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![A robin with buff red breast perched amid snowy alder catkins](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Robin%2520in%2520Alder%2520catkins%2520EK.jpg?h=52d3fcb6&itok=Aa7ZXkV9)
Concord Merrimack River Floodplain March Birds and Trees
As the calendar page flipped to March, news from natural world includes early bird harbingers of Spring.
![Tom Thomson owner of the Thomson Family Tree Farm with grandson Jaden Thomson. Both are holding tree "cookies' in front of a sign for Thomson Tree Farm. (Courtesy of Tom Thomson)](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FF_TomThomsonphoto_3-22.jpg?h=1292b83d&itok=6aE8whuE)
Forestry Friday: 250th Anniversary of the Pine Tree Riot
In the early 1700s more and more people were leaving England and coming to the American Colonies for a new life and hoping for less control from King George III. Forestry was an important industry in the new colonies and continues to be in NH today.
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![ATV rutting in muddy trail in woods.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/ATV%2520rutting_1.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=DZSAX1Pr)
Legislative Committee Approves Bill to Establish a Commission to Study OHRV Use in the State
The Committee-passed version includes on the study commission a representative from either the Forest Society, the Appalachian Mountain Club or the Nature Conservancy on the Study Commission.
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![A Steller's sea eagle takes flight.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/SW_stellersseaeagle_%2540Manbythesea_2-25-22.jpeg?h=88595534&itok=avpA6wQd)
Something Wild: A rare Siberian eagle camps out in Maine - is it lost or is it exploring?
The surprise appearance of this massive rare bird – one of the world’s largest raptors – sent birders flocking to see it. The unexpected sojourn in New England raises questions about how birds navigate, colonize new areas, and find mates.
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- Wildlife,
- Something Wild
![Dark iridescent male turkey with blue and red head and a beard strutting against snowy white backdrop](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Male%2520turkey%2520in%2520snow.%2520RESIZED%2520Photo%2520Tom%2520Thomson%252C%2520Orford.jpg?h=0e753701&itok=pPwLsM7m)
Tom Turkey Display
The undeniably stronger late winter sunlight is the agent of change in the forests and fields of New Hampshire.
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- Wildlife
![NH State House dome seen from Conservation Center in winter covered in snow.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/NH%2520state%2520house%2520from%2520conservation%2520center.jpg?h=aaa1136e&itok=ZX5Ce2DS)
House Committee to Vote on Bill Proposing Detrimental Changes to the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee
Contact members of the Committee on Science, Technology and Energy in the NH House of Representatives to express opposition.
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![Staff Member standing in front of Forest Society pick up truck with trash found on Mount Major](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/07_MtMajor_EarthDayCleanUp_20190424_AndyCrowley_TrashPile_ELord_830px_0.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=Iodr8Isz)
Update: Legislature Considering Proposals to Address New Hampshire’s Solid Waste Disposal Challenges
Please speak out in support of this house bill.
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![A photo of trees in sunshine underneath the words Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series with logos of the NH Dept of Natural & Cultural Resources and the Forest Society.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Cottrell%2520Baldwin%2520Banner%2520RS%25202022.png?h=1c8d76b6&itok=EuLkxGWR)
Cottrell-Baldwin Series Kicks-off March 15 at Fox Forest
The annual series will take place at Fox Forest in Hillsborough.