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![Sarah Thorne, wife of the late Tom Howe, accepted the award from President Jack Savage on stage at the annual meeting.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/AM_CreekFarm_SarahThornespeaks_TomHowe_photobyKateWilcox_9-25-21.jpg?h=e0e3b802&itok=RvFFfzOD)
Tom Howe Named 2021 Conservationist of the Year
The family of the late Tom Howe accepted the award on September 25.
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- Land Conservation
![Dave Anderson paddles by a statue and looks up from the river.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Photo%25201_Merrimack_Summer%252021_DaveandDustonStatue_RS_Carrie%2520Deegan.jpeg?h=a6a9b101&itok=oj2xgUn8)
Paddling to the Past
Learn about the indigenous history of the Merrimack River and how advocates are trying to restore it today.
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- Recreation,
- Land Conservation
![The remains of Madame Sherri's "castle" are roped off after the collapse of one of the arches of the stone staircase.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/MadameSherri_collapse_carriedeegan_RS_7-12-21.jpeg?h=75efe1be&itok=VAkgwzSc)
Stairs Give Way to Nature at Madame Sherri Forest
The partial collapse of the famous stone staircase over the weekend attracted national attention.
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- Stewardship,
- Land Conservation
![Moose Mountains distant view is full fall colors blue sky](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/MooseMountains_Autumn_ForestedHillside_WhitePine_JSavage_edited-1_0_0.jpg?h=e6327edd&itok=Of0a8-Wa)
LCHIP and the State Budget Update
The Forest Society is grateful to know LCHIP will continue to have resources to help protect these special places.
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- Advocacy,
- Land Conservation
![A view of a beaver meadow at Clay Brook Farm. (Photo: Brian Hotz)](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Clay%2520Brook%2520Forest_Clay%2520Brook%2520Beaver%2520Meadow_Brian%2520Hotz_RS_5-24-21.jpg?h=61fec2c5&itok=EFa3lh9W)
James and Katherine Kibler Act Quickly to Conserve 30 Acres in Hampton Falls
Known now as Clay Brook Forest, the protected property lies in the Taylor River watershed, less than a quarter mile from tidal waters and less than two miles from Hampton Bay.
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- Land Conservation
![The bow of a canoe with the Merrimack River ahead.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/VFT%2520merrimack%2520xiv.jpg?h=c4bb3a06&itok=ioXO5qkB)
Explore the Merrimack River Watershed
From Franklin, New Hampshire, to Newburyport, Massachusetts, there is much to see and experience along the Merrimack River watershed.
- Tags:
- Clean Water,
- Recreation,
- Land Conservation
![A view of a rocky hill in Middleton.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/MooseMountains_Harvey_forpressrelease_RS_5-17-21.jpg?h=7df07427&itok=EfdtY_3O)
Forest Society Expands Moose Mountains Reservation in Middleton & Brookfield
The Forest Society has expanded its Moose Mountains Reservation in Middleton and Brookfield, adding 171 acres to the already 2,575-acre reservation.
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- Land Conservation
![Dorn and Chuck Cox pose in front a snow covered field at Tuckaway Farm.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Photo%25201%2520-%2520Tuckaway%2520Farm_Emerson%2520Tract-Dorn%2520%2526%2520Chuck_courtesy%2520Tuckaway%2520Farm_RS.jpg?h=b21310d3&itok=_P2j2ukh)
Forest Society Purchases Conservation Easement on Tuckaway Farm
The Forest Society worked with the Cox Family to buy a conservation easement on a 36-acre parcel of land that was recently acquired by the family as an addition to Tuckaway Farm.
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- Land Conservation