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News

  • "5 Hikes Challenge" visits Morse Preserve

    Dave Anderson
    September 18, 2023

    It was a beautiful day to check off one of five hikes during the 5 Hikes Challenge.

  • Partners Launch Women’s Forest Planning Program

    Anna Berry
    September 12, 2023

    Are you a woman interested in developing a management plan for your forestland in New Hampshire?

  • "Good Forestry in the Granite State" is Being Revised — Take the Survey

    Wendy Weisiger
    August 29, 2023

    A steering committee representing landowners, conservation organizations, state agencies and the forest industry is guiding the process.

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)

On this episode, Andy Crowley will lead you in making a Nest-Shelf style of birdhouse for our feathered friends. It's an easy project that can be done with kids and will provide a wonderful place for birds like Robins, Sparrows, and Pheobes to nest and lay their eggs.

Resources

  • More info about building bird houses.
  • Birdhouse Best-Practices.
  • The plans for THIS Nest-Shelf.
     

Build a Bee Hotel- (VIdeo was recorded live)

On this episode, we’re improving wildlife habitat by building Bee Hotels for our tunnel-nesting friends. 

Resources:

  • All about bees of New England and their Habitat.
  • Working Trees for Pollinators
  • Building & Managing Bee Hotels for Wild Bees
  • Meet the Pollinators
  • How Gardeners Can Help
     

Build a Bat Box

On this episode, Andy Crowley will lead you in making a Bat Box. Building a house for bats will help support pest control and pollination, right from your backyard!
Links to Bat Box Resources:

Resources:

  • Bat Info for Kids (and adults too!)
  • Bat Box info from UNH Extension
  • NH Fish & Game - Bat Page
  • Bats & Forest Management - PDF
  • Simple Bat Box Plans

 

Build a Leopold Bench- May 13, 2020

 

On this episode, learn about notable conservationists in history and then build the bench named after Aldo Leopold, the "father of wildlife ecology" and author of "A Sand County Almanac."

Resources:
  • Here are some interesting items originally owned by Aldo that would have used while sitting on his bench.

 

Excaliber: The Nail in the Wood Science Project

On this episode, join carpenter Andy Crowley, Forest Society land steward program coordinator, to learn more about the properties of wood with a fun science project. 

Resources:

  • More Resources for woodworking with Kids
  • In-depth Knowledge about wood characteristics for woodworkers
  • The ultimate source for Understanding Wood: A Craftsman’s Guide to Wood Technology
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