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Eclipse Puts Spotlight on New Hampshire
Visitors flocked to outdoor spaces across New Hampshire, including Forest Society properties, on April 8.
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![A black and white view of the forested White Mountains overlooking Echo Lake.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FRanconia%2520NOtch%2520historical%2520001.jpg?h=5338b0d0&itok=UEWbYkkn)
The Old Man & the Forest Society
In 1923, the Forest Society led a campaign to purchase 6,000 acres in Franconia Notch, including the Old Man of the Mountain, the Flume, the Basin, and two mountain lakes.
![Lake Solitude in Newbury New Hampshire](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Feature_AndrewBrookTrail_LakeSolitude_MountSunapeeSP_20180531_ELord-1_640px.jpg?h=4c1fc98e&itok=iHT_5qPS)
New Documentary Explores Mt. Sunapee's Original, Primeval Forest
The Forest Society has long had a special connection to Mt. Sunapee.
![The board poses in front of the Conservation Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/Full%2520board%2520in%2520front%2520of%2520CC%2520RS%2520II%25208-2022.jpg?h=8c86069f&itok=ZziSa3oA)
Forest Society Releases 121st Annual Report
The Forest Society presented its 121st Annual Report at the Annual Meeting on September 24.
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![Although it is difficult to see with the shadows, the brush fire came quite close to the entrance sign at Webster Wildlife & Natural Area.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/webster%2520wildfire.jpg?h=57024e64&itok=vX0jHiS1)
2-Acre Wildfire Reported at Kingston Forest Reservation
It's wildfire season in New Hampshire and a good reminder to follow visitor use guidelines at Forest Society reservations.
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![Tom Thomson owner of the Thomson Family Tree Farm with grandson Jaden Thomson. Both are holding tree "cookies' in front of a sign for Thomson Tree Farm. (Courtesy of Tom Thomson)](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/FF_TomThomsonphoto_3-22.jpg?h=1292b83d&itok=6aE8whuE)
Forestry Friday: 250th Anniversary of the Pine Tree Riot
In the early 1700s more and more people were leaving England and coming to the American Colonies for a new life and hoping for less control from King George III. Forestry was an important industry in the new colonies and continues to be in NH today.
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![The marker was unveiled on a stone at the property.](/sites/default/files/styles/700x380/public/d7/BHTNH%2520due%2520family%2520marker%2520event%2520rock%2520and%2520sky%25209-18-21.jpg?h=4cb23e29&itok=LqmLRdwR)
Marking Black History at the Welch Family Farm & Forest in Hancock
Uncovering black history at the Welch Family Farm & Forest.
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