NH  03255.

NH Natural Heritage

From the NH Natural Heritage Bureau

Area Inventory of State Lands:
Mount Sunapee State Park

Available from the NH Natural Heritage Bureau is the 2003 Natural Heritage Inventory of the East Bowl at Mount Sunapee State Park (2003).  It includes:

"A comprehensive assessment of the ecological context, land-use history and present status of the East Bowl of Mount Sunapee. An analysis of historical land use and vegetation information is combined with field survey results to (1) describe the locations of exemplary natural communities in the East Bowl with an emphasis on old forests, (2) describe the state and regional ecological significance of Mount Sunapee’s forest communities, and (3) recommend Natural Area designations. 51 pages, maps, figures, 8 color plates."

A pdf version of the report is available by visiting the NH Natural Heritage Bureau website.

Or send a stamped, self-addressed CD mailer (available at most post offices) to NH Natural Heritage, PO Box 1856, Concord, NH, 03302-1856.  (The report will be provided in a word document.)



Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 April 2008 12:18 )