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Carrie Deegan uses a shovel to fill the hole around the newly planted tree.

Forest Friday: Planting Trees This Spring?

Wendy Weisiger | April 15, 2022

Spring is the best time of year to plant trees so we thought now is a good time to share the basics of tree planting with you.

Ann and March Davis pose in front of their Tree Farm with their dog.

Woods Without Gile owners named NH Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year

Anna Berry | April 8, 2022

Ann and Marc Davis have been named New Hampshire’s 2022 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.

Four growing seasons after the timber harvest, white pine seedlings are abundant.

Forestry Friday: Before & After a Timber Harvest

April 8, 2022

The result, four growing seasons later, is an amazing carpet of white pine seedlings.

A white pine weevil adult on a branch.

Forestry Friday: White pine weevil

Steven Junkin | March 24, 2022

When it comes to forest health, the white pine weevil is a pest native to New Hampshire.

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Field Forester Steve Junkin holds eggs laid in a vernal pool at Tebbetts Hill Reservation in Farmington.

Forestry Friday: Vernal Pools & Forestry

March 17, 2022

With the warm wet weather and the onset of spring, this is one of the best times of the year to plan and lay out a timber harvest.

Steve Junkin's evaporation set-up in his garage includes plastic buckets, propane tanks and more.

Forestry Friday: Sugar Season is Here

Steven Junkin | February 18, 2022

Maple sugaring season is here. So when is it time to tap? Its not always the first day above freezing it turns out.

Huge log pile on landing in background with people in colorful winter parkas in foreground on timber landing in Lempster on Jan 22, 2022

Behind the Scenes at a Timber Harvest

Dave Anderson | January 25, 2022

The Forest Society recently hosted a public timber harvest tour on Silver Mountain.

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

LIVE and In-Person (!) Late October Field Trip Series

Dave Anderson | November 4, 2021

We were thrilled to see members in person during our fall guided hike series.