Muchyedo Banks Wildlife Management Area
Photo by Jerry and Marcy Monkman, EcoPhotography provided by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Select image for larger size.
Town: Canterbury
County: Merrimack
Acres: 290
Acquisition History: Muchyedo Banks WMA was acquired by Fish and Game through a partnership with The Society for the Protection on NH's Forests, which continues to hold a conservation easement on the property. Funding was secured from the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Town of Canterbury, The New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP), New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Aquatic Resource Mitigation Fund and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Special Notes: Prior to acquisition, this property was proposed by a private developer for a new regional landfill. Citizens and activists of the Town of Canterbury and surrounding communities formed the “Oxbow Initiative” to kill the landfill proposal and support permanent conservation. The group was instrumental in helping to raise funds for the lands permanent conservation.
Directions: From Exit 17 off Interstate 93, take Rte 4 West. In about ½ mile, take a right onto Old Boyce Road; continue onto Riverland Road. Park at the gate and walk in along the pathway, past the bluffs, to the property boundary marked by bolders.
DeLorme N.H. Atlas and Gazetteer coordinates: Page 27, B 13
A User-Pay, User-Benefit Program
This Wildlife Management Area was funded in part by the Federal Aid in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. Your purchases of hunting equipment and ammunition make a difference to New Hampshire's wildlife resources and our way of life. Learn more.
Maps Available
- Download PDF map of this WMA (overview)
- Photo (PDF)
Also Available
*KMZ is a file extension for a placemark file used by Google Earth. KMZ stands for Keyhole Markup language Zipped.