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![Bull moose with antlers facing camera against backdrop of colorful autumn leaves](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/resized%2520Bull%2520Moose.%2520photo%2520Tom%2520Thomson%252C%2520Orford.jpg?h=0e753701&itok=6M0D70Ci)
Moose at Fall Foliage Season
When cooler weather arrives and foliage reaches peak in October, bull moose wander more widely in search of cow moose.
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- Wildlife
![Hikers on top of Sunset Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/KateWilcox%2520SPNHF%252010-12-21y%2520Hay%2520Reservation-308_resize2.jpg?h=8122a1f2&itok=gGN5eh0J)
Volunteer Appreciation Day!
We celebrated our SOUPer volunteers this fall with a hike and hot soup.
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- Volunteers
![Mount Major Hiking](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/MtMajor_FEHike_20181003_ELord-5499_Resize.jpg?h=8779381a&itok=X-TKM5aK)
Your Guide to Recreating Responsibly and Safely on Mount Major
Hikers should follow designated trails, even through well-worn sections.
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- Stewardship
![Yellow leaves of a Red Maple in morning sunlight October](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Foliage%2520DA%25203.jpg?h=81a3771e&itok=bGm5JMHW)
Something Wild: Foliage tourists look for maples, not oaks
Did summer oak defoliation affect fall foliage season?
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- Forestry,
- Something Wild
![Volunteer of the Year Janet Hill accepts a plaque on stage from President Jack Savage.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/KateWilcox%2520SPNHF%252009-25-21%2520Creek%2520Farm-240.jpg?h=f0dc4446&itok=cJsPCAIp)
Forest Society Honors Janet Hill as the Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year
Janet Hill has volunteered at The Rocks for more than a decade.
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- Volunteers,
- Creek Farm,
- The Rocks
![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.jpg?h=e0e3b802&itok=RvFFfzOD)
Tom Howe Named 2021 Conservationist of the Year
The family of the late Tom Howe accepted the award on September 25.
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- Land Conservation
![A merlin sits on a tree branch.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/SW_smallmerlin_photobyNancyMasterson_9-2021.jpeg?h=4f423e49&itok=Gkmakct0)
Something Wild: Get to Know the Merlin: A Raptor Expanding Its Territory in N.H.
Merlins, small falcons, used to be found only in northern N.H.. They have been expanding their breeding range south across New England over the past several decade
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- Wildlife,
- Something Wild
![NH State House with fall leaves and colors blue sky](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/StateHouseFallAdobeStock2.jpg?h=5dcf5df9&itok=zXp4mYN1)
NH Legislative Committee Votes Down Anti-LCHIP bill
The unanimous opposition indicated bipartisan support for LCHIP in New Hampshire.
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- Advocacy