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Volunteer Tanya Tellman leads a tour on Wildflower Day In Bethlehem in 2004.

Forest Society Honors Tanya Tellman as Conservationist of the Year

October 9, 2020

Tanya Tellman was honored as the Conservationist of the Year for her 30 years of volunteering at The Rocks and Bretzfelder Memorial Park, and for a lifetime of exemplary stewardship alongside her late husband Dave.

Children from Broken Ground School pose during an outdoor lesson with Volunteer of the Year Ellen Kenny. (Photo: Emily Lord)

Forest Society Honors Ellen Kenny as Volunteer of the Year

October 8, 2020

Ellen Kenny was named the Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year at the119th Annual Meeting of the Forest Society.

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Two albino turkeys are pictured in a flock of black wild turkeys in the grass.

Wildlife Wednesday: Albino Turkeys Are Anomaly, Not Adaptation

Dave Anderson | October 7, 2020

Have you ever seen a wild albino turkey? Dave Anderson shares the science behind the scene.

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

Something Wild: 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.

Part of the cover of the Annual Report featuring photos of wildlife.

Forest Society Releases 119th Annual Report

Ryan Smith | September 28, 2020

The Forest Society released its 119th Annual Report, in advance of its annual meeting on September 26.

The sun sets over a mountain view from The Rocks.

Remembering Rocks Volunteer Ann Gruczka

Nigel Manley | September 25, 2020

Annie Gruczka was a volunteer at The Rocks for nearly 25 years and a member of the Bretzfelder Memorial Park Committee.