Monadnock Region

Lush green forest with a low bog bridge to cross a wet and muddy area of trail.

Healing A Battered Brook Crossing at Gap Mountain

Laurel Swope-Brush
August 3, 2023

Bog bridging helps forest regrowth on Gap Mountain.

Volunteers
Monadnock Region
A group huddles around a muddy hole.

That's a Wrap on Monadnock Trails Week

Anna Berry, acrowley
July 28, 2022

Trail improvements were made at Mt. Monadnock and Gap Mountain despite intense heat and humidity.

Stewardship
Monadnock Region
Mount Monadnock

Monadnock Trails Week

Monadnock Trails Week is an annual collaboration between the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and NH State Parks. We aim to protect, improve, and promote the trails of the Monadnock Region. Monadnock Trails Week began in 2006.
 

Thank you to our 2023 Monandock Trails Week sponsors, including Eastern Mountain Sports!

The marker was unveiled on a stone at the property.

Marking Black History at the Welch Family Farm & Forest in Hancock

Ryan W. Smith
January 11, 2022

Uncovering black history at the Welch Family Farm & Forest.

Forest Society History
Monadnock Region
The marker was unveiled on a stone at the property.

Black Heritage Trail NH Marker Added to the John Kulish Forest/Welch Family Farm

Anna Berry
September 20, 2021

The Hancock marker describes the Due family and Jack, a once-enslaved African who gained his freedom and lived in Hancock in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Monadnock Region
Stewardship
The remains of Madame Sherri's "castle" are roped off after the collapse of one of the arches of the stone staircase.

Stairs Give Way to Nature at Madame Sherri Forest

Anna Berry
July 14, 2021

The partial collapse of the famous stone staircase over the weekend attracted national attention.

Stewardship
Land Conservation
Monadnock Region

First Day Hike at Mount Monadnock

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 - 12:00pm
Jaffrey, Jaffrey Township, Cheshire County

Start 2020 off on your best foot!  Join NH State Parks staff and Forest Society staff and land stewards for a 3-mile hike along the Parker Trail to the Little Mountain Viewpoint on Mount Monadnock.  You'll start the hike with a glimpse of Poole Reservoir and continue on following rolling hills and old stone walls as you round the base of Mt. Monadnock towards the Old Toll Rd. This hike will take approximately 3 hours to complete. For those looking for a more leisurely hike, follow the Parker Trail to the Cliff Walk Junction and back.

Carter Forest

The Forest Society primarily manages this property for sustainable forestry, productive wildlife habitat, and other conservation benefits in support of the greater Dublin community. While all of our reservations are open to the public, this property may be difficult to access due to a lack of developed recreation features and resources such as signage, parking, established trails, and a detailed Forest Reservation Guide map. 

Monadnock Trails Week

Volunteers Take on a Mountain of Improvements during Monadnock Trails Week

jseredejko
July 28, 2017

Volunteers for Monadnock Trails Week just completed the 12th year of trail improvements on Mt. Monadnock. Volunteers worked with Forest Society staff and trailwork professionals to accomplish projects that make hiking the mountain safer, easier, and less impactful to the surrounding forest.

Mount Monadnock
Volunteers
Monadnock Region