Education

A large monarch caterpillar under a leaf.

A Morning of Mushrooms, Bald Eagles and Caterpillars on the Floodplain

Linden Rayton
September 6, 2019

Thursday morning I met 21 residents of Havenwood Heritage Heights (HHH)at the Conservation Center floodplain for a naturalist tour of the trails. The weather was spectacular- not too hot and not too cold, with a blue sky and warm sun overhead.

Recreation
Wildlife
Education

Tree Mail

The complete maple experience at the Rocks includes a horse-drawn wagon ride to the sugar house. The fence in the background surrounds the foundation of the Tool Building that burned to the ground on Feb. 13, 2019.

Spring Brings a Comeback at The Rocks

Jack Savage
March 31, 2019

If you’re a repeat visitor to the Forest Society’s Rocks Forest Reservation in Bethlehem, it is immediately evident as you crest the driveway that something is different.

The Rocks
Education
Mount Major summit covered with people during a school hike

Mt. Major Becomes N.H.'s First 'Hot Spot' For Low-Impact Hiker Training

March 11, 2019

Local forest stewards will get trained this summer on how to help hikers enjoy Mount Major more – without leaving as much behind.

Mount Major
Education
Recreation
2019 Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series at the Henry I. Baldwin Environmental Center at Fox Forest in Hillsborough

From the Ground Up

March 18, 2019

HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. – Join the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (Forest Society) and The NH Division of Forests and Lands, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the 2019 Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series at the Henry I.

Education

Saving Special Places 2019 - New Hampshire's Annual Land Conservation Conference

Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 9:00am
Saving Special Places 2019 graphic. Forest Society photo

At the upcoming Saving Special Places Conference, seven different Forest Society staff members are helping to deliver conservation-related workshops. The keynote is by Jameson French, former Forest Society Board Chair and nationwide leader in progressive forestry and forest conservation.  We hope you will join our staff and partners on Saturday April 6 from 9 am to 4 pm at Prospect Mountain Regional High School in Alton.

To learn more visit the conference website: https://savingspecialplaces.org/

'Half of wildlife tracking is knowing where to look … the other half is looking'

Dave Anderson
February 24, 2019

NEWBURY -- Master wildlife tracker Sue Morse smiled comfortably as adult students lashed on their snowshoes and slung daypacks on their backs in anticipation of a guided animal tracking group hike.

Wildlife
Education
Timber Harvest Tour 2-9-19 at Heald.

Heald Tract Timber Harvest Tour in Wilton

Dave Anderson
February 12, 2019

On Saturday February 9, fifty hardy guests and forestry and education staff braved windy conditions to conduct a public timber harvest tour on a roughly 200 acre portion of the 1492 acre Forest Society Heald Tract in Wilton.

Working Forests
Education
Timber Harvesting

How do you save forests by cutting down trees?

Dave Anderson
January 15, 2019

The Forest Society works to keep NH forested. Our mission as both a land trust and a forestry organization includes protecting and managing a network of 185 permanent Forest Reservations totaling 56,000 acres.

Education