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![A Steller's sea eagle takes flight.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/SW_stellersseaeagle_%2540Manbythesea_2-25-22.jpeg?h=88595534&itok=avpA6wQd)
Something Wild: A rare Siberian eagle camps out in Maine - is it lost or is it exploring?
The surprise appearance of this massive rare bird – one of the world’s largest raptors – sent birders flocking to see it. The unexpected sojourn in New England raises questions about how birds navigate, colonize new areas, and find mates.
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- Wildlife,
- Something Wild
![Dark iridescent male turkey with blue and red head and a beard strutting against snowy white backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Male%2520turkey%2520in%2520snow.%2520RESIZED%2520Photo%2520Tom%2520Thomson%252C%2520Orford.jpg?h=0e753701&itok=pPwLsM7m)
Tom Turkey Display
The undeniably stronger late winter sunlight is the agent of change in the forests and fields of New Hampshire.
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- Wildlife
![Staff Member standing in front of Forest Society pick up truck with trash found on Mount Major](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/07_MtMajor_EarthDayCleanUp_20190424_AndyCrowley_TrashPile_ELord_830px_0.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=Iodr8Isz)
Update: Legislature Considering Proposals to Address New Hampshire’s Solid Waste Disposal Challenges
Please speak out in support of this house bill.
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- Advocacy
![A photo of trees in sunshine underneath the words Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series with logos of the NH Dept of Natural & Cultural Resources and the Forest Society.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Cottrell%2520Baldwin%2520Banner%2520RS%25202022.png?h=1c8d76b6&itok=EuLkxGWR)
Cottrell-Baldwin Series Kicks-off March 15 at Fox Forest
The annual series will take place at Fox Forest in Hillsborough.
![Harvest landing with skidder and logger next to pile of low grade wood](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/2PropertySigns248.jpg?h=8779381a&itok=-moiPJkM)
Update: NH House of Representatives Approves Low-Grade Wood Study Commission Legislation
The Forest Society testified in support of House Bill 1005, legislation that would establish the New Hampshire low-grade timber and wood emerging market commission
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- Advocacy
![Steve Junkin's evaporation set-up in his garage includes plastic buckets, propane tanks and more.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/ForestryFriday_HomeSapEvaporationSetup_SteveJunkincourtesyRS2.jpg?h=0126edc6&itok=ii4Aj1OJ)
Forestry Friday: Sugar Season is Here
Maple sugaring season is here. So when is it time to tap? Its not always the first day above freezing it turns out.
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- Forestry,
- Working Forests
![Fields at sunset at Emery Farm in Durham, New Hampshire](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Monkman_NHSCS_D14441_EmeryFarm_Sunsetlandscape.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=ykoZeNB2)
Legislature Considers Bills to Address New Hampshire’s Solid Waste Disposal Challenges
The Forest Society supports two bills addressing how the state disposes of trash.
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- Advocacy
![Low grade wood biomass harvest pile at landing with red forwarder moving wood](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/034_lowgradewood_biomass_staffphoto_830px_0.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=QX-zuDht)
Forest Society Lends to Support to Low-Grade Wood Study Commission Legislation
We encourage you to contact the Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development in support of HB 1005.
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- Advocacy