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![Sam Chase pauses outdoors during a sales day at The Rocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Sam%2520Chase%252C%2520Rocks%2520Wagon%2520Ride%2520Host%252012-10-22_0.jpg?h=d568f351&itok=u3FeYTRL)
The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm Kindles Nostalgia, Family Traditions
This year, Dave Anderson was accompanied not only by his son, but also grandson for the first time.
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- The Rocks,
- Volunteers
![Cars line up on a road with telephone poles near the road.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/power%2520line%2520cars.jpg?h=9830bf43&itok=FF60isgD)
InDepthNH: "No Quick Fix To State’s Energy Woes"
December 12, 2022Gov. Chris Sununu once again last week proposed a Northern Pass lite, high-voltage transmission system to bring now cheap HydroQuebec power to New Hampshire to offset spiking energy costs.
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- Advocacy,
- Northern Pass
![NH State House dome seen from Conservation Center in winter covered in snow.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/NH%2520state%2520house%2520from%2520conservation%2520center.jpg?h=aaa1136e&itok=ZX5Ce2DS)
2023 Legislative Session Outlook
Here are the issue areas we believe will be of interest to environmental protection, renewable energy, and conservation stakeholders in New Hampshire.
![The solar array at The Rocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Rocks_solarproject_completedrowsandtrees_resized_courtesyofForestSociety_12-6-22.jpg?h=0b832ff1&itok=lu8PwRrY)
Solar Array Completed at The Rocks to Offset 156,000 Pounds of Carbon Annually
The solar array is made up of 180 photovoltaic solar panels spanning three, ground-mounted rows in a field next to the Carriage Barn.
InDepthNH: "Sununu Floats New ‘Version’ of Failed Northern Pass Hydro In Face of High Energy Costs"
December 9, 2022Sununu made the comments at a meeting with the press.
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- Northern Pass,
- Advocacy
![Volunteers pass trees to be loaded into a FedEx truck.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/TreesforTroops_passingtreesII_NigelManleyphoto_11-30-22.jpg?h=a7bfdb0b&itok=vZZc8BMu)
390 Christmas Trees Travel from Bethlehem to Military Families in South Carolina
Forest Society staff and business members donate trees to the program each year that are grown at The Rocks in Bethlehem, as do tree farmers from across New Hampshire and Vermont.
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- The Rocks
![Students pass trees to be loaded into a FedEx truck.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/TreesforTroops_passingtrees_NigelManleyphoto_11-30-22.jpg?h=2ea36c8d&itok=LilM76Ih)
Caledonian Record: Annual Loading Of Trees For Troops Draws Big Turnout
December 1, 2022It marked the first year that the loading wasn’t done at The Rocks Estate, just up the road and where major renovations are advancing to convert the Carriage Barn into the northern headquarters for SPNHF.
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- The Rocks
![A birds eye view of Morse Preserve in fall.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/DJI_0884.jpg?h=609be894&itok=kNU2twNO)
Land Conservation Success at the Morse Preserve and Belknap Mountains in Alton
The conservation of these two properties enlarges the Morse Preserve and creates a block of 1,250 acres of conserved land at the southern end of the Belknap Mountain Range.
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- Land Conservation