Forest Society Blog - News & Features

Photographer Ellen Kenny is a frequent visitor to the Concord Merrimack River Outdoor Education and Conservation Area. She shares some recent observations and wildlife photographs.

Wood ducks are "dabbling" ducks: feeding on the surface of the water and not diving for food. They eat pond weeds, berries, seeds, aquatic insects and even acorns.

It's the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, created in 1970 to advance environmental protections.

When a road trip north isn’t an option, Maria Finnegan relies on Nashua’s network of rail trails or takes a walk in a local park. Unfortunately, the Coronoavirus has made getting some fresh air a bit more complicated.

April marks the retirement of longtime Vice President of Public Policy & Reservation Stewardship Will Abbott. But instead of saying farewell, we’re celebrating the incredible conservation work that Will has accomplished over his tenure with the Forest Society (and also because we’re lucky to have him staying on in a limited capacity).

The pressing concern for many in the environmental community is that the Department of Environmental Services has proposed changing one of the standards it uses to issue Alternation of Terrain permits.

A farewell letter from Will Abbott after his 15-year tenure at the Forest Society. He'll stay on in a part-time capacity to help the Forest Society manage its rebuilding project at The Rocks.