Monadnock Conservancy

Founded in 1989, Monadnock Conservancy is a charity based in Keene, United States working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, water & sanitation +1 more.

Monadnock Conservancy is a land trust for southwestern New Hampshire, based in Keene. It works with communities and landowners to conserve the region's natural resources, wild and working lands, rural character and scenic beauty. The organisation protects land through conservation easements and land it owns outright, cares for its conservation lands with the help of volunteer land stewards, and runs education and community programmes, including children's nature activities, farmland protection and walking groups. Founded in 1989 by a group of friends, it began as an all-volunteer organisation and became a professional organisation in 1998. It is donor-supported and governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees, with a professional staff of 14 working from its Keene office.