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The Rocks' Trees For Troops Spread Holiday Cheer

Anna Berry | November 19, 2020

The Rocks serves as the pickup location for NH and VT for the Trees for Troops program.

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The Rocks

Remembering Long-Time Staff Trish Churchill and Mary Beth Robinson

Dave Anderson | November 18, 2020

We fondly remember two long-time colleagues who recently passed away: Mary Beth Robinson and Trish Churchill.

A white nose bat.

Something Wild: New Hampshire's Bat Habitats

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | November 11, 2020

By the time the cold weather months hit us, three of New Hampshire’s eight species of bats have already migrated to warmer places in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions.

A couple carries their Christmas tree at The Rocks.

Reserve Your Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree at The Rocks

November 9, 2020

The Rocks' Christmas Tree Farm will still be welcoming families and visitors this holiday for cut-your-own trees starting November 21, but to keep customers and staff as safe as possible will require advance reservations.

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The Rocks
A pink petunia is covered in an early snow in October.

Poetry After the Fall

Dave Anderson | November 5, 2020

New Hampshire’s ever-changing weather and scenery drive the NH tourism economy and collective mood swings. Beyond the recent tumult of politics and pandemic, the forest offers an antidote: a sense of place, personality and yes, poetry.

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Wildlife,
Climate
A view of the renovated Carey Cottage after the completion of the project in November 2020.

Seacoast Online: Portsmouth's historic Carey Cottage begins new life with first tenant

November 5, 2020

Owned by the Forest Society and leased by GoodWork, the historic Carey Cottage has its first nonprofit tenant after renovations were completed.

A blue jay in autumn yellow foliage of an alder eating bright green bit of lichen

Blue Jay Way

Ellen Kenny | November 3, 2020

Ellen Kenny shares her wildlife photos covering events both large and small occurring along Mill Brook in Concord on the Forest Society's Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area.

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Wildlife