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A sign for Mt. Major is surrounded by rocks and dirt during construction.

DETOUR AHEAD: Mt. Major Lot Closed (Roadside Parking ONLY); TRAILS OPEN

Anna Berry | September 23, 2020

A trail restoration project at the base of Mount Major is progressing and is due to be wrapped up by the first week in October.

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Recreation
A branch of red maple with pinkish-red leaves

Something Wild: Earliest flush of Red Maple foliage

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Emily Quirk | August 28, 2020

Naturalist Dave Anderson shares the story behind "Judas Trees," as a very few early green leaves have already started to change to red.

Creek Farm Reservation as seen from Sagamore Creek in Portsmouth, NH

Carey Cottage restoration progresses through pandemic

August 18, 2020

Seacoast Online recently covered the ongoing construction at Carey Cottage, located at the Forest Society's Creek Farm Reservation. 

A mask-clad hiker pauses at the trailhead at Mount Major.

DETOUR AHEAD: Mt. Major Lot Closed (Roadside Parking ONLY; TRAILS OPEN) as Visitor Experience Improved

Kelly Whalen | August 8, 2020

The parking lot at Mt. Major will be temporarily closed after Labor Day for about four weeks as the Forest Society improves the visitor experience by repairing drainage and erosion problems at the base of the Main (Blue) Trail.

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Recreation
A wood sign at the entrance to Monson Center.

Settlers may have abandoned Monson Center in 1770, but it's a pretty ghost town today

July 30, 2020

"[T]his picturesque historic site, presided over since 1998 by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, is a complicated collection of things lost and found in hardscrabble ground."

A river flows past the Moose Mountains.

U.S. House approves Great American Outdoors Act

Matt Leahy | July 23, 2020

In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the Great American Outdoors Act.

A preschool boy bear crawls through a dark cave.

Forest Journal: Finding Lost River Gorge & Other Outdoor Attractions Open is Good News for Families This Summer

Anna Berry | June 23, 2020

Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves, part of the Forest Society's Lost River Reservation, opened for the summer on June 13.