The Lindabury Orchard

When Jack Lindabury died in 2001, his will specified that his orchard property, with its spectacular views of the Souhegan Valley, was to be offered to the Conservation Commission at a reasonable price. However, land values had spiraled to unanticipated levels by the time of his death, and the Town feared they could not justify the cost of an acceptable offer for the property. The Board of the Land Trust made a commitment to negotiate with the estate and to raise whatever funds might be necessary to cover the difference between what the Town could support and the negotiated price.

The Land Trust also provided the expertise and contracted for the necessary surveys, inspection, and preparation of the property to protect the Town's interest before the sale, and seed money for the Friends of the Orchard's ambitious restoration project.