Forest Society Blog - News & Features

Isinglass Park Loggers Aid Environment (John Nolan, Rochester Times)

February 25, 2009

A Winter Hike, A Sleepless Night

February 24, 2009

When my teenage son, Cody and his buddy announced their intention to climb Mounts Adams and Madison, the northern Presidentials over the February school vacation, hiking in the deep snow and camping overnight at a shelter. I knew it’d be a sleepless night – for me. 

Seeking Solace – Naturally

February 14, 2009

Amid the grim economic news of slumping sales, nationwide job cuts, and local layoffs while the president and congressional leaders debate how best to prevent a “crisis” from becoming a “catastrophe,” I’m seeking a different “c” word: catharsis.

Forest Society Announces Budget Cuts

February 11, 2009

Forest Society Announces Budget Cuts

Prudent Business Decisions in Response to Economy

Land Swap with State Nets Forest Society 100 Acres on Mount Monadnock

February 10, 2009

The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests recently traded 9.5 acres that the organization owned near the Monadnock State Park’s Poole Road entrance to the State of New Hampshire in exchange for 119 acres on the mountain’s western slope.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas

White Mountain National Forest Plan Upheld

February 9, 2009

White Mountain National Forest Plan Upheld

On February 6, 2009 the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit gave the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) the legal green light to timber sales that had been challenged by the Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society.

Another View: Common Sense in New Hampshire's Forests

February 8, 2009

Policy Director Chris Wells on Sen. Gregg's Conservation Funding Legacy (NHPR)

February 5, 2009

Weare Couple Conserves 68-acre Easement with Forest Society

February 1, 2009

Many of the old family farms in the fast-growing Town of Weare have been subdivided and converted to house lots over the past two decades.