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A Day to Remember: Honoring Dottie Bean and Our 200th Conserved Forest
Learn more about the dedication and celebration event held on Sunday July 13, 2025 at 335-acre Dottie Bean Forest in Farmington, New Hampshire.
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- Education,
- Stewardship,
- Recreation

Something Wild: Appreciate the American beech
We celebrate the American beech — a majestic, smooth‑barked tree that makes up nearly 40% of northern hardwood forests and supports wildlife with its nuts and canopy. However, this iconic species is now facing serious threat from Beech Leaf Disease, which could leave up to 40% of forests in central New Hampshire standing dead if not addressed.
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- Something Wild,
- Education

A Winter Wonderland Walk through McCabe with the Harris Center
Dave Anderson shares a recap of the Harris Center's guided hike at the McCabe Forest in Antrim, where natural and historical wonders abound.
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- Recreation,
- Wildlife,
- Education

Forest Journal: The Bluebirds of Happiness
Wintering in NH helps bluebirds set up for early arrival of spring. More bluebirds seem to be overwintering in New Hampshire for various reasons explained here.

Spring Brings the Cottrell Baldwin Lecture Series: March 19- April 9
This year’s Cottrell-Baldwin Lecture Series will focus on forests young and old, fading winters, forest carbon and a range of durable local wood products in a time of increasing public concern for both forests and climate.
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- Education

Concord Project SEE Brings Students to Forest Society's Merrimack Floodplain
Nearly 300 students, teachers, and parents visited the floodplain as part of Project SEE.

"5 Hikes Challenge" visits Morse Preserve
It was a beautiful day to check off one of five hikes during the 5 Hikes Challenge.
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- Education

Champlin Forest in Rochester hosts City Recreation Department Seniors
Teaming up with the City of Rochester's recreation department at a Forest Society property.
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- Education