Working Forests

The Forest Society's mission includes perpetuating New Hampshire's forests through their 'wise use', or sustainable forestry. Working forests--those managed to provide a renewable wood resource--are more likely to remain as forests rather than being lost to development. Visit this page to explore stories and projects related to working forests.

Through the decades, Manley established a thriving operation with some 32,000 Christmas trees in the fields, has greeted thousands of families making the annual tradition to The Rocks to cut their own trees, and has developed a robust set of education programs,.

The result, four growing seasons later, is an amazing carpet of white pine seedlings.

Ann and Marc Davis have been named New Hampshire’s 2022 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.

My favorite sign of spring is the start of maple season. From tree to table, I teach my children that it's a sweet reminder our forests are always working. 

Maple sugaring season is here. So when is it time to tap? Its not always the first day above freezing it turns out.

The Forest Society recently hosted a public timber harvest tour on Silver Mountain.

The Morrill Farm Dairy has been in operation for nearly a century, founded in 1925.

What are the benefits of choosing a real tree at Christmas?

There are plenty of locally-grown Christmas trees at local farms.