Clean Water

Forests are nature's water filter. The Forest Society's mission includes conserving land that keeps our waters clean and cool for human and wildlife consumption. Visit this page to explore stories, projects and stewardship related to sustaining our supply of clean water in New Hampshire.

Early Wood Manufacturing Powered By Water

Dave Anderson
August 14, 2014

In August, NH towns celebrate "Old Home Days." Forest Society founders, Frank Rollins and Nahum Batchelder conceived "Old Home Week” in 1899. It was designed to lure wealth back to NH to revitalize depressed rural economies and bring abandoned farms back onto tax rolls.

Forest Society History
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Working Forests

Water In The Trees

Dave Anderson
May 22, 2014

How Trees Move Water... When the late spring rains arrive

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Conservation of 245-Acre Forest Protects Water Quality, Recreation Opportunities in Washington

November 3, 2014

 

CONCORD – Nov. 5, 2014 – The Society for the Protection of N.H. Forests (Forest Society) and the Washington Conservation Commission have conserved a 245-acre forest above Millen Lake in Washington.

Land Conservation
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Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee

Up the Merrimack River with Thoreau

Jack Savage
August 30, 2014

On this day, Aug. 31, 175 years ago, Henry David Thoreau and his elder brother John set out on an expedition from Concord, Massachusetts, in a homemade wooden boat.

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photo by SPNHF staff

The Trouble with Assumptions

George Frame
November 19, 2012

As a representative of the Forest Society, I was recently invited to take part in a Forestry Roundtable organized by UNH Cooperative Extension.  The discussion centered on forestry operations (timber sales) in a large watershed and the potential threats to the quality of water in a central New …

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Merrimack River Watershed

A river at sunset winds past a former mill building in Lowell.

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New Hampshire Everlasting

Changing Landscapes

New Hampshire is unusually well endowed with forests and sparkling waters. We enjoy walking, hiking, picnicking, hunting, and working on our lands. Products from the forests and farmland nourish and shelter us. Open space sustains our economy and our culture.

The landscapes of New Hampshire help define and enrich our quality of life.