Two hikers walk through a sea of orange leaves in a forest.

5 Hikes Challenge

Our annual "5 Hikes" program has a new twist for 2020: we've created a "Hike-it-Yourself" Challenge! You can hit the trail with your family, friends, or on your own through November 15. Hike just one or a collection of five destinations (from a list of more than 20 Forest Society reservations across the state) located near you!

Register by October 31 to take the challenge

Detour Ahead: Mt. Major Trail Upgraded

Trails are open but the parking lot is temporarily closed at Mount Major while the Forest Society repairs drainage and erosion problems at the base of the Main (Blue) Trail. Visitors can park along Route 11 (except in designated "no parking" zones) and will be directed along a short detour to reach trails.

Learn more & donate to help fund trail work at Mt. Major

Forest Society News & Updates

Otters at Clay Brook Forest rest on a boulder.

VF Foundation Grants Forest Society Funding to Support Conservation of Clay Brook Forest

Maria Finnegan
October 1, 2020

The Forest Society has received a generous grant from the VF Foundation to support our efforts to protect Clay Brook Forest in Hampton Falls. The grant will help us conserve this land as an undeveloped, natural space for generations to come.

Land Conservation
Membership
bright green acorns and caps of white oak acorns arrayed on a backgound of familiar white oak leaves with rounded lobes

Boom and Bust Cycles in the Forest

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk
September 28, 2020

Especially in New Hampshire, oak mast follows a boom or bust cycle, which means the amount of acorns varies from year to year. Over time, evolution has favored the oak trees that demonstrate this boom or bust cycle.

Wildlife
Two young boys walk through the pine forest.

More Than Leaves Changing Outside This Fall

Anna Berry
September 27, 2020

 

My two five-year-olds, newly initiated into kindergarten, reminded me authoritatively this week that it’s officially fall. How could I forget? Autumn has always been my favorite season in New Hampshire — my husband even proposed on a pumpkin.

Recreation
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