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Guided Hike on Piper and Olsen Forests on October 29

Join Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests land stewards Roger Sweet and Eric White on a hike through the Alison Nims Piper and Olsen Forests in Sullivan on Saturday, October 29. The hike will start at 9:30 am from the Piper gates on Gilsum Road.

This moderately strenuous loop hike will follow more than five miles of blazed trails, crossing three small streams and climbing somewhat rugged terrain. Participants will explore beautiful forests and see Giant’s Cradle, an interesting glacial feature, before returning at 3 pm.

Pre-registration is not required; for more information, call Roger Sweet at (603) 847-3463.

This event is co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education. Since its founding in 1970, the Harris Center has been a major force in environmental education, land conservation and stewardship in the Highlands of the Monadnock Region of Southern New Hampshire. For more information, visit www.harriscenter.org.

Founded in 1901, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is the state’s oldest and largest non-profit land conservation organization. Supported by 10,000 families and businesses, the Forest Society’s mission is to perpetuate the state’s forests by promoting land conservation and sustainable forestry. For more information, visit www.forestsociety.org.