Recreation

Reservation Stewardship

The Reservation Stewardship Department is responsible for the management of the Forest Society’s fee-owned lands (over 58,000 acres, the Forest Society’s largest asset). These lands are managed with a vision that is focused on the future, ensuring the biological richness of the state while providing economic and social returns to the organization, its members, and the public.

colorful hikers pose at open summit for portrait with scenic mountains and lake background

"5 Hikes Challenge" visits Morse Preserve

Dave Anderson
September 18, 2023

It was a beautiful day to check off one of five hikes during the 5 Hikes Challenge.

Recreation
Education
A man in a red shirt stands arms crossed in front of a large field

Forest Journal: The Doctor's Prescription: Take a Hike

Sophie Oehler
August 15, 2023

Part of a new collaboration between Concord Hospital and the Forest Society, Dr. Setnik and other medical professionals are helping spread the word about the role that forests, and outdoor recreation play in keeping our bodies and brains healthy.

Recreation
Education
A woman in a blue shirt holding hiking poles hikes towards a man looking out on a mountain vista.

4,500 Seedlings Planted, 87 Signs Made, and 24 Cubic Feet of Trash Cleared

Sophie Oehler
May 18, 2023

From sign making to tree planting, here all the great work our volunteers have helped us achieve.

Recreation
Stewardship

Volunteer Trailhead Outreach Program at Mount Major

View of the lake from the summit of Mount Major with a hiker's boot and text that reads Volunteer Trailhead Outreach Program. 

students gathered for group photo on Mt Major summit

Mt Major Outdoor Classroom

Dave Anderson
November 22, 2022

The students were enthusiastic during a group in-school presentation the prior week to get psyched for their Monday hike.

Recreation
Education
Colorfully clad group of older hikers pose at Monson Center sign

An Endless Summer to Remember.

Dave Anderson
November 21, 2022

It snowed last night: a three inch thick coffin lid to our seemingly endless summer. The first snowfall arrives like a shot across the bow. We’d expected it but some still grumble.

Recreation
Education
Forestry
hikers on woods road beneath golden yellow canopy of autumn leaves

Pop-Up October Hikes Series

Dave Anderson
October 24, 2022

Not a bad way to spend an early afternoon in late autumn.

Recreation
Education
Hiking Trails

Pop Up Hike: Contoocook River History at McCabe Forest

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 12:00pm
A morning view of silver maples in floodplain forest of the upper Contoocook River along the Forest Society's McCabe Forest Reservation. Photo by Carrie Deegan
Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Learn more about Contoocook River history and habitats while you hike.