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Happy 60th, TCC!

“In the fall of 1964, inspired by an Audubon meeting with Roger Tory Peterson as speaker, Sally Gallagher said “Tamworth must have a Conservation Commission;” so she and I, with help from other like-minded people, proceeded to bring this about. The State of New Hampshire had just passed enabling legislation.

 “The first step was to form a committee of interested people…. At the outset Peg [King] told us that the Garden Club had already tried for a warrant article to form such a commission, but were discouraged by the Selectmen who said there were already too few people to do the town work needed without adding a new commission. The first committee meeting… discussed the many environmental concerns in town and what might be done. Come January, 1966, we went to the selectmen with a list of twelve committee members, any one of whom would be willing to serve if appointed. That did it! The Selectmen put Article 31 in the Warrant for March: ‘To see if the Town will establish a town Conservation Commission as set forth in RSA 36.’ The article passed.”     

– Betty Steele: Tamworth Conservation Commission: The Early Years (1964 – 1991

Please join in our events & celebrations of conservation in Tamworth this 60th year of the TCC!

History Tree Cookie

Learn about the Tamworth 250 Anniversary tree "cookie," a hemlock that sprouted before 1600 that was displayed at the Cook Library… 

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