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Legislature Votes Down Proposed Detrimental Changes to the NH Site Evaluation Committee Statute
The Forest Society opposed the bill.
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- Advocacy
![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.
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- Advocacy,
- Clean Water,
- Education
![NH State House dome seen from Conservation Center in winter covered in snow.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/NH%2520state%2520house%2520from%2520conservation%2520center.jpg?h=aaa1136e&itok=ZX5Ce2DS)
House Committee to Vote on Bill Proposing Detrimental Changes to the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee
Contact members of the Committee on Science, Technology and Energy in the NH House of Representatives to express opposition.
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- Advocacy
![ATV rutting in muddy trail in woods.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/ATV%2520rutting_1.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=DZSAX1Pr)
Legislative Committee Approves Bill to Establish a Commission to Study OHRV Use in the State
The Committee-passed version includes on the study commission a representative from either the Forest Society, the Appalachian Mountain Club or the Nature Conservancy on the Study Commission.
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- Advocacy
![Staff Member standing in front of Forest Society pick up truck with trash found on Mount Major](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/07_MtMajor_EarthDayCleanUp_20190424_AndyCrowley_TrashPile_ELord_830px_0.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=Iodr8Isz)
Update: Legislature Considering Proposals to Address New Hampshire’s Solid Waste Disposal Challenges
Please speak out in support of this house bill.
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- Advocacy
![Harvest landing with skidder and logger next to pile of low grade wood](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/2PropertySigns248.jpg?h=8779381a&itok=-moiPJkM)
Update: NH House of Representatives Approves Low-Grade Wood Study Commission Legislation
The Forest Society testified in support of House Bill 1005, legislation that would establish the New Hampshire low-grade timber and wood emerging market commission
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- Advocacy
![Fields at sunset at Emery Farm in Durham, New Hampshire](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Monkman_NHSCS_D14441_EmeryFarm_Sunsetlandscape.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=ykoZeNB2)
Legislature Considers Bills to Address New Hampshire’s Solid Waste Disposal Challenges
The Forest Society supports two bills addressing how the state disposes of trash.
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- Advocacy
![Low grade wood biomass harvest pile at landing with red forwarder moving wood](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/034_lowgradewood_biomass_staffphoto_830px_0.jpg?h=61ad2bfb&itok=QX-zuDht)
Forest Society Lends to Support to Low-Grade Wood Study Commission Legislation
We encourage you to contact the Committee on Resources, Recreation and Development in support of HB 1005.
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- Advocacy