The Hanover Planning and Zoning Board on April 2, 2024 approved the boundary adjustments negotiated by The Pine Park Association and Dartmouth College to replace missing boundary markers and rationalize existing lines. A new survey map will be filed with the Grafton County Register of Deeds.
EQIP Program Grant Approval
The Pine Park Association received approval for a grant from the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service under its EQIP program for FY2024 through FY2026. The funds will cover roughly half of the cost of controlling invasive plants along Girl Brook. This is our third grant under the EQIP program, which included funds in 2021 to commission of Forest Management Plan and in FY2022-23 to control invasive plants along the borders with the former golf course. The Association also received a CPS grant from the agency for forest restoration projects in FY2023, which enabled us to thin the overcrowded hemlocks along the cove where Girl Brook enters the Connecticut River and manage slash piles and downed trees to speed their decomposition.
Volunteer Day – June 1st
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Scenes from Fall 2023
One of the most special aspects of Pine Park is its varied terrain with different vistas. These scenes are from Fall 2023:
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Forest Cleanup and Newly Planted Trees
The Pine Park Association has received conservation grants to restore its woodlands. The trustees hired Long View forestry to cut up large logs left from the cutting of diseased trees in 2019, to deal with visible piles of slash, and to clear dead hemlocks along the cove at the north end of the park.
A winter view of the South Meadow with trees planted in May 2023. This area is part of the newly reclaimed golf course.
Dartmouth Student and her Father on Family Weekend on the Fern Trail
Dartmouth student and her father on Family Weekend on the Fern Trail. This area was heavily logged in 2019 and is gradually recovering.
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