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Sarah Thorne, wife of the late Tom Howe, accepted the award from President Jack Savage on stage at the annual meeting.

A Year to Remember: 120th Annual Meeting

Ryan Smith, Anna Berry | September 27, 2021

Look back at the Forest Society's Annual Meeting.

Trees and field landscape with autumn leaves and colors.

Pending Federal Legislation Proposes Increased Support for Forestry Programs

Matt Leahy | September 26, 2021

Updates on the Forest Legacy Program and the Community Forest and Open Space Program from the Forest Society's advocacy team.

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Advocacy
Construction equipment works on moving dirt at the site of the historic Tool Building at The Rocks.

Restoration Project at The Rocks

Will Abbott | September 26, 2021

The Forest Society completed the first phase of “Forest Society North,” a long-term plan to renovate and restore the landscape, facilities and program at The Rocks in Bethlehem, following the February 2019 fire which destroyed two historic buildings, the Tool Building and the Electric Plant.

Looking up at blue sky through fall maple leaves

NH Legislative Committee Votes to Oppose Anti-Conservation Easement Bill

Matt Leahy | September 25, 2021

Join us in thanking the committee members who voted in opposition to the bill.

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Advocacy
The marker was unveiled on a stone at the property.

Black Heritage Trail NH Marker Added to the John Kulish Forest/Welch Family Farm

Anna Berry | September 20, 2021

The Hancock marker describes the Due family and Jack, a once-enslaved African who gained his freedom and lived in Hancock in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

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Stewardship
A birds-eye view of the Merrimack River meandering next to Stillhouse Forest.

The Merrimack River: How Revisiting Its History Helps to Renew Action

Brenna Woodman | September 14, 2021

A new book sheds light on the Merrimack's complicated relationship with manmade elements and provides insights on current threats.

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Clean Water
A bald-faced hornet nest is pictured close to a house's eaves.

Something Wild: Ouch! What Just Stung Me?

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin | September 13, 2021

As the fall approaches, wasps and hornets get more aggressive. How can you tell what's buzzing around, and when it's safe to get rid of a nest?

Dave Anderson paddles by a statue and looks up from the river.

Paddling to the Past

Anna Berry | September 1, 2021

Learn about the indigenous history of the Merrimack River and how advocates are trying to restore it today.