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.

A group including the Tree Farmers of the Year walks down a leafy path.

NH Tree Farm Program announces 2021 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year

Anna Berry
January 13, 2021

The N.H. Tree Farm Program has announced that Charles and Mabel Niebling of Boscawen have been named the 2021 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year.

Working Forests
Membership
Carriage House at The Rocks

Plan for Forest Society North at The Rocks meets another milestone

Anne Truslow
January 20, 2021

The building renovation is the central element of a multi-phased plan to re-envision The Rocks.

The Rocks
Land Conservation
Working Forests
A brook trout is pictured in the water.

Acclaimed Cottrell-Baldwin Environmental Lecture Series Starts in March

Anna Berry
February 22, 2021

The annual series has moved online this year, with experts exploring topics ranging from restoring wildlife habitat to foraging for edible native plants.

Wildlife
Clean Water
Working Forests
Trees stand in a forest conservation easement.

Federal Legislation Aims to Keep Working Forests as Forests

Matt Leahy
September 24, 2020

If enacted, the Forest Incentives Program Act will be one important tool forest landowners can use to sustainably manage their lands.

Advocacy
Working Forests
Climate
Young evergreen tree growth with scruby bushy undergrowth distant view background

New State Forester Nomination

Matt Leahy
August 17, 2020

Contact your Executive Councilor in support of the nomination of Patrick Hackley as the next NH State Forester.

Working Forests
Advocacy
Young forest regrowing from a previous harvest

Upcoming Timber Harvest on the Black Mountain Forest

Gabe Roxby
June 24, 2020

The Forest Society is conducting a timber harvest this summer on our Black Mountain Forest, which straddles the Sutton-Warner town line, and contains one of the hiking trails to the summit of Mount Kearsarge.

Working Forests
Timber Harvesting
A thick forest.

Forest Society Co-Sponsoris Webinars on Forest Carbon Dynamics & Carbon Markets

Matt Leahy
May 29, 2020

The Forest Society and our partners at the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters and UNH Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a new webinar series.

Climate
Working Forests
Logo of the NH Department of Cultural and Natural Resources

State Forester Brad Simpkins moves on to U.S. Forest Service

Matt Leahy
April 23, 2020

New Hampshire State Forester Brad Simpkins recently left the position in order to take a new job with the U.S. Forest Service’s Cooperative Fire Program in Durham.

Working Forests

Woodshop Wednesdays with Andy Crowley

Join Andy Crowley, Land Steward Program Coordinator and carpenter, for a new woodworking project on the Forest Society's Facebook page each Wednesday and new videos will be available to view directly following each broadcast on Facebook and then posted here as well by the next day.

Build a Bird Shelf- (Video was recorded live)