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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
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.

A mountain ridge.

Black Heritage Trail NH to Unveil Marker at Forest Society Reservation

Anna Berry | August 24, 2021

The marker to be unveiled September 18 will be the first outside of Portsmouth on the Black Heritage Trail.

Congresswoman Kuster and SPNHF President Jack Savage standing in front of misty view of the White Mountains at The Rocks in Bethlehem.

Congresswoman Kuster Visits The Rocks

Matt Leahy | August 21, 2021

Congresswoman Kuster received a briefing on plans for Forest Society North at The Rocks

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Advocacy