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A thick spruce forest filters sunlight through it.

Learn More About how Forests Capture and Store Carbon

Matt Leahy | July 8, 2020

Last month, the Forest Society and our partners at the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters and UNH Cooperative Extension sponsored a webinar series on forest carbon dynamics and carbon markets.

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The Moose Mountains tower above conservation land in Brookfield and Middleton.

U.S. House of Representatives Plans Vote on the Great American Outdoors Act

Matt Leahy | July 8, 2020

Building on the momentum from the U.S. Senate’s approval of the Great American Outdoors Act last month, the U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on the Act during the week of July 20.

New Forest Supervisor for the White Mountain National Forest

Matt Leahy | July 8, 2020

The U.S. Forest Service announced the selection of the new Forest Supervisor for the White Mountain National Forest: Derek Ibarguen.

Young forest regrowing from a previous harvest

Upcoming Timber Harvest on the Black Mountain Forest

June 24, 2020

The Forest Society is conducting a timber harvest this summer on our Black Mountain Forest, which straddles the Sutton-Warner town line, and contains one of the hiking trails to the summit of Mount Kearsarge.

A preschool boy bear crawls through a dark cave.

Forest Journal: Finding Lost River Gorge & Other Outdoor Attractions Open is Good News for Families This Summer

Anna Berry | June 23, 2020

Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, part of the Forest Society's Lost River Reservation, opened for the summer on June 13.

A panorama of Lake Winnipesaukee in the summer as seen from the top of Mount Major.

U.S. Senate Approves Milestone LWCF Legislation

Matt Leahy | June 18, 2020

In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate recently approved the Great American Outdoors Act.

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

Momentum Builds in Support of the Great American Outdoors Act

Matt Leahy | June 15, 2020

The Forest Society joins a broad coalition of groups calling for Congress to pass the Great American Outdoors Act.