What is now Pillsbury State Park has been known as Cherry Valley for more than a hundred years . . . There is a persistent legend that it was so named because of the abundance of cherry trees that once grew here.  The initial and largest tract of land in the park, about 2,400 acres, was donated to the State of New Hampshire in 1920 by Albert E. Pillsbury, "to be held in perpetuity as a public forest reservation, for any and all uses or purposes tending to the promotion of forestry."

The Friends of Pillsbury State Park, Inc. (FPSP) is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to conservation education.  The Friends of Pillsbury State Park is chartered with the following purposes:

• Providing assistance in the conservation and management of Pillsbury State Park.
• Assisting the Park Manager with large projects when requested to do so.
• Promoting and sponsoring educational and historical programs.
• Raising awareness of the recreational resources of the Park.
• Raising funds to support these purposes.
• Administration of the Allyn and Rose Foote Conservation Educational Fund.

• If you have an interest in FPSP, please consider joining our organization.
• Calendar-of-events for year 2009.
• Get your Friends of Pillsbury State Park newletters here!
• Interested in the history of Pillsbury State Park?  FPSP is proud to be able to offer "The History of Washington's Pillsbury State Park" by local authors Ron and Grace Jager for sale.
• Members of the FPSP board of directors.
• Articles of Agreement 2003 is available here.
• Meeting minutes for 2003, 2004 is available here.
• Meeting minutes for 2005 is available here.
• Meeting minutes for 2006 is available here.
• Meeting minutes for 2007 is available here.
• Meeting minutes for 2008 is available here.
  
• Current by-laws

For other resources available on the Internet relating to Pillsbury State Park, click here for a list of links/URLs.

last updated: 4/19/2009 21:21
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