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Elyse Scott is pictured in her kayak.

Forest Society Welcomes Seasonal Staff

Anna Berry | June 10, 2021

Meet the interns and seasonal staff that you'll see at our reservations this summer and fall.

A view from Creek Farm in Portsmouth.

New Faces at the Forest Society

Anna Berry | May 26, 2021

Join us in welcoming Sarah Kern and Jack Minich to the Forest Society. Sarah is the new Creek Farm Education Program Coordinator and Jack is a Conservation Easement Steward.

Forest Society staff and volunteers pose in the parking lot at Mt Major with a truck full of collected trash behind them.

Greening Up Mount Major on Earth Day

Anna Berry | April 26, 2021

Despite the freezing temperatures, a hearty group of volunteers took part in the Forest Society's annual cleanup at Mount Major and left the trails pristine.

Chestnut Orchard Volunteers Recognized for Service

Anna Berry | December 10, 2020

Forest Society volunteers were honored with 2020 Spirit of New Hampshire awards, presented by Volunteer NH.

Green apples glisten with morning dew.

Apples, Acorns Aplenty!

Dave Anderson | July 12, 2020

Foresters, wildlife biologists and homeowners are watching a strong year for the development of the forest foods that will ripen into autumn apples, acorns and even a good pine seed crop in New Hampshire forests. Fruit trees and oak forests with acorns are THE supermarkets of the forest.

Volunteers and staff standing in front of trees

Volunteer Easement Monitoring Program Expands

February 25, 2020

To help the Easement Stewardship team monitor thousands of acres of conservation properties, the Volunteer Easement Monitoring Program (VEMP) was started in 2016. Since then, the program has been gradually expanding.