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The Vermont River Conservancy (VRC), partnering with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, recently negotiated the purchase of a public access easement for camping and fishing just upstream from the mouth of the Nulhegan River where it enters the Connecticut River.
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| Cars can park on a portion of the easement for access to both the Connecticut and Nulhegan Rivers over conserved easements |
Grants were generously provided by the Upper Connecticut River Mitigation Enhancement Fund and the Connecticut River Joint Commissions Partnership Program, and funds were also raised through a fly rod raffle held jointly with Trout Unlimited.
page updated 5/14/08 by Zephyr Sites |
Former VRC Executive Director Jeff
Meyers and his wife Tammy Newmark paddle the Upper Connecticut River
downstream of the Nulhegan River confluence
The easement on the 2.3-acre parcel, situated along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, was sold to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources by Sherry and Darlene Belknap, who own and operate the DeBanville General Store.
The easement area, which includes extensive shorelands and an island, was once the site of a large lumber mill. It includes a pull-out/parking area that provides access to a previously purchased easement leading directly to the Connecticut River. Click here to view a survey of the property in PDF format.
Sherry Belknap and Steve Libby talk at the access easement area to the Nulhegan River
This completes the fourth land conservation project by the Vermont River Conservancy in 2007. |
