The Trust was incorporated under the Laws of New
Hampshire on December 26, 1968.
The New England Wild Flower Preservation Society,
Inc. in 1962 sparked events that led to organization
of the Trust. Representatives of public and private
organizations that worked together to establish the
Trust include: Beaver Brook Association, Hollis;
Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources;
Fish and Game Departments of New Hampshire
and Massachusetts; New Hampshire Natural Preserves
Forum; New Hampshire Office of Planning
and Research; Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire Forests; Town Conservation Commissions
of Hollis and Brookline, New Hampshire and
Pepperell, Massachusetts; and New England
Wild Flower Preservation Society, Inc.
There are 62 parcels (over 800 acres) of protected land along the Nissitissit River. The Nissitissit River Land Trust owns 26 of them. Another 22 parcels, owned by the towns of Pepperell, Brookline and Hollis, Beaver Brook Association and Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife were protected with the assistance of the Nissitissit River Land Trust.
There are 62 parcels (over 800 acres) of protected land along the Nissitissit River. The Nissitissit River Land Trust owns 26 of them. Another 22 parcels, owned by the towns of Pepperell, Brookline and Hollis, Beaver Brook Association and Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife were protected with the assistance of the Nissitissit River Land Trust.
July 1986 Flood Impacting the Nissitissit River
In July of 1986, while most towns were experiencing a mild thunder storm, a cloud stalled over Mason, N.H. and dumped almost 7 inches rain! The runoff was devastating; depressions became lakes, bridges were swept away and roads became impassable; the raging water poured into Lake Potanipo and down the Nissitissit.
By the next morning the streams had receded to near normal levels. Bridges below the outlet of the Potanipo were spared and the economic and aesthetic damages was minimal, except an old junk yard in Brookline that was located in the river's floodplain. Tires, still on rims, had been stacked, awaiting removal. Upwards of a 1,000 tires were swept away and deposited downstream.
When the water receded, many tires were left on high ground or stuck on hummocks in bordering wetlands. A river clean-up day, sponsored by the trust, in late summer removed some 600 tires and in subsequent clean-up days even more.
By the next morning the streams had receded to near normal levels. Bridges below the outlet of the Potanipo were spared and the economic and aesthetic damages was minimal, except an old junk yard in Brookline that was located in the river's floodplain. Tires, still on rims, had been stacked, awaiting removal. Upwards of a 1,000 tires were swept away and deposited downstream.
When the water receded, many tires were left on high ground or stuck on hummocks in bordering wetlands. A river clean-up day, sponsored by the trust, in late summer removed some 600 tires and in subsequent clean-up days even more.
