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Land Project Completed!

On Nov. 19, 2019 we completed our land project for Tettegouche State Park that adds six acres with a pebble beach.

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Parks & Trails Council steps in when most needed, sometimes to create a new park or trail, other times to purchase a small yet invaluable parcel, without which the park or trail would have lost part of what makes it so special.

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Latest News

January 13, 2020

Special Places Newsletter – Winter 2020

Inside this issue: Outdoors news briefs Land Protection: Tettegouche State Park, a new project Policy: 2020 Legislative ...
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January 6, 2020

Behind the scenes: Planning a Centennial Celebration for ...

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