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![Rows of snow covered Christmas trees in a large field.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-12/rocksxmas24%28oehler%29-065.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=C-M9r5Lf)
Holidays at The Rocks Wrapped and Ready for Next Year!
The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm in Bethlehem closed the curtains on the holiday season this past weekend.
![A family drags a freshly cut Christmas Tree out of the fields](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-12/IP5A1301.jpg?h=6acbff97&itok=6GkcTAdC)
Forest Journal: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
In this December's Forest Journal, dive deep into the species behind the tradition of the Christmas tree, why tree farmers select the species they grow, and how this beloved international tradition will continue to evolve in a changing climate.
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- Forest Journal
![Campton Bog as seen from above.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-12/CamptonBog_CamptonRumney_courtesyForestSociety_photoRyanSmith_2023.jpg?h=141c4fa0&itok=ZO95p5wu)
Forest Society Celebrates LCHIP Awards to Expand Morse Preserve and Protect Campton Bog
The Forest Society was awarded $250,000 to help purchase 375 acres in Alton that will expand the Evelyn H. and Albert D. Morse, Sr. Preserve. The Forest Society was also awarded $197,000 to conserve 454 acres encompassing much of Campton Bog in Campton and Rumney.
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- Land Conservation,
- Clean Water,
- Climate
![Students point to the sign at Tom Rush Forest.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-11/TomRushForest_WellSchool_fall2024.jpg?h=96c5019e&itok=V6oPSkAH)
On Winter's Doorstep, Volunteer Workdays Wrap Up
As the field season comes to a close, check out the wonderful work achieved by Forest Society volunteers in our autumn workdays.
![A sign says leaving White Mountain National Forest, land of many uses.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-11/1024px-Kancamagus_Hwy%2C_Lincoln_%28494318%29_%2811925094454%29.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=nwgLCwin)
Op-Ed: Don't handcuff a proven steward of our national forests
An op-ed by Jack Savage in the New Hampshire Union Leader on the White Mountain National Forest.
![View looking west upriver at I-93 bridge over Merrimack River in soft, pink morning light on wide, placid river in Concord, NH](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Merrimack%2520River%252C%2520EK%2520photo%25209-27-20%2520RESIZED.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=ZLVetnS7)
The Nature Conservancy Hosts Community Conversation on Merrimack River Watershed
In December, TNC will hold a community conversation about the Merrimack River Watershed Conservation Plan Project in Manchester.
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- Clean Water,
- Climate,
- Advocacy
![White Mountain National Forest view from the Forest Society's oldest continuously held reservation](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/LWCF_ViewfromBirdsNest_WMNF_LostRiver_ELord-830px.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=MjlM1btg)
Forest Society Leads Effort to Support White Mountain National Forest Management Plan
Our involvement here directly relates to our mission to “to perpetuate the forests of New Hampshire through their wise use and their complete reservation in places of special scenic beauty."
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- Advocacy,
- Working Forests,
- Forestry
![A sign says leaving White Mountain National Forest, land of many uses.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/2024-11/1024px-Kancamagus_Hwy%2C_Lincoln_%28494318%29_%2811925094454%29.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=nwgLCwin)
InDepth NH: Environmental Groups Clash Over Logging Projects at Lake Tarleton and Gorham Area
November 20, 2024A lawsuit brought against the White Mountain National Forest Service opposing its plan to log and develop recreation opportunities and protect from runoff Lakes Tarleton and Katherine and a tract near Gorham known as the Peabody West project is not being supported by eight New Hampshire conservation organizations and one individual.
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- Advocacy,
- Working Forests,
- Forestry