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Chebacco Trails

A preliminary development plan has been presented for the parcel of land at 133 Essex, which includes Meadowbrook Farm and the wooded land that abuts Chebacco Woods. The permit request will be for 59 units that are age limited to 55 and older. The Farm may not be able to operate as it is now, if septic systems are built in the fields or the watershed is damaged.

 
 
 
 

What’s at Risk:

Watershed for Manchester and Hamilton

  • Manchester’s water supply comes from Gravelly Pond which depends on ground water

  • S. Hamilton’s water supply comes the Zone 2 wells on School Street which draw their water from this aquifer

  • Chebacco Road and all surrounding homes have their own wells which draw directly from the same aquifer that 59 new homes will

  • The developer plans aggressive blasting for roads and to flatten an area large enough to build 59 units on. The blasting alone could permanently damage the watershed/aquifer.

  • Septic plans are close to wetlands and in one case cross the wetlands

  • At this point it is unclear how storm water will be treated, leading to another contaminate to the watershed

  • All this in an area that has perpetual water bans

Open Space

  • Several vernal ponds, significant wetlands and marshes

  • Natural Habitat w/ diverse wildlife – eagles to salamanders, fox to hummingbirds

  • Trails and stone walls dating back to the Civil War and connect to Chebacco Woods

  • Quiet moments walking your dog

  • Adrenaline pumping mountain bike challenges

  • Equestrian activities

  • Cross country skiing in fresh powder, and so much more

  • UNH mycologists run field trips for the mushrooms and fungi that only exist here

 

Developed land is irreversible.
When it’s gone, it’s gone forever.

White-tail Deer

White-tail Deer

Ski trails

Ski trails

Red Fox

Red Fox

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Columbine

Columbine

Painting the portrait.

Davey Walters is studying environmental science and biology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in NY. He has been a wildlife photographer for over ten years, and his close work studying nature has led to an interest in conservation photojournalism. He is also an expert birder and naturalist.

Hayden Landry is a freelance filmmaker based in Hamilton, MA. Having studied comparative literature at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, he works with many local artists and grass roots organizations in helping translate their message through film.