Talk Smith Pond with

Upper Valley Land Trust

Friday, October 24th, 2025

6:00 – 7:00 pm

*No admission fee*

Great Stone Dwelling – Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor

This event is a follow-up to the “Hike to Smith Pond” on October 18th, 2025. It was a limited group that was able to participate and both institutions want to make sure there is equal access. If you were unable to hike with us, or if you missed it altogether, this is the opportunity to listen in to the history and environmental practices happening on this site now. There will be current pictures from the hike to showcase, as well as first hand anecdotes from UVLT and ESM staff members.

Smith Pond Shaker Forest consists of 995 acres of forest and wetlands in Enfield located between two State Wildlife Management Areas. The three properties combine to provide thousands of acres of significant wildlife habitat. UVLT’s property boasts two waterfalls, numerous articles from Shaker History including spillways, dams, canals, and stone walls, and the beautiful Smith Pond with serene and scenic views.

In the 1830s, the Shakers dammed several ponds, creating “Shaker Mountain Pond”, and developed a system of canals to deliver water to their community near Lake Mascoma. Today you can still find remnants of their through this forest, such as gate posts and canals that led to Enfield Shaker Village.

Coming from a distance? Stay at the historic Great Stone Dwelling! Accommodations.