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Volunteers pose with tools after clearing brush.

Making a Difference During Monadnock Trails Week

Laurel Swope-Brush | September 18, 2024

By the end of the event, 47 volunteers had contributed approximately 644 hours to trail improvements.

A bear looks at the wildlife camera during a search for apples.

“How you like them apples?”

Dave Anderson | September 18, 2024

This seasonal abundance of fallen fruit is short-lived yet remains the MOST reliable location to obtain images of wildlife we would rarely get to see otherwise.  

Hikers walk up new granite steps on the Main Trail.

Forest Society Celebrates Completion of Mt. Major Trail Improvements

September 16, 2024

The Forest Society teamed up with Town 4 Trails Services and OBP Trailworks to construct the sustainable trail, which took the place of about 1/3 mile of the existing Main/Blue Trail. 

A covered bridge in winter.

On Display: Art Exhibit at the Conservation Center with Jim Cavallini

September 13, 2024

This is Jim Cavallini's third time presenting artwork at the Forest Society.

Fall colors at the beaver pond at Monson.

Something Wild: Conditions are Right for Spectacular Foliage

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Jessica Hunt | September 6, 2024

“We had a ‘Goldilocks’ summer. Not too wet, not too dry, not too many insect outbreaks, and there's a lot of green leaves remaining on the trees at Labor Day weekend,” Dave Anderson says. “And all those leaves are going to change slowly over the next couple of weeks.”

A bird's-eye view from above of Cascade Hill Forest in summer.

Forest Society Purchases & Protects 730 Acres in Berlin: Cascade Hill Forest

September 5, 2024

This land conservation project was born out of a collaboration between The Conservation Fund (TCF) and Affordable Housing Education & Development (AHEAD), working in partnership to secure a new location for workforce housing in the North Country. 

A man in a baseball hat holds up a paper certificate and a tree cookie award.

Introducing the New "Tree-mendous" Volunteer Award!

Sophie Oehler | August 30, 2024

At this summer's Volunteer Appreciation Day, the Forest Society handed out the first annual "Tree-mendous" Volunteer Awards. 

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A bullfrog near the pond at The Rocks.

Something Wild: Reflecting on the watery zen of a frog pond

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Jessica Hunt | August 28, 2024

It's a place for meditation on the chill amphibian lifestyle of breeding, laying eggs and laying low next to the water, at times soaking up the summer sun or hiding in the lily pads.