Forest Society field trips and events are funded, in part, by a generous grant from
Field Trips and Events
Come explore New Hampshire and rediscover what makes living here so special! The Forest Society offers a full program of fun, educational field trips, workshops and events designed to meet your interests and celebrate the people and places of this great state.
Choose from a wide range of activities – for all ability levels – held throughout the state.
Saturday, October 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Washburn Family Forest, Pittsburg and Clarksville
Explore the Forest Society's newest and largest North Country forest reservation: the all new 2,100-acre Washburn Family Forest. This new, fee-owned tract includes more than five miles of direct Connecticut River frontage, 17 miles of interior roads, extraordinary wildlife habitat including riparian forests and meadows, spruce and fir deer yards, views of the protected Amey Farm at the mouth of the Indian Stream, and an important link in snowmobile trail corridor 128. The successful $2.8 million campaign to purchase the Washburn Family Forest was completed this summer. Learn how the Forest Society plans to manage the tract for wood products, water quality, wildlife habitat, recreation, and scenic beauty in cooperation with NH Fish and Game.
Register early, as space is limited. 
Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bus tour begins and ends at Creek Farm, Portsmouth
What do the forested hills and wetlands of the upper Salmon Falls River watershed have to do with the Atlantic Ocean? To find out, join us for a special tour of a diverse selection of conservation land in the southeastern corner of the state. We’ll begin a coach tour from our Creek Farm Reservation in Portsmouth to explore recently-conserved Forest Society and conservation easement properties near Great Bay, Emory Farm in Durham, Champlin Forest in Rochester, and the Salmon Falls Headwaters in Milton Mills. We’ll catch views of Moose Mountains from Ridge Road in Middleton and learn about unprecedented new conservation opportunities in New Durham near Cooper Cedar Woods. We’ll wind down with a casual reception at 3 p.m. near a cozy fireside regional tavern locale to learn more about coastal region land conservation with Forest Society President/Forester Jane Difley. The registration fee ($75 per person or $125 per couple) will include a box lunch and afternoon reception. Participants will return to the Creek Farm parking area by 5 p.m.
Space is limited. Click the Register button above to reserve a space on this special tour. 
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Saturday, October 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Rocks, Bethlehem
This day-long NH craft fair also includes horse-drawn wagon tours, a one-mile cultural history walk, interactive story telling and DVD presentations, a primitive hands-on fire-making class, a scavenger hunt and a scarecrow competition. Entry fee of $7 per person includes a pumpkin to take home. Some additional event charges may apply.
Exhibits are open for viewing weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A percentage of
sales will benefit the work of the Forest Society.
Please call 603-224-9945 before visiting as the
exhibit room may be in use. It also serves as a meeting space.
Wednesday, October 1 through Thursday, November 13
Bogs, peat lands and salt marshes are just a few of the wetland types you'll find in the oil paintings and prints of Jackson's Anne Garland. Anne's work reflects the variety and vastness of wetlands, as well as the planes, textures, and light and dark elements of these ancient fragile grounds. Anne's work also explores the Florida Everglades and Georgia coast, as well as studies of many wetland inhabitants.
Exhibit: Thursday, November 27 through Tuesday, December 30
Reception Saturday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Debbie Kardaseski of Loudon is a photographer and graphic designer with a keen eye for composition and color - especially in natural settings. Her photographs, unretouched and presented as found in nature, focus upon flowers and textures, as well as items seldom noticed by most people as they walk by.
