We have transitioned the long-standing Land Steward Training to a *new* hybrid (virtual & in-person) volunteer training program which was launched in Spring 2021. New volunteer Land Stewards are required to participate in the core training program before being assigned a forest reservation.
Topics covered in the training include Forest Society organizational overview, forest management and timber harvesting, trail maintenance, map & survey reading and compass navigation, community engagement, and recreation management. Online presentations & webinars will be supplemented with a in-the-field timber harvest tours, and full group culminating field day held at various locations to practice topics discussed in the other trainings.
For more information about becoming a volunteer Land Steward, please email Laurel Swope-Brush.
We are looking for volunteers in these areas:
(This list was last updated 7/26/2024)
Belknap County:
- Alton - Mount Major
- Alton - Quarry Mountain
Carroll County:
- Wolfeboro - Moody Mountain Forest
Cheshire County:
- Chesterfield - Madame Sherri Forest
- Swanzey - Dickinson Memorial Forest
Coos County:
- Pittsburg - Brundage Forest
- Shelburne - Shelburne Valley Forest
- Stewartstown - Kribstock - Fowler Preserve
- Berlin - Lombard (new property)
Grafton County:
Hillsborough County:
- New Ipswich - Nottingham Property
- Goffstown - Kingsbury Timber, Butterfield-Smith Lot
Merrimack County:
- Henniker - Foster Conservancy
- Andover/Franklin - Robie Forest
Strafford County:
- Madbury - Grandpa Watson Woodlot & Hills Family Forest
There may also be opportunities on other forest reservations.
Contact us for more info about specific Forest Society Reservations