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Washburn Family Donates Land to Forest Society, Adding to Washburn Family Forest

January is the heart of darkness. The current spate of arctic weather brings winter survival into sharp focus.

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Darrell Harvey has donated a conservation easement on 216 acres in Deering to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Alan Lelchuk and his family have donated a conservation easement on 85 acres in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /??>Canaan, New Hampshire. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /??>

 

Visitors to the Rocks Estate this winter will see a hive of activity in the woods. Local operator Matt Cadreact is putting the next part of the long-term Forest Management Plan for the Rocks into action.

Join the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests on a rugged, off-trail snowshoe tour of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /??>Bean Mountain on Saturday, January 24 (weather date Sunday, January 25).

Bitter cold and snow-covered trails make my chainsaw trigger-finger itch. The smell of diesel exhaust mingled with pine pitch is the essence of January on our small, certified tree farm.