Lammi Property

In 2012 Mary “Lisa” Lammi donated a small but mighty easement on her 36-acre property straddling the Hardwick and Woodbury town lines in a state-recognized wildlife corridor. The property protected nearly 3,000 feet of frontage on Dutton and Nichols Pond roads from development. Lisa retained a three-acre homestead site for her house and horse barn.

Of several conserved parcels in the two towns, the Lammi property is the closest to Nichols Ledge and Nichols Pond, two spots of extraordinary natural beauty in the area. Nichols Pond is 0.4 miles from the Lammi easement as the crow flies. In 2021, Ben Flood purchased the property.

Sixty percent of the property is a state-mapped Class II wetlands, mostly in cedar, with the remainder in forested soft- and hardwoods that have a long history of management. It abuts undeveloped forest land to the west, south, and east, providing excellent connectivity to a recognized wildlife corridor. A broad scenic view of Nichols Ledge and surrounding hills to the south is apparent over wetlands.

The Lammi stewardship fee was financed by a $5,000 grant from the Green Mountain Fund (GMF), a donor-advised fund of the Vermont Community Foundation based in Middlebury. The GMF, established in 1993, supports charitable activities in much of NRLT’S region. The GMF grant will enable the NRLT to monitor the Lammi easement annually and defend it in perpetuity.