Editing Litchfield, New Hampshire (section)

== Government and municipal services ==

The town of Litchfield operates a waste management and transfer station on Hillcrest Road, located near the geographical center of Litchfield and the "new" town hall, police and fire station. The historical center of Litchfield is on the Charles Bancroft Highway ([[New Hampshire Route 3A]]). Today the first church in Litchfield, the Litchfield Community Television studio, and the Litchfield Historical Society are located there in and around the old town hall and fire station. The town's new fire station opened on Liberty Way in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/opening-the-doors-to-litchfield-s-new-fire-station/article_6d74bdaf-6a73-56f5-a77d-b44cf4f1a084.html |title=Opening the doors to Litchfield's new fire station |last=Houghton |first=Kimberly |work=New Hampshire Union Leader |language=en |date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Birch Street.jpg|thumb|157x157px|A trail in a conservation area in Litchfield]]
Several public parks, including Roy Memorial Park and the Litchfield State Forest, are open year-round to the public. Municipal parks are managed by the Litchfield Recreation Commission. The state forest is managed by the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, among other agencies.

The Litchfield Mosquito Control District was featured on ''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]''. The episode featured segments from a televised town meeting from September 17, 2015, which had no members of the public in attendance.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=John Oliver |date=March 6, 2016 |title=Special Districts: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) |medium=YouTube |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3saU5racsGE | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3saU5racsGE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=June 4, 2017 |format=Video |time=4:06 |location=New York |publisher=[[HBO]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |date=September 17, 2015 |title=Mosquito Control District Meeting - Sept 17, 2015 |medium=YouTube |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcuT_Xm16U | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/9kcuT_Xm16U| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=June 4, 2017 |format=Video |location=Litchfield, New Hampshire |publisher=LitchfieldTV}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The town has several conservation areas, including Moore's Falls, Parker Park, the Community Garden, and the John Bryant River Access. The Litchfield Conservation Commission holds the responsibility of managing these lands for the preservation and proper utilization of natural resources in town.