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![A group of school children sit on the lawn while a man speaks to them](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/farm%2520to%2520school1.jpg?h=2ea36c8d&itok=JU4CgfBe)
The Rocks Welcomes 2022 School to Farm Day
The Rocks welcomed 70 students through the NH Agriculture in the Classroom organization.
![Students listening to forester](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/resized%2520GES%2520Gabe%2520BEST.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=UHs4UECV)
Forestry Friday: Local students learn from active timber harvest
3rd and 4th graders met Forest Society staff for a tour of our recent timber harvest.
- Tags:
- Education,
- Forestry,
- Timber Harvesting
![Students pose with shovels after planting trees](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/1%2520Group%2520photo%2520BEST.jpg?h=84071268&itok=ha61YT4p)
With hope for the future
With just one last remaining mature Mulberry tree clinging precariously to the steep north bank of the Merrimack River in Concord, Forest Society staff have long-wished to plant replacements at the Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area.
- Tags:
- Education,
- Stewardship
![UNH grad students in parkas survey from bank of Merrimack River](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Students%2520closer%2520look%2520at%2520river.%2520Photo%2520Tim%2520Briggs.jpg?h=ed442418&itok=SbMa3Ed0)
UNH CoastWise Program visits Forest Society's Merrimack River Floodplain
Students and UNH staff hiked the main trail to the river through the white pine plantation to the riverbank to learn about land conservation and the Merrimack River Conservation Partnership Program.
- Tags:
- Advocacy,
- Clean Water,
- Education
![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.
![Huge log pile on landing in background with people in colorful winter parkas in foreground on timber landing in Lempster on Jan 22, 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/resized%2520group%2520at%2520log%2520pile.jpg?h=707772c7&itok=f_FMHmmp)
Behind the Scenes at a Timber Harvest
The Forest Society recently hosted a public timber harvest tour on Silver Mountain.
- Tags:
- Forestry,
- Education,
- Working Forests
![Silhouette of Dark Eyed Junco perched outside window at sunflower feeder](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/RESIZE%2520Junco%2520window%2520feeder.jpg?h=66b6f79f&itok=yJi-FSes)
Forest Journal: Wild Birds At My Window
Feeding birds connects the Forest Society's Dave Anderson to larger questions and brings wildlife right to the window in winter.
- Tags:
- Education,
- Something Wild
![Colorful attire of Forest Society hiking group survey the edge of white pine woods on right side overlooking a clearing of dry goldenrod on left side managed for insect pollinators](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Heald%2520MO%252010-21-21%2520group%25203.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=eqRjnYJ3)
LIVE and In-Person (!) Late October Field Trip Series
We were thrilled to see members in person during our fall guided hike series.