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Volunteer Tanya Tellman leads a tour on Wildflower Day In Bethlehem in 2004.

Forest Society Honors Tanya Tellman as Conservationist of the Year

October 9, 2020

Tanya Tellman was honored as the Conservationist of the Year for her 30 years of volunteering at The Rocks and Bretzfelder Memorial Park, and for a lifetime of exemplary stewardship alongside her late husband Dave.

Two albino turkeys are pictured in a flock of black wild turkeys in the grass.

Wildlife Wednesday: Albino Turkeys Are Anomaly, Not Adaptation

Dave Anderson | October 7, 2020

Have you ever seen a wild albino turkey? Dave Anderson shares the science behind the scene.

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Part of the cover of the Annual Report featuring photos of wildlife.

Forest Society Releases 119th Annual Report

Ryan Smith | September 28, 2020

The Forest Society released its 119th Annual Report, in advance of its annual meeting on September 26.

bright green acorns and caps of white oak acorns arrayed on a backgound of familiar white oak leaves with rounded lobes

Something Wild: Boom and Bust Cycles in the Forest

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | September 28, 2020

Especially in New Hampshire, oak mast follows a boom or bust cycle, which means the amount of acorns varies from year to year. Over time, evolution has favored the oak trees that demonstrate this boom or bust cycle.

Researcher Katie Galletta standing in High Five fields.

Forest Journal: Milkweed Community Connections

Carrie Deegan | September 23, 2020

Spotting a monarch caterpillar on the underside of a milkweed leaf is one of the quintessential rites of summer. In the right location, it’s not that hard to do...

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Colorful complex black and orange pattern of Virgin Tiger Moth suggests a stained glass window pattern

Forest Journal: "Mothing" For Beginners

Carrie Deegan | July 26, 2020

The moths we have here in New Hampshire range in size from the 5-7” Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia), fully as large as an adult hand, to “micromoths” so tiny that you’ll need a hand lens just to see that they are actually moths.

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Hammock suspended between two apple trees in late summer sunlight

Something Wild: The Wheel

Dave Anderson | July 22, 2020

Naturalist Dave Anderson cites many mid-summer milestones including reduced bird songs, common ditch-weed flowers, and shooting stars which reveal the summer season passing faster than expected.