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![The Moose Mountains tower above conservation land in Brookfield and Middleton.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Moose%2520Mountains%2520Photo%2520by%2520J.%2520Savage%2520%252811%2529.jpg?h=bae7209c&itok=SjPvfxdw)
U.S. House of Representatives Plans Vote on the Great American Outdoors Act
Building on the momentum from the U.S. Senate’s approval of the Great American Outdoors Act last month, the U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on the Act during the week of July 20.
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New Forest Supervisor for the White Mountain National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service announced the selection of the new Forest Supervisor for the White Mountain National Forest: Derek Ibarguen.
![A thick spruce forest filters sunlight through it.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/forest%252520carbon%252520%2528unh%252520extension%2529.jpg?h=571559ce&itok=dPvRN3Az)
Learn More About how Forests Capture and Store Carbon
Last month, the Forest Society and our partners at the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters and UNH Cooperative Extension sponsored a webinar series on forest carbon dynamics and carbon markets.
- Tags:
- Climate
![A river at sunset winds past a former mill building in Lowell.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Monkman_Lowell_MA_Sunset_001%25208%2520x%252010.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=j-_FQwoO)
Film explores Merrimack River history, conservation efforts
July 6, 2020- Tags:
- Clean Water,
- Land Conservation
![Young forest regrowing from a previous harvest](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/20200512_142855_0.jpg?h=a92f03cd&itok=BNf4QO2T)
Upcoming Timber Harvest on the Black Mountain Forest
The Forest Society is conducting a timber harvest this summer on our Black Mountain Forest, which straddles the Sutton-Warner town line, and contains one of the hiking trails to the summit of Mount Kearsarge.
- Tags:
- Working Forests,
- Timber Harvesting
![A preschool boy bear crawls through a dark cave.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FoJo%25206-21-2020%2520cave%2520RS.jpg?h=c4bb3a06&itok=Xc6eS52r)
Forest Journal: Finding Lost River Gorge & Other Outdoor Attractions Open is Good News for Families This Summer
Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, part of the Forest Society's Lost River Reservation, opened for the summer on June 13.
- Tags:
- Recreation,
- Land Conservation
![A panorama of Lake Winnipesaukee in the summer as seen from the top of Mount Major.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/MtMajor_Winnipesaukee_Panorama_20190424_Spring_ELord_Web.jpg?h=04e4fff1&itok=lU1_i5oZ)
U.S. Senate Approves Milestone LWCF Legislation
In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate recently approved the Great American Outdoors Act.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Recreation,
- Land Conservation
![A view of a lake in summer sunshine with a sailboat on the water.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Lake%2520Massabesic%2520ABerry.jpg?h=e7dd9e34&itok=9KzOttQh)
Momentum Builds in Support of the Great American Outdoors Act
The Forest Society joins a broad coalition of groups calling for Congress to pass the Great American Outdoors Act.
- Tags:
- Recreation,
- Advocacy