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  • Forest Society Names Scarlett Moberly as New Program Director at The Rocks

    Kelly Whalen
    November 17, 2023

    Moberly, a resident of Littleton, will collaborate with staff across the organization to further develop the visitor experience at Forest Society North and invigorate a well-established volunteer program.

  • Celebrate the Holiday Season by Bringing Home a Freshly Cut Tree from Forest Society North at The Rocks

    Kelly Whalen
    November 2, 2023

    If you're craving the scent of natural balsam fir look no further than The Forest Society’s Christmas Tree Farm at The Rocks

  • Forest Society Honors Sam Chase as Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year for 2023

    Kelly Whalen
    October 2, 2023

    At this year’s 122nd Annual Meeting, the Forest Society was honored to present the Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year Award to Philip R. (Sam) Chase of Whitefield.

Do Not Open Until Christmas 2030

Anna Berry
May 19, 2023
The Rocks
Bethlehem Elementary kindergarteners pose in the Forevergreen field where they planted their seedlings.
Kindergarteners pose with their seedlings and the teachers who helped with the program.
For many years, The Rocks has partnered with nearby Bethlehem Elementary School for the Forevergreen Program. Students begin the program in kindergarten by planting their own Christmas trees at The Rocks. Over the next seven years, the children learn all about how fir trees grow, how tree farmers care for their crops, and what types of wildlife benefit from the ecosystem created by tree farms.
As you can see, this year's kindergarten class had a beautiful day of tree planting at The Rocks. They even made the evening news!
At The Rocks, we've been growing Christmas trees for over 35 years as part of our land conservation and management efforts. The 1,400-acre property was given to the Forest Society in 1978 by Martha Batchelder and John Lee, two of the grandchildren of John and Frances Glessner. In making the gift, Batchelder and Lee asked that the Forest Society always maintain a crop in the field, and for more than three decades, that crop has been Christmas trees.
 
Two children pose with seedlings they planted.
(You can see our newly installed solar array in the background.)
These beautiful Christmas trees will be ready to harvest in 2030!

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Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests54 Portsmouth St.Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603.224.9945Fax: 603.228.0423info@forestsociety.org
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