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  • That's a Wrap on the 5 Hikes Challenge

    Anna Berry
    November 20, 2023

    Thanks for getting outside with us this fall and we'll see you in 2024.

  • Forest Society Guide to Winter Hiking & Recreation

    Anna Berry
    November 1, 2023

    A guide to plowed Forest Society reservations so you can recreate responsibly this winter.

  • 5 Hikes Challenge: Make a Move

    Anna Berry
    October 18, 2023

    But what if we simply started to move more, not for the sake of moving, but for the pleasure of it?

Winter Recreation Safety

Learn more about the 10 Essentials you should bring when you are heading outside in the winter. Looking for a place to recreate? Here's a list of Forest Society reservations that have plowed parking.

Graphics: Andy Crowley

Recreation
A graphic of 10 essentials for winter recreation: navigation, flashlight, sun protection, first aid, knife, fire starter, shelter, extra food, water and clothing.
Cold is Cool if you're prepared! Here are the 10 essentials for winter recreation.
A graphic illustration of using navigation tools.
#1: Navigation tools
A graphic about bringing headlamps during winter recreation.
#2: Flashlight
A graphic of sunprotection - sunglasses.
#3: Sun protection
A graphic of first aid tools.
#4: First Aid
A graphic of a knife.
#5: Knife
A graphic of fire starter.
#6: Fire starter
A graphic of shelter, i.e. a tent or bivvy.
#7: Shelter
A graphic of extra food.
#8: Extra food
A graphic of extra water.
#9: Extra water
A graphic of extra clothes.
#10: Extra clothes

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Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests54 Portsmouth St.Concord, NH 03301
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