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David and Lynne Bishop pose in front of the kiosk at Heald Tract.

Staying Open to Adventure

Dave Anderson | March 17, 2020

Forest Society members share an easy, solitary adventure during a time of social distancing.

Thin trees with the summit of Gap Mountain behind.

All Systems Go

Wendy Weisiger | March 17, 2020

What are Forest Society foresters up to during the global pandemic? Manager Wendy Weisiger shares her "social distancing" strategy.

A raven flies above the snow with other birds clammoring.

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Dave Anderson | March 15, 2020

Late winter sunshine strengthens, days grow warm and snowmelt accelerates in the northern half of New Hampshire. South-facing slopes open-up early. Acorn-producing red oak trees grow best on steep, well-drained south and west-facing slopes.

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Wildlife
A river flows past the Moose Mountains.

Re-energized Effort to Fully Fund Land and Water Conservation Fund Emerges

Matt Leahy | March 10, 2020

The United States Senate will soon consider, possibly this week, the Great American Outdoors Act. If the legislation is ultimately signed into law, it will add to the growing impact the program has had on New Hampshire’s landscape.

Advocacy Update: House Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development votes to send HB 1316 to Interim Study

Matt Leahy | March 10, 2020

The House Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development recently voted to send HB 1316 to “Interim Study."

A view of a lake in summer sunshine with a sailboat on the water.

Press Release: Lake Massabesic Shoreline Conserved

March 10, 2020

“The Forest Society has long recognized that one of the ways that our work protecting forests connects to people’s everyday lives is by providing clean drinking water,” said Jack Savage, president for the Forest Society.

Action Alert: Forest Society Joins Conservation Partners to Oppose Proposal to Revise the National Environmental Policy Act

Matt Leahy | March 9, 2020

The Forest Society recently joined many conservation partners to oppose the Council on Environmental Quality proposed rule to significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Advocacy