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Students point to the sign at Tom Rush Forest.

On Winter's Doorstep, Volunteer Workdays Wrap Up

Sophie Oehler | November 22, 2024

As the field season comes to a close, check out the wonderful work achieved by Forest Society volunteers in our autumn workdays. 

A sign says leaving White Mountain National Forest, land of many uses.

Op-Ed: Don't handcuff a proven steward of our national forests

Jack Savage | November 22, 2024

An op-ed by Jack Savage in the New Hampshire Union Leader on the White Mountain National Forest.

View looking west upriver at I-93 bridge over Merrimack River in soft, pink morning light on wide, placid river in Concord, NH

The Nature Conservancy Hosts Community Conversation on Merrimack River Watershed

November 21, 2024

In December, TNC will hold a community conversation about the Merrimack River Watershed Conservation Plan Project in Manchester.

White Mountain National Forest view from the Forest Society's oldest continuously held reservation

Forest Society Leads Effort to Support White Mountain National Forest Management Plan

Matt Leahy | November 20, 2024

Our involvement here directly relates to our mission to “to perpetuate the forests of New Hampshire through their wise use and their complete reservation in places of special scenic beauty."

A sign says leaving White Mountain National Forest, land of many uses.

InDepth NH: Environmental Groups Clash Over Logging Projects at Lake Tarleton and Gorham Area

November 20, 2024

A lawsuit brought against the White Mountain National Forest Service opposing its plan to log and develop recreation opportunities and protect from runoff Lakes Tarleton and Katherine and a tract near Gorham known as the Peabody West project is not being supported by eight New Hampshire conservation organizations and one individual.

Ethan Tapper sits in the forest.

Something Wild: "How to Love a Forest" with Ethan Tapper

Dave Anderson, Chris Martin, Jessica Hunt | November 15, 2024

Something Wild host Dave Anderson talks with Ethan Tapper, a Vermont forester and author of "How to Love a Forest."

Bill Kunelius shows a seed to the volunteers.

Forest Journal: Volunteers Collect Seed to “Grow” NH State Forest Nursery’s Seedlings

Anna Berry | November 13, 2024

This fall, the “Seed Seekers” pilot project got an extra boost when a new group of volunteers from the Forest Society stepped up.

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Lee poses with a plaque at the Spirit of NH Awards.

A Spirited Award for Lee Sarapas

Laurel Swope-Brush | November 12, 2024

Active, knowledgeable, and humble, Lee Sarapas has served as the land steward for the Lamprey River Forest in Epping since 2018 and the Jennings Forest in New Durham since 2023.