Forest Society Blog - News & Features

While every forest will face these challenges, the Forest Society recently had the opportunity to participate in a demonstration project centered at the Charles L. Peirce Wildlife and Forest Reservation in Stoddard and Windsor, one of the largest Forest Society properties. 

Great Bay is one of the largest estuaries on the Atlantic Coast, covering 6,000 acres. An estuary is a tidal inlet where fresh water from rivers mingles with salt water from the sea.

The Forest Society joined with its NH Tree Farm program partners on September 28 to celebrate “NH Tree Farm Field Day."

At 640 acres, the Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve is the largest protected block of conservation land in the city of Manchester. It contains some special forest communities that Something Wild will visit as we discuss inclusive trail design.

The past few weeks, huge numbers of songbirds moving through in mixed flocks of sparrows, goldfinches, warblers, wood and hermit thrushes, and yellow shafted flickers are most conspicuous.

Amy Reagle Meyers has lived at the base of Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey for 25 years. 

We honored three special award winners: Conservationist of the Year Bob Wells, of Hopkinton; Trish Churchill Volunteer of the Year Hiel Lindquist, of Fitzwilliam; and, President's Award honoree Tom Masland, of Canterbury.

"On behalf of the Board of Trustees and our staff, we want to thank you, our members and supporters, for making Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) another successful year," President Jack Savage wrote in the Letter to Members. "As this annual report indicates, the Forest Society is in solid financial position overall as we strive for operational budget stability year to year."