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By JuDith D. o'gara
Loons and other local wildlife nest there, in what was meant to be an undisturbed 25-acre swath of land, adjacent to the Hebron Marsh, donated to the town of Hebron in 1971 by Charles L. D. Bean. The Charles Bean Con- servation Area, located on the lake side of North Shore Road approximately 1/2 mile from Hebron Village, near the Cock- ermouth River, has been dis- turbed so often, authorities will now enforce “No Trespassing” signs.
“The original agreement with Mr. Bean was that there was to be no activity on the property, other than looking at it,” says Hebron Acting Town Adminis-
Patrolled for Trespassers
NEWFOUNDLAKELIFE.COM June 2021 Charles Bean Conservation Area to Be
trator, John Dunklee. Bean out- lined his goals in donating the land, as “to preserve for the fore- seeable future the area’s present natural beauty free from roads, trails, swimming and camping areas, and all man-made struc- tures, and to maintain the area in such a way as to promote the conservation of wildlife.” One snowmobile trail, with access to the lake, was grandfathered in at the time, but recent years have seen an increase in boat traffic in the shallows around the area, with people landing on the beach with their families and dogs.
In 2020, after the Hebron Conservation Commission began repeatedly finding and re- moving trash and dog waste, “No
Trespassing” signs were posted on the small parcel of land and beach areas, but these signs have largely been ignored. One sign, in fact, was even removed.
As a result, this year, the He- bron Select Board, with the as- sistance of the Hebron Police Department and NH Marine Patrol, will be enforcing the “No Trespassing” signs. Residents and visitors are asked to respect the wildlife sanctuary and nesting area.
This photo, which appeared in “Conservation Commissions,” vol. XX, No. 2 of New Hampshire Profiles, Feb. 1971, shows Charles L.D. Bean donating 40 acres of land to the town of Hebron, NH. Accepting the donation are Selectmen Kenneth Harman, Bruce Barnard and Conservation Commission members Alan Esty, Ronald Johns and Charles Stanwood. Bean envisioned leaving the land unaltered to keep the property wild and scenic, but lately, a huge increase in boat traffic in shallow waters on the land are threatening that local wildlife.
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