Forest Society Blog - News & Features

The ability of wood to store carbon in the long-term and the fact that manufacturing wood products requires less fossil fuels makes mass timber one way the country can meet the goals and guidance laid out in the DOE’s announcement. 

This June we’re seeing a dramatic “browning” of white pine needles across the region, and many people have been asking what could be creating this change. 

Here's the latest on three bills considered by the NH legislature this session that are intended to address concerns about the forest carbon markets.

A new report discusses how New England can strengthen forest protections while sustainably meeting the region’s wood product needs. 

As the holder of the conservation easement on the Connecticut Lakes property, the State has a duty to enforce the terms of the easement. 

We urge you to contact the USFS to ask the agency to continue the long-term and peer-reviewed research at both these centers.

The only place you can find them in New England is in certain vernal pools with cold, deep, clean water.

The Ways and Means Committee will be meeting in early February to vote on the bill.