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Forest Journal: Wood Warms You Twice — At Least

Dave Anderson | February 16, 2021

There’s a comforting quality to homegrown wood heat — flickering flames — whether it’s a backyard campfire or for home heating.

ice builds-up on crab apple branches

Something Wild: Bend But Don't Break - How Trees Survive Northern Winters

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | February 12, 2021

When winter precipitation includes heavy wet snow or ice storms bring freezing rain, trees must endure the weather conditions. Some are better adapted than others and coping strategies vary by tree species.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Young forest regrowing from a previous harvest

Upcoming Timber Harvest on the Black Mountain Forest

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.

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.