Friends of Mead Base Conservation Center strives to promote an understanding of Mead’s ecological and historical significance, to provide a meeting place for environmental, creative and community groups, and to preserve the buildings and site.
Friends of Mead Base Conservation Center was established in 2010 to serve historical, environmental, and community purposes. The organization works to preserve and foster education about the historic building and site, oversees renovations and upkeep, and educates visitors about its significance. Friends of Mead works in concert with community organizations and nonprofit groups to provide land and building stewardship for this site. The organization welcomes opportunities for groups that share these objectives to use the site and join us in this endeavor.
Friends of Mead established its 501(c)(3) status in 2012 after operating as an informal volunteer group for over a year. We are still a 100% volunteer organization and rely on the generosity of individuals and foundations for maintenance and program costs.
We maintain a parking lot for day-trippers and campers, and provide year-round camping by reservation at our campsites. Three of the campsites accommodate up to 8 campers each, and the fourth site 30. A composting toilet is available, as well as a spigot with potable water. To make a reservation, refer to the Camping at Mead page.
Schools and camps regularly use Mead for overnights, training sessions and daytrips. Several local trail crews use Mead as their home base. We've housed Loon Preservation Society interns and the AmeriCorps Volunteers affiliated with the Lakes Region Conservation Trust. Audubon has also housed interns at Mead (for the past few years the Whip-poor-will, a key NH Audubon focus, has made a comeback at Mead). Local groups and individuals rent the farmhouse’s main room and kitchen for one-day events.
Beginning in 2011, the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and the US Forest Service used Mead to house their Artist-in-Residence for part of the summer.
Mead is a tiny part of the WMNF, but is frequented by many local and out-of-town visitors wanting to take advantage of the easy access and natural beauty of the National Forest. For in-depth information on WMNF, go to http://www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain.
A history of Mead Base, "Coming Back to the Land," by Tom Okie, is attached below as a PDF as is The National Geographic article featuring Fred Lavigne and the Wilderness Act.
As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) - we rely on the generosity of others to preserve the site and heritage of Mead Base and to offer environmental, community and creative-oriented programs. Tax–exempt donations are most appreciated and can be sent to: Friends of Mead Base, PO Box 321, Center Sandwich, NH 03227.
http://www.wodc.org/files/mead_base_history.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/09/wilderness-act/
Friends of Mead Base Conservation Center was established in 2010 to serve historical, environmental, and community purposes. The organization works to preserve and foster education about the historic building and site, oversees renovations and upkeep, and educates visitors about its significance. Friends of Mead works in concert with community organizations and nonprofit groups to provide land and building stewardship for this site. The organization welcomes opportunities for groups that share these objectives to use the site and join us in this endeavor.
Friends of Mead established its 501(c)(3) status in 2012 after operating as an informal volunteer group for over a year. We are still a 100% volunteer organization and rely on the generosity of individuals and foundations for maintenance and program costs.
We maintain a parking lot for day-trippers and campers, and provide year-round camping by reservation at our campsites. Three of the campsites accommodate up to 8 campers each, and the fourth site 30. A composting toilet is available, as well as a spigot with potable water. To make a reservation, refer to the Camping at Mead page.
Schools and camps regularly use Mead for overnights, training sessions and daytrips. Several local trail crews use Mead as their home base. We've housed Loon Preservation Society interns and the AmeriCorps Volunteers affiliated with the Lakes Region Conservation Trust. Audubon has also housed interns at Mead (for the past few years the Whip-poor-will, a key NH Audubon focus, has made a comeback at Mead). Local groups and individuals rent the farmhouse’s main room and kitchen for one-day events.
Beginning in 2011, the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and the US Forest Service used Mead to house their Artist-in-Residence for part of the summer.
Mead is a tiny part of the WMNF, but is frequented by many local and out-of-town visitors wanting to take advantage of the easy access and natural beauty of the National Forest. For in-depth information on WMNF, go to http://www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain.
A history of Mead Base, "Coming Back to the Land," by Tom Okie, is attached below as a PDF as is The National Geographic article featuring Fred Lavigne and the Wilderness Act.
As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) - we rely on the generosity of others to preserve the site and heritage of Mead Base and to offer environmental, community and creative-oriented programs. Tax–exempt donations are most appreciated and can be sent to: Friends of Mead Base, PO Box 321, Center Sandwich, NH 03227.
http://www.wodc.org/files/mead_base_history.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/09/wilderness-act/