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NH Legislative Committee Votes Down Anti-LCHIP bill
The unanimous opposition indicated bipartisan support for LCHIP in New Hampshire.
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- Advocacy
![Sarah Thorne, wife of the late Tom Howe, accepted the award from President Jack Savage on stage at the annual meeting.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/AM_CreekFarm_SarahThornespeaks_TomHowe_photobyKateWilcox_9-25-21_0.jpg?h=e0e3b802&itok=4AXznWjj)
A Year to Remember: 120th Annual Meeting
Look back at the Forest Society's Annual Meeting.
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- Forest Society History
![Trees and field landscape with autumn leaves and colors.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/George%2520DeWolf%2520Moose%2520Mountains%2520landscape%25205HC%252010-2020-2.jpg?h=39ba96e7&itok=1pMpY4TA)
Pending Federal Legislation Proposes Increased Support for Forestry Programs
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/rocks%2520construction%2520iii.jpg?h=52d3fcb6&itok=j6mF2TMP)
Restoration Project at The Rocks
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.
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- The Rocks,
- Forest Society History
![Looking up at blue sky through fall maple leaves](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Fallleaves.jpg?h=3894fe6a&itok=Ru9m1mr6)
NH Legislative Committee Votes to Oppose Anti-Conservation Easement Bill
Join us in thanking the committee members who voted in opposition to the bill.
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- Advocacy
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Black Heritage Trail NH Marker Added to the John Kulish Forest/Welch Family Farm
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Monkman_Stillhouse%2520Forest%2520RS.jpg?h=d9d430fa&itok=9SN8mGNE)
The Merrimack River: How Revisiting Its History Helps to Renew Action
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
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Something Wild: Ouch! What Just Stung Me?
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?
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- Wildlife,
- Something Wild